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4 WATCH. ItoUR^LABBr tour &VB9%S£rinoN ■> *■- '1 ___*u watch tour labbl ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS IfftiEKSS? expire T " tnr—ho.40 '■ sSW* _ s- . ___ ■ ij^tBEETON, H. 0., THURSDAY, TON* S#TH, Mfo cor^mr. <*» "™ **aJ . . ..-.«»ifr<Pfo n! n ■ , J JL - ««* A m«. mm rv *ova*on rP*" Pay of Teacher* To Be Gul 10 Per Cent . I County .Commissioners Will b* Asked ’’ ^ *• t« Reduce Salapen of Owty % Teachers from State’ Deparmtent ; -Jr* flstitdnlr—It wfll Ae^unt to About - flee of SuperrntemlsBf C®* . Tuesday, the board of - county com missioners wifi be presented with the ‘ Teeommendation at their meat *®*®J*T monthly meeting, Juljr 2nd, that the salaries of the county teachers as scheduled by the State department of *;■ education be cut ten percent, whicn reduction will amount to approxi mately $22,000. In the school districts where there is a special tax the boards of trus tees have the right to appeal to the county board of education for the* privilege of supplementing the afl£' ; ditional salary out of the special funu to correspond with the schedule fixed. hy'-fM State department upon special 4uahfipg|ioit& and extra work of the teacher1. *: . „ Present at this meeting were Mrs. W. W. Lewis, Miss Katie Buie Messrs. T. L. Johnson and C. T. Pate of the board of education, and Messrs Claud Townsend, E. J. Britt and A. V. G. Wishart, members of the com mittee appointed by the commission ers in session the first Monday in June. The total salary fund for the coun ty for the coming year is $220,374. 84, which will he cut 10 percent, or $22,037.48. The amount received from the State and Federal funds is $13, 760, which leaves a net salary to be provided by the county of $206,014. 84. The total operation and equipment fund amounts to the sum of $62, 848.08; The amount received from j poll tax, fines and dog taxes is $17, 873, which leaves a balance to be provided by the county of $44,975 -, os. ;,. 1 , The total amount set out for repay ment of loans to he paid out of local taxes of districts is $6,111-10; net amount for the repayment of loans to be provided by the county, $6, ’807.99. The total budget for the year 1923 ■24 amounts to $258,397.91. The auditing of the budget was completed today and the amounts have been verified by County Audi tor A. V. G. Wishart. STRANDED NEGRO WIRES FOR MONET TO TAKE HIM HOME. One Jim White, Whose Color Belies His Name, Took Upon Himself the Honor of Being in Jail Here When He Was Not—Money Was Wired but Little Matter of Identification Was Overlooked. Evidently a. case of another negro hunting- his Southern home after . having spent a few months north came to light when one Jim White, "black, wired his mother in Pamlico, S. <3., that he was “in jail in Lumberton. Send $10”.. Upon investigation it was found that no such person had registered at ■v the county jail, but during the day ' yesterday, the National Bank of XiUmberton received a telegram from a South Carolina bank advising them that the bank was remitting $10 and to pay the said Jim White $10._ Jim went to the bank to get his money, but the telegram from the bank in South Carolina did not instruct the local bank to waive identification, and Jim was unable to get anyone who could identify him. When he was asked why he wired his mother that, he was in jail, he replied that she would not have sent the money had he not stated he was in jail. And he further stated that he did not have enough money to re-wire the bank at Pamlico to wire the local bank to waive examination. So Jim evidently is in as bad case as he was before. Lowrey Able to Leave Sanatorium. Hubbard Lowrey, chief of police of Pembroke, who was shot and serious-! ly wounded by Will Fred Lockledr, j Indian, several weeks ago, was able to leave the Baker sanatorium yes-| terday for his home. Found Rattlesnake and Pilot Lumberton R. 2, June 27—Mr. Ambrose Locklear, who lives on R. F. D. 2 from Lumberton, found ait his home June 25th a rattlesnake with 6 rattles and then on the 26th‘ of June he found in the same place a pilot. - —Mr. Forrest McGill arrived home Monday from Washington and Lee university, Lexington, Va., where he was graduated this year, receiving his B. S. degree, also taking a course in business administration. He com pleted the 4-years' work in three years. Mr. McGill stopped over on his way home from Lexington at Rocky Mount and Henderson, where he spent some time visiting friends. —Mrs. B. F. Douglas of Red Springs underwent an operation at the Baker sanatorium last night for appendicitis. Mr. Neill Alford of Maxton, who has been ' undergoing treatment at the sanatorium for the past few weeks, is greatly improved. I , To Close Stores On July Fourth Practically All Cmherton Merchants .. Have Signed Agreement to Close and Give Their Employes Holiday July 4th. The following Lumber-ton mer chants have signed an agreement to close their plaees <*f bttrtneas July 4th a«d give their employes * hoti ^King Grocery Co., L. H. Caldwell, M. if. Roaier, L«mb£rton Cycle Co., Efird’s department store, Stephens & Barnes* D. G. Best A Son, G B. Kirk man, Cain & Bullard, Frank Gough, R. D. Caldwell A Son, H. M. Fillyaw, L, P. Fisher, M. W. Williams, John F. French A Co., McLeUan Stores Co., Miss Amelia Linkhauer, A. J. Holmes W. M. Warwick, Miss Josephine Breece, M. B. Robbins, L. C. Town send, J. ,B. Bruton, McAllister Hdw. Co., S. S. Small, Miss Lizzie Caldwell, 3L M- Biggs, Jno. Rogers, J. T. Bi&gs, Lorraine barber shop, J. D. MpCqlttbee, J. N. Cox, A. Weinstein, *£4 Dunie, Lumberton furniture store-, .Reuben X Bullard, J. H. Wis hartj'N.' P. Andrews, C. B. Meares, Lumbert.Oi?^ bargain house, McEach ern Implement Co., A. J. Smithy H. M. Beasley, W. M. Freeman A Son, Bullock Bros., Whitfield & French. Recorder’s Court Sort of a Crimeless Wave—Eight Negroes Caught Playing Skin and Taxed With Costs—-One Stepped j on the Gas on Streets of This Town —Another Must Do Better by His J Family. 1 > . . i A crimeless wave evident struck : | according to the records of recorder’s j court, only two cases having been I tried in nearly a week. } Eight negroes—Charlie Aderock, Henry Jacobs, Charlie Stillson, Hen ry Sanders, Henry Roberts, John Price, Fred Bland and Ed. Williams— i decided to get careless with their weekly earnings Saturday night and were so careless that Officer Vance i McGill clamped his hawk-eye on the j party as they were engaged in a gambling game commonly known to the dark race as “skin’’. They were arrested and tried before Recorder W. B. Ivey Wednesday morning, found guilty and taxed with the costs in the case. T. I. Jones submitted a charge of enjoying the nice paved streets of the town of Lumberton by “stepping on the gas” and wa3 taxed with the costs. , Lee French, colored, will haye to support his family for the hqxt 2 years or his case of non-support will be called again, judgment hiving been continued for a period of two years after he was found guilty If oh day- - - The BoflWeeviF By O. O. Dukes, County Agent. Many fields are now showing from ten to forty per cent punctured squares. Fields that have b«en poi soned are shotting much less than this. An inspection Monday of a number of poisoned showed that the punctured squares varied from a small percentage to none at alL Fallen squares whether in poison ed or non-poisoned fields should he gathered at least once a week nd burned. The good effects from rapid, cultivation should not be overlooked: Poison should be secured without de lay. The supply is limited while the demand is increasing daily. Names at dealers will be furnished upon re quest. By E. R. Hardin, Health Officer. The health officer will visit the following places to hold typhoid cli nics, and all people in the respective communities who wish to take the vaccine are urged to begin on the first clinic day. Monday July 2nd—Shannon 2 to 3:80 p. m.; D. B. McArthur’s farm, Red Springs road, 4 to 6 p. m. Tuesday, July 3rd—Fairmont, Dr. Ricks’ office, 10 to 1 p tn.; Bames ville <store), 3 to 5 p. m. Thursday July 5th—St. Pauls, 9:30 to 11 a. m.; Parkton, 11:30 to 2 p. m. Friday, July 6th—Philadelphus 2 to 5 p. m.; East Lumberton 6 to 7:30 p. m. —A building permit was issued this morning by Mr. Ed. Glover to Messrs. E. A. Thompson and T. C. Barnes for the erection of a 6-room | bungalow on North Cedar street, to cost approximately $3,500.' —Mr. C. S. Clor of Richmond, Va., spent yesterday in Lumberton install ing a new model X-ray in the dental office of Dr. D. D. King. ■—.»■ .... Mrs. Ralph Sharpe and 3 children returned yesterday to their home at Hartsville, S. C., after spending some time here visiting at the home | of Mrs. Sharpe’s parents, Mr. and 1 Mrs. W. R. McGill, Second street. I They were accompanied home by 'Mrs. Sharpe’s little niece, Miss Maf Igaret Johnson of Council, who will j spend, some time with them, j " * 4-- ’ ' Missionary Buk«| Meeting Friday AfterneCn—N^w High School Building Will bp Ready for the Fall Term-r-^ ovements of the People. - * By B«iiie 6 Johnson. St. Paul, Juno ' 28—friends of Lieut, and Mrs. Jks. M. Heater, who have been in Philadelphia. *. the past months, are glad to wek*m« them jn their midst f6r a few weeks vhHt .among relatives and friends ift St. Paul. In our hurry we inadverufittly over looked this in our last week’s letter, as we had, t^e pleasure of meeting Mrs. Hester on the eve of her arrival. They? have with them their attractive baby daughter, who has grown quite much since their former, visit here* * Mrs. C R. Heater’s many_./riends are glad to know she is doing nicely following an operation recently at Pittman hospital, Fayetteville. News from Mr?. Neil McCormac Sr., for merly Mi3s Barbara MeRaneyvwho also underwent ah operation at Pitt man’s, is to the effect thaf'j'' while weak she is getting on _as. r^giy as can be expected. Miss Pearl Howard’s many friends will also be delighted to hear she stood the operation fine last Saturday at Charlotte, where she has been undergoing treatment for seve ral weeks, and is getting on nicely. It is hoped she will be able to return home soon and enjoy good health. Her brother, Mr. Eugene Howard, went to Charlotte Saturday night, returning to St. Paul Sunday night. The “Missionary basket” meeting will be with Mrs. A. H. Harris on Broad street Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock. * Mrs. Chas. D. Pierce of South Jacksonville, Fla., who has been here the past weeks, left for her home last Saturday 'morning, accompanied by her son Mr. W. A. Nutting, who will spend a few weeks in her home in the “land of flowers”. They made the trip by motor. It was their intention to spend Sunday in Columbia, if no accidents befell them. A few days prior to Mrs. Pierce's return south she was advised of the death of her aged step-father, a Mr. Russell of Starksville, Miss., who had been in bad health for an extended period and whose death at the time was not unexpected. He died at the home of his daughter Mrs. W. H. Suddith, and was 79 years ' of age. His wife pre ceded him .to the grave some two years ago. We were indebted . last week to Mrs. Jas. R Watson of Clinton for a nice box of whortleberries, which we appreciated and enjoyed. Mr3. Wat son is known-to St. Paul friends as Mrs. Ada L. Dunn of our town, and occasionally remembers "old friends.” Clinton being famed for it’s wonder ful “big blues”, she could not have submitted a better or more apprecia ted remembrancej just at this season. iShe renewed her subscription to The Robesonian, as she said sne could not get along without the home news. Rev. and Mrs. J M. Pago left yes terday for Seaside. Assembly. The Presbyterian pastor, Dr. E. C. Mur ray, will take the month of July for a much needed vacation. Mrs. Will H. Howard and daughter, Miss Edith, leave tomorrow for a visit to relatives at Greensboro, their headquarters while thepe being at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howard. 1 Mrs. Luther Biggs and son, apd Mis sea Addie Blue, Thelma and Worth Odom motored to Fayetteville on Tuesday of last week where they enjoyed Mm -day, tkldng a picnic latch along. During the day they visited the different hospitals and drove out to Fort Bragg, which was aB pleasantly enjoyed. Mrs. Joe Sugar and two children, Manuel and Beatrice, and Mrs. Simon Leviton left Sunday night for an ex tended visit to their people in Bal timore, Messrs. Sugar and Leviton accompanied them to Fayetteville on the eve of their departure. Mrs. W. R. McKenzie of Sampson has been visiting her sister Mrs. Rosie McMillan since Wednesday of last week. Mrs. Frank Brock and baby son, of Raleigh, have been visiting her peo ple in Bladen the past week. Were ex pected here last night for a visit in the Brock home before their return home. Mr. and Mrs. Max H. Schubert, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Powers and Mr. P. R. Lowry spent Sunday at White Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Butler went to McColl, S. C., last Saturday, Mrs. Butler being advised of the illness of her mother, Mrs. Fletcher. She will remain in McColl several days. Mr. Butler returned to St. Paul Monday. Mrs. E. A. Howard and children are visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Link at Coats, where they have been since Saturday of last week. Mr. Carlyle Townsend, son of the Baptist State evangelist Rev. B. Townsend of Buie’s Creek, recently was a guest in the home of his uncle Mr. L. H. Townsend, on McLean street. Mrs. L. F. Nance and children have been visiting relatives in Sumter and other points in South Carolina the past week. Mr. Nahce accompanied them, but only made a brief visit. Mr. L. H. Townsend was in Sumter Tuesday looking after business in terest!. Miss Henrietta McMillan of Park ton spent a few days last week guest 3ig Celebration At Midway July 4th • jti- ' » T A-"i! Celebutioa July 4th to ScUpM All. , Others—Roseboro Brass RantL ; Horte Rwhtf, But •f.Fuir For All—TfoiH^fdMilUn the Original Seirvka Station Proprietor ' 4 . • *• When Neill McMillan opened hie service station at Midway, near Parkton, several yean ago he had ne idea of maWt* the success he , has nude. But it was the first sta-, tioir of the kina te be erected in East ern North Catalina It is the only filling statioh ■ in . Eastern North Carolina that'has never had a key to the door of'the establishment. 24 Hour service was one of the main i features of the station and some thing that was new to the autoist of this section of the state Every year Mr. McMillan goes to , a let of expense to have a big cele bration held at Midway every 4th of July. Hundreds of people have gathered at this frolicking ground every 4th of July and proof of the gOod time that was had is, that the same crowd comes again each year and brings more with them. Thi* year a greater time is expected as the program for the day has been made larger than ever and there will i be more interesting things to attract • one to this festival. Two baseball games, al-diy tennis matches, clog ; dancing, horse racing, the famous Roseboro military band and a big barbecue are among the features of the program. Prizes will be given for the winners of contests. See half page advertisement In today’s Robe sonian for full particulars. Come and enjoy the day with us. SCOTLAND TENANT FARMERS STIRRED UP OVER KLUXERS. Hooded Men in Autos Called at Home of McPhersons and There is Trouble Brewing. Laurinburg, June 26.—The Ku Klux Klan or men in full hooded re galia of the Ku Klux, traveling in eight automobiles, called at the home of the McPhersons, tenant farmers, living about three miles from Ws gram. It was after they had gone to bed. The women folks began to scream and one of the men of the house opened the door and told them the first man that put his head in side he would shoot it off. The hood ed men told them they were not af ter them, calling two fellows’ names they wanted. The McPhersons are of an Indian mixture who do not scare and have a largt family connection among the tenants in the county. They run a two horse farm. The Ku Klux Klan have confined their activities to that section of Scotland county, the rest of the coun ty being bitterly opposed to their or-, ganization. They, last fall, are alleg-; ed to have beat some mulatto women i and negro men in that section of thei county. The latest activity has stirred j up the tenant farmers, as no effort i was made to apprehend those guilty of whipping last fall. The only follow up that hu oc curred thus far, the * McPhersons ! came to town Saturday and tried to: get Don McLauchlin, a prominent politician of Wagram, out of one Of | the leading ice cream parlors here,1 Jim McPherson, in a cool manner, I asked McLauchlin to see him on the ‘ outside. He asked for police protec- j tion as he suspected there was trou-1 ble brewing, as they had thought he was in the crowd who the night be fore visited his home. Before police arrived McPherson walked out and remained in town the rest of the day. McLauchlin went home soon after the incident. The McPhersons are in a resentful attitude and some think there is like ly to be trouble yet growing out of the kluxers’ visit. * i ■ ——■ — — ■ ■——— of Mrs. N. A. McEachern. Mr. A. R. McEachern and son, N. A., spent part of last week in Charlotte. Mrs. W. D. Johnson, who some weeks ago underwent a very serious operation at Highsmith hospital, is expected to arrive home today, to.the delight of her many interested friends. - 4 Mr. J. T. Ramsey, who was superin tending the construction of the new $40,000 high school building for which the Reinick Construction Co* of Fayetteville has the contract, left Monday for Charlotte, where he will spend several days while awaiting farther orders, having completed the work assigned him here. The building will be ready by the fall term. Miss Martha Cameron who was ! with the St. Pauls Dry Goods .Co. as ; milliner the past season, left last week for her home, Union Springs, ; Ala. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fisher are the proud parents of a daughter, which safely arrived last week. They reside at the old McGeachy homestead, it will be recalled. CARS 'WASHED, POLISHED AND GREASED. TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES GASOLINE 25 CENTS JNO. C. FULLER . Fairmont News Christian Eadcarornt Bafoy a Party! ! at Heme of Mr*. Carl ThompOoa— f AM Society Hwts With Mrs. P. H. Pittman—Personal. By Mrs. H. G Inman. Fairmont. June £8-^-The Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian church, gave a very pretty party at the; hoarse of Mrt- Carl Thompson last Friday‘night.* This organization, while in Ms Infancy, is a fine church society for. Mg young people and wo hope to seO it jgrow many times Ms ■present membership This party was « get-to-gether-c'reate-more-enthu*! siastn affair. * The lawn was very attractive with its vari colored lights and bright dec- i orations from a table covered with1 pink crepe paper was ' served that ever satisfying and pi&sing-to-the eye drink, pink lemonade. Each guest! ; was then given a stick of chewing gum while some one else pinned a picture of an animal on hi* or her back. After the gum was ‘‘unsweeten ed’* they were told to fashiot s’ itye-! ness of the picture animal Ririnld to •them. The “varmits" cauiecf*TnOch merriment and laughter. ** • + Next each one took tutns'iri trying to throw the most lemons' in a cone j but best of all they, had lemons tied \ l to strings and eviPybody told to bite one without using the hands. Every body did their best to bite one but after having bitten into the lurious,; sour thing they wished they hadn’t' tried so hard. Delicious refreshments of cream and cake were served at the close of the evening. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. P. P Jones, .Saturday, June 23, a daughter, Annie Estelle. ’ v Mr. and Mrs. Jhhn G. Pittman and daughter, Miss Vivian Mae, of Wil mington, spent a few days with rela tives in the city. They will visit in Fayetteville before returning home. Mr. William Worley of Richmond, Va.. is a business visitor for a few days. The Aid society of the Baptist j church met on Thursday afternoon at 3:30 at the home of Mrs. F. H. Pitt man. After the regular business ses sion a very enjoyable program was carried out. A very interesting trio was rendered by Misses Nell Floyd, i ! Estelle Pittman and India Rouse, af- ! ; ter which Miss Lillie Kyle in her de .lightful way gave the reading “In The Land Of Beginning Again”, i Mrs. Pittman, assisted by Misses | Floyd Pittman and Rouse, served de licious grape punch and pound cake. The next meeting will be held with | Mrs. Fannie Ricks at 4 o’clock. j Mr. Tom Grantham of Maxton spent Sunday with his mother Mrs. W. B. Grantham. ! Mr. Bruce Baker is spending a few 'days with his mother Mrs. Belle ! Baker. ! Mrs. Emma Eliza Barnes spent a few days last week With her grand son Mr A. T. Stone. Mr. Victor Hayes has returned from business college in Columbia, S. C. HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUBS MEET AT PHILADELPHUS. Red Springs, Lumber Bridge and Philadelphia* Clubs Enjoy a Bene ficial Meeting—Demonstration in Steam-Pressnre Cookery. _' j By Miss Flax Andrews. The Red Springs, Lumber Bridgej and Philadelphus home demonstra- J tion clubs enjoyed a most benificial and delightful afternoon at the I Philadelphus club room of Wednes day afternoon from two until five o’clock. The meeting was presided over by Mrs. L. C. Buie, president of the Philadelphus club. Miss Flax Andrews, home demon stration agent, brought a number of important business matters before; the clubs* after which she introduced Miss Elizabeth Gainey, home demon stration agent of Fayetteville, who gave a demonstration in steam pres sure cookery. Miss Gainey prepared < the entire meal, which consisted of ; chicken, string beans, potatoes, beets i and apples, in the cooker at one cook ing, and told of the splendid advan tages of the pressure cooker. Following the demonstration, I the Philadelphus club served a delicious ice course, and along with this the special features for entertainment and fun were duly enjoyed. Mrs. F. S. Thompson of Red Springs spoke in behalf of the visiting clubs and expressed their very great joy and appreciation to the local club There were 40 women who atten ded the meeting. gl ♦ ♦ 0 0 0 0 0 0 * DR. J. W. Lynch AT * * FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH • ; * ■ - *' ; * The pulpit committee of the * * First Baptist Church has secur * * ed Dr. J. W. Lynch to preach for * * the church during the month of * * July. Dr. Lynch is universally * * regarded as one of the ablest * * and most eloquent ministers in * j * the Southern Baptist Convention. * * This is. an unusual opportunity * ! * to hear a really great preacher * * for five Sundays, and not only * * Baptists, but members of other * * congregations, are invited to at- * * tend the services. * | 1 ~ " ■ J ■ "** v . - _ j y ' Cotton Market Reported by J. H. Barrmgtaw U Middling cotton is quoted on the local market today at 25 1-2 cents the pound. Items of Local Newt —Mr. John D. Parris and family , moved yesterday from Fairmont to L«»lmrtonf to the W. O. Thompson i bungalow on Carthage road. | -Mr. and Mrs. H If. McAllister spent Tuesday m Morven, where 2er*iten,ded th*fumnl e€ Mrs. McAllister's aunt, Mrs. Pennington. —There ,rwin be an old fiddled convention at Philadelphia high school building Friday night, Jane ! 29th, at 8 o’clock. Admission of 25 and 85 cents will be charged. Mr---.'rhe M**°n Stock Co., with Al. Williams, not by any means a strange show in Lamberton, wiB open , a week’s engagement here JMbnday. , It is one of the cleanest' tent shows on the road. —Mr. Haynes Ivey, who lives on ;R. 4 from Lumberton, spent last Thursday in Raleigh with her hus band, who is a patient in the State t hospital. She report* his condition as rapidly improving. .... ' —Mr. L. P. Fisher, who has been conducting a place of* business in the small building between the Olym pia cafe and the vacant building re cently occupied by Mr. M. H. Nobles, ; has moved into the building vacated. : by Mr. Nobles. —Miss Sarah Carlyle left Tuesday morning: for New York, where she will meet several of -her college | friends and teachers and the party will sail for Porto Rico, where they will spend several weeks on a pleas ure trip. Miss Carlyle expects to be away about 2 months. —In a game of baseball which was | featured by un-organfzed playing on the part of the locals, Fort Bragg ' defeated the Lumberton team 7 to 1 on the local diamond Monday after noon. “Hooks” Rogers of Fair Bluff i did good mound work for the locals but was not given support. Tht Fort Bragg team has been organized for some time and plays a good game. —Advertising in The Robesonian pays even if a member of the force has to do the advertising as was done in Monday’s issue by one who found a pocketbook containing several dol lars, and which was delivered to the owner who read the advertisement. Mr. W. D. Kinlaw, owner ; of the pocketbook, and Mrs. Kmlaw of R. 7, were Lumberton visitors yesterday. —Acting upon the resquest of the contractors throughout the state, the town school board will not open i bids for the construction of the new high school building on July 9, but will wait one week, at which time the bid will be received. The request from the contractors explained that a large number of contracts were scheduled to be let on July 9th and they could not get to bid on all at one time. BIDS ON 28 PROJECTS SUB MITTED TO STATE COMMISSION. Bid on Elizabethtown Bridge in Ur gent Cast far Bridge of That Type Ever Submitted. News and Observer, 28th. Low bidders on 28 projects sub mited to contractors by the State Highway Commission brought 128 bids, with the aggregate total of what Chairman Frank Page eaits “lowest, not low” bids to $3,879,143. 21 for the second largest letting in the history of road building in the State. Many of the bids are regarded as excessive. by the chairman ■ and sev eral will probably be rejected that score. None have yet been lefcdH contract. Mr. Page will sort them on | today, and determine which are to be. let at the figures submitted and ! which are to be rejected. Contracts i will not be signed for several days to come. On the Wiison-Bynum-Farmvilie I road, very nearly 20 miles long, the Commission received the largest sin gle bid that has ever been submitted as a low figure the total for the .roadway and bridges reaching $738, ' 000. The bid on the Elizabethtown i bridge, aggregating $417,000 is the {largest cost for a bridge of that type ever submitted. The lowest bids for this district nrorP * Third District. Project 302—Bladen: Bridge over Cape Fear river at Elizabethtown: Structures by Hardaway Construc tion Co. at $334,713; grading and approaches by Y. F. Bamberg at $83,218. SHIPS BRINGING INTOXICATING BEVERAGES MAY BE SEIZED. Washington, June 27.—The govern ment today prepared to take the ex treme step in enforcing the Supreme court ban against, liquor imports, of seizing ships which bring in intoxi cating beverages, whether in cargo or under foreign governments’ custom seals. :* Continued, if not studied, violation of the court’s decision by an increas ing number of foreign vessels enter i ing New York with large quantities of beverage liquors uuder seals, it was said, apparently made necessary (the drastic penalty of seizure, not on ly of the contraband beverage, bat of ‘ the ships therfis^ev
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