f- 1
hiipay r,:orj;g august e, mtv
rm raws observer
, MIDDLESEX DEFEATS BAItXT
Uiddlrset, Aag 1-kUddUeai saaily
defeated Bailey o tha local diaraead
thia aftaraoon, JO ts I, nhich wtald
havs been, a abst-ast aeept far eaetly
tha gsau tr rsaaisg catch 97 "Bill'
Bieaette and tha pitching of "poa"
Uwis far th kwU. ,
I,f you would retsia year f riaada doa"t
rank ties eavy yen.
Tstrt deviee ta laa a
bat 0M t key ft open thst font
rsl g carpet.
Widow sad spinster aatarally ap
poee asea who do not propose.
vraea the Weal. The fastsrea of
Co-Opcrstivt Undertaking "In
FayctfevIHe To Promote
. Growing of Tobacco
' rayettevllle, August A mertmrtl
far tU fftblUba( ct co-operativ
marketing warebosae Uhe ears e!
tba rapid) growing acreage af tobaee
Iwiag grow is CuwtrU)4 aoaitjr if
taking shape hers. Tba ov l tel.
tiated by W.' J. Broehlagtoa, eoanty
tana deateaetratlsa agcat, sad baa tba
backing of tubatantial bnsiaei men.
Mr. Brocklngtoa ia spending '
vacation in South Caroliaa aad as bis
retura tat la U1 bf vigorously
pushed.
Bevort hundred farsara U Cysjber
. laud ara so growing tbaca, accord
inr U Hi. Brocktagtoa, and tba enltl
ratios ef tba weed would bs taken up
by many etbara if they bad srarby
market. Tba preient high coat af pot
ting us luck a building aa would be
required ia moro than offaet hy the high
price waits tobacco ia bringing, say tba
promoter of the co-operative project.
Tba warcbouae ihoulH built bow is
order to giro the new plantar ample
time to prepare for tbe growing ef tba
weed Beit year. - -
The advantages 0f tobaaes grewiag
, which will be presented to those asked
to enter the plan are, Irieflv: the ten.
tral laeatiea af tbe FayetteWlle atarlwti
tbe considerable income far tba grewer
at a time when he bsi little et to
market I tba fact that the greater part
of the work and marketinc ia doaa fur
ing a period when tbe farmer has ai
relaxation from the cultivation of their
other crops; the increased value gives
farming lands, sometimes as high as
SO or area 100 per east fend the addi
tion of another money crop besides cot
ton at a safeguard against tba coming
of the boll weevil.
Private George W. Ward, oCmpaav D,
119th Infantry, 30th DivUion, whose
home is in this rit.v, bis been awarded
the Pitting aished Conduet Medal by the
British government. The citation con
veying the award is signed by James U.
Hnrbord, chief of staff of the A. K. f.,
by com mas 4 of General Pershing. "This
soldier," aayi the citation, "showed ea
reptional bravery and devotion to duty
by working bia way down along the
Ilindepburg line, in tba attack of hia
regiment in the Bellleourt area, on 8ep
toraher 29tli, 1918, and killing with bis
bayonet nine of the enemy. Although
wounded, be later charged a machine
Sun post and killed the gunner with hie
iMtyoart, He was continuing bis ad
vance when again wounded and to ne
ver fly that he had to lie taken to the
rear.' Private W'aid had previously
Veen awarded the Distinguished Rervire
Cross by the United States Army. Ha
is the youngest son of Thomas Ward, of
Fayctteville.
RATIFICATION COLOMBIAN
TREATY AGAIN DELAYED
Washington, Aug. 8. Aroused by a
governmental decree nationalising tba
petrolrum resources in Colombia, the
Ke-.r' Forrten Relations Committee de
" , -T t''"v To withhold its approval of
the ptndiug Colombian ' treaty until
i mik ilctiuiiu ssHurunce has beea given
f ir the promotion of American inter
est in tbe Southern republic. The de
cree, a copy of which was laid before
the com mitt e by the State Department,
invokes irovemmental deelaratioa of
1820, holding that all miniug proper
ties in Colombia belong to the republic
"in fee simple,'' ami proceeds to set
up an intricate system for eiploltation
if petroleum lands under government
permit.
Pointing out that there are heavy
linerlcan oil interests in Colombia,
committee members nt today's meet- S
li;g expressed a fear that the decree 5
might develop a confiscation of foreign jS
property paralleling the conditions in(
tferfco, A sub-committee was apiminted, is
beaded- by 8enator Fall, Republic: i, of Iff
-New T.lexiro, to take the situation un
der advisement.
Ulster Will "Praps re."
Belfast, Aug. 8. (By Tbe Associated
Press.) After aa address is which Sir
Edwsrd Carsoa, leader of tba Blstar
Unionists, told the Ulster Unionist
Council that it was "neeessary for Ul
ster to b prepared t prevent any en
rroarhmeats on ita liberties," it was
decided today to revive the Ulster po
litical clubs which have been abandoned
during th war, and eelcbrnt : Covenant
Day September 21, with a speech mak
ing campaign lei hy Sir Edwnn" Carson.
Ksockad Bilbo Down.
Jackson, Mis., Aug. 8. Walter Dent,
Assistant Attorney General of Missis
sippi, today knocked Gov. Theodore Bil
bo down in a list right in the office of
the Secretary af State. Joseph Powder,
who with other ameers, separated the
men.
KOC0V7 OWNERSHIP
FOR W)LM1KGT0H CHAMBER
Conimtrciil Bodj Jtesolates At
I!, for Kotira of JUiL
, read To Owners
WBasUgten, Aag. Tha WiUsJag
tos Cbspber ( Coatawrta today adopt
ed reaolutieaa pruig th brotherhood
plan t take mnt tha railraada as tba
graasvd thai individual enterprise ha
built (seas and made tbaaa tha mast
c eldest to th arawbi and their aeaiiri
tie saw said hf s greater sanjher of
people thaa thaa ef saw ether isdae
try, beeansa abase Is manage meat ar
sow strictly twgsbjted br government,
beeasa tha proposal tend toward das
diatisetjs 4 aedemilaee . Dams
cratle institutions, becausa BatJeaaliza
Horn af th roads weald meaa s politi
cal machine that would destroy equal
ity of sit ita aa, bacaise inch aa addi
ius te tha pabli debt would impair
tba aredit af tba gaveramast sad da
preaa aecaritm baagbt hy patriot l
cittaasi daring tha Liberty Bond asm.
psigna, aad because tha proposal won Id
revelation ize tha eoaatry'f indaatrie
sad areata alaaa privilege.
Th right af warkmea ta adeoaate
aampenaaties aad s voie is werkiag
aosditioas ia ehecrfally tend4; eon
Kraaaiaaal represeatstjie ara called as
speedily ta return Via read tvfeir
owaer with saeessary aafegnsrds sad
aaaet legUlstias t provide reagiait
aeswica, dca.aata wage, fair rata sad
raaaasabat retnra ta railroad security
owners.
THREE TWIN CITY STORES
ENTERED BY BURGLARS
Winttoa-Calem, Aug. 8. Three dry
goods stores ia tbe business district
were brokea into but night aad cloth
ing, ate., valued at 11,000 ar more,
steles. Entrance ia each case was af
fected through wiados, Th emeen
have n clues,
Oscar 0. Elrd ha accepted s profes
sorship is th law school af the Uni
versity of North Careliaa. Ha will grad
uate is tew at Harvard Uaivrmity Sep
tember 1, where he is a member of the
special clsss formed of Harvard law
students recently discharged from the
army.
II. Oilbert Petree, soa af ea-Shsrln:
sad rVlrs. 8. J. Petree, of Btokcs
consty, returned hem s few daya ago
from China, where h spent two years
instructing the natives la growing and
rnrieg tobseeo. Mr. Petree aay it is
aecessary to go armed ia China aa a
protertiaa agaiast baadita. lie declare
that be witnessed the beheading of 13
bandit at ana time duriag ki stay
! Chiaa.
Held Fa Killing Neighbor.
Aabeville, Aug. 8. Sherman Oweaa
and twa sons ar being held without
bail in th Brevard, Transylvania
county jail, charged with killing Wis
dom Patterson, a neighbor, following
an altercstioa caused by some of tha
stock of the Owens' fanners running
as the hind is charge of Patterson.
One af tha Owes boy it charged with
having fatally shot the Patteraoa man.
JUDGE STACY ADHERES TO
HIS ORIGINAL DECISION
Court b ftm of Opinion TbaI
Karot4 Stock Owaori
Mutt Pay Taut
WJJmiagtea. Aug, hWiidgs W, f,
Stacy today again seadad ows
pisios is tha rabaaridg f tba 'C
ssaat, that tba isdividaal issrasaidara
ia ts AtUatie Csat Una mast pay
tha tax asasaacd agaiast tbeir holding
by th Cornoraties Cammiaaios. After
bia (ormar declaios ta tki affect ansa
arl vwr the sharcbatders, C. W, Tillect,
of Charlotte, sad i, 0. Carv, of WU
mingtoa, Had additional brief sad
asked that tba ess b re- p aad for
farther argument,
Tbis revolved around 'th wast mo
tion of tha aet where it axempt indi
vidual shareholders whaa tba earpe ra
tion has paid any tax to tea gtate. Th
shareholder epstesded that is th car
Kratioa said aay tai aader tba word
g af tha act, tha Individuate war a
empted from paying additiecat tax.
Th tag affieiala claimed that this i p
plied only to domaati corporation
which paid all tba tat. Judge Stacy
take tki viaw sad tha rasa goes oa to
tba Suprema Casrt.
VALUABLE ADDITIONS MADE
TO LIBRARY OF COLLEGE
Trinity ColUg. Durham, Asg. 8. Dr.
Dred Peacock, of High Poiat, S. C, a
trustee af tba College, notlfled Presi
dant Few several dnyt ago that Mr. and
Mrs. B. B. Terry of High Poist, had
made it passive for Trinity College t
com late poaacaaios tf th valsabl
library f th lat Prof. A. H. Beitmaa,
who waa far maay year a professor is
the college. To Mr. and Mrs. Terry
and the other members of Professor
Heit man's family the college is grate
ful for tbi gift, which ia priced both
for ita intrinsic value and" for reason
of awntimest.
Another recent valued gift to tha
library is a large collection of pern-
?hlet and magaaise presented by Mr.
'. D. Jones, of Durham. This is on of
many gift by -Mr. Jose, who with her
fsmuy haa long been intimately eon
nee ted with tha College. Mrs. Jesea
ia s lister of the lata Jas. H. Soutagate,
who was for many year ehairmaa of
tha board of trustee.
lea Plant la Sold.
(Special to tha Kw and Observer.)
Elisabeth Citr, Aug. 8 The Eiitabeth
City Cry rial fea aad Coal Company
changed haada this morning. Tha plant
Is sew in charge of E. C. Coager, of
Eden ton, and tba Cryital lea sad Coal
Company haa baas purchased outright
by kjr. Capger sad s number of buei
nee saociatea. Th deal, which hat
bees es for about sixty days, was con
summated yesterday.
There ia s report which teems rs
llabla but whjeh lack official confirma
tion that tbaaa associates ara W. 0.
Gaither and C B. Pngh. Tha price paid
haa not bees gives est, but it is gen
erally understood that th smosst was
upward af as husdrtd thessaad dal
le r.
MIIMn
Izm Pccpli Are
fHiwtfcb, Half Sick,
Tired All tha Thai
fbey Da Mot Kaew What Is the Mat
ter, aad Thai Phyaiclas Caasat
Kama tha Disease.
. Ihere are lust lets aad lets of - who
ire sick (enamel? sick- rt wha nwnsae ta
. ir UiRHtzk their wek ear alur 4r.
Thw aot kaew wket is Um matter with
'b-jn and tatlr hilU cannot nuw tbe
.'' .-Pise that mlsenilila, "tired sU the tiase"
u-A'r.t. !
-In nest eases, the real saawe sf thia state
t poor naalth Is that the blood ia cloccod with
lurttlta and the bowels, kidneya aa4 ethor
1 1 orssns ara aa aetlas proserlj. A ra
blood taaie Is netsosanr.
Prttcriptloa C-lttt Is a blood pari (lor of
.'jjval merit. It at slld roadr erovarod
i concentrated torn aal ,lo ta sa taken ta
retail doses, I net eelr etoansas and awoopa
o-tt of the blood, all the fcmpuritlas that ere
tiiiHlnc 111 Wealth, bet tanas as the arstem.
Prescrfpttea C-I21I eeatalM ne asonury.'
-ia. aMraUna. eklersl ar strychnine; It ae
mtmsUr the rraaeriptlea ef a smmlaeni aby
lician, ssad ist bis srsctio the Iraataaaeit
ef dltordors ad the blood.
If eea are miserable and half rkk, set a
tl.t kettle ef Prestrirtiea C-mt rrosVraw
nMiast-dran storo. ae the C-1231 Laboratsrr.
- MnnpbkH Vimm will awM sww a aatUe am sa4.
eeliis of ante, vim an nsau saw aaisnias
ssont Is free literature.
ii
0. L. Hopkins, Inc.
SPECIAL
.98 Sale
Including- torn Of tht most attrac
tive values ever offered in Raleigh.
Minaea' Ginghaun DRESSES, good quality gininmr,,
fast colors, sizes 14 to 22. Sold regular for r . J 6
and 14.98
' Sale Price $2.93
LadisV Cinfkam DRESSES, guaranteed fast color
Manchester Gingham, sixes 38 to 48. Sold regular
for $4.98 and $5.95
Sale Price $2.98
Pr-Shnmk Waal. SKIRTS? Solid White N. . Jty
Stripes. Sold regular for $4.98 and $5,98-
Sale Price $2.93
Silk PEmCOATS, in Wash Satins, Taffetas, Jersey
Tops, with Tafftt Flounces. Sold regular fot C3.08,
$4.98 and $5.98
Sale Price $2.98
mtftitumni
1
uinwimimwiuTB
BRCOLIS at a Reduction
U aaaiU
U cenU
Naoata
I da. It.N each I12.M da.
das. 11.15 each tlt.M da.
1.M das. Sl.ll aaah , fll.H de.
Quality Unsurpassed for the Price.
THOMAS H. BRIGGS & SONS
iUUiigb. N. C
Til 116 aUKOWAM KKN
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CONCORD HOLDS BIGGEST
- CElEgaATiOil 1M HISTORY
Judge I, 0. Prttehard, of Ashe,
rill, Hade Address at Home
ConiiBf lUtrdses
Coaeord, Asg. aV-Coneerd today bad
th blcivat aslfbratiaa (a bar Hatj.
Twssty-dv tbosasad paepla ere bar.
Aviatar Wentlake, it AabevUle, gsre
t. basstifsl achibttpeaa, Parade was
three miles tang sad eery inc. hocks
Mill got drat aria aa commercial float,
Kirsvsecosdi D. A. B. irat sad Ked
Crsai taeosd a cswarsaitjr; Sast.
Kiev kaigbt la big tarnaaat and
V. A, m ws rtI. V. CsldsaU M
pad, f Brass third aria. Tba bar
bar a va great, tares theaussd saldicra
partaking. JUeuleaant HartselJ intra
dsced ladf Priuhsrd te tba aadieae.
Us aud flae apeeeh of as hour snd
sal aa rsannstruetion lasues, belsg
(requestir spplssdcd. He made a na
triatie epeerk, srofassdly American. Be
aaid there la rser patriotism In tba
oath thas aay where else, and paid s
great tribtit ts tba aoldiara. Tha great
day fa seed of without a Jar or accident,
HAVING your house'
wired by folks who
kaaa their bnaiaass is not a thing
ta bt drasded. It ess be dona
ith far lea runs sad fuss than
yen pat p with la having tha
a ease aapered ar painted.
W csa wlr yoar ksaae ia two
ar thre day aad leave not s
sear oa yenr wood-work or
plaster.
Thar' aa dirt, nor any ineon
veaieae ta yon and the coat is
la thaa yon'd aipect.
Wa will coma and tell you ex
actly what It will eon If you wlh.
Walker Eleltric
Store
1M W. Martla St. Phone 11H
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GlearaiiGe-Sale Hats
Long To Be Remembered In 'Raleigh. -
Today25c 50c $1.00 $198
Ladies', 'Misses', Children's Hats Slaughtered , P
to t 1 TabU Udisw' HATS, vglue yp bo
Oe''7.95. Cboiea Today ....... ..,114
to Lot
aA dP II
I TabU Udi' HATS, values up to
$250. Cboicv Today 25 and tOt '
1 TabU Ufjiaa HATS, values up to Lot Trinuwaal HATS) and Uwt StrgtW
$4.50. Cboict Today $1.00 Sailors In all colors.
TODAY (SATURDAY) Uk Day of j
OUR BIG TEN DAY CLEARAMCEi
Each and every department is filled with bargaUs nod big
values awaiting the hundreds that will shop this last day.
sr
Final Clearance Limited Number LadieV COAT SUITS f
One lot m Coat Suits, st- 1 AC f One lot Hi Cost Suit.at nft rfi
r lea rear l6ea7l clcsrsnc t.- ...V-aWa)
On lot 130 Cost Suits, at tlfi Q- I CmU nd P' at QAf ,
clearance ...9lUea79 clearance P.7e7)
Palm Beach SUITS
Mas' Palm Beach Suite, Clcaa-Up
Price P-41 snd
$4.29
On big lot Men' Pairs Baach SulU, to fC C A
clean up at aawJW .
Th. big aad beat lot Ides' Palm Beach tQ AC
aad Cool Cloth kluita, Oeaa-Vp Price.... PO.aFsl
A big value for your money. Men' t A CA
Ptlm Beach snd fool Cloth Suits JlV.aJU
Straw and Fvnaxna HATS
Mea's Btraw Bata. M sad 340 f ftA
vshwa, Casas-Up Price. .j. . ay lw
Ktraw Hats by the boi, CVran-Up OQje
Price, aach tie, Sc ansj......... VOC
htcn'a Plain Btrsw Hats, M sad ttOO AO
values. Cltsn-Ua Price -7aWa7U
Osva big lot plain Btraiaj, 5.00 Hats, aA fn
9eJeIV
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HUDSON-BEUC CO.
, "Th Big Busy Cash Store Sella For Lau For Cash"
A New Creation
W
We are constantly striving to give our
patrons the very best in ICE CREAM thus
lliite's Oelidit
A new flavor we are offering Sunday for the 6rst
time. Its richness and flavor together with
choice fruits will appeal to you.
Order Today for Sunday
Extra for Sunday
Harlequin Brick, composed of vanilla, orange
ice and strawberry cream, 50 cents per quart at
trie plant
We do not deliver less than one-half gallon or
accept orders after 10 a. m. Sundays.
WHITE ICE CRE
AM
CO.
We Will Buy
Tenement Property
The PaRKER-HUNTER REALTY CO.
laaaraaea sad Real Estate. '
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