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CHATHAM RECORD ( 1th, 1S7S, and 4iU4 MntiHueusiy Ur nearly 40 W y W. A. London. up-rln Kate, S1.8Q the year. 9feirttd at PKtssere, Chatham Cavity, N. C, avary Wedneaday. Demeeratlc In elitlce. Inters at tha pastofflca at Prtte- a aaoandIata mall matter. D. XX. LONDON, Editor. THURSDAY. APRIL 3. 1915 I pledge allegiance to MY FLAG and to the Republic for which it stands; one nation indivisible with Lib erty and justice for all. New Highway Commission. The members of the new State Highway Commission recently appointed by Governor Bickett are Lieutenant Frank Page, of Aberdeen, chairman. John E.or r. xi rnes, oi nmun . -if.- t n G. Stike- leather, of Asheville, and J. K. Norfleet. of Winston-Salem. All of the appointments are con?id- i red splendid ones. Lieut. Page; besides intimate knowledge of:tm uur riLue pp-. and-clay roads for which his ec- tion has been famous for many . V 1 years, has recently naa several months' experience constructing j roads in France for the American expeditionary forces. The other men named are progressive, wide awake business men represent ing the different sections of the State. It is said that their views on building "reasonably good'a1 roads and more of them rather than more expensive concrete highways is in line with the Gov ernor's expressed views on road building in linking up the coun ties of the State. No member of the old highway commission was j re-appointed, but Engineer Fallis, under a six-year contract of wViipfi friii t" voorj ic Tino-s-nlroH i :;; y vrr --.u!iu will doubtless continue under the new commission. The next thing on the program is to put the ma- chinery in motion m the various j five years the unanimous guar counties necessary to secure State j anty 0f the status of the mem nd Federal aid. j fcers 0f the league and by pro- 'tecting from non-American in- Powerful War Engine. -; terference the affairs on the Dr. Robert H. Goddard, pro-! - , . , ' 1 , ! fessor of physics at Clark Col-1 lege, acting under the patronage ! of the United States war depart- j ment, the Smithsonian Institute, rioL- TT;,TD.nU j xt 4. Polytechnic Institute has invent-1 ed a new rocket that is reported to be a terrible engine of war, with an altitude range of 70 miles straight up into the air and a dis tance range of at least 200 miles. The rocket has been developed in a special laboratory at Worces ter Tech, and the signing of the armistice prevented its being! Till 4" TTk OtITnl tiriA ! Wlfa Ml OLiUtll UrttT 111 VA I M I - . . . , 1 against, me Annans. j It is propelled by a perfected j gas engine installed m the lower j vxL c ui wuc aiien, me explosions that generate the power coming from cartridges that are fed into the chamber by a clock-like time device. The rocket does not re quire a cannon to start it on its flight, the journey beginning from any point where a man can get The feature of the rocket is in the head, where a chamber is filled to contain either high ex plosive or gas. According to a ruling of At torney General Manning, the State Commissioner of Agricul ture is required under the recent ly enacted dog law to purchase tags only for those counties whose boards of commissioners undertake to repay the cost of thetagj furnished to their coun ties. Those Counties which do not guarantee the payment of the . n. ...Cll n4- I, 1 1 j 1 tags win -nut supplied wun them by the agricultural depart ment. The friends of Mr. W. J. Peele, one of the oldest members of the Raleigh bar, will regret to hear of his recent death. He was a man of fine literary tastes, having been one of the founders of the State literary and Historical Associa tion and a member of the State Historical Commission since its organization several years ago. He also was one of the moving spirits in founding the State A. jfe M. Colleee. 50,000 Volunteers Wanted. An immediate call for 50,000 volunteers for European service has been prepared and published by the war department. These men are desired to be used in re placing men in the American ex peditionary forces who wish to return home, and early duty in Frarca will be offered them. They will be sent over in con tingents of 1,000 each. large part of the desired quota it is ex- pected will come from recently discharged troops who wish to return to army life. A number of men who received army train ing but who were prevented from going overseas by the signing of the armistice, it is thought, will take advantage of this opportun ity to enlist and see service in Germany. Enlistment in this 1 special lurue win uc iui mice years. The concentration camp preparatory to embarking will be ; Success of War Savings. Among the South Atlantic I states, North Carolina stands in 1 i stamns and thirtv-second in the list of all the states. Her stand- ing in total cash sales ($27,749,-; 000) is eighteenth, leading all Southern states except Tennessee and Texas in both total and per y- recently published by State Dk Salem, to wThose tireiass ener and enthusiasm the success of the war savings stamp campaign l "l1"" Nearly ,o0,000 persons, or one-; subscribed to the stamps and, in addition to helping the govern ment finance the war, were taught a striking lesson in thrift. A new spirit of industry and econ omy was aroused among all class es, besides increasing the pa triotism of the people generally. ; Chatham county's sales amount-; ed to 211,382, or 42 per cent of the quota assigned, being 59th j among the 10Ucounties oi tne state. In a letter to Chairman Hays of the Republican National com-1 mittee, Elihu Root, ex-Secretary ' of State, on Sunday declared himself in favor of the leasrue of : nations covenant with certain amendments thereto, chief among i : : 4 : r uvmx wnuuS ui j ment clause into the articles call-; , jnff for arbitration and limitation ; 0f armaments by restricting to ' American continent. With these ! . , , , suggested changes, he asserts it will be "the clear duty" of the 1 United States to enter into the league agreement and thus pre-! V,Q ,tt1 1 One by one the big men of the xt : r r. icitiuu ctxc tuiums luunu lu i i- Tn manner of itg pas3age, with sup ident Wilson's viewpoint. pCrt of members of both parties, as T , . . , . .. i well as the provisions of the act, de- In a recent opinion by Attorney ' .. . , L . 7 c;ure its non-partisan and non-political General Jas. S. Manning, the t Vrposs. it is a helpful indication that provision of the State Warehouse ' a fundamental economic reform of this Act recently passed by the Gen-! eral Assembly levying a tax of t 25 cents on each bale of cotton is declared to be unconstitutional. ! bince tne sinews oi war are . i I lacking, by withdrawing the! t cha with whi h th , abne coud be furnisfced tO Operate the plan of holding j COtton, it is not probable that the ; measure can be tried out with i any degree of success, which is much to be regretted, case will be carried to fcllC ua- preme Court, however, Wltfl the 1 hope that the act in its entirety may be upheld, At the outbreak of the Euro-! pean war, five years ago, ap- : pointments for the Rhodes Schol-j arships to Oxford University, j England, were suspended. An- j nouncement nas been made Irom i our State University that begin- j . ;4.r, . i - nmg with Uctober next these ap - . . . . ; ! pomtments will be resumed. Only j one Khodes scholar will be chos en from North Carolina. The fortunate young student to be selected by the State committee will be entitled to three years at Oxford and will receive $1500 a year to cove? his expenses." The total casualties in the American expeditionary forces to March 30 amounted to 270,576, divided as follows: Killed in ac tion, 32,047; died of wounds, 13 390; died of disease, 22,100; died from accident and other causes, 3,771; wounded in action (over 85 per cent returned to duty), 194, 083; missing in action, 5,185. The fifth annual session of the State College Summer. School at West Ral eigh, N. C, will start June 10, and last through July 23. - 5' Vm fitf XiiS' mjr Hsi -ar au -us- xpr 4ir xjr Nfca' -sax -Vir - ; fs Most cotton counties in the state have already pledged their farmers to a reduction in acreage. To them we extend our con gratulations and thanks. Their citizens are the salt of the earth. They are determined that the Sputh's prosperity shall continue and obligations to the otheKcounties be fulfilled. Have Yov Failed fo Do Your Pari? Will your county be one or the slacker counties in the cotton belt? The answer is to be found in YOUR attitude. If YOU v;. : (4- v:' ff.;') - "let Georae do it" YOU and county are Public opinion is going to the individual, the county or "Infallible Plan. " Hold ,.v P. Ci We expect to Taxation "vt By A. J. Maxwell. ' Xone of the features of the reTalua- tL..: act is more remarkable than the a ; :iner of its passage by the General At.-embiy. An ordinance revision of t'.ie Machinery Act for the quadrennial 4 rssment of real properfy usually o - tupies several days of discussion in each House, and generally sharp di- vision over some of its provisions. The revaluation act well understood to an dcipate a radical departure from past practice, and an appraisal of property at its actual value was passed with out an opposition vote in either Hous, practically without discussion, and with- ,-tn amendment being offered ex- okpt incidental ones offered by the com- r:ttee3 which prepared the bill. This showed unanimous recognition for die necessity of the undertaking, as well a3 complete confidence in the work of tha committees which had carefully formulated the plans for tarrying it ! out. oat importance can be undertaken hout partisan disagreement upon J T 1 VU1 o main question or upon the details in charge of the revaluation work. No l ;he measure for carrying it out. The j township lines are recognized. All tha ogives representation to the minor- property within a county is to be as v party in each county by providing : sessed by the same authority, under at one member of the County Board f Appraisers and Review shall be ap i inted from the minority party, and - nlsr nrovides that, antf undna nolit'- cal activity by any appointee under th3 sc . shall be cause for summary dia- missal. 'i'he act carries its own specific guar- A test'"R"ee at 'ts PurP033 '3 t0 provide! n ore equitable means 01 raising reve- j . . . ., . burden. When real estate was reval ued in 1915 the total increase in valua-; lion was 25.72 per cent. In 1911 the increase was 32.51 per cent, and in 1307 3J.33 per cent. These increased valua- tions did not result in any reduction in ; tax rates. On the contrary the ten- ! dency of tax rates have upon an aver age during these year3 been hig! Tne revaluation act provides specif! ly that not mora tnan ten per cent in crea8e in revenue sha11 be raisad uPn the revaluation at actual value in 1020 . , . . , ., tnan will be raised under the old assoss- ment thi3 year by tha Stat8 or by any county, city, town or special tax dis trict. So the net increase in taxes un der this reassessment will be less than the increase made in any reassessment year in twelve years. As a further safeguard and assur ance, it is provided that the reassess ment, when made, shall not be used until approved by the General Assem bly, nor until th tax rates have been State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County, sa. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is senior partner ot the firm of F. J. Cheney A Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before ma and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON, (Seal) Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Medicine i3 taken in ternally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENET & CO., Toledo. O. Sold by all dniBRists. "5c. Hall's Family Pills for constipation. ier. i . ' wm . 6c ' going to be branded. All Cotton and Reduce A.cre$ge 13 in ksuroiinti publish, at rai early dale adjusted to the new basis of valuation as above indicated, and that the rates when s: adjusted shall in ail cases be- , cain te maxi num rates until tha General Assembly authorizes an in- crease. This provision anticipates that there will be a special session of the j General Assembly, upon call of the ; Governor, about the nrBt of July, 1920. The State Tax Commission is to di- Tide the State into ten districts and aDDoint a suDervisor for each district. The district supervisors will be gira employment for at least a y-?ar at a salary of 5250 per month and actua, traveling expenses, Lo be paid by he State. They will hi expected to give their whre tlm3 to the work. They wiil divide their time between the sev- ! era', c ;r.tiis in their districts, co-op--:--at:;i wuh the c unty assessing olT--c:rs. They wiil be the direct means cf contact between the State Commission and the arsess'nj officers, and will be their duty to see that the work is be ing done according to law. End accord ing to the same interpretation of the law, in each county, and will be ex pected to determine this by specific and detailed investigations as assess ments are being made in the several counties. The State Tax Commission is to ap point a county supervisor in each coun- ty, who is to De the executive o.ncer uirect supervision 01 uiz couniy super- IT i - 1- 1 J . 1" i 1 1 visor, rie appoints n.s own cierKs arc , assistants. The co.aper.a-.tion of coun- ty supervisor is graduated with refer-! ence to th; total value of raal and per- i onal property listed in his coun' v, : from $100 to $250 per month, according to the following schedule: Here i r. mprscpa to sufferins women, from Jots. W. T. Trice, cf Public, Kr.: "I suf fered Willi painful, v.", lie writer. "I tot Coira. with a wjlmecs in mv br.ck arid limbs... I felt heirless r.nd dis couraged.. .1 bed cbout Riven up Lopes of ever teins well a"a:n, T'liea. a friend insisted I Take mm & Tl3 Woiaa7a Tcnis I began CarcL In a short whiio I eaw a riarked difference... I crew stronger rigLt clous, and It cured me. I cm stouter than I hive beer. in. years." 1 you suC:o7, yea can appreciate what it mein3 to be strorirj and vreil. Tlicasands of wo men give Cardui. tii9 credit for their good lieaVch. It should kelp you. Try CarduL At ail tirugcists. . E-73 M r-AI H 5 Eg :v. i H l i'.i St i TJf-Xtf-n MAS" ' - l -Si ml Hi . I'm d id j I'j-jy' flit YOUR neighbors hold up the state for PUBLIC SHAME does not follow the th at sOiion jssocm n the names oi the slackirg- counties. In counties of less than $3,000,000. $100 p?r month. Between $3,000,000 and $6,000,000, $150 per month. Between $6,000,000 and $10,000,000, $200 per month. Between $10,000,003 and $15,000,000, $235 per month. Ovr $15,000,000, $250 par month. The coonty aupervisor, or one of his assistants, is to inspect each piece of i n.. j 4.x icji jji Ly ii county, ana i e- :qujrs the owner to give a statement unUr olth and ;a datnil a3 to it3 quan. t5tVi q,JlHty and vaIa3. Blank forms for thl3 D;irpMe cre to be furnished by ! the Sta-e Tax Commission, and are to im,. 0i, ;r,-,:,: aatn ,1,0 i.V cf the Commission are necessary to disclose its real value. These state ments, whn complete for a township, are to be placed before the County Board of Appraisers, and it is this board which fixes the value. The coun ty supervisor is chairman of this board, and its two other members are to be appointed by the Board of County Com missioners, and confirmed by th; Stat Tax Commission. Appointment of district and county supervisors is to be made by the State Tax Commission during the months of March and April. The Board of County Commissioners in each county is to ap point, at their regular meeting the first Monday in April, two members of the County Board cf Appraisers and lie view, one from each political parly. These appointees receive $5.00 per dsy WRen the Boird is in sesz-:on, and ne l sama mijea-e as members of the Board of County Commissioners. . Prudent Wilson will return home mr.ip tim nevt mr.n h 7 e have now on hand ment of a large ship-; ssfDie won offlents ready for your inspection. Ve in-t ij viti yu to call and look ever stock OuiJ prices are low, and those pur-" ! chasing Monuments for the next 60 JJ days we will allow a 20 per cent dis- Fi count from the list prices. jj VYorkmanship, Quality and Mate-1 rial guaranteed. GoKtl'a Marble end Granite Wrlis Sanford, N. C. -r rf.1- fZraAA SrlirtrJ RrfiMin.v Summons b Publlcatloia North Carolina, Chatham county In the Superior Court. George W. Riggsbee vs W. J. Williarns and M. C. Riggsbee. The defendant M. C. Riggsbee above named will take notice that an action ; jj j entitled as above has been commenced i I in the superior curt of Chatham coun i ' i tv. N. G,, to determine the interest of fi: ? the parties hereto in a certain tract of Hand situate in Chatham county, N. C; ; 'nnH thff spin Ht.fon!2nt- T f PJo-frc. bee, will further take notice that he is . A .-. i- ..I j. e j. i (5j piijicijuucu w ajjpL-ai tit. uie term 01 uie ly, iS 1 superior court of said county to be held on tne ninth. Monday atter the first Monday in March, being the 12th May, 1 1919. at the courthouse of said pnrnitv m Pittsboro,.N. C, and answer or de- mur to the complaint in. said action, or i the plaintiff wiil apply to the court for ; tne relief demanded in said complaint. JAS. L. GRIFFIN. mh20 Clerk Superior Court, i I : 1 : S' I ; It-: and YOUR m A Wondering If, Dreams Come 1 rue fFlOU are dreaming of hrw YOU would like to look ir. a nice Spring Suit, yourdrerm wiil come true if you mtiie your way to Boone, the L'e Luxe Clothier, where thj hard to fit are easy to fit, and where the hard to plea;e are easy to- please, and if you want to save "COME AND SEE" is all we ask. THESE suits thai make you smile with satisfaction are right from "The House of Kuppenheimer," "Stein Block" and others that make Uoone's De Luxe Clothes. Ev erything guarcnteed absolute! v:: Bring your clothes dreams to us. MANHATTAN SHIRTS EDWIN CLAPP AND ' FLORSHEIM SEOES i 1 j C R. Boone "Good Quality Spells What BOO.NE Sells." De Luxe Clothier. Raleigh, N. C. Advanced Price onCedan For the next 20 car3 I will nav the highest market price for cedar los. S bpecincations: io lofjs under 6 in, sawed off at both ends; dote free. Geo. C. Brown & Co. E. A. FAR L&LL, Purchasing Agent. mhStf - y T.ONG Al- ilT'T T . "TJ ; 3 JVLJL9 ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, PITTSBORO, N. C. J. iJLMER LONG. Graham. N. C. DANIEL L. BELL, PittsborO, N. C. ! I I 1 in Hudson-Belk Company RALEIGH'S GREATEST READY-TO-WEAR STORE EASTER SHOWINGS Women's Smart Apparel Printed Georgette Dresses $24.95, $59.50 Easter Dinner Gowns,$37.50$75 Taffeta Foulard and Georgette Dresses $19.7524.95 tq $75.00 Other Dresses,$24.95, $35, 59.50 Easter Miiiinery And you buy it for less. Do you know we are cutting" hundreds of millinery bills to one-half. Latest creations from Fifth Avenue, priced . $4.50, $6;50. $9.95, $13.95 Lizere Sailors, 2.48, $2.98 to $4.98 . . . . i Mail Orders Filled Dav Received Hudson Belk Co., RALEIGH, N. G, ; WE will from now oa f ia cotton Tuesdays and Fridays of each week. CHATHAM OIL AND FERTILIZER COMPANY. PITTSBORO, N. C. SBeautifut Weddt LflQ 1 ndividual wedding rings are extremely f asiqnable. The bride chooses . a de sign which she admires.. It carries all the signinV cance of . the wedding ring strengthened- by , beauty of design. , and J workmanship. Jolly's has individuarwed ding rings in white and green gold and solid platinum, also diamond set wedding rings. JOLLY'S ; Eatabliahcd SO Ycari J0II7 A Wynae Jwlry Co.; RALEIGH, N. C. Notice is hereby given of the seisure )f the following property for violation f the Internal Revenue laws of the United States: Near Greenville, Pitt ouniy, on reoruary zutn, 1919, one ive-passenger Ford automobile from Marcellus Jones and others being used n transporting illicit spirit in viola tion of section 8450 R. ' S. Persona :laiming the foregoing property will file heir claims within 30 days as required by law, or the same will be forfeited to the use of the United States. J. W. Bailey, Collector. Raleigh, North Car oliaa, March 20, 1919. is SAY IT With Flowers The seaaonable flowers now are: ROSES ASTERS LILIES Our peeialtiea are WEDDING AND FUNERAL v FLOWERS LOCAL AGENT, , LILUAN SAV, PITTSBOltO. ' J:LvOQuinn&Co. FLORIST ... RALEIGH. NG. V PHONE U9 CASTOR A V'r Iofaat a4 Chlldrea . In U tx For Over ro Years Always bears the Sif nature ef DR.J.ail4NN ETE-SIGHT fSXIALUT Will be at Dr. Chapin'a office. Pittikoro. N. C. every 4th Tuesdav in eseS month. Glasses fitted that are easy and restful to the eyes. Cross-eyes straightened without the knife. Weak eyes of chil dren and young people a specialty. Mr nest visit will be Tuesday, April 22. fri! so