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ASHEBORO WINS IN
FIELD DAY MEET
Takes First Place and Wins the
$30.00 library—Franklin
ville Second.
Asheboro school won first place In
■the Field Day athletic event held on
the graded school grounds in Ashe
"boro last Friday afternoon, and gets
the $30 library. Franklinville high
school won second place and will be
giveivthe $15 library. Several schools
of the county entered individuals and
teams in the contests.
Following is the list of events and
winning^indi viduals and teams:
High School Boys
Broad jump: 1st, C. 'Moffitt, Frank
linville; 2nd, Joe Parrish, Asheboro.
High jump: 1st, C. Cox, Ramseur;
:2nd, Joe Parrish, Asheboro.
Broad- jump relay: won by team
Trom Liberty school.
100 yard dash: 1st, Seibert Lynch,
Asheboro; 2nd, Chisholm, Ramseur.
220 yard da$h: 1st, P. Frasier,
liberty; 2nd, Moffitt, Franklinville.
Tunnel ball: 1st, Asheboro; 2nd,
Franklinville.
Sack race: 1st, Vernon Demarcus,
Asheboro; 2nd, Woodrow Wilson,
Ramseur.
Three-legged race: 1st, .Asheboro;
2nd, Franklinville.
Grade Boys
100 yard race: 1st, L. York, Ram
seur; 2nd, Vanoe Sykes, Asheboro.
75 yard race: 1st. L. York, Ram
seur; 2nd, Richard Morris, Asheboro.
Relay race: 1st, Ashebonc 2nd,
Farmer.
High School Girls
100 yard flash: -1st, Lovejr Brown,
Asheboro; 2nd, Madge Johnson, -Far
mer.
220 yard dash: 1st, Henrietta Un
derwood, Asheboro; 2nd, Cora 'May
Fox, Franklinville.
200 yard jpelay: 1st, Asheboro; 2nd.
Franklinville.
Baseball th*>w: 1st, Eva Cranford,
Asheboro; .2nd, lallie Hughes, FVank
linville.
Three legged race: tot, Asheboro;
2nd, Franklinville.
Potato race: tot, Ashdwro; Hid,
Franklinville. •
Bean bag throw, 1st, Asheboro; 2nd,
Franklinville.
High jump: 1st, May Lewis, Far
mer; 2nd, Eva Brown, Asheboro.
■Grade Girls
lOf yard dash: 1st, Edith Rich.
Asheboro; 2nd, Haw* CaShatt, Far
mer.
Bean bag throw: tot, Asheboro;
2nd, Fanner.
Potato race: 1st, Askeboro, JCdith
Bich; 2nd, Franktinville, Annie Booth.
SAYS DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS _
NOT DESTINED TO DIE
Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy under the Wilson administra
tion, and editor of the News and Ob
server, at RaleSjgh, in a recent article,
entitled, "Is the Democratic party
destined to die”, says there are only
two ways to kill a party and that
one is to wipe out the age-old divis
ion between two parties or for one
party to merge with another. The
big Coolidge plurality last election af
fected the Democratic party in neither
of these ways. A political party may
be a vital factor for a long time, nays
Daniels, and poll all the while a min
ority of the votes, but if the adherents
are nu'merous and militant and Ita
principles sound it cannot die.
He goes on to show that the Dem
ocratic party in spite of ita defeat at
the polls in the recent national emo
tion and in 1920 has accomplished a
wonderful amount of good to the
country. The Democrats and Western
Republicans recently combined in
Congress to raise the declaration of
independence against monopoly and
won. The party cannot die as long as
tt continues as it is now fighting
trusts and monopolies and special
privileges everywhere it can in the
country. If it f ails in this it deeerves
to die.
Former Governor Franklin Is
Buried In Guilford County
A fact not generally kno^n ia that
the body of Jesse Franklin, Governor
of North Carolina from 1820 to 1821,
lies buried with only a simple head
stone to mark its place in the Guilford
Battleground, government park, in
Guilford county. The grave is next to
that of Major Joseph Wuurton. The
removed to Guilford Battleground 25
or 80 years ago from the place of or
i:
Will 51y MacMillan to Pole
untee red to fly Mac
Millan to the North Pole this summer, "which event,” says the noted
•explorer, “will result either in success or death on the great ice wastes
on the north." The flyers are, <above) E. E. Reber and A. C. Nold.
iBalow,) ^.Commander Richard E. Byrd and Lt. G. T. Owen.
Large Fire Loss In
State During March
Fire* in North Carolina during
March .show a total loss of $905,277,
against loss amounting to $406,360 in
March a year ago. The increase in
loss, according to Commissioner Sta
cey W. Wade, Was due to ratal in
dustrial fires. A cotton mill in John
son county 'burned with a loss of over
$200,800, two lumber plants in Hali
fax eounty, a flour mill in Forsyth
county, furnishing a.large part of the
rural industrial losses.
The fire at Randleman which de
stroyed Lmdberrjt’s store contributed
to the March total. There were 133
city and town dwelling .fires and 18 ru
ral dwelling fires. Shingle roofs and
defective Hues were the chief causes
of fires.
Flower Exchange To Be Held
On Presbyterian Church Lot
On Tuesday and 'Wednesday of
'next week Mrs. John %. Weed, chair
man of the Civic Department of the
Woman’s Club, will have a flower ex
change on the Presbyterian church
‘grounds. The flower exchange is in
‘order to encourage the growth of
flowers in the town, thereby beauti
fying it. Everyone Who has a surplus
■of bulbs or plants is urged to send
them to the committee by 9:30 a. m.
Tuesday morning. AH who want flow
'ers may obtain them 3
.aMiShf *. ..
every woman in the town to secure
flowers for her lawn. The Civic De
partment is to be congratulated upon
this splendid move.
Should Elect Delegates To The
Baptist State S. S. Convention
The State Sunday School convention
will be held April 28, 29, and 30 in the
First Baptist church, Greensboro. On
April 28th, at 10:30 a. m. there will
be a meeting held for county and
township officers. If you are in this
class be sure to be present for the
morning and afternoon sessions. The
minimum quota of delegates to this
convention from Randolph county is
one hundred. The maximum is as
many as wo cam get to go. If your
school has not elected delegates,
please do so Sunday and send the
names to Mr. E. D. Yost, Greensboro,
who is chairman of the entertainment
committee.
CUSTOM GRIST MILL
Five new houses have been built or
are in course of erection on the Brit
tain property sold at auction on the
west side of State highwfey No. W
north of Asheboro adjoining the Bail
ey and part of the Underwood prop-''
erty which is to be sub-divided and
sold at public auction in June. j
Mr. Hill is building a dwelling and
store house, and grist mill to grind
com and feed.
Junior Class of Randleman
School Entertains Seniors
Last Saturday evening at Ledgefield
the junior class of Randleman high
school entertained at dinner for the
seniors and the high school faculty.
Never before has this annual affair
been given amid such delightful sur
roundings. Tables of four and six
were grouped attractively about the
beautiful dining rooms and were pret
tily ornamented with a profusion of
daisies and dogwood.
CLIMAX OP BAPTIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL CAMPAIGN REACHED
Last Friday evening from eight to
ten o’clock in the main exhibit build
ing at the old fair ground the winning
classes in the contest recently held by
the Baptist Sunday School were roy
ally entertained by the other classes
of the Sunday School.
1 The two classes, the Agoga and the
True Blue, had been leading during
the entire period of the campaign and
tied on the last Sunday, thus making
it necessary to entertain in honor of
two classes instead of just one.
As the honor guests arrived they
were directed to a booth where their
class colors were pinnied on them. The
Junior and Intermediate pupils gave
lusty yells for both classes, hnd af
ter the members had been congratu
lated by all the.members of the Sun
day Behoof, songs, games, and stunts
were entered into with zest; also yells
were given for the winning classes,
the Pastor, the Superintendent and
all who worked to make the cam
paign the success that it was.
Possibly this was one of the most
enjoyable occasions of the season and
the Sunday School looks forward with
interest to a similar event in the
future.
M. E. CHURCH MATTERS
(By W. H. Willis.)
Revival services begin next Sunday.
Rev. A. Burgess, of Greensboro, will
ewneMonday to assist in the meeting.
The public is cordially invited.
Preparatory to the above sendees
twenty cottage prayer services will be
held Friday night. Of these services
the stewards furnished leadership for
five, and the woman’s society, five.
Homes where services will be held are
the following: R. C. Johnson’s, Mr.
'Budger's, Mrs. Sallie Rush’s, Samuel j
Walker’s, John Ingold’s, A. Sam Mil-1
'ler’s, J. S. Presnell’s, A. W. Hasty’s,
Mrs. Emily Elder’s, L. A. Hughes, J.
W. Maxwell’s, E. O, Russell’s G. F.!
’Burkhead’s, J. T. Wood’s, Hams j
Rich’s, Peter Presnell’s, A. M. Fer- j
ree’s, Marshall Rogers, Alex Way’s,;
Mrs. Emma Martin’s.
Mrs. W. H. Moring and Mrs. Gee. j
'Hilliard represented our church at the j
meeting of the annual conference mis-;
‘sionary society at Charlotte tins week.
Mr. J. C. Senter, of the office force j
of the Carolina light and PbweV Com
pany, joined our church Sunday, by
certificate.
The following of our Sunday School |
took courses at the Standard Training j
School and received credits: Hugh
Parks, Mrs. J. D. Ross, Miss Ruth
Hadley, Miss Clarabel Morris, Mrs.
J. A. Spence, Mrs. W. A. Underwood,
Mrs. C. H. Redding, Mrs. C. A. Hay
worth, W. H. Willis.
Mrs, Lucile Meador, of Fayetteville,
sang at both services Sunday greatly
to the delight of our congregation.
Seagrove School Closing
The Sea grove school will close be-1
ginping Wednesday evening, April;
29th, at 8 o’clock, with a program by
the primary and intermediate grades.
Thursday, April 30> will be commence
ment day proper. The morning be
ginning at 10 o’clock will be given
over to class day exercises and one
contest by the high school boys. In
the afternoon there will be two short
contests by the high school girls. At
2:30 in the afternoon an address will
be delivered by Prof. Percy E. Lind
ley, head of the department of educa*
tion of the M. P. College, High Point
Thursday at 8 p. m. the play “Safety
First’*, will be given by the high
school,
RUSHWOOD PARK
Seven of the best types of bunga
lows have been built on lots purchas
ed in Rushwood Park on the Farmer
highway outside the corporate limits
of Asheboro. Three or four other
dwellings are to be built in the near
CLEAN
ON
WEEK IS
ASHEBORO
Lasts Until Saturday Night—
Don’t Wait Until Last Day
To Clean Premises.
Yesterday ushered in Asheboro’s
annual spring clean up week. Satur
day will see its ch»se. The people of
the town are eari^stly requested by
the mayor not ttf- wait until the last
clay to clean up their premises, but to
begin at once to dean up and put the
trash out where the drivers can get
it as soon as possible.
People are requested not only to
clean up their front yards, but also
the back yards and vacant lots. The
clean up campaign is not alone for res
idential sections, but also for the bus
iness part of town. “ There are a
qiumber of back lots ih the business
section that are badly in need of at
tention. They should be cleaned up
this week.
Cleanliness has an important bear
ing on the health of the community.
The fly season is here and now is the
time to clean up the fly-breeding
places. All stables should be cleaned
up thoroughly and kept clean. The
manure should be spread often and
the stables kept dry. Flies breed
and feed in trash and garbage, there
fore both should be moved from the
premises as often as possible.
Much can also be accomplished at
this time of the year to keeping down
the annual crop of mosquitoes to a
minimum. If people while cleaning
up will open all ditches where there j
is a possibility of water collecting
and will collect all tin cans and other
receptables that are likely to catch
and hold water a great deal will have
been done toward minimizing the
number of mosquitoes this spring. It
takes from seven It ten days for mos
quitoes to breed in stagnant water in
warm weather.
This spring’s clean up campaign
should be the most successful in the
history of the town. It will be if peo
ple will cooperate with the town au
thorities and get busy now to make!
Asheboro a really clean town.
Acknowledge Gifts To
Town School Library
We are happy to acknowledge re
ceipt o{ a check of $5 for the school
library from' Mrs. J. L. Winningham,
of Thomasville. This is our first
cash contribution.
Also the won from the
tract meet which. met here Friday,
April 17th.
Also to acknowledge about fifty
books since last week.
We feel very grateful for these
and begin to feel that an A-l Library
is to be realized.
A list of books which are in our
library will appear in next week’s
Courier.
MRS. J. O. REDDING,
MRS. L. L. WHITAKER,
MRS. C. B. GRIFFIN,
MRS. C. M. FOX,
School Committee.
Mrs. Register Celebrates Birthday
On last Sunday a few of the chil
dren, grandchildren and friends of
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Register gathered
at their home at the Asheboro Coun
try Club to celebrate the sixty first
birthday of Mrs.' jRegister. A sump
tuous dinner was served from the well
filled baskets which the guests had
brought with them. Among those
who were present were Mr. and Mrs.
N. B. Ward and two children, Mildred
and Roscoe, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Smith, Misses Florence Coggin, Edna
Smith and Mr. Clyde Smith, of
Greensboro. Several of Mrs. Regis
ter’s children live so far away that it
was impossible for them to attend.
Mrs. Register was the recipient of
a number of useful and lovely gifts.
The guests departed wishing Mrs.
Register many more happy birthdays.
ONE PRESTNT.
MASS MEETING
voted on at
be held May
Mayor.
Henry B. Varner,
There will be a mass meeting
of the citizens of the town to be
held in the court house next Tues
day night, April 27th, at 8 o’clock
for the purpose of nominatin
candidates for Mayor and Town
Commissioners to be
the town election to
5th.
J. A. YORK,
Henry B. Varner Serb
Lexington,
prominent motion picture theatre
operator and president of the North
Carolina motion picture theatre own
ers, continues seriously ill at a Lex
ington hospital with pneumonia. Mr.
Varner suffered a collapse last week
while OH his way to Charlotte. Thurs
day he was taken to the hospital and
Sunday pneumonia developed.
Mr. Varner was for several years
Commissioner of Labor and Printing
and later for eight years was chair
man of the State Prison Board. He
served for eight years as president of
the North Carolina good roads asso
ciation and for morethjm a quarter of
a century has been widely known as
Dispatch,
having lx ’
TRAINING SCHOOL
COMES TO CLOSE
rhirty-five Complete Course and
Get Certificates of Credit—
Ramseur Leads.
The first Standard Training School
for Sunday school leaders held in
Randolph county came to a close last
Friday night after a most successful
series of sessions throughout the past
week. Following the class periods
Friday night there was a general good
social time during which each of the
five classes put on short stunts. Light
refreshments were served under di
rection of Miss Esther Ross, Chair
man of the Entertainment Committee,
i While the school was not as largely
attended as it was expected some very
outstanding instances of good attend
ance were noted. Special mention
should be made of the delegation
coming over a road being constantly
changed. Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Howell,
from Eldorado, thirty miles away, at
tended the sessions of the school reg
ularly. Rev. G. W. Clay and Allen J.
Macon came in from Farmer each
evening.
While the total attendance went ov
er seventy-five the official enrollment
totaled fifty, standing for those who
attended six or more class periods.
Of this number thirty-five attended all
twelve class periods, read their text
book, prepared their assignments and
earned certificates of credit. These
credit students are listed with the
following churches: Ramseur 10,
Asheboro Methodist Episcopal 9,
Asheboro Methodist Protestant 8,
Asheboro Presbyterian 3, New Hope
'circuit 2, Uwharrie circuit 1, Ashe
boro Holiness 1, Central, Spencer, 1.
The credit students are listed by
courses as follows:
The Sunday School, O. V. Woosley,
Instructor.
I, F. Craven, E. H. Cox, Rev. G. W.
Clay, Rev. J. A. Howell, Hugh Parks,
W. L. Ward.
Principles of Teaching, C. T. Carr,
Instructor.
Mrs. I. F. Craven, Rev. W. L.
Scott, Mrs., W. L. Scott, Mrs. J. A.
Howell, Miss Esther Ross, Rev. W. H.
Willis, Mrs. J. D. Ross, J. W. Wolff,
Miss May McAlister.
Intermediate-Senior Organization
and Administration, Miss Barnett
Spratt, Instructor.
C. E. Bulla, Miss Hattie Burgess,
Mrs. W. C. Covington, Miss Ruth
Hadley, W. E- Marley, Mrs. L. D. Per
kins, Mrs. J. R. Wilson, Mrs. Chas.
Fox.
Junior Organization and Adminis
tration, Miss Virginia Jenkins, In
structor.
Miss Exie Callicutt, Mrs. C. A. Mar
lay, Mrs. W. A. Underwood.
Primary Organization and Admin
istration, Mrs. W. -B. Ferguson, In
structor.
Miss Kate Bulla, Miss Lucy Davis,
Miss Virginia Dixon, Mrs. Claude
Hayworth, Miss Bertha Presnell, Mrs.
C. H. Redding, Mrs. J. A. Spence,
iss Julia West, Miss Bessie Prigden.
Will Present Bible and Flag
The Junior Order, at Liberty, wall
present a Bible and flag to the Na
thaniel Green high school at 7:30 p. m.
tomorrow. State Senator J. M.
Sharpe, of Reidsville, past state coun
cilor of the order in North Carolina,
will make the address.
Woman Superintendent
At a meeting of the board of edu
cation of Iredell county held Tuesday
Miss Celeste Hinkle was unanimous
ly elected superintendent of schools
for the county, succeeding J. A.
Steele, who has held the office for
seven years.
Mrs. Flossie A. Brady Dies At
Her Home In Greensboro
Mrs. Flossie A. Brady, aged 26,
wife of Floyd G. Brady, formerly of
Ramleur, died at her home at No. 56
Cherry Street, Revolution, Greens
boro, Tuesday night following an ill
ness of three weeks. Mrs. Brady had
a wide circle of friends in Greens
bor? wd this county.
She is survived by her husband;
three daughters, Hilda, Lucile and
Mary; one son, Chester, all of Revolu
tion, Greensboro; four sisters, Mrs. R.
H. Cox, Mrs. A. F. Carroll and Mrs.
p. T. Farlow, all of Greensboro, and
Miss Gladys Holt, of Ramseur; her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Holt, of
Ramseur; six brothers, H. C. Holt, of
Greensboro; A. D. Holt, of Charlottes
ville, Va.; C. A Holt, of Asheboro;
and Paul, Dwight, and Page Holt, of
Ramseur.
Offer Reward For Negro
Sheriff J. F. Cranford has offered
a reward of $100 in cash for the cap
ture of John Dexter Graves, alias
John Deck, colored, formerly of Cole
ridge township, this county. Graves
is wanted on charge of assault with
intent to kill in connection with the
shooting from ambush of Luther Gar
dener near his home in Coleridge
township Tuesday night of last week.
Mrs. Ella Spivey Given Surprise
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
y, at Randleman, Sunday, Mrs.
Spivey was taken by surprise
she returned home from church
Mother Held
Mrs. David Cunningham, 47, of
Gary, Ind., is held pending an in
vestigation of five deaths in her
family by poison. C Look at 'her
eyes. Does she look as. though she
would poison her own children?
MRS. EUGENIA REDDING
DIED LAST THURSDAY
Was Widow of Late Stanley
Redding—Funeral Held Sat
urday Afternoon.
Mrs. Eugenia Redding, widow of
the late Stanly Redding, died at her
home near Caraway school house, in
Trinity township, last Thursday fol
lowing an illness lasting over a per
iod of several months. Mrs. Redding
lived at the old Redding home place
with her daughter, Miss Virginia.
She was a woman of splendid charac
ter and lovable disposition. She was
one of the most highly regarded wo
men of this section of the State. Her
many friends in Randolph and adjoin
ing counties held her in highest es
teem.
Mrs. Redding was born in Randolph
county February 2, 1843, the daughter
of the late Nathan Stanton Andrew.
She is survived by two sons, Mr. J.
0. Redding, of Asheboro; and C. W.
Redding, of Trinity; two daughters,
Miss Virginia Redding, of Trinity;
and Mrs. R. L. M. Blair, of Trinity,
R. F. D.; and by one brother, Mr. T.
C. Andrew, of Sweet Springs, Mo.
The funeral Services were conducted
from Mt. Vernon M. E. church Sat
urday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, Rev.
W. R. Harris, the pastor officiating,
assisted by Rev. J. E. Woosley.
Interment was made in the church
cemetery. Mrs. Redding for many
years was a faithful and loyal mem
ber of this church.
BAPTIST NEWS LETTER
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Winning-ham
united with our church last Sunday, j
We are happy to welcome these to our |
fellowship.
The fifth annual session of the Pied- j
mont Associational B. Y. P. U. Con- j
vention will be held at the First Bap
tist church, High Point, April 25—26,
1925. Some of our young people are
planning to attend this meeting.
Brother Arthur Peterson, Sr., one
of our Sunday school teachers, who
had an operation for appendicitis last
week at the High Point hospital is,!
we are happy to report, improving
satisfactorily.
The pastor will be out of town each
evening next week, conducting evan
gelistic services at Central Falls.
Sermons for Sunday: “Stephen The
First Martyr,” morning; “Grace Suf
ficient,” evening.
Monday Hottest Day of Year
The mercury climbed to its highest
altitude for 1925 Monday. It regis
tered 89 degrees at 4 p. m. This was
the highest temperature this spring
by three degrees. However, tempera
ture began falling and Monday night
had fallen several degrees.
Trying To Boom Silver Dollars
The Government has been trying
an unsuccessful experiment to boom
the use of silver dollars. One of
the methods employed has been to
pay Government employes a part of
their salaries in silver dollars. The
“cart wheels” ' have been accepted
without comment, but it has been
found that they were the first
money parted with. Merchants
turn the silver dollars into the bank
and there the process of circula
tion ends. There are, to be sure
parts of the country where the sil
ver dollar is in common circulation,
but in the greater part of the coun
try people carry bill books and do
'not want change in their pockets
above one dollar. Silver quarters
and even half dollars “go” all right,
but most people expect paper dol
lars rather than silver.
A Sad Day Indeed
WORlr STARTED ON
FAIR JBUILDINGS
Buildings Similar to Those at
Old Fair Grounds, Except
Somewhat Larger.
Excavation has been started for the
construction of buildings at the new
fair ground just |outh of town. John
j Rich, Chris Underwood and Banks
Hinshaw have contract for the work.
The buildings to be erected are sim
; ilar to the buildings at the old fair
ground site on North Fayetteville
Street. The buildings will be of
frame construction, one story in
height. The main building will be 50
feet wide and 200 feet long and will
have a 100 foot T. The height will be
13 feet, as against 11 feet height of
the old main building,
i The hog bam is being constructed
■ on plans similar to the bam at the
j old grounds. This building will be
i 80 feet by 64 feet. It will have* a
40 foot wing and in the center will
have a 24 foot ring.
The poultry building will be 20
feet by 80 feet and will have grand
stand attached and built over it
SAYS THAT BIG BUSINESS
GOVERNS THE TREASURY
LaFollette Attacks Policies of G.
O. P. Leaders In Magazine
Editorial.
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Senator Robert M. LaFollette, of
Wisconsin, last week broke the pall of
silence which has hung over him since
the 1924 election in an editorial in his
monthly magazine. The Wisconsin
senator pays his respects to the Cool
idge administration and in a new at
tack hands out some lusty wallops to
the Republican party.
' The LaFollette editorial assault on
the G. O. P. says almost in so many
words that the President allows un
lawful mergers and tax dodging,
advance copies of the editorial show
ing that the wrath of Senator La
Follette is directed in particular
against the Treasury Department
and the Department of Justice. He
does not mince words in his assault,
but strikes out with vigor against
matters, as they are conducted in
those two departments of the gov
ernment.
LaFolIette s Editori;-.!.
“The Treasury Department,” the
LaFollette editorial declares “swarms
with the representatives of bit? busi
ness, hot-footing about to escape
tax payments and to secure refunds
by one device or another. The De
partment of Justice has been shame
less under both the Harding and the
Coolidge administrations in its in
difference to the violations of law
by steel mergers, railroad mergers,
the packers and other consent de
crees and in neglecting and refusing
to prosecute flagrant violations of
.the anti-trust law, scores of which
have been brought'to its attention by
the Federal Trade Commission and by
reputable citizens.”
In the course of the editorial it
is state that Secretary Mellon and
“President Coolidge himself, by en
tering a much to be regretted and
very foolish protest against it,”
these two being assailed for alleged
attempts to block the Senate in
vestigation of the Treasury being
prosecuted by Senator Couzens of
Michigan, this investigation, should
be carried on and the light turned
upon the transactions which have
taken place. As to this the editorial
continues:
“Senator Couzens is making dis
coveries which as they become known,
will shock the public and prove very
embarrassing to the administration.
From day to day the Couzens commit
tee continues to unearth malodorous
tax evasions and other forms of in
defensible wrongdoing. This is all
aside from the tax refunds to big cor
porations, Mellon’s among others,
amounting to tens of millions of dol
lars.” These extracts from the La
Follette editorial are sufficient to
show the trend of it, and this is that
the Republican party is dealing un
justly by the people and is taking
care of the big interests of the coun
try, letting the masses get along as
best they may.
Carson Hurley Buys Large
Tract Charlotte Realty
Carson Hurley, banker and cotton
mill man of Troy, who for some time
has held one-fourth interest in a 45
acre tract of land near Myers Park,
an exclusive residential development
in Charlotte, last week acquired the
holdings of his associates, R. P. Lyon,
j of Wadesboro; and F. E. Robinson and
T. T. Cole, of Charlotte. The three
fourths interest held by his associates
cost Mr. Hurley $106,000. Mr. Cole
will manage the property for Mr.
Hurley. He states that the old Bap
tist hospital, which is on the tract,
will be converted into a modern
apartment house. The property sur
rounding the apartment house will be
subdivided into lots and sold for res
idential purposes.
Mr. Hurley several months ago
sold his half interest in the Smither
man Power Company, operating in
Montgomery county, to the Carolina
Power and Light Company for, it is