Urn Jsrtiw.
MARCH SSrd, IMS. 91.10 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
KENTUCKY POOL DISPOSES
OP INOOMOO LBS.
HURLEY
W«M PImmJ with few 5ya
5ci« 14m of what Um BurWy To
>mii Onwm' Coopstmtivs Asaocia
Uoa hit innampliahij In Its briaf cor
porate *u Bl»so to Um
WOtCOO frOWVfl OX UM UirR dlllnCt
of Kentucky at Louiarlll* by JW
tat Jubm C. 8 tons. AoNtdiKf to
Mr. StoM** lUtMWt, tha Aaaocia
tton has raeohrod about 84,000,000
pounds of tcbacw the* Ha wsr»
houam war* opwU January M, and
baa told abfut 60,000,000 pounds of
that tobacco at prieaa about Am
timaa what tha advancaa |hna Um
twwOT at Um tima of daUrary
amounted to.
Tha association, Mr. StoiM tald, ta
ualnir 94 rooalvtog plant* at 64 dif
ferent locations It baa not only ad
▼anood about a tkM of Um valua to
tha growers, but baa paid back Half
tha amount of tta borrowing from
hank* to tha district and will pay
back tha othar half this week. H.
•aid tha officiate of tha Association
•xpacted later to uao soma of Uw
919,000,000 loan offered by tho War
Ftasocs Corporation.
in hto address at Louisville, Mr.
Stone said. te part:
"I can |(n f»i, but not in a totalled
•ray, Juat what we have 1mm la Cen
tral Kentucky Wa started thla or
ganisation July SO. Between July
10 and November 15, «a algned 66,
•17 contracts which fare. Wad on
the 1M0 crop, around M par cent.
Wa than organised under the law*
of North Carolina, hscaaaa wa (Ud not
have adequate law In thla State at
that thus
"The first part of January there
was a law—The Bingham Coopers-1
tire Marketing Association Act— I
pa teed h «a» week's Uase, and we re- ,
incorporated under the law la this
State. Bat woe* that time and Janu
ary X, wa took orer ISO warehouaes
out of 180 through the district, which .
coat approximately >6,000,000. Wa
financed that property to the aatla
faction of the owners of that property.
"We organised our grading depart
ment and eetabllshed uniform grades
for hurley tobacco. We made ar
rangements to borrow 110,000,000
from the War Finance Corporation
and In addition bono wed $8,400,9001
through the banka throughout the
territory to make advaneea to the,
farmers when they began to dettrwr
to our receiving points. Wa began |
in January m M locations, and since
that ttma we have received op an til
teat Saturday night, approximately
•6,000,000 poanda of tobacco Wa
Have advanced the farmer what waa
approximately one-third of the mar
ket price and hare eold approximately
•0,000,000 poanda of toba*o at prtoaa
about tbrea time* the advance price.
"Wa are thia week paying back all
the money we borrowed. Wa will
have a sufficient amount of money
on hand to make advance* to the re
maining member* of the aaeoclation
that an yet to deliver their cropa.
We expect, however, later to nee
some of the War Finance Corporation
money, bat we could get along with
out uaing it probably, but we are go
ing to uae It.
"We have all the warchouae pro
pertiee—that la, the • to rage plant*—
fit under the Government Ponding
Act Wa have complied with all the
detalla of the War Finance Corpora
tion requirement! by having our
gTader* licenaed under the grader*'
llcenae act! We are now prepared If
wa want to do It, to get thla War
Finance money from the govern
ment.
"Thla la Juat a brief nummary of
what ha* bean accomplished, you
might aay, la 80 day* in the Burley
aectlon.
"I alao want to aay that the manu
facturer* to whom wo have sold to
baceo ire very mack pleaaed with the
way the buiinea* Jta* been handled,
and not later than yeeterday I had
ana of the large*t owner* aay to ma
that It waa decidedly the moat aatie
factory way they have over purchas
ed tobacco. It haa bean dalirered
promptly, It haa been packed itratght
a* the baaket.
"In fact, one told me he had re
aelvad 4000,000 pound* from Isling
ton, Ky., alone and not on* alagl*
baaket at aeated tobacco in It, and
that ha waa aoavtoaad that waa the
mm throughout the territory. Ha
waa aMflhat it weaM ha aad la now
RAILROADS LOSS IN
FKDVtAL COURT
TWm J«d|M Say Stela Cm
CotUct Taa m LnM Afteit
RailraadU.
Raleigh, March IB.—The five chief
railroad* of North Carolina today
won dan lad an Interlocutory injunc
tion against the »tata of North Caro
lina to rostealn tho state from col
lecting taxes for 1M1 on pk>at>
they alleged to bo iwnn< at a valua
tion In exooss of IU truo value.
Tho doclaion, rendered by Mnl
Judges Edmund Waddlll, of tho
fourth district; James E. Boyd, of
tho western district of North Caro
lina, and H. 0. Connor, Sr., of tho
eastern district, upholds tho taxation
system of North Carolina.
Tho railroads affected are, the
Southern, Atlantic and Yadkin, Baa
board, Atlantic Coast Line and the
Norfolk Southern. It is expected
that the roads will take the caaa to
the Supreme court of the United
States immediately on appeal. The
statute under which the motion waa
filed gives the roads the right to do
this. But in the meantime than la
nothing now to prevent tho State
from proceeding In Ita work of collect
ing the taxes which it beliovee it has
a right under the law to do.
The bearing, running over a week,
took place in Greeenboro in January.
II* CUM Will MO I* IIU likely take
their turn In the United States courts
of equity. At lk« Greensboro hear
ing the attorneys for tkt roads atnu
ed the point that tha state of North
Carolina should not fight the injunc
tion, declaring that they (Um roade)
only a«kad far the injunction until
tha final lii»rii| of tha tun. Thay
cited tha point that tha state had
nothing whatever to loaa by watting
until tha final diapoaition of tha ac
tions in tha regular Unitad SUtaa
rourta of equity. But tha attorneys
for tha state thought satlrely differ
ently.
The roada, at least several of them,
alleged that an nnjuat burden was im
poaad oa them by what they caBed the
pyramiding of taxes against them:
Pint, the ad valorem tax on tha total
value of property, second the fran
chise tax on that same ad valorem
total value, and third, the incosne tax
of three per cant on net Ineome.
The railroads fought desperately at
the Greenaboro hearing with the state
defending itself rigorously. The
roads alleged that the state diaerim
mated against them in arriving at the
franchise tax through the ad valorem
method; that they are now being tax
ed with ad valorem taxea, resulting
in what thay claim to be double taxa
tion. They also attacked tha fran
chise tax oa tha ground that it was
in violation of tha constitution ot tha
state and tha 14th amendment of the
federal oonstitutioa hi that all other
corporatioaa ars measured by the
cttpital stock, whereas with the rail
roads it Is baaed upon tha al valorem
value.
TM court, after consideration of
the hills. exhiblta, affidavit! and argu
ment of oounael, gave aa Ita opinion
that for tha purpose of the motion
only, complainant! had neither in:
their pleading!, nor upon tha proof*
adduced, made such a caae aa entitled
them to hare aa Interlocutory injunc
tion in the cauaea aa prayed for and
tha motion* for auch Injunction in
reapoet to the ad valorem and the;
franrhiaa and privilege tax should not |
be granted. |
The court- did not paaa upon or ex
preaa any opinion in raapect to the j
validity of the income tax or tha j
etatutea enacted for ita enforcement.
The roads at tha hearing only attack
ed mildly thia part of the ayitem.
In the capitol office! today the re
joicing was general The state has
won everything it sought in the first
akinniah. The eaae will now go up in
a hurry.
The auit waa inatituted against1
Revenue Commiaaioner A. D. Watte,
Auditor Baxter Durham, Treaaurer
B. R. Lacy and Attorney General J. g. j
Manning. The interlocutory Injunc
tion reatraining and enjoining each
and all af theee dafedanta from pro-1
reeding with tha collection and en
forcement «f payment against tha
aeveral plaintiff* of certain taxee
aaaeaaed, waa preaanted in Oraana
boro January M, when the facta ware
taken and arguments made. Thirty
days for briefs followed and Thursday
the three judgaa took all conaidera
tion. The deeialon was reached
earlier than had been expected
the best way both for the farmer and
the man who buy* It, manufaatmraa
It. That la briefly what haa been
acmmpliahed In the Barley lection."
CONVICT HUMS •
YKAI8 IN WILL
Dallaa, Taaaa. —After
of tha time nin« yaan la
of a d*ap wail, J. W. Owaaa of
AbUan*. Taylor county, Toaaa., to
btkM tha ban at Hoata villa, to
a ton* walch would
thor* whan fUrat takan to tha |
tiary. Aa It la ha begin* hla <«■ yaar
Owaaa aacapod from tha panltanti
ary ona dajr after ha waa lent thara
on a murdat cbarg* tee yaar* ago
from Taylor oounty.
Owona mad* hla home at Um bottom
of a daop dry wall on hla farm *oath
of Abilene all th«' Um* tha offlcara
w*r* searching for him. H* ftaad tha
w*ll Into comfortable living quartan
and was n*v*r In danger. Hi rrmala
ed in the wall moat of tha daytlm* and
cam* out at night to ha with hla
wife and ehlldran. Seona of Mme*
th* offican hav* approached tha
houM and Mtrchud thi pltct, but
they n*v*r one* thought of taking a
trip down Into tha TO-foot wall.
Owona waa at tha bottom, comfort
ably reclining on hi* bunk and
•><j| >**• |H|^ aw mi uinni fivunu rwm
he had tunnalrd out fcom the wll
But m tloM wore on Owens Wnm
cttdtu. And the officer* cuu up
on him so suddenly Uut ha vaa caught
in the act of getting Into hi. under
ground ho—■ hauled out and started
again to tha penitentiary.
It waa 11 jtmk a|* that Owini vaa
charged with murder and finally given
tan years in priaen. H* waa a proa
pcroua farmer Whan ha arrived at
tha penitentiary, ha waa aaalgned to
hia call. Tha folk)wing day ha waa
mi Ming. Just walked off in Wand
daylight.
Owens talked freely of hia hiding
place at home. Ha anid whan ha left
tha priaon he want straight ho ma and
at once took mp Ma abode in tha old
wall Ka aaid far aaveaal month* ha
never came above tha aorfaee daring
tha day. Ha said food waa lowered
to him in a bucket at night. Owena
dug a room back from tha wall aha ft,
■at up hia bad and arranged for hie
comfort.
For tha last throe year* ha haa
•pant much time on the ■urfaoa, ha
aaid, even to tha extent of helping
with tha work about thr place. It
appeared the officers had given up
the hunt and believed him gone. Than
he became caraiau. ha aaid. Later
an officer learned be waa at home.
They had been hearing that "at home
again" for nine yeara. Alt they
went. They came upon him suddenly.
He made a run for the wall, hat Umy
got him. Owens eaye he will not try
to eacape this time. He eaya hia:
family ia in good ahape and can gat
along without him, so ha will stick
It out.
Large Poultry Dealer
Killed by Tram
Salisbury, March 19 Robert C.
Clement, 46 year* of age, of Rogera
ville, Tenn., waa killed 10 mi lee weet
of Salisbury this afternoon when he
either fall from or waa knocked off I
a poultry train en route from Rogen
ville to New York city.
Mr. Clement, a large shipper of
Tenneaaee, was accompanying one of
hia train* composed of IS can of
chickens, to New York city. When
the train arrived at Spencer Mr.
Clement found his father missing.
He immediately got In touch with the
section foreman in Salisbury, request
ing htm to search for the missing man.
The younger Mr. Clement continued
with the poultry train, clinging to
the tiny hope that his father had left
the train at Salisbury. When he
reached Greensboro a message noti
fied him that hia father's body was
found about 10 mile* weet of here,
near an overhead bridge. The young
man returned to Salisbury tonight to
take charge of tha rental After
being prepared for barial, the body
will ha taken to Rogeraville, Tenn.,
where Interment will ha J
While no one aaw Mr. Clement fall,
It la the opinion here that he either
fell from one of the cars or waa
struck by the overhead bridge. The J
oody waa badly aianglea, but tha
train did not paaa over it
Mr. Cleasent waa wall known in
railroad cirelea here aad to Spencer.
For the paat three yean he had pass
ed through Spencer weekly, accom
panying one of hia poultry trains to
New York city. He was oaa of tha
largest paaltif ship pars to
POLITICS IN SUMY
This rood year. im. to toe Um
to eloct all oouaty oMmn, snd »
corder for Mo—t Airy tmiMy. The
foci toot already, tola early to too
year, months Mm too iuiitibHim
will bo bold, too poNttatoaa on Itotoc
up and taking itand for thto aad toot
candidate, lo evideaee toot tklo to to
bo no Ught Matter with too people
who |ot interacted to too awarding o*
officer*.
The county lo so itmfljr KipakM
can that too Domocrata hardly atlr up
lnteroat enough to do ssore than hoop
a watch oa too acta and eoodoct of
thooo to office and pot out a ticket
that too porty organisation may bo
kapt intact It woo this watchful
nooa on tbo port of Domocrats that, no
doubt, resulted to tbo tow that ro
quiroo tho books of too oouaty to bo
audited oach year by a competent
auditor to tho future, which was a
wlae move beyond question.
Tho Republican party Is committed
to tho policy of two terms to all
successful candidates who are worthy
officials. Tho party teamed tklo
lesooa well a few years ago wboa they
made a shipwreck of their political
machine and turned over tho county to
tho Democrats all boeauao a so-called
ring captured tho county and waa
ruling according 9 Its own sweet
win, year uwr year, ana no nop* 01 a
change. The party divided to that
utMt that a Democrat coold be elect
ed to the beat officaa la the county.
It waa becauae of all thla that a rule
waa mad* that bo man shall hold an
office mora than two terma ia moose
•ion. Than aaama to be a atroaf
diapoaltion oa the pa/t of all leader* in
the Republican party to stand by tkla
rule to the Utter. And ante tkla
rule the dark, treasurer, the refiater
and the repreaeatathre will chance.
The moat important office aa to
reepoaeiblHty and aalary ia that of
clerk of the Superior Court. Thia
office ia for a term of four years and
the man who geU it ia practically
aura of a tenure of eight yean. It ia
oaly office ia the county that ia
a longer term than torn yean.
Mr. J. A. Jack ton, who haa now aarr
ed hia time for two terma aad who
haa mad* one of th* beat officials the
county e*er had, will retire from
politics, so far aa holding office foaa,
with the expiration of hia present
term. Ha will devote hia time to hia
buaineaa interests here at Mount Airy,
and no mors bother with the public
of fir*.
Already It mw that It to almost s
rertsinty that A. E. Til ley, at lloant
Airy, will be the winning candidate
far Clark whan tha convention to held.
Mr. TUlay to • towyar and to bow
county attorney. Ha hald tha office
of lUcorder of thto township for two
yeara and made one of tha moat
satisfactory officer* the court h*i
ever had. Ha hu proven himself to
he • competent and popular official,
and folks tell us that his nomination
to almost a certainty.
The next heat office to that of high
sheriff of the county. The lines sasm 1
to ba drawn and it to agreed that the
office will |0 to either the pressnt
sheriff, A. L. Ashburn, or former
sheriff, U. O. Bel ton. Mr. Aahburn
is serving out the one year time that1
waa made vacant by tha resignation
of W. L. Alberty and to making one
of the most popular and efficient
sheriffs the county has ever had. He
will aak for tha regular nomination
from his party and will, naturally,
have a strong following. Mr. Balton
is possibly known to ths people of the
county as well or better than any
other politician here. He has long
been befors the people and can num-j
b«r as many friends as any man. He
to making an active campaign for tha
office, ao they tell ua, and will no
doubt have a strong following.
For the office of register of deads
there will be a doxen candidates, no
doubt. Already there are said to be |
a number of candidates who may an-!
tar the »ace. Hardin Holyfleld, a
young man of Rockford township and
a man who would make a strong ma
and a good official, to said to ba in tha j
race, and so will i f. Sparger, of
Stewsrts Creak township. Mr. Sparger
has served aa deputy sheriff and to
known aa a substantial and worthy
young man who will command a
Strang following. The interesting1
feature of tha contest for this office
is that s woman will aak for It Mies
Lillian Harkrader wanta to be the
next Register. She haa bean asked
by numbers of voter* to enter tha
race and no doubt will. Miss Lillian
is a daughter of S. K. Harkrader of
Dobaon and her, mother la well known
aa tha popular proprietor of tha Dob
aon hotel, and her grandfather, tha
lata Lace cm mm of tha
aovoral jMn, km Made i popviar
and lowixitOhi official to this
offleo, M4 ahraady lomn *11 ahoot
the work wtthoat having to leant *
•hoatd ikt ba ilirtit Mm haa I boat
of kin folk* Ib tha county maay of
whom in D—ocraU. Wo predict
that oho will make oomo of the men
folk of Km county (cratch tWr haada
and wonder what to do «kn thar go
out to cmtui iftlmi i popular sad
amiling woman of tact and plenty of
hard eenee.
Por the offleo of traaaurer tha
folk* hi to hava no oaa la mind
except W. L. Chilton, of Ararat Mr.
Chilton la ona of tha largo farm an
and aucoeaafal bualnaaa man of tha
county and haa hold tha offleo of aoat
miaalonor and mam bar of tha hoard of
education.
W. N. Jackson, wall known lawyer
of Dobson, mani to tea the only ona
in the minda of the folks now foe tha
naxt mam bar of tha lafWttm.
Thla ia Surry1! year to name tha
member of tha Senate from thla dis
trict compoeed of Surry and Stokaa.
Thar* will ha thrsa Candidataa for
tkia offiaa bafora tha naxt convention.
R. L. Hayasors la said to ha a candi
date and he ia too wall known to tha
party to naad any comment from as.
Ha ia know* and haa bee* for year*
aa ona of tha Influential men of his
party. 8. 0. Maguire of Elk in, tha
present member of tha bouee, will
alao ha a iwWrta B. M. Llnville.
banker of Moant Airy, ia said to ha
tha candidate of a number o( basin—
men of hia party who wait a foot
man for thia office. It ia talked
that the Bank of Mount Airy will
agree to dispense with hia aervicee
lone enough for him to serve to tha
Sonata if hia party drafts him. Mr.
Linvilie haa often been asked to ac
cept office from his party, hut has de
clined up to this time.
For the office of county Commis
sioner the people srs already talking
of available men. I O Wallace, of
Kappe Mills, haa served only ona term
and naturally will be before the peo
ple again, tor he ia considered a man
who fills this office well. John
Simpeon, of Eldors township, la tn
the minds of some aa a man who will
do credit to hia party aa a commis
sioner Mr. Simpson haa hseo a mem
ber of the county executive committee
from hia townahip, magistrate, elec
tion officer, etc, for many years. He
ia known aa one of the leaders of hia
party and one of the suhatantial and
successful farm an in hia section.
Adolphui Wolfa U being talked of
aa a candidate for Congrsss from thia
district. While no one expect* the
Republican who make* thia race to be
elected. It place* him in poeition to
land aomethinc better becaue* of the
prominence ha get* from the race. It
la for thia reaaon that young and as
piring men are willing to run for Con
greaa in thia diatrict. It ia wall
known, that M*. Wolfa took a high
itand while In the Univaraity and
made a reputation for a man of ability
aa a scholar and public debater
Laat election the women of the
country diatricta took very little in
tereat In politics, but thia year It may
be different. Folks are awake to
what may happen if they do not get
the women interested. One of the
jokea of the day la the manner in
which one politician accounted for the
results in the laat' election. Ha
wanted to say that the women of the
town voted but the women of the
country did not, bat he ueed other
words to say it "The spool heels did
the work," was hia way of saying that i
the town voted Mid that they an
largely Democrat*. You can safely
count on the "spool heela" at the nest
election, and thia may have much te
do with the political fortunea of
many. , j
Must Haw* WarruU to Saarck
Matertm
Danville, Vs., March 14.—Failure of |
government officers to Hold search
warranta lad today to the fi iidst of
C. M Goodwin and J. M Harris, two
Richmond man who a year age ware
arreated by prohibition officers near I
Clover, Halifax county la aa aato-'
mobile containing M gtfllona of Uqaor.
The government took a nolle proaa;
in the case* today and the men were
released, i ne government so acted
in >he face of instructions to the
federal grand Jury yeetarday in which
the ewnt insisted that -Tlirii 0-^
t *'
LETTER FROM JAPAN
I »w m ■) «ir* Iki mwiy mm
vMi^mM(mUbc« mi—what »H**W
f«u of 4mth IiimIi far « MMN Ik
wteiii mm, which, hi turn, |hw
way to | fur that dwth wff aot
MM Mid fl«* tlM vtctte froMt Mlwy.
Eventually tha iHmHw Eiiimii 1m*
irulnh ywlda to h*»a, optimum mta
bom— Into Ita wiatoMd rihthl,
and It (mI* Mighty good whoa tho
bad fMltoc *topa. Am old HI
whoM I "have know* froM childhood
•ays ha Mm* to Maah hi* thumb ho
cauM h f**la *o good who* It itoft
hurting.
"«i, we isaueu ml roe port ei
rukMM* that morning about mm
o'clock, and with oat light baggage la
our hand* we walked aero— tha
tata to Joheo, tha dtatsnca being a
little laaa than two aaiiea. Jobaa h
tha largaat and Mat prosperous of
tha group of villagee which constitute
tha broader territory known as Mishs.
Johen would easily ha calle<f a town to
America bacauaa of tha nnmlilanrtli
number af inhabitants. We weal
direct to tha Yamaaura (Mouatahl
Village) hotal where wa ted breakfast
and took up our abode. It la the place
at which wa are accwatawed to ledge
and to bald our religious services,
ainca tha buQ^taig we have had for a
chapel la ao nil aad unsuitable.
The hotal. Ilka all others la thia part
of tha country, la stristly Jataaa.a.
There are aa chairs, ao bidstasdi, aad
no a twees aor fireplaces. Wa sad sa
tha floor arouad a hlhachl wtth ear
overcoats on, aa It was snowtag aad
cold. The hifaachMa a kind of Jar or
tin lined bos filled nearly full of
sahea aad aoaao lire charcoals aa
top. Sitting -on our feet kaepa them
wars, and the handa are kept warn
by holding them over the hOaefaL
Too, the Japaaeaa draaa very warmly
la winter by putting cotton between
their dreaaee and linings.
At night hage quilts are brought
into the gueat room by tha maid, and
one or two are spread down'an tha
clean padded floor, while one or two
are uaed for covering, according to
the leaaon. In the Burning these
heavy quilta are carried out aad
(tared away till needed again. Wa
foreigners miss tha springs af our
owa bads; but wo usually sleep wail
anyway.
The food is pissed oa tiny trays in
individual dishes and brought iato
tha room aad pis red on tha floor la
front of tha guest Tha food was
quite good to us, but probably aot
what the readara would consider idssl
The food wss quttk etetaotaataoui
There were no knives, forka aar
* poo ni u> um in handling the food.
We naad two little Urnlght atioha
both held in the mom hand and akill
fully manipulated. But ay frienda
in America do not always manipulate
the chopsticks skillfully when I kaie
them five a demonstration. Wa had
no brand, nor butter nor coffee. Bat
we had rice instead of brand, which is
a very fine substitute when
prepared; Our set* war* brought to
dinner and supper wa always had
fresh raw fish cut Into thin sHeaa and
eaten with Japanese sauce distilled
from beans and salt. Wa also had
cooked or broOed fiah, sou pa, »sga>
ables, fruits, pteklaa, and ihiIIih
beef. I do not suffer In nataf roeh
diet, for ay weight ia still about the
■ame aa it was in Monnt Airy, that
it, a boot tit pounds.
It will take another totter to tell
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religious services, ate.
J. W. Frank
Uwajiaa, Ehiae Kan, Japan,
rah. 10, lHt