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OCT. 4TH1913.
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Everybody is scared a sa counterfi t
fifty dollar bill is in circulation.
Look and see if the one you have
put away is genuine.
Charlotte is soon to have an up-to-date
Masonic Temple. The con
tract for the new edifice, which will
be exclusively used by the Masons
has been let. The contract price
for the building is$80,000.
North Carolina needs every hon
est, industrious man. If a man is
one of that kind he should realize
his importance because of the fact
that a State of great resources has
a warm welcome for him and a mil
lion just like him.
President Wilson takes the posi
tion that the policy of the United
States toward Mexico had accom
plished its two cardinal purposes
to obtain assurances that there
would be a constitutional election
and that Provisional President Hu
erta would not be a candidate to
succeed himself.
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An agreement has been reached
relative to the employes of the of
fice of the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue employed in Washing
ton and engaged in the work of as
sisting in the collection of the in
come tax that they shall be appoin
ted from the civil service lists.
Now that the Federal bird law
is effective all over the country peo
ple are wondering if the price will
be any lowei , says Greensboro Re
cord. No one had the least idea of
the extent o2 the shipments from
the State until some indictments
were returned at the recent term of
the United States Court. One man
alone, inside of a few weeks, ship
ped birds on the sly to the amount
of over $4,000.
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The State Red Cross Seal Com
mittee of North Carolina is plan
ning an extensive campaign this
year for the sale of the Red Cross
Seal Christmas stamp in every part
of the State. It is confidently be
lieved that one million seals will
be sold this year in the State. Four
hundred thousand were sold last
year. The sale of these seals is in
itself of great value in stirring up
a community to the great evil of
tuberculosis.
The North Carolina Senators have
been asked to recommend District
Attorneys and Marshals. Attorney
General McReynolds has decided not
to permit Republican officeholders
to serve out their terms. It is
thought that Senator Overman will
name W. C. Hammer for District
Attorney and Manly McDowell for
Marshal. Senator ; (Simmons will
probably name Wm. T. Dortch for
Marshal and Francis D. Winston
for District Attorney.
Where He Was At
The distinction between politics
and business was very sharply drawn
by several little incidents in the
rate meeting at Raleigh. The plain
business man with no axe to grind
spoke oupht straight from the
shoulder says the Wilmington Star.
There was not any doubt about
where he stood. But the politician
spoke as If in a fog. You could not
fTT I 1 J ' 1 t i
see mm. wnen ne got tnrougn you
could not tell "where he was at."
He was in the middle of the road
and on both sides. The gist of his
utterances called to mind the time
honored platitude, "If you'll be
good you'll be happy."
Time Extended Boys and Girls
Logan W. Page, Director of the
Office of Public Roads, has extend
ed from October 15th to March 2d
the time in which school children
living on farms may submit essays
on the repair and maintenance of
earth roads in competition for a
gold medal and two silver medals
to be given by the Department of
Agriculture. The essays are not to
be more than 900 words long and
must express ideas in the children's
own language. Understanding of
the subject, penmanship, English
and spelling will count in the rat
ing of the essays.
Closing of Saloons
Under a new exercise law in ef
fect November 1st 3,341 liquor sa
loons out of the 8,485 in the State
of Ohio on May 1st will be closed.
The State will lose $1,000 tax on
each saloon, or $3,341,000 in all.
The incoming license law restricts
saloons to one for every 500 inhab
itants. In addition, each county
has the right to prohibit saloons al
together in its limits. Cleveland
will lose 900 saloons, Cincinnati
700, Toledo 260, Youngstown 207,
Columbus 196 and Dayton 90.
Rural Race Problems.
The organization of the North
Carolina Commission on Rural Race
Problems was perfected in Raleigh
by the appointment of the execu
tive committee for this working
body. In the conference the spea -kers
were unanimous in the opin
ion that some steps should be taken
to enable the white communities to
protect themselves from the evils
of the present wholely unregulated
sandwiching of white and colored
farmers in the same neighborhood,
not in any spirit of hostility to the
negro, but in order to give ade
quate protection for the rural so
cial life. Permanent organization
was effected as follows: President,
Clarence Poe, Raleigh; Vice-Presidents.
Dr. H. Q. Alexander, Meck
lenburg county, S. H. Hobbs, Clin
ton; J. H. Evans, Harrolsville; Sec
retary, J. Z. Green, Marshville; and
Treasurer, J. S. Carr, Durham. The
executive committee was directed
to prepare and have introduced in
the legislature a bill to create a
commission to investigate the rural
race problem in this State and re
port with recommendations to the
1915 Legislature.
LAUNDRY FOR SALE A well
equipped laundry for sale in Ox
ford. Apply , to Hicks & Stem. 2t.
Doings in Legislature.
The Legislature passed a resolu
tion inviting the President of the
United States to deliver the ad
dress for the unveiling of the mon
ument of Col. Ashely Home to the
Confederate Women in Raleigh, and
the 108th anniversary of the Meck
lenburg Declaration of Independ
ence. -
A bill to provide two-cent per
mile passenger fare in North Caro-
olina, was introduced in the House
by Clark of Pitt. Another espe
cially notable bill was by Dr. Gor
don, of Guilford, carrying $198,000
appropriation, the Central Hospital
for Insane at Raleigh to have
$190,000 and the Asylum at Golds-
boro for negroes, $8,000. And an
other woman's building, a labora
tory and $30,000 addtional for main
tenance fund for the Raleigh hos
pital are included, the bill being
urged as especially necessary .
Gov. Craig on Working Roads
Gov. Craig realizes the great ben
efit Good Roads are to the whole
State has issued a proclamation
calling upon the people of North
Carolina to observe Wednesday and
Thursday, November 5th and 6th,
as Good Reads Days, is a new thing
for the State. He wants our peo
ple to show as much patriotism as
the people of Missouri and Kansas
did a few weeks ago, who gave two
whole days to road working with
the result that the roads were put
in good order. It is well said that
enthusiasm without organization
does not amount to much, and we
would suggest that steps be taken
at once to organize every township
in Granville for this great volun
teer movement. Rightly directed,
work amounting to thousands . of
dollars can be done on the days set
apart by Gov. Craig. Let County
Commissioners, mayors of Oxford,
Creedmoor, Stem, Stovall, Farmers
Union, mail carriers, school teach
ers, preachers, doctors, merchants,
and everybody else prepare for the
great work that will redound to the
good of all of us.
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Adler'a
CollegianClothes
auits and
Overcoats
$15 to $3
sell Adler's Collegian Clothes because
v wc honestly believe that for good looks,
comfort and enduring value they will give you
Supreme Satisfaction. Our new Fall and Winter
Collegians are particularly attractive every suit and
overcoat reflects refinement and good taste. They are
made from fashionable all-wool fabrics in the most popa
lar weaves and shades, wi1! fit smoothly and give you
the best kind of service. The better dressed men all
over the country are wearing Collegian Clothes. Hadn't
you better drop into line?
Landis
aston
Wilmington Star remarks that
Secretary Daniels isearning hissal
ary and is saving the government
a smokehouse full of money. He
is giving the Navy Department the
benefit of some old fashioned integ
my ana conscientiousness and is
protects the government from graft. 1 3
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We see it stated that Servia
grows 6,000 acres of tobacco yearly.
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Capital
Profits
Assets
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. . $10,000.00
. . 2,500.00
. 110,00.00
1st. To open a checking account with Us.
2nd. To deposit temporarily idle money with us
on certificate at 4 per cent.
3rd. To carry a savings account with us and get
4 per cent compounded every three months
$1 will start an account in this department.
We appreciate your business whether large or smajl and make every effort to be of service to you.
Our business is confined exclusively to that of BANKING Prudent and Conservative
Banking. All transactions treated confidentially.
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H. D. MANGUM, President, J. N. TILLEY, Vice-President.
S. C. LYON, Vice-President, I. E. HARRIS, Cashier.
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entirely new aro up-to-date stalls and many other things for your accomoda f
. comfort and convenience. But above all these things we are
glad. to inform our farmer friends that &
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