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Volume X. No. 33.
Four O'Clock Edition
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Scotland Neck, N. C, Wedi, May 19, 1920
Telegraph Sendee
Price Two Cents
GHEST HONOR TO REPRESENT
II U. S.
AT THE OLYMPIC G1ES
t :- ;ir w. c 1
Everyman . musi train nimwu nu jrauiuiig
For Athletes Or Visiting
Friends
MAKE OLYMPIC GAMES THE GOAL
ENTIRE FAMILY SENT
TD FEDERAL PRISON
Father, Mother, Son,
and Nephew Receive
Sentence
m" wm iiiiimi npun nnn m fit vimtifm
mim.ui uuiuuu iu ul unuuiimiLU
WHISKEY SELLING
o-
Pliiladelphia, May 19. Lraw
,ou Robertson, coach of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania track
Team, i announcing his training
rules for the present season, ur
jres his athletes to make the Olym
pic Games the goal of their ath
letic aspirations.
"Every man has the highest
obtainable athletic honor before
mr he says. "This is to re
present the United States in the
Olvmpies. It means no little sa
crifice but the men who are wil
ling to forego the pleasures of
social life and attend strictly to
the tasks imposed by the coaches
luive To permit of success in
llicir grasp. The other 25 per
cent is athletic ability.
"Every man must train himself
and the 'Honor System' will be
used. Smoking is prohibited for
athletes and foi
JAMES SURGET LAST
OF
SOUTH IS DEAD
Of INDIGO
KINGS
Toledo, May 19. The entire
family of father, mother, son, and
nephew were sentenced to the
Federal prison following their
convictions for ciolation of the
prohibition law in federal court.
Queen i Victoria Was
to Offer He
art.
400 SPECIMENS
County Com. to Pay At The Rate Of
Twenty Five Cents For Eeach
Citizen
The Surget Fortune was
Made Raising
Indigo
BRED RACE HORSES
MRS. DANIELS LEAVES
FJ GENEVA
New York, May 19. Mrs.
Josephus Daniels was among
other delegates is sailing for the
international women suffrage ai
liace at nGeneva, Switzerland
June the sixth to the twelveth.
Madrid, May 19. Spanish cit
ies are intensely interested in an
exposition of fans to be held here
this month. More than 400 bea
tiful specimens' showing the de
velopment of the art of fan mak
ing in the last three centuries
have been entered in the exposi
tion: ;
Queen Victoria was among the
first to1 offer her support for the.
exposition and to participate in
it. Others of the royal house,
including the Queen Mother, the
Infantas Isabel and Luisa the
Duchess of Talavera and nearfy
every 'titled woman in Spain fol
lowed her example.
WORK OF STATE BOARD HEALTH
IIOUS
visiting frientis.
E ACCEPTS
PEACE SOBSTUTE
Natchez, Miss., May 19. With
the death of James Surget the
last male descendant of one of
the famous indigo kings of the
South has passed away.
In 1782 Pierrs Surget obtained '
a plantation by Spanish grant
. - i i., i tj; yv asiiiiiKtuii, May v. -me sxv-
Evey athlete must be m bed t 37ofa Wiea" - leaders
tt".!:l'3ISCS Peace -
"Eat slowlv and chew your d . niaiket. The burget forttln
.1 . 3 C . I
fo,.,l w. ll. A small portion of bUU1A VVdS maiiv , vecti-
aiterward the little town ofj
L.herry urove came into exis
tence on a part of the plantation.
It wras there that James Surget
was born, and died. He left a
daughter.
Although 84 years old James
GA. DEMOCRAT"'
lBASfiKJT INTD
TWD FACTIONS
Majority Send Uninstruct-i
ed Delegates Would not
Endorse Wilson Adm.
-o - -
. , r Raleigh, May 19. With a ly
mphoid death' rate that has been
SUCCESSFUL SALE
i OF FINE PROPERTY
steadily reduced during each of
jthe past five years the State
'Board of Health is preparing for
' another intensive effort against
this most easily preventable of
all the preventable diseases that
annually take the lives of North
Carolinians. Through its field
men this summer the State Board
of Health will strive for the vac
cination of a minimum of fifty
thousand people.
As in previous-years, a propo
sition is beiiijj made to a number
of counties that will mean the op-
Atlanta, May. 19. The Demo- portunity for the anti-typhoid
cratic convention split into two I treatment free of charge to the
MINOR. FOR PALMER
factions a majority electing uii-! individual citizen. Physicians
instructed delegates toSan Fran- j employed by-the State will hold
cisco and refusing to indorse J dispensaries in easily accessible
food well e hewed is worth dou
ble the amount bolted. Don't
drink water after exercising: or
before meals. Two days before
and on the day of competition,
Jhe rations will be cut in hair.
Try to go to sleey at a definite
hour and lie in bed ten minutes
after awakening before arising.
' Try to be cheerful. Cheer
fulness in next to Godliness. A
sulky athlete never won a cham
pionship. Remember that train
in is regularitv."
FIRE DESTROYS
UAH. MILLION DOL.
Philadelphia, May 19 One
'workman was killed and six in-
H
ENS
WORK
FEATOREO BY CH.
Hiirh Point,' X. C. May 19. A
"I'onp of meetings on childrens
work featured the national
young peoples convention of 'the
Methodist Protestant church here.
Surget never rode in an automo-1 jured jn a fire at Barrett Mfg.
bile, nor used a telephone. AjCo ioss estimated to a quarter
breeder ot thoroughbred race;of miiii0n dollars
horses and a devotee of racing,
he boasted tha't he never bet a
dollar.
The casket containing his body
was, at his request, borne to the
family burying ground by old
negroes, former slaves to the
familv.
NO LONG TERM LOANS
POLICY TD DEFLATE
The Atlantic Coast Realty Co.
conducted one of their most suc
cessful sales here yesterday .when
they sold the eighty" lots- of the
Fenner place that was owned by
Mr. E. M. Cherry. With a splen
did band that discoursed lively
music and with a big barbecue
awaitinp- the attendants a srood
to to
crowd was soon on the grounds
and by the time the feast of bar
becue was through roasting eigh
ty lots had, been sold.
In the afternoon the W. H.
White property in east Scotland
Neck was disposed of. To make
what might be a long story short
in the neighborhood of twenty
thousand dollars wTorth of pro
perty was disposed of. And as
you will see by the two generous
advertisements on other pages this
Company will launch anOther;big
Grand Rapids, May 19. The sale of attractive building lots
Michigan democratic state con- Monday the-24th. " ,
vention meeting chief interest ;
centers on stand to be taken on ' - , ,
- p-Lf' BEG. HERB. DELEGATES
President Wilsons administration
The minority electing delegates
and instructed for Palmer and
indorsing the administration.
MICH
DEMOCRATS
LEADING STORES
CUT 20 PER CENT
points in the counties taking ad
vantage of the offer and admin
ister the typhoid vaccine, which
J will be manufactured in . the
j State laboratory. A careful re
j cord of all persons receiving the
full treatment of three doses of
j vaccine will be kept, and the
county commissioners will pay at
jthe rate of twenty-five cents Tor
' each citizen who is thus rendered
Chattanooga, Tenn., May 19. iminune to fever.
P,tir.anv 11 thP Wlin stnrps Already the proposition
are advertising twenty per cent
reductions except on
has
goods
SESSION
DANA
EM
NCR
EASE PAY FOR
OF
MEN
NAVY
Washington, May 19. Cur
tailment of long term loans cov
ering "nonessentials operations,
and discouragements of unneces
sary borrowings will be the foun
dation of the federal reserve sys
tems new policy to deflate national-finances.
AVasl
in tit on. May 19. Presi-
"''it Wilson has signed the army
navy hill providing tem-lM,r;"-y
increases both for officers
''Mi! fiilisiod men pending perma-1
"''lit 1.
TOBACCO NOT RE
BURIED WITH LIQUOR
'gisliitioii on the subject.
ICE LEO ALL
Washington, llay 19. Presl
IdfMit Eisenlour assured the to-
ha ceo mer
FOSCH WARNS FRANCE
TO PREPARE FOR
ELECTED IN PENN.
WAR
; Philadelphia, Masi 19. Incom-
. plete returns from Pennsylvania
Paris, May 19 Marshall Foch Presidential primary indicate all
warned France in peace she must but one regular Republican can-
been accepted by the counties of
contract Mecklenburg, Gaston, Alamane-,
I Franklin and Person. A large
'number of other counties are ex
I pected to take favoroable action
, at the monthly meetings of the
commissioners in June.
The work will be directed by
Dr. Charles S. Mangnm of tfie
.medical faculty of the University
' ,. ' ' of North Carolina, and Dr. Luth-
Indianapolis, May 19. Demo- m t i e x, t ,
V. M. . UV.IIUIIUH llll i 1 1 1 1 1 1 V cl i.
faculty of Wake Forest College.
of other phvsicians
will be employed to assist in 'the
work.
.MEET
TO ELECT DELEGATES
jcrats are gathering to elect dele
j gates to San Francisco are ex- A numoer
; pected to endorse President Wil
! sons administration 'the leaders
declare.
DEMOCRATS
MAN KILLS FAMILY
SESSION
COMMITS
0 0
Greenville,' Ills., May 19. Af-
Roanoke, Va., May 19. Demo- ter hiding hi the woods five days
prepare for future wars at the didate for delegates ahead, while t.ratje state convention is meet wllile posses hunted him on char
meeting of the Polytechnic school Attorney General Palmers fol- to elect delegates to San Ses of lrtnrderiiig his wife" and
of army engineers. ;lows are leading in Democratic Francisco. two l)0y babies, Harley 0. Beas-
(ley went to the graves ot the al-
Roanoke, May 19. Judge Duke(leged victims and committed sui-
! figures.
S. C. DEM. CON. MEETS
TO ELECT DEL: T
DSAN
Columbia, S. C. May 19 The
chants association meet 1 democratic state convention fs
assembling to elect delegates to
San Francisco.
EO
IS ANA
CROPS
injr here that tobacco and liquor
would not be buried in the same
TTo mntpfpfl ao-ainst fur-
. :j;iuu. . iu jvivu.u c
' A ' 'rlcfins. Mav 19. Rice led' f taTPs nn tobar-
-.- - - nil I im uu.itn y-'-M- -
1 1 ' r
"j'- tch. "'.en prouucis.
, n'-t-oniing t the Board ofi -
,fl,I'- nine, of the 1919
'He f,
Tl,,
ALA.
REPUBL
rice
us r,:i,420,000. Cotton
NCcrni.l l 4.: c
nun a vaiuauoii oj.
corn third and susrar
Viilie foi, ML . '
sugar crop was the short-! Birmingham,
FIGHT OVER SOLD
IERS 00N0S
Washington; May 19. Another
fight over the taxation scheme of
financing the soldiers relief or-
May 19. Re- j gfanization, ' threateneAl to. deve-
temporary chairman praised the cide.
WA
PROGRAM
NITRATE
OPHELD BY DEMOCRATS
r
administration, of President WTil
son and condemned the Republi-;-.
can party. -
MONASTERIES
0
UIIIUII CLERKS OUT
GEORGIA I. R.
LANDS GO TO SCHOOLS
AN
TO ELECT DELEGATES
Washintgon, -May 19. Repub
licans charge reckless waste and
extravagance and condemo the
movements of - the entire -war -
time nitrate program, and the, Moscow, May . 19. A wireless. ,af $ozen cities
Democrats defend it, and charge message states that in Xevegorodi 1 .
partisan bias by the majority In government part of the land
the reports of the House by the which belonged to monasteries j
Investigation Committee. The has been confiscated and trans-! May
Republicans blame President Wil- ferred to the section of public 1 J uly
son for nitrate nrogram entail- education. All the
j Atlanta, May 19. Union clerks
'. freight offices and the Central
Georgia railroad are still out m
COTTON MARKET.
: 40.30
38.66
monasterial' October ' 35.72
in ,v vears l.eing little publican are -in a meeting to eleetilope at tonights Republican house .hundred, and sixteen million dot- have been converted into cnlnnlo., J.nniy
ing an expenditure of about one buildings, except the churches, December 3.60
33.47
Vt'r H: that of 1918.
delegates to the Chicago.
caucus.
lars.