AUDIT OF FINK
HILL BAIvX DELAYED
Willard-Sraith Stores Have Re-
Opened Under Supervision
of Committee.
Kinston, March 29. Completion
of the audit of the Bank of Pink
.' Hill, closed since early in this month
has been delayed a few days, accord
ins to counsl here, because of the
necessity for the auditors being
transferred to another point tempor
arily. It ia stated that as soon as the
audit is completed plans will be set
in motion for the reopening of the
'bank, either under the present char
ter or as a reorganized institution.
Dissolution of the receivership of
-the Willard-Smith company, of
which George S. Willard, former
-cashier of the Bank of Pink Hill, is
a member, has been followed by the
.opening of its chain of stores again
under the' supervision of a creditors'
committee. The committee is com
prised of Richmond, Charlotte and
New Bern men.
GREEK TROOPS
OCCUPY ESKI SHEHR
OFFICIAL OF DUBLIN
CASTLE KILLED
Dublin, March 29. Capt. Reese,
one of the officials of Dublin castle,
was shot dead this morning outside
his hotel it was announced today.
OFFERED TO MARRY TO
London, March 29. Greek troops
have occupied the city of Eski Shehr
-capturing many prisoners and a large
quantity of war material says Cen-)just for money."
. tral News dispatch from Athens.
This has been one of the import
ant objectives of Greek offensive in
Asia Minor.
Trenton, N. J., March 29 Doro
thy Miller, 16 years old, who offer
ed to marry any white man who
met her requirements as to refine
ment and education and who would
give her $1,000 to permit her moth
er to have a vitally needed opera
tion performed, was overjoyed last
night when she was informed that
a well-to-do man in St. Paul, Minn.,
who refuses to disclose his identity,
had announced he was mailing her
a $1,000 certified check and that
the girl would not have to many
him to cash it. The unrevealed ben
efactor, it is said, declared the girl's
readiness to sacrifice herself to sv
her mother's life made a strong ap
peal to him.
"If this is true," said the girl's
mother to the reporter who convey
ed the news to her, "I believe I
wpn't need any operation, but will
die from happiness." As an after
thought she added: "Dorothy has a
good reason now for turning down
all her suitors."
Dorothy was so overcome with
happiness that at first she could no
talk, but when she recovered she
exclaimed: "Oh, I am so happy now
that I will not have to marry a man
BUN
or
u
m
President Harding Has Ap
pointed Committee to Inves-
( ligate Care of Soldiers.
1 'Washington, March 29. A com
mittee of 11 headed by Chas. D
awes or cnicago, who served as
brigadier general with the American
Expeditionary forces was appointed
by President Harding today to con
duct an inquiry into "the adminis
tration of the war risk bureau board
for vocational training and care and
treatment of wounded or impaired
service men generally."
TOBACCO
MEN
T PLAN
MARKET WEED
MEETING IN LOUISVILLE
Co-operative Plan for Grow
ing and Marketing Tobacco
Will Probably be Proposed
at Meeting. Twelve States
Represented, North Caro-
lina Has Delegates.
Louisville, Ky, March 29. Tobac
co men from 12 states were here to
day for a cnoference at which the
adoption of a cooperative plan of
growing and marketing tobacco is
expected. The meeting called by the
Kentucky Farm Bureau which would
Include all phases of tobacco indus
try in the proposed marketing plan.
The States represented at i the
meeting are Kentucky, Connecticutt,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Maryland, irglnia, Illinois, Ohio,
Tennessee, Missouri, Indiana and
Wisconsin. . ,
PROTEST AGAINST SHIPMENT
OF COWS TO GERMANY
Sioux City, Iowa, March 29. Ap
peal has been made to Henry C.
Wallace, secretary of agriculture, by
T-Ianford C. Macnider of Mason City.
Iowa, commander of the American
Legion, to prevent the shipment
from the Atlantic seaboard of a con
tribution of 600 milch cows, which
are being shipped to GeTtnany.
A 27 car special, carrying the an
imals passed through Sioux City to
night en route to Baltimore.
Aqftion of Commander Macnider
followed the failure of an attempt
here by Monahan Post, a local branch
of the Amercian Legion, to obtain
an injunction preventing the cattle
leaving Sioux City.
charge of the division of procure
ment,, of supplies: F. W. Galbraith,
national commander of the American
legion; Thomas W. Miller, alien prop
erty custodian and a former overseas
officer; Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
of the navy department, and his per
sonal physician, Brig. Geh. C. E.
Sawyer, who is conducting a survey
of the government's public welfare
agencies. All five had luncheon at
the White1 House and discussed in
detail with the President the soldier
relief problem. Later they went over
the situation with General Pershing
at his home here.
WEAK, NERVOUS,
ALL RUII-DOVII
try's service men in the world war
and to draw up a definite recom
mendation tor presentation to the
board of county commissioners of
their regular meeting on the first
Monday in April.
The agitation for a memorial of
this nature was launched some
months ago by the chamber of com
merce, in cooperation with the Wo
man's club, the Red Cross, the
Daughters of the Confederacy and
other local organizations. Repre
sentatives from these organizations
appeared before the commissioners
at the last session several weeks
ago. At that time the board In
dorsed the project, but advised the
delegation to form a representative
countv committee, which should be
instructed to draft a definite pro
posal and present it to the commis
sioners for action.
few
THi Itihtonlywfto
cvttirtta a ttump-Sakt
Bzpvturt mffal
CattlvatlonUnyiitr
Itampt an bla&nd out.
BBicitntmconomictL
IRmmpI I. J. Sntf.r..l ITnf,'! ft. NOT MUCH LIQUOR
J , to BE RETURNED
Tried CarduL Sayi "Result
Was Siirpruing." Got Along
Fine, Became Normal
and Healthy.
WELL KNNOWN BAPPTIST
PREACHER IS DEAD
v Raleigh, March 28. Rev. J." D.
Huffman, D. D., one of the best
known and most highly .,, esteemed
.Baptist preachers in the State and
.referred to by many as "the Baptist
bsihop of North Carolina," died Sun
day night after a brief illness with
-pneumonia ' at . the ; home of his
l!;,ff? daughter,; Mrs. Singleton, at Mebane,
WC'WwW'toBid' lived for the past few,
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h$ 'lhwv tin m art 'a fun at a 1 will ha tiaM '
'tomorrow morning at Scotland Neck
'tnVjftBrrices will be conducted
v ; jbjf :! DJf.J ",R, .Tann, "assisted by Dr,
ILfYiagstoa Johnson and the local
-tori Dri narles Ahderson. 1 r
&vtifirU ia hlitStt
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CITIZENS WITBS GUNS
STOP ROAD WORK
Lttle Rock, Ark., March 28. In
Crighead County the irate taxpayers
of Arkansas got at least temporary
relief from the burden of the special
taxes for road projects, over which
there is a State-wide protest describ
ed in the last two days. They took
the law into their own hands, and
at the point of the gun forced the
Commissioners of a road improve
ment district to resign before work
was commenced on a stretch of road
which was estimated to cost $50,
000 a mile through territory where
the land is valued at only $5 to $10
an acre.
The Commissioners were first ask
ed to suspend their plans. They re
fused. They were then asked to re
sign. They likewise refused, and
went on with their plans. The tax
payers of the districts were aroused
to such a pitch that mob violence
was openly threatened, but their
lawyers urged against violence, so a
suit to enjoin the Commissioners was
filed in the Lake City Chancery
Court, with Judge Wheatly presiding.
From the tenor of the hearing,
during a morning session of court,
the taxpayers became convinced that
they would lose. Their lawyers frank
ly confessed that they had no case,
legally. So just as the court was
adjourning for a noon recess, a
body of taxpayers marched into the
courtroom and presented typewritten
resignations to the Commissioners
and to the attorneys for the Commis
sioners as well, and witUithe busi
ness ends of revolvers mcfioned for
the Commissioners to sign. The
Judge tried to quell the disturbance,
but the taxpayers kept their guns
drawn until the resignations were
duly signed. They then marched out.
Springfield Mo. "My back was so
weak I could hardly stand np, and I
would have bearing-down pains and
was not well at any time," says Mrs.
D. V. Williams, wife of a well-known
farmer on Route C, this place. "I
kept getting headaches and having to
go to bed," continues Mrs. Williams
describing the troubles from which
she obtained relief through the use of
Cardul. "My husband, having heard
of Cardul, proposed getting It tor me.
"I saw after taking some Cardul
. . . that I was improving. The result
was surprising. I felt like a different
person.
"Later I suffered from weakness
and weak back, and felt all run-down.
I did not rest well at night, I was so
nervous and cross. My husband said
he would get me some CarduL which
he did. It strengthened me ... My
doctor said I got along fine. I was in
good healthy condition. Z cannot
say too much for it"
Thousands of women have suffered
as Mrs. Williams describes, until they
found relief from the use of CarduL
Since it has helped to many, yon
should not hesitate to try Cardul If
troubled with womanly ailments.
For sale everywhere. 'E.81
county.
rti his early
PRESIDENT WELL STUDY
CAUSE OF DISABLED SOLDIER
Washington, March 27. President
Harding decided today to have an ex
haustive investigation made of the
manner in which the government Is
caring for disabled war veterans.
Within a few days, it was announced
at the White House, he will select a
special committee to conduct the in
quiry, d l:";v-":; ' r .
it was said, is de-
the whole situation
ress and the coun
The-sident
ternr Jv
ht
MOVEMENT TO SUPPLY
FIGURES ON WORLD MARKETS
Washington, March 26. Plans for
a survey of world production and con
sumption together with the gathering
of figures on visible stocks of all
commodities are under consideration
by Federal officials. An effort already
is under way by the Department of
Commerce to obtain the figures on
cotton and leather. The program has
been approved by President Harding
as a result of representations mad
by cotton producers and has been
passed on the secretary Hoover to
develop.
The motive behind the movement
is to supply American commerce and
agriculture with facts and figures
concerning the world markets of the
present and future, Mr. Hoover said
tonight. In order to provide a sound
basis for producing and trading. Mr.
Hoover declared it was important
that world conditions be definitely
known. He added that statistics on
American production and stocks are
not sufficiently complete but they
offer a foundation from which to
work.
Cotton Interests are understood to
have claimed that a reduction in
acreage was inevitable next year
should the world stocks of that com
modity be anywhere near as great
as indicated. This situation, Mr.
Hoover stated, showed the necessity
for gathering the facts about that
commodity as well as others.
It is not the intention, however, to
launch into a program of obtaining
statistics on all commodities at this
time. Although Mr. Hoover said he
believed the need was apparent, he
added that his department was handi
capped by lack of personal and other
facilities.
For the present, it is proposed to
gather the data through American
diplomatic offices and trade repre
sentatives abroad where they exist.
But Mr. Hoover explained such faciU
ities were necessarily limited and
mean slow progress.
The suggestion has been made to
commerce officials also that the new
"contract" committee which Mr.
Hoover is organizing, lend their ef
forts to determine foreign product
ion and consumption. Mr. Hoover ex
pects to have fifteen of the commit
tee from the various important cen
ters of commercial activity service in
an advsory capacity with him. The
j various chambers of commerce to
gether with the statistical divisions
vs, vagvuuTo wparuaenuuenLH v mav
.aJbW .... . m M w
J utilised irjht work, it was
v ' -
Washington, March 28. Little
liquor will have to be returned to
owners as a result of a recent ruling
of the United States Circuit Court
in South Carolina that the Volstead
act superseded the internal revenue
laws in so far as they apply to in
toxicating liquors, Prohibition Com
missioner Kramer said today. The
assertion was made in commenting
upon the action in New York yester
day of Federal officials in halting a
raid on the ground that the ruling
made seizures under the revenue
laws illegal.
The great bulk of the liquor seiz
ed by the government, Commissioner
Kramer declared, was taken under
the Volstead act while being trans
ported illegally and this liquor would
of course, be unaffected by the new
interpretation of the law. He added
that he did not know much liquor
may have been seized in various parts
of the country under the revenue laws
but expressed the belief it was not
a considerable quantity in compar
ison with the total amount seized
since prohibition became a law.
MAYOR'S COURT.
Get Your Stumps Out!
It's Good Business!
DON'T be satisfied any longer with farming in
stumpy fields. The returns are too small
compared with cost of labor.
Blast your stumps with '
mm
RED CROSS EXTRA DYNAMITE
and put every acre of your land into paying crops.
Modern farm implements must be used to get
the biggest returns from your land. You can't
use gang-plows, tractors, and reapers in stump
covered fields.
Now is the time to start your land-clearing.
Your dealer can supply you with Du Pont
Explosives and Blasting Accessories.
The Farmers' Handbook of Explosives tells
you how to use dynamite for stump and boulder
blasting, ditching, tree planting and other farm
work. Write for a copy TODAY. It's free.
E. I. du Pont de Nemours &Co., Inc.
Robion-Prichar d Bldtf.
Huntington, W. Va.
J. M. Thompson, a white man, was
tried this morning before Mayor Hill
on the charge of receiving a quantity
of whiskey and having the same for
sale. He was given six months on the
roads from which sentence he ap
pealed to Superior Court.
Other cases before the Mayor
were:
Jack Price, drunk on streets, $9.25
Tom Atkins, drunk on streets
$14.25.
Lonnie Wiggins, drunk on street
$14.25.
W. Silvy, bond forfeited.
Ed. Galloway, drunk on streets,
$9.25.
Ernest Bullock, cruelty to animals
case continued.
Isaac Hagan, driving an automo
bile while under the Influence of
whiskey $54.25.
Willie Murray, disorderly con
duct, $9.25.
W. P. Anderson of Five Points, dis
respectful conduct toward an officer
$14.25.
HONOR ROLL FOR CARRIER BOYS
The following is a list of our car
rier boys who did not have a com
plaint on their route last week.
Route 1 Calvin Williams.
Route 6 Dalmah Thomas.
Route 7-1 John Stallings.
Route 7-2 James Denny.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
TOMORROW NIGHT
There will be a very important
meeting of the Community Service
committee tomorrow night in th
Chamber of Commerce at 8 o'clock,
and every member Is urged to be
present. This meeting was postponed
from last Tuesday on account of the
Bible Conference, and could not be
carried over to the regular date be
cause of the urgency of the business
to be discussed.
CLERK AT NEW BRIGGS.
Mr. Ed F. Wyatt of Jacksonville,
Fla., an experienced hotel man, -has
accepted a position with the New
Briggs and is night clerk. We wel
come him to our city.
college 7 to 3.
ANOTHER BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Ashboro, March 28. Committees
representing Ashboro, Ramseur,
Randle man, and Worthville have
organized the Randolph County base
ball league. The purpose of this or
ganization is to give the fans of
the county some real enjoyment of
the national game. Each of the
towns entering the league is plan
ning to put a strong team in the
field, thus causing a very close and
exciting race for the championship.
It is the hope of each team that the
fans of the county will attend these
games and do their best to promote
the welfare of the league.
the suspicion of "framed" wrestling
bouts. The program got under way
at a late hour to catch the theater
crowds, opening with a six-round
match betwen two heavyweight
negro pugilists.
SPORTING PROGRAM IS
ARRANGED FOR KINSTON
Kinston, March 28. Newspaper
men were promoters of a sporting
program here tonight. They stated
that it was not expected to break
more than even from the receipts,
but that the show was arranged to
encourage clean sports and obviate
LIEUT. CONEY
BARELY CONSCIOUS
Natchez, Miss., March 29. Lieut.
W. D. Coney who was seriously in
jured when he fell with is plane last
Friday while attempting a transcon
tinental flight passed a very restless
night and was much weaker today it
was announced. He was barely con
scious at 10 m.
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
TO MEET IN HIGH POINT
Salisbury, March 29. The call is
going out today for a meeting of the
Central Carolina Development As
sociation at High Point on Friday.
This meeting was to have been held
earlier but circumstances prevented.
A large and interesting meeting is
expected. 1
, ,
SUBSCRIBE TO THE TIMES.
The WINCHESTER Stores
INCREASE IN VALUE
; OF BONDS TAXABLE
Washington, March 28. Increase
In the value of corporate bonds ori
ginally acquired and held for invest
ment Is taxable under the revenue
act of 1916 the Supreme Court 'also
ruled today. 1
1i
Ash pl jns memorial
saldV
CAROLINA WINS , ';.'(
FROM DAVIDSON
.Winston-Salem, i March 89. In
presence of 8,000 at flier head
V the score tied, 3 and on
Y down l and the bases lokdedl
Vim Lonr. ''A Winitan-RalAm hnv
p hero of it! fc&W and wka I
tj'if fracva- bjr ild
' taet. r
Important news
for every fisher
man in Wilson
With the opening of the rfshing
season this spring we introduce
our riew stock of Winchester fish
ing rods, reels and bait.
The right fishing tackle has a lot
to do with your luck in bringing.
home a good catch. Winchester
fishing tackle is designed by ex
perienced fishermen for fisher
men who appreciate the "just
right" outfit.
Let us outfit you for good luck,'
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combing strength, action, balance
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kl single action, double aotlon
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