SELMA NEWS OF A WEEK.
Two Negroes Fight and as a Result
One is Now Dead. Many Young
People To Leave For College.. The
Misses Blackman Entertain. Prof.
Mcser Here Preparatory to Opening
School September 10th. Many Per
sonals and Other Items.
Selnia, Sept. C. ? Mr. and Mrs. E.
V. Richaidson, of Wendell, spent the
day in the city Tuesday the guests
of Mr. R. E. Richardson.
Miss Essie Grady, of Goldsboro, is
here this week visiting Miss Mildred
Perkins.
Mrs. Alice Martin, of Houston, Tex.,
arrived this week to spend some time
with her sister, Mrs. H. S. Brown.
Mr. Frank V. Brown, of Houston,
Texas, was here for a few days this
week visiting relatives before going
to Virginia where he has been ordered
to report for service in the U. S.
Navy.
?,!rs. R. J. Honeycutt and Miss
Pearl Harris, of Clayton, arrived
Wednesday to spend the week-end
with the family of Mr. H. D. Hood.
Miss Nannie Richardson left yes
terday for Birmingham, Ala., where
she will teach in the Graded Schools
of that place during the coming year.
Miss Marion Hood, of Dunn, will
arrive today fo spend her vacation
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
Hood.
Quite an enjoyable entertainment
was held Tuesday night on the lawn
of the?Methodist church, when Mr.
Geo. F. Breitz entertained his Sunday
school -class of little boys; Miss Mar
garet Etheredge entertained hep- Sun
day school class, and the young men
of the town entertained the young la
dies of the town.
Attorney R. L. Ray went to Smith
field Tuesday to attend the sessions
of the Recorder's Court.
Miss Emma Blackman leaves to
day for a visit to her sister, Mrs. W.
M. Rose, at Princeton.
Messrs. W. B. Roberts and F. B.
Whitley motored to Wilson Tuesday
and spent the day on business.
Miss Annie Hood, the popular and
efficient manager of the Selma Mil
linery Company, returned Saturday
from Baltimore, and other northern
markets, where she had been to buy
goods for her firm. Miss Hood has
moved her store into the store former
ly occupied by the Richardson Drug
Company, and will be pleased to have
her friends call on her there.
Mrs. W. C. Smith left Saturday for
a visit to her brother at Fayetteville,
where she will spend some time with
relatives and friends.
M*. and Mrs. Robt. W. Etheredge
'returned from a week's visit to rela
tives in Kinston.
Mrs. P. A. Holland, of the Sanders
Chapel section, was here this week
the guest of relatives and friends.
Among those of our young people
leaving in the next few days for the
various schools and colleges, we note
the following: Miss Maggie Brown
leaves Tuesday for the Normal and
Industrial at Greensboro; Keith Jones
and Daughtry Reynolds, Saturday for
the A. & E. College at Raleigh; Miss
Rosa Waddell, Monday for the Louis
burg Colleye; Miss Alice Kirby, Mon
day for Oxford College, and Messrs.
Ed. Creech to Bingham, and Edward
Edgerton, Jr., to Trinity, next weke.
Miss Alta Debnam, of- Clayton, is
here this week the guest of her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Debnam.
Prof. E. H. Moser arriver Monday
to begin preparations for the opening
of the school term, which begins Sep
tember 10th. We are glad to welcome
Prof. Moser to Selma and bespeak for
him the hearty co-operation of the pa
rents and children of the entire school
district in his work here.
Miss Estelle Debnam, of Baltimore,
arrived Monday to take change of the
millinery department of the Lee
Henry Company.
We regret to note that Mr. L. D.
Debnam is confined to his room this
week with an attack of "grippe."
Mr. R. E. Richardson has returned
to the Selma Supply Company, after
taking a vacation this summer. Mr.
Richardson left the employ of this
firm last winter on account of his
health, and being much improved will
be glad to have his friends call on him
again.
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Chamblee spent
the week-end here with Mrs. Cham
blee's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Griffin. They left for their home at
Wakefield Monday, accompanied by
Miss Lovie Griffin.
Misses Emma and Leone Blackman <
entertained last Thursday night from
8:30 to 11:00 in honor of the Fidelis
Class of the Baptist Sunday school, at
their home on Noble street. After
the arrival of the guests a contest was
arranged and enjoyed by all. Miss
Maggie Hood and Mr. Beririce Talton
were the winners in the contest. Spe
cial music for the occasion was ren
dered by Misses Richardson and
Rose, which was very much enjoyed.
The hostesses served delicious cream
and cake for refreshments. The hour
to depart came all too soon, the party
of merry young people left reluctant
ly, and with a warm spot in their
hearts for their hospitable hostesses.
Last Wednesday while engaged in
the usual duties in the employment
of the construction company which are
building the new railroad yards be
tween Selma and Pine Level, McKin
ley Geter and Willie Patrick, two col
ored laborers became engaged in an
altercation. Patrick hit Geter with his
pick handle and knocked him down.
When Geter rose up, he returned the
lick with his pick handle and bursted
Patrick's skull. The injured negro
was taken immediately to St. Agnes
hospital at Raleigh for treatment
and died there Saturday. Geter was
arrested and placed in the lock-up at
Selma, where a preliminary hearing
was had Monday night before R. E.
Richardson, J. P. He was bound over
to court under a $100.00 bond."
THE NEWS UP CLAYTON WAY.
Dr. C. W. Crawford at Methodist
Church Sunday. Brief Mention is
Made of the Comers and Goers and
Other Personal Items.
Clayton, Sept. 5. ? Miss Lucile Col
lins, of Kinston, is here visiting
Mrs. Chas. G. Gulley.
Messrs. John Edwards and Edgar
Stone, of Raleigh, and Marvin Ed
wards, of Lillington, were in town
for a few hours Sunday night.
Misses Carrie Austin, Aldine
Oneal, Lucile Todd and Emma Lee
Jones left Tuesday morning for
Greensboro where they will be in
school.
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Smith, of Lil
lington, were here last Sunday vis
iting Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Gulley.
Miss Alma Hall, accompanied by
Master Mark Grady Gulley, left to
day for Lillington to visit relatives
and friends.
Miss Telza Barnes left Wednesday
for Durham to enter the Conservatory
there.
Mr. A. V. Gulley, who for the past
month has been at work i^i Smith
field, moved his family there this
week.
Misses Ruth Penny and Flossie
Parrish left Tuesday for Elon Col
lege to enter school.
Mrs. Will Jones and Mrs. F. A.
Dawson spent Wednesday morning
in Raleigh.
Last Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
Dr. L. W. Crawford, Dean of Emory
and Henry College, Abingdon, Va.,
occupied the pulpit of the Methodist
church in the absence of the pastor,
Rev. Mr. Sikes, who was wit h-%iis
son, Mr. .Earl Sikcs in Philadelphia.
Miss Janie May Dixon, of Elm
City, visited Miss Eula Maie Farmer
last week.
Miss Gladys Barbour returned
Monday from Baltimore where she
and Miss Bertie Taylor have been
to purchase the fall and winter line
of millinery for Taylor's Millinery
Shop. Miss Taylor returned Wednes
day.
Mrs. Herbert Stalling, of Greens
boro; spent Tuesday here with rela
tives.
Mr. Robert Boone is spending a
few days at Apex.
Mr. Otho Ellis, v of Wilson's J^ills,
was here a few hours Tuesday.
Mr. Wade Ellis, of Raleigh, is here
spending a few days with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Barnes spent
Wednesday morning in Raleigh.
Mr. Joseph Turley left today for
Raleigh to enter A. & E. College.
Mrs. John Broughton, 6f Garner,
Mrs. George Williams, of McCullers,
and Mr. Guy Penny, of Raleigh, were
here yesterday on a visit to rela
tives.
Mr. J. M. Beaty, of Smithfield,
was in town a few hours Wednes
day morning.
Mr. C. J. Wiggs, of Princeton,
spent Wednesday in the city telling
his friends good-by, as he has enlisted
for the war and will leave for Camp
Jackson at Columbia, S. C., Friday,
where he will be in training until
called to France.
THE FIRST, CERTIFIED LIST.
The Eastern District Has l'assed On
and Reported to Johnston County
Hoard No. One Thirty Men Who
Are Not Exempted.
The following list of men, called for
military service by the Local Board
for Johnston County No. 1, have been
duly passed upon by the proper Local
District Board and are hereby certi
fied as selected for military service
and not exempted or discharged.
3 ? 14-'>6 ? Willie Cox, Smithfield,
-N. C.
9 ? 157f ? Herman E. lliggins.
N. C., R. F. D. No. 2.
9 ? 1512 ? Herman E. Higgins,
Smithfield, N. C.
10 ? 837 ? Junius Lynn, Smithfield,
N. C., R. F. D. No. 1.
14 ? 509 ? Iowa Tennessee Lee, Four
Oaks, N. C.
18 ? 596 ? Herman Jernigan, Benson,
N. C.
28 ? 107 ? William I). Page, Angier,
N. C., R. F. D .No. 1.
33 ? 373 ? Nojah Wood, Four Oaks,
N. C.
43 ? 507 ? Daniel M. Carroll, Four
Oaks, N. C.
47 ? G04 ? Lonnie Adams, Four Oaks,
N. C.
53 ? 420 ? William A. Strickland,
Four Oaks, N. C., R. No. 1.
44 ? 309 ? Fade Atkinson, Four
Oaks, N. C., R. F. D.
74 ? 652 ? Oscar McLamb, Dunn,
N. C.
83 ? 606 ? Nathan A. Blackman,
Benson, N. C.
103 ? 1476 ? Sherman Robinson, Smith
field, N. C., Route No. 2.
109 ? 66 ? James W. Holt, Benson,
N. C., Route No. 1.
93 ? 117 ? Reuben A. Langdon, Ben
son, N. C., Route No. 4.
129 ? 726~Wm. K. Beasley, Benson,
N. C., Route No. 2.
142 ? 218 ? James R. Massey, Ben
tonville, N. C.
153 ? 882 ? Smith Perry, Clayton,
R. F. D. No. 1.
156 ? 1509 ? Henderson Sanders,
Smithfield, N. C.
185 ? 623 ? James A. Beasley, Ben
son, N. C., R. F. D. No. 2.
15 ? 1185 ? Lonnie Vann, Benson,
m. a
252 ? 30 ? Otho H. Ellis, Wilson's
Mills, N. C.
228 ? 327 ? Willis M. Barbour, Four
Oaks, ,N. C.
118 ? 1300 ? Andrew L. Bradley,
Smithfield, N. C.
233 ? 1557 ? David H. Benson, Smith
fjjeld, N. C.
173 ? 1132 ? John K. Tart, Dunn, N. C.,
R. F. D. No. 2.
158 ? 525 ? George P. Baker, Four
Oaks, N. C.
188 ? 1141 ? Thomas F. Adams, Ben
son, N. C., R. F! D. No. 2.
510 ? 303 ? Ransom E. Evans, Four
Oaks, N. C.
BOARD FOR EASTERN DISTRICT
OF NORTH CAROLINA.
JOHN D. LANGSTON, Chairman.
E. R. PACE, Secretary.
The last eight men named above are
the men who will leave Smithfield to
day for Camp Jackson.
FIRST MEN TO LEAVE TODAY.
Ten Go From Johnston County Dis
trict No. Two. Leave Selma This
Afternoon in Charge of Francis Ma
rion Aycock.
Selma, N. C., Sept. 7.? The first
^contingent from Johnston County Lo
cal Board No. 2, ten in all, will leave
' ?
Selma this afternoon on Train No.
89 for Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C.
They will be in charge of Mr. Fran
cis Marion Aycock, of Kenly, who has
the distinction of being No. 258 in the
draft and was the first to be called
before the exemption board. These
young men who are to be the first
from this district volunteered- to go in
the first call. They are:
Jim A. Mitchell, Selma, N. C.
Lindo Batten, Selma, N. C.
Clarcnce Bailey, Selma, N. C., R. 2.
Hubert D. Stancil, Selma, N. C.
Francis M. Aycock, Kenly, N. C.
Luther C. Davis, Micro, N. C.
Walter D. Crumpler, Selma, N. C.,
Route No. 3.
J. Willard Oneal, Selma, N. C., R. 2.
Alonzo H. Sorrell, (Jarner, N. C.,
Route No. 1.
Charley Jasper Wiggs, Princeton,
N. C., Route No. 1.
Every man in town is given a pr<>*?
ing invitation to attend the mee <ng
in the court house tonight at e;gh'
o'clock.
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TWO tU'NDRED MORE CALLED.
One Hundred To Appear lk-fore John
ston County Exeption Board Num
ber One at Smithfield .Next .Mon
day, and Another Hundred To Come
Tuesday. This Will Make 728 Call
ed Before This Board.
Johnston County Exemption Board,
No. 1 ? C. M. Wilson, Chairman; J.
W. Sandirs, Secretary, and Dr. L. D.
Wharton ? has called two hundred
more men . to appear before it for
physical examination. The first 100
are call"d to come Monday, September
10th, and another hundred on Tues
day, the 11th. This call will make
728 men to be called for examination.
The list follows, the order number
coming first followed by the serial
number:
To Appear Monday, September 10th.
529 ? 1(554? Butler Merritt.
530 ? 150 ? Callie L. Stancil.
531 ? 19 ? Harry N. Wilson.
532 ? 400 ? John A. Jackson, Four
533 ? 1547 ? James M. Turnape.
534 ? 1320 ? Elmer J. Wellons.
535 ? 4 ? Paul P. Youngblood.
530 ? 115 ? Junius Stephenson.
537 ? 832 ? Thomas V. Wilkins.
538 ? 1180 ? Henry Tart.
539 ? 20(5 ? Wilbert Beasley.
540 ? 228 ? Edgar A. Stafford.
541 ? 1489 ? Marshall Faison.
542 ? 136 ? Nimrod Stephenson.
543 ? 872 ? John C. Barbour.
544 ? 430 ? Arthur N. West.
545? 328? Robert A. King.
546 ? 965 ? William A. Johnson.
547 ? 96 ? Victor Penny.
548 ? 1519 ? Rufus Lynch.
549 ? 896 ? Robert L. Sanders.
550 ? 1098 ? Ira Blackman.
551 ? 624 ? Edgar Allen.
552 ? 570 ? Walter H. Massengill.
553 ? 544 ? Joel C. Lee.
554 ? 1021 ? Atlas A .Massengill.
555 ? 747 ? Victor E. Everett.
556? 1269? Carl F. Gordon.
557? 1258? Milton Sanders.
558 ? 929 ? Charlie H. Hall.
559 ? 1508 ? James H. Reid.
560 ? 1194 ? Ernie E. Tart.
561 ? 138 ? Benj. P. Barber.
562 ? 1667 ? John A. Jones.
563 ? 1199 ? Handy M. McLamb.
564 ? 1619 ? Alphonzo Moye.
565 ? 91 ? Calvin M. Hardy.
566 ? 838 ? L. Vietor Barbour.
567 ? 635 ? John S. Holmes.
568 ? 1416 ? Charlie Creech.
569 ? 861 ? Edward Ballinger.
570 ? 633 ? Herman H. Boone.
571? 1326? Paul H. Eason.
572 ? 712 ? James J. McLamb.
573 ? 17 ? James W. Underwood.
574 ? 802 ? Morgan Smith.
575? 1255? Eddie Sanders.
576 ? 891 ? Ransom F. McLamb.
577 ? 378 ? Jasper M. Massengill.
578? 1083? Fernie F. Tnrt.
579? 237? Hubert M. Cox.
580 ? 422 ? Gethro Hay^s.
581 ? 619 ? Jeffery B. Adams.
582 ? 1058 ? Arland M. Lanpdon.
5#3 ? 344 ? Junius Sanders.
584 ? 824 ? James Wanamaker.
585 ? 442 ? Zebedee Lee.
586? 1213? Lon Weeks.
587 ? 202 ? John D. Hargis.
588 ? 164 ? E. Harrison Honoycutt.
589 ? 268 ? Frank Williams.
590 ? 272 ? James Everette.
591? 1198? Ira L. Lee.
592 ? 1248 ? Mallie Jsassiter.
593? 1174? Elijah R. Hill.
594 ? 964 ? Lonnie M. Holt.
595? 866? Hubert G. Wood.
596 ? 593 ? George G. Barefoot.
597 ? 407 ? Willie A. Massngill.
598s=: 262 ? Lonnie Wilson.
599 ? 88C ? William F. Honeycutt.
600 ? 1561 ? John William Alford.
601 ? 1373 ? Claude J. Johnson.
602 ? 1465 ? William Smith.
603 ? 883 ? James E. Godwin.
604 ? 1161 ? Richard M. Britt.
605 ? 769 ? I. Vernon Moore.
606 ? 1152 ? Vandar B. Adams.
607 ? 776 ? Buddie Webb.
608 ? 1380 ? Josse Draper Dickens.
609 ? 1293 ? Addie Radford.
610 ? 566 ? Marable Harper.
611 ? 581 ? Leonard C. Raynor.
612 ? 311 ? Cornelius B. Thomas.
613? 1227? Walter Bell.
614 ? 124 ? Millard A. Sanders.
615 ? 481 ? Carl O. Barbour.
616 ? 895 ? Hubert F. Johnson.
617 ? 744 ? Leonard B. Hall.
618 ? 979 ? David P. Johnson.
619 ? 582 ? Eli J." Morgan.
620 ? 1409 ? Jacob A. Jones.
621 ? 1367 ? Jesse K. Barnes.
622? 826? John Allen.
623 ? 240 ? Lonnie C. Creech.
624 ? 1028 ? William J. Langdon.
625? 499 ? Lassie Johnson.
626? 101 1 ? Willard E. Barbour.
627 ? 590 ? Ernest B. Jernigan.
628 ? 1105 ? Laury R. Johnson.
To Appear Tuesday, September 11th.
(529 ? 444 ? William R. Adams.
(>30 ? 636-- Ransom t. Mel.amb.
631 ? 735 ? Joseph J. Capps.
632 ? 634 ? William E. Norris.
633 ? 1504 ? Charlie Hodge.
634 ? 326 ? Timothy Parker.
t>35 ? *1575 ? Major F. West.
636 ? 1453 ? James M. Stevens.
637 ? 447 ? Perry Ellis.
638 ? 76 ? George Smith.
639?1319 ? Hubert Strickland.
640 ? 1592 ? Lonnie Sanders.
641 ? 672 ? Frank Young.
642 ? 1363 ? William S. Moore.
643 ? 949 ? Alexandra Nordan.
644 ? 1304 ? David L. Johnson.
645 ? 393 ? Robert E. Masscngill.
64(5 ? 993 ? Robert Beasley.
647 ? 1306 ? Ben C. Powell.
648 ? 1513 ? Donnell Sanders.
649 ? 1048 ? Albert P. Coats.
650 ? 1065 ? James F. Parrish.
651 ? 851 ? Johnnie A. Baker.
652 ? 1181 ? Robert M. Barefoot.
653 ? 1545 ? John Ernest Laughter.
654 ? 1490 ? Herbert Mitchcner.
055 ? 1413 ? Mellie Johnson.
656 ? 158 ? Lundy L. Benson.
657 ? 778 ? E. A. Johnson.
658 ? 1 ? Otho Jones.
659 ? 187 ? Edgar B. Sanders.
660 ? 52 ? Columbus Vinson.
661 ? 105 ? Dorsey B. Dupree.
662 ? 650 ? David Jernigan.
(563 ? 1420- Edward Lester Woodall.
004 ? 1153 ? Moses V. Hill.
005 ? 83(5 ? Robert E. Holt.
(56(5 ? 30 ? Rupert Adams.
(507 ? 1387 ? Henry Gordan.
008 ? 1491 ? John Blalock.
009 ? 985 ? Len P. Coats.
070 ? 351 ? Willis A. Striekland.
071 ? 418 ? James M. Rhodes.
072 ? 920 ? Alvin Barbour.
073 ? 450 ? Junius L. Leo.
074 ? 800 ? William Lassiter.
075 ? 1170? Ruffin H. Wimberly.
070 ? 1717 ? Russell L. Bryant.
077 ? 410 ? Hubert R. Canaday.
078 ? 017 ? A. F. Morgan.
079 ? 520 ? Jake Adams.
080 ? 009 ? Eddy B. Hales.
081 ? 013 ? Robert L. Fort.
082? 310? Troy V. Allen.
083 ? 274 ? Howard D. Atkinson.
084 ? 948 ? Ira A. Thornton.
685? 1283? Walter H. Lee.
686 ? 968 ? Travis Allen.
687? 1353? David H. Alford.
688 ? 546 ? William H. Monroe.
689 ? 1154 ? Hannibal Godwin .
690 ? 766 ? Jasper E. McLamb.
691 ? 734 ? C. C. Jernigan.
692 ? 1072 ? John C. Jernigan.
693? 511? Sun Tate.
69'4 ? 205 ? John L. Blackman.
695 ? 1576 ? Joseph M. Jones.
696 ? 913 ? William H. Williams.
697? 342? William E. Allen.
698 ? 860 ? James C. Harrison.
699 ? 934 ? Willis L. Langdon.
700 ? 460 ? Rossie D. Massengill. "
701 ? 427 ? John H. Ma^teengill.
702? 666? Jim Fort.
703 ? 241 ? Carlie H. Crusenberry.
704 ? 40 ? Norman E. Johnson.
705 ? 1527 ? William II. Creceh.
706 ? 1692 ? Charlie Pilkington.
707 ? 572 ? George W. Sorrell.
708 ? 100 ? Joseph C. Hardy.
709? 107C? Ira C. Smith.
710 ? 1138 ? James M. Wood.
711 ? 157 ? Shepherd Weeks.
712? 236? Sam J. Martin.
713 ? 1309 ? Grover C. Whitley.
714 ? 1168 ? James"M. Parker.
715? 214? C. B. Tew.
716? 629? Willie W. West.
717 ? 647 ? Willis E. Wood.
718? 864? Oaker B. Coats.
719? 1492? Willie Smith.
720 ? 29 ? Lawrence P. Johnson.
721 ? 918 ? Robert D. Browning.
722? 1530? Robert F. Lee.
723 ? 533 ? Bythan Artis.
724? 1159? Willis T. Mole*.
725 ? 1529 ? Henry C. Hood.
726 ? 1370 ? Luther L. Wilkins.
727 ? 1397 ? Oscar B. Mitchener.
728 ? 114 ? John L. Johnson.
NEW COTTON SOLI) IN BENSON.
First fiale Sold There Wednesday at
20 Cents a Pound.
Benson, Sept. 6. ? The first bale of j
new cotton sold on the Benson market
brought only twenty cents per pound.
It was sold by Mr. G. P. Jernigan
who lives near Dunn. Mr. Jernigan,
although living near Dunn, says, that
he can always get the top notch for
his products on our market. The cot
ton was bought by P. B. Johnson. The
second bale was sold here today and
was raised by Mr. Matt Nordan who
lives above Dunn and near Coats. This
bale also sold for 20 cents per pound.
A
BATTLE IN SENATE IS ENDED.
Committer's Compromise Provisions
Are Adopted. High Tax Element
Routed. Leaders Say Action Fore
casts Defeat for Fight for Higher
Income Taxes.
Washirgton, Sept. 5. ? The Senate's
bitter fight over war profits taxation
virtually ended late today with adop
tion of the finance committee's com
promise provisions for a total levy of
$1,286,000;000 or about one-third of
this year's war and normal excess
profits.
This is an increase of $1,000,000,000
over present taxes. The high-tax ad
vocates failed to eecure adoption of
a single amendment.
Action on the war profits section,
the largest revenue-producing pro
vision, was taken technically in com
mittee of the whole and is subject to
finaj^ review later. Today's decisive
rout of the high-tax element, howev
er, may prevent further efforts along
this line and Senate leaders say it
forecasts defeat for the fighting be
ginning tomorrow for heavier income
taxes.
With adoption of finance commit
tee's war profits provisions ? increased
by the com mi tee from $562,000,000 to
$1,060,000,000 after the high-tax sen
ators began their fight ? the bill to
tals $2,522,000,000, near which figure
it is expected to remain. Many sen
ators, however, predict ultimate elim
ination of consumption taxes, aggre
gating $86,000,000; second-class mail
increases of $12,600,000; freight taxes
of $77,500,000 and stamp taxes on
parcel post packages estimated to
yield about $8,000,000.
In the contest between those advo
cating and opposing higher taxation
of war profits, which has approached
high levels of Senate dissension, the
largest muster of the high-tax group
was 29 votes. This camc today on an
amendment of Senator Johnson of
California to increase the maximum
graduated rate from 60 to 80 per
cent. ? '
Supporting it were:
Democrats: Ashurst, Beckham,
Broussard, Chamberlain, Fletcher,
Hollis, Husting, Johnson, South Da
kota; King, Kirby, McKellar, Myers,
Overman, Phelan, Shafroth. Shep
pard, Thompson, Trammell, and Var
daman ? 19.
Republicans: Borah, Brady, Gronna,
Johnson, California; Jones of Wash
ington, Kenyon, LaFolletle, McNary,
Norris and Sutherland ? 10. Total 29.
As now written into the bill, the
war profits section strikes out the
House provisions for an additional tax
of $200,000,000 and is a substitute for
the present excess profits law now
yielding $226,000,000. The total levy
of the new provision is estimated at,
$1,286,000,000. . ,
It also extends the tax to ordinary,
normal peace profits in excess of 10
per cent, in addition to excessive war
profits, reached by graduated rates,
amounting to sur-taxes, ranging from
12 to 60 per cent. The excess is
based upon the net income above $5,
000 of corporations, partnerships and
individuals in trade or business over
the average of 1911, 1912 and 1913 ?
the pre-war standard ? with a mini
mum exemption of six per cent of ac
tual invested capital and a maximum
exemption of 10 per cent.
SNAKE WAS MILKMAIU.
Wisconsin Man Explains Why His
Supply of Milk Was Scant.
Vesper, Wis., Sept. 5. ? A cow re
cently showed such a marked falling
off in her flow of milk that her owner,
Julius Kluge, decided to investigate.
He noticed when returning the
cow into the pasture that she made
for a certain tree. It was then that
Mr. Kluge made a sober discovery,
for he saw a large snake coiled about
the cow*3 leg contentedly imitating a
milkman. The snake was kilk-d and
measured something over five feet
in length.
Snakes have been known to milk
cows before, but this snake does not
appear to belong to the species of
milk snake of whitish color that fre
quently is to be found side by sido
with the venomous corn snake. ?
Greensboro News.
' Mr. R. W. Adams, of Four Oaks,
was here yesterday. He has been cho
sen principal of the Stoic High
School at Aurelian Springs, Halifax
County, and leaves today for his new
?ost of duty.