THE • DUNN T _ ''" "lilSl _ * ** _ Dunn, X. C.,Oct.Gt^, i«l» * • —— ■’ - —■ — - - " ■■ ■■ «■■ afc ■■■ ■ 1_:_ ClsAKK J'KAIHHH 11F.MOCRAT1C ACTS Oraal Tariff Mil, Effldeat C'urreacy A ad Aati-Treat Lava St. Joaapti, Mo., Oct. 1. -Speaker Champ Clark, of the National House of Representatives in a speech at tha Democratic Scats banquet here tonight reviewed the tegis'aM»« re cord sf tha Democratic party and expressed confidence In the verdict of the voters in the election of 1916. Speaker Clark said in pari: "To millions of voters, the present political situation Is entirely nova) At every providential election since1 lfUMI the Republicans have held the i Federal Government and tha Demo crats ware fighting to wrest It from their iron grasp. Now all this Is changed- and as we believe, chang ed for the better. "For year* those who love us not steer ted that Democrats were a par ty of negation, that wa did not have aenee enough to legislate. Unfor leu .icly for the country a majority of tha people believed their Jibber ieh for a long, long time. Wa wan dered in the wildernees as lung as did Moeea but at last tbs scales fall from ths people's eyes and they con cluded to entrust ua with power once more. "What happened? In twr> brief yawra we placed on the statute boohs more constructive legislatio of the most highly beneficial char* acter than the Republican* enacted in two decades - legislation so good Ibal in addition to Ucn^ucratic rates naarly all tbs Progressives and a large per cent of the regular Repub licans voted for our great construc tive measures. -We passed s great tariff bill— the greatest svsr placed upon the statute books. It contains many *x celleat changes from lbs Payne Aid rvch-flmoot monstrosity and it cotv taina one new feature that would make It the best of all tariff bill* even if the rest of it were as bad as tbs last Republican tariff bill which most emphatically It i* not. That now feature Is the income tax. I make bold to predict that Lb* in come tax provision never wall be ro * peeked «o matter , what piftrr«M bold, <4 the law-making newer. i "It 1* said tbe Underwwx^TxJflrT bill does not bring in as much reve nue as tbs Payne-Aldrieh-Siaool bill*. We who mad* the Underwood bill knew when w* msde It that tbe revenues from tariff taxes would not be xs large under oar bill ax un der our bill as wider the old Repub lican bill! We drew it so on pur pose ; that was on* of the sods sought. Also knowing that tbe Gov ernment would need shoot xs much money *■ usual, we made up by the income tax feature tho loss in tariff taxae. "Republican orators assart that the Underwood tariff bill, even In cluding the Income tax feature did not bring in revenue enough to con duct the Government—which is ab : aohrtely ulitruo. Everybody knows' that tbe deficiency was caused and j still t* being caused by the Kuropean "We had for more than half a century a financial system of shreds and patches with a currency almost devoid of elasticity. "For a generation our Republican friends had bocn tinkering with it— always promising but novor achiav ng currency reform. The Demo crate with the assistance of patriot* Ic Progiesstvca and a patriotic con tingent of Republicans placed on tha statute books the National Reserve Bank act which ia now being praised by all business. "We pasted, an anti-trust law which tends to promote legitimate business and crash illigitimate busi ness. Under tho new law trusts are being dissolved and aro rs-arrmng ing their business on a legitimate basis. "Tha people seem to have abso lute confidence in the pilot of tha Ship of State—Woodrow Wilson and are not likely to drop him over board la mid-ocean white tha storm whips Iks waters into fory. Ha did hll duty, tha Democratic House did Ha duty, tha Democratic Senate did its duty, Wa submit that see de serve well of the Republic—all of ua. Having discharged our duty and bean faithful to our trust—tha peo ple win assume that wa will do our duty and be faithful oven to the and.“ Myatt-Pugh. Friends In Dunn hare received in vitations as follows: “Mrs. Mary W. Myall Invite# you to be present at tha marriage of has daughter, Amelia, to Mr. Carl gal wyn Pugh, Wednesday evening, thi twentieth of October, at half efts: nine e'rfbck, Centenary Methodic Episcopal Church, Smith fie Id, Marti Carolina. •, -At heme after November th •ret, Waaehaea, North Carolina COTTON CHOI* 1MM.0M BALES Smallrai 83.ce Year 1699 la Opinion of Crop Keportlag Board. La usual Oqriia. Dario* September. Pro duct ion Of Nearly Million Hales. Wi ahington, Oct. A—A heavy de eliae In lb. condition of lb« grow ing cotton crop during September, aim oat doidblci i-be average docline of the laat ten fears, haa decreased earlier In the seaaon by almuet a million balaa. The Dapwrtment of Agriculture today estimated the crop at 10,650,000, equivalent 500 poi'nd balea, which would be the smallest crop since 1600. In announcing the condition re port and production estimate, the crop reporting board made this statement: “The cotton crop condition declin ed 8.4 points during the month of August 25 to September 26, com pared with an average decline in the same period in the past tan years of 4.5 points. The estimated condition of 60.B per cant of normal on September 26, forecasts a yield per acre of about 188 pounds and a total production (allowing a redoc tlon of 1 per cant from planted area for abandonment) of about 10,660, 000 balaa. Laat year's production was 16.126,000 balea, aad tha 1913 crap 14,166,900. A crop laas than 11,000,000 balaa would be smaller than any crop since 1909. Four More Facta for Csttaa Farm ers. The question now Menu to be no longer Whether we shall have twelve cent rotten, cotton futures for next spring having passed twelve cool* early last wash, but tha question now is whether fifteen cent cot too IS not In sight. Meanwhile let us re iterate just e tew points: 1. Look out for scab farmers. Farmers who do not know the facta sa to the cotton situation are liable to dunk ten cents a good fair price and so prevent twelve or fifteen cent prices by ever-leading a tan cant market- Th# New York Timas says the eoly cotton bears now are the Southern farmers them selves I Upd-tS'lg aftgkt. .Deg’t prevent twelve flMfc bit framing at ha : IT dstf' IP1 Mi *tu i ma i crop get the prollu. Look out for the merchant who triaa to compel customers to sell to him early. Make the merchant safe when his account is fairly due, by borrowing on the cotton and paying hiss or by turn . niton over to bias aa secur ity, but demand that the grower have the privilege ef saying when it shall be sold. 3. Beware of the banks that re fuse to advance money on cotton. If your local banka will not make reas onable loans, at least 136 a hale, re port the exact facts to your Con gressman aa bsHis for demanding thoron^i-going rural ^reditg legis lation. 4. Don't eall your cotton seed yet. Conditions almost surely war rant the highest prices ever pakl for seed in the history of the South Let’s manage this crop wisely and recover all last year’s losses.—Pro gressiva Fanner. WOMEN AID CAUSE OF HEAI.VH Prominent Health Worker* Praia# Work of Wanes. Women are destined to play an important role in the future health work of the country, according to tho pres* report* of tho raeent of tho American Public Health Aaaociation at Rochester, N. V. Ninety-eight out of one hun dred men, member* of the Associa tion, expressed them selves a* favor ing women'* suffrage for the effect ' of woman'* Influence on public health work In any community ia in proportion to th* extent of interact the woman of th* community taka in it, and tha greater tha civic res ponsibility tha greater the civic In terest ia bound t* ha." Prom th* report* of thia meeting It seem* that woman'* pert In health work ha* been much In evidence in the past and that all bar work ia net In tha future. Said Dr. W. A. Ev an* ef Chicago: "Woman's influ ence In the Oty of Chicago ha* made public health efflcial* take up qumxien* which they have evaded and ha* made the council change It* view* aa to public moral*." Dr. t H. Reed* ef Colorado said that he aaarlbed the good health Inspection of th* schools of that state to the work of Um woman.--8tats Roaril of Health. Mr. R. M. Jackson, secretary el tha Cape Peer Pair, was In tows last weak. Mr. Jackson Is advsr Using th* fair better thia year thai ever before and ia expecting a roe erd attendance. Jedging from tbi i paper* which have bean paatai through this territory th* fair srtl i ha an attrsetts* event and see) OUR BENSON LUTTER Interesting News Items About the People of Benson and Jobs atom County. Benson, OcL 4.—Mr. Eli Canan sugh, of Wilmington, spent • fsw days in tb« city last weak. Rt*. S. T. Plyler, presiding eldar for the Raleigh district preached el the Method 1st church her e last Thursday night. Mr*. WUlard Woodall, of Duke. I* visiting her brother, Rev. J. M. Dun can fur several days this week. Mr. Robert Higgins, of neer Smilhlleld was a business visitor here last Friday for several hours. Mr. Romulus Johnson, of ths Clayton section, wa* a visitor hsTe Sunday spending ths day with friends. Rev. A. R. Mcijueen. of Dunn, preached an interesting sermon to s largo congregation at the IHjoe moving picture building last Sun Say night. Mr. J. M. Barber, «f Elevation townihip, was a visitor hers Mon day for a few houre. Mr. K. B. Johnson, of Cardonas, •pent the day hare Monday on ties! nee*. Mr. Frank McCabe, of the Eleva tion section, was here Monday as a visitor. Mr. and Mrs. Eurie Tart, at Sampson county, spent the day Sun day the guests of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Wilaoa. Messrs. J. U. Bsrhour, Esra Par ker, J. E. Wilson. A. E. Buries, R. U. Barber, Q. V. Moore, Joe Norris, and Clauds Cannaday attended the sitting of the Superior court al Hraithfield Monday. Messrs. O. 8. Young and B. F. Parrish, of Goats, wore visitors bore for a few hours Tuesday. Mila Beane Johnses, of Dunn, was a visitor here Sunday spending tho day at the home of her father, Mr. WiUia Jobnsou. Mr. Arthur Casque, of Duaa. spent the day here Bonday with rel atives. Messrs. Ceorge Holland, J. R Barbour, Esra Parker and Loom# banning were visiters at LiUlagteuj 8unday. Mr. sad Mrs. Victor Austin, at Clayton, sprat several days here re cently visiting at the borne of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie McLaaab. Mr. Ransom Durham, of Four Oaks, was a visitor here Saturday and Sunday. Mr. lam laaaiter, of Hpilona sec tion, spent the day here Saturday. Mrs. Ilarvey Beeson and children of Danville, Va., arrived Friday to spend borne time at the home of Mr. Benson's father, Mr. C. H Benson, of Elevatiob. Mr. Horace Barber, of near Clay ten, was a visitor here Saturday. Mr. Ira Rose, ef Rocky Mount, and Mr. John Rose, of WUeon, spent the day here Sunday in route to the home of tbeir father, Mr. John J. Rove, of Meadow. Mr. D. lleher Creech, of Smith field was here for a fow hours Sun day with frtands. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Maaser.gill spent the day with friends in Four Oaks Sunday. Mr. Chester Lassiter, of Four Oaks, was a visitor here 8unday nf Mr. Jim Smith, of Roepy Mount, ■ pent th« day boro Sunday with his father, Mr. J. C. Smith. Rot. J. M. Duncan preached the regular aermon at the Parrlab Me morial church near Smitkiicld Sat urday and Sunday. An SnteraCting nervine was held at the Rnptiat church Sunday after noon by tlie B. Y. P. V. under the leadership of Mra. M. T. Britt In tereating talks ware delivered by Messrs. J. L. Hall, W. H. Store mb J. F. Woodall and Clarence Britt Quite a large number arat present for these exercises. Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Rose, of Scot land Keck, are here today for a short visit to friends. Mr. Rose la new principal of the graded schooli of Scotlaad Nsek. Mr. J. W. Whitten too had I phone message Saturday that tha ’ his sister, Mrs. Jehn Bulloch died Friday night The burial waa at the family burying gronod neai Fayetteville Saturday afternoon. Officers Moore and Stall caught i large still last Saturday la Meador township. There were also two aim with the still who were captured a they made do effort la escape afte finding that they were surrounded It is con Unsally lumuiod tha Renaon la te have a new spa pa started la the near fate re, but a yet nothing definite is kaawn to it name, who will edit It, ate. Little Ruby, the fear years ol daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jasso M< Lamb, dlad last Friday from aem I disease of the throat. She take almost suddenly Thursday night an dlad tha amrt day. tha was nan THINGS HAPPENING • &BOUNH DUKE i Hama of News Tkat Will Be *f In terest to Tea.. Duka, October 8—Two hundred thirty pupil* wen present tho &rst «l«y of school, Monday Prof. B. P. Dalton will We la charge lagpin this jmr and with two bow teachers. Hits RoaarfWyeha and Ifise Bottio humming, of Groan villa,- will run the schools on the plans as 1M(ps Wyche will ban <*a/go at tbs school <0 domestic science and U addition td the regu lar school work will ha*4 a special night class for thoes wBo work in tho miUs,«and a eiaaa by the after noon for tho mother*. Pyetf. Da] loo assisted by tero of- the Tegular teachers will also.open.jp a night school far thoes who w4rk In the •niflv and wish to sttMd. Thera will be no charge for either the do mestic science does or f* the night school work • At thw —nthns meeting Saturday moAiag the years' work wus oetiina^swd meth ods of carrying oh tbelwork were discussed. , A special httim w at the Baptist church Tha regular stats was usad and occupied morning stirhi A tion was mads to tha slans. Ptra now eohrod Into tha ttsnh |jb. J. H. Wilkins, a cm federate Ale pass ed seventy throe years Kgid drove from Lana, a distance *g|rt »h». trn miles, for tits night ears tea to bs baptised and nl—r ithii)ns after the services. He was Kaosspenied by his wtfa. ' X* The Presbyterian fttXjay School ■s making prepsrationfifar Sally Day Which erRl bs boV.aast gun day morning at their sXslsr hour. A special program will nsod and an effort mads tg ln-i*rtXi tha at Unde XL ef ths school. V Mr/fm. H. Webb Vad family bars returned from «thrtr sots trip through Virginia, Nmasytvasla, via Washington, ate. A heavy rata overtook them on tha refhru’ trip at Rocky Mount, Vs., msd Slsarsrt’e Creek skips, both r-ijoining Daho are dr-j cu luting patiiiaas far lasuging of bonds for improving their marts If these bond laaoos go through and good roads era built In theas. town ships sad Doha keeps np their good work the oastam half of Harnett county will have excellent roods. Mrs. O. M. Johnson, of Duks. R. F. D. No. 2, suffered with an acute attack of appendicitis Saturday and was brought to Good Hops Heepitel by Dr. Buxton, of Dunn. It was de cided that an operation wa, net nec essary and Mrs. Johnson is much ■- - M Tbe Builder*, • Wealey Intermed iate Claaa at the Methodist Sunday School, had a social aiaatisg at the home of their teaches* Mr. R. W. Barfield, Saturday night. Each mem ber of the claaa ladled » friend and they had arranged seats in front of the Barfield home with iha nee auaifir Hght^ Many games were played. Cream and caha ware serv ed. Talks wars mad* by R. W. Barfield, Rev. M. A. Osborne and E. 8. Yarbrough. The Robana Book Qpb bald Ha regular meeting Wednesday after noon with Mr*. S. 8- Yaibrough. Invited coasts ware Mies Emily Yoong, of Dana, Mis* Kan tee Kllr ! iott, of Uadsn. and Mia Isabell Smith, of Duke. AfUr the usual routine boainaaa was disposed of, the raombare vied with each ether la tolling atorlaa. A cream courea eras served. Dr. H. L. Williamson, of Carro Gordo, North Carolina, open da up a dental o«c* Monday morning In th* Bank building. Dr. Wliiiamssa Is a young man recently graduated fan thg Atlanta ^DeetaJ College and coma* wRh vary high racdm mandatloa*. Th* mission started at th* Epis copal church Monday night. Rev. N, C. Dunes* conducting th* services Rev. Tracy Walsh, In soma wej disappointed In reaching Duka foi this service, will be on hand Teaadaj , night. *, ■' ' ally bright and auraetlro and at who knan har wUl graatty mlaa bar and aapaeUDy wtU aba ba aniaaai Treat tba kpaia a* aaddanad by ha antimaly J«4* Ttlephan. Bridges mm MUm Preai Ariingto. I. That Yesterday. Naw York. Hept. SO_That wtra *•'» telephone communication from ihe Atlantic seaboard to Hawaii, a distance of 4,600 mile*. I. new an accomplished tfart, was aimoencod today at the offers of tha s-r-*— Telephone and Telegraph Company. I Exceeding even U sue ms the trans mission of tha human voice from Arlington to Mart Island, Califor 'Ila, a distance of 2.600 miles, ae •ompliahed yesterday, it was stated that subsequent experiment* bad rw ■altad la torraaaful telephone com munication betwoan Arlington ay? the naval radio nation at Fwl tlarbar, Hawaii. Ths distance aver which this wiraiaas tpmmunicelion held la greater tha dia tram Naw York to London, Paris, Berlin or Roma. The voire 1 fed to travel over tha whole af tha United States, a distance af 2J>00 ; mOas. bafasa It encountered tha i irmra simple wireless condition* nlch exist over large kndlaa ad rater. For tha purpoae of this teat t was stated that the receiving was ! ions on small wireless anccmse irectad by engineers of the taie ihaaa company by permission af the lava] authorities in tha Pearl Har tor station. I ST.Vnt FAIR i October lb—21, mark the data* : loam in our memory as foar gala < lay* af feativltiaa—tka waak ad tka i treat State Fair at Baloigh. Seoraa upon scares od wonderful < ■vents ara awaiting you in tka Capi- I ini city—mar*elan > attractions that i tava aavar bato offered at nay pro- I riona Fair. TVs agdkuttuml and ndwtrial exkibitioas are Iateraat ng and tartrocera, tka Midway, oaa ; past lina ad oasaual a tirorkana, an* tka frat attractiana tka swat t arar shown at a South | Atlantic Fair. Handing them all la tka thrilling ■emplane apectado copied from tka I » mM fort Wow, Dm fort returning the Or* with Urn shrapnel Mis, which burst around the aeroplane. Ugh in te ah. Fre many minotca the battles rages until the fort ia de stroyed la a cloud of duct aad smoke t>y a Immb from tbs aeroplane. Of the scores of other free at tractions there sra the human loop the-loop, the skating bear, the balancing art. Cotton’s Comedy, Doohayt and many other*. Famous Miss Collier, from 100-foot ladder will dive in shallow tank of water. For those who are interested in the agricultural welfare of tha State, there era tha com aad stock judging contests, the tomato clubs and competitive county exhibits, boys* corn dabs, pig dubs, boys* and girls’ poultry dubs, free motion pictures of all diasas*! of poultry and cattle, perfect types ef cattle aad many other interesting aad in structive things. This Tsar will see another Innova tion that bids fair to eclipse any feature of the Fair, and use that should late rest every town in tha State. This new feature to a mon ster floral and industrial parade of the agricultural and industrial re source* of the State. Tho** inter ested in a Seat in this parade should wire ar writs Mr. M. W. Tyree, Ral igh. N. C.. Chairman of tha Ar rangement Committee. This parade will include floats from business houses, manufacturer*. towns, school* and collage*, ate. In addi tion to this there will be tha Mar shal# parade and a grand review ‘#f the National Guard by Ganaral Yeung and Staff. On te Raleigh. Begin to plan year trip new and stay all of the tosh—October lfl-ts. All persona interested in Marring space, will communicate with Col. Jos. E. Pogue, Secretary, Raleigh. N. C. Prosperity ta Sampson. now nrille ronnlaf day aad night farmer* wha bare making their own meet, hereafter going te make 00,007 fcalna af cat we, ravnlic* roand an half balsa, of *e growth af DU hae bean r-■ frior to September X. Thi. com mrod With 3,294,752 bale*, or 21> »ar teat of the entire crap, pineed irior to September a teat war, 1,246,46a halaa, or 23.2 par catit in 1*12 and 2jMT>n bake, or *2.1 ter cant In 1PU. Included in the ginaiage ware 22, Mt round baton, compared with »4 lax year, 26>2S to 1*1* ,Dd M74 to 1*1*. Baa bland cotton *--Tn4ait aam Mrad I*>*4 baba, eoapeiad with -*>*7 bale* to T-rtTHii~ SI bat mar, 1*>70 to 1*1* aad MM1 bales n 1*1*. CASOUNR PRICKS Xfrmw «T CMo^ud Cams— Kay Tha high price aad the continued lie to toe price ef gaeeNne to the todth and the wida -“Trieii be »“» toe price «tf the commodity to >toie aad dm North baa bean dm wme recently ef ee md dl seeds 'sctioe-ig motorists aad other mare to gasoUae that a Federal to t ie aot unlikely titot* a* ameemmrt rfll be organised Umbtag to sect aa aveetigatton.' Year cerrsepnadeDt hai obtained laatatieaa from the dtid .ain-g totoU to the Northern, Paetmn aad Bnethem gtater. Thee* quotations how that gaooUao a gallon vartoa to ■rise from »J canU to Chicago to I tad a coots to dm OaroSaae la toieata, perhaps too priaclpal sstl ag aad dlatritoittog point to dm tooth, dm prim dam August has Mm. In point of supply and Homer,d, it * wid, there is no feendatien to in dicate that tha Ineraese aa differ snea ia price wouV be brought about. It has baan held by soma teetera that tha supply from soma vt the walla has -totaiy bear, dimin ishing, wbila information from eth aaareas ia that walii hava baaa tleaad and tha supply cm off by this nmhfrl Successful manipulation of local market* by branch managers far tha ; tiroller to that bo did boro. Mr. ’ Hatcher woo one of the town's moot ■ papular yseng man and Mo any > fHoads bars regret tbot bo baa Ml ■ oe, berwovor they wteb far Mm tbo greatest emoemt of nmoooo.