LITTLE MESSENGERS
They Get
Buiiauu
V*4- * DUNN, N. C\. .1* 1620
HOOVER OUTLINES
REASONS FOR NOT
GETTING IN RACE
Writes Club Boosting Him
That Ho Wonts To Remain
a “Conimon Citizen”
BUT READY TO SERVE
IN CASE l?E'S CALLED.
While Before W*r H# W»» Progres
sive Republican Both Greet Partiea
Have Objections; Beli»»»a in Cam
paign For Jsauet. Not Men; Is
Against Machine Methods.
New York. March ff—Herbert
Hoover, in u letter received tonight
by Ralph Arnold of Lof AupeUs,1
New York. repre’entativc nr thr
"Make lloovor President Club.” of
(California. Htclaird ho wus not reck
ing publti ofhee. that hi5 "ambition
ia to remain a common citizen." but
that hr believ'd he "lib* • very other
citixen. ahouM nlnuv« hv ready for
service when really c-aell* «l upon."
Mr. Hoowi’v lottir followed the
action of a g'oup of prmttinvnt Cali
fornian* residing in this city in ap
pointing a committee to «o to Wash
ington to ask Mr. Hoover, t.o make
known his potation Amiri mg that
while "such piupcsnU are indeed u
great honor. I feel that 1 cun not al
ter the attiiuih* that I have consist
ently pTrHi vrd.” Mr. Hoove :*> h-fter
continual
Objection to Batn r*rtiM
"Kirst., I cm ct tath ik ideut pro
gressive in the u.jue« before u* today
1 think thnt at this time the iiLuet
before the foui.tr>’ tSM*.Uic»id parti
sanship. It i* well known thtii I was
a proirrrfA*\i krpuhiirctn before th#
war. and I think tightlv n non-par-1
liaan during ray war m i vice. The
issue* confronting u* are new and i
the alignment upon them hr # not yet'
been made by the great parties 11
still object as much to the reactions
ry group in the R. publican party as
I do to the radical r oup 1c the Dem
ocratic party.
Doesn’t Waal Office.
"Second, I am not salting public
office, and. consulting my own per
sonal inclination.* I do noi want pub
lie office I t-unnot wrvent any citi
zen or group of cilia* ns from aciuit
irg that 1 should take public ofiKec,'
but I cannot coni' in'iimoly partici-j
pate in any organization to that end. i
"I belong u> « group which thinksi
that th# American jamplr should if-'
lect their ovn official* kt ihoir own
. initiative and volition and that ie :
•^enyr- •. ^ (lihuul w „ • '
machine method*. ) f#«d #.»jre that If
1 entered th# rare for nomination to
the Presidency, and undertook to so
licit and spend th «rmt of propa
ganda and organisation this Would be I
in itaelf a negation of the right A-1
merican m.itinct. b* can-'* of the ob
ligations lh*>t it all implies I thor
oughly believe that I, tike any other
citizen, should always be ready for
aarvire when really culled Upon, but
to go out and try to fM-reuade thei
public U> call me i,* op;»»«cd to my ev
ery Instinct.
Promo** Iiium, Not Mon.
"Third, I hope to have the affec
tion of my countrymen, hut my am
bition is to fcmain a common citizen,
ready to engage in t- am-plov with
any organization and leadership that
has for it# objective the conmmation
and maintenance *>f great i‘H&#s in the
forms that I holier# ar*- ui the pub-!
lie interest and brnr'il 1. of course,!
believe in parly o.ganivjition but it
must be for the promotion of isroes,
not of man. I am not a straddler
of any i>«»-ue. I spend most of my
time agitating for isi-ue/ that I be
have in. It ia the privilege of all
of ua to hold our ov ,i victors and it
is our duly to oxprtrfj lh<m vrhon
called upart to do .**o. Hut ro man
con be so arrogant ua to assume that
ha can dictate the issue* to the A-i
merican people, or t<* the groat par
ties# they support.
"Fourth, you and your friend* have
urged that I should undertake to or
ganisa propaganda fer myself as rep.
resenting issuer, by enlcring into
compe tition for nominal ion by a
groat parly. Aside fiom the rea
sons mentioned of self.soaking, where
m* my view is thnt I should ngkate
for the itfues, not for ruvtrlf. You
rightly say that joining «hecr organ
izations without issues U simply of
fice-hunting without regard to pub
lic services.
‘Tinslly, I am not so ignorant as
not to realti/‘ perfectly well that sueh
a court# does not lend to nomination
to tb# Presidency but t would not
be myself 11 1 started out on a path
of scdf-seiking 1o obtain nny office.”
JURY LIST SAMPSON COUNTY
F®. Term of Court Mareh
•tk.
Kirat Week—T H. Lamb. 0. H.
Haw. U. 8 William*, Motthew
Crumpler. H. W Hcrrinr. Wcrtbrook
T-ee. Jr., D. P. lac. G. 8. Vinson
Wcrtbrook L«c, gi., G II. Bar* V
C. Dudley, lister Tainb, W. A Itoyl
al, Br., K. L. CrumoloT, l>. R. Greg.
017, 4. L. Pcurr, J. 8. Ki'woai, D.
L. Gurgamous
Second Wrck—W. H. Iludeon, C.
B. Honeycutt, 8. B. Stfvma, o. g
Farkt-r, C. A. William.. K. A. Pearl
eon, Ira Sutton, W. H. Johneon. 0.
I* Daughtry. 4. K Pope, M. M. Hall.
Mediaon BotDr, E. U Km*. John A.
Royal, Jr., W. A. Jockenn. W. H.
Hayca, T. N. Lorkamy, H. C. Potar
son.
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE
HERRING OF CLINTON
Gotdakoro, Marrh 4.—Th« dU
trlet Republican coarentlon mot here
today and nominated Richard Her
ring, of Olinton. for Congrew, and
D M. Joan, of Cartof-t county, a«
dolagatoi to the national canre atlon.
The delegatee wrro Instructed to role
for Judge Pritchard for PresMert.
Hm convention ilao tndorwd U»c
platform adopted by the State cea
rention at Greensboro Wednesday.
CONSIDER NEW SOURCES
OF REVENUE POSSIBLE
OiKUM Way. ul Mm., of r rev id
f«t Reti.f for Fointr SmU.
Mml
Washington, March 8.—How to ob
tain sources of rev mo- ao a. to rro*
vi.le relief for former aerviee ram
was diacuHsed today by the House
Ways and Means committee with rep
rr.cntative« of soldier organisations,
bot without roramon agreement as to
• he beet and moat practical methods.
Ail sort* of suggestions have been
offered the committee in connection
with >ta consideration of more than
_'hree score bills. The problem has
been made mom difficult, members
oolntrd out, because of the conflicting
views of th* various organisations.
There was the promise today that
harmony of action might develop.
Colonel Looter E. Jones command
ing the District of Columbia depart
ment, American I-sgion, announced
'hat the Legion’s executive commit
ice would meet March 22. and ex
oressed belief that it would work in
••Ijs* co operation with all aerviee
men toward obtaining halp from the
p’ovnrnmml
Onvid I. Scanlon, of Philadelphia,
■i former soldier, suggested that the
•ntercet on the government's foreign
loan* be used for a soldier fund, bat
l wns explained that this money had
bciu allocated in making up tax
-chrdulea Other witnesses urged
cash payments, bot objected to use
of the word bonus.
CARDINAL SAYS MAN SHOULD
ASSERT AUTHORITY IN HOME
Boston, March 8,—Growing wenk
tk< on the part of the men of ths
i-ountry >« developing a sinister fast
in'sm. Cardinal O’Connol told a
Tethering of men at the Cathedral
■if the Holy Croat last night. Man
as the heart nf ths house, he aaid,
-houid assert hia proper authority in
the home. Failure to do this, the
Cardinal asserted leads to a false
feminism which unless it Is curbed
■n lime will have disastrous results
frr humanity Ths women are be
coming masculine if ysu plaass and
the men becoming effeminate. This
I" disorder.” Cardinal O’Connel
questioned how a father could “look
on and sec his children, especially the
g rl«. running rampant without any
lonsidcration for modesty.'' Hcad
«h p of the family, he said, meant
that the father should look after the
morals of the whole family.
MINERS STATEMENT IS ULTIMA
TUM TO COMMISSION! IN
SIST ON MORE PAY
im-»snapnits, aafts"'.', -is- Imi
t*nl States Mine Workers of America
«•:!! refuse to accept the finding* of
'hi- bituminous coal commission on
W* a substantial increase in wage*
and Improved working conditions are
provided, K was inferred In a state
ment issued today from beadquar
t-ra of the organization. Officials ef
the Mine Workers were absent from
ths city and those in charge of the
offiree refused Ur comment on the
statement.
"Nothing short of a aabataatia) in
crease in wage* and improved work
ini: conditions will be acceptable to
the United Mine Workers of America,’
reads the statement.
The miners are awaiting the decis
ion with much anxiety. Unless ■
settlement of the controversy U made
on such a basi*. the statement my*,
the miners will not feel "that full
justice has been don* them." The
bituminous coal commission was ap
pointed by Prinadent Wilson to work
out a suitable wagv scale for the min
«» and report on any plan* for Im
proving living conditions, after the
•trike of miners had ended.
“There has been a steady increaae
in the cost of living since the first
of this year,” reads the statement,
"in xpite of the fact that the govern
ment represented to labor laat sum
mi-r that living costs would be re
duced and that the government would
ho to it that this wo* done. Further
promise of reductions In the cost of
living would fall on deaf can, as far
a* the roal miners are concerned, be
eaute they have had their experience
w'*.h*J«h promiees in the pest all of
which have gone usAUcd."
MADOO SUPPORTERS BOLT
A HOOVER CLUE MEETING
Charlotte March 8 —Student* of
Davidson College tonight organised
a chib to support McAdoo for tho
Presidency. A meeting was called
by Hoover supporters to organise a
Hoover club. Both club* organised,
but McAdoo, with the larger, 86 stu
dents rallying to his support under
the leuderahip of Dr. J. M. McCon
nell, walking out of the Hoover meet,
ing.. The rlnb la to increase Its mem
bership. A committor en organic*
Don was appointed to formulate a
dutemunt as to the bellefi and work
proposed for the elub.
RETURNS *1.*00,000 TO
OWNER, GETS $* REWARD
N.ow Yo,k- M*”h *•—An awM,
on th* Rank of Montreal entitling Um
bearer to $1,200,000, in railroad
bond* waa picked up In the (tree!
in the financial district yesterday by
Harry Hahn, • 17. rear-old clerk.
No thing the brokerage firm sign*,
lura «n th* order the yoath delivered
the paper at it* office. A reward of
12 waa given to him with th* advict
that he waa an honest lad and prob
nbhr^woold make hie army la thi
RERUN'S POPULATION
SHOWS BIC DECREASE
ii WMhlnaton, March •■—The city ei
Berlin with adjacent district* awe Us
*•*•!.“* Inhabitant*, accent
lo_/•*?■* *"••• of the Bariia
P«»e whlsh pobtiahed reaolt* of tb<
rtarted October «. 1911 TV
“"•* remarkable fsntar* of the can
thi 2a! tk* —darrseas is
in! . esp^ta ah**
1 of more ttiin I mt cmi
*iko Itli. ^
ROSS TO MANAGE
PAGE’S CAMPAIGN
Lillington Lawyer and Busmen
Man Will Direct Work
From Raleigh
Charles R. Ross, of Lillington, I
leading lawyer and business man In
Harnett ruunly and a lifelong friend
of the candidate, has been choeen by
Robert N. Page to direct his cam
paign for the Democratic nomination
for Governor in tbe done primary
and on Tueoday will assume active
direction of the work of organiting
the Pag* strength in the State. An
nouncement to this effect was made
from the Page headquarter* here yes
terday..
The choice of Mr. Rots to direct
the campaign for Mr. Page la re
garded as particularly fortunate by
friend* oil Mr. Page. The Moose
county man has appealed particu
larly to the farmer and to the buri
nata man or suitable timber for gub
ernatorial honors. Mr. Rota it a
farmer, be it a buslnrat man, a law
yer and a legislator. In all of these
activities he has wen turrets for him
self and has a large pcisonal follow
ing in the State to assist h-m In the
work that he has undertaken.
It hat been known for some time
that Mr. Page was favorable to Mr.
Ron at a manager for his campaign,
hut the Lillington man has been un
able until jutt now to arrange hit
private a (Tain in such fa-hion that
iw could give three month* of hi*
time to political work. Announce
ment hut been withheld until he
could come to Raleigh and begin
the work that hi* friend* believe
he will prow-cute to a suncMful con
clusion in the nomlnn' on of Mr.
Page in June.
"Mr. Roar has been my doer per
sonal friend for 20 yearn." *aid Mr.
Page in announcing hi* choice of a
manager. "He i* able, upright and
ha* a Urge acquaintance. He will
so eon duct my esmpaign an to win
for himself the esteem of the people
of the State I count mya df par
ticularly fortunate in securing him."
—Sunday* New* and Observer.
MORE AMERICAN
ECYPTIAN COTTON
So great has been the hucccm* of
grower* of Egyptian cotton in the
South wcat. particularly .n Ansona,
that the acreage to be planted this
yaar probably will greatly exceed
that of lull, wh eh was approxi
metaly 90,000. Some predictions
arc that the total planting will be as
unnrfc •* ixqqnn
held which Egyptian cotton has
gained in this countiy a- Indicated
by these figure* is the direct result
of many year* of experimental and
extension work carried on by the
United Slates Department of Agri
culture.
The Egyptian cotton now being
grown eo extensively it 1 long staple
variety which has corns tn be distinct
from any long staple cotton grown
in Egypt by icaaon of scientific plant
brooding conducted by Federal spe
cialist*. With the exception of Sen
Island, now practically destroyed by
the boll weevil, and the Meade, not
yet established on a large scale,
there la nothing in this country to
compare with this American Egyp
tian cotton. Rmsiihc of it* superior
quality apd (special Illness for mak
ing thread, automobile tire fabric,
and other product*, a strong demand
for it ha* developed.
All of the Egypt inn cotton seed
[ now planted in the Salt River Val
ley in Arlsona and In the Imperial
Valley is of the Pima variety, de
veloped by the Federal specialist*.
Special attention la called to this
fact because commercial intervals
which have undertaken to promote
O10 growing of thhi cotton on a large
scale in Arizona and California have
given thalr product a distinctive
name, though grown from seed ol
the variety developed by the Tie
partment of Agriculture.
NEW TORE REAL ESTATE IS
AUCTIONED FOR *1.MO.OCX
New York, March 9.-—Land be
longing to the Henry Astor estate
and on which the Astor, Bijou and
Monro SCO theatres are located or
Broadway and 43th street, wu wild
nt public auction today for f 1,140,
000.
Dvatk of Mrs. Series.
Mr*. Elisabeth Surles died at tin
homo of her eon, Mr. Jotsc Surles
Tuesday morning of pneumonia foi
lowing influents and was buried a'
Pleasant Hill cemetery Wednesday
Elder Ru* l.*e conducting Ihe funera
icrvice*. She wna (9 years old ant
had roared a largo family af uaefu
and highly respected son*.—Bon SOI
Review.
FROM GODWIN
The Godwin school which has hcei
suspended for two weeks on areoun
of the Flo, started again Monday.
Dr. J. W, Mcl-ean Is able to be on
apian effer being confined to hi
room for a few days on aecoanl o
sickness we are fried to report.
The lie situation seams now to b
on a decrease instead of on I nemos
we are pled to say.
Mira Lula Cooke, teacher in tb
Meadow High . School waa calks
home last work oa account of lb
serious illnam of Mr. Chester Attain
but who !• very much improved now
In Ndtc of the cold weather we ar
ataaaet Inclined to belter* that sprits
ia men as anyway from the notes o
the blue birds the leal few days
There wag no preaching at th
Baptist church Sunday oa accoun
of Ua An.
A Hows* eod A Hem*.
A house Is built ef bricks and stone.
of adit and pasta aad plan;
But a homo ia built of loving dood
that stand n thousand years.
—Victor Huge
I ESSSBS9KCWE7S5S5BJ
CHAHLE1' ROSS
Harnett 0.:«><:t-~ tVh etc«l tv
Kohoit N. fapi ti -viir r."*" hi> cam
wirti fur li«v»r!iut
HOW. WHEN ANf< Wf!.*.l<K THE
BEANS WEI." 5l’Jl-LRl>.
Where thr igtot iruvcrnim .it
the b*i:r*i • • n ftnftii! it a
*210 bo ei* .. i•ir.oleci ). 1
i mm v/h.. aju- • 0 -t
arnt tn a .r»f»aK«,*l. a : nV n
ift'Ulful ».er>,i- u mfLnv ^ ■ LHmhI
K40 how d.., ;t^ r„,n
-ho epunt th.. « j+lju,' _Vu,v t„
•h,- fr..,e., mail ofVre. , .n u r»in
)f ' *!• «*t ttiiti a*. .All :V>~ .. .II.-4
«»Ttu r «... . »rtu." t»v h - r.tithful
Ix ri a.ev r-i t-eil •.«. .. ! • >00?
, ’ \ *f' b 'li i-, <•-i . k t‘trt»
•Je* *r. im* "rs .■'sec. It net
I. -»t mere':/ <cm
” i Tj'.ncri i,.n. of
rMJiV'V. ih.> . f-tr ..,,,. i. „(lJd
not anppiy evil *. t thc
*!nicr rs- :<iven ... ctoiyth U
purchase a ki»lt _ , . n;.aWv „ , ,
jun. pru\iiion u.pif «:> mm li.i'c
■ nd promini:
But Ml"". v,„ „ - j.,. 0_ vm |h
fo Uw eiviU11J,.vtJ. «» b..r,m. They
diJ Rood work, fv, ,|./niw that.
I. il th. y w, rc ' K ji,t f„,- h.
Mr!vnvt»r, n i..t r, •• .Ir.i? th»njc to
.n*. rjutW- that! ihcii #».•*•• v «tns. iv be
: 'omparrd .h Iiuo. flic ,i.rn in
'rinije*. irHf • i« iwir t^m.v ar
■ much a*. H.t* , (T~ v>'.i .[i j. Vf-i*.
S' ool -mrc r.yoinr’hdoi: the '.rntpoy.
trs and u .»y '
However n ^-.n d»n . „„.l ibe
rte il ha !a .1 i ;,id:ii:..,i .ler.ibl
• riionnn I),.• f kkr-t imi mou>
n. r>- ‘ . .'.eit.' •» i’.it-ro slcy—
sn cKcuoii whirs- i j .b-oubiiean par
**_•.. . ..'J?, • 5 ■
»r i UOli.OOO soldier Vile*. 1, it
l oneelvublc thul no- . ’ eort /
I* tfoint.' to out «uri: j -•.•Hpu : i
he hood* of it,- tMftnie-rn h v, ftiral
at loart t,, equal!*.- Iks d:, rvpincr
betweer, Sli-lfi to riviliinit and f' II to
j.oldietit?--G vrfuViis .e>.
COVERNhirNTTNHliitA'iCE
AT 40 CEN rs r£K SI,000
Wa-hir.RtuK, Moieh 1*. — (jocern
meot insurant*' ('• former inrirr
! mis eon be writt’ <* »t r cost of 40
rents rath >1.00- brnfltii* (Iholotncy
•lores lod.iv told ’*>'■ t/i.i: .' contrail'
too inveriiirkH: * the ; -r ih* war
risk bureau. Committeemen Insisted
‘Hot the r' f ort-:u . , iow
Six hundred tkouaand insurance
polleie* are »o* » «•»<• >r.«. (h« tli
ector said, odd ire l ho I he was con
fident that the ssmU-r would be in
endued to •J.0<"0,0r'0.
THE COUNT'/ "icifiT
"In the Knlution of to • v:i,-onn farm
problem*." »rys Th- ,'Uu'!.,: „ Ituial
i»l, "no Bintrfe at';.uy »,,r be men
effective nor m: re 'I'lp.iei t'. than the
county r.cont."
"If your count; wi'l.cut an a
Rcnt" er.unkelk *J>i* tm m j,,iinrl. ‘cc
that the hiyhost duo mHII mailable
i» employrd al owe: jf y.u, hnvc a
county QR( nt, bark l,;n, '
Truthful ijrt'i'OMt' w.u, d ad
virs . evr-ry wind of h.
The county nyt"! is |v t.mfia|]y the
limdiny factor ii* n''i | f or*, inanity dc
i devrlopmrnt.
Th-er is no oil" r nrv-ir arcncy
that can do moiv lor a rural enmmu
nity than ho; and hrthor hi* Influ
ence and sarv'e.-r a-v li.'lpTnl or det
rimrntnl dr;vn»d* *T°r’clhcr upon thc
character and «tu»l ucatlont of thc
■nan.
HI* position is oi". or t’real rerpon
aibility. for if the "comieilly In
which he servo* on, eanfidci.cc in
him and follows h'> adobe—rs every
eominimity ehoi.bb; li e hu* it cosily
within hir power eil’ni > -‘makt or
break ” turn and fmiunnHI o.
Therefore, a poo-1 county eyont—a
man who U henrrf <i.»d eieilijistl bv
education, expoiionc,-, dir
erwfion. tact ao.1 an «l>. rtonce of
"common horse rcn -. —;r mValD
ablo avwrt to the fu.inera and thc
vwuiiby nr nvnw ji worm Tim;
more than th« vwrugt. county apvnt
in tirori^a r«e! ve» for hi* aarvtcar.
1 In fort, he la worth all Uml tha com
■ raunity ran pay him. no mittrr ho*
much that in.
On the ether h'nd. an IrndBelcnl
[ county uprnl -tnw «ho i* "shoTt" I*
any one of the .aquh'iU miallfW ia-il
—wnttld bo an iV "**ve bir.lrn aytt
1 the community. rrn If H« .crvrd pm
• tlx.
A good urw> might < axilv eta;I thf
| community anna • Ihic of advance
1 mnot that l»ad« to fortuiM-; one af th<
other kind might jad an rarilv caum
• to be made blonder* from ih* bone
• ful off ret* nf which the e. mmanltl
• would bo a long time In recovrrlnp
I Tha Ideal comitv agent I* In tb*
' work for the lov* of it; ,t It hi* ca
race—a career of hrlnf.dnr** am
' ommuolty tmpr***maag.
t Ha lake* to hi* wor a Idea* and thi
ortaa; ke *xporiia»nt< with them am
proven or .Up.ore- thrtr feorihillty
the flntihc.t prodon „ mrth* am
condition*, plnrid within nufh of cr
cry farm-yard and carrird- Jnta aver
•fleUI whore owntf ia pioeramive am
’ alart for Impcov atont* in hU meth
Mb
The famar* of Georgia can do r>
"8 ROSS ASSUMES
PAGE MANAGERSHIP
I 1-i‘linfton Mu Will Cciduct
Active Campaign Until
Primary.
The active management uf the
< i|>ilgn of Robert N. Page foT the
1 . no-ratic nomination for Govornor
framed by Charier R. Row, of
' "i r;:»on. vesti n'*e, and until the
m*ry In Juno will .par* no effort
' .v:n for ‘Ihe Montgomery mu the
nirvo* o>ti. A clean campaign
•• !iom bilUrnew toward any otbw
“ '*•••"• Ih»l will bow no need*
• d rcord in the rank* Of th, Dvrao.
••c patty is promiaed Hy Mr. Roaa
- It following statement.
.. , h ,v.' kpi,wn Mr. Pap, mtim.tr
hA""*..1.?0 an', nly fonvlctlon
n t he htt. all there i)ualttlc* of bead
- I hear, th.t eminently 6t him for
"' ' ,;r ,"*n; “r Governor arc baard
’ brut knowli dye.
•I hrrr nre perhapa oAraa that can,
• h jno'.rirty, he bestowed (imply
"'t reward for party arrvicc. or uaed
.' f~i.ptr;: .ton, for ambit ioua and
• u.'ifi young Watermen and there
", b“v hern tlmaa In tha paat
even the office of Governor was
- f-fly at. honorary port. But the
• t ;i iroMora-- that even now art
, • ci|i-t>ir lh -rtsolve, forward for ao
by the next admlnfatratlon.
t d the mugniftud power recent
■ ~t ntr hnvr given the- oAce. will
’ink-' it .'«am nrudent. 1 am rure, to;
b • great majority to let tbc qualifi
of thr candidate take chief
»i* rr
‘ * •' ''age would bring to the office
••■■'.till fxncritnce in both pri
:md I’nb'ic affair* of intstlma
H' value. H- h«« a clearness of via
i .v d ih- courage to follow its
I’d I Kr. While BO Baas worthy of
• .’hr? «-•••,M be 'neenllbh- of the
b un honor it ronfe », yet, I am nn,
•'* ’ ho '< oxr Mr. Page will agree
•• hi» were deetre to aerve the
' w o-ii-v-elth It the inspiration of!
h ' rnndidacy.
h» -,onu personal regard that I
* f,r .«ch of hi* competitors in
'V“ amht'on to serve tho State, a
••jt’nj’T.' that I am happy to believe
h.'h rrc’prorate. is a sufficient
’ Kf’le- that I shall inject no bit*
* into ihe contest. What po
'f col * xnvric nee I hive had hat been
" e-~a-.!2t«je Democrat* against Re
■"»' can* and I trust that I ahall aev
? t'T.rn th'ir tactics that now dis
x d in ”ur own ranks. I ahall m
1 "-.or *o procoat Mr. Page’s randi
1to th • tics’erratic voters of the
£ u c. conrtd -• of l*’a merits; but
• «<_h - . •» ,,e. •» *•» v*u ‘hen
<*• CMIl’CwaUr IUI llbtulHM. —
•v duVir’s News and Observer.
SANFORD HOTEL BURNS
AT A LOSS OF $20,000
F>re Oeigiaatad is the Attis, Com
pletely Deetrey, the Oaly Metal
la T,ee
“n- fv. d. March 9.—The Sanford
hotel, which was the principal hostel*
of th s rity, was totally destroyed
V tir- this afternoon. The fire waa
1/x-uvere.l first in an attic room.
v.-fcVh was used for discarded furni
-irr, at 4 o’clock.
Before the fire department, which
•vao greatly hindered by a long
freight train cutting them off at a
■ r.«in;t. could reach the scene, the
r’-tlre roof was ablaso and tho firs
beyond control. The origin of the
'Ire ie not known.
The hotel property was valued at
shout 120.000. The lose is partially
envied by insurance. Moat of the
• imiturc! on lhe first and second floor
•can saved, but nothing on the third
floor.
C. L. Davis, formerly of Lumber*
:»n nn<l Clinton, recently purchased
the hotel and was planning to make
extensive improvements in Ute build
••Tf which was the successor to tho
old Pnge hotel, burned some 25
years aro.
The* hotel will be rebuilt as soon
practicable, in the meantime the
ritim ns of the town will throw open
thair horns* and take cars ef the
traveling public a* best they can.
MANY “CROOKED OIL” SCHEME!
Oaly a Few ef I,MO Investigated
Were Declared “Straight.’’
tv. C. Crosby and Edward Jl. Smith,
in thr Saturday Evening Post.
In New York there ts a concern
which doe* confidential investigating
fnv many kinds of clients. This
company devotes special attention to
stock and promotion swindles Not
'ong ago 1 was told by an agent of
’.liin concern that la the IS months
!>rior to October, 11)19, there had
lif-ett inrorperated in the United
•I'stci’ more than 6,200 oil rompaales
I Phis concern had investigated them
I nil and found that only a miner per
V r<n«ui wuni mrauioi in OUlflT
wo <U. a largo number bad no visible
•»*rU an deould not be rated at all.
fbey were drilling In pal* blue sky.
Kow I know from txaorlenec that
(ha average capital stock of Mich oil
• rompnmrt Is not lom than $140,000
each. 80 three fi,200 companies rop
renent a stork-nailing posnfvilHy of
more than $500.000,000—and a urge
numUi.r were found to bo fraudulent.
Every man will draw Ms conclusioni
according to his temperament and
judgment. .Personally I ran aes
whore $50,000,000 Is likely to bo Ink
•n from tho public right here. The
t>il concerns need to sell only a small
percentage of the capital stack tc
' Ho It.
Thorn's always lots of other folkt
you bln be sorry for ’stod of yroetf
I Ain't you proud you ala't got a Haro
tip?—Alien Hegan Bice.
I hotter than to start the Now Toni
; with a firm resolve to accept and foL
I low Ike R urn list’s sdvtrr: (too that
. I bore is a good county agsnt in cron
' county la the state, than "back hig
I up” tv tho limit—with cu-oporatloi
■ • nod with liberal compensation foe kk
invaluable services 1—Atlanta Const!
t tutios
• I- «... ^I —
RICH HAUL IS MADE AT
POSTOFFICr. IN OXFORE
*•*»*"»• <*•« DOOM in Sivlap
»l—>w. *5.000 l, F..U|.
Stamp* and STS In Ca.K
| Oxford. March V—War Xavinc
stints valued at fW.OOO. postage
(tamp* to tho amuui.l v" If.600 and
about 57i in caah *«. »:-ctiled by
*«frblowers who Hew 0*0 .1 the raA
of tha Oxford pottoflhe «*.ly today
and made their escape. No arrest*
haw bwn made.
Five *trangvn> repoiu-d ».• h->c
bavn Men at Fianklintnn. :S miles
from here Ian night, who ai< tv.'liev.
• H to have taken a large touring car
belonging to a wealthy cotton mill
man there, aloloc during the night,
are thought to have been the name
person * who robbed the poelolice.
Th«M men arn being nought by the
authorities In the surrounding Town*.
The robbery was t»nt discovered
until the pcatofflcc wa* opened this
morning.
MONTHLY REVIEW OP PRODUC
ERS’ PRICES.
lesued by the Division of Markets
of the North Carolina Ap-. icultura)
Extension Service. Raleigh N. C.
Mar. Cth. 1020.
Cotta* Market.
There is p.metier’’y nr. ehnnjic in
the cotton market from the begin
ning of Febr..ur> anil at tl.v e’e.-e;
although there have been flnevstinn*
of some 200 or SvO points. The
market broke the *tr*t of ihe month
between 200 and SOU point* but
. U . tl i._I. *L- k-.m _* _a
it now stand- imtUfs'lv cncharsrcd
from tho And. The sji.>t market baa
been ve y dull the pa*.? mouth with
very fear sales. The nvi-ragr price
bring, for middliug. IK J-i ci*nta.
Produrery arc not (nrliord to sell at i
these price*, an date hutdi-g for 10c
basis mitldting.
Beans and Pecs.
Coarsen* and soybean* t-s-stir.a- in
Uinully heavy demand ■> u».. uly be.
eansi- of Hie lightii yield o' ,c;d of
those craps thi* year as enmared to
that of former year*. Cm-pi-a' still
-an** around 80.00 per burke! for
rho:c« seed with suybra W K {4.50
S.00. Velvet bean*, on the other
hand, ore being "ffw.d y* *11.75-5 25
per bushel ana there m-ems to be u
fair supply even tbocrh the prxluc
•ion of this seed *»■ lighter than It
was in 1 CIS In sn*ny ease* Velvet
bsans can bo tried to ac-ero the pur
■sosc of cowjioos and suylu-am: aid at!
loss cost for seed. At lair tine last:
season the bulk of Noth rardir.il
-roam soyHear, amt c.r . -•
t-«. - - ... >. . .a t‘».e band of t!:
yrowen, but this yea'.’ the s toit’c *
ha* been reversed, less, than 80 pet
rent of the quantity l*«r -air Lting
in the hand* of tha growers. The
Northward march cf the bo!! w»evi!
will tom pet many octton farmers to
give more attention u> the production
of peas and bsans another M ason.
Peanut Gravers Holdiae
Suffolk poarut pricer hive changed
little during the month. Spanish
stock hoiding_ steady at t?4\! per
bnebrl with Virginias showing n de
cline of fruction of a rent end clon
ing ib WOc lb. t most worthy
movement has bye* started by the
Vtrginin-Cnrolinn jrswctir- tbit of
popularizing the peanut for home use
by shipiog the iaw pctutoia by par
cel- p*i*t in bags of eor.vrnicnt size.
This movement Is bound to meet with
5* approval of the pub*ic. Why
should not the roasting of peanuts
ft round Uk home hearth hi- zz popu
lar a* popping of corn? Why not
have peanut roasts a* will a,; oyster
hot-doR r«m*V>, mdnhrmllow
roasts, and the 'Ike for ••ntccta.'nlc*
the young people? I'-anot produc
tion enn never Mwomc Iho id ice d
deserres in those boll-wcevi) day? so
long a* the ptmnjv a * parr.itd. r.ut
to oonsumers u klifdvr. ir. a bag.
Potatoes a Trill# Lstr*.‘.
White putatoc* declined during the
norly part of moith olo-t.-ir wilt, a
alight loo* for the month#' 4.50-4 GO
per cwt. In leading jobbinu mirk os?
aa compared with fl.56-2.15 a year
•go. Report* indicate an itifTvaac in
the early potato ao oago this year,
but It I* doubtful if the increase in
North Carolina la as heavy a* has
been report od.
Sweet Pecatees.
Eastern Shore busty.I hamper* of
No. 1 Yellow vatic tie* closed at
82.00 to 82.-0 in Baltimore and
82.Stk2.7G in WaihingUdi. Ton
ncseai- Nancy Units nvfr quoted HI
81.85-1.#0 in Cirt i-uati. N: C.
Cloth tap stave hern!* tu- ths Wash
ington market closed $ lit.50-0.00
fer While Yamv art1 '•C.liO-7 an for
Yollow varieties. Tilt *wrrt* stored
In Government type- swian in Xcitl
OarutmH ft re reported a* keeping in
•pier, did rond.liii. -IV- tcftUrivt
(Trade* for sweet potatoes are now be
irg revised with an idea of rimptify
ing them and making them anon
piactiral for Held tiei'. Th,* new ra
commi-ndat ’Ois should be ready foi
distrthmiiin Mtian
Other fralli ami VopotaMaa.
, AppV p teoa remain from |7.50 U
nfHPO mr barrel in lending jolihini
market* a* tump-V e-’th $8.30 U
110.00 a year **».«•. CaMajrc prow
have bran rteolKHr with both oh
and now atock compet.n* on moi
oiartotf.
GODWIN ANNOUNCES HIS
CANDIDACY FROM SIXT»
Wadiincton, March 10.—Hcprtrt.t
tallce Godwin t.iday aanonnc-td be i
a candidate for r»-el( d'cn to Con
are*. The purpew of hi* unnoonci
ment. ho «aid, war In pat nn end a
ihla time to repurta brira tlnaUlt
Jh*l he aaiyhl pot aland for tr-rlp
■ Mclarr* k'mrell fa
le^datloa to hob, the roldlcra.
“If aver th* SIM hoaoa hill for no
*»• M l »IH bt In favor a
•h. Mid Mr. Godwin.
| North Caroline now ha» 78 iroverr
rnmrt arr ri lilted taberrutorla.fr*
i hard*. Only eerm rtotci have a lai
ROT number, and Vlrgiala la tha onl
oau of th* omen in tho Booth.
CLARK ASKS THAT
1 US NAME NOT BE
PLACED ON TKXET
SAYS BIG CONVENTION
MUST DO TWO THINGS
Pint To Adapt There nobly p,,,
CratU Platform and Second ie ta
feg* Manama the
I *?••* Thoronn^Goiog Democrat
That Caa Bo Foond.
1 ’-V aldington, March 10.—Chan*
(Clark, of Mteauuri, randitate for the
Kros'dential nomination tight goon
c>jtof cam- on anoquivoctllj today
for rlecl'OTi of uninatraetad doicgatoi
;t» the Democratic national eanven
1 0R;..®p?onn*' G,r of Ma name as a
c ind'dalc in the Georgia preferential
;.rmarita, Mr. CUr* declared that
“** ,r*"H “daeliaa a 1W
dentlal nomination, tendered by a
ertat paity," the ear on rial thing to
do to hove a convention, amfet
-•red by phdgea. adopt a “thorough.
V Ih.Ti * atic i.latform” and than
•'• <ni~at<- Lht bed Democrat ta be
•wr. C!atk‘i v'iewa van uprcaand
n a letter to Hiiam U Gardner, of
.Ce'o tou. secretary of tbo Georgia
1 .Hem rmlr cnmmtttae.
I I mm profoundly grateful to my
(j-'rylo f< tends who have suggested
-bat my nnme be placed aa the ticket
v. •>)* Mrefcrenttal Presidential pri
mi" " h' writei.
"M,' own opinion I* that it la beet
o-.ttodoHut. In my iud^mt tiS
.«*» FnmtMn convention thould bm
a consulting body to do
.VO Ih'.ngR:
Adopt a thoroughly Deao
c v V platform mad* of timo-trlcd
*-id fondamental Democratic prtaci
prrgreealvr and up-to-data.
s-rond—On ,och Democratic nlat
foim nominate the ableet and meet
thorough golngDcmocrat that caa he
round."
| ELECTRICITY FOR THE FARMER
! *h*t j* » farmer** time arortb?
^int i. ho worth an hourf Does bo
irh'rgv bis business the hnslasaa of
funning—with tho valwo of the time
be give* to It? And dot* he know
nnv moth time he i* giving to execu
'<v* vork and productive labor bad
h»*v much to non-productive labor?
.nppv < who la imt giving these
h’ tf*» thought id not 3 tha
front rank of those who ore makiag
-f firming what it really should be.
—J butlnrts on a business basis.
Tho average groaa income from a
•Tf. °f onr hundred aad fifty acre*
>11 be something over 8S.OOO and to
preduce that income between T.000
and 8.000 hour* of productive labor
• lc required This makes the aver
age productive labor hour worth a
bo it 40 cento.
To make every one of these 40
ce-l hour* productive of It* share of
profit, it D neevtsary to roduee non
productive labor to toe mialmam and
in farming aa In manufacturing is
four-d that the beet way to do tola
► ^ber-aavlng machinery,
he rmall electric light aad power
>U:m* row in uc m so many farms
yr-.miillto a lot of tola labor saving,
fruend of spending hours pumping
I »;;d carrying water for stock and foe
! *11 huurrbotd purpooes the modem
! fain* family has an electric pumping
ivnrm installed, which keeps waUv
| at a pressure of fifty pounds whore
'••or it is needed in tho 1mus* *r
»*rn-. Grindstona*. fanning mills
d r*"ny other light power applianc
» tHv barn which used to require
b t ran of two men are now tamed
Irctriritv. In the house toe
i i>«>i np. churning, Mporatlag.
, "pwr. washing and ironing are an
! '**" • by electricity, relieving the
' f'ltmrr'a wife of a great part of toe
b miens which have made her llfo
I'JiM'J And of course electric
1 "tot lt»eIf nukes too farm horns a
) • to* and cheorfal place to live.
• Wi!**r* •*•*«•*«? "•rv«* the farm
| nmify wc find too heat of living con
I «l\ one, nog wc find too that every
• member of that family aiakoa each
hear of labor pay a prr,fit.
I ’* CA,„HJ>r lumw
SICKNESS IN NEW YORK
yo,^ s,“rch •—A total of
I17S care* of stooping slcknsas has
bsm repo ted In Now Verb since
! January I Htahh Commissioner
| ( norland anrnuncsd today. Forty
! if the ram were fatal. Tho diene sa
, i_ nppaientlv an Hftormatk of the h»
.flv.»*o epidemic the commissioner
. raid.
UNITED STATES LENDS
FARMERS SIS.ME.SII
WMhington D. C—More than «/
OWJ farmer* w#r* accommodated
1 With loan* during January, according
, ? ’!?' .Ut<-*1 rtetement of
Federal ra ta Loan Board. Thu
t star *£,•&
' *>'/>*- S km* term baai*. and at
'B connldarablv below the aeoraga
mtoreM charged by private loader*.
I »*W HAMPSHIRE VOTES
FOR WOOD AND HOOVER
•I MnncheMrr M. H., March S._The
I rathjr Mata of Major Qenoral Loom*
; "l.Wood wm *end to Chicago a Re
II pub I c an delegation pledged to Tata
Mjor him *a long aa Ha la a eaadldata
- for the Praaidaner. At today'* pri
r
r
■ p^s
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