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VOL- 1 DUNN. N. «„ JULY •. 1M0
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MORRISON VICTOR
BY BIG MAJORITY
ON SECOND BALLOT
Win* By More Than 8,000
Over Lieutenant Gover
nor Gardner
STACY GETS TWO TO ONE
AGAINST JUDGE LONG
Beater Durham C boa am Nomiaee Far
State Aaditer, Beetiag J. P. Caob
By Blf Veto— Biffs Admits Defeat
—Clerkaoa Thanks Friends And
Closes OSes
Judge J. Crawford Biggs manage!
for O. Max Gardner in the Demin rat
ic gubernatorial campaign Monday
night conceded the nomination of
Camoron Morrison in Saturday’s pri
mary "by a substantial majority.
Returns, complete and Incomplete
from nlnety-Avo counties in the State,
compiled by the News and Observer,
give Morrison 63,038 and Gardner
54,863. The indications are that j
Morrison’s majority will bs well over
the t,175 shows in those figures.
The Ave counties from which no
returne haVe bean received are Avert
Camden, Cranrille, Macon and Ty
rol. In these Gardner’s majority over
Morrison in lha first primary wat
297. In the ninety-Ava.counties heard
from, Morrison led in the first pri
mary by 384.
Ia Afty-Ave counties. Judge W. P.
aiacy, or nrunungron, tui received
46,171 vote* to the 27,261 (or hi* op
ponent, Judge B. F. Long, of Suit*
vide, for associate justice of the So
mme court. The same give Baxter
Parham, of Raleigh, a lead ovwr J. H.!
Cook, of Concord, for State Auditor.!
by a vote of 87,821 to 22,808.
Mr. Heriot Clarkson, manager for
Morrison, dosed his headquarter* ye»-i
terday soured of victory, and last'
night loft for kia home in Charlotte.
Before leaving be issued the fat
tening statement:
, "Ths battle of ballots between De
mocrats fa oear, and It ia now the
duty of u* al^ to forgot difference*;
huekls an our armor; unfurl oair flag
and go forward- a
against a_«o
I
Those principle* have bean Hluttgntad
In practice in rooaat mars by ths De
mocratic party by oun-amtilling thi
monetary system, by establishing all
over the nation twelve regional banka, I
thus destroying the monopoly of tbs
few in controlling the money of oar
country; by the Farm. Loan Bank, giv
ing the farmers an opportunity of
homo ownership and by many other
beneficial laws la the interim of tbe
people. Wo have hid so lorn trouble
-in oar beloved Southland, and we
want none. The time has come when
in a spirit of fairness, we must look
into the need* of the toller and bread
winner and nt that righteous law*
are anaetad In hit favor?’
MOLASSES BEING USED
FOB THINGS OTHER THAN
MAKING MONKEY RUM
Hail to lowly and sticky molasses!
From it is being produced "motor
alcohol”—a substitute (or gasoline.
Discovered hy J. P Foster, chem
ist of one of the big sugar plantations
on ths island of Maul, Hawaii, pro
duction within ths next three months
will b* sufficient to famish fuel for
ell ears on ths Islands should a gas
oline shortage occur.
According ter the first reports of
the new fuel, brought to San Fran
Cisco by District Manager F E. Car
roll of The Goodyear Tire B Robber
Company of California, “motor alco
hol givsa more power, greater mile
age, oaMar starting and mors free
dom from carbon than gasoline. It
taa he used without sn adjustment
of the carbureter.
The new fuel Is performing In au
tomobile, marine, stationary, truck
and tractor englnea. In a 84-hoar test
made with a" » horsepower tractor
the eonsumptjOB of "motor alcohol"
was four gallon* an hear compared
to four and B half gallons of gaso
Hit* 1q the cnfine on thi umc
wort Examination of the cylinder*
•bowed meet of the old carbon deposit
removed and the ''•'•[•der so soft
it could be removed with tho finger*.
Sugar plantations hare boon lotting
their eislam** rp* to wsat* or burn
ing it for tho potash recovery. Nluo
get, and phosphoric *c*d Br* a,*° ’•»
nab 1* by-product* of molasses. Now,
however, production of ** »•»!
la found to be more profitable than
obtaining ether hy-prodoct*.
At presejt there la enough molas
ses to pr«4"fB„®.800,#gO gallons of
“motor "-enough to l»PP'7
all sgtosseh*!** Is Hawaii. Dorjiop
aient of thU industry will
shipping *>•«• fJT»Brly a*»d ,f*J
transporting f**0*’0* from the United
States _
PASQUOTANK CITIZEN
IS fatally injured
tttsabeth City, iu»T •■.—*1. H 5U«
T". of Weeksvills. f»UUy tajur
od Sunday morning B1“l died shortl;'
•N<v noon. . . .
tor. lawyer was driving fnyr,
when sa* broke away- .«• «all,d ,, s
colored man who sms driving K fcw
•od b’MEy to head the w»w* off. The
obUgM*£* down
from bis buggy sod headed off ^
na'"S*Je‘beca«»V ^MenH
Mid ran away, raaghtg *"» **rEaw
BOY SCOUTS IN CAMP
WITH PARSON DANIELS
Lai* ruatiar fur TV,-.la, Outlna on
Banka cf TrV Ri* , .■
In cha<c« of Fir. Jan., i N
1«1j, paHor cl b\>•'.». ^u|.«>
dial Eputton.J ;‘.iut'»i thin* r.v> liny
3cout.. Hum. . /t • T^-.duv
•flemior. 'y u r • » 0:« Yi*r Tiwi
□ear Grifittf^n lhcv v^ili rp«nd ten
dayr tit* tv *»i <.f u ji. With the hoy*
went Cooler ^utltaou, h>i iUm ocotit
mwi*.
Thoflt in the party ore:
Ihotna.. llo«ju, Carlisle Rovloi.d.
Lin wo oil Pildjcen, W Mi am Vatle,
Grali am Olive. Adrian .lonct, C.irJ
XVihvn, .fi»hp 0. Harris FrititL Di*iva •.
Edvard I lodge ltruro Cramur*
Gib. on Cook, b.'rt Hollnti.J, *l*.K^ni
Parker, Raymond C:*opta • *. V, ( . ,
Waujigvi, J. C. AndiuwH, Harry N- .
berry, George 'Vil>on. Pi-..; yio-.
Uariui Uoynlr, Ed. Cur *. I W.J*
l)av.i| O.ffonl, Hann:!> *i Goc\
Hilton Hu tier. Jack Rhcv r. Ee
mm Cooper.
LEGISLATURE i C
MEET AUGUST 10
Go\craor Iiaucia Proclamation
Calling Special Tax
Seaaioo
Tun.Jay, Aoru.T 10. wm -.«mrd by
Cvvainui T W IMi«*tf, v>ith tho
rnn. nmnie of The Ci.anr I of b'ta'.u,
an i^c day for thr ruRvcnme of a
moc IB I k* a i tin <U* l>in lliani.n.l I ua »
bly tn prrtcr'be a m-w lax rate bused
upon the rrvalualu n of tbo property!
in the Slat.; under the re valuation
set.'to .cna d.T constitutional umund • !
menu reducing the tua -ate. and to
consider such other mnlte; ., at it may
ice fit.
An eaiher date had been tentative-1
!y agtsuJ upon but lha St-iie tax com-,
mission found that it was jomewhat
behind tlx schedule in tabulating the
rrault* of revolution, and would not
be ready to submit lu finding* and
recommendation* before the Jny
tamed. Under the comtituLional limi
tat.oa. the rcu.on mill b, Ijsited to
10 day*, and will adjourn August ?0
Vs . An jibing or Notblag
Contrary U the general impreaalon,
Governor p.ckrtt l ild a reprxweijte,
dve of the Now* and Obeervor,. tho
rpeelal evasion will bo limltad In thy
bwni It 4on*idere only by Ha own
IJaeaam. It eon diocua* revaluation «f
* or H nay Ifava H alone; K
■ay Wnaider nay art of enactment
that a&g rtamVo wishes to in trod ass,
f H.wwnt/to, rfr it starts'
Only two thing*. «ri$h«
led to the Gag^Sl (
be Suaan' B. Anthony suffrage
o to tilt Federal conetlto
ligadtera will bo ready for
n ra the body when it con
i' other things may br
fu any member no electa.
Tbe Fresjamatism
The Governor’* proclamation la as
follows:
“By and with the advice of the
Council of State. I, Thome* Waller
Blekett, Governor of the State of
Vortii Caiolina, in tho vxurciso of the
-lower conferred upon me by the con
. billion, and as rnn Urn plated by
6 -t'nn 3 of Chapter 8-1 of the Public
l-awi of 1918, do ihioe this my pioc
enaction on thU extraordinary occas
ion convening the General Axaembly
n extra cession. and I hereby notify
biisi ivqutm inc omnun m u rutui
of lbs Houm of Keiircsrntativi:.
af thv General Assembly nf North
Carolina, In mr.t in their respective
hall* in the capital, in the city of Ra
leigh, on Tuerduy. the lOlh day of
Au?u«t. '.MO, at 11 o'clock a. ra.. for
iho following specific purposes:
*'J. To prvacribv ruth tax iate« at
may be wise and just in view of the
actual value of the mopeity in the
State aa ascertained by the revalua
tion act.
"2. To can/id.r cnnstilutiona! a
mondmonts reducing the ux ratei
that may be heraaftrr levied.
"3. To consider such other mat
ten of grave laportar.ee to die public
se the General Arscmbly may det m
wise.
“In witneu whereof. I, Thomas W.
Bickett, Governor and Commander
in-Chiof, have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Giaat Beal of the
State to be affixed.
“Done ia our city of Raleigh, this
the 7th day of duly, In tha year of
our Lord one thotuand nine hundred
and twenty, end in the one hundred
and forty-fifth year of our independ
ence.
VWTVIDVr.
By ths Governor:
BAXTFORI) MARTIN. •
Privet- Secretary.
Raads sad Suffrage
The Irrepressible T. LoRoy Kirk
patrirk. president of tho Wilmington
Charlotto-Ashevllle Highway Associa
tion, Is still minded to hava an im
posing lot of road legislation put Into
effect, and expects to have ghat Gov
ernor Bickett rails “I'rexident-elect
C**" flown hers to address a mats
meeting of some thousands of people
good roads the mgM before the
Assembly meets Neither the Govern
ing
I
[Ml t>;S TESTIFIES JO
ALLEGED sr.CONU WILL
. «®*. M« ■vn*4 l'.f Dtc'ir 'it i— p
n Bwi Wk»i:* For
Mr*. King'* Piptri
f ...
• 1 • • !#*'» * ~q »•-X.M* Mli L.
iA.Vm’is p/incipal ligvre in the light to
•probe * Uip alleged second will of
• th; Ui« James C. King, millionaire
limibcHiMii, on the stand today told of
.lindiag ‘-he document In a tin box.
| •*litl« suarvhing for papers pertaining
to the sffnW.i of 341^. Maud# C. King.
I Tho 4.i«*<ed second wUl leaves Mr.
Kir.g'j millions to his wife while the
flit*, wll, which, the prebit* court ac
! N-pted, left the money to found a
i norm* for a*;rd mcr. Mr*. King has
d:«d. Meanj wji trial and ac
quired .mi a charge of me i during her
-l Concurd, N. 0. Her Miter, Mrs.
Maj’y C Melvin, arid Mean.* are light
I ini; to Live the Second will probated,
*e the notiry would *.hae go to Mrs.
Melvin. M.-ans l« said lo hu%ro a con
l-^urt -al’.irg for payment to him of
itppiMfOvi if the will in probated.
- lokl the court of mooting
Mrs. K rjr and Mrs. Melvin in 1PJ4
.»nd ol h:s rol.’Pr<|urn*. boAinc.es rela
tion with them heir ard at New
1 ork.
H.mded the alleged er-rond will, hr
*cid he flirt saw rt in Aiigmt, ltllo,
when he found it in a tin JupuLh
box at hotel Muji.Mle in Sow York.
Attorney* for Mvan ard Mr*. Mel
vin Lndiiy a*kej the court to order ihe
.Nurth» Trust company, t'nstoe of
ifl cniaie, to tu.*n over all cor*
***J^»nrip and rr-ccipts fox money'
•aunt D!str:rt Attorn^' John I
•ng. of N\w York, and C C1
*»c, who, Ik y allege, offered
Ia to th* it w.'.nesrc* if Ihe/
U»#t.fy. The court reserved
COX NOMINATED
BY DEMOCRATS
Wina Orer McAdoo And Phi
nicr on 44th Ballot at Ban 1
Francisco <
Auditorium, San Prancleeo, July 6.
—Jamea M. Co*, governor of Ohio,
wg* pominitrd for Prealdent «t th'
Btatoa in the Democratic n«
WP’ftd convention at 1 40 o’clock thh
^•rpla*. Tb» nomination runs at the
ConchutoV of n 44th ballot atrnggP
ip wbfc.h, t4»w steadily beaten aawn
the foreci 6f Will.am Q, McAdoo, fog
“■r xactetagfTnf th* .treasury, and
ltai)d*at WJJpnfh n^-ba**w.
When the ballottnf ef thd 14th
proacning tha nacaaanry two-thirda or
7fp. flam B. Atnldon, of Kenmai mar.
•-zer'of tbs MeAdoo force* and vicc
• a airman of th* Democratic national
committor, took the platform sen
moved that the nomination of Oorei
or Con be made unaaimoan. Imate
'lately ther* wax roar from tha tircc
nd worn delegate* which laated fot
fall iour minute* before Chaiimar.
•tobinvon could j>u« the question or
Amidon'* motierrto auxpend the rulo*
end nomine.* Con by acclamation.
At ): i3 o'clock tW» rooming Uw
notion wax formally votad on with
u rolling ekorux of aye* and n emitt
ing of the braa bands. State etand
■id* arhich had curged back and forth
n the desperate battles of the deed
x-k raced to the front of the hall
nnd to a place b-fore the platform.
In the eonfuxion ana excitement ns
3 nomination the body forgot abou
«i nnmniktion for t Vl a- uii a.t**a*i<4nH...
While the crowd wax demonstrating
It* release from tha deadlock thi
cadciS arranged an adjournment, ui.
' il today noon to canvaax the qnectlon
,:t ascend place.
IoAeVELT IS NAMED
V FOR VICE PRESIDENT
Auditorium. San Francisco, July 6.
—Frankl n If. Roorevelt, assistant
»rrct.iry of tha navy and rrlativr of
• h« I'rnidint by that name, wax e.hov
n by tho Democratic national eon
•* nfion today ax its vies-president
nd running mate to Governor Cox.
vho aarly today wnx nominated for
r*r<»denl.
The band a ngfm mpvt-ment for Mr.
llonvcr.rlt go', ur.rtar way very quickly
ocn after the convention assembled
»nd ulthodgh other; eandWIataa.
among them Governor Stewart of
Montana, and Mxj. Gen. L D. Tyson,
of TcnncKwc, were prvxentccl, tharv
va* no doubt of Mr. Roosevelt's **.
'.action -from the first.
The gntalp about the convention
'-nil was that Tammany organisation,
with whom Mr. Roooovclt has not al
•xyr been on good terms, wss diiin
dined to accept him at first but in
the language of Iks politicians who
were working for Roocovelt, "Tam
nony decided to swallow him." Oav
cruor Smith of New Yorh, finally tooly
ho platform and told tha convention
he had been instructed by his dala
irntion to second Mr. Roosevelt’s
nation. - •
Romr of tho political manages* re
called that today was the second time
•hat political leaders of tho state of
-lew York had againct their will ac
cepted ■ man named Rooaavait on the
slior.aJ ticket. The lata Thomas G.
flail war reluctant to accept Thco
orc Roosevelt for the vice president's
luce In 1040 and the Tamsnany ar
. saltation was reported no more far
nab|c inrlln-d to accept FranVt<o D
Ion', veil today.
WO NEGROES BURNED
AT STAKE IN TEXAS
Paris. Texas, July d. — Ci Irving
.-j d Ilona in Arthur, negro brothon,
rged 19 and 10 yeam, who last Frt
• Hi «hot and killed thetr landlord, J,
I. Il-xlgim. ar.d hit son. WilliauN Hod
. cr., on the latter's place northaaat
•.' Peril, were bumod at a stake Is
tha fairgrounds her# tonight about
|i o’clock, having bean taken from i
jail by a mob at 1 sSO.
110,000
! AND TV
411:0?
AEROPLANES W>T HERE,
NO PILOiy AVAILABLE
D«»he Tm« BhIi Ln Whoa Local,
Beys Fail t. CiMwt With Lsuobs i
Dali Tory-Races kn hjt.rs.tis* I
Thao Thoao ol l£fi Yaar'a Fair. j
More trtan lO.Oul Vitilora Wi re in
Dunn Monday to s/gacw Un- groatoat
Indvpandcnco Duy hiiobnition ever
held in the town. ijanildciably more
tharf half of tfeU oahbrr paid for ad
mireion to the Fain Grounds whore
the athletic events mnging eonUats
ar.d horae race* wad* held
It was a jolly Jawd and a very ,
arcll behaved one Athing to mar tho
jdfarare of the eakbranu war cot- ]
■red. The oilginal progiam axmngcd
by Kills Goldstein end T L. Riddle, ,
president and saerdmry of the Cham
ber of Commerce,w eamgd out
id thou t a h.irh, ajkspt for the fail
ure uf the flaat oruacroplama to or
•iv* from Gamp Bapn and the ran- ,
ceiling of the colomj baseball game.
lit L a ruurco of Jaap regret to ih
i'air Aaaocialion Ih* tha plane* did
rot coma. The fl war# advertised ]
in good faith. i_ tha eommandanl ,
of the camp had ilaed to send ol) ,
f tha plane* wars available ,
There ware sows the machine* in
the c*mp at tha i, but at the Ian
luusnursiw » WfT-TQ IUI til Dl
the pilot* hod other points. 1
Without tbs machines
could not be
However, a fall program
it It wev The f sohs and other
iUiletie. toiteats I the time actH
noon and tha other musi
cal numbs tha big
crowd unit races Malted.
Tha race. l» mean more
..iterating naad during
last years — McLeod* •
home was the the field. <
but was clpa fay Charlie >
Hodge* black B. Woo- <
ear'* horse. 1 nine entries,
trotting seven, The third prist <
veal to Calvin Hodges en
•jy developed strength of- -
ter tho second the first she I
jailed the ngthi to the 1
; .beats was I
to nothing en • error*< uwme umiuiu .
Henry Shell, who p.tfhod for Dunn.
Henry did ml allow bis exponents o
hit until tn eighth tabling and
struck out twelve man. Dubn was un
shk to kit Lamb, the Duke ditcher,
dsinc garnered one kit la the first
and Rusty Randall, plneb bitting for
Bains in the clouted oat alt
Teas* leaguer in the nttyh. That was
el) the httttpg for Dunn It made a
total of four hits gotten by the local
trove in their last, four gmmea
The erlcBmUeU opened with a
rand pc trickle pageant which tmnr
jrmod the principal streets of town
ind dispersed at the epIrene* to the
fair grounds. ‘This wit led by the
Duke band under the direction of
Signor Michael Bom and was formed
if float*, automobiles, farm wagons.
Sievclea and pedestrian*.
Prise winners In tha parade and 1
contests were: .
Singing Class—First Prise—Grove
Church.,
Second Pried—Pleasant Grove ^
Third Prise— Maple Grove Church.
Fiddler**—Pint Frier—W P. But
ler.
, Second Prlac—L O Jackion.
* Third Priae—C. T. Butler, Jr. '
Banjo Picker*’—Pint Pri**—W. E. J
Joaaa.
Second Prise—L. D. Jaekaon.
Third Priaa—HI**, Hattie WBion
Clown* — Firat Priaa — Chria '
Jacobs.
Second Pri**—Error* Bullard.
Baa*ball—Duka Taaai.
.Horae Baca*—First Priaa—Julio*
JlcLeod
Second Pri to—A. B. Weaver and
(X T. Rodff**.
Third Pria*—Calvin Ivay.
F loata—Patriotic—T. L. Biddle.
Decora led Automobile* — Firat !
Priaa—J. -W. Draugbon.
8ocend Pria*—J- N. Creel, Jr. .
Decorated Trasks—Firat Priae—
Parrith - Driver Co.
Bueond Prt* e-Marvin Bryant
Decorated Bieyelea— Cutheral Bat
Iff,
Second Pria#—Margaret Gardner.
Decorated Peny Buggies—First
i’riaa—WlUie La* Wagatuff.
Deco >ated Store Front, including
Thow Window* Pint Priae—The
Goldstein Co. , “ ..
Second Pri**—H Fletahman and
3ro*. • ,,
Beet pair of mil** in tha parade—
Arthur Neighbor*.
The largest man hi the parade—J.
C. Byrd. ’ .
The largest crowd from tha eaun
try riding on on# vahlel* la tha pa
rade—Mare la Bryant Duka No. S,
“iCT— *». « —r. ».
Hadron, Duka No. t.
Tha largaat atalk of cotton and
contain inalhc large**. number of
•quoree—W. B. Norria, Bonaon, N.
(X, SS uquaraa. , , .
The beat Decorated Ford Aatomo
tfW- Kanoy B Ut
Watch for climbing tha grgaiy pole
—Erueet Byrd, Btslntl.
1 Tha aidant aw* attending—Jiaan n
Hair, Duke, M Nt'« and » months
Boyi* riot Bacas—100 Tattle—
Ftrat Priae#—Cutbaanl Butler. L J.
Tanner.
Saeqrd Priaa*— Carmen T. Hodge*,
Shuar Anions.
10® Tarda Dade First Priqp—W.
C. Both am*.
SWEDEN AND FINLAND
IN BELLIGERENT STATI
Critical Situation A Isa* Over th<
Dlipmt Regarding Alaad
leUed*
Stockholm, Jim ltd. — - A critica
ti'.iuiion hat arisen between 8w«l»i
and Finland ovei Sweden's auitudi
toward a delegation from the A lane
Inland*, which raprrnrntad to th»
Swedish government that the popola
lion of the inland* desired ielf-d'Ur
mi nation on the baau of a refnm
ducn After a rharp exchange of not*!
bolwern the two govern menu a bat
talion of Flnnlah troop* b** brer
landed on Aland and encamped r.aai
Mariehama.
The Finnish government haa arrest
ed two leader* of the Aland deputa
tion ou a charge of high treaaun
Swaden ha* diipatchcd a note to
Finland urging tho Finnish govern
font to conaant to a plcbucltc by
nhich the population of the Island*
oould deride whether they shall be
ung to Sweden or Finland but it it
indoratoori the Finnish government
f unshaken in it* determination to
ippoae any *u<h mcam.e.
Official opinion here is that Fin
and'* attitude la baaed upon the aa
umptioo that the initiative for aepa
ation nf the Aland* from Finland
*a* taken in Sweden, where**, it i*
lectured, tbc agitation began with
Header* who Inwii Ibnr right of
rlf-detcnmeation on historical
rooude and upon principlca reeog
•!nd by tha leagut of nations.
The Finnbih government ha* un
ion* rd that it "abtolutely relict*
ill such claim* as are irreconeilabl.
vith her sovereignty over the Aland*,
eblch Sweden mcoghiud withot^ re
creation." ^
SUFFRAGISTS NOW
TURN TO GOV. COX
,
ATill Urge Nominee To Um I»
ftnoacc or Ralificatua la
Tana, and N. C
Washington. July 6.—Governor
los as the Democratic nominee for
be presidency will now become the
enter at the National Woman'* Par
y campaign on Tcaneoeee and North
olto line
in a telegram odd raised to Dr.
lUlette Hayden, of Columbus, Ohio,
Itatr chairman of the dtnu'i party,
tlicc Paul, national chairman, directs
hat an appointment he mud# At once,
f possible, with Governor Cos oa be
“Govasnor Cos, as the
dged leader of his parte/’ mid Alice
•aul tonight, "has now the opportuni
y to procure for his party the les
sen ee prestige of giving to the out
rage amen dm ant it* thirty-sixth rat 1
cauor*. Women win judge his eandi
ary largely according to the use he
sake* of has party leadership In eom
ilcting their eafraachUemeut.
“AU National Democratic lenders
rone President Wilson down have
ord their influents to make Tonnes,
qe or North Carolina the thirte-eizth
off rage State. Governor Cos, by ad
liag the weight of his power to their*
an insure suffrhgo victory. Wv will
ak that he use this influence at,
»*
net.
CONTINUING INVESTIGATION
OP STRUCTURAL MATERIALS
Chapel Hill, N. C.. July 8 —Con
muiDf lbi invwiifiiiyn ui uw ut*
oral material* of the Stair that <a<
eirun Id the early part of the rum
ner. l>r. Jowph Hyde l>r«U, Uhrrc
or of the North Carolina Uaolflkal
ne Economic Surrey, haa mpoyud
nr. J. L- Stuckey, a geologist oi me
itatc University, to do the field wor*.
a connection with this investigation
the investigation, which Includes
urh structural materials aa clay,
and, gravel, and such stuno as gran
le, lunette ns, sandstone, rhyetits.
rap, etc., was begun with the idc* at
orating commercial deposits of these
aw Materials sod of detentfining, t
ests and experiments, their snitabil
ty foe industrial purposes such ua:
uttabls day* for brick and tils mnnn
actnm; limestone for cam ant; stoat
tad gravel for concrete and road
milding; mad for eoacreta, plaster,
md for foundry purposes.
Because of the tremendous amount
if construction under way and jutt
ibead of ua this data will be of giant
lorvice to engineer*, contractors, and
ilhart contemplating construction
noth in which thane materials will bo
ict-dod. This investigation will alw
>o of great soivice to those owning
IcpasiU of any of these materials as
it will bring them in touch with a
market far lh«vn
In this work Mr. Btueksy will visit
Ihr felMsing places where it is
mown tSat deposits af itruetaral rns
terial* aic to be found: Puqosy
Spring*. LlWagton, Kinston, Pitt
County near Bruce, Contes tains. Elm
City, Tar bore, Bpred, Thelma, Wise,
dripstone, Wendell, Neversoa, Car
than. Wadotboro, Granite Quarry
Faith, Mount Airy. Boekford, Mt. IJl
la, Hiddaaite, McDowelP Coanty noai
old Port. AabuvlUe, Balfour, aad
Hat Byrrugm.
Second Prise—John Miller.
Third Prise—J C. Jaetnon.
. Calorad — Pint Prlaa — Davit
BtinM
‘ Second Prise—Lather Layton.
Banning Broad Jamp—r Jet Prl«<
—W. C. Bethuno.
Bneond Prta»‘ H. B. Byrd.
Third Priae—J. C. Jackson.
Colored Boys’ Id Yards Poot Kneei
—Pint Prise—Jo* Ham.
Sdeoud Prtxe—Melvin McNeil.
Bicycle Races—One-half -mile
MaMa Jones
Second Prise Liaweed Pridgen
[cox HAS THE FRENCH
NrV/i?AFERS GUESSINC
- 'V™ l*r* It la Mkall l« PiWte
ia Foreign Policy Should He Hi
Elected
lari*, July 7.—rmnim xl'-ng on tbi
nomination of Jaree* A. Cox, of Ohio,
for the presidency of the United
Stale* by the Democratic convention
:.t flgn Prune!eta, Figaro w_r*:
! “It it rilfftrolt to predict Mr. Cos'*
foirign policy if adjcttd. We under
-land that foreign affair* ioUTMt
him bat little and that ho ha* mod
K"a coi.fidanm in the league of na
1 • Oiu. TF.I re arc many Atnciiraa* with
'him.
| The Petit Parian* e«y»: “Ur Co*
i Lao proved tn be a good politician on
U amali acalr in hi* local rtatv. It re
main* to be keen whether he i* a
I Matronal, of the calibre to look after
ihu aftair* of America."
SEES POPULAR VOTE
AS FUTURE METHOD
Hintery of Preaent rnmTumtiaei
Mur Lead to Radical
Han Fratieiace. July S.—Tha big
hijtory this convention helped to
maha i* aj yet unwritten and almost
unutlei«d. But men foe] it coming.
It will find exoreadoa at no very
-emote day and that expression will
be for legislation providing for the
saleelion of Pn-sidcntial nominees by
t genuinely popular method.
It has been a .happy convention. I
Physically happy and inu fleetually
■—sell, tot rolousl. ,
It has sidestepped history rather
than ramrtr It, but its body has beat:
well looked after.
It could tec sitd hear and it did not
rwcltcr. Cods and men mere good to
it. Tho gods gave it the ideal sroather
of a land that aecoants itsvlf th* pre
war seat af idea) vsoathcr aad men
did not' gaugr it.
. It was w»U fad, troll housed and
pretty well wiaad, considering the
fact that native sherry ha* gana ay to
87 a gallon aad is handy to ha sfrlsln
sd savo by nuthrea whoso m areas af
afoi mation are rapoeialty tecetdt
Above *11 th* convention gwasta
... ^
deal af giving away. - - 7 .]
Frisco Thonghafnl I
Evrry morning tho 2.00b
to the convention aad th,
to of fioit and bags
door with the _ _
or other. Sometimad these token*
cam* to frequently that nobody quite
knew whsaeo they cam* aad or cry
body got to taktag thorn a* a matter
of course. - ,
As to tho practical matters of *v
ry day in which there mast ho a
quid pro quo, the Ban Franciscans
crero equally scrupulous. The boa
people who could have doubled thui.
. .-sUuitnt prices without creating
.■much resentment, held their admir
able hot*! dinner* down to the regu
lar price of $1.80. The daytime tax,
rxt* of $1.10 from the convention to
-rtf hotel remain'd $1.10 at 2 o'clock
it, the morning, when weary com
m ttcemen wore leaving th* sessions
o*i resolutions and woe tired enough
o cut up with almost any impositions
These things may sacra but trivial
factors in th* record of big aad for
c.ish transactions, but be assured,
ti'sy won endless hind word* tor tbU
g:vat Pacific capital from a body of
m n and women representatives of
every section of this country.
But th* abiding «ncm<7ry th* uelc
C-ites will take with thvm to their
n me is live memory of th* eloanli
nym, th* convent. SCO, the grand cor
ridors, th* good nir and good music
u. the convention hall, a structure
•paclous enough far all their pare sees
ujt so wall anuagad that it did not
swallow up Uteir deliberation*. After
the week of rruclal taut to which th*
ouilding baa been subjected, on* »
ready to beliovt what th# San FTun
t.scsni told us upon our aerial,
which was that 14 shews aad aesot
Jigx could bo given simuttanvousiy
under ths roof wlthoi* disturbing
jjc another, and that is th* mam had
*« many a* five big moating* have
bovn held within 72 hours without
th* citation of disorder or untidiness
:n th* huge pavilion.
Msdd for Other CHI*.
Aad ail that is not a trivial part of
hr rocord of th* Mg weak areas*
,t qniti that other American com
munities that want to build the*,
things right, will have to com* here
to sec th* medsl.
Thu*'ha* San Francisco, both as a
grant .convention city aad as good
friends to th* whola country, duns H.
k«i( proud.
Tho poll**, tho courteous car con
ductors, tho Jovial street car loafers
who ixlp aad not harry th* vbitew;
the hotel clerks, who war* dot arro
yarn; the rvpcditious waiters, th* ob
liging small boy* nod this mayor, who
in tome quarters. Is up .to hit nook is
political qua iters, hut who forgot
them all and became a regular Aboa
Ren Ad hem far this occasion and
th* Arms who frequently refused U
toko money for th* tomporary us* o<
their facilities, all have united dor
lag a trytng weak to mak* thousand!
heartily Ilk* aad profoundly rtepwl
3*0 Fmrlifn
Out here it a Gold** Oat* aad H
leads to hearts of gold. ,
Huoh was this national feuvontfoa
la tha aspect af physical wsM kshq
■ slid that u why it was a* happy.
Aa th* taasis ad giants ka tha areas
of latoiloet it was aot groat.
h
% •
LYNCH NEGRO FOR
ASSAULT ON YOUNG
GIRL AT ROXBORO
AssAJuNTroirnvttY
IDENTIFIED by victim
^■r» Attmpts _
UFV" Miw Aula In
Aad U FHgkUuMl Away By Hmr
s»«ter, tauk Amrial Wuu At
t-mpllug Ta Maka Hk Getaway.
Koaboro, Joly T.—At the rrenlt of
Jt-»mptid criminal attealt upon An
cle Lob Chamber*, a 1A-ytar-old ao
sr» from RcldtriUe, tea lynched
•*aily thie miming by a mob camprio
:a« approximately 200 mem. Aa inves
tigation hol.1 today felled to fieri an
<h» identity of any member of the
mob.
•**•* Cb»*aborat who it the daagh
ter of Mr. Edward Chamber! ef Chat
*“■» co“«t7 I* viaiting her tnch, Mr.
Garland Chambera, who Uvm nevanti
“i1** wnih of Rosbeco. Yetteaiay
afternoon the wont into tho orchard
fff tho Coamber* borne, carrying fear
infant coutin in her arm*. Roach
Wapcd at bar from behind a damn of
buAea. bearing Lh« girl to the ground
•■f Ac baby from her
arms. “I’M kill you if yon boiler,” be
‘-old Mlm Chambers, but ehcaeraLmcd
at the top of her lungs amd bar tieUr
ran from the house. frightening
floark Mwmv Ulan -w-*- a *>
bruited and bean Bnarh'i Sneer
prist* os her throat end face.
Roach wa« next aeoa board in* a
Norfolk and Weater* train at Hdmi.
••van mile* woth of her* ahodt Mx •
o'clock yesterday aftonxMm.' D* Oh.
Gentry of Roxboro, who wax fcW the' •
station, hoard that the mbow an
the train and need the laremnllea to
‘•teas&tr"1
Jell and positively
a* l*r assailant. *
oadl two o'clock thin
» nmW of aboot <00 w
Re Person eouaty Jail
"Serif" ___.
hamkor of pens la oat eh loros of the
■own sad wasadrised by ml of Um
not to re back to the jalL
No farther effort was -■- to
thwart the mob and Roach was tahesi
to the graveyard of a angrs ekarek
three mile* soath of here oa the an
-onal highway sod hanged free* a
Tar. After th* lynching the corpse
was riddled with bullet*. The sent
at the lynching is not far frees the
Chambers hpaee.
Solicitor Gettis of Hillsboro arriv
ed here this morning mad inanediatclj
began an Inrestlgetioe.
Be found that Coroner 3. K. Clay
Um bed slrtady aammoaed a Jury.
The solicitor sttcaded tbs' Inquest end
-xamined Sheriff Thompson, aad G.
oTfiall, W. M. Kirby, X*. Rrad
haw end V. Lbasford, all of wheel
*«rr on duty with the sheriff as da
■>ulic5 when the mob first ranched
the Je'.S. All testified that they war*
an to Mr Mnnllfv asaaekum *#
be ncriu worn by the ant
Sol cilor UattU remained Iwt only
t few hour*. I earing at 4 o'clock to
•*ln hit family at Kill Spring*,
fa. He announced that ha weald te
am next Wednesday to raeome Me
nvntigatlon. So far as known. the
inly witne** yet to ha rami nod is
mother deputy who mas asleep when
he mob reached the Jail. General to
lled here It that ■eficleat t evident
•will not he obtained to i net try ton nr- '
-eet of any member of Aa mob. Ae
•ording to remora, Aa neb eras ceat
poecd of both farmers and itddnda
of Ae town.
There hate been no Indteatlona af
lay race trouble aa a result of the
racking. However, the entire road
force of which Roach warn a member. .
ornpriiing aboat 74 men. has gait,
bo negreti drclarlmg they win not
•verb any more in Person coeaty. The
fore* ™ engaged ta Ao eeaslrac
Mon of tend clay reads In the county.
Before leaving town Solicitor Oat
•U twoed a Matowwnt virtually aa
mvrathig Sheriff Thompson far ra
pnnaibility for the lynching. The
tatemeut points out Ant Ao ehoriff
bad no inthuaUon of the lynching.
‘he deputies having boon swam la to
prevent aa eapeeted attempt ta rescue
the negro by member* of Ae mad
farce, and that awing to the laleama
of Ae hour, It area impomiblo far Ae
•hvTlff to ralae a pome rireng mmigb
re resist Ac meb. Ran of Ac JaB
wers set *arroadcT*4 by Ae meb
frncid their way into A# JaB.
ONE KILLED AS TRAIN
CRASHES OTTO BUGGY
New Bara. Joiy 9.—Traveling at a
<pcad of 44 mOoo an bear am A Antic
Coast Una train, aareuto from Wil
mington to KmT Racw. lari_algk«^at
a point a mh aawA af PoMockcvilU,
Jama county ctraoh a haras sad bug
gy la wfcieh ware Mss. Han Merton,
■rife af Aka Morton; her Itngtftm.
Jails Cracr, sad her little grand
STSK
and her __ __ or loan
arlwih lajnred, hut the littla Baum
dan |M escaped mhut
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