THE DUNN
Volume VIII. ’ i Dunn, North Caiolin., j
NEWBOLD MEETS
WITH SCHOOL MEN
TO PLAN BUILDING
Recommend* Typo of Building
For White And Colored
lnutilulicm
SITE COMMITTEE
WILL REPORT SOON
Estimated Cost To School Dis
trict Is Approximately $100.
000 For Improvement Tc
Present Structure And Erec
tion And Equipment of New
House*.
Definite steps toward the enlarge
ment of arho.il. in thr Dunn school
district arc being taken this week
following a conference here Saturday
between N. C. Nowbold of the Gen
eral llunnt of Kdiiention. ur.d the
Dunn District School JGourJ. The.
board will meet coon rtgjlecid.* which
of the several types of school build
ing* suggested by Mr. Newbold to
accept, the sura of money needed for
construction and equipment, the site
to be chosen ami thr time of holding
an rlartion to be eall“d for the vo'
Ing of bunds needed to finance the
project.
The building scheme includ-s new
buildings for the whit.' and colored
schools and repai't to the oresent
white school It is estimated that ap
proximately $100,0110 will be needed
from the community fdr this under
taking. This sum w II be supplemented
by contribution from the General
School Board and other educational
institutions.
Several sites for the new white
school have been raggetted. As yet
KMPf'Tif. Prtna K<si k«/wi soaawtaj
The public desire* the building to bt
erected In the south eastern nuaricr
of town, since the pieeent building is
in the northwestern; bat it is possible
that n desirable site cannot be found
there at what the boa'd would con
aider a reasonable figure.
A situ for the colored achool wa>
ch(wj» inure than a y«ar apo, wtecr
Profcsaor J. (!. Smith, principal of
the colored schools, evoked Ihr "d*a
of building a large colored teacher
training and industrial school here.
To* lit* choaea la at the northaaitcrn
edge of town end contains about ten
•rna Wefseesr HmaV h— ssraml
* large number of private contribu
tions toward the rualiialiori of his.
plan. He desires that the local lioaid
aid bis plan by giving nt least $10.
ono toward constructing the building.
The present colored -rhooU are hous
ed in old wood buildings and arc in
a very crowded condition.
Borrowers Too Slow
In Paying Obligations
That Is One Thing Which Is Hurtinr
The Credit Of The Stale
Might Now
By W. T. Boat, in Greensboro Nows.
Raleigh. May. 1.—Whispers that
hurt North Carolina come to the cap
ital ever and anon, as the peels say. I
and nearly all of them have to do with
the financial name of a slate which
well-known bankers declare hasn't
such a good nnme.
The difficulty with the slate ou the
outside, a prominent state banker
tells the Daily News bureau, is the
slovenliness of the borrowers in meet
ing the maturities of North Carolina
paper. One of these banks a short
time ago undertook to tench a little
financial manners on a IIOO.OAO loan
and when the borrower failed to put
up, the default was charged to ac-;
count. But that overdrew the depoa't!
966,(Hill and proved a costly Irseon. j
over time. The bankers in the »uiu
get mad about it. They don their bor
rowers and threaten them. Meanwhile
lenders outside tec state grow weary
of this sort of business and ovary-1
wherv the state get* a knock.
It »em; that tha count'c* and the
cities doe* it* best to protect iU credit
even at the cost of business sagacity.
But a few days ago wht n the state's
official.!, were in the north Mooting for
money, this banker, who is going to
prepare an article for the Daily Newt
telling just what is the t.ooble, re
marked that North Carolina would
get no money now “The very sugges
tion of placing a North Carolina loan
vaxaa seat of these New York bank
ers.” ha said, and to him it was a
capital calamity.
As the gentleman will speak for
himself, ana name names if necu«*‘ry,
he remains ramclr>* now. But hi*
personality and hit institution eonnt
In th* state. lie make* all necessary
allowance for the stringency of the
rponay market, but he rem'usbsni fur
all that tha pet abomination of th
■banktir— the overdue note and the
unwillingness of the borrowers Iu
meot promptly their obligations.
What he says should boast the bore,
folks' loan to tke stale. He gr, a tty
fears a big loan outside the state with;
the record that counties and cities are
making lot themselves- He says noth-|
ing about tha campaign tor local bond;
httyars, vtsch nr the Daily Nows *ug
g«*ts; but anything to reduce tha
carporata liabilities aad to diminish
the corporate eusaednets about meet
ing otaturilia* would worn to appeal
to him The whole thing may be em
braced u the word '‘ughastnoarllke
nasa.” The North Carolina borrowers
have not been attentive to their nates,
and the people ooteid* the rials are
talking about it.
jTWO CAM? BRAGG
I AVIATORS KILLED
Ait-plan* Smashes laic Pine
> Tree at Pope FiclJ Wut’c
Making Test Flight
I'r.yettcviile, A;i-'l 2..V—I. cati-naut
the engine of the piano u though: to
have died oil a sharp tCrr. a»d the
maebiue. going ,nla u ~.<I| Slip, crash
ed into a pine tree. I he ship wsi be.
ing pi!- ej by Lieutenant Virgin. The
pL.nr wlahh thoy were flying at Ihe
time was a new DcHaviland type 4 b
with a 4bll horsepower I bsrly mo
tor. In making a test flight with ih
kome plane Tuesday Lieutenant Hart
man had m-idc the 80 mile flight from,
I'opc l-'.oid to Gulibdioro in it(* minu 1
tee.
Lieutenant Virgin’s nearest rela
tives it his mother, Mi> Jo.eph E.
Viig.n, ol Xoiman, Okla., while Lieu
tenant Hartman's home udd/na is
Rending, Pa., whciv his father, John
H. Hartman livas. It was said tonight
that the bodies will lie fn.wati'od to
their respective homes Sunday. Pa
rents of both the young officer* w-rr
notified by telegraph immediately af
ter the accident.
Tho cause of the accident is not
definitely known. It is thought tha:
'.he aviators may have lost control in .
changing control frum one pilot to
another or that the engine may hate (
gone d-.-au a; Lieutenant Virgin was
Panting on a turn though it l< *aid ,
that the motor whs in perfect condi
tion when the flight was -tart, .I nnd
that there wsi no defect in the «t»er
inggear.
The aviators were engaged in a ,
practice flight in dropping m:-sug*> .
at the time of the accident At rn «i
l.tluile of five hundrvd feet they wire- !
lesaed that they were ccming down.
At a height of two hundred feel, it !
■a su-d, the pilot attempted u> swing
over in order to slip in. At thia mo- 1
mciu iiir filgr piano Nwm'cd to or**
side, (truck the tree »nj plungnl to
the ground. Doth the -.(Frei- .
killed instantly. Lieutenant Hart
man’r body being pierced by one of
'the struts of the mcchine. Isralcn
ant Virgin’s skuil was c-rushi-d ag.rnal
the gas tank. The engine of ihe plain
was burled in the ground by the force
of the fall.
Doth Ih* flyorj were pilots of flight
B of the eighth • era . *1 * . J
came to Hope Fi*iri wi*h thftV com
innnd f.om Kelly Field. Texas, eight
month? ago. Beth Llcat ra-UA Ha -t
man and Virgin were axv.dlei,; y. ung
men. said Col It C. Few 'imp com
mander, snd the servirrhas |n-t two
man who Were very fine fellow* as
wall-as capssUa aviators. Isnmaaiataiy
■following the tragic accident. Colonel
Foy ordered the flag over the camp
headquarters lowered m hf.’.t mast.
Today's accident is tb» first seri
ou* mishap of the kind that has ever
occurred at Pope fiehl since its estab
lishment. but the second airplane
wreck to happen near Fayetteville in
which two u.tutors have lost their
livas, tlia other occuring 'n January,
19IP. when IJeolenar.t H M. t’opa|
of Brdford, lnd., ar-j Sergeant W. W
Fleming, of I'rovldi nee, R. L, see re
klllrd by tl.e fall of tlicir pinna Into
tbc Capo Fear River.
Fayetteville To Have
A Big Singing Contest
Fayetteville. April 30.—One of the
biggest things in the way of commu
nity singing ev.T held in this part of
the staU.- wilt.be staged here tomor
row, when singing classes from prac
tically every Bur-day school in Cum
berland county will gather undo, ihe
big Rcdpath ihautauqua tent ->n Bur
gess rLrcel to compete for honor* ip1
roa's tinging. A record br- ak'.i.,f
eiowil U expected to attend. The tent
scats -4.000 person* and a number
possibly in execs* of thU will br too re.
A large nrrheslr* ha> hec-i organ)
led under the direction of Clyde II
assistant professor of violin a* the
Fayetteville comervatoiy of mutie.
and reh-*ar-ul* held hove he.-o tsn
eiili"'uri.uiy, W. Y. B'ount. of this
city, iv the macing rpirit of the event
and hu is n>dial;r.g enlliu/ia/m over
thn prospc .-t*. The mas/ singing wdl
b<* h <J by John A. Hart:, or Tla'.ctsrh,
who bar tomething of Homer Kods
hviver’s ability to mek;- people sin*.
Lerry Woodall wlil likely come with
him. bringing his famous tuning fork,
to stir the crowd with "Amnxing
Craee, How Sweet thu hound.” Mr
Woodall's reputation as / muster at
singing the old fashioned hymns has
spread to these pa 1* and should ho
bo able to come the programme will
be strengthened much.
ONLY SURVIVING WOMAN
TO NAVIGATE FALLS DIES
Loci port. N. Y., April 10—Anna
Edson Taylor, the ouly women who
ever nav-guted Niagara Falls In a
barrel and survived, Hied In the Nia
gara infirmary today.
Mr*. Tailor made the l ip rrvvr the
falls October It. 1001, in * crudey
constructed wooden barrel as a fact
at e for.uoe, but ill fortune pttr-ned
her from the t:rv. of her adventure
Ui the time of her d<ath. Rhr waa
years old.
Mi< Taylor was tcvreJ out from
Li sallc. two miles shove the full/',
by river men ini a the Canadian chan
»ul »® that her bsrrtl would puss over
the hurrerhoc fall where the water
was deepest. ,
Her barrel passed mfely through
the upper lipids, made tb< plung
near the middle of the horseshoe, and
reappeared is the spume below the
falls within Half no hour.
Mrs. Taylor was severely injured
and it waa necessary to cut the barrel
la halves to get her not While she
w*» receiving medical attention her
barrel was stolen.
CAMP BRAGG MAY
SENDSOLTUSTO
BIG CELEBRATION
Riddl* Given Encouragement
By Commander Of Army
Poet
EVENT TO BE BIGGEST
EVER HELD IN DUNN
Various Organizations of Town
Combine To Make Veteran’s
Reunion And Independence '
D»y Fete Most Spectacular
In History — Fireworks And
Race* On Program.
The United Stal** Army probably
will join Dunn io it* effort* to make
ihi» year'll local observance ot In
dcpcndi nee Day the bigger! th’-nr
ever attempted in this direction by
a Carolina loan. The commander ol
Camp l.'ragg on* given a favomblr, ai
'ii«iugh indefinite, reply to Seoictary
T. L Rdtllc'i re*iue.t lhat a com
psnv of soldier* and a bind he sent
h*-*v fer ijc Fourth in participate in
Ih r Vh-atiun which is u> mark the
*■* - ra*.taian of service men in their
.octiorn -if thr four surrounding
v-untie- cunlinguoa* u> Dunn.
In addition to the usual cclnbrat'on
features, the organization under
uhos.* nuapEct-e the eoming I-Vrnt is
Lo bv held, am arranging fnr motor
>!>*'•• race* in the afternoon and a
trumindoue flnnvorV* dirplay and a
concert by tin Dunn choral society*
at night. Th« regular features w II m
elude horse end foot iarc-, *vfa!»tic 1
Reid meet, br-.-lul!. y imr*. bicyrli- '
rnew and n myriad of other
inv Chamber of Commerce, the
American l.sgion, the Woman's Club
tin* echonl.i. the Ha ov'.l County Aft
r,cultural Fair Association ansi the
Itoa-d of Town Comaiiiaioin,. nli
ail) nisi in mah'ag the event credit*
ohlc to the town and enuirt.a.nin£ In
the thousands of visitor* who wilt
icome to Puna for this occasion. In
,fo.rnor years the Dunn eel Oration
has been the mai l event of Eastern
Carolina. ThojsaniU have attended
from a!) part* of the district. This
year the promoters hops u- eclipse
all former record1) in attract'ona and
in attendance.
mu on GROWERS-OF GEORGIA
WANT LOWn FREIGHT RATS
Macon, Ga, April 27.—Ona hun
dred melon growers from Geogia nnd
Florida met here today with repre
sentative! of railroad, ami R. V. pitta,
rep.rssnting the Ir.Ur.taVe Cemmerce
commisdon. The grower: a sertnl
that the inci'cx'r of 33 1-3 per emit.
' iviph'. rates wi'l cause heavy loss
es so the grower.* They adss-d that
the increase bi> eliminated.
The rail.nails’ representatives sta
le d that they would present the mat
ter :« the executives of the roads. Mr.
i‘ ll» said that he would report back
-n the interstate commerce commit
don.
TELLSOBJfCTTON
TO MONEY CROP
Bion Butler Write* Of a Com
munity Where Eapreaaioci
We* Never Uaod
BION H. BUTLER
1 have never yet become reconciled
to that expression, “money crop.”
1‘erhups because it was a miw one to
me when 1 cams to Noilh Carolina,
or perhaps because I am not friendly
Iowan! it on general principles. H
seoms to me that it is a discriminating
thing, for anything that is made on
the faim or gaidrn should be a money
nu|> u uucn ax any umer 11 warn
co make it such. Clears ago 1 published
a country paper in a small northern
village, and the village »• suriound
1-d by thrifty farms. That paper was
a steady money maker ax tong ai 1
wax interested then-, amt it 1« still
thriving, lor the farmers ssrie as de
pendable ax the bank. From time to
time they would come in, pay their
subscriptions, and I never remember
sending out • statement to one of
thcas. The stores liked to adveitino
with ns breams the farmers who rsad
L"*’ poper were good patrons of the
Stores, and business flounsV-d in the
c-unmanity. In our printing office on
Ha.jrday night we made one checks
aor every bill that had c»mc In daring
the week, and Sunday never dawned
wiih an account das ia that shop. We
discounted every bill.
But the farmori made no money
crop, and If they had boon asked'a
bout money crops they would am
hnvo known what wax meant The
community made ao cotton, no tobac
co, no wheat for sale on any big scale
and looking back to thooo days I ran
hardly ray wbal those formers did to
build up such a thrifty lursl neigh
borhood as they were, for they all
had a little money, and good homes,
and good buggies and good horaos,
oad an organ in tbc parlor and eattir
on the ranges.
Didn't Need Monoy Crops
To bogin with the* did not need
money crops llkr ihv farmer dan who
make* • money crop, for they never
hod time occnusta to pay in the fall
whan the money crop came off. Thoy
had no fertiliser bill* waiting for
thej distressed product, They owed
nothing for supplies, and that It an
othor word I ntvcr| hoard In conacc
(Cmtinaed on page a.)
UNAN1M SETS
ASIDE ONS
1NNEWB CASE
'Suprctna Court tUma Tim*
I Hold* Corrupt Mfetaai Act
UnconstitiAAal
JUSTICES DIVIdMaS
TO VALlDmOF LAW I
Decision of Supreaflfcourt Set*
Aside CouvictioSbf Sixteen
Other* Beside* abtor New
berry | DivisionUY Opinion
As To Future St^L of Ford
Newberry ContsjB
Washincion. May 2-AtUin* aside
■ he conviction of 8»n® Truman H.
Newberry, of Mirhig^Aand sixteen
oth- rs for violation qBthe Federal
Corrupt Practices Act^kr Supreme
Court bvideoday that |B*ct war un
consticutiunal.
The com t was unahlAus in raver
y.ng lh» convictions, biAdirided five)
to four ai to the valid®of th<- taw.'
thief fuel ice White aA Associate
Justices Pitney, Clerk'Aid Biandch>
<£stented from the dArt’s finding
lh»t Congress wot witlKst power to
"•(olatc State primari^hat concur
.rri in the reversal,' which, they
thought, should have Hb baaed on i
Ihc vrrnr of the trial jaBa’* I net rue- i
lion to th<* jury# J,- . \
Jottic# MoKront, concurring
r» the majority opinic^^u applied ]
lo the statute unde^ dfcalderation”
•wn-ra uc quvUM n«Uo pawor of
| Senator*—to snpenrlse^Mfearier.
Fate*. Ccum "AliiIn
Op In inn wan divided if tha Scnat*
** to the effect of tbe ibiion upon
future activities of the Action* com
mittee with regard tsAo Mich can
election nf 1918. inArteh Hcnrv
Kurd. Democmt c candKte, oppotrd
Mr. Newberry for theBaonatur'hip
Senator Dillingham, dAu nf the
committee, said ihst^tJKa the cor
rupt practtcn law had An held un
constitutional, it appraXd that the
committee would havu A farther In
ricdietloii. . 1
Or the other hand, Actor spen
cer. eh.lumen of tha^l^BgammiUce.
which has been condJi^A the Ford
NV.Vbr try c?.y;, anngBfc th*
N»lte the derision 'OisjlRTy (TTIT
he continued to d.ungffie, he salil
who wai elected and aa Well at Mr
Ford e charge of fraud. The sub-com
mittee hat completed ita rceoun* of
vote*, which gave Senator Newberry
a majority. Action, however, ha- t;ct
i’ct been taken on the re-count.
Nawhorry Not la Svoalo
Senator Newberry hai taken no
part .n Senate affairs and h». But
be-it in h.f scat .n tiic Senate since
he was convicted arid sentenced to
Mrv. two years in the Leavenworth
Fcd.nd prison and pay a $10,out)
One. Hr was in Detroit today.
The couit’s decision was that the
direct election amendment had not
affected Section 4, Aiticle 1 of the
Con.ititution, which tha majorltjKop
nuon said while It gave Congress the
pi-wcr (o regulate the manne.- of
nothing eketiona, did not confer on
•t authority to control party pnmar
ic» or convention* for selection of
candidates for Federal office-.
Domestic affairs of the States
would be inUi.-fcrrud with and liber
tiet rt reived to Ihe people would bo
infringed upon, if Coflgresi, under
exit ting law, was held to have con
Uol over primaries ths opinion «Ut
cd. It was pointed out also that In
a-.much ax Slat as "aaay suppress
whatever evils may ho incident to
primary or convention,” and each
house of Congress has tha power to
jodge Ihe elections, qualification* and
return* of it* own members, and In
asmuch as Congress dearly ha I au
thority to regulate by law tha Lia.**
P1AC*8 And manner of holding cl.i
tions. ihe nAiioiml government »*
net without power to protect iUa’.i
8*^. 1 .f»fnipt on. fraud and other
mahgfi influoner..."
Ch.t f Juitice White, In hia diaavr.t
ng opinion, raid he fevered rcva.wl
of judgment, obtained ia the lower
coaida against Senator ftawbr.vy and
intern other, without prcjuidlcc to
a new trial, "becaaio of tht grave
mwapprehruaion and gTievleua miaap
PI .ration of the ithtuba npon which
•he conviction and iwateoce below
waa bated. ”
MRS. EVA DUNCAN DUS AT
HER HOME IN MOUNT OLIVE
Mount Olive. April U—Mr. Kva
Duncan, wife of Rev. I. M. Duncan,
wrll known Baptiat sVtngvIUl, died
at her home Here tfait Morning about
0 o'clock. For ecveral year. Krm. Dun
can had bran a groat MffarCr with
aatbma, but the Immediate cauw of
her .loath waa typhoid fever. Deccan
cd waa about SB year? ef ago. and
leave, her dirt rawed htwhaud, her
mother, Mr*. Labi nab Roav.., und
two fitters Mime. Mattie and Brado
Hruvr*, be.ldra maav relative. Bu
ml will take place here tomorrow
morning. *.
’ CASPER JAcjjMON
Cower Jack.on, thpty-flvr y.ara.
»o« of J. K. Jaektoa, Dad Moaduy in
a Fayetteville hoep.ul at pneumonia
following an operation fer^ppendiri
tle Friday. Funeral lertfeei ware bold
at hin home a few mtlca eaat of town.
Nr. Jack ion la survived by b* wi
dow and one child. Be waa an ex
callent yoong man gad bad many
frivnda In Dana.
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WARM WELCOME
AWAIft COL. COX
DECORATION DAY
Chicom Daughter* Plan Inter
esting Program For An*
nual Event
.'ONFEDERATE VETERANS
ASKED TO TAKE PART
Sp«rl:«rs, Brother* In Arm*
Auo Invited To Join In Coro*
n-.soie*—Old Fellow* To Bo
Dined in Basement of Divine
Street Methodist Church By
Daughter* of Confederacy.
<Vlor.il Altai t Co* will be given a
w*im welcom. when he comos here
on i)i« raoinmg pf Tucjiityi May 10,
to deliver the annual memorial day
addrrw at Chieore Cemetery wherein
lie three wore South Carolina car-'
alrymtn who hold Sherman in check,
wh.le Genviai .loluiUm prepared for
battle at ilentoiivi.iu twenty milaa to;
tho north In these lart days of the
Confederacy. Colonel Cox will bo on
Uitaincd Here by men who fought
with b:a father In the War Between
the Statea, by those who roagHt with
him in the World War, by Chicora
Oiiaptir. United Daughter/ of the
Confederacy and by the men and
wotnon who helped to bury the Cai
ro ryn,on who died, were killed in the
ikinaiah at Smliblown which mark
'd the opening of the la»t battle of
die war.
Arranpumcr.t* arc being made to
“ve hH of Ik* churrh ebaita In town
loin ia fuiwHthiag marie for the es
"rr;'fL il'Mrumeiital marie probably
riU be fnr:„,;hid by the Oaai-i Shrine
>rche«tra, which hiu it* headquarter, |
tr V** All nf Ik. j ... i • I
[ant of (hi.* and Miriuuurtin* counties
will be invited to lake part in tba
nrcmrai.i. Dinner will be served to
; f" Lh“ ba*emant ol Divine Stret t
Method;**. Chorrh by the Chicora
I daughter* and the Woman's Club.
Former serv.ee men «f Harnett.
Cumberland. Sampson and Johnston
county arc expected to come on
force to honor Colonel Cox and thr
miniuiy of those who *l**p in the
cemetery.
In Chicora Cemetery stands the
first monracn; ever erected to Con
federate dead. Fuads for its building
war» iaiwd in the historic settlement
■an if I muMmaaiflldiMHui
ter the close of the war the neat abaft
was ptae.-d there under the direction
°r women of the locality. Around
the little enclosure arc many mounds
in ■which sleep the Federal dead.
Their graves are not marked and in
many imtam-es the glares themselves
havo been obliterated by the crowing
pines.
Every year «he Ch cur* chapter
noid* memorial day exercises thvr*
nnd invite* some prominent roan to
moke the annual address. In 1914
B>on But lee, son of a Federal sol
dier who died in battle, made the
apeoch probably the first son of a
Federal soldier to make a Confeder
ate memorial address.
johnXrobinson,
CIRCUS MAN, DIES
Va tor jus Showman, Who First
Movod Circus by Train, Vic
tin of Bronchitis
Miami. Fla April 30.-John A.
Robinson, retired circus owner, died
at hi* winter home here this evening
of chronic bronchitis. He was 77 yean
old.
Mr. Robinson had been nubjeet to
bronchitis for a number of years. The
last attack oertook him about two
* —_tt a . ...
ana ALU
advanced age proved a barrier to re
covery.
John Rotvnton, Jr., hi« non, arrived
hore from Cincinnati and with Mra.
H. F. Steam*, a daughter, wat at tha
bedside when death came. The body
w01 be shipped to Cincinnati tomor
row morning. The funeral will be held
them.
Mr. Robinson was bom November
4, 134?., In L'atcn, Ala., not twn hun
dred yard* from hi* father’* show. At
tht aye of 13 months h* entered the
sawdust ring on a ean-er at a pet for
mer Which ultimately mode him owe
of the largest dims owners In the
world. At 18 yean he had accumu
lated enough, with the atd of bit fa
ther, to itart on the road with a cir
ca* of his own. Thi« expand td until
after the Chtil War it became to cum
bersome to transport about the rough
country in wagont that Robinson con
ceived the idea of carrying it by
train.
It was tha first time a circus had
traveled In cnr*. Toda • the John n>»b
iatoa Circus Is trover .-log the eountry
and roquirsa fifty-vigil-, car. to ea.ry
Duiing tha Civil War Mr. Robinson
was as officer In the federal navy. He
spent much lime ard meaey In the
year* that fofldwvd in rebuilding the
devastated rection*.
Mr. Robinson was one of the four
men who organised the Dolled States
Playing Card Corporation, of Claeln
innti. of which he war a dirretai at hit
dnath. He nlao wai » director of the
United States Lithographing Co., of
Ciselnaati.
RAM OF PRICES
IN C&'iTON NARROW
Wefk’i Fluctuation!* he Naw
Orlean* Market Featured
By Deadlock
New Orlwnt, La, May 1.—In the
cotton market last week fluctuation*
were unusually narrow, the extreme
range on tkc trading month* being
only 23 to 24 point*, July traded an
high a* 12.32 and *c low at 12.08 and
doted at 12.28. In the spot depart
ment quotation* showed no change
the week through and middling clon
ed at 11.2S. A year . ago middling
stood at 41.00 cent*. During a gvod
pan of the week the market waa la
a deadlock, batter trade and financial
condition* and unfavorable new crop
newt being balanced by the lack af a
*l»ot demand and Ike unrarineif felt1
ovrr labor condition* on betk lido*
or the water, to any nothing about the
European political situation.
Tirwt notice far May failed to
bring event* ef tuScicnt importance I
t* move price* atrongly. Tenders ini
thi* market were only 8,000 bales and ’
in New York only 1,008 bale*. Bear
1*a traders had been counting on
much larger tender* in the New York
maiket. Mild advance* were the re
sult of the quick stopping of notice*.
Texas markets reported a somewhat
better Inquiry and claimed that Lie
rryool buyer* were operating In die
Interior and It) tho New Orleans nuar
ket there wn*. at time*, * better de
amnd for high grade* and long stapla*
but nothing developed in the spot de
partment to materially change the
cond-cion* that have prevailed fori
mmia w nun nave
, worked against new epcrulativc aeti
Ivity io the contract market.
News from the nrw crop was gi-a
crajly unafvorablc too muck rain be
■ng reported over the b. K, along with
I tempera tax*! that went unreasonably
low and which telegram* from the in
I t*r.or said were reUrding gvnnlna
.tioa, damaging cotton that was up
and canting poor stands. While the
weather turned dry finally, the low
itctaperatuiva prevailed down to the
lend of the week.
Thii week the weather over the
bell win he of increased importance
because after entering the month of
Bay, it it considered that the crop
has ante red It* firat critical period
I of the growing season. Cold weather,
and, above everything also, wot wea
ther would cause great anxiety ro
{**'*«« fk* start of the crap. A wet
Bay.1' traditionally a bullish weather
HiAH*
■dcc.
The trade thia weak will pay much
■ore attention than usual to flnnn
eiai and genera) commercial new*
because of the improvement reported
jaat week In financial conditions at
home and in Great Britain sod be
cause of the distinctly encouraging
tone of reports concerning batiaesa in
general. It is feH that if improvement
along these lines keep* up it will sti
mulate a spot demand and it is gen
really acknowledged that a better de
mand would result in a higher range
of values.
Traiumiggion Sale b
Favored By Alderman
Benaon Review.
Negotiation* have beta under way
betareem the town of Benson and the
Carolina Power aad Light Co., for
the purchase of Bcnaoo*a transmission
line between Benson and BmttbAeld.
la view of extending the transmission
line from Benson to Daon.
Before Dunn can gat an erteaaien
of the line from Beaaoa, it will be
necessary for Duaa to iaeue *100,000
la bond! to finance the construction
of the line from Benson to Pann and
in addition pay for tho Benson trans
mission lino at ita cast value, thia mo
sey to ha paid to the power Co.
- aeinjmui »»• vpuug* W VUQQ VO
construct the lino from Besson to
Dunn and take orrr Dunn’s local dis
tribution system and retail the our
rout there at the rates now In force
In Raleigh and other cities where they
handle the retail business.
The company refuses to make any
extension to Dunn unless Benson will
sell the company Ms trumaulseion Una
and also girt tbs company a two-year
option to purchaso Benson's distribu
tion system.
Pursuant to the propostion subrait
ted to Mayor Canaday by the com
pany, an engagement wmi arranged
for Tuesday night with the company’s
representative. Hr. KaeklHTe, U moot
■with the town aldcnaea, at which
meeting the cwmpo*y made the fol
lowing proposition to Benson:
The company proposes to purchase
Benson's tisnssoisoion lino ipon ten
yeunr time paying one-tenth of the
principal end the Interest annually
and to gtoe the town first mortgage
hack on the Hue to vreere Reason for
the purchase price. The company far
ther pro poors to buy B moon's dtutrl
button system end rata l the current
it the uniform price chagod in Ra
leigh and other elllsa and to pay for
seme upon the same basis os for the
lino.
The town aldermen did sot look
upon the company’s proposition with
faeor They were of the opinion that
the company should pay cash for the
line and wort opposed to any sale of
of the local distribution system, pre
ferring that Benton continue to re
tail the current; hut realising the
Urge sum invested iu the transsais
slou lino could he better handled la
Iseme otter way for the benefit of the
town, consented to accept the com
pany’s proposition to toko over the
transmits*on lino only. The matter
was laid over until the new commis
sioners take ogles.
4.
INCOMING BOARD
| ASSURED Of TWO
NEW
jWARREN SUCCEEDS
JONES UNOPPOSED
Votiag BrUk In Today'* Eke
Boa. Although It Shm
Agraad Dini*ii| Mmnhm i
wui Dofaat CitiMM TicU
Nwttwm Pisaatlaftwd Da
mocratm Malt* Fight fntw
That the Incoming Board of Towa
Cmamiadoam of the Taw* af Dunn
will have at laast two in, member*
wua assured yesterday whan P. A
Uc, druggist, defeated Loft In A
lurt, tejabrrmao, la the second De
mocratic primary to cheaeo a candi
date for commissioner from the eee
°uod br * T0te ot *T» to <0A In
the f.ret primary Mr. Tart 1*4 hy 37
.nttinf lta to Mr. Lot's ITS
•ml W. D. Turnage’t 3*. The teal
yesterday waa 473. la the Ant
primary only UBS rate* were cast for
romralMloner In that ward.
The Other new member* euro of eh
retioa today is Uichard K. Warren,
frocer, unopposed candidate to sue
cecd W. Judson Jones, who declined
J become • candidate fer re-alsctaea.
*e«h Mr. Warren aad Mr. La* were
endorsed by the citi sens’ pasty aad
«re on the eitiaeiu* ticket which cob.
sum the names of Nail) 8. Cmm >>.
|tomobilc dealer, and Julian M. Lee.
| pacer. » oppuec Wailam H. New
keen; end Rllie aoldstoin, Democratic
I candidates for coaamlasioatrs from
lovely*"''* 1®*rth w,r4*'
VotLng In the election today hat
bem brisk since the polls opened
•nrly thJj morning. It it evident that
.praetteaUy the-entire registered rete
will be cast before sundown irtn*
** !* Jt*n«rnlly agreed that
i the Democratic ticket will he elected,
it i* sard that the vote will be e>
i »»y that has characterised a
town elect on for many years. The
SepnWicea strength, normally about
one-half that ef the Democratic, ia
&£s^rs£EtSsi .
in the field by the e< titans’
I tee am independent in '
tbrng) ham votod-wUh Aha
In addition to tie feepabltean
strength there ia a strong fsrtien^p!
ooMid to the present administration
Tor alleirrd extravagance. A lama
part of this fact ion places its convic
tions above party fruity and will vote
for those whoa they think will raat
edy any imagined or real evils that
may exist.
Ths Express Company
Paid Mean Too »
Whole Conspiracy To Stool Doe To
Thoe Cnsun, S*f> Jodgo
Sovevty Erses
Macon, On.. April M—In eentenc
ln»r 41 men, Sd of whom wero found
{■Jty and five of whoa pleaded go il
ly to chargee of conspiracy to Mb the
American Railway Exprses company
of *1,000,000. Judge Beverly D. Ev
ana declared today that the whole
conspiracy was brought about he
cause "the capita* company did not'
pay the mesMogen wages sufficient
to give them an adequate living."
‘They applied for an increase,"
said Judge fefrana. "and that appeal
waj uneuccessfut. I thick that la tha
hofbtnbtg the whole purpose was to
abstract a sufficient amount from tha
fSTHMlT tA glue them ■ oo IZ_ —
**!* somewhat on a scale with the
railroad employes.”
Judge Evans declined to hear pleas
for leniency from lawyers. Be called
the defendants before him separately
and in many eases talked to them for
a tow mini to*. To It ho gave pm*,
tentlary sentence*.
One defendant, J. U Johnson, re.
cetved e penitentiary sentence, Judge
Evans told bin, decease of your
fondness far poker aad year appro
priation of the company's goods fer
Df>k**T itlVdi w
“Aw yon -Big Boy'T” Jodgv Bvsne
aakrd C. W. Pearce, a giant MO
pound men.
"Yes. air.” was the answer.
“J fine you *7SO." said the court.
Judge Evans compl-meated C. R.
Condrey, exprtsi messenger, and eae
of the government’s witnesses, before
sentencing him to nay a fine of MM.
Judge Evans made no coanmont on
W. A. Hugh'*, star witness fog the
government, whom be fined 1600.
ULUNCTON CITIZENS
NOMINATE CITY TICKET
Islington. April to —About one
hundred tlligens, including about a
desen laifite. met in the Courthouse
audit orinm Tuesday evening aad
named a ticket for n*xt Tnesday’s
town election. The mayor called Eh*.
Rem to the chair and rsquared Miss
Jonmlr Fsucette U art as secretary.
The ehaliman called for nomlna
Owi. John D. Jehaeea placed in nom
Inetlon for meyor aad meatbore ef the
Board the followingi •
For Mayor—Jehn C. Thempmn. •
1 Far member* ef Board—L. h Bur
asarsns
TV**' "l B»a* w»* wdre net unfam
lllar with the nee of trioaeouse aad
high powered microscopes.