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THCHJNND
\ olu.nc- VIII. . Dunn. North Caroling mgust 2.
MfMBV ' if « —1^——_~~~
RaiiAfii. BiiTLE
IS CASRISi BACK
V) WAR AGSrlTAL
_*
Yc ing Ex-3ervic« Man From
irx'nia, V.'m Stirll Shock*
. cl In Wcrld War
Si bjerl To Inanity
. II*. \.’a*> Piilfu! Case
Bittle Arrednd Here When Ho
Bee a rue . L'n^ndrcl!.* bJe —
Wus In Better Condition
When Ho Ariived in Dunn—
Tiied Gut Fur Locel Bate*
bill Club Then.
0*»i »>f lh*- rm**t rii>. that
4-ve* i.uiti .ip fur iMiuni-lvTntMir by
the ’imjiI polira* fl< p.irt;n* tvi il>
•l»f|»ii*<*:l aI #»i sI'T.Im;-: q«* i.» *r when
Ruhu.d 1) 111* h;«1| bn*1 c«i ii the
word war c p.ihj. <» »«. ft, of iu«
**• y. w *•» %j>r * | t.v u fiVnd r»r hi‘»
rliil.'b^i. •! <|jv - c > thv i; *v4.r*iaH-nt
!*•» i-il..! ni \* it L.inn whii'h
* !»• ; id m*atiril. K*ll?c Hud hre*» in
Hu a lly j.«T hrr»- la iv d»y*,
|ii*n 1-4I -hi"%• u iin bCttot.# caused
the :.u;hoiitit - lu hi.Vi- 1*0 .»tv*r all.-r
natii af.
It ill-. wliort* hum.* i- Dr. wryvlll*.
Va. .i. 4»f the hundred* 4»f modi
ii»if*.itu»iati of o.M wlin in-idc >»acrl
flw.. dating the ureal i\» -. ID- eilitt
. J, rioii'cl tin .i»n*nn. uint to the
front, fouiilit a* only An’rrt
»•«»• ran f'trht.* u».ti lhi-11 ^».i^rrad the
»o*t |*itiCi:*« ^-4 in* nnh i-Ar«a:;tiid,
of all h»* ia%a*;i ili*l tn? vorl.l war
wjt4 C4i|Mkblo of giving—he wn-* idull
rhotkeU. ^inci th»< time Hi* hard Uit
tlf h*e» never bin-n tin- same. Hr *«.<
runrtl to Ihv Waite» Rctl u**v«rn
mori hospital i«* Witking *J»t, and
mi »c r.i* .*Ui »**l U;i no .<»UK iii.u uT wl*v
oppurtuiiitM % uffirml him to (iH'apc,
mid rout'd hiia»if in Kn*ih Car
ollflu—lo b* exact, ill Iho I ttlc town
of Duka.
liara Two Weak*
Th* unfortunate young cx-Mddivr
mad. Dunn hm home for n arly two
week*.-. He cam* Her* f um l>u -\ he
claimed, and How he ever lamb d in
Huh . r-oiind)* ha* been ubl** to fcicarl
tain. Win a hv blew in Dunn he was
wtardig un old pulm beach suit* a
•null n.tvy ramp, und aimy hop nai*
vhoes. He M**mud lo b* hr‘go*, und
' " jWFIwiW
in*erie man, hut a* «im* prri);!-«ia and
huiiuiKKH, out of iho fudina.y, to be
'U-e. He looked to he about twenty
yearn old, and he chtinud T• * h.- an
ex-aervhv man. >ay»*»jr Htat h- wm
••hell shocked -ii the wa*. u>.d tluil he
ployed kiw-ball in Hit* aimy.
A job w.n what lo wai
making hr.e, the young fellow ex
plained tn tho.c whom he first met.
H« wu directed to Harper Holliday,
marac**i of the local bx^bal? club,
and hl« plea ar.d otter wa.- rr ;*tnw,able
♦non^b v % *uokiPT f «r «•
good pilutot s«ii> *v«i.V* jo he devilled
to give the perul :ir !;Ulo fcV'uw u
trial.
•4Yon say you can pitch?” h.* wo*
Af«V**d.
* I pitched in the world wo./' lie
, it plied MI will upiuvciat** it If you
wilV give me a trial. I've h **i over al
Duke and piWhcd n Util*- over there.
T^n y tnl<i me that you Had a good
b.ill club over her.*, a. J that I m>ght
could grl a job with yon ”
Dittlc win' given a g!ov« and a
bait hall, and a rliat.n* to prove that
he could pitch )k-4#balJ To the .lur
pri*-o of nil the young ex "olrfirr po>
ac* rd n I'Hl’Iinu miTc. good speed,
and .tpjo-.r- of tv «;t*«nI cnntr*'1 TTe act
od .«> peculiarly. e-nlV. d ut such a
fanny gi’.t. talked «o oddly, that Hol
Iid.a. • W;»* 4'ill <b]hioii*' nb-Mit hi* Abil
ity to *naUe the Dunn team • fit an
exh hi'on pmi- win Oadwm young
Bit lie was put in *ha box. rsed mI
tho.yh b" pit .-bnl Ik - hem-- team to
Vic'nrv. br failed to show t h ’ go nil i
tbn' hr had formerly shown in prac
tin It v»s In this ir»nt. ton, and his
rommnilt nff-nvads that convinced
Inn I prnplv, that Billie wa* surely
i nc ii>h out nf hi* bond at time*. That*
night, l«i>, he *uf,Vi‘i1 n fit in bl.i
rooming hmi*e, prd in n frightrnl
nightmare expressed bis fear) that ha
»»' being ehaw d and was In danger
of being killed,
s . Placed la Jail
Young Biftle hnd been hn'micas
i nourh np In the boat boll (rame. Hn
hnd rm-nred h m a Job at a Inca, lum
ber mill. en/| hi.’ emp'*"ur■ staled
Ihnt hi' wicked hajil and 'athfdll:•
ffc had no rlothej except thoae oa hia
bock, pud He boarded a *ou"-d on ean
tribm'.nns mod.- up by local Hoc VP
fnna aril peonte who had heeon»e it:
tettvtrd in h-i welfare. He talked
'nci'/ai.ntly about the tyill game, and
his ti'm.ti'ks coon berime quite Itv
tangible w'.tli* at complete sense The
day aftov' the gamo B'ttte iptyc nr
Ills joh at I he lambc m'll, was hired
at i"ii of thr local marble yards, nad
seemed to tie greatly entho/danlir
over bin n<v Joh, dirt.iinr Ihnt h
had a ''wonderful future” in ih*'
business.
In 1 he meanwhile 3»i< nelloti.t he
raato more pecnlinr. Is - wslkjiy moir
odd, hi* r.'msrk* more fooi!*h. a’'«l
wh> n fgnrerat d-.iya hnd pe-ed hi
talr.id slni p the tame liiWe that bun
can West it known to folk runt Inn
ally. B’rtl'' aroused great eympath)
am one hta hearer* when he nois'd gel
to talking iihont President Hardlm
. am! nHr-r relob .die. and hia eagage
mi nt' with I hem. aad thi n witeh of
sail rdutH that he hud been tolkinf
out of bit ht ad, and Iha* he “was I
little loose in tho uppr- »f/>ry,” du>
In hi. lei- fortunes in lh« war.
Th' ixCirtur hot wialher and hi
iaboi.np rontinuoualy at the marbh
>a il is believed to he re<pcna!bte fo
hi, at' ''O'I* Fiolay night, which provi
that at tunes he was wholly iaaane
BUSINESS IS STILL
Liiii SAYS REVIEW
1 ■■ —
Outlook For Autumn Business
In ‘tome Linas exceedingly
i Encouraging
• d'a-h'nglon July 31 •—Business ra
actitin in baric linos of induftry still
w«*i reflected daring July in volume
of bu-inc*s extent of anemploygyent,
i.nd ileprvrsjnn of prodnction, said the
monthly iwiow o? gt-neia) economic
Condition*. i--ued tonight by the fed
eral reserve board. It was added that
seasonal dullness in pructically all
liner or trade preernled material at
trmlion in aviieml business condi
tions.
Midsummer istail basin css, the
board, asserted, hss been i« aome re
•ip.ctr better than usual while tb* out
look for a satisfactory autumn bual
nees in r number of Hues, aach as
knit goods and foUen textiles was de
riai'-d to bo decidedly encouraging.
Consumers' demand as reflected in
the volume of retail trade, continued
»- good or better than at this time
last year.
Continuing prospects of excellent
food crops was declared to be the
most hop, rul feature in the general
outlook. Little change in the cotton
crop was noted with about two-thirds
of la«t years’ pioduction expected.
*'r.cf changes luring the month
b-n • shown no pronounced leaden-1
riv.' the board stated. Greater stab
>l*iy wo* manifest in the textile, boot
an I shoes itidnMrirt, although -
liinaril decline* hate uksn place In
O.hor line*, .uch as iron and stael and
IwrUulariy autopiuhilr*.
"'he unemployment situation has'
■ emaited piarticaily unchanged at-1
cued,t<g to the review with labor so
thin die- reporting serioo* depletion I
Ilf tile anting* of men who have been
out of work a* well as of unemploy
ment funds of tiade union*.
D.a.iv to -re a resumption of full
ji*...’ur’ on, the hoard said, apparent
v “»* l*d to oparalion of some
... - — - l"v*“ DggJK,
W.lh Wig,. correspondingly r«-'
tluirU or employer* working on part!
t >RU.
Money retcs hr^y* become distinctly
ca» cr. the review continued, bat
fiuct nations in exchange and unstable
‘If*' financial conditions have pre
tent, J any material improvement la
iu/oi,jn trade.
(Warning Issued Against
Pellagra Epidemic
n North Carolina An* South
Especially Ptople Should
Heod Warning
Baleigh. July 28. The general
wa nine of a wide spread epidemic
••r pellagra m the Southern Statm.
Ol d especially in the cotton bolt, is
sued by the U. 8. Pvblie Health Ser- I
vice m not applicable to North Caro-!
I nn according to statistics on file1
with the Sinte Bdarri of Health. |
fellar-ra w not a reportable disease
mi North Carolina and there is. there-1
fore, no way of checking the number
of cases except through the number
of death* reported. For the first fix
month* of 1921 there was a decrease
of rhilUen in the number of doaths'
from this cause In North Carolina. A
cter.caae is shown for each month op
to June which latter showed an ia
riem* of four. The lots! number of
■ death* reported for 1020 us having
'hci.1 .nu««l by pellagra was 207
The total number reported for the
flr*t oix months of 1121 was 118. Jf(
the same average is maintained for1
*'X ">»»U|» Of the year.
,1021 will show a net decrease of,
-••xty-f.vc deaths from this cause.
• lehugra is a nutritional disease
ni.J the II. S Public Health Service
mil aUrihulfd the inertiM in Jtg in
cidence in the Southern States to the
poverty of diet that has followed the I
, i- in uia price*
firm product*. While North Car
. o'mo ho* born affected from Uiia
caanr jort a* have the other Soathero |
-Slatr*. pci repo It* to the State Board
of Health would indicate that than
ha* not been the rvfuhinp poverty
of dtrt that mirht have boon expected
IruiU Jroah vcyetabl** and milk,
»b«n forming a larre percentage of
the diet, prevent psllapra or will core
I it when ft ha* been cauood by a do
| fir!cat diet.
^ A new pa* ha* been developed
from the manufacture of elcohol
wh'th ran be compressed to S,<#0
pounds to the square inch and stored
safely in ate*l taalu.
and which retailed In hi* heap olaced
under the custody of the local police
department. • V
Dittli wont around to several
houses in town, knocked on door*,
claimed bo wav a detective, and talk
cd oat of hi* head continuoaaly. Lo
cal *cilice officer* were railed an to
rid the townspeople of the nuisance,
wfan might become danperoua, and
when he wa* taken in custody bo wan
completely out of hi* mind.
I wired Foe Father
Chief of Polite Pape wae able ta
get from Hittla the fact* that hto na
tive homo wo* DrewryvilTe, Vo., and
that he hud escaped from the Walter
,K*ed p.^.nmonl hospital at Wash
, lnyton j and that hi* father'* nam*
»■'<» K. H Bittle. Chief Pape promptly
" rid hi* father te come after hie
1 non Hi# father wired, requestlnp the
nature of hat trouble, and when ootl
n*d that he had shown himself to bo
•n-ane. * H. H.ttlo wirod Chief Pan,
>■>*'.roetlnp him to hold Bkbard Bit
1 He fiittll hs waa sent far. Ysstorda*
mninirp one of yoonp DHtle'* ehlld
i huoil friend* came dawn and took
i h'm av/ay with him, oiyiap that hi
■ was pcinp to earns him to the pay
I rronsc it hospital from which he no
, raped.
Cooperative Plan Well
Received Say Workers
Preliminary Work Has Taken
Time Of Canvassers—
Speeches Are Made
Canvassers in Che interest of the
cooperative marketing movement
'pent last week In preliminary work
throughout the county, holding mass
meetings at the various country
|achool h,o use a, and making
speeches to crowds of farmer*, ex
plaining tho system of co.»pe,ativu
marketing, and outllnlug the con
tract.
A. W. Swain, campaign manager,
slates that everywhere h« ha* found
the people enthusiastic over the mer
kting plan, and that he •* convinced
of Harnett going stiong fur thci
movement. “Harnett's minimum is
15,000 bales, and already about
000 bales have been signed up," he i
stated yantsiday. Me raid that only'
preliminary work had baou going on I
In most of the county and that when
the actual canvassing for signer* took
place, be was confident that Harnett |
would go way over the top.
Although only preliminary meet
ing* have been held Mr. Swam stale* ‘
that the people have signed nn their •
own accord in many places. Only,
one township in tho county has been'
actoally canvassed, he slated. Mr. I
Swain Mi* an interesting story of
a man in one town in the county *
who had been absolutely again*: the1
cooprratlve plan, and whu came up
and told him of hi* reasons for oirao
sition. Immediately Mr. Swain re- i
plied to his objections, rxplainod how'
he was wrong, and tho man came ov
er strong to the cooperative side, and
called for seven contracts for he and
his brother* to sign.
*__ r.. i
-» •#-r** wv.iw V| Mir
neu failures in tba United States in
1*20 wen non-advertisers. • |
NO TRACE FOUND
OF G BOY
Harbart Bain, Dunn Boy, Sud
danly DUapyrnrad Saw
oral Wooka Ago
Harbart S. Bain, a local boy, cm-^
P*»r»e of tbo Durham and Southern
railway company, who my stern u.«!y
1 nappe a red from Donn three weeks
ijil aTi-ir iiJ?i£niiL°c*^c t ~
save aidod in the starch for 'him.
Friends here fear that he has ast
with fool play, and are very murk
concerned about hot failure to show
up ,
Mr. Bain i« raid to have had n con
siderable axncunt of nvniy with bin
when last seen. A local jitney driver
says that he carried the young man
out to a erase roads intersection
about three mllee from town and was
told to moot him there some time la
ter. When be drove bark after him
he wae not to b« found anywhere,
and bi« friends here have not seen or
heard from him sines.
Carlisle Bain, older brother of the
misling boy, has made a state wide
search for Herbert, but bis efforts ta
gfato him have met with no success.
Hie Clothing rxpctpt his working ov
eralls are In hit room at the bearding
house of Mrs Julia Deaning. where
he roomed. Tbe local police depart
ment has been notified to ho!p aw-er
tain whether there has been any foul
play m the case of- young Bain. |
Both Herbert and hie older broth-'
• r, Cs i lisle, are vetrrans „f the world
war. Herbert wae a member of the
I®!*’ l»»*ball club before his mys
torioae departure, and was one of
the most dependabls players on the
local team. He has ilssn. t....
r°f Wt And phymcAl powri*.
fM/-"?.1*!* .#re c,fru,n
,8U> **V >>• Itrt Artir
remit* behind.
ANOTHER TRIED ON
DISTILLING CHARGE
L. B. Boltoa U Bound Orer
Wl^n Found Guilty Of ,
^dnUe Cun
barged with manu
VVVV whi*key wa* found
fvJjT of probable cauae,” when
triad here late Saturday afternoon
•ioaer '**' tJnlt*d 8uko* Cernmii
Bolton i« tha tondo-hv of Waah
’"»V" 8T™"‘, raeently tried htn
jor aleehading and for criminal aa
aaalt on hia aon, 8am Bryant Wit
nouoa for tho government wore Han
*“* «"» *atu Bryant, none of Wa.h
Bryant, and brother* In-law of Bol
ton.
Heneom B.yant beatified that on.
July » he aaw Bolton making whii
k*7 »t tbe atm plant mid to bo on
Waah Bryant ■ land. Bo declared that
he *»w him in the act or making • M
gallon, on one Oceanian and IX gal
lon. on another. When enaaiined and
a»ked what ka waa daiag there he
Mated that he waa helptag makt IV
liquor, and added that he waa foread
U da aa by Boltoa.
_ TV t8ur* foand avtdraer of pro
ha**8 C,*M and B. F. Young, appi-ar
•** *8r Bolton, gaea notice of appeal.
V>ton waa plarod under a #*00 bond
•*7 hi* appearance In eourt.
The government gaee notice of an
o*k»t warrant for Bolton, rhargtne
Mm with retailing whltkey no will
.bo tried bore on tkla charge Thuredny.
| Tor Me appenranre bore aa that day
Ballon wat placed under a #*00 bond.
Tha Statue of Liberty era* unveil,
ed an Bedlaa’a 1eland in Mem Yurt
harbor, October tt, 1SSS.
PLYMOUim
; imcoIS
Old Colony TtMn
And Prvpareat
Great Pr.rcdX* P»as;r.ed
President HardiftMakes Trip
lu Prestdentu&YacKt The
yfl^Kpwr
Plymouth, MiifZjaly 31—Thw
«dd color.y wr.i, a^Ms clirtv... of ■
resi «' ccTihra'jonBf fit tcenslc.
;vtry of the Undin«pttc Pilpehnv ’
?ia» r<-t ■ cnw-. row ^Brteyi* t .v day
for thu pr rcipal Bafti end pre
ps-erf to velcmps'^H jrse t the
Previdcr.t of the j
Whita thu P’-ct-djBpf'y-jcHi, M.y
f.i'wer, with PirvdflkVianl.ii.-: ar.tl
ha t.nic:s1 tfarty ah^H, dm r-ul>;np
toward thl.i port, Btdi- v.ill a:i*l
ciioe lorr.ortuv n-lomtn
ua.1- rr-sdy for Ils^EUr Th-. nar
row t trccU were n|MMM and itch
'd v. ith rtrcnmarv <■ laf orbit- that
flirt hu-jer tho HIAInom i and
rhllrfri n wo* rrpr^Hfdl and th'
rntt •■* of tht forat^Krier •* mark
ed anew. Heavy Ih^Brtrt>r-w».-» fail
ed to chock the pr^Brt^ •
Ortrxl ic-crlM ft^KVh* e-ti-iiit-a
ro -mrU-d u ith bi-dory
pree-deri -I,- ru«i^Briia..c Foote,
■ put. m.v-or of Knplaod,
oj.i rcce vt-d fornt^^^M^ihc jrlert
men. who nmdr hla^Ka^u,-t when
b. Iiroutfbt th (iMm from the1
inorhtr town. Jonl^BTWr iam Dr
Bctnfoit, ■ harpe 0f the
Dutch intMi ) at^MBiptor.
ton Itht 1- the <Hi^H&reri nlatice
>' Holland. In the^^^Kv of But
omliAtrcdnr. ,-,|-.ey li
I'.-.jVy, r.pval atta^H^h- L.-.
•rnl,a..»y, came to him 1
When Lhr into the
[Vymouth hoy tom^^^Koornin; ihr
will futl site ho ,-J j^HWe-'.ilpr'lK
twerr. No th Da^^Bdd Penn .el . ‘
'*r * »"d th. BntJ^Hda,>r f tnihri-1
tn. sent from Itsrg^^Mrth th- Pr~
lident'r yaeht wilF^H'a cor.vcy ofi
jv» destroyer*.
A tuhm.ir.ne t^^B-Atr'lJ bring
! Hardlm^^^Mk fiom the1
Msyflour . -rty ^Hiruon, Tin.
vWU relMjHkir to <lT '
rill net *? his hodyfHSU acentnpan y
nH ‘ h« I irsidentfMjbia place in •
trade cf floats iJgjlarchlng d»le
.Tlu‘ Priv.dcnrafif leave the l.ne
.I. tan re h »»o aaiGBVroBi the start,
n«u wnl letraec irgajfona.'l ;/iigrim-'|
tK-‘ the tour* dcmHr Leyden street,''
first strrat of the'^wo’ie which the
forefathers and tha#tgmiW tiaver
i d un their way t»9|'ch which they I
suilt as the groundS^loor of thair
K'oio a stand-at tfca foot of
dole's hill, where wMbqricd the first,
of ti»o Pilgrims wh*iled in the new:
rnuulrjr, be will rovMr the marching,
iheti^ attend aa In foetal luncheon at
Lbo uciiiuwx honse^ ' *
0 .1 teout offleerv'Wtll have chargu ;
af two first aid and member*’
o* the fit»t national girl *cout oB
training ramp at Longpond in*
ihh town will prradht a bt ch bark
scroll of greeting to Mrs HarS.jig,1
who IS ho loiaiy prstfdent or the giill
rcoutr. national organisation.
Totter it. tb« aftafnoon, th* Press-}
den) W'll return to.the stand lacing
Cole's hill, (here to (peak to an au
dienre seated on IU.Mopes in banked
Han dr. which have d capacity ©1 10,-1
000 person;. ,
After the speech Preaident will
attend nr» informal dinner. His even-!
ing will he given over to attendance 1
at the presentation af “Th-' Pilgrim!
Spirit,” the pageant prepared by Pro- >
feaanr George P. Baker, H Harvard
university, for the tercentenary. |
President Harding, will rerun, Uj !
inc piuyt luwrr lata In ths iv vt'itr j
to make tie trip to To,Hard. Mair.#.|
cn rout*' to a abort vacation at the
.ummer kxlgr of ieer.tary Wcrka,
at' 1-eoraxUr. N. U.
Dunn Bull Club Elect*
Bill Newbenry Captain
Newberry Will Seacard Hioaon
Aa Field Gan oral Of
Club
BAHKHAU. . . .. orouMjmdr.il ....
A1. n uifl ni of the Dunn hearhall
club tlir.'ctor* Friday ‘nigh* 'the ruaiye
nation of llnrl Hinaon aa captain of
the team wn-t accepted, and Willie
Nun berry r.n. elected reptai.i to fill
the voer.ney. flineod, who ii l"f«
fielder on the team, win continue to
iplnyr, whilr Newberry, who haa been
'»He.-nat’ro at find hare and behind
;»he hat, will bo the player Acid gener
al of the tram.
The rnrt eauot of Hlnrati'y rwij
,nalloa l« -not known c*r.pt Dial It
,*» emd «M certain action* on the part
i«*f the- local left fielder eauaed tic
club d!r, rU>t» to arh for hie realffoa
Won. Illnron ia oac of the beat all
• uoi.d |fluycr« on the team, and on*
jof Ulu two or thra# player. that have
r.-ally den* dagiagt, with the willow.
jThr local manager dad new raptaln
<rt< eucertfloply onxlaua I# reta'n hi*
rerv'rcf on the eloh.
good TOBACCO SAID TO
■ E BRINGING HIGH PRICE
Cold-bom. N. O., July 10.—Kero.
*•> ihronghnut (hi. auction will p.-ob
ahly He into rated in g report brought
In re todAV by a repreetntnUve tobae
eo buyer who haa been on the Wh|*.-.
vnlr market tWv week, that the gold
en w.‘*d averaged there around II
!''corner Ou’,n Citizen
ic Killed At Spencer
El A. Qri'<|«t, One* Employ**
of Daihtm and SoutK*m
M«ti Tragedy
Syintor. duly XI.— X. A. Bridge,
au employe of tile mechanical Icpai-t
rm-iit of the Spencer ikopt, nr* la
•f •)*>■ killed rhortlr befo-e aeon.
Saturday ivbi-ii caught in '---me an
.ic tiu'-r.Mi mnnii.T between two lo
ro'Set vr». The accident happened in
the roatiilkouae t.itcr. workmen were
r • pi i f' « rhlflir tj a d ad locomo
t:*o to pul) It out. Other a-orktne.i
nr u id ’ ao tniginrr got out of the way
;>■ I if Vi* In ought that Mr. Bridge*
hi. ! u.to clean d the place, but hit
lie d body war found when the cn
■* moved, lie wa. caught about!
the v.nl»t m.d wh.1t- not badly ma*hrd
t.r ere.- U'ilod iiwtantly.
"t . y i 'dre* wxa about 20 y« art old
arcl 'revel * wiro and ot>« daughter I
to a him he wh» c i-atly devoted. The 1
f w'ly c*Bt« to 8p. ice- about 15
' —nyo and Had many friend* bctcJ
“V. linage* tva* no crteemed em
v’.oye. u a.ltndj* v't'amt «rd had a *
.xcovd. He w.ia at our time maa- j
• a* r.henjc for the Durham an!
■ r ciir .o 'luil uail at Llo.in and afoot!
nra amv.ig li* follow, , mplnyr*.- -
* ---i1 u '.*u Daily New*.
Tr'dre* wai a resident of
for. *iver«l year*, living on
I’• t ill<vir rtiwl, and working a*'
•Ik,U;- rimnle in the railroad!
•aid* o'. !;, Darhair, aril Southern
lift. He ard It:* family writ mem-1
of t!i* f-.inn I'rerhyttr'an church
'■'d the far* b’ wa.< we'l known and,
> ithly mrwetwd here.
The fi.afrii-ndt of the family in'
' ji.n erfe-it thru- heartfelt tympathy .
t'lort * : vt-lug, Mr*. Rrldgea and ‘
.. . .i -snwrt, iikvi. II WW inOVKl .
t ?>:,xk to lh<« community u> h«*ar of»
•'». 3 »4f<V death.
^LlflEYILDOES 1
msa in .. c.j
Vo;» Conditions In South Coro*'
linn. Dun To Boll Watril j
Am Bnd
Washington, Aug. 1. — Th# ball
"eevil played havoc with Ike South's I
oUon crop during July, heavy rain
all Vidlrg'iy. the dustroetior by pro- .
■*>.t-‘4 a rash growth of woadaJand]
-raw, salt as a result a prospective
iroiHwtlcn or R,203,000 babe was1
'r.rerstl today by the Deportment of
tgT'culture, basin? its *4'.mate on
•o.nl't'r>:i rvl4<r.g July 25. That is
i Id/, of . 30.000 bale* compared with
h. production forecast a month ago.
The Crap declined 4.5 paints during
He me mb. much more ths-i the aver-.
. re decline, bringing condition to 44..'
< t><i cent, of a nurra.d. the lowest'
"•’Iy 1 5.h condition o.r record wth I
me exception hot Of 18SC, when it
»■/ «4.1,
As unpromising u.thc present ton- |
idiot of the crop throughout most of
-H' belt, thric p still very serious I
litres*!, the D. partition expert* say, of
innibiuctl and increased damage from
I he boll wccrlt while graai and weeds
sre exhausting much of the crop that
remains.
Sumo-ary of Canditiau
.Summarixiug conditions. Ibr de
pot tment issued o statement saying:
"Cation suffered more than the
3<ual drclino during July, being dam-;
Sged particularly by the boU weevil, I
•P'dallv in 'he newly invaded tend-’
- 'icr In ilvuth Carolina, eastern 1
(•corgis, rnutham and eastern Okla-I
Horn* and southern Aricai'-as Damage
from the insect throughout the bell
h; * been heavy and the threat of eon
■ »«(t increased damage is very
wr'ous. la many saclion* Jt promises
’o lake all new growth.
“This condition results largely
rum the h'-svy July •ainfall, which
Ho* she (garbed out much of the
<Jrmlv a t fertiliser «tu) »n.
coniugid a Heavy growth of gram
<•"« »< «l« which ir. < xhaujting much
of whnt remain*
*T•n»rn are unable to give ■ 4
nal dressing of fenillaer in must In
''•’ft., a; ha* been the canton.
Tt -High moat of th* belt the present
«w*l:t<Oj(i of the plant it unpromi*
ing. since 1 fero* on tho rate hand
the dftiim-r of drought anf on the
other increased damage from the boll
Urvcvll.
"Condition* are favorable only in
»h- filngc* of the bolt In wrstam
Tera*. wi-t.rn Oklahoma, along this
If »*i*»lpp| River from northern MU
el pi| p: throurh Tennessee and into
Mlenc url, In V'rglnla and North Car
clina, lb* northern portion of %rath
Carolina a. d In th* delta section of
Mlr»ippi, where tho plant* ate well
rnoted mil sturdy with a pood »r; of
lirrt crop boll*."
HEAVY TOBACCO SALTS
REPORTED AT FAIRMONT
Fairmont, July gTIlTho Fairmont
tobacco'market mad- a good showing
Ih'» Week, especially for a number
iof p-e“dr sold, and pricT* were very
,mach belte • thaa at fimt of seamn.
The mnrki-l told thi* week ending
■rth Inlay RII 0,-1 MS pound* for the
:iim of $d‘l,473 1*. an average oi
■ r.inrly U-p cents per pov td. For the
,»T.lfn? »ca/ru 1,014,930 pour,da have
; Vcn sold or tha market t r 493.G46
'4. Thr rarebouarmcp njd boyvn
;*PMr. thi* market to ml' over * mil
l.lne pound* thin eoralng waek.
! ’r4i ‘.Ip ->f the tongue ;» the mod
I'r-mllrgr poll toll of tho baiy.
end 44 eon.« * poini for .rood grader
bnver.he aformed local ware
ruua>- mm “have horn inrtractod b]
•■ur companies to pay the limit Cm
go.-d Vo bat .-a, watch Uja just a- bt*
demand as it ever has gccn.”
LAW AND ORDER
| LEAGUE FORMED
CubWW Citium Meet Aad
I Pmoyncw All Mum Of
Uw Vioiatio*.
Fayetteville, July 80.—Dvt*raised
to end laarletxnem that hat revolted
in tlie death of four county iMfen
a.id the wounding of two other! la
*•>»• puA fourteen moatha, a large
body of Cumberland county citiaent
today met In maw meeting and de
nounced all phatee of law violation
and orgnniiod the Cumberland even
ly law ami order league, which pled
(tot ench of the tignert to do hie ut
ntoxt to ace that the law |a upheld
|B la,t •r,f orderly meaner.
Tbeta in charge of tke meeting abut
•>? an attempt to turn it into a dUcue
of thv prohibition taw alamo aadi
ibo n.wueeion aaiumed a broad aeapa. I
1 live (violation* were “-a-'-f in fa-i
'or of Dr. W. t llill’t reeelutlon or-.
md iking the law and order league. I
One of thcee rvtohrt* effaced bp A.
L. McCathlll, would bare had the i
t-ciriaturc make It unlawful for a
man to take a drink of Intoxicant*,
l roviding a road eeatenee for any
lit ten who eight be caught with the
•me!) of liquor ou hie breath and re-1
ro,id to name the vendor. Dr. HiB<
ihergrJ that thU “impowible” rear
lution woe derigned to defeat dm
ituipotv of. the meeting, which Mr.
MeCatkill denied. A ratolutton offer
ed .hy f imtt D. M««kl^ 'poujd
!>**•• pledged every crticen prevent
sever te drink another drop ox arhle- ’
k«y. f
To* wrongeet apeerhet to the ae
icmb'agt warn made by Dr. Hill and '
B.-acfM A. J. Bowley, commander gf i
■’»»? Biayc. who Pledged the vigor
1UV cn-operation of the military mu
ll or. tvM in upholding the lam and de
-luicd that or hoped Camp Bragg
f-oM b* here for eaany year a. O there
• c:e made by 1. A. Murehieou. Mayor
E. It. McKeban, John G. Shaw, Jehu I'
k. Oat**, Duncan Show, Frank Tal- i
>ot, and Empire Downing. I,
j-.ar.s a. wramon was ritrlM
>reddest or the law and order lwCM.
ind Carry B. Taylor werotary. Exe-i
■Utivr committeemen ara John A. .
5oic», Dr. W. E. Hill. Rot. Archer
Toon her, fnd H. W. Lilly.
Mohammed VL, Uic praaaat sultan
>f Turkay. U the 31th In genie descent
From OUimaa. •
Tarboro Gets Franchise •
In Th* yirgaak Lsagns.
Anothur North Carolina Ton
In Virginia CircAk— I
Rocky Mount, Aug. 1—The city of
“. :bs“o become* a miadlm of tho
Virginia League, beginning tomor
row. Definite announcement to that
effect wai mads tonight hy W. At
Moye, of thi* city. elr*-p resident of
the Old Domioion circuit, wha at tho
mseting of tho league director* hi:
Norfolk lost Bsturday night was ap-I
point'd a eonunitUo of one to di*> |
P®“ of the franehim forfeited last
by Petersburg, Va.
The "orphans" will appear In their
new home for the first time oa tho
last three day* of this weak, when
they will entertain the Rocky Haunt
chib. Cakes in Taiboro wlB bo play
'd at the fair groands, tho park that
wa* used last year for Eastern Catrw-,
line games.
Mr Moye /dated tonigh that jutor
to taking ower the franckiae, OM,
was raised by the fans of the Edge-!
"™bc. capital, »2.000 to ho plaeod
•vith the league as f. forfeit and tho
remainder to bg used in backing the I
tram.
Another meeting will he' held In ‘
Tarborn (nmorrow night, at which I
time a corporation will he effected
f) n rl f.fflpnpa —* —A - -* I
CONFESSES CRIME I
AFTER REFORMED!
Ayden Mm Con C1*m With
Moving Tale Of Guilt h
Cri—
Ayden, N. C„ August 1.—l»
pclled by a deep and grew
ing rpiritoal cenrirtion that I
hr ehould confess a crime that has
been a loci mystery (or several
reere, Thomas Jarkaon, a (amor
c*i~" <* gtaee. yesterday made
nubile admluien la the presence ef
a hundred or mere persons la the
Seminary aaditorluai hen that ha sat
fire to bis cloths* premia* —t-t
nent in order to collect iaennaee
a»oney on a policy he had purchased
a short time previous The blase start
ed by Jarkaon, according to his state
ment. alee destroyed the Baa* hotel
and damaged a residential structure
N* Actio* Tehee
j lei# today it eras burned from I*.
I'cal repraaaatatlvae of iasuruace rem
panla* that ao action against Jack
son had been planned so far. It ap
prar* that the matter will be one for
the local aathorffim, bat definite
.«£ lB Ihh direction were net taken
! Jadkeua, who sow iwa* near Orwea
vill*. annouaead an the streets af Ay
drn Saturday afteraaen that h*
would pi aara In the auditorium of
,lh« seminary Sunday afternoon, and
incidentally confided to a fear friends
hl« intention af saaktng « puMU con
(frtalea af the barnhig of a wudm
cetr.bKahnient, of which he was pre
Lrkto^ asm* year* ago la ardor Uml
r might collect the insurance money.
T g)||
Yesterday afternoon, ii. *he prog
(Continued on pafg «.)
THE OLD QUARRY
AT RALEIGH WILL
NOW BE DRAINED
*«* Bhw Thia W*tk la
Uytaf Ian lilaltfc
• Myitary M
Hundred* Will Flock
To Watch Procedure
New QataHaai Nad AHmi
WImU WUI Be Dean With
If Aay Are Found—All Will
Be Bet la Head* ef Solid
Ffra dara beyond Dm traditionally
MtoMtAd toanc» of Mto for waodera
Md described aa 'a nlaa days wooder,1
ha Bad Qnarry yyetcrdey claimed aa
aaay drrataaa aa aay day baa branpht
It ia Aa twa waaka since Aa flrat
drawn ad aataaaaMa way boakad aa
>ta battaai, Md toapiaatiao tips a to
■racfc over tioa.
loagnry will plea way to raallao
bofera Aa waok la dans, and wfcau
war thin* As preaa waters have oav
■rod, hat Aa*uat mm wilt bleach,
tad Aa oratory af tha psol aaay he '
wad by aay wha aaa pot aloaa anoaph
la As (tot af Aa quart?. Net eery
Elaaa that will he far a tow days af
ar tha toast U erected Ala onaalaa
»U A public bald hack tor Ba ows
etoty.
New QueeClea. Aaiea
Yrataaday Aa question that eaaas
ia Aa Upa af oast who dlieuoid tha
luarry aad Its oyatoetoa aad its d ry
ot set waa "What wIB haaaoa af
the liquor aad tha autoetokSaa aad
ha flea and Aa aatpatt that eay ha.
e. U tl_*- _o ah. aa
hwldiw rma rtf*, sad many wars
the Vinos aa to tha (shaft ef the
MT. Claiosaat* wen reedy fer every
king bn the nrpsM.
Everything bat the fish, if then It
anything bet fish. arm he tamed ovar
» the solicitor fer tbe
rf
The fish wlU have to be moved out
far sanitary reasons if the tstfry Is
tried to the hettam Csnesrvathre es
timates e the |sU fish aad the ether
piscatorial tribes that swim the green
•rotors place tha output at two wagon
leada. Badly they will be gold Bah,
iescendeata sf a ftw takaa from Pal
laa Pa* years age aad glased la the
saarry. Nuntarrs af Mas caa be seea
•vrim at tag ta the water, and divers
report the depths aUve with thaw.
At Daybreak Taday
Daybreak this morals* will see the
forces charged with draining the
saarry In action. First thing win ba
the loading af many bales ef win en
trades and waving it te the qaany.
Today and a part af tomorrow wll be
repaired fer the erection af the fane*
■nored baDt abwet the plaes. Eu
riaasn will lav ant rim wash • re
riaiastag tbs bW tunnel, and at tbe
Track Patch, ether workmen win be
rigging ep rim great paarp that will
throw eat the water. Ilasdama will
rig up the transmission bass from
Blount street to the quoiry, sad by
Wednesday eight Chtasrs asay be randy
for the pro (ring af Ike button that
will mart the sevea million gallons af
■tator toward Walnut Creek.
Investigation af sunk clam as have
keen placed In the heads af invwaU
pttag authorities ceetlaum, aad by
tbs thee tbs orator la apt af the pool,
the etty may bestirred by eeasettonal
dsvslepmaats. The theory ef general
conspiracy baa heso asplarad to some
•at tw* week* a«o today, sad this
May offar tha population a ritaattaa
aa lau interesting than tha preaaaao
ft sataMohilaa la the^qnarry.
BUictaat aartaWlanaa af tha aaany
i«hal"» vaiatalBsd sad wCQ ha Mala
wi** an til tha last af Ms qua
hara boaa answered "
qaarry saw w« ha
vatar, aalaaa tha Bah
the acthritiae of tha
Srj&&“352&5'
y»at mf certainty that than is, it
fl* «tll stay than aatil It la fMtitl
hy tha hands af tha lav.
hrt7 ahaat" wtU
*tC s&yrstiLfifz
frik. will w,« hi th far « „.
I ..
THB STATS w» |Jfj| SUMMSJl
| BCNOOL OOBSKB TO A CLOSE
i -fuJauM,
ag^'tftf’ssfisc
•" vha ktr* anant six woaha in tha
rtttuswaPsSTtt
vlll leave aarty taBay.
it af aaaahar
I
total ngtaUatUn van"
tlaa ofNecth Carolina aad fear other