. ilLi UK.. flijlATCH
n ■. *. rvissoAY
■ A waVi
-rt'i I riaae otlto
si the pool l>n
■ • . , <sa>ler the mi m
• ; _ i_
- <wl*ii laUMht
I * • -..M
liogso Foil* to LaW
. * ' lost Hording a ad Baportai
. aid Elm* BrittOfi must fatl that
. t* an a little hit out of tho tto
.‘log oa tho negro gueattao. Tho Bob.
• to haa refuted to ceaflxn tho oom
■oalloa of Haary ul.^.
'Margin Negro National Committee
nt>. for tho office of regialm*—01
'»•» other aneh office conoapoadlai
».U oar register deoda—of the Dio
trlet of ColoaWa.
Tho President, fresh from UUlaa
the world wlwt la the stohm of thi
ctro in polities, and Bdwaid Urns
• - U telling Notch Carolina throng!
-he columns of tha Mows and Obter
vsr about tho attitude of Rcpoblicai
toward the negro, expected the a*
~e Ml committeeman to land tha job
• v Republicar. Senate, however, die
lot feet that it was incumbent upoi
iVmU to appoint a negro to bo boa
* of a laigv number of white girts.
Really, the longer we Uve, thi
•aero we are convinced that our nor
taorn brothers have a pretty fair on
derstamlbig of this race question.
Not that we do not fool that thi
negro deserve* sea** rocegnlUoi
from tho party be sapporta, hewavor
The Georgia eagre baa been a foot
'a/.t of his party. Ho is oo far a
w* know—a good citixea of tho Uni
tad Bento*. No good purpose ceuli
exvo been servad by giving him a lot
in which be would have been bon
over any number of whfto women
Coch a thing would have served onb
•" cause friction. His party, though
•boaid be able to give him n good
job.
Edward Kims, perhaps, to sere, be
r*'-*s* he to deprived of «tn to «
favorite mad hale; bat the Senate':
*ct;aa will go far toward makini
friend* far tha BapoNkoa party li
:2lC Sooth.
A. S. Adam*
* friend A. .B. Adam* return
home Cram * little seittos thraugt
w«te County with nine scalps In hh
heft. Re ha* been into the lair of
the tiger of no eye* and the tigei
wne given the worst ef 1*. Glory tc
A B." He to no seeker ef trouble. Buf
if the tellews who got him appointed
prohibition agent thought they wen
CMUag a Joker whoa they gat htot
toe joke toon them.
In the two —•»—n. be has served
as prohibition agentMr. Adams bai
knonded ep about ftftoea stOto—oes
i. ; every fear days ef service. That,
ycu will admit., to not a bad record.
A. B. doesn’t like to briag trouble
to anybody, bat if one invites trouble,
A 0. is there to give it to him.
It to probable that tha agent and
hi* deputies will make an active
drive in the near fetors against the
dfr.iUcrs in this taction. Be will play
no favorites. Wherever evasion* ef
the law art reported, there he will
t® And wherever he finds trouble,
there ha will tackle it.
Everybody U against tee I poster—
even these who themselves speed. Sot
it to seldom that we hoar anything
against the fellow who has a glaring
headlight and neglects to "dim" when
be meets another aototot In (ha read.
Speeding U dangerous to them
-bo travel with the speeder, hot the
ffflloV whfl Pgffttai (a #4i«ca k(a alma.
in* light! U • danger U kmocaat
pmone. There, ia of coaraa. o low
agoiMt glaring light*. bat tha law
I* too vagoe to esfaree.
Tho Dtapatch wiahoi to appeal to
all who drift care to tmtbo a little
thoagbtfabiaaa white traveling at
night.
Neat Taaaday eight tha chamber
•f rammarea win offer a rooly worth
white attraction at Matropatitaa fhoo
Ire for tha boaofft of tho pabiic
•ehool ground* whoa "Kateha goo”
*» pmaontad for poor approval.
Donn haa novor won tha ogoal af
lh!a Infinitely funny and appealing
Tioilcol ——dr h »* htyaod tho baa
or ordinary local tatontera. Oaa doot
r.ot aspect tha aeoad local latent pro
(Inctfoa to roam up to tha high mark
rot bp H
ThU attraction coot mneh la time
■tap woo ay. *-r^trn man, tooehdra,
temp wiaaa oil a— ap—ding thotr
tin* la aa effort to make Mo Mow
tha aoccoM it donrraa to ho.
Oar too dim meat af than ora
directly Hetareatod he Mo pdajgtaaad
Thair pooag hoprfab an than who
hooafft ihroagh tha preoeoea of tho
ntepgnonda Imre. Wh— wo wont to
«r ta Mu. Tho ad——r —In* to
tha Mow an bat — AH of aa caa
afford to bap two or three tdahoto.
down to Wdoon and Lee'e Mo*,
dap morning and hop a ttehei. Taal
rp)op the Maw and tool better
thnoffk having aided to a minniat
| "H
toils Anooo r?db to few
i tape. We U-: M -,.r vii that are an
oi-sei- n i.toulhs .Ml; aife.-ud u\ will
i—»'• sdsgaaU sa*uit.c. It, .etching
t’ e yeuag salad the thing* it sfcuui.t
k.aw.
Several month* age we ruled p<>
*<*ego to the school board of 9200.
(K'O In bead* foe school tmprovement
r in loop of tha stSo sm the boa
fcd baea- Now tbe bonds arc in the
hand* of Now York bead merchants
i Mono the board'a attorney* that
i they win be sold wtthln a few day*
at a fair price.
Nart year wo will see tho present
crowded condition of tho school* re
nted ted.
A few Instances in the history of
North Carotin* town* might show
*hat magiclpal ownership and opora
tioo af slsetrie light and power
ptanU were profitable. Bat not so
hers. Dunn, according to members of
tho board of commiMioaem, is losing
about 90,000 a year through operat
ing it* electric pleat.
An offer of tbs full value sf the
plant is made by the Carolina Power
aad Light Company and a guaranies
of adequate service Is mads by the
same company—at a lower price.
On December 13 >ou will be called
upon to vote for or against accept
ance of a com ret submitted by this
company. Before yoa express any
criticima of this contract find tho
facta. John C. Clifford. N. A. Town
*at>4. Kills Goldstein or H. A. Parker
ca ngivs you the facts.
Jmothsstag the Newberry Case
Thu Nnrbrny election cue, in
volving the expenditure of huge turns
of monujr, ha* Ju*t been brought up
lh tbe Senate ol a time when the
Aflffia rtf asrvitnfwwv is —- J
1 with new* of the Duinunrcit Cen
1 ferance, thus guaranteeing a mini
mum of publicity for Urn trial of tho
earn in tho open Senate. This effort
to-adopt the majority report of the
Senate Committee on Privileges end
whitewashing Senator
"•wherry, and signed by every Re
publican member of the Committee,
? •’•’"C ••“touted by the Democrats
led by Senator Pomereno of Ohio, st
riated by Senators Walsh of Montana,
Harrison of Mississippi, and other*.
The Democrats are sura of the sup
port of at least a half dosan Repub
, tican vote*, and it ia expected that
Senator Kenyon (Rep., Iowa,!, leader
of the Republican Progressives, will
play so active part against Newber
ry In the debate.
Senator Pomeranc, who ha* tbe
. cate in chugs for ths Democrats, is
a member of the eonuaittev scheduled
t* leave for Haiti a few days after
the Newberry ease was suddenly
brought up. At this writing all ef
forts of the Democrats to postpone
the disenaaion of the ease, which wilt
amount to an open trial in the court
of public opinion, uotil Senator Pom
•ruoo’a return, hove been unsuccess
ful, a* the Republicans seem deter
mined te jam the matter through at a
time when the reeding public Will
hare little opportunity io learnjjfi
facta. -
The Newberry case, ia which the
admitted expenditures were nearly
$200,000, la on* ef the moat aotor
ieas scandals of American polities.
Extra-Territoriality Up
The specific subject selected for
discussion at tomorrow's session ia
China’s request for abolition of the
system of "axtra-UiritoiiaUty,” un
der whieh tbe foreign powers have
set up their own courts within China
to handle cases In which their respec
tive nationals art involved. All of
tho nations represented here have In
dicated their ’’sympathetir interest"
ia the Chinese request, although it
had been apparent that even some
of tho Chinese delegates themselves
do not believe the present condition
of the Chinese court* would make
the ckaagu Immediately posslb
Among some of tho delegate* there
was a belief that the cases of 8heo
tang and South Manchuria might al
so bo ranched at tomorrow's meeting,
bringing the delegates face to face
with some ef the most complicated
questions of the whole negotiations.
Meantime, naval expert* wilt con
tinue their work on details at the
American reduction pint end tbe
land armament negotiations will wait
for the more pressing topics ef dis
cus*! on to be disposed of. Seb-com
MiliMi will k» Arr«n ivasil (a hg«tn
investigation of iwn eoUatesal iase
■d at airplanes, poison n* and tbo
rales of warfare, bat If a compre
hensive plan for Land armament l:ai>
tattens la to be worked oat at all it
will bo la a later stage of tbo confer
once.
Mato Ml Uaoe
“Tbo war la error, bat bate le set
ever, aer aaapitien, nor aneisot
jpntogm. nor tbo cheap aaeen at
So asyt Dr. Frank Craae, writing
la Carrant Opinion, who points oat
that tbo fated between England aad
Franca bee been taenia cd; that tbe
aatagsslcm betwaea Italy and France
blacee again; that America “itembias
from Ibe high pitch of noblcaeca aad
Idcclicm aad calks is her pit of iacla
ties; “that Japan “paUakas bar
sword;" that ancient quarrels among
Booth American countries am flariag
op again, aad that all or or tbs world
thorn are cynicism, disbelief aad erase
"The Hon,” Dr. 0MM says, has
beaa driven back to bio jangle, bit
the jackals ora ryw be re are oat.’*
Thorn are tbo spiritual losses af
Ibe war, "bat the re top wadi »■ poos*
cm am at work. Tim* aad rmanes
»f health will brlpf again the daw
spwacd mom of pragmas Wo bottom
wo bottom to Oat”
5x«y&jsi,jwK
"Urn* people mem to *tek dkot
prohibit! > offlcarv should wait until
thcr art* .ired upon and ptrhap. fj
tally woundrd before shooting at tha
taw b.oelct:rays the board.
“The right to dsfent thsmtelver
.tsrtlart (tnlcali always ready to
ehoal lo k'.il is certainly :.ot to be
■ .o.t'.sd < ICl^ts who thu; riak tholr
>.V«J to msl .tain Uw _«<i order,- says
tha boaid
**Tbo . .of widows and bereft
children at Onhf.il prohibition of.
Seen should net be forgotten.
“It is not far these officer* to wait
from tha drawn weapon at tha crfaw
Inal bootlegger or mooaffiiaer before
flriag la sat? defense and tot vindica
ting tha law.
"Bootlegger* and maaottdaan are
the worst of1 murderous
always made to km and kill cnaaOy,
because thslr owe naalshmaat tar
violations of prohibition laws la not
death.
“Prohibition officer* own It to them
selves, their families and—above all
—to the saalaaty of tha law, to de
fend themselves when thorn is dan
ger af being themselves killed."
* BUSINESS LOCAL *
LOST—ON THE NIGHT THE MI
Microbe of Lov» was presented
at the opera house, a black fur
neck place. Please notify Mrs. Al
fred Wilson. ltr.
FOR RENT.—TWO-HOES E FARM
on Dunn-Beoson highway, knosm
a* John G. Jantigafc farm. Good t
roosa dwelling, barns, onthouass,
tenant house, etc. Excellent load.
am or writ* to C. v*. Jemlgan,
Central Hotel, Beams, N. C.
25 H pd.
FOR SALE.—JO-ACRE FARM With
4-room dwelling, good outbuildings,
Id sight of Shady Grove High
school end church in 8ampson coun
ty. Will sell at a bargain on easy
terms. Coyer V. Hudson, Lunn, N.
C- 22 4t pd.
PLAIN SEWING—1 AM PREPAR
ed to do your plain sewing prompt
ly and at a reasonable price. My
work is guaranteed. Viola La*. E.
Camhortand Street. 22 2t p.
FOR SALE.—TWO IS-HORSE IN
geco engines with kerosene burn
ers; two Meadows com mills, 24
inch; a 12-bone Witty angina with
kerosene burner; and a flat rock
IFtack corn mill. AH complete
with bolts, ate. If you are interest
ed in any of the above mo or write
to R. M. Conti, Coats, N. C. 22 4tp.
TRY THE LARGEST SELLING CL
gar in the world, Now Ctnroncy,
onct. Sold by Uadi eg dealers.
HAVE YOU TRIED THAT MIR
sole cigar, Hav-A-Tampa. Ask year
dealer about it IS lote.
HAVE YOU TRIED OUR "FAMOUS*
flour. The right quality at tbs right
price. Freeman’s Caah Grocery.
WANTED.—TABLE BOARDERS.
Aupty U Mrs. StM Williams, 110
West Divine 8L 7tf.
CARBIDE. — IP YOU NEED CAR
**f« J* usiupplyyop. A targe
quick. Kansy and Loo. ” ^Vtfc
SEED RYE AMP OATS, SHIP
8luff, Hay and MolaoM* rood at
the right priaa. Freeman's Caah
Grocery.
ul ... 4^___--- .\^r*-T
r'JFt-rVfZ PAY IMG! St
Vl pJ.-sj r»r all o' fare:
>U»k, FUctocn. O«oiara Fox.
••••■» I'A Shank, c .. th..Vi
: r'.jl
I Uir.!». N 15 if.
u** * .**•• *
at a b*.Tt:i: O.ir 1 *
buijry wWpa at ;'
wtiila thay laat Freeman . i. .
Grocery. i
WANTED TO RENT. — IB TO 20
bona farm in tract* -not mailer
than £-hor*e farm*, located m-nr
Dm. Addraaa H. B. and Walker
Bethea, Dillon, EG 15 41 p.
CARBIDE FOR EALE.—ANOTHER
laigo shipment lost arrived. Onr
price la Tight Call now and get
yearn Kanoy and Lee. 4 ue.
II lOtc.
HAVE YOU HAD YOUR GALLON
of that “Fancy Barbadoe* Molae
•ae"? If not why not? Freeman’a
Cash Grocery.
SMOKE HAV-A-TAMPA CIGARS.
Liha (pending 10 minute# in Tam*
pa. Sold by neat dealers in yonr
«tty-__is iote.
SPARTAN CRAINS, THE BEST
dairy feed ever compounded.
Make* more milk and better milk.
The price la right Freeman’* Cash
Grocery.
HOUSE FOR RENT.—A. 6-ROOM
dwelling with garden, orchard and
outbuilding*. Near gradtd school
uuuuing, jui ouuiac oi town,
known aa tbs John Jontj place.
Call at Fleishman Bros store,
Dana, M. C.. far further Informa
tion- 4tfe.
ATTENTION FARMERS AND MU
chants—Ship your produce to
Richardson-Nixon Co., SIS Brower
St. Norfolk, a. No comrolaaiou
charged. D. D. Jones, Owner.
Nor a its.
••ware ef WiUsat lavestmeaU
Thousand* and thooaanda of farm
er! who had Liberty Bonds as good
as gold, paying 4 per cent, swapped
them last year for beautifully en
graved piaeaa of papor and a few
extravagant promise* that will never
be realised. Thousands of other far
mers gave notes and even mortgagee
in payment for aach stock. MWioni
of dotlan of bard-eamed cash from
the farms was diverted to the pockets
of a few scoundrelly promoters In
the cities and their elick-toarued tra
veling salemsan.
A beaker of our acquaintance re
cently rave an Illustration of tho
shameful robbery practiced on the
innocent in this matter. A represen
tative of one of these stock-selling
corporations said to this man, **3
yon will speak to one acquaintances
and get them to buy some stock from
us, wa win ianr you $1,000 worth
of stock for every $1,000 worth you
sell.” What did that mean? It meant
that every time • farmer pays in $1
to this company, 10 cents of it im
mediately goes fasts another man’s
pocket—or one-half at least of what
is left after the promoters also got
their rake-off! fft means *ha» use
farmer-investor has lost half Us mon
ey the minute he pan It—and the
A£ kinds of imfes have Wa used
to deceive the unwary, of which this
Is only a sample. Many a man who
has called himself “to# poor" to gut
hia house pointed, er his farm fenced
or to gat purebred tires or improved
samBB*aemwwB»
1 ht.a.v, o.-vo gat light* tad water
work* for Uu house—many each a
MM on a tingle wildcat iavartment
*< lo<t enough to provide all theta1
d vantage* for him tali and hi* fam
i y
Ljvwtme.-it*, Uka charity, aboo'd
■: ifl:i at home. Than attar too Koto
;u,ted the opnor(«n!t-ot f, pro,*
*■’>'# investment at home, ccttaolt
banker. Bit advice may Mta
you a lot of money.—Programivo
Farmer.
I Lady h Chicago Telegraph* Far
Rat-Snip
• Read M . • PS'JlIpt' wire: “Yottell'a.
F.i;»mmau. Co , WcsTiciii. N J.
Ruih |S worth at RAT-SNAr." La
ter rac'd following latter: “RAT-1
SNAP arrived. It rid oar lioaie of
rata it* no time. Ju«t moved hare from
Pe.. vhvr' 1 need RAT-SNAP with
great rrsultv." Throe sires, 15c, 05c.
*1.25. Sold ur.d guaranteed by Hood
and Qirnthani. Wilson A Lee and
Butler Bros.
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•••>. V,VU1 So Vi, “I’ll Neva* For*at
V.'F . FilhtiV dogi Got Chetara.”
mo'i'ni" hr found 20 her*
.j. 1^. rd fcvc.i! r.ek IS* called In
h ■ \ • »ta after detecting a rat
ciucut 0.1 I » ;;;cui;e«, Jecidnl that
lb* rodent! had conveyed garni-.
Since ib*n I am navar without BAT
S.'iAr lt’a the auraat, quick*it rat
ilettv.-."*r t know." Three «la**, 86c.
• Sr, 81.26. Sold und guaranteed by
Hon I u id Grantham, Wilton A Lae
J Antler Bros.
I CLOTHING, SHOES
HATS, DRY GOODS
Still Going at
BIG REDUCTIONS
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In our Great Clearance Sale
Hassell - Johnson Company
Offers—
Queen Quality Shoes
Gage Brothers Pattern Hats
Betty Wales Dresses, no two alike.
Peggy Paige Dresses, ” ” ”
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothing
Style Plus Clothes
Metric Shirts
Ralston Shoes
Godman Shoes
How's that for a line of good merchandise?
All Gage pattern hats are especially priced to
clean up.
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