COTTON SHORTAGE
SEEMS PROBABLE
G*Mral Falling Off In Toxtila
Production and Demand
U Incroaafaag
By Bion H. Butter in New. ot
Ofcwmi
Something over a year ago Paul
Barringer, of Sanford, remarked to
me one day that ha anticipated a
abort crop of cotton aerd and cotton,
and that if we did not wuteh oat we
would And ourselves facing a textile
famine. At that prediction people
langhod. But from what he hud to
offer la the way of figure* of produc
tion aad consumption I was satisfied
that Mr. Barringer had reason foe hi*
views. In February in New Orleans
Colonel fleeter, the /oremost statis
tical authority in the world on cotton
told me that he looked for a cotton
shortage, and explained why. HI* line
of statistics was much like Barring
Sr's hat with a year more to hack
up the conclusion. A fow day* ago
Richard H. Rdmondi, writing is the
News and , Observer also Intimated
that we am running close to the end
•f the surplus of cotton. Bat I have
had this thing la mind for months.
Wc have your supplies for teatile
cotton, wool, flax aad ollk.
le last six years the cotton crop
has been below the average The flax
crop has been shot to pieees. The
wool crop has been given a similar
jolt, and silk has its attack of heart
bowed-down Prior to the war the
acreage of flax In tha flax-growing
countries of th# world was about flf
teen million acres. From what figure*
can bo gathered for recoot years the
production ia hardly half that acre
age. Russia and British India, which
were the great flax producing coan
trieo, hurt slumped, until no one
knows what Russia is doing, and the
United Btat«« and Canada have fall
en away balam tha production of flax
ia ao decisive that I Inca, which war
a common fabric before the war. ia
hardly seen now. Linen la almost out I
of tha running.
W»Ou4 Waal Short
anh'ls tha least important pf the
* used to a large extent It is not of
a substantial or durable nature, and,
ia too expensive to count on at a du •
pcndabla source of clothing. But it,
haa suffered along with tha others,
especially in Europe and in the Asi I
atle provinces whore war was mod,
ia evidence. Bat it is wool and cot
ton that provide the practical bulk'
of clothing material and cotton is the
ftaple. But wool haa its day of grief
aa well as cotton. The world sight
years ago had over 630,000,000
fheop. Now it haa almost a hundred
million lam. Bhecp man say a scarc
ity of naariao wool will be fall in-i
aide of a year, for the sheep that
aaado the fine merino wool have been
killed off, and the aheap that make!
th acoareer wool have held a Hole!
bettor because they are bigger ani
mals and of more value for mutton.!
So the wool that wakes the better
grades of goods la abort, ami the!
coarse wool ia more plentiful than
merino; but only because the world
refuses to use It aa a substitute for
Mbi4iia ■ i era] TK. InttV la Slump mil
wool ia ahort, hot the conn* woo)'
would not be much service if abund
ant. The decline in merino wool ia'
the catastrophe.
Everything In the'way of textiles'
la short. With flax, aalk and wool!
ahort the altastion is worse when it
comas to cotton, far everybody has'
known that the cotton crop has boon
below normal since the war commen
ced. A shortage of demand for tint
has enabled the short crop to meet
the needs up to the present time, hat
government Inrcstlgotlon shows that
the world on doit demand in catch
ing Bp to the short supply, and fast
week a bulletin announced the belief
that by next year the surplus stock
of Hut cotton an hand will bo getting
dangerously mall the demand for
cotter is becoming normal again as
compand to before the war, while
the production la mill much below
normal.
Maying Mircmsot la Prespact
If demand ia becoming normal it
la plain onoogh that the crop mast ho
moeh bigger thaa any that baa boon
. mined to the last three or four years
or tbo crop will bo short of oneugh
to moot the call for list. It la well
enough known that as soon as the
world ia able to hoy cotton a buying
movement will sot in that will
tall for groat quantities, for the
people of all natieaa have been run
ning on scent allowance alecs the
area commenced. Old clothes were
worn oat long ago, and the compul
sory habit of mighty economical rai
ment has hem prominent over moot
of tbo world for' the past sight yean.
Ward refers are law, and If tha world
la ratarning to its ability to bay cot
ton a largo aanoaot of H will bs
needed to restock the bureau draw
ers and the rid bye closets
—*•' Til aoa agate la o« of tha paepeaw
CHARLES MARSH GIVES
BOND FOR APPEARANCE
Cm* of Fayetteville AtlmtUI* Man
Will Com* Up lo
Aifsii
Carths**, May fi.—CiiuW G.
Marsh, automobile dealer n' Fay of U
villa, H.’ C.. who war held by the
author!U»» in connection with thi
fata] automobile accident that occur
red near Weatend early yesterday
morning wa* released on bail in the
ran of *1.000 by Sheriff D A1 Blue,
aftor conferring by lalephon* witli
Solicitor M. W. Noah, of Hamlet, who
advlred this eourac. Marsh, who war
suffering from painful cuts about the
face and head cauaed by broken glass
from the windshield, left Immediately
for his home in Faycttovillc, aecom
panied by friends. The bon.I was foi
his appearance at the Aaguat term
of th* Superior court of Moor* coun
ty, when the matter trill come up
for a bearing. The charge to be pre
'erred by the solicitor will bo thu:
of manslaughter. It is mid.
BUL_JIG BOOM
AT NEW HEIGHT
April Brolw All Records For
New Construction; Figures
For Eastern U. S.
New York, May 7.—April broke si
previous rscoidi for the amount ol
construction rtarted, nrcordtng to
the F. W. Dodge Company. There
was an increase in every impoiUnt
clast et industry, even in plants
which have been the last group t»
pick up.
Building contracts in the Middle
Atlantic States (kbulern Pennsylvan
ia, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland
District of Columbia, Virginia and
the Carolines) amounted to I IS fi6:i -
000, which was an increase of 9 poi
cent over the preceding month and
of 78 per cent over April, 1921.
Last month's total included $20,
209,000 for residences; $9,598,000
far public srorks and utilities; $#.
$(,409,000 for educational buildings
they were $46,478,000. This figure
tvms 23 per cent greater than that tor
the previous motnh and 10 per cent
greater than the total for April 1021
Contracts awarded in the central
West (comprising Illinois, Indiana
Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Mi/soori
and portions of eastern Xnnaas and
Knbtaska) were $90,023,000. the
largest monthly total for this district
since April, 1920. Last month's total
eras 6 per cent ahead of the previous
month and 20 per rent ahead of thr
corresponding month of last yenr.
In Mlnnetota, the Dakotas and nor
thern Michigan, fethlding contracts
were $7,986,000. This total was 20
par cant order that of the preceding
month and 4 per cent over that of
April, 1921.
KILLED IN EFFORT TO
STOP RUNAWAY
RnUri Veterinarian Civne Life Tn
Sara Lira Of Chil
dren
Rowland. Kay 0.—Dr. K. Harria
was initaiiUy killed here tl.ia morning
■bout 11 o’clock while attempting tn
atop a runaway lean of mule*, carry
ing a wagon load of echool children
Harria waa thrown tv the ground ami
the wagon, passing over his body,
canted internal injuries from which
he died immediately. None of the
children in tha wagon were hurt.
Dr. Harria located in Rowland sev
eral month* ago and waa engaged In
the practice of veterinary surgery,
la the abort while he has lived bare
he built op a large practice and was
uaivsraally liked by all who know
hint. The town and eonaman'.ty is
deeply saddened by his tragic death.
Dr. Harris tarred aa an officer la tha
army during the war. Hit home was
in Fenton, Kick.
of the cotton conference which hold
iU first mooting at Maw Orleans tr
February. Tha conference would
I have a complete study made of con
| ditionr sH user the world aad Inara
1 haw much cotton tha various see
| tiont can use and pay for. Right noa
| tha cotton planter of the tlhltec
|fltatce would like to know last huv
mack that amount la, for on tha
1 ability to buy tad pay far cottoi
i depends the price the planter evil
gut far tha crop ho plants this year
Bat be la aa completely in the darl
aa a bottle of ink ta the bottom o:
a wall at anldalgM la the dark a
tha moon.
SCOTTISH SOCIETY TO
MEET AT FATETTEV1LLI
Ead Springs, May E—The SeoitW
Society of Amorlea will moot at Fay
attevSlc Taaaday, May SB, tha aci
•teat to bo hold at soon In the L*
GODWIN CHAIRMAN
COUNTY DEMOCRATS
Neill Stlmoa Named Secretary
and WU1 Assist Mr. God
win in Campaign
Democratic executive committee of
Harnett county met la the court
a.'uuc auditorium Monday for the
purport of electing a chairman and
| reerctary to manage the coming cam
paign. The following repreaentatieoe
wee# present:
Anderson Creek: John Elliott.
Avriusboro: O. P. Shell.
Barbecue: E. P. Harrtagtoa.
Black River: C. 8. A damn
Buckhorn: J. R. Brown.
Duke: Arthur Fowler.
tiro vs: L. 1. Levinson.
Hector's Creek: W. L. Banter.
Jotaruonvllls: D. P. McDonald.
f.ltliagton: J. W Halford.
Nellis Creek: F. H. Taylor,
Stewart’s Creek: J. C. Byrd.
Upper 1.1 tile River: D. P. Ray.
Mr. Chas. Ross offered hie resigna
tion as chairman, ha being a candi
date in the primary. Mr. Boos sailed
utlenUon to tbo necessity of inducing
good men to accept the oAce agreed
with Mr. Rose la hie opinion of this
need.
Immediately after Mr. Baas had ra
llied. the committee went into the se
lect'on 0f • chairman. Hoa Hanni
bal L. Godwin or* Dunn was nomina
ted Ftom the l.iUlngtan precinct sec
retary came the report that this pre
cinct endorsed Dr. J W. Halford for
chairmen. Dr. Halford immediately
jrosc and withdraw, stating that ha
felt be could be of groat service la
the ranks. Mr. Godwin eras then alert
ed unanimously.
Mr. MoNeiU McKay 8aMoon waa
unanimously elected secretary.
Mr*. C. S. Adams presided as tem
porary chairman in the absence of
Mr. Godwin.
Suggestions wara offered for mem
bers of tbo County Board af Com
missioners of candidate announced
before the lime expired. — Harnett
County New*.
- 1 ' ' '
STATE, HE SAYS
Greeo»boro College Proftuor
Decides To Quit HI*
Job
C.ocnaboro, May 8.—Dr. E. C.
l.indcm&a, professor of social acoao
mica at the North Carolina College
for Women here, has resigend. ac
cording to hi* answer to a query
naadv by a local newspaper man to
day. effective at th* end of th* pre
sent academic year. Swgtsnfbar I.
Questioned farther, he stated that he
| had been warned to leave th* city
I several week* ago. He a*id that he
supposed that the warning earn* from
the local Ku Kloa Elan.
Several week* ago it was rumored
here that a negro woman, cook for
the Lmdetnan family, waa th* hoa
ore* at a party given at th* Liade
! man home. It was denied from the
I Lindeman home that such waa the
I case, It being stated that th* cook
had a birthday and invited several
of her women fflands to • party but
that th* party Was not given ia th*
I.imfeman bom* proper, bat in the
human eat aad that *nly negroes at
tended.
i moot the affair never found its way
into tho newspapers here, or else
, wbvro, and it amt thought tha matter
,wu andod, but ia a faw day*, came
other rumor* to tha affect that t®m«
person* had eddreeaad critic lata* U
Dr. Llndemsa el eertala alleged acta
>nd that the collage had Wait asked
' to discharge him.
Dr. Undeman stated today tin
■'warning” ia not the chief reasei
far hie severing his connection wit)
I he college, although W mid that X
i it one factor entering into the do
! < Irion to leave. The aaeln reason fa
i hie resignation, he said, ia tha far
t that he Is considering other propeel
I tions oI—where. He had tsat pat da
cided where W will go ha stated, lev
real attractive preposition* have heat
offered to him, It is andonteod.
Be came her* several poors agi
from Illinois. Ho holds see ora) d«
l revs, Is the author af several book
on taelalogieal sabjsete and has trav
clod axtenatvoly in Barepo, studying
si the canters af leaning there. In
rlading Vienna. Ha la Baaadlaavlm
in origin. Ha la abesrt thirty yeas
■ aid and married.
Fayette span house. Ooromor Caw
cron konriooa, president of Ota at
claCjr, will aaaka dts add rasa, an
1. after tha meetings luncheons seffi h
j torvad la tho armory. One at lb
i fee terra 0f the program will be tb
■ giving af tha highland Mag hi sa
- loam by stadeats af Flam Kacdenal
r College.
I
I
tar. H. H«
| barahlp U By Ueb*
Kearney, Nab.
.has cfkanfetl the
{enemy to n friend char eh, ac
i cardiac ta Bee.. pastor
of tha Methodist ehareh
here.
"When the af the whale
community Vnow church aad tha
bind o< mem an* th* ear trill
e any them of away
from it.” ha aak
paper* 1
have af
my eh arch in Cbriit said
“Co eat aad ta cam*
la. What la tbaa ad
vertlainf la wayT
“1
half pact
era. Tha
met by tl
[‘that
h»a
Khuton. M
mayor of
bidding t
wffl b«h% Asm
| bars 1,000 strong. Ha mpectfnOy
' mggootod that they nami aay bod
| n of candidate* that might be lying
Harper'» prarlassiHan fallow*:
“Wboreaa, it baa come to my at
tontion that nobles af Sudan Temple,
A. A. O . N. H. S.. intoad balding
their Spring Ceremonial la oer fair
city of Kieaton, and
"Wbrraaa, It baa coma to my at
tontioo that there will be a tutor
of candidates on band to be Initiated
lata the atyatorles of this most ex
cellent order, and
“Wboreaa, It behooves mo, aa may
or of oar fair «*J of Kiaatoo, to
ac* that the nefclm bar* a goad that*
and the candidates a bat time, now,
therefore, I da peerialai,
“I. That our titiaeaj a* a whale
1 extend a moat cardial Invitation to
Sudan noblaa, tfcab wives and sweat
baarta to taka pomotoon af aur fair
city on Hay IStk as they may ssa
At, providing they do not non the
city hall nor set Are to the mayor**
| red dance.
“!• That the said noble* af Sodas
I Temple be reapoetfelty requested net
1 to la eve bodies of candidates aw to*
street* after dark.
i “I. That the initiatory ceremonial
‘ be held at such place where the ag
. onlsiag sawams af ttw candidate!
cannot annoy some of oer »or* timid
} **4. That the fair eKjr af Xlaataa
! extend* fra* barial place* N haept
tal arrei—adattaaa to caadidatae
whemn found nr wry.
"Done *T*r tag hand and mo! while
la a parfaetly a ah at aaodltiaa. thli
trd day of May, ltd.
“M. If. HAPPBB, Mayor of Bhutan.”
(«aal)
FAYETTEVILLE PAYS
TRIBUTE TO UNDEKWOOE
I
il Fayottavllla, May A—TV* elty «
[PayottovtUa today paid the laat tri
i hat* of repeat and affaettaii to th.
* mMMipw pi# fahn Tfnilam-mii —B..
•■ww< ¥ •• f®**1 WlMWI WVVI) WP
i h»4 Mm htld \U H«W 4lct li
iKb gift oi f—amity, wtoft <
t tap* aaaaoara* af hi* fallow eitina
. «Dad BL John** Bpiatopal eharah a
i tea hoar af tea faairal ayarltaa fa
i tha ft—or ■■par, who —a kill*
[ yaatorday —rates in an ante—bit
. a cel da at In Ma— aa—ty.
Tha t—a ball la tea htatarta Fit
- hall w*a tallad a* tea tanaaal eortey
1 acarad the rash tea ataaata. Tha an
r vie*a at tea ah—h and at tea mm
* tety war* eandanad hy Bar. Arche
a Booster, footer yi Be. Jehafa. Th
r anatear af flaid dhrtip coat h
MORE DISTRICTS
WANT SPECIAL!
Tlsay W«d Batter Sabaab mm
Am Willk* Ta Pay Tba
Price
At Meeday*s meeting of the Boon
of County CnoswtodnosM two son
school districts pstitisnsd for spool*
tax oiootlooo—Hector's Orook Mo. 1
aad Doko.
Hectors Crsou wheel dl*t~i.1 Ke
1 p.tUloss.. [r s special elect.on
which ora* appeared by tho beard
aad tho clectioa data was ret fa
lane 10th. A A Mosul woo ns wot
rspirti is; pX-olde:*, M. L. Ballon
and D. C. Hr milt on.
Horten Creak district 4 report*
heir rorret election as folteors: To
Ui rapistnLta 47; for 22; against 0
absent and ems-itod against A
A spatial bond clectioa for (ebook
fas Dnfca toemah'p was alWed asst
4. C. Offls d if to prvpa-o the poH
lien It was ordered by tho Court]
Plethora that M. McK. Bohaon, spoeloi
agoot for tollort'ag load soles, etusl
reasH to tho cooisiy oocb ;
■sod faro of tho tax rocript
afl scat for Ua eowpemaotk
1M0 taxes; bat on tU
rosasalsoioa for
Mjjtr ooot ,
$190.02.
towndiip* teak Aa nA >( oCca al
tha Monday ■ eating According U
taw, they a • rogairad ta >M A<
Mai Let ITaitaa WaA *ii—
cm 14IMWI Pefats H lett
er! Wm IhuHitaait
New Or Irani. May 7.—Throeghou
Ac weak jut ended tka cottas our
kat flood at tho advaoce, rising t
<M highmt levels at akoct (ha mid
die of tka weak and holding Ha fail
Taiiiy well thereafter, la tha face a
considerable real li inf fram tha lanj
aide. At ita heat the active poeitfen
wars Mt to 1*1 potato higher thai
tha cleaa of tka preceding week will
doty sp ta 1S.TS. The dear wh a
set galas ad M ta 1M potato wit
Jaly at IMS. Is tka mot depart
most middling gained lit potato b
tka sot raaslto doting at IS.If cent
a pound agaiaat 11.88 os Aa else
ef Aa same week laat yeor.
The demand waa encouraged moll
ly by Aa nfaranMi weather cm
dilions «*ac tha graator part ad A
bait daring Aa early days ad A
weak, Aa heavy ram* In Texas to
weather deralayiaaota, attheayfc Un
temperatures aal amaaqaant faOar
a# yerwbartoa af aaad arm aba #a«
tores that aiada aa aarfaeorabb la
pnaataa reyerdby tka crop eutlool
Sanaa aactioaa at Oklahema wtred k
cal cattoa nlaaama that cotton aaa
wata rattiay la the yrwand aa th
recall of lk« combination of ta
aameh laebtwro and toe aool weattha
Toward the end «f the week th
aa rather took o torn for the betta
and tkia atiiaalatad conaidarabla raa
Hitay oa the bay side. Mere a
lorn IkaUaUea af baay eoatracta «i
i in ortdaaaee ta the clooa. hot tkU aoi
of aaDtay wae hardly aa ataek <
i yaa really cay acted weald he tl
caao after tka hall aaaakata af tt
tarty part af tka weak. One raaaa
t for tkU was the hotter tom of traa
■ j r opart*, tlyaa far a hotter daaaa
i for the aetlaal cotton aad the bn
> anOI takbys far Ike weak. 1M,<X
i baba ayataat It I.PM tkU weak b
H year aad 1M.0M this wadi two yen
l|aya. Report! fraaa team aratioat i
t. the CamHaae war (ha* aeaae all
r were ntaatay fall thee wttk a fa
I nllb rraaa warklay alybU. Ihrerpo
h ^ rtiflSlSMSS ftk Iftral he aVma — —* - -*
tattsMysi w »^si wiMm sswq mo
j laqalry for ebtha aad dabaad tk
r trade waa belay dene, in a aaedera
II way. by Maarbaatar wttk all paa
• af the world which wax aaa opted
r waa he by watered. At tka aaa
a Uaaa tka aattaa trade yewcral'y n
r.tlttb that waa conetraetlee la I
r'daeabyaaaab at the Oenaa ceafi
J. H. PATTEMON MID
I SUDDENLY YIHUDA1
Allutic City, N. Mar T—Johi
H, Pattenoe. fomader aad rhninmai
l »f tha hoard ad directors af tha Ma
' tea. Ohia, dM aaddeal^ todajnMm
I a train held Car Me city.
Mr. Pattaraea wac rtrlckn er'Jh i
hoar*, attach aad diad be'*o mediea
, ear.rvancc inH roach hia. Ha ora
, era lad la a chair ebattiag with hi
, ralrt, h'r only n—yaalie. ai tto
train flail thioagh rithwnd, Cato
I den reuaty, ho enddealy Ml «*
1 Or. T. r. Dradaaa, af Sanaa.
I Uka. M. Y., orha oraa fat tha aaal
Icar war —mmd and triad to fw
vhra the wrirh.a nan hot aB mtor
athos failed. Me had haaa a af—
from a chronic cardiac condition.
The body was he ought to Me c*d
aad the antharHiar itdatd H gal
to am ondwtWag yttor.
nM. I
Kuaabor of bocbotboB oolfitn
ymehaeud (fonda raised at
comaanity rtcetinfft)_ t)
Volley boll outfits ........ 1
Amount of Money rained for
athletic rood a. acbool m'|
mrat. libraries, etc. __ M*-X
Somo county-wide feetores wen
ladnUM thu department, end
;
[ for ckompioiuhip. etc.
Keereai tonal nd atecy hence, to
Other with athletic drill wot* wed.
1 nn e part of aoeb day*e yeofcnM
■ — ■ ■ _ -
i ADA JONES IS DEAD
OF SUDDEN
|| M^H^TrUWtr, ,yu m "*
[jeeaafMd MomUy
NINE MILLION TO
BE PAIDMEMBERS
Wmr rjmamm Omkmam Umtkti
To Bo PraoMt At
■—riamo. wttl wriN ** al
otkc r r » jroMM of (HPKMilf >•.
OM.OOO on tkatr o^i wM* *9
**
n!*!?r i^rrl?
Sk *!rti^«f*r *awa ta **<rtrij
pawL^T
MWory TfcadMtota"
^ jUtafc, fc»—w», a»U» i«
»pii< pwl
s