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DUKE WILL VOTE ON
SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
El action Collod For Jum IMh.
Newd Mora Roan. Othor
Local Ilona
lA»ks, Kay It.—On Jane 15,—tha
people ol Duke will be riven an op
portunity to show their Interest in the
further progress <>1 school*. A special
election ha* been called on the above
data, for voting upon two issues
namely: That of voting *75,000 in fe
rial bonds, and a local tax for main
taaaace.
For several years the people of
Duke hare realiaed the present In
adequate achool facilities, and tha
coming election ha* aroused much In
terest throughout the town. Tha
school, Haakf, haa grown to such pro
portion that it haa been nacaaaajry to
hold two aection* daily in the princi
pal grades Tho high school has used
a dwtlllnghouse thia year, because of
the crowded condition* Jn the lower
grads*. The enrollment this year was
671. the largest in tho history of (h*
achool. It also is tha second largest
achool is the county. Incidentally, thr
Duka school haa tha dietinctioo of
being tha first graded *«hool In Har
nett Coanty. but due to the rapid
growth of the town, die facilities
hae* long since become inadequate.
Local Items
The Duke graded and high school
closes Friday,' Hay mb. The school
has had a vary successful year ondtr
-k.^guiding hrnid' af Principal T. W.
Sprinkle .id hit assistants. Tha ex
orrises will begin Thursday eight with
aa operetta given by the pupils of
Kiss Woodworker's music class. Fri
day morning, tha primary and game
■>*r gradgk will have their exercises
ui cn«^i. hi unraigf of cem fi
estas, nod tlx p rex Motion of models
wW also eoosa at that time. The exer
. eiax will be eoadueted Friday sight
with two plays given by the high
school students in the school audi
torium.
Many w*r« present at the "silver
ten,” given at J&o borne of Mrs. |L
H Boat lost Friday night. The mull
et] program was axeeptlonally hrter
fond.
Mia lone Haakst spent the week
sad with her sister at Rebcrsoaville.
W. H. Coffey loft Sunday for
SUtesville. Ho win accompany hb
daughter, Mia Elsie, e student of
Mitchell College, hoax.
W. A. Erwin, Sr., of Weet Dur
hen^ spent (several days here last
wxk.
i. W. Raynor and family of Ben
hs spent the weak end her* with
relative*
Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Kelly of New
pert Nows, Vo., spout loot wxk here
with rale^vas. -_
Robert -drannack, of Burlington is
■ponding several days hers with his
brother, T. V. Brannoek.
Mia Mine Zerbe left Saturday
night for her home In Pennsylvania
She had been the gnant of her stater,
Mia Lula Zerbe of Good Hope Hoe
pttsL far Ox past week. '
Carloses H. Brown, candidate tor
Judge of the Recorder’s Court, speat
Saturday in town.
Mr. aad Mrs. S. J. Clerks, Jr. spent
the wxk end with relatives, near Lit-'
tlston.
Mousy people of Daks and vicinity
took advantage ot the free anti-ty- >
pnoia *ad dipenena clink hold bore
la* Saturday. Dr. X M. Buia, of
Duka waa la charge. He wae aatoted
by Philya Thomas. He w01 rtert other
place* jn the county this week.
"Ahee Hungertand" will be atxrmn
free to the opera boons next Wednes
day night. Tbia picture la shown un
der the auspices of the Armenian Re
lief Fund, for tt» pogpoee of raising
funds ter the Armenians. It in urged
that .very eae avail theme*hree of the
opportunity of seeing this picture.
WRESTLE MORE THAN
S HOURS—NO DECISION
Chicago, May 17.—The wresting
contest between Marin Pleatiaa. af
Chicago, and John Paatk, of Sheldon,
Nebraska, waa stepped by Kean Thlry,
referee, at 140 Tuesday after they
had "wrestled those hoars and twenty -
two mtaotoa Both wen wars exhaus
ted. The msstrb, billed ea a finished,
beat, was declared no-contest by Re
feree Thlry.
Mash can fusion attended lbs end
ing of the bout. Spectators ballad
bale, papers aad paetHieard boxes
late the rtafc and started an aprear
ef dieurtag and Ramping.
Palestine atehned ka wae partly
blinded after the first 1« minuet efi
wraetRag whan had stack Me fla
gen'te kic eyas. A phyrtolan examin
ed Faleatiae la Me dressing teem af
ter the beat and mid the wrestler's
eras bad been tnjarad. I
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The art of aollag la one part talk
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CAPT. HINNANT HAS •
A NARROW ESCAPE
lUrfeifc Seatimra Cwdedw', Trail
!• Sldeswlpsd By Skjftiog
Nrar Bern, May 17—Copt. Wilbur
Hinnant, Norfolk Southern condoctoi
on the Goldsboro-Bcaofort run, nan
rowly escaped serious injury in the
hare last night when n shifting
engiot on |ta way out to the oeal
chute side-scraped bwo passenger
coaches on CapL Hlnnant’s train ns
it was pulling into the station.
The conductor was standing on the
steps of the forward coach as the
yard engine driven by Eoglnoer Dan
Russell rolled up a twitch. Captain
Hinnant jumped backwards serous
the steps and vestibule ef the coach
just as the engine struck and shat
tered the steps and a part of the
coach. Neither engine nor earn were
derailed, but the Utter were left la
the shops foe repairs.
MARTIN FARMERS
BACKING “CO-OPS”
Enthusiastic Meartmg At Will
iams tom Hear Tobacco
LaadUrs
Willlesautofi, May IT.—An eatha
’.astie meeting was held here today
In the interest of tbo cooperative
marketing of tdbaaco at which im
Presets# speeches were made by Dr.
I- T. Joyner, T. 8. Ragsdale, George
K. Norwood, and other*.
On account of heavy rain* and the
ndcaiu.y of the weather the crowd
ru not ae large a* hoped for. Bov
■vrr, a majority of those present
•eeesrd in favor of the movement
Thor* 1* a strong probability that
ma or man of the wnreturn lee hare
oiU join the movement. The re pee
■eatatlvee of the association were
rery favorably impressed with the
dtuatlf a and conditions hare.
. The bridge over the Ttninofcs river,
rhleh ta a part of the National high
way from Norfolk, Va., to Raleigh
PHMmM
Inly and Uua will mean that this
narket will mil Urge quantities of
nbaeco from the county of Bertie,
troong the audience there wore eae
» boo rtandpetteru who asked a great
nany questions, all of which wore
mewered eetisfactorily by the repre
sentatives of the aaaociation. In addi
;ioo. many critieiam* of the co-oper
itlve plans were dlecneaed, and an
swered to the satisfaction of thorn
Keeent The farmers In this section
tr# awakening to the great oppor
uaity which eo-operative marketing
iffrri and are ailve to the fact that
his can be obtained by joining pi a
aovtmeal that whl give them some
roles in the marketing of their pre
in eta. The representatives of the ao
ncistlon left here for RobersenviUe,
chore they'trill hold another mostly
onight
FREE PROTECTION OFFERED
AOANST SICKNESS OR DEATH
Harnett county and the North Car
ilina Board of Health are offering
rree protection egainat sickness or
leath from typhoid fever or dtptheris
* every white and colored man, sro
aan and child In the county.
ur. uoiiraae ana ur. Warren, j«
■»l physicians, have charge of this
sork in this immediate territory.
Monday waa the first day of tba cera
isign but only a few took advantage
»f the treatment because the cam
paign bad lot bees fatty advertised.
K la not too late to atari, however,
rho next treatment wiU be glvea
tore next Saturday, May 10th at t JO
I’ctock In the afternoon at the eehool
building. Treatment wiM alee he gtv
»" on the eatne day at Long Branch
•eh** building at 1 o’clock la the
afternoon, and at Mary Btamart
mho* house at the eamo hoar. 1%e
bwo other treatment! will ha given
at the mmo Urn and plaem on Sat
orday May 17th and June ltd.
ft is important that tba public take
advantage of this free treatment. It
does not com you a cent and It will
take only a few minatee ef poor time.
Meat tba doc tom next Saturday ead
taka tba first treatment. Three treat
ments are nacweary and if yea do
•at taka the first one Saturday, yen
will ha unable ta gat three without
U ALENS ABE ADMITTED TO
UNITED STATES CITIZENSfUS
Wilmington, May ! 7—Twenty
four foreign hem raaideato ware ad
mitted to eitiaeeeMp by Judge H. 0.
Conner la federal court here today,
Natleae represented la the group In
cluded Greet Britain. Baaria, Ger
acany, Aadtrte, Holland, Turkey ami
Ornate.
ELECT DUNN MAN
TO PRESIDENCY
Hardware AimUlfaa Of Car
Winston-Salem, May II. — Aft*,
electing oOtan and delegate* U thi
National convention, ft. C. Wler, a!
Wmeagiec, Mick., delivered a tjmel]
address before the Hardware Dealer
Aaeociation of the Carolina* at thi
dosing business session this moraine
Mr Wler discussed “The Hardwari
Sal*man, hi* present Mata* and pe
; teatial posdhiitti**.’' Adjearamem
| w« takan at I o'clock this afternoon
While no definite action was taken
the general impeeectoa prevailed that
the next annual cenveotioa weald he
held at Columbia, ft. C. An iavttotior
waa extended from that city and thi
secretary waa authorised to Celect .th*
place aad aanounca hi* daddoa at a
later data.
Many 0f Ut visiting hardware man
remained over thi I afternooa aad *t
tended snAerti Intent restores, which
Jtcladed a ride over the city and a
baibceae at a Meal tobacco ware
house.
Officer* are chose* a* follow*:
President, Mot). Holliday, Dana;
Ar*t viee-presiriant, L. G. Ecmridge,
Newberry, ft. C.; Second vic***ml
leat, D. V. Conrad, Lexington; third
vice-president, R. ft, WIldar. Sumter
3. C.; Secretary aad Treaaarer, T. W!
Dixon, Charlotte; assistant secretary.
A. B~ Craig, Charlotte.
FIRST MILLION
COES TO SCHOOLS
State'* Frew yniu IMUr
Lomn Fuad Allocated To
One-fifth of the flee million dollar
leu tend or public aehool eonotrwe
tloe wu fbiwoided to tea fUQU
'▼1 flftw iiMULa _, * * nhdk> _
an and •arty f*n. . . ,,.v j
Dirtribatioa at the fund, w^lch pas
held np la January by • question aa
to.the validity of the act under which
lh« bond* were aatborlaod, clean ap
a ittnation that bad given grave con
cern to aehool authorities in ahaoot
'-very country In the State. More
than a year ago scores of new aehool
bouses were started under the aaaur
anc« that the anency weald ho avail
able, end Boat of those bar* bean
held op.
Under the law. and county in the
State can borrow frees the fund ta
•neuoti In the ratio ef Ha school
population to the aehool population of
thf* State. The money ie to ho repaid
in SO annual In eta Ihn ante, the coun
tie* also paying the internet on the
bonds.
Applications filed with the Slate
Board of Moca Hon by December 1,
18*1. ahoorted the entire Are Bil
Uoe dollars author!end tn the loan
rou. ana the entire emount wee er
Aered aeld. Early la Jnonary preiper
tire pure Wen were adriaad to not
•ecryt the boede on til they were
paMd upon by the Supreme Coart.
Aa agreed eaaa waa prepared ead a
fanrorabie declaiaa rendered In April
With the exception ef the high
aeboel in Wilmington, which la a
ronnty-eride high athatl. the entire
minion doIUra loaned yertarday wfll
be need in building country high
aebaal*. The dlatrtbotioa of the fond
by eenntlea la announced a* foUowl:
Alleghany. 180,020; Aneea, *14,
•00; AA*. *8,000; Awe 17, *12*02;
Beeindbrt. I2T.800; Bertie, *24,202)
Buncoed*. *18*00; OaMweD, *80.
002; Carteret, *18*00; Oaowell *10,
•02; Catawba, *82,022) T^aibam *lr
802; Clay, *2*22; CWeelan4, *2,202;
Oreren, *81*22; Onmhatlaud, *4,
•00; Oarrttoeh. *12*00; thou, *1,
•001 Deetdeoe, *40*00) Dnrtmm
•8*,020; Edgecombe, *18*22) Gea
Wa, *41.020; GmarrflU, *88*20;
Oullleed. *88,002). Halifax, *8,800;
Harnett, 811*02, Hendaraen, *82,.
•22) Iredell, *42*20; Ltooela, MV
002; Mnrtta, *82*20; Montgameij.
*8,040; Moore, ••,000; Near Ban.
•ear, *40*20; Oraage, *12*22;
Pamliee. *82*22; Pomaa, *4**22;
PHt, *1T,M2; Polk, H0.002; Kan
delph. *10,220; llohmaadi *11*22)
Baheaaa, *10,222; Btbarfatd. M2r
002) Stanly, *12,222; Bahaa, *8t.
•0°: Union, *8*22) Waba, *42*02)
Warren. *12*22; Wataaga, *1**02;
Wnyne. *42,220; Taaaey, *82,022 —
N«« «nd Ohaarear.
The richer the man, the mare he
hAtas t# apand a half dollar fee .
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AMERICA, SflMIL
Urfa* U «W mU id I
io^>rv tart mmnlf ta
% Wirit aad it*
'lit
niy«d ay and died.__
apward again. It wap tha firat *j—1
'a all hi* rear* of diligent doing here
»n the mat at thia aaad ME that to
haa been ahaact
Yesterday hi* energise loft him.
Ha had poored oat to* maeh of it
ui area a md haadail fnntihawa had
hi* ItmKaiiona. Or. —rh*E ---
lad upon hi* one^eetsdly. ha mlseal
rakated hi* strength hr an* day. To
mamrow woaM hav* fme eery welli
tar being tick, hot today It gramma
him. Nalthar h* ear Mia. Costobeli
came op the road tU* morning It
•wa^h* tint ttau rithor ha* over
Hi. SpM Pnmt
■■t tha spirit of Horn hath was
yraaaat, and there wore tow of the
•eorei of alomal who e*mo hock for
*• day who did ae* da down to tha
nw» cottage that haa fnooa op to
•action* to At the ~T"'~rmm‘* at
Ihe Doctor-. honsohoM t« pm him.
even If from no nearer «•<.» the
daetmy. Ho key Wharo ho conid
watch the throng* a* they-T and
wwt. He ie not earioasly iU, hat it
will U noremary fee him to aUy a
brd for a while.
. Sate far tee flirt half of th« day
aad lowering tele* all tee afternoon
cat tearply teta tea aanaal attead
“M. bat with awn tMa Mntraare.
tea crowd «m Me, maaeerad by tec
•tudenta af mart achate af tMa tea.
Than War* tea aaoal acres af aote
••biU. af fbmiUaa aad friend* af
tha etodend* aad af prarpartaf alnm
"• te (MM la hatoMaaa. Tha ate
maata drora tee raareteta within tea
rhomb. From tee beftegtay they have
beaa held 1a the old tabernacle. bat
tee reof ef this renoftele rtructere
la ancertain.
lba Wronger with la tea gate* at
tea Academy coaid bare learned why
all Baia'a Creek eternal are aeeh
ready speakers had hate an band far
tea begtaalay gf tea seate* far tha
•reto to* medal tMa awfMey. TMa part
•f tha program waa Jo* drawing ta
aa aad whan Mr. Oamnea airtrad.
Other niwlaii, locladlog tha grad
uating eaW.la.i af tea alaaa had al*
wady baaame Watery, aad with tea
araaaatattoa at tea atom play tealght
tea aahaal year ceded.
Fr.lea Far bosses*
Mr. Cate area wma pataanlad to Me
•red ifeith Carolina aodlanc* by
Boater Oreech. aa atoteaaa af tea
acadttey X* recalled teat tea tint
W»r*red by a aewapapn editor. wha
later baaama a ableet odbaer, aad
peMiteer af tha State'* largeel aewa
PtM». Mr. Cam area ha praaaatad at
.an editor wha had alto hud Wat tonal
pmatlnanaela tho toms Said.
(Coatlaaed *a pay* S.)
FOUR DROWN AND
FIFTEEN NSSM
MarUa, Toxai. Mag IT.—Pour pm
•on* are known to tor* bom drown
•d tad fifteen others art missing ■
r reenlt of tbe otlsgao ef t1< Ifa Co
■•Jtoo bridgi- oxer tho Bra to* rnrr
too raifer w-r-t t f horw yootorday. Tk
wool tier of the bridge onohH wMW
•tost thirty persona. Including auo;
•omen, worn itneding thorn wstckiai
r^sir work on an abf ittt. w’rirl
had been damaged daring tho recta
flood.
ef the fear bedim ratovercc
have been klc.. tiffed as tksm of Ifra
■d. Meoslry of Beasmeat aad Mrs
OeUba-g. «f MarUa.
Beane patriot, hurriedly gathered
dragged ata <y of tho straggling par
maa from Iks wafer before they trawl
wader. Bawls aad rafts a sickly thrown
t«r*tor aided hi An troth, hororal
Mb three ailw aoeth tf tha anal
•bnt baforo they wore taken from
them rears id tsars all la a aura
er lam ooriawo rawdMm. Mayer T.
M Bulhrorth. who «u ■■sag these
bib accus ed by a ebUd went dowc
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GIRL AVIATOR IN
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
wu-l7i 1 ——■-"T-rff
T. Ham Im Mm
By Wmi Wi«U
York, Mar IT.—Olaoffcl mm
««int* at a ram ramatm r*~'i (no
Whit* Plain* tar trace of lit aviator
who unfit after havin* literally
dctefci a Mi with choice wttckey
In hit aahayff Indlif.
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Canard Wadi _ _
ta daw af -toa tod that
■ la panel pad rdwC* Sd wL
. ta a large namber ef panel pa<_
ta gat Chair prepoaed changes.
Tl># change* which have baaa m
’ gealed. Or. Weeks aid, ■—-»*< pra
, petal* ta la a arnica iibaigi ad aw
, or two eeaU oa each pared —l*--1
' ngaidlen ef weight or acwe, awd t
nadjad rate* bp weight aad sene. •
The Pedamdar Geaeral potato
oat that thera baa baaa practleaBp ai
ehaoga ia panel pad rataa dwaa U»
nrwlaa wa* inaugurated ia 1*11, al
tfctogh the east ef kaadlteg the w
rice emanated ta -
M 1»S1 ttea til rt* jmr li wma HhI
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SORGANIZE IN
MONDAY NGKI
|D—■ M< 1—1 Hill territory.
A nittat k utW to KhI>j
ai«kt to perfect the irpeel—ttea.
<"W hm taken toaraa U
wffl «naltf^ to tocto kwtotoT
MIHif nhm kkn u4 wertc
***l Wgfe vitk to little 4elsy a*
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