Democrats Favor a
Rsvtefon of tha Volstead Act
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New Haven. Conn. ? Revision of the
Volstead act so as to pormit the man
ufacture aad sale of. beer and light
vines was favored by the democratic
states esnvehtion. A recommendation
of the state central committee that
the Connecticut delegates to Saa Fran
cisco be insructed to vote as a unit
was rejected.
Christian Scientist Fatter is
Found guilty of Manslaughter
Newark, N. J.? Andrew Walk, a
Christian Scientist, was foond guilty
of -mans laughter by a jury in the court
of common pleas for failing to provide
medical treatment for his nine-year
old daughter, Dorothy, who died a
yea? ago from what physicians diag
nosed as nasal diphtheria. The girl
had been provided with Christian
Science treatment
General Fiores Plans to Attack
/ Mazatlan a Seaport of Sinaloa
Nogales, Aris. ? General Angel Fior
es, revolutionary commander in Sina
loa, will attack Mazatlan, the princi
pal seaport with a formidable force
(n a few days, according to Americans
here from the coast state.
General Fiores was said to have
several siege guns, machine guns and
a large supply of ammunition. While
the seaport is protected, by a fortress
it was said that the federals' supply
\of ammunition was- scanty
Congress Asked by Railroads for
Addftlonal Loan Of $500,000,000
Washington. ? An additional $500, ?
000,000 during this year to finance .the
construction of freight cars was asked
of congress by railroad executives.
E. N. Brown, chairman of the Board
of the St. Louis and San Francisco
road, said this sum was necessary to
build 100,000 cars and 2,000 locomo
tives immediately needed to relieve
the present shortage. The companies
themselves, he testified, could not bor
row this amount on their own eerdit.
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Revenue Collector Reports a
Collection of Extra $207,260, 000
Washington. ? Additional taxes
amounting to $267,260,000 have been
assessed against big corporations in
the last nine months as a result of an
audit of their tax returns. Internal j
Revenue Commissioner Williams in
formed congress in Asking for 11,300,
000 to pay the expenses of this work.
Two Priests Tn Florence, Italy,
Have Been Arrested for Theft |
Florence, Italy.? Two priests were
arrested on a charge of having stolen
s bast of Antonio Canova, the cele
brated Italian "sculptor; an altar by
Lueia Delia Robbia, the 15th century,
sculptor, and other art treasures from
the Abbey of Arcevia. Copies of the
original treasures were substituted by
the thieves, the police having recover
ed the altar.
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Mexloan General Reynaldo Garaa
H a Fugitive on Amiriein Soil
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Laredo, Texas.? General Reynaldo
Garza, commander of federal forces In'
: the Neuvo Laredo military district, la
a refugee on American soil.
Twelve Pound Nugget of Gold Is
Discovered and Deposited in Bank
" Brussels. ? The largest nugget of
pure gold in the world, weighing just
:>ver twelve pounds, has been found at
the Kifo State Mines and deposited in
the Belgian Congo Bank in London.
Consulting Economist Says $2,500
is Required for a Family of Five
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"Washington. ? A minimum of $2,500
i year is accessary for the support of
an American family of five. W. Jett
Lauck, consulting economist for the
railroad brotherhoods, asserted before
'.he railway labor board.
Agea for Retiring of Government *
Employes Range from 62 to 70
Washington. ? Conferees on civil
service retirement bill have reported
an agreement fixing the general re
tirement age at 70 years. Letter car
riers and government mechanics would
be retired at 65 years and railway mail
service employes at 62.
Think of ii! By subscribing
to fne Farravilie Building: &
Loan Association you can easily
build you a home wiih the
money you are now paying. out
for rent. The tenth scries is non
open. See A. H. foyner, Sec'y.,
at W. M. Lan.s Co's. store for
further particulars.
YOUR EYES!
Dr. Burke & JSpeacc,
OPTOMETRISTS
will be at Davis Hotel, Farm
ville, N. C. every-' 2nd Wednes
day. Beverly Hotel, Ayden. JN.
C. eveiy 3rd Tuesday. Come
early, hours 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
If you have head or eye
trouble see us.
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\17E^ CAN furnish your home complete? from top lo
? ? bottom? at less cost than you can possibly procure
goods of similar quality for elsewhere.
frugality of Expenditure.
on your part, at this store, does not uean common or
inattractive furniture, carpets or hangings. Nothing of
that kind ever gains admittance to our stocks.
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solid construction along artistic lines, are features that
mark every article of merchandise found here.
We especially invite prospective brides^
and newly-weds to investigate our
stocks and compare valises.
That's The Secret of This Store s Success
T. E. JOYNER, Mgr.
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For The Home But The Wife " FARMVELLE, N. C.
Be It Ofdained By Th6 Board
of Commissioners of The
Town of Farmville, As Fol
lows:
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Sec. 1. Pursuant to fbe Mu
nicipal Finance Act (Chapter
138 of the Public Laws of 191^'of
North Carolina, as amended)
bonds of the Town of Farmville
are hereby authorized to be is
sued in an aggregate principal
amount not exceeding $25,000.00
for the purpose cf enlarging the
water supply system of the
Town of Famville at> the ex
pense of the Town at large.
Sec. 2. ^ A tax. sufficient to I
pay the principal and interest of]
said bonds shall be annually
levied and collected.
Sec. 3. The following matters]
are hereby determined and de
clared pursuant to the require
ments of Section 17 of the Mu
nicipal Finance Act.
(a) The probable period of I
usefulness of the improvements !
for which bonds are hereby
authorized to he jssued is forty
years-, computed frpiii Decern
ber lstj 1919.
(b) A statement of the debt
of the Town of Farmville has
been made and filed with the
open to publjc inspection.
(c) The ' average assessed
valuation of property subject to
taxation by the Town of Farm
ville for the three fiscal years in
which taxes were last levied, as
shown bv said statement is $1,
367,869.00.
(d) The Amount of the net
debt of the Town df Farmville,
ouistf.nding, authorized or lo be
authorized, as shown by said
statement, is $155,000.00.
Sec- 4 This ordinance sh^JI
be published once in tach of
four successive weeks as requir
ed by The Municipal Finance
Act.
Sec. 5. This ordinance shall
take effect thirty days after its
first publication "unless in, the
meantime a petition for its sub
mission to the voters is filed un
der The Municipal Finance Act,
in which event it shall take ef
feet when approved by the vot
ers of the Town of Faroiville at
an'election sis provided in said
act. It is hereby determine*
that all expenses to be defrayed
"by means of the bonds hereby
authorised are necessary ex
penses of the Town within the
meaning of Section 7 of Article
7 of the Constitution of North ,
Carolina.
R. E. BELCHER, Mayor.
T. E. JOYNER, Clerk.
The foregoing ordinance was
passed on the 6th day of Octo-i
ber 1919 and was first published,
on the 14th day of November
191 % Any action or proceeding
questioning the validity of said
.ordinance must be commenced
within 30 davs after publication,
T. E. JOYNER, Clerk. .
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