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Ia the Democratic primary
held last Saturday' for the nomi
nation Qi County,. District an d
State officers, much interest was
manifested and a hard fighi was
put up by the supporters and
friends ofthe various candidates.
The most important - .locally t?r
in? that of nominati^ HsuK^J*
Loyd Horton of rot
Superior Court Judge of this
district. There were also two
other good men in the race, for
this ofticenbut friends through
out the district are rejoicing to
know that Horton received a
hansom e majority over both his
opponents and is therefore de
chreSd the nominee. This is in
deed an honor to Mr. Horton,
as he only twenty six years oldt
and if * elected, he will be the
youngest judge in the history of
ibe Staa. However, he ujrtly
pislrict Judge: Horlac 1760;
Wocten 1181; Gfeene 7$.
State Senate: Everett 1204;
Outlaw 1078; Laugtiinghouse
761. Second primary between
Outlaw and Everett.
. House / of Representatives:
Smith 22% Brown 2187: Satter
thwaite 837; Cotton 1&3. '
Sheriff; Dudley I960; Cannon
f 1212. ' ''** y
. JudgeGounty Court: Cooper
1509; Blount 1484; Mayo 201.
vBlount conceeds the nomination
to Coopsr.
Couufy Solicitor:-Hines 1756;
> Fittman 1074; Martin 361
County Copimissioners: Har
dee 1581; Smith 1590; White 1198;
:> Dawson 1621; Wortbington l56&
' Elks 1411; Staton 204; Holmes
1706; Crisp 2250. Second pri
t . ? c ? lit 1 1 1 ai&a,
Elksand^orthington
Morrison,
CONDITIONS, ill THE
-4 v<?. ? ??
Average Condition May 25 This Yea*
Wm 62.4 Per Cent of Normal; /
Same Date Laet Year 78.7.
Washington. ? Reporting the coa
lition of the cotton crop on May
at 82.4 per cent of vnormal, the' de
partment of Agriculture annottnced
that this w*a the lowest mark in Its
record ot 69 years and that the recur
^Condition by-staij^^irgmia, 71;
North Carolina, TDJ ?outh Carolina,
tfi ??*gia. 56; , I*orid*g . 6*; - ' jjfe
bama, 5S;* Mississippi 65; Louisiana,
7?; Texas. 60; Arkansas, 61; Tennes
see. 60; Missouri, 64; Oklahoma, 70;
California. 86; Arizona, 80, and all
other states. 66.
"The season throughout the belt is
-from two to four weeks late." i t,
^2 ? : J ^W^'Vy . .y" ? y- . : 1 *,il
Mambart of Delaware Assembly.
? Washington. ? President Wilson haa
telegraphed three ? members of the
'Haaiwm iegialature urging that <r
ery democrat in the legislature wte
lor the suffrage amendment. '
"May I hot. as a democrat." the
presided said, ^xpre^ ar deep In
terest in. tile suffrage flHKand
my Judgment that It would lie of the
greatest aenrfca to tho party fc^very
dt* ?;rt?t1n the Deiwi.e lcsi?iaiure
vote tor Jt." :
P%M 0#lep ?&* |
f f Wartime fmergency.. Legation.
the rasoiutioa before
Scarcity of Newsprint Paper is
Washington.? Holding that scar
city of newsprint paper, wi<ch has
handicapped American newipipers,
to be "more the result of artificial ob
struction than of natural laws," the
Senate committee recomjnended that
the Department of Justice institute
proceeding? against print paper man
u^urer^yvv
; Mtyj.ufccturers sgjrirt*' ^charged by
"les,,
??^PIi ??J??
dothts. coid had a milk battle by H*
?Me. It was token te the- Wa tti he*
?tUl, a. dna blag ftxurf.
apencer.? Good~protWea *
made in road building through Spen
cer and the force of map I? now -work
ing on- the national highway on New
ton heights. ?%' fln#;^roa(f la beiaf
turned oat vjV
.
Waehiagton, (Special). -The South
era Railway announce* from its gen
offices here that a new 'traii
would be put on the GtfeasfconM3old*
b?o dlTiaHs begteniag Ju?r 20, and
on thestf trains which will be known
Railroads tfust ||?mply^| Order,
"-:V^';.l)esi?n^::.Ite!^W^e' Conoestte*.
?dt would 'be
llroads comply
RAILWAY
?|HH fflSKSi:, a art. - -r ? * #?i t* *- - .
ited that Connection#
tdewlU.RMulVln
tocrteased Traffic
the American Tobacco
ding to an announce-;
rchased for. a cash eon
jption Ott.k majorite o?
lent or JMlss Mel
4* Announced in
1 '8orrl*ta*n. <Pa^The f poliM^- of
Montgomery and neighboring ci
ties are searching for kidnappers
who entered , the home of George H.
jCoughlin, ot .this city, , and stole hie
thirty en-months-old son, Blakeiy,
from lt? crib.
i '? frii. "Iji n
Body of Aviator Drowned April 19
it Found Foatlnp in Jamaica Bey.
?
Roxbury, N. Y.? The body of Naval
Lieutenant Richard W. .Thompson,
/who was killed when his seaplane fell
into Jamaica .Bay, off Rockaway
Point, April 19, was found,i!oatlng
-the water, within 200 yards of 4fce ao
v -
snips to foreign interests, lL aftsf
sLips
diligent effort, toe ^shippt^g bov|^h?|
upon by aeaate and bouse conferee#
Newt Print Paper PH?ee to Wpe'^ d
?MfRty #nJ?ly Flrtt ki Can acta.
fa" ? ? " ' : i ,
v Montreal.? An advance in the ex-,
port price of news print paper froitf
$90 a ton to. $111) for the three
montM^ginning July 1 to be follow
ed' by aA^ j&rance to fU9 for the final
tSree months of 1920 Is shown la 'the
schedule of the Canadian .Export
Paper Company, Ltd. iL?fM price wfll
be increaaed on? cenf?# pound July]
V to 5 - 1 cents, a pound at nffl.
American Legi<?? Post Has Offered ,
sp (Legion of this c
award of ||5W^fori'
iter Clav?lani .Berf
PhUadelpW* draft
|:>???nW Inter? tw Announced
?logne>r- The Impending formation
THE HOUSE GAVE PRACTICALLY
^UNANIMOUS APPROVAL TO
PJIOPOMD RMOLUTI4N.
ne M*mfc?r "Frem MleeaurT Raise*
Objection to Retention, It Bel no
? , "Anti-Strike" LepWatJen.
^wiMhipgtoo.?
tug. the Lever food cont act and the
trading with the enemy act, would lie.
i repealed hr a reiototio* adopted . >y
; the kotwe, 828 to^. House democrat*
I predicted that Preeldent Wilson *rouid
within 60 days if p
Wd as to wagea will
iir f3 1 aniiif
?
Is now autumn
, !? Curved.
tn &'telecnua received
College oiiefyttoSgr: .?W
William H. Pickerifcfc, w
ed at Mandertlle, Jamai