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TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1017
The Reidsville Review
TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
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AMERICA FIRST
ly Country Tie ef Thee, Sweet Land
of Liberty."
THE ISSUE
The faction which favors selling
the light plant has accepted The Ke-
View'a challenge and put up a commis
sioners ticket pledged to sell out the
plant and a 60 year light and power
Wanchise to the Southern Utilities
pompany. This ticket is composed of
iesere. John P. Scott, Sueprintendent
t the Edna Cotton Mills; G. E.
r
rutchfleld, manager of the leaf de-
artment of the American Tobacco
."ompany; N. C. Thompson, agent i
e Southern Railway Company; W.
. Wray of the flr.-n of W. H. & J. K.
ray; and J. F. Smith, bookkeeper
-r PInnix'a Warehouse. The ticket
made up of strong men and Bubstan
al citizens and The Review wants to
'nphaslze the fact that there 1h no
ht against these gentlemen person-
ly in the present municipal cam
iign. The fight Is solely against the
alform they stand on, and for the
'ndamental principles of municipal
inershlp of public utilities, which
air platform opposes.
The Review Is glad to see this is
a of municipal ownership vs. prl
'ta ownership of public utilities thus
uarely joined. We hope the issue
)l not be beclouded or muddled
ring the brief campaign between
V and election day. Let's keep per-
all ties out of the campaign and
the voters decide what shall be
dsvllle's present and future policy
.the above named issue. We think
arge majority of our people favor
nlcipal ownership, wbille a noisy
lion vociferously claims that a ma
ty favor selling the electric plant
a private corporation. Let's keep
I Issue unclounded so that the ques
i may be definitely settled at this
tion.
t the own hall last Friday night a
wo Ownership League" was form-
The objects of this league are to
ect and conserve the property and
Wees of the municipality and to
bat the reckless and thoughtless
ng away of valuable franchises or
r privileges without adequate com
iation; to safeguard the town's in
'-tta wherever and whenever jeopar-
1, and to turn on the light on all
lantern schema to put over graft
spoliation schemes of whatever
on the municipality. , The lmme
) and BDeclfic object of the league
prevent the proposed sale'of the
1 electric light and power plant
j owned by the city and the grant
pf a 60 year electric lighting and
r franchise (for the ' rldtcuoiisly
1 sum of $30,000) to an alien cor
ilon. This league will likewise
up a commissioners ticket at a
.,,i tn h held tonight (Monday)
at the town hall. This ticket will
doubtless be combed of strong men
end substantial citizens who are avow
edly in favor of retaining control of
the management and distribution of
electric light and power by the city.
The League ticket and the "sellers
out" ticket will thus stand on separate
platforms, the Issue will be clear cut.
aad every voter can show by his bal
lot which platform he stands on.
In deciding this great question of
future policy of town government
municipal ownership of public utilities,
or private ownership of public utilities
our citizens should not be Influenced
ty ties of friendship or even of blood
kinship In voting for town commis
sioners In this particular election.
Vote theticket that represents your
individual views on the specific issue
row before the public!
Hut some who are so persistent
1 and strenuously working In behalf
of selling out the plant seem to be
directed and controlled by a mysteri
ous force an dare doin,; their work un
der cover. They do not co.ne out in
f.ie open. All sorts of misrepresen
tations are made in an effort to befud
,iie the issue. For instance it is be
ing talked around that the board of
commissioners cannot sell out the
)(iant and franchise unless the people
Bt a special election vote to do so.
This is true as far as it goes. liut
they do not say that a board of com
missioners who Is elected on the sell
ing out platform could very easily
exing about a strong sentiment in
lavor of selling out by a little mis
management of the plant and a jug
gling of figures to show that K was
not a profitable enterprise.
The proposition submitted by the
Southern Utilities Company, (a subsid
iary of the Southern Power Company
which handles the retail end of the
electric business in towns where they
pre given a franchise) offers $30,000
lor our plant and a 60 year franchise
They offer only a ten year contract
cr guarantee for rates to the users oi
electricity, however. The plant cost
i ha -town J75.000 or $80,000 and i
practically new and In a good, shape'
In every way. It includes a valuaole
and substantial brick building, boiler,
nHnH. dvnamos. transformers, cop
per wire and pole lines, etc. At the
present prices of electrical equipment
the plant could not be duplicated iw
$100,000. The copper wire used m
the transmission lines dost the towii
19 tn i4e ner nound and could be soli
today for old metal at 25 or 30c per
nnnnil The value of the o i year
'franchise would be hard to compute.
It has been given as an opinion uy
o ,eit informed centleman that tin
Southern Utilities Company would cap
italize this franchise at a half or a mil
lion dollars. The Reidsville elsotnc
plant for the year ending May 31, VJ16
howed a net profit of over ten ru.i
sand dollars.
Those who oppose selling out the
plant are in favor of buying curr.'nt
from the Southern Power Company or
some other hydro-electric company
provided the current can be obtained
cheaper than we can produce it by
dtoam. This arrangement leaves tai
utility In the hands of our own penpl
pnd does not tie us .ip in long pe.-iol
contracts. A tentatlive coutract 1-a
already been negotiated with the Sou
thern Power Company for current at
1.60 ner kilowatt hour with a re bat 9
of 10 per cent on account of the town
paying for transformers and other n
cessary equipment to tap on to t!.
power company's lines. This makei
the ne cost V35 against a cost or 2 44
to produce it by steHM. as shown by
.lit.', cost sheits for the operatic!!-;:f
tne local plant for .tho year ending
Vty 1st. 1916. T'j . saving of 1 .7-p-.T
knowatt hour would cnal)l3 the town
to greatly reduce the r.'' to consuin
ers. or greatly swell the profits of the
electric light department, whlcii ol
course, would save the taxpayers that
much money to apply to the running
of other departments of the city government.
It is to be hoped the voters will
weigh'"- carefully all these arguments
and vote intelligently on this Impor
tant question.
THE CALL TO ARMS
The South has always responded
loyally when the tocsin of war sound
ed throughout the nation. We have
the utmost confidence that response
to the ringing appeal of our President
ibr men with red blood in their veins
to fight the good fight against oppres
sion, and in behalf of freedom, will
measure up to the best traditions of
the South. The time has come. The
(all has gone forth to our local com
panies to bring their strength up to
a maximum, before the otner meaa
tiers, now under consideration for the
enlistment of the full force necessary
he put into operation. The time for
the young men of Rockingham county
lo demonstrate their loyalty is now.
There Is a special reason why our
young men should come forward now,
without waiting for either universal
service, or selective enlistment. No
man living, who is worth his salt, but
desires to rise in his sphere of work.
The men who come forward now will
be the men who will get the prefer
ence in promotion. They will also
have the pleasure of serving with
I heir home company, under the officers
taken from their own vounty. If they
wait until the Army Measure what
ever it be is passed, the chances are
they will be drafted into, perhaps
Oklahoma, Ohio, or New Mexico regi
ments, and while we are all Ameri
cans, it Is but natural that we
prefer to serve with our companies
organized her in Reidsville, or other
southern towns nd counties.
The time to enlist la now. The op
portunity includes enlistment in va
rious branches of the navy, aviation
corps, or the army. We trust the only
uuestlon revolving in the minds or
our young men Is, which branch shall
it be?
The navy aflks only four hundred
men from the State of North Carolina.
Mow many will volunteer from Rock
ingham county?
Our local company is very far short
cf its complement. How many Rock-
Ingham county boys will volunteer to
make this company the peer of any
company from any county In North
Carolina?
The time is now ripe for decision.
Let ua not wait until we will be
obliged to make a virtue of necessity,
hut seizin the oportunity, lift our
county in the limelight with the other
patriotic sections of our State and na
tion, bv voluntary contribution of men,
fired by the highest idils that ha'
ever, since the beginning of time, been
set before a marching phalanx, tne
tocsin of The Prince of Peace ana
Righteousness: the bursting asunder
ot the shackles of sjavery of the na
tions of Europe, and the vindication
of our National Honor.
We have been too proud to fight
for mere lucre, or material advantage;
wo are too proud not to fight for the
Principles for which the Son of Man
lived and died.
To vour tents. Oh Israel; and leav
ing the nOaceful paths of industry In
tho factory and the field, gird your
ii-ins -'and show the nations or tne
earth that you possess something
worth fighting for, and sometning
worth fighting to bring to the weary,
war-torn, downtrodden peop:. of na
tions that have been ground into dust
ly the avarice of unscrupulous ana
bloodthirsty monarc.hs who have won
hAir riirht to rule, not by Divine au
thority, hut hy every artifice of devil
ish Ingenuity, and every specious ar
gument of Satan.
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Of course you have dreamed of some day owning
A FINELY EQUIPPED NEW HOME.
"here need be no disappointment in the realization if you
e to US for the materials. For cheapness in price, high
lity in materials, satisfaction in service, come to LS.
i
THIS TO HAPPEN WHEN
DRAFT BECOMES A LAW
Here It what will hapieu when
I in- deaf I bill, reported to the sen
ate, lii-coiui's a law ;
First The president will des
ignate ty proclamation a day of
registration, the voting precinct
being uU'd as the smallest unit
for enrollment. The governors
of the various states will be
ttsked to have the sheriffs of the
counties appoint registers to take
the names of all males between
the sires of nineteen and twenty
five. Those who refuse to enroll
will be arrested.
Second. The state officers will
exempt from military service
'persons engaged In industries,
including agricultural, found to
be necessary to the maintenance
of the military establishment or
the effective operation of the mil
itary forces or the maintenance
of national interests during the
emergency."
Third. Those not exempted
will 1 reported to the. war de
partment, which will make fur
ther exempt ions.
Fourth. It Is estimated that
by Aug. 1 the COO.OOO men de
sired will be In training camps.
In the meantime the government
must provide equipment for the
recruits.
Fifth. It Is estimated that the
registration will result In an en
rollment of 7IO0.0OO. and about
4i p i- cent oi' this number will
be weeded out on account of
physical disabilities. The COO.
OOO to be selected from the re
maining 60 per cent will be
chosen by lot
FERTILIZER COSTS REDUCED
CROPS GREATLY INCREASED
This is the year for big crops. Insure maximum yield by inoc
ulating all seed with Pure-bred Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria.
Earp-Thomas Farmogerm Products. Farmogerm for Legumes;
Alfalfa, Clovers, Cow-peas, Soy Beans, etc. All Crop Farmo
germ: For any crop, Grain, Potatoes, Vegetables.
FRANK Ml BUNCH, Raleigh . F. BURTON, Reidsville
State Agent. ' Local Agent.
SERVICE FOR ALL
Garard Say Germany Expected United
State to Pay For War.
At a national defense dinner given
by the Pilgrim Publicity asso. iation in
Boston .lames W. Gerard, former am
bassad'T to Germany, dedaicd that
Admiral von Tlrpitz and the Herman
relctstag had seriously proposed the in
stitution of unrestricted .'submarine
warfare against England with the in
tention, "when England should have
been subdued by hunger. 'to; come --over
to the Fnited States and colle t the
price of the war from us."
"I want to tell yu," Mr. Gerard add
ed, "that If we had not gone into this
war Germany weuld have fulfilled Its
Intention to come over here afterward
and attack us nnd would have done so
almost with the applause of the rest of
the w'oiid. 1 can tell you also that ev
erything consistent with honor was
done to keep us out of the war. Be
yond that I am sure none would have
us go." -
- - 'A Cackle as Evidence.
As a man was about to be acquitted
at, West Chester. Pa., of chicken steal
ing one of the hens brought in aa evi
dence greeted its owner with a cackle
of recognition and convicted the pris
oner.
Tha Mvp nrpnarerinpaa pnmmlfM '
of South Carolina, with headquarters
In Columbia, has designed an attrac- j
tive badge, a reproduction of which Is
shown above, and awards one of these
to every person who gives assurances
that he or she Is growing more food
than last yen r. This is a part of the
great movement now sweeping over
the nation to Induce everybody to In
crease the production of all foodstuffs
and to aid in conserving the supply
now on hand.
The South Carolina committee Intend
ed these badges primarily for farmers,,
but they are also given to city folk
who plant a garden this year. David
R. Croker of llartsvllle is chairman of
the commission
Royal Areanurr to Continue
The Supreme Council of the Uoyal
Arcanum, which was place.l In the
lands of a temporary receiver last
Saturday by Federal Judg? Aidrlch in
Poston, has been authorize! by Judge
Aidrlch to continue business as a fra
ternal Insurance organization pending:
final decision on the question of ma
king the receivership permanent.
The active duties of Thomas J Uovn
ton, temporary receiver, an suspend
ed. Judge Aldrich annountal that ha
would appoint a master to near evi
dence and report findings of tact
and law.
The State Department of Insur
ance, under whose jurisdiction the or
der operates in North .Carolina, is ot
the opinion, it is stated, that the af
fairs of the order will be worked
out and continued without a loss to
the policyholders.
The Review arid Bryan
Commoner $2.00 jer year
Clear Your Ski" in Spring
Spring house cleaning means cleat
lue inside aoid outside. Dull pimply
I ,,.- la .Nsmuilll nf orlnfjtp InftPtlT.
OB1U u " -
ity. Flush your intestines with a
mild laxative and clean out the accu-
take thpv do
j OlUIAkOU ITWBVWBI Vtau v ' e
net gripe. Dr. King's New Life P1M
will clear your complexion and brignt
Hin your eye. Try Dr. King's New
life Pills tonight and throw off tne
sluggish winter shell. At druggista.
26c. .-'"' ''' -: ':'" .. :'.
My good uian, I shall have to put
you on a diet.!'
"Oh, dou t, doctor! This bed is fine!"
Lampoon.
C. Kent Lewis
FOR
Electric Signs, Road Signs, Calen
dars, Summer Fans, Fly Swatters,
tardStlcka, Ice Cards, Aluminum
Business Cards, Novelties in Leather,
nelluloid, alluminum and wood.
Our office is now equipped with a
Pi intype Oliver No. 9, and we mak
off statements, write business and
love letters, and do special steno
graphic work.
Also carry a full line of paints, oils
and leads, end are now selling deal:
ers in Reidsville all the fish and oy
sters they handle. '
Our office is quiet and businesslike
Hid any and all work is strictly con
fidential. Phone 296-J.
Office over Rockingham Vulcaniz
ing Co. Roo;.n No. 1.
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If it's made for advertising, we either
v. have it, make it or can gtt it.
To Aid Food Production
Food for the nation's soldiers and for
those "left behind" as well took a co-ordinate
prominence with finance among
the government's first steps to win the
war. '. .
"This war will be won on food," ".de
clared Herbert ..Quick. As Quick was
making his statement Secretary of Ag
riculture Houston was disseminating
through all news agencies an appeal, to
housewives dealing with conservation
of ail. ..foodstuffs- a.id . elimination of
waste in the households.
In the meantime talk of government
supervision, of food distribution con
tinued In "governmental circles and
among members of the Couucil Of Na
tional Defense.
There was evidence that appoint
ment of a food dictator similar to those
.mimed in some of the European bel
ligerent countries will be fought. Some
government heads wild there should be
no such step ..until intensive farming
and home gardening projects, such as
described by Carl Vroouian, assistant
siHTetary of agriculture, have been giv
en full test.
"Mobilization of the country s agri- (
cultural forces," said Quick, member j
of tlie federal farm loan 'board, "is as j
Important as raising an army. The j
board is directly iH-hind the movement. ;
with all lts hiindreds of millions of
resources. I
"We . have ' iierfectetl the system to
lend out f.'tW.fHKt.tKK) tt the farmers of j
the country to stimulate crou produc-;
tion. This sum will be raised hy is.su-j
a nct of V 3 Iht cent boads.
"We expect a very quick response to
this bond Issue. The security they
offer U unoqualed.
"True, the question oT f a riu labor If
lerplexing now. Rut with the money
we lend the farmers they can eas'.iv
buy the most modem machinery, which
will almiwt wholly answer this qius
tion."
Read the paper regularly.
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People are "dressing up" today, all over
the country. Dress up is the spirit of the
times. And no wonder-because it pays
Pays not only in satisfaction, but it pays
to look prosperous; it helps to make you
prosperous, and it gives self-reliance and
poise.
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The new colors and fabrics are now
ready ; the new models and styles.
New variations in the "Clothes
Beautiful." Smart effects in light
weights. Just come in and look if
you want to, the lookings are very
good. The prices are from
$7.50 TO $25.00
WILLIAMS & CO.,, The Mans
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