The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-18
TO LECALlzE
PRIMARIES
Attendance at Polls So Small
Something Must be
Done.
TO END THE BIG TAX FIGHT
Commissioners Will Allow Re-
bates and Scale Valuations.
Shriners Initiate Many.
Especial to The Times-plspatchl


RALEIGH. N, q, June 17.--Mr Alex
ander j. Fields. secretary to the Demo-
cratic state Executive Committee. has
prepared and will have introduced In the
approaching State convention resolu-
ton for leEallzing primaries. 1t will de-
clare that IN order that we may have a
government OF the people for the people
and by the people, In It's highest and best
sense. We are In favor of legallzing all
political primaries, and of eIactinE mild
compulsory law, not burdensome. but
sufficient to secure a general participation
not only In the elections. but also In the
political primaries by those entitled to
exercise tho elective franchise" Mr.
Fields says ths.t the attendance on the
Democratic primaries Is 80 alarmingly
small that some steps must DO taken to
increase the attendance and ascertain
the will Of the people.
The Pitt County Oil Company. OF VIM
terville, is chartered, with $4,000 capital,
for the purpose Of operating cottonseed
oil mills and knitting mill. II. a. White
and A. G.. Cox are the principal incorpora-
tors. &a
Another charter was to the Lexington
Housefurnishngs Company, SIS, oeo capital.
S. II. Tolnlnson Is the principal incor-
porator.
"A NEW FEATURE.
It Is announced that a new feature OF
the state Fair this year will be q textile
department.. In which Twenty-Five or thirty
OF the leading cotton mills or tho State
will have exhibits. The fair will open
October 18th and continue to the ed.
It Is announced that the long fight be-
tween the Wake county commissioners
and many Of the larger property-owners
in the city, Involving the tax valuation
of property,8is soon to be adjusted by the
commissioners granting rebates on taxes
paid for the past year and scaling down
tho valuation on probably hundred resi-
dences in the city a suit is pending
In the Supreme Court that will be with
drawn by this adjustment.
MANY. NEW SIiRIEERS.
+ During the ceremonial session of the
Oasis Temple last night, tnlrty-six can
didates were Initiated, the new mobiles
being we'll known citizens from every
part of this and adjacent States. They
were: j. Il. Cobb, Column a, S. G.: r.. 2.
Buck, Greensboro: Fl. Il. Hopkins, Green's
boro; NJ. g. s. Noble and ] r. Rountree,
Chapel Fill \ John r. Barron Rock Hill,
IS. c.: l. "A. Brown. Concord; John u.
{Do,bs, Charlotte; Clarence n, FAIRBANKS,
Thonasville; Edwin L, Armstrong. ia mes
town; Oscar G.. Durland, High Points.
Leo D. Heart, Raleigh: II. y. Fowler,
Wilson: a.. F. Duff. Darlington s. C.;
z H. b. Smith. NeWbern; John q Stuart,
Wilson, G. 3. Barbee. $. !. Hlnsdale.
Raleigh; Z. &. Roper. Roper. N. q; w. n
IIundey, High Point: John ?. Mcneil,
Lumberton; Thomas w. Russell, Weldon;
b. A. Hawkins, Columbia, S. G.: John
Mcsmyre and Edw. Mccreight. Camden,
S. CT: Arthur r.. Law. Durham; ". NJ.
Yearly, Durl,am; Charles G Thomas,
Durham. George II. Davidson. Asheville;
wilber Jones. High Point;SW G. Jones
High Points Rev. f. "A Bishop. Raleigh;
P. b. Fleming, Raleigh; Rev. j, J. Car
den. Durham
The North Carolina Code Commission
to-day awarded the contract for the
printing OF the Code to E. NJ. Uzsell. of
Raleigh, his bid being s2,1o4. Other bid
ders were Edwards & Broughton, RAJ
leigh. sc.166.s7; Queen City Printing Com
pany. Charlotte, .e,1sa.ss: Cash Brothers,
Godsboro, $a,254. a.S
The type metal will be purchased by the
state and held for the permanent edition,
and bly, for second edition. after
changes by three or four Legislatures
have been Incorporated.