Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-15
.DOUCHTON NOT LIKELY
TO Be FOUND IN RACE
Days Regarding Candidacy for
Attorney-Gen
FAMILY STRONGLY OPPOSES IT
Fears That Health OF Distinguished
North Carolinian Would Be I'M
paired by Added Worries OF Public
Office-Son Makes Announcement.
Especial to The T!mcs-Dispatch.


RALEIGH. y c. August l4.-National
Of R. A Dough,on who was here to-
day. caused another slump OF stock in
the probable candidacy OF his dist!n-
guished father for the office OF At
torney- in the next Democratic
primaries He said that he received
a letter to-day from his father, in
which he wrote that he will within the
next day or two definitely settle the
matter OF his candidacy by anal an
nouncement MIR. Douc hton added that
ne believes his father finally will yield
10 the strenuous opposition OF mem
hers OF his family 10 his becoming
candidate for Attorney and
vii! announce his decision not TO be
candidate. He and other members
OF the family believe that anxiety about
his affairs in Alleghany County while
in Raleigh discharG!ng the duties OF
Acknowledgement would prove such a
source OF worry as 10 impair his
health, II not shorten his lifc by
number OF years. The whole matter is
to be settled and out OF the way with
IN a very few days. according to his
son.
A charter was issued to-day for the
Johnson Relk Company, OF Charlotte:
capital, $4,000 authorized, and $4,000
subscribed by w. H Belk. Charlotte: ].
NJ Belk. Montoe. a r. Johnson. States
Vile: L. a. Lireherger Statewide; c.
n Mcdonald. Charlotte: B. +. Mat
thews, Charlotte. The company will
90 general mercantile business,
especially a department. store business.
and has authority to maintain branch
stores in other towns OF the state.
There charter to-day for the
Mattamuskcet Cement Products Com
pany. OF Swan Quarter: capital, $4,000
authorized, and $1,000 subscribed by T..
F. Spencer, w. l.. Spencer and others
for making cement tiles for roofing and
other purposes.
Another charter is for the Ray Bar
bee Company. OF Durham: capital, sl5,-
coo authorized, and 5000 subscribed by
Samuel Barbee. Johnson Ray and
others for the business OF funeral di-
rectors and embalmers,
SALES OF LEAF TOBACCO
IN NORTH CAROLINA
The sales OF leaf tobacco on North
Carolina markets during July aEEre-
gated 664.11o pounds, compared with
1865 pounds sold during July. 1914.
July is one OF the last months of the
tobacco year and the sales are always
away down compared with the sales in
other months. Indeed. largo numbers
Of the best markets IN the State are
wholly closed during the month. The
biggest sales during the month just
closed were on the Fairmont market.
S5S.5sS pounds being sold. Fair Bluff
was second. with 2lo.50S pounds There
were sales on only two other markets.
whiterille, 1913 and Rcidsvillc, LESS
pounds. BY September the new year
for the tobacco markets Will have
opened and sales will again begin TO
mount far In the hundreds OF thousands
of dollars each month.
Information coming into the State
Department of Agriculture is that the
tobacco crop generally is very good.
and that there IS every indication that
II will be of that texture that is best
calculated to cure we'll in the barns It
Is expected that the crop in this State
will somewhat exceed that for 1914.