The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-05-16

me as large a majority as possible. So
L am reminding them 20 that effect and
want to assure them that I will great
IL appreciate their kindness'' Which
ic ali right and very proper
W1id Cat Insurance and ''Securities. -
referring to the recent decision OF
the State Supreme Court i'll upholding
the new blue sky laws, which the
State Insurance Commissioner has been
so commercially enforcing against the
foreign vendors of worthless '.securi-
ties - and bonds in this State, it shoult,
be noted that the zeal with which Com
missioner Young keeps after that tribe
! OF frauds and the SO-calleu agents OF
i wildcat insurance concerns, ha.
Well-nigh eleaned 'cm out Of this zone
Of former activity. Many hundreds CT
North Carolinians fell victims annually
to the Vaccinations of those sharners
and dropped piles of gooa money for a
lot of Junk and rubbish not worth the
pepper upon which was written their
false and spurious promises. But that
was before he was put on their trail
since. This may account in part 20,
the fact that about everybody see IS
al appreciative. booster of Commissions
Young
The friends Of Mr.. j. 6. Mann, who
was recently operated on for appendi-
citis in a Raleigh hospital, will be gla>i
20 know that he IS rapidly rega.nin =
his strength and viii be out again soon
However, he will not be able to con
tinue his activities personally in the
race for the State Treasurership and
/ his friends here, speaking for him, ex-
pressed the hope that the friends of
Mr.. Mann in the various counties will
lot allow his interests to suffer in their
respective communities during his tenn
porary inability to see more of them
There is plenty of evidence that he has
q large number of supporters all over
the State and the big vote he is ex-
peeted to poll in the primary will not
be one of the surprises referred to else
where, for it is apparent that his can
didacy has been gaining much momen-
t,tm of late and he seems to be gain
ing new adherents every day.
Col. Grimes has offered reward Of
$100 fer the Annanias who started that
automobile license e-off - libel on
the Secretary OF State which persists
in circulating itself despite repeated le-
mails.
Much interest is being manlf ested in
the election of a president of the A. &
NJ. College which is to take place at
the meeting Of the board OF trustees
here ON May 80. There is muc.1 tall:
of the possibility Of man outside the
State being chosen. But the report that
Professors Riddick, Withers and Harri-
son of the A. & NJ. faculty have been
% eliminated' from the contest lacks
confirmation and is not credited gen
orally.
The investigation ordered by Gov
Craig into the management and con
duet of and conditions at the Central
Hospital for the Insane will begin June
0th, having been continued from May
11th to that date, when Attorney Gen
eraI Beckett will conduct the investi
CATION on the part Of the State.
Many friends and admirers Of Rev
Chas. f. Maddry, at present pastor OF
the Raleigh Tabernacle church, Learn
, with regret that he is to leave his ma
: tive state, going to Houston, Texas
next month to accept the call Of th'
University Baptist church OF tia
; place. He has made a great success
, of his pastorate in Raleigh and is :
. strong, forceful pulpit orator and
: good man from the ground up. Sril
young in years, his new field OF laho
: will open up broader field and fu
I ture for him and he will be heart, fro1
: by the folks back home as he advanc ,
/ in his work Of furthering "tha ID
e business" hiewSam.