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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02
Lever Announces
For U. S. Senate

Columbia, S. c., May 1.----Asbury Fran
els Lever, Of Lexington, congressman
from the seventh congressional district
and chairman Of the agricultural COM
mittee of the house of representatives,
announced here tonight for the United
States senate to oppose Senator Benjamin
Ryan Tillman, of Trenton. who sometime
ago stated that he was in the race for
reelection. In making his announce
ment, Congressman Lever issued state
ment telling of his efforts in behalf of
the administration, his work in connec-
ton with the war and his devotion to
Woodrow Wilson and the Presidents
ideals of democracy.
Mr.. Levers entry makes the fourth in
the race to succeed Senator Tillman, the
others besides Senator Tillman being
Ex-G Governor Cole L. Blease, of Columbia,
and Nat B. Dial, of Laurens. There will
be at least one more candidate to an.
nounce before the end of this month.
John L. McLaurin, of Bennettsville,
former United States senator, was com.
municated with over long distance tele.
phone tonight and apprised of Mr.. Levers
decision, and Mr.. McLaurin Immediately
authorized the announcement that he
was a candidate for the governorship
Mr.. McLaurin's entrance makes the
seventh candidate to announce for gov.
ernor.
Wade Hampton Cobb, of Columbia,
solicitor of the fifth judicial circuit, stated
tonight that he probably would be in the
race to succeed Mr.. Lever in Congress
and that he would make definite state
ment in the next few days. George Bel
Zimmerman, of Batesburg, solicitor Of
the eleventh judicial circuit, when com
municated with over long distance tele
phone, said that he contemplated making
the race but would not announce definite
ly for the next few days.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

Five hundred gallons of oil had
to be applied on the hides of Ring
ling Brothers twenty-seven ele-
plants to get them ready for sum-
mer season. Why not Hooverize
on elephants.
William Edenborn, a million
aire and presidentof a railroad in
Louisiana, was Sunday arrested
by secret service men for making
seditious remarks.
Speaker Champ Clark last
Friday declined the appointment
of u. S. Senator, to succeed the
late Senator Stone. He felt it
his duty to remain in the House.
To live in Wichita Falls, Tex
as, one must be hospitable to the
Liberty bond and the Red Cross
as indicated to the treatment ac-
corded a citizen, whose name
suggests that he is not native
and to the manor born, and who
left town in a Summer suit of tar
and feathers.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02
Ellerbe High School
Commencement.

The commencement exercises
of Ellerbe High School will take
place on the following dates:
Friday evening, May 3rd, at 8
o'clock, recital by Miss Gatlin's
music class. On the same even
ing, following the recital, two
contests in declarations will be
engaged in by high school pupils,
for which medals will be offered;
DR.. J. M. Names, of Ellerbe, off,
ers a medal for the best declama-
ton given by the boys, and O. G.
Reynolds, principal of the school,
one for the girls. -.
DISCLAIMERS: Misses Mamie
Spivey, Edna Parsons, Lola
Greene, Idell Meacham; Messrs.
Gadye Radcliffe, Alexander Ho.
gan, Archie McAskill.
Sunday morning, May 5th, at
II o'clock, Baptist Church, com
mencement Sermon, by Rev. Z
". Robertson, of Rockingham.
Monday evening, May 9Th, s
O'Clock, the exercises will consist
of drills, plays, choruses and reel.
tations by the primary and inter
mediate grades. -.
Tuesday evening, May 9TH,
o'clock a play by high school pup
lis, announcement and award ms
of prizes.
The public is cordially invited
to attend all these exercises.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

Mrs. Bernard Garrett is visiting
in Albemarle.
H. c. Dockery spent Sunday
in the city, returning to Charlotte
Monday.
Mrs. H. A. Foushee, of Durham,
spent the weekend with her
mother here.
Miss Virginia Lee and Miss
Gladys Laney, of Monroe, attend.
ed the Watts-Fowlkes nuptials.
Messrs Robert Stansill, William
Dockery, Walter Parsons and
Alex Monroe spent Sunday in
Fayetteville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Gore left
Saturday night for New York to
be gone a week to attend the
Textile Exhibits; they will return
on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Armistead
have had as their guests,Mr. and
Mrs. Malcolm McRorey, of Jack
sonville, Fla. Mr.. McRorey is g
brother of Mrs. Armistead.
Judge w. J. Adams and Mrs
Adams, Master William Jr., ane
Mrs. T. M. Jones motored ovel
from Carthage and were the
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Ledbetter.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

For County Cslnmissioner.
thereby announce my candi-
dacy for County Commissioner,
subject to the action Of the DEM
ocratic primary June LIST.
This, May End, 1918.
K. F. Lowdermilk.
Mineral Springs Township.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02
Shooting scrape.

Quite a bit of excitement was
occasioned in the city late Satur-
day afternoon by the firing of a
pistol on a business street, the
wounding of a man andthe chase
and capture Of another.
1t seems that two negroes,
George Stanback and John Nc
Kinnis, who were drinking, went
into the Thomas livery stable
and when ordered out by the
manager, H. Stokes Manship, re-
fused to go and were profane.
This was about $50. The two
negroes then went to Everett
Hardware store, bought some
cartridges, and about $50 return
ed to the stable. One of them
hurled a rock at Manship where
upon Manship grabbed a hammer
lying nearby and tapped Stanback
on the back of the head. STAN
back ran up the street in front of
the Stephenson-Belk store, with
Manship in pursuit; following
Manship was the other negro,
John McKinnis, who fired four
shots from a 32,pistol. Policeman
Hamer stopped Stanback, but
McKinnis turned and ran. Near
the old burned Hinson Stable he
threw the pistol away, and con-
tinued his flight, finally being
captured north of the Bank of Pee
Dee. He was lodged in Jail over
Sunday to await a hearing. Stan
back was carried to DR.. CARROTS
office for medical treatment. 1t
was first thought he was shot in
the head but the doctor could find
no trace ola bullet; it was after
wards learned that the small
hole was made by the hammer
by Manship.
Stanback was given a hearing
before Mayor McNair Monday
and bound over to court under a
l$5O bond for an assault with
deadly weapon (rock) upon Man
ship. He gave bond.
McKinnis was bound over tc
court under two charges: carry
ing concealed weapon and assault
with deadly weapon with intent
to kill. His bond was fixed al
$500, which he gave.
| Manship was bound over tc
court on the charge of assault
with deadly weapon upon Stan
back with hammer)
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02
Rat Tail Contest.

Three weeks ago Mrs. John
Covington inaugurated a
"rat tail" contest, for the schools
in the county, the idea being to
lessen the number of rats. Ev.
cry rat killed means just that
much toward the conservation of
the food supplies.
Thrift Stamps are to be given
to the pupil in each school who
secured the most tails, and a
special prize to the school that
has the most rat tails.
The contest lasted two weeks
and closed last Monday. Mrs.
Covington has not received re.
ports from all the schools, but
hopes to hear from all of them
before next issue and to announce
the prize winners. So far she
has heard from the following:
Campbell school reports IA rats
killed, with Reilly Dabbs leading
with "A tails to his credit.
Bostic reports "A killed, with
Scott McRae leading with "a.
Prospect does not report the
number killed, but says that Len;
Gibson was in the lead with thu
most killed.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

and Mrs. Cornelius Waddill. of
Cheraw, Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus
]. Howard, Of Columbia, S. C.,
DR.. and Mrs. John Fowlkes, of
Hamlet, Willie, Hunter and Harry
Fowlkes, brothers of the bride,
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Purvis, of
Raleigh, Mr.. Lindsay, of Cheraw.
The bride and groom left on
the southbound train for Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02
Watts-Fowlkes.

One OF the prettleSt marriages
of the season here was solemn
lied at $50 o'clock Tuesday
evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. D. Cameron on Main
street, when their daughter, Lucy
Blake Fowlkes, became the bride
of John Watts, of Cheraw, S. c.
The house decorations were in
green and white. The marriage
vows were spoken in the parlor
beneath an improvised arch of
white, intertwined with green and
banked with long leaf pine and
mirriads of glowing candles in
silver candelabra. Immediately
proceeding the ceremony, MIR.
John Cole sang 81 Love You
Truly" Miss Beth Thomas play
ing his accompaniment; following
this, Miss Gladys Laney, of Mon
roe, sweetly rendered-"Believe
Me If Those Endeavoring Young
Charms" accompanied by Miss
Virginia Lee, of Monroe.
To the strains of Lohengrin's
wedding march played by Miss
Beth Thomas, little Leila Purvis,
neice of the bride, came in bear
ing the wedding ring on a silver
tray and took her place to the
left of the altar; she was beauti-
full in a white crepe-de-chine
dress, shocked. The bride en-
tered with the groom; and they
were met at the altar by Rev. G.
F. Smith, pastor of the Main St.
Methodist church, who performed
the ceremony. The bride was
gowned in a smart travelling
suit CT blue cloth and accessories
to match. She wore a corsage
of orchids and brides roses.
After the ceremony the bridal
party and friends repaired to the
dining room, where, amid a pro
fusion of lovely spring flowers
delicious ice cream and cake
were served by little Frances
Fowlkes, Jennie McRae, Louise
Lilies, Jessie McAulay and Leila
Cameron. The wedding presents
were displayed in the drawing
room; there were numbers o.
them, and exceedingly handsome
showing the popularity of the
young couple.
Mrs. Watts was born and rear
ed in this city, and is one O
Rockingham's most popular girls
She was educated at Peace Inst
tute in Raleigh. Mr.. Watts is ;
member Of one of South Caro-
lina's prominent families, wa.
educated at the University of S
G. and studied law later, getting
license topractice his profession
Those from a distance attend
ing the marriage were: Judge
Watts and Miss Courtney, fathel
and sister Of the groom, Mise,
Lee and Laney, of Monroe, MI
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

The Rockingham Cotillion Club
gave a must enjoyable dance to
the Watts-Fowlkes bridal party
at the Manufacturers hall on
Monday evening. The dance
was largely attended, many COM
ing from Monroe, Wadesboro,
Hamlet, Laurinburg, BENEFITS
vile, and Dillon. The music was
furnished by Shoemaker's orches.
ira from Columbia.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

One trouble with DR.. Alexander
is his mind seems to be conferred
too much on the bond and too
little on the liberty.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02
County Commissioner.

I hereby announce my candi
dacy for County Commissioner,
subject to the Democratic pr.
mary to be held June LIST, 1918.
This May 1st, 1918.
DR.. w. L. Howell,
Mineral Springs Township.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02
Land Posted.

All persons are hereby forbidden to
trespass upon my lands; to hunt, or to
fish with nets, trot lines or baskets, or to
camp on any of my lands. This applies
to whine and colored. Violators of this
will be turned over to Mr.. Carl Shores,
the county game warden.
E. N. INGRAM.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02

Home cured hams and Shout
ders for sale. Apply MS. Hicks,
Rockingham, Route 4.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-02
School Record of Stamps.

The following is the amount
of War Savings Stamps and Ger
tificates subscribed by the vari-
Gus grades of the Rockingham
(white( school to MAY 2:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-05
The Story of Red Cross Doctors And
Nurses Who Refused To Retreat,
As Related By An Observer

Cross men came in for more work.
They had to dig the graves and act
as pallbearers.
One night was especially hard The
doctors were kept busy in the oper
ating room until 3 o'clock in the
morning. The nurse only was avail
able So again the Red Cross drivers
were called upon. One became an aid
to the operating surgeon, remaining
in service until the last wounded man
was rolled finally into his bed
That day the Boche was reported
ia bit nearer and the drum fire of the
Allied batteries rolled through the
hospital like peals of thunder. All the
patients who could be moved without
endangering their chances of recov.
cry were evacuated and then the or.
der came to take away most of the
supplies. At o'clock the Red Gross
drivers were rounded out and began
loading their trucks with blankets
and food, which constituted the great.
err part of the supplies. These were
taken to a town bit further bach
where they could be used for refugees
and the troops that were passing
| through in endless streams.
When I left the hospital the next
day things had become "about nor.
NAL so Red Cross ma ntold me
They were only working fifteen hours
day
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-05

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
will apply to the Honorable Sidney J. Cats,
Governor of the State Of Florida, on the Ind
day of July, A. D. 1918, for a charter for
the WHITE BUS LINE COMPANY, under the
following proposed Charter;
A. D. HARTSELL.
N r. ROGERS,
j. +. H0STETTER.
PROPOSED CHARTER OF THE WHITE BUS
LINE COMPANY
The undersigned hereby associate themselves
together as a body corporate under and by
virtue Of the laws Of the State Of Florida gov
'erning general corporations, and do adopt the
following Charter
ARTICLE
The name Of this corporation shall be the
WHITE BUS LINE COMPANY, and the place
Of business shall be in the City Of Lakeland
Florida, and Tampa, Florida, II so decided
by the Board Of Directors in the future, OF
such other places as the Board Of Directors
may designate,
| ARTICLE II
The general nature Of the business Of the
WHITE BUS LINE COMPANY is to operate
bus line for the carrying Of passengers be
tween various points in the State Of Florida
I and particularly between the city Of Lake
land and the city Of Tampa, and such othel
places as may be designated in the future
Also to run garage or garages; buy ant
sell cars and garages: own and operate dray!
and general draying business, the carrying O.
freight or express or packages the owninI
OF real estate. and buying and selling aces
series and automobile parts, and oil and gas
oline and kerosene and such other bushes
relating to or Incidental to the foregoing Al
may be necessary or expedent or determined
upon
ARTICLE III
The amount Of capital stock shall he FIyI
! THOUSAND DOLLARS (s5 900 OO) OF a pa
value of One Hundred Dollars ($l000O). an,
said stock may be paid for by cash or prop
erty, the value of which is at a reasonable
and fair valuation to equal the said shares o
stock
ARTICLE "
The term for which this corporation shall
exist is ninetynine 1897 years.
ARTICLE
The Officers by which this company is to h
conducted is to be Board of directors. com
oSed OF three persons, and President. Sec
etary and Treasurer, and that until the Ars
lection Of the Board Of Directors and IN
officers. the affairs shall be conducted nv A
ID. Hartsell, N R. Rodgers and J. +. Hos
tetter as Board of Directors, and that N. R
Rodgers, President j. f. Hostetter. Secre
airy, and A. D. Hartsell, Treasurer, That ther
snail be an election Of the Board of Directo,
at the first meeting Of stockholders after r.
celving the Charter herein. Said meeting /
De called by notifying each stakeholder Of Ii
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-05

time and place of said meeting, and that I'M
mediately after said directors have been elect
ed that there shall be an election Of the Of.
icers for the ensuing year thereafter and
that In voting by the stockholders each stock.
holder shall cast as many votes as he own,
numbers Of shares
ARTICLE vi
The highest amount of indebtedness or H
ability to which this corporation can at any
time subject itself to FOUR THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($4,00O.00).
ARTICLE VII
The names and residences Of the subscriber;
are as follows:
A. D. Hartsell, Lakeland, Florida As share;
N. r. Rodgers, Lakeland, Florida share
J. E. Hostetter, Tampa, Florida share
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the respective in.
'corporators have hereunto set their hands and
seals this 9th day Of May, A. D, 1918
A. D. HARTSELL Seal
N. R. RODGERS (Seal)
]. =. H0STETTER tSea
STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF POLK:
Before me, the undersigned authority, per
sonally appeared A. D. Hartsell, N. R. Rodgers
and J. E, Hostetter, to me well and personally
known to be the persons who signed the fore
going notice Of proposed charter who severaly
acknowledged before me that they signed The
same for the uses and purposes therein SCI!
forth and expressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hereWto
set my hand and official seal this 9th day
of May, A. D. 1918.
| ADELAIDE F. ROGERS
Notary Public
My commission expires March 18TH 1921
76OSMOn
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-05
CalOmel Purified
of All Objections
Chemists Rid Doctors FayOrite Medi-
cine OF Neuseating and Dangerous
Qualities. New Variety Called "Cal.
OtabS"

A triumph of modern pharmacy that
is destined to bless the whole world
that is the opinion of physicians
and druggists who are familiar with
the new calomel that is wholly free
from tn Objectionable effects Of the
old-style calomel.
An occasional purifying of the sys-
tenn and thorough cleansing Of the
liver are absolutely essential to
health, and, as all doctors know, Gallo
mel is the only drug that accomplish
es this result. Now that the unpleas-
ant and dangerous effects are entirely
removed, the popularity of the new
calomel, Calotabs, will be vastly in
creased. It's effect is delightful. One
tablet at bedtime, a swallow of water
that's all. You wake up next morn
ing feeling fine, your liver cleansed
your system purified and with hear
ty appetite for breakfast Eat what
you please--no danger No restric
tons of habit or diet
Calotabs are sold only in original
sealed packages, price thirty-five
cents. Your druggist recommends and
guarantees them. Il Advt.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-05

In the classes of dyes which il i'm
ported would be dutiable at 80 per
cent plus five cents a pound, the Am
erican manufacturers have shown re-
markable progress, producing 4S,SlV'
1863 pounds at atotal value of S57t5S'
900. That this represents something
of an excess over the American needs
is evidenced by the fac; that during
the fiscial year 1917, AN lean made
dyes to the value of $11. 3,2S were
exportd to other countries. Thus lAV
exports exceeded the pre-war Imports
in total value although not in tonnass
nor in the variety of the dyes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-05

Washington June A large in
crease this year in the domestic pro
duction of alizarin an dvat dyes
which includes some of the best and
festest colors known to the textile
trade, is foreseen by the Tariff Com
mission as a result of the cesus of the
coal-tar products industry.
Dyes produced in the United States
in 1917 equalled in amount the an
nual imports before war, but differed
in the quantities of the various class
es. TIL output of alizarin and val
dyes was less than three per cent o.
the amount usually purchased. The
lack of development of manufacture
promises to be remedied to consid
cradle extent in 1918, for a number O.
firms have begun the manufacture o.
dyes on large scale.
Coal-tar products produced in tn,
United States last year amounted t.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-05
THE OLD LADY
TALKS ON PACIFISM
(By Edith Barnard Delano of The
Vigilantes.)

The minister had a friend visiting
him, and the minister's wife had in
yited the Old Lady and some others
to tea. The minister's friend had been
talking about war; he was not in fav-
or of war, he said, and he set it forth
as fact that to prepare for war was
t., invite war. AS he talked, two lit
tie spots of color came into the Old
Lady's cheeks, and at the first con,
venient pause she said, loudly enough
t. attract the attention of all at the
table.
Speaking of war, Mr.. Graves, did
you ever happen to hear that new
heory as to the cause of all the crime
nd the fires in New York City,"
The gentleman looked surprised
"Why no, madam can't say that
have he admitted. .
The Old Lady looked uncommonly
innocent II mean that new idea
some folks have got hold of, that all
the crime in New York is caused by
the city's having such big and fine
and capable police force; and that
all the fires come of their having such
wonderful fire-fighters and new chem.
ical engines and all that, you know!
The strangers face grew red, but
the Old Lady laughed. Land" said
she, 1T sorter reminds me O. one
thine when my boys were young
George was a terrible fighter, and
used to talk to him and pray over him
about 1t. One day I heard noise
OF shouting and hollering in our back
lot, and looked out and saw lot OF
boys jumping around all excited.
set off for that bunch of boys as fast
as | could and when | got close
enough to see and hear, there was
my George sittin' on a bigger boys
chest, and-it was awful! | can sec
it yet-and rubbing dirt in his face
And George was sobbing in between
every word or two, and saying, Now
you pick on girl again, will yer,
You cheat in school some more, vii,
yer? You lie about me again, will
yer, just once more, will yer? Say
will yer" Oh, it was awful-snd
just held up my skirts and walked
right back into the house again
"Oh, I didn't believe in fightin'. but
couldn't help seem there was 4
good deal to be said on Georges side
When he come into the house with 6
black eye and blood on his shirt
didn't say one word, but l gave hin
an extra good supper that night. You
eat all you can, SON. said I, for a
boy needs plenty o. good muscle!'
Yes. And though nobody hate:
fightin worse than l do, to this day
I'm glad and thankful that George:
son is over there in the trenches
fghtin'. He said to me when he went
Grandma, we're going to lick 'em II
a stand-still!' And that's the kind O.
pacifism I'm for"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-05

54,S67.9S4 pounds, worth sos. I'll 22S
not including explosives and synthe.
tic phenolic resins. Dyes amounted
to nearly 100000 pounds. valued at
S577S6,O27, medicinal chemicals 22Ss
161 pound, worth s5,56O,2S7; and fiar.
ors 77s,416 pounds, worth 1858 45s
There were 81 establishments on.
gagged in the manufacture of dyes
alone