davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-24
M,s. swaInbank Rccoycred.


Mrs. Robert Swainbank has recov-
cred after seriors injuries received rs-
Gently when sho was burned by u
grease. She has been convalescins at
her home at sos Garden street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-24
Too Late to Classify

FOUND-Suit case ON Tutuilla road,
8 miles south of Pendleton. owner
can have same by paying for ad.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-24

WANTED---A position as cook for
combine crew in cook house. In
quire 712 Calvin st.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-24
uANK LOSES HEAVILY.

HuI.SBORO. MS, July 2i.-The
DonncIson state bank here was looted
of Liberty Bonds and other vaiuabics
today worth between $4,000 and
SIOc 900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-24

They win go to the HAY Creek home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Berkeley In
central oregon and join them in a
mountain trip TO Summit Prairie be-
fore returning to Portland.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-09-25
Ell ARZOBISPO DE MEX.
APOYA LA REFOR-
MA AGRARIA
Pero dice que debe hacerse
sobre bases de eqnid1d
y de ~juSticia

MEXICO, D. f, Sept. 22.-kl
limo. Senior Arzoblspo de Mexico,
Monsenor Mora y del Rio, declare
hoy 2 "a prcnsa que el clero meXlca-
no TO Sc opone . que Sc arregie .el
problema agrario en- lorna que pue-
da f~avorecer a. proIetarlo, que NVe
en- n constante miserla.
"Se dice que noSotros-dlJo 81
IlUstrlsima-o para ~eNpresarse con
mayor claridad, que eI CIerc Sc opone
al cambio de Ia actual organization
agraria de Ia RepublIca, y este eS
desdc tocos puntos &c vista lneXac-
to; por e! ~contrarlo, eI C!ero ueSea
que csc probiena Sc arregIe en- Tor
ma favorable al prolctarlo de los
campos, cuya pobreza a todos nos
cousta: pero siempre SObre bases de
justicia ' equidad. Ojala Y la prem
"a nacional diScuta amplla Y serla-
mente csc asunto Y que sus obser-
v~acioneS Sc tomen en- consideration
por los legislatures, asi como los
distintos sistemas que han propuesto
los hombres &c ciencia para Ia re-
soIucion del ~problema agrario. Hay
algunos. seCun sc me han informa-
do, bien basadoS en- Ia economic po-
Utica ' auimados por IN espiritu de
iiusticia. de eouidad, de concordia
/ efectiya entire el c~anital V el traba-
10. De estos Sc me ha cjtado con
encomio por varias personals de illus
TRACTION. 81 sjstema Sala. debido al
senior Antonio SaIa, cue es IN terra
( tenicntc a Ia vez amigo de hon.
6res p~rominentes. Esten ustedes Sc
crros-a7adi6 De oue 81 81 sister,a
SaIa. one no here derecboS. nor es-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-09-25
Sc AUMENTA LA POLIClA
EN- IA CAPITAL
CATALINA

Del Se7:icio Espccia! de LA PRENSA
MADRID. Septiembre 23.-El gabi
nete en- session esta noche, di&cuti6
ampliamente la situacion obrera en-
Barcelona, ~llegandose a la decision de
aumentar la policia en- Ia capital ca
talana, con ell objeto de mantener el
orden.
Tn telegrama Gc ultima bora reel
lido de Barcelona, informa que los
constructors ~rechazaron las deman-
das de los trabajadores para que Sc
les aumentaran los salaries Y Sc les
rebaiasen las horas de trabajo.
Segin 10 eXpresan los informes o.
ficiales, la situaci0n en- Barcelona es-
ia adquiriendo TN aSpecto de mayor
seriedad V han comenzado a registrar
Sc cscandalos Y motines. Los sindi-
catos han aumentado eXtraordinaria-
mente sus actividadcs desde que fu6
levantado ell estado de sitio por Ell 60
bierno, V han comenzado las mani
| festaciones de desorden. Aver Sc
registro IN motin- en- un taller de
maquinaria, habiendo sido muerto a
golpeS el jefe de dicho taller.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-09-25

bitantes de los campos Y de q las d.
ficultadeS que Sc opong22 q la reall-
zacion de este pensamiento, sean ALA
nadas de la mcjor n)anera possible,
Es inGudable que 81 los acOntecl.
mientos po.iticos no Sc lutheran de-
sarrollado. como ha sucedidO en- los
ultimos cinco amos, el sistema del
selior Sala, habria hallado muy bue-
ma acogida en- todas parties, pues por
el ano en- que 81 lanzo su idea que
fue en- 1912, todos los periodicos de
Ia capital. aplaudieron tan cuerdo sis
tema. Los enemigos politicos del Sc
nor Sala, e~sgrimieron IN arma en- su
contra: el haber mantenido CORES
pondencia con EmiliaHo Zapata, rero
esas cartas que sc Cruzaron entire e.
Jefe de Ia Revolution del Sur ' Ell
senior Sala. no fueron inspiradas mas
que por los dcseos del autor d. cue
Sc adoptara el s!stema, pues siempre
ha tenido una fe cicga en- 81 y Dor
10 m;smo no vacila en- eXponer 81
scguridad personal en- bien de la pa
tria, va que el asunto agrario es
tan delicado, que puede decirse que
fue ell factor principal de IA reTOlu-
ci6n pasada. Ell senior Sala ha sido
siempre un buen patricia, que consi-
dera que q paso definitivo hacia IA
~pcrSeguida paz organica, debe partir
de una clase social que siempre he
mos considerable, siro precisamente
como adverse. 81 indiferentc hacia j
esa paz aletargada CT un ensleno
profUrCo, inCrte como esa terra quo
apen1s Sc nutre. insersI5iC haSta a
su misma tragedia. Todas las espe-
ranzas para el porvenir dichoso del
proletario, las cifra el senior Sala en-
csa clase, que con el p~roletario coad-
yuvara a la realization del plogre-
so nacional. e. sistema Sa!a ha sido
variado por su autor, por las c'rcuns-
tancias que mucho han ~cambiadc en-
el pals. pero en- e. fondo. Ell n base,
es el mismo; sus pfi0cipios funda-
mentales no han cambIado. Este SIS
tema puede serv.r de mucho 4 los
actuales legislatures. cue cometen
yerro en- las discusioncs sn5re leyes
~acrsrias, que de t>l mala manera
nan zido legisladas algunas, que han
te:iGo que nulificaT;e Il los pocos
dis &c promulgehaS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-09-25
Los greenistas abandonan
Tabasco.

Por noticias llegadas a esta ciu-
dad, Sc sabe que Ia Legislature insta-
lada en- Boca de Amatitlan, Sc pose
sion6 de las principales pobi.ciones
del Estado de Tabasco, hacienda huir
a los greenistas que Sc %internaron
en- el Estado de Veracruz para es-
quivar la persecution de que eran
objeto.
FL uiltimo lugar en- donde Sc ha-
bian refugiado los partidarios de
Carlos Green que era el puerto de
Frontera, fue ocupado por las tro-
pas de Ia legislature dc Amatitlan
que dcsde luego organizaron ell 60
bierno provisionalmente en- esa po-
blaci6n.
FL gobierno federal, recibi6 aver ell
siguiente m~ensaje de Tabasco: Ell
Gobernador Constitutional INFERNO
Francisco CastellanoS Diaz, Sc pose
siono hoy del puerta de Frontera. To-
do esta en- completa tranquilidad. Los
miembros del partido ''Rojo," que
por c~onsigna del General Green Sc
habian instalado en- ell citado puerto,
han huido despavoridamente Y Sc
~encuentran en- estos momentos en- ell
Estado de Eeracruz."
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-09-25

MEXICO, D. F.. s]eptiembre %
Despues de dos dias de suspension
de los debates que Sc estaban llevando
q cabo en- el Juzgado cuarto Correc-
cional, aver do principle Ia audiencia
celebrada para resolver 10 relative a
la revocation solicitada por Ia parte
acusadora del auto del Juez del CO.
nocimiento que determine Ia inspec-
cion en- los libros, archives y expe-
dientes de la Gaia de Prestamos, en-
donde segun dice Gel UNIVERSAL, Sc
encuentran las pruebas del s%upuesto
Panama de la Gaia de Prestamos.'
Ell Licenciado Demetrio Sodi, que
~patrocina al senior Basave Y del Cas-
tillo Negrete, hizo una b%rillante en-
posici6n de los hechos, logrando que
los debates Sc alargaran por espa-
clio de dos dias. Pero el Juez Ga
.uardo. no obstante la defensa que ell
Lie Sodi hizo del senior BasaVe, pro-
vey6 IN auto en- ell cual Sc d. Ia
razon al diario eel UNIVERSAL. rati-
ficanGose V d~eclarandose firme "a re-
seduction por Ia cual Sc determine Ia
INSPECTION &c los Gbcos de IA Gaia dc
Prestamos.
Entire los muchos considerandos que
eypone el Juez Gallardo en- 81 auto,
arg1.yc u TO permitir Ia revision
de los libros respectivos seria tanto
como violar los articu.os 251 del co
digo de ProcedimientoS Females Y Sc
rundo. Fraction Y de Ia Constltu-
ci6n Federal VICENTE, cue concede al
acusado que en- este caso 10 es el Sc
nor Ugarte director de Gel univer-
sal" que 10 esta dc calumnia, Ia ga
rantIa de rendir las pruebas neccsa-
para funda- sus i~mputaciones Y de-
mostray que no es responsible del de
Tito de Ca!umnia.
En- este m;smo auto Judicial, sc
confirma plenamente el auto de fccha
3 dc los p~resentes Y queda sin efecto
81 amparo que Ell Juez dc DiStrito
concedi6 al senior B2save : del CAST
Ilo Negrcte.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-09-25
DISCUSSES

Alocucioncs. poesias. cartas familia-
res. arnoroSas. de duelo Y de ncgocios.
articulos. etc. necesitaCa I'd. hacer
frecuentenerte en- su vida eocial. y
81 no sabe h~aec1lo, faItara o Sc ron-
dra en- vcrgIerza. Cuando n~eccsite
aIEo de clio. pidaIo a Don Placido BIZ
bao. ITO lienchaca Street, San Anto-
MO. Texas. Discusses cxtensos, $500;
Discusses hrcves. 500: Cartas. SI.0O.
Escr;;os dc todas c!asss a precioS
convencionalcs.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-09-25
Sc Case FCR CUARTA VEZ
GOMEZ GARLIC

MADRID, S~eptiembre 23.-El CO.
Rocido periodista Enrique Gomez Ca
rrilo Sc case por cuarta vez hoy. En-
eSta OCCASION la novia fue una actriz
dc vaudeville llamada RaQuel Meller.
Fue padrino de los d~esposados ell
Condo de Romanones.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-09-25
PARA CONSTIPATION !
LAXCARiN.

No hay rada mc;or - r tieTrH- T-a-
tamiento c~ona!cto DC scis cajas. $s.2+ "na
GAIA 500 iaclayerio 4 eont-in:ei67. YER
dido solarncnte poo La@at Meiicin2 Co. Sol
laxl DldG. Pittsburgh. "a
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-09-25
En- Hacienda Sc denuncia IN abus,
dc los Ayuntamientos.

La Sccrotaria dc Hacienda IA IN
tornado varias veccs al publ!co, So
bre 81 hecho de que los Ayuntamicn-
los de Ia R~epublica cntera Sc MUGS
tran sumamente dcscontcHtos con cl
impuesto federal que tienen que pa
gar sobre sus i4grcsos Y que asciende
NADIA mcEos que al sctenta por cien-
10.
Este Gesconrento Sc ha venido ira,
duciendo en- habiles manejos de esas
cor~poracioncs para eviJar ell page,
consistentes en- nacer aparecer las en-
tradas como donativos hechos por ia.
o cual concepto, para de esta manera
cvitar ell page del referido setenta
por ciento correspondence al gobier,
no de Carranza.
FL Ministro de Hacienda eypresa
cue csta confirmado TODD 10 que So
bre ell particular Sc ha dicho, aducien-
do como prueba Ia cntrada que c! A.
yuntamiento de esta capital tuvo cor
motivi de los gravamenes que dispu,
so sobre Ia parte commercial que tn,
vieron los ~recicntes festcjos de CoYa,
donga de la Colonia Espanola.
Los organizadores de estos fcstc
JOS pagarcn al Municipio la suma de
cuatro mil pesos, paro en- vez de dar'
les entrada con ell caracter dc i'm
puesto, Sc hizo en- calidad de donati,
vo hecho para contribuir i Ia celehra
ci6n de las fiestas patrias.
Con este motive, cl Ayuntamientc
dc esta ciudad. segun dice Ia Sc
cretaria dc Hacienda, defraud0 al go
bierno general 10 que corresponds a
referido impuesto del setcnta POI
ciento.
Sc agrega que no cs solo aqu.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-09-25
De La METROPOL MEXICANA
Sc i~npestgard ell "Panamd de la Gaia de Prestamos" Pa
ia morahzar q la administration municipal.-Cadd-
veres momificados en- ell panteon espaHoL-Es denun,
ciado I'M abuse del Ayuntamiento.-Otra n~oticias.

mas del Municipio. donde seran debi-
damente atendidos Y despachados sus
negocios, siempre que estos vayan en-
La citada circular Sc eXtiende has
ia ~prevenir al publico, que puede de-
nunciar con entera libertad y con
fianza, a TODD empleado que trate
de poner moratorias en- el despacho
de los negocios, con Ia tendencia de
sacar la consabida propina.
Sc encontraron cadaveres momifica-
dos en- ell panteon espanol.
Ha causado sorpresa en- esta ca
pital ell e~scrito que el senior Director
de Ia Beneficencia Espanola enV!o
al AyuRtamiento, notificandole que
al hacer algunas cs~cavaciones en- Ell
pante0n espanol, sc encontraron va
rios cadaveres momficados, en- Ia
IONA senalada para usarse de nuevo,
en- vista de que los cuerpos ahi Sc
pultados han cumplido el tefmino CO.
respondents.
Dice ell referido Director de IA Be
~neficencia, que no sabe a que atribulr
ell case, pues es hien sabidO que ia
mas en- Mexico, al menos desde que
Sc ticnc noticia, Sc ha usado Ia practi-
ca de momiiicar a los cuerpos.
En- vista &c este, pone 81 case On
conocimiento de las Autoridades por
81 estas c-eycran necesario hacer al
gun2s invcstigacicnes.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-09-25

donde Sc ha verido notando csc abu-
So, pues va Sc tienen noticias de que
en- TODD ell pals Sc ha hecho 10 pro-
pic, y contra clio Sc tomaran algunas
medidas energicas.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-09-25
Para roral;zar Ia administration
Municipal De Mexico

CIUDAD DE MEXICO, Septiembre
i9.-La Secretaria del AyuHtamieato
de csta capital ha hecho publican una
circular. en- Ia que previcne a publ
CO para cue no Sc dcjc explotar por
aIgunos tim2dores que, diciGndose
personals influyentes en- el Ayunta-
miento, ofrecen arreglar, mediante
eli page respective, toda clase de ne
gocios por enredados que Sc hallen.
Sc agrera que los ~intercsados pue-
den acudir directamepte a las ofici-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-07-11
MOONEY'S WIFE
VISITS WILSON

WASHINGTON, July 11.-Mrs
Rena Mooney, wife Of Thomas F..
Mooney, who is serving a life SEN
tence aseter his conviction in con-
nection with the preparedness
day boIpb explosions in San Fran
cisco, called at the White House
today and conferred with Secre-
tary Tumulty.
It is, understood that she desir-
ed to see President Wilson in the
interest Of her husband.
Mr.. Tumulty explained to Mrs
Mooney that the president had
done everything that was posi-
bic for him to do in the case OF
her husband.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-07-11
BIG ARMY STEAL
ON HUN BORDER

COBLENZ, July ia plot
involving the wholesale shipment
of food, automobile tires and our
troops supplies to Germany has
been uncovered by army officials
here, was learned today when
several Germans, where are al
legged to have had hand in the
plot, were arrested.
Three cars Of American bacon
and three cars Of tires and tubes,
which were billed through unoc-
cupid Germany as empties, were
returned to Coblenz today from
the edge Of the bridges.
Officers says that shipments are
under various pretexts have been
going on for weeks and possibly
months, the estimated loss to the
army is several million marks.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-07-11
COMMITTEES Fopl
HOME COMING AFFAIR
THE TOWN COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED MIR. c. F. BUR-
RoUGHs AS CHAIRMAN AND MIR. SHIELDS ALEX
ANDER SECRETARY TO PREPARE
MEMS AND WOnEN'S COMMITTEE TO act

Last night the "home coming"
for Scotland Neck took definate
shape in the appointment of Mr..
&. f. Burroughs, as chairman,
and Mr.. Shields Alexander, as sec
retary, together with mems COM
mittee comprised Of Messrs j. III.
Alexander, Jr., Hugh johnson, l..
L. Cherry, N. A. Riddick, Clee
Vaughan and j. G. Riddick, which
committee shall have power to
appoint subcommittee.
The iaa1es committee is COM
posed Of Mesdames w. T. Han
cock, J. E. Hancock, j. E. Wool
ard, b. T. Whitehead, R. G. JOS
ey, Jr., R. G. Shackell, Richard
House, w. H. Josey, G. F. Bur
roughs, w. H. White and Miss
Mary White.
It is proposed that the cele-
bration, as may be worked out by
these committees, shall take place
in about two weeks and it is spe-
cially desired that no parade be
planned and whatever testiment
Of regard is finally decided upon
shall be more than decorated
town and a gvod time on one day
The matter is now with the
chairman and his committees and
we hope to be able to report from
time to time how the arrange
ment are proceeding.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-07-11
ARREST WILSON
REDS DEMAND

NEW YORK, July 1O.-The ar
rest Of President Wilson and
John D. Rockefeller, the opening
Of all jails and the formation of
the country to take over the gov
ernment were advocated in the
Anarchist Soviet Bulletin, accord
ing to Archibald E. Stevenson,
who produced a copy Of the bull
letin at the hearing Of the Lusk
investigating committee in this
city.
The copy Of the bulletin was l.
Identified by Glenn F'innell, an
attendant at the New York Pub
lie Library, as being one Of the
$50 he had picked up on July 3
in the corridors Of the library.
John A. Embry, who was vice
consul Of the United State at
VladlvostOck at the time OF the
overthrow of the Bolshevist gov
ernment in that city and the dis
rict Of Omsk, repeated what he
has said heretofore concerning
the situation in Russia.
Mr.. Embry said the Czecho-
lSlovaks kept the Bolsheviki from
ruling everything He told Of the
fight in the streets Of Vladivos-
tok. He said he say many Boil
sheviki taken to prison, and that
as rule they were the worst
criminals he had ever seen.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-07-11

twelve members. These five men
named in this act are at present
members of your high commiss-
ion. If the bond election car
ries, they will be your highway
commissioners, until the election
next year, at which time you will
elect along with your other Coun
ty officers, the five members Of
the highway commission. The
members of the commission shall
be paid $1,000 a day, but shall
not be paid for more than one
day in each month. Our present
highway commissioners are paid
$4,OO a day, and there being IL
Of them, the total amount is prac
tically the same. The highway
commission will elect one Of its
members chairman, and some com
petent person as secretary. The
chairman will receive no extra
salary but the commission can fix
the salary or per diem Of the sec
retary and require him to give
bond. The commission will an
nually elect and fix the salary Of
some competent and experienced
person as superintendent Of
highways, and may elect some
competent civil engineer as the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-07-11
TOTAL LOSSES
29l,657 men

WASHINGTON, July 11-3 cas-
ualty lists have just been issued
containing the names Of 578 men
of which nine were North Caro-
hnians.
The list also gives total casual
ties to date as Of 291, ,657 men, di-
vided as to 76,418 killed, died Of
wounds or disease; 213, ,4O8 woun
ded in action, Of which over IS
per cent returned to duty, and
l 1881 missing in action, not includ
ing prisoners released and re
turned.
The names Of the. state men in
these casualty lists are as follows
Private William Ball, Of Win.
ston-Salem was wounded severely
Corporal Charles Mcdowell But
Ter, Of Newton was wounded sli
ghtly
Lieutenant William G.. Morris
| of Concord was wounded to a de
gree undetermined, but was pre-.
viously reported as died from air
plane accident.
Private Charles Garrett, Of Ba
hama died from accident anG eth
er causes.
Private Fonnie E. Daniels, o1
Franklinton was wounded severe
| ly.
Private Perry Padgett, Of Be
thel was wounded severely.
Private William Melton, Of Al
lander was wounded severely.
Private Eddie McGhee, Of Ra
leigh was wounded slightly.
Private Walter D. Kinley, Of
concord was wounded slightly.
! Private Columbus Myers, O:
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-07-11
STAFF OFFICER
WATCHES KAISER

LONDON, July ia high al
lied staff officer has left for Par.
is for Holland to take charge of
a close watch on the ex-Kaiser
and the former Crown Prince, the
Daily Express learns from it's
Paris correspondent.
LONDON, July 11.-All posi-
BILE steps have been taken to pre-
vent the escape Of the ex-Kaiser,
Bonar Law, Government leader
in the House Of Commons IAN
nounced in Parliament.
Replying to an Interpolation
from a member, Mr.. Law said:
"If the government has done
everything possible, nothing more
can be done.''
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-07-11
County Representatives On Road Bonds

chi ighway engineer and fix his
salary. They may combine both
Of these offices if they think best,
by electing one person to both.
The superintendent Of highways
shall give $5,OOO.OO bond for the
faithful performance of his duty.
The new highway commission
will take over all the duties and
all the powers heretofore exer-
cised by the highway commission
Of Halifax County, the board Of
County commissioners of Halifax
County, or by the road officials
Of any Of the townships in the
County, with respect to the pub
lie roads and bridges in said
County. In other words, the act
vests in the new highway com
mission, every duty relating to
the management of the roads and
bridges all over the County. The
act further abolishes our present
system Of working the public
roads by townships, expending
within each township the road
taxes collected in that township !;
and provides that hereafter the
money collected from the road
taxes in the County shall be used
by the highway commission in its
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-07-11

discretion wherever in the Coun-
ty it is necessary and best to use
it to build and maintain a con-
tinuous and uniform system of
good roads all over the entire
County. The highway commiss-
ion is authorized under the act,
as it is now, to use the convicts
Of the County on the public
roads and to employ such other
labor and make such other con-
tracts as may be necessary to
build and maintain the roads Of
the County. AS is the case un-
der the present laws, the commits
sion is authorized to condemn
land for road purposes. Each
year the highway commission
shall present to the board Of coun
ty commissioners a statement Of
the rate Of road tax which the
commission desires to have lev
led by the board of county COM
missioners shall levy the tax as
requested, provided they shall
not be required to levy a tax in
excess Of sixty-five cents on the
one hundred dollars valuation OF
taxable property, for the purpose
Of building and maintaining the
Continued on Page Four)
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ficient to pay the interest on and
provide a sinking fund for the re-
tirment Of so many of the bonds
as may then have been issued.
This is in substance, all of the
first act, and will be the question
submitted to the voters at the elec
ton.
The second and companion act
is also dependent upon the result
of the bond election, it being spe-
officially provided in the act that
it shall not go into effect until
the Commissioners Of the Coun-
ty have been authorized to is
sue the $5OO,OOO.OO worth of
bonds, at a special election. In
other words, if the bond election
carries, your present road laws
will be repealed and this act will
90 into effect; but if the bond
election fails, your road laws will
remain as they now are, and this
act does not take effect. The act
creates a "High Commission OF
Halifax County" composed Of 8
members, A. Paul Kitchin, John
L. Patterson, A. B. Schlichter, s.
|P johnson and J. r. Dickens,
which will take the place of your
present highway commission OF
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-07-11

10 the People Of Halifax County:
We, your Representatives in the
GENERAL Assembly Of North Caro-
nna' In order to clarity the public
nllnd with respect to the issuance
u Soo0,OOO worth Of bonds for
'He purpose Of improving the
roads and bridges Of our County,
ueslre to submit to the people Of
halifax County, the following ex-
planatlon Of the two acts relating
'ne road laws Of Halifax Coun
y Which were passed by the last
General Assembly.
we were requested by resolu-
''0n passed by the Board Of Coun
=. = commissioners and by the Hal
t'A county Highway Commission
au'horlze this issue of bonds
-. legislative enactment. w e
- W. TO ascertain the sentiment
,ne people as best we could
n respect to this, and finding
:. considerable sentiment in fav-
!. ~ " submitting these questions
~ ~ne voters Of Halifax County.
Hsrs endc'ed new road laws for
a. County, but made them
aa,.. .noent upon the result Of an
else.: .:0n to be held this year. This
''On has been called to be held