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The Washington times., 1933-05-20
WHAT'S DOING

Dance Recital-"The Haunted
Tree" by MacFarland and John
Eaton Community classes, 8 p. M.
Roosevelt High School auditorium,
Thirteenth and Webster Streets
Northwest.
Dinner and Meeting-Society Of
Colonial Wars, 1880 p. M, May
flower Hotel.
Meeting-Women's In tern a.
tional League for Peace and Free
dom, all day, dinner at 7 p. m,
Mayflower Hotel.
Meeting-Gamma Delta Sigma
Sorority, 8 p. m, Mayflower Ho-
tel.
Dinner and Meeting-Third
United States Volunteer Engineers
of the War with Spain, 1870
p. M, Hamilton Hotel.
Meeting-American Association
of Teachers of French, II a. M,
Willard Hotel.
Registration and Meeting
American Jewish Congress, 1880
p. M, Willard Hotel.
Dinner-Pegram Club of the
Life Insurance Company of Vir-
ginia, Z q. M, willard Hotel.
Banquet and Dance-League for
the Larger Life, z p. m, Gordon
Hotel.
Dance Recital-Loretto Murphy
Studio of Dance, 8:15 p. m,
Wardman Park Hotel Theater.
Field Day-Junior class Of
George Washington University,
afternoon, Sixteenth and Kennedy
St. section of Rock Greek Park.
Dinner - Benjamin Franklin
University Women's Club, $50
p. M, Harvey's Restaurant.
PreSentation-"The Suicide Spe-
cialist," by the Delta Alpha
Sorority, p. M, Brightwood
Masonic Temple.
Annual Picnic-Young Peoples
Democratic Club of Washington,
3 p. M, Auth'S farm, near Oxon
Hill, Md.
Convention - Tall Cedars of
Lebanon, all day, Raleigh Hotel.
Iris Show - Takoma Horticul-
tural Club. all day, Takoma ID.
c. School.
Presentation -'Tid-BitS of 1888"
by the Winthrop-Brown Studios,
8 p. M, Community Center, Six
teenth and @ SITS. N. w.
Card Party-Robert LIE Bruce
Chapter, Order of De Molay, 8
p. M, Southern Diaries Hall,
first block M st. N. E.
Party-Red Triangle Outing
Club, 8 p. M, clubhouse.
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
FOODS HIT PEAK
Of IS MONTHS

Food prices. as measured by the
Dun & Bradstreet Weekly Food
Index of wholesale prices, are
higher than they have been since
the week of January S, 1882. On
that date the index stood at $1.87,
the highest level reached in that
year.
The past weeks number is $1.86,
a rise of cents over the previous
week, and 81 cents above the
corresponding date a year ago. The
low point for food prices was
reached on February %, last, just
before the banking holiday. Since
then, there has been an advance
in the index of 81 cents, or al
most Is per cent.
Flour and all grains, with the
exception of barley, were higher
for the week. Live stock and pro-
visions also advanced, as did but
ter, cheese and prunes. Raw
sugar, coffee, beans and eggs were
slightly lower.
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
COTTON BREAKS
AROUND S1.25
PER BALE

NEW YORK, May 20 O.NS0.
Cotton futures Slumped for losses
of approximately $1.25 a bale at
the close today, as pronounced
weakness in grain and securities
brought out heavy selling from
warehouses, Wall Street, spot
houses, commission houses and
the South.
According to the New York Cot
ton Exchange weekly report, the
into sight movement this week to-
tailed III, 900 bales, against 71,000
last year.
The total into sight during the
season to date is 12,375,000 bales,
against 14,239,000 in the CORE
spending period Of last season.
Forwardings to mills Of the
world totaled $4,000 bales this
week against 181, 1000 last year.
Forwarding for this season to
date total 11,117,O0 bales, against
11,532,000 for the same period
last season. Exports for this week
total $4,000 bales, against 121,-
900 last season.
Final losses ranged from % to
Is points, with May off % at
8.12; July off % at 1922; October
off % at 8.48; December off Is
at $50; January off % at 8.58;
and March off IS at 8.83.
The Washington times., 1933-05-20

Asparagus-No carlot arrivals: no cars
on track. Truck receipts light: sup
plies light: demand moderate market
steady. Delaware. truck receipts pyra-
mid crates. dozen punches. medium to
large size, $1@150; Maryland, pyramid
crates. dozen punches. medium to large
size, $1@1.75; South Carolina, freight
receipts poor to ordinary quality and
condition pyramid crates, dozen punches
all sizes, 25c@$1. mostly soc.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Truck receipts moderate;
supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market weak. Virginia. Norfolk sec
tion, pointed type, 5-peck hampers
75c; bushel crates, few sales, Is soc;
bushel hampers, packed locally, SOC.
Celery-Two Florida arrived;
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies light; demand moderate; mar
ket steady Florida. 1O-inch crates
individually washed and preceded, So
dozen, 81; fair condition, 1915.
Lettuce-Three California arrived; 2
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market about steady. California, West
ern crates, Iceberg type, 6-dozen' $2.1O
@3, few $3.50.
Onions-One Texas arrived; broken
and unbroken cars on track. Sup.
plies light; demand moderate; market
steady. Texas, 5O-lb sacks. Yellow
Bermudas. U. s. commercial $l'6O %
1.65.
Potatoes-Two Maine; i South Caro-
lima arrived; broken and @ un'
broken cars on rac6 deond oe ae
market steady. New York. 1OO-lb
sacks, round whites, U. S. NO: J.
Mountains: u $; No Rul.st L. SSU RTrSanks g 1Es
U. S. No. /, s9.15@2.25. New stock
Supplies moderate: demand moderate
market slightly weaker. South Caro-
lima, stave barrels, Cobblers, U. 5; NO.
l. $325@s5o nsrpeja N9r5a eobSIePs pooriy uiy
graded. $3@3.25.
Carrots-One California avvired; l
broken and / unbroken cars on track.
Supplies light: demand light: market
steady. California, half-lettuce crates,
punched. mostly around $3.50.
Beets-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
track Truck receipts moderate; sup
plies moderate: demand light: market
Steady. North Carolina, 5-peck ham,
pers, punched, 75c; fe whigher: Vir-
ginia Norfolk section 6Peck hamPefs hnP6ed
stock, 3h dozen. $1.25@1.5O; fair condi-
tion, 81.
ESgplant-No supplies on the market.
Turnips-Truck receipts moderate
market weak. North Carolina, SC per
bunch.
Watermelons-one Florida arrived, /
broken car on track. Supplies light;
demand slow; market rull. Florida,
Tom Watsons, 1928 lbs. average, ESQ
70c each.
Spinach-Truck receipts moderate;
supplies moderate: demand moderate;
market steady. Maryland, bushel bas.
kets, 15@5Oc, according to quality,
Dewberries-Truck receipts light;
supplies light; demand light; market
steady. North Carolina, 32-quart crates,
$55O@6, fair condition, $3.50@4 per
crates.
Observation-Disclosures receipts light;
supplies light; demand slow; market
about steady South Carolina S2-quart
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
BUILDING LOAN
GROUP MEETS
IN SOUTH

Washington building loan Off
cialS attending the southeastern
conference at Winston-S Salem,
N. c., yesterday and today, are
William S. Quinter, secretary Of
the local Building Association
Council; Edward C. Baltz, secre-
tary of Perpetual, and Carl j.
Bergman, treasurer of Washing
ton Permanent associations.
They are comforting with some
400 representatives Of associations
in this area with about $780,
100000 invested principally in
mortgages on homes in Delaware,
Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missis-
Sippi, Tennessee, Kentucky ana
the District of Columbia.
The parley principally is con.
cerned in discussing the Federal
Home Loan Bank act, which be-
came law last July, and the home
owners loan bill, now in Con-
gress with the backing Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
METAL MARKETS

NEW YORK, May 20 GN.SD.
Copper markets, both here and
abroad, were quiet today with the
price unchanged here and lower
in Europe.
Domestic shipments were at z
cents a pound delivered to the
end Of the third quarter. Though
there has been some talk of
higher prices for next week, none
within the copper industry can
say for a certainty whether such
a change will take place.
With buying slowed down con-
siderably, the European price of
copper receded to Z cents pound
elf Hamburg, Havre and London,
from yesterdays range of Z to
7.125 cents.
Lead buying continued quiet
with the price unchanged at 1865
cents a pound New York and
3.5212 cents st. Louis.
Demand for zinc was small with
prime Western zinc slightly easier
at $40 cents a pound East St.
Louis, compared with 3.75 cents
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
RAIL FARES CUT
PACT FAILS
FOR EAST

NEW YORK. May 20.-Eastern
railway presidents and traffic
executives failed to arrive at a
conclusion yesterday as to what
they would do about the proposal
of western and Southern roads to
lower the present basic passenger
rate of 3.6 cents mile.
After a prolonged meeting in
the offices of w. w. Atterbury,
president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, in the Pennsylvania
Station, representatives of the
Eastern rail presidents and triffic
men issued the following state
ment:
"The question Of passenger
fares in Eastern territory which
has been the subject Of study
by traffic executives and pas
Senger traffic officers under the
direction of the presidents was
further discussed by the presi-
dents of Eastern lines today
without reaching a definite con-
cluSiOn."
The Western and Southern
roads, it is reported, have sug-
gested that the 3.6 cents per mile
rate, which has been the basic
passenger rate since the end of
the Governments wartime con-
troll of the carriers, be reduced to
the following schedule: Three
cents a mile for Pullman travel,
without surcharge; 2.75 cents per
mile on mileage scrip books good
on either Pullman cars or coaches,
and 2 cents per mile in coaches.
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
Court Calendar

Haby v. Harris & Ewing Co.'S
Attys. Burton, Marye & Burton
Tobriner, Graham, Brez & To
briner.
saylor v. Crawford; Attys.
Rhodes-Halper.
Fed. Am. Nat. Bk. & Tr. CO.
v. Crawford: Attys. Tobriner,
Graham, Brez & Tobriner -
Ober, jr.
Fowler v. Rubino; Attys. Patter-
son, Jamieson-Doyle, Thuee.
Milstead v. I. T. o. A.; Attys.
Ward, Patterson-Smith.
Travellers ms. Co. v. Hoage;
AttyS. Swingle-Rover, Wilson.
And the following rules:
Grisson v. Grisson, Goodwin
v. Goodwin, DAILY Bros. Inc. v.
Hickman, Kiser v. Kiser, Russell
v. Russell, Mitchell v. Mitchell,
Hendershott v. Groomes, Burton
v. Burton, Field v. Field, Phair v.
Phair.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1
Trials
Annie E. Hairston, Frank L.
Allen, zoney Peterson, Frank
Copsey, James I. Clay, John
Harris. jeff Burke. Frank R.
Durso, James D. Johnson, Mar
celius Brown, Nathaniel Harris,
Willie Lee Davis, Fred Foster,
Norman Chambers.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 2
Trials
Nick AleXopoulos, Robert ].
Barrett, Nathaniel Palmer, Will
liam Glover, James William Sac
nnhinan nAHnnixain T1;aanlls
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
D. C.. Life Insurance
Sales Off for April

The Life Insurance Research
Bureau Of Hartford, Conn.,, re-
ports that sales in the District
of Columbia for April were %
per cent under those of the
month last year. All States
showed losses excepting Utah
and New Mexico, which regis
tered gains of 81 and 2 per
cent, respectively.
Local sales during the month
aggregated $3,975,OOO, and % per
cent of companies doing business
here reported gains during April.
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
Sales, Collections
Reported Improved

Definite improvement in both
wholesale sales and collections
throughout the country is noted
in the May survey released by the
National Association of Credit
Men and published in its official
magazine, Credit and Financial
Management.
Contrasting the May and April
surveys brings out the especially
strong improvement; 81 per cent
OF the reports in May noting
fair" conditions in sales as COM
pared with 33 per cent in April.
In collections the May percentage
reaches Al per cent in the fair
column compared with 19 per
cent in April,
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
LAW CASES

Hoefer v. Kennedy-Warren'
Attys. A. L. Newmyer, w. M. BaS-
tian-H. I. Quinn, c. w. Arth.
Southern Sec. Co. v. Knobel
Attys. D. L. Birney-Kelly and
Nicolaides, H. A. L. Barker.
McCleary v. Colinos. Attys. l.
o. Hodges-A. H. Moran. (De-
murrer to Plea).
Watkins v. Wash. Rapid Transit
Co. Attys. A. L. Newmyer-G. P
Hoover.
Collins v. Gardner. Attys. Bran
denburg & Brandenburg-C. A
Marshall.
Sherman v. Harrington Hotel
Attys. A. l.. NeWmyer-Welch
Daily & WEIGH.
Takahase V. Hecht Co. Attys
w. G. Gardiner-Simon, Koenigs-
berger & Young.
Stengel v. Huddleson, Execu-
tor. Attys. A. M. Heron-G. P
Hoover.
Brooks v. Simmons ct al. Attys
j. S. Barbour-H. I. Quinn.
Colcord V. ward. Attys
Palmer, Davis & Cox, VIM,
J. Neale-Whiteford, Marshall &
Hart.
Wagner v. Wire ct al. Attys,
F.. R. Long, T. E. Patterson-V'
E. Lowrey.
Berliner v. Accaia Grand Lodge
Attys. L. H. David-A. F. Can
field.
Chapneck ct al. v. N. Davis &
Co. ct al. Attys. M. w. King, B,
I. Nordlinger-J. c. McGarraghy'
Sgro v. United States. Attys,
W. E. Miller-J. w. Wood.
Chapline v. Indep. Taxi Own
ers Assn. Attys. Lester Wood
A. D. Smith.
Soper v. Gould ct al. Attys. v.
B. LoWery-J. B. Donovan.
Lehi Structural Steel Co., "
Rust Engineering Co. Attys. H. w
Wheatley-J. T. Sherier.
Washington v. Wash. Gas Light
Co. ct al. Attys. F. B. Rhodes,
c. B. Rhodes S. Baker, P. H
Marshall, r. E. Lynch.
Spanos v. United State. Attys'
w. E. Miller. w. Wood.
Bromwell v. Auth. Attys. G. s.
Paregol-T. E. Lodge.
Barrett v. Smallwood. Attys.
Welch, Daily & Welch-H. I,
Quinn.
Stalcup v. Wagar ct al. Attys
Jas. Sherier-W. C. Burton.
English Constrn. Co. v. De Ber-
nardo ct al. Attys. w. j. Neale,
H. S. Whitman-F. j. Rice, R. E,
Lynch.
EQUITY CASES
Schwartz v. Security Sav. &
Coml. Bank. Attys. E. A. Aaron
son-G. E. Edelin,.
NuSsbaum v. Nussbaum. Attys
A. F.. Canfield-J. M. Boardman.
Keller v. Keller. AttyS. G. c.
Gertman-A F.. Garfield.
Potter ct al. v. Glekas ct al
Attys. r. Gittleman, M. P. Fried.
lander-J. A. Toomey, T. L. JEFF,
fords.
Van Ness v. Van Ness. Attys.
c. A. ThompSon-G. D. Horning
Cornish v. Moore ct al. Attys,
H. B. Caton-A. C. Wells.
Tenant v. Winter. Attys. A,
P. Mills-Leckie & Sherier.
Rowe v. Rowe. Attys. r. Neu.
deckeZ-V. B. Lowery, F. j. Kelly,
Kenealy ct al. v. Chevy Chase
Land Co. ct al. Attys. w. C. Sui.
liVan-Clephane & Latimer,
Hamilton & Hamilton.
Robinson v. Robertson. AttyS.
w. w. Dodge-T. A. Hostetler.
Jameson ct al. V. Jameson.
Attys. w. G. Gardiner, G. E. Sui.
livan-Whiteford. Marshall &
Hart.
MOTIONS COURT
Morris v. Harrah; Attys. Morley
-Dunning.
Van Ness Y. Van Ness.
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
Residence Building
SOdrs 20 Per Cent

Residential building contracts
awarded last month increased 20
per cent over the previous month,
in the face of a decrease of 6
per cent in all construction
awards, the F.. w. Dodge Corp,
reported today.
Residential contracts totaled
$19,143,6 800, against $16,021 900,
while construction awards of all
types totaled $56,573,000 against
$50 958.O
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
BUS COMP PAN|ES
OFFER TOURS

Plans for the operation of both
independent and all-expense-paid
motor bus tours for the summer
have been completed by local and
long distance companies.
At the same time, many lines
have announced that special trips,
taking from two to five days, will
be run to various points Of in
terest over Memorial Day.
Special tours to Chicago, in
connection with the Century of
Progress Exposition, will be run by
all long-distance lines and COM
panies with connections through
to Chicago this summer.
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
Investment Trust
AUerageS LOUe1

The Investment trust index
compiled by Allied-D distributors,
Inc. showed the average for COM
mon stocks of five leading man
agement trusts influenced by the
leverage factor stood at 1852 as
of May 19, compared with 14.70
on May IL.
The average of the non-lever-
age stocks stood at 1885 as of
the close May 10, compared with
1892 at the close on May IL.
The average of the mutual funds
closed at 9.63 compared with 9.70
on May IL.
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
WHITE SEWING LOSS

White Sewing Machine Cor
poration and subsidiaries for the
March quarter report a net loss
of $160,150 after taxes, depreci-
alton and interest, but before
losses on repossessions and col
lection which were charged di-
rectly to reserve established for
that purpose. This compares
with a net loss of $455,996 in
the first 1882 quarter.
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
Cheering News
OF Business

Sheet steel prices boosted
as orders pour in at Chicago
and Youngstown.
Household washing ma
chine sales in April highest
in Is months.
American Hide and Leather
current year net 100000,
against loss of $1,374,286,
previous period.
Chicago department stores
operating on best basis in
two years.
Mohawk Carpet orders in
II May days exceed combined
March and April bookings.
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
Cash GRAIN CLOSE

CHICAGO. May 20 G.NS)..;Wheat-
NC corn@Yeilow, n1Fe ~ fsh o. Slsao; % No. yell
low, 41h @42Nc;. No. 4 yellow, 41A q
42Ac; No. 5 yellow, 40h 40Ac: No.
44c; No. 1 white. AK @42Ac; sample
grade, 22@23c; old, No. 2 yellow, 43%c.
Oats-No. 2 white. 25A@25%c: No. 3
white. 24@25c.
BRrley-33@59
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
RAIL BOND TILT
IS TRADING
FEATURE
By MUNROE ROBERTS

NEW YORK, May 20 QN.S0
The bond market continued
highly irregular today, with fur
ther improvement in rail obliga-
tions again the feature of the
trading.
Renewed demand for the more
speculative carrier loans was
stimulated by the weekly car
loadings report showing traffic
to be 1885 cars above the like
period a year ago, a somewhat
better showing than had been
anticipated.
German approval of the Brit
ish arms plan buoyed the Reich
issues further. Elsewhere in the
foreign group, French Is and
United Kingdom 512s improved.
u. s. Governments showed
mixed trend. Profit-taking came
into few of the speculative do
meStic liens. The better grade
utility bonds were easier.
The list follows:
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
LAKE SUPERIOR ORE

Lake Superior iron ore con-
sumed in April amounted to
771,972 tons, as against 593,024
in March and 1,039,799 in April,
1882. Stocks on hand at fur
naces and docks on May /
totaled 28,847,97 7tons, as against
33,478,882 on May l a year ago.
At the end of April there were
~ furnaces in blast, a gain tf
seven for the month.
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
Sheet Steel Output
Is Almost Doubled

The sheet steel operating rate
last month almost doubled, the
industry forking at 34.5 per cent
of capacity against 1876 per cent
in March. Production totaled
111,942 tons against 64,724.
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
N. Y. DAIRY RECEIPTS

NEW YORK, May 20.
Butter (packages) ............. S,869
Eggs (cases) .................. 346S7
Cheese (pounds) .............. 161,496
STOCK SALES
Five eLading Stocks
IL a. m .....S , ~ llu, 40V
IL noon Observation-Disclosures. 2,774,331
The Washington times., 1933-05-20
GRAINS DISPLAY
WEAKNESS

CHICAGO, May 20 G.N.S0.
Grains displayed a weak under
tone at the close here today un-
der generous liquidation prompted
by more favorable crop news and
lower stock prices.
Wheat closed 11s to 15sc off
or about 58c above the low. Corn
was 13s to 15sc Gown, oats 3s to
24c lower, and rye 1s to 13sc
down.
Evening star., 1933-10-15
Jeff's Brilliant Idea

tCsoSnsAi- 1sS1-by n. 4
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-11-03

Prince Will Show His Pictures in
Hill Music Hall Next Week

Prince Troubetzkoy will ex-
hibit collection of his por-
traits from Monday to Thurs
day Of next week in the foyer OF
the Hill music hall. He will
make an informal talk about
the art of portraiture at 8
O'Clock Tuesday evening in the
same place. The public is in
vited.
In the collection are portraits
Of President Roosevelt, and two
of his sons and of the Princess
Troubetzkoy (Amelie Rives).
The Prince has had his exhib-
it at Duke University for a
week or so. He has visited
Chapel Hill twice; he was at a
tea at Mrs. Rees's studio last
Saturday afternoon and was the
guest of honor at a luncheon
given by Archibald Henderson
on Sunday at the Inn.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-11-03
A Surprising Recovery
Mrs. C0tten's China, Lost Year,
Found by DIR. Jones

When Mrs. Lyman Gotten
and her sister, Miss Mary Hen
derson, moved into the apart
ment in DR.. J. p. Jones's house
about a year ago, they unpack
ed china which had been in bar
rels of excelsior for twelve
years. Some of it, delicate Ja-
pan ware, had been obtained by
Mrs. Gotten when she lived in
Toxic. A few pieces were found
to be missing, but that did not
cause much surprise; one hardly
expects not to lose a part of
ones property in the course of
migration.
The unpacking done, the
empty barrels and their stuffing
were taken out of the apart
ment. DR.. Jones asked if he
might use the debris for kind
ling fires, and his new tenants
said yes, indeed. So he added
it to a great pile of other COM
bustible material down in the
grove back Of the house.
One day last week he came in
bearing two pitchers and two
cups. One of the pitchers and
both Of the cups belonged in a
japanese set. II was just gath
ering up some of that excelsior
| put out in the yard last win
ter" said DR.. Jones to the
amazed and delighted Mrs. Cot
ten, "and here's what | found"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-11-03
Few to Hear Farley
Delegation from Here Small, Due in
Part to Hour of Meeting

Because the hour is almost in
<redibly inconvenient-especial-
ly for faculty members who have
teaching to do-there will not
be a large delegation from
Chapel Hill at Raleigh this
morning to hear Postmaster
General Farley, who is to ad-
dress a rally of repealists be-
tween the hours Of II o'clock
and IL.
1t is assumed that Postmaster
Robert A. Eubanks, who is also
chairman Of the Chapel Hill pre-
cinct, will be on hand, and
doubtless a few others; but
there will be no parade or aca-
demic procession starting at the
Old Well and winding up at the
Raleigh city auditorium. Gen
eral sentiment in the community
in undoubtedly for repeal, with
Frank Graham, president Of the
University, who is willing to
try prohibition awhile longer,
the only local celebrity to break
into print on the subject.
There has been no active cam
vass of the voters in this part
of Orange, but Rev. f. McNeill
Poteat of the Pullen Memorial
Baptist church, Raleigh, has
made a couple of addresses
against repeal.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-11-03
Repealists Are Confident
They Will Elect Cobb as
Orange County's DELEGATE
His Opponent in Next Weeks
Balloting is ]. ]. Ward,
Grocer of Hillsboro

In this county the voter will
make a choice next Tuesday be-
tween Collier Cobb, Jr., Chapel
Hill contractor, who stands for
the repeal of the 18th Amend
ment, and J. J. Ward, Hillsboro
grocer, who stands against re-
peal.
Whichever of these two gets
the majority of the votes will be
Orange county's delegate to the
convention in Raleigh Decem-
Der 6-provided there is a con-
ventlon. The majority vote in
the whole state will determine
whether or not the convention
will be held. If the proposal to,
hold convention is killed at the
polls, that will mean that North
Carolina has gone against re-
peal.
Repealists express confidence
that they will obtain a majority
for the convention and also for
Mr.. Cobb as delegate. Anti-re-
pealists show just as great con-
fidence that Orange will be in
the mo Convention" column and
that Mr. Ward will be the dele
gate.
Naturally Mr.. Cobb has an ad-
vantage in Chapel Hill because
|of his being well known and po-
pular here-and Chapel Hill
has more votes than any other
community in the county. But
Mr.. Cobb also has large and
friendly acquaintance in other
parts of Orange; in his opera
tlons as road contractor he
has occasion to purchase rock
all around the country, for his
crusher, and this has brought
him into contact with many
farmers.
The terms of the law provid-
ing for next Tuesdays refer
endum are such that repeal may
get majority in the state and
still be defeated. This is be-
cause the delegates are chosen
by counties, on the same basis
as members of the lower house
of the legislature, and small
counties have a dispropOrtion-
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