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v MUST SOT NEGLECT MERCHANT MARINE National Cotton Manufactarcra’ Asso ciation Told of Opportunity now knock ini: at Door. New York, April 24.—America can afford to charge up to wastage the cost of her war born mercantile ma rine hut she can not afford to neglect the trade opportunities it offers, de- Phiiadel- phia in an address here today at the annual convention of the National Cot ton Manufacturers' Association. Mr. Norris said it might be better u for private capital to barter govern ment boat manned by naval reserve crews than to buy the craft outright This course, he said, would reduce de mands on capital, facilitate enroll ment of the necessary personnel and avoid injury ,to the shipbuilding in dustry by throwing so much tonnage on tlje market. . The merchant marine question also was discussed by \Villiam Porter White of Lowell, Mass., and J. D. Mas sey of Columbus, Ga., while .“Labor Conditions” was the topic selected by Henry H. Kendall of Boston. Harry F. Atwjyg^of Chicago, author and attorney, another speaker assert ed that if the people of the .United States would,return to their constitu tion “and follow it strictly they would find in it an antidote for Bolshevism.” “Every State in the Union instead of using the constitution as a model Is trying to see how far they can vary from it,” he asserted. "You business men want to strip the federal government of every board and commission. We had few •he first hundred yoars- -and -ft ts-erntte time we returned to these simpler forms.” been to danger, for the offloers kept the incident to themselves, believing that if it became known it might cause needless alaijpi. The six transports, carrying 22,793 troops, including li>,204 members of the forty-second (Rail)bow) division.^ and 4,369 members of the seventy seventh (Liberty) division, (New York), arrived here today from French porfs. This is one of the ////////////. f% m. t gpliuj fTTTPST SlflglO d&y troop arrivals In this port. The transport Mount Vernon with f).773* troops on board came up the bay shortly after sun-rise this morn ing and was followed an hour later by the battleship North Carolina carrying .1,593 more. The cruiser Montana with 1,500 soldiers, the pas senger liner La Touraine with 289 casuals, and the transport Prinz Fred- rich Wilhelm with 1,660 all t arrived by early afternoon. Major General George W. Read re turned on the Leviathan in command of the troops of the 42nd division. “Spirit of the Women of France”* to Be • Interpreted Here Marie Rose Lauler, who will lecture here at the Redpath Chautauqua, was a French school girl in a Belgian con vent when the war broke out. Cap tured by the Germans, she escaped. ■ LOANED TROOPSHIP NEARLY HITS MINE Giant Troopship Leviathan Misses Mine Off New Foondland by Ondy 30 Feet. New York, April 25.—The giant troopship Leviathan. with 72,000 soldier passengers, last of six trans ports to arrive here today bringing 22,972 men, missed a mine by only 30 feet while off the grand banks of Newfoundland Tuesday morning, her officers reported when she docked to night. Officers of the ship said the Levia than had been warned to look out for a floating mine the day before by the transport Mount Vernon which had preceded them. On receipt of the radio warning the course of the Levia than was ( hanged and she sailed near ly one hundred miles to the south ward of the location of the mine as given by the other transport. The floating infernal machine was sighted dead ahead of the transport, the officers said, at 10:30 a. m., by Lieutenant Commander Harold Cun ningham, who was on the bridge. Quick thinking and quick action was all that averted a collision. A desper ate whirl of the wheel sent the great steamship past the mine with a mar gin of safety of ten yards. None of the soldiers aboard knew until they docked how close .they had MARIE ROSE LAULER. was recaptured and Anally was re leased. She tells her story in a vivid, authentic lecture which bears the ap propriate title of “The Spirit of the Women of France." Colds Cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove the cause. There is only one "Bromo Quinine." E.W. GROVE'S signature on the box.' 30c. “RETAIN your youthful energy and girlish appearance”, is the wedding day advice of thousands of Mothers. As they look back over fhe years, they realize that woman’s charms soon fade and her health often gives way when drudgery methods rule her days. . But in Hoosier homes, daughters know the miles of needless steps and hours of wasted time that this scien tific kitchen helper saves. They honor it for the service it has ren dered the “little Mother” who has been able to give more freely of her time to a happy comradeship with her children. The bride from a Hoosier home will have, a Hoosier. It will b&numbered among thoughtful wedding gifts or be first on her list of household needs. Other brides should know what the Hoosier means. And mil lions of tired Mothers should also learn how the Hoosier redutes kit chen work and frees them from bur densome labor. This scientific labor-saver is within reach of all. Its price is moderate. Come and see the Hoosier. Come today if you can. - Select your own cabinet or the one for the bride-to-be. S. M. 8 E. H. WILKES 8 CO. Twice before Bohumir Kryl has made a tour with his band of the big Seven Day Redpath Chautauqua circuit. Both tours were so wonderfully successful that ever since there have been repeated requests for Mr. Kryl and hll band again to go over the circuit. This year, for the third time, the Redpath Chautauqua announces the engagement of Mr. Kry! and his band. Inasmuch as ao many Chautauqua patrons know the high quality of music to be expected from the Kryl band there Is np question but what Band Day will be one of the big days of Chautauqua week. The band which is to make this tour is composed of from 30 to 35 of Mr. Kryl’a best players. Mr. Kryl and his band will appear afternoon and night of the fifth day - • -V * . - .. Laurens Chautauqua Week—May 13th to 20th