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dtutmorous Jjrpartmcnt. || Afraid of Mamma.?"Papa," said Evelyn anxiously, "when you see fl J row nin't vou 'fraid?" "No, certainly not, Evelyn." ' When you see a horse ain't you fraid?" | "No, of course, not." "When you see a dog:, ain't you 'fraid?" "No!"?with emphasis. "When you see a wasp, ain't you fraid?" "No!"?*ith scorn. i "Ain't you .'fraid when it thunders?" "No!" with loud laughter. "Oh, you silly, silly child!" "Papa," said Evelyn solemnly, "ain't i you 'fraid of nothin in the world but mamma?" i ,.. . J saiety rir?x.? me ueai uiu muj tnterod the drugstore and looked do\)bt- 1 fully at the youthful clerk behind the 1 ?. counter. ' "I suppose," she said, "you are a .J properly qualified druggist?" "Yes, madam." "You have passed all your examinations?" "Certainly!" 1 "You've never poisoned any one by 1 mistake?" "Not to my knowledge." ' She heaved a sigh of relief. "Very well, then, you can give me ' a nickel's worth of cough drops!" l Higher Mathematics,?The teacher had been explaining fractions to her , class. When she had discussed the subject at length, wishing to see how ( much light had been shed, she in- J quired: "Now, Bobby, which would you , rather have, one apple or two halves?" The little chap promptly replied: ( "Two halves." "Oh. Bobby," exclaimed the young j woman, a little disappointedly, "why ( would you prefer two halves?" "Because then I could see if it was ( bad inside."?Queenslander (Brisbane, ] Australia). a i Cheering Her Up.?To a priest I came a young woman one day, who ] had an exaggerated idea of her I charms and who confessed she had a ' besetting sin. i "And what is it?" asked the priest, | kindly. ] "It is thl^" she replied, her eyes ' cast down. "Every time I pass a mir- I ror I think of my bdauty." l "Faith, daughter," said the priest, i "That's no sin, no sin at all. Just a i slight mistake, daughter, just a triflir. ( , error in judgment."?The American i Legion Weekly. i , m I Diplomatic Willy.?"Don't you know 1 it is against the law to beg for mon- 1 ey?" said the lady to the tramp at the 1 back door. 1 "I wasn't goln' t' beg for no money, 1 ma'am." J "It's just as bad to beg for bread." 1 "1 wasn't going to beg for no bread, 1 ma'am." 1 "What were you going to beg for 1 then, pray?" ' "Only for one o* your photographs, ' ma'am."?London Opinion. m B Passing the Buck.?Axel, a Swede ' in an outfit at Fort Jay, woke up one morning with a desire to loaf. He got put on sick-call, thinking it was worth trying, anyway. At the dispensary 1 the doc looked him over, felt his pulse, ( and took his temperature. Then he said: "I can't find anything wrong with you." No answer. "See here, what's wrong with you anyway?" "Doc," replied Axel. "That bane your yob."?The American Legion AVoaklv Get Along With Yer.?'Where do }ou live?" asked the young policeman, who had broken up a tight between ! two sailors. Calcutta," answered the I^ascar. "And where do you live?" the policeman asked the other. "In Shanghai," replied the China- ! man. "I'm?urn," returned the policeman, j "Well, the best thing you two can do is to popoff home to bed." , Knocking the Board.?The parst^i , (at table, to fellow boarder)?"My dear sir, theology docs not teach the existence of a literal hell, but merely i that a potential hell lies within each of us at this moment." The Landlady (overhearing)?' You | force me to remind you, Mr. Smith, that you may leave at once if you are dissatisfied!"?Passing Show (London). Fired.?The boy who worked at a confectioner's shop had been engaged ( to do the waiting at a small dinner party. When some dishes of pastry were T>laced on the table the hostess said: "What arc these, William?" "These, ma'am." said the boy, "are [ a nickel apiece and them's four for a quarter." To Be Done with Discretion.?~ii you want to be really popular with men," says Mr. Arthur Pendenys, "he- l romc a widow." This, of course, may he all right, but few husbands can really learn to love a wife who makes a practice of this sort of thing.? i'unch (London). Good Reason.?"I don't see why you call your place a bungalow," said Smith to his neighbor. "Well, if it isn't a bungalow, what is it?" said the neighbor. "The job was a bungle, and I still owe for it!"?Pearson's Weekly. NORTH CAROLINA KU KLUX Supreme Head Orders Dlsbandement of the Klans. HAJ. BRUCE CRAVEN RAISES RUMPUS Alleges that Organization is Out for Fees and That He Was Induced to Join by False Pretenses. Greensboro, Aug. 5.?Major Bruce Craven, or Trinity, today dccl"~ed the K.y Klux K!!an in North Carolina, "of which I am the supreme head in this State, disbanded and abandoned, every organized Klan ended and every (Clansman released from his connection, his responsibilities and obligations." His action, he declared, was due to dissatisfaction with the purposes and icts of the organization. At the same time, he announced he had forwarded his resignation as grand dragon of N'orth Carolina to Colonel William Joseph Simmons, of Atlanta, imperial wizard of the order. Local officers of the Klan today said they would ignore Major Craven's order. They explained that he has been onlv the tentative head of the organization and has no authority to disband it. In the meantime, they are awaiting Instructions from the imperial wizard, who informed a local j newspaper that a full statement would be issued in Atlanta this afternoon. In Major Craven's statement, he wild: "There is no possibility of keeping the organization from unlawful out- j -ages, nor out of politics. I was in,the J presence of the imperial wizard, when mother hjgh official made the statement that he wanted everything urged toward the consummation of a nation )1 organization which could elect a president of its own and there was ereneral agreement with the sentiment expressed. I have revolted from the first at these tendencies, at the anonymous letter writing, and at the mess of lies about the greatness of the thing md its power, etc. I had been led to believe I could control the affairs in North Carolina, but this has not been true. The newspaper organ in Atlanta, The Searchlight,' is an insult to any Intelligent man and about on the same plane with the inflammatory negro papers and the bolshevist propaganda. This paper publishes in big headlines that 10,000 people heard Colonel Simmons in Greensboro, and the statement ,s pub'ished in anonymous letters that there are 60,000 members in North Carolina, 3,000 in Greensboro and that they are organized in every state of the union. There are at the present time perhaps 5,000 in the state who have paid their initiation fees, onefourth of them within 30 miles of Greensboro, and most of whom as soon as they got in, and saw who was there, kissed their money good-bye md quit. Some of the best citizens in Greensboro have joined and finding there was no restriction whatever in admitting members except the money consideration, they left never to return md were labeled traitors to the sacred cause. One of them, a prominent businesiy man, together with several other intelligent men, protested against the wholesale admission of thieves and bootleggers, and he was summarily 'banished,' without a trial, and supposedly in disgrace, oy me organizer, and without consulting me." "Personally, I prefer to lose without protest what I have put into it, but the promises made to High Point, and the way the organization was managed, affords an excellent opportunity to go into the court and demand the return of the $6,000 collected there. I offer now my services to them if they will stand together on this proposition and try it out. "Why did I fall for it? Well. I am a credulous, enthusiastic sort of person, with a lot of prejudices, etc., and I think the professions of this thing irlet the requirements of all the foolish ideas I possessed. Even then I held back a long time, and never entered until I was shown what they claimed was the whole system. They told me, for instance, that Senator Simmons was one of the first men to join in the state; that Governor Morrison, after his outburst against it, was 'seen' and promised good behavior, and later applied for admission and was held on probation; that Josephus Daniels was refused because he was too friendly to the negroes after living in Washington eight years; that Senator Overman was twice refused admission; that General Pershing, Attorney General Daugherty, Gen. Julian S. Cnrr, and numerous others were original and earnest members; that the News and Observer and Charlotte Observer and Asheville Citizen and Wilmington Star had agreed to keep hands off if they were let alone; that the Greensboro News was to be let alone because its criticism would really help; that the Raleigh Times was controlled by some of the Raleigh members; and that there were 15.000 members in North Carolina, with others applying for admission at the rate of 1,000 a day; that no application was ever considered tin til after rigid investigation, and that, as stated in the anonymous letter to The News, 'character* was the only test. These are the reasons why 1 joined. Why 1 believed any of these things is another thing entirely, and 1 can't answer it, except that it is easy to believe what one wants to believe, I was credulous and was caught. "On July 26, I wrote a personal letter to the imperial wizard, containing a resume of what is in this letter. On August 1, I wired him that his failure to answer would be taken as admission of the correctness of my statements and as justification for their publication. On August 2, I again wired him my definite resignation, effective a ~?ooil August f?, Hint asked him segain tr wire me if he had anything to say. No answer was received to any of these communications." OLD CRIME RECALLED Mysterious Murder in Fo~t Mill During Civil War. "I was just wondering," said a day ? r, r.f tin, nlrtw niti*f>ns of | Fort Mill, "how many people now living in this community know that a murder about which there setmed to be a mystery that has never been 'cleared up and perhaps never will be, was committed, during the Civil War Close to the spot on which the Catawba Indian monument stands in Confederate park. Not many, perhaps, but it is a fact nevertheless, says the Fort Mill Times. Two men, one of whom bore the name Brezeale, the other Baugh, drifted into the community some time after the war started. I do not recall how it happened that they were not in the Confederate army. Neither had any relatives here, so far as was known and neither apparently had very much business in the community. It was stated at the time that both were reluctant to talk of their past life and no one here knew whence they came. If they had known each other before they, began to live here, that too was a matter which neither discussed, but the end of their rela tionship led up to the belief that at some time in life they had crossed each other's path. "One Saturday afternoon the two men met in the public hitching lot, now the site of Confederate park. Angry words were heard to pass between them by bystanders and without any threatening demonstration being made against him, Brczeale, who was the older man of the two, whipped a pistol from his pocket and shot Bhugh through the heart, killing him Instantly. Brczeale immediately ran away and that was the last ever heard of him in Fort Mill. In those days it was much easier to commit a crime and escape arrest than it is now. The body of Baugh was buried beside the railroad track near where he was killed." 0 , "PARDON FOR CAR." Most Unusual Request Made of GovI ernor Cooper. For the first tim", probably, in the j history of the state, in recent years, at any rate, the governor has bion asked to issue a "pardon" for an insensate object. Governor Cooper's office is in re- , ceipt of a petition for the revocation ! of forfeiture of a seven - passenger; touring car, the joint property of the Commercial Bank of Savannah, the ; Savannah Mormon agency, an automobile concern, and Jim Miltiades, a eitizen of Savannah. The matter probably will be referred to the state board of pardons for investigation. It appears that Miltiades bought the car from the Savannah Mormon agency, tnaking a substantial payment In cash and giving paper for the balance. The Commercial bank discounted the paper. Later Miltiades could not keep up his payments, said the petition, and he turned the car back to the automobile agency for liquidation. On June 8, of this year, Henry McInnin, said the petition, approached | the -airencv and said he could sell the I "The Bank With the < i??????????? ROADS OF REMEMBRANCE Planting ol Memorial Trees is Suggested. LEGION TAKES A LEADING . PART Michigan Town Furnishes an Exam- ' pie?Burbank Has Been Consulted About It?Rich Soil is Essential. By Frederick J. Haskiri. Washington, D. C., August 2.?In stead of Covering me country wun | the old-fashioned idea of monuments to the heroic American dead of the World war, a strong movement is afoot and gaining strength for planting memorial trees to honor the memory of the slain. The suggestion, is | linked up with the good roads campaign in a way. trees being planted in hundreds kof places along the finest highways of the nation to make them constant reminders of the sacrifices made. The American Legion is taking a leading part in co-operating with the American Forestry association in this work. Coupled with the beautiful thought of making the trees living monuments to the men who lost their lives in France and on the high seas is the aid the movement will give to chocking the deforestation of the United States. All memorial trees and groves are being registered on an honor roll kept in Washington by the Forestry association. Charlotte, 5lich., has furnished an example which those pushing the plan hope other topms and cities will follow. An unsightly piece of ground in the town was converted into a garden spot through the work of the school children and citizens of the town, with the American legion playing a prominent part. Seven thousandyear-old white pines were planted, 1,000 hard-wood trees, mostly maple and elm; 100 black walnut, 100 butternut, and a grove of red oaks were placed. A memorial tablet stands in : the center of the park, noting that the ' grove is a memorial to the Eaton j county men who went across and did , not come back. One oT the last official acts of Col- ! nnel T. \V. Oalbraith, Jr., late com- I mander of the American Legion, before j bis tragic death in an automobile ac- j ciilent, was to plant trees at the inter- , section of the National and Dixie [ highways in memory of his fallen comrades in arms. These trees are planted in th<* town of Vandalia, Ohio. The American Legion is now making plans to continue the memorial trees from this point alonp both highways. These rows of trees lining the two great roads will, it is expected, be dedicated to Colonel Oalbraith himself. Near Canton, and not far from VandaliU, tree planting soon is to be re- j sumed by art' \> ganization of Stark county women which bids fair to be the leading county unit in this work. These women, headed by Mrs. Wil- I Hani D. Caldwell, have planted hundreds of trees alonp the Lincoln highway. and are completing the planting of a memorial avenue called "President's, Row," that runs from the highway 400 yards to the tomb of the martyred President McKinley. In starting the planting of "President's Row." the trowel used by Mrs. Harding, wife of the president, was utilized for the first time outside of Washington. The trowel is now in ing intoxicants, and was released on | $200 bond. In the absence of Mclnnin, he was tried and convicted at Georgetown, June 24, 1921, and a sealed verdict rendered. Judge S. W. G. Shipp, presiding, confiscated the car to the state. It sold at $.1,100. ROFITABLE. SCnatt & lank YORK, S. C. )ORE, President BRICE, Vice Pres. RGUSON, Cashier McCORKLE, Asst. Cashier f great demand at tree-planting ceremonies, and Mrs. Harding has publicly expressed the wish that the lit the garden implement will travel far in this work. Camping Grounds Provided. The "tin can tourists." now becoming familiar everywhere, are proving another great agency in fostering trcc-p'anting. Municipalities have come to realize that attractive places must be provided for tliem to stay. Hundreds of towns have laid out parks and groves for the reception of these motor tourists, the American Forestry association reports. Rivalry in this has sprung up between neighboring municipalities, with healthful and beneficial results. Arbor days in the fall and Armistice day provide a sequence of appropriate dates for tree planting, and plans are being rushed for starting thousands of trees growing on these ! occasions. In the yard of one of the public schools in Washington?the Force school?there Is now growing a Lombardy poplar planted in the memory of Quentin Roosevelt. Quentin attended the Force school when his illustrious father was president, and is the only one of the former pupils of the school to lose his life in the World war. On rich of the succeeding anniversaries of Armistice day, sons and daughters of Washington's most distlnmiiihnH rnalrlnnla have ioined in exercises in honor of the son of the late ex-president. On,the drill field of the University of Illinois 173 trees have been planted to honor the memory of 173 former students who "went west" before the war ended. The university is not ending its efforts there, though, and is tnklng an active part in the movement for making the nation's highways roads of remembrance by planting trees along the borders. Variety Important. American Forestry association officials urge that the proper kind of trees he planted. Varieties like the e'm and the sycamore should be planted where the ground is low and rather moist, while such trees as oak and pine should be planted where the site is dry and sandy. The situation of the trees, the organization urges, should he carefully selected with reference to other features of the site. The chamber of commerce of Santa Rosa has planted four and a half miles of shade trees along a section of the state highway, in honor of the gold star men, the women's club assisting the commercial organization with the plan. The trees are on each side of the highway, twenty feet from the center. Luther Ilurbank was consulted as to the proper shade trees to plant there, and his suggestions followed. The civic organizations of the towns along this sixteen-mile section of the state highway have lined the entire roadway with ornamental shade trees, with the assistance of women's organizations of various characters. The American legion and the school children aided, too. At the completion of the planting, the California highway commission will take charge, and be responsible for the care of the trees. In planting trees the first quesiton that comes up is the kind of trees to select. The answer to this depends upon a few easily ascertained factors. One of the most important is the character of the soil in which the trees are to be planted. A few trees, notable among them the American elm, are adaptable to a wide range of soils. Some other trees, such as the tulip 4 1? ? ?: - 1 urt\ rniuire <i ?ptruiut luiiuuum v? soil in order to thrive. Deep, rich soil is essential to the tulip and some others. The Question of climate, of course, must be considered. No one is goinp [ \ [VICEc have every facility r the speedy handling your business. RESOURCES . re so a hi pic and our uipinent so complete at we can be of TANTIAL IVICE TO YOU. c avail ourselves of cry legitimate facility the end that the lations of our patrons \y be to 1 hem both SANT and car to a man at Augusta, Ga? and it was turned over to liirn for this purpose, averred the petition. He immediately, continued the petition, without the knowledge or consent of j the owners, "proceeded to fit up thej car with secret compartments and I receptacles <?,r whisky" and loaded; it with whisky, and, by circuitous I route, went to Georgetown, this state, where he was arrested for transport?jff be?y W nSii s f" r^B? a of W1 0UR [Sf*i| $ Ai lOW* 2S ((1 .'fill th A 2-; SY]"RS' ill #11' I .v^U :| I 1111 ?' L' :iS? PLEA ,5 11 P: i'CLi -i to plant a palm tree in New England, and expect them to thrive or even to live, but there are distinctions much Oner than these. The live oak grows best in the south, for instance, while the sugar maple thrives best in the j more rigorous New England and j Vmthwestern climates. The American Forestry association j has worked out answers to every ques- | tion that can be asked about the [ proper trees to plant in any section or I community, and this information is at the disposal of individuals or organizations undertaking a tree-planting programme. But officials of the forestry organization say that it is safe to follow the course of planting trees which*-already are thriving in the neighborhood in which the trees are to be planted. Illegal Human Nature.?"Some of the laws you have helped to frame have not been rigidly observed." "I'm not complaining," replied Senator Sorghum. "Even Moses cou!d not insure a strict enforcement of so simple and explicit a set of rules as the Ten Commandments." ? Washington Star. ^ m a rr -i I AAh.iL 1 < > < < < < I If any of our custom* 0 tiable valuables, such as j; ings Stamps stored in Si < we suggest that you tun <? will give you a receipt fo 1 our money safe, which is < > i| BURGLAR PROOF CONTAINED THE] jo COVERED BY INS < I But Bonds stored in our J as the vault is only fire pi J | ting bonds in the vault. & o | Please give this your 11 is not responsible for loss |); our receipt for same. ? BANK OF I M. L. 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