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Established in 1891.
PEACE SETTLEMENT
SHOULD COME SOON
SOCIAL AND NATIONAL LIFE OF
GERMANY IN DANGER OF
COMPLETE COLLAPSE.
PRESSURE OF HUNGER GREAT
Allies Intend to Exact From Germany
Every Cent of War Indemnity
She Can Possibly Pay.
London.?Necessity for a prompt
peace settlement was emphasised by
Winston Spencer Churchill in the
house of commons. All information,
he said, showed the great privations
the German people are suffering and
the danger of collapse under pressure
of hunger of the entire structure of
wuiiuuu Bvciui auu national lire.
To delay the peace settlement, declared
the war secretary, would inevitably
be to run the risk of having
nobody to settle with and of having
another great area of the world sunk
under bolshevik anarchy.
Regarding the amount to be recovered
from Germany, Mr. Churchill
said it had already been announced
the allies intended to exact all Germany
possibly could pay. There
would be substantial contributions for
the upkeep of the army on the Rhine
in addition.
The secretary closed by speaking of
the necessity of safeguarding civilization
against bolshevik anarchy, and
likened Europe to a liner sinking
gradually, compartment after compartment
Ailing and threatening the
great vessel, and all paseugers.
QUESTION OF LEFT BANK OF
RHINE LOOMS UP LARGELY
Paris.?The question of the left
bank of the Rhine will figure in the
preliminary peace treaty, according
to the Paris edition of The London
Daily Mail. In certain quarters, it
~~*~"hdds, there is serious consideration of
the formation of an Independent German
republic on the left bank of th?
Rhine. The allies, it is said, would
continue to hold the present Rhine
bridgeheads until Germany completed
her indemnity payments.
In discussing the Indemnity regulations
as fixed by the peace conference
committee on reparations the
newspapers say Germany will have
to pay a certain sum before the end
of 1919 and the balance during a period
of from 20 to 30 years. The allied
powers will decide on measures
to supply Germany with raw material
and the manner in which commercial
relations will be resumed.
"PANDORA'S BOX PULL OF
EVILS" 8HERMAN CALLS IT
Washington.?The constitution of
the league of nations, as presented at
the peace conference, was pictured to
the senate by Senator- Sherman, of
Illinois, as a "Pandora's boxful of
evils, which would empty upon the
American people the aggregated calamities
of the world."
Senator Sherman sharply criticised
President Wilson, asking who nuthorixed
him to "rear above the republic
an autocratic power." He added that
the authority was not to be found in
he constitution of the United States,
nor was it implied from undefined war
powers, and gave it as his opinion that
the president has been acting either
as "a usurper or a dictator."
WHEAT GUARANTEE BILL
READY FOR SIGNATURE
Washington. ? The administration
wheat guarantee hill was completed
with the adoption of the conference
report by the house, and Is now ready
for President Wilson's signnturo.
TV. n maaaitrn ? ???
mvuouiD a |?^i 91.UIIU,000
000 as a revolving fun'l for the
purchase of whe*t and authorizes the
president to create an agency or agencies
for purchase of the 1019 cron at
the guaranteed price of $2 29 a bushel
and to repcso in the agency or agenc'es
the ant?>or'*v to pnn?rv pii
merce In wheat and wheat products.
PRESIDENT WILSON WELCOMES
NEW ENVOY FROM ARGENTINE
|n welcom'ng the new Argentine enToy,
Mr Wilson exnreessd npnrecln-.
tion for the friendship of the South
American republic and promised all
possible assistance for the maintenance
of harmonious relations between
the two countries,
Amon.? the bills siimcd hv the
President were the rivers and harbors
annrourlatino toll end the measure
validating $2,700,009,000 worth of
informal war contracts.
GOVERNMENT SHOULD SERVE
INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE
Washington.?Governors of States
end mayors of municipalities, meeting
to dtscuss alleviation of unemnloy
ment. heard President W'lson In a
hr'ef address emnhnslze the principle
that governments should serve In thp
} Interests of the common neonle. In
this snlrlt he nrced that the federal,
1 8t*to and local rove-uments work to
^ gether "In steadv'nr and ei??ng and
facijitet'nr the whole labor processei
of the United States,**
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CHAPLAIN THOMAS SWANN
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Chaplain Thomas Swann of the
Episcopal church of Saginaw, Mich.,
was awarded the distinguished service
cress tot extraordinary heroism in
action at the Marne and Vesle rivers
during August, 1918.
PLAGE TRUST IN IDEALISM
Boston Speech Regarded as Searching
Appeal to Hearts of the Plain
People of America.
Paris.?President Wilson's Bosfon
speech was awaited here with curiosity
and some anxiety. It wus expected
to show how he intended to address
himself to the task which is
regarded here as a task of supreme
importance for the result of the peace
conference and for the political future
of the United States. That task
is to secure the support of American
public opinion for the work already
done in Paris and obtain a valid mandate
for the work that remains to be
done.
As viewed from Paris, the question
at issue seems to be whether the peapie
and the legislative bodies of the
United States will hold fast to the
policy inaugurated by American intervention
in the war and sanction
an organization for peace in the world
on a solid basis or whether they will
prefer to revert to the policy of transAtlantic
provincialism and call it
splendid isolation.
The best judges of the situation are
the most optimistic. They believe
that the strongest force in the United
States is the unselfish idealism of
the great mass of American citizens.
They think that President Wilson
has only to make plain to the Ameri
i mt iiRuiiit; meir posuon as co-eponBor.s
for the peace and welfare of civilized
humanity for them to give him
the support he needs in perfecting the
arrangements tentatively made for
the establishment of a league of nations
and the formulation of a Just
peace settlement. His Boston speech
is regarded as a very searching ap1
pen! to the hearts of the plain people
in America.
FREDERICK H. GILLETT IS
NOMINATED FOR SPEAKER
Washington.?Representative Frederick
H. Oillett of Massachusetts, was
nominated on the first ballot bv the
Republican caucus as the party candidate
for speaker in the next house
of representatives.
Representative James R. Mann, of
Illinois, ran second with Representative
Philip Campbell, of Kansas, who I
entered the rare a few days ago. after j
Representative Shneon D. Fess, of
Ohio, had withdrawn, far behind.
EUROPEAN EMBARGOES ON
COTTON CAN'T BE LIFTED
Wshngton ?President Wllnon told
senators and representatives from
e.otton growing states it would be Impossible
to lift European embargoes \
on cotton until aftor the formal dec
laratlon of peace.
The president told the cotton representatives
and senators that, under
the terms of the armisice, Germany's
status quo must be m'lnnined which
was a further discouraging indication
for the cotton situation.
A. MITCHELL PALMER IS
TO BE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Washington?President Wilson nominated
A. Mitchell Palmer for the cabinet
position of nttorney general. Mr.
Palmer probably will ' take office
March 4 the date tentatively fixed by
Attorney General Gregory for his retirement
when he resigned several
months ago to return to private practice
of law.
The resignation of Mr. Palmer as
alien property custodian has not been
announced. |
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TORT MILL,
NEW LOAN BILL IS
PASSEOJY SENATE
HOU8E HOLD8 BRIEF SE88ION
OI8PO8ING OF CONFERENCK
REPORT ON HOSPITALS.
MANY BILLS DOOMED TO FAIL
No Matter of Sufficient Importance to
Require the Calling of an Extra
Session Expected to Arise.
Washington.?The sixty-fifth congress
entered upon its last full working
day. facing an unprecedented mass
of legislation, but with the contested
"Victory loan" bill out of the way.
The senate remained in session all
night to pass the loan bill, the key-|
stone measure of the calendar, while
the house held a business session,
disposing of the conference report on
the hospital bill.
Passage of the loan bill without a
record vote and in the identical form
in which it came from the hou$a defl
nitely marked the course of future leg- i
islation and gave assurance that
President Wilson would not find it
necessary to change his plan of deferring
a call of the new congress until1
after his return from Franco, prob-'
ably in June.
Most Republicans favored an earlier
extra session, but after Republican
senators at a conference last night
failed to reach any decision as to the
advisability of obstructing the loan
bill no filibuster was undertaken.
Although many important bills, including
the $720,000,000 navy appro-1
priatlon measure with its authoriza-1
tion of a new three-year building program
and the 1,215.000.000 army bill.
annarentlv nre Hnnmail tn oortuln f?:i
ure. administration leaders believe
that none is of sufficient importance
to require an earlier call of congress,
and that the president will adhere
to his original plan, announced
after he arrived from Paris.
Passage by the senate of the "Victory
loan" bill, authorizing sale by the
treasury of $7,000,000,000 of new
short term notes and $1,000,000,000 for
advances by the war finance corporation
in extending American foreign
commerce, came after a bitter controversy.
a threatened Republican filibuster.
COAL AND OIL LAND LEASING
BILL IS TALKED TO DEATH
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Washington.?The oil and coil land
leasing bill virtually was killed when
obstruction led by Senator LaFolIette
of Wisconsin, Republican, prevented
a vote on the conference report which
had been adopted by the house. Managers
and opponents of the bill agreed
that there now is practically no
chance of securing action on the hill
before Congress adjourns.
Senator LaFolIette spoke for three
hours and a half nad only yielded
he floor to T>or?-ri't "V'pt- ? ' |
bill being laid before the senate with
the understanding that If the oil bill
was again brought up. he would not be
barred from speaking again. j
The Wisconsin senator devoted
most of his address to an attack on
the senate rules giving conference reports
priority over other matters and
on the practice of bringing in s.icli reports
on imDqrtant bill late In the session.
Washington.?Forty per cent of the
total known oil supply in the United
States, exclusive - of oil shale depos
its three states, has been exhausted,
according to estimates transmitted
by Secretary Lane to the senate
commerce committee in compliance
with a resolution presented by Senator
Kansdell. of Louisiana.
ITp to last January 1, Mr. Lane said
a total of 4.5908.000.000 barrels had
been produced, while the known available
oil resources, not counting" the
shale deposits, in the ground and in
fb?ld storage were estimated at 6.740
400 000 barrels. D'stillation of
shale deposits in Colorado. Utah and
Wvom'ng. however, would produce
70 000 000.000 barrels of oil. the secretary
said.
LAST OF COASTWISE SHIPS
RESTORED TO THEIR OWNERS
Washington.? Ships of the Merchants
and Miners Transportation
Company, engaged in Atlantic coastwise
traffic were turned back to nri
vate management by the ruitroud administration.
Officials of the company
accepted the relinquishment which
heretofore they have protested.
This action restores the lust of ttfe
coastwise steamship lines not owned
by railroads to private management.
40,000000 RUSSIANS ENGAGE
IN EFFORT TO SAVE COUNTRY
Paris.?"Forty million Russians in
organized governments are now cooperating
in a movement for a reunited
Russia. These Russians nre
working and fighting, dying by hundreds
and even by thousands daily.
' in an effort to save Russia from com!
plote destruction; and all this is heing
I done without a thought of political
ambition." said Sergins Suzoncff, min!
itser of foreign affairs In the Denikine
i government.
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EDWIN Y. WEBtt
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P ufl I jMH|U 3
swfiBSfil?
Representative Webb of North Carolina
who haa been promised the vacant
Federal judgeship in that State.
PID NOT CHANGE OPINIONS
Decision of Executive Council Will
Not Be Binding Unless Approved
By All Signatory Nations.
Washington. ? President Wilson
told members of the congressional
foreign relations committees that unless
the United States entered league
of nations, the league would fail and
chaos and turmoil beyond description
would result in Europe. Views of republican
members opposing the league
constitution as reported to the peace
i conference apparently were not
changed by the conference.
Hitchcock, of the senate committee,
said the President held that derisions
of the leagues executive council
on disarmament would not be binding
until specifically approved by
each signatory nation, and that consequently
the American Congres would
have the opportunity to pass on the
apportionment of armament for every I
nation conecrned. The President said \
that section hud been misconstrued.
Concerning the clause giving the
right to the league to consider acts
| threatening world peace, President
l Wilson said that the clause was inI
definite and would be made more clear
! by writing in a safeguard which j
| would require that every recommen- |
dation by the council should be unanimous.
It also was said that the President
informed the senators and representatives
that the disarmament provision
would not interfere with the
military training of men. but that it
was evident that a trained body of
men would not be a danger to world
1 nnnr>A if thotr ormumAn* ???
. .. MiiuMiiioui otifkiiica were
kept in check.
Mr. Wilson said the provision for
enforcing the determination of the
council in case it was disobeyed by
any nation would apply in only one
case, and that where the party
j against whom a decision was render|
ed had property, including territory,
in its possession which it would not
surrender.
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: EACH CHARGES OTHER WITH
RES ONSIBILITY FOR DELAY
Washington, ? Although marked
progress in disposing of legislation
was made by Congress after announcement
that President Wilson
would not call an extra session until
after his return from Europe, adminj
istration leaders still were extremely
, doubtful that all the necessary appropriation
bills could be enacted before
adjournment.
There was considerable tension
over the legislative situation at the
capitol after it became known that
the President was insistent that all
necossary legislation be disposed of
at this session. On the senate floor,
and in private conversations. Democrats
and Republicans charged each
I Other with rnonnnoilillH., ? '
' i.T IU1 urmy ill
action on important measures.
MORRISON OPPOSES REPEAL
OF DAYLIGHT SAVING LAW
Washington.? Prediction of labor
leaders that a national daylight-saving
| law. making all working hours day;
light hours would reduce the number
of industrial accidents, was borne out
In the pas year, said Frank Morrison,
secretary of the American Federation
of Labor, in a statement urging that
the law be not repealed. Provision
for repeal of the act has been attached
by the senate agriculture
committee as a rider.
CONSTITUTION OF LEAGUE
IS WISE, SOUND AND JUST
Washington. ? Senator Owens of
Oklahoma. Democrat, speaking in the
senate, declared that while not per
feet, the proposed constitution of the
; league of nations is "wise, sound and
! Just" in Its fundamental principles. |
The speaker, who has just returned I
from France, urged the senate to con- |
slder the league plan constructively !
rather than "existing vague suspicions
and arousing the hostility of
i our people." I
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RAILROADS REMAIN'
IN FEDERAL HANDS
CONGRESS MAY TAKE SOME ACTION
IN SUMMER SESSION IF
ONE IS CALLED.
I
imPBOVEmENTS TO BE MADE
The Railway Administration Decision
Not to Relinquish Control at This
Time is Not Reversal of Policy.
Washington.?Uncertainty over the
status of railroads in the immediate
future was largely removed by Director
.General Hines' announcement
ufter conferring with President Wilson,
that the government would not
turn the roads back to private management
until Congres had more opportunity
to consider a permanent
program of legislation.
This was generally interpreted as
meaning that the railroads would be
under government management for at
least another year, and probably longc
\ If a special session of Congress
is called early in the summer, railroad
legislation might be taken up.
With the temporary statu* determined.
the railroad administration
will go ahead vigorously with the pro
gram for making improvements and
extensions, both for the sake of the
rail properties and to stimulate the
demand for material* nn?i i .1.?
ing the readjustment period. Another
effect will be the increased use of
waterways iu accordance with Director
General Hines''expressed policy.
It was said at the railroad ndministrution
that ?the decision not to relin
quisli the railroads at this time is not
a reversal of policy. The railroad administration
has long advocated eurly
relinquishment, it was explained, but
not until Congress had had time to uct
on the proposed five-year extension of
government control or to consider
other legislation.
DOG MEAT SELLING AT
TWO DOLLARS PER POUND
Washington.?Additional light on
the situation in the portions of Russia
under bolshevik control is given
by a summary of reports secured recently
from a number of refugees who
passed through Helsingfors on their
way from Moscow to Stockholm.
"The party at Helsingfors," said
the summarv. "whs comoosed of
French, British, Belgian and Italian
citizens, most of them Red Cross
workers. The reports all agree as to
the excessive cost of all necessaries
and the scarcity of food. Dog meat is
quoted at four rubles (two dollars) a
pound, horse meat at 15 rubles a
pound, pork at 60 rubles and bread at
15 rubles.
SAYS FRANCE DOES NOT
WANT GERMAN TERRITORY
Paris.?The peace conference plans
to reach agreements on the more important
questions between March 8
and March 15. Captain Andre Turdieu,
one of the French delegates. told
foreign newspaper correspondents. He
said the conference hud four vital
problems to solve?the Franco-German
frontier flic Adriatic ?itimtinn
the Russian frontier and the question
of the freedom of the seas. All those
questions probably will he completed
in a fortnight.
Captain Tardieu declared France
does not desire to annex the loft hank
of the Rhine, hut only wants guarantees
which will prevent Germany
from using it as a base for attacking
France.
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES
GET AMERICAN SOLDIERS
Cohlenz.?The American officers
and men who are go'ng to Rritfsh and
French universities as sold'ers on detuehed
serv'oo have been selected n"d
will proceed immediately to the d'fferent
universit'es ?ssiened them The i
number of applications for the British
universit'es was loree. and naturally
there were sothe who were disnp
pointed
BLIZZAP^R ARE REPORTED
IN SEVEN WESTERN STATES;
Clilraso?Blizzards were reported
in Minnesota, iowa. Ml3seu?ut i)k!i
homa, aKnsas, Nebraska an 1 ?oiithern
South F?akota. The weather bureau
predicted zero weather for Chicago.
In Minnesota a stock train stalled
1n the snow was struck by a passenger
train, two persons killed and a
number inujred. Near Wausa. Neb.,
a passenger train with 25 persons
aboard was stalled in the snow.
ANOTHER EFFORT ON FOOT TO
SUBMIT SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
Washington.?Chairman Jones, o".
the senate woman suffrage committee,
announced that before Congress adpourns
another effort would be made
to secure adoption of a resolution
authorizing submission of an equal
suffrage amendment to the federal
constitution. In making the announcement
Senator Jones introduced
a mort'fled re.solutfon giving states initial
authority to enforce the proposed
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CAMP GREENE IS GIVEN IM
Company Composed of Land Owners
of Bite Aequlro Title to the Em
tiro Property for $25,000.
Washington (Special).?The war
department has practically made
Charlotte a present of Camp Oreene.
It has turned over the camp, lock,
stock and barrel, to the company composed
of land owners of the site, represented
by Mr. E. C. Griffith, for the
nominal sum of $25,000. Charlotte is
to assume all liabilities that might
arise.
The papers wore signed by the warr
department authorities this morning
and the Camp Greene deal is officially
and finally closed. There were two
other bids for the camp, but the department
was inclined to give Charlotte
preference.
Manager Griffith says he expects
the camp will be turned over to his
company by March 15.
His plans for development of the
camp into an industrial and manufacturing
suburb are well advanced,
tome deals having been already closed.
Among these is one by which
the splendid laundry building completed
about the time the armistice
wsa signed, will be utilized as a spinning
mill.
Public Incomes Tax Exempt.
Statesville.?Officers and employes
in m suuc or a political subdivision
thereof, such as a county, city or
town, will not be required to pay income
tax on their salaries, wares and
official fees received during 1918, according
to rulings of the internal revenue
bureau at Washington, copies of
which were received at the offiqp of
Collector Watts. In determining his
liability to file a return and to pay income
tax. under the new revenue law.
any such officer or employe may omit
such compensation from his gross income.
With respect to any taxable Income
he may have received in 1918
from other sources, he is subject to
all the provisions of the law. and
must file a return if such other Income
amounted to $1 Oftft or more or
$2,000 or more dependent upon his
married or single status.
Will Lift Embargo on Crabs.
Washington. ? Shipments of soft
shell crabs from Eastern North Caro
Una to destinations north of the Potomac
river and points west of the
Ohio river can proceed uninterrupted
after March 1. The embargo of the
product that finds favor on tables
north and west will be lifted then.
To the Tar Heel who resides far Inland.
the idea of a soft shell crab industry
big enough to invite an order
from the United States railroad administration
may provoke laughter.
However, the industry brings into Carteret
county alone something like $75.000
during the rush season of March.
April and May.
An Effective Liquor Law.
Morganton.?Wilson's Burke county
liquor law has gone Into effect with
a rush and during the few days it
has been in effect three alleged blockaders
have been Jailed. This being
equal to any month previous.
The expense of being caught and
tried now comes from the moonshiner
and the fee, $50, for each man caught
in operating a still, is paid by the
moonshiner himself instead of a county
or government expense, as heretofore.
Registration of 789,813.
Washington (Special).?A total of
482.48.1 North Carolina inen and 307,350
South Carolina men registered for
selective service In the four registrations,
according to figures included in
the second annual report of Provost
Marshal General Enoch Crowder to
Secretary of War Baker, copies of
which were received by the members
of the local board for Charlotte. Of
the North Carolinians. 105.922, or
^6 29 per cent, were unmarried, and
South Carolina had 65.733. or 45.43 per
cent, single registrants. This state
sent into the national army through
the draft 51.690 men, while South
Carolina sent 37.104. and of these 4."17
North Cnrol'nians and 3.653 South
Carolinians were rejected, leaving
vorth Carolina a renresentation of
47.173 men in the national army and
Roiifii Carolina 33.451.
Young Ao-.irt In Trouble.
Asheville.?Following a raid made
on the Lsnpren hotel by S. Glenn
YounR, captor of the Crawleys. Gny S
Lavender. manager of the hotel, had
a warrant issued for Younc. charRine
the Rovernment aRent with assault
with a deadlv weapon and false imnrisonment
for the period of one hour.
Mr. Lavender charRes YounR with
threatening to '"flx" him (Lavender)
followinR the payment of a hotel *>*11
which Lavender savs he re?u?r?d the
apent to pav. and which Young do
pled he owed.
Bridge to Be Rebuilt.
Fayetteville.?Plans already under
way for the erection of a new concrete
bridRe to replace the county
bridge at Manchester burned, accordinR
to announcement made by F. L.
Holeombe. member of the board of
county commissioners. Mr. Hoicombe.
E. V. Fden and Albert Wade
commissioners, with an engineer and
contractor, visited the scene of the
(Ire and plans for the new hridgo arc
heinR drawn now. Construction will
bo completed tn 60 days.
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s. A
$125 Per Tear.
DEDUCTION FROM
TUX LIBERAL
MERCHANTS MAY DEDUCT FROM
ncTwnri ALL AMOUNTS PAID
OUT FOR ADVERTISING.
IMMUNITIES OF PHYSICIANS
Farmers Deductions Consist Partly In
Cost of Seed and Fertilizer Used,
and Harvesting of Crops.
Statesville.?That deductions more
liberal than those embraced in any of
the previous income tux-acts, for business
expenses, are allowed under the
new revenue law. is a fact that Collector
Watts, of this district, is calling
to the attention of the taxpayers
throughout his division. Discoursirg
further upon this subject Mr. Watts
said:
"Business expenses are the amounts
nctuullv 1 *
|.nui ui iiiciirrca during the
tax year in the conduct of a business,
trade or profession.
"A merchant may claim as deductions
the amount paid for advertising.
hire of clerks, and other employes,
the cost of light and fuel,
water, telephone, etc.. used In his
place of business, the cost of operating
delivery wagons, motor trucks, and
incidental repairs to such vehicles.
Amounts expended in entertaining
out-of-town customers may be deducted
if the sole purpose is to cultivate
the good will of the customer and obtain
an increase in trade.
"A physician may claim as deductions
the cost of medicines and medical
supplies used by him in his practice.
a reasonable proportion of the
expenses paid in the maintenance an !
repair of en automobile used in making
professional calls, the expenses of
attending medical conventions, dues
to medical societies and subscriptions
to medical journals, the rent paid for
office rooms, the cost of heat, light,
water, telephone, etc., used in such
office rooms and ?he hire of office assistants.
The same deductions are
allowed a dentist.
"The farmer may deduct all
amounts paid out in preparing his
land for a crop and the cultivation,
harvesting and marketing of the crop.
The cost of seed and fertilizer used
end amounts expended in caring for
irvestock are deductible items. The
cost of minor repairs to farm buildings
other than dwellings, and of fences,
farm machinery and wagons may be
claimed, also the ?ost of farm tools
which are used up in the course of a
year or two and of materials for immediate
use such as binding twine.
stock powders. etc.
Another Industry For Charlotte.
Arrangements are being made
which are exneeted to result In the
bringing to Charlotte about 10 000
tons of uonpatone annually from
flemp. 85 miles east of this city on
the Norfolk Southern railroad, to be
ground. and talc extracted by the Oliver
Qunrtz company, which will be
shipped to northern points. accord'ng
to "W. S. Creiphton. of the Charlotte
Shippers and Manufacturers' Association.
Soapstone Is gathered at
Hemp.
Heretofore, the soapstone has been
ground by a plant at Hemn and sloped
direct to northern points. Th?
Oliver Quarts C!omn?nv
break of the war. has been engaged
almost solely In the manufacture of
acid proof cement for the government
and war contracts having been filled,
the companv is to turn to the gr'nding
of sonpstone and shipping of tale
as one of its pence-time activities.
Webb to Get Judqeshlp.
Washington. ? President Wilson
said that he would appoint the federal
Judge for North Carolina right away,
and added that he had made up his
mind to name Representative Webb.
This information is accurate.
It is believed now that the President
will act immediately after Congress
adjourns. It will be a recess
appointment.
Teachers Are Poorly Paid.
Charlotte.?The average salary paid
teachers in 1918 was $243 less a year
than the average wage pMd to scrub
womfin in the United States navy
yard." stated a card received by C?nntv
School Superintendent J. M. Matthews
from the University of North
Carolina education extension service,
urging general support of the new educational
hill Introduced in Congress
hv Congressman Towner, of Iowa.
This hill, the card stated, provides
for the estahllshmentof a federal department
of labor.
Boy Mangled by Dynamite.
Statesville. ? Herman Pharr. 17year-old
Bchoolhov, had his hand badly
mangled while en route to school
with a piece of dvnamite in his pocket.
Just how the accident occurred
cannot he explained by the bov except
that he was fingering with the
explosive while it lay In his pocket
and it suddenly "went off." His motive
for having had such a dangerous
piece of paraphernalia In his possession
could not be learned. Doctors
say it may be necessaiy to amputate
the wounded hand.