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' IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER' f IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS I AND OTHER NATIONS FOR ( SEVEN 0AY8 GIVEN ? . ' I THE NEWS OF THE SOUTH ! . . What Is Taking Place >n The South, land Will Be Found In Brief Paragraphs Foreign? The Amatlan, Mexico, oil fields were 1 recently reported on fire, with drilling towers falling like chaff and the workmen fleeing. The cause of the conflagration is unknown. The financial loss cannot yet be estimated. Columns of fire hundreds of feet high are covering the entire fiald. Spain and Japan have given the Mexican government de Jure recognition. Preliminaries for a German-American treaty to follow the declaration of peace are being drafted in Berlin. Ger, many Is preparing a draft in which there are no reservations. Minister of the Interior Drashkovish * of Jugoslavia was shot dead by a 1 young Bosnian Communist recently. ( The assassin was promptly arrested. ' With the important railway junction point of Eski-Shehr In their hands, the ( Greeks are conducting a rapid pursuit 1 of the Turkish Nationalists dislodged 1 from that city and other points along 1 the front in Asia Minor. 1 Premier Lloyd-George has informed Eamonn de Valera that the British s stand ready to amend the home rule * act so as to grant dominion form of government to both the north and the 1 south of Ireland. London newspapers state that the * first great attempt of Lloyd-George to ? * ?*? J Aaiakliok O ?VAr. CI1U IU6 iriBU Will auu coiauiiou u |/V4manent peace In tbe turbulent Island 5 has ended in a deadlock, following the 1 presentation of what newspapers say 1 Is the most liberal terms ever offered 1 by any British government to the peo- 8 pie bf the south of Ireland. 1 The Japanese cabinet has decided to ^ accept the invitation of President Harding to a conference on disarmament , and for the discussion of far eastern ' problems. Four persons were killed and twen- J tv wounded in fighting which took i place between Fascistl and Commun- J ists at Mansone and San Stefano, Italy, recently. t Tbe first million dollar American cotton export has just been negotiated 1 ? i *Jnnn Dr^,ln/.ta IT"V. wmccu CUC AU4CI aau X i vuuvvu I port corporation, of Charleston S. C. j1 and the Darmstader bank of Berlin. f The situation in Upper Silqsia is 1 very critical ag&in in consequence of i a French note to Germany demanding I that the German volifnteer units be r disarmed and threatening troops un- r less compliance is made. The Brit- r ish government is trying to get the supreme countll together for a meet- g lag. j The German plebescite commission , in upper Silesia has been dissolved, (* and German interests in that zone will ( be represented by a "people's council" ^ from now on. ( * Washington? < c Charles C. Hinkle of Savannah, Tenn., has beenn ominated to be collector of customs with headquarters at Memphis. Representative Harry B. Hawes, Democrat, from the eleventh Missouri district, will retain his seat, the house committee on elections has ruled. His Republican opponent contested. Herbert Hoover says farmers should be permitted to borrow money for longer periods than is now possible. The Sheppard "baby bill" providing government aid in maternity and infancy cases, is a special order of business ''for the last week in July. '? Representatives of railroads in the Mississippi valley recently defended before the interstate commerce com mission their proposal to increase the ! , freight raes at points on the Mississip- j j pi, Ohio and Missouri ariver and on the gulf. 1 Judge A. M. Noble, for the past , four years chief judge and secretary j of native state affairs of Pago Pago, American Samoa, has arrived at San ( Francisco eu route to his home at ( Smithfield, N. C., having been sue- ., ceeded by Captain Hall of Detroit, j j i Existing credit machinery of the \ { government will be used for the pres- t ent in the making of cotton loans, treasury officials say, with out the j ( w creation of supplementary cotton loan ] fur.ds by private organizations. 11 ouij pers ui me couiuwesi naving i i sought the reduction of lumber rates in order to meet competition from the i Pacific coast, the railroads have ask- 1 ed the interstate commerce commis- j sion to grant a reduction of from 2 t to 10 cents a hundred. 1 The permanent tariff bill has passed the house, and will be rushed to the J senate, and the senators hope then 1 to "vacation." 1 Plans for future railroad financing, 1 if not actual government ownership, 1 are said to be under consideration by 1 the Harding administration. Secretary Melllon told the senate fi-11 nance committee that the understand- i ing Reached by the Wilson administra- ' tion deferring interest payments on the ( loans made by the United States to allied nations will be binding upon the ( present administration. \ Elimination of the confusions, delays and maladministration that have ( surrounded the care and compensation ( of veterans Is expected to follow the i operation of the feweet bill. . 11 > The valuation of the fit. Louis and ] Soutneastern Kailway company of | i .'le.tas was fixed by the interstate com- ( ...orcommission at S26.029.S39. i ? As a condition to the limitation ot 1 Und armament, Washington hears that r France is preparing to ask the l/nited * States to guarantee her protection in I the event ol German aggression over i French territory |c f \ t rs Practices <jf railroads in permitting neat packers to load certain articles )f groceries in their peddler und jranch house cars was held not unluly preferential recently by the inter* itate commerce commission. Rediscount rates will be reduced rom 6 to 5 1/2 per cent by the federal eserve board shortly. The rapid expansion of boll weevil >ver the Southern states has made "ecessary the establishment of a num)er of new field stations by the departnent of agriculture through that secIon of the country. Sen; r McKellar of Tennessee, recently speaking in the senate on the nethods employed by private detec;lves in procuring information, roundy scored theta, and called them a "wart )n American institution." Especially lid he score those who joined labor inions and twisted the sayings of the eaders into any old kind of thing :hey were paid to do. Renewed confidence that Japan will consent to a broad discussion of far eastern problems as part of the disirmament conference is evident in official circles. / For the purpose of reviewing the situation and determining what credit will be needed to facili'ate the marketing of this year's cotton cropl The federal reserve board held a confer3Tlr?0 -nritVl +VkA AA.rA.nA.n ^ A ?w n?wu iuo guvciuuro ui l lie icu* aral reserve banks of Atlanta. Rich mond, St Louis, Kansas City and Dallas. As a result of the meeting the federal reserve board anounces that they stand ready to extend further >. credit for the purpose of harvesting the cotton crop. Former Secretary Daniels and former assistant Secretary Roosevelt of the navy are scored for the methods used in investigating war-time scandal imong enlisted men at the Newport training station. Governor Harding of the federal re>erve board announces that he has call}d a conference to be held in Washngton of the governors of .the five relerve banks in the great cotton prolucing sections of the county to adopt i uniform policy on cotton loans dur? ng the coming marketing season. Plans for relieving the estimated ihortage of a million and a half homes hrougbout the country through the diversion of a greater proportion of the tation's twenty-two billion dollars in iavings deposits into home building are inder consideration by Secretary Hoover. Idle freight cars on the railroads of be United States number 4,268 less miy 8 man the previous week, due to , i brisk demand for box cars to meet , jrain shortages. , Domestic? i Official investigation of the deports \ Ion of Japanese laborers from Turlock [Calif.) has been started. ( A resolution requesting that a bill o prescribe penalties for persons dis- j juising themselve^ and violating the , aws of the state by inflicting punish- \ nent upon persons against whom no \ egal complaint had been filed, be sub- , nitted to the Texas legislature, was ( ecently presented to the Texas gover- ] lor by a member of the lower house. 1 Morgan Smith, member of the Arkan- i sas National Guard, encamped at Camp ^tke, was fatally wounded; Robert < Viartin fatally wounded and James I Jrqer seriously injured when a mar i ;mne gun wnicn tney were transport- i ng in a truck was accidentally dis- i :harged. The once proud German dreadnaught 1 )stfriesland is resting on the bottom >f the ocean, sunk by the bombs of American army airmen. The bombs vhich caused the sinking landed in i few feet of the side of the vessel md caved it in. Police of north Alabama cities are >n the lookout for Paul Murray, white, vho escaped during the night from he pail at Annlston Ala., by sawing his vay out. Pearl White, actress of the "wild voman" variety, daring, intrepid and u'vitc uu me grouna 01 non-support. >rave, Is suing her second husband for Dr. W. E. Armstrong of Gokomo, :nd., of "why worry fame," recently :ommitted suicide. He was 54 years >ld and is survived by a wife and two :hildren. Thomas Bell, a lineman of Nashrille, Tenn., was killed recently when le touched a "live wire." The business section of Marshall, ST. C., was entirely submerged by high vaters resulting from the torrential ains. With the head of one completely sev>red and that of the other almost cut )ff, the bodies of an unidentified voman and a little girl were found jy hunters on the bunks of a bayou ibout eight miles east of Jonesboro, Vrk. Two white men and a negro, charged with robbing freight cars at Hock Hill, S. C., and running a s tore for he disposal of stolen goods, h ive been irrested and jailed. Mrs. Melissa J. Woddlington of Salisbury, N. C., has sued a grocerynan for ten thousand dollars for sellng flavoring extracts to her husband hat caused him to beat and mistreat ici. I According to a decision of Federal ludge Henry I). Clayton the shrimp ' lishermen from any state or from ' mywhere may fish in the waters of Vlabania without paying any more evenue to the state than a resident I >f the state. J. W. McKnight, a plumber, has wice been the victim of whitecap)ing parties, it became known when ie returned to his home at Nacogdo- ( hes, Texas, after his second flogging. ' A meteor weighing between ">00 and ' >00 pounds, fell near Chattanooga, renn.. recently. 1 Illinois is shaken with the great ;st political scandal in the history >f the state. Two of Its highest state jfficers, the governor and lieutenant i governor, and a leading hanker and politician?Governor Small, Lieutem int Governor Sterling and Vernon Jurtis?stand accused and indicted on :hargos of conspiracy, embezzling and nisuse of state funds, running into nillions of dollars. The Morsihan sugar factory af New beria. La., was destroyed. The loss s $300,000 and about a million pounds >f sugar. 1?Former Germnn submarines being e locomotive, the DeWltt Clinton, start it Civil war veterans and others at the un tlon by th6 state of Virginia. NEWS REVIEW OF : CURRENT EVENTS: S? In Japan, Reassured, Is Expected to fls Cnfnr fhn Crtnfrtrnnm n uiuei iiic uuiiici ciibc oi ai Washington. u m MAY BAR SOME QUESTIONS * Britain Offer? Southern Ireland Do- ^ minion Rule Within Empire?New nr Crisis Over Upper Silesia?Gover- n( nor of Illinois Indicted for AI- nr leged Embezzlement te th By EDWARD W. PICKARD. H Japan, self-conscious, ruther yis- Fl plclouB and knowing both the strength In and the weakness of her position in the Orient, has been withholding her ?' acceptance of President Hurdlng's In- er ritntion to the Washington conference n In so far as the discussion of Pacific 00 problems is concerned. But repeated s' uonversations between Secretary ge Hughes and Ambassador Shidehara m are serving to dissipate her vague ob- p' lections and it is believed her com- fu plete acceptance will not be much long- nt ?r delaved. Mr. Ruches made it clear i to the ambassador that the sovereignty of Japan can assert itself at the a? conference us freely as that of any M jthor power, that the United States br has no disposition to draw hard und br Fast lines with regard to the subjects vl that shull be discussed and thut it tr would be most unfortunate if a hostile BJ ;?r suspicious attitude should develop re before the conference begins. It is Bl understood, at this writing, thut the th mikado's cabinet has virtually agreed that Japan shall enter the conference Jt without restrictions, having faith In Ihe good Intentions of the other par- Fi tldpnnts. SI The Japanese people, however, and Gi their prominent leaders, are not su unanimous in approval of that course, 00 many fearing the conference will be 'n dominated by the Ariglo-Suxons and Si will result In the strangling of Japun's at economic and political development in P11 Asia. There Is also a tendency, not ur confined to unofficial circles, to Insist cb thnt the matter of race eaualitv be nade an Issue nt Washington and that Pc the emigration rights of the Japanese be definitely fixed. It is reported, too. P8 that the cabinet has decided the Japa- W( nese representatives shall not enter In- 'e: to discussion of questions / affecting [lie sovereign rights of participating w< nations or of the Shantung and Yap P<J questions, which it holds were settled co >y the Purls peace conference. So far pa as Yap is concerned, it Is believed the ?r aegotiatlons between the United States <*r and Japan will have been concluded di and a friendly settlement of the dls- re [)ute reached long before the confer- sn *nce assembles. ov The Invitation to China to partlci- 1,11 pate in the discussions of Pacific Hiestlons has brought on some com- M plications. In the first place it is re- Ni sponsible for much of Japan's sus- pi piclon. Then. too. it was directed of course to the Peking government and i*e Clin Vnt SJ.m'v .< 11 w f i 111T i mm 1 HI government of South China protests. | on through its representative In Washington. that tho IVking government is not W| inallfied to represent the whole of M C'liinn aiul the Canton government also H? should he asked to participate. j *'i Premier I.lo.vd George, it Is an- ex nonr.eed in London, will attend the bj onferetice unless the unforeseen happens. With him, presumably, will he trl Korelgn Secretary Curzon; and It Is re likely the dominion premiers will he Al Ihere too, thotigh the PAtish empire gc will he represented as a tin it. Great be Prltaln has abandoned its tentative plan to have a preliminary conference in London on Far Eastern matters. |n pr "President" Knmonn do Valera had in another meeting with Premier Lloyd di George Thursday, and soon thereafter d? departed for Ireland carrying the gov- of rrnment's final offer of home rule for of the Island within the empire, practl- vl rally like that enjoyed by South Africa. 1>.\ .-w-ri-i.r. limine nr nDIMWlWG I en LA I LhlU nuuno ur uiiiiumhw | Concessions Made to Thirsty Londoners by Measure Passed by the House of Commons. H London.?While America Is debating the results of applied prohibition, isl London is to he granted a nine-hour l>r drinking day under a new bill in- | 111 troduced in the house of commons, j The new drinking hours will take the ' de pluce of the six and a half hours in j pr which drinking is permitted at pres- j th * ? * i ? wK^^SpV^Py^ ^V>K\ />: - ' >.: , v'<^BEL>!!??-?& *^?*- ?* " * ' &';& ; '# :':Xv. * '? inverted Into scrap metal at Cherbou lg under Its own steam for Chicago's 1 veiling in London of a statue of Ueorj his he will submit to thfc Irish "rejblleans" whose decision, Mie has as>rted, he will abide by. The plan was rst given In detail to the British ibinet and received Its almost unanlous approval. Premier Smuts of iuth Africa again had taken a hand the settlement and had suggested ical alterations which were adopted. Thus the prospects for Irish peace e fairly good, despite the fact that lster and the extreme Unionists renin to be satisfied., Sir James Craig, e Ulster premier, after meeting loyd George In London, returned to elfast to consult his government. He blared Ulster would not yield Its ght of self-determination, that Its paratlon from southern Ireland was j accomplished fact, and that "It )\v only remains for Mr. de Valera id the British people to come to rms regarding the area outside of iat of which I am prime minister." e emphatically repudiated the Sinn eln argument that Ulster Is In the Inorlty and must bow to the marlty In Ireland, admitting the unity the lslund and accepting self govnment, If It gets It, from Irelnnd as whole. Up to date He Valera and his >llengues have not abandoned this nn Fein position. It remains to be en which side wjll yield. For the moent, at least, the attitude of the peoe of southern Ireland Is more peaceil and conciliatory than thut of the irthern Irish. Upper SUesla comes to the front rain, with prospects of renewed troue which may result In another outeak of hostilities and even !n a '? ll?A nntAnto nltlaa P/?n. Cim ilUllUJg IUU Cliicuic HillVOi \>wuneed that the situation there was exemely critical, France asked Great rltaln and Italy to join her in sending lnforcements to the region. The rltlsh foreign office replied belittling e danger and proposing that a meetg of the supreme council be held on ily 27. To this Premier Brland reonded with a note announcing that auce Intended to reinforce the Upper leslan contingent and again asking rent Britain and Italy to follow lit, insisting on the necessity of a iumlttee of experts to hold a meetg Immediately to investigate Upper lesla und to draft a frontier, and inounciug that France was not preired for a supreme council meeting itil the experts have reached n deslon, and the allies are In u position enforce the decision as to the Upr Sileslan boundary by adequate rces in the disputed territory. DIsitches from Paris said 10,000 troops ere to be sent at once to Upper Slda, with artillery, tanks and planes. There was a chance that America Mild tie catieu on 10 meuiure. uur isltlon In rejoining the supreme luncll was that we would take no irt In questions affecting territorial id frontier adjustments unless gennl peace were threatened. Some ploinats believe that point has been ached. Naturally there is Intense tisfactlon In German official circles er the prospects of a split among embers of the entente. The advance of the Greeks In Asia Inor has been continuous, the Turk itlonnllsts retiring before It without ittlng up many serious fights. Last *ek King Constantino's forces ached and occupied the important llway Junction of Eskl-Shehr. This its the rail route to Angora, the pital of the Keinallsts. but the rallnys already have been destroyed, ilitary experts In Constantinople be>ve the Turks plan to draw on the reeks until their lines are unduly tended and then try to exhaust them ' a series of irregular attacks. In Albania the Mirdltes, a Christian Ihe. have proclaimed an Independent public and elected a president. The banian government has ordered a nernl mobilization to repress the re>1 lion of the Mirdltes. The United States has been soundg the German government on the oposal to negotiate a separate peace accordance with President Hnrng's program. Tlie pact. It is un>rstood, will embody such features the Versailles treaty as are not re' settlement of war accounts to he rtually Identical with those Imposed ; 11n- allies. It is believed Ilerlln j t. Under the new measure Loudon loons will lie allowed to dispense piers between the hours of 11 a. in. id 11 p. in., hut must remain closed r three hours during that period, otels and restaurants will he perItted. mainly for the benefit* of touris. to serve drinks until midnight ovlded that food Is also served to e customer. The hotel and restaurant feature Is j signed in order to remove the re- i oaeh of Americans that London Is | a dullest city in Europe. Under the i / .j / fr l ? rg, France. 2?Sew York's first I'ngennt of Progress exposition. 3? je Washington given the British nawlll see the wisdom of signing such a treaty without great delay. Meanwhile n movement for the recall of the American troops In Germany has started In the senate. Mr. Borah Introduced a resolution calling on the secretary of war for all data as to the size of the army of occupation, the cost of maintaining It and the payments of the German government for Its expenses. The senate promptly adopted the resolution without a roll cnll or a dissenting voice. The tariff bill, having been passed by fhe house, Is now before the senate but If present plnns are followed that body will not act on It finally until legislation to revive taxes has been enacted. This Is In accord with the understood wish of the administration. The prospect for considerably lower taxes, however, was dimmed somewhat by the rather startling statements made by A. D. Lasker, new chairman of the shipping board. He asserted that his Investigations have revealed the fact that the board operated last fiscal year at a net loss of $380,000,000, and predicted that during the present fiscal year the loss from operations alone will be $150,000,000. Mr. Lasker said the records of the board were In deplorable condition and that If It had been a private business concern the corporation would have been In receiver's hands long ago. He Indicated that appropriations of $300,000,000 would be needed for this year, but later he asked congress for only $125,000,000 for the next six months. The formal request for this sura was made through Director of Budget Dawes and with the approval of President Harding. Prodded to quick action by a preliminary report of the special commission on soldiers' relief, which scored the government for neglect of disabled veterans, the senate on Wednesday passed the Sweet bill without a dissenting vote. An amendment was adopted designed to transfer from the ex-service men to the government the burden of proof In establishing the origin of disabilities. In some other tespects the bill as passed by the house was altered. As pnssed by the sennte the measure provides: For the , creation of a veterans' bureau, responsible directly to the President, consolidating all soldier relief agencies; for the decentralization of the compensation and Insurance machinery now operated by the war risk bureau, and for the liberalization of compensation awards so as to relieve any former soldier suffering from ailments for which the war service was responsible. Dlrector#of the Budget Dawes has Informed President Harding that It will he possible to save about $112,512,628 In the government expenditures for the current year. This will be done mainly through curtailing departmental forges and equipment, and the work toward this end already Is n'oll ntwlur \vnv Tlio Ini'iracI oeHmnt ed savins?$30,342,119?will be In the Treasury department. In the Interior department It will be $19,827,101; war risk bureau, $10,534,523; War department. $15,000,000; Navy department, $10,047,891; postal service, $14,920,421, and so on through the list. Illinois provides a sensation of considerable magnitude through the indictment of her governor, Len Small, and lieutenant governor, Fred K. Sterling." These officials, together with Verne Curtis, a bnliker, are accused of fraud, conspiracy and embezzlement of state funds, the alleged crimes being committed, according to the charges, when Small and Sterling held the position of state treasurer. Hrlelly, It Is charged that Small and Sterling made loans of millions of dollars of stute funds to Curtis' so-called bank, which nil<1 not mncnonen hs 11 nana since 1008; that Curtis purchased with the money short-time notes of the Chicago packers which netted him about 8 per cent Interest; that the state received only 2 i?er cent on the loans made to Curtis, and that the accused men shared the rest of the profits. Of course, both Small and Sterling protest their entire Innocence, the governor laying the whole affair to the schemes of his political enemies, whose fight on him, both before and since his election, has been bitter. present law after-theater parties are Impossible. Now, while drinks must be ordered In restaurants before midnight, patrons may have until 12:50 to consume their liquors If they desire to avail themselves of the privilege. Coincident with the announcement that John Barleycorn Is getting almost his pre-war footing In England, the house of lords voted down an attempt by Lord Astor to establish state control of the liquor traffic. The measure was defeated mainly by a speech of the lord chancellor. I ? I ? DISTRIBUTION OF FONO FORJIBEMEN INSURANCE DEPARTMENT PAY8 $29,495 TO A NUMBER OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. CHARLOTTE HEADS THE LIST ' _____ amount raia oy insurance companico This Year for "This Purpose More Than Double That of 1918. Raleigh. Charlotte again draws the biggest share of the firemen's relief fund which the insurance department collects annually from companies operating in ?he state, and pays out to the 92 fire companies of North Carolina. The amount sent to Charlotte, according to the figures given out from the office of Commissioner Wade, is $2,812.66, against $2,192.43 which the Mecklenburg capital received last year. The total amount distributed this year is $29,495 against $24,352.74, and it is more than double the fund distributed in 1918, $12,547.97. After Charlotte,, the amounts distributed to the larger cities follow: Winston-Salem, $2,404; Wilmington, 12.137- Asheville. $1,724; Greensboro, Jl.494; Durham, $1333: Raleigh, $1154; High Point, $864; Wilson, $776; Rocky Mount. $762; Goldsboro. $699; Gastonla, $610; New Bern. $590; Payetteville, $541; Greenville, $512; Statesville, $450; Henderson, $428; and Kinston, $483. , Extra Congressman Probable. The eleventh congressional district of North Carolina, to furnish the extra congressman from the state ^uthoria ed in the Selgel bill pending in Con- j gress, Is mighty apt to be created"by the special session of the legislature whfen It meets. Some ot the democrats and all of the republicans want the additional district and the emergency which calls the lawmakers here to jtralghten out the municipal and school finances will provide also the opportunity for redisricting the state Into eleven congres slonal districts. May Appeal to Higher Court. Cotton mill respondents to the Southern Power comoany's peltlon for higher rates, parMally granted In the recent order of the corporation commission, will exeunt from the order and ask the commission to revise the rates it authorized. This step, according to announcement of counsel is preliminary to an appeal from the commission to the state courts and. most llkelv, the beginning of additional litigation to be finally settled by the United States supreme court. Senators May Split on Llnney. Washington. (Special). ? Senator Tverman said he thought he would vote for the confirmation of Frank A. Linney when the time comes. He and Senator Simmons have not yet talked the matter over, but it looks as if their votes would be one for and the other against. The delay is irritating Mr. Linney and his friends. I mmmrnmm?? i Postmaster Examinations. Washington. (Special).?The civil service commission has been requested to hold examinations of applicants for appointment as postmasters at the following places: Angier. Badin, Banners Elk. Bayboro. Black Mountain. Boardman, Candler. Candor, Caroleen, Clarkton, Cleveland. Cllffside, Connelly Springs, Cooleemee, Council, Garrysburg, Greenville, Hope Mills and Huntersville. An Invitation to Coolidge. Washington, (Special).?Vipe President Coolidge. Senator Ashurst, Arizona. Chairman Page, of the tariff commission, and chairman Fordney, house ways and means committee, were invited by E. P. Wharton, president of the North Carolina division, to speak at a congress of the Southern tariff association in Greensboro, N. C., August 15-16. Counties Collect School Money. Counties collect all the school money in'the state except the $600,000 equalizing fund, and the state directs its expenditure is all the difference that Superintendent E. C. Brooks tinas in this year's school law and that in effect a year ago. An analysis of the present law, and an application to present conditions is contained in a statement, somewhat supplementary to the statement made by Governor Morrison, in his call for a special session of the general assembly to convene on December 6. Analysis by Dr. Rankin. Taking seventy-one people as a fractional unit of the population of the state, Dr. W. S. Rankin, head of the state department of health, told the teachers at State college summer ,school what would happen to the 71 in the course of a year. One of the unit will die during the year, two will be sick in bed during the entire twelve months: 30 will be itnoiih' 9K will he healthy. 1U lllipaiicu uraui, and ten Jn vigorous health. That, he declared. Is the average health of North Carolina. Davis Withdraws Opposition. Washington, (Special).?R. L. Davis superintendent of the North Carolina anti-saloon league, announced he would not carry his fight further against Robert A. Kohloss as state nrnhihlHnn dfreetor. f - ? "I am satisfied that Mr. Blair and Mr. Roy Haynes, prohibition commissioner, are heart and soul in sympathy with the enforcement of the prohibition laws and they gave me every asurance that through Mr. Kohloss those laws shall b* executed, said^Mr. bavin. District Unit Road Plan. i Plans for the maintenance o? appro*- ?, 1 imately 5,000 miles of state roads in North Carolina were formulated at a 4 * conference of district highway engi- ' * neers with state engineer, Charles M. Uph&m, and within the nezt 30 days every mile of road accepted on the * state road man will be under constant* supervision of engineers who will be responsible for its upkeep. In furtherance of the plan to maintain the roads taken over by the state, every truck and other foad building machinery let out to contractors on lease will be called in and apportioned among the nine districts for use In M ? the upkeep of roads. More than 300 trucks and crews are available for this . - > work, and Mr. Upham expects to dou- ? ble that number with new allotment* . ' from the war department '*/ " Under the plans worked out, road maintenance wilUbe carried on under the district unit. County lines will be wiped out in so far ?s maintenance goes, and maintenance districts that will give the maximum use of men and v* V, equipment established. One crew will ' ( be givep charge of a restricted mileage a that will be maintained constantly by that particular crew. Maintenance districts will be erected. V % Cotton Farmers Jofn Bureau. The movement to organise the cot- . ton farmers of North - Carolina into bodies pledging themselves to sell . their cotton through cooperative agencies affiliated with similar agencies 4 throughout the cotton belt is probeed?; ing with the great momentum since the convention of North Carolind business men in Baleigh a few days ago sanctioned the movement'ahd adopted resolutions favoring the movement as one likely to help settle the cotton problem. This is the opinion of Wi Bruce Mabee, one of the held agents of the state department of agriculture. From Baltimore to New Bern. Washington, (Special).?hi confenencp with the war department. Congressman Ward, Congressman Brinson and Frank A. Hampton, secretary to ?AAiinra/l that OBUtt IU| OllUUlUUOi WTJJO ooouiou wuw* the barge line from Baltimore to New Bern would be not only continued but extended to Philadelphia, and that it is contemplated to add Elizabeth City to/the ports of call. Contrary to recent published statements, there is no disposition to interfere wjth direct service*from North Carolina points to Norfolk. To Defend State In Ray Suit. GoVernor Morrison has named W. 3. Brogden, well known Durham lawyer, as assistant to Attorney General Manning In defending the suit of Mrs. James Ray, Alamance county woman, who is asking damages of (he officers and men of the Durham machine gun company for the death of her husband during the Graham shooting last year. # * | For Local 8elf Government Health administration In North Carolina, Hke the administration of the schools, will be returned to a basis of local self government as a result of & conference held here by Dr. W. S. Ran- - A '(fy.A kin, secretary of the state board of health, and 35 or 40 of the part time neaun oiuuua buijuu^cu u> a? uwy counties. \ . ,' ' / > ?, ' Members of State Board. Leonard Tufts, of Pldefeurst, and W. ' P. Carr, of Durham, were named ah/, members of the state boar? of rocatlonal education by Governor- Morrl? , r son. The^etber member of the board Ig Miss Mary Arrington, of Rocky Mount, and Dr. E. C. Brooks, statG superin* tendent, is chairman ex-offlclo. i ' Hospital Contract Awarded. The building committee of the State hospital at Raleigh has awarded the contract to Mr. J. E. Beaman, general contractor, Raleigh. ' .. //. This contract co^rs construction to cost #600,000 and includes, among other work, two conjugate dining . rooms of nine hundred and fifty < jpacity each. \v- ? ... ' ' < ) Woman Official Resigns. Miss Daisy Denson has resigned her .. i position with the state board of charities and public welfare haying served the state continuously for 18 and onehalf years. ' . J . Mies Denson served as the executive officer of the board through the ' administrations of Governors Aycock, Glenn, Kitchin and Creig. Fair Week for Cotton. Washington, i(Special).?Temped ture averaged near normal in the cotton growing states during last week . and showers were general except in nnrfa nf Taths. according to crop bul letin of department of agriculture. The plants are blooming and fruit* ing well in Tenneesee and Oklahoma and made very good advance in Georgia and North Carolina. The condition is fair to very good in nearly all sections of Texas, except in the east and central coast sections. The weather was favorable in Arkansas. State to Back up Gun Company. * "The state will back up the Durham machine gun company to the limit,'* declared Governor Morrison when he confirmed the report that the state would undertake the defense of the members of the company who are being sued by the widow of the late James Ray, of Graham, killed by a member of the company when a mob stormed the Alamance county jail. "1 think the state ought to stand behind Jts militia," declared the governor. Otherwise, there is no law and authority." J jt ; 96.000 Per Cent Profit. Ninety six thousand per cent profit was figured into the evidence in the Camp Bragg land suit in federal court wnen ineill s. uiue, miseai muu dui?< er In the Cape Fear country took the stand in his own behalf and olaimedg that 1,900 acres bought by himself some 30 years ago for 4 3-4 cents per acre is now worth S60.00 per acre. He got the tract at a tax sale for 120,; plus 270 judgement and values it at 2114.000. 1 During the day the government com* pleWjJta case in the Blue lands. J A