Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, July 28, 1921, Image 3
' IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD OVER'
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IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS I
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
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SEVEN 0AY8 GIVEN ?
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THE NEWS OF THE SOUTH !
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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
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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. (
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Washington? <
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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
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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:
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Japan, Reassured, Is Expected to fls
Cnfnr fhn Crtnfrtrnnm n
uiuei iiic uuiiici ciibc oi ai
Washington. u
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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
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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>.\
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LA I LhlU nuuno ur uiiiiumhw |
Concessions Made to Thirsty Londoners
by Measure Passed by
the House of Commons.
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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
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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.
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DISTRIBUTION OF
FONO FORJIBEMEN
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT PAY8
$29,495 TO A NUMBER OF
FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
CHARLOTTE HEADS THE LIST
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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.
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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.
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"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
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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.
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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. \ . ,' ' / >
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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.
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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- ?
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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
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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