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STATE SENATOR NOW!! DEPUTY COLLECTOR i c > i MARION COUNTY SENATOR HAS t SUCCEEDED LOVE IN TENTH t CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. c VACANCY IN SENATE TO FILL J c t Kanipe was a Star Pitcher for Trinity j" College, Defeating Wake Forest Four Years in Succession. t 1; ' Raleigh. c State Senator J. E. Kanipe of Mar- i] Ion county has taken the oath of of- c flee as deputy collector of internal 1 revenue for the 10th congressional district to suceed Hugh A. Love, who c recently resigned to accept the ap- c pointment as chief clerk at the state * prison. The new deputy took charge of the * office and will spend several day3 in a the field with collectors to becomo * familiar with the work in the district, 1 which comprises what is known as the third division in the revenue de- s partment; also Madison, Mitchell, Yancey and Avery counties of the j ninth district. i The appointment of Senator Kanipe s leaves a vacancy in the senatorial t ranks of the 33rd district, and there a is considerable discussion as to wUo c will enter the field. Senator Kanipe t will have four assistants. Kanipe is a former star pitcher for Trinity col- ? lege, in fact, the one who for four soc cessive years was victor over Wake g Forest. a ? - \ / Rate Increase not Operative. \ Power rate increases authorized for t the Southern Power company in its e July 8 order will not?be operative until the litigation, now almost entirely ] within the courts, is finally passed h upon by the supreme judges. t This is the view of the cotton mill t attorneys, concurred in bv a portion j r of the corporation commission. All members of the commission have not ( returned to the city, and it will likely be several days before the exceptions to the order led both bv the petitioner c C and the respondents are ruled in or out. ? Cheering Note to Business. 1 The co-ordinated activities of fed- r eral bureaus in five North Carolina ? cities during the month of July resulted in the placine of 690. men and 105 women in suitable positions. c Federal director and state commls- ' . sioner Shipman madQ the figures pub- ? Uc for the cities of Charlotte. Greensboro. Wilmington, Raleigh and Win- F stou-Salem. 'P0 mr>n*Vs r?rord is considered c by the department as a good one. and n a summary of industrial activity in s the state for the month carries a cheering note to business. ' v Discriminating Rate Suspended. c Suspension of a tariff carrying t hieher commodity rates of North Car- t olina dealers in beans, peas, canned <3 ? ? V poods. Including saiman. anw ana * evaoorated fruits and rice from the * Pacific coast than to Virginia dealers !n these commod'ties has been ac- [ eomnlished bv the North Carolina , Traffic association. c e "Clean Up Snuad" Coming. p A "Clean Un Souad." comnosed of war risk insurance representatives. ? will beein September 1 a tour of ^ v North Carolina to see personally every ex-soldier, who is asking for aid and to sea that he eets everything he ' is entitled to receive from the government. c e * M r? Martin Imnrovina. Washington, I Special).?Mrs. Mar- f tin. widow of the late C. H. Martin. F secretarv to Senator Overman, has ^ heen rrit'^nllv ill at the' Columbia * hospital, but is now improving. 1 Rtat* LeaH* In Cotton Mills. Nor'h Carolina has mcr? cotton mills g bv tar than anv other state in the t union, and is second in the value of t cotton manufacturers. Massachusetts c alone leads her in the value of out- 1 put. t Want Marrfinq a* State Fair. ( ?-><??><? on, (S*>?"ial).?Mrs. ^dith F VpT>fle>rhtlt T>ros?d?nt Of fhe Xorth Carolina .A <rr?o?iUvr?>l societv. has ?1ip %Tnr*h Car^'ina deloimMou ^ 'n opnrress o iT'i'o Prociflon* Hard- J in? tr> otfond ttio stato fair and make I ?" ess Tf believed that Pro?d- 0 d^r* Ha.rding will make a great effort ^ to cro. <3on->?r>rs Overmen and F'*nmons s and T?eT>r?s<?TttntIve **.oi )?irp F |p Op pp^tpf M-I'h flp j whop hp returns to the city from his j a vacation. j t Si'cee?*or to Chap'e?? A. Wrkh. J I Washfnetop 'Special).?While the department of iustire declined to say ( who would ho the successor to Charles e A. Wobh. Un'tod States marshal for s the western district of North Caro- I lina. it is conceded among: republican f loadepo here that Brownlow Jackson, h of Hendersonville. will be the man. * "Brownslow Jackson will he ap- s pointed and confirmed to succeed c Wehh." said former Senator Butler, fl He is endorsed hv Morehead and those of al'. republican factions in North F Carolina. S Vacancy in Genera! Assembly. f Another vacancy in the General Assembly which must he fillet! before the f extra session which will he called for f December was created when Senator <" ,T. E. Kanipe. of McDowell county, re- ^ c?ived his commission as field deputy e in 'he Internal Revenue Service from Collector J. W. Bailey. ^ Senator Kanipe was appointed by k Commissioner David II. Blair to succeed Hugh A. Love, who resigned to n accept the position as chief clerk at t the state prison. Senator Kanipe will have charge of the Asheville division, d Jrop Conditions In State.* Rains h^ve been general through >ut North Carolina during the past reek, according to reports of county arm agents. The coastal and mounain areas report some damage to xops on account of too much preciptation, but in the rest of the state hey are much improved. Some secions of Piedmont are still dry. In counties where it has not been ompleted, wheat threshing is in progress, a 5.0 per cent crop only bang practically assured. Corn is growng rapidly and prospects for a good rop are excellent. In some sections he ..rain has injured the cotton, but eports generally indicate continued mprovement and the crop now averages good. Present conditions point o a "good to fine" tobacco crop and n most places curing is well ad anced. Hay and grasses are in good ondition, but reported to be wasting a the fields in some of the mountain ounttes due to excess rainfall. Paaures are reported good. . With the improvement in pastures attle are looking better; the general ondition of all livestock is good and he supply about normal. Corn has been laid by in several secions and in some counties fa-mers .re breaking the land for wheat. Trops are worked out well, despite he wet weather. iimmons on War Path. Washington. (Special). ? Senator Simmons is threatening to uncover! n the senate what he t^lieves is a tep by Postmaster General Hays to hrow down the parcel post and enible express companies to recapture :ertain portions of the parcel post lusiness. A constituent tyas written Senator Iimmons complaining of the increas(d cost of sending a package between Jmithfield and Rose Hill. This packige, which contained stationery, reighed 48 pounds, and the charge vas 98 cents. The same package cost wo weeks previously 51 cents. The ixpress charges now are 77 ceilts. Senator Simmons thinks this cleary indicates that parcel post ratep lave been doubled, and intends to tell he senate that it looks like action aken for the direct benefit of the excess companies. s Second Chicken State. In the record of chickens and eggs in farms in 1920 North Carolina stands lecond in the list of the South Atlana?1w Kv tKo VIp. 1C O Id LC3 CALCCUCU UU1J IJJ biiv f ;inia record, while in comparison with he 1909 record North Carolina has nade a greater progress than Vir:inia in the number. The bureau of he census states that on the first of anuary, 1920, there were 7.393,161 hickens on hand in North Carolina vith Virginia having 7.860,488, Georda being third with 7,221,788. ror Co-operative Marketing. Lee and Scotland are the two latest ounties to line up for co-operative aarketing. each county having held uccessful mass meeting. Every business interest in Sanford ras represented at the meeting and irged the growers to sign up for cooperation. All three of the Sanford oanks gave B. G. Smith, in charge of he campaign in Lee, letters of enlorsement of the movement and these tanks are assisting in the sign up vork. , ixamination for Postmasters. Washington, (Special).?The post office department announces that an lamination will be held August 26 for tostmasters at the following places: Greenville, salary $2,800; Henderson, 2.900; Oxford, $2,700; and Roxboro, 2.300. Jew Editor of "Advocate.'* At a meeting of the board of publl:ation of the two Methodist confer>nces in this state, in the offices of the Corth Carolina Christian Advocate at 5reensboro, Rev. A. W. Plyler. pro tiding elder of the Greensboro district, vas elected editor-in-chief of the Advocate: Threatened by Mexican Pest. The Mexican bean beetle, a very deitructuive crop pest, is announced by he Department of Agriculture as now >eing within three miles of North Cardina, and headed that way. Alabama tas just been releasd from quaranine on account of the pest. Suard Assignment Requested. Washington, (Special).?At the re' luest of Aduj'ant General Metts, Senaor Simmons has requested the adutant general to assign Lieut. Col. ). D. Gregory, retired, to duty at the idjutant general's office in Raleigh vith the national guard. Colonel Gregory has been senior intructor, the R. O. T. C.. at the A. and 2. college during the past year. He s nn officer of the temnerament and ibilitv, which would be valuable to he newly organized national guard. )r. Rankin Denies Report. Seining for fi?h in Lake Raleieh by Commissioner John Rrav or any one rise was entirely without the permision of State Health Of fleer. \V. S. tankin. declared that official in the ace of wide-spread reports that he lad sanctioned the expedition of a reek ago when it is said that Commisioner Bray and a party of friends aught more than a hundr?d pounds of Ish in the city's reservoir. Fishing on any public watershed is 1 irohibitod without reservation by State Statute. Dr. Rankin declared. tow to Secure Victorv Medals. Applications for Victory Medals rom North Carolina should, in tho uture. be sent to the Victory Medal )fficer. Headquarters Fourth Corps irea. Fort McPherson. Gedrgia. Othr states in the area are: South Carolina. Georgia. Florida, ilabama. Mississippi. Louisiana. Aransas and Tennessee. The reduction in personnel lias lade it impossible to maintain Vicory Medal officers at all points. This office is now prepared to banle all applications promptly. m Si i r i' ,**<: iH' -/ J & JF** iTmy1Tf JpT ! > \ P ; !^b i / I Motor j i ! ' i ' , ? THOUGHT TO BE RECOVERING; r I Peritonitis, Superinduced by Abscess, E g Was Announced by the Specialists to be Actual Cause of Death. t e c Naples.?Enrico Caruso, world fam-; ii ous tenor, has died here. . c London.?Enrico Caruso, world famous tenor, was operated on, says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Rome, quoting a Naples message, and n was said to be extremely weak, the weakness of his heart necessitating ' injections of camphor every two r hours. t The operation, the dispatch says, ., was for an abscess between the liver v and diaphragm, which caused acute peritonitis. Caruso's wife and his brother were at his bedside. The tenor was, until a week ago, n on the way to recovery from the long q illness which began in New York last h winter early in the operatic season, ^ when he suddenly had an unexpected ( relapse and was removed from Sor- f rento to Naples. ^ He arrived at Naples, adds the dispatch. and the specialists who were called in, decided to operate immediately. cl a U. S. Lost Opportunities. t Copenhagen. ? "The United States v lost a great opportunity to sell her -] surplus coal," a leading Danish im- t porter told the Associated Press correspondent here, "because lin 1919 and 1920, when American sellers had the European market at their mercy, \ they made the mistake of sending to r Europe coal of very poor quality, and 1 ? charged exorbitant prices' for it." j c c Constantine in Eski-Shehr. 1 Paris?King Constantine, of Greece, j has entered Eski-Shehr, the important railroad junction in Asia Minor re- 0 "ently captured from the Turkish na- v Monalists, says a dispatch from j t Athens. j J ? ^ ^ ? % Efficiency Why the Sta Maintains c THERE is a point fa efficiency of a mc cannot be guarantee* turer. Thousand doll; known to render lo satisfactory service tl were valued at two c much. Mechanically your feet when it came t< factory. The best of mensurate with the j were used in its const] was as nearly ready foi as the manufacturers How do you selea From this point tl: for efficient operatio lies largely with you i and purchase fuel i and with the refiners STANDAR] Refill / wouia i ax oarm uncoi\a. Washington.?Drafting of the tax evision bill was taken up by the re- t lublicans of the house ways and [leans committee following the pre- 0 entation to the full committee of the f' iews of Secretary Mellon and other e reasury experts. New taxes propos- g d included two cents on all bank hecks, $10 on all automobiles and an ncrease of first-class postage to three 1 ents. p A Written Agreement With Reds. u London. ? W. L. Brown, European irector of the American Relief Administration, will go to Riga for the ' lurpose of negotiating a written greement with representatives of the tussian famine committee, whereby he relief organization can start feed- p ng a million Russian children and inalids, it was announced here. 8 : ti May Arrest Sheriff. s! Springfield, 111.?Hints that Coveror Small's retaliation to the service f warrants charging him with emezzlement and conspiracy to defraud n he ?tate, will take the form of pro- a eedings I\ainst Shei. Mester for tl alse arres?\ were given by close fi riend of the governor. tl p Record Potato Crop. Edmonton, Alberta.?Prospects for . record potato crop in this district re exceptionally good at the present | d inie and it is expected that the yield tl vill be as heavy as any yet harvested, q ''he acreage is 20 per cent greater ii han any previous year. tl Country Women Taking Lead. Raleigh.?Country women are takng the lead away from the town wo- fl aen in the matter of working out their p iwn means of home economics, ac- I ording to Mrs. Jane McKimmon, head ii if the home demonstration work in; ti sorth Carolina. Decrease in Public Debt. Washington. ? A decrease of $206,-! n 100,000 in the public debt during Julyjb ras announced by the treasury. The d otal gross debt on July 31 stood at o 123,771,000,000. r V^LJU 1^1 y vs. Gas ndard Oil Com i Great Experin eyond which the Y 01 tor car or truck good j i by its manufac- to it, ir cars have been to see nger and more up to i lan others which can g< >r three times as pleasi by tin "job" was per- impro > you from the effort! materials, com- ment >rice of the car, _ ruction. The car r efficient service Oui could make it. seekii t Motor Fuel? Pre0^ ie responsibility iness n of your motor prope (who must select which and lubricants) facts. their j 0 OIL COfl iers of the best ? * . Conference on Pellagra Held. Washington?Plans for co-operatior o prevent the spread and recurrence f pellagra were discussed at a con erence here in which Surgeon Gen ral Curamingj of the public health ervice, health officials from 12 ol lie southern states and representa Ives of the Red Cross and the de artment of agriculture participated, mother meeting will be held al hich it is expected a report of con itions in the south will be prepared jr transmittal to President Harding, Paris Will Entertain Council. Paris.?It has been definitely decidd that the next session of the allied upreme council, at which the quesion of Upper Silesia will be taken up, hall be held in Paris. Southern Not to Benefit. Atlanta. ? Announcement has been lade by I>auren Foreman, publicity gent of the Southern railway, that his road will not secure any benefits rom the $500,000,000 advance from lie government which President larding is trying to arrange. To Speed Up Ocean Mails. New York.?The steamship Presient, assigned by the government to tie postoffice department, at the reuest of the postmaster general, went lto commission as a speeder-up ol lie delivery of ocean mails. Pilgrims Land From Mayflower. Plymouth. Mass. ? Another Mayower came to Plymouth, this one the residential yacht bringing President larding and an official party to join a formal observance of the tercen enary of the landing of the Pilgrims Business in Soutn America. Washington. ? Except for improve nent in Argentina, South Americar usiness conditions were pictured at epressed during July in the reports f economic conditions from its tradt epresentatives. soline El ipany (New Jer lental Departmet ir task is to find a consis gasoline, adjust your carbi and use no other. Our w< that this gasoline is cons standard; to make sure thi et it wherever your busini ire takes you in the field s 3 Standard Oil Co. (N. J, ve it when possible tnrou? s of specialists in our De^ Department. Mow Expert Guidaru r development men are at lg still further to improv cts. These experts have de ives to study of the refininj and the relation betwee rties of the oils and the s< they render. They deal o You can't go wrong in foll< guidance. APANY (N< gasoline obtaina r Llnney Not Yet Confirmed. L Washington.?That popular gam< , putting off to another day action c the nomination of Frank A. Limit for district attorney for Westei North Carolina and the nomination < i the Georgia negro, "Link" Johnsoi ? for recorder of deeds for the Distrh of Columbia, was again played in tt senate. So often has it been playe that the count has been lost. The agreement was to bring th ; matter up some dhy next week to se . what action would be taken in ?xin a date for hearing the matter. ' * i ii^ The Advertised Article I ? ? 1 is one in which the mer11 chant himself has implicr faith?else he will not ad vertise it. You are safe ir patronizing the merchants whose ads appea: ' in this paper because thei goods are up to date anc not shop worn. : : Let Us Print You Sale Bills When it comes to nea i and effective printing > of any Kind we wil ; guarantee to give yo\ satisfaction. # i lu ' M 1 (ficiency sey) nt , >lj f" iretor ork is tantly it you ; ess or erved \. t' " ?h the relopwork e our voted n the srvice nly in / owing ,'' ' ? " * *" | jjj ;w Jersey) ble ^ * . ?? ? / | V v * ' ' ' "V - V' -i+3 mmmmmmmmmm*mmm 7 A New Record For Wireless. b, Charleston, S. C.?What is believed in to be a new record in the radio world sy was a wireless message received here 11 from one of the two seaplanes which if flew from Charleston some days ago, a, bound,for Pensacola, from Newport ;t News, and delayed considerably en te route by engine trouble. The wireless d flashed to Charleston come from a seaplane at Titusville, Fla., while the 1 . ie flying boat was 3,000 feet in the air. >e The radiogram spanned a ^distance of ig 465 miles or thereabouts. < - ! f TaSA#% liljcigjiiuiKji " when you want ithat next job of 5 Printing You will get first-class work, and you will get it when promised, for having work done when promised is one of the rules of this office. I If you prefer, send the j j order by mail or bring | it to the office in person. t | UDM8HnBMMUHM \ \ Let Ut Show You * I What We Can Do ^ i.. i Jl. .