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'GOVERNMENT OF ? COMMON SENSE' ? ? It^JPROMISED BY COOLIDGE IN '% FINALLY ACCEPTING NOMI >. NATION. Washington. ? A "government of oommon sense," dedicated to honest? and . economy at home and pe&cr abroad, was promised by president Coolidge in formally accepting the nomination of the republican part} as Its candidate for President. Declaring domestic affairs of chiel ooncern to the nation, Mr. Coolidge proposed further tax reduction and "more tax reform" and announced his Intention to appoint a committee to in vestigate means of aiding agriculture. He summed up the foreign policy ol the administi atlon in a Bingle word peace ? and promised to propose after the Dawes reparation plan gets under way another conference to consider further Imitation of armaments and codification of International law. Addressing himself to possible oppo sition party issues. Mr. Coolidge re ferred to the question of honest gov ernment and replied that "the govern ment is sound" and would prosecute wrongdoers fearlessly. He referred tc a ' probable "discussion of liberal thought and progressive action" in the campaign and answered that liberality In thought and progress in action Is all well enough for the country, "but it* greatest asset Is common sense." The address was devoted largely to a review of the accomplishments oi the administration during the last four years, and contained a specific program for the future in which the President outlined his views in charac teristic short, pungent sentences. Detailing his views, tho President announced he favored: The principle of protection. The child labor amendment. The permanent court of Interna tlonal justice. Further limitation of nrmaments. Support by the government in en ? couraglng American citizens and re sources to assist in restoring Europe. Enforcement of the prohibition laws. Specifically he declared opposition to any general extension of govern ment ownership and control and tc aggressive war. Decrease In Milling of Cotton. Washington. ? Cotton consumed dur ing July totalled 346,671 bales of lint and 40,884 llnters, compared with 350, 277 of lint and 39,583 of llnters In June, thla year, and 462,654 of lint and 45, 933 of llnters In July, last year, the Census Bureau announced. Cotton on hand July 31 was held aa follows: In consuming establishments: 719, 827 bales of lint and 100,640 of llnterfl, compared with 950,620 of lint and 110, 778 of llnters on Juno 30, this year, and 1,093,618 of lint and 127,139 ol llntera In July 31, last year. In public storage and at compresses: 673,934 bales or lint and 57,796 of lint era, compared with 882,204 of lint and 69,742 of llnters on Juno 30, this year, and 938,903 of lint and 36.000 or Unters on July 81, last year. Imports during July totaled 6,597 bales, compared with 13,641 In June, thla year, and 6,356 In July last year. Exports during July totaled 211,533 baiea, including 8.906 bales of linters compared ylth 230,979 Including 13, 831 of llnters In June, this year, and 171,469 including 3,661 of linterB Id July, laat year. Cotton spindles active during July numbered 28,710,359, of which 15,392, 664 were in cotton growing States, compared with 29,216,486, of which 15, 682,726 were In cotton growing states, 1ri June, this year. Rod Cross Cables $100,000 to China Washington. ? The American Red Cross cabled $100,000 for the relief of victims of the floods sweeping sever al provinces of China. Chairman John Barton Payno ordered the donation upon receipt of a roport transmitted through the State apartment at the request of the Red Cross by Min ister Schurman at Peking. Minister Schurman estimated that ten mtllllon persons are nlready af fected b ythe floods and that "$10,000, 000 wllll bo needed for relief work. Army Flflht on Weevil Atlanta, Oav,1? Intensive research work with powerful poisons for con taining the bold weevil will begin in about tan days at the Georgia experi ment station of the chemical welfare department of the army, It was an nounced here by Rrldagier Oen eral Amos . Fries, chief o fthe ser vice, who survey o fthe Orlffln, sta tion. Kill Twe In Bank Robbery 8eattla,Wn. ? Miss Isadora Hall, ?lea-president of the Snoqualmle Val ley Bank at Tolt, was ordered to throw ap her hands by three bandits at the taller'* window of the bank. She obey ed than sheriff Matt Starwlch and six deputies arose from behind the tel ler's counter and oredred the bandits to surrender. In the ensuing revol ver fight two of tha bandits, B. C. Mar lone and Ted Lasha, were killed. Tha sheriff had been advised of gM lfttpandbig attempt to rob the bank. FOUR KILLED IN OHIO AT A GRADE CRO88INGL Hamilton, Ohio. ? Four persons were killed and another probably Injured fatally when an eastbound Cincinnati, Indiana and Western passenger train struck the automo bile in which they were riding, eight miles from here. The dead are : Roy Fawns, 20, Lelia Fawns, 16, a sister; J. E. Johnson, 36, and his daughter, Dolores, age 11. Mrs. Roy Fawns, a bride of two days, was probably fatally injured. According to the engineer of the train, the automobile was speeding up a grade preliminary to crossing the track when he first noticed It. Tho automobile was half way acrosB. he said, when the engine struck it, throwing the machine about 50 feet. The gasoline tank exploded and the wreckage caught Are, Mrs. Roy Fawns was burned about the head and body, and phy sicians declared at the hospital here that she will die. CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT JOHN W. DAVIS ACCEPTS NOMINA TION AS PRESIDENTIAL CAN DIDATE. Clarksburg, VV. Va, ? The supremo need of the hour 1b to bring back to i the people confidence In their govjrn-' ment, John W. Davis declared In his ' address ucceptlng the democratic pres idential nomination. Formally putting under way the na tional campaign of 1924. he Indicted the republican party "in its organized capacity for having shaken public con fidence to Its very foundations," and laid against It these specific charges: "Having exhibited deeper and more widespread corruption than any that this generation of Americans has been called upon to witness. "Complacency In the face of that corruption and with Ill-will towards the efforts of honest men Lo expose It. "Gross favoritism to the privileged and utter disregard of the unprivileg ed. "Indifference to world peace and timidity In the conduct of foreign affairs. "Disorganization, division and in coherence." Declaring that on the record he would ask the voters of the country to pass judgment of condemnation, "as a warning to all men who aspire ; to public ofTice, that dishonesty, either in thought, word or deed, will not be ; tolerated to offer in exchange a "pro- j gram baaed on democrtlc principles and guaranteed by a record of demo- , cratlc performance." Pledges Honest Government. The chief things to which he pledged himself were: | An honest, impartial, and, bo far as ' human wisdom will permit, a just gov ernment. Opposition to any challenge ? "or- j ganlzed or unorganized, under what- j ever name or in whatever character j It may appear"? of the constitutional i guarantees of religious freedom. Enforcement of all laws, Including; the prohibition amendment and stat- i utoB enacted under it. Agricultural aid through revision i of the tariff; governmental assistance1 In extending the "co-operative market- ' ing principle and by other moans. | Reduction In taxation and revision 1 of tho tariff. Economy In government, but not of j the kind that deprives government em- i ployea of pay equal to that they would j receive from private employers for! similar wtnrk. Approval of the world court. Co-operation officially with all legl- | tlmata endeavors, whether from the \ league of nations or from any other1 source, to lessen the prospect of war; I to aid In repairing the ravages of past ' wars; to promote disarmament and to \ advanco the well being the mankind. ; Protection and Conservation. To maintain tho means of adequate national defense "until reason is per- i mitted to take the place of force." | In opposition to the Impairment cither by Injunction or by any other j device" of tho rights of labor to or- | gani/.o and to bargain collectively for "an adequate wage earned under healthful conditions." The protection of women and child ren from human greed and unequal laws. Prevention of child labor and sup-j presslon of the Illicit traffic in soul j destroying drugn. Conservation of all of the natural j resource* of the country. "Orateful care" to Hie "veterans of our wars, especially to those who were strlckon and wounded In the country's service and whose confidence has been so cruolly and corruptly abused." atop Lww Comai UntUr Flra. RalAifth. ? Flnpaalarrf for the much complained of "Btop, I^ook and I<ln(?n Law," (ho motor vehtola title reglfitra- j tlon act. both product* of the 1&23 lag trilatura, wore among the 31 htlla In troduced kr? the houne when it recon vened aftar a recens ovar tha weok and. % Tha h'11 to repeal tha "stop law" wan Introduced 1>y Hoprenentat'-o Llndftey Warren, of naaufort. entattvo Brown, of Pitt, nont In th ft mtAiure to kill title r,<*.?<rntion. 50,000 DEAD FROM FLOODS IN CHINA / ? 20 MILLION DOLLAR8 NEEDED FOR RELIEF WORK; MILLIONS LEFT HOMELESS. Washington. ? Minister Schurman at Peking reported to the stato depart ment that, according to figures obtain ed from the China international relief commission, $20,000,000 Mexican, will be needed for relief operations in con nection with floods in China. The commission estimated 5,000, 000 Chinese would be affected by the food shortage. The minister reported the situation as "very serious," adding that the spring crops had been destroy ed over wide areas by the rain. Water will remain over large areas for some months so that winter wheat can not be planted. Shanghai.' ? Millions have been ren dered homeless and at least 50,000 persons have been drowned in the de vastating floods which aro sweeping widespread areas of China, submerg ing tens of thousands of villages. Thousands of refugees are pouring into Peking. It is impossible to get even an approximate of the fatalities, but 50,000 is said to be a conservative estimate. Unusually devastating floods with accompanying widespread destruc tion of property have been re ported from various sections of China during the last few weeks. I>ato in July there were serious Inundations In the provinces of Chihli and Hunan. On Saturday, further floods were re ported from Kwangsl and Sinkiang but It was reported that the loss of life had been up until that time com paratively small. Disastrous floods in history includo the following: Johnstown, Pa., May 31, lvS89, nearly 2.000 lives lost. Galveston, Texas, September 8, 1900, more than 6,000 lives lost in in undation resulting from huricane, and $12,000,000 In property destroyed. Pittsburgh, Pa., March 12-15, 1907. few lives lost but $10,000,000 in prop erty damage. Paris, France, January 20, Febru ary 5, 1910, few lives lost but esti mated damage placed at $200,OOO.OOQ Austin, Pa., September 30, 1911, loss of 774 lives and $6,000,000 in property. Mississippi valley, spring of 1912. known loss of life 230, property dam age In excess of $10,000,000. Ohlo-lndlana, March 22-27, 1913, loss of 452 lives in Ohio and 54 in Indiana, with total property damage estimated at 163,000,000. Texas, December, 1913, nearly 200 lives lost In Belton, Brayn, Brown wod, Marltn, Temple and other towns. Property damage $5,000,000, Erie, Pa., August 3, 1915, Iobs of 87 liveB and $7,000,000 In property. Pueblo, Col., June 3, 1921, more than 100 lives lost and property damage be tween 15,000,000 and $20,000,000. Swatow, China, August 2, 1922, 72, 000 lives lost and 'city nearly destroy ed by typhoon and tidal wave. Fort Worth, Texas, April 24-26,1 1922, 34 l.ves lost and $7,000,000 prop erty loss. San Salvador, San Salvador, June 13, 1922, 200 persons drowned In Cande la:la district flood. Cottor. Hurt By Lack of Rain. Washlngten. ? Crops and weather conditions In southern states during the week were summarized by the de partment of agriculture as follows: | There was considerable rainfall during the week in the northearn por- ! tions of the cotton bolt and showers were unevenly distributed in the south east; in the central and west gulf! sections, including the southern por tions of Arkansas and Oklahoma,, only a few lccal areas received ma-] terial rainfall and severe drought con- ' tinned generally. There was no mark ed c hange in the general condition of cotton in the eastern, central-north ern. and northwestern portions of the belt where progress was m?stly fair to very good, but the continued ab sence of rain intensified the need fori moisture In other portions of the belt. Cotton made fair to very good i growth where recent rains have fal len In extreme western and nrth western Texas, but the crop generally deteriorated elsewhere, though the condition of the early planted was still ! fair There were Increasing com plaints of shedding, premature open ing, and blooming at the top. Further deterioration was reported also from northern Louisiana with planta small and making llttlo growth. Two Women K 1 1 ' ??H In Motor Acoldent. HagerftlO wn, d. ? ? Mr*. Emini Btahle, B9. of Gettysburg, Pa., and Mr*. Itetta Btnlilo, 38. of Washington, D. C., were killed on the national high way several miles weal of here *rhon the automobile In which they were en route from Wn.ihlnKton to New York Btftte Bkld'led and overturned Robert N. Sthale, ?on end husband of the dead woinon, who wa? driving, escap ed 'inhurf Stable b- hr? wnt driv ing a the rate of r f'een mile* an hour when the rr ?1;id.".ed on tH? wet road AUTOMOBILE VICTIM8 DIE FROM INJURIE8. Raleigh. ? Police authorities were seeking to approhend Harrey Un derwood, of Bailey, driver of an automobile which crashed Into a motorcycle ridden by Herbert Drew and Ludwell Polk. Raleigh youthB, causing Injuries that resulted in their deaths. The accident occurrod on the Bll burne road about 12 miles from the clt^? An investigation by Traffic Offi cer Mangum was said to have re vealed that the automobile was on the wrong sldo of tho road. There were no eyo witnesses to the acci dent other than tho passengers in the car. BIG POWDER PUNT BURNS FIFTY FACTORY BUILDINGS CON SUMED IN THE CONFLAGRA TION. Nashville, Tenn. ? Forty-five million ' pounds of powder were destroyed by fire at 1 1". o Old Hickory Powder nlant near here. The loss, on the basis of present prices, la estimated at more than $2,000,000. The powder was manufactured for tho federal government during the war at a cost of approximately $22,500, 000 for the 46,000,000 pounds destroy ed. Machinery and buildings erected by tho government during tho war at a cost of mora than $5,000,000 were de stroyed by the Haines, which swept over an area of 40 acres In the heart of the plajit. The total war-time cost of the property and powdor destroyed was estimated to be more than $G8,- j 000,000. Tho powder had been stored hero by the government as a wur reserve. One-half of it was to have beou used in road building under tho direction of the department of agrlculturo. Tho fire vai declared to be tho greatest 8lngle loss sufforod by the government since tho world war and | was rated as one of the moat destruc tive incidents in tho history of gov ernment munitions plants. No one was soriously Injured, J. E. Cook, government guard, wj10 turned in the alarm at 5:20 a. in., suffered a blistered neck from tho intense heat. ( At Bundown, it was impossible to approach the area of the fire because of tho intense heat. An official osit mate of tho loss, therefore, was im possible. All estimates were made ; from a distance by government and private emp.oyes, Fifty factory buildings, owned by , tho Nashville Industrial corporation most of which were rented by the gov ernment for storage of powder, were consumed In the conflagration. The factory machinery was tho property of the government. The government office and all sur- i velllance records of powdor and In- j vontorles were destroyed. Although great Importance was attachod to the inventoriea, it Is believed that dupll- j catos are on file in the war depart ment at Washington. By 12:30 p. m., j the conflagration had exhausted Itself and left the area nothing but a white hot tangle of galvanized iron, brick, and etherized powder. No dangerous explosions occurred. Several thousand rounds of small arms ammunition were ignited, but the bul- > lets spent their force against the brick walls. Throughout the day firemen from i tho plant nad the village fought the ' flames. At 10 a. m. two flro enginos from the Nashville flro department i were sent to the scene to aid in tho work of flre fighting. Flight Certain to Bo ^Continued. j Reykjavik, Iceland. The next leg of the American world flight will not j bo attempted until all courseB of act ion have been maturely considered i from every point of view and the boat possible decision under tho circum stances is reached. This announcement is contained in nn official statement issued on board tho cruiser Richmond, flagship of the| squadron of American war vessels j which are patrolling the course of tho fliers. Cabinet Approve* Horrlot't Action. Paris. ? Unanimous approval has boen given by the cabinet to the action of Premier Herrlot and his colleagues at^the London reparations conference. This was announced at the conclu sion of the spwlal cabinet, council. A communique Issued shortly after the cabinet council adjourned says: "This ministerial council was acquaint ed with what was done at tho Ixindon conference and agreed unanimously to give Ita full approbation. Conse- j quently M. Herrlot, Clementel and General Nollet will leave Paris for I/ondon. Truok Tumbles Down Mountain. Newton. ? One of th? trucks contain ing 16 members of the Catawba county farm cluba of Hoya anrf gtrls, who have been on a camping trip through west ern North Caroline, tumbled down the side of the mountain four miles above Old Fort, It landed ' 75 feet below, completely demolished, and the occu pants were all more or lese injured. Mies Lottie Thornhurg, 19, daughter of Burette Thorr.'mrg, of Novrton, :?< reported to have d'ed tfom a broken back. x FAIL TO AGREE ON RUHR ISSUE COMPROMISE ON TIME FOR EVAC UATION IS SOUGHT AT CON FERENCE. London. ? The French and German delegates to the international confer ence resumed their struggle for a compromi&e on a time limit for the evueuation of the Ruhr ? one of the questions which is holding up the work of the conference and which must bo disposed of before the conference can proceed in a definite way with the program for instituting the Dawes reparation plan. The Germans say that the evacua tion should be completed within six months after it has been started while the French are holding out for one year. It is believed, however, that a compromise will be negotiated. Meanwhile the work of the confer ence was proceeding with a meeting of the "big fourteen" at Downing Street. It was understood that the "big fourteen." after their meeting at Downing Street left there without having arrived at any settlement on reparation in kind. The French premier, M. Herriot, it supposed to have returned from his Paris trip with authority to agree to the evacuation within 11 months, but the question of when the withdrawal is to take place and tho details of its execution remains to be settled. With the matter also is bound up tho decision regarding tho desire of the French and Belgians to retain a number of their men in the Rhlneland railway regime while the Dawes plan is operating. The Germans are in sisting in their demand that the rail ways be turned back under an all German status. Reports from all three committeee nf the conference now have been agreed to In principle, and tho opinion seems general that the oucoine will be definitely settled by Thursday or Friday. As a result of ewf-.hanges of views in Loudon banking circles says The Dally Telegraph, the interest rate on the proposed loan to Germany under the Dawes plan is generally computed at seven per cent and tho issue price is 93 while the underwriting will cover 91 1-3 per cent. Relief Plane Arrives at Plctou. Plctou, X. S.? -The Boston II, the substitute airplane to be us<^d by Lieutenant Wade, of the world-encir cling United States air fleet, whose original plane was wrecked off Ice land. arrived here. The plane left Eastport, Maine, and for 40 miles flew through light fog, but after reaching St. John, N. B., had Ideal w^eather. The trip from East port to Plctou, 230 miles, was covered in three hours. The Boston 11 came Into harbor practically unnoticed, but in a Bhort time a welcome was extend ed by the mayor and cltlzons of the town. A baud concert was held In honor of the visiting aviators. Florida Route Is Certainty. Charlotte, N. C. ? A hard-surface highway from Hillsvillo, Va., to near Mt. Airy, N. 0., as part of tho Great Lakes-Florida tourist route proposed by the Rotarians and Kiwanlans of West Virginia. Virginia and North Carolina, to bo built from Bluefields, W. Va , to the western North Carolina line, 1b assured, under terms describ ed in a telegram received here by David Clark, editor of Tho Southern Textile Bulletin, and a prominent Ro tarian. According to tho telegram, which I was ?ent by E. M. Llnvllle, president of the Mt Airy Klwanls club, the su pervisors of Carroll county, Virginia have agreed to re-loan to the state of Virginia $300,000 which the state owes the county, and which Is due to bo paid about January 1. 1925, for the purpose of constructing a hard-surface road from Hillsvillo, Va.. to the North Carolina line near Mt. Airy. The terms of the proposal dosignato Fancy Crap road as the one to be rebuilt. rtecently Hotarlnns from Charlotte, Concord, Lexington. | Thomasvllle, Salisbury, High Point, Greensboro. Winston-Salem, Mt. Airy and other North Carolina cities Joined with Ro tarians from West Virginia and Vir ginia cities In a meetng at Wythovllle, Va., to promote the Interests of a hard-surface highway from Bluefields, W. Va., to Mt. Airy, to divert motor tourist traffic from the Great I*aka? section through western North Caro lina to Florida. This motor travel has been taking a route through Chatta nooga, Tenn , or Richmond, Va.. a dis tance of more than ?0 miles out of the way. Qreanahor* Building Ntiri $3,000,000. Oreenaboro. Building totnl* her# ao far hare gone to 92,R6<t,536 for 1934 and Indication* are that they will aooa pea* the three* million* doltar mark. The city hall permit will add nr6und 1350.000 to the total. Work on It haa already * tart ml. It appear* that work will begin be fore the end of the year on the $1,. 300,000 pnMonger atntion. HI * hun drod and aftventy nine project* have boon ntarted here thla year, a large number of them dwelling*. HOW THIS WOMAN SOT STRENGTH Put Up 300 Quart* Fruit, 500 Gla??ct Jelly and Took Care of Four Children Norwallc, Iowa. ? " I have been mean ing for some time to write and tell you how much good your medicine has done me. When I started to take it I was al most bed fast and would have been in bed all the time if I had had any ono to care for my children. There was so much ?welling and pain that I could hardly take a step. I tooK seven bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound and used Lydia E. Pinkham's San ative Wash, and found that bo healing. I am not entirely well yet for I was in bad shape when I started your medicine, but I am bo much better that I am not afraid to recommend it, and I think if I keep on taking it, it will cure me. I have done my work all alone this sum mer, caring for four children, and I canned 300 quarts of fruit and made 600 glasaes of jolly, so you see I mugt be better. I feel pretty good all tne time and I am glad to tell others about the medicine. ' ? Mrs. C. J. WENNER mark. Box 141, Norwalk, Iowa. Women can depend upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to re lieve them from female troubles. For sale by druggists everywhere. Arbutus Hailed as Harbinger of Hope After the first terrible winter In New England, one of the tlrst sights to cheer the Pilgrims during the early spring days was arbutus, the "sweetest (lower that grows," The dainty blos soms were hailed as a symbol of hope, a promise of the better things In store after the tortures of thut dreadful (lr*t winter. Tradition relates that the ear ly Pilgrims were ?o overjoyed at the Right of the charming plant, the blos soms of which seemed to appear from tinder the winter's snow, that they called It the Mayflower. The true Mayflower, however, re marks the Detroit News. Is an Eng lish plant, neither resembling nor re lated to Its native American name sake. Whether the American spevies was named In tender remembrance of home ties In England, or in honor of the sturdy vessel that carried our forebears safely across the ocean, Is not known. The name Mayflower Is still In com mon use throughout New England, al though Jn otter sections the plant Is usually colled arbutus. The true ar butus Is also au English species tfmt Is not even closely related to our beau tiful plant. One who Is determined to spenfc hts mind gets along better by doing It in n loud, Jolly way. MOTHER! Watch Child's Tongue "California Fig Syrup" is Children's Harmless Laxative When your child Is constipated, bil ious, ha? colic, feverish brent h, coated tongue, or diarrhea, a teaspoon Till of genuine "California Klg Syrup" swet't ens the stomach and promptly cleans the bowels of poisons, gases, bile, sour Ing food and waRte. Never cramps 01 overacts. Contains no narcotics or soothing druga. Children love Its de lleloua t*St?V Ask your druggist for genuine "Cnl lfomla Fig Hyrup" which has full til rectlons for babies and children of nil ?***. plainly printed on bottle. Moth erl You must say "California" or you may ret aa lmJ/^Jon fig syrup. 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