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* 1 The sign \ one'qua] ^ The Qoodvich dealer +4 one thing about on< *4 else about another. I '* abcutcve,jQcodrich \ You can buy the G \ fabric 30 x :3'/^ for ' j famous Good rich Sil size?and be certain one quality only in manship. And you on the basis of Got which means that value in tire and in Buy your tires, t where you see this G It means satisfaction TH&B. F. GOODF Akrot TUBES 8ILVBRTOWN CORDS < " New Petroleum^ Law Viewed With Favor Caracas, July f7.?The oil industry is' greatly interested in the passage by the Venezuelan congress of a new petroleum l^w which is said to be more favorable than any previous similar law of this country, and to afford more workable conditions than any Latin-American law governing petroleum development. Concessions for exploration are se'cured from the government in zones of 10,000 hectares each, for a period of three years -and for the payment of two cents per hectare as a tax. W4thin this perion the contractor has the right to select up to one-half of ?rich zone for exploitation. - There is practically no limit to the amount of acreage allowed to one contractor, although there is a nominal limit of 300,000 hectares for exploration and one-half this amount for expliotalion. Above these amounts the financial ability of the purchaser governs. The exploitation period is 40 years instead of 30 years as formerly. An initial tax of two bolivars per hectare or 16 cents per acre is payable at the beginning of the exploitation period, and annual rentals of two boilivars per hectare are collected for Ihe first three years, four bolivars per hectare for the succeeding 27 years and five bolivars per hectare for the remaining 10 years of exploitation. Formerly the contractor was obliged to select his quota of acreage in nareels nf 200 hpct#ru? in checkerboard fashion, leaving an equal" area as a national reserve. Under^the new law the parcels are of BOO hectares or 1,235 acres each and .these may be grouped as desired. . Th& government receives 10 per" cent royalty except in areas 200 or more kilometers distant from the sea or from Lake Maracaibo,, or in the areas south of the- Andes, the production from which pays only seven and one-half percent royalty. In similar areas taxes are reduced to one-half. In former laws the contractor was obliged to deposit a guarantee amounting to as much as $1 per hectare to insure compliance with the terms- of his contract, but no such guarantees are now required. Former contracts may be adapted to the new law simply by announcement of the fact to- the Ministry of Fomento. It is probable that most .of the companies and individual now Itolding SUch former contracts will choose to operate under the new and more favorable code. It was "the intention of the Venezuelan authorities to create a law that would be practical and sufficiently attractive to stimulate the development of this Important branch of the national resources. That they have succeeded is evidenced by the NltereA being: shown not only by the oil companies already operating, but by the increasing number of representatives of petroleum interiest* now investigating conditions in this bountry. New Invention Arouses 'Much Interest Liverpool, July 17.?A combination of the Diesel and the turbine,? or a tort of rotary oH~eagine, is claimed to have been evolved by a British in? vtentor and is arousing the greatest interest in shipping circles. If the inventor can substantitate his claim thtf'liMig "hrokefl fofredaetion in run 4T, ning MkU of eteamere la within sight, ' and the-new engine wiU mean a reconstruction of a large part of the mercantile marine. few-' of Lity tires " 's sign does not mean % ? li:e and something *' t means the same thing * tire?one quality only. oodrich "5 5" clincher your light car, or the Ivertown Cord in any i that you are getting material and workmake your purchase )drich fair list prices, you are getting full service. . ubes and accessories I roodrich dealer's sign* 1 i in every transaction* I tICH RUBBER CO. , I i, Ohio 1 FABRICS B Oxford Univeraiy Now Admits Worn* London, July- 17.?Oxford Univei sity now admits women freely to il degrees and to univei3ity men.be ship, but Cambridge still . locks it doors against them. Naturally ti women don't feel a bit grateful f< such glimpses. They want the dooi unlocked. The women from the Cambridg Colleges of Newnham and Girtc have demanded admission to degre< and University membership on tf same terms as men. Not long ag 2,600 of them signed a petition 1 this effect. The reply given by tJ university was polite,. but unsatfc factory. Within the last two years Can bridge has voted and countervote on various proposals to admit womei The only proposal which it has a< tually carried?and to this practici effect has not yet been given?is thi women who are qualified for degr< status may obtain "titles of degrees but not real degrees. In making this half hearted offi Cambridge is proposing to treat w< men just as it formerly treated Jev and Nonconformists, whom it a!s tried to satisfy with the titular di gree until Parliament stepped in ar Compelled the University to abolis its discriminations of creed. Now women want Parliament 1 intervene and compel Cambridge 1 abolish its discrimination again: their sex. And signs are not lacl ing that Cambridge itself is begii ning to see that it will not pay t keep the women knocking at the doors much longer. A deputation consisting of seven members of Parliament, the heads < Girton and Newnham Colleges ar other friends of the movement recen ly talked with Mr. Fisher, Ministi of Education. The Minister made quite plain that he was on the side < the women and would do all he con to persuade Cambridge to open' i doors to them. Parliament also wi undoubtedly on their side. Can bridge was looking for a grant fro the Exchequer, he said, but it was n< likely Parliament wotild vote it whi Cambridge continued to exclude w< men. If Cambridge found that l keeping women out the needed mom also would be kept out she wou' probably qnickly decide to let them li it might not therefore become nece1 sary to employ legislative pressure 1 force her to open her doers. Australian Jockey Returns to Englan London, July 17.-?With s record < having ridden 1,600 winners in 3 years on tracks In the Antipode Barney Pagean Australian Jpcke has just to come to London to resun the saddle on English tracks. T1 first thino Via t li wv uiu uii ittiiuui^ was i apply for a license and then announ< that he was aftxious to know if I certild* teach anything tp English ri< ers. Page lauded the Australasian ru that forces a rider, once-ha has ente ed tha futkeys' room track, 1 remain there until the day's racing finished -And to keep absolutely awl from the public. This appleis whet] er" the* Jockey is working or not. "1 | Australia racing is booming and thei iare -undoubtedly many goo&. jocke] ' there," he said. I ' I One-quarter of the wage-earners < jthe United Stater art women. - 1 - 1 "N?w Chapter Written in World Peace Efforts New Orleans, July 14.?A new chapter in the history of efforts towards bringing about world peace will be written when representatives of werld war fighters from eight principal Allied powers meet in New Orleans, October 11, 12 and 13 at the aunual convention of the Inter-Allied Veterans' Federation. The convenaion, which will be held a few days before the fourth annual national convention of the American Legion here, will be attended by 35 accredited delegates from the following ex-service organizations: American Legion, United States; Federation Nationale des Combattants, Belgium; British Legion; Union National des Muailes et Mutiles Italiens, Italy; Uniunea Nationals a Fostller Luptatori, . Roumania; Udruzenja Rezernvitch Oftcira i Obvennika, Servia; Druzina, Czecho-Slovakia. In addition France will send representatives from the Union Nationale des Coinbottants, Union Nationale des Mutiles et Reformes, Le Poilue de France, Ligue des Chefs de Section. Camarades de Combat and lrom a society of former French interpreters, who were j assigned to the American and British amuca uuruig me wur, Known us mc Sphinx. Five delegates will represent each country. One of the chief aims of the international fighters' organization is to promote world peace and the New Orleans gathering will be known as the Convention of Peace. To further this ideal the convention will decide upon means of obtaining representation for veterans at Interallied and International Congresses. International ex- . change rates also will be a topic for discussion. Headquarters of the Federation is now at work on the preparation of data on comparative legislation affect ing ex-service men. The summary ] will contain measuies which have ( been taken in favor of veterans and j to improve the lot of widows and chil- j dren of disabled men. t The delegates, who will consider , - themselves guests of the American j Legion, will meet in Paris and sail ] n from Le Havre on the same ship. j Landing at New York, the distin- . ( guished visitors- will proced to Wash- ( ^ ington, where appropriate ceremonies ( will be held at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Arlington cemetery. f Respects will be paid to the United States government and to the various . diplomatic representatives of the countries participating in the con- . ference, although there Is a definite , understanding that the convention of ( ' veterans in its deliberations will not iS be influenced by any consideration of J6 present-day politics. ,0 Among the questions to be considM ered at the conference are: 1. Laws allowing a disabled veteran living In an Allied country to obtain in that country, in the same way as l" -the native ex-service man of that td country, reduction in railroad fares. n' 2. The eventual hospitalization of "" ()innhlc.) or otVior imneciinlnno \rofr_ """ a erans living in Allied countries-on the ' ^ same basis as his comrades wfio serv5? ed in the armed forces of the country 5 in which the foreigner lives, 3. Unemployment in the Allied ' Jr countries on the same basis as his * comrades who served in the armed ( '8 forces of the country in which the for- 1 0 eigner lives. B" 3. Unemployment in the Allied ' 'd countries: Arrangements to be made ' 'h by which an Allied government having 1 need of foreign labor, will give pref- 1 o evence to the unemployed veterans of 1 ? the other Allied countries. This poi icy has already resulted in the form- ' ing of plans for employment of 50,000 ' jobless British veterans in the French 'O devastated regions, ir Despite the fact that English was the language employed in tht Wash*1 ington disarmament conference, dele- | >f gates to the New Orleans meeting , id will hold deliberations in French. The . t- general public will be invited to atir tend all sessions. it * * )f Kid Lewis, English 1(1 Middleweight Champion ; ts . London, July 17.?Kid Lewis, the welter and middle-weight champion ] m of Great Britain, must have learned much during his long stay in the | United States, despite his reverses in | f)" his last year there, for he has won all ( >v sorts of championships since return- < [y ing home. His latest achievement ] ' was knocking out Frank Burns, the | n' middle-weight champion of Australia, i making Lewis the title-holder of the ] to empire in that division. 1 Up until the 11th and last round i of the bout Burns outpointed Lewis, i in the opinion of several boxing exd perls, but in that period the Kid made < a clever feint and then crossed a ^ smashing right to the jaw that land^ ed the Australian on his back. Lewis was criticized for holding, part of the ' way. Bums lost the championship, y' for which he had coma all the way from Australia, but he took home a < gold medal for rescuing a drowning i man. One night at his training camp * ** Bums jumped out of bed and into < the Thames in the dark after the un- j fortunate man, and succeeded in bringing him ashore. <. " 1 I r~ Autoa Increasing in Japan to '8 Tokio, July IB.?Despite the high tax which is $400 yearly on the cheapen test cars and extends to $1600 on the 11 higher class ones; bad roads and busre inesa depression, 4ha use of automr ^ biles in Japan ia increasing rapidly The increase has.bean particularly noticeable in cars wbicb. ply for. hire- in Tokio, Yokohama and other cities, the charge for which is about $4 an hour. I i h 1> : ; ' ^ill Paris Sees Passing of Crisis Paris, July 17.?Europe's four year 'jewel jag" is about over, and the Paris jewel trade .forsees the passing )f the erisis in the trade that resulted from the dumping of about a billion francs worth of stolen, confiscated ir.d smuggled jewels on the Paris Tiarket. Leonard Rosenthal, the iewel expert employed to value the rlcpsburg treasure, says the collapsd n the precious stone market was prevented only by the war's creation >f enough profiteers to absorb the >versupply. This flood of jewels, Rosenthal >ays, came in three waves. The first was brought by fleeing Russian aristocrats who smuggled out family fortunes in their hair or sewn in the inings of their clothing. Sometimes valuable stones were swallowed to se recovered by the use of emetics, ind were even embedded in the flesh. 3ne Russian prince sold for 3,500,000 francs a group of emeralds his an :estors bought two centuries ago for 180,000. One of the Czar's emeralds was sold in Paris- r 32 times its :ost. A Russian duke congratulated jpon selling his jewels for 10,000,090 replied, "How can I live on 600,000 fracns a year?" His pre-war expenditures in Petrograd varied -between 12,000,000 and 15,000,000 francs yearly. The second wave consisted of jewjls valued at 300.000,000 to 400,000, JUU confiscated by the Soviets. The third wave was the dispersion of the collections of king and kinglets, princes and dukes of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The Hapsburg court fumishod the treasure of 10 centuries and for this Emperor Charles' agents asked 60,000,000 faancs but took between 26,000,800 and 30,000,000. London Views the Fashion Show London, July 17.?Observing the fashion world go by from a bench on London's "Rotten Row" one sees that the seasons modes tend to more conservative skirts, higher waist lines, picture hats a yard wide and pointed American shoes. The dressmaker's intent seems to be to cover up what was once uncovered. Ank|e-length skirts, voluminous sleeves, high necklines and loose-fitting gowns that subordinate the contour of the body, seem destined to restore woman's lost charm of mystery. Most frocks are of the fluttering, flowing order which, caught by the breeze, look very graceful. Foulards are taking the place of georgette and crepes of laces. Hats are circled with posie9 instead of being covered with plumes. Parasols are of foulard with wallpaper designs, or figures of green parrots or love-birds. Long, narrov; feet are the craze of the moment, and slender, high-heeled shoes of snakeskin are coming into vogue. For evening attire backless frocks with diamond or pearl supports are popular with some women of fashion. Many evening gowns are of a new cloth of silver or gold that resembles molten metal and that shimmers and glistens brilliantly under the electric light. Trains are inclined to be shorter, and are usually of gold or silver net. The new transparent cloaks which are being worn are trimmed with white, grey and black monkey fur. Very little Jewelry is worn; only a simple chain of jade or amber, or a Chinese Mandarin's collar of teakweed beads. Urged to Sell Holdings Tokio, June 22.?The imperial fam ily, heav? holders in shares of publ'' companies is being urged by the mod crate press of Japan to sell thea< holdings, on the grouhd that the fam iiy or their representatives are likely to become involved in the dispute: that so frequently occur between th< "AN REG. U. S. /. THE I CLEAI GAS pfr"' WU.itfSi i CTAMHA Bl ( shareholders in Japanese companies. The question which has frequently been mentioned, has been brought to the front again by the recent meeting of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha in which the imperial household is a large shareholder, and in which a bitter dis pute has been raging over a proposal to amalgamate with another steamship company. According to the Jv Shimpo bloodshed was narrowly averted at the meeting. It is pointed out that when the imperial family invested funds in these companies it was done to encourage enterprises. Now that there is a murL?u ? +> i < ? . . v.ivoc oncnco iiieic is no longl'r any necessity for these encourage, ments and the household should invest its money in government securities, it is asserted. The household officials are also being advised, and to some extent have taken the advice to sell some of their land, much of which both in the cities and country is lying idle while people are looking for places on which to build homes. According to the latest available estimate the imperial family owns 5,792,500 acres of land divided between hereditary and ordinary property; 80,555 or one-seventh of the shares of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha; oO.GGO shares of the Bank of Japan; G0.4G0 shares of the \okohama Specie bank; 10,000 shares of the Industrial Bank and smaller amounts in numerous other companies. The value of the shares alone is well over $10,000,000 whjle the selling price of the land has in many localities treble 1 within the last few years. Air Station on the Thames London, July 13.?The Air Ministry is about to carry out experiments for establishing an air station on the Thames and test flights soon will begin. The new station probably will be near the House of Parliament and when in use will save the journey by motor car to Croydon aerodrome, thus shortening by an hour the journey by plane from London to Paris. The Ministry also has approved a scheme for an air service between Southampton und the French ports of Cheibourg and Le Havre. The main object of this plan is to shorten the cross-Atlantic journey by picking up passengers from Cherbourg, conveying them rapidly by air to Southampton, und thence onwards to LonJon by train. Asks Governor To Remove Dukes Governor Harvey yesterday received a delegation of citizens from Orangebury, who asked the chief executive to remove from office Sheriff K, Fulton Dukes of Orangeburg. Oral charges of general negligence in the performance of his duties and unbecoming conduct in office were made, Other charge, too, were put before the governor, but as none of them were written, all being made orally, the governor would not consider them. Governor Ilurvey told the delega tion that he could take no cognizance of any charges made in the manner in I which the delegation preferred them He also informed the delegation tbaf his powers were limited In the mattei . f removing sheriffs and that befort i ?ny action could be taken th? grant! I jury of the county would have to act probably bringing an Indictment against the sheriff. The men indicated i that they would seek action in Or i angeburg.?The State. 9 ' PretiHenf Reli?v*t ! ? ? ? 'J ? New York, July 16.?Presidenl .Harding has again given evidence ol his belief in the future of flying. Th< chief executive expects amazing de velopments in air travel, and declare? ) that each stage of development de . mands improved means of support; h; r wants the United States to lead th. < world in commercial aviation. He has ^expressed these views in a letter t< DAF PAT. OFF. POWERF N BURNI ?OLI f % ? D OIL COI NEW JERSEY) the Aeronautical Chamber of (' ?n- t nieree of America, the text ol w.iijh e follows: I l. The White House, Washing m. v Cenllemen: v I lind pleasure in adding a ward Inexpressive of my interest in a -rial tian.-Nport, and in the presentation of ! e subject which is being made by the '.erjoautical Chamber of Commerce. " The history of civilization is largelj the history of communication. Kach v stage of progrcs:; seems to demand 1 and develop improved means of trans- v port. The steamship, the railroad and *' the motor car have been devised an< ' utilized. Now we enter a new p asi. 1 It is a real distinction to America U * be known as tho birthplace of thi air '' plane; it should be our concern .hat this act shall not languish, but ,:::n r in its practical application we >~ha: :l lead the world. An amazing dewiop " ment will take place in the near future ' in the utilization of the air as a l.iedi- 1 urn of transport and coinmunicr.lioi 1 As a government, we are aiming t provide this art with necessary t.'-i" anlee of law, and with such fac' li. : as may be possible through tin ov 1 couragement of airways and to*1 ?,inals. But for air transport quel.! '' to achieve the important place t l destined to occupy, it must have pub lie interest and sunnort T hnnn wan J efforts in this behalf may be projuc * 1 tive of most gratifying results. Very truly yours, Warren G. Hardi \g. a T. e Aeronautical Chamber o Commerce was organized this yea to '"foster, advance, promulgate r.rn promote aeronautics and general y t- s do every act and thing which may b. j necessary and proper for the advance- ?. ment i t American aviation." Start- t ing with Orville Wright and Glen a li. ? Curtiss, the pioneers, and several oth- r er lending aircraft designers and builders, the Chamber now has nearh , 200 members located in every staie in ,, the union. 0 Possibly a score of factories tod a-: i, have their own laboratories in whic 1 scientists are working with train.'.! : personnel making slight alterations la ... machines or motors, the chamber sayin a statement given out in this cit\. These men are not seeking to producsomething radical, but rathef to im- j prove the types which have Justified ,, the basic principles on which they ( were built. I Approximately BOO civilians arc j taking lessons in flying at civilian , aviation fields this summer. The v Chamber estimates that there are 1. , 200 civilian owned and operation air- i, craft in the country today. The average charge per passenger E , <i year and a half ago was f>f> cents c I 1 mile. Last year it was B5 cents, am' I it is believed tht the average this yea. will be about 50 cents. There has , been slight increase in terminal tacit ! ities so far this year. The admin is i tration is encouraging local landi ?/ ^ s fields and national airways wherever practical. . Ingersoll on Liquor i And! Alcohol V c \ The following wonderful piece of n : word painting has been frequently | ^ ' publish?-d, says The Chicago Tribun< J '|Lut we reprint it. at the request ct| . several readers who desire a complete ( t copy. Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll, in y I addressing a jury in a case which in- v volved the manufacture of alcohol t made the following terrible arraign- t nient of the demon: (j "I am sure that there is a preju- r dice against any man who manufac- c, t tures alcohol. I believe that from f, f the time it issues from the coiled anJ Cl ; poisonous worm in the distillery until c, it empties into the jaws of death, dis? honor and crime, it demoralizes every body that touches it from its source to t 5 where it ends. I do not believe any- c J body can contemplate the object, withi out being prejudiced against the li- ]j ) quor crime. All we have to do, gen- t / 4^4 V " U L NG / , V "**: *." \ VIP ANY ' ,.v lemon, is to think of the wrecks on illier bank of the stream of death, of he suicides, of the insanity, of the igorance, of the destitution, of the lit !?> children tugging at the breasts of I'r.'piug ami despairing mothers, of r:ves asking for bread, of the men of onius it has wrecked, the men strugling with imaginary serpents, prouccd by this devilish thing, and when ou think of the jails, of almshouses, f the asylums, of the prisons, of the ratl'olds upon either bank, 1 do not 'under that every thoughtful man is rejudiced against this damned stud" ailed alcohol. Intemperance cut > own youth in its vigor, manhood in ts strength, old age in its weakness, t breaks the father's heart, bereaves he doting mother, extinguishes natiral affection, erases conjugal iove lots cat filial attachment, blights pa. ental hopes, brings down mourning ge in sorrow to the grave. It prouees v.oal ness, not health, death not fe. It makes wives widows, children >: pliai s, fathers fiends, and all of ! tin i aupers and beggars. It feeds rheumatism, invites cholrtt, imports pestilence and embraces onsurijition. It covers the land with Uleness, misery, crime. It fills your ails, supplies your alms-houses, and k mam! > your asylums. It engenders ontrcversics, fosters quarrels and herishes riots. It crowds your penientiaries, and furnishes victims for our scaffolds. It is the life blood of he gambler, the element of the burgar, the prop of the highwayman and he smport of the midnight ir.cendiiry. It countenance* the liar, repect.. the thief, esteems the blashemer. It violates obligation, rever. nces fraud, and honors Infamy. It I...... I^tumvu MV*1V * V/IVIIV t , iilil'Va IU> V, corns virtue and slanders innocence. L incites the father to butcher h s telpless offsprings, helps the husband 0 massacre his wife and child and t* rrind the parricidal axe. It burns up nen, consumes women, detests life, urses God, despises heaven. It subti'.s v.iliuiM : nurs- t deles tht jury box and stains judicial inline. It degrades the citizen, dt uses the legislator, dishonors th lutes.nan and disarms the patriot. 1; rings shame, not honor; danger, not afetv; despair, not hope; misery, not appiness; and with the malevolent*! f a fiend it calmly surveys its fright .1] desolation and unsatiated havoc. 1 poisons felicity, kills peace, ruin* loral*.;, blights confidence, sia\s repuations and wipes out nationa' homo hen curses the world and laughs at Is ruin. It does all that and more, ii iiurderr the soul. It is the sum of all iliainieg, the father of all crimes, tin* nother of all abominations, the do/il'^ c.^i i i i\ iiu iiiiu vf\m wuini nit'lliy. toxing Season has Been Poor London, July 17.? The English jxlnj; season usually considered nded by Derby Pay. This year it as been poor. "The shortage of ompelent performers in tn? three eavier divisions was never so tarked as it is today," says an Engsh sporting writer, "and among the ttle men there is hardly anybody ,'ith n real punch. "Manifest sueessors to Jim Driscoll and Jimmy Vilde, who in all probability will ot be seen again in a serious conest, are yet to be discovered." Th^*Kiver Ton-Id-Sap in French r.do-China flows inland part of the ear, and then turns and flows out ard, in the opposite direction, for he remainder of the year. During he rainy season it flows inland with epth sufficient to float steamers, luring dry weather it flows outward, ompletely draining a small lake r>i*ming a part of the river bed exopt for a small trickle down the p?iter. Chickens are vaccinated to make hem immune from chicken-pox in ertain sections of California. Ninety-seven per cent of the popuation of India live in the rural diaricts. - ? -? v *