MISKE DEMPSEY
BOXING CONTEST
TWO 810 JBRUISERB ENTERTAIN
' MAO CROWD OF FIGHT FANS
AT BENTON HARBOR
R6IIT WOK IN THREE ROUNDS
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Damps* y Knocks Out Mlske In Third
Mound by Administering Last of
Three Terriflc Smashes.
Benton Harbor, Mich. —Jack Demp
aey, heavyweight champion of the
world, demonstrated that he still re
tains the terrific punch that won him
the title. He knocked out Billy Mlske,
of St. Paul, a fighter as big and game
•a himself in the third round of their
tea-round match. Three hard smashes
ware sufficient to win him between j
. fW.OOO and SIOO,OOO, bis fifty per cent
-share of the gate receipts.
At the start of the fight, his first In
14 months, Dempsey peeled off the
aaate worn and patched red sweater,
fle «danced about the ring with old
time light footedness and finished up
by taking the fight in the third round,
Just as he did at Toledo, x-IJhe third |
round went one minute and thirteen
seconds.
ltiske went down three times In the
less than two and one-half rounds of
Bchtlng. In the fatal third, driven to
Ms corner under a rain of lefts and
rights to the stomach and chin, the
challenger took the count of nine, and
had just regained his feet, when
Dempsey, carefully measuring his dis
tance, finished the boat with a left to
etomach.
Confusion In Maine
Boston. —The enfranchisement rf
women "has fcaused extreme confu
sion" in Maine where state officers
will be elected on September 13, ac
cording to Franklin D. Roosevelt, dem
ocratic candlate for vice-president,
who passed through this city on his
way to New York city after campaign
lag la Maine.
"On my return from three days In
•Cffne," Mr. Roosevelt said in a state
ment. "I And it Impossible to make
aay estimate of the situation. The
'jpasaage of the nineteenth amendment
giving women the vote has caused ex
treme confusion not only in the coun
try districts but also in the cities In
Maine. No one baa any idea as to
t|« size of the woman's registration
there let alone the slse of the actual
wbman vote on September IS. '
Aim of Italian Socialleta.
London. —Seiiure of Italian factor
ies by metal'workers as the starting
point of a general taking over of In
dastry is advocated by Italian extrem
ists at the meeting of the heads of
the General Federation of Labor and
the metal workers' union and reprs
eentatlves of the Italian socialist par
ty at Milan, says a dispatch from that
•toy-
Illinois Anarchists Arrested
Springfield, Hie.—Leaders of a for
midable band of anarchists, whose, ac
tivities long have baffled federal and
yetlee authorities in many cltlea, are
la Jail here ,the police announced aa a
result of a raid in which department
of Justice agents arrested II men.
Refuses Hylan's Request
Lserne.—Premier Lloyd George of
Great Britain, haa replied In the negi
tire to the measage of Mayor Hylan
of New York urging the premier to
release Lord Mayor MacSwlney of
Cork from prison.
Recruiting Record Broken
Washington.—Army recruiting again
fcroke all peace time records during
Aagnst, according to a statement by
Adjutant General Harris showing en
lisemcnts for the month to have reach
ed 19.142.
Political Refugees In Vienna
Vienna. —The police annonnceed
that 100,000 political refugees were
(Mag In Vienna. The . majority of
•ham are Ukralana and Russians with
many Italians and Hungarians.
Norway to Protest
Chrlatiania. Norway,—The
foreign minister announces that his
government is preparing a protest
against the Jones navigation act.
adopted laat June by the United
States Congress.
Capture of Nrfc
Constantinople. The capture of
firth in Asiatic Turkey 75 miles south
weat of Dlafgekir, by Frencft forces's
aaaounced here. A strong French
column waa recently reported march
lan on Urfs.
Blaek Inters Denial
Washington.—A letter by Represen
tative Black, of Texas, denying that
the south had enjoyed favoritism in
government price axing on neceasltles
was made public by the democratic
ant*"*" 1 committee.
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MISB DORA PALKIN
j ..Miss Dora Pslkln, a native of Con
necticut, now practicing lavt. In Wash
ington, has gained the distinction of
being the yoftngest woman admitted
to practice In the United Btates Su
preme Court.
DESERTERS RRING THE NEWS
Government is Exerting Every Effort
to Secure Release of The Two Men
Without Paying Ranaom
Mexico City.—Pedro Zamora, the
Jalisco bandit, has threatened to exe
cute W. A. (Sandy) Gardiner, the
America ncltlsen, and W. B. Johnson,
a British subject, who were kidnap
ped by Zamora's band at Cuale on
August 20. This Information has beea
given government authorities by de
serting members of Zamora forces,
who, say that the threat to kill the
two captives may be put Into execu
tion If the men are not ransomed im
mediately, according to dispatches
received from military headquarters
at Guadalajara.
It is reported Zamora has refused to
answer communications from the gov
ernment, presumably relative to the
release of the two prisoners, and it is
said he has Increased the amount of
ransom required.
The Esperansa Mining Company
which employed Gardiner at Cuale, Is
holding the ransom money ready, up
on advice of the United States consul
here but It Is declared it has not been
able to communicate with the outlaw.
The government Is exerting every
effort to secure the release of the two
men without paying ransom, which,
officials say, might encourage every
potential bandit chief to enter the
business of capturing and holding
foreigners until paid Urge amounts.
Federal troops are said to be close be
hind Zamora, who Is reported to have
songht refuge near the El Panal moun
tains in western Jalisco.
Up to Other Nations
Washington.—Resposlbllity for the
termination of the commercial trea
ties between the United States and
taiore than a score of foreign nations
In conformity with requirements of
the shipping act probably will be
placed squarely upon the other par
ties to the treaties by the state de
partment.
In other words, It %H1 be left to
the other government to say whether
Death to All Mutineers
Peking.—Death for all of the 1,500
troops who participated in the Tecent
mutiny at Tingehow Is favored by
General Chang Tsohxllng. Inspector
general. He told the Associated Press
correspondent he was restrained
from carrying this punishment into ef
fect only by a disagreement with the
president who he said favored short
ing only the ring-leaders.
Wlfes' Wish is Gratlflsd
Muncle. Ind/—Surrounded by con
soling friends, dressed for the funeral
of her husband, which was to have
been held In the village church thirty
minutes later, and just after she had
expressed regret that her wish to die
with him had not come true, Mrs.
Rebecca Besser, of Roverton, sat
back in her chair and died before aid
■could be summoned.
Strike of Building Trades
New York. —Extension of the strike
of building trades employes embrac
ing a total oL 75.000—waa predicted
by F. G. Beldenkapp, national organis
er of the Amalgamated Metal Work
ore' Union.
Cotton Must Bring Forty Cents
Montgomery, Ala.—The Alabama
dtviaioa of the American Cotton As
sociation at Its convention voted to
fix 40 cents, middling basts, aa the
price for the present crop. It was
adopted after a spirited discussion.
Freight Train is Stolen
Chicago.—The freight train seised
here by a band of men believed to be
members of the striking "ouslpw'
switchmen, was found early qear Ben
eonville. Ills., with the freight cars ap
parently untouched.
High Cost of Politics
Mount Vernon, N. Y. —Further evid
ence of the high coat of politics was
furnished by the threat of election
poH officials here to strike la their de
-fee™* „f ».!» .
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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER, GRAHAM, N. 0/
MINERS ARE HOT
AT ALL SATISFIED
AFTER SIGNING «
FOR T\s/0 YEARS, WANT TO
REOPEN CONTROVERSY
WANT * HIGHER WAGE SCALE
Communication Drawn up for Presen
tation Either to The Prealdent,
or To Secretary Wilson
Scranton. Pa.—Representatives of
the United Mine Workers of America
who accepted and signed a new two
year contract with the coal operators
based on the award of the anthracite
coal commission giving hard coal dig
gers increases ranging from 17 to 23
7-8 per cent met to formulate a plan
for re-openlng the wage agreement
and asking for further, increases. The
onion leaders declare the contract
just signed is unsatisfactory In that
It gave the workers little more than
the offer of the operators which was
rejected last spring. •
The full scale committee represent
ing the three anthracite districts met
to draw up a communication to be ad
dressed either to President Wilson or
Secretary of Labor W. B. Wilson. It
Will set forth the resolutions award
they pledged to accept is not satisfac
tory. It will be along the lines of the
statement made to the operators.
The mine owners declined to re
ceive new wage demands, asserting
kthat they bad no power to do so and
swere authorised to sign the contract
■based on the award of the commis
sion.
In asking the president or the sec
retary of labor to re-open the nego
't I tat lons the anthracite men are fol
lowing the procedure used in the soft
icoal fields after the bituminous com
mission made its award.
Japan Must Have Guarantee
Honolulu. T. H. —Japan has declar
ed her Intention of keeping troops at
[Vladivostok until security of life and
property Is guaranteed, according
to Vladivostok reports to Toklo cabled
to Hochi, a Japanese language neWa
.paper here. 1
I Vyould Not Fight Labor.
Mobile, Ala. —Declaring that it was
not their intention to light union la
bor but to "stop union domination of
pur shops" seven of the largest ship
building and ship-repair plantst of Mo
bile have announced an "open shop"
policy. The firms signing the agree
ment Just made public include the
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding
Company and the Home Industry Iron
•Worts, two of the largest ship repair
plants on the Oulf.
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Deechanei's Health Normal
Paris.—President Deachanels diplo
matic receptions, occprring at Ram
tooulliet, his country home, are re
ceiving considerable attention from
kthe press, this being the first time
such ceremonies have been held since
(the accident which befell the president
*on his railway Journey' laat May. The
fact that the'receptions were arrang
ed for is taken as a sign of the presi
dent's wish to show that his health
baa again become normal.
Delacroix Visits Paris
Parle. —Premier Delacroix of Bel
glum. who la in thia city, took lunch
eon with Premier Millerand. It Is un
derstood he came to Paris to arrange
the final details for the ratification of
the mlntary accord between Prance
and Belgium already signed by Mar
shall Foch for France and General
Magllnse, the Belgian chief of staff.
Sugar Prices Go Lower
New York.—Announcements were
made bringing prices for refined sugar
to about the same basis at which "sec
i ond hand" or speculators' stocks re
cently have been selling.
The Federal Sugar Refining Com-,
pany announced a new reduction of a
•cent a pound, making Its price for
fine granulated "15 cents a pound less
2 per cent."
German Coal DeMverlea
Paris.—British, French, Italian and
German delegates have arrived at
etressa, Italy, for a conference at
"which to arrange the conditions of
•paymentts end advances to be made
to Germany for delivery of coal to
alliae.
No Invaaloft of Lithuania
Berlin.—Lithuania will defend her
self with all means at her disposal
against Invasion- by Polish troops and
will prevent any farther violations of
her territory, saya a Kovono dispatch.
Hylan Cables Lloyd George
New York. —An appeal to Prdmler
Uoyd George of Rngland. at Lucerne, j
Switserland, for the release from pri
son of Lord Mayor Macßwlney of
Cork, was cabled by Mayor Hylan.
Brazils' Credit Is Bad
Rio De Janeiro. —Financial condi
tions in Small J»ave become so serious
%nd exchange rates so erratic that
.North American banks and merchant*
(are refusing further credits to Braxi
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ADMIRAL CHARLETON
..Admiral Charieton of the British
nsvy, who hse. been selected to com
mand the British fleet, whioh Is pre
£>aring to operate against the bolshe
viki, should trouble eventuslly oeourr.
CRIMINAL ACTION IS TAKEN
Contracts oh Which Prosecutions Are
Based Involve Amounts Ranging
Up to Bsveral Million Dollars.
Washington. Prosecution fo 324
contractors, marking the beginning of
(a move by fhe government to clean
up its war contract controversies, has
Ibeen ordered by the department of
justice. The proceedings will Include
both criminal and civil action and in
volve "millions of dollars" department
officials said.
Practically all of the cases embrac
ed by the prosecution order were turn
ed over by the war department but
I there were indications that similar
•cases would be received from other
government departments. Thp ship
ping board Is understood to be plan
ning to request criminal prosecution
in half a dozen cases In addition to
those already In the hands of .the at
torney general.
The contracts on which action will
be • pressed were said .to involve
amounts "ranging from a few thou
sand to a few millions each." a
Taft's "Fountain of Time."
Chicago/—The waters began to un
In the gigantic sculpture masterpiece,
"The Fountain of Time," carved by
Lorado Taft. It stands in the mid
way, facing the University of Chicago.
The sculptor has worked on It six
years.
Roberts Receives Transcript
Nashville, Teim. —Governor ' A. H.
Roberts has received a correct
script of the house proceedings when
the house with a quorum preon
concurred in the senate action on the
suffrage resolution. The governor
has been requested to certify this ac
tion to Secretary Colby, and has told
"Speaker .Seth Walker and other mem-
Bars of the houfte that he would do io.
A Medium Rich Newspaper
Minneapolis, Minn.—Thei Minnesota
•Pally Star, a new daily newspaper
published by a million-dollar corpora
tion in which members of organized
labor and farmers In the Northwest
tare largely Intereated, has made Its
■appearance on the streets of this city.
>The promotion of the company has
been actively supported by the Na
tional Nonpartisan League and by la
bor unions In the Twin Cities.
Submsrlne Crew is Rescued
Philadelphia. Radio messages
flashed from the army transport Gen
eral Goethals to the Philadelphia navy
-yard via Cape May told of the rescue
of the officers and Crpw of the sub
marine 5.5 after they had spent near
ly two days locked in the disabled ves
sel beneath the Atlantic lcean, 65
miles south of Cape Henlopen.
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Miners Accept Award.
Haxletbn, Pa.—Tha scale committee
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica representing the three hard coal
district agree dto accept the ward of
the coal commission under protest
pending other demands.
First Spanlah War Vessel.
Washington.—Officers and cadets
from tha Spanish battleahlp Alphon
so XIII, the first Bpanish naval vessel
to make a visit of courtsey to thin
country since the Spanlah America a
war, arrived in Washington.
Rallroada Increase Debt.
Washington—Federal guarantee of
railroad earnings resulted In an In
crease in the public debt to an Issue
000 during August, according to treas
ury figures showing the nation's gross
debt to be $24,324,672,000.
Americans Narrowly Escape.
Oonstantinople.—Many Americans
have had narrow escapes In the fight
| lng British and Greek troops have
. kept ap several weeks with bandits
TO SEE A HEW ERA
IN PfiML LIFE
NOMINEES OF BOTH POLITICAL
PARTIES ARE GOING TO BE
HARD PRESSED
WOMEN TO KNOCK OUT "fiINBS"
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Attorney General Manning-Rules that
Winning Candidates on 11th Hour
Ticket can not be Counted Out
Raleigh.
The entrance of women,lnto the po
litical life of North Carolina means
that both republican and democratic
nominees for, county offices hi some
■section# of the state are golnft to be
hard pressed in the November elec
tions, if reports reaching Raleigh are
to be relied upon.
There in going to be a wholesale
repudiation 'of nominees In some
counties where for years the "ring" 1c
charged with havifig its own way In
the selection of candidates. This is
particularly true in counties of east
ern North Carolina, so the story tB
told by suffrage advocates. And John
Palmer, of Warrenton,' is authority
for the statement that such a condi
tion exists in Warren county where
the women voters, tired unto death of
the "ring" domination, have set about
with determination to wipe the slate
clean and begin anew.
Already-these first-class voters have
heard from Attorney General Man
ning as to the legality of placing an
eleventh hour ticket in the running
after naming candidates in mass meet
tag. ' The attorney general is quoted
as telling the ladles that vox popull
cannot be' disregarded. If the elev
enth hour ticket carries over both dp
ponents there is no way under the
sun of counting its candidates out.
the author of the story, for years a
suffrage advocate and who has tasted
defeat in more than one political light
because of his progressive ideas,
thinks'that the women generally will
vote as their fathers before them, but
also believes that there Is an element
over the state that will not be held in
line.
Improving Pullen Hall
The repairs and alternations to Pul
len Hall at State College are going
forward rapidly, and it is hoped that
the auditorium on the second floor of
the building, • wher# most of the work
is being done, will be re&dy for tise
early in September.
Faculty of Ten at A E
The State College o* Agriculture
and Engineering announces a faculty
of 10 fqr the department of mechani
cal engineering. Prof. L. L. Vaughan
heads the department vice H. E. &at
terfield, who resigned during the sum
mer to enter the contracting business
in Raleigh.
Fk4t Woman to Register.
/Probably the first woman-to regis
ter in North Carolina is Mrs. Milford
Aycock, of Ruck Swamp Township,
Wayne county. She was attending a
meeting in her community August 26.
whan the news was announced of Sec
retary Colby's proclamation of the
19th amendament to the federal con
stitution. The local registrar was al
so present, and Mrs. Aycock register
ed for the special school election,
which is soon to be held.
Good Work of Auditor's Office
Within two days after the general
assembly had ratified the revenue bill
the' forms, made In quadruple, for 25
separate corporations to list their
franchise taxes under the revaluation
fret had been printed and placed !n
the hands of the taxpayers. This work
was done by clerks in the statd audi
tor's office without any additional as
sistance.
Opening Of Bohool for Blind
Und«r the supervision of Superin
tended G. E. Lineberry the final fir
kangetuents are being made for tha
opening of the Btate School for the
'Blind September 23. Many new mem
bers have been added to the faculty,
Kd the teaching staff as before is to
devided Into the three main groups.
Preparing for Fall Elections.
Within the next few days printers
will begin work on the 5.000,000 Na
tional, State and Congressional bal
lots that will decide the November
election In North Carolina. The num
ber is the largest that Has ever been
ordered in the State, sod will require
the steady work of the printers for
several weeks. They will be mailed
oat before the 18th of October.
There will be a million tickets bear
ing the badtes of Cox and Roosevelt,
700,000 dedicated to Harding
CooHdge.
Some Census Figures
. Washington, (Special).—The Cen
sus Bureau has issued population fig
ures for North Carolina counties:
Orange County, 17,805; increase.
BSI.
County. 44.148; in
crease. 7,707 or 21.1 per cent.
Durham Couaty. 42.219; lncreass,
Ml or 18.7 per cent
Surry County, 32,484; increase, 1-
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Violations o Law Increase.
National proMbltio? has c|psed an
enormous increase in the number of
criminal cases tried in the United
States District Oourt fAr the Eastern
District of North Carolina, according
to statistics compiled by S. A. Ashe,
Jr., deputy clerk of the court.
There' were 493 convitcions In the
court during the -fiscal year beginning
July 1, 1919, the effective date of the
war-time prohibition act, as comp&red
with a total of 726 for five preceding
years. Thtf lightest number of con*
victions in any one year previous to
last year waß 180, in the year ending
Juqe 30, 1918.
An even larger difference is'noted
in the amount of fines imposed. Last
yeaT Judge G. Connor, who pre
sided over the. court, letted fines ag
gregating $99,406, while for all of the
five years preceding last year he ex
acted oh $78,637 In fines from the
defendants in his court.
The influx of liqrior cases has also
Increased the percentage of convic
tions.
The standard used by the Attorney
General of the United States In de-.
terminlng the efficiency of a court is
the number of cases terminated. Un
til the past year the docket in this
district nas been kept almost entirely
clean, ifor the flve-year period ending
June 30,
menced In the court and 1,109 dis
posed Of. Last year 762 cases were
Instituted and 667 terminated, the
largest number gotten off the calen
dar In a previous year having been
266.
Suffrage Amendment Certified.
Secretary of State Bainbrldge Colby
has certified to Colonel J. Bryan
Grimes, Secretary of State of North
Carolina, the ratification of the nin-e
teenth amendment by the required
of the States of the
Union and has declared that the
amendment "has become vfclid, to all
intents and purposes, as a part of the
Constitution of the Unseed States."
The proclamation foiiows in part: *
To all whom these presents shall
come, Greeting:
"Know ye, that the congress of the
United States at the first session,'
Sixty-sixth Congress begun at Wash
ington on the nineteenth day of May;
in the year one thousand nine hun
dred and nineteen, passed a resolu
tion as follows, to-wit: Joint Resolu
tion, proposing an amendment to the
Constitution extending the r%ht of
suffrage to women.
"And, further, that the States
whose legislatures haye so ratified the
said proposed amendment, constitute
three-fourths of the whole number of
States in the United States.
"Now, therefore, be it known that
I, Balnbrldge Colby, Secretary of.
State of the United States, by virtue
and in pursuance of Section 206 of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States, do hereby certify that the
amendment aforesaid nas become
valid to all intents and purposes as a
part of Constitution of the United
States.
More Population Figures.
Washington.—Census of Anson
county, 28,334; Increase, 2,869 or 11.3
per cent. Incorporated places: Llles-
Tille, 440; McFarlan, Zl9; Morven,
631; Peachland, 196; Polkton, 676;
South Wadesboro, 293; Wadesboro;
2,648.
Bladen county, 19,761; increase,
.1,766, or 9.7 per cent. Incorporated
places: Abbottsburg, 78; Bladensboro,
649; Clarkton, 368; Council, 92; Dub
lin, 99; Elizabethtown, 336.
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Governor v&Hl.Open Fair.
Gov. Thos. Vf, Bickett has accepted
an invitation to open the Craven
county fair on September 14th. Con
gressman S. M. Brinson will introduce
Governor Bickett to the thousands
who will be there for the big fall ex
position.
Former Secretary of the Treasury
Wm. G. McAdoo. who ' will make an
address on September 16th, is expect
ed to draw thousands to the fair on
the day following.
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Notaries Public Appointed.
The following notaries public were
commissioned by the governor:
Annie James Love, Durham; Edna
J. Almond, Gastonla; Nellie Andrews,
Chapel Hill; Gertrude F. Harris. Hen
derson; J. P. Powell, Thomasville;
Bva Thorpe, Greensboro; Alise Ross
Bales, Windsor; E. Vivian Gates,
Farmville; May Oettinger, Kins ton;
Susan G. Wooten, Tarboro; James M.
Stevens, Wilmington.
Winner In Prlxe Contest.
Prise winners in "My Home News
paper Contest," conducted by the Tar
Heel Clubs News, have been awarded
and the first prise for the best letter
written on the home newspaper was
given to Dolletta Bost, Route. (, Al
bemarle. The contest was open to the
boys and girls who are members „of
'the North Carolina Agricultural and
Home Clubs. The Judges were Dr.
Clarence Poe, editor of the Progres
sive Farmer; Mr. R. W. Haywood,
editor of the News and Observer; Mrs.
W. T. Bost and Mr. Santford Martin.
Baek from Wheat Fields.
Many North Carolina boys are re
turning to the State now from the
West, whgre they have been working
this summer. A number of young
men went from the different colleges
in tbs State to the Middle West to
help harvest the crops there and in
cidentally to gather in some of the
high wages that are paid In the wheat
fields at harvest time.
There waa much work to be done
t aad the wages paid were large bet
its a long way there and a long w»j
dS\ die ii..
OCTOBER 9TH IS PROCLAIMED A
* OAY FOR THE TAKING
PREVENTIVE MEASUREB*
LOSSES IN LIVES ME GIVEN
More Than $250,000,000 In Buildings,
foodstuffs and Other Created Ro
sources Destroyed Annually.
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Washington. —President Wilson In
a proclamation urged state governors
to set apart Saturday, October 9, ta
Are prevention day and to request a
general observance by the public;
The need for bringing "before, the
ipecple the serious and unhappy ef
fatets of the present unnecessary Are i
Pastes, .the need of their individual
and collective effort in' conserving
tibe natural and created resources of
America," was said by the President
in his proclamation to be especially
urgent for the following reasons:
"The destruction by in the' Unit
ted States involves an annual loss of
life of 16,000 men, women and child
ren and over $260,000,000 in buildings,
foodstuffs and other created re
sources. »
"The need of the civilized world for
American products to replace the
ravages of the great war is especially
great at tlhis time.
"The present serious shortage of
homes and business structures makes
the "daily destruction of buildings by
tflre an especially serious matter.
•*A large percentage of the flres
causing the annual American lire
waste may be easily prevented by in
creased care find vigilance *on the
part of the citizens."
In Grasp of Car Shortage
Louisville, Ky.—Southern states,
Alabama, Mississippi, Lton
isania, Tennessee and Kentucky are
in the grasp of a very acute car short
age, said a statement issued here by
the foreign commerce service head
quarters of the Southern Railway
Company.
Exhibit of Paper Clothing
Washington.—Paper clothing and
other articles made from paper in Au
strian factories were placed on exhi
bition by the department of com
merce. Later the exhibit will be of
fered to clothing and other manufac
turers for examination.
Can Use Mayflower
Washington. The presidential
yacht Mayflower will be placed at the
disposal of the British delegation
that is expected to arrive September
18 to take part in the tercentenary
Celebration of the landing of the Pil
grims. 3
Aunt of Late Czar Dead "
Contrevexllle, - France. Grand
Duchess Vladimir of Russia, aunt of
the late Czar Nicholas, Is dead here,
according to announcement. She was
formerly DUchess Marie of Mecklen
burg.
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To Test Transportation Act
Washington.—Validity of transpor
tation of provisions giving the Inter
state Commerce Commission instead
of state authorities supervision over
the issuance of railroad securities Is
to be tested in the courts.
May Expel King Constantino
Geneva. —Official request for the
expulsion of former King Constan
tine has not as yet been received from
Athens, but the Swiss Government,
according to information received
from Berne.
Zamora Captive Escapes
Mexico City.—W. A. Gardiner, a cit
izen of the United States,' who wns
captured by Pedro Zamora, the Jalis
co bandit, on August 20, at Cuale, has
escaped, according to official advices.
Earthquakes in Tuscany
Rome. —Very marked earthquake
shocks were reported from points In
Tuscany. Casualties had resulted,
the reports stated, and the authorities
have sent aid."
Injured in Collision
Niagara Falls. —Seven persons were
Injured, none seriously, in a collision
of two trains of trolley cars in the
Niagara Gorge. Scores of other pav
singers on the rear trailers of one
train saved themselves by Jumping.
' Bad Bhale glide
Niagara Falls.—Two women and a
man were crashed to death and two
men Injured wfeen a slide of shale
forced out a bridge leading to one of
the stairways in the Cave of Winds
under Niagara Falls.
To Test Sugar Contracts
Macon, Ga —Georgia wholesale gr>
eers plan to institute test cases la the
courts to determine whether con
tracts for sugar alleged to have been
signed under misapprehensions, are
legally binding.
Labor Day Fatalities
Jacksonville, Fla.—Labor day fatalV
ties here total two dead and three
badly Injured. One man was killed
and three hurt during automobile
races at Pablo Beach, one was drown
ed In the surf at the same resort