MLEMCIOI BRIDGET OPENED CONSUMMATION OF TWO YEARB OP EFFORT - WAS ACHIEVED ON FEBRUARY 23. MOST DIRECT TOURIST ROUTE Road Gangs Along This Line, Also in Georgia and South Carolina Very Busy Grading and Filling. Raleigh. Consummation of the thoughts and Ideas of the several communities in terested as to the desirability of a bet ter method of communication with the world, North and South, was achieved when on February 23 the South Hill- Henderson Bridge was opened to trav el and traffic. The new bridge shortens the dis tance from Richmond to Raleigh be tween North and South, twenty miles, and from South Hill to Durhamf the route is over the South Hill-Hender son bridge, and through Henderson and Oxford. In a recent communication from one of the officials of the American Auto mobile Association, the following ref erence was made to the new route: "We are going right ahead with preparing new detailed strip maps showing the main route down through Richmond, South Hill, Henderson, Ra leigh and Pinehurst so that by next fall the procession of motor cars car- Tying tourists from the North to the •Southland may be directed over the best and most direct route. On our inspection trip through to %>rida, we found that all through SouA carolina and Georgia the l-oad gangs are very "busy grading and filling along the main lines of travel, especially along the route, or course which we expect to route our members over during the •coming' season. The State Highway Commissioners advise us that condi tions will be better than ever before ■down through the Carolinas and Geor gia so the usual difficulties will not be experienced in getting through. Of course the Virginia section has been well taken care of, and Commis sioner Coleman is making a real high way throughout the State." Insurance Company it Warned. Insurance Commissioner Stacy Wade served notice on the Belt Auto ■moible Indemnity association of El Paso,, 111., that it cannot do further, business in North Carolina or get its unapproved contracts approved un less there is quick and radical im provement in the business methods* of the company. "Ths stand is taken," said Mr. Wade, "Not because of any flagrant violation of the insurance laws." Governor Morrison to Speak. Governor Morrison has accepted the Invitation of the North Carolina Mer chants' association to deliver an ad dress to that body when It meets in „ Greensboro on April 7. The governor spoke here to a group meeting of hankers, enjoining the financiers to do the patrotic turn by the state now, just as much as they did by the na tion when it went to war. Prohibition Agents Active. Chief Federal Prohibition Aj;ent Gulley and Agents Ranes, Richardson and Brady last week arrested twenty . men on charges of violating the pro hibition laws, captured eight stills, confiscated a large amount of whis Sustains Lower Court Verdict. The supreme court upheld a verdict for $3,500- -damages given in Bruns wick superior court to J. H. Cotton, a well known white man of the county, because of a slander made against him by officials of the Fisheries Prod ucts company of New Hanover. "Baptist Bishop" Is Dead. Rev. J. D. Hufhapi. D. D., one of tie best known and most highly esteemed Baptist preachers in the state and re ferred to by many as "the Baptist bishop of North Carolina," died after • brief illness. Commissioner Shipman Returns. Washington, (Special). Commis sioner of Labor and Printing, M. L. Shipman, «ho has spent two days on matters connected with the national and state emplqyment service for North Carolina, left for his home. Mr. Shipman had quite a lengthy confer ence with the new Secretary of Labor James O. Davis, who is much In terested in the employment service. Mr. Shipman gets the Impression that the present arrangements with relation to the work in North Carolina will he continued. Storm Doe* Little Damage. W. P. Corwith. of Saluda, N. C., president of the North Carolina Hor ticultural society, and a large orchar dist, expressed the opinion that no great damage had been done to the fruit of western North Carolina by the storm which swept that section. ' There was a temperature which caus ed Ice to be formed and high winds continued from nightfall to shortly be fore daybreak. AO orchards of the Saluda section «• to fad Mo«- Governor Calls a Conference. Governor Cameron Morrison has called a meeting of the heads of the various state Institutions which have building programs uncompleted at the time the office of building com mission and state architect were abol ished for the purpose of discussing ways and means of carrying this work forward to completion. At this con ference, which will be held during the first week in April, according to "tfce present plans, the governor and the institution heads will map out ways and means of carrying forward the work the building commission had un der way when its official iftad was cut oil by the legislature. For the present, Engineer H. A. Underwood, who was the chief engi neer of the building has been placed in charge of the office of the building commission for the pur pose of handling matters pending the development of a new plan. Mr. Un derwood, it is understood, has been of fered the general supervision of the building program of some of the in stitutions after he is released from work of the old building commis sion. The lnstlutions will have have some one not only to complete the work under way on March 1, but also some onfe to take general super visory charge of the new building program which will be started during the coming summer. Warned by Secf-etary of A. C. A. Unless farmers reduce their cotton acreage for the next season at least 40 per cent It will continue to sell far below the production coßt, declared Winston b. Adams, secretary of the American Cotton association, in a statement on the condition of the tex tile industry and a review of its status for the last 12 months. Cotton manufacturers are heartily in sympathy with the movement for reduced cotton acreage, Mr. Adam 3 said. The prosperity of the farmer depends upon the prosperity of the cotton manufacturer, and vice versa. Telephone Hearing Comes Next. The state corporation commission cleared its calendar of gas rates cases and began preparations for hearing the petition of the Southern Bell Tele phone company and subsidiary com panies with exchanges in North Caro lina. The telephone siege begins with the prospect that another week will be consumed in hearings. Every city in the state, including Charlotte, Ashe , vllle, Raleigh, Wilmington, Greens boro, Winston-Salem and Durham will oppose the Increases the com panies are asking of the commission. Rivers and Harbors Allotment. Chief of Engineers Beach, of the war department, has made the follow | ing allotments for North Carolina rivers and harbors work from the last appropriations by congress: Manteo |Shallowbag) bay $4,500; Pamlico and Tar rivers, $8,500; Neuse river, $15,500; Swift creek, $800; Con ten tenea creek, $1,500; Trent river $1,000; waterway connecting Core sound and Beaufort harbor, $2,500; Northeast Cape Fear $3,000. State 8. 8. Convention. , Raleigh Sunday school workers ar« getting ready for the Statfe Sunday Convention to be held here April IS, 13 and 14. The general sessions of the convention will be held at the Tabernacle Baptist f "The mayor of Raleighy. Mr. T. B. Eldridge, who is a Bible class teacher in the Edenton Street Methodist Sun day school, is chairman of the enter tainment committee. This committee is busy securing lodging for the out of-town delegates In the private homes of Raleigh at the rate of SI.OO per night. ""Mr. J. M. Broughton, superintend ent of the Tabernacle Baptist Sunday school, is chairman of the finance committee which will raise funds to pay the expenses of the state conven tion. For Inter-Racial Amity. Expansion of the work of the State Inter-Racial Relation* committee to every county In tile state for the pro motion of better feeling between Ne groes and white people was discussed generally at a meeting held at the Yarborough hotel. Sub-committees named will develop plans for the ex tension of the work throughout the state, reporting to a later meeting. Fifteen Competitor* Passed. Dr. E. C. Brooks, state superinten dent of education, recently stated that he believed the next federal educa tional statement would show that North Carolina had Jumped 15 placea In the matter of schools. The Tar Heel state has been fourth from the last among the states from an educa tional standpoint, according to rec ords from Washington, published to date. But there will now be 18 be low it if Dr. Brooks' figures prove correct. -Memories of World War." A recent valuable acquisition by the North Carolina Historical Commis sion is a maniscript, "Memories of the World War," by Charleß L. Coggin. formerly First Lieutenant, 322 nd In fantry, 81st division. The memories are well written, preserving a valu able typical experience. Charles L Coggin graduated from the University of North Carolina in the law class of 1916. He left his budding practuce In May, 1117, to en tor the first officers' training camp at Port Oglethorpe, Georgia. I—Vice1 —Vice President Atterbury of the Pennsylvania railroad, who wants the national Agreements cancelled. 2 —Hundred-passenger Caproni hydro-airplane which will attempt the flight from Italy to America. 3—French national anthem being played In the public sqmire of Dusseldorf, Germany, before Generals Moorland and Gau cher, commanders of the British and French occupational forces. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Former Emperor Charles Makes an Attempt to Regain the Throne of Hungary "LITTLE ENTENTE" SATS NO Communist Revolt In Germany Not Yet Subdued—Defeat of Greeks by Kemallsts Reported—Pres- f ident Harding Moves for% Solution of Railway Problem. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. "Tired of exile and deprivation," Charles, former emperor of Austria- Hungary, made a dramatic attempt last week to regain of Hungary. Influenced by reports that the Hungarians were eager for his re turn, he slipped across the border from Switzerland, disguised as a Ty rolean tourist and accompanied by four friends, and for a day was con cealed by Bishop Mikes at Stelnaman ger. There Premier Teleky was sum moned and tried in vain to persuatle the former monarch that his hopes were not to be realized. Charles per sisted in his adventure, so Teleky ac companied him to Budapest, where Ad miral Horthy, the regent, had an In terview with him. Charles decorated the admiral and tried to cajole him Into turning over the government to him, but Horthy declared he would offer armed resistance to nny attempt to overturn the present regime, and, with tears In his eyes, the ex-ruler left the palace, saying: "Farewell for ever." Returning to Stelnamanger, Charles was placed under strict military super vision and Bishop Mikes was arrest ed. charged with being the head of the movement to restore Charles to the throne. The Spanish minister at Vien na stated that Charles was under Spanish protection and asked the gov ernment for a pass to enable the ex ruler to cross Austrian territory. Three days later it was reported in Paris and Vienna that Charles had proclaimed military dictatorship at Stelnamanger with himself as Its chief and that General I.ehar was ready to support him with 15.000 troops. This development brought about prompt action by the "little entente," Czecho-Slovakla, Jugo-Slavla and Itou manla, whose troops were placed In strategic positions on the Hungarian frontiers. President Masaryk sent an ultimatum to the Hungarian govern ment. saying that the restoration of the Habsburgs would be regarded as a casus belli by Czecho-Slovakla. * The Hungarian charge d'affaires In Vienna notified the Austrian govern ment that Charles Would return' to Switzerland. At this writing It ap pears that the attempted coup is a dud, Earfy in the week It looked as though the government forces In Ger many had succeeded In quelling the great communist revolt, which was centered In Prussian Saxony. The "green" troops, armed with machine guns, captured the big Lenna nitro gen plant In Halle, together with many prisoners and vast stores of arms and ammunition, and In other places they scored Important suc cesses. Tiien the revolt flamed out sfresh, not only In Saxony, but also !n parts of the regions occupied by 1 the allied troops. The American and Bel gian occupational forces were espe cially Involved but both quickly gained controlof the situation. In Westphalia and in Wels«enfels. Sax ony. there was severe fighting and the communists suffered considerable losses. The attempt of the Iteds to bring on a general strike apparently was a failure, however. The en'lre situation in Germany Is rather clouded and reports emanatln? from German sources are not reliable. There Is little doubt that Berlin has been exaggerating the danger of gen eral revolt and the seriousness of the "battlae" with the Reds lit order tc THE ALAMANCE GLEANER, GRAHAM, N. C. accentuate Its need of retaining the civil military forces whose dlsband raent :s demanded by tlie allies. For the second time the German gov ernment lias tllel with the League of Nations a formal protest against the occupation of additional territory by the allies; and the officials of #he al lied nations are proceeding with their plans to exact further penalties If Germany persists in its refusal to pay 12,000,000,000 gold marks by the first of May. There Is no evidence that the Germans will pay, and some of the a,111e3, especially the French, are con vinced their former foes are actually preparing for a new war. Marshal Fayolle Is quoted as saying .the Ger mans are making cannon and machine guns, and especially are forwarding a huge aviation program, and that in the next conflict London and Paris will be deluged with bombs from supposed ly "commercial" airplanes. He Is convinced that unless the allies take* firm action at once, Germany will never carry out the Versailles treaty. The vigorous Greek offensive against the Turkish nationalists in Asia Minor progressed merrily until Esklshehr was reached. At this railway junction, where the Greeks were defeated some months ago, disaster again overtook them, according to dispatches from Constantinople, and after a day-long battle they were forced to retreat after losing many In killed and cap tured, The report of the Greek defeat may b«> exaggerated, for it emanates from Kemallst sources. • G r e ek successes In Asia Minor are not pleasing to any but the Greeks, and possibly the British, and even the "regular" Turkish government at Constantinople protested to the allies against the Greek offensive. Italy es pecially Is sore, and relations between Athens and Rome were strained when Greece announced a blockade of Asia Minor and accused the Italians of smuggling war munitions to Kemul Pasha. The French fear that proposed occupation by the Greeks of the Dar danelles wilt Insure British control of that Important waterway, and Rou manla has entered formal and bitter protest against the composition of the commission controlling the I>arda nelles, Insisting upon equal voting pow er with the Greeks and the Turks. Bulgaria will not overlook any chance to regain Thrace from the Greeks, but the latter hope to obtain the sbpport of the Serbs In any conflict over that territory by helping tliem In Albania and Macedonia. Thus, according to world diplomats, war clouds are onc'fr. more appearing over the Balkuns. There was one little gleam of the sun of peace through the nnirk of the Irish situation last week. Sir Wil liam Goutylng of Dublin, a prominent railway man. and three southern Irish unionists, conferred with Cardinal Logue, primate of Ireland, at Dundalk, with the object of securing the open ing of negotiations between the Irish republican parliament and the British government. Meanwhile there la no cessation of the struggle between the Sinn Felners and the British police and soldiers In the Island, every day bringing Its stories of atj tacks, usually with bombs, on the aux iliaries and of the reprisals of the lat ter. ♦lie commission of the volunteer committee of one hundred which has i»een conducting In this country an In-; quiry Into the Irish question has made Its report. Admitting that It labored "under the disadvantage of lacking the official British side of the case," the commission declares that "the Imperial British army In Ireland has been goilty of proved excesses, not In comparable In degree and kind with those alleged by the Bryce report oh Belgium atrocities, to have been com mitted by the Imperial German army." The report says the Irish people have had the protection of neither British nor International law and that they have been systematically subjected to. a "terror" which, however, has failed to je-establlsh Imperial British civil government and to suppress the Irish republic. The published summary of the report does not show that the Irish are blamed for anything except the secret execution of spies, traitors and enemies of the Irish republic who were condemned in ex parte bearings. Rene Vlvlanl, France's special en voy to the United Slates, has been re ceived by President Harding, despite the ridiculous protests of the Friends of Irish Freedom, and In conversa tions with the Chief Executive, Secre tary. Hughes and other administration leaders began his task of discovering on what terms the United States will Join the allied nations in restoring pence to the world. He Is here," he insists, only to listen and report, and not to make any suggestions on be half of France. For definite answers to his questions he must wait until President Harding takes up interna tional questions with Ills cabinet and with leaderS"ln congress. Discussion of one of the administra tion's most serious problems—that of the railways—was taken up in earnest liuit week, and though to the lay mind Ip seems almost Insolvable, the ex perts 111 such matters believe It will be solved by the Interstate commerce commission and the railroad labor board working In closer conjunction than had been contemplated when the latter was created. Senator Cummins and Representative Mondell assert the machinery under the transportation act is adequate In the situation and that no further legislation will be needed. It Is the position of the Pres ident and his advisers that the gov ernment should do all It can to facil itate the return of the railroads to former conditions, and It Is admitted that both high freight rates and high wages must be reduced. Present rates are undoubtedly retarding grent ly the movement of commodities, es pecially farm products, and the roads suffer In revenue accordingly. Of course the railway unions are oppos ing any reduction In wages, asserting this would be unnecessary were It not for willful extravagnnce on the part of the railroad managements. The senate committee on Interstate com merce plans an Investigation that shall establish the truth or falsity of the charges made by organized labor. As bad been expected, President Harding appointed Col. Jay J. Morrow governor of the Canal Zone. He also named Capt. S. K. W. Klttelie of the navy governor of the Virgin Islands; Hubert Work, president of the Amer ican Medical association, first assist ant postmaster general; Charles H. Burke of South Dakota, commissioner of Indian affairs; George Carter of lowa, public printer, and Thomas Rot>ertson of Maryland, commissioner -of patents. A public task for (Jen. Charles O. Dawes of Chicago has beet# found by tlie President, who has ap pointed him chairman of a commis sion of eleven to Investigate the prob lems of soldiers' nHief and to formu late a definite policy and program. The other members of the commission are all well known and competent men and women. With the most Impressive jltes of the Roman Catholic church and In the presence of the greatest assemblage of church dignitaries ever seen In this country, the Remains of James t'ard- Jnal Gibbons were laid to rest Thurs day In the «*jrpt of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin In Baltimore. By special decree of the pope there was sung at the mass a solemn Gregorian chant previously heard only at the funerals of sovereign ruler* of the church In the Slstlne chapel In Rome. Not the church alone, hut all of Baltimore paid tribute to the memory of its beloved and distin guished citizen, and as the clocks of the city tolled ten. the hour of the ceremony, every wheel stopped, every activity ceased. Sharply contrasting with this funei* al In pomp and place. Just as the life work of the men contrasted, was the funeral of John Burroughs, the be loved naturaffsfTmd author, who died last Tuesday on u train In Ohio. On the eighty-fourth anniver sary of his birth his body was In terred at Roxbury. high In the Cnts klll mountains close to the old house In which he was born, and a large bowlder on which he often sat forms the headstone of hlsj grav£. This dean of nature writers Is deeply mourned by the great and th« humble alike of tb« entire nation. HOME GARDENING IS FASCINATING Becomes Sport When There Is Rivalry With Neighbors for Fresh Vegetables. f --V-. » ENJOYED BY ENTIRE FAMILY _______ Getting an Early Start by Indoor Propagation Will Help Gardener —Some Suggestions for Get ting Ahead of Jack Frost. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Gardening can be made a very In teresting game with many of the fea tures of friendly competition which make golf, tennl# and other stitnmer sports so fascinating to many peopled Like these sports, skill, and practice Increase the probability of winning honors, but unlike them it Is remuner ative and is enjoyed by the entire family, who can take part In the gar den work and enjoy eating the vege tables produced. Gardening becomes a contest or game when there is rivalry between neighbors to see who has the first mess of peas or the first ripe tomatoes, or who can raise the largest potatoes or melons. There Is a pride, too, in ; having some prize product exhibited j In the window of the local store or seejng n notice of some accomplish ment published in the home newspa per. Beating Jack Frost. To. those who enter the game of gardening find covet the honor of hav ing the first ripe vegetables, garden ing specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture offer some suggestions for beating Jack Froft and getting garden operations in mo tion before the open season for plants. At least four weeks' tline can be saved, specialists say, for many crops, like tomatoes and cabbage, by starting the plants In the house. If operations lire to be conducted on a small scale, two or three cigar boxes filled with soil and placed In a south window fur nish a seed bed for starting a few plants. For most home gardeners a more desirable seed bed can be made by placing good soli In a flat tray three Inches deep and of convenient size to fit In a well-lighted window with southern exposure. A little care will be necessary In keeping the tray properly watered. All garden plants are dependent upon light for growth, and wher. start ed In the window Immediately begin to turn tl)elr heads toward the light To overcome this the box In which they are grown should be turned "v-..-. /■ / V- ' , " .** Preparing Box for Early Spring Plant ing. around each doy. Out of doors they ■ pet the light from all sides, but In the window they get It from only one side. Transplanting the Seedlings. When the seedling plants are big enough to handle —that is, when they have formed about two leaves in addi tion to their seed leaves —other boxes of soli should be provided and the plants transplanted about two Inches apart each way to give them plenty of room. More window spare must be provided, and It may be necessary to build a stage and support one' box above another. The same precaution* as to watering and turning to get uni form light will be necessary. On warm days the boxes can be put outdoors. When It comes to planting In the garden, the plants grown In boxes arc cut aparj, with a cube of soli around the roots of each. Those grown In pots are Jarred loose, turning the head of the plant downward with the stem of the plant between the first and sec ond fingers of the left hand. Whejf tin cans without bottoms are used th* ball of earth Is pushed nearly oui of }he can. The plant Is then set with th* can sticking up around It as pro taction against cutworms. After n week or two the can Is lifted over th» top of the plant. This practice is be lng extensively followed by commer clul gardeners In certain sections, wlu by the aid of one of the little can-s;al lng machines now on the market cul off the tops anil the bottoms of thou sstids of discarded empty enns for use In transplanting plants. Some garden , er-« dip the cans 10 a thin solution of shellac to keep them from rusting. One way of extending the garden HtMson and getting ahead of neighbor lng gardeners Is by starting several early crops In a hotbed. In addition to starting plants, the hotbed Is useful for growing a few early vegetables foi the table, STANDARDIZATION OF WOOL GOING FORWARD Resume of Work Shows Much Progress in Past Year. Tentative Grades as Promulgated Are * Based on Studies of More Than Two Years' Duration —Not Much Change Expected. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) A resume of the wool standardiza tion work of the bureau of markets, v United States Department of Agricul ture, shows that much progress ha* been made since the tentative estab lishment of definite wool grades Just a year ago. Following the prepara tion of a few sets for Its field agents and the subsequent press announce ment that tentative wool grades had . been developed, requests for the sets have been distributed among the bu reau's lield agents, agricultural col leges, wool-growers' associations, wool dealers and manufacturers, textile au thorities, and others Interested. The tentative wool grades as pro mulgated are. based on studies of more than two years' duration. In the course of this study thousands of samples of wool submitted by deal ers and manufacturers as their inter pretations of the market grades were Grading Wool tor a Co-Operauvo Shipment. examined. As the tentative grades, before being put In final form, wers submitted to some of the leading wool authorities In the country for sugges tions and criticisms, It Is believed that little, if any, change will have to be made when official standards are es tablished. During the past year Investigation al and demonstratlonal work to test the commercial utility of the grades was conducted in 16 states. Before meetings of woolgrowers and others, demonstrations were given to show the preparation of the fleeces and the proper care and handling of the wool ! before Its shipment to market. In I the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri and Ar kansas the several expert wool graV ers engaged by the bureau graded ap proximately 1,800,000 pounds of wool In accordance with the tentative wool grades. This work haß been looked * upon so favorably by wool producers that requests have been received for a resumption of these activities dur ing the coming season. »■»■»'■« « « ■ FOR AMATEUR POULTRY MEN. ' Don't allow vermin among the flock. '■ , Don't allow layers to become ![ 1 chilled. Don't feed unbalanced rations. Don't overcrowd the birds. ' [ " Don't neglect to feed an abun- > ■ dance of green stufT. Don't neglect to cull con tinually. !! Don't feed spoiled grain. Don't sell dirty or old eggs. Don't allow the male birds to j run with the hens during the 'winter. \ Don't allow too many females > f with the male bird during the I mating season. > | Don't expect results without I work. j DEVELOP HIGH-CLASS STOCK South Carolina Farmer Attributes Many Failures to Lack of Aim In Breeding Animals, "The development of good live stock depends not only on the use of higtv class animals, but on systematic meth ods." This Is the comment of a South Carolina farmer who has contributed his experiences to the United State* Department of Agriculture, as part o* 4 an investigation to determine th« cause of Inferior anil undersized live stock. * "Most failures with live stock," this farmer deMares. "can bp attributed to lark of a definite aim In breeding." ' PREVENT SPREAD OF DISEASE Potassium Permanganate Added te Drinking Water is Good Way to , Keep Off Infections. Potassium permanganate Is good to use In drinking water of chickens to prevent the spread of infection*. It comes In dark purple crystals; A small quantity dissolved as a stock solution will last all summer. Ad® enough to the water each day to eobw It to a light wins color. • / \, *ss3B Wk ri—Vr --:, r -!■' $■ . •' ■

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