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TAX MSI IS : ABOUT WOUND UP £ REPUBLICANS ON COMMITTEE INCREASE EXEMPTION OF MARRIED MEN. WOULD ABOLISH LUXURY TAX Agree.r>e,it Reached Also to Decrease Manufacturers' Tax on Candy From 5 to 3 Per Cent. Washington. Practically winding up revision of the levy section of the IJIB tax laws, the house ways and means committee republicans voted to increase from $2,000 to $2,500 thj " exemption allowed married men hav« ing an annual net income- of $5,000 or less. This change would bo retroac tive to JanuaVy 1, 1921, and would be in addition to the increase of S2OO in exemption of each dependent of a head of a family previously decided upon. Agreement also was reached, it was said, to decrease the manufac turers' tax of candy from 6 to 3 per cent, the manufacturers' tax on furs from 10 to 5 per cent, the tax on art works from 10 to 5 per cent, and to repeal all of the so-called luxury lev ies. In voting to repeal the so-called j luxury taxes, the majority members; decided to substitute, If possible, a j manufacturers' tax on the same ar-J tides, if desired to be sold at sufns j in excess of specified' prices. The rate suggested was 3 per cent on the manufacturers' prices and the return was estimated at $100,000,000 annual ly as against $25,000,000 under the I resent law. To Abolish Economic Barrier. Paris. The supreme council de cided to abolish the economic barrier of the Rblneland on September 16 If Germany continues to pay promptly j her war indemnities, but decided to maintain the occupation, of the right bank of the Rhine and the Ruhr until the next meeting of the council, when i it was agreed that the matter should I be reconsidered. Lincoln's Quiji Pen Stolen. Chicago. The quill pen used by President Lincoln In signing his first inaugural address has been stolen from the exhibit of the Chicago His-! torical Society at the Pageant of j- Progress, It was announced. Tne pen was made from the feather of an American eagle which was kill ed by an admirer of Lincoln Just be fore the latter's election. . Suffrage in Bouth America. Montevideo. President Brum has sent the Uruguayan 'congress a bill providing suffrage for women and all other legal rights held by men. The, project has met with the approval of influential groups in congress and it seems to be assured of success. British Oppose Proposition. Washington.—The British govern-' ment has Indicated that It does not j regard with favor the proposition to •' exempt American toastwise' shipping from payment of Panama canal tolls as proposed in a pending bill by Sena- j tor Borah, republican, Idaho. Two Thousand New Houses. Pittsburgh. Two thousand new houses for the Pittsburgh district within the next year is the aim of the housing corporation o the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce formed to bet-! ter the acute rent and home situation here. Better Prices Hoped For. Washlngton.--B;rong hope for bet ter prices in the agricultural markets i Is Justifled|by reductions in the rail-| road rates on grain for export already In effect and proposed. Sarah Bernhardt 111. London.—Mdii. Sarah Bernhardt Is | seriously 111 In Paris, according to a news agency dispatch here. Friends fear that this last illness wIU prove fatal. Much Liquor Dumped in River. Chicago.—Liquor valued by the po lice at $500,000, ranging from moon shine to the rarest champagne, will be dumped Into the Chicago river. Angler Duke Under Bond. New York.—Angler B. Duke, son of 1 the tobacco king. Is under $2,000 ball on a technical charge ot homicide as a result of a motor accident In which Duke Is alleged to have driven his car Into a truck which pinned Owen Kivle against a post, crushing htm to death. Half Million Boy Scouta. New Yoffk. —Membership of the Boy Scouta ot America, one of whose mot toes la "do at least one good deed •every day," has now reached 528,119. To Lose Some Foreign Trade. Buenos Aires. • "Most Argentine Arms have only a small atock of American goods left, and when that la gone no more will be ordered." This opinion on American trade witti Sooth America wan given by W. K.'Ackley, head ot the American For eign Banking Corporation here. GEM DISPLAY AT EXPOSITION | Forestry Products Will Alto Have a Prominent Place, Including Show ing of the Various Woods. Charlotte, N. C. —Dr. Jos. Hyde Pratt state geologist, in Chaftotte to confer with officials of the Made-in-Carollnas Exposition, announced that thirty three North Carolina manufacturers not previously listed among the ex hibitors will participate in the nat ural resources exhibit which he is or ganizing. "This exhibit win illustrate the min eral and forest resources of North. Carolina, the location of water power, developed and undeveloped; and of the black soil lands of the eastern part of the state, reclaimed and unre claimed," said Dr. Pratt. Dr. I'ratt's office, that of the North I Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, will co-operate in many ways, lone particularly in which the geolo-j gist is much interested—a display of j the great number of gems and gem j materials which are found In this j I state. The collection, he said; "would j include rubles, sapphires, berlys, aqua marines, rhodolite, garnets, hiddinite, moonstones, sunstories, cornelians, venus hair stones, smoky quartz, «ir-. | con and various others. J Forestry products also will have a j large place in the exhibit, including; la showing of various woods in the! state. Reunited After Forty Years. Philadelphia.—After 40 years 'sep j action from his family, Horace W I Alison, of Philadelphia, has just trac-) ed hi* daughter, Deville Caroline, to | | Birmingham, Ala., where he informed j ! her that he held In trust for*her an) estate reported to exceed $200,000, left her by her grandfather. Germany Redeeming Bonds. Paris.—The reparations commission j announced that Germany, since the be-j ginning of July, has paid 250,000,000 j gold marks to the commission, thus j allowing Germany to redeem five of j the twenty million-dollar notes Issued in execution of article 5 of the ache-" j dule of payments. Much Gasoline Is Consumed. Raleigh.—Figures from the office of j State Treasurer B. R. Lacy show that j automobiles In North Carolina burn 217,982 gallons of gasoline every day and approximately 79.663,420 gallons In the course of a year. Want Hungary to Accept Terms. Budapest. Unreserved acceptance of the terms of the peace resolution! 'early In July has been asked of the i Hungarian national assembly by Mr, Banffy, minister of foreign affairs. Forbes to Address Veterans. Washington. Director Forbes, of the War Veterans Burean, accepted the invitation of Major Bulwlnkle to . address the North Carolina American Legion meeting at Hendersonville, N. C., August 26. Shipping Board Costs Money. Washington. A total of $3,300,- 000,000 has been appropriated for the Shipping Board since its Inception, | : Chairman Madden, of the house ap- j proprlations committee, told the house. ' j; Girls Must Learn to Cook. Geneva. All Swi&s girls will be j compelled to take a one-year course j In housework and cooking if a mean- j i ure about to be introduced in the i Swiss parliament is passed. Against Wage* Reluction. London. London printers voted; overwhelmingly against acceptance of ! the proposed reduction of ten shll-' lings a week In their wages. jl U. 3. Will Not Yield Control. {' Washington.—Conditions laid down i at Riga by the American Relief Ad ministration for famine relief work in Russia will not be varied from the! principle of American control of the! ] distribution in Russia, Secretary' i Hoover said. Mr. Hoover did not, 1 however, regard the situation at Riga ! as a deadlock in negotiations with so-! vlet Russian authorities. He expect- j ed that a satisfactory conclusion ] would be reached under which there I would be no soviet domination of the j food distribution work. i Priest Killed by Preacher, Birmingham. Father James E. Coyle, for many years pastor of St. i Paul's Roman Catholic Church, died i after having been shot three times by i the Rev. E. R. Stephenson, Methodist ji minister. * Capture of General Navarro. Madrid.—According to advices from i Melilla General Navarro, head of the i column which has been surrounded by i the Moors on Mount Arrulta, is aj prisoner In the home of the Arab : chief of the Benl Chelatki. Anti-Beer Bill In Trouble.- Washington Back In the home of its friends, the Willis-Campbell anti beer Mil ran Into unexpected trouble In the house, with little prospect now of its flnai enactment prior to the recess ot congress. Remission of China's Debt. Washington. The' bill of Senator Lodge of Massachusetts for remission of further payments by China to the! United States under the Boxer rebel lion Indemnity treaty waq passed by the senate. 'MOT'S FATHER IS MARRIED AGAIN BRIDE HAB BEEN A NURSE IN THE ' i OFFICE OF DR. HARDING FOR MANY YEARB. — m— MARRIED AT PREACHER'S HOME Doctor Harding Was 75 Years Old on Day Hla Son, Warren Harding Waa Nominated President. Monroa» Mich. —Dr. George T. Hard-' ing, 76, father of President Harding, 1 was married here to Miss Alice Sev-1 j erns, 52, by the Rev Frank T. Knowles, j ! pastor of the Monroe Presbyterian > | Church. Miss Severns has been a j I nuj"se in the office of Dr. Harding at | Marion, 0., for many years. The cou-1 pie drove here In, an automobile, ob-| talned a marriage license and went! to the home of Rev. Knowles, where the ceremony was performed. Marion, O. —Dr. GeorgG T. Harding's 'office here was locked to callers and! i the announcement that he had obtain-1 led a marriage license in Monroe, | Mich., to marry Miss Alice Severns, I his office nurse, was a distinct sur-1 prise to his friends. Dr. Harding was 75 years old the ! day his son, Warron G. Harding, was ' nominated for President. He is very J active for a man of his years. Mrs. j Harding has been dead 12 years. Veteran, 116, Asks Pension. Bloomfleld, Mo.—William A. Btßhop, : 115' years old, has applied for a pen- : j sion j under a new law passed 'by the. | Missouri legislature. Bishop has re-j 1 sided in Stoddard county for 75 years, j j He was born In Tennessee and fought j !In the Confederate arihy during the 1 Civil War, 30 Albanian Villages Burned. London. Fighting on the River Drin In northern Albania between the forces of Jugo-Slavs and Albanians is 1 reported In Avlona messages, £ays a Central News dispatch from Rome. The Jugo-Slavs are alleged to have burned 30 Albanian villages. To Investigate Commlf.eeman. Washington.—A resolution for con-1 gresslonal investigation of charges j that John W. republican na-| t(onal committeeman from Tennessee, j has violated the civil service laws and I "sold" public offices was intoduced! by Senafor McKellar, democrat, of Tennessee. $1,800,000 Worth of Gold. New York. '— The steamer Stock holm, from Gothenburg, arrived with ( 58 cases of gold bars, valued at sl,- . 800,000, consigned to the National ; Bank of Commerce. ' $5,000,000 For Relief. Washington.—Appropriation of five , million dollars to be used by the Pres ident to aid in Russian relief, is pro- , vlded In a bill introduced by Senator ( King, democrat, Utah. P £ Wood to Govern Philippines. Washington.—Major General Leon- j ard Wood was authoritatively stated ] to have been selected by President j i Harding for Governor General of the 11 Philippines and to have expressed his willingness to accept the post. Holy War is Proclaimed. I Angora. Anatolia.—A holy war has i been proclaimed by the King of the i Hedjaz as a measure for assisting the ( Turkish Nationalists in their fight against the Greeks in Agia Mlnor| Demand Open Covenants. Washington.—£>pen covenants open- i ly arrived at are to be demanded of it the disarmament conference by the i liberal element in the United States 1 Senate. Railroad Earnlnga for June. Washington.—Railroads of the coun- try earned net in June, 1 which was a gain of $14,697,346 over I net earnings for May. 1 Huna Active In Seeking Trade. Berlin. German export manufac turers are laying plans to win con- ] trol of 60 per cent of the world's ] commerce by the time the war indem- I nlty is liquidated. To Censure General Ansell. Washington.—The report of the sub committee of the house committee on I military affairs which haa lnvestlgat-' ed the escape of Grover C. Bergdoll, . i slacker, will severely censure Gen. , i Samuel Ansell, attorney for Bergdoll, it la learned. Cocaine Captured on Steamer. Charleston, S. C —Customs officials seised 450 grams of cocaine aboard I the S. 8. Hutchinson, which brought a part cargo of salt from Hamburg. Germany, for discharge here. Fire Destroys Box Factory. Lynchburg. Va.—Fire of undetermln ed origin destroyed the American Box factory aid two adjoining reaidencea. Several ether houses, caught Are but war* not destroyed. The loas la es timated at $71,000, which la partly cov anut h» tuanmif* THE ALAMANOE GLEANER, GRAHAM, N. C. I SIX OR MORE RANDS ENTERED David Oven* Completing Arrange ment* for Becond Quartette of Famous Concert Singers. Charlotte, N. C. —A number of Caro lina bands already have given the Made-ln-Carolinas Exposition officials notice that they probably will enter the competition for the SSOO in cash prizes offered to bands of these states ' competing in concerts during the final , four days of the exposition, which will be held here September 12 to 29. Included in this number are the Ashe i ville band, the Raleigh First" Regi ment band, the Elk's band at High Point, the Mooresville band, the Steel Creek band, of near Charlotte, and the Charlotte Boy Scouts' band. David Ovens, chairman of the Made j ln-Carolinas Exposition committee, 1 has gone to New York city to com jplete arrangements for a second mix |ed quartette of N " famous • concert and 1 oratorio singers for a week's engage ] ment at the exposition, which will ( be held September 12 to 29. Already I contracts fcave been made wltfi four ! singers to compose one quartette. The j official New York City band will be here two weeks, giving two concerts daily, and also Mile. Caslova, a rising young violinist, by her playing will ad J interest and variety to the elab j orata daily musical programs. Russian Relief Delayed. i Riga, Letvia. Soviet Russia has I released 'six of the American prison -1 ers, who have arrived at Narva, Es thonla, but the fact that only this halt dozen of Americans were sent out of | the country was said here to threaten a long delay in and perhaps the aban donment of the' negotiations for Amer- I lean famine relief for Russia, j Director Brown, It Is understood, will insist that every bona fide Amer | ican in Russia, in or out of prison, j must be given an opportunity to leave J Russia before negotiations begin. Congress May Recess Thirty Days. for a 30- day recess of congress beginning Au gust 20, contingent ugon passage by the house hefore that date of the tax and administration agricultural cred its bills, was reached at a White ' House luncheon conference. Asbestos Company at Quebec. Montreal, Quebec. —lt Is reported that the Canadian John Manvllle com pany will establish a $2,000,000 plant for the manufacture of asbestos roof- I lng, shingles, etc. Oppose Railroad Funding Bill. [ Washington.—Opposition to the ad* | ministration bill for funding about ' $500,000,000 for the railroads devel oped openly before the senate inter state commerce committee. British Commission at Moscow. New York. —The arrival at Moscow of the British commission to negotiate trade with Soviet Russia is announced by Soviet Russia, a weekly newspaper. War Veterans Destitute. Springfield, 111. Governor Small commissioned a board of five staff of ficers of the state military forces to conduct an investigation of conditions of destitution of world war veterans. No Cuts for Printers' Heads. Quebec, Que. —The International Ty pographical union, at its convention here rejected proposals to cut sala ries and traveling expenses of exe cutive officers. Laymen Discuss Labor Problems. Lake Junaluska, N. C. —Christian la bor relations in factories was the gen eral theme discussed here at the lay men's week conference of the Metho dist Episcopal church, south. Auto Bandits Secure $135,000. Springfield, Ills; Police squads were searching for three auto bandits reported to have held up paymasters at the Peabody Coal company in Kin caid. Ills., and with $135,000 in cash. Rubber Baron Is Dead. Providence, R. I. —Col. Samuel T. Colt, chairman of the board of the United States Rubber company, died at his Bristol home, his death fol lowing a severe paralytic shock. Knell of the Bworn Bayonet. Paris.—lt has been decided to sup press the sword bayonet of the Paris police. It will T>e replaced by a truncheon. 72 Years of Married Life. London. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mlnty of Aberdeen have Just cele brated the 72nd anniversary, of their wedding. So far as can be learned they sre the oldest married couple in the kingdom. There are Dine children of the marriage, all of whom are liv ing. Betting Legalized by Huns. Berlin.—The government intends to legalise betting through bookmakers. : The bill for this purpose provides that , bookmaking without a state license will be .illegal should the bill become law. a Young Grandmother. Bedford, Ind. Mrs. Lafe Duncan, 32, is one of the youngest grandmoth ers In Indiana. Mrs. Walter Hunter, 16 rears of age. her daughter, who Is the mother of a baby girl, was born when Mrs Duncan was 15 years old. GOOD COLLECTIONS FROM AUTO OWNERS RECEIPT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY REACHED TOTAL OF $1,488,499.26. INTEREST PAID RY 6ASOLINE Chairman of the Highway Commislon Says Sum Collected Will be Spent Before End of Present Month. Raleigh. Automobile tax collected by the state for the month of July amounted M $1,498,499.25 and the gasoline tax for the same period, amounting to $57,- 677.91, ran the state's revenue from two sources alone well above the mil lion and a half mark. The gasoine tax is in excess of th« collections for June while the automo bile tax is a llttls under the month pre vious! There are many licenses yet to be renewed and the total tax on auto mobiles for the season, independent of the "floating" collections at other periods of the year, will run the amount well above $3,000,000. The gasoline tax goes to pay the in terest on the outstanding notes for constructioh funds while the bigger sums are being used exclusively for construction purposes. Chairman Frank Page, of the state highway com mission, has informed State Treasurer Lacy that the sum collected during the rush season will be spent before •the end of the present month. With these expenditures on the roads, the state will then touch for the second timfe Its $10,000,000 allow ance for the year. Postmaster Examinations. Washington, (Special)..—Examina tions will be held September 10 for postmasters at the folowing places: Angler, Badln, Banners Elk, Bay boro, Black Mountain, Candler, Can dor, Caroleen, Clarkton, Cleveland, Cliffside, Connolly Springs, Cooleemee, Council, Elon College, Fletcher, Frank lin, Garrysburg, Hope Hills, Hunters vllle, ' Lake Junaluska, Leaksville, Lowell, Mayodan, Moncure, Montreat, Morven, Newport. Park ton, Pinetops, Polkton Pomona, Princeton, Richlands, Rural Hall, Sanatorium, Seaboard, Sparta. Stohy Point, Trenton, Vass, Weaverville,- West Jefferson, Whita kers, Whittier, Woodland. Chalmers L. Sims hps been appoint ed postmaster at Harrlsburg, Cabarrus county, vice Dwright L. Morrison, re signed. Probable Compromise on Power. Negotiations looking to a compro mise of the differences over power rates now existing between the cotton mills-and the Southern Power com pany are well under way, according to eeml-offlclal information given out here. It is expected here that an agree ment will be reached within the next few days by which all litigation save that involving the North Carolina Pub lic Service company, will be stopped. Charter for Peanut Growers. The peanut growers of Virginia and North Carolina have secured the char ter for their new and enlarged organic zation, whichf will bear the short and expressive name Growers Ex change, Inc.," The minimum capital stock Is placed at $151,000. Of this amount $l5O 000 Is common and SI,OOO preferred stock. The Southern Training School. The Southern Training School for Christian Leadership will be held at Rlue Ridge the week of August 23 to September 1. It will be under, the auspices of the Sunday School asso ciations of South Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama. Tennessee, Florida and Geor gia. This is the first year for this training school, which promises to be come an annual Institution. New Chaplain of N. 8. U. C. V. General James I. Metts announces the appointment of Rev. Hdmond Joy ner, of Edaemont. as chaplain of the North Carolina Division of the United Confederate Veterans. Meeting of Guernsey Breeders. The mid-summer meeting of the North Carolina Guernsey Breeders as sociation will be held at ,'Belmont Farms," F. H. and J. L. Beall. owners. Linwood. Davidson county. Thursday, August 25th. according to announce ment made by T. D. Brown secretary. Among the speakers are R. H. L. Chlcester, of Fredericksburg. Vs., R. M. Hooper, of Wlsacky. S. C., W. W. Fltzpatricky, Clemson College. S. C.. and J. A. Arey. dairy division, Depart ment of Agriculture. Kaleiph. •There will be two sessions daily. Some New Corporations. Charters were filed wli» the Secre tary of State for the following corpora tions to do business to North Carolina: Johnson Miller company, of States rtlle. to conduct a general furniture business with SIOO,OOO authorised capi tal and $6,000 subscribed. Fanners Economy Store company, of Granite Quarry, with $55,000 author teed capital and SBOO subscribed by J. M. Honbarrier. of Oranlte Quarry, X H. and C. F. Frick. of Salisbury. Orange Metor company of Hillsboro, With 150,009 authorised capital. • ..J „ . M ' 11 TiiflirMii"iii ifii bk. Grand Encampment of I. O. O. F. The Grand Encampment of the Inde pendent Order of Odd Fellows of North Carolina met in Its 74th annual seaelon August 9th in the hall of Bu ena Vista Lodge, No. 21, in the city of Greensboro. At the afternoon session the Grand Encampment degree was conferred on new members, the re ports of the grand officer* submitted, various committees appointed and matters of routine business trans acted. On Tuesday night the degree staff of Asheville Encampment No. 2, conferred the Patrlarchial, Golden Rule and Royal Purple degrees on a ■number of candidates. This is prob ably the best encampment degree staff in North Carolina and a large number of members of the Patriarchal branch of the order were present to witness thle exemplification of the encamp ment degrees. The officers of the Grand Encamp ment are as follows, Grand Patriarch, C. H. fteine, Raleigh; Grand High Priest, A. C. Melvln, Durham; Grand Senior Warden, J. C. Wright, Shiloh; Grand Junior Warden, D. W. Davis, Goldsbprd; Grand Scribe', L. W. Jean eret, Asheville; Grand Treasurer, John E. Wood, Wilmington; Grand Marshal, H. A. Ballard, Asheville; Grand Senti nel, D. R. Aiken, Greensboro; Grand Outside Sentinel, H. G. Godfrey, Eliza beth City; Grand Representative, John D. Berry, Raleigh. '»■ i Decrease In Pellagra. Dr. W. S. Rankin, secretary of the State Board of Health, has returned from Washington, where he has been In conference with other public health officials from the South and represen tatives of the Federal bureau of health and Red Cross officials. Dr. Rankin has stated that no far as the records of his office show there has been a decrease in pellagra. The Coming Legion Convention. "Hendersonville and her environs will be turned over complete/y tOTthe former service men when they gath ered there for the annual convention of the North Carolina state depart ment of the American legion on Au gust 26-27," was the statement of Wal ter B. Smith, of Hendersonville. chair man of the entertainment features of the convention. Reason for Webb Resignation. Washington, (Special).—lt Is now Understood that Marshal Webb was asked to resign because of editorials in The Citizen,'which he partly owns, criticising the administration. The attorney general has been ask ed if that Is not the case, but he is out of the city and will not answer until he gets back. He may put his action on other grounds. Trying to "Secure Pension. Representative Weaver is making an effort to get SIO,OOO for Mrs. Laura E. Alexander, widow of Samuel H. Alexander, who died from injuries re ceived in the defense of the Emma postofflce, where he was assistant postmaster when it was attacked by robbers years ago. Phychlatrist to Be Employed. Announcement was made here by Mrs. Clarence Johnson, commissioner of state welfare, of the employment of a director of child helping and a phychiatrist who will divide time be tween the board of charities and wel fare and the University of North Car olina. Senator Ladd to Speak. Washington, (Special). United States Senator Ladd, of North Dako ta, and Gov. Thomas Campbell of Arl sona, will be among the speakers at the' Southern Tariff Congress to bo held in Greensboro, N. C., August 15 and 16. « ______ Will Not Buy Kenilworth Inn. > The government will not buy Ken nelworth i&n. That fact became known sometime ago. It will give It up as a hospital when the lease Is out. Mineral* and Forestry Exhibit. As state geologist. Colonel Joseph Hyde Pratt, will have to do with piac ing both minerals and forestry exhi bits in the Made-ln-the-Carolinas ex position. He plans to exhibit a large krray of both forestry and mineral products, in both of which North Car olina has a great variety. Viaduct to School for Blind. Jf the state will indemnify tlje citj against finaancial loss, the city of Ra leigh will require the Southern and Seaboard railroads to construct a via duct over their tracks at Ashe avenue leading to the new grounds, accord ing to a tentative agreement reached between the city commissioners and representative* of the board of trus tees of the State School for the Blind. Attorney General J. S. Manning ip peared with the Supt Llneberry and members of the board before the corn mlssk>ners. Inspected Disputed Routes. Chairman Frank Page of the State highway commission, and highway en gineer Charles M. Upham went to For rest City where they, together with Commissioners McGirt and Stikelea ther. and inspected the disputed routes of the highway between Ruth erforton and the South Carolina line. Mr. gage and Mr. Upham continued their trip to Asheville. The two factioas contending over the routing of the road agreed to have the chairman examine vhe road* and report to the toll commUalon. • * ' '• - GOVERNOR GOOPEII'S l!M EXCITED THE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CARO LINA TO BE AT MADE-IN CAROLINA'E EXPOSITION. HUMAN ELEMENT IN INDUSTRY — t Throws Weight of His Influence and Efforts Back of Plans to Broaden View-point of Rank and File. Greenville, S. C.—The Made-in-Caro (inas Exposition will afford Gov. Rob ert A. Cooper, of this state, an oppor tunity to make an address oiiva sub ject which he has given mutfi thought during recent months, and the chief executive of the Palmetto State ad mits an increasing interest'in the ex position. He expects to talk on "The Human Element in Industry," and said he felt his appearance at the opening on September 12 would be the proper occasion and time to tell the people of * the Carolinas the views he holds as a result of his study and thought. Governor Cooper has a broad vision of the future greatness of these states, as he explained during a rather ex tended conversation. Much of the im portance he attaches to the Made-in- Carolinas Exposition is due to its ed ucational value, particularly to those who are not industrial executives. One of the of South Carolina's exponents of copi pulsory education, Governor Cooper in variably throws the weight of his in uence and efforts back of every plan intended to broaden the understand ing of the rank and file of the people, for he pointed out that progress of every nature is based on knowledge and made stable by loyalty, faith and co-operation. False Report About.Bernhardt. Paris. —Sarah Bernhardt, the world famous French actress, rumors of whose illness were current here on Saturday, is in good health, says a telegram from an editor on the staff of the Journal. Government Loans to Farmers. Washington.—Government loans to farmers of the South to tide them over until they can market their cotton crop was urged Jjy Martin Amourous, of Marietta, Ga., before the congres sional committee investigating agri cultural conditions. DtValera's Letter No Surprise. Belfast. Little surprise was felt here at the tenor of the letter from Eamonn de Valera to Prime Minister Lloyd George, rejecting the govern ment's offer of dominion status for Ireland, as talk of peace has been re garded with much skepticism. A Noted Woman is Dead. London. —Miss Sarah Emily Davies, a pioneet In the woman suffrage move ment, who recently died in London at the age of 91, was one of the founders of Girton college, the first English col- - lege for women. Growing Chaulmoogra. Oroville, Calif. —SJsps have been taken to grow the Chaulmoogra tree in the United States plant Introduc tion garden near Chico. The tree's . oil has proved a great benefit in the treatment of leprosy in Hawaii. Greeks Begin Second Offensive. Smyrna.—The Greeks have begun a second offensive against the Turkish nationalists. The latter are retiring rapidly toward the Sakaris river. President Asks For $200,000. • Washington. President Harding asked Congress for an appropriation of $200,000 required by the state de partment for defraying the expenses of the disarmament conference. British Want U. 8. In Pact. Washington. Great Britain would like to broaden the Anglo-Japanese alliance so that in its place would be a treaty between the United States, Great Britain and Japan. Would Advance Inaugural Day. Cincinnati, O. —Advance of the pres idential inauguration from March 4 to the third Monday in January Is rec ommended by a commi'/.ee of the American Bar association at Its meet ing here. Chicken Thief I* Killed. Miami, Fla. —Robbing other people's hen roosts cost Luther Dorsey, negro, his life, for he was stoqt dead by E. W. Martin of Cocoanut Grove as he was leaving Martin's chicken yard with a couple of plump pullets. Priests 'Murderer Examined. Redwood City, Calif. William E. Hightower, accused of the murder of Rev. Patrick E. Heslln, was brought here from San Francisco, where for four days he has been subject to ex amination. Dynamite ftnd Carrier Sink*. Wilmington. N. C. The Louisa Howard, dynamite • laden schooner sailing from New York, foundered in the Beaufort, N. C., harbor entrance bar this morning, and a short while later broke up and «■»> .. v.-
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