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The Store That Satisfies and the Home of Beautiful Furniture \ GOODYEAR MEANS GOOD WEAR < *' X t More Goodyear Tires and Tubes used the "odd over than any other kind. 30x3 y 2 Cord From $5.95 Up l . ’ , 30x3y 2 Tube From $1.35 Up I Come in and get our price on your size. Sold and Serviced by W adsworth Co. * i Union and Church St. [ Concord, N. C. er and .(/tines Herndon. The same day four local boy made the trip to and from Dunn hy bicycle in time to get back home before noon. Almost Waited Too Long. (By International News Service) Waynesboro, Mias., Sept. 8. —After locating a still on the banks of the I Chickasawhay river near here, Sheriff t . L., Busby and his deputies decided a day s work had been done and left. The next morning they came back to get the apparatus only to find it being dismantled by a white man and a negro who, after getting a tip the 1 officers were on their trail, had de ; move to another location, (loth were captured. SPECIAL EXCURSION TO ATLANTA, GA. BIRMINGHAM, ALA., CHATTANOOGA TENN. —VIA— m Southern Railway System Thursday, Sept. 15, 1927 Excursion Fares From CONCORD, N. C. Atlanta, Ga. SB.OO Birmingham, Ala. t_ SIO.OO Chattanooga, Tenn. SIO.OO Proportionately reduced fares from other stations. Tickets on sale Sept.' 15th, final limit good to return on all trains except CRESCENT LIMITED so as to reach original starting point by midnight as follows. Atlanta, Sept. 19th, Birmingham and Chat tanooga, Sept. 21st, 1927. Tickets good in Pullman sleeping cars upon payment of pullman charges. For detailed information call on any Southern Railway agent or ad dress : R. H. GRAHAM, Southern Railway Agent, Charlotte, N. C. THE CONCORD TIMES Rains, Floods And Landslides Caused Europe’s Worst Summer By «J. K. SMITH International News Service Staff Correspondent London, Sept. 9.—Europe is * just recovering from the worst summer that has been experienced for many years. Over the entire continent there has been heavy rains, floods, droughts and landslides, which have caused numer ous deaths, destruction and damages amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Tourists who have visited the vari ous countr ; PN tell me that they were terribly inconvenienced by the weath er. In Italy, they say, the heat was almost unbearable, while through England, France. Germany and Swit zerland it rained continuously. Along Riviera. Along the Riviera, where the smart est of European society gathers each year, disastrous forest fires raged over vast tracts of country, spreading into Corsica and Spain. At one time dur ing August the fire was advancing ov er a forty m : le front and ten villages were completely demolished. May, June and July in Germany were abnormally cold, and July was the rainiest for forty years, cloud bursts causing more lhan 200 deaths. Switzerland suffered heavy damage from electrical storms, and the fam ous Simplon railway tunnel "caved in following an avalanche. Billions Being Poured Into Southern Construction Enterprises Manufacturers Record. Never before in the history of this paper has it been possible to publish such a list of great enterprises now under construction in the South as we are giving today. Hydro-electric en terprises by the dozen, involving ex penditures for individual plants from a few million dollars up to - one which will require an investment of over $50,000,000 ; great cement plants cost ing from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000; enormous hotels and office buildings; railroad bridges, highway bridges, bank buildings, harbor improvements, all combine to make such a showing for construction work in the South as has never before been made in this section, and possibly never before made in any section of the United States. Here is unrolled a panorama of vast enterprises of every variety. Capital from other sections is pour ing into the South by the hundreds of millions. Southern capital is join ing in the work of southern upbuild ing. In this survey we have not touched on the great highway building work under way, we have not included thou sands of smaller enterprises under construction, but have only selected here and there in different parts of the South some striking phases of ma terial advancement, leaving to the readers imagination to fill in the pic ture, the outlines of which jv*e have Sept. 22 Battle Dempsey’s Last If He Wins From Gene Ttinney By COPELAND C. BURG International News Service Staff Correspondent. Lincoln Fields Race Track, Crete, 111., Sept. 10.—If Jamk Dempsey de feats Gene Tunney when they meet in Soldier’s Field, September 28, he will, in all % probability, never fight again. That is the general impression in the former heavyweight champion’s camp today. It is even bruited about that Demp sey has promised his beautiful wife, Estelle Taylor Dempsey, the screen •star, he “positively will hang up the gloves” if he wins back his crown. There .are three reasons leading to the denouncement that there may be some truth in the reports Dempsey plans to retire if he defeats Tunney.. Was Always Proud. 1. Jack was always proud when he was the world’s champion heavyweight and he 'cherishes a desire to quit the ring undefeated. 2. Mrs. Dfmpsey has a decided aversion to boxing and its attendant worries, such as fall to the brow of the titleholder. v 3. Preparations made for Jack in his coming fight indicate that a spirit of ‘do or die” and “risk everything in -a final shot” are governing his cam-, paign. Dempsey has ever been a warm ad mirer of Benny *Leonard and the ac tion of the former lightweight cham pion in retiring undefeated won warm comment from the heavyweight. ‘|l want to do the same th(ng,” Dempsey declared when Benny gave BLAZE AT HIGH POINT DOES $500,000 DAMAGE Union Furniture Company’s Plant Destroyed.—Carried $357,000 In surance. High Point, Sept. B—The Union Furniture Company, one of the larg est in this city, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The flames, which originated either in the shavings pit or the dry kiln, spread rapidly and when the firemen reached the scene the entire p'-ant was a mass of flames. W. B. Thomas, president and general manager of the plant, es timated the loss at approximately a half million dol'ars. The insurance on the factory, however, amounted to $357,000. Mr. Thomas declined to state whether or not re build. The first alarm was sounded at 1:13 this morning by the night watch man Who discovered the fire only af ter it had gotten a good headway. Upon the arrival of the first fire com pany another alarm sounded and practically all the fire fighting equip ment in the city was put into action. All efforts on the part of the fire men to save as much as one section of the factory were without resiilts and the fire did not stop spreading until every section of the mammoth bui’ding was burned. Fireman W. A. Metcalf, of com pany number one, was overcome by smoke and heat and was removed from the scene to the Guilford General Hospital where his condition was re ported to be greatly improved today. Authorities at the hospital said that he would be released laW today. All houses and buildings surround ing the factory were saved due to the brilliant work of the firemen, how Thirty deaths resulted from a tor nado which swept over Holland, dev-; astating two towns, while in Portu gal, a storm which was stated to be the worst of the century, caused dam age estimated at $15,000,000. Not since the dark days of the World War, during 1917, has Eng land witnessed such a ra : ny summer as the past one. Rain fell during 25 days in the month of Augyst alone, and the English Channel was the roughest, it has been in recent years. Cause of Bad Weather. _ v The chief cause of the bad weather in Western Europe, according to Abbe Mordeaux, one of Europe’s leading me teorologists. is the Gulf Stream, which is directly connected with the equator ial current flowing from the western coast of Africa across to the coast of Central America, but which does not have any effect on North America. ' “Temperature fluctuations due to the sun’s activity affect the equator ial current and are communicated to the Gulf Stream,” declares M. Mor deaux. “We are at present at a pe riod of great sunspot activity and this will not diminish until late next year.” Thus, those who intend visiting Europe next summer, are advised to be prepared for another ra ; ny season, for the same weather is promised dur ing 1928. 1 simply broadly sketched. Here is a story of material advance ment that really beggars description, and somewhat staggers the imagina tion as one attempts to grasp its full meaning and the effect which the en terprises now under way will have in tremendously stimulating further de velopment. ___ Surely Secretary Hoover made a safe prediction when a few days ago in an interview with the Nashville Ten nessean and other southern papers he said: s “Industrially, the South is a section of the world where the largest develop ment must take place in the next 25 years.” Shortly before his death Henry M. Flagler, the great empire builder of Florida, said to the editor of the Man ufacturers Record, in a somewhat stronger statement even than that of Mr. Hoover: “The next quarter of a century of material- advancement belongs to the South.” Mr. Flagler had backed his faith in Florida and the South by the invest ment of from $75,000,000 to $100,000,- 000 of his own money, and his pre diction as to his own beloved Florida and the South at large, and the pre dictions of the Manufacturers Record for more than forty years, are now be ing fu'filled almost beyond the dreams of the past. up his diadem. But Jack waited too long ami one fateful night in the com pany of Tunney wrecked his dreams —dreams he now hopes to enjoy anew. Mrs. Dempsey dislikes the ring game so much she was made seriously ill through worry at the time Dempsey met Jack Sharkey a few weeks ago. She has never interested herself in her husband’s profession, has never watched him clash with an opponent and until she gazed on his camp a few days ago she had never seen Jack even in an exhibition with sparring partners. She is credited, too. with a thor ough antipathy to Dempsey’s attend ants, trainers and followers- generally of the ring business. Historical Figbt. Indications that this is to be Jack’s final effort in the squared-circle are rather pointed in this camp. Such phrases as “this is his last fight.” “now is the time,” and “its now or never” are bandied about freely among Dempsey’s trainers and spar ring mates. Dempsey is already wealthy-and his share of the gate receipts from the coining bout will rate him well over a millionaire. He has large business interests in California and these, dur ing his many absences in trainirtg camps, hare suffered fearfully, it is known. That Dempsey actually in tends to retire, once he has the heavy crown in his grasp, so he mhy devote all his time to a business ca reer, is said, by those closest to him to be his most earnest wish today. f ever. Three box cars were slightly damaged and one entirely destroyed. In addition to the $357,000 insur ance carried on the plant there is a use and occupancy policy in force in the amount of $50,000. Tobacco Market Opens In Eastern Section. Available figures of the opening day, Thursday, of the 1927 eastern North Carolina birght leaf tobacco sales season showed that at least 10,- 000.000 pounds were offered on' the floor of the 28 warehouses situated in the belt.- * / An early price range showed around 20 cents to be a conservative estimate. The better grades will be offered later. Last year the bright belt sold 212,- 000,000 pounds at an average of $25,- 53 for the. crop. This year's crop, all hands predict, will bring at least as good a price and possibly better. The four largest markets in the bright belt —Wilson, Greenville,. Kin ston and Rocky Mount, respectively —which four last year sold the bulk of the crop, handled in Tuesday’s open ing more than 8,000,000 pounds. Large Snake Attack* Dr. Pfetree ai King. King, Sept. 6.—Dr. Gilbert Petree, while ertroute home from his tobacco barn late Monday afternoon, en countered a large moccasin snake, which was in his path- The snake struck at the doctor several times, but did not succeed in biting him. Dr. Petree thereupon started to leave, but the snake followed and finally the doctor got a stick and held the reptile off until aid could be secured from G. R. Newsum, who was nearby. The two men finally killed the snake, which is said to be one of the largest moccasins ever seen in this section. BLOODLESS FACE LIFTING LATEST PARIS WRINKLE (By International News Service) Paris, Sept. 9.—Bloodless face lifting is Paris’ latest wrinkle. The effect is obtained by the use of a face lifting cream, guaranteed to be' effective for eight consecutive hours. The society matron of the fu ture, desirous of appearing con stantly fresh *and youthful on an til night party need only submit :o a painless treatment of face lifting cream and have her face set in a semi-permanent'smile. Like Cinderella, however, she will have to return to the privacy of her own boudoir by a certain Inur, otherwise ''the results may be disas trous. ■* J FALL MEETING OF CONCORD PRESBYTERY Sessions Held at Gil wood Presbyteri an Church In This County.-—Three Received as Candidates. The regular fall meeting of the Con cord Presbytery '"was held this week at the Giiwood Presbyterian Church, in this county. ' Attendance at the sessions Tuesday and Wednesday was excellent. Rev. F. A. Barnes is pastor of the Church and during the sessions 36 ministers and 34 ruling elders were registered. One of the most important features of the program whs the election of Rey. M. H. Hunter, of Davidson, as moderator of the Presbytery. The sermon at the opening session was a very able one, delivered by Rev. S, L. Cathey, of Loray, retiring moderator. The opening of the Pres bytery was preceded by a conference on home mission workers, conducted by Rev. J; M. Clark, D. D., of States vil>. The sermon was delivered by Dr. Walter L. Lingle, of Richmond, and was unusually fine. In connection with the report on foreign missions,. Rev. R. D. Daffin, D. D., of Brazil, was heard in a very stirring address. Rev. N. E. Oplinger, of Stony Point, was released from his present pastorate that he might accept calls from Cleveland. Unity and Franklin churches in Rowan county. He ex pects to begin his new work an early date. Three young men were received un der the care of the Presbytery as can didates for the ministry. Two of them are from Back Creek Church, near Mt. Ulla. Rupert F. Sloop and S. Reid Knox. The other, J. T. Taylor, ie from the Harrisburg church. All are students at Davidson College. Rev. McK. R. Long was received into the Presbytery from the Presbv tory of Mncpn. Georgia, and Rev. H.. M Moffett, D. D., the new pastor at Davidson, was received from the Pres bytery at Birmingham. Rpv. J. H. Davis, new prdfessor of Bible at Mitchell College, was heard with interest in a very able address. He discussed the hopes and plans of the college. The regular spring session of the Presbytery will be held with the Sec ond Church of MoOrbsville. There will be an ndjoutned meeting during the meeting of the Synod in Concord next month. DRY OFFICERS BUSY IN WESTERN SECTION Get One Big Still, 40 Gallons Liquor and One Man in Two Raids. Asheville, Sept. 8. —Two raids by Sheriff Brown’s men recently put addi tional punctures in Western North Carolina’s illicit liquor barrel. The first of the raids was conducted in the Alexander district by Deputy Sheriffs Ponders, Brenton and Rogers. It netted a twenty-five gallon still, four barrels of beer, and one arrest. The still was found in the home of R. L. Brown, a farmer who was plac ed in the county jail in default of bond. ... Appearnnce of the still led the raiders to believe that a “run” had just been completed. No liquor was found on the premises. The still was in the kitchen of the home and the barrels of beer were in the attic, the deputies said. The second raid was conducted in the Inanda section by Deputy Sheriffs Dillingham, Brooks and Lance. The three deputies were searching for stol en goods. As they approached a house in th> Inanda section, it was said, five men suddenly broke from it add fled into the woods. A search of the home revealed forty gnllons'of liquor. The liquor was confiscated with a Studebaker automo bile that stood by the house. No ar ,rests were made and the identity of *tHe men who fled was not learned. Chicago Clinging to Third Position. New York. Sept. B—The Cubs re captured third place in the National from the Cardina s today by whipping the St. Louis outfit in the windup en gagement at / the mound city. How ever, Chicago's margin swings -on a single percentage point. Other con tenders in the dizzy whirl had a recess due. to open dates. The Bruins open a series against the Giants tomorrow at Chicago in augurating the start of the last west ern invasion by the New Yorkers this season. The Giants* the only eastern representatives in the pennant tur moil, are in second place, half a game from the leading Pirates. ~ Another triumph for the Yanks to dajf gave prospects of the New York ers definitely sewing, up the American League bunting within the next few days. The Yanks have twenty more games to play and need only five of that number to clinch the pennant in the events the Athletics win all their remaining twenty-one contests. The Mackmen alone continue in the running. Loud Swearing Costa Man S2OO Con tempt Fine. Greensboro, N. C., Sept. t$. —A record in contempt of a magistrate s court was set here today by J. C- Robbins, who lives six miles north, when he was fined S2OO afid given 30 ! days ih jail by Justice of the Peace O. W. Duke for outrageous expres sions made in the office of the jus tice this molding. Robbins has no ap peal. Duke state* the man came into his office swearing at the top of his voice and using the strongest ex pressions in the language, hi* abuse directed at J. R. Pendergrast, State automobile inspector. Enough heat comes to the earth from the sun each day to melt a cane of ice more than 5,000 feet tbU*fc. Matter of State Printing Is Again In State of Uncertainty The Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel By J. C. BASKERVILL Raleigh, Sept. 9.—After several days of proposals and counter proposals in an effort to settle the State’s print ing mix-up, the whole matter seems to have dropped back intcFthe limbo of uncertainty even deeper than it was before with no indication now of when it may be extracted. The whole matter plunged bnek into bog of uncertainty Thursday when the State printing commission unanimous ly declined to accept the counter pro posal of the printer, made in answer to an earlier proposal made by the printing commission. The commis sion, realizing that considerab'e incon venience was resulting from the pres ent situation and that the former State printing firms were suffering consid erable loss, proposed that the present State printers renew the existing con tract until the end of the present fiscal year on June 30, 1928. and also accept an increase in the amount paid for composition, offering’to pay 89 in stead of 80 cents. The price paid for composition has been one of the principal stumbling blocks in the path of a settlement, the printers, having consistently held out for a price of 98 cents per 1,000 ems, which the printing commission felt was too much. But the printers re jected the proposal, and instead stated that they would be interested only if the contracts were made to extend over the entire biennium instead of just the present fiscal year. This counter proposal was unanimously re jected by the printing commission. .What the printing commission had in mind, according to Governor Mc- Lean, was merely to give the present State printers an opportunity to con tinue the State printing at an increase in price which the commission felt would protect them against any loss, and at the same time afford sufficient time for the commission to make a thorough investigation of printing costs and printing methods in other states. Thus virtually nine months would have been allowed the printing commission in which to make its in vestigations and work out the form of .the new contract, which has been rec ommended by a commission of print- ELUSIVE “CAT BANDIT” ] IN CHICAGO IS NABBED Clerked in Stone During Day and Preyed Upon Unescorted Women at Night. Chicago, Sept. B.—A slim, dark haired man of 27, who worked jn a department store as a clerk in the day time and preyed on women three ' nights a week while waiting to meet his wife and escort her home from work, today was identified by more | than a score of women victims as Chicago’s elusive “cat bandit,’’ for * whom the police have been searching for a year. ' The “cat” identified himself as Wil-. •; liam E. Mitchell, formerly of St. Louis, readily confessed the robberies of many unescorted women and boasted an SB,OOO bank account as a result of his campaign. Besides jewel ry, valued at several thousancUdollars was found in his apartment. The “cat bandit” won his name from the stealthy way in which he crept upon unescorted women night, pouncing on them from behind and dragging them into a dark alley where he robbed them and faded into the darkness. His wife worked and his holdups invariably were committed on Tues day, Friday and Saturday nights when helmet her and escorted her home at 10 o’clock. On the other evenings of the week he lived quietly at home in a pleasant apartment. He explained that he neither drank nor smoked and never went to night clubs nor indulged in any other extravagances. His wife also was Arrested when 1 he said she helped him dispose of the loot. This, she denied, stating that she did not know her husband was a thief until two months ago when she became suspicious after finding he was well supplied with money. He confessed that he was the “cat,” she said, but promised never to commit another robbery, and she believed he had desisted. Mitchell denied stories of some of his victims that he had attempted to attack them criminally. He said his method to follow them to a dark alley, pounce on them, drag them into the alley, rob them and then run to the other end of the alley and saunter out into the next street. The police for months have been making frantic efforts to capture him/ Several times they *arrested men who fitted his description and often a few women identified these men as robbers but the original “cat” escaped them, often committing new robberies at the moment they believed they had him in custody. MAN ASLEEP ON ROAD IS KILLED RUssell J. Martin, of Martinsville, Killed Near Reidsville. Reidsville, Sept. S. —Russell J. Martin was killed instantly apd John Well was seriously injured at an early hour this tyiorning on the Reids ville-Leaksville highway four miles from this city when they were struck by an automobile* The two men, who were from Martinsville, Va„ and L. L. Leonard, of Islington, bad been attending -the , Leaksville fair and motored over to Reiilsville. While re-turning toward Leaksville, accord ing to reports, the car in which they were riding ran out of gasoline and they started afoot to a filling station some distance down the road. The three men, according to Leonard who was not hurt, decided to sit on the edge of the road to await daylight before getting a new supply of gaso line. They apparently dropped off to sleep and while lying beside the road were hit by a car headed towards Reidsville, which has not yet been identified. Martin, although a resident of Mar tinsville, was employed in a cotton mill at Fieldale, Va. His body was sent to Martinsville for burial. Well was taken to a Leaksville hospital and his condition was said to be grave tonight, he having been knocked un conscious by the car Martin’s skull was fractured. Promoters of war can not fall back on the time-worn expression that war helps to get rid of surplus popu lation now that we have the auto mobile taking its to!l of thousands of lives annually.—Jacksonville Tnnes h t PAGE THREE ers. But before changing the form of eontract, as the printers themse’.ves « have recommended and which will be i done eventually, the commission de- , sired,to make a more thorough investi i aation not only of prices and costs > in other states, but of method* and : procedure as well. During the last r legislature a report was made by the > budget commission that printing costs » could be and should be reduced through ■ the adoption of more up to date meth • ods and the modernization of the en • tire system of printing in the state. • However, time is required to assemble ‘ data and analyze it, and the commis ■ slOn feels that it should slot be ex ■ pected to do this hurriedly. It is a well known fact, for in ■ stance, that this state is paying much more for its printing and binding of public laws and acts than other states, chiefly becauee limited editions t are generally printed on estimates of individuals of the number of copies ■ needed with the result that if the edi- % ■ tion is exhaustiod, the entire book has to be rc-set. thus making extra edi* : tions extremely expensive. In other : state*, and in all federal printing, 1 electrotjped plates are made of all : important publications so that at any time extra copies are required, extra editions may be run off at Very little expense. It has been estimated that North Carolina eould save at least ’ 25 to 40 per cent, of its present ex- I pence in the printing of its books if ’ the electrotype method were adopted, i Already substantial savings have been- made in the expenditures for public printing, however, through the introduction of more modern meth ods of handling and letting out work. The -State's printing bill for the bicn nius ending June 30, 1925, was $398.- ! 000, while for the biennium ending • June 30. 1927, the printing bill was , $291,000, showing a saving of $109.- : 000 in expenditures for printing, over t the preceding biennium. 1 Thus the printing commission fee"* • that through a thorough study of the i situation covering methods and pro ; cedure ns well as prices, that still ■ further savings can be made, and that ' the printers should be willing to co» ■ operate with the printing commission to thus end. - ■ . METHODISTS OF STATE FAVOR BISHOP CANNON Would Make Him Successor to Wayne B. Wheeler, as National Dry Leader. The Tribune Bureau, Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, September 9-—North Car olina Methodist generally approve of the suggestion in dry circles that Bishop James Cannon Jr., methodist, of Durham, may be appointed Wayne B. Wheeler’s Successor as national dry leader. The New York Herald-Tribnne, yesterday, picked Bishop Cannon and Ernest H. Cherrington, present direc tor of dry publicity, as the two lead ing candidates for the post. The de cision will be made by the director* of the league on December *l. The intimation that the North Carolina man and Mr. Cherrington are the two leading candidates for the post suggests a widening rift in the dry forces. Bishop Cannon, a few months ago, broke with the late Mr. Wheeler, and issued a statement m which he denied that Wheeler was in a position to speak for the entire Anti-Saloon League and direct its policies. The break occured after M*v Wheeler intimated that the drietf would place a dry democrat in the field in case A1 Smith is nominated. Bishop Cannon, a southerner and life long democrat, opposed this , policy, and stated his belief that the dry forces Would continue their usual policy of endorsing the more satis factory regularly nominated candi date of the two major parties, Mr. , Cherrington has consistently support ed Mr. Wheeler. Bishop Cannon owes a large part of hi* rise and influence as a ehurco man to his activity in behalf or in*>- hibition. He has been one of tno leading directors of the Anti-Saloouf League since its formation, and has often represented it at European con ferences. Friends of the bishop here believed that only one factor would handicap Bishop Cannon as director of nation al dry force*. While in Africa this summer he suffered a severe attack of African fever, and at one time little hope was he'd out for hi* re covery. After his return to America, however, he convalesced raqjdly, and has- now regained his health. PROF. W. G. GEILE GOES TO STATE COLLEGE Corte* From Yale University and Will _ Teach Subject Matter in Engineer ing. The Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, Sept. 9.—State College an nounce* that beginning with the op ening of school this fall regular courses will be taught in construction engineering. This is a new branch of engineering and the curricula in this subject now offered at State Col lege is the only one offered in the South, according to Dr. W- C. Rid dick, dean of the engineering school. Professor W. G. Geile, of Yale University, has been secured to teach the *ubjeet matter fn tbia branch of engineering. Prof. Geile is well trained and practiced in the art of instruc tion in these courses and he is ex pected to render a valuable service to the contractors and builders of thi* state at whose suggestion the work in this subject was introduced at State College. The' purpose of this new depart ment is to train men for the practical work in construction and in drafting and designing. Men trained in this department wHI fit readily into the personnel of building and contracting companies as tiieir own special engi neers, qualified to deal directly with the problems peculiar to that growing profession. Thi* is the third division of engi neering education in which the school of engineering at State College is a leader, the other two being chemical engineering and ceramic engineering. In addition, the college maintains a well equipped engineering experiment station, something new in this part of the country. The purpose of this station is to render to the industries of the state something of the same type of valuable service a* that ren dered to the farmers of the state by the State College agricultural ezperi m*at station. |
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