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THE NEWS-RECORD, MARSHALL, N. C. A- American Room in the Paris War View of the new Sulle Amerlcaln (Ainerlcan.ro'om) of the Interallied War museum In Paris, opened recently wltb ceremony at which Ambassador Herrlck, was present Note the Liberty motor in case In center foreground. Reindeer Boon Herds, Unknown 33 Years Ago, Now Number 250,000 With $6,250,000 Value. Washington. Reindeer have taken the place of the whale, seal and walrus as food in Alaska, according to the burean of education of the Depart ment of the Interior. It is estimated ' tbat there are about 250,000 reindeer, ' with a valuation of $6,500,000, In Alaska. , "Thirty-three years ago there was not a single reindeer in Alaska," the bureau of education said. "At that time the Alaskan Eskimos were eking out a precarious existence upon the few whale, seal and walrus that ' . they were able to catch. Dr. Sheldeji Jackson, United States general agent of education In Alaska, was then mak ing a tour of the important villages along Alaskan and Siberian shores, and acroiis the Bering strait, but a few miles away, with climate and country exactly the same, there were tens of thousands of tame reindeer supporting thousands of natives. Funds Were Raised. , "Rt.urnlng to Washington, Doctor Jackson brought the matter to the at tention of the commissioner of educa tion and a fund was raised by private subscription to Introduce the reindeer in Alaska. Out of a sum of some $2, 140 the commissioner purchased 16 reindeer in 1891 and 171 in 1892 In Si beria and brought them to Alaska across Bering strait. Since then con gress has made annual appropriations ranging from $5,000 to $25,000, with the result that these small herds have multiplied until the total number of reindeer has now reached 250,000, the latest figure. "It is .estimated that there arc In northern and western laska over 20.. 000 square miles of treeess regions that are worthless for agricultural purposes because of the extremely cold climate, but which will furnish pas turage for at least 4,000,000 reindeer from which can be drawn a tremen dous meat supply. Besides being used for meat, the reindeer are used by the Eskimos to furnish milk, ..their skin provides clothing and bedding and in the frigid winter season they are used g...... .................. i Catfish Is Too Much . for Kentucky Rattler l - Albert Edeiin,' a farmer, of New Haven, Ry., killed a rattle snake a few days ago which had tried to swallow a three-pound ' catfish. The fish. In struggling to escape, bad expanded Its gills and driven its fins through the snake's sides. Neither the fish nor the snake could release Itself... FRENCH NOW PROVE "BIG BERTHAS" Obtain Plans of German Guns With Range of 75 Miles. Paris. The statement by Leon Dau det, deputy and well-known journalist, that the "Big Berthas," commonly be lieved to have been used by the Ger ' mans in firing on arls In 1618, never existed, caused a sensation in French r newspapers.,; :v His theory was that a gun of tbat ; kind could not haye been fired at such long range, and that a new type of ' electric gun was used, which, was con cealed In some remote Hulldlng on the outskirts of Paris. "Le BMIn," how ever, came out with the statement that ' tbsolute proofs of the existence of the Berthas are In the possession of the French. They have the German plans of the guns. . V r;y. .- The "Big Bertha" was not very dlf ' .rent from the ordinary naval gun, Except tbat toe tub varied In length Prove' to Alaska for rapid communication between scat tered villages. Natives Instructed. "A systematic Instruction of the na tives fn the herding of reindeer Is now carried out by the burean of educa tion. . The plan consists of selecting young Eskimos as apprentices for a term of four years during which they are Instructed in the herding of the reindeer. At the end of each year they are given a prescribed number of reindeer. Upon the satisfactory ter mination of their apprenticeship the natives become herders and assume entire charge of. their herds. In order to safeguard the reindeer industry the regulations of the bureau of education forbid the disposal of female reindeer to other than natives of Alaska. There are restrictions regarding their being killed for meat." Tenor Comes From Jail to Charm Audience London. An audience of about 500 listened to a song recital given here by a man who first became known to them as Convict' 062. That was about n year ago, when he Joined Miss Carrie Tubb in a duet at a concert at Park- hurst prison. The man, who was formerly well known as an operatic tenor, was re leased from Parkhurst some months ago, after serving a three years sen BRITISH VESSELS HAVE Invention Facilitates Landing of . Planes in Small Space. London. Every building In London with a flat roof has become a poten tial airdrome by reason of the Inven tion of apparatus to facilitate, the landing and taking off of airplanes from the decks of Britain's aircraft carriers. The business man of the future, English air experts predict, will ride In an elevator to the roof of his home and leave by airplane. The invention which will make this possible will enable every navy of the future to put to sea with not only a vast numher of airplanes, flying boats and seaplanes, hut Its own air dromes and workshops, ; say these writers. Already some vessels have been converted Into aircraft farriers by the United States, Great Britain and Ja pan, but the British admiralty has laid down ships of this kind which are held to be better than those of any other power. They have not only been provided with airplane landing facil ities, but are as well equipped to carry oat repairs as Is any ground station of the royal air force. - Tne decks of these aircraft carriers ' SHELLED PARIS from 100 to 125 feet and the tube of the naval gun was a little less than 65 feet Its force was due not to elec tricity but to a highly explosive now der. The exact character of the pro jectile is known also, it was a shell with a false point This Idea of the raise point for guns firing at long range was originated by the French, The false point Is of very soft steel. There are two. bands of red copper over the part of the shell opposite the fuse hole, and above these bands are a number of grooves. The weight of tne projectile Is about 200 pounds The guns were used to lire from distances of 70 to 80 miles. There were six of them In use and they were oDerated by German marines under the com mand of an admiral. s The location of the gun's northwest of Laon was discovered by French avi ators and French , shells from the Vallly-sur-Alsne district fell near the guns, putting them out .of commission, Mi&eurn Opened tence, says "The London Dally News." He has written of his prison experi ences in a local paper, and still hlles his identity under bis prison number. At his recital he sang half a dozen songs In a magnificent tenor voice. One song, dedicated to his wife, was one of about 150 pieces of music he composed while in prison. His Impres sive rendering of this song deeply touched the audience. In response to the calls of the audi ence, the singer said the past was over and finished. He hoped to be a living proof that a man could come out of the cage and lead a straight life. Old "White House" I. Renamed the "Nook" Frederick, Md. The old "Whit House," near uraddock Heights, so named because President George Wash ington is said to have once been a visitor there, has been renamed the "Nook," the christening following the purchase of the property from Leo H. Summerfleld by Walter Graham. The property's claim to historic fame hangs an several pegs, upon which, it Is said, the nation's first pres ident bung his hat ahM coat It is said the White House has beea mentioned In a biography of Washing ton. Boasts of Hit Tiny Mules. . Tuba City, Cal. While Missouri and Kentucky may boast the raising of the largest mules, Sutter county Is laying claim to the two smallest mules. James Bevan owns the two little animals. One weighs 44 pounds and Is 30 Inches high, while the other stands 28 Inches high and tips the scales at 34 pounds. Bevan believes they are the smallest mules In the world. TO OWN AIRDROMES ire entirely free of nil obstructions. The funnels for carrying away smoke are set on the starboard side. The recent appearance of two of these huge aircraft rnrrlera In tha Fin-- dandles threw a fright Into the Turks, who believed them tn h .trar, m' sters of the deep b. the new tvpe of aircraft carrier there are two rierke mnn h i... lifts. The upper Is the airdrome deck and the lower Is equipped with work- shops for tarrying out repairs. There are also supplies of necessary spare parts, ranging from a propeller to a complete engine, all ready for Instant use. The flying deck Is flrtPrt with searchlight and landing-light tower "Wc Dave constructed many fire which make It possible for a machine Pfoof buildings and added safety to land at night, the light lllumlnat- tag the deck of the vessel and nhe surrounding water. There are also cranes for holRtinir on board flying boats which need repair. It Is now possible for the fnotoat machines to land with sufetv on th deck of an airplane carrier. An ar- rnngement of nets brings the airplane to a standstill without danger, and a machine which attains a speed of three mlles a minute can land In a distance of not more than forty feet ' ' and woundinir sevp.nl i.., ! stationed there. ouiuiera Later the Germans installed a gun In the region of Ham. It was con sidered strange by some that they did not concentrate all the Berthas on one point The results would have been much more successful. The French made this same mistake at the begin ning of the war, preferring to have their Are distributed rather than ron centrated. Has First Coin to Bear Letters U. S. New York. Junius Guttag of this city has a cent that he values at im. 000. ,",..:.:.: . "It is the first coin to bear the lf. ters XJ. 8..- says Mr. Guttag. "the flrat coin upon which the decimal system was based. The date of It hi 1783. It is the site of a dime and Is made of sil ver, worth about three cents.' Bowland Wood, curator of the Amen. lean Numismatic society, confirms Mr. Guttag's opinion of the rjrUy of the coin; COTTOH ACREAGE IFIChlEASE BOLL WEEVIL HAS NOT FRIGHT ENED THE FARMERS IN THIS SECTION. ACCORDING TO STATEMENT Reports Indicate That Ninety-Eight Per Cent of Acreage Was Fertilized. Raleigh. The two per cent Increase In the cotton acreage of Norn Carolina Is "good evidences that the advent ot the boll weevil has not frightened the cotton growers away In this state," according to a statement is sued by W. H. Rhodes, of the North Carolina and United States depart ments ot agrciulture. "The condition of the crop is 77 per cent of a normal at present a shown by the cotton report release by the United States department of agriculture released June 1," reads the announcement. "This forecast a yield in this state of 231 pounds of lint cotton to the acre, and seven per cent below the condition of last year at this time, but three per cent above the average condition for the past five years. The four states showing a higher average than North Carolina were Vlrginja, 78 Florida, 87;- California, 93, and Ari- sona, 92 per cent. "Reports indicate that 98 per cent of the cotton acreage in North Caro lina wag fertilized, which is above the usual average. The amount used per acre averaged 445 pounds this year as compared with 406 pounds last year. This was a much higher grade of fertilizer than farmers usu ally buy for cotton, and cost, on an average of $30.20 per ton, slightly loss than the price last year. ("The condition of the nation's crop Is 71 per cent compared with 69.6 per cent at this time last year, and 66 per cent the year before, 1921. A re vision in the final estimate of thi 1922 cotton acreage it shown by the June 1 reports, showingl the area picked in 1922 as 33 036,000, with an average yield of 141.3 pounds of lint per acre. "The most frequently recurring re marks from cotton farmers in North Carolina are Poor Stands, Much re planting, Cotton dying account of cool weather. Some are plowing up and planting over,' Just beginning chopping, Crop, 10 to 30 days late, Cold weather has retarded growth Crop improving with warm weather, Lots of weevils, No seed for replant ing, Too much rain, Crop needs cul- tlvating, and Labor scarce. "Weather conditions, prior to May 25 were too cool for cotton. School Buildings Must Be Made Safe In connection with his campaign to have every school building in North Carolina inspected before the fall term opens, Stacy W. Wade, state lnsuranoe commissioner has ai dressed the following letter to each covint7 commission and superintend elt of education: "Tne panicky feeling which might natnra,17 Io,:ow the recent tragedy in a South Carolina school has alone ,n r om callIn8 your t'tttlon Etrr promptly to the possl- ot similar castastrophe be- caU8e '. unsafe conditions in many of our 'der 8cno0' buildings, These conaltlons must De remedied ana tne 2a w has placed the responsibility up- on the insurancec ommisslon. features to others which has given us a sense of security, but the. re sponsibility la still there and extends to all sections of the state. It is upon you and upon me and effective results depend upon your coopera- tlon, "We must face the issue of oM buildings by co-operative measures to eliminate those which are unsafe, To this end, it is my purpose to'in- spect every building reported to me as unsafe, and in order that I may first give attention to the most press- ing needs, I am asking that you send me a list of all the two story school buildings in your district which may not be regarded as safe, keeping in mind that every two story building to be safe must have two separate and distinct ways of egress remote from one another, and that two stair ways terminating inside the. building form only one exit and Is a violation of the law. Please report fully any building which yon consider needs immediate attention. Governor Explains Operating Cost . AshevlUe. - "Administration costs in North Carolina are lower than in asy other State in the Union," Gov ernor Morrison declared in an ad dicss to the graduating class of the BUtmore Hospital, in the All Souls parish house. He was heard by a large audience. "Of every dollar paid for taxes In North Carolina," continued the chief executive, "only three cents are nxed for administration costs and 97 cats are used for discharging the duties of the state. SHOWS Counties Have Health Departments. With the assistance of the V.Ue Board of Health twenty-four coun'.Iea during the past year have maintain A health departments. The total ex penditures amounted to 1214,831 Of this amount $62,500 was contribut ed by the State, and the remainder of $1C2,331.35 came from the counties. The program of work together with the cost, varied in the several conn' ties. Some ba donly the health offf cer devoting his time and ener to ward the protection and promotion of public heaUo. Others had in add! tion to the health officer one or more nurses a sanitary Inspector and in somecases Bkllled laboratory 'achnl clans. A few had permanent dental clinics for the benefit of their school children. "The budge!- varied from $4200 to $27500. Regardless of personnel or size of budget, however, In each county the program of work was based upon carerully calculated basis of costs whereby the relation of expenditures to results achieved might be easily ascertained. For the first time in the United States it was made possible to measure, In a fnannor fairly accur ate, the public health wo;k in terms of dollars and cents. A careful compilation of the reports of the work accomplished during the ear shows that every sounty received In direct returns more than a dollar for each dollar Invested. In some counties higher dividends were paid than in others but there wars a profit In each. For the total ot $111,831.35 expanded total cost equivalents pro duced in these twenty four counties were $317,647.74. 1 The average re turn was $1.48 for each dollar spent. Here are some of the thing i accom plished by the health department: 5,209 contagious diseases were quar antined by mail and 8,312 additional cases quarantined In person: 46,922 complete typhoid vaccinal! )as were given, 23,628 smallpox vaccinations. 909 whooping cough vaccinations, and 13,925 little children were rendered Immune from diphtheria by the ad ministration of toxln-artitcxln. A total of 8 560 treatments fcr venereal diseases in Indigent cases were given. Examinations in clinics for the tuber culosis totaled 1,612, while 2,111 homes where tuberculosis exh'.el were visited. These achievements cover the high spots in Just on unit of the health officer's work, that ot communicable diseases. Under the general head of hygiene li grouped maternity and infancy work and school hygiene. Prenatal cases registered totaled 2,120, babies registered 4.770, home! conferences1 with mothers 7,693, office conferences with mothers, 1,546, women complet ing standard courses of instruction 80, mtdwives completing course of in struction 437, children certificated In Little Mothers' League 400. In the school work 2,544 children receivsd operations for tonsils and adenoids, 5,- 356 were treated for dental defects. 919 had refractive errors corrected, 37 received orthopedic corrections, 13,309 were enrolled in the Modem Hea'th Crusade, 93,246 received primary phy sical examinations, and 22 047 receiv ed final examinations. Under sanitation 2,108 new sewjr connections were obtained, and 16,0S'j . treatment of many common womanly privies were made sanitary. Private ailments. If you suffer as many women water supplies to the number of 123 do, don't let your troubles run on wlth were protected ggainst surface pollu- out doing anything for yourself. Take tlon, and 5,779 nuisances were abated. Under the head of food control in- spections of dairies totaled 1380, ab- batoirs 146, and hotels, restaurants and markets 13,257. A total of 49,- 008 cows were tuberculin tested, and: 8,621 examinations of animals offered for sale as food were made. In accomplishing there results a to tal of 152.732 miles were traveled by the health officer, 99,464 by nurses. and 50,417 by sanitary inspectors. The counties in which health de partments were maintained were the following Bertie, Bladen, Cabarrus, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Dav. ldson, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Granville, Halifax, Lenoir, Mecklenburg, North ampton, Pitt, Robeson, Rowan, Samp son, Surry, Vance, Wake, Wayne, Wilkes and Wilson. To Hold Clinics In Many Counties. , Before the bells ringing out on the cVlap autumnal air against call "to books" the State Board of Health will have contributed through its ' tonsil and adenoid clinics to the physical betterment of close to three thousand children, thereby enabling them to take the greatest advantage ot the State's modern system of schools. Already definite arrangements have been completed for these clinics to be held in twenty counties during the present year. Other counties are ten tatively arranging for this service and the Indications are that the demand will be greater than the one hospital until operated1 by the board will be able to handle. Clinics have been held during the month ot May for Chatham county at Plttsboro, for Beauford county at Bel- haven and Washington, for Martin county as Wllliamston. New Corporations. The Secretary of State chartered the following corporations to do busi ness in North Carolina: Millls Cotton Mills, Inc., of High Point, with $300,000 authorised capi- Ul and $70,000 subscribed by H. A.1 Millls, R. R. Ragan, and I. E. Hay-. worth .all ot High Point. I Great Lakes' Drilling Co., ot New Bern, with $200,000 authorized capi tal and $75,000 subscriped by W. F. Aberly, E. C. Armstrong, and W. H, Henderson, all ot New Bern. I 2 MORE V0;.iEIl JOIN THE flUMY Of Those Wlo Have Been Restored to Health bj Lydia L Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "I had a bad pain in my left side and I could not lift i anythingheavywith- out having a back- ' ache. I tried differ ent thintrs. Then I saw1 Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound a d ve r tised in the news papers and began taking It as the di rections said. I feel very good now and can do ail my work. I MMIllltWnil tk. vegetable umipound to all my friends, and you can use my testimonial letter? -Mrs. Hattib Warzon, 870 Garden St, Milwaukee, Wis, Gained in Every Way Buffalo, N. Y.l had some female troubles tbat just run my health down so that I lost my appetite and felt mis erable all the time. I could not lift anything heavy, and a little extra work . some days would put me in bed. A friend had told me to try Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound and I gained in every way, could eat better and felt stronger. I had found nothing before this that did me so much good." -Mrs. J. Grace, 291 WolU Avenue, Buffalo, N. Y, Laughter drowns sorrow. There ought to be a shop where It is sold at all hours. London's annual dish of meat Is about 400,000 tons. SEVERE PAINS ANDSO WEAK Florida Lady Says She Suffered Greatly, but Found That Cardui Helped Her, and She Got "Stout and Well." Dady, Fla. -"For a long time I had trouble each month, and suffered a great deal, evidently some womanly weakness," says Mrs. B. E. Pagett who resides here on Route 1. "I would have very severe pains down on each side and across my back, and feel so weak I would have to lie down, and then have a bad headache. "I knew there was trouble some where, and with, all the doctoring I had done, I didn't get relief. Teas and ' such didn't reach my trouble, so I de cided to take Cardui. "I found as the time came around. the pain was less, out I kept on till I took six bottles. I am stout and well .and give Cardui all the praise." Thousands of other women Dralse uaraul ror beneficial results. 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