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__ Dunn, North Carolina. August 26, 1921.
FORTY-FOUR MEMBERS OF AMERICAN
AND ENGLISH NAVIES PERISH WHEN
MONSTER DIRIGIBLE ZR-2 COLLAPSES
ONLY FIVE MEN OF
49 ON BOARD SHIP
KNOWN TO BE SAFE
Aircraft Buckle* At
Height of 1,000 Feet
And Fall* in Humber
Name of Maurice Lay In
cluded In The List of
Dead — Thousands See
Men Drop or Jump
From The Falling Mass.
Moll. England, Aug. 24. — Seven
Uwn office;* and m#*n of The United
ntacc« Navy and nfTVcra
and men of tht British Navy met
death today in the collape* of the
jrreat dfcrlfflblf ZR-2 over the city of
Hull.
Every one of the. American, on
board the ill-ffctcd craft perished nr
far aa could be avert tain vd at m:d
' night tonight.
Only five men of the forty-nine
who were making the trial trip in the
dirigible prior to the vessel bring
turned over to the United Stotea Navy
are known to have been saved.
Americana ea Airship
The American offiewt who started
the trip included: Commander Louis
H. Maxflcld. Lieutenant Commander
Emory Coil, Lieutenant Marcus H.
Katrrly, Lieutenant Commander Val
entine N. Uieg and Lieutenant Chat
G. Little.
The American enlisted men who
went up with the craft from llowdcn
were: C. I. Allcr, Robert Coons, L.
B. Crowd, J. T. Hancock, William
Julius, M. Lay. A. L. Loftin, A. I.
Pettit. W. J. Steele, N. 0. Walker
and George Welsh. (Maurice Lay.
Greensboro boy, was one of the rig
gers selected for the crew to bring
the dirigible to the United States. Ad
vices from Hull, England, evidently
mean that the young men lust hie life
when the airth-p collapsed. I
usmiu auiuui Lo»t
The British losses include the fa
mous air veteran Brigadier Ueneral
E. M. Maitland and all the other offi
cers on board eacopl Lieutenant
Wann, the commander of the ZR-2.
StAltlM {oQlIV ^ftwiUu .TnmisUv
morning on a test fliJrtiVts) nihlas.
the big aircraft had keen afloat for
S4 hours, at times in bad weatkar,
and was returning to the Pulham air
drome at the time of the disaster,
which consti lutes the moat terrible of
its k'nd in peace times.
While flying at about 1,000 feet over
Hull, spectator* my the ZR- seeming
ly buckled amidships and plunged
downward ovsr the city and inte tho
Humber River. One theory of the
cause of the diraster is that while t/se
chip's rudder* were being tested the
giant craft took a sharp turn, which
caused her f.sme-work to buckle and
that the explosion of a. gasoline tank
completed Use tragedy of the air. The
actual cause, however, never may bo
known. A rumor kid been afloat for
some day* that the ZIt-2 was structu
rally weak, but this wa* stoutly de
nied by all in authority.
Thoaaa ads Saw Disaster
Tans of thousands of spectators
saw several men climb outside the
balloon end drop from the falling
mass, which was enveloped In smoke,
and others jumped into the Humber
as the crippled cruft ramo over the
water. As the dirigible struck, the
wreckage above water was burning,
and there was slight chance for any
of the men caught inside to escape.
Tugs Immediately put out into the
stream and brought ashore the five
survivors, who ware taken in ambu
lance* to hospitals. Among these eras
LOCAL MASONS TO STAGE
BIG MASONIC PICNIC
Friday, Sulmtar Sad, ia The Dele—
Will Be Held At Surtax’
Pead
Palmyra Lodge No. 147 A.K.IA.
M., will etaga a big Muonic picnic
for tho local Maxone on Friday, Sep
tember 2nd, At Snrlae’ Pond. The
program will begin at three o’clock in
the afternoon and laet nntil lunmt.
Every Mucn la imjDMtcd to bring
a wall filled baxket. There will be
bathing, boating, flxhing; maxir, ting
ing, opoochet, something doing oil the
time. Every member of tho lodge will
be expected to bring hie family and
not to forget the children at theta will
bo tpecial amueemonti for them. Lota
la the afternoon a picnic nipper will
be tarred. The ground, ora being
prepared for the vacation and a xplcn
did time It expected. The program in
detail will ba pwblidied later.
MOERISON SEES NEED
FOE SPECIAL SESSION
AahevUle, Aug. 24.—The xpeeial
teuton of tho general ouambly will
be called netwttholanding the fact
that many citUa ora eotting down
their bodgeto, Governor Morriaon cta
i ted today. It it hie opiaton that tho
eeleet thonld be railed together to
moke nactuary legtatat'on to can
for the tchool fund deficit regard tax,
of moeiclaol finance, or, rothor, tho
lock of them. Governor Morriaon
eenaldert Ike tchool deficit a debt the
•tale thonld be prompt to pay and
will urga nirh action. .
Don’t tell everything yon know at
yon won’t be able to come bock fat
the aneoie.
the American quartermaster. N. O
Walker, who dVtl aoon after reach
ing the liorpital from bums he had re
reived. A rescue lug pulled anothei
American out of the water. He wai
dead. Inside of hie coat was the name
“Commander Maxfield.” Early re
pot t» were to the effect that l.ieuten
x'*l Krterly had been saved. Unhap
pily, this report proved to bo without
foundation.
It was a moment of terror Tor the
populace when the disaster occurred.
People in. the streets rushed madly to
|COver fearing that the massive wrack
iwould fall upon and crush thorn. Ths
-loirur gave way, however, to horror
as ths wreck plunged into the middle
.of the liver near the corporation pior.
Thrilling DsmmI
I D-srmg the fall of the airship three
members of the craw ware observed
making a thrilling parachute descant.
They camo down Into the river, where
they were rescued by small boats. All
who jumped from the falling craft
lost their lives. They had no chance
for escape, for the water was covered
with burning gasoline and ths heat
f.om the burning wreckage was so
intense that even 4he rexrorers exper
onced the greatest difficulty in ap
i» caching for some time. Barges,
Itnwle'* hnd nmell boats thronged o
round the debris, willing to render
s»y posiblr as4*tanc*.
Immediately uftsr the disaster tele
phone message.- came from distances
of fifty miles reporting that the peo
.pie had felt an oarthquakc shock.
| . Bravery of Raexurore
| One member of the rescuing party
said that when they got alongside the
{burning air-h.p the pilot of the tug
asked for voluntaara to board one
rirt that still was almost Intact.
lumping upon the wreckage, the ras
lU-era ripped open part of the fabric,
while arts of the debris were pulled
away by means of ropes. The task was
a hassrdoua one, because one of the
balloonmtes wax still filled with gas
ard another exploalon was feared.
Among the wreckage an American
N-vxl aim wax to be seen hanging
by his coat to a grider in the frame
of the airship It is believed he was
d. ad, owing to the peculiar position
of the body, which waa not rerovvrad.
Another reocuror aaid one was hang
ing on to the tail of the ship, sppar
Iroily uninjured, whjjr another was
{found floating in the water. Both of
them were saved. While the reecur
iera were at work the balloon began
to turn over and the rescue party had
ko return to the tag
Story of Disaster
ber toward Hall. When soiling on
an even kcai above the city, accord
ing to Home eyk^wilnesMS, a hugo
cloud of smoke burst from the tail
of the eircnfl. It was Ihought the ZR
2 wai tending out a smoke aersen as
an exhibition but, to the horror of
thoaaandi of spectators, it was seen
that the had broken in two and was
Isklng a tremendous note dive, which
apparently would bring her down into
lire thronged streets.
Then there came a load explosion
nr.d a great crash, followed by anoth
er expiation, which was accompanied
by the b onking of (Haw in tbs win
dows on land, the whole baing remin
iscent of \va. times, when German air
ships bombed Hull and explosions
.book the whole town. Today's con
cussion was so g oat that It wrockod
windows over an area of about a mile
square.
Mg Ship Buckled
Some spectator# assert that the air
ship began to buckle before anv
flame or explosion was seen er board.
The broken halves of tha ZR-2 reach
led the wa««r nearly a mile apart
iTbe gene-.a) opinion of the public of
Hull is that the commander of the
airship accomplished a remarkable
'foat of bravery In diverting the des
cent of tho vessel so that K. fell Into
tho water instead of In the crowded
streets.
SOLDIERS AND POLICE ON
| DUTY AT KNOXVILLE
1 They Patrol Stroot* la Effort to Pa—
root Another Attempt to Take
Negro From Jail
Knoxville. Term., Aug. 20.—A com
pany of national guordamen under
command of Adjutant Gonaral Bru
mlt and virtually tho rntir* police
fnreo wat ordered on doty tonight to
patrol tho vicinity of the Knox coun
ty jail, to provont, if poaaihla, a raeur
tonca of laxt night'* attempt by •
mob to atorm the jail, where Frank
3fait!n, a negro charged with attack
ing a young white girl, and aevoml
other important prieonora an held.
Feeling continued t«n*e throughout
I the day and the authorise* announc
ed tonight they were prepared for
any eventuality.
I Anaiytia of gtaine found on Mar
,tin'» on d err loth mg today rarvoalad
they wore rauead by blood, but wheth
er of human or anleial origin ha*
nhl boon aeecrCainod.
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT*
MEASURE GET* THROUGH
Wellington, Aug. 24.—The Sonata
put arid® Uio anti-boor hill long a
nough tonight to adopt tho confer
ence report on the agricultural crod
IU bill already agreed to by tho Houoo
and eont it to tho Preaidant for hi)
approval.
Tho difference between what it
cooVi and what it aavaa |* u>« aapromo
teat of any propaeiUea.
•
NM a few democratic noataaaatan
are willing to concede that "Billy'
Cox world have made exceed inrli
food ae prooldent of tho United
Itatoa.
NEGROESROBBED
BENSON STORES
Sckoel Board Advertise* Bossds,
Watermelon Market Cloaes
Good Season
Benson, Aug. St.—At an etrthu
■Uatic meeting held In the town hall,
plans were laid to hold the Benson
.community fair on October 7 and g
jthie year. Director were elected at
I follows: Claud Stephenson. Willow
I$Pr‘r,*i: .Victory Penny. Brnson;
I Walter Blackman, Bcntonavitle; E.
jTarl, Benson; J. 8. Johnson, Foul
I Calm; E D. Maddling, Benton; J.
j Alvin Barbour and J. M. Me Lamb:
iW. T. Lae and A. W. Morgan, Pour
jOaka, The following officer* wore el
I voted: President Urv. A. T. Lassiter
.vlcs-p'wvideit, W. T. Lee; ieerstary!
l£ R Jj0,w>«"tt: .*«iaunt secretary.
j*rl T. Marlin; directors' chair
I?*®* n "*« uddreaasd by
I Sec. Riddle of the Harnett coun
ty fair, who urged all present to cn
couiaire exhibitor* to also place thoir
*. wi2f ,l ** HarnrU fair, and S.
J. Kirby, county demonstrator, who
made several helpful suggestions for
the development of the fair.
I oaturnay morning fiva negroes
fda rning Kinston as thslr rendosvous,
[bit town via freight ear route and
.between the Soars of 10 a. m. and
|2 p. m. rivaled the operations of Ain
Babba and the Forty Thievra. The
plan of action was to go into a atom
land while ono of tfao band engaged
the clerk in talk regarding a suit of
clothes or other articles, the others
would take what they could got. In
rate a store hod three rlerkr. three
of the band would engage the atten
tion of the clerks while the other two
operated. They would conceal the
purloined articles In their china and
trousers. They had made quite a haul
and were at the depot waiting for
tha one o'clock train, when one of
the merchants happened to mm a
ptir of trousers belonging to one of
tho suits he had In stock. Investiga
tion showed that much other merch
andise had disappeared, lie immedi
ately notified Detective Dixon, who
found three of the negroes at tho de
pot and took them into custody. The
other two were not located. In police
court tho same afternoon, 'he accus
ed denied tka charges, although they
bad bean caught with the good*.
Judge Canaday bound them over to
Superior Court
lire school bosrd is advertising for
sale $18,000 of the $80,000 bonds it
i was authorised to issac andcr the
terms of the recent sire lion. The
bonds will be sold In the open mar
ket The school improvement woifc
will not be started until lat« in the
fall. Specifications for these Improve
ments have ul.rs-ly been prepared. I
frwt WO oaateaete will bp let until tip.
Bonds have bees sold. ^
T. T. Lanier, ono of the bust known I
educator* in this section, who was
superintends.>1 of Ui.- 'Benson High
School for a number of yean, has
signed a_ contract with the trustees
of the Cuati graded high nchool to
rape.intend the woifc there for the
I coming term
Thera is mare genera] complaint of
! red spider in cotton through ibis sec
tion this year than evrr before. This,
no doubt, is mpinly due to the ex
ceedingly dry season. Although af
fective measures have been taken to
combat this past, it ravages will be
keenly felt when picking time come*.
1 The local watermelon market has
. rlosod after a successful season, con
sidering the fact that H did not open
|until lute in the season. This is the
first season Benson hud bad a msr
:krt
GREAT STRIDES MADE
IN TAR HEEL INDUSTRY
Stale'* Factory Freda***' Inereeeed
IH Per Coat. From 1*14
Te 1414
Wellington. Aug. 24.—The con
mi of manufacturer! In North Coro
Ini*. issued by the ctmsu* bureau to
day. shows large increases in the
nnseber of factorise, person* employ
ed and value of product* between
the years of 1914 and 1919. The per
cent In the increase of factory pro
duct* was 224, the ralor figures Jum
ping from 9249.412,004 in 1914 to
*943,808,000 in 1919. There wore 5.
007 factoriss in tbo state in 1914 and
0.999 hi 1919. while person* employ
ed had Inereeeed from approximately
144,040 to 175,000; proprietors in
creased In Sum bar from 5.950 to *.
075, and perron paid ealariea from
4,541 to 11,454.
Capital of North Carolina manu
facturing establishment* increased
from $*53,000,000 ia 1914 to $449,
090,400 five year* later, and the pay
rolls, Miami sad wage* Jumped from
$94,400,000 to $154,040,000 annual
ly. Vatao of material* a*rd in manu
facturing were $109,942 in 1914 and
$524,904,000 in 1912, an Inerense of
210 per cent The percentage increase
in capital invested waa 148.4 per coat.
The census of manufacturing in
1919, libs that of 1914, excluded the
hand trad**, the bidding trade* and
the neighboihond iailaitrlas, and took
|account only of establishment* ron
I dusted under the eo-eetl*d factory
syetern. The word "establishment" an
used In the census reports may moon
more than one mill or plant provided
thoy are owned or controlled and op
erated by a single Individual partner
ship, corporation or other owner or
operator, and are located in Urn Mm*
town or city.
Th* repoits wot# taken for tbo cal
endar year ending December 31, 1219
** burin see year *f the establish
,ment most nearly conforming te that
|calendar year.
Tbs beet way to teach boys th* de
el smI and percentage syriem is to 1st
|'em ftguT* baseball average*.
I Oaa of oar oxekanyse advised us of
the fact that If noma of the modern
ladie* weald rua or oflls*. they weald
surely make good- a* tkry have »a lit
tle to eon real gad prodera so muck
favorabl* evidence.
Davu Pleads For A
Part ofHis Million!
i <'hiri.ro, A«r tl-Baffin* thi
[return of “at least a hole of the mil
* :oi » to be exact, *2,5(10,000," a)
; Wad to have been obtained fron
h,m by John W Worthluftoa, Cha,
W. French and (bet* asaecTater, a Ut
>•' ,fr*" *• *■ former pre*i
dent of the Wanton automobile Com
winy of CltveUnd, forma the lateal
I.nk In tba evidene* afalnat a hand
(if allcfed awlndlora now under fad.
• erul ludirtmert. federal agent* aa’d
i tod*T- £
• The letter war intercepted by fuv
e r.mcnt official*. It era* addressed tl
| Kmieb at a Chiiijf jkoop HoUi, where
'a suite maintained*by French war
ira ded yederday. Federal ofltm uid
illny recovered netadtiei ealaed at a
million dollars in t|S mid.
Dava wa* a forj.r president of
tbo Diamond Portland Cement Com
pany and Ike Glob,‘Store Company
The letter addrcuadfto French aaid.
"Please do not taka what 1 am
writing <« yon aa a. whine. | am
•lot in the habit at eryinc after 1
‘.rave lost. If I war^vtfce only one to
be considered 1 would net care
“But (here are adMe others who
are entirely dependent on me for a
livelihood. It Is for that reaeoti that
I am now forced to bad you to return
At least a little or (be million*- -to
be exact, 12,500.000-s-erhich you and
vour associate* have mken away from
at in the last two yin."
Woithington. Frendb, Owen T. Rv
an» and Alva Herthaasawe under in
(liftme.it. Davis aUo Je under indict
ment, but hn> proS.wCd that be was
made a dupe by Uialtaederi of tbe
rise. ?
Preparing For Legion
Meet In The ^fountain*
Hmdquarttrt of)>-Convention
Will Bn At Lrolina
P.epamtlon for~ tig third anaoal
ooc vcntion of the ABsricm Legion
haw oh run hren co^Beted and the
stage ii set for the coming of that
orgsn'Mtion in Hmd^lnrilVo Kridty
AuguU 26. A progvXeoasirting of
numerous addrewe*. Bsrtt, bus.nejs
p.ejects, raaiic, , aBd
the like, has-been tht^fcfhly prepar
ed ft- the opening.' g
In ro inaction srfuBbe American
I-cp'on, the ftinits will be
s^te-ented at the an^Bl convention.
The Auxiliary UnlldShslsU of tha
ivlver. daughter -. rao^B* and lister*
»r the veteran* of.jjJPvoiVI War or
ty In SlitstruI(Se^^,****'"-#*®,
Mr*. R. w. Hurt, department com
mander of the W Oman's .auxiliary has
rent oul a number of bulletins ap
propot of the representation of the
i ITrrrnt units at the convention. Pre
viously ft was announced that Aug
ust 10 eras the latent date or which
fees to local units could be paid which
would count in determining the repre
sentation at tha convention. It baa
shoe been decided that all fees tam
ed i.1 pj-ior to August so may be re
gtirdcn an eligible members from
v. h'ch to ml ret the delegates.
Repre-cnlalion to the American Le
gion Convention ia baaed upon the
membership, allowing three delegatee
for chap-.eie having a membership
-ary.ng frem 16 to IS. After seventy
five, one additional delegate ia per
ils I ted for each fifty or fraction of
flfiy. In the wamaa's auxiliary two
delegates are allowed for the first
'•'6 members and one addilidnal repre
sentative for each fifty or Inaction of
fifty members.
Department Adjutant Cala K. Bur
gess announeo* that department head
quarter;) for the convention will be lo
cated at the Carolina Terrace and
that the informatioa bureau will also
b» there. Delegates, alternate*, and
vlsiom Aould secure reservation at
tha Carolina Terrace, Park Hill Ian,
Kassifcrn Inn, or Dunnaggan. Boei*
nea« cession* of the legion will be
held In the Hendersonville City Hall.
It was formerly announced that
mine I eduction would be obtained in
ho railroad rates for delegate* to tho
convention, but Adjutant Burges
• lutes that Inasmuch as quite a num
be - of delegate* would attend tha
convention ia cars, that he could not
guarantee the accessary three hun
dred ptymngor* which was required
for the lowered rates. However, the
icgulir summer reduced rate to Hen
drmonville will bo ia force.
Among tho noted speakers that will
add-ra* the convention during the taro
days’ session are: Hoa. Alfred Bul
winkle. Hoa, Cameron Morrison. Hon
Jo-ephus Daniel*, Hon. Charles B.
Foibw. Alvin.M. Owdvv and Him
Lurv J. Chamberlain and Mrs Jose
ph at Daniels. In addition t* them
speakers who will'dlaeuas topics *e
pee ally related to the field of activi
ty of the legion, a number of other
altractive and Interesting features
constitute the program. Report* from
the different committees of the state
organisation, tho appointment of the
now comnf ttvns report of convention
committee*, and sthar burine** mat
ter* win be taken up.
JOHNSTON COUNTY NOT
A RACK SUICIDE REGION
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Flsar* Show MM Birth. T. Ml
lo Lo*t I* Month.
Drouth Hart.
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HmlthfloW, A of tl.—IntorofUnf
"intro* joot ayallaMo oatabllahad hr
rood doubt that thorn la so tart
thing aa ram rnikldo la Johnstoa
cnvnty. For the part 18 monlha then
wot# 8,548 birtha In Uiia coanty ant
18,18 doathi. loaolng a not inrroaao ol
1.7I» hi tho popui.tlon. Statlatlci
•how that for tho Arrt month* ol
1880. them woro 8«8 birtha and <81
daatbai for tho lorf ala aiontha of tbai
yoar 888 birtha and 878 doatha) fo
tha Aral ate monlha of 1*81 then
bar* boon 80S birtha aad 878 doath*
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BUREAU TO LESSEN
' THE DIFFICULTIES
Centralization Exp acted Tc
Abolish Much of
Rod Tape
I 0mmm -
11-V*'.i;"i-'ton’ a“R- **■—Vawnad
tlJflcultirj. in obtaining government
a.d m b exported to t>« greatly mini
,nixed by the consolidation ef all gev
• rirment agencies administering sol
dier relief under one bead—tbe Vet
era ia* Bm eau. That ii what CoL C.
R. Forbes, of Seattle, director of the
bureau, promise*. Th* day of dual ra
ape uibility, of divided authority in
the government's dealing, with for
me- service men is ended, he says,
and troubles of long Xanding among
tbe veteran* will rapidly disappear.
I Responsibility for adjuring clxitu
attending to medical needs aad of ed
ucating disabled vetermas, le dehnite
i> hard under tbe law eruting tbe
Vutcraue' Bureau. It rests squarely
upon the director, rather than be
tween tbs War Kiik Insurance Bu
reau, Ur* Federal Board for Vocs
•'«*“•! Training sad th* Fublie Health
Service, the three agencies that for
merly administered aid independently.
Tht piubtem ef providing medical
facilities, including hosplials. is rw
gsrded as the most diBeult of all
thor* coming within the jurisdiction
of the bureau. I Teas already are un
der way fqr its solutlsn. Tbe banac
announces that tbs $19.000,00V ap
propriation for hospital construction
*111 be supplemented by ut* of auth
ority given the director to enter Into
contract! with State, municipal aad
private hospitals for th* Immediate
accommodation of veterans In need
of hi>-pital care. The announcement
wye Ural C.fcOO new bed. will be plac
ed in use for votdier patients by
January next.
Other duties ef tbe director include
inspection of all hospital, having sol
dier patients, guardianship of 28.680
war risk patient, now being cared for
in DM private and 90 government
hospitals, command of all Pnfclic
Health Service doctor, sad nurses en
gaged in soldier. rvhabUllatloa work,
education ef teen whose earning cap
acity was impaired by service and
-who must be taught new aieans of
support, administration of as insur
ance business with fiCl.OSi active and
397.890 Lena policies with a comput
ed value of It,980J!88.238. and the
average $1,000,000 a day expendi
ture by the government in meeting
the compensation and insurance
claim, ar.d which are increasing at
tbe rate of 800 claims a day.
CONGRESS TAKES
mwnw mro
^I
AbU-Bmt BUI Cs^ Ow Until
September; Harding Sigiu
Washington, Aug. 24.—Congress
took a recta* tonight until Septa tu
ba r 21 without a rote by the Senate
on a Ml) prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of beer to the lick. The Sen
ate ended he work at 11:84 o'clock
and the house at 11:48.
The 8cnate ie expected to rexaate
work upon re-convening, but Reara
tenedive Mondetl, the Republican
leader, obtained au agreement to
have the Houee to declare day recenc
ies frem September 21 to October 8.
President Harding was at the Capi
Itol lata tonight to eign a number of
! bills. The last to be put before him
was the dye embargo extension, the
jlast measure to be passed by the So
nata. .
Prohibition leaders early in tor
■right abandoned their effort to bold
lap the recess until It had been pernsJ,
| failing even to obtain an agreement
Axing a date for e vote on k by the
Senate after Congress Tea mumbles
next month.
Senators opposing tbs bill bscauat
of the provision which would subject
all af a man's property except W*
home to search for liquor without a
warrant held the floor until tu mans
ri «*w ao hope of a vote and bad
laid aaide.
NEW POWER CONCERN
GETS ITS CHARTER
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Will Taka Over Basies as of C ism bar
load Light sad Power
Camgaay
The North State Power Company,
of Raleigh, with quarter of a million
dollar* capital itack waa chartered
by the Secretary ol State yrotarday
to lake over the bujlnaaa of the Cum
berland Light end Power Company
recently thrown into the hand* of a
receive \
The now concern la chartered to
fmrnl/h power to Individual* and cor
porntinna In Cumberland, Bladen,
Rabat on, Hoke, Harnett, Sampaon,
John*'.an, Wayne. Wilton, 1*0. Moore
and Wake and other conntiei.
It hi eapiUHaod at BBS0.000 but
may begin bnalnom when »1,*00 la
paid in. The Incorporator* are L. H.
Crouch, Raleigh; J. B. Jokaaon, Car
dan**; A. J. Plalock, Willow Bp ring*;
IJ. W. Blalock, Willow Spring*; T/J.
Whit<-, TowntvWe; Long and Mane
Bold, W. II. Lockhart. Dr L. L. Saw
yer, George W. Kaeon, C. K Halt
Inge and F. N. Hall, alt of Itlckary,
Vo.
On the lame day it waa ao hot that
Preeideat Harding wa* receiving vial
tar* and treatacting buaincm hi hi*
ahlrt tiorvn, the tame th:ng happen
;*d in tkl« print Mow—wh.rh may, or
may not, bo a pocallar coincidence.
The dry weather id tii!* ok-:ton hat
■affected die cron* to a vary eenaider
leble extent In the wwetom and
; noTtbwroWrn parte of the county
erope have been cut aim©at half. The
drouth ha* hurt cotton which i* aaM
to utend dry weather well, la tht
’ wowd drouth metien* where firman
1 d d not plant com early many ol
them will have to buy torn next year
Lillington Preparing
For The County Sing
rn—lHm Hat* Been Appoin
ts to Toko Coro of Dotaila
Mmk* Prwparatiwte
Lilliugten. Aug. 10. — Extension
plAn« aru being worked out far ex
panding the ''comsseatty ling" into
a "mninty .log- to ba hold ban aa
| Labor Day, September Sth. At a ciM
">*«»'•« '.ajt night In thr eouM
| house auditorium, committee* warn
I appal aUd or finance. arrangements
and adv,-n:«leg who iri'J buy tbam
»elera far the next IS days wkh sra
poration! far antertaining the thoe
•ands of people who are expected to
attend tbe event. I
(toy L. HoffmrUtcr, of New York
I city, win eoadwat the ringing, which
IwdJI ba arranged ia classes by toww
liblpiL Haadnome priiaa, including a
silver loving cup, will be avmrded-to
•I he beat ringing classes. There will ba
plenty of ioitraiBiBte) miUc for or
companiment. Old fashioned Southern
melodies will ba on* of the pleasing
feature* of tho ring.
Tbe community mbit i* Is the as-,
tendency la Harnett county. Probab
ly no other agency baa contributed,
toward stimulating this county pride
more than tbe wo* of Mina Mama F. •
Camp, director of community aarv
! ice. who hat been in the county only
la few Months, but whose efforts in
connection srith the putting an of
i mo via* in the aehaal cantan baa,
brought the people together and kind-'
led the patriotic firms.
Bouse af the townships have al
jaady organised choruses numbering
,as high as forty voices to enter the
competition. Dinner will be of tbo pie-1
nie variety. Tbeie will be aa set spee
ches and just aa little talking as pos
sible. It i« intended to make the at
mosphere musical.
Democrat* Plan AaMult
On Republican Measure
(a Minority Rug art They Will
DoUyor Viowi on "Rich
Maa’i BiU
Washington. Ang. 16.—The na
t'on'a tax bill will bo out *193.640,
000 this fiscal year; (377.7M.OM io
the calendar year 1922 and *?#*,
330,000 ia 1923, Chairmaa Fordney,'
of the wan and suu committee u
sortod today la the asajority report
explaining the tax revision bill fram
ed by Republican committeemen.
Without disputing those figures De
mocrats of the house prepared in
caoeu* for a broadside annul! on the
Republican maasura, planning to
brand R as a rich asmnVbUL Their
views won t# bo incorporated in a
Meantime the rules__
ported a rule U pat the Ml throagh
the basso at 3 p. m.. Saturday, De
test* will basin at VI a. m., tomor
row. the measure haviog bona for-'
■sally reported today by the waya and.
■scans committer, with the Democrat*,
voting aolidly against it.
Chairman Fordnoy Insisted ia the
majority report that the policy of the
bill was “radaclng lather Shan shift-j
lag tax bardaas." He estimated radar- :
lions in levies, some of which will
not become fully effective until 1929,
as follows:
Padaettee la Lssiat
Repeal of excess profits January 11
1*22, (460.000,000.
Reductions of surtax rate* on indi
vidual incomes to 2 2per cent, Janu-'
ary i. 1922. (90,000.000.
Increased exemptions of heads of
families: To 02.500 for Income* act
la excess of (6,000. (40,000,000.
Additional exemption for depend,
ent* increased to 1400 from (200.
*(*,000,000. l
Repeal of all transportation taxes.
January 1. 1922, (262/000.000.
of tax on life Insurance
$0,300,000.
Bcpetl on tax on beverages, (60.
000,000. - I
Redaction of taxes on caady, ((,
000.00*. |
8porting goods, (9,000,00*.
Furs, (4,610.000.
8e-called luxury taxes, (16,000,-!
00*.
Ratlmatod gates on taxes keg inning
with the calender year 1021, ere giv
en a* follows:
Inert am of corporation income tea
fiom 10 to 12 per cent, January 1,
1922, (UI.T60.do*. I
License to sellers of soft driaks. I
(10,000,000.
Tax of six cents on eoiual btvtr
agua, (12,000,00*.
s'ax of five cents on carbonic arid
gas. (2.0*0,000.
Taxae on fruit juieo, eUll drinks
u»d fountain system. (13.000.000.
(substitution of manufacturers' tax-1
0« on toilet preparations end proprie
tary medicines far existing stamp
U*.., $R,000.000.
The total feat la rovaaaa ia thus!
placed at (M.OM.OOO and the total I
(sins at (177,7(0.000 lcaviag the not!
teas of mo.aUO.tO*, cedmatcd by
tha report.
MILLIONS IN WORTHLESS
NOTES THROWN ON MARKET
Chicago. Auc. 24.—Mllllaat of dot
law of worth lew not**, stolon bands,
fiandutaat deed* of trust and faigod
certificate. of deposit have bean flan*
oa the markets of lb* eouadry, faderal
agents declared today after iavasti
■ntlng operations of a baad alleged
to havt bean beaded by Chart** %
Freach aad John F. Wartbingtaa.
■“*«. band bourne, investment ea
rnrily broker* aad wealthy bo*1, a* as
man from coast to total war* declar
'd to kero beta the victim* or dope,
•f on# #f the most gigantic ewWle.
.NW on earthed by faderal agent*
' million dollars worth of olden
Mflarlp II.Ooo,000 In worUkloei
note* and bnadrads of tbontanda ef
dollars worth *f Iran deads and for
i t*d ecrUScata* of dapoefc ha** boon
*•«•* bp daparbnant of joatiee
ugaata, it was mid.
U. D. C. RECEPTION
CLOSES REUNION
Dtirh.m. Aog. 24—W.th morv than
1.000 Veteran* of tba North Carolina
OlvWon. United ConfedmSa VrtE
•m. la attendance, the aeeoed deg of
the mod aarcomfel Mate reunion In
aR,«caRssu»osa
avuawar fN&Jtjnw
r#ctpttoa
wane af gain earatval with thn crest
mn dm burning in ha center u4
the trc»t atretefatag nrennd h—>
fu.oly with gaUyeole£d
lantern*. Thlimad*.
ana and their friend* and teUttve*.
n*re in attendance. RafreMaeauta
**!» **nred by the Daughter*.
The hail at Lakaweed Mrk mi
held from 10 to uTdiMeiagtaktag
*■*•«* tha parti ion and the
•baling rink. A feature ef thn daaa
V w*i *° Hag hathg and pigeon
hlff'rf b**rd *•* .r»«*Sg9i end
h*lr of anony white. denrermraUd
that the aoidiart ef the ainti** atUl
hare young Idee*.
At the buaineaa tension held at Can
ren Xeaoriml MU laat night foW
lM an ad dree* ef North Careiina’.
part in dm war between the atataa,
Geneial lame* 1. Metta, ef Wihwlag
ton, was re-elected commander af
the North Carolina division. Breads
common dor* and all adnBMb a urn
aanndar* war* him re eioctod far tho
■nawiag year. CeaeraJ Jaiian B. Carr
aU flag.
PlUgereld Flournoy dcUvarod aa
oiuqeont add re** this afternoon an
“our Southland." defending la Haw
ing word* the post!on of tha ooetk
m the war batwaaw the mala* aad Be
holding the priweipioo far whiah her
be roe* laid down theta itvoe.
Chief Jeetiee Walter Clark af tba
•tale aepiomo eaart took* at tha
Syrniag motion on "North Carolina
troop* at Gettyiberg,” pointing out
that while otW mu. no doubt dM
thafa- fall duty and hart euasTroeoed.
af faithful service to point ta, Heath
Caioiina bad a gtaafir ~t*i1 ii af
•reop* ia tho hettio which twrwad tha
tide o ftho
af teg boe k»«nhr«iy~
Waldington, Any 14—With tem
perature* above aoimal in ell eerie
•? the cotton be*. cotton failed te
•how any general 'mil rriwiei der
‘** *• *** wudr. *• weekly Nattou
al Weather end Crop Bulletin nU
weevil* continued te impede the
eiope progreaa, decreeing oaW aligbt
ly in T*x*a, while in Senth Caroline,
where the condition of the pfent* wea
repertod excellent, the pert pi runtnl
fruiting.
Beeaea* of the Want end drought,
cotton deteriorate*, in moat of Texaa
and Oklahoma^ according te reports,
and the plant* mad* alow groweh end
devalayaant in mart Central and oaa
tom dUtricta. b Tana amoe, north
rarUrn Arkanaaa and rrerhare North
Caioliaa development ranged from
££ ft* the plaato wore
reported thudding badly ia Okie bam* ■
Taxaa. and part of Arkanaaa
The boll* war* aald ta ho opaaing
rapidly in th* aonthom and —itna
^-•1iom of the belt and prematurely
amity taction*. Picking wo* ia peo
grvaa during the weak In Taxaa andor
ideal condition*.
Th# general condition of th* crap,
Uw repmt mid. la meetly poor te f2v
with oely a few place* tbit may he
cl < mad aa vary good.
With auftcient mirlrtere fag th*
development of mm the crop made
good progreaa from the control Him
balprt Valley a outward. Catting and
fodder puling waa general la the
PQVlth.
The n* creating of rice con tin ami
endei favorable cendttiona b end me
Texaa and LnU)bm. Teh**** ala*
gaaTagaaas&r4
CO OPERATIVE MAUKT1NG
ram oommr or maemett
UUIngton, An*. »8.—Tltroaak tha
!• .PT-.r*** . ^arltaharr. prmr
t'.«Uy •* of tho 4KUkU in rfairwtt
Mmtf hava lifaod M mMIii Mr
kctinc contract*. All aftho dlatrict*
ha*a raapaadit la Bimbira atmti
Un« «fty par cant of tha pro warm. W*
that R a matt coawty afl aakt a*
sa aafyyr,gs% xr
cant *f the grow aw. ^
At a fanarnl c* tpiraMt* mm
a acting harm tkta afternoon at I
clack arManco wa* Man* that tha
co-opanittaa Maa wa* • “*clU“
LfXmiSt ***
ea-oparatlra aiarkal lap Mm ts tt*
of twr^l ^flp, ara
county far atlaaat twa wnafca pat