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THE HORNING STAR. VTLIiINGTON, , SUNDAY,: APBIL lSK132ol RUHR BASIII OiTGE : POWER-PLA1IT, OF -.1 0t Surprising That- France Should ;.ViRecMoxf With Suspicion. " ' i i 1 ' V."'", hf , Ui' 1 :fS-::rzni:n- V . . . A .-I-' " . 9 - . . 'VV , I 1 1 -i I 1 Washington April V 17. "The v Ruhr tasin was tfcf owr -plant of ,;Ger--lany's former; industrial machine and mighty warljlf surprising FrotiJd.i, auspice Ltd to jockeying'. yJ,hkers, :ttf re- aln control there.",; saya ; bulletin from the Washington headquarters of the" National Geographic society. "The peace treaty stipulation' that Germany must not construct fortifica tions within '50 kilometers to the east 0t the Rhine loosens her absolute con trol over one of the richest coal fields in the" shattered empire, over Ruhrort, which had the largest' river, hafbor in Europe, over the once-busy ' factory, cities along the Ruhr's crooked course) and, above all, over Essen, city of the Krupp cast steel and cannons. Important Citjr 1. ' '- "The confluence "of the Ruhr and the Khine was the geographic factor. In caking Ruhrort,, though . only one twelfth the size of our own Pittsburgh, comparable in economio importance to that municipal child of the Ohio and jUlgheny r I vers.Th entire. -region,: might be JiketCe:&:K$ste$n, PepnsvJ venia. -. " - . : "- V-':i 'Between the 'Rhlntf'and thr Roar Duisburg, city of rolling . mills, foun dries and factories. Once this beehive of industry was a' university town, and 3 grimy memorial fountain' to Gerar dus Mercator, latinijzed form of . Ger hard Kreraer is . reminder that the jnventor of the famous map projection method was1 associated with Cassander who, nearly four-centuries ago, was commissioned to found the University of Duisburg. Kremer was not a Ger man, it should be noted, but a Flemish' r(ierarher who studied at Iyvnvatn "But the crown Jewel of the 'kuliur which drove the earlier culture of un iversity life outvof the Ruhr basin was Essen. Essen,- too, .experienced a transformation,, for, it.originally . was the. site of a.Benedlctina:conveutw-vFor. three centuries -preceding its Incor poration Into Prussia, Essen was gov erned by the Abbess, who became ex officio, a princess. ? Dulsburgis con rected with the Ruhr; by a canaL Modest! Degla&ins "Though the - Krupp; works - were founded in 1812, the . year ' 1848 1 saw Worn nnlv 1t mn1ma . "TV..." with the advent of railways and cast: steel guns the Krupp works,' expanded rapidly and their, subsequent story is world 'famous or infamous for 'their incubation - ..l;:? vCr "Mulheim U a railway center, seven miles nSrthwest of Essen, where con vergence of 1 rail . and water. , , routes brought an enormous traffic. Fdur miles east of Essen is another ; Ruhr river port, Steele, a mining '.own with iron and steel works, also 'noted for its fireproof bricks. .-" r1 ' : , "Farther up, the Ruhr Is WitteiCim ,portant not only for steels but also for beer, soap and chemicals. "Within the area of the present' disturbances, though It is on the Rhine, aNsant five miles south of . the Ruhr's mouth. vis Dusseldorf. This is. one of the ,mst pretentious cities in western Gerfnany. It was bombarded by " the French?:; in 1795, later was the capital" or Berg when that state .' was a Napoleonic cuchy. and passed to Prussia, With jthe mt of Berg, in 1815. ' ' ' ' - "The Ruhr basin i coal ;. fields not only were important 'to the German empire because of their heavy produc tion, but because -they-alone were ac cessible for water importation of ores. A canal connected Dortmund,1 a v city of the Ruhr basin wlthhe. Em jfer, tbus affording an botlet directlytothe J'orth Sea at Emden. ' T : i , : "A by-product of this 'development 9 A . - . ' . - . ' . vi waier transportation to care for the coal mining and the attendant Iron and steel industry, was the growth of textile manufactures. In cotton spin ring the Ruhr basin held first place in Germany. - Nearly i a third of the spindles in .the empire were located he.re- ' -.,".. V.: ;.'.v" ;-,;,,'":v The Ruhr, was made navigable f rom the Rhine to Witten some forty-three miles, by means of-locks. Even' then' jow water frequently hampered .navl tatim." .w ..- , . - - . .. . BIG ETOLtJTIOIf TOWARD ('' ;V , . '. " BEEKV.ypsf OGK. Gcrub livestock, : 450 -V grades-" -430; rurebredB. 173: This is a typical farm txample of a gradual change, away I0m Scrub nlmolo ar,A tn-nrvA 1, Better breeding. Purebred sires "ing this change about rapidly. The figures mentioned represent the !Ve8tOCk on a VlnrlAa. farm tntino owner i3 enrolled in the "Better Sires Better Stock" mo vemenU i Of the .wea-ali of .therav purebred." The tise ureDrea. Bires jot ; g0od',-quality is goal toward which the better-sires campaign is directed. " . ' - ItESTlOY Is BEFORE VvVf' rRGIPilA . FARRIERS iwvf recert clrcute-r.fBetter-; Sires r v lrgiuia," the following statement PPeara: "tt, rer i3 asking Is not "Can I afford a urebred bull?" but "Can, I .... " rot us y one." i The point -tei. airected prindpaUyv-at the th. -i ureDred3- -High-grade , steers Ir ne. Aia.i.u, areas out a nign l( U , "tae o beef and a larger part .. . 13 n the region of the expensive ULS Thn. i. . . " . is true of. scrub steers. PrLEVAT0R DEVEtOPMEXT. tenVlres3 made in .elevator, develop are-eot irmy marvetous. -, xne l, t ll "ystem.ln the world, according ""On Of T1 f n a4- .T 'atora 5ase ne wrooklyn1 arr tach" v.. !M.e ar t - in ban llsDatiS, by a central perier Inste of tne Individual 'micro" T .n .tftse . elevators isi 1atipai T "ilIZK 'e'ipmeht which srn the rl . contro!a the moor leveling ,n inch T,01 tb within a quartet of utendan fl(or levej", without Hbe ' -ZJr a. ?Perator or guards acobr, ad In toaay's xaar Adv, IF J I " " " r4 II ' - 1 I Ml I 'i It X 1 . . ' f i t - i 'i ill i ' i i r WfQ 1 --2fiiM - -SPPIndeed,' Is . ' the .:,,t"1;iV-- :'X "t,.;: f,,: .W;- ' I Man That. OwiisHis ' Dwn Home . : These' Days The Following Desirable Pieces of Real " Estate Are Offered for Sale by James & James Exclusively - t t 1 . p : r 609 Chesnut street a gooff buy: Large rooms, two -v . baths, goocl ize: lot- -Any, reasonable terms. . No. 213 North Sixth sfreet, large eight-room house, two-baths, suitable for two families. - We can, sell this' . , ? and can ar- - ,,Vk rangadesjrpbJeferms. : VN,o;:-318 South: Third street is in one of the mostde- sirable Sections of the city The house has nine rooms, 4 two baths and fiiniace; also large lot. Price.reasohable. : No. 1705 Chesnut street has to be inspected to be thoroughly appreciated. We consideriitthe most attract . - ive bungalow on thd market today, v It has six rpoms,'ih eluding large living room; lot is 66x1(35. Large garage. r. Possession can be had.on short notice. : : . -No. 1918 Woollcott avenue is acomfortable seven- room . house, possession, of which can- be given immedi- . . S . . ' No. 212 North Fourth street, situated as it is, con r , ve not remain on the - ; market for long. The lot is 66x165 and includes large - garage.. House Has ten rooms and two baths, also ' ; -.lurnace, . --. . - : ; No. 1015 Market street will prove a money-maker . for someone. See us about this. .. this.1 -i ' - ' 3) - i, .1 1 J ' Store and dwelling combined on. corner Second and Meares streets. ,Lot 68xl00r Building has 14 rooms. Would cost from $7,0Q0.to $7,500 alone.- Can be bought for less than $5,000. See us at once. " " No. 1805 Perry-avenue. This excellent home propo : sition is now bffered you. ' Has large double lot, with garage and fruit trees, convenient to car line, large, . roomyi'comf ortalDle cottage. . We will be glad to talk this over with you and arrange to help you own your home. The beautiful building lot. on the northwest corner of Nineteenth and Market. One of the, few remaining -lots on Market street. If you are seeking a home loca tion you can t afford to overlook this. , J . ,f . BUSINESS-' SITES ' " if. V Were Never Better Paying Investments ' The valuable 'Yopp Property just north o the City Auditorium, is of fer f pi sale, property fronts 36 feet on Front street and runs through to Water street, including large three-story brick building on Water street, which' is suitable for wholesale business or warehouse. ' Front street store is one of the best retail cash locations in the city. yi MARKET'STREET LOT FOR SALE Next to the Custom House, size f 5x92. Splendid location for any kind, of retail business or garage. We Will Take Pleasure "in Giving Full Information ; in Regard to; Any of These Places I A M ; 0-' ' i rr r . r : AMES TELEPHONE 163 SOUTHERN BLDG. CO Simple Hill KrrK' DlfCi': April, lT.--'m t!riilfttap.WU1 M'SS fitv of this province, . f ?om the national geographic, so ciety.- V - ' '' . , : "Punjab Is a Persian c-: -r!i-.- mr,A rAfers to an. are in Indiai ahoat the si of ,OrSn.y,he weetherheUm andt th? ShtleJ drain ed, by h three WeJ.r These rivers empty ww w '"--"l which forma the western boundary of the- state. - f': ' i ' '.;,,:- . ....1.4 w nnrfhireet- gateway of India. the'PurJah haa.for ageen ,:.. j.,A.r(f t.ha military ex- tne ceiKittiu'u-.uws - - , . of many migrraxxon.r . -- its peoples Monammeaano, A rv&Zl D UW -w.w T- . N . . temperament and aofjinn m 0tb parts ez ine ww. 7 '-c them manlfest a martial irtf pOn them mong her .most .yalnei. eolderS on the western front; . ' :: .m nt the Punjab- IS about one thousand, feet above the stea level and -on the north runs into . the tains., - At the southwestern ,end Pth. watershed stands Simila n '" the mountains drop rapidly to the foot hills and then : to the plain.1 Jakko. the deodar-clad hill of Kipling's, to-f ries is immediately mKyle'J. erins c a thousand feel : above S.mia, Here In this town. 7,000 feet above tha level of the sea, .In early April, when the . heat-"of rthe great-; Punjab lair reaches itO.degrees, most ,of J": peans in India! have. y gathered ,-anq around the summer!-home of the?yice roy of India the social life .reyoyesi Within a 25-rniie radium ,th Chor.-upon whqse peak, -12,00 0:feet high,,asnow,ap is -wprn until well Into I May Ul-Farthers ta -the west the. higher pek"rati-g -t rew?fiw'tnrZz;cooi'-teet. 1 iJ1ht-iNjrchd plain' of the Pun". j jab ;i -cool in winter, witn an occa Uion;al'f frost at night. The days are bright and clear, and the climate re minds J, one or mat ;,ot Angeles, wnen uie.mopsoons comer- in ; June, ft - also has a ' rainfall, in f the north which . " is : r , adeauate - to ;. produce good crops, without Irrigation. Farther south tl;' land Is as barren as a desert. death of plant life Is not a- fault of tne lana Jtseir, w men is extremely rich, but there: isa.. lack pt an adequate WB.tr aiiia,Blv. It now" nnnnnrti nnl scanty jungle vegetation. Where camels rc'-omeiWiaT,ea4'':. ..'Vrne ' govern-. r4tiJUirrlgaUhg much -f . the'-terrl-tpryi;a"nd' the. Punjab possesses a larger wl:trrlgated . area than- any "other province. Its wheat fields are among the 1 best 'in the British empire, and within 1 recent years . thei province has been planting about 9,000 acres in tea for the 'tipplers' of Britain: and Ameri ca. " , . - "Before the days of the transfer of the capitaj of -India to Pelhi, Delhi and the surrounding district also were un der the jurisdiction of the Punjab gov ernment Instead, of the immediate, au thority : of v the eovernment of India. Now ' the . principal cities ' are Lahore, the .capital, or tne province,' a do ut tne size of Indianapolfs, Multan a,nd Amrlt sar. - r f a' -''- . ' ' "Amritsar is the- religious capital of iher Sikhs and Its golden temple is their greitest shrine. Built., in the middle of a large square tank, It -can i only be reached by a causeway. - The whole of the structure except the bottom ten feet is plated with, gilt, copper iJ'OXCB TOO OPTEN.yn' ' ' The man - who has smoked pipe for ' half a century In a power.-maga sine finds himself at last the author and the vletim of- a hideous disaster.-' Rob ert Louis Stevenson, v ; ; . v. LEVAIVSVILLE first to ; ' aSACU IIBRAB-Y tUOTA 1 - New York. April 13. The first city to subscribe its share to the American library association's -"Books -y: For Everybody" fund is Evansvllle. Ind. .Thi check- for the; full, total f its ehari waa: received yesterday., at the New York headquarters ot the -asso-ciation-. " - r---r- ; In gathering the fund the members of the American Library association- "iMft nvi rian who are scattered throughout the country have enlisted the aid ot otner 41urH.rua.j1. trustees and' their friends. The fund total is $2,000,000 and the librarians are epUectih:the monev without re sort to an intensive campaxsn flamboyant public appeal. . The xnonev is required through for the next three years the peace time enlarged-program of -the association, which is encouraging the cxtensioa of existing library agencies eo'thiLt tn book needs of the.6M00,i -000 persons! In the. United States . who ere now inadequately served may M met. The enlarged program provides for the encouragement of better citi zenship - and adult self-educatiea through libraries. - , -' Llgn yor to carry "PLOUGHSHARES" 1 itesolve now to keep that ; garden busy' all summer--eat from it now and next winter too. - ... .. " "Spraylne Irish potatoes is the. name of a new Circular Jssued by the agri cultural' extension service at Raleigh. A postal card will bring you a copy. v It ost- $2.d4 more a hundred pounds to produce pork from usy hogs than from hogs free from . lice, according to government- experimenti at Belts vllle. Md. , , A. F. fever, at ' the ' recent North Carolina drainage convention,' : stated at not one southern farm home in tea has running, water and nofc one: in twenfy has a lighting system.' , See jacobl'a ad In today's paper. Adv. Sea Jacob! ad la toda-Vs caDer. -Adv. PRESGNT BAT ItADIOGBAPHr. '. The greatest stimulus in the. history, of mankind was given to, surgery, and medicine during, the war. - Through the agency 'Of X-rays, electricity, heat and . light ' radiations, together with .massages, many thousands of wounded ieoldierst have been saved from a life of :pel.esV.isery,;HThe:X-ray;has'.;now,; become as indispensable to the sur geon as the dressing or the splint an4 it Is an .essential adjunct' In prescrib ing and directing as well as In avoid ing operations. ' : ; '-rC-The: X-ray x detection;'! of "embedded bullets : and shell 'fragments in. any part of . the body became so certain in the war aa to be w commonplace. Furthermore,' a new branch of-radiography has developed during the last year or two In tie . , application ' of X-rays to the' study "of materials and structures. This new science of in dus trial radiography has a promising future befora It. - - " - --. Old Bony Scrub Ooodbva. old Brindle. bony scrub; The time demands a better breed, " You eat enottgh, bnt there's the rub;, You never pay: for jia.lt your "feed., ' , So after all these years we part; , ' But pray remember as you gu, lAhls should break your bovine heart Yeu broke my purse long, long ago. v . Virginia Ex"tenlon. News . 1 "v- s WATER POTVEft OF THB WORLD. ' Beama, ' monthly - journel devoted 4 the- Interests , of British electrical and allied en$rlneerlng, publishes a very Interesting" article f rbm a special correspondent' on Water power ' of; the world. . It Is declared that the richest European seountry In water power -Is really Norway. It is said, to be. the richest Jn the World. ; "Norway." adds the correspondent, is. one. of the cQun tries which; has given most attention to the nse of water power.; Thus Nor" way was able to face the great, short age of coal broueht about by War'con-dition-ahd to escape many -" unpleas ent experiences, incidentally taving at the same time a great deal of money." ELEOTRld FOUIVTA1IV ' U . - 1 , 1 AS . PECOHATIOjr. One of; the latest things in table decorations Is a small electric fountain of . very attractive design. - A little eiecinq -f motor ig, cureciiy cunneeifu with -a" small rotary; pump that forces the .water from the well up Into a ring fitted with about - twenty small nozzles.' The height of the water Is regulated , by a .valve on the jBUpply ring in the basin. - v -. . The well is of copper and fits within a Jardjnere; about one quart of water is used in the small, founUIn'i opera tion. r The overflow Iead back into the reservoir so that the same water la used oyer and over again. v In sum mer the addition 'of a little Ice and a small amount of perfume disseminates a delightfully cool and refreshing at mosphere about the room. . 1 -;-' -.: . , The man who f Is popular . must be . optimistic about .something even If he IS only optimistic-, about - pessimism. . ': i ' . -C. K Chesterton.-' '"- Overalls' 41.50, $2.00,T ;2.50 arTd 'M.OQ f Rehdera- ; - (adv. , x the: cajiei.es match ' - Insurance reports indicate that smoking and -match -hazards were-re-sponstble-, in 151T, for 274 fires, ln volTiag, a loss of . ' , . THXJ REAL WAT s COrtez isvsald .to have been the dis coverer of, ilexlco; but what we' are worrying about now -a-days is -an ex plorer who will los it again. . . .y ' . L 1 : - 1 v Ij Milch Gows : For Ve Have at Davis-Daniels Stable No. 15 South Second St. An extrp. good assortment of Fresh and Close Springers with young calves, giving from three to five gallons. . Jersey, Guernsey and ' Holsteins. We must sell them afc once to save feed bill. ALY. GARRISON; Charlotte, Ni C-
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