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v...?. . - - ..- - . : . 7 . - : . " " , . .. . . . . . . .... . ........ . ' , - -. v . ; '.-v.. ... - ; .;.".:.:".. . v -.' . . ... .. . v The Weather .1 . p ' jT shower's tidayy wdh TSay?U mtK if 1 f'- I A IISVU lwTSCTv fliJS V FTT A 11 chrp, m temperature. 1 AW SlT i CJii- Wv M I VP$ f7lMl S& I 1 A I! )j . -r . - . At ? m - ' - - - ' - -1 July 18-23' Thi will be "Wllmlngton'a bljf Gt Acquainted Week. Wllminfton is is suing invitations to 155,000 peopl to be her guests. Know your neighbors. VOL. CVIL No. 118. j WILMINGTON, N. C, MO(NJAy MORNING, JULY 4, 1921. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. '- V rrrr. m m M ft I I s 1" 1 I II I B M MbNAUt WHAItVtK MR THIS COUNTRY IN ANGLO-JAPANESE PACT khidehara Denies it Ever Was Intended as Hostile Measure Against America A PEACE ALLIANCE signed Solely to Promote Peace in the Far East, Pro tecting Its Signers a ASHINGTON, July I. Baron . hara, the Japanese ambassador, he formal statement today discus- the Anglo-Japanese alliance, de that "by no stretch of the nation can it be honestly stated the alliance was ever designed remotely intended as an instru- of hostility or even defense -..;?t the United States." f-eotiations looking to the re v .! of the Anglo-Japanese alliance . not yet begun,'' says the state- "In the meantime, a campaign to be actively at work mis--: f-senting the possible effect of the a nee upon the United States By "tretch of the imagination can it honestly stated that the alliance s ever designed or remotely inten 1 as an instrument of hostility or n of defense against the United S': The Anglo-Japanese alliance, on its v ? -ry of nearly 20 years, has twice . . renewed. In each case, the ' ; - lamental policy underlying it has --named unchanged. It aims pen r i".ently to preserve and to consoli .e the general peace of the far east. ';e original agreement of 1902, in ne with that policy, was calculated i "ocalize any war which might be r fd upon either contracting party -. defense of its defined interests or v -a' security. It was made when ' ;na was under menace of foreign 2s;ression and the United States, snowing the utmost friendliness to wards both parties to the alliance, viewed the compact with sympathy .nd approval. In 1905, when the alliance was re--wecl anoJ revised to meet thet :-.anged conditions that followed the ' isso-Japanese war, no thought oc r :Tfd to the statesmen of either coun '. that the United States might be : me a potential enemy of either, and r that reason, and that alone, no "ovision was inserted taking so re note a contingency into consideration. "The alliance was again revised in 911. and article IV of that agree nent contains the following provl ion : "Should either high contracting arty conclude a treaty of general irbitration with a third power, it is igreed that nothing in this agreement hall entail upon such contracting arty an obligation to go to war with he power with whom such treaty of rbitration is in force. "This provision, in its relation to he United States, has often been made he subject of conflicting interpreta ions. To a practical mind, however, re circumstances which led up to its relusion should at once serve to re nove all doubt regarding its stgni-!.-snce. The idea of revising the al irre in 1911 was conceived primarily '::h the object of facilitating the -sotiations which were known to be hen in progress between London and '"ashington for the conclision of a r-ncral arbitration treaty. Neither -,; an nor Great Britain has ever con 'mplated under the alliance, any -isjs foeder is prejudicial or inimical the interest of the United States; irv plan designed to remove the pos '.biiity of armed conflict between the "rlferi States and Great VBritain was, f ourse. agreeable to Japan. It was -. pursuance of this policy that tho v:"ted provision of article IV was " The same policy inspires Japan as "r-.trly today as every before. It nor. in any degree, been affected he fact that ' the Anglo-American : -ral arbitration treaty failed to .re the approval of the United :-.-..; senate. Nor is it practically i essary to carry on the legal analysis "lie questions as to whether the e commission treaty signed and - :"ed by the United States and --:? Britain in 1914, should be con- '-: '1 as a general arbitration treaty ' '' in the meaning of article IV of Anglo-Japaneset agreement. For, "rt from that question, it was al v well understood at the time of tiating the existing agreement 'he alliance should in no case be - -rd asrainst the United States." THERX TENNIS TOURNEY OPKXS IX ATLANTA TODAY TLA NT A. July 3. With 59 players red. including practically every net star in the south, play in the lal southern open tennis champion tournament will get under way iay morning on the courts of 'he nric Athletic club at East Lake. ' ines for play in the first round held Saturday and it is expected all of Monday and part of Tues vir. he- consumed in completing f.rst round. y in the men's doubles, women's ". men's consolation; singles and : doubles will not begin before ay afternoon or W-jdnesJay -ne. Tt is planned to get as many 'sible of the preliminary matches championship singles round out " - way before beginning other :-ast a rlozen of the players en are Paj to have excellent to come out of the 59 starters - polo survivers. Douglas Wat "f Mulberry, Fla., but who for rjayeri as a representative of r!eanf?. is regarded one of the VITF.NI WORLD CHICKEN SHOW TK f'OT.I.EGE. RALEIGH, July r'-snonse to an invitation f r m nii-iip-try of agriculture of the ' rr'vernment, .the state board of fure has appointed Dr. B. head of the department of -ry husbandry at State college, as " debate from North Carolina present this state at the world's ,. 'ry congress to be held i at.. The 'e. Seotember 3 to 13. Arrest of Dempsey Desired by Bureau JERSEY CITY, N. J, Jnly 3, Ef forts to bring: about the arrest of Jack Dempsey will be made by the International Reform bureau, Its at torney, Herbert C. Gllson, declared today. .What charge vrlll be brought against the champion he would not state. Gllson, as attorney for the reform bureau, was unsuccessful In obtain ing an Injunction or an Indictment in an effort to stop the fight. He at tempted to have Dempsey arrested chargre of assault after the contest Saturday, but the police re fused to entertain the complaint. Members of the Clergymen's Com munity club of Jersey City vrlll con fer with the International Reform bureau soon, Gllson said, and con alder not only means for bringing about the arrest of Dempsey, but also n plan to prevent further con tests in the arena, especially on La bor day. HAYS PLANS NEW DEAL IN POSTAL SAVINGS TO DRAW HOARDED MONEY Says There is One Billion Dol lars Hidden Away in Great American Stocking TO PAY 3 PER GENT Seeks no Competition With Banks but Rather Would De velop Feeders for Them ST.TLI4IVAN, Ind. July 3. A billion dollars which shouid be in circulation to arsist the coming industrial revival is being hoarded in American stock ings. Will H. Hays, postmaster genexal, declared today in announcing plans' for revision of the postal savings system to make it more attractive to potential depositors. Through his reorganization plans. Mr. Hays hopes to draw the hoarded wealth of the country out of its hiding places into useful channels. The pres ent treatment of depositors in the pos tal savings bank, he said tonight after conferences with middle western bank ers, amounts "almost to fraud," while the government has profiteered at the expense of the depositors to the sum in the last year ahone of $1,720,000. His general plan of reorganization, which will be submitted to congress, has been approved by bankers of the east and middle west at conferences in Washington, New York, Terre Haute and at his home here. Mr. Hays assured the bankers that he had no Intention of entering the postal sav ings bank in competition with private savings banks, but rather hopes to make a valuable feeder of established banking institutions. While asking congress to make the interest rate double the average paid now, he pointed out it would still be below the average paid by the majority of savings banks. Private banks are not and cannot hope to reach the vast hoarded wealth which offers a particular field for postal savings expansion, Mr. Hays said. He pointed out Jthat 70 per cent of the present 508,000 depositors are of for eign extraction and that they, as well as others of their countrymen who are accustomed to postal savings sys tems abroad, will trust no one but the United States government. To reach this field of potential de positors Mr. Hays plans the following basic changes in the present postal system: 1. Increase the interest from 2 to 3 per cent. 2. Payment of interest on deposits held less than one year. 3. Removal of the restriction against depositors under 10 years of age. 4. Provision for joint and trust funds. 5. Establishment of postal savings in 50,000 postofflces instead of the present 6,300. 6. Compensation for fourth-class postmasters on the basis of the de posits they handle. 7. Re-deposit of the funds in local banks ' with more liberal qualification rules for such depositories. 8. An enlarged board of directors, including a representative of the fed eral reserve bank and possibly one or more civilians. "There is a lot of business in this country that is really sick, still stag gering under the shell shock of war and the debauch of extravagance," Mr. Hays said, "but there is a good deal more that Is merely malingering. What we need more than anything else is the common sense of courage and confidence. There is, of course, the greatest era of expansion and pros perity ahead that the world has ever seen. Everyone knows this and the only question discussed is when it will start." Well, it is time to go out and meet it. This we propose to help to do." , The postmaster general declared that the hundreds of thousands of postal savings depositors are practically be ing defrauded because their certifi cates specifically state that two per cent interest is paid on deposits and do not state that nothing is paid if held less than one year. Because of this system, he said, the average in terest paid on all money held was only 1 Per cent. FIGHTS AT BENTON HARBOR BENTON HARBOR, July 3. After a conference with members of the Michigan boxing commission, Floyd Fitzsiromons, promoter, was given per mission tonight for a series 0 fights tomorrow. Benny Leonard, lightweiernt champion, who was scheduled to de fend his title against Sailor Freovi man of Chicago, here tomorrow, claims he is 111 and unable to enter the rig. r . Leonard told Fitxslmmons by tele phone that he would; fight Freedinan July 16. 11 am. ninnr in h 4 dtlAllt In FIGHT MONEY IS OVER HALF MILLION DOLLARS Dempsey Must Pay Government $160,00 Income Tax Out of His Part of Purse TOOK IN $1,600,000 Bout, From News Reporting Standpoint, Greatest of Its Kind Ever Staged NEW YORK, July 3. Tex Rickard figured today that his net profit from the Demsey-Carpentier fight yesterday would be in the neighborhood of $550. 000. I Expert accountants were busy all ' day checking and balancing the books used in the promotion of the contest, j Rickard said he did not expect a final and accurate statement before Wednes day, but that expenses of all kinds would approximate $950,000, and taxes on his share $100,000, while the gross gate receipts were expected to exceed $1,600,000. It was also figured out that Demp sey earned in the neighborhood of $29, 000 a minute for his ten minutes and ' 16 seconds of actual fighting. Carpen- tier's profits as the loser in the contest were approximately $19,500 a. minute. The United States government will receive, in one form of taxation or an other, a considerable part of $800,000 paid Dempsey and the $200,000 which was Carpentiers share of the purse. Total government proceeds from the bout will total more than $400,000, revenue officials estimale. The income tax will take about $160,000 of the $300,000 earned by Dempsey and about $77,000 of Carpentier's share. The fed eral revenue from the sale of tickets will amount to about $160,000. Ticket sellers who resold the paste boards at an Increased price are re quired to give 50 per cent of their profits to the government. The state of New Jersey, under' provisions of the boxing law, also collects 10 per cent of the gate receipts. Profits of pre liminary boxers and all ring officials also will be taxed, adding to the gov ernment proceeds of the bout. Georges Carpentier must pay his en tire tax to the United States before sailing for France Dempsey may pay his tax in four installments next year, the first being due in March, 1922. Rev enue officials have pointed out that Car pentier also is likely to face another stringent income tax on arrival In France, shrinking still mora the earn ings of the defeated boxer. In many respects the contest, from a news reporting standpoint, was the greatest of its kind In the world. Ac cording to actual count there were 823 reporters and telegraphers in the two press sections of the arena. More than 100 wires, including telegraph, cable and telephone were used to carry the news to every point of the world. While accurate figures are unavailable, it is estimated that the number of words filed about the fight either in Jersey City or New York during the 16 hours between 8 a. m. and midnight of July 2, ran close to the million mark. Messages were received by Rickard from many persons congratulating him upon the success of his enterprise. In cluding two from William A. Brady, and Charles A. Cochran, who were joint promoters with Rickard when the con tract for the bout was signed, but later withdrew. Rickard tonight reiterated his Inten tion of using the Jersey City arena for one or more championship bouts be tween now and the first of November. He said he had no definite idea regard ing the contests which he would put on, but was considering several bouts. The splendid showing made by Car pentier against Dempsey already has resulted in talk of other bouts for the French pugilist, the most attractive of which is a meeting between Carpen tier and Tom Gibbons, of St. Paul. Dempsey also is likely to re-enter the arena in Jersey City, either Labor day, September 5, of Columbus day, Oc tober 12. Wrhile Rickard refused to state definitely, the champion's oppo nent is believed that the choice lies between Bill Brennan and Jess Wil lard.' WEATHER FORECAST BY STATES WASHINGTON. July 3. Tennessee. Kentucky: Partly cloudy and contin ued warm Monday; probably scattered thundershowers; Tuesday showers and thunder; cooler in west portions. North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor gia: Partly cloudy with local thunder showers Monday and Tuesday; little change in temperature. Florida: Local thundershowers Monday and Tuesday. Extreme northwest Florida, Alabama, Mississippi: Partly cloudy with local thundershowers Monday and Tuesday; little change in temperature. Virginia: Partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday; probably local thundershow ers Tuesday; little change in tempera ture. Louisiana: Monday and Tuesday partly cloudy. Arkansas: - Monday and Tuesday partly cloudy: probably showers in northwest portion. Oklahoma: Monday and Tuesday lo cal thundershowers; cooler Monday. East Texas: Monday and Tuesday partly cloudy; scattered thunder showers. West Texas: Monday and Tuesday partly cooler; probably thundershowers In north portion. Winds East Gulf of Mexico: Mod erate variable, partly overcast Mon day. West Gulf of Mexico: Moderate to fresh east and southeast and partly overcast Monday. Hatteras to. Key West: Moderate southwest and west and partly over cast Monday, Sandy Hook to Hatteras Hatteras tn TPirT-frit r traits: Moderate southwest and west . winds and partly- overcast nnniirvrv rnuniukc fp 1 - "THE SPIRIT of '76"' CHAIRMAN WHITE HAS FOURTH OF JULY WORD FOR THE jiMOGRATS Congratulates Them on Their Constructive Attitude To ward Harding Regime G. O. P. HAS FAILED Declares People Are Losing Con fidence in Do-Nothing Re publican Policy WASHINGTON, July 3. George White, Democratic national chairman, today issued a "July Fourth proclama tion to Democrats," congratulating and complimenting his party members on what he said had been their "construct ive, not obstructive, attitude" toward the Republican administration so far, but assuring them that "tho people are losing confidence in the ability of the present national administration to provide adequate remedies" foT the disturbed economic and political sit uation. "This, our nation's birthday, our most patriotic holiday," Mr. White's statement read, "seems an appropriate time for me to make a statement con cerning natioral conditions and the at titude of our party, whose founders were the most conspicuous of the na tion's founders. "Throughout the nation there Is much present uneasiness and much ap prehension for the future; the reasons are political, which is my reason for making this statement. "More than two years ago, a world peace was made at Versailles, but for partisan, political reasons this nation is not yet at peace with the enemy na tions of the war, which admittedly cannot be made by a congressional resolution. Business has reached such depression that bitter complaints are heard from the business world. For eign trade has declined almost to the vanishing point. Agriculture is pros trate. Taxation and governmental ex penditures are at the maximum in our history. The tremendous percentage of idleness in the rankjs of labor is al most unprecedented. "For more than two years the Re publican party has been in charge of the legislative branch, of the govern ment; for four months it has been in actual charge of all departments of the government, but it has not remedied nor alleviated these conditions, and, so far, has failed of any material accom plishment. The people are losing con fidence in the ability of the present national administration to provide ade quate remedies for the conditions de scribed. "During the period of the Republi can party's return to power, the Dem ocratic party's attitude towards its opponent- has . been constructive, not ob structive: helpful not hurtful and it has given the party in power a fair chance. "I take' this patriotic occasion to congratulate and compliment" the Dem ocratic party upon its attitude toward the Republican administration, on its forbearance towards the executive and its efforts of ' constructive, helpfulness In. legislation, placing the interests of the .country abdvs partisan interest, again proving its moral and political Integrity, its true patriotism and its devotion -to the- let erests of the nation and its people. . '' . .V Independence Day Here Led the Way for World Liberty When Liberty Bell in Philadelphia Tolled Out Its Message of Freedom for the Colonies it Was Prophetic of the Forth coming Independence of Nation After Nation That Was Oppressed Significance of July Fourth (Special to The Star) WASHINGTON, July 3. July 4, 1776. from the tower of Independence hall ln Philadelphia, the now famous and beloved Liberty bell which had been In scribed 23 years previously with the words, "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof." tolled out to the world its message that the independence of the thirteen colonies had been solemnly de clared. "That- dav stands not onlv a the day of freedom of the original thirteen colonies, but as a prophecy of the forth coming independence of practically every portion of the Americas, as well as of liberty-loving people in other parts of the world. Today most na tions celebrated a day which has a par ticular significance in marking the time when the light of liberty broke upon them," says a bulletin issued to day by the National Geographic soci ety from its Washington, D. C, head quarters. "June 14 the French celebrate their Fete Natlonale, or Bastille day the day in 1789 on which the mad, frenzied, half-starved, and persecuted mob of wretched and miserable humanity which haunted the hovels in the Fau bourg Saint Ontoine pulled down al most with their bare hands the prison which had grown to mean to them the symbol of their oppression. "Today on the site a bronze column marks the snot where this huge for tress shut away thousands of prison ers, many of them in dark cells and dungeons to which they had been con signed without trial and from w,hich they were dragged at Intervals for ex quisite torture. The mob killed the guards, carried the prisoners on their shoulders In triumph through the streets, and scattered the prison rec ords to the winds. Thomas Paine se cured the key of the Bastille and sent it to Georsre Washington, whose fight for liberty had served to help kindle the spark of freedom whiob had already been struck in France. "When Napoleon put such a decided kink in the doctrine of the divine right of kings, the feeling of unrest mani fested Itself In the colonies of most of the European countries. One of the mightiest reactions came In the colo nies of Snain to the south of us. "Miguel Hidalgo, curate of the little village of Colores, Mex., rang the bell of his parish church early on the morn ing of Seotember 16, 1810, to tell his compatriots that they must take from that moment their stand in the cause of freedom. That day Is now celebra ted as the Mexican Independence day. though the emotional and volatile fol lowers of the. priest deserted him by the thousands and allowed him to be taken prisoner, his head to be severed and suspended for ten years upon a spike from a corner of the Alhondiga de Granaditas in Guanajuato, where during his earlier successes he had made a spectacular stand. "The Independence day of the Cen tral American countries is just one day before -that of Mexico, though this ac tual drawing up of the Acta de Inde pendencia occurred 11 years later. Pro nunciamentos had begun to appear in various cities in Central America ag early as 1811, and though Spain, on account of her wars elsewhere, was unable to send armies to Central America, a" blow was struck for free dom whenever it was possible 'and mapy of the natives and Creoles died i in the cause of liberty. Finally, in J 1821, the representative of Spain in ; Guatemala joined the rebels and on 1 September 15 independence was de j clared. The other countries immedl ! ately followed suit in a few days, but j all of them observe the earlier date, j "Before Independence was gained in j Central America, revolution was rife ! in practically every portion of South America. The royal governor of Ven ezuela was deposed April 19, 1810, and a popular council was selected to rule. The next year Bolivar, the creator of five of the South American nations, was instrumental in getting a formal declaration of "independence drawn up and a republican constitutional form of government was declared on July 5. Venezuela decrees a holiday on each of these days. "When Ferdinand VII tumbled down off the throne of Spain upon the com ing of Napoleon, the Chileans, too, see ing that their chance for national free dom had come, organized on September 18, 1810, a government to control as long as France should hold Spain, and they now consider this the date of the independence. The other Spanish owned countries had caught the epi demic and lined UP as independent re publics, Peru and Bolivia being among the last to resist the authority of Spain. "Brazil, wearying of the tempera ments and tempers of Portuguese princes, proclaimed its Independeice of the mother country on September 7, 1823, although it submitted to several of them thereafter as Brazilian emper ors. Cuba claims as her independence day that on which the American governor-general withdrew from the island and left the little country to conduct its own affairs untrammeled by a for eign power. ' Czechoslovakia came into, positive existence on October 28, 1918, and this day has since been a national holiday. The new republic of Ger many celebrates the day on which the kaiser abdicated." COLUMBIA LAND WHERE VISIONS BECOME REAL Legion Commander Issues Inde pendence Day Statement to Legion and Nation INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 3. John G. Emery, national commander of the American Legion, today Issued the fol lowing Independence day statement: . "Ours is a land of visions made real. Oppression brought to a self-reliant race of colonists the vision of an in dependent nation. Statesmen of tnose colonies met, drafted . and 145 years ago signed the deathle'ss document which proclaimd that" vision to the world. Soldiers and sailors of chose colonies through seven years of war fought in support of that declaration and at Torktown achieved the victory which made. the vision an accomplished fact. - "Over the Alleghanlos,.' across the Mississippi and the westward prairies, beyond the -Rockies and t6 the waters CContmued on "page four) OUTLOOK FOR SPECIAL SESSION OF ASSEMBLY VAGUE AND UNCERTAIN Governor and Council of State 'Sitting Tight,' Awaiting More Facts NO EARLY DECISION Troubles of Lumber Company That Insured in Unlicensed Insurance Firms By Jl'LE B. WARREX RALEIGH, July 3. Failure of the governor and council of state to send official notice to the citie asking frr Informit ion on which chcy bas;d their plea for an extra session of the, legislature, is believed by local ,.iunt cipal authorities to be the cause fdr the slowness of the responses. It was announced at the tims that no letter would be sent to tho cities, but thatNthe newspaper publication of tht decision of tli council of statti wou'd bi sufficient notice. At- any rate no detailed statements have yet been received by the gov ernor's office. Telegrams and brief statements have come in from half a dozen cities, but the information in hand is not sufficient to justify the council of state in calling the special session of the general assembly, ac cording to members of the council wno discuss the matter. The council of state is so opposed to an extra session of the legislature it does not propose " to vote for it until it has besn shown the "low down" figures on the situa tion. They do not doubt the general statements made by the committee from the municipal association or the arguments and the resolution present ed to the governor. They simply want some more information before tho.y spend $40,000 on a summer session of the legislature. It Is now believed that it will be Impossible to get a decision on the matter during the Coming week. Gov ernor Morrison has been at Wrights ville Beach for the past week and did not return to Raleigh until Saturday night, and Monday is a national holi day, which will close up all of the state business departments. It is pos sible, however, that Governor Morri son would call a Fourth of July mot-ting of the council if he had the infor mation from the cities. The governor is scheduled for a speech at the Appalachian Training school, July 6, and will have to leave the city Tuesday of this week. He will hardly get back before the end of the week, and , consequently there is little hope of getting a decision on the special session before that time. The council of state, as a matter of fact, has little if any more data bo fore it now than it had when it asked for the additional information. If the detailed figures on municipal finance are not forthcoming, the special as sion will not be called, which will be generally pleasing to all concerned. Col. A. D. Watts of the department of revenue, will have to employ addl tiona hip later on in the fall to aid in the collection of the income tax levied by the state on all Incomes, other than salaries and fees, for tne comiiy tax year. While Colonel Watts has practically made up his mind about the personnel of the additldnal help, he has not made public the names. He has more, applications for Jobs than there are jobs to hand out. The collection of the income tax will make the office of the new de partment more than ever like the of fice of the collector of Internal rev enue for the government, except for the amount of money handled. Thl federal office collected many times more money than the state department will collect, but even at that the for? and the money to be collected will not be small. This Is the first time the state has collected an income tax from what Us generally termed unearned incomes, that is incomes from property, invest ments in stocks and bonds, and profits of the business concerns of thfr state. It is expected that this tax will bring In a large amount of revenue for the state government, and will be the means of making It possible to con tinue the present policy Of levying no property tax for state purposes, but of leaving the property tax for the counties, cities, towns and school dis tricts to get their revenues from. The trouble the Town Creek Lumber company of Wilmington is now having in collecting its insurance is an' evi dence of the trouble that any person or concern can get in by dealing with an unlicensed concern, according to Insurance Commissioner Stacey W. Wade, who is makln an effort to ad Just the losses. The commissioner cannot bring the insurance law into play in this case because the insured went out of the bounds of the law, and insured with 15 companies which did not have license to do business In North Carolina. The rates were cheap er, of course, because the companies did not pay for the right to do busi ness In North Carolina. The company had a big fire which destroyed a great deal of property, and now it has found it impossible t. collect the $65,000 called for in the insurance policies held at the time of the fire. The insurance commissioner has been holding conferences with the representatives of the companies and the owner of the lumber company, but so far he has not brought about in adjustment of the differences between them. Former Insurance Commission er James R. Young appeared before the commissioner in behalf of the lumber company. Had this insurance been placed with any licensed company doing business in North Carolina, settling the loss would be a comparatively easy matter, for all the insurance commissioner would have been required to do, would b to invoke the law. PRESIDENT HAS ftUIET DAT RARITAN. N. J., July 3. Except for attendance at church service and a short automobile ride- In the aftor noon. President Harding spent Eunday resting at the home of Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen,' where . he ii visiting over the week-end. s f t ' i. i 1 ( T 1 ml i - I 1 J "I I - v 5 i 1 l ' l '.ft " ? 'I 4 t ."-V-'i , '...v.. c -s- .. ?. -
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