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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, ltll.
Business Aviation.
o-
France seems to be making a
practical application of the aero
plane for commercial carrying.
The department of commerce at
Washington has received an in
teresting report from American
Attache Huntington, at Paris,
concerning commercial aviation
and the efforts of the French
government to encourage busi
ness. In six months France's
air carriers transported 154,000
pounds of freight, 7,634 pounds
of mail, and 3,388 passengers.
During the first three months of
this year, there were eight acci
dents, four of them resulting
fatally.
The French government has
created a special aviation bur
eau, attached to the Ministry of
Public Works and known as the
"Secretariat for Aeronautics and
Aerial Transport." That bureau
supervises the aerial transport
service and it reports that under
subsidies offered by the govern
ment to commercial flyers, there
were 185 machines in the busi
ness last year. There was an in
crease for this year, and the
government this year will pay
increased subsidies. The gov
ernment is gratified with the re
sults of its efforts to encourage
commercal aviation and it is now
announced that, besides short
distance aero lines inside of
France, three international lines
are in operation.
The international lines now ir
operation are: Paris to London,
2 1-2 hours, fare 300 francs -Paris
to Brussels-Amsterdam, 1
1-2 hours to Brussels, fare 150
francs ; Paris-Strasbourg-Pra-gue-Warsaw
- Bucharest-Budapest.
Strasbourg is reached in 2
1-2 hours, Prague in 6 hours and
Warsaw in 9 hours. The latter
line will soon be extended tc
Constantinople and on this ex
tensive line the fare is said to be
cheaper than by railroad sleep
ing cars.
France seems to be taking the
lead in commercial aviation and
the final results of the experi
ment will be watched with inter
est. It would be interesting to
know just what progress in com
mercial aviation has been made
in the United States.
When China ceases to be the
world's major problem the skies
will become brighter for more or
less international tjpapp. TTiorA.
are world powers which seem, tfl
labor under the obsession thar
China has more territory and re
sources than she is able to han
dle without foreign interference.
It is predicted that the next
world war will be fought in the
air. Well, then, why don't they
put a limitation on air power as
well as sea power?
That rumor that the Kaiser
is going to get himself another
wife has created mild interest
;in North Carolina. People
Aiuuiiu iicic nun Lm i x. r h nnw
much more trouble the Kaiser
brings on himself.
The nation which refuses to
agree to the elimination of gas
in war will create the impres
sion that it has discovered a gas
that is more villainous than any
other country's gas.
Progressive Railroads for De
velopment When the railways of the
South backed and financed the
Southern Settlement and De
velopment Organization, with
headquarters at Baltimore, they
took a forward step which clear
ly indicated a progressive policy,
not confined to one railway but
cooperated in by all. They set
iiud an organization of their own
iur me ueveiupnient 01 ine en
tire South, thus taking a wise
and timely step towards develop
ing their common territory and
contemplating the promotion of
progress in the resourceful
states which contribute their
business. Certainly the rail
roads were doing something for
themselves as well as for the
South when they set up that
Baltimore institution and put at
its head such a progressive and
well equipped man, S. Davies
Warfield, president of the Sea
board Air Line.
Now it is up to the railways
to continue that indispensable
organization and back . it for
even greater constructive
achievements than it has al
ready accomplished. In an edi
torial yesterday The Star heart
ily endorsed the appeal of Pres
ident Warfield for the renewed
support of the Organization
which has accomplished so much
during its brief existence. It
had just begun to do a splendid
work when the world war dis
astrously affected it because
Secretary McAdoo, Federal di
rector of railroads under gov
ernment control, stopped the fi
nancial support which the rail
ways had been giving to their
constructive promotion organi
zation at Baltimore. The Star
spoke in a general way about
the work of the Southern Set
tlement Organization but did
not refer to its invaluable assis
tance to the North Carolina
Land Owners Association in its
broad and comprehensive plans
for bringing about the develop
ment of millions of idle lands in
eastern North Carolina. That
invaluable Work is still going on,
and it was the Southern Settle
ment Organization which sent
its representatives to eastern
North Carolina time and again
to aid in a promotion work that
really has created a new era of
progress in alluvial Carolina. We
knew that neighboring states
also appreciated the work of Mr.
Warfield and his staff of the
Organization, so now comes the
Charleston News and Courier
with this capital endorsement of
Mr. Warfield's appeal to the
railways for a renewal of their
support of its work:
"Mr. Warfield has a right to ap
peal to the railroads of the South
to come to the support of the
Southern Settlement and Develop
ment Organization because Mr.
Warfield has proved his own faith
in the usefulness of this organi
zation by financing it out of his
own pocket for a number of years.
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad, of
which Mr. Warfield is the head,
wat only one of thfc. railroads
which helped start this w6rk. All
of them would probably have been
doing their part to continue it if
Mr. MoAdoo had not taken the
position that such work was not
essential during the war period.
"A good many people felt that
Mr. McAdoo's decision as to that
was debatable. What is not de
batable is the need of organized
effort for the development of the
South at the present time. The
railroads in maintaining such an
organization would be acting in
line with the policy which has
been pursued for many years in
the United States. Much of the
credit for the swift upbuilding and
development of the West has been
due to the promotional activities
of the railroads serving that sec
tion. "The great need of an organiza
tion like thlfl at the present time
lies in the fact that the next de- ,
cade is certain to witness the re
- organization of reclamation work
on the part of the Federal Govern
ment and if the South is to share
in the movement its interest must
.be looked after as only an organi
zation of this sort can do. South
erners generally do not seem to
have grasped as yet the full sig
nificance of President Harding's
recommendation -"to ' Congress in
his message last week in "gladly"
favoring Federal ald for the re
clamation and settlement "of the
79,000,000 acres of swamp and cut
over lands" in the Southern States.
"Unquestionably Congress is go
ing to do something big along new
lines in the matter of reclama
tion work. "It will be te South's
own fault if the South is left out
of this movement." .
The tremendous feminine de
mand for woolen . stockings
ought to bring Christmas cheer,
to the wool growers' association.
Progressive Railroads
What progressive railroads
have done for the west and for
western Canada show very con
clusively what live and aggres
sive railway management ' does
for the development of a section
Indeed, we have right here at
home examples of what con
structive railway promotion has
done to promote progress along
their own lines. . One can see
sevejl of these communities
right here in North Carolina.
Railroads must be progressive!
for their own good, and we must
expect progressive railway man
agement in the South if its tre
mendous resources ai'e to be de
veloped to the extent that the
adaptabilities and advantages' of
this section warrant to an amaz
ing extent.
Reclamation ' of - millions of
acres of swamp lands in eastern
North Carolina is one of "the big
undertakings of the near future,
and Secretary Weeks of the In
terior Department in his recent
report, stressed the importance
of a broader reclamation policy
on the part of the government
and it vas , because he cited the
p.ttentipn of President Harding
to1 this subject that the presi
dent in his message to congress
also urged the importance of re
clamation. When it comes time
foi the South to put in her claim
for reclamation assistance, what
, ... ' -i i '
bett er Organization COllld r?reS-
ent the matter than the South
era Settlement and Develop
ment Organization?,
Southern railways owe it to
their supporting territory to
sustain that work to their full
est ability. It means as much
to them as it does to the South.
"Baiting the South
In the senate at Washington,
Senator Moses of Hampshire,
riled Senator Tom Heflin, of
Alabama, when he attacked Wil
son's war administration and
drifted into tirade against the
South. Moses, who is not a pro
phet or the son , of a prophet
took occasion to say represen
tation of southern states in con
gress is based upon "abridged
suffrage", and he demanded that
these states "pay the constitu
tional penalty" with a reduction
of their representation in con
gress. The Alabama se'natpr
warned him against springing
the race qestion, and reminof
ed him that if such ranters as
he had their way the South
might send some of his colored
party associates to W ashington
to sit along side him. Moses
overlooked the fact that suff
rage is also abridged in his own
section of the country.
Something lopped off from
taxes, freight rates and over
head ''expenses would help a
great" deal to relieve burdens
that have been borne several
years past.
Our idea of a distinct shock
would be exemplified if Lloyd
George were to put in a claim on
the British exchequer for over
time. The Christmas spirit is no Ion-
ger buoyed up on other spirits. x
CONTEMPORARY VIEWS ,
TAX EXEMPT BOINDS
President Harding's recommendation
of a constitutional amendment to
prohibit the issue of non-taxable-bonds
opens up a very large
economic question. The idea is' not,
of course, new. It has' been quite
seriously adovated in "important
nancial circles4 and It has respectable,
economic authority. The tax exemp
tion feature of public securities, in
these times of high and increasing
taxation, is having the effect oj,
draining capital out of industrial in
vestment and hampering development
of business activity. The industries
cannot compete in the money market
with governments having the right
to exempt their issues from taxation,
and health is, consequently, pour
ing into pubric securities and leaving
industrial capitalization to the adven
turous. There are vast issues of such
public securities, made to finance
grfeat public undertakings, some of
which invade the fl,eld of industry,
as more must if capital is to grow
more and more shy of independent
venture. As the difHcultiesof attract
ing capital into Industry increase the
tendency, even the necessity, for pub-,
lie undertakings grows, and the ulti
mate result will, of course, be an
extensive state socialism. Already there
is a strong trend toward public own
ership of the transportation agencies
In view of- the growing difficulty of
THE BETTER MAN
By MAY
Copyrfgat,
921, by The McClnre Newspaper Syndicate
IV-THE "CHAP FROM AFRICA"
Camillr was left alone.. She-seated
herself,' placed her ostrich feathered
bag' upon the table, arid surveyed the
scene.
"She had been here before. Not once,
but many times. The place, therefore,
held no novelty for her. -
Her glance wandered idly towards
the staircase, which was the main en-!
trance to the dancing floor.
And there it paused.- arrested half
against her will by a pair of vividly
blue,, magnetic ,ey3-.st in a square,
bronzed face -that .had" strength and
manliness in revety line of it.
,, Ttve owner of the eyes was of a
lithe, athletiebuild with magnificently
powerful shoulders. There were other
Wieii; in the room as ta.ll, Camilla saw,
and .yet, the 'moenf46 appeared, by
very contrast thev looked puny. v
Although he wore his evening clothes
with an easy grace, he .looked some
how but of place in. on,e of London's
smartest dance clubs. ''
"Like a tot eat Dandier," thought
Camilla, fascinated. . v
In three strides he had traversed the
floor and was ; beside her, hesitating
as though puzzled. "Then he spoke.
His voice was well modulated, and un
usually attractive.
"I beg your pardon. Is or isn't this
Mrs. Mortimer's table?"
Camilla nodded. Her heart beat a
quick tattoo and her much-vaunted
"poise" , was thrown a trifle out 'vof
gear.
"It's hers . . . ours ... I mean,
yes," she said, half rising up, then
sitting down again, as awkward as a
school-girl at her first party. "Are
are you looking for'heY?"
The stranger bowed.
"May I sit here? I'm -Mrs. Mortimer's
guest tonight, and rudely went .away
to telephone. I thought
"Oh, you're Mr. Elliott Giyn. just
'jack from Africa," cut in Camilla ea
gerly, then -could have bitten her
' tongue on; with v
.'-impulsiveness. . WJ
vexation at her own
bat wniilrt t Vi 0 m a n
j think of her?' How bold she must ap
pear: -
For the strangers vividly blue, mag
netic eyes set in the deeply tanned.
good-looking face had upset the bal
ance of her usual "savoir-faire."
"Sit down, please. Dolly's gone to
CAN YOU TELL?
By R. J. and A. W. Bodmer
"o. 10 What Inspired Our Army
Insignia f
Most of us are now familiar with the
insignia worn "by our array officers and i
an interesting tale has been woven
about the selection and origin of the
various marks. The .story begins with
a two-barrel fence, near a group of
trees. One of these fs a sturdy oak and
anothep a silver poplar, the tree which
grows to greatest heights in our for
ests. Above this tree flies an American
eagle. It is night and the stars look
dpwn uon the ne. .,
'The frai gtep&fJflf st faitk of a com-
missioned officer is climbing the first
bar of the fence, and is denoted by '
one bar on Sfirstjaiatenant's shoul d.-.
K nV.n. .-. f i (-.-. di 1 -w. H i n Voe ri al
. - n s ,
b .
D -i" '
foot on the second .1ar of the fence-
the two bars surmounted being indi-
cated by the two-bar mark of the cap-
tain. The next staj-e of the climb up-
ward is the branches. of the trees, and
the rank of majorden.Qted by the gold
oak leaf on the ' sii'oTllSer, has been
reached In orde-r ...tjo;- go higher the
candidate for higher' 'rank must now
surmount the 4 taU silver poplar, and
when he has done s6 he I.s entitled to
wear the silver' leaf ofthe lieutenant
colonel. The eagle soaring over the
tree-tops indicates the rank of colonel
the silver eagle being worn by offi
cers of that rank. The stars are the
highest of all things to- be noted in the
. . . . j ... .1.. . j
scene, and so the stars have been
selected to designate the different
ranks of , generals; one star for briga
dier general, two "stars for major gen
eral, three stars for lieutenant-general
and four stars for general-in-chief of
the United States Army.
Copyright, 1921, by Public Ledger
Company
Tomorrowi
How Did Man Learn to
Count?
financing them with private capital.
The automobile is causing the expen
diture of huge sums on permanent
roadways which, in turn, are increas
ing the use of the automobile as a
means of transport seriously affecting
the railroad and other traction sys
tems. In a sense, it may be said that
highway development is a public in
vestment in transport facilities. Other
industries may follow the way of the
railroads as capital draws away from
them and their maintenance becomes
a matter of public necessity and sole
resources.
' n. . n. itiio tinn Viae ron ( Vi
d the point, however, or the trend
is so firmly set as to justify the
radical course advocated by the Pres
ident is a question for serious con
sideration. The President realizes
that his suggestion bristles with diffi
culties and hC advances it with cau
tion. Such an amendment to the Con
stitution as he, proposes would, of
course, have to obtain the ratification
of the States and, as he says, "clear-
44y the States would not ratify to .their
own apparent disadvantage. xne
necessity for such a drastic act as
would be the prohibition of tax exemp
tion of State and municipal boiids,
with large issues contemplated and
planned for public developments and
utilities would have to be establish
ed beyond- dispute before the poten
tial advantage now iiv their hands
would ' be ceded by the individual
States. But the subject is one for
deep and thoughtful study. That capi
tal is now drifting away from the in
"dustries "until," as the President says
"we are discouraging the way acti
vities which 'make our wealth," is a
fact that must be taken into consideration.-
Charleston Post.
THE PERSONAL EXEMPTION BILL'
Senator Burgwyn is coming in for
some sharp criticism for the introduc
tion of his bill in tne. uppeT house by
which the personal, property exemption
will be reduced" , from $300 to $100. It
is being contended that the ultimate
niirpose of this measure is to bene
fit the; tweltlvy ' landlords from the
eastern; section. Of j the State while the
times are' somewhat against them,
making fhe fa vOr thus -shown to them
react -all the; more viciously against
the tenant classes. ! ' .
If we believe the criticisms of some.
tnis bill, will have the effect-or -''mak-j
CHRISTIE
dance. She won't be long,' "she stam
mered,, flushing. -.; ' , ' ,. ' .
The man . from Africa sat down, and
as though in- pity for her obvious
confusion allowed his gaze to roam
towards the dance floor.
"It's fascinating, don't you think?"
queried Camilla, striving to regain her
aplomb, and yet unable t,o keep silent.
"So bright and cheery, and such fun!"-
Her vis-a-vis gave an odd little smile
which rendered his good-looking face
.doUbly attractive, and the girl follow
ing his gaze observed, it rest upon a
stout, elderly ind perspiring 'couple
who were shimmying vigorously and
at the same: time laughing at a hideous
stuffed monkey that adorijeeT the big
drum, and that wiggled desperately at
every beat: . ' " '.' " 4 -
From there his glance roamed on
to a sold-toothed negro who, perched
on th.e edge of the orchestra, was
chanting through a 'mejgapjhone that
newest classic:
"Oh", whatta won
. . . bee!
Oh, whatta bew
ild!"
. nerful . .
.teeful che
bay
Ladies Ions' past their early youth
and in very decollete gowns, with
powdered backs and complexions
whose beauty' had been manufactured
in a cardboard box that, probably came j
from Paris, were footing it right mer
rily with youths' who were etill in their
salad days. "
J3ald-headed and bay-windowed men
with flappers, the former on flirta
tion bent .the latter "out for a good
time" and working very hard at it.
And shimmying, twisting and dip
ping in and out among the ' dancers
while he played the melody of the mo
ment on . his violin. ...was a. .thin boy
from the orchestra, giving a perfor
mance, solitaire!
Two voun-old ladies who were
carrying balloons and clinging to their
partners1" arms were obviously "in their
second rig?rlehocdt" Fragments of co
quettish conversation reached Camllle.
Tomorrow Sorles of the Aeldt In
Springtime
ing the rich richer and making the
1 poor poorer , and If sucn should De its
i mission, the House would do well to
! nail in on -the head, as it understood
j the. House will do.
I That is not the sort of legislation
j North Carolina can p.fford to write into
its books. The only laws that will
stand the test in such a democracy as
is ours are such as will make' the bur
den of taxation fall proportionately
arid not with discrimination. Chiar
lotto "Vowc '
THE TRUTH ABOUT COTTON
Publication of the Government's gin
ning report on December 8 at length
shows the approximate truth concern
ing the cotton output of the past sea
son. Seldom has there been so much
I uncertainty and divergence of opin-
jon about r.VkQ stajHeas f dHFl98r491,
and seldom so much hysteria some
of it at least affected, In the effort
to lower the Current .estimates of cot-
ton v p rl
The Government's ginning report
nQw showg a tQt&1 alread inned frQm
thls . Crop of 7,640,870 !ba.les,
! wniIe lts preliminary estimate of the;
. tQtal y,eld was Qnly 6i537)000 bales The ;
. rnh!)hi1Uv tpi,iricr ha rir.nino -t-o.
- r, n ' ---r-
port as a basis, that the past: year's
crop is about 8,000,000 bales, or near
ly 25 per cent more than the Govern
ment's preliminary production esti
mate. It is proper to note that the
cotton production estimate of The
Journal of Commerce and Commer
cial Bulletin made public on Octo
ber 28, 1921, placed the crop at "not
very far from 7,000,000 bales," or about
midway between the final production
estimate of the Government and the
Ipresent ginning report. At that ,the
estimate of this newspaper was the
highest of all. current estimates wheth
er originating with the Government :
itself or with private estimators. The 1
facts now show that it was materially '
closer to the truth than any of the I
others. New York Journal of Com
merce.
NORTH CAROLINA LEADERSHIP
To jlead the Nation in the. work of
Americanizing the 'oountry i$ a worthy
distinction, and the reputation that
now belongs to North Carolina q es
tablishing the highest birth rate of j
i any State m the Union might be re- I
garded as second only to its reputa-
tion as a leader in good health. To :
be distinguished as a people who live .
under the largest percentage of hoith- j
fur conditions to be developing ai
healthy population at a. faster rate ;
than any other State, should be a j
source of happiness to the natives of
the $50,000,000 good roads State. If
anybody is yet disposed to doubt that
v - f ( .
of all Organized Men and Women and
Everybody is invited to attend and take part in thilnjoyable
A flV
Everybody Welcome. Ladies and Chadreh -
If it is a question with you whe;you;honld buy a
Christmas Gift for her, comeouistpre arid
v we will gladly help yoiIect fcne
'.V ' 'ft'!:'
Our Price Reduction
f of 25 r
on all Winter Garments will help you also to decide
quickly
HUNDREDS OF USFIIE GIFTS:
LADIES AND CHILDREN COATS, DRESsfes AND
COAT SUITS, SKIRTS AND , SILK WAISTS,
ROBES AND KIMONOS, WOOL SCARFS
AND SWEATERS
North Carolina is fast attaining lead
reship of all the States in the Union,
in agriculture, commerce, industry' and
citizenship, these doubts must be dis
pelled in the light of the census revela
arei shingles of first quality
tomers. Quality is the keynote of their success, for wise builder3
look for service rather than, at price when judging shingle values.
TITEHOLD shingles are- the product of mills specializing in
shingles, cutting them from live cedar logs, quality being the fore
most factor in their Manufacture.
JiArery bundle of
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new '&a
tions in the matter of its hilariously
fine birth rate. Charlotte Observer.
In Shanghai, China, there are it
shops. dvoed exclusively to automo
bile lMIS&;--;'
the kind that makis ancf holds cus
TTrEHOLD shingles is labeled with th?
iitenoid trade marie lor your protection. yLook for it
refuse substitutes. Write us for nanje'bf hiarby Titc-
noia dealer and copy oi TitebWd Booklet. Fke
address the neardjgfie. tjf vT
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