SP*K* 'wff CHINESE TROOPS TIGHTEN THE CORDON ON BANDITS* DEN Peking- Dispatch of -?ih. ? Machine guns? and rifle- tonight art- atTempting to force the release of fourteen foreigners including six Acer Scans htid oy Chinese bandits in tr.v kills above Lincheng. For threv weeks crowds of officia negotiators have labored in vain, u free the captives who were kidnap ped front the Shanghai-Peking Ex pioss near $?chow May 6. Now tht mountain paths that for days have been filled with runners carrying the terms back and forth between th? Faotiwku fortress and the negotia tors bei? w are being pat to othe: uses. Old Titn Ye. Tuefacn 01 military governor oi >aaniu;jg, v bav n? b>s way. and three brigade: of hi> troops -.vith machine guns anc two scouting airplanes have plunger into the bill Jcfik-s to dig the bandit) out. Already the soldiers have had tw< brashes wMi the ? utiav.s with fatali ties or: both ?:de>. fenerai Tien hai thrown hi.s "loop- in a wide circle about the bandit hotbed ?ind he i: gradually tighterung h:s stranglehou the outlaws cemmunicati-":: and hoping '>:a! y to isolate ihe ganj: that is h.:g the 1 : iorvigners. Fat- ;:b'V" the ci *rds i nth- mountain prison .t oris:-. < believe ci to bt approaching. The inlaws are sai< to be eager : make :trm& but the;, fear the promise of hiking. Abo th*?:"ation for s.-peratiiig .be heads- *8 brigand- from their l'ht captives are reported to r>< ger? . ;y in good health except the '.vealthy Italian ai;- rre> who is suf fc-r.ng from an injured leg. Thei: < lathing is poor, living conditions ;* their prison art bad and food is none, i.n p.t-r.tiiu:. out :n spi fJ r,i ai: .nei are said tv \? standing the straii w i .:. Behind the < fcinese lints a T^aorhwaftgr a military sior. of foreign officers. headed b? Brigadier General Whliam 1>. Co?: pot f *' ' American Arm;, whici is lnve^'3(|SK measures being tak by the Chinese poverr/inact in the it-lea-e of the prisoner.-. Th ?omroission v. ieport its finding and make any r- commendations fc? acMosis .t -ee til to tfce diplornati corps at Peking The movement troops toward 'he eutlau-' retreat, followed on th hee*8 of co: dderin taking .-tens to seize the rial at personal property of certain high o ricial plotters in an effort t. fori ?*? ton out of the Peking govcrnmen Today General Tien's troops begs to tile into the hiils in the direction ? the Paoizuk'j stronghold. Demands have been made at vat on' times during the past tve. -.vc(-i by foreign circles in Shanghai ths the HB$i3frSS9!ena't<3 3S? MHjfgM * the captives either by direct negoti: tii?ns with th*t bandits or by ust v foreign troops The diplomatic corps, howwt maintains that to deal directly wit the would relieve Peking . its rcspohaih lity safety of the foi eipti prisoner? and so far has ft trained from initiating such pom par! ors. As to a foreign military drive nc five months of his half year ~ sentence were suspended during: good "vhavior. He - rved the iavs. In ; th? ? ther :i>e he was a No nxenced 1 i to serve - \ niur.th-. and ** - he apP aied. Kanuellos contended ih;-t his car . was searched without a warrant. The dtvNion t * _ high r?.u: in effect . is that even though th?. serach was f it - a*. i- y -gal. the evidence gained that way was coi. : *ent for the tnal a-.: .lid not affect the conviction. Ir the Prt-scott ciiM t was conr tended that the warrant under which his } act was searched was defective. The o' rt hi id ir. subs', a: nat the 1 evident' gained was c<-iri f nt. Presi 'It. it was aueged in h:s trial, rented a room front a :egro a i stored t vhi: key in the r.-oin. tie was arrest i in this room handling thv liquor >' .. j.-r ;t warrant aga:r.-t ' i: negro - who rented the room. Both cases have a:. . -iiportflSlu bearing or the enforcement of the probib:' ivn law :n South Carolina. The epr:;"r .r. the C:v-cott cast was by associate .!u>: Fraser aifS concurid ui by < niet Justice Cray Associate Jus*: Marion and Circuit I lg? - : father* s>?ae. it ice. Bowman, He .ry. Dennis j ami Johnson. Thou-- \wr( two dissenting opiny ease, one written bj v iustic. A atts. i .marred in bj i .Iutiles ? othran .n d Circuit Judge >e Meinnunger and Wiisor. the othei r- by .Justice Cothran. with Circuit Jud e gos Memminger. Wiispii and Devon cor-earring. j In the Kat.nellos case, the opinioi f. was written i.y Chief Justice Gar; :e and concurred in by Justice Fraser l* Maiioi: a:, i A w:th Justice Ceth ran dissenting. ? irruit .'udpes Mem minper and Wilson concurred in th dissenting i ion t y Justice Coth .. ian. .>'d for the purpose accomplish little real gro ?'l. Rats are hard to exterurinate, and egardles* of the method en-ployed, success attends only close application and persistent effort. The all-important measures to be to be taken are the removal of food and shelter from the rats, prisoning: and trapping: them, and under certain conditions, fumigating their burrows. These measures should be taken not , .1 i !ii- il i! ali nut hv nntiro 1| "Our Famil JS "? WILL WRITE you in regard ^3 Jl to Black-Draught liver medicine, as I have beer, using ii more than IS years," says a letter from Mr. S. F. Mint?., of R F. D. 2 3r Leland. N. C. "I keep it in mj W home all the time, for itmost!) J3i our family medicine. When wi *jj begin to feel feverish or sluggish, with trouble from the liver or stomach, we take a dose o Thedford's Black-Draught and (hi trouble is soon ever. I mostly buj a dollar package al a time, and i has saved me many a bill." Thedford's Black-Draught is I Ttiei BLACK-! A Purely Vegeta L&l Down in ! you'll find splendid weir Mastic Paint, nineteen years - , ? T. G. Green, i M jtf"?3 letter: Sr SxJfij Buila whit wul r, | The house ?>-T-iC j B*cb a Ions til n painted. One i M diuon still, but PnpTCraBHi "V Kivai uui Paint U due to i WSin pure Linseed ( . Double Pigment 1 "*y"' r"p? Pee Gee Mastic : which successful] //??!? / crack, peel or clu Mrs.T C.Ca __ . . . . fatrrfra. tit a be nigh one co its unusual coveri by far the moat a For interior walk koatt, Che modera Cornea in 24 decj For bating rsaul Boekj WARE CO. Paarlaa Caul communities Foodstuffs should be stored in rat proof containers, waste and parbapc should be disposed of trash r refuse should be allowed to accumulate to provide food, shelter ! *.v breeding places for the pests. The most effective means known to r: i* partm? r * for destroying rars h\ poisoning. wherever it can be r? : -1 w lh safety. Barium car. ? ha.- be. n t" . ind the most satis ' . t-.rv .?f the various poisons that tv.ltt ;scd. The bulletin gives :r - tor applying it siiecessfuMy Trapping oqujiiy effective, but ; - bit -kill and labor. It is acononie tided where, the use of poi seems inadvisable. The simple and ir,"Xp':r!<;Vf -r ap type of trap, s:**ong!y made is all that is necessaty. \Vh? re ther* are large number of rats a pc 1 many traps should i be used. In fields, along ditches, banks and 4 iTt * ft , a democrat levee/;, around farm building:-, and' !" dirt criiarf, rat burrows dug in; -! earth may sometimes be fumii:atnl with carbon bisphid*. or witb j ^ the ::hai:st of a gasoline engine, I ^ uch as a:' automobile or tractor,' I ^ L'be exhaust is directed into the rat (> jrrow by means of a hose, and j entrance around the hose is seal- ^ with damp earth. In seed ware- , \ -.-es and similar structures where , i.ed grain is stored temporarily, j K rai supply of Hake naphthalene i ^ r.as been found to keep rats away, i ^ 1 r.e use of these flakes where food-; - ffs are stored is not recommend- ^ d on account of the odor. The importance of rat proofing! ( t . -ting buildings as far as possible! and of building new ones so that! t they are absolutely rat proof cannot t it- too greatly emphasized. Kat1 r proofing a building is in the long * the cheapest rat insurance and .c the bent and most permanent ! ans of rat riddance. Efficient rat : i,-- often help, but cats are rarely - iul against rats. Co-operative r bunts are effective and furnish a _ i "Tt to participants. Organiz- | ra tcampaigns are very desirable; ise without general community < i>? ration, individual places which cleaned up arc constantly ex-j ? : J to reinfestation from adjacent i perty. \ssistance in planning.! izing and prosecuting antiamptaigns will gladly be given \ ! !. Biological Survey in the form :;rect and whenever practicable. . by furnishing plans, instructions : icity material, and sample poswi*h which communities can on their own campaign against . ' t ? most destructive animal in the | iy Medicine" pi I purely vegetable remedy, acting on [jLtj the liver, stomach and bowels. It Egl I is made from selected herbs and !Mk| r roots, and contains no calomel or Br" I , other mineral drills. r It has been found of threat value, "V J r in indigestion, stomach trouble, flR'. i sick headache, constipation, and 9 , la/y liver, helping to relieve the r symptoms caused by these ^1 1 trnnhl^s and to out the directive I . , , -- ? - ? 1 ; system into proper working order. r Get a package ot Black-Draught f | t liver medicine from your druggist Bw or dealer, today. Be sure to get l the genuine?Thedtord's. M Stores B DRAUGHT | tile Liver Medicine ; pp jr! j stic Pa|n< Eatonton, Georgia, real proof of the ing qualities of Pee Gee It wu used there some ago un me Dome Ot Mrs. who writes ths following VU pti?t?d with Pee Gee Kutic years no, and I want you to estfi* i be needed to to over it agtia is La splandid condition although me has elapaed since it was la*? room in which Pee Gee Flatfcoetl y twelve years ago is in good rnn X wast it freshened up.'* ability of Pee Gee Mastic ts 50% of Zinc content ground HI and White Lead, ?**Hpg it a ^aint. Paint produces tile-like film ly reasts the elements, does not ilk off. ntent gives Pee Gee Mastic Paint ins and wearing capacity. It is conocaical paint you can use. I and ceiling, use Pee Gee Flati, sanitary, durable, flat oil finish, p. rich velvety color*. ts and best protection specify r__Stain j? Enamels Ibert Co., loc^ Louisville, Ky. ( AN EDITOR S LIFE Thank the good Lord, the days hen subscriptions were invariably aid in potatoes and beam and other; hitags are about over, comments the lima. Wash. Chronicle. But the cash ra has hardly dawned in its effuSg- i nt splendor as yet?that is the dol-j ars which drop into the newspaper nan's Mil today are so few and far etweer, that in his appreciative des eration nearly all of the feathers ! re squeezed off the eagles before he oles them out to some irrespressible j ollector. The domain of the editor is sup- i erne-?nr at least, it ought to be. ! low often oh! hew often is he caliei ipon to "boom" some industry which rets all of its job work done out of own, and leaves for the home printr only those insignificant jobs which nust be done right away. Then too. j le must jeopardize his own chances j >f getting to a final place of rejoic- i ng by sending every old robrcallioti j n the community there. He must take all the abuse that he people want to heap upon him 1 ind come up smiling every week?Ex. i SUNBURN As a preventive, apply Vicks cs a salve before going \n;o the sun. Rub well in. To rehtve the bum. apply Vicks lightly. | Do not rub in. VICKS w VapoRub Over J"* *ar? UreJ Yearly | [ Oak 1 Wanl 5! WE HAVE MOVED THE CRiTCHER Bl WE ARE NOW SEL AT $4.00 PER HUN CALL AND SEE US Boone Prodi BOONE, NOR They all li " U5CO' United Statesl arp CnnrlTir PROBABLY half motorists of Ami ride on Fabric Tires. By the hundreds of I sands they have stu< "Usco"yearin and yea If there ever was a t money's-worth "U qualifies?and to spat Made by the mak< U. S. Royal Cords. Whereto, J. B. TAYLOR, . . J. H. VAN CANNON, NEWLAND GARAGE, MAY 31. 1923 It's A Fair Exchange when a business man places his ready money in the care of a good bank and carries away the convenient little book that records the factArmed with this, he pays All bills by check, transacts business on paper, and thus firmly establishes his financial standing. Backed by the bank's great probity, he takes a short road to success. Bank of Blowing Rock Blowing Rock, N. C. If OR OLD AND YOUNG / Tntt's Liver PjIIs act as kindly / in the delicate female or infirm oW ace as upon the viperous man. | Tutt's Pills A Tone and strengthen the weak Stomach. f Bowels. Kidneys, and Bladder. "anbark ted at ?c. I ) OUR STOCK INTO t t i r\ TVl/> LING GOOD FLOUR JDRED POUNDS. jce Company TH CAROLINA ike buy US.Tires. Boone, N. C. Banners Elk, N. C. - - - NewUnd, N. C.