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GREENSBORO DAILY NEW3, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1921 GREENSBORO DA0.Y NEWS Pahllsheg Every Day t the Ym Greeaabere Hew Cpay R. B. JFKFHKSS Mnmcrr A. B. JOVNKH . . .Advertising Mgr. P.ARL8 OOUIIF.V Kdltor A. !. STOCKTON, .Managing Editor Dally and Monday, 90.00 per yeart JOe per irnki Dully Only, 17.00 aer reari lrte per week. Single Copy, Dally. 6c Handay, T, 3 SATURDAY, NOVI5MUER 26, 1921. TIIK WASHINGTON COWKrlElVOK. November 12 HughoH submits as the first American propositi that there be a ten-year navnl aolldnyi that tha three great naval pawfr, errnn 1,800, tMHI lina of rapltnl aalpai Inat a re placement period of 0 years b Axed, and that under the replacement scheme the capital-ships pniifr of the thrre antlona be aa Ave. live and tare, the latter representing .liipnii. November 15 Spokesmen of Great Tlrltain, Japan, Italy ami France an nounce their governments ready lo ae eept the American proponnl In spirit and principle, with reservations. November lfi. Pr. Koo submits "general prlnclplea." ten In number, looking to an engagement of the powera to respect and preaerve the terrltorlnl Integrity and political and admlnlatratlve Independence of the Chinese; repuhlle, China co-operating: re-examination of u 1 1 commitmenta affecting China; maintenance of trie open door; the abandonment of. spheres or Influence and exclusive territorial privilege. November 17 The committee of nine agrees upon a general exchange- of views upon China's proposals to pre cede discussion of specific points. A French statement Is Issued declaring willingness to give np extra territorial privileges and Kalians Toheon leaae provided France's title to French Indo ("hlnn la nnqnemioned, and expressing sympathy for Chiiia's aspirations and also for Japan's need of expansion. Sato Issues statement . that Japan rems it only fair that she should wnlataln a proportion In general ton aast allRklly greater than 00 per rent. Novomber 18 An Informal state ment of British attitude, similar In general to the French expression as to China, Is Issued. November 10 Committee of nine (far east) Jnpnn Is declared to be in airreement in general with the prin ciples of the Chinese ten points. Ex pressions of friendliness and pood -will toward China were made for Great Britain. Prance, Italy, Uelglum. Por tugal and The Netherlands; llalfour keying flreat llrlltiln Is rndv to con elder relinquishment of extra territo rial rlgkla "taken, circumstances war rant. Novemher 21 In third plenary ses sion of the conference llrland declares that Germany enuld hitniedlntely rnlse an army of six or seven mllllont S!o,00 tjlermnna are dally receiving military Instrnetlant a part of flerniany wlakes peace, another pnrt prenchea the old rmsalan doctrlnea, Want vronld be come off France If the nolshevlkl of Russia should loin the Hermans f The present t-erman government might fnll at any mnmeat. France propoaea fur ther redaction, t bring Ita army to half fin former atrength. llalfour prac tically pledges support of f.reat Britain to Franea "la the face of the luat Jfor domination. Rchanser declares plana are being made for further, reduction of the Italian army. Kato declares Japan Intends to maintain no army strength greater than that necessary for purely defensive purposes. France is in no sense in moral Isolation and the United States fully realises her position, says Hughes. The question of land armament is referred to the committee of five. A Joint declaratloa of policy toward Chlau. based on territorial and admUi istrative Integrity, economic opportun ity, and enforced "open door," and the abolition of "special rights" la agreed upon by all natlona repreaented, and art forth In an official communique. It covers two and part pf another of the ten principles of the Chinese bill of rights presented November 16. November Us The committee of nine agrees in principle to the abolition of extra-territorial rights in China, whereby various countries maintain courts for trial of their own nationals. "ARAGRAPHIC. ' Glad to havs you as guest, Mr. Briand. ' Drop In again. Hirihito, of Japan, ii said to be a good fellow j but .his .new job calls for a (rood deal more than that. Well, we accept in principle Mr. Driands contention that this is no time, for argument That has beenl overdone, already. It haa been decreed in Chicago that 5 cents a dozen is too much for cold storage eggs, But have tha restau- ratit proprietors been informed? This is the day the lads from West Point try their hand In tho game of naval disarmament,. Or perhaps, con sidering the name of the contest, it were better to say their foot, The motto on Lord Curzon's coat of arms is, we believe, "Let Curzon hold what Curzon held;" but at that we do not recall that Curzon has ever been accused of holding his tongue. Considering the published reports of what was consumed at tho Ar bucklo party, Virginia Rappe's alleg ed statement "I guess I was a bit in toxicated" just about meets the speci fications of our idea of a conservative guess. When it is reported that Mr. Bri and has gone home after doing noth- ing but make a big speech, it will be hurclor than ever to convince the in habitants of the tall timber that what , ho calls homo is Paris, France, and not Lincoln, Nebraska. Prince Hirihito has been named re- . gent of Japan on account of the em peror's illness, the emperor being afflicted with what is known in scion tific language as bats in the belfry. An admirable idea. The world has boon quite sufficiently fed up on nut ty emperors. , j, What shall it profit a country to have a President call a conference of the nations to take steps for the bet terment of mankind, and a secretary of tttate capablo of presenting a real ; program before tho conference, if the people of its capital city persist in wining and dining the visitors to the I point of incapacity? " A traffic expert is' in the city, con sidering Greensboro's case. The loca tion of the street railway tracks is Included in the diagnosis. The steam- ' railroad traffic alructuro in the municipality of Greensboro is a far more important subject for study right now than all the other traffic nroblema of the city combined. THE CHRONIC MEDDLER. Even The Independent has turned against George Harvey. In ita issue of last Saturday, under the heading, "A Yankee Colonel at King- George's Court," it says i . Whsn President Harding selected Mr. George Harvey to represent 'America at the court pf St. James, the most dis tinguished as well as the most Impor tant of diplomatic posts, wo did not share In the misgivings and forebod ings that were so generally expressed. Wo recognlxed a certain trait of irre sponsibility that had been displayed In his Journalistic career, but we hoped that the manifold responsibilities of his new position would havo a sober ing effect, and that Ills long and varied political experience would teach him the Value of team-work. In his rela tions to the department whose agent he was. We hoped also that his natural gifts and personal charm, as well as his distinguished record as editor of the North American Review, would make him persona grata In London, and that his shrewdness and quick wit would be a valuable asset. But we were mistaken. His gifts of quick wit and ready too ready speech, dis played now on two important occa sions, havs become a distinct menace to our International relations. For his I'llgrlms' dinner speech. In which he attributed our entrance into the war to selfish and sordid motives, ho haa been sternly rebuked by a res olution of the American legion In con vention assembled, and there Is no doubt that this resolution expresses the general sentiment of the country. Hut In his address before the Liverpool chamber of commerce his offense was greater. Here he took upon himself the responsibility of Instructing his audience categorically as to American policy regarding alliances with any foreign power. As a statement of fact and history, his unconditional asser tion Is open to grave criticism, as the New York Tribune has shown. As a political expression, in the sensitive prs-conxerenoe aimospnere wnen ot an times considerations of tact and deli cacy should govern the utterances of an ambassador, Colonel Harvey's Ill mannered rebuff of Lord Derby's thoughtful and friendly suggestion might' have serious consequences. Had he felt It Incumbent upon him to chal lenge brusquely any hint at a formal alllnnre, he might at least have soft ened the effect of this by pointing out the possibilities that lay in an unwrit ten entente or understanding, and that America bad no mind to remain aloof from the affairs of a stricken world or shun her responsibilities. It Is not tha truth or falsity of Col onel Harvey's assertions, taken by themselves, that chiefly concerns us. What we are concerned with is that he should assume, of his own motion, to formulate a foreign policy. It Is the business of an ambassador to express precisely tho policy and attitude de termined by his superior, tha secretary of state, and if he departs from -this and exceeds his Instructions or im provises other views, he becomes a source of embarrassment and danger. This Is the position in which Colonel Harvey has now placed himself, and his usefulness In London is at an end. Like Wall Dail in Kipling's ballad, ho "carries the curse of an unetanohed speech," and Is liable at any moment, in a fit of irresponsibility, to cause ir repurable harm by his looseness of tongue. It Is time that President Harding found for him some other field of usefulness. There, indeed, is the crux of the whole- matter. Whether Harvey's statements were true or false doesn't affect the fact that as a diplomatist he had no business making them. He isn't a diplomatist. By temperament and by training he is entirely unfit to hold a diplomatic post President Harding, according to rumor, sent him to London, not because of his eminent fitness for the job, but simply to get him out of the United States; hoping that, even if he were not con spicuously able as an ambassador, he would, at least, exhibit enough com mon sense not to spill thebeans. , But the President's hope was without foundation. The chronic meddler cannot change his ways. The Independent puts it with ad mirable mildness when it suggests that it ii time the President found some other field of usefulness for him. Most of us would say that he should be fired, and let it go at that THE CASE OF DR. MANNING. Dr. J. M. Manning, mayor of Dur- arrestod and heM nder a bond flit the sum of $10,000 on a charge of violation of the Harrison anti-narcotic law, has Issued a statement to the public. He is to be tried Decem ber 9, and the public will be duly ap- nrisoH of tha facta in th rasa as rlia. closed in the testimony. Ilowevef? the fact that Dr. Manning holds an elective office of importance invests the circumstances with peculiar pub' lie interest. Bail bond of $10,000 sets up the presumption of a serious violation of law. .The people of the state, unadvised as to the facts, must assume that a grave error has been committed by the federal authorities, or that the people of Durham are careless in bestowal of honor and trust, or that for a man In public life Dr. Manning has been strangely suc cessful in concealing his real charac ter, or that another good man has suddenly gone wrong. And tho pub lie is not ordinarily inclined to the charitublo view, An ex-parte statement from various sources discloses the Durham physi cian as one who has specialized in drug addictions to the extent of studying all the available literaturo of his profession on this subject, and has at least endeavored to specialize in the application of the Harrison law. It is his conclusion that ambu latory eases of drug addiction arc not curable; in particular where the ad diction is combined with painful and incurable conditions of a different nature, he holds it to be the duty of his profession to administer the only relief possible, since under the Har rison law the patient can only pro cure this relief from a physician or from those who trade in violation of law, and prey upon the defenseless addict. Dr. Manning is charged in the warrant with having unlawfully and feloniously furnished , morphine to H. J. Stambush. Stambush lost a log in consequence of "ft railroad wreck 20 years ago. After amputa tion abscesses formed on the stump; he became a morphine addict while in hospital. He suffers great pain from the stump, and from his other leg; his foot is flat The doctor sets forth that he has consulted lawyers, judges and officials in Washington as to the proper construction of the anti-narcotic law, has sent to tl lat ter a list of his patients, requesting, if his diagnosis was not correct, the wish that they would send some rep utable physicion to correct It. No physician was sent. At the sugges tion of former Commissioner Roper Dr. Manning organized narcotic clin ics with the indorsement of the Dur ham Medical society and the city and county boards of health. It will be in evidence that Dr. Manning is considered by his fellow citizens a man of the best character and professional standing, that his reputation is high as humanitarian and philanthropist, that he has been especially concerned about the care and treatment pf former service men who have become drug addicts, usu ally in consequence of disabilities suffered while in the army, as shell shock or gas. Dr. Manning tells the story of one of these. The young fellow broke into a drug store a thing that you or we would do, if addicted to the use of narcotic drugs, and unable to obtain any otherwise and stole a little heroin. He was convicted in Superior court. "Judge Horton sent for me to make some suggestion as to what to do with him. I told the Judge to keep him in Jail until some provision could be made to get him into the state institution at Raleigh. This was finally done but the wid owed mother had to pay the sum of (ISO for three months' treatment." It ought not to be necessary for a sol dier to steal drugs or anyone else, for that matter. We do not conclude that Dr. Man ning is Innocent of the charge of violation of the law, even of feloni ous violation, as formally charged. We presume he is innocent, until he is proved guilty. But it is well the public bo advised without delay -of the character of defense that will be set up on behalf of this physician, who goes on trial not only as a citizen and a professional man, but as the chief officer of one of the state's largest cities; - In order to convict him, the gov ernment will have to meet a strong case. If he is not convicted, some evictions from the federal service will be Imminently in order. NO HOPE OF PERMANENT SET TLEMENT OTHERWISE. The story, which comes from Ber lin, that the American government has taken into consideration the pos sibility of asking of Germany guar antees covering the points raised in Mr. Briand's speech is interesting chiefly because of what it may por tend. It, evidences the fact that this government recognizes the. necessity of consulting Germany if any endur ing basis of peace is established in Europe, It is a step toward that "moral disarmament" that Mr. Bal four pointed out as the preliminary to the naval disarmament that seems now assured. It is true that the. United States has taken no definite steps toward calling Germany into consultation, but it is incredible that such steps have never been considered at Wash ington. It was possible for the terms of the treaty of peace to be dictated by the victors, but it is not possible for arrangements to be made where by Europe may live in peace hereafter unless the vanquished subscribe to them willingly; and they will not sub scribe willingly unless they have had some hand in their shaping. - It begins to appear now that the terrible lesson that Europe has had has not been without effect. The opin ion in Germany is that the men who fought the last war under her colors cannot be forced into another; be fore the German government can hope to make another assault on civ. ilization it must raise a new genera tion of soldiers. This counts for more than the promises of any gov ernment, for it is a moral change. shifting of the attitude of an entire nation. " If that opinion is well founded and there is plenty of evidence that it is then Germany is in a frame of mind to consider land disarmament in good faith. In other words, she has come to the place where it might be profitable to call hor into consul tation on the state of the world. As long as the militaristic idea reigned supreme in Berlin, it was a wnsto of time to confer with Germanv. as Colonel House found when he went to Berlin just before the war. But whether Germany is really pacific at heart or not, there is no hope of settling European problems without, not merely her consent, but her active assistance. ""And so far as we know there is no way of finding out what her real sentiments arc ex cept by conversation with her. True, she may be able to deceive u, but w certainly shall, get nowhere without making the effort Another conference ' should be called, to which Germany should be invited. There is no hope of reaching a permanent settlement otherwise. INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND YOUR COTTON. Cotton suffered further declines yesterday. "Tho effect of Liverpool quotations," said the New Orleans market report, "was increased by the' report that two mills in Lancashire were in trouble and that international politics were (are) more unfavorable than generally suspected." International politics is a far- wiiy thing, we think of it as some thing so remote as to be of negligible concern. Yet this tame international politics has ganglia that reach and tie it up with every home in North Car olina. As things are now constituted we cannot possibly escape the influence of the affairs of the whole world. When relations of distant nations are perceived to have taken a turn for the worse, cotton is thereby automat ically, for the time being, robbed of some of its value, and the North Car olina farmer's bale represents so much less of the necessities and lux uries of life. ueogrBpnicaiiy wis country ts re mote, isolated; an isolation that is occasionally referred to as splendid. Oceans separate us from most of the nations. The country is sufficient unto itself. This might be a hermit nation, such as Japan was once. Only absolute refusal to trade with the world, a complete interdiction of foreign commerce, could make Amer ica in reality insolated. Under such conditions, the people of America would be independent of every other nation, their politics, their wars, the mistakes of their governments would not concern the people of this coun try because they could not affect them, ; As long as the events of the world, no matter how far away, have the power to reach every individual American xor weal or woe, every American must recognize his respon sibility as a citizen of the world. Fifty-five cents a dozen for cold storage eggs bought by the retailer at 39 cents is too much, says a Chi cago city food expert Correct. And what the average vendor of cooked foods gets for eggs is again too much If this country, say 60 years hence. should awake some fine morning and find Its government in the hands of the bolsheviks, profiteering in ham and eggs will be at the bottom of it. It used to be said that an English man dearly loves a lord. Free, in dependent and democratic Americana have no patience whatever with royal ty, nobility, rank or any Such distinc tions; yet for some reason there is always a scrimmage in the neighbor hood when there is prospect of get ting a pair of titled feet under an American table. SHEARS AND PASTE "Of statewide Importance." The Greensboro News makes the timely observation that "tho need of the town of Chapel Hill for an adequate notei is a matter of statewide impor tance." , It is true, as the News remarks, that there should bo a closer acquaintance between the state and the university, and the proper development of this contact will never be possible while the visitor at Chapel Hill has ne place to stay. The need is evident, and grows more prosHlng with the enlargement of the university program for making its life and work a part of the life of the peo ple. A degree of isolation is inevitable under present conditions. There must be more of the "personal touch" be tween the university and those who clalm.lt as their own: this touch, as our contemporary emphasises, la out of the question without opportunity to see the university with your own eyes. This opportunity is being denied to thousands by the lack of hotel accom modations at Chapel Hill. Recently, there hat been considera ble agltatkin ofthls subject In univer sity elrclet, but apparently no plan lor relief has taken definite form. Perhaps it will come aoon. University alumni are said to have displayed unusual in terest in the matter of late, and if they should take It up in earnest the result would probably be an early announce ment of building plans. Wilmington Star. ' Non-Brneflclnl BeneSt Societies. This time the state department of In surance 1h the somebody who is tak ing the Joy out of life. Commissioner Wade's decision to prosecute the' pro moters of negro sick and death benefit societies which benefit only their pro moters is eminently in order: but the question arises as to whether It will avail anything In salvaging tne suck era. ' So much Insurance Is to bo had from reputable concerns whoso responsibil ity Is underwritten by the government that It would seem that the wayfaring man though colored would not err by entrusting hit savings lo wildcats. It is the duly of the state Insurance department to protect the citizenship from fake Insurance, and the fullest sort of co-operation should be given by the local authorities m those commun ities In which the wildcats are taking oft the most hide. Wilmington seems to be the center of those non-bencflclal henfflt societies. Could not the city court of Wilmington do something on itt own? All of tho cities of the state should conduct an Investigation into the state of assurance of their colored citiiens. Better not be too direct In questioning, If It Is doslred to find out anytning; but the police might bo instructed, to keep evos and ears open. Fraud of any sort Is Had enough, but that which de- nenils for success on the desire or negroes for a swell funeral or attention when sick Is the meanest sort ox swindlo Imaginable. Kaleigh Times- End off Ancllon Sales Kor Tebaeea In Night." It begins t.) lok like the present syatim of selling loose leaf tobacco on warehouse floors at auction Is doomed to become a thing of the past. Many shrewd observers are of the opinion there wilt be no more auction sulua. afuu- liilt tubacco season. , The young men who are canvass ing this county (Messrs. Morrill, Featherston and Stewart) report progress nnd say they will have no difficulty In securing pledget for the amount reoulred of this county. The following communication Just 'received by The Review from Ita Icieh will bo of Interest to our read prs: "Sinned contracts representing about SOO.nno.frOO pounds of tobacco are In tho hands o the Trl-Stato To- burco Orowers Co-Operative assocla Hon, according to the latest figures avnllable at llalelgh headquarters. "Some North Carolina counties re port Increased interest In the asso elation as the campaign draws to i close, with many growers writing In for contracts and asking for clean-up campaigns in tlrelr eommunltles. lirowers who at first hesitated about signing up ure now making efforts lo get in as (barter members before it it too late. WHY 15 CENTS WORTH OF PRUNES "After the campaign closet It It stated that there will be no other op portunity to join until the tobacco crop of 1022 hat been marketed by the growers' association,, and with, the bulk of the crop going through warehouses designated by the Co-Op-cratlve association, growers who have not signed are facing the prospect of having no local market. "Tobacoo men admit that with more than half of the total orop of the three States going through the growers' own association, It, will be Impossible to maintain the present auction markets for handling what tobacco is left outside the associa tion." ; ; ' " ' With mora than 35,000 members, the Trl-Btate Tobacco Orowers Co-Opera-, tlve association is already the largest orop marketing organisation in the United States, according to an an nouncement from organisation head quarter! In Raleigh. Orowert art atill signing the five-year marketing con tracts In North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina at a rate which Indi cate! a membership of about 50,000 before the campaign it olosed. The tlx largest California co-operative marketing association! have a combined membership of 47,000, or J.000 lest than the tobacco, growers expect to have at tha start. This, it Is pointed out, juttlfiet the growers' claim that co-operative marketing is "The Biggest Thing In the touth." Reldsvlllt Review. Making Goo4 Cltlsena. H wae some old Greek .. character whose name slips the memory who Is first recorded at having taken tmall boyt from their parents and training them for the service of government. The purpose was to make soldiers out of the lads. This old disciplinarian found that by taking the lads when they wert quite young he could make them stronger in many ways they would better be able to carry the Greek standards, shields and spears. It is a fact that family discipline even as it ra known a generation or two ago without reverting back several centuries haa slipped. Parents of one household may desire ever so earnestly to bring their children up according to the conoepts of their own parents; hut these latter parents realize that other mothers and fathers aro not to careful about the rearing of tholr children. Too often the line of least resistance is followed in rear ing children, and where this It the case the obstacles placed In the way of those mothers and fathers who have different notions are difficult to over come. To mix duty with pleasure, to make the child do light work which will not hurt him while giving him plenty of play and Joy in life and to keep him a good, wholesome youth, with high Ideals until he begins shifting for him self these are tasks, that are dlffl cult of achieving in this day and time. To train children for honorable post tlons In the world It one of Joe chief ends of parenthood. There are Institutions In North Carolina which maintain discipline, not as the ancient Greeks maintained it, and which give time for play while providing enough light work to keep youngsters out of mischief. These In stltutlons are home for hundreds. The function of these -places la to take the boy or girl whom misfortune hat de prived of parents and be guardians over. their young Uvea. These Instltu tlons give them the right sort of train Ing teach them trades, in Wny In stances and prepare them for useful lives In the state. It It not expected that these orphan hornet can take the placo of the family altar, but they do offer a good tubstitute. The fact that their graduates enter the world well trained for useful tasks and aucoeed well Is a point that should be em phaslsed. The Record knows of lew instances where boys and girls cared for In orphan hornet in North Carolina have failed to develop Into good citizens. If there were no orphanages and these hundreds of young people were loosed to shift for themselves, what tragedies would be , written every day in the year. 1 ' How thankful North Carolina people of all denominations should feel at this season of the year that there are Institutions watching over hundreds of fatherless and motherless children, and how happy must these same North Carolinians feel in their ability to contribute something to their support while the need ts to pressing. In suite of any other calls on the purse North Carolina people will heed the cry of the orphan for help this Tuauksglviog da ft Hickory Record, LIFE INSURANCE (A Rotary club paper, by Julian Price) This It a big tubjeot, and I with 1 could creditably convey to you men the real worth of life inturance to every community. - Human life In thit day of intensified civilization has become extremely valuable, and lite Insurance It uni versally admitted at one of Itt means of protection. The object of life In surance it protection for families and dependenti or business Interests from the pecuniary loss liable to result from the death or permanent and total dis ability of tha party insured. The busi ness has grown- to such proportion un til' its Influence is felt throughout the entire world; it haa contributed more than itt thare towards making it pos sible for big business. Out ot over seven billiont of assets owned by Ufa Insurance companlet of thlt country, nearly two billions, or about 26 per cent, it Invested in rail road stocks and bonds, and about as much Invested In government, state and municipal bondt and about two and one-half billion in first mortgage loans. The majority ot life Insurance companies are today putting more and more ot their funds In mortgage loant, resulting in good to the different com munities; Ufa Insurance companies in this country carry over forty-one bil lions at risk and havt paid out to pol icy-holders over eleven billiont of dol lars. These companies have today ever seven hundred and fifty million at surplus. . Life Insurance it- also a stabilizing influence upon the family. During the life of the Inaured It promotet a feel ing of teourlty and contentment and after the death of the Insured It guar antees the Independence ot the beno- Sclarles, their proper education and preserves the integrity of the family. Prom a moral standpoint, the influ ence la good; the home Is preserved and the children are reared with proper surroundings, rather than forced to earn a livelihood and to find shutter under conditions which would bo detri mental. It to often happens that those who do not have suitable home en vironment nltimately degenerate Into a life of crime or usclessness. From an educational standpoint, the home being preserved, the children are able to receive the necessary educa tlon, thereby preparing them for the lives of useful citizens. Even In cases where the head of the family is not taken away, through the medium of life Insurance funds are created to provide for the college education of the children, or for a vocational train ing. Above- all. life Insurance creates feeling of security, and confidence to be able to meet whatever tho future has in store, which relieves the Indi vidual of a great deal of worry and makes him more capable In tho per formance of his lite work; and thus nromotss longevity. . Lite insurance also has a stabilising Influence upon business. Through the medium ot life Insurance the con tinuity ot business Is insured, the char aoter of tha business is elevated, and Its credit nlaoed upon a sound and per menent basis. It begets confidence In all-concerned, and It conducive to bet ter work and service. Life inturance haa also a stabilising influence upon the community. It ore vents natioerlsm, It produces the main tenance of the accustomed standards of living, and it conducive to habits of thrift And, life Insurance has also a sta blitzing influence upon the state and nation. The stability of any govern ment consists largely in tha content ment of the masse. - The home It the unit from which all community life radiates. Any agency which creates a mental or moral uplift In the borne is a powerful factor towards the stabilize tion of the nation. It Improves citi zenship. Tha insured having a stake in the prosperity and security of the nation, feels a greater responsibility and takes a greater Interest In the duties of a eltisen. He watchet and criticises the civic budget and the actB of public officials, and takes an added interest in sound ana propor tegisia tion. Do you men realize that If the funds distributed by life Insurance companies were suddenly withdrawn t and these companlet ceased functioning, -there would be a panic such aa has never been known? During the last few years the life Insurance companies have probably done mora than any other one Institution towards the conserva tion of health, one company alone hav ing distributed two hundred and fif teen million health pamphlets, and the COSTS 69 CENTS nurset employed by thlt tama com pany have made over ten million visits. The Life Extension Bureau, originated by Prof. Irving Fisher, a noted econ omist of Yale university, It practically maintained by life . ineuraifce com panies, and making hundred! of thou- . sands of free examination! annually. At a result of the health work carried on by life Inturance companies, It Is interesting to note that in the regis tration area vital statistics are care fully kept and the death rate carefully computed by the federal government In every census period, and It hat been thown that tha death rata among non life Insurance policy-holders is at least ten percent greater. , j. The Idea of life insurance, probably dates back to the early agoa, and its suggestion may have come as far back at the time when Joseph laid up stores during th seven good years for the seven lean yean to follow. The old est company In thlt country is the Presbyterian Mlnlstert Fund, - which was organized in 1759, 162 years ago, and in fine condition today. The next regular old line company is about 75 years old. ' The insurance Interest of North Car olina Is farther advanced than any other southern state and right here in our own city of Greensboro Is centered practically all of this business. We are often called "The Hartford of the South"; and In this connection. It might be of Interest to you men to know that the dally premium Income ot Greens boro amounts to over. 130,000. Tha total assets of the life companies' lo cated here amount to over twenty mil- i.ui.M rwuiianv lonci dl inia una its continuous growth it compelled to make Greensboro a big financial oen ter. Ot the Ave hundred and seventy six millions ot Insurance carried in the state of North Carolina, there is one hundred and twenty-three millions carried ny noma companies. The com bined Insurance carried by North Caro- lna companies amounts to more than 1260,000,000. These figures should give you -some Idea of the possibilities of life insurance in your community. To become personal, and touching on a phase of the business in which I have been most Interested the produc- - ing end I want to have Just this word to say about the agent In the Held, for, aftnr All. tn IhnKa mnn ura via lararAlv indebted for the success of the life in surance industry. These men have at all times and under all conditions, con tributed, la our opinion, more to tha real advancement of the community than any other class of men, and these men deserve better than they have re ceived. It should be our duty not to condemn, but to encourage and help these men in their untiring efforts tor the good of the generation to come, Especially do I ask tho banker to be more considerate, or rather give tho life Insurance solicitor somo considera tion and tho benefit ot hit business in fluence In helping him to finance and save ln-a conservative manner. LOHT PINK rRINCLiSS Answers to Name Fnttma And Dis appeared Vrom Hotel. . ; . , .(New York World.) - i Princess FAttma, who describes her self as Sultana of Kabul tind first cousin of the Emir of Afghanistan, is missing from the Hotel Narrangan sett. She and her three sons, the eldest 10 years old, left the hotel sev eral weektl ago, it waa aald there yes terday, leaving their baggage. The management . yesterday said the Princess was in New York, but Just , where It did not know. Tho hotel is a modest family hostelry, where she and her sons occupied two rooms. Thoy registered there Octo ber 22 last, the Princess as "rrln cess Fntlma Sultan, Afghanistan." Mr. Petler, manager of the Narrs- had informed htm that she wat ex pecting to arrange some tort of a financial deal, and that she wou-i see him "shortly." Clrenmatantlal Evidence. The Blngvllle board of selectmen hold many sessions and finally for mulated a set of auto laws that was the pride ot the county. So the con stable felt no worriment when ho stnnoed a motorist - "Ye,'re pinched for vlolatln' the auto Ibwb - r a n.nnniinn.A "Which oner" Inquired the traveler. "Durned If I know, but ye certainly hain't come all the way down Mtln street without bustln' one of them." The American Legion Weekly. .(a Barking. "So Jack Is a candidate for your hand." "Yes, a machine candidate you might call Mm he owns an automobile." Boston Transcript, w
Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, N.C.)
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