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NEW ILLUSTRATED HISTORYOF STATE MOTION PICTURE SLIDES TO BE PREPARED FOR BENEFIT OF SCHOOL PUPILS. FROM BEGINNING TO PRESENT I An Educational and Economic History From Amadls and Barlcwe Expedi tion Down to Modern Times. Raleigh. A pictorial history of North Caro lina Ik being worked out by the-bure-tu of community service of the depart ment of education, and, when the pic tures are completed, the school chil dren-of the state will have beautiful hand colored photographs and motion picture slides showing every phase of the development of the political, edu cational and economic history of the state from the landing of the expedi tion of Amadls and Harlowe on Itoa- ~ — noke Island tr> modern times. . I The plan outlined Is to produce pfr tures showing the landing of Amadls and Barlowe on Roanoke Inland, and the first colony, including Virginia Dare. The pictures will then develop as the history of the state' has de veloped. including the Edenton Tea Party Incident, Hath and Blackbeard, N«W Item and the death of John Law son the lower Ciipe Fear and the Stamp act, the Hornets Nes«» scenes from the Revolutionary and civil war • history of North Carolina, and various other scenes which will follow the progress of development of the„state's history from the coast to the moun tains. Treasurer Lacy Uncomplimentary. "Major Bruce Craven Is an old fash ioned, common, ordinary, everyday liar," says State Treasurer Ben Lacy In commenting upon the charge that the state has borrowed a half million dollars In New York at nine per cent Upoa Inquiry at state departments It developed that the most recent loan, that of a half million dollars for the state sanitoriurn, was made throigh the Page Trust company, of Aberdeen, and made at a rate of six per cent. Loans other than this have been of comparatively small amounts. More Road Machinery Coming. Another • million dollars worth of road building machinery, motor trucks etc.. Including ten motor repair shops will be acquired by the North Caro lina Highway Commission If the Reece bill, now pending In congress Is rati fied, Increasing the value of such prop erty owned by the state to between . four and five million dollars. The measure under consideration In congress disposes of a vast store of motor and road building equipment used by the army during the .war. Second Consulting Board Named. Governor Morrison named the sec ond consulting board for the state hos pitals, announcing In part the appoint ments for the state hospitals at Ra leigh. Following is the gurgleil staff whJeh will serve here: Dr. Hubert A. Royster. Raleigh; Dr. J. F. Highsmlth Fayettevllle; Dr. Foy Robertson. Dur ham; Dr. W. A. Monroe, Sanford; Dr. C. A. Woodard, Wilson; Dr. T. M. Oreen, Wilmington. Insoluble Problem Presented. Operating costs of more than 17.000 > a year, and a rtosk Income of only $2,- | 200 presented the traction company with nn Insoluble problem and It was brought to the State Corporation Com- mission with an appeal that the Com mission devise some way out of the situation. Both the Concord munici pal, authorities and the owners of the ; street car lines surrendered all their I contentions to the Commission and j asked for guidance. Many Road Contract* are Let. Chairman Frank Page, of the state ' highway commission, announced the ( letting of contracts In the fourth, fifth, seventh, eghth and ninth construction districts, totaling approximately one million dollars, work to begin at once. Auto Theft Buspect Jailed. Frank Scott, will known clttxen of Chatham county, Is the latest suspect/ arrested by federal agents in «m«>e tlon with the alleged organized band of automobile thieves, which Is said to [ have operated In Sve state*. Including North Carolina Scott was arrested in Olendon. Moore county, where he has been for aome time. He Is charged with hav ing disposed of approximately one hun dred automobiles for C. J. Kelly, of Sanford. who Is alleged to have con ducted a clearing house for the gang. Municipal Finance Act Tested. Argument of the test suit brought by Dan Allen against the city com missioners to determine the validity of the Municipal Finance Act, was heard before Judge George W. Con nor In Loalsburg. Agreement for the suit to be brought against Raleigh was reached by a recent session of the executive committee oT the association of muni cipal authorities, held te consider the status of municipal finance legislation altar the discovery of the clerical ar> •or that rendered the act Invalid. I Want to Reconsider Action. Sober second thoughts on reduction of property values, considered In the light of fthe fact that reduced value tyeans higher rates, and allmitation that will hold'the rate within 15 cent limits, has'tnoved authorities in sev eral to request the Revenue Commission to disapprove what they had ordered wlfen the Commission meets for a review of the action of about half the counties in ordering reduction. Carteret county, the far eastern stronghold of the minority in the [ state has made formal petition to the | Rev enue Commission to be .allowed to recant from its horizontal reduc i ion of 50 per cent, and the attorney general has ruled that the county could reconsider If it so desired. Car teret couldn't figure enough Income on its reduced values to run "Its govern ment, according to the chairman of the board. Other counties throughout the state have come to the same conclusion and have communicated their conclusions, through informally, to the Revenue Commissioner. Computations both* in the Commissioner's office and on tho part of various county fiscal officials have been generally productive of th« opinion that much* reduction in values would leave the counties below the in come deadline provided In the 15 cent written Into the constitu tion last November. Band for Woman's Training Camp. Washington, (Special).—North Car olina stands no chance of getting any new public buildings at this session of congress. Major John A. Parker, an old uni versity football player and officer of the North Carolina national guard, now In the United States army, will be transferred from New York to Washington. Former Governor BicUett was here to inaut,tirate a move to secure a mil itary band for the woman's training camp at Ashevllle, He said that more than 1,000 women are expected Demobilizing Home Guards. Adjutant General J. Van B. Metts has issued orders demobilizing four teen companies of the home quards which were organized during tjie war whe nthe regular military organiza tions of the State were in the service. These companies are being demobiliz ed as rapidly ae the new national guard companies are organized and equipped to take their places. The companies ordered demobilized are those at Wilmington, Lexington, Oxford, Dunn, Marshall, Lumber ton. Reidsvllle. Henderson, Edenton, Smithfleld, Whltevllle,. Morganton, Roxboro and Heretford. ___ Governor Names Town Officers. Actiing under the provisions of an act of the 1917 session of the general assembly. Governor Morrison named the mayor and two commissioners for the town of Pembroke, in Robe son county. All officers were named do succeed themselves, they having served since the initial appointment wag made by Governor Blcket four years ago. Wrlghtsvllle Beach In New Han over county, shares with Pembroke the distinction of having Its municipal officials named by the state executive. Ranks Seventh In Lumber. Washington, (Special),.—North Can ollna In 1:919 ranked seventh of all tho states in the amount of lumber cut. The total for 3.214 active mills ; reporting was 1,654.40 feet. In 1909, 3,249 active mills reported 2.177,700 feet. Ahead of North Carolina are Washington, Louisiana, Oregon, Mis sissippi, Alabama and Arkansas. ' Clerk's Convention July 6-7. Tho North Carolina association of Clerks of superior court, organized a fow years ago by Clerk C. C. Moore, of the Mecklenburg superior court, will hold its annual convention at Wrightsvillp Beach July 8-7, accord ! ing to announcement. Gift to Weavervllle College. The LAke Juanlta property, abutting the Weavervllle college property, nine miles from Ashevllle, was turned o\af to the college trustees as a gift to the ! Institution by Mrs. Louise* Moore, widow of the late Charles R. Moore, of Ashevllle. The property Is valued y»t 125,000. Students Want Work on Farms. 01 the more than four hundred and twenty-five young men taking agricul ture at State college. Dean C. 8. Wil liams says, there are a number of I them this year who want to get sum mer work on general farms and on farms where livestock raising, dairy ing or poultry raising are the Impor tant features. Any farmer, livestock of poultry raiser Interested In securing the ser vices of these young men and render ing them a distinct service should communicate with Dean Williams. Leas Fertiliser Being Used. —• Cotton acreage reduction In North Carolina, according to the figures now in the hands of Frank Parker director of crop statlstcs on the agricultural department Indicate a reduction of 23 per cent but this Is not a final esti mate, Mr. Parker says, but Is prelimi nary to the final report not yet read} for publication. , The fertiliser folks hsre -previously estimated the reduction In the use of their goods at about 40 per cent and unless the planters undergo a change of heart this promises to remain tna. FREDERICKSBURG IS ANG|ENT CITY REPUTIO THE SECOND OLDEST SETTLEMENT IN AMERICA, DATiNd BACK TO 1608. TO HAVE GREAT ANNIVERSARY Site on Which Gity Stands Was Dis covered by Capt. John Bmith So or\ After Settlement of Jamestown. t Fredericksburg, Va.—Pageants de picting tho historical development of, the city, the dedication of tablets and | monuments marking points of histor ical interest and the presence of men of national importance, will be the j chief features of the celebration to be held in commemoration of the 250 th anniversary of the city's organization! Into a recognized community. Claiming to have been the home of J more distinguished men and to have; been longer in intimate connection with American Wlsfory than any other* city in the country, for the coming celebration is not in commemoration, of its birth date, that has been lost in the misty haze made by the passing' lOf three centuries or more, Fred- 1 erimksburg boosts of no hoariness it! cannot prove, it is one of the oldest I towns in America, probably the second oldest, though there is no authentfc ■. data to substantiate this claim. It Is j a fact of record, however, that the site, was discovered by Capt. John Smith! In 1608, one year after the settlement of Jamestown, and an old gravestone in the close vicinity of the town bear ing the date* of 1617 would indicate that the community was settled only just a little later tnan the first Eng-: lish colony. | Corrupt Movies, Easy Divorce. Winona Lake, Ind.—Corrupting mov-j les, easy divorce, helpful prohibition, moral galrs through woman suffrage and detrimental results to Christianity ; as an outgrowth of the world war, j are features of the special report of: the special committee on Christian life and work, submitted to the Pres byterian general assembly here. The' report is signed by Rev. Hugh B. Mjc-i Cauley, D. D., of Paterson, N. J. ————————— . i Projected Reforms in Cuba. Havana. Drastic financial meas ures, looking to economy in govern- j mental administration, constitutional 1 reforms'. Including election of the, president by direct vote and methods by which the government can aid banking Institutions to rise from the j present chaos to normal, are Included In recommendations which President; Alfredo Zayas, inaugurated recently,) made in his first message to congress j delivered at a Joint session Successor to Judge Gould. Ashevllle, N. C. James J. Britt, _ again Rteps into the limelight as a candidate for judge to succeed the, late Judge Ashley Gould on the su-| preme court bench of the District of j Columbia. This has been the goal of' the Ashevllle lawyer's ambition all! along, but there had to be a vacancy. I Judge Could could have had the cir- ! cuit judgeship, which went to Judge Waddill, if he had wanted it, but re fused it. No Plans Concerning Norway. Washington —Officials of both the j slate department and the shipping l board said they, had no knowledge of 1 any plan to turn over to Norway 80- wooden ships. The question of adjusting claims of Norwegian business men for ship con-l tracts taken over in this country by j the United States upon the outbreak | of the war, shipping board officials said, had been referred to the state* department. - •j' h Weeks Approves Deeper Channel. Washington.—Approval of a deeper, rhannel of the waterway between I Core sound and Beaufort harbor has; been given by Major Gen. Lansing H. Beach, chief of engineers, In a report: on preliminary examination and sur vey submitten to congress by Secre- ; tary of War Weeks. Butter at Low Level. Milwaukee, Wis.—Butter sold at the; lowest wholesale price in five years' when It dropped to 26 1-2 cents a; pound. A year ago butter retailed at 65 to 70 cents a pound. 1 • e j Stniman Divorce Case Settled. New York.—Virtual settlement of! the divorce suit brought by James A. Stlllman. millionaire banker, against Mrs. Annie U. Stlllman, involving rec ognition of the legitimacy of the in fant, Guy Stlllman, has been agreed upon by principals and attorneys. Ex-Governor Catta Gives Bond. Jacksonville. Fla.—Sidney J. Catts, former governor of Florida, arrested at Albany, Oa. on a federal warrant j charging peonage, and released in $2,500 bond, arrived here. Kills Polloe Chief; Is Killed. Dublin. Ga.—Green Holsey. negro, was killed near here when he Is said to have resisted arrest by. a posse that was pursuing him after a plstsi fight In which the nefro's father and j George Crawford, chief of couaty po- i lice, were slain. t •w ■ t ■■ ■ THE ALAMANCE-GLEANER, GRAHAM, N. C MISS ELSIE HILL. Mies Elsie Hill is temporary chair man of the National Woman's party. PUBLIC BUILDINGS SHOT UP Governor Declares That the County Authorities are not Able to Cope With the Insurrection. Charleston, W. Va*—Governor Mor gan issued a proclaminatjon declaring' martial law in Mingo county. What has been termed a t "lockout strike" has been in progress in the coal mines of the Mingo field for al-1 most a year and, according to the pro clamation, a "state of war, insur rection and riot .is and has been for some time in existence." bodies of armed men," Gov- j ernor Morgan said in his proclama tion, "have assembled in the moun tains of Mingo county and fired into : and shot up public rfiid other buildings a)ld fired into passenger trains white j passing over the Norfolk & Western railroad. Many lives have been lost i and much property destroyed as a re sult, and riot and bloodshed Is still rampant and pending." Governor Morgan also declared that i the county authorities were unable to | "put down or control such insurrec- j tion and riot, and have been and are now powerless to enforce the law." Damage to Fruit Over Estimated. Washington.—Damage to fruit crops from freezes in some sections of the country has riot resulted in n general shortage, the department, of agricul-, ture said. California cherries and Georgia peaches are already flowing to the markets. Can't Insure Spare Parts. Atlatfta, Ga —Thefts of spare parts from automobiles have become so numerous that the companies insur ing them in the South have decided to write no more policies on spare tires, rims, spotlights and such acces sories, It was announced here. Fire Damage $150,000.' East Liverpool. Ohio. —Fire destroy ed the First Methodist Protestant church and damaged a two-story brick building housing two mercantile es tablishments here. The loss is esti mated at $150,000. Ashley Mulgrave Gould. Washington. Ashley Mulgrave Gould, associate justice of the Dis trict Supreme Court, died suddenly after a brief illness. Justice Gould presided at both trials in the case of Jules W .Arnstein and others. Mexico to Build Navy. Mexico Clfy.—A naval building pro gram calling for an expenditure of a sum equivalent to $100,000,000, spread over a period of ten years, has been outlined by the department of Army and Navy. Bookkeeper Got $238,540.72. Montgomery. Ala. —The defalcation of Randolph Candler, bookkeeper for the Exchange National Bank, of this city, who comnfltteed suicide May 7th, was officially announced by the direc tors of the bank to be $238,540.72. Warrant Out for Bomb Plotter. New York. —A federal warrant was issued for Giuseppl de FilHppo, ~Ba.y onne truck man, detained as a Wall Street bomb plot suspect, charging him with having attempted to destroy the United States assay dfflce. Strike Settlement Expected. New York.—Settlement of differ ences between the Clothing Manufac turers' Association and 40.000 mem bers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers' Union, on strike since cember is expected to be made. Kilpatrlck Driven Insane. Warsaw. —Captain Emmett Kllpat rlck. of Unlontown, Ala, has become insane In the Moscow prison where he was Incarcerated from experience* of brutality and terror, according to reports received here. Llnney Stands by Letter- Washington.—Frank Llnney will as sume full responsibility for the BOW famous letter regarding negro voters in North Carolina when he appears before the senate Judiciary commit tee to answer charges preferred. Cold Cauae* Replanting. » \jkshlngton.—Considerable replant in* of cotton In the South haa resulted fropi recent cool, wet weather, the de partment of agriculture announced in tta weekly revifcw of the crop condi tio* - \ BODY OF LANE IS REDUCED TO ASHES > * WILSON'S FORMER SECRETARY OF INTERIOR CREMATED AT HIS OWN REQUEST. TO SCATTER ASHES TO WINDS No Funeral Services Were Conducted at the Cemetary, Over Body and Only the Family Attend. T. | ChfcsfO'—The body of Franklin K. Lane, former secretary of the interior, j who died in Rochester, Minn., was j cremated here and the ashes will be taken to the top of El Captain peak jn the Yosemite Valley, California, and scattered to the winds, in compliance with a rfequest made by Mr. Lane prior to his death. | Relatives of Mr. Lane explained the unusual request by saying that he had spent much of his life in the Yosemite region and had grown to love it so much that hfe wished his ashes to be taken there when he died. The body arrived here from Roches, ter and was immediately • taken to Graceland ceinetery for cremation, i There were no funeral services—an-] other request of Mr. Lane's—and only the immediate family attended the cremation. To some of the former secretary's ' most intimate friends there had come I before his death a remarkable mea-1 sage dictated by him in the hospital | at Rochester* Minn., after the opera- i tion which preceded his death by only j a few days. The message showed that | the former secretary had undergone the operation with full consciousness ! and acceptance of the fact that he might not survive. Hun Cabinet to Speed up. Berlin. —To keep right up to date with its reparations obligations or even a good bit ahead is declared in j creditable quarters to be the ambi tion of the cabinet of Chancellor j Wirth, which is now speeding activi-1 ties. Presbyterians May Unite. St. Louis, Mo.—A plan o{ union for all Presbyterian churches is set forth in a proposal td" be made to the Gen eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (South ern), which opened here. Knox Bill' Favored by Harding. ! Washington.—Chairman Porter, of i the house foreign affairs committee, ; said that the chief executive hoped for adoption of the Knox peace reso lution by the house without unneces sary delay. Reduce Crude Oil Price. Pittsburgh, Pa.—The- price of Penn sylvania crude oil was reduced from $3,50 to $3.25 a barrel, it was announc ed by the principal oil purchasing agencies here. Harding Signs Immigration Bill. Washington.—The immigration re striction bill has been signed by Pres ident Harding. Slacker in Guardhouse. I Rockford, 111. —The first alleged slacker arrested in the eighth corps iarea since publication of the War De partment's slacker list was in the guardhouse at Camp Grant. Survey of Agriculture. Washington.—The senate commit tee on agriculture ordered a favorable report on the Lenroot-Strong resolu tion authorizing a general survey of agriculture and related matters. Disabled Vets to Meet. Washington.—The first annua] con vention of the National Disabled Sol- j diers' League will be held here from j June 20 to June 25, it was announced, j — French Brides Going Back. | Chicago. Many French brides of 'American soldiers ere taking wing, back to sunny France, according to : the April records of the local passport office. Sixty-nine Citlztfna Deputized. Williamson, W. Va. —Sixty-nine citi zens of Williamson were deputized as state policemen and will serve under the county authorities to preserve or der in the mining region along the Tug river. Beck Made Solicitor General. Washington.—Appointment of J. M. Beck of N«w York, as Solicitor Gen eral was announced by Attorney Gen eral Daugherty. Mr, Beck, the Attorney General said, will assume his duties about July 1. Galbraith's Vigorous Defense. Indianapolis, Ind.—A vigorous de fense of the war department's action ' in giving widest publicity to the slack er lists is contained In a letter from F. W. Oalbnsith, Jr., national comman der of the American Legion. i - Dixie Highway Asoclation. Chattanooga, Tenn. —More than IM delegates are here attending the an nual meeting of the Dixie Highway association. Every • Important city along the route of the highway It rep- ANDREW J. PETERS. New portrait of Andrew J. PeYers, I mayor of Boston. ! CANNOT AFFORD TO STANDBY Attitude of the FrenCTi Press Fraught With Mischief to the Entente Opinion of Lloyd George. . , ___ London. Mr. Lloyd George ihe premier, issued a statemept reiterat ing the BritisTi attitude towards the Upper Silesian question expressed by him in his recent speech in the House | of Commons. In the statements, Mr. i Lloyd Gedrge said,! ( » i "The fate of Upper Silesia must b6 I decided by the Supreme Council and j not by Korfanty." "Great Britain cannot consent to ! stand by while the treaty her repre ! sentatives signed less than two years ! ago is being trampled upon." "With all respect, I would say to ! the French press that the habit of j treating every expression of Allied I opinion which does not coincide with their own as an impertinence is fraught with mischief. That attitude of mind, if persisted in, will be fatal to any Entente." America Will Take No Part. i Washington, Poland's request for ! American support in the settlement lof the disposition of Upper Silesia has evoked a formal answer from Secretary Hughes that the American representatives abroad would take no part in the discussions concerning the Silesian question. Population of South Carolina. Washington.—The negro population | of South Carolina in 1920 numbered 864,719, according to the atactics I made public by the census bureau. I This was an increase of 3.5 per cent i for the ten years. Whites numbered j 818,538, or an increase of 20.5 per cent. Would Purchase Jamqptown. Washington.—The Island of James town, the site of the first permanent English settlement in the western hemisphere, would be appraised with a view to purchase by the federal gov ernment under a resolution introduced by Senator Willis. Wants Camp Lee Retained. Washington.—Protests against tie war department's plan to abands» Camp Lee were made before the house military committee by a delegation j of city officials and business men of Petersburg, Va. Navy Bill is Cut One Miilion. Washington. One million dollan ' was cut from the naval appropriation j bill in the senate on the first roll call, testing the strength between the advocates and opponents of Increase? i in navy appropriations. ' Memorial to "Silk." Chicago.—Directors the AmeiV jean League, in session here, have \f* I ted a fund for a memorial to the la'.* I "Silk" O'Laughlin, one of the moll j famous of major league umpires. May Standardize Containers. | bill to standard! j containers used in marketing fruiW land vegetables was favorably in ported by the house weights and metn ; ures committee. It Is proposed '.o eliminate about 30 sizes in use 15y substituting five sizes of stated dimen sions. Mrs. Bergdoll Fined 97,000. Philadelphia.—Mrs. Emma C. Berg doll was sentenced to pay a fine of | $7,000 for the part she was convicted i of having taken in the evasion of the | draft laws by her sons, Grover and Edwin Bergdoll. Mine Worker* Join Forces. New York.—The anthracite mine workers will Join forces with the bi tuminous miners in formulating poli cies which will govern the negotia tion of wage agreements with the coal operators. Building Trades Indictments. Washington.—Other indictments in New York, Chicago and other cities are to be expected as a result of the | nation-wide building trades investiga tion. Attorney General Daugherty said in aa interview. Tim* Limit f*r Disarmament. Berlin. —The time limit for disar mament by Germany Is fixed absolute ly as Jnae SO ia aa allied note pre sented to the German government. The aote concerns execution of the recent altimatnm PLACE GOVERNMENT ON BUSINESS BASE HARDING WILL 'NOT HESITATE TO CHANCE OFFENDING A CLASS OF POLITICIANS. SPEAKS AT PDBLIG LUNGHEgIf "Task to be Successfully Completed Requires Determined, Stony-Heart •d and Persistent Devotion." ■ . i New York. —The admistration's pur pose to place the federal government on a sound business base, even at the "ost of offending "a certain class of boliticians," was re-affirmed by Presi dent Harding in an address here at a luncheon of the Academy of Political Science. % ( The task, the President declared, al ready had shown that, to be success fully completed, would require "per sistent, determined, stony-hearted de votion to the public interest" without a trace of sympathy for the officehold er whose only excuse for drawing a salary is that he needs the money. Loss c? a certain sort of. prestige to the administration, Mr. Harding said, was certain to result though it might be compensated in the long run by a realization of the good accomplished Cor the general public. Recapitulating the work already done'by the reorganization commis sion created by congress and by exe- • cutive orders of the administration, the President said considerable pro gress was promised for the immediate future. Must Handle Delicately. Washington.—Two delicate situa tions in international affairs involving future gelations between the States and Mexico on the one hand and the United and Japan, on the other, have progressed to the vital point where the Department of State hopes irritating comments from the press of the three countries will be avoided so that a satisfactory settle ment can be reached. $200,000 Reprieve for Kramer. Washington.—The house voted, 77 to 38, to add $200,000 to the deficiency appropriation bill for prohibition en forcement until July 1. The amend ment was offered by Representative Volstead, republican, Minnesota, who explained that the prohibition enforce ment bureau had been obliged to lay • off 700 enforcement officers because of lack of funds to pay their salaries. Typhus Among the Navajos. El Paso, Tex. —Dr. j. W. Tappan United States Public HealthjffGervice, who'returned from an investigation of the Navajo Indian reservation in northeastern Arizona and northwest ern New Mexico, reported "serious dinger of the typhus epidemic spread ing over the entire reservation." Turk Cabinet Reconstructed. Constantinople.—The Turkish na tionalist cabinet in Angora has been reconstructed by Feizi Pasha, tfho re mains as premier. The only changes made were in the ministries of finance and justice and most of the cabinet members are extremists. Exempt From Extra Taxes. Washington.—Distillers are held ex empt from extra taxes on liquor with drawn from warehouses for non-bever age purposes if diverted by theft to il legal uses, under an opinion by At torney General Daugherty submitted to Secretary Mellon. Detroit, Mich. —Andrew Kulick, was shot through the lung by the Rev. John Kovalsky when, with three other men, he is alleged to have attempted to break into the rectory in Hamtra mok, a suburb. " . British Troops for Silesia. London. —The British government has decided to send troops to Silesia at an early date. The decision to send troops resulted from interchanges between Great ain and France. Property Loss SIOO,OOO. Nashville, Tenn.—A telephone mes sage from Huddleston, Tenn., says the business district of Trezevant in Car rol county, was almost wiped out by Jire. The property loss is estimated at over SIOO,OOO. 936 Vessels Cleared. Washington.—The first three weeks of the marine strike saw 936 Ameri can vessels clearing from Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts and 190 held In porth through lack of crews Secre tary Hoover said. Governor Dorsey Condemed. Macon, Ga. —At a mass meeting of nearly 2,000 persons at the city hall auditorium a resolution was adopted condemning Qovernor Dorsey for is | suing his "peonage pamphlet" of re cent date. 1 » French Loan la Authorized. New York.—J. P. Morgan ft Co. an nounced that the French government has authorized It to Issue in the Unit ed State* $100,000,00* ot French 20 year external loan 7 1-| per cent Sonde. .. t
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