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' MEXICO MAY MAKE ■ CLAIM 10 ISLANDS CROUP JUST OFF CALIFORNIA COAST IS NOW OCCUPIED WHOLLY BY AMERICANS. ARE UNDER CONTROL OE U. S. Included in the Group is Santa Cata- Una, Which William Wrigley, Jr., Claims Sole Ownership Of. San Antonio. Texas. Contentions Upon which Mexico may base her claims to a number of islands just off the coast of California, in the Pacific Ocean, which are now occupied by Americans and are under the control of the United States, are summed up in a report made to President Obre gon by General Amado Agulrre, sub secretary of .agriculture and chief of the commission making a study of the islands, according to an account In Excelsior, published in Mexico City. The report declares that the claim of Mexico to the islands is indisputable, but that the Mexican government is willing for the islands to remain under the American flag In return for for eign credit, the amount of which was not stipulated. Included in the group of islands Is Santa Catallna, of which William Wrigley. Jr.. of Chicago, is the sole owner. Others are the Kara Hones, San Miguel, Santa Itosa. Santa Veracruz, Anacapa, Santa Barbara, San Nicolas and San Cl^tnente. Rockefeller Wins Ford Sedan. Greenwich, tf!onn.—ln the carnival of Qreenwich t'ost, American Legion, just closed, it has been announced that the winner of the Ford sedan au tomobile was William G. Rockefeller, son of William Rockefeller. American Teachers In Peru. Lima, Peru. Virtually the entire educational system of Peru Is HQW un der the direction of American profes , sora who were called here recently to complete an educational reform move ment begun ten years ago. Curfew Reimpoted in Belfast. Belfast. —The curfew was reimpoßed here as a result of disorders. Belfast now is the only place in Ireland under the curfew regulations, despite the truce terms by which the curfew was raised generally. Host to Twenty Thousand Elks. Ix>B Angeles, Calif. —This city was host to more than 20,000 members their relatives and friends here to at tend the fifty-seventh grand lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Woman Drops 15,000 Feet. St. Paul, Minn. —Miss Phoebe J. Fair grave, 18. of this city, established what was said to be a new world's record for a parachute drop for women when she dropped 15,000 feet from an aero plane. Prepare For Huge Wool Pool. Springfield, lll.—lllinois farmers are preparing for a huge wool pool this year, Recording to officials of the state agricultural association, who had charge of the pool last year. j I j • Would Stop Liquor Smuggling. Hambilton. Bermuda. —The Colonial parliament has just passed a special law to prevent liquor smuggling from Bermuda to the United States. Our Foreign Trade Falls Off. Washington. America's foreign trade felt oft more than three billions of dollars during the fiscal year ended June 30. Earl of Craven Is Drowned. Cowes, Island of Wight.—The Earl of Craven was drowned in {he waters of Solent. Taft is Now Chief Justice. Washington.—William Howard Taft has been sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States. Our Policy Pleases Chinese. Washngton —The recent declaration of the Intention of the United States to continue Its support of the open door in China was commended by Sao Ke Alfred Sse, the Chinese min ister. Terrible Airplane Crash. Moundsrtlle. W. Vs. —Five persons ;are known to be dead and approxi mately 50 were Injured at Langley Field here when a Martin bombing plane crashed Into a group of auto mobiles. French Press Asks Question. Paris. —"America has made peace ~ with Germany, when- will she make peace with the Allies?" This and oth er half-joking, half-bitter commenta. may now be heard from the French prees. Huna Not Interested In Peace. Berlin. "Peace with America!" Many glanced apathetically at the headlines and then read about the box ing match which showed the French that in the new world there were no ■ at the Mini" t , ' " "V . IRELAND 10 HAVE* CANADIAN SYSTEM ARMY TO BE REDUCED TWENTY FIVE PER CENT BELOW A PRE-WAR FOOTING. PROCLAMATION OE OE VAL'ERA It is Understood That These Agree ments Were Worked Out During Sinn-Fein-Unionlst Conference. Dublin. The Canadian home-rule form of government has been agreed upon for Ireland, it was learned from an authoritative source. ' Ulster provinces would have the same status {is the province of Quebec has in Canada. It has been agreed that the army shall bo reduced 2.5 per cent below the pre-war footing and that the Irish contingents shall be composed exclu sively of Irishmen. The only difference, It is learned, in volves the occupation of Irish ports and how the British naval establish ments stand regarding tonnage. It Is understood that these agree ments were worked out during the Sinn Fein-Unionist conference this week and that full information re garding them has already been carried to London. Hamolin De Vatera, as "President of the Irish Republic," issued the follow ing proclamation, in partt "Fellow citizens: During the period of the truce, each individual, citizen and soldier, must regard himself as custodian of the nation's honor. Your discipline must prove in the most con vincing manner that this Is the atrug-| gle of an organized nation." Harding Marriage Anniversary. Washington.—The thirtieth anniver sary of the marriage of President and Mrs. Harding has passed, but they planned no formal observance. They | were married at the same house in Marion from which the front porch | campaign was conducted last year, and George B. Christian, Jr., now secretary, to the president, was chief doorkeeper. ' Services for American Dead. Hoboken, N. J. Bodies of 7,264 Americans who fell in France were accorded the nation's highest honors in memorial services heltl at pier No. Four here. General Pershing was the chief speaker. • To Search for Lost Mine. "Edmonton, Alberta—An expedition is being organized here to search fori the lost gold mine of Lost River. The lost mine is one of the romantic tradi-j lion's of the North. Rail Earnings Improve. Washington—The latest reports filed j by the railroads jvith the Interstate j Commerce Commission shows that the! carriers had a net operating income j in May of »J,000,000 better than In April. Tension in Tamplco Relieved. Mexico City.—Tension over the Tam- \ plco situation was considerably re lieved here by the withdrawal of the! two Untied States warships, sent! there Beveral days ago. More Married People Suicide. New York. Suicides in New York were more prevalent among marrie c d persons than single in 1920, it was shown in the report of Chief Medical j Examiner Morris. (400,000 Fire in Seattle. Seattle, Wash—Fire, which caused a loss estimated at $400,000, broke; out on the Rogers Browns tanks ot j the east water way docks here. Mingo County is Quiet. New York.—The situation in Mingo county, W. Va„ is quiet, following the arrest of 12 members of the leaders ■ ot the strike. Shot by Bootleggers. Utica. N. Y.— Deputy Sheriff Charles j Kammerlohr was shot and killed by i bootleggers. ( Two bootlegger* were j wounded and they are in hospital. Railroad Earnings Increase. Washington.—Railroads of the coun-> lrf T earned 137.246.000 In May. or |7.- $95,000 more than in April, according j to reports filed with the Interstate, commerce commission by the carriers and made public. Schulthsss Named Arbitrator. Geneva. President Schulthess, of Switzerland, has consented to act as arbitrator In the boundary dispute between Colombia and Venesuela. The request that he serve in this capacity was made hy both countries. A SIOO,OOO Blase. Baltimore. Md. A series of fires culminated here wltfc a 1100.000 blaze, which destroyed the plant of the Mea dowbrook Dye Company. Proposition to Finance Cotton. Washington.—The proposal that the Federal International Banking Co. of New Orleans, organized under the Edge law to finance cotton exports, avail Itself of the resources of the war finance corporation to assist In iu work was made by*ov» latter organiza tion. THE ALAMANCE GLEANER, GRAHAM, N. C. MAJOR ORA M. BALDINGER. Major Ora M. Baidinger, who has [been appointed junior aide to Presi dent Harding, will also act as assist ant to Colonel Sherrill, engineer of | fleer in charge of the public buildings land grounds In Washington. REQUIRES EXHAUSTIVE STUDY A Number of Advisors of President | Harding are Said to Insist That j Proclamation is Unnecessary. I Washington.—A tentative draft of a 'proclamation of the state of peace iwith Germany and Austria was taken Ito the cabinet meeting by Attorney] General Daugherty, but It was indicat ed afterward that the document might I not be ready for th'e President's signa ture before another week. | It Is understood that, when- the sub ject came up'in the cabinet room, the ; discussion revealed that so many I points of la,w would have to be cov lered in such a proclamation that a 'more exhaustive study would be neces sary. The Attorney General also took to the meeting a mass of information compiled in memorandum form by ex perts of the Department of Justice and it was understood that the whole subject of what the proclamation ' Bhould contain was aonsidered In some detail. ! Although most of the cabinet meet |ing was occupied with other matters,! it is understood that su;h discussion as there was of the proposed procla mation brought out that some of the [ President's advisers still a proclamation unnec^sary. Mightv Wave* of Irreligion. Berlin.—"Gott Mit 17ns" is no long er the slogan in republican Germany. Is the feeling that God abandoned Cermany responsible for an increas ing tendency for Germany to abandon God? The Berliner Tageblatt attempts to analyze the reasons why Protec-1 tants, Catholics and Jews are leaving their churches in Increasing numbers. Will Sidetrack Bonus Bit, Washington.—-In expectation of a message l soon from President Hard ing urging temnorary postponement of the bonus bill and greater speed i with tariff and tax leirfslation Sen- i ate leaders believed they already hnd ] mustered sufficient votes »n lay aiide tin bonus measure 800 Mexicans Drowned. Ariz. —Fear that, the steel ship, The Mexico, which sailed from Ran Pedro, Calif., TO days aco carry ing SOO Mexicans on hoa.-l has been lost was expressed In -i telegram re ceived here from The Heraldo. Teuton General Stable Boy. Berlin. —A 70-year-old German Ma jor-General has been forced by pover ty to become a horse groom In a Munich riding academy, testified mem bers of a renters' meeting In Munich. No Element of Danger. Mexico City.—Official re-assurances were given Ih statements to the news papers that the Tamplco situation does not contain elements of danger |to peaceful relations between the United States and Mexico. Spanish Cabinet Resigns. Madrid—The cabinet of Premier AUendesalazar has resigned. Soldier* Want to Quit. Camp Lewis. Wash.—At least two thirds of the men In the Fourth divi sion here deeire to quit th« army. Col. Joseph D. Leltsch, division chief of staff, announced. Increase of Go'd Holdings. Washington—Federal r.'serv-s bank operations during the pant year have resulted In an Increase of Its rcld | holdings 'by S4M.*O7 000. a decrease 'in its notes on th« circulation of $4 r .0.. 000,000 and an Increase In Its total reserves of J619.000.000. Three Firemen Injured. Atlanta. Ga. —Three firemen were Injured by a falling wall and proper ty damage estimated at $126,000 sus tained in a Are which destroyed the Dixie Paper and Box company plant here. Navy Dirigible Burned. Norfolk, Va. —The navy dfrlglble C -3 was destroyed by Are just after be ing brought to the ground with its crew of six men In safety. The big aircraft caught Are 400 feet in the air over (fee Hampton Roads naval base RAILROADS 1 GET 500,01,11 MORE ADDITIONAL ADVANCES TO BE MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT WITHIN SIX MONTHS. EVEN UP WAR-TIME CONTROL Every Claim'and Counter Claim Be tween the Treasury and Railroads is Involved in Negotiations. i Washington. Treasury Secretary , Mellon announced that, under a pro- I visional refunding arrangement made with the railroad executives, the car jriers would receive approximately $500,000,000 in Additional advances from the Federal government within the next six months. Mr. Mellon said the negotiations with the railroad execdtlves probably would be completed within- two days and that the advances contemplated would give to the railroads in cash sums of .money equivalent to those vhich the government spent in cap ital betterments during the period of war-time control. The government will receive for the advances six. per security evidencing the indebt edness, of the particular railroads v hich receive the advances. t \ All of the claims and counter-claims (between the individual railroads and [the government arising out of main tenancy expenditures during the con j trol period are involved in the negoti ations.. ]■ Mr. Mellon indicated that additional j appropriations would be sought from | congress to make the advances, al though the treasury will be able to I meet a portion of the requirements jout of funds now available or by vir ! tue of the authority to borrow already ■ given in various laws. Saved by Secretary Roosevelt. Washington.—Orders issued two months ago calling for a program of rigid economy in the naval service have already resulted in a saving of several hundred thousand dollars, Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, , an nounced. Sixth Endeavor Convention. | New York. —Delegates from every | continent attended the opening of the sixth world's Christian Endeavor con-! vention in New York. There were 18,- 000 men and women massed in the great stone armory of the Seventy first regiment. Peace Proclamation Possible. Washington.—Some of President Harding's advisers are expected to recommend that a peace proclamation b,g issued to supplement the congres sional resolution ending the state of war with Germany and Austria. ' O Legion Launches Drive. Washington.—The American Legion launched a drive for the passage of the Sweet bill now pending in the sen ate through Its committee on hospital ization and vocational training. j Jackson Men Want to Quit. Columbia, S. C.—More than fifty per cent of the men at Camp Jackson, whose personnel totals over 14,000 men, have made applications for dis charges, according to an official state iment'from the camp. Quarterly Dividend Passed. New York.—The United States Rub ber company passed its quarterly di- J vidend of $2 per share on common 1 stock. The regular quarterly dividend on preferred stock was declared. Rockfeller is 82 Years Old. Tarrytown, N. Y.—John D. Rockefel ! ler celebrated his eighty-second anni versary by playing golf during the morning hours. A ride was on the program for the afternoon. Women Tumble Into Niagara. Niagara Falls, N. Y.—One woman was overcome with heat and tumbled j into the Niagara river a short dis | tance above the American falls, and another, fainting from excitement, fol lowed her. Both were rescued. Mellon Sounds a Warning. Washington.—With a warntng that there is grave danger of an immedi ate government deficit, Secretary Mel lon asked congress to defer action on | the soldiers' bonus bill. Firet Strong Btock Market. New York. The stock market displayed Impressive actllvty and strength for the first time in nearly two months. The rally maintained to the end was something of a shock to the shorts who harried covering of contracta. Fewer Foreign Bom Farmers. Washington.—The number of for eign born farmers In the United States has decreased by 88,602, or 15.2 per cent. In the last ten years, the centos bureau announced. Want Wood for Governor. Manila.—Ma], dan! Leonard Wood, received an ovation before the Ameri can /chamber of commerce when its president, H. L. Heath, introduced him aa "the oae maa whom the people de sire for governor general of the Phll liDDlna Man da." JOHN J. TIGERT. John J. Tlgert, a college professor of Lexington, Ky., who has been ap pointed commissioner of education to succeed Philander P. Claxton. INVENTED RY AN ENGLISHMAN At the Recent Demonstration of the Weapon a Velocity of Sixty Miles a Minute Was Developed. New York. —Scientists and inventors discussed the remarkable qualities of a new gun, which Dr. Miller Reese Hutchinson, former chief engineer for Thomas A. Edison, claims may be de veloped to hurl a projectile of five tons from 200 to 300 miles. Its velocity, he declared, ranges from one to five miles a second. The noise it made at a de monstration sounded like the click rff a cash register though only a miniature weapon, with an eight-inch barrel, was used. Its projectile may be stopped in a sheet of steel with the precision of a trolley car. The gun is the invention of John Temple, an Englishman, who develop ed the idea in this country. The demonstration gun used by Dr. Hutchinson had a velocity of one mile a second. He declared the high pow er rifles now in vogue obtain their velocity through the use. of small pro jectiles, long barrels and about three times as much powder as is used in the new weapon. The principle of burning powder, which does not permit waste before the projectile even starts to move, has been applied in the gun. Dr. Hutchinson explained. The elmi nation of a loud report was obtained by confinement of expanding gas. Reid's Condition Serious. Fitzgerald, Ga. Engineer W. T. Reid, who was shot by a union picket stationed along the tracks of the At lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail road, near the railroad shops, is in a serious condition. W. T. Whittle and Werner Duren, strikers, are in jail charged with rioting. Concentrating British Fleet. Maltd.—Virtually the entire British Mediterranean fleet with all attend ant ships, including the aircraft vessel Pegasus, is en route for or concentra ted Within easy reach of Constant!-' nople\ where the situation is viewed with-'fiome anxiety. Georgia Peaches Now Moving. Macon, jHa.—Railroad officials an nounced fimt all records for peacn shipments in a single day will be shat tered before daylight. A movement of eleven solid train loads to the north ern and eastern markets is scheduled. \ Gonzales Gives a Reception. Lima, Peru. —The United States am bassador, William E. Gonzales, gave a reception in honor of the Fourth o! July, which was attended by President Legula, the members of the Peruvian cabinet, government officials and the diplomats here. Woman ia Welfare Comrt»issioner. Greensboro, N. C.—Mrs. Clarence A. Johnson, of Raleigh, was elected com missioner of public welfare of North Carolina by the state board of char ities and public welfare. Prices of Steel Off. Bethlehem. Pa. The Bethlehem Steel company, announced further re ductions in the price of steel. New York Is Wicked City. Zlon, 111. —New York is a very wick ed city, much worse than Chicago, ac cording to the report of two Zion dea connesses. who have returned after more than five months in the metropo 11a. Gife For Museum. Washington—A chair owned by Gen. Robert E. Lee and occupied by him at the anrrender at Appomatox is given to the United States government for the war department museum by the will of Mra. Bridget E. O'Farrell. U. 8. Veaaeia at Hamburg. Hamburg. Twenty-nine vessels which entered the port of Hamburg during the month of June ftew the Stars and Stripes. There were 613 ships, having an aggregate tonnage o? 588,446, which made port here Pay Homage to Jefferaon. Charlottesville, Va. A delegation from the Central Democratic club at Harrisburg. Pa., headed by Henry Op poeman, visited Montlcello and placed e magnolia wreath on the tomb at [Thomas Jefferson. MORE THAN 90,000 AUTO PLATES SOLD NUMBER OF MOTOR DRIVEN VE HICLES 80 FAR REGISTER. ' ED IS 149,444. rOBACCO FARMERS SI6NED UP Director John R. Hutcheson, Virginia Extension Service, Met With the Committee as did Dr. Kilgore. Raleigh. . Approximately SO,OOO automobile li cense plates had been delivered by the automobile license department, accord ing to head of the department. The 90,000 owners who have al ready complied with the law for buy ing the license plates before the Ist of July represent about the same number who had bought their plates this time last year. The registration of North Carolina motor vehicles had brought the total np to 149,444. Officers of the Virginia and North Carolina Tobacco Growers' association meeting in Raleigh, rejoiced over the news that more than half of the tobac co farmers of Virginia have signed up the co-operative marketing contract and cabled for a united drive to sign up 75 per cent of the North Carolina and Virginia tobacco production by January Ist. Director John R. Hut cheson of the Virginia Extension Ser vice and Director Kilgore of the North Carolina Extension Service met with the committee. To Acquire Hospital Land. Washington, (Special).—A bill that has passed the house and Is now in the senate provides $68,000 to "acquire land" at Azalea. This money will be available when the bill is signed by the president, and goeß to the purchase of land under contract for several yeats. The bill authorizes the secretary to pay for the land and withdraw the "requisition" on it. This is the site of general hospital No. 19, with capa city for 1,300 beds. Nothing yet has been paid on the land. Tne improve ments amount to $2,668,609 Army of Road Enthusiasts. Any further recruits to the army of road enthusiasts who invested the city will compel the state highway commis sion to adjourn its hearings from the bouse of representatives to the city auditorium. The legislative halls over flowed when the clans gathered to speak their minds about roads, and there will likely be more of them there when the hearings are resumed. For a crowd of such proportions, there are remarkably few sore toes among them, and all the differences are neighborhood differences. Youngest Judge on the BancH. 4 Judge on the North Carolina super ior court at the age of 27 years Is the remarkable record made by Judge J. Lloyd Horton. Judge Horton Is the youngest man who has ever occupied a seat on the superior court bench In North Caro lina, eclipsing the record made by Judge W. P .Stacy, of Wilmington, who held the record until last year, Judge Stacy having established an other record for youthfulness on the North Carolina supreme court bench |iy his election last fall. Heavy Freshets Anticipated. Stock raisers along the lower Neuse are anticipating heavy freshets from the last hard rains. The stream Is ex pected to reach the highest stage of the season. It is estimated that not less than 1# or 11 Inches fell locally In two afternoons. Sewers were chock ed In Klnston, and streets flooded both times. The precipitation was heavy over a wide range of territory. Council of State Held. Governor Cameron Morrison and the Council of State, meeting at the Man sion considered the financial state ments filed by half dozen municipali ties in the atate in support of the Mun icipal association's petition for a spe cial session of the general assembly, and continued action .until July 14. Interest In Reclaimed Lands. TJnusual interest is being shown In the reclaimed black lands of eastern North Carolina and in the valley lands of Piedmont North Carolina by people from outside the state. The North Carolina Geological and Economic Sur rey Is receiving many requests for in formation in regard to the character of these lands and the kind of crops that can be raised on them, their relation to transportation facilities and near ness to markets. The Survey is assist ing the N. C. department of agrtctrt ture In furnishing all information South Africans at College. The department of agriculture. Union of South Africa, has sent two more young men to State college to specialise in the study of the produc tion, care and handling of cotton and tobacco. p. v. V Oliver, who was graduated at the last commencement, has gone to Mesopotamia to take up investiga tional work In connection with the production of Turkish tobacco. The newcomers are Petrus Johnnes Naude. of Bethal. Transvaal, and Ixro rens Jacobus Hennlng, Plan New Prison Building. The state prison asked architect* , for plans for a new prison building to house 200 prisoners and for plans for a church fcr which part of the funds have been collected by local church agencies over a period of five or six years. No actual estimate baa been fixed for the new prison building which will be erected on the farm, but it Is the opinion of the board that a new building will be -needed for the prisoners who are "camping out" oik the farm. Decision to erect the church fol lows the visit to Occoquan and other model prisons of Superintendent G. Ross Pou. Nearly $5,000 has been ia the hands of Treasurer Lacy for do ing this building but the board of di rectors had never agreed to supply the balance necessary. The project will probably be formally approved at the board meeting next week. Seven prisoners are now in. death row awaiting dates to be fixed for electrocution, or for executive clem ency. ■ .. Corn, Wheat, and Cotton. Corn Is generally reported in good condition and well advanced in the mail} producing states, according to the report of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. However, the outlook ranges from poor to good in the eastern and southern states. In North Carolina, the growth of the crop is stunted and the stands are irregu lar, owing to the drought. Harvesting of Winter Wheat is pro* gressing'in the leading wheat states while in the southern states, harvest ing has been completed and threshing is being done. North Carolina! report®' the poorest yield in many years. The Cotton crop is generally late,, and irregular stands are noted. In the central counties of North Caro lina the stands are small and irregu lar. r DuPont Company Wins Suit. Washington, (Special).—ln the case of the E. L. de Pont de Nemours and company againßt the Atlantic Coast Line company, et al., in which It is charged that rates on lumber shipped ■in carload lots between September 22, 1917, and June 22., 1918, from certain points in South and Carolina Caro lina were too high, the du Ponts won according to a decision of the inter state commerce commission handed down. The Biggest Single Exhibit. The bigget.; single exhibition ever staged at the State Fair will be seeD there this year when the High Point Furniture manufacturers display tha products of the North Carolina mills. Arrangements were made for thl? exhibit which will take up 10,000 square feet. Postoffices Advance In Grade. Washington, (Special).—These post offices have recently been made third class, and Representative Lyon was asked by the postofflce department to furnish Information as to the post masters : Hope Mills, Parkton, Angier, Buiea Creek, Council, Fair Bluff, Bolton and Boardman There is a chance that some tit the postmosters in these places now will be retained. Headquarters of Selling Plan. Promoters of the co-operative sell ing plan for cotton state that it has been determined that the state head quarters shall be in the city of Ra leigh. The workers will soon close up the 1921 campaign for this season, but will endeavor tb keep the movement going and renew their efforts at sucb time as they deem wise. Highest Peace-Time Strength. The Norti Carolina National Guard has reached the highest peace-time strength ever recorded for the organi zation since it was organized accord ing to a tabulation of enlistment made by the Adjutant General. In the en tire roeter of organizations 1,645 ef cero and meii are enrolled, and this number will go to Camp Glenn July 15-30. Examination* for Postmaster*. Washington, (Special).— The civil service commission has been asked to hold examinations (or postmasters at Creedmore, Guilford College, Hender sonville and Mayodan. Y. M. C. A. at Camp Glsnn. The state committee of the Young Men's Christian Association is plan ning for effective work in the National Guard encampment which will be held at Camp Glenn during July and Au gust. The encampment opens on July 6th with a four-day school for about 40 officers and 160 enllster men On the 10th of July the First Regiment will come in about 1,000 strong— From August 14th to the 28th there will be a cavalry camp. The work will be in charge of S. K. Hunt, state county work secretary. An Appeal to Bankers. State Treasurer Lacy sent out an other appeal to the bankers and to the newspapers of the state to aid in the drive to sell the half million dollars' worth of state bonds of the SIOO de nomination. These bonds were issued In re sponse to thq cry of the newspapers for an opportlnlty. The small issue, like the larger ones, bears only ire per cent, but the entire lot of 98,372£00 will have ao crued Interest if they an marketed by Jvty ». .. J
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