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SHIP SUBSIDY IS. r NOT IMPOSSIBLE HARDING AND ADVISORS HAVE NOT YET FORMULATED A MARINE PROGRAM. { WAR HAS WROUGHT CHANGES , Former Bitter Opponents to Subsidy j Propositions Now Apparently Want a Subsidy for Themselves. Washington. The revival of the Emergency Fleet Corporation has raised some important questions as to the future of the American merchant marine. While President Harding and , his advisers have not yet reached a definite program or policy, the signifi cant thing about the informal discus sions which are now taking place is the drift toward government subsidy of ships flying the American flag. For years the subsidy idea has been warmly espoused by shipping men only to be bitterly denounced by the . members of Congress from agricultu ral states. Years ago no American President would have felt warranted fn recommending a subsidy to any Jass of American enterprise. But the war has wrought many changes, and it would not be surprising If before the end of the Harding administration a. ship subsidy bill, not only Is proposed, but actually put through Congress. It is felt that the chief source of op position has vanished, for the agricul tural element in Congress has recent ly come forward with a request for a subsidy themselves. The proposal that a hundred million dollar appropri ation be nmde by the government to finance agricultural projects is looked upon by advocates of the ship subsidy as an established precedent which ag ricultural senators and members of the house will not be able to Ignore. Potash Users Enter Protest. '• Washington. Potash users of the South are protesting against the pro hibitive duty of |SO a ton Imposed by the new tariff hill. It is understood the purpose of this tax Is to protect the potash mines of Utah. Ninety per cent of the potash used is used by Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Ala bama. Irish Situation Deadlocked. London.—The Irish situation, it was declared In responsible quarters, has developed into virtually a deadlock be tween Premier Lloyd George and Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, and the latter has been given an opportu nity to go to Belfast to see If any thing can be done in the circum stances. Fire and Riot In Penitentiary. Pittsburgh. Bl* persons we're in jured and ten factory buildings de stroyed In a riot and«flre at Western penitentiary here. Police and deputy sheriffs from all parts of the city as sisted the prison guards In holding the prisoners while the flremen put out ths flames. Greek Forces Pressing Turks. Athens.—The Greek troops in tlie region of Kutala. to the southeast of Brussa, Asia Minor, have forced the Turkish Nationalists to retreat in such a manner as to give hope of a com plete Investment by the Greek forces. -jr..' : i Bomb Outrage in Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires—A powerful bomb was exploded In front of the capital build ing. A policeman was seriously wound- j ed, but only small material damage was caused. The outrage Is credited here to communist agitators. - ~ Duty Free Crude and Fuel Oil. Washington. The proposed duty on crude and fuel oil was struck out of the Fordney tariff bill by the house. : t • Fifty Firemen Overcome. New York.—Fifty flremen were over come in fighting a 11,000,000 fire in the building of the Phoenix Cheese company, on Greenwich street, on the West Side of Lower Manhattan. 20,000,000 Russians Starving. Berlin. —Twenty million persons aro on the verge of starvation in drought strk'ken sections of Russia, subsisting mainly op moss, grass and bark of trees. Rise In Sam Browns Belts. Washington.—With the war depart ment's order restoring the Sam Browne belt tor all commissioned of fleers, price* of this article of equip ment, which had been a drug on the market. Immediately begon to soar , skyward. 10,000 Stills In Porto Rice. San Juan % P. R.—There are 10,000 stills in operation, in the Island, in violation of the Volstead act and local laws, in the opinion of the prohibition director's staff. Steamer strikes Mine. * ' London.—A dispatch from Lloyd's from Kasteadje, Rumania, says the British steamer General Turner, bound from the Danube to Rotterdam with grain and cattle strnck a mine off Caliakra and sank. The crew were ssvad. DEBT 10 BRITAIN IS PI B! U. S. INDEBTEDNESS OF THAT COUN- I TRY TO US AT THIS TIME IS $4,500,000,000. CLAIM FOR TRANSPORTATION The Claim PaiH By Us Constitutes a Final Settlement of Transportation Charges of Both Countries. Washington. Despite Great Brit ain's debt of $1,500,000 to this coun try, payment of $.'i2,655,352 has been made by the American government to the IJritish ministry of shipping in set tlement of a claim against the war de partment treasury officials said. The payment was made, officials added, pursuant to an opinion by Attorney General Daugherty. The British claim was for transpor tation service arfeing out of the war with Germany, and the'payment, it was explained, constitutes a final set tlement between the war department and the British minister of shipping of all claims of either party against the other for transportation services. Secretary Mellon askeil Mr. Daug herty for a ruling as to whether the act of March 3, 1875, which requires the secretary to withhold payment of any judgment against the United States where the claimant is indebted to this country in any manner, ap plied to such a claim. Mr. Daugherty held trie act did not apply, as it was not the practice of sovereign nations, to prosecute their claims against one another in the courts and obtain Judgment, but ad just such matters through diplomatic channels. Hun Lieutenants Convicted. Leipsic, Germany.—Lieutenant Ditt mar and Leutenant Boldt. charged with murder In the first depree for firing on life boats after the Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle had been torpedoed In the summer 9! 1918, were each sentenced to four years' im prisonment. Horseback Riding for Harding. Washington. President Harding wantß to take up horseback riding. He has not ridden since he was a boy, however, and may back out at the last minute, some of Ills friends say. Woman 68, 13th Child. Bland. Mo. —Mrs. Amanda Martin, 68 j years old, has presented her husband ; with a fine, healthy boy. The father j Is 70 years old. Neighbors have pre-1 sented Martin with a new suit of clothes The baby Ib Mrs. Martin's thirteenth. Did Not Endorse Soldier Bonus. Cleveland, O—The Rainbow Divis ion Veterans' association failed to en dorse an Immediate cash bonus for former soldiers at the closing sesson of their annual convention here. Tariff Rates on Dyes Btands. Washington—After refusing by a vote of 122 to 106 to eliminate the three-year dye embargo from the Ford-j ney bill, the house Jumped suddenly into a partisan light over oil. International Marriage, New York —Another American wo man is soon to be married Into the Britjsh peerage, it was disclosed here when a license was Issued to Lord Queensborough and Miss Edith Starr of New York. ..'.a ' •> * —-4l*, , General McAndrew Very 111. Washington.—Major General James W. McAndrew, president of the gen eral stafT college and former chief-of staff for General Pershing in France, was in a serious condition at the Wal ter Heed army hospital. Brazilian* Are Worried. Rio Janeiro—Rspatches from Wash ington that the tariff bill places a 15 per cent ad valorem duty on hides caused consternation among Brazilian hide exporters. * ' Presdent Vyins s Victory. Washington.* The administration won Its battle in Congress when the Senate, responding to President Hard ing's recent request, recommitted the soldiers' bonus bill. Population Deserting Towns. Bldney. N. S. W. —Inactivity In the copper mining industry has caused the practical desertion of the population from the towns of Cobar and Broken Hills. At one time Cobar boasted of a popu lation of several thousand people. To Losn Liberia $5,000,000. Washington.—The state department having made its recommendations, the application of Liberia for a 15,000,000 loan is now Congress for final decis ion. Heavy Duty on Hides. Washington.—Hides, raw, grew and pickled —were thrown off the Fordney tariff free list by the House, which voted HI to >7, to Impose an ad va lorem duty of 15 per cent, to be fol lowed by another amendment taxing all leather products, Inclsdlag shoes. JAMES B. JONES. James B. Jones, of Youngstown, 0., has been appointed assistant federal prohibition commissioner to assist Roy Haynes, the new commissioner. * ■ WOULD LEASE THE NO. 3 DAM Stipulates That Lease Shall Run 100 Years, For Which He, or His Estate Will Pay $1,500,000 Annually, Washington—Secretary Weeks an nounced that he would ask congress for authority to accept a proposal by Henry Ford for acquiring the govern ment nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, if the offer was found to be "substantial." The proposal, which was transmitted by Secretary Hoover, was on his desk, Mr. Weeks said. Mr. Ford offers to buy the nitrate plant, equipment and lands for $5,- 000,000, and leaße for 100 years the Wilson and No. 3 dam, when complete, at an annual obligation of 11,500,000. He proposes to convert the works into a fertilizer plant, the profits of which would be limited to 8 per cent and to keep it In readiness for. the manufac ture of explosives by the government in time of war. If acceptance of the offer is found advisable. Mr. Weeks said, he would ask congress for au thority to sell the plant and the dams and for an appropriation to complete the electrical installation on them. This work is estimated to'cost $28,000,000 and on this sum Mr. Ford proposes to jmy Interest at the rate of 6 per cent and to amortize the en tire cost of both dams. More Trouble in Mexico. Mexico City.—Federal troops have been dispatched to the State of Tam aylpias and San Louis Potosi to put down rebellious movements headed by Daniel Martinez Herrera, Gen. Alejan dro Chao and Lieut. Col. Horatio Mu noz. Passion Play to Be Revived. Bavaria. Thirty performances of the Passion Play are scheduled for 1922 by the committee of twenty-one which Is directing the spectacle. I , Canucks to Build School. Woonsocket, R. I. —The French Ca nadians of this city have launched a campaign for the purpose of raising $500,000 for the erection of a textile and manual training school here. Nine Killed in Alps. Beme, Switzerland.—Nine mountain climbers, including Professor Schaeft lain, an Austrian, are reported to have been killed in a series of accidents in the eastern Alps. Urged to Pray For Rain. Paris. —Cardinal Dubois, archbishop of Paris, called upon the people to pray for rain because of the prolonged drought, which has paused much dam age and much suffering. Provide Bibto? Reading. Atlanta, Ga. Afrer a considerable debate, the state senate passed the Fleming-Bond bill providing for the reading of the Bible' in ihe pubic schools of Georgia. Australian Population. Sidney, N. S. W.—The census re turns for Australia give a total popu ;latlon of 5.419,702, an Increase of 964, 697 since 1911. Long-Lived Methodist Pastors. Chicago.—There are thirty minister! over 90 years of age in the Methodisi Episcopal church. There Is one min later over 98 years of age .one nearl) 97 years, and three about 96 years. Jusserand Cancels Leave. Washington.—Probability of inter national conferences here on dlaarma ment and Paclflc questions causec Jules J. Jusserand. French ambassa dor, to make an eleventh-hour changi in plans for a leave of absence ii ; France. General Tariff Debate Closed. Washington —The house conclude* ; general debate on the Fordney tarif bill after the longest session of th six days since unlimited discussion be gan. Weather Conditions Vary. Washington —Considerable rain fel daring the past week in most section of the cotton belt, although It con tlaued dry in some localities, parties larly east of the Mississippi river, th weekly crop bulletin of the departmea of agriculture said. to THE ALAMANCE GLEANER, GRAHAM, N. C ATTEMPT TO LIFT I BURDEHJF TAXES WANT PROGRAM ADOPTED THAT WILL GIVE FREE REIN TO BUSINESS INITIATIVE STAMP TAX ON EVERYTHING "Business and Industries of Country Are Carrying Bulk of Load Which Should be Shared Generally." > Washington.—President Harding has ( made it clear to republican leaders in ( j Congress that he wants a tax program ! j ■ adopted which will lift restraint from , j business initiative. While the tax program is in embryo j| I condition, certain fundamentals are 11 ! practically agreed upon. For instance, i j imagining that, with repeal of thej excess profits tax, the government I, would be obliged to increase materially I the corporation taxes. The aim of the Harding administration, however, is to avoid any increase of corporation j taxes, if possfljle, and only to impose j a slight addition, if necessary. The j I repeal of the excess pfofit tax is a' foregone conclusion, and it is certain jl i ; that "the next revenue bill will not at-11 [tempt to make the business and indus-J . i tries of the country carry Jhe bulk of i j (.he load. Instead, the tax burden will | be more evenly distributed by the useji jof every sort of stamp tax. The three- I cent letter postage may come back, |i jand it seems assured that revenue! stamps will be necessary on practical- i ly every kind of business transactions, j 1 Plane Smasti Kills Four. j Oakland, Calif. —An airplane from j i | Jascuzzl Brothers' airplane factory in j 1 ' Berkeley fell at Modesto, killing the !; II pilot and three passengers, according j .| to word received by the Oakland Tri- 11 ' bune. 11 Use Crude Oil and Cotton. / . . Enid. Okla. Crude oil and cotton j i [ were substituted for the customary tar i and feathers by masked men, Who re i moved Walter Billings, a wealthy i theater owner and real estate dealer. I from his automobile to the country and ; . J whipped him. —, Japan Accept* Suggestion. |i Washington.—Japan's acceptance ofj; President Harding's suggestion that a i | conference be called to discuss limita-! 1 1 ! tion of armaments has been received, j i 5,000 New Cases of Cholera. ! Riga—More than 5,000 n:*w cases) I of cholera have been reported in Rus-1 j sia in the last fortnight, says the Mos- j cow Izvestia. Sheriff la Impeached. ' | Montgomery, Ala. —George W. Mitch-j >' ell, sheriff of Lauderdale county, was! ) impeached and ordered removed from i office by the Alabama supreme court. Turks Are Deporting Greeks. Samueon, Asia. —The deportation of j Greeks into the interior by the Turk j ish Nationalists continues. The de-j r portees included hundreds of m " j | ployeee of American tobacco firm?. The World Cotton Crop. Washington —The world cotton crop, of the year 1920-21 Is placed at 19 -1 1 1 595.000 bales of 550 pounds gross, or j ■ j 478 pounds net, by the bureau of mar- j > kets and crop estimates. » -r— ■ Cotton Consumed During June. Washington.—Cotton consumed dur-i ing June amounted to 461,656 running; ) bales of lint and 48,683 bales of llnters, >' the census bureau announced. ~ i _ . ' Hanged Without Confessing, ariffin, Ga.—Jack Kelloy was hang ed here for the murder of Leßoy Trex-j ler, an Atlanta taxicab driver. Kelloy 5 f never confessed the crime. , 5 Fresh Outbreak of Pellagra. :J Washington.—A new outbreak of, pellagra, particularly in the South,! jls alarming the public health service. | > Womem' Smoking Compartments. i- Montreal. Smoking compartments for women are to be provided on the j Canadian Pacific railroad trains. Dial Stands by President. s 1 Washington.—Senator Dial announc t ed that he would stand by the adminis i-1 tration in Its position respecting the; y postponement of adjusted soldiers' compensation bill. Forest Experiment Station. > New Orleans —Southern timber and >• the various uses to which it can be a adopted will be studied by a staff of; i- j technical experts working out of a e forest experiment station to be estab a lished here by the United Statee for est service. Disqualified by Advanced Age. d Berlin—Prof. Lu)o Brentanp. who u has been informally considered by the e cabinet as German ambassador to the »- United StatesKhas notified the govern ment that he is not available because ! of advanced years. 11 j Trainman Meets Death, is I Tlfton. Oa—S. F. Webb of Valdoeta. »*iGa., freight conductor of the Georgia «- Southern ft Florida railroad, wat scald e ed to death and three trainmea IB lt jind when a somthbound freight train «u wwkU ' ' " MRS. WENDELL PHILLIPS. Mrs. Wendell Phillips, the American delegate (and the only woman dele gate) to the Inter-allied conference fot Indemnities and reparatcyis. OTHER NATIONS SYMPATHETIC I — ~—— 1 Administration Officials Are Confident of an Early Acceptance From the Government at Tokio. Washington.—Additional pledges ot co-operation have reached Washington from several quarters in response to President Harding's proposal for an in ternational conference on limitation oi armaments and other world problems. Definite acceptance of the Presi dent's invitation to participate were re ceived at the state department during the day from Great Britain and Italy, while'informal advices came to official circles here that a favorable reply from China might be expected in the near future. At the same time it became known that much sympathetic inter est had been manifested informally by several governments who do not ex pect to have seats in the conference. France having previously expressed her willingness to take part, the only invited power from which no sort of an expression had been received was Japan.. Administration officials were confident of an acceptance from the Tokio government, however. Utilities Company Bankrupt. Little Rock.—Suit was filed 'in the United States district court here ask ing for the appointment of a receiver for the Arkansas Light & Power Co., a corporation operating public utilities in a score or more of towns of the state, and the Citizens' Ice & Utilities Co., of Junction City, Ark., a subsi diary. Investigate Ku Klux Kian. Pensacola, Fla. Both federal and state officials are conducting an in vestigation into the activities of an alleged organization of the Ku Klux Klan here. Chris Lochas, the man who was ordered to leave town by the alleged klansmen, has returned. Occupation to Continue. Paris. France has informed Ger many that she will continue the occu pation of the Rhine region until Ger many has complied with the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles relative to the punshment of those who violated the rules of civilized warfare in the world war. Greeks Forced to Retreat. Paris. —A column of Turkish Nation alists attacked the Greeks west of Brussa. Asia Minor, and the Greeks were forced to retreat after suffering losses, says a dispatch from Angora. Atlantic City Secures Elks. Los Angeles, Calif. —The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, in con vention here, selected Atlantic City, N. j., as the 1922 convention city. - $50,000,000 Live Stocl Pool. Chicago—The 150,000,000 livestock pool subscribed by bankers at recent conferences here and in New York will \>e in operation July 18, Everett C. Brown, president of the National Live stock Exchange, said. Must Have Warrants. Lynchburg, Va. —A government rev enue agent or prohibition agent not armed with a warrant for search or seizure is not an employe of the gov ernment at the time, was the ruling in the district court here. Harding £lgns Navy Bill. Washington.—The annual naval ap propriation bill was signed by Presi dent Harding. The bill carries approximately four bifndred and ten million dollars. L i Death of Harry Hawker. London. —Harry G. Hawker, the fam ous aviator, was killed on the Hendon Flying Field. His machine burst into flames aa it alighted on the field. Hawker achieved fame when be at tempted a trans-Atlantic flight- from | the Canadian coast to Ireland. Italy Favor* Disarmament Idea. j Rome. —The foreign ministry offt i clally not if! A the American embassy that President Harding's plan for a conference tor the limitation of arma ments meets with the full approval ol the Italian government. DeValera Arrives In London. London. Eamonn fe Valera and the other Irish republican leaders who are to participate in the conference with Prime Minister Lloyd George here, baa arrived In London from Dub llft. LUCY DECLINES 10 MDAIJTO TAX (STATE TREASURER IS ACTING UNDER ADVICE GIVEN BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. AMOUNT INVOLVED 9265,000 Suits Will Now Probably Be Instituted by the Several Automobile Com panies to Enforce Payment. iAr?' Raleigh. Treasurer Lacy has sent a letter to J. S. Griffin, local atotrney, declining to make any retund of automobile li cense taxes paid to the state by four automobile concerns doing business in North Carolina. It is understood that the attorney general has advised the treasurer not to pay any of the taxes back, even those paid under protest, and that suit wilt be instituted for the recovery of 'approximately $265,000. Mr. Lacy's letter follows: "Your favor of the 12th has Just been received, demanding the refund of $2,000 to the Olds Motor Works, Lansing, Mich.; SI,OOO to Ki3sell Mo tor Car company. Hartford, Wis.; $2,- 000 to the Cole Motor Car company, Indianapolis, and SI,OOO to the Mar mon Motor Car company, money col lected from these automobile manu facturers under section 72 of the reve nue act. "In reply will say that after con sultation with the attorney I am advised not to refund any of these license taxes." Kohloss is Named Director. Washington (Special).—R. A. Koh loss, of Salisbury, was appointed pro hibition director for North Carolina. His assistant Is to be A. B. Coltrane, of Trinity. Secretary Mellon signed the Kohloss appointment. The senate has nothing to do with it. Therefore the fight is over. C. M. Justice, of Greensboro, has been appointed chief of the revenue agents of the United States. Inspection Law Distributed. Mr. D. C. of Winston- Salem. state secretary of the T. P. A., is sending members of that organiza tion copies of the state law requiring inspection of hotels and restau rants. These laws and amendments were drafted and enacted through the efforts of the North Carolina division, T. P. A. board of directors and legis lative chairmen Texan Makes Doleful Report. Washington .(Special).—Returning here from an inspection trip through North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, Representative Sumners, Texas, chairman of an agricultural sub-committee investigating the .cot ton situation, declared in a statement that the poor farmers were having a hard time getting food for their fami lies and stock, and that he was certain a large part of the people were under fed. » Applicants for Work Placed. - Out of 161 applications, 143 were placed for work during the week of July 9 through the local government employment bureau, according to W H. Vause, director. Of the number placed only 50 were unskilled laborers, the remainder be ing skilled workers, such as carpen ters and cement finishers. Sptclal Session December 6. The North Carolina general assem bly will be called in extraordinary ses sion, December 6. it was announced by Governor Morrison. The governor's announcement was made following the meetine of the council of state, which considered the question of an extra session to vali date the 1921 municipal finance act. School for County Agents. The annual school for county agents of the Norih Carolina Home Demon stration Division will be held July 18th-29th at the State College for Wo men. at Greensboro. Fire Losses In State. The state insurance department an nounces that the North Carolina fire loss, exclusive of foreet fires, was $313.7R0 agrsinst *385 000 in May and $1,248,000 in April. The total for the first six months period Is 13.713.M2. The June loss. Commissioner Wade states, would have been phenomenally encouraging, but for the burning of a lumber plant near New Bern, June 19. with a loss of $150,000. and iron works at Wilmington, valued at $78,000. near ly half the loss of the state for the entire month. Two New Railway Heada. Wad« H. Harris, editor of The Char lode Observer, Is president of the North Carolina railroad, and Archi bald Johnson, of Thomasvllle. editor of Charity and Children, is secretary and treasurer; while C. D. Bradham, New Bern. Is president of the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad aud W. Stamps Howard, Tarboro, Is secretary and treasurer. These appointments ware announc ed by Governor Cameron Morrison when, with oae SKoeptloa. ha wiped tke aM dlraatarata alataa tint. Cameron Favors Fair Play. Col. Bennehan Cameron, whose In terest in good roads is well known, is very much opposed to any diversion of State and Federal funds Irom the Lee-Jackson Highway from Lexington, Va„ to Durham, to any other route, notably the route proposed by Person county citizens, via Virginia and Rox boro. v "Eastern and Southern North Caro lina. including New Bern, Wilmington, Goldsboro; Raleigh, Plnehurst, Fayette ville and Durham," said Colonel Cam eron, "is interested in getting into the valley of Virginia by the shortest route, which is via Roxboro, South Boston and Lynchburg. The Lee-Jack son Highway from Lexington, Va„ to Durham will not only accomplish but it will also be an important lirs' in a great international highway f|j?*" Miami to Toronto. I Durham and Person coulity on buffu- ing their respective sections, but I would deplore any diversion of state and federal funds from this route to any other, especially wnen thereby a link in this grand international high way Is broken and travel is switched off into the bushes, without connection with the .state system of highways in Virginia, which is required under the North Carolina law. "The counties in Virginia through which this road passes have voted bonds on the assurance that we will do our part. The State Highway Com mission of Virginia has allotted $600,- 000 to this connection. Early Aid Is Necessary. Prospects of a special session of th« legislature switched from municipali ties to state, with council of stats members advancing the belief that early legislative aid will be necessary whether the cities and towns submit data that is convincing or not. The $650,000 deficit in the public school fund is, as State Superintend ent of Schools E. C. Brooks declares, a state obligation and one that should be met by the state as soon as pos sible. No Epidemic of Fever. No epidemic of fever exists in North Carolina, and the increased number of cases as compared wfth last year is probably more apparent than real, declared Dr. W. S. Rankin, state health officer, in discussing the prevalent re ports that there is more fever in th« state this year than ever before. More cases have been developed, he said, because the typhoid season cams earlier by six weeks this year. Craven County Showing Faith. Craven county is showing its faith in co-operative marketing by signing up cotton and tobacco contracts at a great rate, according tf> W, R. Pate, who has been in charge of the cam paign. Mr. Pate brought in a big batcH of contracts to Raleigh and said there were a lot more to come. Over 60 per cent of the growers ara signing up in the territory so far cov» ered by the farm-to-farm canvass. Tobacco Crop Cut in Half. Last year's over-production of to bacco in North Carolina of 431 million pounds has been cut about half this year with a forecast of 214,635,200 pounds. The acreage planted com pared with last year shows a reduc tion of 34 per cent and the 65 per cent condition is 16 per cent lower than July Ist a year ago. This indicates a yield of 520 pounds per acre. Employment Service Places 86. Despite the depression that pervadet many sections of the state, the Em ployment Service directed by "$9,999" Commissioner M. L. Shipman, placed 86 men and women in profitable job# during the past week. Classified, the number reads: skilled labor, 23; un skilled, 32; clerical and professional, 14; industrial, 3; domestic, 6. Harrisburg-Neweiis Road Route. Unanimous decision was reached by the State Highway Commission to adopt the Harrisburg-Newells route for the road between Concord and Charlotte, with the proviso that all of the four grade crossings on the road must be eliminated in construction. Horses and Cattle in State. The total number of horses on farms in North Carolina on January 1, 1920, was 171,043, according co the report of the bureau of census. Pure bred cattle In the state num ber 10,782, which is 1.7 per cent of. the total, 644,779 head. J- Automobiles a Source of Evil, That the automobile is a source of profit and pleasure was admitted by Judge J. Bis Ray in criminal court, but he held serious doubt whether tha care are not a greater source of evil than of beneßt to society. He told tha grand jury to see that all ordinances relating to automobiles, and eayyian* those relating to Immoral purposes, should be fully enforced. Judge Ray's charge was not a cut and dried affair, but was one /that ha had gathered from his varied #xperi cnces with the world. Hoq Premiums Revised. The premium list on hogs shown at the State Fair this tell has been re> vised upward materially while houalng facilities have been greatly improved .and Increased, fording to W. W. Bhay, superintendent of the swine de. partment. "It will be possible for the best pen of three barrows to wis 157.00, If said pea lauds alsf Tit, Jnd BM 3rd la slnglee and sweepetakee in oae breed," auya Mr. Shay "Breeder's young hard of the sama* breed: anaathla wtnnlncs. 193.00."
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