North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XLVII V • _ NO FEDERAL AID NOW FOR NATIONAL FOREST GOOD ROADS. Change to be Made in School Text Books—2oo ' Blockade Stills Broken up Past Month -*-8o«th to Have Lower ' Freight Rates on Lumber—Meeting to Elect Fun-time Secretary- (fly Maxwell Gorman.) Raleigh, Jan. 24.—Governor Morrißon is back from Washing ton, where he went on a visit per taining to several matters Oue of these was to ascertain if it wat practicable at this time to secure federal aid for the construction of good roads through some national forests in Western North Caro lina. He foupd that the appro priation for this purpose, insofar as it applied to North Carolina, was exhausted, inasmuch as re cently there had beau an agree meut by Chief Forester Freely that SIOO,OOO should be furnished for the highway start ng near Marion and extending up Buck Creek over the Blue Ridge to Mica, iu Mitchel' county, and passing through National reserva tions for some five miles. "I had hoped to secure Federal construction of good roads through the national forests in Western North Carolina," said Gov Mor rison. ."But on investigation I found that there are no funds available. I did not call on Sec retary of Agriculture Wallace in the matter after I had conferred with Senator Qvermau an d some North Carolina Representatives. I hope to secure this aid in th»» future, ,but will do nothing mote for the present, till I have a talk with Chairman Frank Pago# uf the North Carolina Highway c\ - mission, who is now in Chicago, and he did not go to Washington aV this time, as he. learned that Mr McDonald, head -of Federal highway work, was not in Wash ington. For the present there is nothing whifclfappears possible to do in the matter." State Teat' Books For Public Schools. It is understood that tfiere is to be considerable change in tbe public schools text books, as re cently determined by the State Commission. Sealed bids for famishing textbooks for the pub lic schools will be opened by the State Board of Education on Feb ruary 6, aqd opportunity will be given to the reprenmitatives of bidding publishers to present their claims in person, according to a letter sent yesterday to the publishers of »il i»ooks Included and recouituended in tlin report of the State Text Book Commis sion. .Twenty-sev n . publisher* me represented in the list of books recommended by the commission, and bids have oeeu asked front each of the publishers. llecom mendations wure mailt* in series of from three to live books on each subject. Adoptions will not be based entirely, upou the prices submitted, Dr. Urooks slated, l>m cost will be nil' important con sideration in the seW'Clion of the books to be adopted. Heed Vast Ships to Catch Hum Kuunrra. Prohibition enforcement condi tions iti North Cnroiiua are im • proving, Mr.- Kohlo*-, elate pro hibition officer, declare.*. He wlaiea that over 20u «*( ilit* were seized iu the State during live pa-a mouth. The chief en forconteut difficulty along the North Carolina ami bouil^Carolina coast* are tln» ruin ruuu«rt» op 'ratio# from Natt&an in the Bahama*, the director aaid. il lf I had a couple of Muhtuariio chatter*, i could capture MO uiucii liquor that tliey wouldn't kuo what to do with it " User XaoUtejr Hates Vur V. C. The good uews cornea that North Carolina aud other Souther a states are to get much lower rates on siiipuieuts «>l all classes of luiut) r as lite result of a dec. »u>u just made by Uie interstate Commerce THE ALAMANCE GLEANER Commission. This reduction in rates follows the declaration made by Senator Tram tnell of Florida, who in opposing the confirmation aud reappointment of Commis sioner Clyde H. Aitcliinson on the commission, said that Commis sioner Aitchinson was responsible for discrimination by which the west obtained lower rates than the South. The new rates pro mulgated are upon hardwood from other sections, but the declara tion of carriers was that if this reduction was made they would also apply it to lh> woods shipped from the South. The decision, therefore, does away with the in crease of 33 1-3 per cent over the rates in effect on August 25,1920, and changes the rate so as to make a fiat increase in rates rang ing from 6 to 11 cents on the 100 pounds, the rates of August 25 for North and Sooth Caroliua b«- ing increased ojne cents on the 100 pounds. This'; jpiakes a big reduction on the 33 1-3 per ceut increase which affected all the Southern states. Commissioner McChord, while concurring in the principle of the order, slated that the decrease should Jbav,e been larger than that granted, and dis sented from that portion of the order. 'The new rates will mean a large saving for the lumber in terests in North (Carolina as they apply all classes of lumber. Teachers' Assembly Secretary. The Executive Committee of the North Carolina Teachers' Assem bly has been called to meet here this week for the purpose of con sidering the employment of a whole-time secretary, and naming the lime and place of the meet ing ol the Assembly. Sentiment against holding the meetings of the Assembly during the Thanksgiving holidays de veloped here during the recent session, and it is lisely that the lime will be changed to later in the year. Many of the members of the Assembly prefer to spend the holidays with their families. Election of a whole-time secre tary of the Assembly, authorized at the November meeting here, will be considered. The execu tive committee plans a campaign for securing the membership of eVerj' teacher in the publicschools of the State, and the work will largely devolve upon the secre tary to carry on the work of the campaign. A number of names are being considered for the place. JOINT RECITAL FEB IST Caryl Bensel and Roderick White in College Concert Series—Faculty Club meeting. Cor. of The Gleaner. Elon College, Jan. 24 —Caryl Bensel and Roderick White will appear ip a joint recital in the college auditorium on the evening of February Ist. Miss Bensel is a soprano of rare accomplish ments, and idr. White is a violin ist of first- rank. These young artists signalize the fourth number in the college concert series for the year Dr. Thomas C. Amick, presi dent of the higher education sec tion of the Teachers' Assembly, left for Raleigh this morning to meet with the executive commit tee of the Assembly to elect the all-tiinesecretary of the Teachers' Assembly of tbe State, and to transact other matters of import ance touching the future *of the teachiug profession in the state. The faculty Nevelle Club met Monday evening in the Domestic Science reception hall, with Miss Anne Mary Laud is as hostess" Progressive rook . was the social tealure of the eveniug, following which a delightful course of hot chocolate, marsh mallows, walnut caud , and charlotte rouge was served. ' Miss Landis was assisted in the serving by four of her pupils iir Domestic Science: Misses Hallie Trollinger, Teuneva Jordou, Sus ie Perry, and M»ry Vail L'tley. Those present were: Mesdames Ilawk, Corboy, Ring, Harper, K'-mioti, Kirklaud, Vaughn, aim, Si'iru, and Misses Fisher, Cora , Head lick, and Hawk. "We have sold 97,U00 bottles ol Tan lac aud have never had a sin gle complaint."—Jocobs' Pharm ■ uy, Atlanta, pa. For sale by Fur /rotrl Drag Co., Gratiam, N. O. GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY. JANUARY 26, 1922 SAME RESULT, AND CHEAPER •omewhat Rwflh en the Oat,' but Flw* Dollars la Something TKeee Hani Time*. Expert testimony may be valuable from a scientific point of view, but there are often cheaper waya of es tablishing a certainty, as the follow ing shows. An Irlah laborer entered a drag store, and drawing a paper bag from his pocket; poured on the counter a number of very sticky and unattrac tive looking pieces of candy. "Oaa you examine this candyT he asked. "It looks queer. What * the matter with It?" a eked the druggist "Plzen, Ol'm thlnkln'. Did ye lver see such stufTT Dlnnls McOulre give thlm to me b'jr, an' Dlnnls is no frlnd of motne." "Well, I can make an analysla." "All right OIH come In tomor row on me way from worrk." The Irishman had reached the doer, but he suddenly stepped with his hand on the hitch. "And how ranch will that analysis cost me?" he inquired. "Five dollars," was the answer. The man walked over to the coun ter ancr swept the candy lnte the bag, which he replaced In his pocket "Nlver molnd," he said. "01*11 feed wan to the cat"—Philadelphia Ledger. WILD LEMONS IN PROFUSION According to Traveler, They Are a Qtneroue Qlft of Nature to Island of Norfolk. Lemons grow wild all over the Island o Norfolk, a British possession In the South Pacific, according to Thomas J. McMahon, in the Trans-Paclflc Maga zine. Ha writes that In evary garde* and paddock are clumps of trees ever bearing fralt in wonderfal abundance, and of a variety ftiil of rich Juice and with a rind most suitable for lemon peel. Little factories, family concerns, are dotted ail over the Islands. They are usually roughly constructed wooden buildings divided late three rooms. There, with rather primitive instru ments, the woman cut and squeeze the lemons lo huge frames, and the skins are soaked in brine preparatory to making lemon peel. During the lemon sAaeo, which la most of the year, the boys and girls are engaged dally In picking the fruit. Whlla there are only 000 people en the island. It ceold comfortably and prosperously house 5,000 par- Sana, according to Mr. MjMahon. The Island la five miles long, three miles broad and cantatas 8,000 acres. Finding Speed-Ratee of Insects. Expert* of the United States De partment of Agriculture have Just bee* carrying eat some teats to discover the speed-rates of different species of flies. In a district of northern Texas 284,- 000 flies of various species were canght, were dusted with finely, powdered red chalk, and were then liberated. Fly-traps, baited with food especially relished by files, were placed, at measured distances frqpi the point of release. It was found that most files would travel dUßanoes up to 1,000 feet In a few minutes. The house-fly covered over six miles la less than 24 boars. The marlmnm dis tance traveled by It In these experi ment* wss 18.14 miles. Whether It made this stopping-place Its permanent home or returned to ward the starting-point Is not recorded In the accounts that have appeared. Levies I. Fn his early rising the farmer Is per fectly logical. His ldsa Is ttiat If the dsy breaks before you get np. you can not expect to have a whole day before you.—Boston Transcript The Fault. "De good loser," said Uncle Eben, "Is a fine Influence 'ceppln' fob de fack dat be's liable to lncourage de selfish sinners to use loaded die*." — Washington Star. A Forgotten Art. In New York's streets there aay be counted hundreds of signs that read "Watchmaker." Yet perhaps less than a dozen of such concerns could make a watch. Cant Got Ussd to It. What we bate worse than anything else In the world, except, perhaps, actual sin. Is bsvlng somebody else decide wbst's good for us.—Ohio Stste Journal. Quotation of Importance. The art of isolation requires more delicacy Is practice than tboa* con ceive who can see nothing mors In a quotation thaa an extract.-—lsaac Disraeli. Robins Wnp All Vsar Round. The roh'n and the wren are the oaly birds v~at stag all the year round. All other birds have periodical fits of Mlsaca. SOUND THE OCEAN Scientific Investigation Is Now Going On. •trong Probability That the Wendere of the Deep Will He Revealed Very Bhortly. * Difficulties encountered In deepsea sounding are disclosed by a marine engineer writing in the London (Eng. land) Dally Mall. Deep-sea sounding of late years, he says, has become a very exact science. When a ship is thousands of miles from land the real work begins. To sink atrlead to a quite shallow depth Is the easiest thing In the world. But when It comes to working In miles, sailors are brought up against a very different problem. Even today nobody knows exactly where the greatest depth exists, for the simple reason that no Instrument at present Invented can reach the bot tom In the deepest parts. A theory accredited by scientists Is that below a certain depth solid matter refuses to sink, because the pressure of the water is so great that specific gravity Is over come. It Is widely held that when ships Rink In the deepest parts of the ocean thuy never reach bottom, but float about suspended In the water at a depth below which their weight Is not sufficient to take Ihera. The greatest depth which hns been sounded up to the present Is Just over five miles. But It Is thought that parts of the ocean are perhaps four times as deep. In this branch of nautical service wonderful Instruments are used. At tached to the leads of the sounders, which weigh seventy pounds and are suspended on piano wire, are specially constructed cups, which close auto matically and bring up samples of the ocean's bed. They are provided with a dial, upon which the depth tonched by the leads Is at once rec orded, and are In use In all ocean going cable ships, which must of necessity determine of what the ocean bed consists. Time after time ships working in far seas have seen no record of solid matter reached by reading the sounder dial, because the leads are not suf ficiently heavy to reach bottom. All records may very soon be broken by' the Shackleton expedition to the Antarctic. The grab-sluker which they will uae can be employed at a depth •f, seven miles. What will be found ndoody can say. All exlating theories may be exploded, but It la certain that some interesting data will be forth coming. Nat»u*Uy. deep-sea sounding la es sential from many points. Fog la the seaman's enemy. Soundings must be taken to avoid disaster. Formerly the leads used were smeared with tallow. Many Interesting specimens were brought to ihe surface, but nothing Is known of the flora and the Ttuna that «plat« at great, depths. Heuce tlie constant attempts to discover better •oandlng apparatus. New popularity for Dickans. Since the war there ha* been a wide spread revival l# JBpgland and else where of the need tor Dickens. Thrill ing adventure, wild dangers, hair breadth escapes, the roar of guns and all the pharaphernalla of battle are no longer welcome —people want to read of happiness In their homes of blttfi* memory. T tle British papers for a /ear past have ael4°m been with out a quotatiou , from the u>#ster's works—there U |Uwa>e In them a sen tence ,or two that llluwinetlngly I*n*tiif the occurrence of the hour. Apt quotations from Dickens are ex tremely common In the mouths of the high court Judges of England, no less than In those of the magistrates of minor courts. There was a smile of de(lght when a case was called In the court of kings bench not long ago, Dombey 4 Sons vs. Smith, and Mr. if. F. Dickens, K. C., announced himself as representing Dombey & Sons CLon-1 don tailors). The Judge naturally 1 commented: T congratulate you, Mr. Dickens, that the old firm still flour ishes." Limited Rule "Believe yourself happy and yoa are happy," ssy» a writer. Unfortunately, that rale doesn't work when a man thinks be Is wise, for then he la other wise. Leaves It te Judge. "I would much raMier you did It," replied • man at Shoredltch (Unglsud) county court when indue Clser re marked. "Ask your wife to keep quiet." The Wlae and the Thoughtless. 1 have many swift arrow* In my tqlver which speak to the wise, though they need an later prefer is the thoughtless— I'lndsr. No Wsndsr. Tliv« works would we U we could pot In. twenty foor hours every dsy, ss Tim© Oami Cleaning Papei Urease or finger marks on books or papers may be removed by the follow ing process: Make a thick paste by thoroughly grinding up a spoonful of magnesium carbonate with a sufficient quantity of benzol In a cup or mortar, and s!>ply a small quantity of thle paste to the finger-marks, rubbing It In lightly with the tip ot the finger. The benxol will exaporate in a few moments, when the paper should be brushed with a clean, soft brush. If the first application Is not sufficient, repeat the operation. Experiment on a piece of waste paper before working on anything you value. Fashion Knew No Mercy. In the days when gull wlnga and breasts were -in demand for women's lints and wben the law afforded no protection to the feathered tribes, they were slaughtered by thousands ull along the coast. Millinery agenta from New York would conduct expe ditions, accompanied by expert skin ners, to the breeding grounds of the seitfowl and hire local gunmen to do the killing. One woman In a single season brought back 10,000 tern sklna from Cobbs Island, Virginia. More tliun 000,000 tern skins were collected In one season in the sounds of North and South Carolina. Monkey In a Muff. A monkey was used by a clever woman thief U> commit a series of thefta from Jewelers' shops In Paris. The creature was so tiny that she car ried It in a big muff. Then while its mistress was standing at such distance from the counter as disarmed suspi cion, tiie monkey would thrust out a long, splder-llke arm and snatch and conceal a ring or brooch. It was u shop detective, hidden in a gallery above and watching with the aid of re flecting mirrors, who at last detected the trick. "The PcdterlM." Thia Is the district of North Staf fordshire, England. It Is the chief seat of the china and earthenware In dustry. . The principal centers are Burslem, Hanley, I»ngton, Kenton, Tunstall and Stoke-on-Trent, all of these being amalgamated In 1010 as a single municipal borough under the name ef Stoke-on-Trent. The Wedg woods and the Mlntons are the most famous families connected with the chin* Industry. There Is Bsauty. Wherever snow falls or water flows or bird® fly, wherever day and night meet in twilight, wherever the blue heavep la bung by clouds or sown with star*. wherever are outlets Into celes tial apace, wherever is . . . awe. and love—there la Beauty, plenteoua aa rain, abed for thee, and though thou ahouldst walk the worjd over, thou ■halt not be able to find a condition inopportune or Ignoble.—Emerson. -The Panhandle." As commonly used In tills part of the country, the phrase "the pan handle" usually refers to the north west projection of Texas, though the name la also given to the narrow, wedge-shaped atrip of land lying be tween Pennsylvania and Ohio, which forms part of the state of West Vir ginia. Opoeeuma In New Zealand. Opossunu, which were Introduced Into New Zealand from Australia man; years ago, have increased until they have become a peet In the fruit-grow ing regions. Nevertheless, their value for fur outweighs any damage they do. It Is therefore proposed to give them every chance to breed In the forested regions. Pin Oak Will Droop. The pin oek In the fall has brllttant foliage and 1* especially desirable where a trunkless tree Is wanted; that Is, where It Is desired to have the foliage extend from the ground to the top of tree - Tt>e tendency of th ® limbs of the pin oak Is to droop.— American Forestry Magazine. Care of Hands. To duply shake the hnnd* up nnri down freely from the wrjst for a few moments wlJt keep ihem nimble and at the same time prodnce a healthy fir culatlon, which will manifest Itself In the color of the (Inter tips. "Quaint" Crime. When one of the early Dutch set tlers of New York put, his thumb to his nose and wiggled his Angers at another he committed a crime for which he could be arrested. As a Matter of Fact. "You want to have good judgment as well as Industry." said Uncle Ehen. "De minister dat preaches de longest sermon works de hardest, hut he don't git de "preclatlon."—Washington Htar. The Trouble With Big Familiea. "Father of Ninety-four Asmiulted." say* g deadline, That's the worst of these Urge families; some of the chil dren are bound to be giiurrel»«.;'ie.— Passing Show, I*ondou. LIKE OLD SANTA People of Northern Siberia Emu late Kriss Kringle. Appropriate Entry Into Homes le Through ths Roof, Which Is Door, Window and Chimney. Santa Clans la not the only per son in the world who enters homes by way of the chimney, for iu the little town of Kauienskoje, way up ia north eastern Siberia, on the.Penshina gulf, nearly every one does It. The house la shaped like a perpendicular X. Starting with a ground floor that Is about 25 feet iu diameter, the frame walls, constructed roughly of drift wood, lean Inward for about 12 feet, them turn outward for another 10 or 12 feet. They do not touch each other In the center, but leave an opening of from three to five feet wide. That opening is the door, the win dow, the chimney, nil in one. A pole rests against the outer side of the house high enough to reach the top of the structure. On the upper side of the pole steps are curved lu which to Insert the toes when climbing. A similar pole, set upright In the cen ter of the liiruse mid up through the chimney. Is also furnished with steps for ascent and des ent. The first effect of this strange ar rangement is that visitors are recog nized, not by tlielr faces, but by their feet. The house Is so constructed that the fireplace Is directly underneath the chimney. Naturally, the smoke goes up to greet the newcomer, and soot covers every side of the chimney, ready to attach itself to him. The pot is always hanging gver the Are, full of melting snow or boiling water and flsli or reindeer meat. The man up the chimney is dressed In heavy furs, the hairy side turned outward. As he comes in touch with pole and chim ney a gentle spray of hairs - comes easily drifting dijwn, accompanied showers of soot. The pot below In usually open. Hen-e the food Is min gled with hairs and soot. Ken son exists for the peculiar shape of the Kamenskoje house or yurt. Dur ing the worst of winter no doors or windows at the side of the yurt would avail. The snow pile* up on every side as high as the house Itself. Then the Iteople can walk straight up to the chimney, and the Jogs crowd around the opening 111 the top for warmth and to enjoy the rising odor of cooking fish and reindeer. Sometimes one dog pushes another down the chimney. If the -cover of the pot Is oft the recep tion proves rather too warm for the unfortunate victim. Hut Ivan is there to catch him by the neck and take him to the top of the house, where the snow will soon reduce the heat of his blisters. The episode has not spoiled the dinner. In spite of the Are within, the house Is not comfortably heated beoau.se of the opening on top. Snow, too, comes easily drifting In. It Is necessary, therefore, to have tents Inside the bouse. They are made of heavy furs, and are placed on the wooden plat form that surrounds the Are. In these polngs the dwellers find refuge when the smoke heroine* too trying or the atmosphere too frigid. Inside the polog stands a wooden bowl of seal's oil with dried moss floating on lta sur face, to be lighted at the pleasure of •he occupant. Of Course Not Illustrative of the time, Amos W. Butler, secretary of the board of state charities, "tells the following story of an occurrence In a certain Indiana county not »o very long ago: There was a poor family In a town aliip. The follier was a wanderer and of not much account. There were six children nnd the mother was left most of the time to provide for ihein. The township trustee had been helping the family out of the townxhlp |o* fufid. one day a win In the family got Into trounle. The sheriff and fluent. for the county bonrd of guardians drove to the home. The boy was a way. The mother seemed anxious to see that the law should have its course with th? son, and to avoid an extra trip and expense the sheriff suggested: "Well. I'll not come out after lilm when li*» coine* back, but you bring him In." "Why. I can't bring him In now." explained the woman, "our machine's broke."—lndlumipoll* News. What Babylon Handed Us. The new system of dividing the day Into 24 hours, Invented by the Baby lonian*, was adopted by the (in-eks and since then it has l»een hnmled down from generation to generation without any alteration, because no body has dared to change It. Even the French revolutionists, who intro duced a large and elaborate series of innovations In the system of weight* and measures, and went so far as to change the names and order of the days of the week, did not attempt to alter um division late 24 bows. NO. 51 PROFESSIONAL CARDS THOMAS D. COOPER, Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law* BURLINGTON, N. C, AuocUted with ▼. S. Coulter, Not. 7 and 8 Fint National Bank Bfdg. S. C. SPOON, Jr., M. D. Graham, N. C. Office over Ferrell Drag Co. Uoyr*: 2to 3 ami 7 to 9 p. in., itnd l»y Hppoiu'menu Phoue 97 , GRAHAM HARDEN, M. D. Burlington, N. C. Office Hours: 9 to 11 a. m. and by appointment Office Over Acme Drug Co. Teleph«nes: Office 446 Residence 261 JOHN J. HENDERSON Attorney-at-Law , GRAHAM, N. C. Ottlce over NatloMl laak •! AlaawM ir, s. coos:, U« 4RAHAM, - _ - NO Office Patterson Building Second Ploor. . . . !)R. WILL_S. IA\G, JR. . . okwtist ; : : ■rihani .... Nerth Caratlaa OFFICKinHIMMONS building J. KLNUB UHIIK C. ALtKN Durham, N. C. tiraham, K. C. LONG & ALLEN, i u>radTa nnd (Jonnnelor* nt Law HAHAM ft C PATENTS OBTAINED. If you have an invention to putc-nt please send us a model or sketr.hr with a letter ol brief explanation for pre- - liminarv examination «nd advice, Your disclosure and all business is strictly con iidcntial, anil will receive our prompt and personal ivttention. D. SWIFT & CO., PATENT 'LAWYERS. WASHINGTON. D. C. Re-Sale of Land. Pursuant to an order of the Superior Court made in a special proceeding therein pend ing, entitled "K. P. Braxton and others vs. Kate Braxton and others," whereto all the de visees of the lute J. W. Braxton and owners and tenants in com mon of the real property here inafter described are duly con stituted parties, the undersigned Commissioner will offer for sale to the highest,, bidder at public auction at the courthouse door in Graham, on SATURDAY, JAN. 28, 1922, at 12:00 o'clock, noon, all of the following described real property, to-wit: ! Two certain tracts or parcels ■of land in Alamance county, North Carolina, adjoining the lands of Wm. Hadley, J. W: Whitehead and others, and fully described by metes and bounds in the petition in said cpjciai proceeding. The first tract containing 38 acres and the second 43 acr», more or less. This property is known as the Dark Place. There has been bold off from the 43 acre tract a one-half acre lot to the Trustees of Center School. j Terms of Sale—The purchaser will be required to pay one third ot' his hid in cash on date of HJIIO and the other two thirds in equal installments within six and twelve months, deferred payments to bear interest from ilate of salo until paid. Sale made subject to advance bids and confirmation by the Court, and the title to be reserved until the purchase price is fully . paid. This is a re sale on account of an ;ul vance«bid and bidding will ■•tart at $1,501.60. This luth day of Jan., 1: J. DOLPH LON