GOVERNOR PLEADS FOR REFERENDUM Asks Special Session For Legislation on Report of Port Commission- Honor Governor Craig. Raleigh.—Governor Morrison In his address to the special session of legis lature emphatically recommended a referendum to determine the fate of the port movement. For two hours ind four minutes in a message of unparalleled length, and speaking with enthusiastic vigor, the Governor drove hard at every strong hold of the -opposition and counter attacked heavily with argument in de fense of his proposal to reduce the general burden of freight rates by pro viding a basis of competition that he contends will cut the foundation from under the railroad-made rate ' struc ture. . "I believe ff It is submitted to the people it will carry every county in North Carolina," he said, adding later that "they know and understand that it means a greater and stronger North Carolina. Their courage is high, their determination absolutely dependable." The recommendations which the governor asked to be covered in the legislation calls for a $7,000,000 bond issue for port terminal facilities in the Cape Fear basin and at inland port cities, and towns; authorization of $1,500,000 bond issue for the pur chase and operation of ships, if that undertaking should be found neces sary, and the creation of a perman ent port commission to devote itself to developing commerce for water shipments. He excepted the railroad from con sideration in the proposed legislation because he said successful port devel opment Is not dependent upon it. How ever, he asked for authority to name a special commission "to represent the state In an effort to overcome by every legitimate means the dismem berment of the old Cape Fear and Yadkin Villey railroad, as a railway entity," and to seek its restoration as an independent or at least a continu ous line. Bpeaka Two Hours. The governor spoke for two hours and when he concluded he apparently was almost exhausted. He departed from his customary style of extempor aneous delivery and read his message from the prepared manuscript. The senators and representatives, and a crowd of spectators which pack-, ed the house gallery, listened atten tively and applauded him at the end. The message drew the attention of the general assembly first to the error In the sinking fund act and the neces sity for correcting it before it is sub mitted in the general election to be voted upon as a constitutional amend ment. Then he dug into the subject ot de veloping water commerce and touched upon all the features of the commis sion report and recommendations as well as undertaking to answer argu ments which have been offered in op position. The house and senate did little be yond attend to the opening formalities in the hour before they met in joint session. A resolution was passed on • the death of former Governor Locke Craige, and senators spoke on his life 1 and service to the state. Resolutions of respect for three members of the ■ house and one member of the senate i who have died since the last session 1 were also adopted. With the predominant sentiment in ' the house apparently for submitting I the port proposal to the people, Gov- ernor Morrison's emphatic recommen- 1 datlon was accepted as making certain I the referendum. Legislative cham- plons still propose to fight for final 1 action, but this afternoon they were i not very hopetul. Referendum Is Included. The port bill, which has been care- 1 fully guarded from public perusal, is t said 'to Include a provision for the 1 referendum. The final action people 1 do not know how to get around that. 1 With the administration bill contain- 1 ing the provision, It was admitted that it would be almost Impossible to i get an amendment passed to strike It out. ' There was talk of Introducing an- 1 other bill. Identical with the adminls- I tration bill, but eliminating the refer- J endum proposal. * An effort was being made this after- a noon to get a conference with Gover- c nor Morrison in the hope that he t might be induced to eliminate that feature. will h»r/ily be Intro- t duced befot-e Monday,- od J u ( Emmett H. Bellamy, one of the leaders c of the port fight, and It i« possible a the desired change may be made by a then. . c In putting hla faith In the refer- a endum, the governor evidenced the n Cotton Crop 58 Per Cent Normal The condition of cotton in North Carolina is 58 per cent of normal at £ present. Tis condition is an improve- t meat ot 2 per cent over that reported n July l#th. according to Co-operative c Crop Reporting Service. The preliml- p nary estimate o! the acreage cultiva ted this year was reported last month D as 1.822,000 acres In North Carolina, t which la 8 per cent more than wasccu-t! tivated last year. This Indicate* a.pro- \ ductlon, at the present condition, of p 753,956 bale*. « determination to accept no compro mise that might lead the legislature to take final action. His message stressed the importance of the recom mendation for appropriation for atate owned ships and t>aramounted that with port terminals. He did not accept the argument that an east-west trunk line railway iq at all essential in successful port development. North Carolina itself produces on the farm and in lta in dustrial areas the commodities that will go to make up cargoes for ships, he said. The various sections of the state have, ample railway facilities leading to the port cities, and the ship pers can, consign their products by whatever route they choose. The grgwing use of the motor truck in transportation was stressed by the executive. In the 25 counties located on navigable streams, and the 25 oth ers in close proximity, the truck and North Carolina good roads could make them independent of railway lines al together, he pointed out. There bit of disappointment for the enthusists who had expected the Governor to abandon his stand for a referendum and put the matter squarely up to affirmative or negative action of the Legislature. While he letf them plenty of room in which to "take the bull by the horns" and pass the legislation necessary to put the recommendations of the commission into operation, he also expressed con fidence in the outcome if the whole thing is sent for approval at the No vember election. Wadea Into Opposition. With striking evidence of East and West connections now available to the shipping Interests of the State, the Governor.effectively, it appeared, tore down the argument raised by the oppo sition that the whole report of the commission is empty without the pur chase, or return, of the dismembered Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad. The Governor only briefly touched upon the emergency in connection with tlje sinking fund amendment which Is to be submitted to the people. His remarks In his message dealing with this have been correctly anti cipated. The only new thing he pre sented was the assurance the State treasurer and the Governor have given to bankers that it would not be sub mitted 6s enacted by the regular ses sion. Senators Long, Delaney, Harris, Verser and others congratulated him heartily mi the conclusion of his mes sage. The arrangement ot his exit was such that few house members could express to him their opinion of his speech. Mrs. Morrison and Angelia, the Gov ernor's daughter, sat in the hall of the House as did Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Mrs. John G. Dawson, wife of the speaker, and Mrs. Henry G. Connor, of Wilson. Memory of Governor Craig. Both houses when they adjourned following the governor's message, did so out of respect to the memory of former Governor Craig. Lieutenant Governor Cooper, was in the chair in the senate and Speaker John G. Dawson presiding in the house when the special session was conven- Bd at 11:02 Rev. D. E. Hart ley, rector-of the Episcopal church in Klnston, of which Speaker Dawson la i member, offered invocation in the bouse, and Rev. Mr. Corey, of Raleigh, In the senate. * In the house, three resolutions were ntroduced on the death of members, ine on the death of E. M. Mclver, of Lee county, introduced by Representa :ive Murphy, of Salisbury; one on the leath of Wiley Nelson, of Madison, ntroduced by Nettles, of Buncombe, while the third resolution was on the leath of W. M. Sanders, ot Smithfleld. Senator J. L. DeLaney, of Mecklen >urg, In the senate, and Representa lve W. W. Neal, ot McDowell, in the louse, offered the resolutions notify ng the governor that the legislature lad organized and was ready to hear ilm. The resolution of respect to the nemory of Governor Craig waa lntro luced by Senator D. F. Giles, of Mc- Dowell. He, together with Senator J lato Ebbs, of Buncombe, Senator livers Johnson, of Duplin, and Senator foe Brown, of Columbus, spoke on the ife of Governor Craig, while Lieuten mt Governor Cooper added an appro bation. The resolution waa adopted iy a rising vote. Over in the Senate, there was con- 1 ilderable discussion of Governor hooper and hit preaence. The Demo- 1 xats have advised him what to do, J ,nd since he has declined to follow 1 dvice. they are washing their hands. >f the whole business. The next move \ nd the one that has been feared most lay come from a Republican. Planting More Beans Elisabeth City.—Evidence of the In- 1 reasing readiness of the Pasquotank 1 ounty farmers to torn to dlverslflca- ' lon is to be Bern on every hand, bat 1 tis especially evident to the seed mer- 1 hant that a new day la drawing on the 1 'asquotank. One of the crops that is becoming lore and more popular with farmers j rho are putting theft eggs into mora ban one basket is snap beans. Boston Vhlte of the Buxton White Seed Com any reports that each season mora ( nap bean seed ara sold. §*"' *" * 'f- ■ -- - . i m iii> ■iii n ' M|M| m f i ,/i | H ■! Bk KirjufiS^is WUJjIW fc IR\. " NBB B ii BjßP^B^^SS^2p222«" Bishop H. R. Cnrson of the Episcopal diocese of Haiti, who has been grunted the use of American na.vy airplanes to fly from parish to parish. 2—France's newest and finest submarine,' the Requln, In Cher bourg harbor. 3—J. R. Emery, owner of a big motor livery In Chicago, presenting the business to his vet eran employees. • NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Allies and Germans Getting Together to Put Dawes Plan Into Operation. By EDWARD W. PICKARD CHANCELLOR MARX and his Ger man colleagues, called to London to confer with the allies on measure* for putting ( the Duwes plan Into op eration, showed so sincere a desire to reach an agreement t:iat hope* for the restoration of Kvrope were high. After being given a friendly reception by Prime Minister Mac Donald, Pre mier Herrlot and the other allied resentatlves, the Germans were hand ed the- documents . comprising the plans adopted before their arrival and were requested to examine them make reply. This they did, and their "Observations" Ing the work of the conference, 00,- 000 word* In length, were submitted the next day. In general, and so far as the Dawes plan Is concerned, these appeared quite satisfactory for a starter and It was believed the com mittees of experts to which the Ger man documents were handed for care ful examination would be able to re vise and alter them so that they would accord with the British and French proposals. The Germans re served the right to supplement their first statement after more detailed consideration of the allied proposi tions. Accompanying the German docu ments was a covering letter saying that there werecertaln question* out side the the Dawes plan and the conference which must be settled. Chief of these were the matter of the military evacuation of the Ruhr and the personnel of the German railways In the occupied territory. Dispatches from London said that the French already had begun negotiating with the Germans concerning the evacua tion of the Ruhr, offering to carry this out If the Germans would agree to the continuance of German armaments by the military control mission. Marx also demanded that persons expelled from the Ruhr be permitted to return, and the French were willing to con cede this If the Berlin government would agree not to persecute those Germans In the occupied region who had co-operated with the forces of oc cupation. David Lloyd George and other po litical opponents of Prime Minister Mac Donald have been attacking bis policy In the conference, but be has held his own In the debates. He in formed tKe house of commons that If the conference were Anally successful, tbese three agreements were to be ex pected : 1. An agreement between the Ger man government and the reparations commission regarding, matters within the competence of the reparations commissions. 2. An agreement between the al lied governments and the German gov ernment regarding matters requiring to be settled by direct agreement. 3. An agreement between the allied governments themselves regulating matters of Interallied concern. In the main Premier Heniot's course was approved In France, ea jteclally his refusal to permit any dis cussion of war guilt in the conference. QUITE unexpectedly, the Anglo- Russian conference, which has been going on in London Intermit tently for months, has resulted in a measure of success. Early last week the British foreign office announced the parley had failed and was broken off,, but Mac Donald at once got Into action. Invited the Russians to re sume the conference, and brought about an agreement for the signing of two treaties, on* of commerce and one generaL Rough drafts of these pacts were drawn up and Initialed, and the prime minister Insisted on signing them without waiting for the approval of parliament The treaties were bitterly attacked by the opposi tion. David Lloyd George denounced them as "fakes." ■ 1 •r r - ; V. ••• .; '?,• •■ THE ALAMANCE GLEANER, GRAHAM, N. 0. It Is understood nt this writing that the treaty of commerce gives British goods most favored nation treatment in Russia and that .Great Britain recognizes the soviet trade monopoly and agrees to give diplo matic Immunity to a certain number of Russian trade representatives. De tails of the general treaty are not known, but It Is believed It provides for British guumntee of a loan to Russia of between £30,000,000 and £40,000,000. Undersecretary Ponscnby told the house that, regarding the claims of British bondholders, the soviet goveipiment had given an ex pression of liability and'an assurance that the Russians would negotiate with the bondholders. Prime Minister Mac Donald is ex ceedingly anxious for consummation of these treaties with Russia, for the trade unions believe that they will mean more work and greater prosper ity for the British worklngman. They constitute an Important purt of the labor government's foreign pol icy, which is being vlgoroualy at tacked by the opposition. Re-establlshment of relation* with Russia Is a very. live question In France. It Is favored by certain financial Interests which seek control of the Chines# Eastern railway, and of course by the Communists. But the Socialist* of France are against It and Premier Herrlot has become lukewarm toward Russian negotia tions, presumably to obtain and k*ep Socialist votes. The Communist press blames Secretory of State Hughes, repeating the denied story that he told the premiers In London thut *o long as Europe countenanced bolshev- Ism, America could not help It. DULGARIA on one side and Yugo " Slavla and Greece on the other are still sniping nt each other apross the borders, and the danger of an out break of war has not been removed. Last week Bulgaria called 3,000 re servists to the colors and Serbia put up a loud wall. The French and British governments a.e doing their best to prevent actual hostilities. AMERICA'S globe-c Irc 1 1 n g air squadron had both good and bad luck last week. First, Lieut. Erik Nelson successfully flew from the Orkneys to Hoefn Hornafjord, Ice land, but Lieut*. Lowell Smith and Leigh Wade were forced by dense fog* to turn back. Next day Lieu tentant Smith made 4he flight all right, but Wade'* machine was forced down by engine trouble when about half thd distance had been traveled, and then was hopelessly wrecked during attempts to salvage It. Wade and hi* mechanle we.e taken aboard the cruiser Richmond, and it ha* been decided In Washington to send another plane to Plctou Harbor, Nova Scotia, *o that they may continue the flight from there with the aquadron. From Hornafjord the two plane* still in coramlsalon flew to Reykjavik; 'capital of Iceland, 810 miles, In the face of a 90-mlle wind and over land and water where a forced landing would have meant dlaaater and death. Their course from there take* them to Angmagsallk, Greenland, but Ice conditions along the coast of Green land are ucb that It was announced that the aviator* might be compelled to wait In Reykjavik for a week. THERE are Indication* that the La- Folletfe-Wheeler ticket * will not get the unanimous aupport of organ ized labor by a long waya, but It la considered formidable enough to oc cupy a major place In the atrategy of both the Republican* and the Democrat*. The former have adopt ed a policy of conceding nothing to LaFollette even In the Severn) states of the middle Northwest which many have conceded to him. In these state* the Coolldge leaders will make perhaps their hardest fight. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, added to bis Indorsement of the LaFollette- Wheeler ticket last week by further praise of the Wisconsin senator as the friend of organized labor, and made a lively attack on John W. Davis. Dem ocratic Presidential candidate. He denied that any acta of Mr. Davis have abown him a* friendly to the wage earner, and told how Mr. Davis last month sought secret Interviews with him and naked him to file with Gompers a "statement of questions In which lubor Is chiefly Interested at this moment." All this, and more, 1 was In a reply from Gompers to Wil liam B. Wilson, former secretary of lahor, who had asked that the fed eration's executive council defer ac tion on the proposed Indorsement of LaFollete. Matthew Woll, gpokesmnn for Gom pers, followed up this with a broad side directed at Charles G. Dawes. Kepubilcun vice presidential candi date, whom he depounced for alleged anti-union activity ari(J especially for his organization of the Minute Men of the Constitution. "This organiza tion," said Woll, "has concerned itself chiefly fighting the organizations of labor and in upholding the right of Judges to Issue Injunctions which have no warrant In law or In the Con stitution, and which, as used In In dustrial disputes, order workers to do what they have a lawful right to re frain from doing, and order them not to do things which they have a lawful right to do." • • Returns from the Oklahoma pri maries at this time Indicate that for mer Gov. J. C. Walton has won the Democratic nomination for senator over 'Congressman E. B. Howard. The latter was supported by the Ku Klux KJnn and Walton says he wIH demand an Investigation of alleged corruption by the Klan. W. B. I*li\p was nom inated for senator by the Republicans. •'I " , MHB. ROBALIE"EVANB. American widow of a British ranch own er In Mexico, who for many months made a determined fight to keep iter great estate there from expropriation by the agrarians,, has been murdered, probably by emissaries of the men who had been unable to get hold of her land. The British government, through the American Btate depart ment, made upon the Mexican gov ernment the demands usual in such cases, and {'resident Obregon ordered that the assassins be apprehended. It Is now announced that the murderers, 17 In number, have been captured and Jailed m Puebla. The Incident, how ever, Is not yet closed. Mrs. Evans' sister, wife ot an American marine officer, has gone to Mexico to carry on the fight for retention of the es tate. Charles B. Warren hat resigned as American ambassador to Mexico, and his successor will soon be appointed. Mr. Warren in his letter of resigna tion blamed the Wilson administration for much of our recent troubles with Mexico, and added that relations be tween the two countries have now been "readjusted to the satisfaction of both governments, and I feel that means have been found to protect American property and rights In Mex ico, without offending the Mexican people or Interfering In any way In her domestic policies and affairs." *' _ MOST notable of the deaths of the week was that of Joseph Con rad, the eminent writer of sea tales, who passed away suddenly at his home In Blshopsbourne, England.. Of Polish birth, he was a sailor for many years and began writing while serving as a sea captain, lie wrote In Eng lish and was considered one of the foremoat literary figures of the day. Dr. Robert Grler LeConte of Phila delphia, internationally famed sur geon, committed suicide In his home, leaving a note ascribing his act to financial troubles. He was a former president of the American Surgical association, and during the war was a member of the medical board for the American expeditionary forces. v SOME HflOU delegate* attended the national convention of the Knights of Columbus in New York last week. The pope sent his apostolic benedic tion In a letter. Bishop Mahoney of South Dakota in an addreaa to the convention bitterly denounced the Klan and scored the' conventions of both the .great political parties for making "a concession of cowardice because of the fear that the quest for votes might suffer by an expression of opinion on the movement abroad that woold eliminate Catholics from the privileges of dtlaenshlp and the emoluments of public life." HOW TO KEEP WELL ——♦ Dr. Frederick R. Green, Editor of "Health." ©., 1»H, Wutara Nawapapar Union.) BETTER ROADS BETTER HEALTH P VERYONE admits the value of good roads, but what possible con nection Is there between good roads und healt^T Good roads have always been re garded as one of the necessli.es of a civilized stute. The old Romans were famous road builders atj some of their highways are still to exist ence. Macaulay, In his "History of Eng land," says: "Of all Inventions of the human mind, the alphabet and th« printing press alone excepted, those inventions which have bridged dis tance have done most for the civiliza tion of man." Steamboats and rail roads made possible the exploration of the civilised world In the Nineteenth century. The ' automobile, airplane, and the radio are going to complete Its civilization by bringing all nations and races together. But what have gooa roads to do with health? The state board of health of Kan sas says that good roads prevent disease. How? In many ways. The removal of weeds and trash and the drainage which follows road building destroy breeding places for mosquitoes, flies And other Insects which are known as disease carriers, not to mention chlnclibugs, grasshop pers, and other pests which hurt the crops Hard roads snd oiled roads also promote drainage and prevent Insect breeding. Dry roads offer pedestrians and especially children who are com pelled to walk to and from school, a dry path. • Good roads promote travel and make it easier for the farmer to move his produce, to get his supplies and to take his family to town. Good roads and automobiles have Improved health by making It possible for the doctor to see more patients and to see them more promptly, to send his patients, when necessary, to a hos pital and to give them better care. - GoM roads havs made It possible for townships to unite In building cen tral high schools snd so provide as good education for country children as for city children. Good roads . have done away with the laolstlon of the farmer and lils family. / AnythWg'"whlch contributes to the physical or wellbelng of the Individual helps prevent disease and prolongs life. Good roads have reduced the amount of dust snd so have decreased tlie Irritation to the nose, the throat, the eyes, and the ears. Dust catches disease germs and the less dust we Inhale, the better off we are. Good roads, either In the city or In the country, mean healthier, happier, and longer lives for all of us. OPENING DEAF EARS TIIE radio Is the wonder of the present. It has practically annihi lated space. It has Increased a speak er's audience far beyond the capacity of any building on earth. It Is estl muted that over' a million American citizens beard President Coolldge In bis address befoia congress last De cember. This was probably the largest audience which has ever listened to one man. Yet It Is small compared to what the audiences of the future may be. In a few years radios will be as common as telephones But the radio has done something else thaf Is greater than annihilating distance or making all of our citizens one vast audience. It has opened the ears of the deuf. Not all deaf persons can hear the ra dio, but some so deaf that they have not beard the human voice for year! are able to hesr over the radio with perfect ease. The New York League for the Hsrd of Hearing Is so enthu siastic over. the radio that it has equipped Its elubrooms with radio ap paratus carrying 24 head sets. War ren Pond, the president of the New York league, writing In the Volta Re view, a magazine for the deaf, says. "When my radio was Installed and, sitting In my borne, I heard clearly the notes of s song, the tears csine to my eyes. After living In -silent land for 45 years, the spell was broken and 1 found a new heaven and a new earth." Think what this means to the man or woman whose ability to bear has practically disappeared, to whom not only the human voice but all forms of music are forever silent. What is It thst makes it possible for the esr, deaf to ordinary sounds, to respond to radio wsvesT Is there something sbout the radio wsvs that la different from the ordinary sound wave and that pro duces a vibration In the aar that Is dead to ordlnsry sounds? We do not know, hut we do know that the devel opment of the radio snd Its wide spread use has brought happiness to thousands of men sad women who have been cut off from the world of sound for years No one could antici pate that such a miracle would take plsce. The unexpected results of science are sometimes the most mar •eiona. Cleanses month aad I . teetb and aids digestion. I Believes that aver- I aM add I Its 1-a-s-t-l-a-ff flavor I satisfies the craving te I sweets. Wrlgley's Is ionbta I ▼sine la the beaefltt and I pleasure it provides. r Want a Position?] E ling's Business College-J l u umu r. ii i ~1 K UUKiLKC CUIOTTI M. C .9 Myttmry Present "And how did my predona like the little present I made him with my very own bandsf" cooed the tweet young thing to the object of her af fections. "It waa lovely," replied the young man. "But there was one thing I should very much like to know, deer." "And what Is that, pet?" "I want to know what yonr present was Intended for," he answered, tact lessly. "My sister said it waa a cosh- ' lon. Mother thought It was a tobacco pouch, while I'm using it for a pen wiper." Now there's a coolness between them which no explanation can set right. Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele graph. Exactly th s Opposite Bill—"I hear *you can't meet yonr creditors,'' Bob—''Can't- meet 'em I Why, I can't dodge them!" Kind words are the music of the world. —F. W. Faber. Summer Find You Miserable? 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