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R HAM ORB ESTABLISHED SEPT. 19, 1878. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C. JULY 10, 1919 VOL. XL NO. 49. IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS AND OTHER NATIONS FOR SEVEN DAYS GIVEN THE NEWS 0FTHE SOUTH What Is Taking Place In The South land Will Be Found In Brief Paragraphs Domestic The department of agriculture em phasizes that "Save Food" signs must now be disregarded as to meat, espe cially beef, and wheat products. Faced by the largest wheat crop on record and with many cattle raised in re sponse to the demand for meat pro duction for the army now maturing, the American people must realize that do such necessity for conservation of such foods any longer exists. Dr. Anna Shaw, honorary president of the National American' Woman's Suffrage Association, died at her home in Moylan, Pa,, near Philadel phia, at the age of 71 years. She was chairman of the woman's com mittee of the council of national de fense and recently was awarded the distinguished service medal for her work during the war. She was taken ill in Spr ngfield, 111., about a mont-i ago while on a lecture tour. Seated under a canopy of sun with the mercury in the thermometer flirt ing with 120 degrees, 40,000 fight fans saw Jack Dempsey defeat Jess Wil lard for the heavyweight title in the monster stadium built by Tex Rick ard in Toledo, Ohio. Orders have just been placed by the army quartermaster coips for 105,000 yards 60 miles of silk rib bon, out of which will be made the service stripes that men who served in the war against Germany are- en titled to wear. Col. James Simons, one of the best known men of South Carolina, died in Charleston at the age of eighty years. He was for many years vice president general of the Society of the Cincinnati, was president of the News and Courier company, chairman of two local school boards and a law yer of wide reputation. Plans for a systematic campaign In the cotton belt for organizing coun ties of the states for handling the an nual crop were launched at New Or leans at the second meeting of the conference of directors of the Ameri can Cotton Association. J. C. Wannamaker of Columbia, S. C, president of the American Cot ton Association, says that four hun dred million dollars will be needed for forming the planned corporation to properly dispose of one-fourth of the crop. A survey of the meat price situa tion by the department of agriculture reveals that the excessive retail prices now existing are not justified by the wholesale quotations. Explosion of the big navy dirigible C-S. at Camp Halobird, near Balti more. Md., shook the countryside and eastern Baltimore like an earthquake and jeopardized the lives of two hun- dred persons, who had gathered to see the monster flyer. According to the commander, tbe explosion was due to rapid expansion frem heat. Several persons were blown twenty or tmriy feet by the force of the explosion, and houses a mile away were shaken and windows broken. The air was filled with gas fumes. Exports from the United States dur ing the month of May were valued at $606,379,599, the department of com merce announces, and on the basis of estimates covering June exports, ex ports for the fiscal year ending June 30 have amounted to $6,806,000,000, by far the largest total in the history of the American foreign trade. Engineer Clifford of the New York Central's Westerner Express, tried, ac cording to his dying statement, to avert the rear-end collision with train No. 41, which caused the death of twelve persons, the serious injury of nineteen others and slight cuts and bruises to as many more, at Dunkirk, N. Y. The airbrakes failed to work, the engineer declared. Washington Urgent representations have been made to the Mexican government for the punishment of those responsible for the murder of John W. Corrall, an American citizen, the maltreatment of his wife and the attempted murder of his son at their ranch near Colo- nia, 27 miles north of Tampico, the state department has announced. In structions have been sent to both the American embassy at Mexico City and the American consulate at Tampico to urge immediate capture and pun ishment of the perpetrators of tne outrage and protection for other citi zens of the United States in the dis trict. The Russian Soviet government has been warned by the United States m a message sent through the American legation at Stockholm that reprisals against American citizens in Russia would arouse intense sentiment in the United States against Soviet heads. American casualties during the 47 day Meuse-Argonne offensive aggre gated 120,000 men, or 10 per cent of the total of 1,200,000 engaged, accord ing to a "statistical summary of the war with Germany." prepared by Col. Leonard P. Ayres, chief of the statisti cal branch of the general staff, an J published by the war department. Eighteen American soldiers were killed, one officer and seven men se verely wounded and seventeen slight ly wounded in an engagement with anti-Kolchak forces near Romanovka, on June 25. Major General Graves has informed the war department that the engagement followed an attack ny the Bolshevists on railroad guards. The naval appropriation bill passed the senate virtually as reported by the senate committee. It carries approx imately $G44,000,000, an increase of more than $44,000,000 over the house total. The measure now goes to con ference I Five judges will be 'chosen by th British, American, French, Italian, and Japanese governments, and it is expected they will constitute the court that will try the former German em peror in London. It is expected' that Edward Douglas White, chief justice of the Supreme court, will represent the United States. While department of justice officials are studying means cf stopping the manufacture and sale of low alcoholic beer, dispatches reaching Washing ton through official' channels tell of the new prohibition enforcement law in the Mexican state oi Sonora, under which any one dealing in intoxicating liquor is to be summarily executed. Francisca Villa ordered all Ameri cans hanged when captured, following the crossing of the American expedi tion, according to Donald B. Best, a British merchant of northern Mexico, who has reached the border. Villa either killed or took prisoner the entire garrison of 40 home guards at the town of San Andres when he entered that town, according to ad vices sent out from El Paso, Texas. Among the killed was the mayor of the city. Villa is said to be "go bitter against Americans that he has threatened to kill his brother, Hinolito Villa, be cause of his friendship for the Amer icans. Federal supervision of the packing, sale and distribution of meat prod utcs was declared by the department of agriculture to be the only solution for the present situation in which meat prices to the consumer are so high that he is denying himself, and in which prices for livestock, especial ly beef and lambs, are so low that the producer is losing money. A Lima, Peru, dispatch says that two regiments of the military and a force of police rushed the palace and took prisoner President Pardo. There forces then proclaimed Augusto B. Legula president of the republic. Only a few shots were exchanged and there were no casualties. European The Polish forces have started a counter offensive along the whole Ga-lician-Volhynian front, according to ad vices from Warsaw. The Poles claim that they have everywhere broken the Ukrainian resistance that the Lem-berg-Halicz-Stanislau railway line is again in Polish hands. A monument to the American sol diers who perished in France will be erected in May of next year near the tomb of Lafayette in the Pic-pus cem etery in Paris. The American army of occupation technically ceased to exist when the moval of the units still in the Rhine land began. It is expected that with in a comparatively short time there will remain on the Rhine only one regiment, with auxiliary troops, total approximately 5,000 men. The allies, it is reported, have re ceived assurances that the Dutch government V the last resort will not refuse to surrender the former Ger man emperor for trial. The surprise of the week ending July 5 was the news that the former German emperor would be tried in London. After a great meeting at Forli, It aly, in which a vast crowd protested against the high cost of living, the people, excited by inflammatory speeches, attacked, sacked and de stroyed many shops which refused to sell commodities at lower prices. Soon the fury of the mob made no distinc tion and had no limits. All the princi pal shops were plundered, and the mobs controlled the entire city. The mob took possession of lorries and transported all kinds of goods and food supplies from the pillaged shops to the chamber of labor. On the walls of this chamber they wrote: "These goods are at the disposal ol the people." Great state trials in England, ol which there have ben none for many years have been held in Westminster hall, but it is not believed that Wil liam Hohenzollern will be given that honor. The former German crown prince, Frederick William, escaped from the Island of Wieringen. The flight of the former German crown prince had been expected, as it was reported that preparations were under way for his hasty departure on the signing of the treaty of peace. Several vessels were lying off the island. The allied governments have repre sented to the government of Holland the necessity of taking steps to pre vent the departure of the former Ger man emperor from Holland. Two French civilians were killed and five American soldiers and sail ors 1 were injured severely, and more than one hundred wounded in riots in Brest, France. Two of the Ameri can soldiers are expected to die. The casualties occurred as a result of ex change of ' shots between American military and naval police and French sailors. Peace with Germany became aa actuality at Versailles June 28, 1919. As far as the ceremony itself was concerned it lacked impressiveness. Earthquake shocks in Tuscany, Italy, caused the deaths of 127 persons and injuries to several thousands. The center of the seismic movement ap parently was Vicchio, a town of eleven thousand inhabitants, fifteen miles to the northeast of Florence. The French-American convention was signed on behalf of the two gov ernments, according to the newspa pers, it is saia mat me covenant in cludes several articles, and specifies that violations of the peace treaty by Germany .ill give France the right to request American and British assist ance. With the departure of President Wil son from Europe, Secretary- Lansing becomes head of the 'American peace delegation- which will carry on nego tiations on the Austrian and other treaties under consideration. This arrangem at will be temporary, for Lansing will return to the United States about the middle of July. Frank Polk, assistant secretary, will replace him. The sojourn of President Wilson m Europe came to an end when he start ed homeward immediately following the signing of the peace treaty. All arrangements for his departure had SOMEBODY SEEKING SHOW IN LIMELIGHT PRESIDENT'S FOREH ANDEDNESS DISTORTED INTO EVASION OF THE LAW. SEVEN MEN REAL GOVERNMENT Al) So-Cailed War Legislation Was De termined Upon Weeks and Months Before War Was Declared. Washington. Seven men formed a 'secret government of the United States" which working "behind clos ed doors," determined all of Uje, so called war legislation "weeks arid even months" before war was declar ed against Germany, Chairman Gra ham of the house committee investi gating expenditure, charged after readirr into the record a digest of the m.jutes of the council of national defense. This commission, he added, was designed by law to act purely in an advisory capacity to the council, com posed of six cabinet m mbers, but the president, he asserted, made them the real executives. After Mr. Graham had read to the investigating committee a digest de signed to show that the military draft, food control and press censorship had been discussed by the commission several weeks before the war was de clared. Representative Reavis, Repub lican, Nebraska, interrupting, asked if "all this was prior to the president's speech on armed neutrality, in which he said he was not contemplating war." The chairman answered affirm atively . Later in the recital of the digest. Mr. Graham said that the censure of the council and commission, uttered in senate and house, led Mr. Coffin to urge that "a definite channel of con tact" be established between the council and congress. "In other wordff," commented the chairman, "Congress ought to be educated." RADIO STATIONS CONTRACTED FOR AERO MAIL PROTECTION. New York. The postoffice depart ment- at; Washington has contracted for the erection of three high-power radio stations, the first of a chain of wireless communicating centers in va rious cities to be used primarily for the direction of mail carrying air planes handicapped by fog, it was an nounced here by Emil J. Simon, man ufacturer of radio apparatus for the war and navy departments. Stations will be established at Beile Fonte, Pa., with a third at some point on Long Island or Newark, N. J. Ap propriations for them already are available. Others will be erected at Washington and Chicago as soon as Congress provides funds. Each station will be equipped with steel towers 200 feet high and 300 feet apart and will have a range of ap proximately 400 milei to mail air planes. MESSAGE TO CONGRESS READY; 5,000 WORDS LONG. On Board the U. S. S. George Wash ington. The President's message, to be delivered to Congress on Thursday, is completed. The message will take about 20 minutes to read and con tains about 5,000 words, devoted to the peace treaty and protocols and the work of the peace conference. It is understood that the peace con ference subjects are dealt with on broad general lines without taking up the large questions of -the treaty in detail, as this probably will come later when the foreign relations committee of Congress examines the details. The President also will have an oppor tunity to go over these matters with members of the committees. In this examination of the terms he will have the co-operation of a number of spe cialists, now returning with the presi dential party, who have dealt with the d -tailed branches such as those con cerning reparations,, tentorial read justment and economic questions. WANT DIRIGIBLE AS WORKING PATTERN New York.: Purchase by the Uni ted States of the R-34, the big British transatlantic dirigible balloon, or its sister ship, the R-33, as a working model for dirigible development here, was urged by Henry Woodhouse, chairman of the dirigible committee of the Aero Club of America, in a statement issued here. Mr. Woodhouse added that army and navy aeronau tical experts favored the plan. MINORITY COMMITTEE WANTS PROHIBITION ACT REPEALED Washington. Five members of the house ujdiciary committee, in a mi nority report on the prohibition en forcement bill, made public declared congress should repeal the war-time prohibition act. While this report was being pre pared, Chairman Volstead, of the ju diciary committee, announced that he had asked for a rule to make the gen eral enforcement bill in order for im mediate consideration. CAMP SENTRY FIRES AT TIRE ACCIDENTALLY KILLING WOMAN Newnort News. Va. 'Mrs. Edward J .Shafer was almost instantly killed when a sentry at Camp Alexandei fired on an automobile in which she, her two children and her husband were riding, in an attempt to halt the machine. Private Nichols, company I, 12th Infantry, is charged with murdef. He says he ordered the machine to halt when Shafer turned into a side street and fired at tires when he did not halt OF LEAGUE EXPECTED OPPOSITION TO TREATY WITH PEACE LEAGUE CLAUSE IS RAPIDLY CRUMBLING. REBATE MAY CONSUME WEEKS Two Great Elements, Business Men nd Moral Forces Are Supporting Program of Administration. Washington. As the President ap proaches the White House, the oppo sition to the league of nations crum bles. It has been apparent here for days, ever since Elihu Root fired into the Knox resolution, that the republi cans as a party would never oppose the league of nations. A few personally ambitious senators of the Borah and Hiram Johnson type, are out for applause from the gallery, but plain, l.ractical states men of the Penrose and Will H. Hays type, are, like "br'er fox," saying noth ing. Secretary Daniels has just returned from a spoaking trip in Ohio, Illinois and other states of the middle west He is convinced that the President is very strong there. It is believed here that after a spir ited debate of days, or perhaps weeks, the war will be closed by the ratifica tion of the treaty, including the league of nations. Two great elements, the business men and the moral forces, are sup porting the program of the adminis tration. Senators Knox, Lodge and others of the anti-Wilson group are looking for a soft landing place, and they can't prove that the plan of the President will not work. SUPER-DIRIGIBLE R-34 NOW RESTS ON ROOSEVELT FIELD. Mineola, N. Y. Great Britain's super-dirigible R-34, the first lighter-than-air machine to cross the Atlantic ocean, anchored her at Roosevelt fly ing field, after an aerial voyage of 108 hours and 12 minutes which covered 3.130 knots or approximately 3,600 land miles. Passing through dense banks of cloud, with the sun and sea visible only at rare intervals, the R-34 was forced to cruise 2,050 knots to reach Trinity Bay. N. F.. from East Fortune, Scotland, and 1,080 knots from there to Mineola. THE PRESIDENT IS INVITED TO SPEAK AT ASHEVILLE. Asheville, N. C President Wilson has been invited to attend the sessions of the Southern Labor congress, which meets here August 20. is the announce ment of Secretary W. C. Puckett, of Atlanta. He was also asked to de liver an address during one of the sess'ons of the congress. The letter sent to the President in forms him that the congress proposes to deal with legislative, social and economic questions that are actively before the people at this time and the labor congress feels the need of his presence and advice. EARTHQUAKE OF MODERATE INTENSITY IS RECORDED. Washington. An earthquake of moderate intensity, believed to have had its center in Central or South America, was recorded early by the seismograph at Georgetown universi ty. The earth tremors first were re corded, at 3:11 o'clock and continued until i o'clock. The distance of the "disturbance was estimated at 2,300 miles from Washington. ALABAMA CONGRESSMAN SUES BIRMINGHAM PAPER. Birmingham, Ala. Congressman George Huddleeston of the ninth Ala bama district, has filed damage suits against the Age-Herald Publish ing Company aggregating $1,300,000, based on cartoons and articles pub lished during the congressional cam paign last year. PRESIDENT OF PERU HAS BEEN THROWN IN PRISON Lima, Pru. Augusto B. Lequia has assumed office as provlsioaal presi dent of Peru and took up his resi dence in the government palace as a result of the successful overthrow of President Pardo. Senor Pardo, all his ministers and a number of high officers of the army and navy are in prison, Pardo being In the penitentiary here. Virtually no fighting and no casualties marked the overthrow of the government. I. W. W. AGITATION IN MEXICO IS RENEWED. Washington. Agitation bv the In dustrial Workers of the World has been renewed in Mexico, according to official reports received here. While no actual violence has been reported it was said there had been threats of serious trouble. With the forcible deportation re cently of a number of leadr who caused the strikes. Mexican author ities believed they had completely suppressed the I. W. W. agitation. DISCHARGING ARMY MEN AT RATE OF 15,000 A DAY Washington. Army men are now being discharged at an average rate of 15.000 a day, a war department statement said. The grand total ol discharges to date was given as 2,611,416. If the rate were continued the army would be down to the na tional defense act st-ength of 233,000 men by August 19. , Enlistments have Increased sharp ly since July 1, th total being now more than 70,000. UTON If HELM MY QUIT HOLLAND ' AT WILL IN THE EVENT OF A REQUEST OR DEMAND FOR SURRENDER HE MIGHT BE DETAINED. RED TAPE IS GUIDING POWER Tribunal Under Whose Jurisdiction Party Resides Must Finally Pas On Matters in Question. JLmsterdam.. There is nothing to prevent the former German emperor or the former crown prince from leaving Holland at their pleasure, ac cording to a high government author ity at The Hague quoted-Cy the Am sterdam Telegraaf correspondent. If either of them should leave, however, the official quoted said, the surprise of their departure would be "unpleas ant both for the Dutch government and the Dutch people." "Should there come, however, a de mand for the former kaiser's extra dition," the official said in an inter view, "and should he then want to depart suddenly, It is possible) he would be prevented. He can, accord ing to the law of extradition, be 'ar rested,' at the request of a foreign government, but a demand for his extradition must be made within a certain period. "When the demand for extraditon comes it will be examined In the light of laws ami treaties first. The law to be considered is the extradi tion law. Article II whereof specifies offenses for which foreigners will not be extradited. Extradition 1st also subject of a number of other restrle otlns, formalities and guarantees. Should there come a demand which Is technically correct and in order, the government must first obtain the advice of the tribunal under whose le gal jurisdiction the person wanted Is residing. Amerogen, being in the de partment of Utrecht, the tribunal of that department would have to decide. GLORIOUS FOURTH FITTINGLY OBSERVED IN CAPITAL CITY Washington Return of world peace wa sthe dominating spirit of Wash ington's celebration of Independence day. Pageantry In which the call of industry and other civilian occupa tions to returning soldiers and sailors were displayed, and a parade in which all of the nations arrayed against Ger many and Austria -were represented were the features of he observance. Sevn pageants showing the call of art, of the land, of commerce, busi ness and professions, of the children, of labor, of liberty, and to the world service, were given late in the day on the lawns of department and oth er public buildings. These panto mimes wer emerked into a great pageant entitled the "Offering of Peace," which showed the peoples of the world, having passed through the horrors of war, returning with cour age and anticipation to teh pursuits of peace. REAL WILD WEST PARADE PASSES THROUGH PARIS. Paris. A gala performance of "Faust" at the opera, with Marshal Foch and General Pershing as the spe cially honored guests, concluded the notable Joint French and American celebration of the Fourth of July. The day opened with an early morning re view commemorating France's partici pation in the American Revolution and the celebration afforded varied enter tainment for the thousands of Ameri can soldiers marking time in Paris while awaiting transportation home wai d. There was even a real wild west parade down the Champs elysees and through the Place de La Concorde, given by an American army circus showing in Paris. The cowboys, cow girls and Indians, riding gaily through the Place de La Concorde to the mu sic of a wild west band, proved a far greater attraction to the French than the brilliant military spectacle. HOHENZOLLERNS ARE NOT CONSIDERED PRISONERS. Amsterdam. The Telegraf under stands that the attitude of the Dutch government regarding the ex-kaiser, may be sumarized as follows: First of all, it should be made clear that a recent message about the al-: leged flight of the crown prince was based upon the misconception that the Hohenzollerns are prisoners. : On the! contrary, they have full liberty to; leave and their departure would even be welcomed by the government. i TRIAL BOARD TO BE PRESIDED f OVER BY JOHN A. HAMILTON. i London. John Andrew Hamilton, Lord Sumner, will preside over the five judges representing the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy; and Japan at the trial of the former German emperor. Sir Gordon Hewart, solicitor gen eral' of Great Britain, will lead for the prosecution. William Hohenzol lern, it is said, will be defended by German counsel, assisted by British lawyers, if he wishes them. JACK DEMPSEY WINS OUT OVER BIG JESS WILLARD ' Toledo, Ohio. By virtue of one of the speediest and most one-sided bat tles which ever decided a big fistic event, Jack Dempsey, who may now wish to be known by his full voting name of William Harrison Dempseyj became the world's champion heavy weight boxer. To all intents and purposes, he wiped out the huge Jess Willard, fa vorite in the meager betting, in 000 round. RATHER ROUGH ON WILLIAMS IF TRUE WADE H. COOPER, WASHINGTON BANKER, SAYS WILLIAMS. CIRCULATED SLANDERS. RENTED A DEFDNCT RAILROAD Former Wilmington Banker Testifies that Railroad Property Acquired By Comptroller Is Pure Junk. i " . Raleigh. Washington. (Special) Charging, that John Skelton .Williams, -.. comp troller of the currency, was "unfair and untruthful," and that he had "cir culated a lot of libelous and slander ous circulars reflecting upon, myself and brothers, Thomas E. and W. .B. Cooper, of Wilmington, N. C," Wade H. Cooper,' president of two Washing ton bariks and a former Tar Heel banker, 'has renewed his fight .against the confirmation of the Comptroller of the .Currency, in testifying . before the Senate banking and currency com mittee.. ' He told the Senate committee on banking and currency that as director of finance of the United' States Rail road Administration,' Comptroller - of the Currency Williams had "unload ed" on the government a -hopelessly insolvent railroad, operating from Aur. gusta, Ga.-to Madison,-Fla... the broth. er of the Comptroller or the Currency, Langborn Williams, being one pt the Lreceivers of the defunct railways. as airector or finance or the unit ed States Railroad Administration," Baid Mr. Cooper, "Mr. Williams " sat quietly by and by his act ratified and approved a contract whereby the- gov ernment agreed to payi the - Georgia and Florida Railroad the net sum of $88,000 for the rental of said rail road." , . . The former Tar Heel banker assert ed that the road was hopelessly insol vent mere junk on the hands of the government and that the property had been in. the hands of the receivers for six years. He stated tti'at the" rail way had been operated at a loss of from $400,000 to $500,000 tor the past five years. - Ritchie Seeking Interview. : Texas A. B. Ritchie, founder.and or ganizer of the Loyal-Order of Klans mea (Ku Klux Klan), that came in for scathing denunciation . by Governor Bickett, in an official statement given to the newspapers recently' called up Governqr Bickett's office" in: an' effort to gain a personal interview with the governor, "before taking action," as he said, leaving the inference that a suit for libel or damages was impend ing. - -- - Richie was told by Private ' Secre tary Santford Martin that the .gover nor was out of the city but would prpb ably -be glad to ,. give him a hearing' upon his return. Delayed Auto Tags. Telegrams arid telephone calls by the wholesale to.. the office 6f the Sec retary of State in reference to'-non- appearance of hew auto license plates,; led to'the issuance of a statement sug gesting that officers of the law- use discretion in-making arrests. There are several reasons-: for the apparent xdelay. In the first place, there were a large number" :ef elev-'-enth-hour applicants, ' swamping the force that has been sending out- oven 5,000 automobile licenses a day from. the State' House. .: ; That is why the statement from the Secretary's office says: "It. would be well for officers of the law. to use a sound discretion arid when satisfied that license has' been' applied for it might be proper "to be somewhat Indulgent to . those riot bar ing new numbers during the first week. in juiy." . : : - Ch ltd Labor "Law On. . ? ... The North Caroliaa Child. Labor Commission,! created by the ,1919. .Legr islature came -into bejng, officially wheo it was, announced that; Jtr. E. F. Carter, a native of. this state will' be the executive officer. Resigns Government Job'. " A. G. ith "has resigned: !h Is posi tion witH the .United States departi anendj. of- agriculture, .to'; take ,.ffect September 1., Mr.'jSmith has been in the government employ", for more than ; ten years as aA agriculturist. His special departments have been farm management and agricultural economics. "For about : a year and a Lalf he was at tti head of the -couji-ty- agents in Illinois and for the past eight years .and a .half he has. been under he direction-of the oyernment. Shareholders Must Pay. s . ' T . . a a 1 m.4 of M.1r vion cominissiuLi vuf buwcd qvm In foreign corporations; "held fty -rest-. dents of this state, must De pam, mj t-h. ni.inn nt TnriirA W P. Stacev. UIO ' .1 . W VM. ... " - who dissolved a temp?a,ry restrain- ing orqer in.. a test' case against Ti4q 4-h11anfinflr tflTftfl 1$ LLC 1 .tU Jf,3 -- vww- 0 levied on shares of stock1 ih the At- lantlc Coast tine. Briefly, the contention of the stock- hoMers of the lAitlantic Coast Line is that -.jthei -rsxpex aireaay niu won taxedj through the company. m iin.nunht Advice Given. Deoiining to offer ungbughi advice' to xne. governor at ew .x. conduct in the situation mere resuis- ant upon the strike of- porters and handlers of perishables, Governor Qib-'.tV trimoA . wariJ.w.'. Smith. nianager of the Fruit and - Products tion was effected at a gathering in Tfade'-Assbclation, of New -.yorK .that.. 9urllngtori:. In addition to the organi- ho Aavififtd Lzatlon of " the new association, the for settling industrial disputes other , .1 , 1 - v tnan uy waiK-ouia ttuu ipci.-vuto-. i1-" tl WnOWP -Country 18feoiii ia me "ciii. The Vetteriwas. in response' 'to a telegram received from Mr. Smith. : Warning to Thresher. The Co-Operating Crop Reporting Association is, in this manner remind ing threshers that there is a state law requiring them to have threshing li censes, and to make a report on the grain threshed this year. This license may be secured from the register of deeds of the several counties , without cost. He will also furnish blanks upon which to make final reports. Their report should be sent in to him as soon as the thresh ing a season is over. Don't delay. A report is to be sent in to the register of each county in whtich the threshir is operating giving the record of grain threshed therein. , Please inform other operators that they must make and report records of their threshings. The "acres" asked for in the blank-report mean the num ber of acres from which the grain for threshing is ..harvested, and should not include that for hay, or unharvested fields. " ' North Carolina Casualties. Washington. (Special) The fol lowing casualties from North Carolina ara reported by the commanding gen eral of the American expeditionary forces: Killed in Action. Privates W. F. King, trotville; C. H. Edwards, Mt. Airy. - f Died of? Disease.; Privates R. O. C. Davis, Asheville. Severely Wounded. Corporals T. F. Moose, Dallas; T. G. Penland, Mon-treat;-G. A. Weaver, Durham. Pri vates J. W, Jobe, Mebane; J. M. Pen nell, Wilkesboro; O. A. Fricke, Salis bury; T. W. Webb, Tarboro; E. P. Bethune,' Bunn Level; Joe Brown, Fayetteville; B- H. TJorneilson, Spen cer; John. Jones, Mayock; B. A. Willi lord, Gastonia; L. H. Davis, Oxford. : Returned to "Duty. Privates Lee Weaver," Durham; , W. J. George, North Harlowe; G. W. Hoffner, Salis bury. Director of Child Work. ' Mrs. Clarence A. Johnson took np the work as director of the child wel fare division pf the state . board of charities July ' 1, according to an nouncement made -to Welfare Com misioner R. F. Beasley. . She has been with the state insurance department for several months in the fire arid ac cident prevention division. Mrs. Johnson is to spend two months in "New York making a special study of special welfare work in the school of social work there and then will take up her duties in North Carolina iri the interest of the children of the state. MaJ. Langston Cannot Accept. . It is announced that Major J. D. Langston, of Goldsboro, finds it im possible to get release from his duties in the judge" advocate's division- of Provost Marshal Crowder's division of the war department in order that he may accept-, appointment at the hands of the state tax commission as super visor in the' third district, 6T the re valuation of property for taxation un der the act of the recent legislature. For this reason Major Langston noti fied the state tax commission that he cannot accept the appointment as su pervisor and the committee announces the appointment of Charles W. John son, of Burgaw, Pender county, in his stead. Vacancies for Tar Heels. Washington. The war department announced that the following North Carolina vacancies existed in appoint-riVents-to the military academy, and that "the regulations providing for sat isfactory educational certificates In lieu of mental examinations for ad mission on July 10 have been extend ed to August 1: Senator Overman, one vacancy; sec ond "and fifth . congressional districts, one vacancy each; eight, ninth and tenth congressional districts, two va cancies each. Display World War Flags. The flag collection in the North Car olina Hall of History is one of the most interesting and important of its many features, comprising the flags of all the wars, from the Revolution to the present time. The display of the flags borne by North Carolina troops in the World War is splendid, and these are grouped by regiments in cases in the Eastern Hall. Federal . Labor Bureaus Closed. ' South Carolina is without govern ment aid tn finding Jobs for the return ed soldier and war worker as well as many, civilians, orders abolishing the United States employment service throughout the state having been re ceived by John L. Davis, federal di rector of labor for South Carolina. The orders were from John B. Dens-mor.e,- "United States director, and RaM that due to the failure of con- ! gress io' appropriate necessary funds the entire service wouia oe aiscon tinued. : Wilson May Visit Raleigh. J Mi. '1.. ..(Hffa AHAiim tha AllT)tFt alter ii oitiuro i j ;on hia campaign for the league of na- tions. : . Rhmilil lie onmn here, it will be in I . YV acceptance of a very urgent invitation ..extenaea oy tae iNortn aruuna ucu- I A asomhlv In thfl fnmn of a reso- m.mo y-j - " L Jutlon. At-the time the Legislature as m session it had been announced from ' Washington that the. President would make a speaking tour of the unueu Bia noun n. o overs 01s t Va HSta-if Bfcost Camaalon j 'TSeXbcrfi groups of alumni of North Caf-olirii state college held meetings -:; . ,.., A. fC counties of the state during 4 - tne past weeic ine Aiamanco couaty J N. C. State College Aluriinl associa- t Mecklenburg County State College r litYinf aaariiMflHrkn fiali? A maAtlnr In . o v-..v..v, .. j 'tion in Salisbury, and the Guilford county association In Greensboro OVER THE LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE SHOUT NOTES OF INTEREST TO CAROLINIANS. Hickory. Homer Rowman. citv mail carrier, is in Raleigh taking the Pas- tour treatment as the result of being bitten by a small dog last week while he was making his rounds with the maiL New Bern. Mr. Ossian Lang. War Camp Community Service organizer. was in the city looking after a local Community Service club In New Benu He has been conferring with the local1 committee appointed by the commis sion. Richmond. Va. A. M. Mills, well-to. do citisen of Tabor, .Columbus coua ty, N. C, has been missing from West brook Sanitarium and it is feared that he has committed suicide. Raleigh. Mrs. J. Crawford Bleza has been appointed by the Woman's Club as Child Welfare Advisor for Wake county to act with two men, who will be appointed to similar positions. Hickory. A head of cabbage that weighed 17 1-2 pounds with all the leaves on it and tipped the scales at 14 pounds, when thoroughly pruned, was exhibited here by Julius Whis- nant, of Longview. The big head was raised in Mr. Whisnant's garden. Washington. It was announced by the department of agriculture that fall fertilizers would be cheaper in the Southern states. The average price would be about 30 per cent lower than spring. Raleigh. Dr. George J. Ramsey, federal director of the United States employment service in North Carolina, has accepted the position of director of the rural church survey, to be con ducted under the auspices of the Inter church world movement. Greensboro. Col. A. V. P. Ander son, who has seen several months' ser vice in France with artillery, has ar rived in Greensboro to assume com mand of army recruiting in North Car olina. Monroe has purchased a new fire iron of the latest type. It has been located on a 25-foot tower on the Are station roof and tested. The siren is guaranteed to wake all sleeping peo-' pie, except deaf mutes, within a radius of three miles. Wadesboro. An airplane landing Held will doubtless be established here at an early date. The one at Redfern's field has proved to be very acceptable to the airplanes which have visited Wadesboro up to this time. Elon College. It is learned her through official channels that the work of grading, fencing and building new grandstands for the athletic park ot (Elon College is to begin soon. Asheville. The 46th annual con vention of the North Carolina Dental soolety adjourned after electing offi cers and selecting the place for hold ing the 1920 meeting. Dr. W. T. Mar tin, of Benson, was elected president. Wilmington. Before the ruins ot the Seashore hotel had ceased smold ering Capt. Edgar L. Hlnton, chief owner and manager, had declared that when the 1920 season opens a new fireproof structure will be ready for guests on the site of the destroyed building. Washington. A civil service exami nation will be held here September 24 for presidential postmaster at An drews. Fourth class postmasters have been commissioned as follows: Acton, Maude G. Rogers; Terr, Wil liam T. Reynolds. Roy L. Gudger has been designated presidential postmaster at Marshall. Charlotte. The body of Dr. Edward W. Currie, who died of pneumonia at Tranquil Park sanitarium, here, was taken to Davidson for funeral cere mony and Interment. Dr. Currie was a prominent physician, of Salisbury. Gastonia. Another building is to be built in Gastonia. It is not to be a cotton mill but a $150,000 hospital. Dr L. N. Glenn arid J. M. Sloan, lo cal physicians, are the promoters. Plans and specifications have been ob tained and the work Is to be com menced at once. Charlotte. The Johnston Mills com pany, a yarn selling agency, was or ganized. The agency will handle the output of 11 textile mills. C. W. John ston, of Charlotte, president ot tbe Highland Park chain of mills, Is pres ident of the selling agency. Hillsboro. Demobilization ot the 81st Division having given back to Orange county most of her boys who had not returned, the day has been set for the official welcoming and plans are under way to make Jul; IS the biggest the eonnty ever saw. Salisbury. Lieut A. R. Brandt made two exhibition flights over Sails bury with a biplane and left a lit CU later for Greensboro. On one ot the trips. Lieutenant Brandt was ac companied by Dr. F. B. Irvin, a local newspaper man. Klnston. A committee represent ing the chamber of commerce and va rious other interests is conferring with Rev. G. C. Huntington, state sec retary of the Y. M. C. A., with a view to employment of a boys' work secre tary for this city.