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v oiume zb; Number 25. DEMOGRATIG JUDGE mm chest Guns of Democracy Have Been Turned Against Them by The Entrenched Enemy ' REPUBLICANS THANKFUL Chief Justice Clark is Being Generally Condemned by His Party Leaders -(By Max Abennethy) ' RALEIGH, July 28. That the Clark-Bickett controversy over taxa tion of corporations and their stock has furnished the republicans plenty of campaign thunder this year is the opinion of members of the mlnorty party who have visited, the, capital during recent weeks. 1 "r ' Having been f urnishedthis mater ial by the chief Justice of the supreme court of the State, who was nominat ed and ' elected by the Democratic party, tne repuDiicans win use it iree ly in the coming campaing. It will be used readily, since it comes from the highest official in the state and carries with it the mgnest nonor me democratic party can bestow upon any member of its party. " - Ammunition for Enemy Whether Chief justice uiars in tended to furnish ammunition ior "the enemy" when he wrote a piece lor the papers" declaring that, the stock of "corporations as the property of the stockholders, along with the property of the corporations them selves, should be taxed, is still a mys tery to some old-line rdemocrats, Governor Bickett gave the chief jus tice, a call down which set his hair on end, pointing out that corporations should not be double taxed merely because citizens preferred to conduct their business as corporations. In the opinion" of the governor it the chief justice's plan was followed out the business enterprises In the state would be choked lifeless and others would be barred from North Caro lina forever. . , The controversy between the gov ernor and the , chief justice ended with a voluminous reply by Judge Clark defending his side of the ques tion. Governor Bickett countering vith 1 a short statement of facts in vhich he endeavored to show the follacy of the chief justice's way of reasoning. He resurrected history to : :.ow that - JutUe-Clark always dissents',-but the scarcity of white paper i ns his reason for not framing a , vlns reply. ;. '' Echoes of Controversy Echoes of the controversy can be eard this early in the campaign, , owever; The latest comes, from a : eech made by Frank A.'Linney, ! xecutive chairman of the republican l arty in Wilkesboro a short time : o, in which he employed the print f ; utterances, of Judge Clark to ' how up" the democratic party. J hn J. Parker, Republican nominee r governor, , follows suit in his ' special message" to the members of the General Assembly. - : ; The beginning has Just been made, so the State G. O. P; members say, and they are thankful for what the chief justice has done for them, even if he is ef different political faith. - " - Body is Identified. NE WYORK, July 28. Mrs. Leo Trumbull, wife of the Detroit police man, today at the Bellevue morgue identified the body of the young wo man found in a trunk in the Ameri can Railway Express Company' w arehouse here last yeek;as that of . ; r. Eugene LeRoy. - . " RECORD PRiGES BEING . DAinmRVIATPBMEintlQ I tU I Ull liniLIUIILLUMU Dealers Here Are Charging as High V as $1.25 Each For There : ; Price to Drop Five years ago watermelons could be purchased in NEW BERN during the latter part of July for ten. cents, today they are being retailed in this city at prices ranging as high as $1.25 an" increase of more than one thous and per cent in the course; of five years. : . .-: ' Strange to say hundreds of melons are being sold at that price and the dealers say that the demand for these Is strong. 'Incidentally the price is expected to drop in a few days as Boon as the home grown supply be gins to come In in large quanitles. DISLOYAL. ; REFUSED NEW TRIAL ' Auocliitci Frmi) FAIRMONT, Minn., July 28. A. C Townley, president of the non .I.r..n lRflsrue. and Josenh Gilbert. former league organizer, today were rieniad new' trials on charges of con spiracy to encourage disloyalty dur ing the War. mej' are uuuci mucijr- Mail sentences. Townley and mihrt were convicted at Jackson, Minn a year ago on charges grow ing out of speeches they made in be half of fJe nou-purnBnu ieB Toov.nn county. Their trials lasted three months. . . '; . . storm Disturbance Noted. WASHINGTON, July 28. Evi dence of the presence of a storm dis turbance In- the vicinity bf latitude SO degrees north, longitude 75 de-fcureee-west were noted by the. weather L, 'uti-Af i ThA' nfrectlon and. In- (ILLS REPUBLICAN tnitv'rt! the 'distutb'aflce"Vere'unl ' "NE WBERN the Progressive! ' 1 ' . ,': .City of the South." . - SIX PAGES TODAY MEN ARRESTED N CONNECTION WITH Tatum Expresses Willingness to t Accompany Detectives to JNew York or Detroit CHANGES HIS ADDRESS IN FEAR OF REPRISAL Believes that LeRoy Was Known in Several Places Under Various Aliases BIRMINGHAM. July 28. Two mon named Fernandez who arrived here about June 15 were questioned to-day by Lieutenant John P. Smith, of the Detroit homicide squad, in con nection with the Detroit trunk mys tery. They were freed.1 . ; Lieutenant Smith also talked witn Allen A. Tatum, whose statements gave the first clue in the murder mys tery. Tatum expressed a willingness to accompany the detectives, to New York or, Detroit. . ' :-' Fear that LeRoy will "kill him" has been expressed to the police by Tatum, who asked permission to-day to carry a revolver. He has changed his address since he stated his belief that the murdered woman was Kath- erine Jackson, but i continues his work for a local Hneotype company. - The police here, . with the assis-, tance of Lieutenant Smith, are still working on the theory that LeRoy is also known as Fernandez, although they consider it very, likely that he has assumed an alias since the body of the woman was shipped from De troit. FARMER-LABOR NOMINEE WANTS RELEASE OF DEBS (By Aaaoclated Preaa.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah., July 28. Plana looking to the release of Eugene V. Debs from prison are be ing held In abeyance pending word from , Governor f Cox,' democratic nominee for president, as to whether he will cooperate with them, Perley Christenson, Farm-Labor nominee for president, informed the governor in a telegram today. The telegram asked for an early reply to one sent by Mr. Cnristensen from Denver last week wherein lie asked the nominee of the democratic ad - republican parties to Join : him " in . pressing for Debs releaser. 1 .. ' -- AUSTRALIANS PROTEST AT UTTERANCES OF MANNIX (By Aaaoclated Preaa) ROME, July 28. Strong - remon strances from Australia on .utter ances in the United States of .Arch- Bishop Daniel J. Manniz, of Mel bourne, have been received by the Vatican. The protest stated that the Arch-Bishop's assertions did not rep resent the feelings prevalent in Aus tralia and asked that some tangible public declaration be made in order to protect the : loyalty - of the large majority of the Australian popula tion. . Twenty Firemen Overcome CHICAGO, July 28. Twenty fire men were overcome today while fighting fire" that virtually destroyed the beef house of Armour & Company a five story structure covering a block at the stock yards. The flames menaced a 'million dollars worth of beef in the general storage plants.' LOCAL MERCHANTS SAY Sales Increasing and Volume of Bus iness is Much Better, They . Assert ' Business is rapidly picking up, ac cording to statements made by num bers of local merchants and, in con sequence, they are enjoying a gratify ing patronage. . . , Up until the past week, according to statements made by several deal ers, there had existed for a few weeks a sort oi ietnargy in mercantile cir cles and trading had been slack but this condition has been relieved and from now on the dealers expect a heavy demand for their goods. ADDITIONAL SLOGANS for City of new bern Slogans for NEW BERN continue to be submitted, not only because of interest in the ten dollar prize of fered by the chamber of commerce, dui oecause or tne necessity for giv ing tne city a good slogan under wnicn it can progress. Here are few of the latest ones: "NEW BERN The City Thafr Pos sesses All That the Letters Stand f or Between the N. and T." "Neuse River Opportunity Pros perity, Quiet, Royalty, Service Trent River." "NEW BERN The Rose Between Two Thorns. Thorns James City ana unageion. "NEW BERN Renowned World Around." the - "Health, Wealth, Progress, and Success." "NEW BERN is Going Over The Top. Follow Her." "NEW BERN The City of Much Concern. MURDER MYSTERY BUSINESS IS IMPROVING NEW BERN, NORTH Runaway Street ? Car Stopped By Brave Woman Motorman Chases Car in Auto mobile and Helps Bring It to Standstill After Mile Race (By Annotated Preaa.) WORCESTER, Mass., July 28. Failure of the air control on a street car here to function properly today caused a car to start when the mo torman and conductor had left the car to telephone, and the car dashed a distance of a mile before it was brought' under control' by Mrs. Ber tha Viella, who, .with her three small children," were the only passengers The motorman gave chase in an au tomobile and jumped from the ma' chine into the car and brought it to a full stop. , The can attained a rate of fifty miles an hour during its mad dash down the hill and passed over Several bad curves. . Canal Will Travel Via Panama Under Auspices of The ' ' Red Cross TOKIO, July 28.The American Red Cross of Siberia, directed by Dr. R.l B. Teusler, of Tokio, has complet ed .arrangements for the transporta tion of 761 Petrograd school-children- from Vladivostok to their for mer homes in Soviet Russia. The children, boys and girls, were expect ed to embark at Vladivostok for Riga an a chartered steamer, the Yomei- Maru. ' - ': The, steamer is a new 10,685-ton freighter and must be refitted to car ry 1,100 persona, including the teach ers, attendants and - Red Cross per sonnel. - The entire voyage via the Panama Canal, is expected to require ninety days before the ship is return ed to its owners at London, and the Voyage,; costing about $500,000, will bring the outlay -of the Red CrossLin caring for the children up to nearly f 1,000,000. The boys and girls are some of the 6,000 children who were sent out of Petrograd in . the troublesome times of 1918 and were found scattered in Siberian cities. Most of the others have disappeared one of the silent tragedies of Russia. When the Red Cross started to dis continue, its work in Siberia, it was decided to reutrn the children to Petrograd in the hipe that they might find their former homes. CZECHOSLOVAKIA IS OPPOSED INTERFERENCE Prague Czecho Slovaka, July 28. Considerable discussion is going on in Czecho Slovakian newspapers here over the possibility of the allies asking military - help from Czecho Slovakia In connection with the Rus so- Polish problem, or permission for the passage of arms, munitions or troops through this country. The sentiment reflected Is one- of insur mountable aversion to any form of help in any military section aginst Russia. The labor elements, accord ing to the .indications, is determined to prevent the passage of muntions through Czecho Slocakla for the Po lish front. . MOB FAILS TO GET NEGRO AT ANDERSON ANDERSON, S. C, July 28. Anderson was quiet to-day after the excitement last night, when Scott Garner, a fourteen-year-old negro, is alleged to have attacked a prominent young white woman. Following the arrest of the boy he was-indentified by the woman, but local officers by a clever ruse avoided the crowd which had gathered, and the mob chased a decoy automobile loaded with policemen while Deputy Sheriff Hilliard made his escape with the prisoner. MERCY IS EXTENDED TO LITTLE GIRL'S ASSAILANT (By Associated Preaa) SPARTANBURG, S. C, July 28. A jury in the court of general ses sions here today returned a verdict of guilty with recommendations of mercy In the caBe of Thomas Pruitt, a white man, charged with an attack upon a thirteen-year-old girl, an in mate of his own home. Such a ver dict provides a penalty of imprison ment for five to forty years. The Jury, it is understood, agreed upon this. recommendation on account of the mental incapacity of the accused. SEVERAL KILLED IN GREENSBORO SMASH-UP (By Aaaoclated Preaa) GREENSBORO, July 28. One man is dead and two seriously in- jured as the result of a freight train striking an automobile here today C. E. Edwards of Needles, Califor nia, was thrown from the automo bile in front of the freight cars, dy ing two hours later. The injured are Harry D. Mullin, of Washington, D. C, and Robt. Teague, of High Point Mullin and Teague were thrown clear of the track. DAN CHILDREN MAKE LONG VOYAGE TO FORMER HOMES CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1920. MAILED POISONED CANDY TO HIS WIFE: HE LOVED ANOTHER Other Girl Had Been Informed by Littruel of What He Planned to Do WIFE WAS AN INMATE OF ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE Candy Resulted in Death of One ' Woman and Illness of Sev- eral Others ,(By Anocltd Praia) . NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 28. City detectives today made public a confession accredited to George Lit trual, young Sumner county farmer, who is charged -with sending poisoned candy to his wife, Mrs. Susie Littrual, an inmate in the Tennessee hospital for the nisane, Which resulted in the death of Mrs, Lizzie . Banks, another inmate,, the r serious illness of Mrs. Littrual and two attendants. - . Littrual ; ' was arrested Saturday j nigm Dy me masnvnie ponce aepan ment on two warrents sworn out by J. H.' Matthews, Littrual's brother-in-law, one warrant charging murder and 1 the s other attempt . to ; murder, The confesison accredited to Littrual went into details regarding the pur chase of the candy and the poisoning and mailing of the package. Littrual is quoted as telling the police that he had informed a young woman neighbor of what he had plan ned to do. They we're to be married, he said. PARIS IS GRATIFIED AT , , RESULT OF CONFERENCE PARIS, July 28. The Paris press is gratified over the results of the Boulogne conference. Most of the newspapers unite, in considering the outcome of the conference "a feather in M. Millerands cap," pointing out that he persuaded Premier Lloyd George to adopt the French, views both on the Russian and coal ques tions. CAMP ZA CHARY TAYLOR ' v, . WILL BE ABANDONED (By Aaaelatr4 Preaa.) , WASHINGTON, July 28. Aban donment of Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Ki' , was announced to day by the war, department with the notice that the First Division, now stationed there, is to be transferred to Camp Dix, New Jersey. The prop ert,i upoa which the camp is located at Louisville will revert to the pri vate owners. CHARLOTTE WOMAN MAKES . ADDRESS OINSURANCE (By Asaoclated Preaa.) . ST, PAUL, July 28. "My Story" Was the general topic of stories of successes by women in business and professions which were told by speak ers at today's session of the National Federation of Business and Profes sional Women's Clubs in annual ses sion here. "My Story Insurance" was the subject of an address by Miss Julia Alexander, Charlotte, N. C. Francisco Villa Has Surrendered Unconditionally Rejoicing Reported Throughout ) Mexico, With Celebrations Being Arranged (By Aaaoclated Preaa) EAGLE PASS, Texas, July 28. Francisco Axilla, bandit leader, surrendered uncondition ally after an all night conference with General Eugenio Marting, rommanding the Torrenon Mili tary Zone, according to advices received by the Mexican consul here today. v ' - Villa will return to private life, the message added. Much rejoicing throughoutt Mexico Is reported, with celebra tions being arranged. Carl Haeglin, American Presi dent of a brewing company at Sabinas, who has been held by Villa for ransom, has been re leased, the report added. A GUARANTEE THAT GUARANTEES The best guarantee of faith ful performance, of lasting use fulness or of the definite qual ity of a product is found in that product's advertising. If you value constant satis faction if you want to push every dollar to its limit, read the advertisements. In them you will find many newsy items to save you money, time and energy. Whether your wants are food, clothing furniture or a toy for the children the ad vertisements can help you. The advertisements contain many , suggestions to meet the important problems in the home. To take advantage of an advertisement is to save to get guaranteed value. Read The Advertise ments! You Will Find They Pay. in The Sun-Journal Effort Is Made To Effect Release Of Carl Haeglin American Citizen Kidnapped by ; Francisco Villa and is Being Held for Ransom (By Aanociated Preaa) WASHINGTON, July 28. Rep resentations described today by the state department as of an "urgent nature" have been made to the Mex ican government as the result of the kidnapping of Carl Haeglin, an American citizen, by Francisco Villa, several days ago. The Mexican authorities have been asked through the American embas sy at Mexico City to take up all steps possible to effect the release of the prisoners, who was taken from Sa binas, Coahuila, where he is report ed to be held for ransom. Reports to the state departmenV today said the Mexican government forces were moving northward from Monclover toward Sabinas and that : all the infantry troops to the north i have been held in readiness to co operate in a movement to effect the capture of Villa. P WORKERS DREDGING ALONG EAST RIWER Undertaking Will Require From Fifteen to Twenty Years To Complete . (By Aaaoclated Preaa.) . NEW YORK, July 28. Death by drowning or dynamite these are the chief among the dangers facing the men wo are dredging the East Riv er' to Long Island Sound that New York may have another deep-sea pas sage to the Atlantic. How this undertaking, which will require fifteen to twenty years and art expenditure of ?55, 000,000 to 575,000,000 is being carried on was told here today by officials of the dredging company, which is doing the work. - - ' v . Slack Water Period "Most of the work must be done during the slack water period at the change of tides, as there is generally -from 50Q to. 1,000. pounds of dyna mite aboard each drill boat the dan ger of being rammed by . passing craft and sent to the "bottom is com plicated' with the possibility of be ing blown into the air," one official said.; : ;Y ' - "In Hell Gate we are demolishing Frying Pan, Reef; which is 480 feet by 360 feet. ' Ffonf eight T5". ten months will be required to mplete this. task. A drill bpat is . being warped across in . parallel paths thirty feet apart, drilling holes into which from 100 to 150 pounds of dynaimte Is packed and exploded. A dipper dredge, following the drill boat, loads the blasted rock into scows for dumping into holes 75 feet or more in the river. This leveling of the river bottom removes the source of eddies, smothing the cur rent. : Treacherous Currents - "Pot Rick, another reef in Hell Gate, will be destroyed next, Because of treacherous currents for which it is responsible, Pot Rick is known as the wickedest spot In Aemrican wa ters. " :'; . "The longest slack water period registered in Hell Gate during the last forty years was twenty-three minutes. It is within that slack per iod that drilling points must be lo cated, charges planted and fired and position of the plant changed. Div ers on this work are generally un able to spend more than fifteen min utes under 'water at a time, so that they work but . half an . hour in a twenty-four day. "As a precaution against being rammed by passing craft the navy de partment and custom house officials have warned operators and owners of vessels to keep a safe distance from dredging plants. For non-compliance with this warning eighty-five captains were arraigned recently within a period of ten days. Many were suspended for from ten days to six menths. v At Collision Signal "When the collision signal is sounded on one of the dredging ves sels, each of the dynamite crew, wearing life belts, grabs a box of the explosive and stands by to jump overboard. "The project of dredging the East River to the sound was first under taken forty-years ago to provide New York harbor with an entrance which would not require continuous dredging like Ambrose Channnel, where five government dredges are constantly removing the Infiltrating sands. Flood Rock, in Hell Gate, was then removed and some lesser work accomplished before the appro priation was exhausted." wnen Flood uock was blasted a charge of 100,000 pounds of dyna mite was fired, the official said, launches on the river a mile away were lifted three feet out of the wa ter, but no damage resulted. AMERICAN DELEGATES TO WORLD CONVENTION TOKIO, July 28. The total num ber of American delegates to the World's Sunday School Convention to be held in Tokio in October will be about 750. The first big party of American delegates will reach Ja pan on August 15. In addition to the Americans thero will be representatives at the conven tion from the British Isles, Europe, Australia China and Korea, besides many delegates from all parts of DANGERS ACING j Japan. ONE SECTION TODAY iWpiSTS MON STATE Marburg," of Maryland, Will Make Address in Raleigh on Thursday Evening BOTH SIDES TO OPEN RALEIGH HEADQUARTERS Prominent Women From Vari ous Sections to Work For Antagonistic Causes (By Aaaoclated Preaa) RALEIGH, July 28. The first gun of the anti-suffrage campaign in North Carolina will be fired here Thursday, when William L. Marburg, of Maryland, a well known consti tutional lawyer, will speak at a local theatre under the joint auspices of the local branch of the Southern Re jection League and the North Caro lina State's Rights. .Association. , With the legislature scheduled to convene in special session within the next two 1 weeks, a which time the question of ratification of the fed eral woman suffrage amendment is expected to come up, the anti and pro-suffrage associations are becom ing very active in the state. Each side has already opened state head quarters in Raleigh, with prominent North Carolina women in charge.' In addition " to members of the state organizations, it is understood prominent women from various sec tions of the country will be in North Carolina within the next week to work for and against ratification of the amendment. ; 1- Although the legislature was call ed to meet in special 'session for the purpose of passing on the re-valuation report of the North Carolina Tax Commission, woman suffrage is vie ing with that matter in public In terest. .. . .' , . .' MINISTERS WILL -STAND BY THEIR PEACE PROGRAM Soviet Russia Must Reverse Its Atti tude and Prepare to Talk Busi- ; ness With Poland (By' Aaaoclated ' Preaa) .LONDON, July 2e.-The decision reached by Premier Mlllerand and Lloyd George at -their. Boulogne con ference yesterday to stand by their original opinion for a peace confer ence with the Russian Soviet, and that the London conference which the' Soviet demanded could 'not take place unless the bolshevik! reversed their present attitude and agree to discuss at the conference peace with Poland with all qualified represen tatives of Russia and the border states in attendance, received no en thusiastic expression by the London press. By the anti-bolshevlkl papers it is roundly denounced, one of them saying "it- will draw nearer that diplomatic recognition of the Soviet government which we especially de test and abhor." PROHIBITNON VIOLATORS NUMEROUS IN VIRGINIA RICHMOND, July 28. Asserting f-that there are thirty thousand or more violaters of the prohibition laws in this state, Supervising Re venue Agent S. R. Brame said to-day that with only thirty-eight men in his squad in Virginia it was almost impossible to make an adequate number if arrests to curb illicit liquor distilling in the country districts. He added that much of the illicit distilling could be curtailed by pub lic opinion, as in many of the coun ties law and order leagues being or ganized and the people themselves are taking the violators in hand see ing that the courts do their duty in administering punshment. : INE E Replica of Famous Spot is Be ing Exhibited in New Bern A replica of the Hindenburg line through which North Carolina and Tennessee troops crashed Is being ex hibited today at the Blades Motor Company's garage on Pollock street and NEW BERN people are being in vited to visit that place and take a look at this marvel. The exhibit is being shown in a few -of the larger towns of North Carolina, including NEW BERN. No charge is made for admission but those who care to do so can make a small contribution as the traveling expenses of the exhibit are paid in this manner. Fuel Oil for Gary (By Aaaoclated Preaa.) GARY, Ind., July 28. Thousands of gallons of fuel oil are being rush ed to Gary plants today to avert paralysis of industry here which threatens to throw many thousands of men into idleness, it was stated by officials of the companies affected. Amundsen Arrives at Nome (By Aaaoclated Preaa) NOME, Alaska, July 28. Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, ar rived in Nome tonight from the Arc tic ocean. H NDENBURG BEING SHOWN HER Single Copy: Five Cents 1 THOMAS WILL S MAKE ANOTHER TRY FOR WED CUP Hil Bitter Disappointment , Bis- hind Hearty.Congratulation' to Repute's Crew ?! WINNING YACHT TO BE ' DISM .NTLED AT ONCE 1 h'K Aien Highly -Prais llaiuilhig of Boat by Charles' ; Francis Adams 1 (Br Aaaoclated Preaa)' - ' NEW YORK, July 28. Reiolute, which decisively defeated Shamrock IV In the deciding yacht race tnde fease of the America's; cup k yester day, probably will not run another race, said H. Deb Parsons, a member of the racing committee of the New York Yacht Club today.-- The defender, . which coat thous ands of dollars, will be tken to a ship yard at City Island today and theu proceed to Brlston, R. I., where sb wlii.be dismantled at tha Herrosoff Yards. Part of her fittings - will be stored at City Island, a . There will be no special celebr tlon of the victory by the New-York Yacht Club .members.: v . .Yachting men today highly fcraiseA' the handling of the Resolute by " . - u -iuuo Auaiua, BcLUUU, 111 ' Bll the, races. His generalship -ia the fluky winds was declared to e nearly, faultless. v The Resolute! ; crew of twenty two Norwegians, sev7 en Swedes and one Dane all Ameri- 1 can citizens also came - in for un stined praise. : Sir Thoman Llntr.il whn hl4 hi. bitter disannointment hehtnrf n la pnr. aiai congratulations to the Resolute and. its crew, saying the better boat v won. will leave for a visit to r.annrU- He will Issue another challenge la i32z ana win name the challenger the Shamrock V, he said. , . . . . 7 COURT DECIDES 4 WHEN DOES A PUP BECOME A DOG No Longer Will Owners B Able .To Defeat The Tax Laws Under This Decision ',' ; TIJLSA. Okla.rjuly, -t-Wfcsn'. does a pup become Mot, age?" J ' P L.;'Long, the city's-hief sani tary inspector, tinfler whose direction '; th dog catcher operates,' has handt : ed down a decision which, in the fu tuj;e, will govern .'in " all ' instances where controversy arises over the , owner of a canine claiming exempr tion of dog . tax, alleging the dog ; Rtill tn ti n "mm " -t At the bi-weekly conference of the mayor and city commissioners, (be. subject was brought up and Long ap-' if pealed for an official fntefpretatiop of the period when a' pup becomes "of oge.' They decided it, was touj months. Hereafter, pups in Tulsa are pups until they are four months -old then they , automatically be-1, y Come dogs. - ... ;..;' .. TITLED RUSSIAN WOMEN , SERVING AS WAITRESSES NEW YORK, July 28. Many cut tured Russian women now are acting as waitresses in Constantinople res 1 taurants, according to word received here form an agent of the America Central Committee for Russian, Re Uef. ' .,- tt- t ' These women still wear afternoon and evening clothes which they took,, with them when they fled from Bol- Shevi8t Russia. , : , . : "There is the spirit of the canteen' about it all." read the agent's report, "and their compatriots and. friends salute them in the usual charming ' manner of kissing their hands, and everyone talks with them and helps., them in their serving," k " Are Doing Their Best To Keep Their Premises Clean, Sasi Officer -' " Sanitary officer Henry T, Brlnsoa reports that NEW BERN people rf' answering the pleas of the sanitary department of the city and are cujt ting weeds and grass from their pre, mises while the city street cleaning force is doing its best to ,rld the streets of these, - v . - - - - , There are scores of streets and al leys in NEW BERN which need at tention and the cleaning department find it quite a task to give all thes4 prompt attention but are doing the best that they can under the circum stances. ' WILSON IS CONSIDERING ? STEEL STRIKE SITUATION (By Aaaoclated Preaa) WASHINGTON, July 28 Presi dent Wilson today had before him the recommendations of the com mission of the Inter-church . World Movement that he appoint a special commission to bring about an imme diate conference between: employers and employes in .ho steel industry. The suggestir.3 was offered to the president by the group which inves tigated last summer's steel strike and yesterday announced its findings. -- CITIZENS COMPLY ' ' WITH SANITARY LAW 5 . i - "ii-Ai" .-'' f i' " ;
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