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WASHINCTON
BY RADFORD MOBLEY
*UTOCA?TER WASHINGTON BUREAl*
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Washington. D. . C. ? Government
energies are now being bent toward
a solution of the unemployment
situation that Is expected to. con
front the country next winter. The
President's advisers have been work- ,
ing with him ever slnoe spring,
trying to devise ways to meet this
condition.
Beyond question, the Administra
tion realizes that condition* for the
men out of work are going to be j
much harder this winter than at
any time sin6e the stock market
crash two years ago. Tbe big indus
trial concerns, in most instances,
are faced with heavily depleted re
serves, and the savings oj most !
workers have been dissipated In j
supplying the family larder. As a 1
result there Is less money being held
in reserve right now than at any
time since the depression started.
President Hoover has held many
consultations with John Barton
head of the Red Cross, Secretary of
Labor Dealt. Arthur Woods, chair
man of the Committee on Employ,
ment, and other authorities, for tbe
purpose of finding out what palli
atives the Government has with
which to meet tbe coming condi
tion. In addition, Mr Hoover has
spurred on those having public
works in charge in an endeavor to
create jobs. He has been keeping
closely in touch with all plans be- 1
lng carried out by the various states
on new public works and arranging
Federal plans to fit in with their
prdject In order that the greatest
number of workers will be bene
fitted at the least possible cost to
the taxpayers.
Hie President has expressed his
gratification at the action of the
United states Steel Company in
cutting dividends and .letting wages
stand. His friends hope that, the
appeal made to John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., reputed owner of a majority in
terest in the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company, will bear similar
fruit. There is no question but
that big business capital is taking
a different stand during this de
pression than It ever took in any
previous panic. Previously, the
first thought has always been to
cut down wages. Now the big in
terests have come to realize that
a cut in the buying power of the
worker means lessened dividends
and lower returns from capital.
One hears from all sources that
the shelves of the merchants are
practically cleared, and that many
of them are living from hand to J
mouth, as far as stocks are con
cerned. Some industries have al
ready gone back on full time pro
duction and it is expected the rest
of the mills and factories will fol
low suit in a few months. Natural- .
ly this cannot be accomplished as j
quickly as mills can be shut down (
and It is this in-between period ,
that the Government seeks to bridge j
over, with temporary Jobs on need- t
ed public works like post offices, s
roads, levees and similar under- t
takings. ? j j
Another problem that is harrying
the President is the question as to
9 whether Congress will be able to
pass the enabling legislation to per
mit the President's debt holiday to
become effective. Under the Young
Plan, German; is due to make a
heavy payment on December IS and
Congress, which was relied upon by
Mr. Hoover to sanction the post
ponement of the debt, will not
meet until December 7.
The whole crux of the situation
lies in the fact that for the first
time in many years, the two major
parties are almost tied in their
number of Representatives. It is
problematical yet as to whether the
Republicans or the Democrats will
control and elect the Speaker. Even
If the Republicans are shown to be
In control, they will still have the
difficult lob of conciliating the Pro
4 gresslves so they will vote with the
Regulars. t
Representative Tilson of Con
necticut is the logical choice of the
Regulars for Speaker, with Repre
sentative Luce of Massachusetts a
close second. Luee is considered
the best thinker in the House. R
is certain that the Insurgents will
demand tnai a western may uc ,
chosen and a long-drawn out fight |
may result. 'The Democrats are ,
but little better off If they --gain
control, aa Garner of Texas, the
man nearest In line for Speaker, is
toot liked by Tammany, which has
a powerful bloc In the Lower House.
That would leave Representative
Crisp of Georgia as the second
cholse Crisp Is the soi\ of the
Speaker in Cleveland's last term
mod the House as a whole admits
his ability, the general consensus
being that he has the clearest
brain In the entire membership and
U by far the best parllmentarlan.
In other words, political observers
here predict that the House will be
Unable to organise In time to pass
the legislation required to make C.*
debt holiday effective. It has been
suggested to the President that he
Smart Juniors Dressed in Cotton
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C0FT fabrics are usually con
sidered more becoming: for those
difficult ages from ten to fourteen.
The soft textures and interesting:
new weaves of the fall cottons
make them especially adaptable to
frocks which, while th?y conform
to the tailored simplicity of the ju
nior mode, must at the same time
borrow a bit of sophistication from
the grown-up mode.
Colorings, too, are important for
girls of these ages, and in warm
tones of rust, rich deep browns,
blues, moss greens, or warm red
tones, the velveteen and tweed cot
tons will be popular both for prac
ticality and becomingness.
One of the new wool-like cot
tons, in baaJtet^yveaye, makes the
frock at the left, ^ftich^|s d?sigrned
to be especially becoming" for theses
"between ages." It is in -a warm
rust tone, with a fleck of white,
and has. bandings of white pique
to give interest to the neckline and
abbreviated sleeves.
The velveteen Sunday frock is
important for junior misses at
"boarding school, or at home. In
the two-piece model shown at the
( right an interesting scalloped
treatment grives a double-breasted |
' "jacket" effect to the jumper top. j
- White buttofls are used, and white I
! ric-rac makes an unusual collar
i and cuff set.
convene the House in November in
order to give it time to settle ttie
long light aild its elective officers
and be ready to pass the legisla
tion desired by Mr. Hoover. The
Dnly alternative, if Congress fails
to organize, is for the President to
assume authority and arbitrarily
extend the time for the German
payments, an exercise of power that
would unquestionably bring down'
3n his head the ringing condem
nation of his political opponents.
For this reason there is a growing
Feeling that an extra session of
Congress will be called in a few
areeks.
POLITICS0 AND
PERSONALITIES
Wa.ship.iton Letter to The Courier
Instead of calling Congress into
session to formulate some definite
tecal policy to offset the national
leflcit. the Administration an
lounces a $1,100,000,000 long-term
ran^. issue which will constitute a
mrden on future generations. In
tead of making sure that his debt
noratorium will be ratified by the |
5th of December, as it should be i
o become truly effective, Mr. Hoo- ]
rer will allow Congress to meet as
lsual on December 2nd and pos
ibly spend weeks organizing the
wo houses before even discussing
nternational problems. Instead of
ummoning the legislative branch
if government to originate action
or tSnemployment relief, the Presi
lent delegates that task to private 1
ndividuals and committees.
Reasons for Mr. Hoover's reluc- I
ance to call Congress were given J
>y the President himself when he
tated a few months ago that an
ixtra session would "interfere with
he healing processes now going on." |
Jince then, it has beoome painfully |
vident that not only are there no
leallng processes under way. but
hat the economic wounds are deep- (
?ntng daily. *
Naturally, an Executive who nas
aken a firm stand on some ques
tion is ?loath to back down, but
then refusal to yield is as contrary
o public good as In this Instance,
lis firmnesrf becomes sheer stub
bornness, If not egotism. Hoover
las backed down before, notably on
he sky-high Tariff A ct which* he
;t?ned after he had specifically call
>d for "limited revision" only. An
?xViibition of the presidential %ack
Don? seems rather untimely right
now. .>
Another Throne Topples
The present plight of King Cot
ton contrasts sadly with that mon
arch's glorious past. The commod
ity with a thousand uses and a
history extending back some 50
centuries now gluts the market at
less than seven cents a pound. The
growing crop* would be destroyed
in whole or in part If some econo
mic wiseacres had their way.
Yet the fiber that is imporverlsh
lng Its growers once made empires
and delighted queens. History re
lates that Columbus looked ' upon
the cotton garments worn by some
Redskins and mistook this continent
for .he India lw was seeking. The
Industrial life of the South turned
on its cotton crop, until slave labor
j imported for cotton growing and
harvesting precipitated the Civil |
i War. In ancient times, cotton goods
were hand-woven and made into a
gossamer that was valued far above
silk.
Although cotton is more necessary
now than it ever was', the need is
not sufficient to h&ve much' effect
f on the millions of bales stacked in
warehouses waiting for a buyer.
J Specialists of the Departments of
' Agriculture and Commerce and the
, Cotton Textile Institute are trying '
I to find new uses' for the fiber.
| Among other things, they hope to ]
popularize cotton containers for
j jewelry, cotton in place of the ,
burlap used in curing concrete, cot
ton bagging for salt -and sugar, and
cotton receptacle* for fruits and j
' vegetables. One difficulty is to {
, the demand in certain trades reas- J
I onably steady. Last year, cotton
growers were jubilant over the use
of cotton in the paraphenalia of
miniature golf courses and the mak
ing of fairways from crushed cot
ton seed. The "pony golf" fad,
however. seems to be going the way
of the lisle stocking and gingham
dress.
Sunday
School
Lesson
International Sunday School Lesson
For September 13
SOME MISSIONARY EX
PERIENCES
Acts 14:8-23
Rev. Samuel D. Price, D. D.
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From Antloch In Pleidla Paul and
Barnabas went to Iconium and the
experiences at the previous station
yrere repeated. At first there was
marked interest on the part of both
Jews and Greeks. All too soon jeal
ousy again led to serious persecu
tions and the evangelists were forc
ed to go further in carrying on
their work of evangelizing. Let it
be noted that at no time did the
troubles they met cause them to
abandon their programs.
| Lys'tra was the next place for
work. Here preaching seems to
have been in the open and the us
ual" crowd of cripples and beggars
were part of the audience. Interest
centers In a man who had been a
cripple from birth. As Paul told of
I the power to heal on the part of
, this Messiah, who had been /cruci
fied and risen from the dead, the
helpless man saw the first gleam of
hope that had appeared thus far on
htt horizon or life. His eagerness
, and faith were evidenced in his j
, face, which when Paul noted
brought forth the amazing ocm
m&nd "Stand upright, on thy feet."
Forthwith there was a leaping into
fullness of physical strength and
soundness of body.
| The townspeople could explain
their result only by thinking that
their gods had come among them.
They called Barnabas Jupiter, and
Paul was named Mercury. Tradition
say* that Paul was baldheaded,
short, bowiegged and bad bad eyes
It was Barnabas *#o must have
been fine In stature to be taken for
their chief god At once the priests
for these supposed gods planned to
offer a sacrifice and oxen were
brought for the purpose. Paul would
not accept any false prais* and.it
was only with difficulty that hi
made them accept the fact that he
was just an ordinary man, but with
a message that told about the only
Ood, and His Son their Saviour. ' ?
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250,000 Are Dead
In Yangtse Flood
Shanghai, Aug. 31.? While au
thorities sought today to place the
veil of uncertain tly that cloaked
the flood situation in northern
Kiangsu province, another area
placed its dead at 250,000 and its
destitute homeless at 500,000.
The Wuhan district, comprising
the cities of Hankow, Hanyang and
Wuchang, in Central China, al
though it still lay under from four
to twenty feet of muddy, disease
laden water, was able for the first
time to tally its grim losses.
Many were half -starved and suf
fering from dysentery, cholera and
ether diseases.
J. E. Holcombe of Columbus
County Inquired of his \ county
agent how to grow 50 bushels of
com an acre. He says he will reach
the mark from present Indications.
More than 400 cans of peaches
have been saved at the Moore
bounty home farm in following
the lfve-at-home plan suggested by
County Agent E. H. Garrison.
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ANY BABY
WEr
- can never be sure just what
makes an infant restless, but
the remedy can always be the same.
Good old Castoria! There's comfort
in every drop of this pure Vegetable
preparation, and not the.uhtm
barm in its frequent use. As often as
Baby has a fretful spell, is feverish,
or cries and can't sleep, Jet Castoria
soothe and quiet him. Sometimes it's
a touch of colic. Sometimes constipa
tion. Or diarrhea ? a condition tnat
should always be checked without
delay. Just keep Castoria handy, and
give it promptly. Relief will follow
very promptly; if it doesn't, you
should call a physician. -- i
CASTORIA
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Leggett's
Dept. Store
"Roxboro's Shopping Center"
Leggett's Removal Sale Continues
Through Another Week
?On account of delay in getting in our new store we
will continue our removal sale through another week.
Visit Leggett's today and be with the crowd of happy
shoppers. - ?
SCHOOL DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN
Mothers, why not consider Leggett's first when thinking
of the school supplies. Boys and girls school clothing,
leather book bags, peiicils and tablets, shoes, sweaters,
' caps,' shirts, pants, etc. Boy's fancy shirts, fast colors,
sizes 8 to 14, on sale each 48c 7
BOY'S KNICKERS
Boj?s elastic bottom knickers, button bottom knickers,
and longies. Solid blues and wool mixed pants, at pair ?
SI. 48 and 51.98 L
BOY'S NEW SUITS
Boy's new three and four-piece suits. Short and long
pants. Blues, greys, tans, and all fancy colors. See these
' today at ???$2.98f $3.98 and $4.95
BOY'S FANCY SWEATERS
Boy's fancy cotton and wool sweaters. Pullover styles.
Sizes 26 to 32, on sale at . . . 69c and 98c
YARD GOODS
Visit yards goods section, first floor. New arrivals in
tub proof dress prints for school wear.
ASSORTED DRESS PRINTS
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"One special counter 50 pieces assorted dress prints. No
two patterns alike. 36 inches wide, at yard 15C
PUNJAB PERCALE PRINTS
1500 yards punjab percale prints. Every pattern some
thing new, in colors. 36 in. wide, street floor, yd. 19 C
PRINTED RAYON CREPE
One counter printed rayon crepe in assorted colors. v Reg
ular 75c quality. Street floor, at yard . . . .? 48 C
VISIT LEGGETT'S HOSIERY SECTION
Regular 69c ladies silk hose in all the new fall colors
on sale this week 2 pairs for $1.00
SPECIAL VALUES IN BARGAIN BASEMENT
THIS WEEK
1 ,000 yards 40 inches wide Sea Island sheeting. Regular
1 5c value, on sale at yard . 8 C
One counter %($ inches wide LL sheeting. On sale this
week at yard 5 C
1 ,000 yards new dress ginghams. 32 inches wide. In
assorted colors, at yard . . . . 5C
One counter close out lot of plain dimities and voiles.
On sale at yard v ? 5 C
Tot wear play clotlvin assorted colors. Strictly fast colors
at yard . 12c
Ladies^ new Sport Oxfords. Black and tan combinations
at pair SI. 98
Ladies' new patent leather dress slippers. Extra values
at pair ...... $1.98
Children's school Oxfords and one strap slippers, at
pair v $1.48 and si. 98
Children's broadclotji bloomers, in assorted colors IOC
Children's l6ather school bags at 25c* 39c* 79c
Chidren's school tablets and pencils. One tablet and
one Dencil for .... 5c
1 0 dozen good quality flat brooms, this week, each 10C
Children's hose, anklets and stockings. Plain and fancy
colors at .... . 10c* 15c and 19c