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MEET SCORES " MORAUTAGUANTS ■VILB OF IDLENESS BTRONGLY BTREBSED BY GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA. OISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH Dolnga and Happenlnga That Mark the Progreea of North Carolina Peo ple, Qatherad Around the State Capital. Raleigh. In an addresa to the people of North Carolina Governor Blckett stresses the evils of idleness as meaning death to the soldiers in the trenches, and asks that so much talk about Idleness be stopped, and the individuals go di rectly to any idler and explain that Idleness means prolongation of the war. If the idler will not take the hint an,d go to work, then the governor urges that he be reported to the coun Cil of defense. The governor suggests that the local authorities take steps to enforce industry, or report the names of the idlers to the governor, who will in turn report to the federal authorities, and the list of idlers be Used as amendment to the draft law to call into service all Idlers between 18 and 50 years of age Governor Bickett has instructed all police officers to rigidly enforce the vagrancy laws, and all persons who do not work at least DO hours a week be prosecuted. He asks the court to enter judgment where an idler does not come under the vagrancy statute for punishment, that the vagrant Is a moral idler, not punishable under the Statute, and that he be so recorded and listed in Washington as "A slack er and traitor to our soldiers, and or> the records of the community in which ha lives, as a moral vagrant." Five Pounds Sugar Inataad of Ten. Five instead of ten pounds for the country consumer, two instead of Ave pounds for the town or city consumer, twenty-five Instead of fifty pounds upon certificate and pledge for can ning and preserving purposes with larger quantities allowed with ap proval of county food administrators— - this is the new sugar program as an nounced by State Food Administrator Henry yesterday upon receipt of advices from United States Food Administrator Herbert Hoover regard lng the growing seriousness of the sugar situation as a result of subma rlne activities which are interfering with the shipments of sugar from Cuba and Porto Rico. In addition to this rather radical ad justment In the sugar distribution pro gram, Mr. Page invites beverage syrup works, soda fountains and other com manufacturers, owners of bottling mercial users of sugar who are pro ducing less essential articles to Join an honor roll of non-users of sugar until the situation is relieved. No More Collections by Proxy. At the suggestion of Governor Blck ett the state's prison board has made an order that will prevent any attor ney, or agency, other than the prison er himself, collecting the commutation money that, under the state prison system becomes due the prisoner as his term of imprisonment is satisfac torily served with good behAvior. Attorneys have been undertaking to ascure commutations or pardons, and have prisoners assign their commu tation moneys aa fees for this service. The governor and prison board con tend that this Is a misuse of the fund Intended for the relief of the prison ers' dpendents. Make Changes in State Museum. Visitors to the State Museum are Impressed with the reecnt changes which have been made la the arrange ment of exhibit material, and In reno vating the interior of the halls. For the past month Curator H. H. Brimley and his assistant T. W. Addicks, have been busily engaged with workmen in rearranging fill exhibits. Coal Mlna Zone Enlarged. The coal mine zone from which North Carolina may buy coal has been enlarged to include the Kanawha coal fields, a telegram received by looal Fuel Administrator A. A. Thompson from State Fuel Administrator Mc- Allster of Oreensboro, stated. Previ ously the zone included only the New River and Pocahontas fields. The en largement of the sone, Col. Thompson believes should have effect of making It possible lor more people to com ply with the government's appeal to • buy coal now. Three More Pardona Issued. Governor Bickett added three more pardona to his total yesterday when he granted freedom to John Henry Brynn, convicted in Craven county No vember, 1904, and sentenced to 25 years In the State Prison for murder; Luther Long, convicted in Rockingham county, February, 1918, and sentenced to twelve months on the roads for •tore breaking, and Mattie Coleman, oenvicted In Guilford county Decem ber, 1913, and sentenced to ten years In the State Prison for larceny and •ho^-U*Jng. Fine Work N. C Extension Servloe. Nearly one million and a half 1 sons in North Carolina were reached during the year 1917 by the workers ' of the North Carolina Agricultural I Extension Service. These records show that a total of ! 179.887 demonstrations havp been held | in the growing and handling of field j crops on different farms; 98,235 dem- I onstrations have been given in han dling. feeding and breeding live stock; 296 clipping vats and alios have been constructed by the workers, or with their assistance, and 6,620 animals dipped; services have been rendered in handling, buying and distributing fertilizer, manure and lime to 67,825 farmers; the county agents have placed 723 demonstration home or chards containing 60.425 trees, to aid their co-operators in the question of frait supply; a total of 12,826 or chards have been inspetced. pruned, sprayed, or otherwise handled, and a total of 449.600 trees have been con tained In these orchards! 320 farm buildings, such as sweet potato stor age houses, barns and outbuildings have been constructed with the assist ance and suggestion of the workers; 674 buildings have been improved, 238 plans have been furnished for use later on; 629 water systems have been Installed; 921 farm lighting systems have been put in; the home grounds on 1,614 farms have been Im proved with the assistance and sug gestion of the workers; important san itary improvements have been made | with the aid of the workers in 18,467 i cases; assistance has been given in J establishing 1,336 telephone systems; [ a total of 639 drainage systems have j been established, in which 4,195 acres j have been tile drained and 10,360 have been drained by open ditches; 481 pastures have been established, or renovated; 1.955 farmers have been aided in terracing their sloping lands, i with a total of 35,098 acres being af fected; 19,776 home gardens have been established and Improved; assist- ; ance has been rendered In the pur- ' chasing of 17,431 farm Implements; a total of 207 various farm organiza tions. with a total of 6,332 mambers, have been worked up, 31 per cent of the counties In North Carolina now having a county or central farm or- [ ganlxatlon; over 71,838 visits have been made to Individual farms; 691,- 936 miles have been traveled and 9,- 1 626 meetings held, 3 874 of these be ing addressed where there were a te-1 tal of 685,877 people in attendance, ' which does not Include the 99,166 con ferences and calls made on the work ers by individual farmers; 4 divisions report writing 120.231 letters, and there Is an average of from 60 to 65 thousand multigrsph letters and clr-1 culars sent out each month from the office of the agricultural editor, 1.788 articles have been written and pub-1 lished by different divisions, other than that of the office of the agricul tural editor, articles from his office have averaged one a day for the en tire year; 62,222 circular letters have been sent by the county agents; 342,- 250 copies of bulletins and circulars have been Issued by the Agricultural iKxtension Service alone during the year, and bulletins. Including some from the Federal department, have been mailed out by the workers during this time; over 7,800 canning demonstrations have been held, and a total of 8,978.262 containers have been filled; 228,568 gallons of products have been brined and 557,853 pounds of products have been dried; 22,908 boys and girls have been regularly en rolled In some one of the different clubs, and many thousands of others have been reached by the activities of these club members In disseminating the knowledge galhed by their club association; In cotton grading 26,026 buyers, farmers and mills have been served, with 77,442 bales graded; at the short course 660 members of the agricultural clubs were present and received instruction; laat fall JO7 of the fairs of the Stats co-operated, and 439 judges were furnished these fairs where there were a total estimated at tendance of €76,000 people; 300 food and feed surveys wers reported from the various counties In the first sur vey requested by the government, and much valuable Information gained as result of this; at present there are a total of 75,000 names on the various mailing lists maintained by the work ers, and these people are constantly receiving instructive circular letters and other information as it is being worked up. Will Soon Begin Target Practice. The Training Detachmeat at the State College of Agriculture and En gineering is getting down to business. Fire drills have been atarted. The first one was entirely satisfactory. These drills will be held at frequent Intervals. Rifles have been Issued and the men are rapidly learning the manual of arms. They will soon be ready to begin target practice. In spite of the absence of a band, formal gnard mount was held yesterday. Grand Bale of Saving Stamps. Over a million and a half dollars, 11,560,000, represent the sale of war savings stamps In North Carolina dur ing the month of May. While this number is not as large as the amount of sales for April, It Is more gratifying to state headquarters for the reason that stamps sold this month on their own momentum. The efforts of both state and county war savings com mittees during the month have been directed toward the war savings drive of June 23-28 rather than to selling stampa. THE ENTERPRISE. WILLIAMSTON. NORTH CAROLINA MODIFY FREIGHT SCHEDULE RATES APPLICATION OF RATES ON STATE AND INTERSTATE FREIGHT UNCHANGED. PRESENT RATES TO REMAIN This Order Radically Modifies Gen eral Order No. 28, Increasing Ratec In North Carolina. Raleigh.—Confirming the under standing reached between the corpo ration commission and the national administration of railroads In Wash ington last week, that there would be such amendment of the general order providing for Increase in freight rates before the same became effective on June 25, that the present basis of intrastate freight rates would be con tinued. and that the general increase of 25 per cent would be added to this basis, the corporation commission received the following cablegram from B. L. Wlnchell, regional director of transportation. Atlanta, today: "Am Just In receipt of telegram ad vising director general will modify general order No. 28 to provide that Increases In freight rates as named therein on both classes and commodi ties shall apply to the rates in effect on May 25. on state and Interstate traffic, respectively, lesvlng the appll cation of rates as to state or Interstate traffic as at present. Both state and Interstate class rates will continue to be governed by same classifications, exceptions and minimum weights ap plicable on May Jft And the minimum carload charge will not apply on brick, cement, coal, coke, logs, sand, gravel and on stone, broken, crushed or ground." Btamp Drive on In Qullford. Greensboro.—The campaign in Gull ford to sell war stamps Is on. Thomas R. Foust Is chairman of the commit tee for Guilford county, and he has enlisted some of the best workers in the county with him for the big drive The county has been divided Into units. using the school district aa the basic unit, and the amount that each unit should subscribe has been appor tioned. Greensboro Itself must buy $346,016 If It Is to do Its part. Chas. H. McKnight, chairman of the merchants' committeo. has called a meettlng for the merchants of Greensboro at the chamber of com merce to make plans to co-operate with the other organizations of the county to sell war savings stamps Several prominent speakors will be present. Date For Fall Fair Chosen. Raleigh —October 14, 15. 16 and 17 have been selected as the dates for the annual Fair of the Carolinas, which gavo Its first showing at the Fair grounds last year under that name. It also has been decided by the fair directors to Join with the Mecklenburg Poultry association in the chicken show next fall. It is be lleved that by taking this course both the fair and the poultry association will be benefited, and that one of the largest poultry shows ever held in thia section can be arranged. B. Y. P. U. Convention Haa Adjeurnad. Winston Salem —The state B. Y. P. U. convention, which has been in ses sion here several days, adjourned after electing officers for the naw year and awarding banners of the Junior and senior unions making the best report of last year's activities Rporta of committees ware also made at the session, and the convention closed with a conservation service conducted by Rev. J. C. Owen, of the home mission board, working among the mountain schools as evangelist. Durham, Aahevlile, Rockingham and aeveral other towns In the state, have extended Invitations to the con vention to meet with their unions next year. No Longer Berlin, Now Pershing. Washington.—The llttlo town of Naw Berlin, 19 miles from Wilming ton, no longer exists so far as the railroad company serving it and the Inhabitants thereof are concerned and no longer are these same Inhabitants ashamed to look others In the face and advl*e of their home address for they a T9 now cltlxena of "Pershing"— and proud of It. While the town Is ■till deaignated by the postal authori ties aa "New Berlin," agitation is al ready under way looking toward mak ing the change of name universal. Meeting of N. C. Bar Aseoclatlon. Wilmington.—Secretary Thomas W. Davis has announced the complete program for the twentieth annual meeting of the North Carolina Bar as sociation, which will convene In the Oceanic hotel at Wrishtsvllle Beach and will be In session through Thurs day morning. As announced several weeks ago one of the notable features of the convention will be an address by M. Frederick Allaln of Paris, counseloj to the French high commission In the United States. CHANGE MHEINSUGAR LIMIT AIM Distribution Hm Been Curtai.id Approximately Pifty Per Cent. Raleigh.—Five instead of ten pounds for the country consumer; 26 iastead of 50 pounds upon certificate and pledge for canning and preserv ing purposes with larger quantities allowed with approval of county food administrators, is the new sugar pro gram as announced by State Food Administrator lleury A. Page upon re ecipt of advices from United States Food Administrator Herbert Hoover regarding ths growing seriousness of the sugar situation as a result of sub marine activities which are interfer ing with the shipments of sugar from Cuba and Porto Rico. In addition to this rather radical | adjustment in the sugar distribution | program. Mr I'age invites beverage j syrup manufacturers, owners of hot- ] tling works, soda fountains, and other j commercial users of sugar who aro : producing less essential articles, to i Join an .honor roll of non-users of sug- j ar until the situation Is relieved, this, of course, involving a shut down of their establishment for time being. ' Mr. Page wants It vory clearly un lerstood, he said, that the food ad ministration does not desire any cur tailment in canning and preserving, j but he does desire that the Utmost t are and economy be exercised in the use of sugar even for these purposes. It Is to provide an adequate supply , of sugar for households, and for can ning and preserving that all of the restrictions have been imposed. Mr. Page, with his characteristic hluntness. stated that not only will his office take drastic action against I dealers who disregard the new pro- ! gram, but that purchases by consum ers will be scrutinized as well With a complete record of all movements of sugar into the state, it will be very easy to check the sale records of augar by all consumers, Bank Continues Aid to Farmers. The Wachovia Hank and Trust Co. of Winston Salem Is continuing Its policy of cooperating with anil aiding farmers In the western soction of North Carolina in their agricultural i progress. Through the efforts of Mr. Bruce Anderson, county agent of tho Agricultural Extension Service, a solid carload of soy beans was dis tributed to farmers in Forsyth county after the hank had guaranteed pay ment and had purchased the beans In the eastern part of the State. The aale wits made at cost, making a sav Ing of from $1 to $1.50 per bushel to those farmers taking part In the co operative arrangement. Special Taxes Being Voted. Raleigh Special school tax elec tions are on the increase In North Carolina, according lo Dr. J Y. Joy ner, superintendent of public Instruc tion. Many elections for Increasing the tax for the maintenance of schools in special tax districts in the State have been carried and others are still pending, St. Paulas graded school dis trict In Robeson county has pnssed a special tax, likewise the Huntersvlllo district in Mecklenburg county. Deserters Give Up In Mitchell. Raieigh. Thirteen deserters In Mitchell county have surrendered and have been turned over to the author ities at Spartanburg, S C. Major John l). Langslon received this -telegram from Mr. Handy, of the department of Justice: "Every desorter in Mitchell county delivered himself to me Saturday and I have just turned them over, thirteen In all, to authorities at camp. (Signed) "HANDY," "Department of Justice." Prominent Bhip Building Men Here. Wilmington.—Lorenzo Dllks, presi dent of the Carolina Shipbuilding com pany, and John W. Towle, represent lnging the emergency fleet corpora tion, are spending several days In the city and have told the people of Wil mington that the extent of the ship building development here is only llm lted by the housing capacity for work men. They state that the capacity of the steel shipyard will be doubled, if available housing space can be pro vided New Hanover Teachers Get Increase. Wilmington.—A flat Increase of 20 ( per cent in all the salaries in Wll- j mlngton and New Hanover county has been authorized by the board of edu cation for the next school year, this bringing the grammar school salaries up to S6O and |72 a month, while high school teachers will receive S9O and $96 a month. The school year will be based on eight and a half months with eight months of actual school work, two weeks being allowed for the Christmas yacation, for which the teachers will be paid. No Ban en Flour Sales. Charlotte. —Close upon the decision of a representative massmeeting when County Food Administrator Plummer Steward was directed, in a resolution adopted to issue an order prohibiting the sale of flour in Meck lenburg county until the next, harvest is available, came a telegraphic reply to Miss Julia Alexander, city food ad ministrator, in which State Food Ad ministrator Henry A. Page said: "No authorization any resolution affecting Charlotte will be made without your assent and commendation " HOME El TOWN H HELPSB_ MAKE REPAIRS WHEN NEEDED House Oamer Owes It to Community to Keep His Property Looking A'ways at Its Best. Keeping the house In repair should Se Me endea-nr of every home owner, for the house In poor condition rapidly decreases In vnlue and the ultimate repair bill Is fur beyond the expense necessary to fix It at once. A bouse should lie carefully watched for need ed repairs, as there are many little leaks and tears which might require attention that are unnoticed unless the house Is systematically gone over once In a while. A shingle or a square of slate found In the yard Is a good Indication that the roof needs attention, and the mat ter should be attended to at once. If It Is delayed the next rainstorm might cnuse chough water to soak through the roof to ruin the celling and pos sibly In hire the floors. A broken pane of glass mny seem UTilinpoitnnt to attend to at once, but If the wall paper or polished floor get, a soaking It w ill cost much more than the expense of a pane of glass to re pair the damage. If the broket) win dow happens to be In the cellar It may cause the freezing of the water pipes or the boiler. The paint on the exterior of the house slnuTld receive a share of the attention and should be renewed at least every third year. The life of the house depends on Its ability to withstand the ravages of weather, and If thelPpiilnt Is In poor condition the bouse Is bound to decrease In value. CITY MUST LOOK TO FUTURE Timely Comment Made by Itidlanapo * lia Newspaper Is Worth Consid eration at This Time. City planning Is of immediate Inter est to many cities In Indiana besides Indianapolis, remarks the News of that city. Many of them are growing rapidly. They have enjoyed business booms due to war orders, ami this prosperity, even though It may not be wholly substantial, makes necessary permanent Improvements. Municipalities are among the few businesses conducted today without a definite end In view. Cities grow as the result of conditions developing from time to time. A private enter prise may—and generally does —ex- pand along definite lines. The desir able condition for a municipality would be to apply similar methods. "The time Is ripe," said a Boston ofllclal, who made a tour of our cities, "for the state of Indiana to have a city planning commission law, which will benefit your city (South Rend) as well as every other city In Indiana. . . . Seven states have enacted city plan ning legislation. The state of Massa chusetts was the first to adopt such legislation, and according to the' law, every clly of 10.000 population must have a city planning commission. No Improvements are made in these cities unless the plans have the approval of the commission, which Is composed of five members elected by the people." Successful Community Garden. To relate the experience of a small borough In northern New Jersey last year may encourage others to go and do likewise. The Inhabitants subscribed to a guarantee fund finance- a commu nity garden. The focal clergyman was put In charge of the enterprise. A half day's plowing was donated, but all other labor was paid for, being done largely by the local boys' club. Two sacks c' .otatoes were planted. The crop • I trgely sold to people who hough: i aby the bushel In the ground, doing fiieir own digging. Tho not result was about forty bushels, and the profit, $5.81, was donated to the Y. M. C. A. war fund. The mem bers of the committee donated their time and the assets were a few hoes. The guarantee fund was never called upon. If every borough or town in the country could do as well the po tato c«»p next year would be Increased a million bfishels. Improvementa.ih Houae Details. There are odds and ends about a house which, with little renovation and Improvements, add to the beauty of the house. Front doors are In this class. Formerly wood was used to great advantage and still has not gone out of favor, but glass and metal are slowly becoming popular In this line of house adornment. Tho new idea, that of glass and metal, may be used with taste provided the combination Is not ridiculous and lfr strlklntf con trast to the architecture of the house Itself. Plan to Beautify lowa Capitol. The state executive council expects to employ a landscape artist to work out the planting scheme on the capltol extension groonds. It Is highly Impor tant that this work be done by one who Is more than a mere tree planter, or one who has trees for sale. The beauty of that future park will depend to a very large extent upon having u real plan, made by it real landscape artist, and then adhered to.— Burling ton Hawk-Eye. Every Pile Trouble Responds to Eagle Treatment Any man or woman who has suffered from pi lea knows that money Is noth» lag if effective relief can be secured from the pains. A single dollar will be wisely spent if Eagle Pile Remedy Is taken at once to care this torturing pain. Every form of pile and fistula Is con quered, without resorting to a doctor's operation. The Reed Distributing Co., 141 Godwin Street, Paterson, N. J, will tell you how. And their treat ment is ns simple as eating candy, for it Is a tablet form taken Internally. If you lmvo tried nil other remedies without result, send $1 today for full warrant of 11 permanent cure.—Adv. The* free mall sent out by congress men amounts to seven tons a day. Grove's T aatrtpM chill Tonic iMtmn the malarial carina which are Ira Remitted to the bloud by the Malaria Moaqnlto. Price 80c. Every brick that glitters Is not gold. GAINED 55 POUNDS Doan's Kidney Pills Effected Won* derful Recovery After Other Medicines Had Failed. "I don't believe I would be alive to Jive this testimony if it weren't for >onn'a Kidney Tills," says Mrs. Julia A. Thomas, 1125-A Missouri Ave., East St. Louis, 111. "I was in a scrioua condition with kidney trouble; my feet and ankles were terribly W swollen and the kidney W secretions caused agony i" in passage. 1 had tcr- PA r rible rheumatic pnina and often got so dizzy I [Xk dared not walk for fear ■fT' of falling. I felt as if 1 Mrs. Thomas WOuld K °, fnult,( 7 . 1 grew weak as a baby and often had to grasp something to keep from falling. My nerves were all unstrung anil tlie lrast noiso startled me. Nothing benefited me and I was discouraged. A neighbor happened to recommend Doan's Kidney l'ills and I began using them. The swellings and pains were soon eased up and it was nut a short time before mv kidneys were in good shape again. They have , never bothered me since nor have I had any backache or other kidney trou ble. I have gained 55 pounds since I was cured and can do all my own work without suffering." "Sworn to before me." FRANK W. CLOVER. Notary Publio. Oaf Doan's at Any Star*. 60c a Boa DOAN'S VSuV FOSTER-MILBURN CO* BUFFALO. N. 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