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Volume XXXIX.
C00LID6E, DAVES
ARE CANDIDATES
Republicans Nominate Their
1924 Presidential Ticket at
Convention Held in Cleve
land Last Week.
Cleveland, Ohio, June 12. Coolidge
and. Dawes is the Republican ticket
for 1924. . .'.
President Coolidge's nomination
was accomplished with only a ripple
of dissent from Wisconsin and' North
Dakota, but the nomination of his
running-mate came only after the
, convention had once chosen Frdnk 0.
Lowden, of Illinois, and been forced
by his declination to choose anoth'-
er Charles G. Dawes, ?4lWll and
Maria general." ' ' (
After a short race with Herbert
Hoover, 'who came into the balloting
after the declination of Lowden,
Dawes galloped oft with the nomi
nation. ..
Motions to make it unanimous and
by acclamation were disturbed only
by the dissents from Wisconsin, and
North Dakota. ;
In a brief and spectacular fight in
which William M. Butler, President
Coolidge's campaign manager, had
said to Senator Reed, of Pennsylva
nia, "It must be Hoover," and Sena-
tor Reed replied, "Jt can't lie done, if
must be Dawes." The Dawes sup
porters, after the declination of for
mer Governor Lowden, of Illinois,
marshalled their forces and put the
.general'across for the nomination.
Earlier' in ' the day Mr." Butler's
forces had passed the word that the
administration men desired the nom
ination of Theodore E. Burton, of
Ohio, and in the voting which fol
lowed the supporters, of Frank O.
Lowden, of Illinois, ran away with
the nomination for their man only to
,,have him decline it. The nomination
of Dawes came as the climax to one
of the most spectacular scenes in
Republican party history, in which
the convention once having nominated
a candidate, was obliged to undo its
work and find another. . '
After the nomination of General
Dawes had been announced and Sen
ator James F. Watson had moved it
be ; made by acclamation, Senator
Pepper, of Pennsylvania, took the.
platform and offered a resolution to
appoint Mr. Mondell chairman of the
committee tJ notify President Cool
idge of his nomination, and to ap
point Theodore F. Burton chairman
of the committee to notify General
Dawes of his nomination. .
. Adoption of . miscellaneous resolu
. tions and motions concluded the busi
ness of the convention. The new
national committee mix called to
' meet tomorrow for organization and
the conventon adjourned, The great
show was over.
Big Risk Taken in Hunting
Wild Geese From Airplane
Hunting migratory wild fowl, from
an airplane is a hazardous sport, not
only from the point of view of law
violation, but because of the actual
physical risk involved. The Biologi
cal Survey of the United States De
, partment of Agriculture recently re
ceived a letter from a violator appre
hended in Oaklahoma for shooting
wild geese from an airplane. The let
ter said in,: part :'.
"The whole thing started in a spirit
of adventure, and we had no knowl
edge that we were violating any game
laws. We first conceived the idea to
go up and spot the geese on the
ground, then land and do the best we
'.could slipping up on them. Some by
stander made the remark that a goose
flew faster than a plane and that it
was impossible to get near enough to
kill one from a plane. In a dare-devil
Spirit we decided to demonstrate, and
' since it is so hazardous I never would
have guessed that it was against the
law. In the first place, it is necessary
to be out on the wing, and if strapped
or tied on in any way it is almost
impossible to shoot accurately, then
all conditions such as visibility, per-
. feet operation of the motor, and a
skillful "pilot are necessary. To my
-mind a man takes his life in his own
. hands, and after the one successful
shot I had enough. I nearly fell off
at one time, and was very much ex
: cited and elated when we landed, but
; as I remember it we got only four
of five geese."
TRAIN ROBBERS
PKE BIG HAUL
i i i in
Admitted that loss Was Over
$3,000,000 Largest Rob
bery in History of Railway
Mail Service.
Chicago, 111., June 16. Three wom
en and seven men re held as part of
the gang which Thursday night per
petrated a $3000,000 mail robbery , at
Roundout, 111., near here, and officers
are seeking three additional men and
the band's cache where they believe
the approximately forty bags of reg
istered mail will be found intact. '
Morgan Collins, chief of police, ad
mitted that an accurate check up on
the contents of the stolen mail sacks
vealed a loss in excess of $3,000,000
all. in currency or negotiable securi
ties, making it the largest robbery- in
the entire history of the railway mail
service.
The chief pointed out that some of
the pouches had been shipped origi
nally from Wall Street, banks to the
northwest and in that ' connection it
became known that the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St, Paul train held up
had left Chicago 15 minutes late
Thursday night, having been held for
an important money shipment from
the East.
The police believe one or more of
the seven men undr arrest actually
participated in .the hold-up. J. H.
Wayne, seriousy wounded, and James
Murray, former politician, were ar
rested hiding under Wayne's bed.
The police say they are working on
the theory'that Wayne was shot by
the bandit leader when he failed to
carry out orders and that Murray
had visited him in an effort to keep
him from turning informer.
Chicago . detectives indicated they
Thought they had information which
would guide tham today to where the
loot is, buried. They indicated the
place was near the scene of the rob
bery, basing their theory on the fact
that .the robbers did not have time to
get far away before disposing of the
impeding mail bags.
To Breed New Variety of
Corn for Short Seasons
. The development of a variety of
corn that will grow and mature in a
short season of cool weather is to be
attempted by the corn investigators
of the United States Department of
Agriculture. Short-season varieties
are already grown to some- extent
along the northern edge of,the Uni
ted States, some of .which mature in
less than 80 days, but they require
high temperatures'Uuring the growing
season. There are . places in the
Northwest,' as. in Idaho, Montana,
and Wyoming, where the season is
short and where there is not enough
warm growing weather to mature
these short-season varieties. The de
velopment of a variety that would
mature under the climatic conditions
of that section of the country, is very
desirable and would make it possible
to extend the corn-growing area con
siderably.' . : ,
With this project in mind, F. D.
Richey, agronomist in charge of com
investigations, and RT A, Emerson,. of
Cornell . University, - recently made a
trip to the Andean Highlands' of
South America to collect sample va
rieties of corn for use in combining
with our short-season varieties. The
corn in these high altitudes matures
in a climate ,20 degrees colder than
that of this country and should sup
ply the. "cool weather" characteristics
for combining with the "short season"
characteristics of our own native
early varieties. Some 200 samples
were collected. I
Wherever these South American
varieties have been tried in the Uni
ted States they have not proved to
be adapted as varieties nor have our
own native varieties proved success
ful at the high altitudes of South
America. It is believed, however,
that a combination of the desirable
characteristics, can be, effected
through crossing and breeding.. It
will be . a long-time proposition, but
the plant breeders are encouraged to
believe in the feasibility of the pro-
ject by result obtained in other
plant-breeding work undertaken by
the department.
FRANKLIN, N. G, FRIDAY, JUNE 20,
..
Summer Arrives
FIRE LOSSES FOR
MONTH OF APRIL
Reports of State Insurance
Department Show Big De
crease as Compared With
Same Month Last Lear.
The fire loss in the State of North
Carolina for the month of April,
1924, was $554,336, or a decrease of
$25,000 as- compared with the fire'
loss for April, 1923, according to the
official report compiled by Insurance
Commissioner Stacey Wate and made
public. The losses in the nation as a
whole were given as $31,815,900, or a
decrease of more than $500,000 as
compared with April, 1923, losses.
The report also showed that there
were 211 fires during April, 1923, but
the loss during the former month was
less than during the latter. Property
at risk in the 1924 fires, was valued at
$2,102,037 -while the insurance on the
property at risk during 1924 was giv
en as $1;684,207 and 1923, $1,380,029. .
Classified' into buildings and con
tents the 1924 April report shows:
Buildings, value $1,426,855; insurance,
$816,787; and loss, $380,386. Contents,
value $1,352,165; insurance, $871,420;
and loss $175,499.
The report shows that the rural and
suburban fire loss was $59,595 for a
tot.il of 33 fires of which 19 were
dwellings vi;h a loss of $26,000, while
there were 120 dwelling fires .in the
cities with a loss of $28,309.
Of the tota-1 April, 1924, loss, 16 fires
each with a minimum loss, of $5,000
and totaling $278,258, which leaves
195 fires, according to the report.
Principal losses were given as fol
lows: Asheville, warehouse, $97,700;
Wilmington, business building, $25,
784; Peachland, hotel and' business
block, $32,000; Candler, roller mill
$18,000; High . Point, veneer plant,
$16,500; Chapel Hill, university kitch
en and dining hall, $11,950.
Causes of tires were given as fol
lows.: Shingle roofs and defective
flues, 62; oil stoves, 12; over hot
stoves. 8; incubator lamps, 7.
Property damaged was classed as
follows: dwellings, 139;" garages, 10;
stores, 9; and 5 each warehouses, fac
tories and business buildings.
Slagle-Waldroop.
Beautiful in its simplicity was the
marriage of Miss Annie Lee Wal
droop to Mr. Hal Slagle, which took
place' on. June 12th, at 8:0 o'clock in
the hortie of the bride... Tne'ceremony
was performed by Rev. J. Q. Wallace
in the presence of the relatives of
the contracting parties.
.. The house was beautifully deco
rated with cream roses, azalea and
white syringia.
The bride was most attractive in a
gown of crepe-back satin trimmed in
old ivory lace. She wore a corsage
of sweet peas. Her cousin Miss
Helen Leach, who was maid of honor,
wore a dress of apricot georgette and
carried Ophelia roses.
The groom had as his best man his
brother, Dick Slagle.
Immediately following the cere
mony an informal reception was held.
Delicious punch and 'bride's cake
were served. L,
1924.
I " ' t ... , i.n, , ...In .
HOW TO BUD THE
NEW FRUIT TREE
Secure the Variety of Fruit
You Want by Using This
Process June Is the Best
Month for This Work.
Raleigh, N. C June."' 16. "If you
wanf'new fruit trees of a desirable
variety, these may be secured by tak
ing buds from a .tree of the. variety
wanted and inserting them on seed
ling stocks or on new wood of old
trees. .June is the month that this is
generally done because the bark
slips easily.
Stone fruits such as peaches, cher
ries, and plums are always budded.
Other fruits as apples, quince, and
pears may be grafted but are usually
budded because it is a cheaper, quick
er, easier, and a simpler process, ex
plain horticujtural workers of the
State College and Department of
Agriculture.
Shield budding is the. type most
used. The bud is placed on a stock
about the size of a lead pencil. This
usually means one year old wood
with the peach and two year wood
with the. apple. 1
A cut is .made on the stock about
Ys inch around the tree and another
one about Yi inches long above, ver
tical to and dividing this horizontal
cut so it will look like an inverted T.
The buds to be used are taken from
present season's growth where the
leaves hav been removed but part of
the stem left to be used as a handle.
Make a cut about H inch above the
bud so that it will be about half way
through the stick when it reaches the
lower end ot the bud, there the bark
should be cut square across. Then
taking hold by. the stem remove the
bud from the stick and insert on the
bud from the stick and insert on the
tree to be budded, under the flaps un
til the lower end comes in contact
with the lower part of ' the inverted
T. Press down the edges and bind
with raffia or any other good string.
After the union is made this string
should he cut to prevent binding.
The' top may be cut off next spring
after the bud starts.
Culiowhee School Organizes
Teacher Placement Bureau
Culiowhee, N. C June 14.Cutlo
whee Summer School has recently
added a new feat,ure iu the nature of
a Teacher Placement Bureau to per
form mutual service for prospective
teachers and school officials. The
Bureau acts as a medium through
which superintendents and boards of
trustees may get in touch with unem
ployed teachers with' the view of fill
ing vacancies in their "school systems.
Professor Lawrence L. Lohr, As
sstant High School Director of North
Carolina 'and a member of the Sunv
mer. School faculty," has charge of
this nw phase of the activities of the
Summer School. He has already re
ceived a number of applications from
Summer School students and former
stud'ents desiring positions for the
coming year. School superintendents
who are interested 'should communi
cate with Mr. Lohr, who Is in a posi
tion to accommodate them with val
uable information. There will be no
charge for, this service, and students
and school officials are;inviftd to
take advantage of it; ,' '
dumber 25.
SPEGIALSESSION
OF LEGISLATURE
Governor Issues Call for an
Extra Session August 7th,
To Consider Report of the
Ship Commission.
Raleigh, N. . C, June 17. Acting
with unanimous approval of the coun
cil of state, Governor Morrison today
called an extraordinary session of the
general assembly to ' be convened
Thursday, August 7. The chief pur
pose of the session will be to receive
the report of the ship and water
transportation commission and act on
its recommendations for an- $8,500,000
investment in a port and water com
merce (Ifevelopmeht prdgrarrf.
While that business Cart be bandied
within a few days, it is expected the
legislature will follow the precedent
of other extra sessions and remain
here 20 days.
The governor this morning made
formal request of the council of state
for authority to issue the call. All
members were present and they were
unanimous in their agreement. One
member of the council was told by an
opponent of the port development
program that he could make himself
the "biggest man in the state by
bucking the governor on this thing."
He .declined the honor, however.
The plan to be followed by the gov
ernor in the fight before the session
for the port program was announced
several days ago. He will ask that
the legislature enact the necessary
legislative machinery to cover the
recommendations of the ship com
mission and to leave to the voters to
determine in the general election if
it shall become operative. Several
legislators have voiced opposition to
the referendum and it is not.improb
able that they may fight on the floor
of the general assembly for final ac
tion by that body.
Twenty days in August will knock'
many summer vacations off the cal
endar, but special sessions in July or
August are not unique and it will not
be the first time many members of
the. present assembly have perspired
through three weeks in the capital
city. The governor had decided on
the latter part of July for convening
the session but inquiry this morning
revealed that the contractors repair
ing the capitol building cannot get
the legislative chambers into shape
for the meeting before the first week
in August. The contractors, inciden
tally, have been working on the capi
tol since last October or November.
Rural Carrier Examination.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam-'
ination to. be held at Spartanburg,
S. C, on July 12, 1924, to fill the po
sition of rural carrier at Franklin,
N. C, and vacancies that may occur
later on rural routes from that post
office. The salary of a' rural carrier
on a standard daily wagon route of 24
miles is $1,800 per annum, with an
additional $30 per mile per annum for
each mile or major fraction thereof '
in excess of 24 miles. The salary on
motor routes ranges from $2,450 to
$2,600 per annum, according to length.
Separate examinations for motor
routes and wagon routes are no long
er held. Appointments to both posi
tions will be made from the same
register." The " examination" will be'""
open only to citizen, who are ac
tually domiciled in tl:,-! territory of
the post office where I' m vacancy ex
ists and who meet thv Jther require- ,
menu set forth in Fe n 1977, Both
men and women, if qualified, may en
ter this examination, but aDDointiiitr
officers have the legal right to specify
. U - .1 I .. . - . !
me sex ucsirca in requesung certin
cation of elieibles. Women will nnt
be considered for rural carrier ap
pointment unless they are the widows
of U. S, soldiers, sailors, or marines,
or the wives of U. S. soldiers, sailors,
or marines who are physically dis
qualified for examination by reason
of -injuries received in the line of
military duty. Form 1977 and appli
cation blanks may be obtained from ;
the vacancy office mentioned above
or from the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission at Washington, D.
C. Applications should be forwarded
to the Commission at- Washington,.
D. C, at the aerliest practicable date.
At the examination applicants must
furnish unmounted photographs of
themselves taken within two years.