MORE Til 90,000
AUTO PLATES SOLD
NUMBER OF MOTOR DRIVEN VE
HICLES SO FAR k REGISTER-
tD IS 149,444.
fOBAGGO FARMERS SIGHED UP
Director John R. HutchesonJ Virginia
Extension Service, Met With the
Committee as did Dr. Kilgore.
7 Raleigh.
Approximately 90,000 automobile li
cense plates had been delivered by the
automobile license department, accord
ing to head of the department.
The 90,000 owners who have al
ready complied with the law for buy
ing the license plates before the 1st of
July represent about the same number
who bad bought their plates this time
last year.
The registration of North Carolina
motor vehicles had brought the total
up to 149,444.
Officers of the Virginia and North
Carolina Tobacco Growers' association
meeting in Raleigh, rejoiced over the
news that more than half of the tobac
co farmers of Virginia have signed up
the co-operative marketing contract
and called for a united drive to sign
op 75 per cent of the North Carolina
and Virginia tobacco production by
January 1st. Director. John R. Hut
cheson of the Virginia Extension . Ser
rlce and Director Kilgore of the North
Carolina Extension Service met with
the committee. ' .
To Acquire Hospital La rid.
Washington, ( special ) . -A Din tnat
lias passed the house and is now in
the senate provides $58,000 to "acquire
land" at Azalea. This money will be
available . when the bill is signed by the
president, and goes to the purchase of
land under contract for several years.
. The bill authorizes the secretary to
pay for the land and withdraw the
"requisition" on it. This is thjj.site
of general hospital No. 19, with capa
city for 1,300 beds. . Nothing yet has
oeen paid on me iana. iae improve
ments amount to $2,668,609
Army of Road. Enthusiasts.
Any further recruits to the army of
road enthusiasts who invested the city
will compel the state highway commis
sion to adjourn its hearings from the
bouse of representatives to the city
auditorium. The legislative halls over
flowed when the clans gathered to
speak their minds about roads, and
there will likely be more of them
here when the iiearings are resumed.
For a crowd of such proportions,
there are remarkably few sore toes
imong themy andv all the differences
ire neighborhood v differences.
Youngest Judge on the Bench. . . '
Judge on the North Carolina super
ior court at the age of 27 years is the
remarkable record made by Judge J.
Lloyd Horton. .
Judge Horfon la. the youngest man
who has ever occupied a seat on the
superior court bench in North Caro
lina, eclipsing the record made by
Judge W. P .Stacy, of Wilmington,
who held the record until last year,
Judge Stacy having established an
other record - for, youthfulness . on the
North Carolina' supreme couft bench
y his election lastvfall. ' -
leavy Freshets Anticipated.
Stock raisers along the lower Neuse
are anticipating heavy freshets from
the last hard rains. The stream is ex
pected to' reach the highest stage of
the season., It is estimated that not
less than '10 or 11 inches fell locally
in two afternoons. Sewers were chock
d in Kinston, and streets "floode
both times. The precipitation wa,s
heavy over a wide range of territory.
Council of State Held.
Governor Camerbn Morrison and the
Council of State, meeting at the Man
sion considered the financial1 state
ments filed Jby half dozen! municipali
ties in the state in support of the Mun
icipal association's petition for a spe
cial session of the general assembly,
and continued action until July 14.
interest lip Reclaimed Lands.
Unusual interest is being shown in
-the reclaimed black lands of eastern
North Carolina ant in the valley lands
1 of Piedmont North Carolina by people
from outside the state. The North"
Carolina Geological and Economic Sur
vey' is receiving many requests for in
formation in regard to the character of
these lands and the kind of crops that
can be raised on them, their relation
to transportation facilities and near
ness to markets. The Survey is assist
ing the N. C. department of agricul
ture in furnishing all information
South Africans at College. -
The department of agriculture,
Union of South Africa, has sent two
more young men to State college to
specialize in the . study of the produc
tion, care and handling of cotton and
tobacco. . : V - .,- '-'.:. ; :
F. V. O. Oliver, who was graduated
at the last commencement, has gone to
"Mesopotamia to take up investiga
tional work in connection with the
production, of Turkish tobacco. '
The newcomers are Petrus Johnnes
Waude. of Bethal, Transvaal, and Lou-
rena Jacobu Henning-
Plan New Prison Building.
The state prison asked architects
for plans for a new" prison building to
house 200 prisoners and for plans for
a church for which part of the funds
have been collected "by, local church
agencies over a period of five or six
years. No actual estimate has been
fixed for the; new prison building
which will be erected on the farm, but
it is the opinion of the board that a
new building will be needed for the
prisoners who are "camping out' on
the farm.
Decision to. erect the church fol
lows the visit to Occoquan and other
model prisons of Superintendent O.
Ross Pou. Nearly $5,000 has been in
the hands of Treasurer Lacy for do
ing this building but the board of di
rectors had never agreed to supply
the balance necessary. .The project
will probably be formally approved at
the board meeting next week.
Seven prisoners are now in death
row awaiting dates to be fixed for
electrocution, or for executive clem
ency. ' 'v
Corn, Wheat, and Cotton. -
. Corn is generally reported in good
condition and well advanced in the
main producing states, according to
the report of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. However, the
outlook ranges from poor to good in
the eastern and southern states. In
North Carolina, the growth of the crop
is. stunted and the stands are irregu
lar, owing to the drought.
Harvesting of Winter Wheat is pro
gressing in the leading wheat states
while in the southern states, harvest
ing has been completed and threshing
is being done. North Carolina reports
the poorest yield in many years.
The Cotton crop is generally late,
and irregular stands are noted. In
the central counties of North Caro
lina the stands are small and irregu
lar. " ;' "
, DuPont Company Wins Suit.
Washington, (Special). In the case
of the E. L. de Pont de Nemours and
company against the Atlantic Coast
Line company, et al., in which it is
charged that rates on lumber shipped
in carload lots betwe'en September 22,
1947, and June 22., 1918, from certain
points in. South and Carolina Caro
lina were too high, the du Ponts won
according to a decision of the inter
state commerce commission handed
down.
The Biggest Single Exhibit.
The biggeb: single exhibition ever
staged at the State Fair will be seen
there this year when the High Point
Furniture manufacturers display the
products of the North Carolina mills.
Arrangements were made for this
exhibit which will take up 10,000
square feet.
Postoffices Advance In Grade.
Washington, (Special) These post
offices have recently been made third
class, and Representative Lyon was
asked by the postofflce department to
furnish Information as to the post
masters: ,
Hope Mills, Parkton, Angler, Buies
Creek, Council, Fair Bluff, Bolton and
Boardman. There is a phance that
some fcf the postmosters in thesa
places now will be retained.
Headquarters of Selling Plan.
Promoters of the co-operative sell
ing plan for cotton state that it has
been determined that the state head
quarters shall be in the city of Ra
leigh. The workers will soon close up the
1921 campaign for this season, but
will endeavor to keep the movement
going and renew their efforts at such
time as they deem wise.
Highest Peace-Tithe Strength.
The North Carolina National Guard
has reached the highest peace-time
strength ever recorded for the organi
zation since it was organized accord
ing to a tabulation of enlistment made
by the Adjutant General. In the en
tire roster of organizations 1,645 f-
cers and men are enrolled anJ this
number will go to Camp Glenn July.
15-30.
Examinations for-Postmasters.
' Washington, (Special). The civil
service commission has been asked td
hold examinations for postmasters at'
Creedmore, Guilford College. Hender
sonville and Mayodan.
V. M. C. A. at Camp Glenn.
The state committee of the' Young
Men's Christian Association is plan
ning for effective work in the National
Guard encampment which will be held
at tamp uienn aunng July ana Au
gust. The encampment opens on July
6th with a four-day school for about
40 officers and 150 enlister men. On
the 10th of July the First Regiment
will come iiy about 1,000 strong .
From August 14th to the ,28th there
will be a cavalry camp. I
The work will be in charge of S. K.
Hunt, state county, work secretary.
An Appeal to Bankers.
State Treasurer Lacy sent out 'an
other appeal to the bankers and to the
newspapers of the fctate. to aid in, the
drive to sell the half million dollars'
worth of. state bonds of the $100 de
nomination. . . 7
These bonds were -, issued inr re
sponse to the cry of the newspapers
for an opportlnity. :
The small issue, like the larger
ones, bears only, five per cent, but the
entire lot of .$8,372,500 , will have ac
crued interest if they are marketed by
July 15.
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land on her way to sea for her
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Smuts' Efforts Bring Renewed
Hope of Settlement of
the Irish Trouble.
MAY QUIT "REPUBLIC" IDEA
De Valera and Others Show Disposi
tion to Yield No Improvement In
Near Eastern Mess Germany
Expects Coup d'Etat
Tariff Fight Is On.
By EDWARD W. PiCKARD.
The entry of Jan Christian Smuts
Into the : peace negotiations changed,
the Irish situation ever night. The
South African premier is regarded as
one of the most astute statesmen in
the world, and apparently Lloyd
George has done well in enlisting his
assistance. 'It now appears likely that
a peaceful settlement of the Irish
trouble wilF be reached before long.
Optimistic persons were not dis
mayed by De Valera's tentative refusal
to attend the meeting In London pro
posed by Lloyd George and Sir James
Craig's refu'sal to confer with the Sinn
Feiners and south Ireland unionists in
Dublin. The latter conference was
begun without representatives of Ul
ster, and an attempt was made to
reconcile the positions of the Sinn
Fein and the unionists. Then Gen
eral Smuts slipped across to Dublin,
gave the leaders there a heart-to-heart
talk, and hurried back to London to
report to the English authorities.
What he told them gave rise to the
most cheerful of predictions.
Though no official statements have
been Issued, it appears that this Is
how matters now stand: The British
government is willing to grant to Ire
land the fullest autonomy, patterned
after that enjoyed by South Africa ;
Ulster to be considered still a part of
the dominion but having an autono
mous government of its own, such as
that of Natal. "President? De Valera,
Arthur Griffith, founder of Sinn vFein ;
Michael Collins and other ? republican
leaders are. now willing that Ireland
shall remain a part of the British em
pire though they prefer the term
"British commonwealth of nations"
provided their, right of secession Is
recognized. Other prominent Sinn
Feiners, comprising the Intellectuals
and doctrinaires. Insist Prime Minister
Lloyd George has not yet sufficiently
recognized the essential unity of Ire
land and its right' to self-determination.
All the Sinn Feiners assert that
Ulster must accept her autonomy from
the supreme Irish parliament in Dub
lin. The task that remains is to recon
cile these views and bring the Ulster
Ites and southern unionists into
agreement with the compromise plan.
That this can be done is the expressed
opinion of some of the chief figures
in the negotiations.
Says General Smuts : "I think, I am
hopeful, I trust, that the question will
be solved and that thereby the British
empire will be freed from the Imputa
tion that in this ancient part of the
United Kingdom there still exists vio
lation of the fundamental principles
tipoh which the empire rests. I say
tnat the problem is soluble because I
have seen it solved in my own coun
try under circumstances less embit
tered than in Ireland but certainly of
a1 Very difficult character, too."
De Valera, in liis first authorized
statement since Lloyd George's invi
tation, says: "We trust that the Brit
ish jprime minister's letter may prove
to $e the first step toward submitting
a civilized basis of right and reason
for that of barbaric violence "in the
arbitration of the question at issue
between Ireland and Great Britain.
"Should the conference now' initiat
ed lead toan ultimate understanding
and lasting peace between the peoples
of -these two islands, which have een
In a state of war, or suspended y
for more than seven, and a half cen
turies,! it -will "set a worthy Christian
precedent- for the entire world.
"British prestige will be restored,
youdgOreiand will live in history os
. n,....i Ur.uJ1ru u ' iiritriiii.
official trials.
a
having saved, by'lfs courage and stead
fastness, the ideal) for which millions
were led to off e their lives In the
great war." f
As sign Ificant, iperhaps, '. as these
statements was aj incident in Liver
pool. The city vas decorated in
honor of a visit.ffof the prince, of
Wales, and in thej Irish quarter were
displayed many sfhn Fein flags inter
twined with the uion jacks. A prom
inent Sinn Feine sald: "The order
to do that camefOm Dublin."
" '-y '
From this side ff the world It looks
as though the geat powers do not
know what to deilth Turkey and the
Turks. If they hve any definite pol-fc
icy it Isn't apparent from either their
statements or tfieir actions. The
Treaty of Sevresdl ready is shot to
pieces, evn if te men who formu
lated It are unwilling to admit it.
Turkey was neatly partitioned, but
refuses to stay r$ parts, and the na
tions to whom tlk helpings were as
signed seeni qultunable to take or
retain them. Naturally the sultan's
government, to fjfvich the treaty left
but a tiny part tf the huge empire,
is not doing anything to hinder the
efforts of the nationalists, who refuse
to permit that ' empire to be carved
up. Greece is mang all preparations
for her promise, offensive In Asia
Minor, and shlpsiftoaded with troops,
munitions and supplies arrive dally
In Smyrna from (Athens. Observers
who have been wgh Kemal Pasha are
somewhat doubt f0 of the ability of
the nationalists (again to stop the
Greeks,
To complicate he situation in the
Near East, It hasbeepme certain that
Bulgaria Is co-op iratlng wlth Kemal
in the hope of. regaining eastern
Thrace. So farshe. has taken no
overt steps, and if. .she does, the Mllt-'
tie entente,' comprising Jugo-Slavla.
Czecho-Slovakla id Roumania, will
get Into action, tor the real ralson
d'etre of that alienee is their deter
mination to keep Ipfulgaria within the
limits now fixed fr her. Moreover It
Is asserted that he "little entente"
now has the complete backing of
Italy. - .J '
One thing the geat powers are de
termined to prevent the seizure of
Constantinople b the Bolshevists.
To this end the (htlre British Medi
terranean , fleet lsgbeing concentrated
in the vicinity of ibe Turkish capital.
It may be that hejjvy re-enforcements
of allied troops alo will have to be
sent to that regl& for xthe Russian
Bolshevists evidently:, are planning
some big coup. Tpey are calling to
the colors all me from eighteen to
thirty-five years d age, and general
mobilization is expected soon. The
demobilization ordtfr issued some time
ago has been canned. More interesting-than
relJabl! is the story that
Trotzky has been imprisoned on or
ders from Lenin. Similar reports of
disagreement betwfien the Bolshevist
chiefs have been Hjpard too often.
Germany, still apprehensive that she
Is to lose out in UjRper Silesia, Is cry
ing "wolf' again. I The country Is
warned of an Ira periling coup d'etat
and the. allies are permitted, to over
hear the warning. The story, as it
comes from Berlin, s that all the re-,
actionary elements!! re prepared to
march on Berlin ajd upset the gov
ernment, and that the decision
against German posession of Upper
Silesia is to be the signal for. move
ment. TheGermarj irregular forces
were withdrawn fron the disputed ter
ritory, in accordant) with the agree
ment with the Inter-till led commission,
but they have not fisbanded or dis
armed, nor have the moved far from
the Silesian border. These troops are
commanded by monQ-chlsts, and It Is
reported that Genergl von der Goltz;
who led the Baltic expedition and also
was mixed up in rheKapp revolution,
is now in Upper Silvia.. A few days
ago the German population of Beu
then. in Upper Silesfc was making a
hostile demonstration ' against the
Poles and when theg French troops
tried to disperse t marchers, the
latter fired on them.dllJng a French
.major. . The troops Jfetlred to their
garrison and opened filre with machine
guns and a number ff Germans were
killwl. So far thej "peaceful" ar
rangement made by tithe, inter-allied
commission has not ecu ;a consplcu-
.ons success.
5f
itist comoleted at Bedford, England.
e.ew.Un.tea States ba,eSllIp Mary-
The present German government
really seems to be increasing in
strength, and the confidence reposed
in it by the allied governments is
growing daily. That is, the confi
dence that it will carry out the terms
of the treaty as far as possible. In
a public address last week, Doctor
Rathenau, minister of reconstruction,
said: '
"The United States is the world's
chief creditor and Germany "is the
world's chief debtor, with all other na
tions sandwiched in between these
two as creditor and debtor nations,
each tied to or obligated to one an
other. '
"Germany is not a land of gold or
raw materials, but a nation which
lives, and will continue to live, by the
work of her hands. We are, there
fore, only able to pay our debts with
our products, our mental and manual
labor. This we honestly propose to
do."
Our State department is now busy
ing itself" with the preliminaries for
negotiating treaties that , will, make
effective the peace with the central
powers and restore diplomatic and
other relations. Administration au
thorities give assurance that nothing
will be done that will disturb the cor
dial relations existing between ' the
United States and the allied powers,
which presumably means that they are
being taken into the confidence of
this government in the formulation of
the treaties on which Secretary
Hughes Is working.
Another thing demanding the atten
tion of the State department Is the
situation in Tamplco where it is feared
labor disorders may endanger Ameri
can property. One or two navy ves
sels have been sent there, but this
was not , to be considered a naval
demonstration. The trouble In Tam
plco is a result of the recent decree
of the Mexican government increasing
the. export tax on oil. The Industry
being checked,, thousands of men were
thrown out of employment, and their
attitude was threatening. President
Obregon says the government has no
Intention of rescinding the decree, and
that the labor conditions are not as
ba'd as reported.
The Inevitable battle over the tar
iff was opened by a minority report
from the Democratic members of the
ways and means committee of the
house. The bill as drafted is ('de
nounced as a "conspiracy to benefit a
few favorites, at the expense of all
humanity." The report deals especially
with the probable effect of the bill
on American commerce and with the
substitution of the system of Ameri
can valuation as a basis for levying
tariff duties. Calling attention to the
fact that the foreign trade of the
United States fell from $1,188,255,449
last July to $527,378,825 In May, 1921,
the report says:
"Certainly the natural process is
preferable to the Infected knife of in
terested surgeons who. by selecting
the Industries to protect and those to
destroy, can reap the harvest their
campaign contributions seeded last
fall. Verily, the oil men are entitled
to their reward, and the lumber men
and wool men and all the others who
cast their bread on the waters of a
Republican title."
Senator Smooth subcommittee made
haste last week to get the Sweet vet
erans' bureau bill before the senate.
This Is the measure that is designed
to provide proper care and adequate
compensation for disabled soldiers and
sailors through the ' co-ordination of
relief agencies. Congress has been se
verely criticized for delay In passing
the bill, which Is the fruit, of the efV
forts of the Dawes commission; and
a senate Investigating' committee has
been hearing testimony 6t the scan
dalous neglect and Inhuman:' treatment
of disabled, veterans under the pres
ent complicated system or rather
lack of systems
The five train service brotherhoods
are to take, a referendum .vote on the
acceptance or rejection of - the wage
reduction order of the federal railway
abor board. Rail- union ieaders be
Jleve there will be no strike unless the
railway executives insist on the wip.
ng out of the present wprklnrulea:
nni winn in,.
MtAIUU fflft! ft
ni aim Tn i. . ,w
ULHIffl ID Ibmi
GROUP JUST OFF
: COAST IS NOW
CALIsta.
WHOLLY BY AME
RlCANs.
ARE UNDER CONTROL QF U.
s
Included in the Grouo i c. .
Una, Which Willie u,. . 3 Cjt
Y Claims Sole Ownership 0f
San Antonio. 1 PYa a r
upon which Mexico mu Lient05
upon wnicn Mexico may b "
claims to a number of island ter
the coast of California, in thQf 05
in the
Ocean, which arp. nnU- ... r4C14C
Americans and
' v -A J TV
!' Pr (k. "1
of. the United States, are 8wn "
in a report made to President n?J
gon by General Amado Aguirre
vv, j ubiuUuit ana chief
luv Lumiiuoiuu iiiitii lug a Sturt
4n tTn1.l. ..V1!-1. 1 .
111 suAvvitiivi, puuasnea in Mpyiv
The report declares, that the claim
Mexico to the islands is indisputJ1
but that the Mexican government I
& "J""1UiJ remain mn
LI 1 . a . u
tue American nag in return for
for-
c ' "" " ""ICQ
not stipulated.
Included in the group of isiann, .
Santa Catalina, of which Willia
Wrigley, Jr., of Chicago, is the
owner. Others are the Fara Hones, San
Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Vera'cm
Anacapa, Santa Barbara, San Nicolu
and San Clemente.
Rockefeller Wins Ford Sedan.
flnmi misfit f1nim T il
, v..v, vaiuiYy
of Greenwich Post, American Legi01(
just closed, it has been announced
that the winner of the Ford sedan au
tomobile was- William G. Rockefeller,
in CBiiwiLii. i ,i iij 11 - in r 10 no..:...
son or William Rockefeller.
American Teachers in Peru.
Lima, Peru. Virtually the entire
educational system of Peru is now ut
der the direction of American profes
sors who were called here recently to
complete an educational reform move
ment begun ten years ago. s
Curfew Reimposed in Belfast.
Belfast. The curfew was reimposei
here as a result of disorders. Belfast
now is the only place in Ireland under
the curfew regulations, despite tie
truce terms by which the curfew was
raised generally.
Host to Twenty Thousand Elks.
Los Angeles, Calif. This city t!
4- nnnoA V OA Ann mnmlmrl
IU. U1U1C lUttU iV.VVU iutuiucu,
their relatives and friends here to at
tend the fifty-seventh grand lodge of
the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Eflks.
Woman Drops 15,000 feet.
St. Paul, Minn Miss Phoete J. Fair
grave, 18, of this city, established what
was said to be a new world's record
for a parachute drop-for women when
she dropped 15,000 feet from an aero
plane. Prepare For Huge Wool Pool.
Springfield, 111 Illinois farmers are
t 1 thia
preparing for a huge wool pooi
year, according to officials of the state
agricultural association, who ha
change of the pool last year.
Would Stop Liquor Smuggling.
Hambilton, Bermuda The Colonial
parliament has just -passed a special
law to prevent liquor smuggling m
Bermuda to the United States.
Our Foreign Trade Falls Off.
Washington. America's foreign
trade fell off more than three -billion
of dollars during the fiscal year ended
June 30. x
Earl of Craven is Drowned.
Cowes, Island of Wight.-Tbe Eari
of Craven was drowned in the watefS
of the Solent.
Taft is Now Chief Justice.
Washington William Howard Tai
has been sworn in as Chief Justice
the United States.
Our Policy Pleases Chinese.
. Washngton. The recent declara"0
M the intention of the United Stai
to continue its support of the opc
door in China was commended
Sao Ke Alfred Sze, the Chinese n
ister.
Terrible Airplane Crash.
Moundsville, W. Va. Five pe"
are known to be dead and apP
mately 50 were injured at Lsn
Field here when a Martin bom
plane . crashed into a group 01
mobiles.
French Press Asks Qce
Paris. "America nas - mate
with Oprmanv. when will , ,h.
peace with the Allies?"
er half-joking, half-bitter J00" h.
may now be heard from the
ml-;.-. O 71 I v--
press.
vi Huns Not Interested in cir
Berlin. "Peace with ah
Many glanced apathetically bQ.
headlines and then read aboui ft
ing match which showed tne
that in the new world there
"miracles of the Marne.
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