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This interesting photograph of Manila, P. I., was taken from an airplane and shows Manila bay, the Luneta,
Army and Navy club, the Manila hotel and war and merchant ships. 1
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America
Nationa
Has No
1 Flower
'No Blossom Ever Has Been Se
lected as the Symbol of the
United. States.
HUMBLE DAISY IS PROPOSED
Hill in Congress Would Raise the Daisy
to Official Post of National Flower
v Columbine and Mayflower
Suggested.
' Washington, D. C An important
defect in the structure of American
civilizationhas been brought to pub
llcliptlce again. This great nation, so
complete in most respects, has no na
tional flower.
There is no blossom that the politi
cal candidate -can stick in his button
hole to show that he is a patriot and
to .which he can point with pride as
the living symbol-of his high ideals.
There is no flower that can be carved
into public buildings about Washing
ton to remind the government worker
oi some inspiringtradition.
When the President chooses a flower
for his coat or his wife selects a deco
ration for a state dinner, they must
ponder the entire list of flowers in the
White House conservatories. No nation
al blossom comes instantly to mind as
the emblem" which fittingly represents
the nation. This catalogue could go
on Indefinitely. The nation simply
has no national flower.
r :
Generally such things are arranged
for a country through accident. Some
gallant leader takes to wearing Into
battle the flower beloved by his lady
and his cohorts follow; suit. Eventual
ly the nation is saved by thetiero and
he attributes everything to the charm
of the flower. Popular sentiment is
aroused. The story of the flower that
saved the country becomes tradition.
Gradually It becomes the national
flower without any argument.
England acquired the rose as its na
tional flower through a jseries of ro
mantic instances each of which deep
ened the significance of the flower.
The thistle really saved Scotland
Tvtien a moat filled with thistles pre
vented the enemy from reaching an Im
portant fortress.
American Heroes Neglectful.
But early American heroes were
strangely neglectful of this matter.
They spent much time planning a suit
able seal and flag. But they never
bothered to snatch up a sprig of gold
nrod or snapdragon when they went
out to fight, and their great-great-"grandchildren
are suffering today as
a result.
In the recent war when the scarlet
Flanders poppy became so poignant a
symbol of America's sacrifice the na
tional flower seemed about to appear.
But the beautiful poppy, It was ex
plained by horticultural experts, was
n weed in France and to introduce It
into the gardens of this country would
be a mistake. So the poppy remains
'only a memory except for the artificial
specimens that occasionally bloom on
national holidays.
Now, Representative Kissel of New
York has introduced a bill in congress
which would raise the humble daisy to
the official post of the national flower.
Representative Kissel's bill has aroused
a number of inquiries, and expressions
of protest and approval.
Some people think that the national
flower should not be a common weed
but a blossom that can be cultivated
and cherished. They want something
handsome that will do the nation
credit. Others applaud the sweet sim
plicity of the daisy, but believe that
we should choose a flower that is more
capable of historic association. Others
read into the daisy a fitting symbolism
for national use. The heart of gold,
the whiteness of pure ideals, the green
talk suggesting fruitfulness of earth
are pointed out.
It seems to be especially important
to link up a complete set of associa
tions with a national flower if it Is
to be arbitrarily legislated into exist
ence. The columbine, for instance,
which was persistently pushed ima hot
race for the national flower some
years ago, is said to be deeply signifi
cant, i
Moreover, the columbine grows wild
over the greater part of the country,
and blooms in adverse circumstances.
It grows in a variety of colors, among
them red, white, abd blue.
Mayflower Suggested.
The mayflower has since had quite
a following, particularly In the East.
This was the first flewer that greeted
the Pilgrims after their hard winter
In Plymouth. TjJnfortunately, how
ever, it is a blossom of , our eastern
coast, and is scarcely known to other
sections of the country.
Goldenrod, which has many support
ers, also arouses I opposition. It was
suggested because of the association
with gold, America being the tradi
tional land of goldi. But goldenrod has
a bad reputation as a hay fever
agent, and it would probably make a
great many peopl miserable if it were
to be widely used as the national
flower. !
The pansy seems a strange flower
to be proposed ijor our national em
blem. Yet In lS92i two bills were Intro
duced to that effect. Deciding upon a
national flower by legislation . seems
Impossible. The- joid spontaneous way
of acquiring, one1 is undoubtedly the
most natural, arid perhaps It is not
too late for America to follow the
rules even now.
MINING IN THE DIAMOND FIELDS
Methods Are Interestingly De
scribed by Geographic Society.
Precious Little Lumps Are Imbedded
in Great Volume of Worthless
Rock Engineers Solve Dif
ficult Problem.
Washington, D. C -A "rush" such as
frontier America knew in Its free-land
days, but in this case to peg out claims
In a newly discovered diamond field
was mentioned in recent dispatches
from South Africa. Ths new diamond
country opens up possibilities of a rival
to the great Kimberly diamond field
in the same general region, the world's
greatest source of the sparkling white
gems. ; , ;
The methods of naming diamonds
at Kimberly, which may be followed
In the new fields If the formation
proves the same, are outlined in a bul
letin from the Washington, D. C, head
quarters of the National Geographic
society.
"The mines at Kimberly," says the
bulletin, "are In very ancient volcanoes'
which ages ago lost all semblances of
activity. But during their youth the
great heat and pressure of these vol-'
canoes created gigantic laboratories
In their depths In which thousands iof
the hard white carbon crystals, which
are diamonds, were created. The
precious little lumps are embedded 'In
a great volume of worthless rock
known as 'blue ground,' and under old
conditions were as hard to find as the
proverbial needle In a haystack. But
just as a clever searcher could prob
ably locate his needle with a powerful
magnet, despite the straw, so engineers
have evolved mechanical means clev
erly to separate the few tiny diamonds
from the many tons of dirt In which
they are hidden.
denced by the
ground' brought
The effectiveness with which Na
ture has concealed the crystals is evi-
fact that the 'blue
up from the depths
of the mines arid carrying its price
less gems, is spread out In the open
for four months to a year to the weath
er. The diamonds are perfectly safe,
for officials who have walked over the
weathering 'floors' for many years as
sert that they hive never found a dia
mond in this way. As the 'blue ground'
weathers It cruriibles, and great har
rows like those used on the bonanza
farms of the West are dragged over it
to facilitate the ! process.
"Eventually the material Is broken
down into relatively fine particles. It
is then taken in truck-loads to the me
chanical plant of the mine for treat
ment. The ground is mixed with wa
ter' in; great mixing machines and
passed over screens of fine wire mesh
ing. . ' "'t -
"When as much as possible of the
foreign material has been removed In
'this way the cparse residue, contain
ing the diamonds, is passed over slop
ing, vibrating fables covered with thick
grease. Because of some little under
stood physical property, diamonds stick
to the grease while the worthless ma
terial flows ovejrthe edge of the tables.
The grease with Its load 6f crystals is
then scraped into a perforated contain
er arid heated by steam. - The grease
melts away and leaves the small but
highly valuable objects of these months
of work."1 L
Trout Swallowed Chipmunk.
Woodlnvllle, j Wash. Tom Fulda,
timber cruiser,! caught a rainbow trout
in Tolt creek which had just swal
lowed a small chipmunk. The trout
was about . 23 j inches long. It Is pre
sumed the forest animal was attempt
ing to swim the creek when he was
gobbled up by the voracious trout.
THEY NOW HIDE BOOZE IN FURS
Liquor Leaves British Columbia
I Ostensibly for Mexico.
(Bootleggers Take Advantage of Excep
tionally Heavy Shipments of Furs
to Eastern Points Ruse Is
i Discovered.
Victoria. British Columbia has ex
perienced bootlegging In Its original
and best known form and also so-called
bootlegging in fur.s, but now there ap
pears to be a combination of the two,
and officials of the provincial liquor
board are disturbed by reports Intimat
ing that bonded liquor, carefully
:packed in pelts. Is being shipped to dry
Ontario In the guise of local fur shlp
inents. Shipment ol furs to eastern points
.has been exceptionally heavy lately,
and tiiis fact links up with the thread
t the story 'unfolded by those who
have been investigating British Col
umbia's latest liquor scandal.
The story also fits in with the mys
tery of the liquor-laden schooners
which leave British Columbia ports for
Mexico and other distant countries and
never seem to find their destination.
Briefly, this is the belief of the in
vestigators :
In the first place, it is quite legal
to purchase liquor in British Columbia
as long as the government sells It. It
Is also legal to export liquor from
British Colu&bia, and lately large
quantities have been sent out ostens
ibly to Mexico In bond on the under
standing that duty would be paid on
arrival in Mexico. The liquor, how
ever, seldom reaches that destination,
and one good reason is that Mexico
could probably Import liquor from oth
er countries a good deal cheaper than
she could from British Columbia,
which must import most of its hard
stuff from distant points anyway. ,
Apparently the liquor ships, after
once getting out to sea, head north
ward again and their cargo eventually
reaches a British Columbia port such
as Prince Rupert. The cargo being
in bond Is not disturbed except by the
agents of the "ring." Furs are
wrapped around the liquor, and when
the job is completed the bundles are
such as to pass the eye of the most
zealous railway official as just so much
furs labeled for some eastern city,
usually Toronto.
The ruse was discovered when one
of the shipments was held up on ac
count of overweight and reclassified
when the shipper protested. The liquor
was found hidden in the furs.
Students Get Fat Cheaply.
State College, Pa. That it is pos
sible for six persons to subsist and
even grow fat on an average of less
than 50 cents! a day for each has been
demonstrated at the summer session
of the Pennsylvania-State college, it
was announced recently. By using gar
den vegetables the summer studenU
cw costs to 16 cents a meal.
GENERAL PERSHING
TO VISIT RALEIGH
A CONFLICT OF ENGAGEMENTS
MOVES HIS VISIT FORWARD;
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PLANS FOR RECEPTION.
TO BE
GUEST OF GOVERNOR
General Pershing's Address at Ground
Will Follow Opening Address
of Governor Morrison.
Raleigh.
General John J. Pershing will be
the guest of the North Carolina State
Fair on jTuesday of fair week instead
of Wednesday, according to announce
ment made by Col. Albert L. Cox, the
chairman of the reception committee,
ifpon his return from Washington,
where he went over the tentative pro
gram for the day with the general.
Conflicting engagements make it nec
essary to move up his engagement
here.
General Pershing will arrive in Ra
leigh from Washington early Tues
day morning. He will be the guest
of Governor Morrison at breakfast at
9 o'clock with a distinguished com
pany, including Mrs. Edith Vander
bllt, president of the State Fair. At
11 o'clock the procession to the fair
grounds, headed by a battery of ar
tillery firom Camp Bragg, will form.
Although plans have not definitely
been made, General Pershing's ad
dress at the grounds will follow the
opening address by Governor Morri
son, and the president's address by
Mrs. Vanderbilt. The general will be
the honor guest at a barbecue to be
served on the grounds, and will later
visit the exhibits with Mrs. Vander
bilt. A brief reception may be held.
Brigadier General A. J. Bowley, the
commanding officer at-Camp Bragg,
will arrive at Raleigh on Monday of
fair week, and will be the guest of
Colonel Cox. He has issued orders
for the Fifth regiment band and a
battery from the camp to encamp here
for thje whole of fair week. He will
march; in the parade to the grounds.
Adjutant General J. Van B. Metts will
act as chief marshal, at the request of
Mrs. Vanderbilt.
At :5:40 in the afternoon General
Pershing will leave for New Orleans,
where he will aVnd the annual meet
ing of the American Legion. Initial
plans for his reception and entertain
ment have been somewhat altered on
account of the necessity for his ear
lier departure for the south, but he
will be here sufficiently long to re
ceive fa rousing welcome from North
Carolina.
Governor Stays Death of Dixon.
Sixty days was added to the life of
Joe Dixon by executive order, when
Governor Morrison gave the Craven
county burglar a stay of sentence
until December 10, and some slight
foundation upon which to built a hope
that execution may be replaced with a
life 'sentence in the state prison.
Dixon was to have been executed on
Tuesday morning at 10:30.
Both Judge Frank A. Daniels, who
sentenced Dixon to death, and the so
licitor who prosecuted him, have rec
ommended to the governor that he be
extended clemency but this the gover
nor has not fully made up his mind to
do. pixon was caught red-handed and
wounded by a 14-year old boy as he
was , burglarizing a residence in New
Bern last spring. August 10 was set
originally as the date of his execu
tion. Reprleve for Dixon and the perfec
tion r of an appeal to the superme
court in behalf of John Bush, member
of a prominent white family In Cald
well county sentenced to ( death for
murder Friday morning of next week
reduced the number who will die be
tween Tuesday and Friday to wo,
Joe Jackson will be electrocuted for
burglary on Friday and Mclver Bur
nett; for rape on Thursday morning.
Rate Investigation at Asheville.
Corporation Commissioner Allen J.
Maxwell, Rate Expert W. G. Womble,
of the commission, and a staff of
clerks, left for Asheville to attend the
Southern rate investigation hearing.
Mr. Maxwell took with him a big
array of exhibits and briefs to be
presented In support of North Caro
lina, s fight against excessive freight
rates which, the ' commissioner con
tends, will result from the investiga
tion If the railroads win their points.
Edgar E. Clark, former chairman
of the interstate commerce commis
sion and head of the : legal Arm of
Clark & LaRue. of Washinirtnn I
peciea w go to Asheville the first-of
next week to take part in the hearing
at the state's attorney.
Garden Specialist Employed.
Announcement was made by C. D.
Matthews, horticulturist for the North
Carolina extension service, that Frank
E. McCall has been added to the divis
ion! of horticulture as garden special
ist.;; Mr. McCall is a graduate la horti
culture and forestry at the Iowa State
past six years has
been associated with the South Da
kota State college at Brookings. His
vork in North Carolina will be to as
uiet farmers and farm women in the
growing of better vegetable gardens.
Value Cotton Mill ; Products Increase,
The value of North Carolina's cot
ton mill products has incerased from
$52,108,250 in 1912 to $145,894,172 in
1922, according to reports from4 cot
ton mills in the state compiled by
M. JU Shipman, commissioner of
labor and printing, for. use hx the an
nual report of the department. With
this climb, 'North Carolina cotton
mills have maintained . their suprem
acy in the South and is, now second
in 4 the United States. In the state
itself, the industry ranks first in the
number, of wager earners, the amount
paid in salaries and wages, the value
of : products and iu value added, by
manufacturer.
"Cotton manufacturing," says Mr.
Shipman, in the chapter of his report
on cotton mills just completed, "has
experienced a steady growth through
out the years for which, statistics are
available, the value of products hav
ing increased during the past decade
from $52,868,689 in 1912 to $229.
670,691 in 1922.
"Capital employed and authorized
ten years ago was $52,108,250; for
1922, $146,894,172. ,
54,710; number reported June 30, 1922,
78,972. - . , .. ...
"Approximate amount of raw mate
rial used in 1912, 328,407,879 pounds;
in 1921-22, 531,768,116 pounds, or ly.
063,536 bales of cotton weighing 500
lbs per bale. This percentage of in
crease in the quantity of raw mate
rials consumed by the industry is
found to be; relatively greater than
that of any other state engaged in the
manufacture of cotton goods.
"The cotton mill industry of the
state has also rapidly expanded in
machinery equipment, showing a re
markable increase in both spindles
and looms during the ten-year period
for which these comparisons are made.
The number of spindles employed in
1912 was 3,321,426; in 1921-22, 5,605,
102. Looms in 1912, $58,961; for
1921-22, 74,740. Because of their dif
ferent speeds and their use upon dif
ferent grades of yarn, the number of
spindles employed may not be strictly"
an accurate index of the cotton Indus
try, yet it is one of the best standards
available and is the most generally ac
cepted measure of progress.
"The total number of employes en
gaged in this industry in 1912 was
"The spindle increase in North
Carolina has, for each succeeding
year since 1912, been greater than in
any other state and establishes be
yond question the claim that the state
has risen to a position of great im
portance in the cotton manufacturing
industry. The increase for . the last
bienial period is 376,836. Rate of in
crease since 1915, being a total of
1,312,424, is 25 per cent. The output
of North Carolina- spindles consists of
fine yarns in immense quantities, the
value of which, in proportion to num
ber, exceeds that of any other rival.
In the value of ticks and denims the
state leads the entire country.
"An index to the industrial progress
of the state the past two years is
furnished by the continued growth of
the cotton mill industry. Industrially,
North Carolina has rapidly advanced
to that position of output and pros
perity will be controlled only by ba
sic limitations. No fact relating to
the advancement of the state is more
interesting, more important, or more
significant to the student of social and
economic -conditions in North Caro
lina than the vigor, the persistency
and the success that has followed the
introduction of this branch of manu
facture. The last .biennial period has
witnessed the usual development by
the textile industry.
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"The number of mills represented
in these compilations is 383. Of this
number 352 report $146,894,172 in
vested and authorized in plant op
erations. The number of spindles re
ported is 5,605,102; looms, 74,740;
cards, 14r725; and the number of horse
power utilized at regular intervals
was 221,759. The approximate amount
of raw material used, 531,768,116
pounds. Estimated value of yearly
output, $229,670,691. Adult males em
ployed, 46,324; females, 27,754; chil
dren, 4,894. Total number of employ
es, 78,972. Eesimated number of de
pendents Intimately associated with
the cotton mill industry in the capac
ity of wage-earners and their families
is 205,055.
"The extent to which an industry
gives employment and hte amount
which it pays in wages is a better test
of its importance in many instances
than the capital it requires, the cost
of materials, the value of products, or
even the added value through Jthe pro
cess of manufacture. The wage earn
ers in all branches of the textile indus
trp of the state combined, present a
formidable array of men,, women and
children. The number of each class
reported for the period covered by
this report shows a healthy- increase
over, the previous two years, but the
wage level is lower, due in a measure
to the continued business, depression
which appeared during the latter part
of 1920. The highest average wages
paid males during the last biennial pe
riod is $4.75 per day; females, $1.87.
LABOR Sit!
Fire Hazard Much Reduced.
The' North Carolina insurance com
missioner, Stacey W. Wade, gave out
some information to the fire marshals
of America at their convention in
Portland, Maine, several days ago that
was accepted by them almost an a
matter of course, but which would sur
prise the average citizen of the state.
He told them that North Carolina
has more fire-proof school 'hniMfna
than any other state in the union of
use population, , and that it also has
more motor-driven fiehtinr Pnninmnni
than any other state.
INCREAS
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CITIES.
65 CITIES REPORT INCREASE
Fro.
ve.1
Common Labor Shortage RefI
.tend of Prosperity Over
Entire County,
Washington. TnHc,--,
mpnt in oil eB!DW
VL ine
been accepted by adjustment 5
and rail strikes, although inL0 al
car and fuel sunniv w
further improvement. th ,
of labor announced in a Urm T
S.from the
Reports" from 65 leading
showed an inrrpaao 6 C1es
during September is coa
August, which 17 cities repwteJ?
ed employment
turers, iron and steel and their?
ducts, food. lAathor Jri
nrintine and rhpmiMi wper
- - auU auied
ducts. .
Decreased emploj-ement
WU3CU lu nquor ana beverages"
hides for In
and products other than ml
steel and stone, clay and glass prJ
Buildine: const rH
vey, is maintaining a steady pace fa
practically all sections. i,na
most encouraging sign of prosperitJ
Is rno thrflofnTin r. , , , ' I
summon moor short
5 everywnere. summation o trans
portation and fuel difficulties, the de
partment declared, will RnPPfi
tion and employment "to a highei
degree than, has obtained since - the
war.
Adjustment of textile labor contr
versy has "increased employment iJ
mat maustry tremendously" while in
provement in the textile, situation r.,
shown generally in New England.
Lieut. Gordon Wins Air Race
Detroit. Lieut. A. W. Gordon. U s
N., won the Curtiss marine flying troJ
phy race here with an average speel
for the eight 20-mile laps of 112
miles an hour. Eight planes pilotel
by aviators of the navy and marie
corps started. Lieut. H. A. Elliott,
the marine corps, won the prize for thj
best average speed in the air.
The race was not so much a speel
event as a contest demanding goo
piloting. One of the difficult man
euvering feats required was that
the end of the fif thz, sixth and seven
laps each pilot should bring his mi
chine down to the water and taxi ova
a 1,200 foot stretch before makin
a hair-pin turn and again taking th
air
Lieutenant Sanderson had the rac
won until a mile from the finish 1:
on his last lap, when he was forced
land with an empty gasoline tan
His average sneed in the air was 125
miles an. hour. He piloted a Curtis
18-T tripiane
Lieutenant Oordon. winner Df thf
tronhv and who was the only one
finish the race except Lieutenant Rj
dia. ha1 nn nir-rnnlpd motor. HI
average speed in the air for the nra
thrA 1nn rliirincr whirh the COMBS
. o i
ants were not compelled to taxi on u
water, was 117.8 miles an hour.
Of the six planes that failed
finish the race, two were damaged
Trvinfi'S VW
JUlCUlCUaUI. XHiHtUbVy - i
got from under control when the it
loosened. H
brought it down on a huge pile of coj
The machine was partly wrecneu. .
the iiilot was unhurt.
Invite Greek Armv to Evacuate.
London. An official communigj
was Issued after a full cabinet mej
trrr nxiiimTnnn t( mlisider 3 I
lUg, 1 CaUlIllUUUU .m
dispatch1 from Lord Curzon at Finj
"M. Poincare and Lord Curzou ,
that tee
army should be invited to -nonn
rr,r.oQ rn the understa""
that the allies should occupy e i
uated territory for a period c "
i.L .j f th pomP'etl0B
the evacuation of the Greek 1
in-order to guarantee tne-
iL. rrt i:V. Twtrml.nnOD.
me non-i. urivisu .
"This agreement now niusi
ocuicu t,v ,, ts
at Mudanla on the unutr- t!
effect thereto will only &"
m 1.1-1- .n.nnantativPS
romatnlnir rnnditionS Ialu i
IVUlUtUlUh . M V I) -A
tne amea noie oi , ,ot
tlcularly respecting - $
on both sides of the Bospnoru
the Dardanelles."
ief Work!
vim
accept
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PSivs Honor to War
. New York!-The Italian go
4 - At crpner
through T. F. uernaru'
sel in New York, annoue
awarded the decorawvu - ,
the Order of the Crown to
. . r- rf TH" .
ousiness mau6ci v- psifle"'
Times; Edward Howe, v ,
the Princeton (N.
Trust company, and Rev. Scien
nfintnr nf the
Church or v -
in this city. The decorauo-
"recognition oi .ar
of the allies during the
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