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THURSDAY, AUG. 16, 1923 PAGE TWO THE CAROLINA MOUNTAINEER AND WAYNESVIIXE COURIER Ain llllf MllP HARNETT FUNS ANNUAL SING TO flh AT Lm Ban i CELEBRATE SOOII General Rowley, Commander of Fort Bragg, to Open Annaul Event at Ulllngtoa. SPRIGS ARMYHELPLESS Lillington. Plans are being perfect ARRANGING 6IQ PROGRAM FOR COL. RAYMOND F.

BACON TALK OF GREAT FUTURE DEVELOP- ME NT. WOULD PUT ARMIES TO SLEEP ed for the holding here on Septembei GATHERING TO Bl HELD IN OCTOBER. 10 of the annual Harnett county sing, which each year brings to Lillington the best singing talent in tan county to Join In the competition by classes for a sliver loving cup and cash prises. Those in charge ot affairs at the county seat claim that the prospects art bright this year for the largest attendance in the sing's history, which is a rather broad claim when It Is remem 'Si FOUR DAYS OF CELEBRATION To Be One of the Greatest Events In Chief of Technical Division of Chemical Warfare Service Tells of Research. History of Robeson Oounty's Little bered that at one time about 5,000 people were in attedance.

But more College Town. New Tork Whole armlea put to pretentious plsns are being made now for the entertainment of the folks Red Springs. Following up plans jleep and taken prisoner In gas warfare is by no mesns an Impossibility TT'awt jay iwi "MiS than ever before. made here a few weeks ago to stage General A. J.

Bowley, commander .15 years hence. Col. Raymond F. a community celebration in Octobei of Fort Bragg, has acceted an Invita when the great paving will be complet it. ed, the Chamber of Commerce, at tion to open the sing with a speech upon some subject ot his own choosing.

People In Harnett county have meeting made further arrangements to have an interesting program in Red fallen in love with General Bowley. Springs at that time. They admire him immensely for his 1 Berlin theatrical manager tbr wing away millions of paper marts as an advertisement 2 Residence of F. W. Stearna at Swampscott wbU-u u.a' ue renldont Ooolldge's "Summer White House" 8 John Coolldge, aon of the President, passing Inspection of Colonel Bowies, commanding officer of citizens' military, training, at I Camp Devens, The reports of the finance commit plain and outspoken language, and tee which has been appointed would there is little doubt that every corner Indicate that the celubratlon will be of the county will turn out a delega a great success so far as that part Is tion to hear him on September 10.

when bla mind is made up he Is as accomplished "in the nsme of Justice, concerned. The committees. Includ NEWS REVIEW OF Arm as a New Hampshire mountain. she must be under no ing those who are in charge of the In addition to the General, there Inevitably Mr. Coolldge comes for "Submission to the merciless obsti publicity, the location, music, speak will come from Fort Bragg a brass ward now as a leading possibility for nacy of French government." be add ers and shows, have already begun band and an which will dispense music In the evening at the the Republican presidential nomina ed, "would have to be sealed with their work, which was also outlined CURRENT EVENTS document which would be worse than at the meeting.

KlUlegrey, LUIington's metropolitan tion next year. He has some ten months In which to prove to his party that be Is its best choice, and fifteen There will be four days of the cele hostelry. Also, there will come from tbe treaty of Versailles, wblek weighs like a curse upon the peoples of the Fort a crack ball team to play bration, which will begin on Tuesday, October 9, and run through Friday, months lb which to convince the coun Remarkable Expression of the with the local outfit Bacon, cniei oi ikuu ot the chemical warfare service, A. E. says in a description of the possibilities of the future art of war-made public by the American Chemical society.

The $2,000,000 spent on the research organization did more toward winning the war, Colonel Baoon asserts, than any $200,000,000 spent In other ways, One, of the greatest lee-sons of the war has so far gone almost unheeded, according to Colonel Bacon who continues. "To say the use of gas In wsrfar must be abolished In almost the same as saylngthat no progress must be made In the art of warfare toward making it more efficient or more hu mane. "One can easily imagine tbe situation at the time the fighting waa hand to hand with speer or the sword, and gun powder was first introduced, which in those dsys perhapa permitted the antagonists to fight at a range of 100 or 200 yards. There must have been a great outcry as to prohibiting the horrible new mode ot warfare and It must have been felt that It was very unfair to atand off 200 yards rather than to meet in combat man to man. "But no one looting back on that period would attempt to say that it was possible to have stayed the hand October 12, the last day'a entertain TpHE United States and Turkey are ment being in charge of Flora Mao- Nation's Grief as Mr.

Harding Is Buried. try that be should continue to bold the office. At present his main strength, politically, lies In the East In the Middle and Far West It Is believed Exposition to Have Musicians. Charlotte. The musical program donald College, LochleL chief of the Clan ot Cameron, of Scotland and his A now formally at peace, or will be as soon as the senate and the Angora national assembly ratify the Senator Hiram Johnson will be wife, Lady Hermolse, are scheduled powerful opponent and Senator LhFoI treaties that were signed in Lausanne and entertainment featurea for the Made In Carolines Exposition at Charlotte the two weeks of September 24- WHOLE WORLD -SYMPATHIZES last week by Minister Joseph Grew lette Is conceded a good many votes In to be In Red Springs the last day ot the celebration, when thrones ol Scotch people from all parts of the tbe convention.

As one Wssblngton and Ismet Pasha. By the new treaties. correspondent puts It i will be which replace the obsolete document country are expected to be here. October I promises to far eclipse anything previously attempted by this organisation. The.

banner attraction ot all, pferkapa. will be Creators and his mainly a tusslo between eastern con President Coelldge'a Chancea for the Th speakers' committee, composed seivutitm, fortified by control of the of 1830. America loses all the special privileges its citizens have enjoyed tn Turkey. After the allies gave way great Concert Band which comes- to of prominent citizens of the town, has started Its work, and ft Is hoped that soma speaker ot prominence can adminlt-tratlon, and western progress' Ivltin, running strong in the prima time after time the American accept Republican Nomination In 1924 Dii cutaad May Have to Settle An-thraelte Strike Chancellor lino's Rescua Plan for Germany. the Exposition for the entire two ries." ance of the new conditions In Turkry weeks.

brought here tor a part of the cele Much depends on President Cool- bration. The Interest and' enthus Guisseppe Creatore will be here to was Inevitable. American commercial Interests will be treated the same Idge's attitude toward American mem direct the band, taking personal iasm is indicative ot one ot the great By EDWARD W. PICKARD bership in the world court, and what this is no one seems to know. Not est celebrations In the history of the 1 TAR REN G.

HARDING'S pecull- Turkish interests. American relief anil educational Institutions will not be disturbed, but they will not be given spe little Robeson county college town. any lovable character and all charge of all performances during the engagement Creatore, declared to be one of the greatest band leaders who ever lived, has the happy faculty of withstanding his declaration of Inten the circumstances of his death com of progress snd to hsve prevented by any legislation or agreement the use cial rights to Import supplies duty Heavy Movement In Truck Crops. Dined to call forth, last week, a dem tion to carry on the Harding policies, the party leaders In Washington do not expect him to make the world presenting programs that appeal to wumington. Alter the most suc onstration of mourning so universal, With full diplomatic relations re cessful season they- have ever known everyone.

so spontaneous and so sincere that It sumed between the two countries, American capital will be better pro In local territory, the Fruit Growers- Vera Curtis comes to the Exposition stands unequnled since the death of court an issue with the senate and risk the chance of a party split which tbey say would be playing Into the bands of Senator Johnson. Express Company has closed Its Wil for the second week, singing each Abraham Lincoln. During four days tected on entering Turkey. mington officei T. 8parkman, who evening commencing October 1.

Miss has been in charge of the 1923 move Curtis is a member ot the Metropoli of gunpowder In warfare. Moreover the consensus of opinion today would be that the hand to hand fighting with speer and awcrd waa more cruel and Inhuman than the fighting with the gun and bullet. Similarly at the present time we can not effectively stay the progress of science, and to attempt' to do so is not only unwise but is also preventing the possibilities ot a really more humane type of warfare." ECRETART OF THE TREAS'V MELLON, unofficially in Eu ment of fruits and vegetables out of the eyes of millions of Americans and the minds of all the rest of the people dwelt sadly on the funeral train as It moved across the continent from San Francisco to Washington, On tan Opera Company, which places her among the leading vocalists of the Wilmington is to return to his com on a sightseeing trip, baa been ne- pany's headquarters in Washington. country. Miss Curtis is a dramatlo MR, COOLIDGE may have a chance to add greatly to his prestige, if be Is called on to settle the strike of anthracite miners.

Remembering bow, as governor of Massachusetts, be Announcement was made that the Wednesduy all the officialdom of the soprano with a very beautiful voice which she uses with consummate skill. votlng much time In Paris to discussing interallied debts and reparations with the French government and the leaders of finance. It is stated he has increase In the number of solid car national capital followed the casket of the late President from the While loads of fruits and vegetables moved smashed the policemen's strike, or this year from local territory by the House to the capltol, where It was placed under the great dome and May Decide to Raise Tobacco. not been considering the question of details, and bas made It plain to France that the United States will ganized labor does not feel comfort-uble over the prospect So far the coal commission bas been able to do Fruit Growers' Express Company totals approximately 800 cars. The where the people of the city and Laurinburg.

While there ia not total 1922 movement of fruits and nothing in the case. It reported last much tobacco raised in Scotland the soil is said by experts to be suitable vegetables in refrigerated cars never Cancel the debts owed it by the allies, but is willing to arrange terms conforming to the necessities of Eu week that plans for compulsory arbi thousands of others passed by it for a last look upon the face of the man they bad learned to love and respect On Friday in Marlon, the body of amounted to 1,993. for growing high grades ot the weed. tration of wage disputes in the coal It is stated that the principle in There Is probably one hundred acres rope. After receiving cablegrams from industry offer no hope for effectively crease was In the number of straw President Coolldge, Mr.

Mellon post dealing with tbe problem. Jt recom In tobacco in the county this year, but in the absence of a home market It poned bis return to America. Mr. Harding was consigned to the tomb In the presence of President Coolldge and many thousands of official and non-official citizens, while mends that future wage agreements Include a clause providing for auto. Grever Bergdotl Kills German.

Eberbach, Germany. Orover Cleveland BergdoU, Philadelphia draft dodger, shot and killed Schmidt, a German engineer, and wounded a man name Rodger, said to be an American soldier, who tried to kidnap hlm and carry him out ot Germany. The police are Holding Lieutenant Griffith, said to be an American army officer, who Is supposed to have been In charge of the attempt to capture BergdoU. Lieutenant Griffith was arrested In front of BergdoU's hotel, where tbe shooting occurred when a mob of BergdoU's sympathizers tbreatenet lias, to be marketed somewhere. There berries shipped from the Chadbourn section; however, there was a substantial increase In the number ot ctfrloada of cucumbers esp.

is a strong probability that Laurin matic renewal except as to such points GREAT BRITAIN and France agreeing, tbe temporary mixed dis burg will have a warehouse next sea literally tbe entire nation stood silent with bowed head. On that day, so as may be a subject of dispute. Notice la to be given of these points dally from aecttons Immediately son. John McNair says that if the farmer will get together and agree far as might be. all business and all around Wilmington.

ninety days In advance of the expi armament commission of the League of Nations has submitted to the assembly of the league a new treaty of pleasure was stispended throughout the land and the thoughts of all the ration, and if an agreement Is not reached prior to sixty days before the to plant sufficient acreage he will see that they have a building here and will agree to plant one hundred acres mutual guarantees designed as an en Because of this year's Increase in the total number of carloads moved to northern markets from Wilming forcement act for Article of the people turned to the little Ohio city where a great nation' was paying the expiration, notice Is to be given to the President of the United States who himself. Co-operation la all that Is covenant In effect It makes the coun ton territory the Fruit Growers' Ex him. will appoint a commission to Inquire cil of the league a super-government necessary to make a tobacco market for Laurinburg an assured success. The three men drove up to th into the subjects at Issue and make in the conduct and settlement ef fu press Company Is now planning to substantially increase their local equipment in order that they will be public report before the renewal Kronenburg hotel and asked tor Berg-doll, saying they were friends. ture wars In which league states ass involved.

The French delegate mada date. In better position to handle next Laos Company Ready For Operations. Schmidt and Roger entered thi New England uses a large percent year's movement. Hickory. Samples manufactured by age of the anthracite coal mined, and draft evader's room.

Loud words were followed by shots and BergdolT the consumers of that section now a reservation In order that a possible extension of the Ruhr occupation might not be hampered. The treaty gives the council the power to decide which state Is the aggressor In caso threaten to abandon Its use entirely If the Hickory Lace Braiding company, recently chartered by tbe secretary of state, indicate that metal or fabric tips can be fastened on to shoe laces Firemen- Gather For Convention, Durham. Despite ne fact that came running out hla face marketf by blows and scratches. final tribute of respect to Its chieftain and a grief-stricken woman was laying in the tomb a devoted husband. From the day when tbe news of President Harding's demise was flashed around the world, messages of sorrow and condolence came In a flood to Mrs.

Harding nd to the United States from foreign rulers and notabilities from innumerable organizations in other lands. To realize the world-wide character of the mourning one needed only to read such news Item as that the German reJchstag began Its special session by rising and standing with bowed beada in memory of Mr. Harding that the Con- the miners strike. Attendants of the hotel fonn4 North Carolina has more fire fighting apparatus per capita than any state in the anion, tbe only cities In the of hostilities and to apply against It an economic blockade; to decide what other measures the signatories shall Schmidt's body on the floor. A but let bad pierced his heart.

Roger was here as Well as elsewhere in tbe country. That Is also the conviction of J. M. Allred, president of the cor CHANCELLOR 'CONO, striving to save Germany from utter collapse state really prepared to cope with wounded but Is expected to recover. give tbe attacked state and to arrange and bis administration from ddwnfall, poration; Walker Lyerly, vice presi every fire situation that may arise are for Its financial assistance; to appoint presented bis program Wednesday to dent; W.

Norwood Baia, secretary- the reichstag, called In special ses Winston-Salem, Ashevllle and Durham, Sherwood Brockwell, of the state In Makes Plans. For Military Polo. New Tork. Gen. Robert Lee Btll a commander chief; to determine the details of reparations, and to draw sion because of the financial crisis.

Its three main points are; treasurer and. manager, and L. F. Abernethy, a director, all successful business men here. It is planned to up a general disarmament plan based gress of Brittany Sailors In Saint surance department declared at the opening of the annual state firemen's convention.

on guarantees provided by the treaty. lard. In charge ot the army arrange ment for the first International military polo competition to be held on the field at Meadowbroc club, be have the factory la operation within Servan, France, suspended its session that three days of national mourning (0 days and to tara eat 200 gross laces Mr. Brockwell's note of warning. ABOLITION of the 12-bour day In the steel Industry, which was one a day at the start.

Increasing the out ginning September S. between Amer proved to be the most serious bit of convention data presented during the day. Otherwise the Initial sessions ican an i English army teams, an- put as demand grows. Several locations are being considered, and the of President Harding's last wishes. Is at hand.

A beginning Is being made at Gary, ind, where the eight-hour day LA gold loan. 2. Placing taxation, Including Income and customs. Indirect and direct, upon a gold value basis, 8. A levy upon industries, which have made millions of dollars, His plan was applauded by the majority of the assembly, but the Communist members raged and howled, taunting Ctrao and bitterly assailing Hugo Stinnes, the Industrial magnate.

Bounced the personnel and probable lineup of the Yankee outfit. machines have been ordered. of the convention were given over to with three shifts Is being put Into ef Convict Three For Kllllno Man. fect In several plants of the United Winston-Salem. The Jury In tbe States Steel corporation.

Others will follow, and the Independent steel com was ordered by; the government of Paraguay, and all othlr Latin-American countries gave expression to their grief; that Portuguese warships flew their flags at half-mast for a day; that soviet Russia and Bulgaria officially told of their sorrow, and that mnbiorial services were held in Westminster Abbey while the funeral was taking place In Marlon. Standing beside tbe bier In the rotunda of the capltol in Washington, Her. Dr. Anderson read thto Terse from Ml call upon which the lips of Mr. Harding chanced to fall as be addresses of welcome and responses.

Mayor 3. M. Manning and General Julian 8. Carr extended wholesome words of welcome to tbe more than 400 firemen assembled tor the convention and Col. A.

H. Boyden of cases charging Glllen, B. Nichols and George Hackler, all of panies. It Is predicted, soon will fall who sat unmoved and silent The High Point, with murder of Deputy tn line. chancelleor retaliated osjly with the Sheriff Holder returned verdict All remark that "the growing activity of The change to three shifts of eight hours each means employment of 6b ien waa foand guilty of second degree Salisbury, Insurance Commissioner Stacy Wade, and Sherwood Brock- MaJ.

Arthur H. Wilson of the cavalry will play at No. MaJ. L. A.

Beard of the quartermaster corps har been assigned to' No. 2, Lieut Cot Lewis Brown, cavalry, to No. and MaJ. W. W.

Erwln, cavalry, back. MaJ, J. K. Horr of the cavalry will be the substitute. The.

British team, according to advices' received If General Bollard, will be composed of MaJ. Vivian Lockett and Lient CoL J. T. Bingham, Fifteenth Haasars, F. HurndalL Fourteenth Hussars, and Lieut W.

B. McCreery, Twentieth 000 more workers In the steel nulla, communism In Germany and elsewhere will lead to tbe rain of Europe." To which the Communists -replied murder, and Nichols sad Hackler each guilty of manslaughter. Glllen was according to estimates. These sa estimates added $46,000,000 to the steal sentenced to me penitentiary for a "She la rained already." took tbe Oath of his high office on Industry's -pay roll. In the readjust Concerning reparations, muddle, weu aeuTorea responses.

Colonel Boyden followed Mayor Manning and in the course of bis remarks' reminded tbe firemen that be has missed only two meetings of the firemen la the last tl years. He also March 182L It was: Onno expressed extreme dissatisfac tion with tbe British draft of a reply "He hath shewed Thee, Man, what Is good and what doth the Lord term of not less than 15 years nor mere than 25 years, Nichols given sentence of net less than tea nor more than IS years. Judgement la Heckler's case was continued until the October term. ment, hour wages will be Increased about 25 per cent. It was stated, bat the per diem will be decreased as a result of the change which wlltyake to tbe German note, declaring It con took occaaloa to pay bigh tribute to General Jullaa S.

Carr, of Durham. Royal Rangers. require of thee, but to do Justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly tained much that was Impossible of fulfillment and that England bad gone extraordinarily far In her concessions on. one-uura ine ateet woncers nine in the mills nnd give it to aim for rest and recreation with his -family end with Thy Godr What mora seed added' Bey wreWna Trying to Save Playmate. to tho French viewpoint Aeaenue.

Paul Maney, 12-year old friends, in other words, workers i "It Is necessary to continue with yoetb, ef Democrat, this county, was Will Build New Court House. Qraham. Work of tearing down the Alamance Courthouse is progressing rapidly end ia a few days the sow ETURNDWJ from the funeral In all our strength passive resistance, Preeident Talks to Members Cabinet, -Washington. President Cotlldge, re tarn lag to the capital front Marlon, where he. attended the funeral of President Harding, summoned cabinet sfflcers to bis temporary executive of-Bee and expressed to them bis desire calving 40 cents an boar will get SB cents, while tbe dally pay will be re IV Marion to his temporary quar drowned In Big Itey creek while rescue bla coasin, M.

L. ire from mad acta of violence and ho said, "and to' support ac duced from S4J0 for twelve boon to ters la the New WUlard hotel, Wash Maney. Jr, aged 12, who called for S4 for eight hows. foundation for tbe courthouse ington, President Coolldge plunged help when he stepped fate a dec will be laid. It Is to be of New Tork tively from tho nnoccupled territory tho population which is persevering In a passive resistance of Its own win." Bopeatlng the French statement bole, toae.

and four stories high. HENRT Mass- that the administration forces close ranks and march ahead. He reiterated bis wish that 11 the present cabi SULLIVAN of LeweO, succeeded 'last week to Rex DnUngtoa, It years eld. dived The North Eastern Company of into the creek and brought M. L.

that' the Ruhr was to be freed only when the last pfennig was paid, and swimming across tbe English channel the third man and tle first American the sot "0e jwss the' into the business of tit country, sod found plenty to do. Already he bad conferred with many of the political leader and listened to their advice, but volunteered little Information concerning bis intentions. He la not es- penalty talkative, and be has tbe cas a to be characteristic 'of r. no stidlee a be" i i Charlotte an New Tork. bare the' contracts' When ft Is -finished, which will be la IS months according to the contract, oompars favor- net members continue 1st oSlce and some ot bla callers art of the epteioa there will be ao changes tn the execn- tire's official family for some I'sff'T, Jr.

aconsclotis, to land He re Rafted to first-. aid treatment Yoncg- DiSlagham then went about lading the body of tbe drowned bey, I-'-j 'it to r-i rMi'V'iw pointing out that the most vital 'Instrument with which Germany might pay had teen taken away when the water 2T hours and 25 Klnuten, being forced by tides and currents to swim at least tbiy with any courthouse la -Nona SaroMaa. 4 about miles; tborrb the Otancc ks Fo-r was telred, Herr Cune asserted uat It coiSnpse wsa to be i tween poluts Is en: lA.

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