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HAWAEIANS FLEW
CENTURIES AGO.

Honolulu, T. H., Aug. 16-Thrills
enturies before aviation was invent
ed, according to stories told by ma
tives of today. Their ancestors got
their aerial excitement by jumping
made planes"
They made regular game of it.
known as ''lele pali'' or jumping
from the cliff 1t was played up to a
hundred years or SO. ago by natives
who lived near groves of loulu palms
near high cliffs overlooking the
ocean
Details of the game have been OBJ
tanned by William J. Coelho, a for
mer newspaper editor now an officer
of the Hale ma Alii Hawaii (House
of Chiefs. This is what he says of
the vanished sport:
The game was played with
huge confrivances built Of light but
stout sticks and overwoven with
loulu palm leaves. Several of these
affairs were made ready, the Haw-
allan "aviators" took their seats, and
were pushed over towering cliffs at
the same time. The adventurer who
remained longest in the air was the
winner.
Often through carelessness or ex-
citement a ''plane" would execute a
nose dive similar to those of twen-
tieth century airplanes. The only
damage was the loss of the game.
Old Hawaiians say that their fly
ing men were exceptionally skillful.
The only means they had of guiding
their crude appliances was to shift
their weight to maintain balance as
they zigzagged down toward the sea.
A fleet Of outrigger canoes anchor
ed offshore to pick up the sportsmen
and retrieve the planes
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MIR. BORAH'S WARNING

Business mems organization in the
United States have so often declared
for limitation of armaments, because
there can be no lasting improvement
IN conditions until the tax burden
has been lightened, that the appear
ance of striking article on the sub
5ect by Senator Borah in The Ma
t1on's Business has an obvious sig
nifcance. Every city in the country
boasts Chamber of Commerce in
Guiding the progressive merchants
OF the locality. Mr.. Borah's article
Will be read by them. He argues that
II the Allied Powers and the United
states do not stop spending billions
upon armaments, Germany, which
no longer is allowed to maintain a
strong army and navy, will secure
economic dominance. "The German
people" says Senator Borah, "Mav
now devote their energies and their
talents to agriculture, to industry.
TO the arts, to the things which con-
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conflicting statements regarding the
affair to be answered for.
Questioned specifically this morn
ing and volunteering the informa-
ton that she felt as though her end
was near, the girl made an extended
statement which gravely compro-
misses the Greek. She had asked her
employer to pay her her wages i'm
order that she might visit her aunt
in Greensboro. He had refused to
give her the money and finally, on
taking a soda drink to him in the
basement she had again renewed her
request Nicholas, she says, told her
that she would not get her money TN
less she did as Nicholas told her.
Il am not that kind of girl and l
further charges, he said he would
shoot her. She said she was just
about to turn to leave the basement
when he drew the pistol, drew the
hammer back and the shot rang out.
Nicholas, she said started up and
ran away leaving her half swoonlng
over a table.
In addition to this statement the
police have another from Mrs. Sam
ue1 Rudder, who declares that her
daughter told her that Nicholas had
given her until Monday to accede to
his wishes.
In his cell today Nichols appeared
poorly, but he denied emphatically
any improper attitude towards the
girl and insisted that the revolver
which he had fiourished to dismay
the girl had gone off accidentally.
He IS at present charged with a fe-
lonious assault.
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1000 CHICAGOANS
JOIN THE KHAN

Chicago, Aug. 17.-More than
1000 Chicagoans were inducted into
the order of the Ku Klux klan in an
initial ceremony conducted six miles
south of Zurich $4,000 were said
to have been in the automobile cav
alcade that wended it's way through
the rain to the place where the cere-
monies occurred. There in a driving
down pour of rain with hundreds of
automobile spot lights focusing on a
raised dais where sat Col. VIM. j.
Simmons of Atlanta, Ga, the Impe-
rial Wizard, the initiates came for
ward, kissed the American flag and
took the ku Klux Klan oath
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PRESS CONGRESS PROMISED
INTERESTING TRIP.


I Columbia. Mo-, Aug. 17.-Twenty-
three days in Hawaii, the Paradise
of the Pacific twenty-three nights
under enchanting Hawaiian skies, and
the journeys preceding and following
| this fascinating visit, is the plan of
the Transportation Committee of
the Press Congress of the world as
outlined here today by Will Wilke,
the Committees chairman
I In order that the most perfect ac-
be had, the Congress dates have been
shifted a week and are now fixed at
October IL to 25. Delegates from
Europe, the eastern and middle Uni
too far removed, will assemble at
Chicago for the start on Sept. 25.
and special Press Congress train
in two sections will carry the party
from Chicago to San Francisco.
I The route to the Pacific will be
through Canada and the Northwest,
with entertainment at tiles along the
way.
Then will follow the 23 days of
convention, business, and entertain
ment Official, semi-official, and in
formal social affairs will dove-tail
with entertainment at ciies along the
cursions to fill every minute of the
Journalists stay.
The largest single item on their
program, will be the two-day excur-
sion to Hilo and the famous volcano
which is one of the most striking of
all Hawaii's natural wonders.
The main body of the delegates
VIII leave Honolulu on the afternoon
of November 2, arriving at San
Francisco 5 p. M, Nov. s.
Practically all the delegates from
/ the Orient will sail for Honolulu on
the Korea, leaving Yokohama, Oct
l and arriving at Honolulu Oct. 10.
This information comes from K.
Sugimura, of Toyko, who represents
the Transportation Committee in
Japan.
The first delegates from Europe,
travelling to Honolulu via England
expect to sail on Sept. 8, although
later boats will get them to New
York in time to join the Congress
party.
The Delta and Rosta news agencies
of Russia will send A. Hodoroff, who
is now representing them in Peking,
to Honolulu.
H. Achille Ricciardy, of the Medi-
terranean Press is an Italian journal
Ilist who will attend the Press Con-
gress-
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stitute the real wealth and strength
Of a people"
The Senator calculates that Ger
manys bill for reparations, an an
nual charge of $5O0,O0O.O00 plus 26
per cent of the actual value OF her
exports, will be s760,00O.00O. He
karaws attention to the fact, to illus
trate by the case of the United
States, that we spent 1925, ,337, ,939
for military purposes from June 30,
1920, to June 80, 1921. For the
succeeding fiscal year appropriations
of S83O.O0O.OOO have been made.
Mr. Borah goes on to say:
This would equal in forty years
little over s33. 33.OOO,0OO,O0O. So
we shall pay for our army and navy
at the present rate an amount equal
to the vast reparation claims against
Germany.
Great Britain, France and Japan
are also spending enormous sums
upon their armies and navies. Yet
the Senator's logic is not fiawless. II
the Allies and the United States are
taxing their people so heavily tor
military purposes, Germany must
tax her people to meet her repara-
ton bill To this his rejoinder would
be that the people of the Allies. and
the United States are obliged to pro
duce arms, ammunition, equipment
and warships that do not add to ma
tional wealth, while the Germans can
devote practically all their energies
to producing things that actually in
crease the national wealth. In the
industrial competition the Germans
would have a substantial advantage,
as heavy. But the prospect of limi-
tation of ornaments by the United
States, Great Britain, Japan, France
and Italy has become brighter with
the acceptance of invitations to at
tend the disarmament conference in
Washington. As the pepole of all
the countries concerned demand re-
duction of taxation through limita
tlOu Ol InClI
must heed them.
That the United States should
continue to spend $3.50, 100000 an
nually on it's army and navy and
$33, 900, 100000 in forty years, as
much as the sum of the German rep
arations, is inconceivable. The Sen
ator would have disarmament
made the dominating question" at
the conference, not to be incidental
to the settling and adjustment of all
international questions. 1t has not
been proposed to settle all interna
tional questions, but rights and in
terests in the Pacific must clearly be
dealt with before a hard and fast
agreement to limit armaments can
be arrived at. This is fundamental,
and there is no reason to believe
that there will not be meeting of
minds on it.-New York Times.
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GREEK SERIOUSLY
INJURIES YOUNG Girl

Danville, Va, Aug. 16-Hovering
between life and death, Miss Minnie
Rudder, aged 20, who was shot last
evening by Mike Nicholas, a Greek.
was waiting for the end tonight at
the General hospital, having made
dying declaration during the
morning to police officers after ply
slcians who examined her had given
small hope for her recovery. Mich
olas, who is % years of age, was in
Jail cell where he was lodged soon
after the shooting and with three
The daily times., 1921-08-17
THE CONCORD MILL STRIKE

The refusal of Governor Morrison
to intefere in the textile mill strike
in the Concord section is rather dis
concerting to local labor leaders, who
calculated that by raising disturb
ane and bringing the military, would
place the situation in the same shape
as it was about two years ago when
Governor Beckett was called to set
tie the differences between the en-
ployed and the employer.
Governor Morrison takes the posi-
ton that the duty of the State in this
instance is to protect property and
its citizens. For that reason he
called out the militia and is seeing
to it that those who desire to work
may do so without hindrance from
the strikers.
Labor leaders, of course, contend
that the anti-picketing ordinance,
which has been passed by some of the
towns in the mill district, is all
wrong. Therefore they carry their
picketing to such an extent that they
draw GORDON around the mill and
not only hoot and ieer those who en-
deavor to work but use force if nee
~essary and every influence to deter
How this conduct can be in line
with the American constitution which
guarantees to every citizen freedom
of thought and action as we'll as
property rights we fail to under
stand. In other words the textile
strikers feel that they have all the
rights when they do not want to
work, and those who want to work
have no rights at all.
Again, it is an invasion of mill
property for it to be picketed. We
do not deny the fact that the strik-
er would have the right to- reason
and argue with his fellow man on any
question whether it affected his work
or any other matter provided he used
only argument and no force, but he
should not invade the premises of
the employer for that belongs to
another and a visit to these for un-
friendly purposes is an invasion of
the rights and property of another.
The daily times., 1921-08-17
WILL BUILD THE WALL

The plaintiffs in the Injunction pro-
ceedlngs withdrew their suit to pre-
vent Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bats from
erecting four inch wall along their
line in the alley adjoining their
property. The matter did not come IN
before Judge Connor as contempIat-
ed. Mr.. and Mrs. Bats however gave
a bond of 100000 to cover any
damages that might accrue in the
future from the building of the wall
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America and the support OF her con-
stitution. and the development of
principles that are constructive. guar
antee the rights OF the citizen and
build along the right lines. His ad-
dress was frequently applauded. and
the audience was with him in every
word that he said.
Dr. Saliba then called on the War
mothers. and Mrs. w. S. Anderson the
President of the organization graci-
ously and happily responded. She
said that the War mothers were will
ing to do anything they could for the
boys. and wanted them to can on
the Mothers for any assistance they
desired. 1t was pleasure and a pri-
viIege to help them in any way.
Dr. w. S Anderson was then call
ed on. He said that he thought the
war daddies should also organize in
order to do their bit for the boys.
Col. John F. Briton was called on.
He said that he was impressed with
the speech of Adjutant Burgess. and
lHdl II "dS SpCCh-
pened to be in the chair when the
Legion here was first organized. and
had watched its progress and its de-
velopment with deep interest. He
wanted every ex-service man in Will
son County to join. 1t would be of
great value to them to have the asso-
citation of their cmradeS and to be
instrumental in helping them. and in
perpetuating the principles of good
government referred to by Mr.. Bur
CESS. We are Americans and must un-
derstand that in every sense of the
word, and you who have fought so
bravely for your country have the
right and it is your duty to see that
tended shall live.
Rev. Morrison Bethea rector of st.
Timothy's church was called on. He
said at the bottom of human en-
deavor was selfishness and at the top
was service. 1t is a singular coinci-
dence that the two words start with
an S.
The one built up and developed the
best in man and the other was de-
structive of the finest elements and
the highest ideals in man. The Amer
lean Legion stood for the best, it
fought for the best, and it was right
that they should make their lives a
great example in the community in
which they lived.
DR.. Saliba in the course of his re-
marks during the meeting said that
the Wilson Post is looking after some
of the patients at Oteen, and that it
had written our congressman regard
ing he care of these soldiers and the
necessity for larger appropriations to
care for them. That this post had lit
members and was actively at work
endeavoring to make it's membership
100 percent of all the ex-seryice men
in the county.
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MACHINE GUNNERS ARE
HELD IN READINESS.

Richmond. Va, Aug. 17.-While
two companies OF the Richmond 5
Blue Battalion including the ma
chine gun section of Company were
held ready to be sent to Lawrence
Vile to protect Will Elmore. negro.
charged with completely in the killing
OF w Tignal Elmore, merchant and
postmaster at Tobacco. Va. Judge
West in the Brunswick county court
today granted change OF venue and
the prisoner will be tried in Hastings
court, South Richmond tomorrow.
The daily times., 1921-08-17
FREIGHT CHARGES ON
BARGES VERY HIGH.

New York, Aug. 17.-Railroads en-
tering New York pull a carload of
freight 400 miles for the same money
they charge to handle it on a barge
or lighter in New York harbor, dis
tance of about ten miles, says j. j..
Mantell of the Erie Railroad
An explanation of this cost was
given by Mr.. Mantell recently to the
members council of the New York
Merchants Association. He said that
the great volume of freight-handling
in the port of New York-5O per
cent of the total import and export
traffic of the United States,-requires
the maintenance by the railroads of a
vast amount of floating equipment
representing an investment of S16,-
100000.
Because New York's narrow piers
were planned and built As or more
years ago and were intended for the
old type of sailing vessel or steamer,
he said, barges and lighters require
from ten to eleven days were re-
from ten to eleven days to make
deliveries. During the war from ten
to eleven days were required.
An Interstate Commerce Com
missioner once described the New
York traffic conditions, "Mr. Man
tell added, ''as the sore spot of the
nation
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RAILROADS WANT REDUCED
PROPERTY VALUES
(By Max Abernethy)

BY MAX AOernetnyD.
Raleigh. Aug. 16.-Railroads are
today laying before the State Board
of Equalization their formal appeal
for a reduction in the valuation OF
their North Carolina property for
taxation.
Commissioner OF Revenue A. D.
Watts. Attorney General James 8.
Manning and Chairman OF the Cor
poration Commission w. T. Lee con-
stitute the equalization board. The
petitions of the railroads as present
ed today is merely a formality-the
board having already been made ac-
quainted with the text of the corpor-
ations appeal for reduction in
property values.
All of the big roads are praying for
relief. The Southern. Seaboard, At
lantic Coast Line. and Norfolk South
ern being the largest complainers.
They are contending that the assess
ments recently approved by Commis
missioner Watts on their property is
too high and that flat reductions in
the valuations ought to be made.
The department of revenue has not
made public the figures from which
the roads are appealing
Figures made public by the State
Board of Health show that 42,627
school children have been treated in
the dental clinics in North Carolina,
and that 2,SS4 have been treated in
the tonsil and adenoid clinics.
Premium lists for the Goth North
Carolina State fair, which will be
held October II to p, are this week
being mailed to all corners of the
State from the office here of Col.
JOS. f. Pogue, secretary. The list this
year exceeds all others, there being
40 pages.
A total of twenty thousand dollars
in premiums is being offered by the
fair association, $4,000 of this is
offered on livestock. There is an in
crease of $1,000 in field crops pre-
miumS over 1920.
In his foreword to exhibitors, Col.
Pogue points out the progress North
Carolina is making along agricultural
lines and adds:
During the past 40 years the av-
erage yield of the five major crops
of the State have been increased
more than 40 per cent During this
time soy beans have been introduced
and North Carolina has become the
leading State of the Union in their
production. Peanuts, peas, red and
crimson clover, velvet beans, hairy
vetch, sorghum and other crops have
met with favor and have found their
places now steadily increasing num-
ber of farms.
THE secret of this great agricul-
tural advancement has been largely
the more general use of better meth
DDS of cultivation, more productive
strains of farm seeds, and fertilizer
treatment, and to the growth and
proper handling of suitable legumes.
THE North Carolina State fair
has encouraged all these and other
things that go to make for most
economic production, and for a pros
porous and contented people in the
open country. 1t has been a great
center for bringing together annual
ly the best in production and methods
for the benefit of the people,
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LEGION HAD
BIG DAY IN WILSON
YESTERDAY
CONTINUED from page u

CONTINUED from page u
ing interest in the ex-service man.
When the first soldiers returned
women who sang their praises AMI by
the Mayors of the cities, and the peo-
pie. But the last to return made but
a ripple on the surface, and now num-
bers of cripples are uncared for, and
those in hospitals receive only the
perfunctory attention of physici ms
and nurses at the hospitals. He asked
that the various posts take over a
ward at Oteen, and see that the sol
diers there received letters fo cheer,
and cigarettes, and smoking tobacco,
and slippers, and dainties. 1t is not
SO much what you send as that you
send it, to let them know that they
are not forever shut out from home
and friends said the speaker
He did not want to criticise the
government for its attitude towards
the soldier, or it's care of those who
were wounded and gassed, for the
soldier would sometime have his
need of praise and his due, and that
it was to some extent the fault of
the Legion in not stirring public
sentiment, and in not writing our
Congressman and Senators regarding
these matters, since unless their
attention is called to them, with the
many affairs of state before them
they cannot be expected to give as
much thought to all questions as they
should
Mr.. Burgess said that while Presi-
dent Harding was saying that the
country could not stand the amount
asked for as a bonus to the soldiers,
Surgeon General Cummings was say
ing to committee of legislators that
the fact that appropriations had not
been made, was due the lack of facili-
ties and proper treatment had not
been accorded the gassed mad woun-
ded soldiers in the hospitals of the
country
Mr.. Burgess was hot after those
who would betray the flag and who
stood for socialism, and anarchy in
! this country. He paid his respects to
Bergdol1 and Debs and others who
would undermine the constitution
and tramp1e on the flag. He is pa
triotic to the core and will not
brook anything that does not mean
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FAVORABLE REPORT on
RY. FUNDING BILL.

Washington. Aug. 17.-Favorable
report on the administration rail
way funding bill was ordered today
by the senate interstate commerce
committee by vote of to 2.
The bill will authorize the war
finance corporation to use not over
$5OO,OOO.0OO to purchase railway Sc.
curities from the railway and pre-
scribe interest rates on loans here
after secured from carriers.
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FOR RENT B UNFINISHED
rooms suitable for light house
keeping to couple without children.
Adress B. care Times Office.
s II 4td
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It would appear that there is not
much concord in Concord these days
The daily times., 1921-08-17

FOR RENT-NICELY FURNISHED
room. Apply 406 Lee st.
Aug II 2td
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FOR RENT-FIRST FLOOR Apart
ment; two large rooms and kit
chenette Best residential district.
P. o. Box PIP, City. ltd
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WANTED-1OO FEATHER BEDS.
Paying highest cash prices. South
ern Feather Co. 422 East Nash ST.
Phone 22. S17 4td
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-04-08
VIII OF Mrs. Annie Hart.

The will of Mrs. Annie Hurt, wodow of
Henry Hurt. street railway magnate, dated
December Is. 1917. and modified by cod-
Gil of February 20. 1921. has been filed for
probate in Washington. She leaves to the
American Security and Trust Company
100000 for the establishment and main
tenance of a home for destitute and needy
blind of Washington. to be known as the
Henry and Annie Hurt Home for the Blind.
After providing requests aggregatine
100000 for her relatives. she leaves the
remaining estate. estimated at several
thousand dollars. for equal distribution
among Sibley Hospital. Children's Hospital.
Washington City Orphan Asylum. House of
Mercy and Home for Incurables. The
American Security and Trust Company is
named as executor.
Mrs Hurt explains the disposition of her
estate by declaring that she has given to
her relatives the portion of the property
which she considered belonged 70 her and
has left the portion which came to her
from her husband to the charities which
he favored in life and the aiding of which
she and he frequently discussed
John Burk. half-uncle Of Mr.. Hurt, is
left an annuity for life of SIS per month.
Requests of $1,000 each are made to Mar
tina Nicholson Nettie Woodfield and Laura
Wilkins. half-sisters of Mrs. Hurt. and to
Nathan Young. half brother; $4,000
each to her nieces. Isabel Byrne, Fannie
Cue. Mary Crouch. Annie Heiny, Maggie
and Mamie Mullinix. Annie Glaze $4,000
each to her nieces. Matilda Young. Ma
tilda Rombach. Isabel Cox. Leathy Young.
and her nephews. William Cue. Morris Cue.
Frank Cue. William Doores. Richard Youn &,
Courtney Young and John Young. To
Carlton Young and Linwood Young is left
81. 500 each. Any surviving children of a
half brother and a half sister. Catherine
Y. Duvall and Joshue Young. are to have
500 each. Ben West. a servant, is given
5000.
Mrs. Hurt was a native Of this county,
formerly a Miss Young. Of Damascus dis
trict.