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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1925
Page
3
Washington reports a cash deficit of 337 million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30 1925. Receipts stood at about 600.8 million with expenditures of 649.271 million leaving an operating gap of 48.771 million after adjustments. The rise is blamed largely on retroactive postal pay increases for some 350000 employees and staggered rate changes.
A former innkeeper recounts the year she ran a remote summer cottage for guests. Instead of rest, she faced a flood of self invited visitors, endless chores, and mounting costs. She laments summer graft and urges refusing invites to protect privacy and finances.
Washington reports the Commerce Department urges American manufacturers to stop using faulty Spanish in catalogs and sales literature in Central America. Poor translations provoke offense, risk $80,000,000 in annual exports, and undermine trust. observers advise adopting clearer English and local customs to retain and grow trade.
In Covington Inte Aug T Gave a tale of Edwin Danforth who left his wife and child fourteen years ago. Mrs Danforth remarried after divorce and a fortune from the elder Danforth’s estate was awarded for the child’s education. Danforth returned, learned of the father’s death and the court ordered funds to support the child. He filed a suit to recover the money on improper notification claims. Also noted is a report of J Jones’s injurious home incident at 412% Roane Street.
Washington reports the commerce department concludes the Philippine Islands could profitable produce rubber. Under favorable conditions annual output may reach 70 000 tons with about 1 600 000 acres suitable for rubber in the southern islands. The study aims to ease reliance on British Empire rubber and curb price fears.
Boston August 10 More than 53 900 plots are set aside in the United States as burial grounds and cemeteries according to Harry G Lawson an official of the national statistics office. A county has about thirty burial places a village graveyard about 630 graves after three generations. Using these figures Uncle Sam’s acres may hold about 300 000 000 graves or dust.
Wilmington North Carolina Aug 70 4 Moore's Creek battlefield north of here site of first Revolutionary War battle to be converted to a national park if a bill introduced by Representative Abernathy is enacted. Abernathy's brief cites trophies of war and strategic impact, aims for ceremonies on the 150th anniversary, and notes monuments to Mary Slocumb and Capt. Jack Slocumb.
Edmonton August 17 Prince Charles Philippe of Orleans and Hon John Stanley arrive to study farming in central Alberta. They plan to purchase a ranch while noting other nobles like the Prince of Wales, Earl of Minto, Lord Aberdeen, Duke of Sutherland, Count de Fortis and Admiral G Come D.S.O. own farms in nearby regions. A Danish prince and other nobles also operate farms in western Canada.
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