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r H . N "'TtT ' v yiTT" '"'''-'"TT' - :'TTTT 'Ntf' " . ' f 1 ' A CAROLINA HOME NEWSPAPER OF CONSTRUCTIVE IDEALS, CLEA.f A.3 RELIABLE IN NEWS SERVICE, AND A PROMOTER OF SOUTHERN RESOURCES. I; FOUNDED 1869. r "0F1IFI11IF TEXTILE STRIKERS Gnows Ne" Uncle Sam" More JM" Billion and Quarter f,or 1919. NEW YORK. STATE LEADS Filet CraUt Number of Rr . turn; N. Carolina Second io . Avrag Nat Incoma. WASHINGTON. July 2i;..riiei ' government obtalhed a tout of II. 211,000,000 tn revenue from peryonal income taxes In lI0-n wcreas H 1141.100.000 eowfpared with lOU according to preliminary report of - income Ux returns made public to night by internal revenue eommls- oner Blair ' ' , t Th commissioner's report showed there were M.?40 personal re turns filed In the calendar ' representing growth of 107,040 from 1011.. while ttre toUl amount Of net income reported for illKyAa 119,110.000,000, an Increase of . 014.000.000 over the prev.ou year. ' The average net Income per return ' for 1010 was H.TM.0S. the average mount of tax Otll.Ot, an the aver . age tax rato 0.10 per cent. . . TI..M wr filed t returha of net ' Income ot one 'million dollars and , over; 110 of $500,000 to ll.MM! 4. of from 1100.000 u mmv . 1.I04 of 1100,000 to $100,000; Of; 001 of $100,000 to $180,000; JJ.W, oi $10,000,000 to $100,000; xi.wy " of m.000 to $00,000; 1O.40S of $10.- .oo to im mV m" iV!.S! $10,000: 1,100.400 Of $$,ooo to $,ooo; ilooo.tir of $:,ooo to $o.ooo; and 1 014.171 Of $1,000 to $2,000. " Wives making separate returns from ; husbanda numbered .. . aingle men, heads of f""1 "'' v T$l; single women, bead of famU . ies. 10,000; atnrfle men. all "; 02,177; single women, all - otner, $01,000. : . " " ' ' " - -.2.1. ' BetunO From Sew York. V Kew York filed IWf,""; ? ber of returns.. 011.000, or lJ.Ol P , cent of the toUl. The amount of not V Income reported i! v$1.0tO.141.170. or the total, and the tax paid - was $100.Ul !tl. pr : VySfc Urgent r.mber of . turns Wed b v atates f -?na P 10.10 per cent of the toUL The per caplU net Income for New -ToVk. according 4o t j popu- .lation of tits census for $1020, was i DlstHcf' of Xolumbls." was Mond in the percentage of popu- " TlZ. rdintTto the 1020 cen iua. filing re'turn. 11.40 per cent er he district reported also the hlgh eat per capita net income per re- urn of $2,044.00; Nevada, report ing ah, average net Income of Z. 100.ll; and l the territory of Alaaka, reporting an . .ragenet ineome per return of WM51W? i i oh 1st orfimet. - AI4UK ; however, reported the higs per-J orntage of population nm 17.11 Pr cent, with a per capita net income. $41I0. the eecond ; ' Virginia led the southern states ln the number of pereonal income ux returna filed, in the percentage 'of etate population filing returna and In 'the total amount of net ln ' oome. LoulaUna led in the toUl sjount of tax paid for personal 7on.. in the per capita net in- come and In the per capita l"cmA ... n.M N'orth Carolina led rn the average net income of returns ' filed, being second "only to New York for the country as a whole, and in' the average amount of tax per return. -. Statlstlca of - Income from the ' peraonal returna to tle Internal revenue bureav for the calendar " year .of 1010 ahow the paymenta mad in 1020 for the previous " wear's Income by atatea as follows: Returns by State. . iToHda Returns filed. 11,107, or v $.21 per cent (of the state's popula tion; net Income reported, $107. $02,070. an average of $110.00 per capita and $3,401 per return; total UK. $4,101,000. an average of $4.01 l per capita ana tu. per ! Georgia Returns filed. 62.920, or 2.0$ per cent Of the state's popula- tlon; net income reponea, fi,i.1,- 059. an average of $70.70 per capita i . and $1,724 per return; total Ux, ' $0,114,002, an average of $1.15. per -eapltal and $18 per return. ' i North Carolina Returna filed, $7.185vor 1.48 per cent of the etate's population: net tncom reported, t $101,012,407, an average f $02.15 per capita and $4,140 per return; total tax. $10,010,149, and average ot $1.91 per, capita and $200 per re- i turn. ' ' '- :. y . (ii.,iitiinarAllnK -Returns I filed tT.200.yor' 2.21' per cent of the state's population: net Income re- ported, $142,001,012. an average of $34.70 per capita and '12.020 per re- i turn; total tax. $5,192,020, an av J erage ot $1.01 per capita and , 1110.21 per return, . , 1 i Traneesrei Returns filed, 50.720. or 2.17 per cent of the etate's popu , latlon; net Income reported, $191. ' 009,151, an average Of $12.91 per capita and $2,810 per return; total tax, $9,082.0,84, an average of $1.88 ' jier capita and $17$.82 per return.- --f Vlnrlnla: Returns filed, 75.980, or 2.29 per cent of the etate's popu lation: ,net Incoms rspbrted, 8247. 058,172. an average of 107.27 per replta end 22.200 per return, total tax, 0.020.287. an average of 81.01 i per capita and 8H8.74 ner return. OOIKB itFrovKii. rirNHACOL,A. FLA..' July 24. The boilles of Jerk Htollenwork and flrttjthrrlund Nohle. Montromry. Ala., younf men who were drown'd sf Pfr(1Mo av Krldny were r'oov ero this aflrnrion n are hMng brouKht hv (nnlEtit. 'i'hfv wlil lie ehlppucl to Montg'inipry tomorrow. AND SOME GETTING Anory Over Lack of Fundi for Support Promised' by Presh ' dent McMahon 'They ktk .jReported Fighting and Quar reling in; North Charlotte Evidence of ' Discontent and Restlessness' Accumulates Food Is Scarce. - From day to tfar Th Observer h bean reporting devet6ptaenti in th n Hu.uon, m u.wm pe wrvn tht tfiiy ArVUrlnf m w.ll nd father information from .the union I fc, i0m cm better tban while they official aa to what their people were doing ana planning and alwfrom mill omclala . to what they were do.ng and Planning. Alao thla paper haa publlahed the union official' etatemenU aa te eonditiona in Nortn Charlotte with reference to how the atrlkera and their famlliee are taring and feeling. In the following article ta Dubliihed information aa to , the eonditiona and the feeling of the inner una meir (amines mm oouun ed from aouree independent oLfhe striker -or their organisation. That the triklng mill workers in North f Charlotte are ' very much wrought up over the present condfc. tion of attain and thai aorae of them are getting deperate with anger over the ejtuaiio and fighting, or at leant quarreling among themselves; la. the information which Is accumulating in dally-lncreaalng volume, gathered bit b bit from sources that seem en ; tlrelyv reliable and 'vouched for by representative men 01 narnni wi keep, in constant touch with the sit uation. :", ' S ' Thi report of conditionals aspect ed to be denied, as practically, every other report which has indicated that evrything waa not going well from tile atrlkera standpoint toss .been denied, br their leaders, who ave consistently nd frequently given out Of the. Philhppim I President' Devotes Sabbath to Jiest'and WorshV Aftar Night and Day h Tented Camjy In Maryland Hilts, . Returna to WAthington. WASHINGTON. July 24. Presi dent Jfanting retnrned to Wsahlng ton by automobile at 8 o'clock , to night from the Camp near Blgpool, Maryland, where he bad spent Kat nrday night, BIGPOOU MD., July 24. Presi dent Harding ended , his camping exeditlon today with a Sabbath de voted to rest and divine worship. The President sttended impromptu church services held In a little grove adjolnln gthe camp where be and Henry Ford. Thomas Edison, Harvey 8. Firestone and BUhop Wil liam F. Anderson, of the Protestant Episcopal church, had roughed It overnight. A piano brought from Hagerstown. 20 miles away, rurnisn ed theSnutrlc an Bishop Anderson officiated. ' ' v Until he left camp late In he after noon to return to Washington, Mr. Harding did not go outside the camp limits except for a short horseback' rid edurlng the morning. . : . i Mounted on one of Mr. Firestone's thoroughbreds, ths President and several other members of the party took a turn throurh the woods -and then went to a counVy atore nearby where the President, telephoned to the White House. He inquired about Mr. Harding, who Ma ill. and rs celved reassuring rsorts . concerning her. '' '.', - '"-,; ? Although he retired earlyp - laet night, the President Iwaa one of the last In camp .to be up for break fast He slept soundly In the 8x5 tent provided for his accommoda tion an daross apparently much refreshed.' , . ' The experience here has provided him with his first real-opportunity for seclusion out of door since 'he entered .the White House." , v Durln gthe religious services, a small 'congreagtlon of people from the surrounding country assembled and were invite dto take part.y Afterward the President Shook hands with each of them an dthey gave- him three cheers before the gathering broke iu. ' f i ? TWO - MEN KILLED IN . AUTOMOBILE AOCIDENT 'K, 1 : ' FRANKLINTON.- July 24 H. B. Janes of Norfolk. Va.. president ot the defunct Cumberland Railway and Power company, and 8. B. Hutohini:oA,;"- prominent . Norfolk business man, were killed shortly befoke . midnight last night when the automobile in which they were riding overturned on a -railway crossing three miles north of here, C. B. Poole of Clayton, third pas senger Inthcajresciped unhurt. DRINKS WOOD ALCOHOL BLINDNESS IS FEARED GREENVILLE. H. C. July 24. Bhortly after John Hemrlck, 21. was arrested for being drunk,. He lapsed Into unconsciousness which lssted several hours, and physicians" fear blindness mav develop from wood alcohol poisoning, Hemrlck having stated his condition was due to a concoction sold hlrn for whiskey. He Is In a serious condlt'on st a local hospital and county olDclnls ars sek ing the pnrmm. who sola him the polnnnoui fluid WROUGHT OP DESPERATE statements for publication to the ef fect that there ia no Buffering or dis satisfaction among lbs strikers and ware at work. Evidence accumulate from day to day that4 there has been growing restlessness among ths Idle men and women because of the tremendously Important fact that, while the strike has been in effect now nearly weight weeks, the United Textile Workers of American, headed by Thomas F. McMahon, aa president, has not com to their relief with fonds to provtds them food, and they : have no income. They apparently ''had patience until McMahon arrtvedj heri th last time from N .YorC. Yneyrnao ueen iro iw .,. pllcitly that when ha came he would bring ample funds for their support. They appenntly realised hat : mat ter could hot long continue as. they were, for the thousands of men. women and children Involved need to eat three times a day and provl slons cost money and a lot of iti when thousanda of mouths are to be fed regularly.."" ' Indebtedness Heavy. -Svv : Arrangements had been made to secure provisions from certain stores ta ths locality, by fldgar W. Rmith. husinese manager and treas urer or, the North Charlotte local textile union, on his personal credit, . ... ' . (CeasisMd ea race are.) Recommendation V Jndepend enclay, Split K 1 f arty., : BAYf,EEK : ..COl .OTSE Jll'i:s ssci; Init. pd:nce. SORT OF IRISH PROBLEM President Facet Dilemma When k Wood and Forbaa Return and Submit Report BT WIIXIAM PHIUP SIMMS. tWHtten Exneasly for th Newe- paper Enterprise Association.) ' MANILA. Ju:y 24. When Presi dent Harding comes to act on the re- nort which Maior General wooa ana ex-Governor Forbes will submit to him upon their return fronr tne Phlllplnas, he will find himself in hot water, whatever he easy do. If be falls to -recommend that Congress grant Independence to the Islands, the Filipinos will maks things uncomfortable for blmlf he does recommend independence, he mav cause a split in his own party. For this reason it is considered as more than likely that the President will seek a compromise solulon which will not displease either Amer icans or Filipinoa to auch an extent that there will be a revolt against bis -decision. . , ' Bu this wllrbe difficult Americans here are emphatically In favor ot the United States retaining control over the archipelago. More than that,1 they are in favor of strengthening American control. Instead of weak ening it, while FKlpinos are insisting upon complete separation.' The situation, minus the fighting and bad blood, la not unlike that with which England la confronted in Ireland. . o Both sides want what they want. Neither will they be satisfied with a compromise, and the aide that doesn't get what it wants in the final settle ment may bevelled upon to rale merry Ned. " ' . - Cn Harding Do M ' Wnen the President promised Res ident Commissioner Gabaldon that he would solve the Philippine ques tion during his term In Iff ice, he let himself in for a man's slxe job, In he opliilon of leading Americans out here. . ' - "We are - 'afraid the President either overrated hie powera or un derrated the complexity of the prob lem," aald The Times, owned hgr ths wealthy sugar man, George' H. Fair Child, ? recently called to Washing, ton to confer with republican party leaders. . 'v "There is only o'ns wsy to settle definitely the Philippine question," ths Falrchlld organ, declared. ;"and that ta to make t he Phlllptnee a state of, the union. ' ; A Delusion. ? " "A state may not secede from the union, nor can Congreaa ever sep arate a atate from tne union. "Yet that the' Philippines shall be made a state" or tne union iq tne near future Is entirely ouslds ths range- of probability. "Granting the Phlllplnes their Independence would not settle the matter definitely as no one could nay; whether or hot the United Htatei would find it necreuiry subsequent ly to return to the islands. "Tha the Philippines shall be granted their Independence in the near future Is also entirely outside; the range or posmbiiHy, - - ho to expect that the Philippine rob lem will be definitely aettled within the next three or four years Is ep de Iunlon." ' S. Nevertheless TMith Americana .anj Kllllnos In th liilsnds sre vocirer. ouely demanding sn early settle ment. "CapHal will nwr-come Jto th (ConlliiuwJ en I'm: Two.) ' CHARLOnE, N. C. MONDAY money Rrjsine KeeplCongresnaj Coni-; mittee BusyiTha Week, i TAX REVISION ; Of ; JAP Four Qay .to B Cayotad to . Hearing What'faxpayart - . Have to Say1 FJrat I WASHINGTON, t July iti. -Money raising legislation will ; occupy-. ths attention . of - congressional com m it tees at each end of Hha capital this week with the senate ? finance commutes apenlng hearing tomor row on ths Fordney itarlff blll-and the ' house ways and . means com mute ready for discussion of h now ux bill Taaaday?-" k:- Although the tartlthtll. passed, by the house . Thursday and design to raise about a half, billion dollars In revenue annually; was going into its second stage, intsrest. was.soms what subordinated to-thr tax .meas ure" which must produce "more than aeven timea as much; The -house commltte has roaas.otbthi fof ux i revision of . a earytng aaturo before it and the republican? mem bers also have -'been -advised"; of' the treasury's views but with ialt of this the committee wilt dovoteAf our day to hearing wbaf the f pay ers have to say. befora .bfe snlBg actual twMon. tJrK : if . Meanwhile' th 'aenafe "nanc committee had under , cons: ration,, a plan to establish aclearlis house bf experts who -would sift t sug gestions regarded as w.ort , while from the tax revision bask American valuation rov! one m the Fordney bill wlTJ rb t taken up by the senate , cr and tomorrow ..and Tuesday. first mltte ill he that meat . i i wn is devoted to consideration -1 controversial section of th t ure. . . The chemical schedule of will next be glren attention of the demand from some for a dy embargo. : ; . ) . Lesdersjn the senate cr were also expecting to a viral ef the fight-rn, the have ' the ' senate restore - a sildes and long staple vol provision, for' compensator. vers on m ml Utle it". on shoes ana ieatner.g' textllesi In which ,the -In cotton si, d.'t, protm ' night, to save .gives up their fight although nhey"wm. ask for. such a duty before the committee. - The house -ways and meana com mittee is going -into its hearings without . any set schsduls as - to phases of tax revision which it will conslderlurlne; ths four days. Nu merous requests' have been mads for opportunities te discuss the tax laws and Chairman Fordney aald the committee would bear all that can be - possibly crowded Into the limited. time. GOVERNOR TAKES HAND V IN f QUARRY? INQUIRY Attorney . General Leans rio Opinion ' That Drainage Work Should Be Done 'by 'the State. 1 I' BSlal te Th ObaentM. ASHEV1LLE. Jury 24. In order that Immediate action may be tak en on the request of Mute ttolldtor N orris that the 'mystery quarry" at Raleigh be drained by the state, (iov. Caroeroa Morrison stated to night that he will instruct Secretary J. Bryan Grimes to call a meeting of the board of public buildings and grounds to decide what action may be taken. The chief executive states that there are no fonds to nmteruke the work at this time, and be win con fer with Attorney General Manning tomorrow in regard to the request A preliminary conference was held between the mvernor and attorney Saturday, anticipating the request of the ootid tor, and It waa stated that Attorney General Manning was Inclined to lean to the opinion that the work' should be done by the state. The request arrived at the sum mer capltoi this morning. ; BLIND POSTMASTER DEAD. CHAPEL HILL. July 24. R. 8. McRas, 70, said to be the only blind postmaster In the United States, died . suddenly at his , horns , here this morning. ' He was named post master at the beginning of the Wil son administration In 1013. Perhaps our cloud h a sliver lin ing but It usually takes other peo ple to see It. mwsm isiilii ... -,- -, ( . JO JO SAYS ' I J . V y' ' til II ORNING, JULY 251921., WAKE SHERIFF TO SELL .75 STILLS T . AUCTION .,:" '. ' Ui ;' ' ' ' f ' ; lUIiEIGK,; July S.-eteventy-Ave liquor stilUV most f them copper eonstvajctlen, will be sold oo the highest 4Hddrr for cash by the sheriff of Wake county to morrow M the oourthouse door. All of the atllls were captured from blockadors in the county within the past three month. Nothing is tM matter with them except they have been chopped to pieces with axe I TnUCE IS STILL UlU . , . MS S ' . . . Every Day Gained Is Regarded as Favorable to i Peaces No Sign From Dublin of Ap proval or Oiaapproval of v . British ' Propotala.. , LONlboN, iuly i4.-- By the As sociated Press).t)rTn true be- tween England nd IreUnd. which tasted for a'forjnlght' is -unbroken and every day gained is regarded as favorable to a J? peace settlement There I no sign from Dublin of ap proval or disapproval of the govern men's proposals, "hot' the fact that they - have not been rejected out rightlls considered good ground for hopes:';: "v r . It Is said that the government will not Insist that the eetUement be effected througnthe machinery of the existing act. of. parliament, but will Tb disposed to consider . any plan poo which "Ulster and south ern Ireland may be able to agree tor attaining the desired end. Aimbet alt the e discussion-2 here, however,' assumes that Mr. De Va Jera must be'wllUng to agree, to the maintenance'' of . the present-.status of the Ulster parliament and those most,; favorable ; (to : Ireland's .cause express the hope .that the Irish re publican leader ghd .hie friends will seerth sVlsdom.of recognising the futility of throwing away the chance a of peace bt insisting upon any plan caicuiarea to aisuuro listers posi tion,1 Their view is that time wiH be op their side is bringing. Ulster SOnh. :- f t v -'J :: f. ue vaiera lntenea (O sonvene ina republican parliament for the pur poee.of considering the proposala. ' BELFAST BELIEVES 6k?', ; VALERA WILL REJECT '-. - BELFAST. IRELAND, July 84 (By th Associated Press.) The be lief appears general in Belfaat that Eamonn De Vaiera, the Irish repub lican leader, will not accept the term of the British government for a "settlement of the Irish question, which fall far short of ths republi can Ideal. It may be assumed that the out standing feature of the governmen tal offer" la fiscal control, which Im plies: domlnlonlem for Ireland out side, the stx northern counties, and, unless special provision Is made, to the contrary, it Is believed liktly to fprove the strongest lever for forcing Ulster, to Join witn tne soutnern parliament . . Th prospects, so far as actions may be judged, are not disconcert ing to the northern cabinet Al though not offlc'ally stated, it ia gen erally believed that the UlsteN gov ernment has received the most posi tive guarantees for the British prime mintsttr, Mr. Lloyd George. ' , , Mesnwhlle, the authorities re taking advantage of the trues to re store matter to abnormal basis. ;.f y SINN FEIN MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT RELEASED r. , :' 1 1 e - v7 . 'DUBLIN, July 24. Countess Georociana Marklevlcz. Sinn Fein member of parliament ' for Saint fpatrick's division of Dublin; waa releaaed from Mount Joy prison to day. She had served ssven months of a two year aentence Imposed laat December. '''-' '''' Countess Marklevlca, who was elected member of parliament in 1018. was ths first woman ever named . for ' membership in that body, but never took her seat Bh alio has been named minister of labor by the Dail Elreann, or Irish republican parliament. . , MISS ALICE GARRISON . f' AGAIN JRUANT OFFICER , Special te Th Obaerrer. ' YORK. 8. C, July 24. Miss Alios Garrison, who served as truant of ficer for York county until th of. flee Was abolished last spring, has again been .elected to fill this office, Which was revived last weak by ths oounfV hoard, cf education, with the consent-of the York legislative delegation;- Hart tenuis of offlc thla time will -be1 brief, however a ah expects' to. teach school In the fall, When the office was abolished sev eral montha 'ago its duties were de volved on the school trustees, but the' latter entered a strenuous ob jection to ths arrangement, which resulted in a return to the old sys tem.,'.. . . - MOBILE SCHOOL ENDS' . SESSION1 AT GASTONIA , BpMkil t The Observer. GASTONIA. July 84. The lecture by Dr. J. LVipperman Frldey after noon brought to aa and ths moat successful mobile school that - has ever been held In this county. Bev, W. C. Barrett, the dean, said that In his opinion ths school was ths ht that haa ever been held in the Oaston County Baptlnt association. The attendance was good all throush ths nesalon, which nexnn Tuesdny nlrht snd continued through Fri day sfternoon. RISt TOKIO DIPLOMATS BELIEVE J APAN WILL TAKE PART IN FAR EASTERN DISCUSSIONS !uij&& Definite Agreement In Advance on Scope of Conference. TOKIO , VIEWS OUTLINED Final Courte of Japan aa. to Disarmament Conference Urf' to Advisory Council. WASHINGTON, July $4. (By ths Associated Press). 'Although the conclusions of the diplomatic ad visory .council of Japan, which has been meeting in Toklo. are expected to decide finally the course ot that country with respect to participation in the proposed far eastern confer ence, It ' waa stated authoritatively today to be practically certain that Japan will ask assurance that a for mal agreement as to the scope of the conference discussions be reached prior to the meeting. Formulation of aucn an agree ment it alao waa atated, need hot precede response by Japan to the overturea of Secretary Hughea but must in the view of the Japanese government come aHsorae "time be tween the reply to tn American sec retary of state and th actual meet ing of the conference. Formulation ot the agreement might come before the extension of the formal invita tion to ths conference; in fact there are some indications that the Japan ese would prefer that arrangement but. If not. then tne lormai invita tion Itself will, It la expected, fnake these limitations clear, i H ..Principal subjects lor discussion by the proposed conference under th head of far eastern questions are considered In Japanese circles her to embrace th status of China; its relations to ether governments; its complex international economic con ditions, randan,, possibility; re eoaoiiriiB' various conflicting conces sions held - by foreign governments as well as inaivwuaia i am jijikhi belief is that there shall be no inter ference by the conference with vest ed rights and concessions but that it "is entirely proper that efforts sheutd be made to relieve friction thit has grown out of overlapping elalma. v :- '- - ' ' The Japaness nope ana expecta tion la understood to be that not withstanding Chlna'a efforts to bring the subject of the Jspanesc-occupa-tion'of Shantung before the confer ence, that matter may yet be adjust ed tn advance by direct negotiations between the two governmenta It ts also believed In Japanese quartera here that the controversy -with the United Statea aa to cable rights on the Island of Yap may be aettled out of court" by Secretary Hughea and Baron Shldehara,' the Japanese am bassador. American offlc els, how ever, were not so positive about this. While they hop, for direct settle mAt it is fully understood that the issue presented in hls case, spparent- ly confined to a mere queouun i right to operate a submarine cable, might easily be treatly Enlarged so aa to involvs the whole! subject of mandate over the Pacific Island Should ths direct negotiation or this subject fail therefore, it is be lieved to be almost Inevitable that h. w.ihiniion conference wlll .be Lobllged to consider this subject in Its broadest sspect. , stood to be fully prepared in that ease to challenge the right ot th British Pacific domlnlona to the ex clusive control of the many Islands In 'the Pacific south of the equator formerly owned by Germany which are regarded by the Japanese as very much more Important and promis ing rn th matter of trade opportunl tlea than the' former German owned ialanda ntfrth of the equator, which were assigned to Japan -by" th au preme council. Tha niwunttioiv by Japan of a por tion ofnohtren Saghaleln and th adjacent Asian mainland, as a result ot the-maasacre 'at Nlcolalvskmor thsn a year ago, may be settled aa a ...ir nf negotiations which ths Japanese government has begun through special commissioner with the government of the far eastern republic at Chita. Should these fall, hnwj.vi. it is expected that the Washington conference will be calledH upon to 4eal witn tnat sudjcoi. it annears. however, that th main Japanese effort wlll b directed . to the'removal of ,all restrictions and dlscrimlnatlona in trading with China and in the development of that coun try, carrying out the. open door policy initiated oy tn. iaie jonn y nu assursnce bh that"" polnV" already onnvfivad to Becretary Hughea, la be- leved to account for much of the optimism hs has , shown regarding the succesa of the projected confer- ence. ",' '' ;..' MILITARY COMPANYMNx . COURSE OF FORMATION GAFKNETL July 24. A paper containing the names of 20 young men who are desirous of forming a company of light artillery for Gft ney was sent to the adjutant general Of the state last Friday. Many of the signers sre veterans of the world War, and these men are tiost anxious that the organlatlon ahall be formed. The prospeota. do not appear particularly bright at this time for the success of the move ment, as It take a minimum of 40 members before authority will be granted for the formation - of the company, but the promoters are workWg hard to obtain the other needed members snd they ars very hopeful of success. . PRiCE FIVE CENTS, DAILY - FRANCE AND BRITAIN : EFFECT COMPROMISE ON THE SILESIAN ISSUE . sewMsi"ss"s PARIS, July J4. (By the As sociated Press). A compromise ha been effected Between France and Great Britain regarding the Sllraian issue as a result of new exchanges this afternoon. Prem ier Briaad It was anaoanoed win probably agree to a meeulng of the supreme council ( about the middle of the am week In Au gust and withdraw his drmand for a meeting of experts. In return for this Great Britain has been asked to Join with France in requesting free passage through Germany of reinforce-' oxentaV : "'. . AO an Interview between Sir Mljne Cheetham, the ' British charge d'affaires," and Phlllippe Berthelot, general secretary of the French foreign office. It was made dear that France strongly desired to eliminate the divergence of views between the two coan tries, which although It existed only as to procedure, was being exploited by Germany. - 64 LEPERS 1 ED Use of Chaulmoorjra Oli Spe cific' Proving Successful. Molokai Settlement May Be No Longer Needed ( Within 10 1 Yeart, Say Authorities. .HONOLULU; July t4.-r4?af the ne chaulmoogra '.oil specific f aa a cure for leprosy has ,beea so. suc cessful at the Molokai Island settle ment tor leper her that 04 In mates ot Kallhi hospital, have been discharged . as completely cured. -" Authorities say ;; that ' probably within' 10 years the territory will have no further need of Molokai as a leper settlement; that settlement for leprosy will be thing of th past, and that leprosy , itself may perhapa be unknown. To Arthur L. Dean, president of the University of Hawaii, goes 'the credit for perfecting ' the leprosy cure. Chaulmoogra 611 long has been recognised as the standard specific for leprosy. Its one fault was that it had to bs administered as a whole, .with the result that ths cure was slow and often inefficient Doctor Dean has sepsrated from he bulk of the oil that element that combats the disease. It Is this ele ment. In the pure stats, that has been used with such astounding re sults at Molokai. , The process is by an Intermuscular Injection once a week and capsules administered in ternally three times dally.' Dr. W. J. Goodhue, for It year resident physician at 1 the' Molokai settlement says that under the pres ent method of treatment 05 per cent ot the chronic cases of leprosy' at the settlement wilt be turned out cured within the next two years. Many of th patient at Molokai, however, never can recover as their disease was too far advanced before the cure waa discovered.- Theer are 612 patients at Molokai and ef these 170 have been under treatment with the Dean cure A or five montha ' ' . , GIRL CAPTURES STILL IN COUNTY OF CRAVEN Nothing; Left for Moonshiner; but to Start at Bottom and Work Upward. gpaclal Th Obarrvcr. KINSTON, July 24.,-A big, beard ed moonshiner, with a gun- and slouch hat probably wouldn't hurt a little girl. " So, under, the circum stances,, there is "nothing for on Craven county 'ahjher to do save start at the. bottom again and, build upward, for Sadie Ballard haa his still, kettls and all. Hadlevla 14 years of axO.Sbe was pirklng huckle berries whsn she founcf ths still. The operator was sway. The plant waa hidden in woods about 000 yardf from the home of Sadie' father, J. W. Ballard, near Dover. It was of 25-gallona' capacity. Sadie carried the pot home. Then she went back ana got tne moonaniners lantern and lantern shades, and a number of glaaa Jars with which she may conaerve the huckleberries she Kk In the woods. The pot and other equipment constituted quite a find Besides, she's a prohibitionist Msybe the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will want to glv e Sadie a medal ' -v - . " OKTIIOPAKDIC HOSPITAL OPKN. GASTONIA, , July 24-. President R. B. Bablnxton of the North Caro lina Orthopaedic hospital, Is busily enlaced thin week In notifying the physicians of North Carolina of th opening of the hoHpltal. He wishes sll physicians' of v the state to .be come acquainted with tli work of ths hovpitsl snd to help In ths work of Kpreurting the nws ef th treatment given crlpplrd children. - SEVEN, CENTS, SUNDAY lira ES iai nrpiv illlL IILI.LI Negotiations Progressing Fav orably, ,on the Whole.. THIS IS VIEW. IN ' TOKIO Allies Do Not Interpret Propos ed i. Disarmament ' Conference Against Japanese Interatta. v-e--"r-rl-v'. : TOKIO, July S4.-(By the Aaso- i.m7u x rrro; a uc jbich COWnroxU- catton reorived by Japan from the American government Is considered ' a formal reply to the Japanese re quest for information conoeming the proposed dtaarxnasncnt and far east- era conference) at Washington. The Toklo newspapers quote for cb office authorf" the effect that the negotiatl 'en .Japan and the United t progress lng favorably on t and that a rapprocheinent is between Japan conception c scope of the conference and i American Wea. ",. '?:' ":-i""'- '' ; The belief prevails- la dlpkunatlc circle that the reply of the United . Statea wilt be followed by an tntlraa-" Uon by Janao that aba will accent participation m the far eastern din - enssloa. :.-; , .-y;.- :- ...?",".; It is believed here that Japan alao haa received from th : allien word that they do not interpret th pro-, posed conference as in any way dt- rected against th Interests ef Japan. It is considered unlikely the par ticipant will b abl definitely to sp rang the agenda' beSor an t ambUng-eCth- Co" t which ' the Washington- aam.u..--. . tlon apparently desires to issue Invi tations as soon as posaibla There- reservations and mslntaln In perfect freedom without being committed in advance to any line of action. - .The more moderate tone ef punue discussion of the subpect In Toklo would appear to indleat that word ha been passed semi -officially . to , consider the stiuation calmly and dispassionately. Te whatever peel- United States have been tending it ia generally believed here the forth eomlna conference will hasten a so lution. , This belief Is taken to ex plain the Intenalty and car fulness with which Japan's statesmen ar addressing themselves te the new international sttuaUon. , " ' Publicists ar reverting to tbir original viewpoint as to th impera- tlve necessity for the creation "of a permanent and . practical, under standing with America, which they now deem mote urgent than ever because of the ' uncertainty sur rounding th future .of the alliances with Great Britain. In all circles here the difficulties in th way of attaining an accord on axmament and the more thoray - questions of policies apparently ar realised, hut In responsible quarters th feeling Is that Japan, must participate tn th conference for her own good. ' Kotaro Mochisukl, member ot th bouae ef representatives and diplo matic expert of th Kensel-Kai, or opposition party, who has been a frequent visiter to th United tSates. concludes a eerie of articles on rivalry in the Paclflo and the risk of war" by declaring that Japan -considers America's expansion - of sea power and increased fortifica tion a menac to her aafety. A so lution of. the Paclflo problems he atates hinges on whether th United State will recognise the rational and legitimate development ef Ja pan In the far east,' In return for Japan's recognition ef. the 'Monro doctrine a defining th special po sition1 of the United State te th two America.1 ' - ' '' : Th war minister. Hanso Yam anashl. is auoted as savins that cur tailment of th various armies Is hedged In with difficulties. Appa rently China can not b forced te re duce her armies, hs declared, while. Franc ban not reduc until con vinced ot the Impotency ot Germany to atrlk again. It also. must be re membered, he aald. than th United States can , potentially mooiuae at any moment as powerful aa army aa It did during the world war. , v j ADVANCE ;IN COTTON STIMULATES BUSINEC0J 'pmM te The Otesme. '' I OAFFNEY, July 14. Th recen 1 advance In th price of cotton h had th effect ot puUIng a lariet amount of the stapl on th l"-i market recently, th prevailing pr;. 12 cent per pound, while this prU will hardly eovr th eost ef pro duction, producers say that tbey ars afraid to hold for a hither prlr. The sale of cotton has put muh money Into circulation, and butn has revived to sucn an silent t people are encouraged to b! that the hasd times are about o Bunlnras in all lines has shown marked Improvement durln t past few weeks, and bulid r i rations, which werf slmont i stsndiitill. hav started up and sverythlng points to m perous tlmea It is ' thoss who prof's to nf cotton crop will hs f ! third oft la ChoV : rnni I U III FROM AMEnJCf.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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July 25, 1921, edition 1
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