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WERE OTHERS IN THE FIELD
School Superintendent Learned That
He Was Not Alone In His
Devotion to Fair One.
. The superintendent of schools In a
small Indiana town recently'persuaded
the school board to revoke Its ruling
to employ only single women as teach
ers In the school. At the first school
at which he called he tried to Joke
the young teachers. "Now you'll ull
be getting married." he laughed.
"Have any of you been getting any
proposals since the ruling was
passed?"
Accidentally Ills eyes happened to
me*>t those of the young teacher In
whom every one knew lie was Inter
ested. She thought the question was
addressed to her and blushlngly an
swered, "Just three others besides
yours."
Amid the roars of the other teach
ers the young superintendent made his
exit from that building. But never
since that day has he mentioned the
new ruling.—lndianapolis News.
Hoary Old Asia.
The history of Asia goes back very
far. One of. the, earliest events re
corded and regarded atf authentic Is
the founding of the temple of Bel at
Nippur. 0000 11. C. The Accadlan-
Snnmerlaii kingdoms are placed at the
head of the ruling powers. When they
commenced Is not clear but they con
tinued to the year 2230 B. C.
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the taste —and there's no ingred
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Thousands hatre changed to Fostum
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and they don'o turn back.
Suppose you try the change for
ten days and note the result.
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Get S.S.S. from your druggist to
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GRAMMAR AS IT IS WRIT
Evidently the Third Man Had "Slipped
Up" on the Spelling of Some
what Familiar Word.
First Sergeant Grizzell of the Spo
kane recruiting station vouches for the
following Incident, which occurred
when three of the applicants of that
station were making an application
to the director of the United States
Marine Corps Institute, Quarftlco, Va.
Two of the applicants I*ml spelled
the word grammar as "gratinner," and
were busily mnklng corrections when
the third applicant came along. He
asked: „
"What are you changing fjttnword
grammar for?" lWv.
"Why, we spelled It wrong.'* an
swered one of the applicants.
"Give me that rubber," said the third
man. "Darned if I ain't spelled It
with two m's myself."—Recruiter's
Bulletin.
Manhattan Losing Its Population.
The city of New York Is losing Its
population on account of the high rents
demanded. This Is shown by the great
Increase In the number of commuta
tion tickets which have been sold In
the past few months to points on
J.ong Island.
Requirements.
"It requires dollars to get Into the
fast set." "And sense to keep out
of It."
I—New portrait of sol. George-Harvey, nominated by President Harding to be ambassador to Great Britain
and confirmed by the senate. 2 —Sons of the American Revolution on way to Mount Vernon and the tomb of
Washington on . anniversary of BnttJe of Lexington. 3—Scene on the Island of Yap, showing American vis
itors in a native canoe and, at left, two pieces of the ancient "stone money." f .
NEWS REVIEW OF !
CURRENT EVENTS
Crisis Reached in Reparations
Matter, With the Germans
• Still Evasive.
SIMONS MAKES NEW OFFER
Total War Damage Bill Formally Pre
sented by the Allies—Knox Peace
Resolution on Way to Passage—
Naval Holiday Move Checked.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
It would be foolish to attempt to |
predict what will be happening In and j
to (Jerriamy In connection with the
reparations dispute by the time this
reaches the reader. It all depends on
developments during the week-end, so
the most that can be done Is to tell
what has taken place up to the time
of writing.
Early In the week the German gov
ernment, really alarmed by the prepa
rations of the allies to enforce penal
ties, transmitted to Washington a re
vised offer which It was hoped would
be submitted to the allied govern
ments as a basis for further negotia
tions. In this Doctor Simons proposed
Germany should engage to pay approxi
mately $12,500,000,000 principal which
with interest would total about $50,-
000,000,000. The allies have fixed ihe
principal at $21,000,000,000 and the to
tal with Interest at $50,000,000,000. The
suggested methods of carrying out the
engagement are too complicated for
discussion here, and Indeed the allies
found them so vague that further ex
planation was demanded. What France,
at least, considered a "Joker" In the
offer appeared In the condftloas ap
pended, rending:
"Germany only considers thcs# pro
posals as capable of acceptance If the
regime of sanctions stops Immediately;
if the actual basis of Gorman produc
tion Is not further restricted ' and if
Gerihany Is admitted to world traffic
and Is relieved from unproductive ex
penses."
This of course meant there-should be
no further occupation of German terri
tory and, presumably, that Germany
should be left in possession of all of
upper Silesia.
Berlin also suggested that "In case
the United States and the allies should
wish It, Germany will he disposed to
take over to the limit o her capacity
payment of allied obligations to the
United States with regard to their
debts to the latter." This plan has
been broached before btft met with lit
tle favor either In the allied countries
or In the United States. °
Secretary Hughes conferred with the
ambassadors of the allied governments
concerning the new propositions, and
they were discussed In the capitals of
Europe: and up to date the belief was
general that they were not good enough
to warrant the American government
In formally presenting them to the al
lies. At the same time It was felt that
the offer was worth further considera
tion, jespeclally In view of a persistent
report that Doctor Simons had assured
Secretary Hughes of his willingness for
a reasonable amelioration of his pro
posals. Many of the diplomats In Paris
were said to believe a conference, with
the United States participating, at
which Germany would be jwrmltted to
discuss. Instead of merely being dic
tated to. would result In Important
progress being made toward a solution
of the reparations Question. Lloyd
George told the house of commons the
new offer was thoroughly unsatisfac
tory.
The allied reparations commission,
which by the treaty of Versailles was
bound to fix before May 1 the sum Ger
many must pay, concluded Its labors
on Wednesday. The head of the Ger
man commission was summoned and
•he bill formally presented to htm. The
total sum demanded Is a principal of
132,000,0000,000 gold marks, normally
$84,000,000,000, which with interest
over 42 years amounts to 228,000,000,-
THE ALAMANCE GLEANER, GRAHAM, N. 0.
000 gold marks. The commission In Its
communique said:
"In fixing this amount the repara
tions commission had effected the nec
essary deductions from the amount of
damages in order to make allowance
for restitutions effected or to be effect
ed In execution of article 238, and in
consequence no credit will be allowed
to Germany In respect to such restitu
tions.
"The commission has not Included In
the above amount the sum In respect
to further obligations incumbent on
Germany In virtue of the third para
graph of article 232 to 'make reim
bursement of all sums which Belgium
has borrowed ttom allies and associ
ated governments up to November 11,
ft) 18, together with Interest at the rate
of 5 per cent on Stfch sums."
Premier Brlflnd was given full lib
erty of action by the French chanfber
of deputies after be had declared: "H!
on May 1 satisfactory proposals, with
acceptable guarantees, are not made by
the German government the Ruhr will
be occupied."
I'rime Minister Lloyd George already
had assured the house of commons that
if the German proposals were unsatis
factory Great Britain would support
France In occupation of the -tuhr.
Whether this occupation would be for
the enforcement of the treaty of Ver
sailles or the Paris January agreement
was not made clear In either Paris or
London. The French have been Insist
ing that Germany's violation of the
treaty would alone be sufficient to Jus
tify the seizure of more territory. No
body, outside of Germany, disputes this
but many are of the opinion that thus
to curb further Germany's productive
power would only make It more diffi
cult to extract the reparations from
her.
That the Knox resolution formally
ending the state of war with Germany
and Austria-Hungary will be adopted
by the United States senate seems as
sured, though the debate may be ex
tended. The foreign relations commit
tee has made a favorable report on
the resolution, only Senators Plttman
of Nevada, Pomerene of Ohio and
Swanson of Virginia, all Democrats,
voting In the negative." House leaders
have given assurance that the house
will follow the lead of the senate. Rep
resentative Fish of New York has In
troduced a resolution for withdrawal
of American occupational forces from
Germany Immediately on approval of
the Knox resolution. It Is not at all
certain that the Fish measure will meet
with approval, the disposition being
rather to leave the question of with
drawal to the administration.
Despite the efforts to compel early
action toward a naval holiday, by pro
viding that expenditure of appropria
tions for warships shall be conditioned
on the President's inviting all nations to
discuss disarmament, It seems certain
congress will not at this time take any
action In the way of reducing naval
armament. This, it Is said, Is due to
the Increasing tension of the relations
between the United States and Japan.
According to Washington dispatches,-
Secretary Hughes has explained the
situation to the leaders handling the
pending house appropriation bill for
the navy, and President Harding In
vited Chairman Porter and Representa
tive Rogers of the Ifouse committee on
foreign affairs, to discuss with him the
international situation and Its bearing
on pending legislation.
Japanese statesmen are being quoted
rather voluminously to the effect that
Japan has no desire to acquire the
Philippines and prefers that America
shduld retain possession of the Islands
to keep them peaceful and orderly.
Viscount Kato, former foreign minis
ter. adds that the Japanese, however,
do not want to see the Philippines
strongly fortified and that they are
very much concerned about the concen
tration of naval power In the .Pacific.
He then said vehemently: "There Is
no reason why the Anglo-Japanese al
liance should be renewed. This may
sound strange, coming from a man who
had an Important part in drafting -the
alliance. If Great Britain or Australia
thinks that Japan Is eager to get an al
liance under any conditions that may
ibe Imposed they are much mistaken."
It the British naval authorities are
to be believed, the Japanese naval pro
grain Is largely bluff. . They say that
If the present pavaV program! of the
three leading naval pow«r?are carried
out until 1925, States will
have 18 capital sjiips embodyltfg the
naval lessons of the late war, Japan.'
11 and Great Britain five. ' ■
The present naval strength of the
three powers, according tt> information
In the possession of the British is a*
follows:
Great Britain: Capital ships, 30j
light cruisers, 51; destroyers, 185, and
submarines, 06.
The United States: Capital
30; light cruisers, 15; destroyers, 284,
and submarines, 103.
Japan: Capital ahliJs, 21; light
cruisers, 17; destroyers, 87, and sub
"marines, 23.
The week closed with much brighter
prospects for a settlement of the strike
of British coal miners. Sir Itobert
Horne, acting for the government, held
a series of meetings with the miners'
delegates and made new offers which
included the suggestion of a wage re
duction of 3 shillings per shift. The
miners are willing to accept a reduc
tion of 2 shillings, and It may be the
government will arrange a-subsidy to
meet the difference. This would amount
to $500,000 monthly while the Industry
Is being reorganized. It was thought
the delegates would recommend that
the members of the union accept the
proposed plan. Meanwhile the miners
and owners have agreed to plans for
the protection of the mines, and the
railway men's union has modified Its
order against handling coal so that It
does not apply to fuel for domestic
purposes, hospitals and publte* utili
ties.
The railway workers of the United
States had their Innings before the
railway labor board last week. B. M.
Jewell was their first witness In their
effort to retain the present wage
scales. He presented a mass of evi
dence to support the unions' two prin
cipal points—that living costs have
outrun pay rates and that Vages In
the only other basic Industries com
parable to railroading, coal mining
and steel making, have not been re
duced.
His argument also was framed to
show that the railroads have not op
erated with economy and efficiency, as
required by the transportation act,
and that the "same financial Interests
which control the railroads also con
trol the production of fuel, timber,
equipment, oil and other supplies and
that they have determined upon a
policy of decreasing railroad expenses
by reducing wages and at the same
time charging unwarranted and un
reasonable prices for supplies which
the railroads must purchase."
In tha Chicago district the dispute
between building contractors and the
Bulldpnir council reached a
crisis. The unions having refused to
accept a reduction In wages of skilled
men from $1.25 to $1 an hour, the
Building Construction Employers' as
sociation and the Associated Builders
Issued a formal "lockout" order to go
on May 1. As a result,
woriT has stopped on about $10,000,000
worth of building operations In that
district. _
A committee of the Illinois legisla
ture has uncovered graft, fraud and
extortion In the building trades In
Chicago and vicinity and It Is expect
ed the grand Jury will Indict many
labor leaders and others Involved.
Every one who knows anything about
labor conditions there knew this
crookedness was being practiced, but
the trouble was to get the victims to
tell the truth. Some of them, evi
dently, have overcome their fears and
done so.
Almost without opposition, the Mc-
Cormtok budget bill was passed by
the senate, and a similar measure was
assured of passage through the lower
house. The senate bill, substantially
the same as the one I"Vesldent Wilson
vetoed, creates a budget bureau to
prepare estimate® of departmental ex
penditures and requires the President
to submit an annual budget based on
estimated receipts. It also creates th«
office of controller general for th«
auditing and accounting of all gOTarn
mental expenditures.
Gives Tanlac Credit
For Splendid Health
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T. J. PARSER
4246 Juneau Street, Seattle, Wash.
"I used to think all the Tanlac tes
timonials were exaggerated, but I
have felt thankful a thousand times 1
ever believed in it strong enough to
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Gately's Clothlnjt Store, residing at
4246 Juneau St., Seattle, Wash.
"Several years ago I commenced
having periodic spells of sickness and
a few months ago I had an attack that
1 thought would finish me. When I
did finally get up, I was scarcely able
to go. I had no appetite and what lit
tle I forced myself to eat caused so
ntuch gas on my stomach I could hard
ly get my breath.
"At night I was often so bloated I
couldn't breathe whjle lying down and
Just had to sit up and struggle for
air. At times I had cramps so bad I
could hardly endure It.
Immune. »
.Tames —May I kiss you?
Eileen —They say- kissing tends to
the propagation of microbes.
James —Well, you kiss me, then. I'm
not afraid of them. —Carolina Tar
Baby.
ALLEN'S FOOT-EASF. DOES IT
When ahoea pinch or corn* and bunions
ache, get a package of ALLEN'S FOOT =
EASE, the antlaeptic powder to be ahaken
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Smarting, Aching, Swollen feet. 1,500,000
pounda of powder for the feet were used
by our Army and Navy during the war.—Adv.
Steady Stream.
A Brazilian living in New York has
Invented a machine to cast piston
rings a rate of 18,000 to 20,000 a
day by whirling molten metal into
shape by centrifugal force.
A Lady of Distinction
Is recognized by the delicate fascinat
ing influence of the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores,
followed by a dusting with Cuticura
Talcum powder usually means a clear,
sweet, healthy skin. —Adv.
Safer to Elope.
He —Will you marry me if I ask
your father's consent?
She —I'm afraid no£.
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time, couldn't even sleep and fpr days
at a time I wasn't able to go to work.
"Well, a friend of mine finally got
me to try Tanlac, and it certainly has
done a * good job for me. My appe
tite is fine now and although I am
eating just anything. I want and as
much as I please, my stomach never
gives me the least trouble. I have
picked up In weight, my strength has
come back to •me, and I am now en
joying trie best of health.
"All the men at the store know
Tanlac put me back on my feet, and I
am glad to give this statement far
what It may be worth to others."
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
everywhere.-—Adv.
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W. N U~ CHARLOTTE, NO. 19--1921~