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XLYII Disarmament Conference Sham or Failure^-Which? A 1 , \ President Not Fond of Borah—Democrats Pay Fine Tribute to Minority Leader Kitchin—Maj. Stedman Ad- : dresses Veterans at Dur ham This Week. (By David F. St. Clair.) Washington, August 22. —The appointment of Senator Lodge as one of the American delegates to the arms limitation conference to meet here oh Novem'bor 11 and his speech in the Senate after the appointment declaring that he favored only general disarmament has given Washington the defi nite impression that the confer ence will be nothing more than a sham and a pretense. General disarmament would mean the military disarmament of a nation like France. It is certain that France will never consent to disarm and that it would not be safe for her to do so while her present relations with Germany exist. France has been invited to the conference and has accepted. She will be asked to disarm and will of course refuse and by that loop hole the world's big munition makers will be sav ed from scrapping their factories. That is the interpretations that some of those most deeply inter ested in the results of the confer ence give to the Lodge appoint ment and his speech. It is be lieved that Senators Knox and Underwood opponents of disarm ament will also be appointed on the delegation. That prospect with the actual appointment of Lodge has redoubled the efforts of the woman of the country to have one of their Without a woman on the Ameri can delegation they contend the conference ia already doomed to failure. The friends of Senator Borah of Idaho are asking why he has not been appointed. Borah has been the origin and inspiration of the whole movement. It was his brilliant battle for amend ment to the naval appropri ation bill that finally forced an unwilling senate to accept the amendment and a reluctant Pres ident to call the conference, yet the crasader Borah is ignored and Lodge an opponent of the on ly sort of disarmament that is held to be practical at this stage is chosen. N« UM For Rorah. Bat Harding has no more use for Borah as ft delegate to this conference than he' had for the Borah amendment. He did all that he as President possibly could do to kill that amendment. He sent for Senator Poindexter, chairman of the naval appropria tion committee, and asked him to plange the knife up to the hilt in the Borah amendment. It must not be allowed to pass. Mind you this amendment had no other object than the disarming of the -navies of Great Britain, the Unit ed States and Japan. But the President said that it was inop portune at this time and we do not want it. " Bat Borah had created a fo ment of interest throughout the country. Women by tens of thousands had rashed to the tele graph offices with messages to their senators. The long distance telephone wires as far away as Denver, Colo., Aagusta, Me., Jacksonville, Fla., and .Houston, Texas, were singing with voices of mothers who had lost sons in the war in France. The Democratic senators soon began to fall over one another to follow Borah's lead and when enough Republi can senators had joihed in the grand march to pass the amend ment, the President gave out the statement that he had all along beep wording for the noble par THE ALAMANCE GLEANER. pose that has animated the soul of the Idaho senator. But instead of calling a con ference for naval disarmament or the limitation of naval disarma ment, he calls a conference for general disarmament with Pacific problems thrown in and invited France and Italy who have no Pacific problems and China who has no navy to the conference. The Borah plan was aimed at specific, practical results has been perverted to- give the President the credit of the movement and to defeat it with impossible de mands. « Harding's Incapacity as Leader. -The friends of the real limita tion of armament point to the President's perversion of Senator Borah's move striking illus tration of Mr. Harding's inca pacity as a leader. He not only shows no initiative but frowns upon the one great clear practical proposition that he is forced by public sentiment to take hold of. Then to make it unworkable he loads it down with side issues and appoints men on the delegation that must initiate the program of the conference, jnen who will de mand an impossibility. If the conference succeeds, and th e whole world is praying that it will, it will be becanse the senti ment of the American people will compel success. But the impression grows here that the men who will really have the destiny of the conference in their hands are working to render it a failure. All the army and navy people when not openly are secretly fighting it. They argue that the failure of the movement is the only way to quiet the agita tion for disarmament. They con tend that disarmament, if it conld be secured, would not remove the cause of war and rearmament would instantly result from fric tion. Two months ago Rep. E. W. Pou, in an interview given out in this correspondence, said that President Harding had no foreign policy. That he not only did not know what to do, but did not want to do anything but keep his party together and drift. Nothing has occurred since that time to change Mr. Pon s opinion of the Presi dent. But if the conference is a failure, will it not give a death blow to the Harding administra tion? Well, of course it should, and it probably will, but if it is a failnre, the men who will have made it so will say that the Presi dent was not in favor of it to be gin with, and that he called it to demonstrate its failure. Either that, or the failure will be put on some one else's shoulders. The real friends of disarma ment have begun to bestir them selves to have the conference ses sions open to the public. The decision on that issue they be lieve will be a test of the success or failure of the conference. There is an overwhelming majority of the American people iu favor of the redaction of armament, bat only in open session can tbey bring their influence to bear. Tribate to KHchia. It was ft fine tribute the Demo crats in the house paid last week to their absent leader, Cldude Kitchin, in adopting his report on the tax bill. Mr Kitchen as mi nority leader has not been on the floor of the house since it met last April and his absence has been a great loss to his party. Mr. Kitchin wrote the minority re port on the tax bill propped op in bed ftt Scotland Neck' where he GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY. AUGUST 25, 1921 is now. resting to- recover his health. . . In all discussions of the tariff the Democrats have beaten .their | opponents at every turn except voting. It is the opinion of the Republicans even that no one has so coarsened, cheapened and deteriorated the character of dis cussion in the house as one Joseph W. Fordney the present chairman of the ways and means committee. Mr. Fordney is as vulgar as he is ignorant. He used the lang uage of the fish market in debate but uuder the guise of cheap humor. The other day while he was engaged in holding the Dem ocrats up to scorn for their al leged extravagance iu taking over and using the railroads dur ing the war, he was rornered from the Democratic side with the query, "did you vote to put the railroads into the hands of the government then under the Democrats," and his reply throws a flood ot' light on the present low moral status of the political party that is now conducting the government at Washington "yes" he retorted. "I voted to put the Wilson administration in a hole and we did it." It was a bad break and instant ly he saw it mirrored in the faces of some of his party colleagues, and then sought to turn it off as a joke. But this old political rep robate and ignoramus had un der pressure blurted out the un derlying motive of his party's ac tion in dealing with the Demo crats. As the New York World has pointed out, Mr. Fordney and his party have now put the coun try and the Republicans them selves in the hole he claims to. have bored for the Democrats. Major Charles M Steiimau, life solitary Confederate soldier in the house and now eighty, left here on Saturday to deliver one of tJie happiest speeches of his life, a beautiful tribute to the immortal heroism of the North Carolina soldiers in the war be tween the States, at Durham on Tuesday. In that speech the major has repeated a story that will never grow old as long as there is a State of North Carolina with the kind of red blooded, strong hearted men and women who now inhabit it. N. C. Good Roads Association to Meet in Greensboro Oct. 11-12. Chapel Hill, Aug. 22. —Owing to its central location, as well as to the Splendid record of Guilford county in road building, it has been decided to hold the 21st an nual convention of the North Carolina Good Roads Association in Greensboro, October 11 and 12. The sessions of the convention will be held in Guilford's new court house, of which any county in the United States might well be proud. In recent years the Good Roads Associati >n has gotten down to a discussion of essentials, eliminat ing much of the "hot air" and bombast which so often character izes such meetings. Because of the great succeee of its campaign for a State system of highways as typified by the recen'ly enacted State Road Law which made avail able 150,000,000 for the construc tion and some two million a year for the maintenance 6t the 0,000 miles of highways which are to compose the State system, this year's convention should be of peculiar interest to North Caro linians. The entire program will relate to the problems'iocident to construction of thd Slate system in all its various aspects; to coun ty road problems in relation to the State's road program—in short, the convention will be de voted to a discussion of our home road problems and be as practical as possible. More definite an nouncements in regard to the pro gram will be made later. The Association is not interest ed in boosting individuals or in getting all the money possible out of the public. It is an organiza tion of North Carolinians whose sole object is to serve the State. The common mistake of sales men is that they talk of that in which they are interested, rather than that in which his prospec tive customer is interested. A poll is better than a push— bat not for so long. i CONFERENCE TOWN AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATION. , To be Held Sept 19 —21—Promi- nent Speakers- Discussion of Finance -Unusual Building Operations Cha|ttl Hill, Aug. 24—Plana for a conference on Town aud Coun ty Administration in North Car olina to be held at the Uhiverai ty, September 19thJ 20th and 21st, 1921, in which special considera tion will be devoted to munici pal and county finances, ana lim ed definite form today when fl. W. Odum, Director of the School of Public Welfare, announced a list of speakers of State and Na tional reputation who have ac cepted invitations to participate in the meeting. The purpose of the conference as announced by Dr. Odum is the discussion of the financial crisis with which the officers of North Carolina municipalities and coun ties are now confronted aud the suggestion of methods by which progressive programs of educa tion, health, recreation, highway construction, and similar objects may be successfully underwrit ten. Ataong specific topics taktn from the program are the follow ing-: What is the preseut finan cial status of North Carolina towns and counties? What con stitutes a standard workable niu nicpal finance act? llow can lown, county, and state finances be better correlated? What are the minimum standards of health, housing,. education, safety, re creation, conveniences and other social services? , Speakers who hive already in dicated their intention to be pres ent include Governor Cameron Morrison, who will open the con ference with an Address on Ac tive Citizenship; Dr. 11. W. ] Dodds, of New York City, execu tive secretary of the National ] Municipal League; Dr. L ll.' Gullick, of New York City, di- i rector of the National Institute i of Public Administration; J. H. I Waddell, of Boston, Aud'torfor i the State of Massachusetts; Mor rison* Knowles, ip charge of City I Planning in New York; T P. i Patten, of Asheville, president of the North Carolina Association . of County Commissioners; C. W. Ro'"K*rtß, of Greensboro, president of the North Carolina Commerci al Secretaries; Dr. E. C. Brook", Dr. W. S. Rankin, Mr Braxter.' Durham, Mrs. Clarence A John son, and others representing the State departments of education, health, auditing, and public wel fare ; representees of various de partments of the University, and other cities and towns of the State in general. The conference will be held on the campus of the University un der the joint auspices of the Na tional Municipal League and the University with the informal co-i operation of the North Carolina Municipal Association, the North Carolina. Commercial Secretaries, and the North Carolina Associa tion of Conuty Commissioners. Lodging and meals for those in attendance will be provided in the University dormitories and dining balls at a nominal cost, j The Convention will be formally welcomed by President 11. W. Chase in behalf of the University.! The past week han witnessed I. the most unusual building activi ty ever known in Chapel Hill. | Work has begun on the Tankers ley property in the heart of town J upon the erection of a cafeteria | and a new dwelling, eight facul houses under construction by the > University will be rushed to com- I pletion by September 20, and a dozen or more new dwellings are in process of erection. The tow n authorities are laying water! mains and sewers from Columbia Street eastward to the town lim its, while the highway paving company which is lading the I road from Durham io Chapel Hill has already entered the lint* its from the east and is mardhing up into the center of town at thei rate of 400 feet daily. The yni-i versity material for four new dormitories east of the Carr build ing, and grading the railroad S from Carrboro to Ute Dew station on the University properly. As a man thinks, he grows. An Educational "Buy in Graham" Campaign Launched . , The Alamance Gleaner and Leading Merchants Co-operate • , Educational Advantages ol "Buying In Graham" to be Presented in a Series ol Strikingly Forcelul and Instructive Cartoons and ' Articles to Appear Weekly In the Col umns ol "The Gleaner.** Ilere are ten reasons, that are good, why people in and aionnd Graham should trade here: . FIRST—A town tlfikt is good enough for a mau to live in is good enough tor him to trade in. . SECOND —The good farmer puts everything back into the soil that ho can. Likewise the good citizen should put all he can into his own community. THIRD —If the farmer will patronize the merchant, then the merchant will in turn patronize the farmer, and mutual patronage brings mutual prosperity. FOURTH —By keeping Graham earned monev in Graham, there will be no danger of hard times or financial stringencies. FIFTH —It is unreasonable that mouey earned in and around Gmhaui should b» sent to Chicago, St. Louis or New York; ther«« to I build beautiful churches, schools and skj'pierciug buildings. Wlidr*- is the money coming from to build these things for us ? SIXTH—Ev«ry dollar invesled or speut in Graham holps Gra ham, and consequently you get a dollar's worth, while every ccm sent out of Graham helps some other oily or community. SEVENTH —Community Bpirit is the greatest city builder-kfiuwn. "Buy at home" teaches community spirit above all things else. EIGHTH —Intense cultivation of Graham's resources aud ad-j vantages will make it a very wealthy town, NINTH —It is to the individual benefit of every of a com-1 muuity to trade in that community. It is the only sound, economi" principle, since out of the pockets of home industries are paid the! taxes that support the commonwealth. TENTH - Graham is a "farm" waiting for cultivation. Dollars planted here will bring in a surprisingly large harvest in a very short time. It will mean more jobs, bigger salaries, more homes and prosperity for all. Citizenship and patriotism 6 consist of something more th in vot- j ing, paying faxes and cheering the flag. In case of war, could you respect a neighbor who deserted your flag, joined the enemy and fought, against- the country which had given him freedom, opportunity and happiness ? You can't afford to desert the community in which you live— from which you get jour llvin/. The welfare of your home com-! muuity should be your first thought because you rise or fall with it. | Don't be a traitor when you buy; buy from your home merchant. j Receiver's Sale Under Deed In Trust. "" Under and by virtne of the power of sale contained in a cer tain deed ol trust executed on the 25th day of Sept., 1919, by Mat tie C. Small and husband, J. A. Small, to Graham Loan & Trust ' Co., trustee, for the purpose of securing the payment of certain bonds of even date there with, and the interest thereon, said deed being duly recorded in the , office of the Rtgister of Deeds for Alamauce county in Book No. 84 of Mortgage Deeds and Deeds of Trust, at page 46, and default having been made in the pay ment of said bonds and interest according to their tenor, and under and by virtue of the au thority vested in me as"Receiver of the Graham Loan & Trust Co., in an order dated the 28th day of January, 1921, made by J. Loyd Horton, Judge of the Superior Court of North Caro -1 lina, holding the Courts of the Tenth Judicial district, the un dersigned Receiver will, on MONDAY, AUG. 29, 1921, at 12 o'clock, noon, nt the ; court house door in Graham, Al amance county, N. C„ offer fori isale at public outcry to the hightst bidder, for cas,ha certain piece or tract of land lying and being ia Alamance coanty, State aforesaid, and defined and de scribed as follows, to-wit: A certain tract or parcel of land in Patterson Township Alamance County and State of North Carolina, adjoining the! lands of Samuel C. Clapp, and others and bounded as follows; beginning at a stone near Mill R ce and running thence N 61 4 dcg„K 14.22 poles to a stone; : thence S 87V4 deg 18 poles to a | on' the South side of mill| jroad; thence N 20 deg E 1 4.20 poles to a stone; |sycamore tree on the Hast bank |of Kock Cre; k; tjjcnce 11 deg E 15 pole-» to a sycamore on the East side of said Creek; thenqe S 150 deg W 8 poles to a large syca | more, near the East end pf Mill i house; thence.S 23 deg W 6 poles Ito a stone on the East side of Mill Race; thence S 23 deg E 6 poles to a stone at or near the N end of mill dam; thence up the pond at highwater mark with the various courses of the said pond to the head of the fame; | thence across the creek N and l down the pond at high water mark with the various courses to the beginning, containing 12 acres by the McMath plot be the same more or less, on Lot No. 1 in the division of the said lands tnd known as Coble's Mil. Second Tract—Adjoining (In lands ol J G. Momgo - cry, ; Uloss Browning, Mrs. Durham, ! and others and bounded as fol lows; b«ginning at a tock on sairi Montgomery line, coriur | with am i Browning, find run ning thence N 3 1-3 deg W 1 50 chs to a rock or iron bar, corner I With said Browning; thence with h s iine S SG de& E 90 chs to a rock corner with said Browning in said Company's 'line; thence N 3 1-3 deg \V 2.35 chs to a rock in said line, corner with said Durham; thenet with her line West, 3.00 chs to a rock corner with said Mrs. Durham; thence S3 1-3 deg E 3.58 chs to a rock on said Montgomery's line; thence S 86 deg E 2.01 chs to the beginning and containing 1.25 acres more or les, and on which there is a frame dwelling. This July 27, 1921. 9 W I. WARD, Receiver Graham Loan & Trust Co. I Give undivided service or none. NO. 29 PROFESSIONAL CARDS GRAHAM HARDEN, M. D. Burlington. N. C. Oftice Hours: 9 to 11 a. m. I and by appointment Ofllce Over Acme Drug Co. Telephones: Office I »«—Residence JOHN J. 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NORTH CAROLINA, Alamance County. In the Huperlor Court. Cornel ia N icholson vs Harold Nicholson The defendant will take no tice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Ala mance County, North Carolina, ! to secure an absolute divorce I from said defendant; and said defendant will further take no tice .that he is required to ap pear at the term of the Super ior CouiJ of said County to be held iii the 2tith day of Sept. 1921, at the court house of said county ih Graham, N. C., and answer or demur to the complaint in said action, or the complaint will apply to the court for the reliet demanded in said complaint. This 17th day of Aug. 1921. D. J. WALKER, Clerk Superior Court. Long & Allen, Att'ys. l'Jaug.-tt PATENTS OBTAINED. 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