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I j. b. SHERRILL, Editor and
' VOLUME XLVIII. v ;
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Germans
iea Api
rntertake Thorough. Sur-
of Germany's Finances.
nMVT HnnvF.p Tn
HEAD COMMISSION
; , V; v
It k Stated That Great Bri
tain Has Agreed to Plani
and Approval of French
. (iovernment Expected.
j.Ml.n. i' -. -1 (By th(i ;-F0(lHtd
i - -Tli". i'(iit iuarl hy the lf r
i, ;,,! ri;i!- oiiiuiisioii that n-fiiuiinit
.,! Aui' iiciiii husineKK inii LeuUttl
- h v ll' ii-' H (fMfr, visit (Jermany a
,t:il..: llioiouh survey of
i.iiiii- n.ntli?iiiis that would lie u.ed
is ,i l-.ii- f a new-reparation treaty
v.;iH 'ii , l''i'e tMlay as nerhaj the
liiitinp point f the Hx k. of riuiiors
jis Aiiifi iiin jiirerention in the rei-ar.-if
.nilN-iii.
ditiit i'.i iiiJin, it. 'is srai-otficially
i'iirn'l. tins irifoitued the Aniericjm
Mill- i i;niiii'iir or irs consent fo suh
;( pjj.n. The JJiitish
iTTts-;i-, .'nt in resjMmse to an in
5aWHcNr-H-teil to he followed bv the
mi K'lvcrnaiont also coniunu-ated
the i;Tiaan. suggest ion.- -. .;
Tli" proposal was made by a gov
cnniH iii cniiiiiiission headed by!Charf-
(iinr ' iiiio in get me i nireu Mates
ii:i inlf-r of roTimierce which Jn turn
i- uri'l' rstood to have asked asked Hec
ret.ir.v Hoover 'to present the plan at
d ciliinH .iiM-tiiig. This was done and
tilt- in.-iiitT passed into the bauds of
Sti ret;i iy i Inches. : - - - .-' ,
Tin- ;! -ma nx-propose that the Aiu-
rit iin oininission Ueterinine the .ex-
tt-iit oi' (ieiiiiaiiy's ability to fiaV, aud
isst-rl Ihey would agre to nu'et this
.iiiifiuiil .if France and (fjreat Britain
approve of the plan. To this end, Sw-
jfi.ny Ifughes- oyiened negmtlatioriirt
viih the I,on. ton and Paris govern
ments. v ' ; r
Frent It Altitude Not Known Yeti
Washington, -Ih. 21 ( By the Asso
liafed I'less). Jennn u overtures
iliriiiiirh infoinuvl channels for "Araerli
din intervention to oliraiu il revision
f (ieiuian reparations,; scheduled-re-W.ti
In T7ori(loTi dMl'rttt-hei ti-"tf ;AS-Mx-iated
Press, throws the first tlelihite
li-lit on the-metiTod ly which meri
(iin influence is being drawn Into a
new ntrctiipt'at final adjustment of the
vexing reparations problem. . . . .
The next step fo lie looked for oli
vimisly is ail indication of the French
aMihlue on the (ieruian ia-oposal that
an American economic comniLssion" re
view Cerinany's presetUL BilnaHoa and
'tiin:ite her capacity to' iiay as a has
h' for a new reparations trejity.
juevioiis g(yernment 5 reports from Ber
lin are of a'-character to justify hope.
that lPTrance should prove agreeable
to the proposed plan for-reparations
revision, no insurmountable obstacle
would remain in the way of an agree
ini'iit as to the specific amount (5er-
tiient up to this time, offiicials here
ami in Ilerlin are understood to have
frit, has been the lack of a. channel
for infoinial preliminary Exchange of
views between Berlin and Paris.; Brit
ish agencies hardly could offer - their
services, as Great Britain is too fully
-iiuiiMiel on reparations view in op
lipsitiou to the French position' to.be
effective in negotiations to the Paris
.'overiiinent. ' . " : - 'H ' ' . ,
As tii, proposal approved by the
'H.io-government-is seenthere, it rep
resents employment of. American coin
,"ioi ial and governmental agencies . to
l'tiii;T Uenuan and French views into
h..,.,. . . '
HI GH WILLIS' NAME IS " -. .
t MENTIONED AT TRIAL
Name of I Member of IlIionis Mine
Workers Kxerutive Board Brought
1 . 1 . m f
, io iierrin i nai.
Mnrion. 111., Dec-. 21 (By tlie Asso
itel Press1 . The name, of Hugh Wil
lis. uien))5r of the Illinois Mine Work
s's' ExiH iirjve Board, was brought into
the testimony today at the trial of
five men charged with murder in con
iiHtih.n with 'the. Herrin riots, by two
shite (witne.ses. . Under cross exami
nation. however, both witnesses sa id.
p'ty would hot be positive in their
i,i''tititi.-ation. .:' V -: , .
"ttj" Arbuckle, Barred From
Screen Since April, Restored.
Los Angeles. Dec. 20. Roscoe Ar
mitkle. rotund comedian barred trom
tlie scrf-in uiniA iici Anta W'luii or
1 1.
ii'iuijiter with the law, was to
'ay rest, re,i, to the privilege ot om-
back to the p ace he once occupied
j" "is. industry, if he -can. Will Ht
head of the picture industry. n-
r'OlIllCeil that nil roQtrfrtirtr! against
, . -- - " . v v. -rz .
'" were to end- Jaunary i..
!ie Kamoiis Ilayers-Lasky corpora
n, whicivdistrlbnted Arbuckle's p!c
yf anucunced that no effort would
hiade at-nresent to market'aoma
"lnis that were withdrawn, or otuers'it
chenek. producer, said he would em-
Pioy Arbuckle and ith latter said heJ
uiankful for the Chance to worK
a I w'CMdd strive to make good.
. lyre bird of Australia is a 1
miaic. in the nrn-n- hnnm it
.i.ts best, duplicating the whistle!
.'; ff locomotive, the barking of a uog,
X J ,'U-V ll-lg) 1 ' .
e cli iia magpie, and the 'buzz of a,
wrc-ur:;W. in varying tones. " -
rSANY-AHXIOUS TO
JET MiERICA'S HELP
Publisher?'
SS8 Fa.rt4. of ronnH of ibe
SrlV?.?u ,aP- KHJtine Mat
ters Acted t pon.
Tranactbm of routine, busiue-aTand
ah. interest int i-arvr .. .
or the dub ww the chief feutu-e csf i
tne weekly meeting .f th Tr,.tr ;
r. Every ItMbr
In
ka
a!l n
CTLSTh'S; J'.
lriIwit Itk-hiiJonl'ialMl that thf
King .lJattghN-rfl Hnr.t-1 rtre liaa-
WO and h v Klvcilr,Iniiu t.
j" r&'ev-
,,ve "'"'jrJans tv!u will wn .n thU
t-ouinjiuee ar F'.art T'r.,-1. i.v-.,t-
MhhKk. fanvfl!n, Luther Hart
sell and rhnrlen'Irey. ; .
ScTetnry Verbiir rend n letter from
the Coneord' Klwau! CTnh rnjrretulst
Iiuf the Rotary CTnh for lrinirlnr Ir.
Barker ' to C'ti ord. Hie let-turea
wire -.of great iwtn and interest, the
letter t;ited.
The m ret a it alsu stated that the or
Ranizatlon had pmhafwi a FS f'Jirist
mas Keal l,nd : had jKiid fur
Bihles for the JaekwHi, Training Hcho!.
and had given Miss May tokton ?3.",
for relief work in the i-onnty.
The ,ai.r on the peraocnel of the
club was prepared hy Ales Howard,
an! proved one. of unusual Interest,
It gives farts of inleret from the' life
of earn niender. and 'tend to bring
each member Inbr a closer frleud Uiip.
The juiper iHtints out:
The .Concord Rotary Club has 4U
Kovermnent"HiJnfn,'K'r' whicli 37 'a re regular: two.
ijfrunson (itrane and Irvin Wod
I house, honorary: find n. Bill Jen-
Kir,H Vwx-late.
.orm i aroiraa is rue lilrthplac-, of
PSl 1141.111I wuru ll ,.t ...V.,
m nin in, 11 IIWUI Writ! in'Ill fill.
dlmrrus county ; two, Cha.. Kite-hie f
and C'Jias. Ivey Jn Stanly county : two;
Hal Jairett and Joe Davl3 in Yadkin
rtumty, andrtne en eh from the follow
ing counties : Rowan, Frank Xihlok ;
Davie, Jim Dayvault; Alamance, Shlpp
Webli : Wake; V'Fab HayvrotMl ; Gran
ville. Bifl Jenkins; Anson, Archie Har
ris ; Randolph, Urn nsou f'oltrane; Cha
tham, Jialley Womble,- ami Orange,
Tom Webb. . . -
In addition to the aIove we have
Lester Coltrane lorn in Missouri.
Irvin AVooilhotis in New. Jersey, Tom
Lawrence in Virginiiij Ed". Sauvntn in
Indiana.' Hill Caswell In Canada. Mar
tin Verburg , in Tlie Netherlands aud
Alex Howard in Georgia.
We have thirty-six inarried men.
three bachelors and one widower.
Eight of our married men have no
children -but - the others have a sufli
cient quantity to make up a total of
7S: r Bra nsm folt nine" and Cliarlie
Ritchie lead with six children each,
Jtm,,IHyTuydt follows with five- and
Then "I'rifhk Xlhlcntv Vnb Haywooti,
Charlei Ivejr, Arihrey IIoMiver and Tom
Welb come next with 4 each.
The total nge if nicmliers Is
1,71)2 years, whlcli gives ns an aver
age of 44 3-4 year ier incmlK-r.
Daoiel Branson Coltrane. at the age
of 80, has the honor of being our.
(oldest nemler, while M0O pr -ent."
Bob Ridenhour at 2 lurs.the honor of
Iitdng our youngest member.
Bill Gibson. Bill Jenkins, Frank
Niblock, Charles I yey, Earl Brown and
Arthur Iunds' are. the same age, 43
years while Aubrey ' Hoover, Archie
Cannon, Ed, Sauvain, Toiii. Lawrence
and Bailey Womble a re: the same age,
40 years. . .." ,
College was attended, by -t of onr
mcjnler3 while 15 members have made
a .success without a college education,
some of whom are Branson Coltrane,
Irvin" "Woodhouse, Charles Ritchie.
Gus Hartsell, Maury Richmond, Ed
Sauvain, Tom" Webb; Archie Harris,
Arthur Pounds. Jim Dayvault Charlie
Ivey Joe Goodman and others. Judg
ing from this list of membexs one couut
easily' form the opinion that there is
more in the man than in the college,
and while perhaps a college education
helps, it does not make the man.
We tare 20 Presbyterians. 11 Meth
odists, Episcopalians, 3 Lutherans
and oneT.aptlst. '. ,
The first vocation of some of our
members is very Interesting as there.
is! quite a contrast to their present vocation.-
.- ..
Branson Coltrane -started' his' busi
ness career as a photographer; Irwin
WoodhOuse as a clerk In a dry goKls
store.' then a printer and then hack
into the dry goods business, and find
ing that 'he conld not conscientiously
mark up his goods 100 per cent, quit
and went into the hanking nusiness.
Martin Cannon started his business life
as4 a d'offer boy in a spinning room : I
Tom Webb ami Arthur Odell ns sweep
ers in a cotton mill. Gus Hartsell s
first work was in a tan yard and
Phii rile Ivev's In a brick yard. Fan.!
Haywood, Bill Caswell and HalJar
rett were teachersand Aubrey Hoover
and Bill Sherriir first were printers.
Maury Richmond started as a, delivery
boy ami Joe Davis.. Sam Rankin. Bill
Jenkins, Frank Niblock, Bill Flowe,
John Allison and Archie. Harris were
farmers," and John still is. You will
note that Bill Flowe claims to have
been a farmer but I a ni informed from
a reliable source that he was one 'of
the most successful Five-Up players in
No. , 10 township, ranking next lest to
Mose Furr. ... v -
Ed Sauvain admits of having been
a stenographer, bookkeeper, jockey, de
tective for the Pullman company, hard,
wanv merchant and cotton manufac
turer. V .
Bilt Gibson stated at the. University
of North 1 Carolina a number of years
and.there got the first spirit of Kqtary
isv not recorded that he broke any
records as a studentrbuJUt is recorded
that he made more friends there than
any other student. After leaving the
University Bill became a DanK.cierK,
( assistant cashier, lumber mamifactu-
rer, gun maker and brick nianufao
turer.
rtoni of Bni's life is his military career
of which w
' "
w "
e are familiar.
The first, milifary band was heard in
England In 17S5.. - ...
PUBLISHED
CONCORD,
K BASIL II.
ECOCK IS GU!LTY.T
V erdict Keturned ii? Coqrl En
reensnoro Against ueien-
dant Charged "With Mak-
ing I alse hntry.
SENTENCE HAS NO"
BE15N ANNOUNCED
Jury Received the Case Ye
terday at 5 p. in. Charges
Acrninct TTiwInab I7:!l
.Several Months Ago. "
- -
C recti dro. Ir. Thr I .
- " - . - - . - - .... ...
the state i prison nan tli -nlwe ,iii w4 nd tl I.tViMiiBi fund fr!' aoill t tk
injpr.1 by 'Judge U. P. Harding uiM'tiitbe naal trt-n- oniii o l i VflM ! itb-ii of lr. ta. V, J. it-i..:i
li;id II. Iledtrex k. of High Point.
uvicuhi in i.uiuorii (Viituijr Mii - tior -
Court this mortiii.e of uiakinz a fal'
entry in the. account of M. J, Wrenn.
a depositor of the Home Banking Co..
of High Point, when lied ?eHMk wit
chier of that lntifutli.ii 11
Notice of apM-al to Supreme Court
wa.s given, no additional Ik-imI ImvIh
reipilroil win-e"the jirlsouer iH wIretoly
under l FJXAKm ImiiiiI whllli'wa eiven
at tlie time he wnsi iirst f-bnrircil with
bavins made the falsi' entrr inut Ai.ril
'Iiiere are Severn! count charging
false cji tries, but it was htatwl in tiurt
liHlay these would not le pressel. IHie
charging Hcdgccock and Will! Switw-r
..11 , . m
1 ."l?!"?. f!! df.ran'1 thr ,ank;
will be heard at the January term f
.Snrerlor Court. It is said.
In returning its verdict this inorm
ng thejnry riH-omincndl inercy of the
court. . - -
Greensln.ro, N. C 2f. RitMil II.
Hedgecoek. former t-n shier of the
Home Bankings Co., of High Point,
was found guilty this morning of wak
ing's false' entry on the uccount -of, M.
.1. Wrenn. one of the dejiosifors of the
lmnk, the jury leturniug its .verdict
shortly lef ore noon after being out on
the case since late yesterday after
noon ' '
Sentence will I prononneeA this af
ternoon, it is expected. ;
The case "against the-banker grew
out of an alleged shortage of funds dls
coveml'Ju thHigh Point institution
when the bank act-ounts were, audited
last April by examiners' nnder direc
tion of the State hanking deiKirtraent.
Charges were, filed against Hedge
cock, howa releasel wnd:r liortd.
-'Ar Hllegetl c rtrortwgt,'Jrif -"-npprw
niately 123.0(K) is shown the audit,
but Jhe specllic -ount on which the for
mer cashier ;was triel Involved the
false entry In the W'renii n-connt of
$10,000 which relncel the snvlngs ac-count-fthe.
deiKsitor from $24JMlr0
to $1442.01 . r .
The'c-ase IteganMopday at 11 o'cloi k,
the taking of testimony liiig com
pleted at 4 p. m. Tuesday, and argu
ment of attorneys and 'the judge's
charge ' followed, the jury receiving
the case yesterday afternoon at "
o'clock. - ... ' :
EFFORTS I XSrCCESSFrL
Lake Drucpcd but Bodies of Men Re
ported to Ilavei Been 31 ordered, Xot
Found.- -
Mer Rauge, La., Dec. 21. The de
tachment of the Lousiana National
Guard Jthat late yesterday draggeu a
part . of Lake Lafourche about otght
miles from here in an effort to locate
the bodies of two mCn reported ' to
have "been, murdered by a band of
white robed men last August at the
kidnapp.ng , cf five prominent iMer
Rouge citizens, were unsuccessful in
their efforts, - it was learned here to
day when a second I detachment was
dispatched to the lake.
Capt. , W. W. Cooper, commanding
officer, interrogated before his depar
ture.. was reticent regarding the movement-of
the troops, but said: -
"I am honor .bound aot to jeveal
our destination. . You know, of course,
that the work 5T dragging the lake is
going-forward. Other than that I
have nothing to say.
One of the guardsmen deflored the
lake was dragged yesterday afternoon
but without success.
Capt. Coper has given orders to his
mon fj ha nn that alArt tn nrevpnt at.
tmi3 0- outsiders to interfere with
diing operations. Reports were in
circulation that enemies of the move-
ment would interfere. It is believed
orders to the guardsmen are to; shoot
to kill. .
TWO WOMEN SEEK THE ,
INSLTUNCE OF S. L TRANK
Both Women Claim They Were Ills
Wife, and Wan the $2,000 Insur
ance He Left. .-
Montgomery. - Ala., Dec. 21. Judge
Leon McCord in the circuit court here
today had under. ad visenient the claims
of two women, each alleging to le the
lawful Wife of Samuel M. Frank, de
ceased. The case was heanl yester
day in which Levada Frank, mother
of four children, claimed she married
Frank in the "IX s while Nevada Frank
claimed she 'was married to him ev
eral years ago. , Both. are seeking to
collect $2.ouo pedicy left by Frank.
The case arose when the Modern
Woodmen of the World, unable to de
cide which one of the women was the
legal teneficiary, turned the matter ov
er io the court "
The first State monument erectedto
American war dead in France that
0f the State of Missouri was deslgn-
ed by a woman sculptor, Miss Nancy
Louis.-. -" . - ' ,:- . ;4
-- It. is estimated' that mankind at
larga consumes the nejshborhood of
larga consumes the nejshborhood o
twenty million tons of 'meat a year.
HOHDA .'S AHD
N.C. THURSi 'AY.. DECEMBER 21, 10
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, IN SHNITE
f tla. Wrl 1 PW
I' to rmUlr
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itUfmzr the trn' f Klnnt a4
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Mimtion.
VF.XI7.EUlS IS WUKDY WAR
V WITH :!:!. M l! i?KV
On Arroturt of If tl Prrvltlmi f the
Near l-jisl C'wifrmwt If d tm AU
jouni SrssltHi. .
Ijiiioimo, Jkw, Br the Aw-l-nteI
Preset. -A olrercntbyi U-
jtwen
Kx-Jrendcr VcnlxHo, up
and" Riwt "nr iwr. TnrkJah
Greece,
natiunallst dHegMte;, raitwHl .the presi
dent of the Near EiiKt i-onfrM,e.,om-
iniKsloii on inlnorltJ-i to abruptly
this morning's im-wAoo of thv - oinmU -
sion. .
Tlie depute was ofer tbe question of
immigration. -Vetdii-bw bitterly - at-tfl-kel
the Angora goremtnetit, and
prijfestel against tle- alleged deporta
tion of fJreeks by tb thousand from
Auatolhi. -. , f
ill-Mi Nur By r?-lieir In the mod
vein, charging Veulzelos with l-Iiig
reHI'NinsIble for th- Turco.Jreek war
and its consequences-!'
The voices of the lv delegates ros
to high fiitch. Nh fieaklHg at the
sjune time, ami rfufdng to het tb
pleadings of -the president that ' Ihey
calm down. -
(1 0 VEHNM ENT OWKS
TIIKEK .MILLION HOOKS
" . i ' -Congressional
Library lleport.i Show
f . Kapid firowth. .
Washington, Iec, 1 t Capital New
Service); IIotL-el lrt the most lieantl
ful. 'complete, and i modern Library
Bui Wing in. tlie -ttt,Hd, the tTulfeil
StHjN'H io;,'4a'J7TtaJ.'i'.,'ing-rr-a!iinAl ,
pute was ofer
. -Vedii-b
fJbrary the, greatewt rngle islucatiunal
unit extant - '
Over 3.000.fM btjoks are now in the
collection. To them are to U added
maniiHi-riiiK, maps, and pieces of mu
sic to tne nnmner 01 many mtiaoiw
more, with a resultant total implying
the existence nnder a single roof and
administration of a mass of collection,
literary and artistic, any of which
might jatly lo the entire concern of
an indeendent ' Institution, a-cprding
to the unuual report of the Librarian
of Congress, just submitted to Con
gress. . v
Since the Ubnary was removed from
the Capitor to the new liulhling. it lias
grown at the rate of l.OO.OfW a decad.
On July 1 last, the liooks numbered
3.'lMK),40.S; the maps and charts, 174.
003; pieces of music, 054,304. and
prints, 428,745. The number of pieces
in the map division, with the ordnanee
and insurance maps itemlzeL, reacheil
500,000. Aa Itemized count of the
manuscripts.. Is Impracticable, but-if
made would show many million fo
lios. -
Christmas Cheer for Inmates of Coun
ty and State Institutions.
Raleigh, Dec. 21. Christmas cheer
will le carried to each of the city,
county and state institutions located in
and near Raleigh by the social jrvb
department of tlie Wewnan'a Club apd
several church scieties. plans having
been completed for appropriate exer-1
ercises and gifts, according to an,an -
nouueement today by Miss Mary G
a. -a. I - n '
Shotwell. chairman.
In order to avoid d n pi icatTon.cn air
men have feen assigned, to each place
to le visited. - At the state farm, a
large Christmas tree is lacing decoratetl.
Special gifts are planned for the wom
en presiner. Mrs. T. P. Harrison, i
chairman for. this Institution.
The other 'places to le vslted and
the respective ctialrmen are county
borne, Mrs. George Marsh; county and
city Jails, MrJ. J. IWnartl; hospital.
Mrs. L. A. Mahler; Samarcand. Mrs.
J. McAuley Costner; Shut-ins. Mrs. J.
F. Mltchiner; Detention' hcme, Mrs.
L. L.' Hudson-; Associated Charities,
Mrs. Harry T. Adams.
County road camps near Raleigh
also will be Tisiteil.1 Aran?ementa
for entertainment and gifts for in
mates of the. Old Soldiers home also
arejbeing planned, it was statcl.'
THlFcOTTON MARKET
There Was a Renewal of Ire-IIoUoy
Realizing or liquidation in Market
Today. -
New York. Dec. 21 There was a re
newal of pre-boliday realizing - or
lhiuidation in the cofton market and
the ojiening was 5 to 13 points lower.
The tone was steady, however, owing
to a better view of the Tnrkish nitua
tion and the relatively steady ruling of
Liverpool and prices steadied up ser
eral points after the calL January
sold up from 25. OS to 25.72, or within
5 .points of yesterday's close, while
March advanced to 2C0I or 6 points
net higher.
Cotton futures opend steady. Dee.
25 :70 ; NJam 25 .-CU : March 25 ;&3 ;
May 2C :00; July 25:75.
Messrs. Bill Morris and Jones Yorke
are in from State College for the hol
idays. .
THURSDAYS
SPECL1L "COf .I LIHTEE
" "IS Hi SESSION TODAY
Appointed to Invcstirzte rro
poai ci I Ir, rew for Joint
conetie ana univcnuv.
DB. FEW AGAIN
OUTLINES PROPOSAL
No Details of the 3Iecting
Were Given Out at Noon
rtu r. t i a
wwicr .ujuiis lictann
Subject I)iscu?rd
I - . "
juf Ttifcify C-ibf. ibal tW fufe
Ijfitttfiott id tfc- Nrfb ttUuM r :
r-f.ty tutfr i;t. ia a tiaar fir th
iHorinra. and to tit ta itumtt
in sswn urif foiisjv
fr. IV mr,a:tt Mitiiart hi ir taJ
mutter ri-Utiu t flw ttii!.)4 rf
ere ritiut al tKm rts.
A ftrtn3i Urts w&a acsoio'l by f!if
bnard of trustc- of t b ltttMtr
nl montht ttX't to rvvr o tt
aJvi-obillty &fctatliiihln2 ft. mi.vai
. j'
r,!: t
At a roeetins held yrterir.
w olT-rd a fund of fit.i-o
fiven by the 1uXi lntrt-st. at4 Ji
D. Rw-kefcller, for th esMSBttir,t
of a metlJcai fhool at Durham, lib
addlt'.or.a! fstate upbrf , t
No agreMetii wa n-aflHI. mint 10
CMittntiona that Trinity mi a iiwn
national iiiftittuhn. and the pln t
oiratlon with lite atnt atid'Us tint-
vilty at not nrnct.'fahle. eftd a ioui
tnitlee mi apioiniei i tnriitf t
t.i!r fhe prq"dtlon. r
PROPOSED LrX;iSL.TION
Some of the Mcanurrn la ( wiw Before
the Nevl luetKlalurr.
Raleigh. 21 flly iW Alatl
lres". With the opening t.f the an
nual session of the North CardlnJi
fieneral 'Awjnbly only few weeki
a iray, revision of th utate'i tax lams.
Senator 'John R. BjsjtHt antl Kit
Klux Klan bill and Governor Cameron
JKirrNia'j ptopf"! iftate-rrnel bi-phigjH'apiH-ar
to le the iot im-
trodu- tL
Hie larre deerennc In taluathnu
ifm- the ioral !f gwCHinietiC plan
of alhmiag cnuntlea to fix their own
tax rate nud ratuci and th tni
of more money by the hooli an
vald by political oberver to b the
chief rcaaoin udvancexl In favor of leg
islation which would-riMftahlih In
full effect the reviluat Ion law of 1!2.i.
with addnl eiuallzatlon featurf.
r ... . . . . . , . - . . , t
fM'nator naggen nni i-rvu iiu ivwn
bill Is designed to make It a fdony
for any person to appear oft hi mo
premises dlguled a as to dtnty
blent Ity He ha announced he will
Introduce the imiiure early in the
eion, and n bitter fight over its pan
sage l llng prelictet.
A de.tailel outline of the governor
proposal state-owneil shipping line fca
not leen given fr publication, tlw ex
executive asserting he will not nyike
it public until the bill In !foe the
general assembly. The sbitn. bow
ever, would be operated tindT the di
rection of a shipping line corporation
commission, which would have' inch
authority a designated by the legl
!ature, he said.
I--giifltion p1nnel to Improve t!e
state's fish and oyster indutrl- lo
Is leing advanced by the governor,
who would establish hatcherh . ; pr
vide inpeetion and alotance. In mar
keting. It Is plated.
The forecast fight between tlweo-
onerative ami tobnco marketlnz. tr
julzntioD aD(tb auction warchoa
Dt(ir(,st, Js iing disisw,I t lnrth
1 . . .
in political circles. - While no official
announcement ha ben made. It ba
lc-en- reported the ro-opc-ratlvefi will
force the fighting by attemptiox legis
lation to fix warehouse charges at a
rate calculated f make auction mIc
unprofitable.
IiC-gibitlve. action to amend the e-f
tract of growers with the c -operative
nssociation als may Ie IntroiliK-e'l. bnt
oliwrvera are pointing fo the fact that
lKth factions appear to ! lMcrnln-l
to continue their fight in the courts to
decide the contitatknaltty of the con
tractual prcwl4ona.
The workmen's compensation act. the
creation ofva board of mcllatb-n to
nettle dispute lietwem capital and
labor, change In the laws frTeruIng
the insurance department, a laore. rild
child labor law and an eight bour
day measnre are among some of the
other jiroi "! legislation liiely to r
eeire the attention of the. aietnbly. ?
Vadkin County Fanuf r MmI fcy NegrW
AVinf on Salem. Ivy. 2I r-IIefy F.
Shore, aced Ji, a prop-rctw Yadkin
fMtinty fanner, and fa t br tf. Ernie
Shore, at one time on f lhe bud in
pltcliers of tbe Aroericnn Igur, may
recover frm a pistol iit wottn! ln
filcted lat niidit by "Roofs". Sborr.
a negTo. who ha J len la the- employ
cf Mr. Shore for seven years. A re
port rweive! this morning frota a
hospital to which the wtmnded man
wa broufhf. tays Mr. Shore is rf,ticjf
easily.- ;
The Scandlnaviani have a le tend
that Balder, the favorite of the r'.
wan killed by an arrow made of mis
tletoe, and beine through the lore of
the gods, restored to1 life, the ixuUe
te became the emblem of ;ove. and
eyeryone pailns. coder it was to re
ce.ve a kUs.
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lafjkti At?
f a t.iV -a tuna J . . ... .
far Ii. a44t nrj a-Hf -w
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tfit4t. lb- S 'Va4 t4.t
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f tit lb irfon t. s,a
Bii'i fcs! tw Ai.i 11 r1,
t U-t liii mM it! -.f ? 4,'
frt ntt m m1 t ! -
Ul ITa4tt Vtlm4 tlm rtt
jclii, tf fwarr. t $
a Iltftlt iiirr tutUMl
P4itSal tTft,itt m fit :nf.jt
that t liu tanr 1 1,- rMf rariyifcf.
rl ;fl ,su !-
I IIN IIM" til !'! I MI.il,)! rM
fri M omimm.!, f. ! isi li
'lU- ?i?prca Wr ChhH
f-mf- wri. aire.!, t trte a
al rri- fr U- r,iM frf. f t -
.tlr.-, t J.v tuililrt M t-r.l.ti, .-f
i icw ref r-tiilMt ;nij-ti?j , it
Kujimir War Pwdi.' fo-t
mad It jt-itjb-tt. j
. a. - at i
Jiaiff aie ier.
Rnt,ben b Jit-rbr War iWid
MTit Icffem f' fb rtitoiei5ib-n of Om
varlou srrfsfe. !iiris for ib "ftlhtf
ble f trit- for tb r-irrl r'n ,
Marlal nlg retb-'i that .t:?inii
fia hli front hH ft Ittti(il4 ft
iLlMJt.-t J-eiiiir .f n -iJ h. Ha 4
MTti. and Bddl ttflt b atwl t ;" ,tt ' als f
lefaln. of fh lrt.Hj artur, Iffdrj tliljh. In 71 - !fw; tt
had wrkil out a joint acrr itt tri ud rf draws, t', a
nppJring t-arb ttb-r lth iwtip 1 jt,.(l Nil M -..rJ I
cnn .f tiiT'r-y. f!.r ci'f'1 14 it'n
"Brief cnw.ciit tti!y. ttwMf f Um ym t 'f k ftH u
Getwral fUiM fntln-, - tt t-titt-t f h'n'f atl t-fi-?v f
m;ttl by Ilalgt that lt f 'a ' Uir, in-t itit t f t 4
iiHtaiiwl attack In gleet fn aitf : fkhitA, ti5ii? f i ' J'-f t
of the " AIUI orml hi tb ' mW!tm f I w( Itat
front it tulsbt f to--ary to i n taf rmiit.'Uli. i it.- f-
pat'h a cotositcrall fon f fbatf rtT M $cfefl a.Mjr."" Mf,
awe of tb army attacttil. Iit that hUitBan, "l mn.fihl
wm aduitttl and uttl,' f tw b a Ntf; t Ji
and orr again ly rwijnts' iJt-rt fri(Mipft rf a -fj.Va st-
at th Huprcme War Vin11, January act, bit I t. t 1 i p a f
3)-F4ruary 2. It mi admit tl fbt end b tetd I d
to roet th dansrr an aort u-at 'It-la r i;ipn t i ii$vni
of Interallied aJtatc in tut l jtt nt Birfi i if iMt't- rft
t ided. For that jmI rrai rtr tb- rreg- fbHr tfrrtifr r itt; .w i
tlon cf an Interalllwt GtHra! U-t 4.
was dtir""d.
He d"4TUi the a6ritet.t U-t rnt
Halg and Petalw for mutual auppfjing ftbrfi t 1 by th nUUth.m wf i
of reserves, aa futile attetspi to a'-rttat c-tjttuactf Witf tT
provide, ns laween hetuclte, an' t f'' N rtb Vmn'? imi m
Allied rMTte. t.f l-o"f la vbvti it-Ma frr-th
Attack Came aw i:tpeeteiL jrts'tUstt ni o
Sulut etent.. RUa a- 14:1 th r.r,lk-wT 11 fteir-
rt. ptoi -.! -e f.itntlty cf fhe r.' , r," '"7TTT .. .
ransmem. Tlie attack cate at Tl Ixt Mafrh Ie. 1 ht Ut4 4
Juncinre of the French a fed F.ritib! ItkUfN
forceeprefl-efy. be iIhIhw, abn-i Ab!-HJS, g tm. If A,
eiery i.tnr bad profb1el It woiM FfcrR. of ln tr iit
ffttw. and where n mmUl bare rrlre, rfefcirg Ufa AVisS"-e !
ti.-4-l him rfrrmti Ibe lirlti.h Alia 6ta. Ul& to l f a f a
and French nunuauir f his i
tbeiadve In mm h lad (il;bt tbit
neltber was willing to er reTt
to aid the other.
"Had there lFn an AlUM ffonar-l-er-In-eblef,
be rodd bate bad a r--rte.-
General Blb writei. "and that
l where be woo Id hate tf,
March 21 and side4iieit daja w,il4
have lieeti 'another aiory.
Ilnally. on March 2J. be fr6tli?t,
the Brilih ami Frctwb rlvll atl Mil
itary authorfC., JfceetJoc at Daiefj.
irrtfl to c ha rc General f'ocb "wMh
xnllitf nr tle, mrtUtn t.f the A!lil
It wss n.4 null Isfer, b.l'f fW Hr fcstr) ni .!
ever, a I IleanraW. lrre fierrai-
Per-hlng atI LHe ale ere pte.M ' . r . "
that F-i mi given -all the i.-er-'Titt.- fct.1 tl Jifrt
neeeiearr f-r efTertlce arJ-l).bi-.t Mr . i U14 H Jf
Of bU task of n-r4to-
Even then. General uu Weticcf
-the rrotU!m In the rnt
IW-atirafi. ja-rmlttinar an&y retiaabd-
era to affil f 1 Uir icito-i
taewi. 4bl tb-ir tbitik th&t an fi.-f
frota Oneral Fi imriif L
afHy f ibHr wt arb ! -f
that tli2i t ale4le .Mf f
eocsntant waa tf iug hmfl"
Italy, be aabl. tetrt cars' tally ltet'M fel t.f M tfe
the tranj--tfit. agteeiitt 4mlf f c -
ceif tro ft 1W 4 trt netil f
&n tbe.ivetefi frr, let tu i4tvt , .: "-j :
tm Jtaly'a iti. te attiii4tt .larjtfi
to tie ear1i-r Brill refisU f e
trate la tie frIas it a re-rte.
Fitnnral A IL M. Oate.
HdCTwnrt!J. I)e- ?Jr-nrtrnilHja tf Jr, ft it 'ffm.
erTices of ut KetarT IL U. ca??.
of the prnh Jte&atcrial I4trrf. boj . fj te.VM:i&jf -4im Vl
died here f 12t;txt Iat tvlitf. Jf&rtf f if I 21 'M
be b!d bere this a flerst43a. lp f f&d a tJ af 72
, . . , , - jie . , .
The Frrorlj peasantry alaayi ' '
aerre amse f the abej cf tb Tt jiay TW ffi t- t-
Io-. la the belief that Ibe aJje w!S aet-fed tU Kit-'! , tVt i4
afford a pr"t;bi aratat I'jUt-'ws at i arfcfewes M.i,it. Tt J
aad sulsfurtc&c ' Ik is la 1 1ft ,
4
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WH1IL lztr HriJ cf
tlan Pkts:rrKaM Hr
IHJT the wins IZN
? , aaaaaa-a-aaas-a.
Ijo Anjtlrt Tnlrrithn cf
WcH5rn (lata hay I?;ty
Will Nat riJrtt!e Ifv::,
Ttitlf llpcrutiatl to tlfci.
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1 tn- abl, to 'erdrr if Vrrt f fc'
rsiotsth af wifi f4s-t 1 la
fr?a f IX Hr Hvtb tt . 'r
Mr t Itjtbe a pr-f -iirif t'
t.itar4.y a ni -fr. i'l lis"
m fi&e braj t,t rtj:r V f c ,-?
luf the ttgtH frt c-tjfc.
. vtA t th et4t4. m ii.
be bad, ? w-frc' '-1
ta to4 t4liltw
Death ef Mr. Wltey .1, Twitii
Mr. W-r A- Tresis at
t.ef b?e fat I Tfe.it y f.e tit ,"".f
f'--Tl aftrf an tn f etr?il ?!
f" IliStMTua. f'he til ?f f .jf
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; Mact .-t rt-I?-" r!
$1'e Mil l?b tbe I - -
.is.a ijor?rt,x e !? -. i ri-.
a e4l-er fcf
to fiaif 1a e? -ir
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