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Fthf Concord Daily Tribune ! TODAY'S NETS TODAY. ASSOCIATED 1 PRESS 4 DISPATCHES VOLUME XXII. CONCORD, N. C , THURSDAY, JANUARY 4. 1923 NO. 279. State Legislature Has First Bills Presented With All Preliminary Oran ization Perfected, the Gen eral Assembly Today Be gan Long Grind. WOODSEN PRESENTS IMPORTANT BILL Would Place Solicitors on Salary Bill Presented In creasing Number of Su- r a. i perior court judges. n5 the AnwltM Pr. i Raleigh. .Lin. 4. Willi preliminary iitiiiiisuitiiii completed lb North Caro lina (iouernl Assembly today IiuiI Its lirst hatch of bills hitmUi 1 hikI among fin- most imimrlitnl incisures ho lug sponsored was the proposal of Sen si lor Waller It Woodson. Rowan. In place nil SnM'l'ior Court sollo'lors nil s.ibiries. Tin- Senator alkttnl lie expected tho liill ti bo introduced in the HnUM. by Represent olive Warren. Beaufort, and Rcpresentotlvc Connor. Wilson. The measure is ii part of flu' legislative pingrnm of the. North Carolina Bar Association, anil aim is iH-ing .-m j ri cd by Senator Varscr of the eleventh district, who is chairman of the or ganization legislative committee. Advncntos of the bill are contending Investigations made throughout the. state hnve developed that present in comes of solicitors range from fii.OOO lo $15,(100 annually under tlic foe sys tem. A straight salary of $4,000 a year, with the present fees lo so to the school finals of the several coun ties is proposed. Traveling effpenees of the solicitors would he paid by the counties at inch term of criminal court. Tle. fall program of the association probably will include legislation to in- rease tlK- number of indues in J I or 30, with the possible provision for :i division of Norih Carolina into three Judicial dstriets, Instend of two. and -hanging the ros'denee of a judge in one district from six months to one yenr. Number of Kills I t rod need. Itnletgh, Jan. 4. A bill introduced In the Senate by Senator Mcndeuliall. of MOO Ht lit"! Ol 1 1 1 I vl si il I I ... t .i.al BV...... i:... .... .1. f....t...i. l Jltfiuoi " uiir Mt ii !ii-ii;in. aim .. Mil i,ili5Sfirr,rh"'tt-.i- rtrtui Hy tt-Wi resentntlve F. I,. W. COhon, of Tyrrell county, which contested the right of Representative C. H. Qrady, of Dare county, to his sent, were the high points in the second day's session of the (!7th General Assembly of North Carolina here today. Seven hills were reitl in the Senate mid slxjceii were laid before the House. A bill to provide that all vehicles shall carry lights at nighi was intro dilcefl In Hie upper house, by Senntor 3. Clyde Ray, of Uillsboro: aud a" like measure was presen(ed in the Uouc. Among other measures on which im portance was generally stressed wits House bill No. 4 which would provide for abolition of capital punishment. Both branches of the Assembly ad journed at 12 o'clock till 11 a. m.(4o niorrow. v The House opened with prayer by the Rev. F. Y. Seymour, of Raleigh. An e.mergeney measure was introduced by Representative N. A. Townsend, of Harnett, to provide for the amendment of compensation of certain county offi cers. The hill was g'ven -Its three re idings and was immediately passed, wherenpnn it was sent to the Senate. Representative Cohoon's resolution calling for an investigation into the seating of Representative Grady was read. It Contended that Mr. Grady was not entitled to his sea'l baeauso he had not resided in his county the 'length of time necessary by .the con stitution. On a motion by Representative Waiter iMnrphy, Rowan, the resolution was tabled, and Mr. Grady retained Iris seat. Senator Mendenhall's bill will direct the Corporation Commission to employ fourtrafflc experts to sttldy the interstate movements and to commend to the railroads methods for expediting It. These experts would be directed to study ip&rtlcularly the transfer points, in Ithe state. The bill would clothe the CorporaIon, Com mission with poweis to require rail roads fo adopt such methods as would improve .the freight movement. No Action on Keller Charges. lily the Annul-In (-il l'res. I Washington, Jan. 4. The House Ju- dlcfary Committee adjourned uftev a twebonr session today until next Tuesday without taking flnnl action on the Kellur iuiK'iichmeiit charges against Attorney General Dnugberty. Many Lose Lives When Large Bridge Collapses Kelso. Wash., Jan. 4 (By tbe Asso ciated Press i . -The names of eight missing persons . were known while es timates of the number lost' ran as high as thirty, when rescue parlies to day resinned their search of the wn'kage strewn floodwnters of the Cowlitz River, Into which the old sus pension bridge here, bearing scores of men and women, collnnsed lust night. From 60 to 100 pedestrians, one trnck, ami at least ten passenger au tomobiles were on the bridge when it THF. ( On ON MVRkFT There Were Otrniirhl Buying Onkr. and the Opr dug l'a Ulead) at a Dr.-Une. '.nr fbv wet riM New York. J- 4 The cotton mnr kf wn inftneucfl by a lews fuvornhb view of I be foreign news i it lodnv There w tv aunt om rnlgbi Initios orders and the opculug wns steady ui urn lungi-d pi be to V d line' of li' mints. IJveiKMil mid ssitAr com lufssicn house brokois were fair hir ers, IhiI iiiTeriUBs Increiiscd after the call mid prill's soon shoel net los e of 10 to 10 sliils with March h-II-iug down to MOO, Cotlon futures niensl steady. Jan. 2il :.V: Man n i:T2: May JH:H0: July 311:80: Oot, 24:72. KI.KCTKK HMMKC1 IS lliANNKI) NKAK Tl XKDO I'lanl of Kventnally 70.0W HorHeower Would Serve North ami Siulh Caro lina. Ashcvllle. .Im. S. Hydro electric de. velopnienls in 'the vicinity of Tuvedo pbl'mwd by the Maiiuf.icliirers' l'ower Conipany, lo srve North and South Carolina interest eventually deye.lop iim over 70.(NK) horsepower, represent ing -ii I investment of lMtween three and four million dollars, will probably be staiie.il at an early dale, with the Turner development. 12.000 horsepower, to cost around $7-o.000 as the Initial step. It was learned today. Although definite details for the en tire project have not linen completed by Mays and Mays, of Charlotte, en gineers, for the power company, The directors are expected to meet (hiring the next 10 days anil consider be va l ions details. The iuiiHiiiniling lake tor I he Turner development, it is iincferHtiNMl. will cover approximately OO.ooo acres of land. The larger development at a point known as the. Narrows will have a Con I,.,, I li...,,l nu i.i,lllill,.(l will, :l 2W)'ol bead at Ijike Snmmilt, a near by development with s.000 hor-opowor. Which iost appmximntely $1.(KHMHt. Fntploymemt For 403 Persons. (By I lie tkKm'Inieil I'rrnn.l Riilelgh. N. C.. J a n.-4. A total of 402 (leifiims was placed in positions during the yeek ending Deceinlicr 30. nccording to an official statement is sued tonight by M. K Shipmmi com- mlssioner of lalsir and printing. The reiKirt follows: f totnl 404. Help wanted Men 573; women 72: totnl ob"). Referred Men 3JKI: women 103 ; total 481). laced Men 340: women (12: total 402. Skilled 120: unskilled 211: clerical Prfnl 24: domestic 4.'!: hid list rial 4; lotnl 402. Asueville Men 5S; women 18; to tal 70. Charlotte Men 02: women 10; loial ' Greensboro till 18. New Bern- -Men 10: women 8; to Mon "1 ; women 1: total 1 Rnleieh Men 27: women S total sr.. Wilmington Men '.Ml: women 4: to tal 04. Winston-Salem Men 42; women 10, totnl 92. Total Men 340: 402. women 02; total W. P. G. Harding to Enter Private Business. (Or (be i-o'Mi'd i'rea.! Washington. Jan. 4. The name of W. 1. O. Harding has been eliminated from I hose now under consideration for npiHilntment to the (Jovernnrsliip of the Federal Reserve Board, it was said today by a high official of tin Treasury. It was said Ihnl Mr. Hard ing, a. former Board Governor, would enter private business. Man Burned to Death. ' (Br '' Associated Prpaa.l I:iiznbethCH.v, .Ian. 4. An unidenti fied white man about (Ml years old, who was said to have come from -ntopcT,-N. Cm haguM to death when a lodging house near the rail way station was destroyed by fire early today. Bridge Collapses Taking Toll of Six. Kelso, Wash.. Jan. S A bridge across the Cowlitz river here went out at 5 o'clock tonight when a big log jam abova the structure broke and swept against the bridge with terrific force. At least six persona are re IMirted to have perished. Christmas and New Year were spent very pleasantly here. The exorcises at Ihe different churches were very much enjoyed. fell. The structure gave way In the midst of a traffic jam canned by a stalled motor car. A cable support buckled, and the bridge threw trucks, automobiles and wagons, and their passengers Into the torrent, swollen by recent floods. Jinny leaped to safety as the span sank. Denutv Coroner Vnnnote. who saw the crash, estimated this morning that 20 to 2fi bodies, and fifteen to elgb teen automobiles were In the river. No bodies had been recovered early this morning. AGED CITIZEN DIED m 41 ( (II l i I JAMKS N. BROWN. DEATH LAST NIGHT OF Concord's Oldest and Rest Known Citizen Died Peace fully After an Illness of Several Weeks' Duration. FUNERAL SERVICES FRIDAY AFTERNOON Deceased Was 95 Years of Age, and Fought in Mexi can War. Was Prominent in Life of City for Years. VjSmWWKBpf, Tn-itirtest nod besM known citizen -of Concord, died here shortly after (i o'clock last night, at the 'hOMe of Mrs. Kinma Grifflln. on South Spring street, where lie had been ima riling lor seveial weeks. Funeral services will be held at the home of Mrs. Grifilin tomorrow af ternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. C. Rowan, pastor of the Kirs! l'res byterlan Church. lnternienl will he made in (ink wood temelery. Col. Rrown had been ill for several weeks, and during the past several days bis condition had been so serious thai no hope, for his recovery had he: n entertained by members .of his family' and friends. The end came peace ful ly, as he had been unconscious for several hours Surviving are seven children: Mrs! R. William Johnston, of Raleigh : Mrs. T. F. Haney, of Winston-Salem : Mrs. Ed. Castor, of Marion; Mrs. Harry Reith, of Goshen, Ind. : Mrs. James A. MeEaohern, Miss Jennie Rrown and J. Lafayette Brown, of Concord. Fif teen grandchildren and ten grent- grhndehildre.n also snrvlvi daughter. Mrs. Joe Brock Onev died in Miy, 191. Col. Brown was born in Concord on October 28. 1S27. He was married on June 14th, 1833, to Mnrthn K. Wallace, who died on June 10; BUS, after or, years of married life. lOight children were born to the union, seven of them surviving. . During the ft." years of his life Col. Brown saw many changes in Concord, and he had experiences that read like fairy talcs. When eighteen years of age he joined the American Army thai was sent into Mexico, and lie served throughout thnt war. The company he joined wns mustered in at CharloMe. and the trip from there to Mexico was made on foot, in bouts and in wagons. He was one of the few remaining ! Sterilization of Men and Women Ad Mexican War veterans in North Caro-' vacated by a Society in Chicago. Una. Shortly after returning home, from the Mexican War Col. Brown entered into a general merchandise business with several associates. He was con nected with this business until ap pointed postmaster, shortly, Is'fore the Civil War. and he was postmaster here when he joined the Confederate Army. Ho served throughout the war until captured at Gettysburg, where he, was kept a prisoner for several months. After being released from the Fed eral prison Col. Brown ciliue hack to Concord and resumed bis work us post master, which pOslrlOn he held lor some time after the war. When bis tc.viu expired he again enlorefl Into the general luereiinudlse business Later he was eleeteik mayor of Con cord and served In Unit, capacity for several years. Col. Brown was one of Ihe young men from this county who went to California In 1N4!) when gold was first discovered there. He spent several months on the trip to the Pacific ('east, and remained there fore one year. He. returned in 1S51, bringing some gold with him. one of the prized hcrlooms n his family Is a ring made of gold Col. Brown dug while In Cali fornia: No man In Concord nisi better known than "Colonel Jlmmie," as he wns gen erally known In this city. He saw t,he birth ami r'.ae ol several genera- HERE LAST NIOHT I ROBINSON PROPOSAL IS BEFORE SENATE Calls for American Represen tation in the Reparations Commission. iRr the AaKOelnlea FreMN.I j Washington, Jan. I Assurances of inmieiliale consilient I inn for the reso lution of Senator Rt'l'insnn, lU'inocrnt. j of Arkansas. prupO(4iig American rep j resentnt bai on the rfeia rat Ions commis ! slon, were given by administration i Si nali1 lenders lodn, after K'bnirman i Lodge, of the KOrdBn Relations Com lnitlee. had conferrifil with Piwidenl ; Harding and AmlmMidor Harvey al the White House. Senntor Lodge did not express any definite opinion reganling the advis ability of adopting the resolution, but neither he nor any other administra tion leader evinced nriy hostility to ward il. Immediately after his visit to the White House he called a special meeting of the Foreign Relations Coin-mitti-o fur Kmuirrwwto eonsblor the prii losal. Jl MPS FROM TOP ST0HV TO L1BKRTV Guards Oasp as Hefty Woman Prjs-one-EseaieK From Greensboro Jail. (Sreenslioro, Jan. 3 Uissle Whar ton, tiring of coiilinemcnl in the Guil ford eoultly jail, lodify look a leap to liberty from the third floor of I be eonrl house, and sncd away lo free dom, i The.' woman, wilh aflead gained while the guartls ,im turnkeys gaped at her miraculous escape, made her getaway good, speeding around a coiner, ami is still at large. She and some other, prisoners were, on the third floor of the courthouse Cleaning up. under ( lie enre of a guard, one floor below the jail. The com panions of the negress saw he,r riiise a window, pause, draw back, then sud denly plunge boldly through the air. She did not drop : she jumped. Tho others rushed to the window. expecting to see a corpse, picked- up. Im' the woman, a hefty creature, had landed squarely top of an automobile. crashing through. She immediately clambered out. leaving a shoe, and hot footed il nwav while, people stared at her. She wns servltag a six months' sen tence for having whiskey in her pos session 'or sale, would have soon been out, and had no reason to take such reckless methods. She is. the second woman to jump from the building, another negro worn an some lime ago having jumped from the' second story. The other was re captured. A NEW THEORY Br the Aamii'lated Preen.. Chicago, Jan. 4. Sterilization , of men and women who may be the par ents of "socially inadequate" children, ns determined by experts in eugenics, is advocated in a volume issued by the Psychopathic Laboratory of the Muni cipal Court of Chicago. A model law to curry out Mils pur pose which Chief Justice Harry Olnen may have presented to the Illinois Leg islature, Is included in the volume. Devortner Scut In Boston in Fxcliange for Two Keeruits. New York. Jan. :t. The New York Yankees today announced that Devormer, sub cnb her, had been trad-1 ed to the Boston He.d Sox for two re-! cr'ls, (ieorge Pitgruss, a pitcher, and; Harvey llendrick, it ti outfielder. (Ieorge Pllgrnss played last season ' with Ihe Charleston, 8C. club in the South Atlantic Assoclitinn and llen drick with Ihe (liilvestAn club of the Texas League. Jtons, and to ull he was known as "Colonel," a title, given nlm not be cause of military prowess but because of bis friendship for all : a token of the great eideem in which he was unl vcrsilly held. Concordlans have been proud of tbett Mexican Wsf veteran, and his passing hns caused sincere sorrow in evrry quarter in tl city. KKTARUOiv. I llM KKIAl I HKI I P i Br itw Aa-iatil lraa.) Farta, Jan. 4 The allied I ii'ti conferat'c tien brnke up shorily lriir 7 'dark tbla 1 1 mint ORIi ( ITY AtiAIN iNlTKI) K sm STORM Snow Fr'l From Dnnk U Milni;"il One l. ,fi Kesulled. . T ikr Aannll4 I II NewYoik. .lull I I'slng every .i ailnbb' die 'l.nnbiil devli-i' ami nilli nunc than a ikonxand men recniltiil iliiring l he nichl working at nionl IMti-e. New York early tiMlny was elm rgiiiK from I he hikIw storm which grtpNil i he cliy Inst nluht. Snow fell heavily from dusk fo about inidulf.lit. bu; thinned out .is day approached. iH'rmillin workmcii lo clear the sidewalks anil strecis in the business districts of Krooklyn anil Malllultltin. The iHillie repoiiel one diulb due in ho storm that or a six-year old bo., who was run down when the driver nf an iilitomohlle. blinileil h Hie snow, flljliil to see hllll. Visiters on (ieroinn Vessel Lead Agents lo Strong Drink. New York, Jan. :t. So varied ami numerous were the visitors w ho boar I id i he Hamburg-American steamship Hansa s'iiii' she docked at a North 'river pier New Year day that customs 1 officials today boarded the vessel, i They say they found hidden in the hold I ,mi(I bottles of whisky, giii and cordials ami a quantity of hnb't formlng drugs. The officials said they found the contrnbrniid only after ripiiing away several walls and partitions. No nr rests were made. The Hansa saileil from Hamburg. Pastor is "Retired" in Very I'uhine Manlier. Shelby, Jan. 2. Not uficn is ,i pus tor "retired" in I he manner and hum which fed lo the lol of Rev. .). ('. Gillespie during the holidays. WhiY al one of his rural churches, in ,i car on which t lie lires were pretty well worn, the members of his con gregation jacked up the wheels and pui on a complete set of new tilts. After it was "retired" the car w;.s filled with good things to eit. Agriculture Appropriation Bill Passed by House. Washington, Jan. :i. -The agriculture appropriation bill carrying $(!S.!)sl,ri.":i was passed today by the Hnu-e after Sis tlker fii ilei i lui;l tl;iv.n .m fit- n point or order a monon ro senu it back to the committee with directions to include S3.T0.000 for Congressional free see! distribution. N. ('. Railroad Pays Dividend. (By the AMMoclufed 1-renn. i Charlotte, Jan. I. The directors of the North Carolina Railroad al their winter meeting here inlay declared the regular annual dividend of 7 per cent., of which " 1-- per cent, is poy- ! .,1,1.. I.'eb.'iin ,v 1 1 i I,. olh' I , -, II' August 1st. V Turks Issue Call Kor Soldiers. I ny Ide AnMOCln(eil lrewM. I London. Jan. 4. The Turkish gov ernment has issued a decree calling I" the colors all able-bodied men in the liberated regions, according to an Kx change Telegraph dispatch from Con stantinople. American Girl Killed in France. Paris, Jan. 4 (By the Associated Press). Miss Hope Harjes, aged daughter of II. II. Harjes. of Morgan. Harjes & Co., the Paris branch of .1. P. Morgan & Co.. has been killed in a hunting accident at the Harjes country place. Negro Killed in Shreveport. illy tbe Associated PrM. Shreveport, LO.. Jan. 4. Leslie I.eg gett, negro, was lynched either lust night or early today by a party of men who kidnapped htm last night. The body was found in the sunt hem part of the city, rlddlexP with bullets. The officers and members of Ihe Ex ecutive Committee of the" Fred V. Mc Coiinell Post American Legion are ask ed to moot In the club rooms tonight at 7 :80 o'clock. A gasometer with n capacity of 7,000,000 cubic feet said to he the largest In the world Is being built In Belfast. :rnx::.i:rrrn TO OWNERS Till All War Savings Stamps due January posit by Uiis bank as cash. Registered Stamp for payment. !..J AIIW A New Interest Period Beginning in our Savings Depart All deposits made on Savings Accounts on or before January loth bear interest from January 1st at four per cent, compounded quarterly. To those having funds for de posit this offers an excellent opportunity to secure the maximum interest return. CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY HAS. WAGONER, . President. Says German Proposal Was Sininb' n Scheme 6tal SOI.ONS RF( KIVE BOV.U. WKI.COME IN RALEIGH 1 Kunonr In State (aatlol Read t Make Stay of Law Makers Pleasant. Rjib-.gb. Y C . Jan. 4 i ny tb-As-s.n I.iimI I'ressi Ikle. who runs n siuiid near the capitol. bits laid in an extra supply of hot dogs: Sam has stink a h.iiue coiiMwt" sign in from of bis reatanianl ; lust Sully lia retilisj the guest room: lobbyists are wearing "angt4rb.l evpn-ssions. " nod 1 Siinie ii'lleal, or id-nntike is on limnl I with his glnisi storiea in fart, the .whole darn town is ready for a cou ple of gm els in sound the opening of I North Carolina's general assembly. A visit lo Raleigh s chief pidlHral hangout louighi discloses ii crowded lobby crowded with men. a few ' women, a thick screen of lolincco. more conversaiion and mi orchestra strug gling lo Im- bin i. I iilsire the din. In Mho Itftckgruiiml. . cImiiiv facs reveal i shining w hile Ivories in bnaiil grins nt Ihollgllls of what I he next sixty I flays will bring in the way of tips. "HI, John." a lute arrival is greet ', oil. "GihhI lo see voil. How 's (he I wife?" "Kine. thanks. " as I hey shake hands and llnish grei'tlngs. About two minutes biter, from one or the other : "This bill of mine would- " and so forth, for every one either has. a miiisuri that of sialic one else lo discuss. The newspaper men are there, too. 'discussing legislation in a less serious I vein. I "Governor Morrison's fishery uiid : oystery bill." one laughs, "will re illlire every lish In register with the - commissioner of lisheries." i -fishes swimming al nlglil would carry inn lieadlighls and a statioiiar tail lamp. "Koch little fishy, as soon as pos sible after the lirsl water has trilled through his gills, must place ils name ion record mid stand examination lie fure being granted a Ibeuse to swim. Xo tish would be allowed lo swim fast er than ten miles an hour. Violations of laws and regulations would carry jjnll-nel sentences and consignment lo some person s ilinner tame. And. so runs the conversation, with legislators joining to take a humor ous poke in the side of another's liet measure. Seriously speaking, the governor's fishing mid oyster bill is designed for tin. liinii'iivomeiil of (bis inilnslrv the state through the establishment of i, ies ,ie.nc,-rie i a 111T" nini'Kel Im assistance, it is understood. nations that she will throw uersetr. Raleigh, witli ils old homes and pen-1 Her plan of non-aggression would pie who refuse to part with many of j leave her free to do so. and would pro the Old South s customs and hospital-I hibit us from going to their help." ity. doesn't entertain Ihe legislature French litimatum. bin once every two years, unless ex- Paris, Jan. 4 ( By the Associated trn sessions are called. The cbumlier I press). At today's session of the Pro of commerce has aided in securing at- j oilers' conference which adjourned at ounnndiitioiis for the lawmakers. plenty to eat is promised. Everyone is smiling and happy and the town's glad ha mi is mil in welcome. Burial n( Sea and Prayers by Bmlio. Nvw York. Jan. ". A story ot a I ship without a prayer book, a skipper dead al sea and Ihe ever helpful radio was told today by the w ireless opera-1 for of the President Adams on her ar- rival from abroad Captain A. Matthews of the steamer ; Hntteras died on December SO of! pneumonia, The Hntteras sent out a message announcing her skipper's death mid requesting the burial sex-1 vice and prayers by radio. ' "We granted the request at 11 o'clock and at noon received word that Captain Matthews had been buried in the deep" said the vrjreless operator. Death of .1. P. Berk with. tRy the Anoclted Pre, i Miami. Ela.. Jan. 1 .1. P. Beck with, vice-president in charge of oper ations of the Florida East Coast Rail way, died at the home of his son here curly today of double pneumonia, at- tor a short illness. Mr. Beckwith was born in Plymouth. X. C, June 24, lsCiN, and began his railroad career with the North Caro linu Railroad in INN) as a clerk. Mr. C, E. Barringer, of this county, on Monday ol this week received a i venison hum from bis nephew, Dr. C. A. Misenbeimer, who lives in Flori- dn. The horn wns a birthday gift, Monday being Mr. Bar ringer's 83rd birthday. OF MATURING STAMPS I, l!12;i, not registered, will lie accepted for dc s must be presented at office of registration ment CONCORD. N. C. Premier Poinrare Says Ger mans Wanted Evacuation of Rhineland Without Any Reparations Payment. SENT MESSAGE TO M. JUSSERAND Tells Him to Take Up With Mr. Hughes the Statement Made Yesterday by Baron von Rosenberg. Paris. Jan. 4 I By the Associated- Press i. Premier Poincare sent n eaMt message today to Ambassador Jnsser and in Washington, asking him to Sisi-elar of Stale llugbes in ismiiis li.ni with a statement imnle to thn A-soiiai.il Press esionhn by Baron von Itosnelierg. I he Geinian l-'oreigu Minister, on the German truce propos al which Premier Poincare contend shows that the principal object of the non-war pact proposed by Germany was lo obtain the evacuation of the Rhineland without Hie payment of rep arations. Premier Poi mine's mossngs asked Ambassador .lusseranil in taking up the Rosenborg statement with Seere lary Hughes to make the following ob servations : First That the object Germany had in making the proposition was mani festly "as admitted by Baron Rosen lierg" to get the French to evacuate I he left Imuk of the Rhine liefore the Germans had fulfilled their reimrti lious obligations. Second That it is absurd fo pro tend thai before entering Hie league of nations Germany is nol subject to all Ihe clauses of the Treaty of Ver-' sailles that bears Germany's sJigpnlure and I bat she is free today lo attack France. Third That the proposition for non aggression against Frame. I Inly and Great Britain would leave Germany entirely free lo attack smaller allies of Franco, notably: Poland, mid CBccho-Slovukia and even neutrals, such ns Denmark, to recover lxisses slon of territory Inhabited by Danes and Poles, and to begin again to pre pare her hegemony over Europe. "We know very well right now," savs the rrenner s came message. "that the day Gen ruiiiny will want lo , ;.WKe nl'. If 'iil Won lift' SB A4::t(l o'clock for an hour. Premier Poincare of Fiance, read what amount ed lo a virtual ultimatum lo the Brit ish, lo say yes or no In the French reparations proposition, or else discon tinue the conference, according to a British delegate. Shortly before the time for the second session of the day, u,,, Italian delegation deposited fresh propositions in n final attempt to save the conference from a breakdown, pjan N0 Change in Debt Funding Law. iiy the Auociatea Prewr.i Washington, Jon. 4. The belief that ,. Mriv agreement would be reached ns to the funding ol tne isruisn ueoi to the l'nited States wns expressed today nl the Treasury, where It wns denied any thought had been given to any changes in the debt funding law. Agree on Partial Program of Farm Credits. i Hy the AKiM'iiueil Pre. Washington. Jan. 4 A partial pro gram of farm credits legislation waa agreed on today by the, Semite banking ciiminitlee which decided lo reporr me j Cupper bill substantially ns drawn and j then proceed with consideration of the I Lenroot-Anderson bill in addition. Sheets Family and Then Himself. illy the AuMH-tatei) Press. i Munlce. Ind.. Jan. 4. Win. Miller, 1 30 years of age, today she", and killed ; his w f,', and three ciniuien, ami xneu committed suicide the police offieia'.a j said. The crime war. discovered ay neighbors who broke into the house j when they failed to see any of tbe famly. WAR SAVINGS A. F. GOODMAN, Cashier. I