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•TODAY’S ■ 1 NEWS TODAY VOLUME XXIII CHIU KITH AH OPEN PIN IN BODY IS NBW ' FIGHTING FOR LIFE Son of Prof, and Mrs. W. W. Joßnson of Jackson Train ing School Swallowed Pin ' Sunday Afternoon. OPERATIONNEEDED TO REMOVE PIN Child is Now in Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia and Operation Will Be Performed Tomorrow. W, \V. Johnson. .Tr., five-jnonihs-oM son of Prof, and Mrs. Williamson W. Johnson, of the Jackson Training School, was rushed to a Philadelphia hospital Sunday night after swallowing a small gold safety pin Sunday afternoon. An open'ion w.fl be performed i'l the Phil adelphia hospital tomorrow in an effort to remove the pin. The following dispatch from Phila delphia gives some of the latest develop ments in the case which is attracting much interest now: "Smiling and shaking its little head, Williamson W. Johnson. Jo., five-months old, today lies on his small white crib at Jefferson Hospital wholly unaware of the important buttle medical skill will fight tomorrow in an effort to save his life. ‘‘.Junior, jis he is called by his parents. Professor and Mrs. W. W. Johnson, comes from Concord. X. His father is a professor at the Jackson Training School and is well known throughout the South. “Last Sunday afternoon, while play ing about his home, the baby picked up a safety pin and put it in his mouth. His mother espied the pin. but before she could reach him, lie swallowed it. The baby was buried to Charlotte. Within an hour an x-ray of the boy had been taken, which showed the pin open, ticking way down the oesophagus. A hurried consultation was held 'among the physicians and it was derided that the only means of saving the child's life was to secure a medical expert. They told the parents that Dr. Chevalier Jackson. ■ professor of laryngology at Jefferson, was the only one that could possibly save their child’s life. "Thb parents immediately. Started with Fhelr baby for Philadelphia. Upon Ar rival here the child was rushed to the hospital and is unfler constant care of physicians. “According to physicians only two minutes will" be reqna-ed to perform the operation. The operation, however, will be extremely delicate and failure to re move the pin will be almost certainly fatal. It will be performed Thurs day.” First reports here stated . that Prof. Johnsou chartered a private train to make the trip to Philadelphia, but These reports were unfounded. He and Mrs. Johnson carried the child to Philadelphia on a regular Southern traiu Sunday night after the x-ray examination- had been made in Charlotte. Prof. Johnson is head of the teaching department nt the Training School, and , officials of the school are being advised daily of the condition of the child. Associated Press Story. Philadelphia. Ph„ Sept. lid.—A deli cate operation is to be performed today on five months old Wm; W. Johnson. Jr!, whose i>a rents brought him here Monday in an effort to save his life. The little fellow swallowed a safety pin while playing in his home at Con cord, X T . C., on Sunday, and X-ray pic tures showed it was open and had lodg ed half way down the esophagus. It is in such position, physicians said, that failure to remove it would prove fatal. The child’s father is professor of ns troponiy at the Stonewall Jackson Train ing School. * Heads Bankers’ Association. (By the Aseoelatea Prana.> Atlantic City. N. .T.. Sept. 26.—Walter W. Head, of Omaha, was elected Pres ident of the American Rankers Associa tion today; E. W. Knox, of New York, was named'first Vice-president; nnd Os car Wells. Birmingham, Ain., second vice president. - ... » Mr. Ed. Misenheimer, Jr., left Tues day nighty for the University of Maryland at Baltimore, to resume hig studies. I STARTED ONE SHARE and just see how my one share has r ’* «? grown. Yon can do the same Mr. V Young Man. if yon wUTgo to the Old Reliable Building and Loan Associa- H tkm and ask to see the Secretary and __ Treasurer. He will tell you all about how to NggSak take out Shares i»a<f how the Associa tion helps it grow by adding interest. W- \\Cjc It certainly Ls a pleasure to know that you are on the mad to success through your own efforts in taking shares in Series No. 52 now open. SAVE YOUR MONEY—OWN YOUR OWN HOME START RIGHT BY STARTING NOW CABARRUS COUNTY BUILDING LOAN AND SAV INGS ASSOCIATION < Office in Concord National Bank The Concord Daily Tribune LIQUOR PROVING CURSE TO COLLEGE STUDENTS Noted Educator Says Illicit Traffic In j Liquor Being Carried on in Many Col ' leges Now. (Hy tlic Affiffioclhfed I’fciw i Asheville, Sept. 26.—The illegal traffic in liquor is making inroads into univer sities and colleges of the United States where it is proving a great curse to young manhood of the country, declared W. A. Avery, of Hampden Institute, Virginia, a prominent layman of the Episcopal church, this morning before tbe first an nual conference of the church workers of the diocese of western North Caroli na. Mr. Avery said the liquor question is one of the outstanding social evils of the day. and particularly in the colleges of the country where young men of the finest families are b<4ng ruined by the traffic. Ho illustrated his remarks with incidents which occurred at the Univer sity of Virginia, where a number of the finest young men of Virginia families are being "burned up with vile liquor sold and drunk” within the vicinity of that school. He also told of incidents at oth er universities and colleges of tbe coun try, and warned that the csmbindJ strength of the church all law abiding people is needed to stamp out the evil. He suggested one of the most effective ways of controlling the traffic would be through enforcement of a law making it a crime to buy as well as to sell liquor. FROWNS ON TWO FAMILIES LIVING UNDER SAME ROOF Judge in Desertion Court Airs Views on Doitlestic Life. j York. I’a.. Sept. 21—Young married 1 couples should get away from outside influence, was the dictum laid down to day by Judge Nevin M. Wanner, in the loeal Courts, who included a short dis cussion on the modern trend of domestic life, with the opinion llmt happiness could not be found with two families living under the same roof. The discussion was precipitated by A. W. C. Her how. Democratic candidate for Mayor, who waved his hand dis gustedly after expressing the hopeless ness of understanding the modern young woman who wanted to start at the top of the ladder with SIOO coats and $lO stockings. It was in Desertion Court, and Mrs. Jacob Ituby was allowed $0 a week- She was emp’oyed and her hus band made $34 a week and she claimed lie did not support her. ANOTHER SENSATION IN THE WARD CASE Defense Announces That It Will Rest Its Case Without Putting Any Wit nesses on the Stand. White Plains. Sept. 26 (By the Asso ciated Press).—A sensation equal to that of yesterday when the State abruptly ended its prosecution, came today at the. trial of Walter S. \Vard, charged with murdering Clarence Peters, of Haver hill. Mass., when the defense announced to the court that it rested its case with out submitting any testimony. After announcing that the defense rested. Isaac N. Mills, chief counsel for the defense, renewed his motion that the indictment be dismissed and the jury be instructed to return a verdict of acquit tal. but Justice Wagner again denied all motions. HERBERT CIIAPPEL IS CHARGED WITH SHOOTING Hertford Man Charged With Shooting to Death Elisha B. Goodwin. I By the Associated Press. I Hertford. N. C., Sept. 26.—Elisha B. I Goodwin is dead hero, and Herbert Chap pell is declared by fl coroner's jury re sponsible for his death, resulting accord ing to evidence adducted nt a hearing last night, from a gunshot wound inflict ed late yesterday afternoon by Chappell when Goodwin attempted to protect his niece. Mrs. Chappell, who was attacked by Chapell. The shooting occurred at Chapell's home near here. North Carolina Third in Sweet Potato Product ion. Washington. Sept/ 25—The bureau of markets of the Department of Agric ulture forecasts a crop of 10,126,000 bushels of sweet potatoes for North Carolina this year. Georgia and Ala bama are the only states in the union that will lead her. Georgia lias in 137.- 000 acres. Alnbnnia 126.000, nnd North Carolina 100,000. Then come Missis sippi and South Carolina. Nortli Caro lina produced 12.430,000 bushels last year. The demand is good this year and the price should hold lip wejl. Death of Former Congressman. Washington. Sept. 26.—Former Repre sentative Thos. U. Sisson, of Mississippi, died of apoplexy here early today. Mr. Sisson wns a democrat, and served | seven terms in the House of Representa l tives, retiring ns member from the fourth ' Mississippi district last March 4th. CONCORD, N. C.. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26, 1923 GKLAHOIQIPITGL I GUARDED BY TROOPS' WHO WATCH WHS Every Corridor, Every En- 1 trance and Every Driveway Near the Capitol Being Guarded by Troops. EVERY ONE AT THE CAPITOL CHALLENGED Legislators Are in Oklahoma City, and They Seem De termined to Hold Special Session at Once. <By tbe AMoelaied PreaM.) Oklahoma City. Sept. 20. —The mili tary occupation of. the state capitoi build ing, intended to prevent the scheduled convening of the extra session of the low er house of the Legislature at noon, had been completed at 41:30. It wap esti mated that approximately, 1(H) guards men were in the building. Every corri dor. every outside entrance, and every driveway in the vicinity of the building were patrolled. A statement warning house members not to carry to the capitoi building “any weapons, even so small as a penknife," was issued to the legislators this morning by W. D. Mcßee, leader in the special session program. Mcßee declared "thert must not he the least thing provocative in our atti tude.” Mr. Mcßee said the final plans provide for tile house members to go to the eap ifol singly. He said the first meeting [dace would be on the fourth floor of the building. Everyone entering the cftpitol was challenged. Attnches of the building assjsted the guards to identify regular employes and state officials. Military headquarters has been estab lished on the first floor of the rotunda. The capitoi grounds were kept clear by the military. Three house members left their hotel shortly after 11 o'clock for the capitoi. John L. Graham, assistant Oklahoma City postmaster, notified Mcßee that he had received instructions today from the I’. M. General that post offiffice could not be used for any business other than governmental. Mcßee assured him the legislators lmd "never thought oT' Using the Federal building for the proposed meeting." Legislative headquarters at a down town hotel were emptied at 10:15 o’clock, all members dispersing to meet later at tile capitoi. As the legislators left the hotel for the eapitol W. E. Disney, state representa tive from Muskogee county, announced that sixty-four names had been signed to the petition for the extraordinary ses sion. The first of the legislators to arrive j at The capitoi were met by military men i carrying police clubs and side arms. ! None carried service rifles. Tile law ! makers were permitted to enter the build-j ing singly. Multitudes crowded the streets lend-j ing to the eapitol. By 11 o’clock a dozen members had i arrived. The functionaries of the | scores of administrative offices were ex- i cased for the day. Two sentinels posted at the door of the | hall of the House of Representatives car- ] ried service rifles. Across the corridor ; a similar guard was posted at the en- ; trance to the senate chamber. Other iiouse members arrived in rapid j succession. Representative Mcßee an- j nonneed as lie left for the eapitol that the proclamation calling the extraordi-) nary session, and bearing the names of i sixty-four members of the lower house: would be filed with the Secretary of Stnte. Sixty-three signatures had been at-1 tached to the call for the session a qunr- i ter of an hour before the time set for! convening. Fifty-four constitute a ina-1 %lllllllllllllllllllllinilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHllll^ ~ The principles of conservatism always ad- §Ej hered to in managing this bank make it an P ■5 ideal banking home. jpIITIZENS Hit I BANK £<> TRUST CO. ISB 1 m CONCORD, N. c. | I ~.a- Jfi " T .-*l ir T — 1 * Tj || Sets and Supplies. American 1 i | jL Beauty and Hot Point Electric J| ifißg Irons 3b CONCORD TELEPHONE CO. [BULGARIA READY TO FIGHT COMMUNISM i Will Wage Fight For Herself and the I Entire World, Premier Declares. I Sofiia, Sept. 26 (By the Associated I l*ress). — •Bulgaria* will tight to the last ounce of her strength not only her own battle, but the world's struggle against communism,” said Premier Zankoff to day in an interview. He asserted that communism after shattering civilization in Russia was try ing to do Bulgaria f a similar injury. I . “The Third Internationale." he said, "plans to extend Sovietism to the other Balkan states and then sweep westward. In spite of our weakness we are deter mined to win the struggle or die in the attempt." 1 Prisoners taken by Bulgarian troops carry improved rifles of Russian design, whils the tactics employed by rebel of ficers recall the tactics used by the old Bolsheviks in Russia. AGREE ON INDEMNITY THE GREEKS WILL PAY Council of Ambassadors Will Not Make Decision Public at the Present. How ever. Paris, Sept. 26 (By the Associated Press). — council of ambassadors to day reached a decision on the question of payment of the 50.000,000 lire indem nity by Greece to Italy. The decision will be kept secret until Greece can be notified. It is understood, however, that the council found that Greece had been dilatory in seeking~-tlie perpetrators of the Janina crime, and hence that the money was payable to Italy immediately. Kansas Farmers Pay $18,000,000 a Year Interest on Mortgages. Mortgages on the farms of Kansas represent an aggregate indebtedness of more linn $300,000,000. according to an investigator* sent to the State by the New York Evening Post. This vast indebtedness averages SI,BOO each on the lOOaOOO farms in the Sunflower Stnte. and drains from the pockets of the farmers something like $18.000.(Mill a year in interest. Under ordinary circumstances the formers of Kansas could carry this in debtedness without hardship if not wholly without inconvenience. But with one of the principal crops of the state — wheat—now selling nt less than the cost of production, these farmers are in many instances facing insolvency. At the very time that they are getting less for their wheat than the cost of growing it. these Kansas farmers are obliged to pay higher prices for what they have to buy than they paid when their Inst crop was panted. And their dollar is worth only OH cents. No New Ford Offer- Detroit, Sept. 24.—Henry Ford will not make a revised.oftug for the Govern ment nitrate ‘ profit'Jf&k -t ntnr -Water poyyer project at Muscle Shoals, it wns stated from the office of the manu facturer today. This statement followed., inquiry about a report from Washington that ‘ Secre tary of War Weeks had received a reply to the request of President Coolidge that Ford submit another offer on Muscle Shoal:!. jority of the house. 1 At 11:4!l a. m. the legislators grouped themselves within twenty-five feet of the door of tlie house chamber. Military Forces Prevent Solons From Meeting. State House, Oklahoma City. Okla.. Sept. 26.—(8y the Associated Press I. — Oklahoma's "rebel legislators" were dis persed by the military at noon today when they attempted to convene a ses sion of the lower house to seek the im | peachment of Governor J. C. Walton. Colonel William S. Key, military com | mander of Oklahoma county, at 11 :5S ; read to members of the lower house tile I orders of Governor Walton forbidding the assemblage of "any or all members of j the legislature during the present period of unrest.” ! Colonel Key ordered legislators to dis ) perse immediately, and refused to ampli fy or explain, his order when approached | by houses members. The law makers began to leave imme | diately without any show of resistance. ! At 12:05 p. in. all the legislators had j left the corridors outside the Rouse cliam- I her, and the military were alone in com- I maud of the building. glrihmiisto WORLD THAT FRANCE WON 11 RUHR FIGHT President Ebert Tells German People That Their Coun try is Unable to Continue the Fight. NO TERRITORY IS TO BE CHANGED According to the Agreement Agreeable to Germans.— Next Move is Up to France and Allies. Berlin, Sept. 26 (By the Associated Press). —President Ebert today issued a proclamation to the German people say ing the struggle to support the financial strain of holding out in the Ruhr was too great and must be abandoned, but only without the surrender of the slight est particle of German territory. ’ The proclamation, which is countersign ed by all the cabinet ministers, says: "It depends upon the powers which invaded us and their allies to restore peace to Germany by adhering to this conception, or by rejecting this to bring about tile results in the relations between the peoples which would proceed there from." Admit Defeat. Berlin, Sept. 20 (By the Associated Press). —President Ebert and Chancel lor Stresemann announced in a formal proclamation today that the German government lmd been compelled through bitter necessity to end the Ruhr battle. Adherence to passive resistance, said the document, would have brought on the economic collapse of Germany and conse quently would have threatened the live lihood oWfthe Germah people. The government appeals to the nation to stand by the republic in the present hour “of severest soul-searching and ma terial privation, as only thus can the nation's honor and life be conserved." The proclamation lays emphasis on the statement that under no circumstances call a particle of German territory be conceded to another power. The nation is assured that the govern ment will do everything possible to ob tain restoration "of human rights" for the German nationals evicted from the Ruhr ,-ui/l Rhineland. YARBROUGH CASE IS READY FOR ARGUMENTS Defense Only Introduced a Few Charac ter Witnesses, and Both Sides. Have Completed Their Work. ■By the .VsHoelnted Press, t Macon. Gn.y Sept. 26.—After calling a fAw character witnesses to stand in an effort to discredit testimony given by prosecution witnesses in the trial of Dr. C. A. Yarbrough, dentist, charged with riot in connection with the flogging of W. O. Barnett, the defense rested its ease at !) :j}o this morning. After the defense announced the com pletion of its testimony the state intro duced one witness. Sheriff Hicks, in re buttal, and both sides announced they had closed. Is the Earth a .Jelly? London. Sept. 26.—A startling sugges tion put foryard by Professor W. de Sitter, of the University of Leyden, is believed by some scientists to account for the violent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions of the last few years. The theory of Professor de Sitter is that the earth is not rotating as a rigid body, but that some parts of its surface are mov ing relatively to other parts. Tlie earth, in fact, is declared to be as if it were a jelly-like sub stance. and not a sphere rigid ns steel. It would follow that the distance between various points on its surface is shifting slightly. Wireless time signals ex changed between various observatories have shown discrepancies reaching on oc casions several tenths of a second. Similar fluctuations in recent years have been observed on the surface of the inoon; in fact, the seismologists and geologists declare that something very queer is happening in the solar system, because even the sun seems to have been infected with the new astronomical com plaint. With Our Advertisers. First big shipment of Fall rugs just received by the Concord Furniture Co. oxl2 with small rugs to match. The new ideal ginghams for dresses, 50 cent value for 30 cents at Scarboro's. See ad. W. A. Overcßsh lias just received an other shipment of Kuppenheimer good suits and overcoats in exclusive patters and models. « Parker’s Shoe Store cau save you money on. shoes—try and be convinced. For radio sets and supplies see the Concord Telephone Co. One dozen Rogers' silver spoons are linked every day in Milk Maid Bread. A new series of stock in the Cabar rus County Building. Loan and Saving Association is now open. North Carolina Apples Appearing on Markets- Hickory, Sept. 25.—Although the ap ple crop undoubtedly iR short, in this section. Hickory people have received with satisfaction announcement that several thousand bushes of apples will be brought to this place for shipment starting about the fifth of October. Samples of the apples have been shown. *, They were unusually fine atud were ' grown by a Hickory business man at hie orehnrd in the mountains. Local stores carry some fairly good North Carolina ■fruit now, but the quality will improve later FARM BLOC IN CONGRESS FACING GRAVE DIVISION Split Wide Open by Demand of Western I Farmers for Price-Fixing Legislation. | Washington, p. C., Sept. 26.—Demand • for price-fixing legislation by i"* " yiJ ern wheat farmers has split «|t®® group wide open and preeipita airr- ' ionnl political situation in the Republi- 1 1 can party in which President Coolidge is being pressed to take sides. [ Two Senatorial candidates are grow-! ing out of the struggle whose aim is to ' retire the radical invaders of the upper legislative body and place Republican j control in the Middle West once more in the hands of conservative spokesmen. | One of the potential candidates for ! the Senate growing out of the struggle is Henry C. Wallace. Secretary of Agricul ture. who is being groomed to defeat Smith IV. Brookhart. of lowa, recently The other is Representative Sidney Anderson, of Minnesota, long recognized as an authority on agricultural matters, who is preparing to oppose the re-election of Mangus H. Johnson, elected to fill out the unexpired term of the late Sena- I tor Knnte Nelson. In the more radical States the pro gressive groups appear to be splitting up 1 into factions. In Minnesota, for exam- 1 pie, there are three groups representing | the forces which united in the election of Mangus Johnson, all fighting for con trol of the organization. Arthur C|. Townsiey.'Who established the Non-par tisan League in Minnesota and North Dakota, is the leader of one of these separatist movements. The more conservative group of West ern farmers includes such leaders as Senator Capper, of Kansas, chairman of the farm bloc: Secretary Wallace and others, all of whom are opposed to any | form of price-fixing or any method of dealing with the farm situation on any thing but what they describe as “sound economic lines." This is interpreted by the wheat farmer as meaning that he is to be felt to his fate and allowed to work out his own salvation on tlie grim prin ciple of the survival of the fittest. Rep resentative Anderson calls for an in crease on wheat from 30 cents to 45 cents a bushel. Republican leaders in Congress wflo exercise directing power, but who sit outside of the immediate agrarian storm center, find themselves embarrassed by the clash of interests. Senator La Follette. before leaving for Europe, intimated opposition to price fixing, while Senator Borah urges organ ization of co-operative marketing systems as the solution for the farmer. It is on this question that President Coolidge will be asked to declare him self when the bankers of the Ninth Fed eral Reserve District meet him next Thursday to ask him to call :an extra session of Congress. Cordell Hull, Democratic national chairman, in a statement today dealing with agricultural conditions, declared establisduneut of European markets for the disposal of surplus foodstuffs was oue of the principal needs of the Ameri can farmer. “It is a huge joke," he said, “to see these same special interests Republican uational interests urge, as a remedy of relief, that the farmers cut down produc tion and that Americans eat more bread." “If they are at all serious and dispos ed to give real farm relief,'' lie said, “they can give the farmers much early aid among other ways by convening Con gress and effecting a prompt reduction of existing profiteering tariff rates and transportation rates and by offering some moral and economic to sta bilize aud unfetter international trade conditions so that 250,000,(MH) underfed people in Europe can purchase all our surplus foodstuffs at top .prices fixed by the law of supply and demand, which has been suspended in Europe, and pric es fixed in a prostrate market during the past three years.” THE COTTON MARKET Storm Threat in Southeast Followed by Advance in the Market Today. JUT rue AiMiriAteif Press. New York, Sept. 26.—The first trop ical storm threat of the season as re flected by reports that northeast storm signals have been posted on the south east Florida- eoast. was followed by an opening advance of 10 to It) points in the cotton market today. There was covering and some trade buying, after selling at 28.07 on call, December broke to 27.85 during the early trading, or about 5 points net lower, owing to con tinued liquidation. Cotton futures opened steady. Oct. 28.50; Dec. 28.05; Jan. 27.58; March 27.52: May 27.45. Pictures of famous painters are' now being sold by one ‘big firm with a writ ten guarantee that they can be exchanged within one year for others of the same value, or for the same price as paid at the original sale. New Interest Quarter | Double Your Savings-It Can Be Done | All deposits in our Savings department made by Oc- ! tober 10th will draw interest from October first. We paid our depositors—on their savings, $25,000.00 interest for the past year. Did you get your part? THE CONCORD NATIONAL BANK Capital $100,000.00 Surplus $135,000.00 0 ASSOCIATED 0 * PRESS 0 0 DISPATCHES .0 @OOOOOOO NO. 228. UKDERWOODSTATES PEACE BIG i ISSUE OF AMERICA I Alabama Senator Says Amer icans Must Help This Peace or Suffer Consequences of World Disaster. ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE LARGE CROWD National and International Questions Discussed at j Length by Man Seeking Nomination for Presidency I (By JAMES CRUIKSHAXK) ■ Charlotte. N. C., Sept. 26.—That France had nothing but respect and af feetion for the American soldiers, and nothing but contempt for the American government, was the statement made by Senator Oscar Underwood, of Alabama, a candidate for the democratic presidential nomination next year, before an audience of upwards of 600 people, representing leading business and professional people of the Piedmont Section, in the Cham ber of Commerce assembly ball last night. Senator Underwood spoke for 70 min utes, deliberately, quietly but with force and precision, making bis position plain, that he regarded the League of Nations treaty as merely a means to an end— the peace of the world—and, that the pact which the United States government had rejected, was after- all only a piece of machinery. The goal of peace on (“aitii. and goodwill towards men, was still before the American people, to strug gle for and attain, or else to pay for the consequences in disaster which would overtake Europe and deprive the farm ers of this country, of the only important consuming market. Economic Conditions. He dealt with the new economic con ditions following the war which had made the United States the world’s great est creditor nation, leaving Europe with out gold to buy our products, except by a system of barter. Barter depended cm having something to trade with, and in its turn depended on people producing through work. Because there was no peace in Europe, but ill its place the threat of war, more men stood idle under arms Shan in 1014 and the moans of bar ter were far below what they might have heeh. The laifs'o'f Ood not be defied. The man who shirked his responsibilities ]wid the price, and the same was true with a nation, be said. He believed that the United States was destined to do more than help finish the war. although in the light of what had happened since the armistice was signed, the nation was not fulfilling its destiny. He outlined the peace negotiations, say ing that France had finally signed on the understanding that her borders would be guaranteed against aggression by a trea ty between the United States. Fill nee and (Ircat Britain, but that the price France laid been offered by the repre sentatives of the American people at the peace table had never been paid, be cause the United States Senate had re jected the treaty. “If disaster which threatens Europe overtakes her. will we not pay the price of the cowardliness we showed when we failed to sustain the ideals at the peace table, we fought for on, the battlefields?” he asked. , “The South has been charged with idealism and a proneness to sentiment.” said the speaker, “but when that sentiment ! redounds to the glory and honor of our I nation, none will deny the correctness and nobility of our attitude.” he said in opening his remarks. Relating the story of the Confederate soldier who upon being informed the civil war was over, said lie guessed he wotild get out his plow and plant a crop, Sena tor Underwood showed how impossible it was for that soldier to take up his work after the civil war where he left off, as it was for the soldier of the world war in 1018 to resume under the conditions prior to 1014. “A new America exists today, not the America of 1913. All conditions have changed, but, we have not adapted our selves to the new thought. We are liv ing in the year of the 63 cent dollar. Before the war $4 to $6 a day was a fair wage for most artisans. Today the same men receive .sl6 to $lB for a day's work. Ten years ago the man who pro (Continued on Page. Two.)
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