North Carolina Newspapers

roNiA mm ZETTE CASTOIC COUNTY Gaston county kadi the South U number of produc ing spindle 1,066,000. GASTONIA Gastonia the combed yam manufacturing center" of the South. - VOL. XLH. NO. 56. GASTONIA, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 7, 1921 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS WAS t QA GASTON COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION MEETS HEREJPIS WEEK Marion Lawrance to Be Here for Convention The Con vention is Non-Denominational and All Sunday School Workers Are Urged to At tend Sessions Begin Wed nesday Afternoon at First Presbyterian' Church. Mr. Marion Lawrance, general secre tary of the International bunday (School Association, will be one of the princi pal speakers at the three-day Gaston County Sunday School Convention which opens Wednesday afternoon at 3:'M in the First Presbyterian church. Forty years Ls the length of time Mr. j Lawrance has been active in Kuuday scliool work. He started as a teacher in the Washington Htreet Congregational I Hunday school, Toledo, O. Three years1 later he became the biipcrintcndcnt of, the Bunday school, and held the position) for 31 years, until his removal to Chica-1 go in 1907. The (Sunday school which he served go long and faithfully is known' as the Marion Luwrance Hunday Hchool, and lias an enrollment of 2, lino mem i bers. It hits become the pattern for' Bunday schools the world over for clli-j ciency. The main characteristic of the; school are described iu the book by Mr. j Lawrance on "How to Conduct a Hun day Hchool." For years the (Sunday j Bchool Tunes has carried an "Ask Ma j rian Lawrance" column. The (Sunday school workers of Gastonia will have; ' opiKirtunity to ask Mr. Lawrance iiies -, tions during the three-day meeting to be held here. Mr. D. W. (Sims, state superintendent of the North Carolina (Sunday School As-' soeiatioii will be one of the speakers in j the rouveution. Mr. 8ims only recent i ly came to North Carolina to take upj thia work. He comes highly recommend-1 ed both as an eflicient (Sunday school: worker and lecturer. Mr. Sims was a! Bunday school teacher for ten years. Afterward he Iwame the Miiterintcndent j of the (Sunday school with membership j of 951 which increased to 2,072 in less than three years time. He has served as field and general superintendent in Geor-j gia for eight years. Under the leadership of Mr. Kims thei North Carolina Huuday School Associa tion is planning to do progressive Sun day school work throughout the whole; Btate. The North Carolina Sunday Hchool Association is eo-ocrative effort! of Sunday school workers from all ile ' nominations to extend ami improve Sun day school work in the State. It is the; only organization that aims to help all, departments of all Sunday schools iu thc State. The organization stands for those interests that are common to Sunday ' school workers of all denominations. ; The local committee on arrangements' is: W. P. (irier, chairman; W . L. Hal-, this, J. H. kiepark, H. liuttcr, Hismarrk Capps, W. H. Wray, superintendents of the up town churches. Following is the program for I lie three days : First Session. Wednesday Afternoon. March !. Mr. J. Lawrence Heal, Presiding. .'S:30, Devotional Dr. .1. C Calloway. ''"i Some hsseutials of a I'r igreasivc fcunilay School Mr. D. W. Sims. 4:1", The Art of Illustration Marion lawrance. -:", Perio.l of Husiness: Att Mr riid o.ice Recor.1. Announcements. 3:0(1, Adjourn. Second Session. Wednesday Night. Mr. ., (i. Mangiiin Presiding. 7:;i(l, Devotional l)r. J II Hen. I lit.-. 7:40, Doubling the Sunday At tendance Mr. D. W. Sims. 8:1(1, Period of Husiness: Attenda Becord. Announcements. St-'fl, The Sumlny School Teacher at Lis Hest. Mr. Marion Lawrance 9:00, Adjourn. Third Session. Thursday Afternoon, March Id. Mr. W. H. Wray Presiding. 3:30, Devotional Uev. J. VV. C. John son. l.JO Tl. ....... I. l... U...L t. .,.,,;., ...... .-cviiies oi i ue -ounuay ccnuui .nr. jiarion Law- ranee. 4:23, Problem Solving Period Con dncted by Mr. Sims and Mr. Lawrance. 4:50, Period of Husiness: Attendance Record. Aiinoum ements. 5:00, Adjourn. Fourth Session. Thursday Nigh. Mr. P. W. Garland Presiding. 7:30, Devotional Bev. A. I.. Stanford. 7:40, Our Purpose and Our Task Mr. . W. Biaw. 8:10, Period of Business: Attendance Record. Announcements. 8:20, The Sunday School as a Nation Builder Mr. Marion L-iwrnnce. 8:50, Offering for SupHrt of the Sunday Bchool Association. 9:00, Adjourn. Fifth Session. Friday Afternoon, March 11. Mr. J. P. Reli presiding. .1:30, Devotional Rev. J. C. Ieiu. 3:40, Sunday School Kvangelism -Mr. Marion Lawrance. 4:25, rrohltm Solving Period -Con-! ducted fey Mr. Sima and Mr. Lawrance. 4 4;50, Teriod of Business: Attendance TWELVE-YEAR-OLD BOY WINS FIRST PRIZE IN BETTER BISCUIT CONTEST f"" r i t-vana Brandon- of Crowders ! Creek School, Beats Girls in Making Biscuits List of Winners in Other Contests, Iu the better biscuit contest recent! conducted among among the schools the, county, a young 12ycar1d f.vaiis Hraiidon, of the CrowdirsyC'reek scliool, won first prize over several com peting girls. Voung Hrandon is an ordi nary youngster, bom and raised on the farm, and th,ero is nothing unusual ( "sissy" about him, but ho knows ho to make biscuits. J lie account of tie final contest ami winners as furnuicd The Gazette is as follows: inalurilay morning people Irom every section of Gaston county gathered at : Central School auditorium for the last I part of the better biscuit contest. Miss! Mary P. Hinshaw, head of the home, economics work iu (iastonia, presided. The program for th community singing, le morning included , by Mr. Murrison, Community Service song leader, much to t In- delight of all present. Mr. Wray paid high tribute to the home economics slaff and made the statement that he had only begun the work and expressed his belief in the value of such contests just held in the county, lie introduced Mrs. .lane S. McKiinmon, who spoke as only Mrs. McKiinmon can on the many possibilities of (laston county. In the course of her talk Mrs that Cast on county h lieiiie economics women i': the Stale. In the school contest, .M c K i in 1 1 1 1 i i said ad more trained than any county those winning iu the townships contesting, Kvans Hran don, Crowders Creek school, won first prize, Knniii. Parmer Cook Honk, given by Citizens National Hank, (iastonia; Ada Kiidtsill, Cheriyville, won second, sit of three aluminum cake pans, g,iven by Citizens National Hank, (iasdoiia; Madgelin Scarborough. Hcsscmer ''ity third, louse leaf note book. Home Kco nomics Department, Woman's Club, (ias tonia; Paith Kohn, Ml. Holly, loose leaf note book, Belmont Woman 'm Club. ''The members of the evening classes were well represented ami their exhibits were unusually goo!. ''.Mrs. Rtla Kvans won first place, a f ' 1 1 r quart aluminum boiler, liankin A unstrung Company. Miss Annie May Clemmer, wcoud, egg beater, vegetable strainer, cake turner, measuring cup P.inkin Annstrong Company. Miss C, urgia Smith, ,lish drainer. Standard Hardware Company. Mrs. Hes-uo Nantz (Vortli, egg beater, pepper and salt shaker, biscuit, cutter, Hankin Armstrong oiii pa ny. ' I he women of the t;.ke advantage of their h-t it be known whether 1 tleir profession as home (inly two exhibits. Mis non. Mt. Olivet, first, six county del not opport unity to I hey were up on 1 makers or not Pauline Shan quart aluminum I ler, Mi, ipia rt I .an k. First National In,, (iribble. Hall, aluminum ImhIci. ( iastonia. Hank. Castonia is. second, foui First National ' ' Tin ship : Faith fi.urth. winners iu liiver Bend town First, Mary Jo lihyiie; second Kohn; third, Knla Skidmore; Sarah Jtlivne. ' C uriyville township: First. Ada Ifudisill; second, B. DellinL'er; third, A liankin; fourth, X. Uudisill. "In (iastonia township the fourth place was listed as Contestant No. t Spencer Mountain. This place was won, by l.orena Patters'on." HUGHES' NOTE CAUSES PAINFUL IMPRESSION (Rt The Associated Press.) PAN AM , March 7.- Receipt of the identic note sent to Costa Wica and Pan aina by Charles K. Hughes. American secretary of state, asking that hostilties between the two countries cease, produc ed "'a painful impression." said Pros i,h nt Porras, of the republic of Panama last evening. "This impression was caused," con tinned the president, "because he ad vises us to withdraw from Coto, which we have recovered from the Costa Hi cans. " The president r'itereatid his recent staten t that the arbitration award handed down in l!lt bv Chief Justice White, was "completely unacceptable" to Panama, adding: "There is no reason for compelling Panama to accept it, but we will be pleased to secure another opportunity to discuss our rights. " It is understood the I'nited States cruiser Sacramento viith an eagle boat has arrived at Bocas I). I Tore, but this cannot be confirmed since the Balboa headquarters of the I "it li naval district issued a statement baying that Admiral Bryan was receiving orders which could not be given out at BalUia. Lecord. .":00. Announcements. Adjourn. Sixth Session. Friday Night. Mr. John i. Cnirenter Presiding. 7:.:o, fievotional Rer. W. i '. Barrett. 7:4n, The Program and Session- Mr. D. W. 8ims. 8:10, Period of Business: Attendance Becord. Announcements. ?:2(. The Sunday Schools the World Around Mr. Mariou Lawrawe. 9:00, Adjoun. " THREATENS WAR OVER T XibN A KW, .yyt All advices from the little republic of Panama point to an open clash and probably a declaration of war on Costa Rica. Following the receipt of official confirmation that Costa Bican troops had occupied the disputed territory of Coto, shown in black bordering on the Pacific frontier of the two Republics, President Belisario Porras issued a call for volunteers. F COMPLETED THIS WEEK Only $138 Needed to Complete j Fund Being Raised for Equip- ment of Central School Play- ( ground Committee Asks I i Citizens of Gastonia to Con- j . tribute This Amount Before I End of Week. i One hundred and thirty-eight dollars 1 ! is all that is Required to complete the : find being raised by the educational' 1 committee of the Woman's Club for the equipment of a children's playground on the Central school property. It is the: desire of the committee that this small sum bo raised before the end of this I week. The committee is ready to place j the order for the equipment, but cannot do so until the entire amount in actually i I in hand. Inasmuch as the fiscal year (f ! tiie club closes April 1 it is the wish of tne club to have this work entirely com p'eted before that date. 1 Four hundred dollars was the mini-! n iini amount fixed for this work. No less than that amount will procure equipment desired. So far $L'tiJ bi en subscribed as follows: Previously reported . . . $litiO.(KI It. Prank N orris L'.OO the has Mrs. D. A. (iariison, chairman of the educut niii.i I committee, state that the playground will be under supervision and v ill be open to the children of the city i ll during the summer. When the small amount of money re quired and the enormous advantage to ti c children are considered, it would seem that the citizens of (iastonia would com plete this fund without delay. A (iastonia citizen inl'orins The (ia zette today that, if the necessary sum is raised this week, he will see that an extra piece of playground equipment is arded to that purchased by the com mittee, j There is no sidestepping the fact that (iastonia children need a playground. To rrise .fl'ts means that l'i people would hive to contribute 1 each, or 111 people each or Hi people ! each. ( ' ontribul ions should be left at The e.ette ofiii e or sent to Mrs. I). A. Car son. BLOCKADE STILL TAKEN WHILE IN FULL BLAST Sheriff Carroll and Deputies Seize Still, Whiskey, Beer and Men One of the Men, Chris Anthony, an Old Of fender. Sheriff J. . Carroll, assisted by Po liceinan A lain Ilord, Deputy Sheriff .1 . V. Cole, Chief Painter of Clierryvillc and Deputy Sheriff I.eo Beam, also o? ( 'hcrryi ille, captured a blockade still ill full blast Saturdav afternoon. With it they took about ten gallon-i of whiskey, li M t gallons of beer and the two men who wi re operating the still. The oufit was located on the fa rill of Joe Anthony, about two and a, half miles from Cherry ville. The men who were arrested and who are charged with ille gaily manufacturing and selling liquoi vere Chris Anthony, a son of Joe An thony, and a young man named Black Chris Anthony's sou in law. They were brought to (iastonia. along with the out fit. At a preliminary hearing before Magistrate S. S. Morris Saturday nigh' they waived examination and were com 1 ii'iMo! to jail in default of .l.(ini bond cni'h. Sunday they furnished the bond and were released. The cases against them ,irc set for trial at the April tern of court. Anthony ha an unsavory record. Hr has been indicted for making blockadr li,uor lefore and served one term of e year on the county roads for that crime . He also, served a year in the peniten ' ti.iry for shooting Beputy Sheriff Beam j who was on his trail. Very little ij j D o ah iiere aoout young jtuae1-. i DISPUTED TERRITORY HARRY PROCTOR, IRISH TENOR, HERE FRIDAY Fifth Lyceum Attraction Comes to Gastonia Friday Night, March 11. The next attraction in the (iastonia lyceiim course is Harold Proctor. He will appear at the Central school audi torium Friday night, March U. In presenting Mr. Harold Procter, the eminent Irish tenor, and supporting in . ists. Miss May Hees, violinist, and Miss l'let;i Lawrence, pianist, the Hedpath Bureau predicts that every community, which enjoys an artist trio of extraordi nary attainments, acknowledged ability and superior accomplishments', will find this company meeting or surpassing every expectation. Mr. Harold Procter has sung throug out the British Isles, singing in concert! and oratorio under such men as llaiu lUc liter, Gaul and other great English; compoaers and conductors and in com 1 pany with the leading singers of Eng laud. Ho later traveled throughout the 'nited States in companies headed by; ..!!y Gordon, Fritzie Scheff and Char lotte Oeenwood. For two years he was tenor s,. ;st at The Temple Baptist 1 Chin i h. Los A ugeles, tin largest cluirch west oi the Mississippi. His voice is one of rare beauty and power, soft to a degree in gentler cadeu' ces and yet vibrant with power in strong i'r passages. Lon Ion papers have spok en of his voice being "like a ribbon of gold" and a "tenor of golden suprem acy," All of his mi lit lie rs are rendered with the same refinement and sweetness of tone. He speaks his words with a most, uncommon purity, words on high tones being as plainly understood as those ill the lower registers. MisH May Hees is of Welsh descent coming from a noted musical family. She has studied with the masters of both America and Fuiope. She plays with grace and delicacy, as well as brilliancy of tone. Dr. Dan Price of lloyal College of Music, Loudon, Kuglainl, spoke of her work as "both biilliaut and artistic'' and of her appearance as a "triumph." Miss Fleta Lawrance is well equipped by nature and training for th" impor t.- nt place sh,. has in the program ot tie Procter Company. As an in-com panist, she is dominated by that tim spirit of understanding and sympathy s necessary as the background of an artist. As a pianist she displays In her solo numbers a power and technique which insures for her a future of uniisn.il brilliancy. This is th third professional season for Miss Lawrance and her nil usual success) makes certain her warm welcome as a member of this company of artists. HARDING GETSlO WORK AT 8:30 WASHINGTON. March 7 President Harding began his m-coiu work day in the white house by beating his entire force of secretaries and clerks to the ex ecutive offices. Ile arrived shortly after S:i:'i, a full half hour beforo work usii ally begins ami for some time was the onlv official present in that end of the white house. As soon as the president had settled himself at his desk he cabled for his new Airedale dog. Laddie Boy, who was as signed a place for the day on a couch in the president 's office . It was said that the president had not yet decided when he would call his first cabinet meeting, but that it was unlikely it would be held today. The general ex-IH-etation was that a call would be issu ed for tomorrow . Mr. Harding's first caller today was Senator Pomerene, democrat, Ohio, who sajd he had only dropied in to jiay his rexiects to his former colleague in the senate and to the other Ohioans who' came into the white house with him. j The president also conferred again to day with Elmer Dover, of Washington, former eecretary of the republican na tional committee, and now prominently mentioned for its chairmsn to succeed Its,-. . s. , tt 1 SE?ns ;Ur rAnl Y lUbtllihn lUi DISCUSS POLICIES (P.y The Associated I'resa.) WASHINGTON, March 7. Iegisla- tive policies of the new administration j v ill be discussed by President Harding j with liepiililicin conzresbional leaders at a dinner tonight at the white house. Tomorrow the president will preside at the first meeting of the cabinet. The call went out today and the hour was I fixed at 1 1 a. in. It was said the cabinet session would be of a general character and that the presi.h nt would take up in particular the ipiest'ion of relations with Cufita Rica and Panama ami the program for the special si ssion of congress. Information and advice received at the dinner tonight is expected to be !.- i, I b.-forn 11, n l.i i..t l. Mr. Harding and a definite decision on a date for calling congress into ses NKiu may follow. No definite schedule ings has yet been agn of cabinet meet ;d upon. In tin Wilson administratir.A they were held ordinarily on Tuesday, but the iinprcs sion is that Mr. Harding may desire tc have a round talde discussion with hit advisers more often than once a week. The question of the special session of congress was discussed by the president today with Senator Cnderwood, of Ala b.una, the democratic senate leader, who is understood to have urged that a date some time iu the first half of April be si h cted. In his talk with Mr. Harding the Ala bama senator indicated that a date prob ably would bo announced tomorrow. Speaker (iillett, Hepresentatives Mon dell, Fordney, (ireeu, and Longworth ei pect to see President Harding, proliably tomorrow, to discuss tariff legislation which will be taken up early in the pe cial session. The Henators invitee! are Lodge, Mas sachusetts, the republican leader; Curtis, Kansas, republican whip; Penrose, Penn sylvania; Warren, Wyoming; Cummins, Iowa; Knox, Pennsylvania; W'adswortli, New York; Poindexter, Washington, and Johnson, California. I Representative Moudell, Wyoming, the republican house leader, heads the list 1 of representatives who will be present 'The others are Fordney, Michigan; Mann, Illinois; Longworth, Ohio; Kcl ; Icy, Michigan; Anthony, Kansas; Sletnp Virginia; Campbell, Kansas; Porter Pennsylvania ; Fess, Ohio; Towner Iowa, and Winslow, Massachusetts. The president's appointment list, alsr i icluded conferences with former Sena tc r Chamberlain, of Oregon; Senator place in the sacred college at an ago Colder, republican, New York; Senator I much below the average for members of Willis, republican, Ohio; ami Senator j that, nugust assembly. Hardly aecond K'lbiiisou, and former Senator Kirby, of ary in interest was the appearance of tho Aikniisas, both democrats. Later in the j two German archbishops, Schulte and von afteriiooti In- was to receive a delegation Knulhaber, because of th concordat with from the Massachusetts Press Associa- Spain, the newly created Spanish card in lion, and afterward was to be the guest als will receive the red hat from the of honor at a special entertainment given ; hands of King Alfonso, at a Washington theater bv the National' I'i. Club, NEW CABINET MEN GET TO WORK EARLY fBv The Asso'.-iate1 ''ress.) W SHINGTO.N, March 7. -Most , members of tin- cabinet were at their! desks at an unusually early hour today some of them arriving even ahead of ! In-i r otlice forces. j Secretary Weeks reached the state i war and navy building at a time whcni lie thousands of employes there were' 1 1 oopiug in and was nt his ilesk lief on : ! o'clock. He was joined almost imme j diately by Major General March, chief o staff, with whom he was in conference' most of the morning. No visitors were' allowed to interrupt the discussion. j Secretary Den by had a series of con fi reiices with the navy bureau cli iff s with whom he discussed the status of routine naval affairs. His first caller1 was Haines Newberry, of Detroit, son o' Senator Newberry, of Michigan, a for mi r assistant secretary of the navy. j Mr. Dc ii ley's fi rt. official act as head ( of the naval establishment was tn siga j the awards ef navy crosses to an enlisted! man of the marine corps, and an enlisted man of the navy for heroic conduct in. tin world war. The medals went to Cor j p'.r.il K. W. Hanson, marine corps, audi Pharmacist's Mate Earl S. Graucr, f; the navy'. j Mr. Den by, who served ill the marine -corps during the war, said h was par ti.ul.irly gratified that his first official' act should be to award enlisted men for heroism. i EXTRA SESSION NOT EXPECTED TILL APRIL 10 (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 7. A delay of a month or en in calling the extra ses ! sion also was urged uiion Mr. Harding, by Senator Kobinson, democrat, of Ar-i kansas. Afterward Mr. Robinson indi j eated that he exacted no date earlier j than April 10, to be selected. i WEATHER- North Carolina, partly cloudy in east and central portions and probably showers in extreme west portion tonight and Tuesday; mild temperatures. REPORTED THAT GERMANY'S nnnnnouo Tn rniirrnnirr UNACCEPTABLE TO ALLIES Conference Adjourns at Noon Without Reaching Decission Simons Says They Will Have to Consult Berlin. SIX NEW CARDINALS i NAMED BY POPE (By The Associated Press.) KOMK, March 7. Cardinals of . KOMI., March 7. ( ardinals of the i ;holic church gathered at the Vatican this morning for the secret coiisistorv at which Pope Benedict announced the niimes of nix new members of the sacred college. The names submitted to be cardinals were those of Monsignori Dennis J. Doughtery, archbishop of Philadelphia; Juan Benlloch y Vivo, archbishop of Burgos; Francisco Vidal y Barraquer, archbishop of Tarragoua; Francisco Ha gouesi, pupal nuncio In Madrid; Josef Schulte, archbishop of tkilogne, and Michael von Faulhabcr, archbishop of Munich, Long beforo 0 o'clock, the hour fixed for the assembly of the cardinals, the pi azza of St. Peter's waa crowded by citi zens of Borne and visitors who atmg gled to obtain vantage points from which they might witness the brilliant proces sion of the pruices of the church to the throne room of the Vatican. Slow and stately progress was made by the prelates and their attendants to the court of Douiaso, where they await ed the apenranre of the pontiff. In a few minutes the doors swung open, and the pope appeared. He led the cardin als into the throne room, and there all but members of the sacred college with drew to allow the cardinals to carry out the historic proceduro of naming the men who would receive the red hat, ayin bolic ui i or, wruror elevation 10 me BU preme governing body of the church. u, ,, ,. .' . , , r, . . , ,, , . ' Shortly after 1 o dock the British formal prewntatioo of t.. inrignia of . representatives were leaving the confer office to tho new cardinal will take place Lnw. T)ie si,;l,i ,.,.,,, vrv 8,.rioil, on Thursday in tho hall of beatification it did not look as if an agreement was of tho Vatican. That ceremony will be being reached, much more elaborate than that which i occurred today. Chief interest in to-! I'r- ,S',"onH' "nt...u,ua his tute day's ceremony centered in Archbishop I , l '''"t""". "'d had pur Doughterty, who after 31 years as XT y 1,u''' " 'K'CHtiou ! oriest bislion WILL CLEAN UP NIGHT RIDER HEADQUARTERS (By The Associated Press.) SCOTTSBOKO, Ala., March 7. - State authorities today were preparing to clean up the supposed headquarters district near here of the night rider l bands which have been terrorizing north ern Alabama communities. Announce ment that they intended to organize a posse for the purpose was made by of ficers who took part in a street battle at Stevenson, near here, yesterday, fol lowing what was charged by authorities .in anei.1,,1. y i memucrs or imwout, had made proposals to resti rami tenants' I mon to release four members of the union held in jail there. The men were arrested when their night riding expedition was intercepted by Deputy Sheriff Stevens, of Stevenson. The men, who later made the assault on the jail and opened fire on the jail guard were met by citizens, who had been warned, and all but five, who were captured ami placed under arrest, were put to flight. They came from the Fabiua settlement, supposed headquar ters of the night riders, and officers an nounced that they would organize a pos se today to invade the district. SUitn's attorneys announced that the Jackson county grand jury, which con vened today, will bo asked to probe every pha.se of disorder in connection with raid by night riders. Sheriff M. C. Thomas last night asked Governor Kilby to send law enforcement officers into the county to augment his deputies iu coping with the situation. For six weeks the farming community from the Teunessee line to Stevenson hat been virtually an armed camp as a resul of frequent visits by night riders to rural homes. Several farmers have beeu se verely beaten and tortured, according to reports reaching authorities. Intense Excitement. ; fB Th Associated Presa.7 j j BELFSAT, March 7. Bands of men j shot Georee Clancv. mavor of Limerick. ! I ami Michael O'Callaghan, a former way-i 'or of that city, in cold .Wood while thev 1 were Ivine in their txtis. Mrs. Oaner.: while endeavoring to protect her husband, was shot in one of her arms Limerick is intensely excited over the shootings, which are popularly interpret- cd as reprisals for the aaaaasaniatkin cfjlia,. who was present tre? Brigadier General dimming, who killed at Clonbanin on Saturday (By tho Associate,! Press.) LONDON, March 7.-The conference between the heads of the allied .govern ments and representatives of the German government which began at noon today for discussion of the reparation question, took an adjournment at 1 : in until 4 :'.',0 p. in. New German proposals, which, it was stated in French quarters, were unac ceptable, ware i-.nl, milted to the supreme allied council lure this morning beforo the reparations coiiiini.-.-ion opened to day's meeting. The general conference met at noon. It was unofficially reported here at ILM.'i o'clock that the allies ,ad decided to inform the Germans, that the eiialties would be applied. Thcso penalties were outlined to the Germans by Premier Lloyd George last Thursday. The German proposition was made con ditional upon the pb bi.-,cite to be held ill I upper Silesia heing decided in favor of Germany aud upon the removal of all commercial restrictions. i Dr. Walter Simons, head of ihe Ger man delegation, told the allies that tho : Germans rejected the propo-als formu lated at Paris and had decided to revert to the idea of provisional arrangement . t hu t they had prepared. This would call ! for the payment of fixed an unit its for the first five years, and would give the equivalent of the 1! per cent tax on German exports. "If we have to make proposals cov ering the total reparations, we will have , to ask for a week's adjournment to con isult Berlin," said Dr. Simons in mak- ir his nronosil inn ... i , .-.j.wii.i, .in, ,,o to- ii a I , oecau.se lie considered such a d i.sciis.sion would only make a settlement more difficult. He declared neither the treaty of Versailles nor the carrying out of the allied peual ties could determine, the question of I war guilt . "History only can fix the responsibili ty fur the war,'' said (he (ierinan for eign minister. The war, he continued, ! was too recent an occurrence to be judg- , ed clearly at this time. ' A British battalion v.s reported today to be standing ready to advance upon Diissehlorf, while French and Belgian troops were awaiting marching orders that would send them into (ierman terri tory. In presenting his proposals at ti.e Con fidence's first session the German for-. ; eign minister, although declining to dis cuss the responsibility fr the war, whi.-h, be said, only history could de cide, expressed agreement with Mr. Lloyd (ieorge that the partv which had been condemned bv the tn-aee tnvilv must pay. The Germans, i lK,it.ed restore the devastated area of France, but these had licon received with doubt . Dr. Simons deplored the al'ied dispo sition to ignore the navineols nlreu.lv made tende t ious ill tin by the lie I should b, rinans, which they eon ' applied to the repara- account, and view that (i 1he allied p. rsi.stenco rmaiiy was actini? in bad faith. He discussed ;,t length the subject of taxation in G, rmaiiy and in , the allied countries, seeking to disprove the statement made by the British Pre mier ill his pcech of last Thursday that Germany's taxis wire loner than those of the n Hies. Dr. Simon.- maintained that the taxes should be calculated on a )t capita ba sis, taking into account, the im-dine per capita. He quoted statistics t.i provo that on the basis of mi. , calculations the Germans were more heavily taxed than the English. He declared that even the allies had admitted that i'ur'hfr direct taxation in Germany was imissible. After asking Dr Simon? a cumber of questions. Mr. Lloyd (ieorge replied; "I am afraid I must tell Dr. Simons that there is no doubt at, to the auswer which the allies miLst be forced to give. I think it desirable, in view of the great -gravity of the declsiou, that we should give a reasoned reply to his rarefulb preiwred and clear statement. The in terval will also enable u to read A full rciMrt of his c'aterueat. " The session apparently had not been a Ea,isfartory one an,i tnpn reports before ..adjournment lhat tho ai- nriwiii, ii,in lauea ana that the Germans would tie informed that the stipulated penalties would be applied. ' After the recess had been taken, M. Laurent, the French amtWsador to lier- Kitting, de- vu:tlared ther mq d.llb tht the.'tJ' (.CvJ-itisi ca p f J