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VOL. 34 -—---—-\ PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1923. NO, 30 TWO MONTHS WITH FULL PAV GIVEN BY MINE OWNERS FOR MARCH AND APRIL. FOOD STOnES ARE LOOTED Belgians Seize Another Billion Marks; Will Not Return Other „ Seizures. Essen.—Unemployment in various districts of the Ruhr again is causing some uneasiness in occupation circles The -number of non-workers has beer incr* Mi,ed by the vacations with full pay'given by mine owners for March and April. The French say they hav€ information that the vacations have been given the men in order deliberate ly to reduce the coal production to that required for the Ruhr industries and local domestic purposes alone. These vacations with full pay will bring coal production down to 15 01 20 per cent of normal. The exacl figures as to how many of the 500,00( miners are now out are not available In addition to the miners on vacatior from 30,000 to 50,000 railway men and many thousands of workers in factors districts where works are closed ow ing to lack of raw material or othei causes are idle. 'The occupation authorities charge that acts of violence against the rail ways and waterways are part of the German plans to hinder the French and Belgians in their transportation program. Rails are being torn up nightly along the roads operated by the French and Belgians, who now are arranging te place guards over all the lines used bj theijA for the coal and pasenger ser viceS. In spite Of the sabotage the French and j^lgians on Saturday rai more trains than any day sincg, th< period of occupation began.' One nun dred and 36 pasesnger trains alone were handled. Cologne.—General De Goutte, the French commander, has notified the reichsbank that he will not return anj portion of the 12,000,800,000 marks re cently seized by the French at Cologne It was added by General De Goutte, it the reichsbank desired to avoid fur ther similar losses, the German gov eminent must meet the demands of th< French for money for the requirement of the armies of occupation. Essen.—Essen experienced the wild est night since the beginning of th« occupation and in the early morning hours food stores were looted and oth ers broken into by armed mobs, said to be composed of the unemployed. Marks to the amount of one billior from the Berlin reichsbank, which were being transported to banks ir Duisburg were seized by the Belgians The money will be applied to payment * of the cost of the Rhineland army ot occupation, on which account German} is in arrears. Orders Veterans Given Preference* Washington. — One of Presidenl Harding’s last acts before his depart %re for Florida was to direct the Civil Service Commission to give certain preference to veterans of the World War in their examinations for posi tions under the civil service. Under the order, veterans and oth ers entitled to preference are to be given live points in addition to theii earned ratings. Those who suffered serious disability are given ten in stead of five. Time spent in military service is to be credited as a part oi the civil service record of applicants and age limitations are waived as are many of the physical requirements. Human Fly Killed By Fall. New York.—With a Broadway crowd standing agape and movie machines clicking out their yards of celluloid ribbon, Harry F. Young, self-styled "spider,” plunged 10 stories to his death, while attempting to scale the side of the Hotel Martinque. Women fainted and disorder ensued. Police reserves had to be called before the body could be removed and traf fic restarted. Among those who crowded Greeley square watching the performer at his stunt was his wife with whom he had just lunched. She swooned. Revived in a drug store nearby, she was re moved to a hospital. The square was packed when Young ^appeared. Clinging to points of van Ytage on the Thirty-third street elevat ed station were dozens of cameramen. Windows of every skyscraper in the vicinity were filled with men and women laughing and talking excitedly as Young began his climb. The polics estimated the crowd at 20,000. FAMILY Or SIX DIE FROM GASES. Chicago^—An entire family of six was found dead killed by the vapor of an acid used as a disinfectant by the proprietor of a restaurant under their apartment. Peter Vordabyak, the restateur, and O. W. Hall, local manager of the National Hygiene corporation of Cleveland, who had undertaken to rid the apartment of rojiches, were arrested. The dead are William Kratzen berg, 80; retired wagon builder; his wife; John Kratzenberg, 51, a son; Mrs. Laura Szymenski, 39, a daugh ter; Henry Szymanski, 39, railroad engineer. Gray, Ind., and Harold Szymanski, 17. The bodies were discovered by William Powers, a member of the state legislature, who roomed with the Kratzenbergs. Powers ieft the window open last night and was the only person in the apartment to es cape the deadly fumes. DISCUSS AMERICAN CLAIMS WANTS REIMBURSEMENTS MAIN TENANCE OF’ ARMY IN GERMANY. Military Forces on the Rhine Cost This Country Approximately $365,000,000. X 0,110.- 1UC pUDlUUU VI IUV . can government regarding its claim for reimbursement for maintenance of the army of occupation on the Rhine was explained by Eliot Wadsworth, assistant secretary of the treasury, at his first conference with financial rep resentatives of France, Great Britain and Italy. The American views had already been fully set forth in various notes to the allied governments prior to November 22, last, when the allied ambassadors’ council, finding it diffi cult to conduct the four-cornered re 1 Tmbftc',**snggested the present confer ence. The delegates decided to defer fur ther consideration until next Monday to afford them time to think over mat ters. It was also decided to observe secrecy, > except for th& issaunce of official communications to the public. ; Th*fe firskt communique, the framing of which occupied about one-third of the time of today’s session, was as fol lows: “The committee on the costs of oc cupation of the American army held the first session of the conference de cided upon as a result of communica tions exchanged by the intrested gov ernments. The committee proceeded to exchange views and explanations of the diverse questions raised by the problem of reimbursing the costs of the American army in order to deter mine the direction in which a solution could be found. The costs of maintaining the Am erican military forces on the Rhine were estimated in Washington on Feb ruary 19, as approximately $365,000, 000. Charges Filed Against Theater. Washington.—Another echo of tjje Knickerbocker Theatre disaster a year ago was heard in the District of Columbia Supreme Court, when attor neys representing the interests of one of the injured and two of the dead filed charges that officials of the theatre company practiced “fraud and deception” on the chancery court of Delaware in seeking dissolution of the corporation. The attorneys alleged that the dis solution was brought about for the foie purpose of removing from the District of Columbia cash assets of the company amounting to $90,000 to hinder recovery of damages by victims of the disaster, and asked the court to strike out the sugges tion of dftsolution made tp it as a "friend of the court” by Harry M. Crandall, former president of the company. They cited the Delaware statute which keeps dissolved corpora tions alive for three years for pur poses of defending suits, and’ alleged that Mr. Crandall failed to obtain the court’s permission to appear as its “friend.” Freight Traffic Heavy. Washington.—Freight traffic on rail roads, which has been running far above seasonal reco-ds ever since January, is continuing to maintain the record breaking volume, on the basis of latest reports complied by the car service division of the American Rail way Association. During the week ending February 17. a total of 817,778 cars were loaded with revenue freight, or 44,503 cars more than were loaded in the same week last year, and |125, 771 cars more than during the same week of 1921. 6JTH CONGRESS FARM CREDITS BILL AND 98 OTHER MEASURES SIGNED BY PRESIDENT. CROWDS WITNESS CLOSING Many Members Answer Their Last Roll Call; No Legislation Was Vetoed. Washington. — The sixty-seventh Congress which had spent a greater proportion of its two-year span of life in actual session than any other In the history of the country, adjourned sine die. Daring the last few hours of the ses sion, President Harding .spending part of the time at the capitol, signed the farm credits bill and 98 other meas ures. No legislation was vetoed. Vice President Coolidge's gavel fell sharply at-noon after an almost color less morning senate session of two hours, and the house adjourned after a concert by a section of the marine band and a chorus of popular songs by members and spectators. The departure of members, many of whom answered their last roll call, was in full swing with prospective suspen sion of activities at the capitol until next December brings In the 68th Con gress. Crowds witnessed the closing scenes, adjournment and presence of Presi dent Harding, cabinet officers, diplo mats and other high officials bring ing hundreds who packed the senate and house galleries. The President reached the capitol at 11:25 o’clock and was kept busy reading and signing the final ava lanche of bills. Before going to the capitol, he signed the farm credits and 43 other bills, turned out during the early, morning .session.. Jh the. presidential suite, off the senate cham ber before the noon limit expired, 55 more bills receiveck executive approval. The last bill to become law was the better butter measure, changing butter fat standards. An important measure placed on the statute books at the last moment was the one pro viding for return to enemy alien own ers of all property seized worth $10, 000 or less. .American Relief Spends $12,000,000. Washington.—A review of Ameri can relief activities in. the near east, showing expenditures during the past year of more than $12,000,000, was giv en to Congres by Charles V. Vickery in his annual report as general secre tary of the Near East relief. Shipment of foodstuffs, equipment, machinery, medical supplies and cloth ing and textiles made from this coun try by the near east relief during the year totalled 53,000,000 pounds, and in addition large purchases were made in Anatolia and other areas. The num ber of orphans now under the care of the organization is 115,000 and Mr. Vickrey predicted that this total would Increase as additional victims of per secution and war are applying daily for The year's expenditures exceeded receipts by more than $1,500,000,. but the balance carried over from the year previous made up the deficit and left a surplus of $328,000. Bills Fail to Pass Congress. Washington.—Measures of import ance which failed of passage during the closing days of the Congress in cluded: The administration shipping bill which was filibustered to death in the senate. The resolution of Senator Smith, democrat, South Carolina, to appro priate $10,000,000 for the purchase of nitrate to aid southern cotton produc ers. The constitutional amendment pro posal of Senator Norris, republican, Nebraska, to advance the convening dates of Congress and presidential inaugurals. The resolution of Senator Brook hart, republican, Iowa, proposing in vetigation of the sugar situation. Probe of Silver Price Is Ordered. Washington.—An investigation into the reduced price of silver and the low production of gold was authorized by Congress when the House passed a senate resolution authorizing the ap pointment of a special commission of five Senators and five Representatives to study the economic questions in volved and to make recommendations. The expenditures by thd' special com mission is limited to-i^BOO and the President is to name the commission. TORNADO PASSES THROUGH KANSAS INJURING 15. Kansas City, Mo.—A tornado, Smashing along the Kansas-Mis Souri border, injured 15 persons and caused property damage esti mated at thousands of dollars. The storm, coming out of the southwest, struck Kansas City, Excelsior Springs and St. Joseph, Ho., the hardest blows, while Troy and other Kansas towns were cut off from communication. Reports that two persons had been killed by the st^rn- at St. Joseph were unconfirmed. St. Joseph suffered the brunt Of the high winds. A swath half A mile wide was cut through the busines and residential districts. Houses were tossed about and Ught, telephone and street car •rvice paralyzed. Nine person were injured when struck down jk debris hurled about the storm. Jkt Mosby, near Excelsior Springs, £d Carey, his wife and five chil dren were injured when their home was demolished. —. n i n RISING TIDE OF PROSPERS LABOR DEPARTMENT AND FED ERAL RESERVE BOARD FILE REPORTS* Textile and Steel Mills Report Short age of Skilled and Unskilled Labor. Washington.—Evidence of a rising tide of prosperity was portrayed by two different government branches whose surveys .though made for dif ferent purposes, registered practically identical conclusions. The Federal reserve board, making public its monthly report on finance and commerce, told of increase* tak ing place in the production volume of commodities generally, expansion cf enterprises, and stiffening prices of £aide' production, while the depart ment of' labor, on the basis of re sponses of its employment agents in 37 states to official queries, reported decreased unemployment, heightening demand for labor in nearly all indus trial centers, and an impending labor shortage in many areas. The reserve board’s account of heavier bank lending , increasing building operations, maximum rail road loadings of freight, particularly forestry products, and expanding pro duction in basic industries like sree! and cotton weaving, checked com pletely with the labor department’s findings. Industrial employment continued to increase during February and shortages of both skilled and unskill ed labor were reported by the textile and steel mills and in the anthracite mines. The board added, however, that there was still some unemploy ment west of the Mississippi river, but generally speaking, important wage increases were reported. Of fice workers, the ^oard declared, have not been in such great demand, yet in eastern industrial centers this class of workers is being absorbed more rapidly than conditions a few months ago would have indicated. Reports received by the reserve banks gave strong indication, it was said, of an active distribution of goods for this season of the year. Sales of department stores in more than 100 cities were *12 Per cent greater than in Febraury a year ago, while at the same time, inventories fail to show that there has been a piling up of goods on store shelves. The rate of the turnover, therefore, was regarded as having been rapid in the retail trade. In wholesale lines, the review said, there were particu larly large sales in recent weeks of dry goods, drugs, hardware and farm ing implements. World Education Parley is Called. Cleveland, Ohio. — Announcement that the National Education Associa tion has called a world conference on education, for the promotion of inter national peace and the mutual under standing of nations and peoples fur nished the principal topic of conversa tion among thousands of delegates at tending the annual convention of the department of Superintendence and affiliated organizktAQBS of the associa tlon- SI The conferencefpnll be held in San Francisco and liakiand, Calif., June 28 to July ,2. At the same time a joint world conference on child health will be held. Attendance of J,006 delegates, Jfrom cities, universities and professional organisations of educators, represent; ing more ti4ojj$>00,000 school child ' I'jjf Europe, Asia, and ren in 50 nj North and assured, H America, has been END OF MEETING FOR EDUCATORS FIVE DAYS CONVENTION IN CLEVELAND BROUGHT TO CLOSE. “THE YEAR ROUND SCHOOL" Four Terms of Three Months Each Put Forward by Superintendent of Schools, Nashville, Tenn. Cleveland.—The department of su perlntendence of the National Educa tlon asosclation closed a five days convention with a final business se3 sion at which the delegates heard and adopted the report of the resolutions committee and listened to addresses by four speakers. A summary of the resolutions com mittee report follows: President Harding, governors and mayors were commended for issuing proclamations during Education work last December. Expressed gratitude for enlarged financial support by legislatures and urged a continuance along these lines to the end that there may be an American school good enough for every American child, and for the fail ure of “every attempt at reaction against a proper and adequate provis ion of funds for public school purposes whether made by a single individual or by backward looking groups.” Indorsement was given to the inten tion of congress to make the school system of Washington the model school system of the country. To this was added a request for the imme diate passage of the teachers’ salary bill pending before congress. Allegience in the Sterling-Tower bill is reaffirmed. Necessity of a secre tary of education in the persident’i cabinet and federal aid in removing illiteracy, in Amreicanizing the for eign born, preparing teachers, devel oping adequate programs of physical and health education, and equalization of educational opportunity is urged. Abolishment of summer vacations by splitting, the school year into foui terms of three months each, with twc weeks’ vacation periods around Christ mas and the Fourth of July, was urg ed by H. C. Weber, superintendent oi schools, Nashville, Tenn., speaking on “The Year Round School” at a sec tion meeting. “The all year round" plan would be a boon to parents of large families, keeping the children ofT congested streets, preventing them from becom ing corner loafers and bandits. Baptist Church Makes Big bain. Nashville, Tenn.—Southern Baptist churches gained more than $12,000,000 in the value of their local church prop erty during 1922, baptized 232,442 per sons, made a net gain in membership of 147,253, and organized 1,034 new Sunday schools and 1,974 new Young People's Unions, acording to a report completed today by Dr. E. P. All dredge, statistical secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention. The total number of churches in the convention is now 27,574 with a membership of 3,367,636; the number of Sunday schools 21,184 with >an en rollment of 2,224,834; and the number of young people’s unions 12,574 with a membership of 406,459. The total contributions of the churches for the year amounted to $32,514,111.77, the report shows. A gain of 596 ministers for the year is noted. Sword Given National Museum. Washington.—The sword carried by General Richard Montgomery, of the Continental Army, when he was killed in an unsuccessful asault on the de fenses of Quebeck, December 31, 1775, was transferred to the National Mu seum in behalf of its owner, Miss Julia Barton Hunt, whose family owned Montgomery’s place on the Hudson, where Montgomery's widow died. The weapon was picked up beside Montgomery’s body by a Canadian of ficer whose descendants ultiamtely sold it to the Marquis of Born, Gover nor-General of Canada, in 1878. It was presented to Victor Drummond, charge d'affaires at the British embassy here, and by him to a sister of Miss Julia Hunt, who died before she cottt carry out her purpose of giving the^fclc to the Government. Railway Needs Funds. .^Washington.—Relief for the Kansas Qfty, Mexico and Orient Railroad gh authorization for an addltion n otJSJM.000 from the Govern ment revolvfi^fWnd was authored in ‘ - *^'1 passerby the Senate add; *sni Upg. W. J. 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