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. - ir--:. "z " , SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 1921.: 1 v.? w.'. -.. COST OF LIVING PRICE PRIME QUESTION NOW VERY LITTLE REDUCED GERMAN DISARMAMENT 0 r uisjLHiiu i i AKltt NOW rats Quick to See Party Advantage in Opposing Bill That Would Surely Raise the High Cost of Living Still Higher Heart of Eastern Republicans Is Not in the Measure The Debate For Country As Whole It Is Only About 7.5 Per Cent Since June Peak Rene Vivian! Sees More for France In That Than In ' Remote Reparations ! " . . . . . - , , -. - . - ;- ... ;- - -" v r " ;.'' 1 1 ' By U.lVID LAWRENCE - . ht 121. tr The Morning Star) ''hINOTON, Jan. 29. There isn't lightest chance that , the emerg- ! -iff bill which passed the, house W hpinff considered In the sen- pa'-ill ever become a law t & if Hi Republicans should ap- Svetl niP and end the Demo- the c I " 11 .. , ,o;v,t,.r. the measure would be !u... President Wilson when ; it white house. And there is filibuster, ,r0ed F'",.,, .,f evidence that the Dem- fa ...i .pfullv acceDt a cloture and Hasten a vc- ucv.c.usc wisei. rsfe - v. first nartv fl.dvanta.Era ! f the bill that has appeared on the Cal'horizon since election day. ymLi' ,.Q with tniA . nolitina.1 The uemui-K"- Zlitv would not be averse to seeing P v viian rnRs a bill the admlt- n,iih cana uxcio Effect of which might '.be an In-. the cost of livinc Senators of North Carolina; jvibk, oi ri Harrison, or Mississippi, drawn from tneir opponents . me i (hat me psso vi tjib hin would increase the price t0 the housewife and they are .. ...u,. ... tyat .tin, mcnaiira "f-o evrn further in addin to the "!ln of the consuming. public. , t u at tne neart oi ease- not behind the bill t0. Places, but that the tfm rZni: 1 nas tQ be handled at one tweelf1 eyeuo reciprocity be- sses and industries., , v mw drf te however. furnishes a su fficient index ot what is coming in the ?lr? trBiS0n ! coneresg when the en tire tariff controversy will be opened anew.;' . . . . - Buck Weaver Insists He; Will Play Again Stands By Denial of Any Shady Conduct as Diamond y v ; . Performer The truth s n,.Uir;ui.S IS ?,liand that they would like to see die at me - LOT. J- till vow nuiiyv l.- who at it I 1 1 T .-I'lltl .... .,ct iipp;imsp it is deemed ad ,!cahlo tO Hl.tilll.iill yi 1 . ., session wiicu gcucicu L.inn instead of class tariffs-will be tin for discussion r"u " nmr,o tc nrnvpr. initni- jc.iv.ich. . intendetl to vote ror tne oraney .rettiiiti cold feet. j.hey see the pilvantace in opposing a hieas n r r n 1 1 1 1 r t - me - v. r-n if thp bill should pass me senate ho vetoed Dy tne inrsiueui, "iwus . th, mPHSiire aamu mere ate nut ni uir . ..' Bmitrh VOtt'S 111 UUIII the necessary two-thirds. Several of iie Democrats in the house who voted i.. tin. bill on first passage will not in Cn tha next time as the democratic nko have been considerably strength fn the interval The fact that the pending larire dh mieht adversely affect the consuming miblic was brought out strikingly In the senate debate as ionows Senator King of Utah: I nave a reat deal of confidence in the senator from Xorth Dakota and in his desire w legislate for the interest , of the American people. I have no doubt he has studied the question with much care, and I should like to ask him, in the light of his study of the question, what effect the-pending tarin Din,, u it shall be enacted into law, will have, directly and indirectly, upon the su gar purchaser that is, 'the consuming sublic in the United States to what extent it will raise prices?' Raise Pugar Prices Senator McCumber, of North Dakota Republican) : "I think . temporarily It rill raise prices, and naturally so. Mr. King, of Utah: "Has .the sena tor any idea how much the tariff duty will cost the consuming puhlic and how much it will inure to the advant age of the sugar producer?" Jlr. Mcfumber: "Today, it is a ques tion of life and death to the cane sugar producers. I believe in maintaining tne sugar industry of the United States. I think in the end it -will be beneficial to do so. I think it may cost ae American people a little more, just mw to purchase their sugar should the become a law. but I think it is letter that we should make the sugar naustry in this country self-sustain ing. nr. King: 'Has the. senator from North Dakota any idea of how many millions, tens "of millions,' or hundreds f millions of dollars will h nVMert tn tne burdens of the purchasers of sugr aitun or tne enactment of this measure? r. .VLcCumber: "I think it will be ry lew hundreds of millions if It s to their burdens at all Kint;; "Tie sMiatnr Viae nalla Mention to the fact that unless this ""sure was passed the sugar indus Z lsnt suffer materially. May me senator whether it was the Purpose of the finance committee to ne i:arp Of all hi,oinnon 1 : united States in all lines of In. mat were snffrln. tv,. nrto,.. . . v. wo tuTv periocl Qf readjustment? If utti ot? irue then . i u i. n v , , c ouuuiu Ln.o cure the laboring inen who are thrown I faro r.P . , onvuiu inao r i or the retailers, who without fault te Sllsta noJ . . I'ak. . iiiecLl losses; we snouia M care of the cotton growers,. who it ln cmpelled to sell their cot- Iat ai , could flnf1 a market to sell ,i : " ess than the cost price; we i n!'Lbe impelled to pay. the wool -". 13 CfimriATlCQtir, - W lnn ... .. .un, jjciiicxya uy au r-viuynatlOn fnr- i . 'Ha , , u TtVlUO, our , Cof think that if we predicate lam.. . 18latIn upon the theory, of Ihav. b paratl0n for injuries 'which inf ... " V'c Jesuit oi tne aoDiication Pros t ,.r,c Jaws' we arelnot only fond J V but we are soJns far- be- Ijlisi,,., w can possibly accom By JACK VEIOCK (International News Sporting; Editor) NEW YORK, Jan. 29. Buck Weaver has stoutly and consistently insisted since his indictment In connection with the 1919 world's series scandal that he is innocent of the charges made against him. Weaver's indictment in connection with the fixing of the White Sox-Cin- ZXitT "e tnat of Eddie Ci- cotte. was a particular surprise to f- 2. weaver was always classed as a rlfher ,,dIam0'nd who woulS rather win a ball game for his team a.T an7thIn& else one could imagine. en th? Indlctments were re turned sensational though they were in each case, fans everywhere re marked: ' L1 hard to belleve about Weaver and Cicotte!" Fandom was noticeably interested, therefore, In a report from Chicago re- uenuy, quoting Weaver, who is said to nave offered to waer 5600 that ho will be with the Sox next Bummer. "I have a contract with the White Sox that has not yet expired. I can and will prove my Innocence of the charges against me and I will be a member of the Chicago team next sum mer," he " was reported to have" said. There appears to be pressure from certain quarters favoring Weaver's re turn to baseball, it is pointed out fre quently that his playing in the 1919 world's series was unquestionably on the up-and-up, and that he of all the Sox players: indicted, deserves a chance to clear his name and return to the pastime. - But regardless of any argument that may be advanced .in Weaver's favor there is one point that stands out boldly. ! In the public mind Weaver stands convicted of having consorted with the gamblers who engineered the "crook-i ing" of the Reds-Sox series. The fact that he may have been in nocent of any part in throwing games and even though he did not accept any of the bribe money makes little differ ence. The" fans can't forget that Weaver apparently stood in silence, knowing all the. while that White' Sox support ers were being double-crossed. Why did. Weaver keep silent? He had the opportunity to make himself one of the biggest men in baseball if he had gone to the national commis sion and made a 'clean breast of the things he is supposed to have known. v His silence, therefore, aided and abetted the crooks In putting over their ne-farious frame-up, and though he may prove himself innocent of actual By HARDEN COLFAX , ' (Special to The Star, Copyright, 1021) ; .WASHINdTON, ;; Jan. 29. L. 1 v In g costs in the United States have de clined -barely 7.5 per cent from their peak last, June. They are Btill twice what .they were in prewar times, ac cording to. official. , figures collected hy the department of labor. v The evident reductions in food costs and ; clothing are much greater , than the drop, in living costs as a whole, because these. Items are on the down grade while ..others of practically equal importance, though not so noticeable, vuutiuuing to go up. Food , costs went, down about 10 per oent in the period from December, 1919, to December, 1920, but the reduction from the peak last June was 20 per cent. Clothing costs are also definitely on ' the down grade about four per cent per cent since December, 1919, and nearly 15 per, cent irince last June. But most of the other items in the house hold budget are rising, or show only small reductions. Rent, for example, is constantly in creasing in the family budget. The Copy- By. BENE VlVLABri. (Special Cable to The Star. right, l:fii.) PARIS, Jan. 21. The enormous ma Jority vote of confidence given Premier Briand in the chamber of deputies does not indicate the preference of that body for any certain method ; of procedure. Confidence, indeed, was voted,. but Bri and was really given a general and vague mandate to achieve success at any price. Public impatience becomes Increas ingly exacting as events unroll. Neither Briand's high integrity nor undoubted ability will-save him from hostile re action. His fate depends upon results. The harshnessv even the injustice of this, ,are perhaps good things. Destiny is not always dependent on will, and the time is past when good intentions suffice. What results can Briand obtain? News from London encourages hope ftr an agreement, which too often has been prevented by misunderstandings these last months. Fortunately, peoples, es pecially since the war, who formerly were kept at a distance from chancel- increase has 'been about 12 per cent 1 lorie" where mysterious personages for December over last June, for the babbled mysterious formulas, demand country as a whole Fuel and lteht tna rlht to understand diplomatic have advanced about 15 Der cent over Problems. They have bought this right .Tnn nriAA. i with blood ana tneir wounas nave as mucn as they did before the war. Furniture and furnishings have de clined slightly from the peak but are nearly three times prewar figures. Miscellaneous items as a whole con tinue to advance. How these items overshadow reduc tions in food prices is only evident by study of the figures. The average fam ilyls food budget is $682.57 a year. A much talked of reduction of one cent a loaf for bread amounts only to $4.54 a year, and one cent a quart less for milk means for the average family a saving of only $3.65 annually. When butter ' declines a cent, the saving is $1.17; if potatoes fall off as much as 60 cents a bushel, the saving comes to $8.82 a year, hut this is only a little more than one per cent of the total I budget. J Car fares on the other hand, have' generally been advancing from five to seven, eight or ten cents in most eastern cities to the latter figure. That means an added expense to the work man who must ride to work, of at least $30 a .year more likely $40 or, $50 when carfares for other purposes are Included. Gas has advanced from 80 cents to $1.35 In Boston, from 70 cents 1 to $1.15 in Chicago, from $1.10 to $1.80 in Mobile, and in similar proportion in many other cities.. Since the average family uses each month about 5,000 cubic feet gas, according to estimates by the bureau of labor statistics, the Boston man spends $2.65 more a month, or about $31.80 a year for gas alone. During the war the war trade board made a careful study, under the di rection of Prof. Paul T. Cherington,' of Civil war and World war prices, which showed a remarkable, correspondence, at least up to the time of the armistice, when the curves were practically the same. During the first two years of the Civil war and .of . the World war. prices in this .-country."' -rose about 20 1 per cent; in the last two years, they i passed 100 per cent. It required eight years till 1873 for Civil war prices to get back to the 1863 level; they never did return to the 1861 level. If a similar course is followed now, it is possible that in 1926 prices will be approximately what they were in 1916 some, 20 per cent apove prewar ng participation in the abominable inci-, ures and that a new price level will dent he will be unable to erase this fact from the minds of the fans. Judge Landis made it plain to the magnates at the recent meeting In Chi cago that "there can be no association with any player as long as an indict ment hangs over him and is undeterm-, ined and even if tie is cleared of charges against him by a jury he will still have to make good with the com missioner.' Juries sometimes make mistakes." ' Landis means every word of it- He is the "word" in baseDail now and if he takes the course he is expected to take not a one of the eight Sox players will ever wear a big league, let alone a minor-league uniform, as long as he is baseball's high commissioner. rWhen the baseball conclave was held here in December. Judge Landis em phatically stated that If he accepted the commisslonership he would see to it that he White Sox players under in dictment were prosecuted. He has been given a fund of $10,000 to" use in clean ing up and keeping' baseball clean. And he will do that very' thing. hardly yet closed. So peoples are meet ing, exchanging views, "understanding one another, and correcting errors ego tistically committed by their epheme real governments. The prime question today is disarm ament. They hope that -it will not be linked with reparations. This would be playing Germany's game and would result only in strife and confusion. Germany audaciously declares she will not pay unless she is permitted to al--low Bavaria to remain armed. Such a procedure would be obviously peril ous. Failure . to disarm would give Germany an immediate advantage. Sub sequent payment would give us a very remote advantage. We can not yield an immediate advantage in return for a remote one. Germany must disarm her supplementary Bavarian guards, which are not permitted in the .treaty. Herein America, our far-off Impartial judge, must support us. We are not demanding disarmament for the sake of a needless disruption of Germany, nor to further internal dismember ment. That would be folly. Germany was founded fifty years ago by a mili tary victory and completed by eco nomic prosperity. It honors humanity that defeat has united her various ele ments as grief often unites members of a family. We have no right to in terfere in such a policy nor to Inter vene in internal politics in the German states. But we have the right to hope that certain tendencies ' and parties will tri umph lh those states. France's inter est, arising out of her sentiments. Is to see true democracy finally' arise in Germany. Despite constitutional ap pearances, democracy has not yet been completely established. It is insufficient to create form, wherein a democratic government is a recognizable example of a "parliament elected by universal suffrage. The mentality and conscience are lacking. American, English and French people know what democracy means. It Is the air they breathe.They can not Imagine living without such air. Not so Germany. Alas, the enthusiasm which German socialists showed over Innocent Bel gium's martyrdom, still astonishes and frightens us. What a long road demo cratic spirit must still travel. Every thing cannot be done in a day. War kills principles like men. Has it ren ovated the consciences of the German people? Has it Instilled anything ex cept blind hatred of England? We shall soon discover. Now, by aiding In the formation of German democracy, we aid disarma ment, and insisting upon disarmament we aid the formation of certain Ger man democracy. For the democratic spirit will help us arrive by 1noral force at disarmament which material force, however strong, can not guaran tee. The disarmament of the revolu tionary and imperialistic hordes of Ba varia, of which the sinister. Ludendorff IS preparing to take command, will, by a bloody coup d'etat, save" the germ of democracy that may exist there. It is our highest Interest to see pene trate into Germany the light and face of our French revolution which will complete the liberation of German minds from militarism, that formida- "HONET BREAD" as large as the ble ghost of an abhorred past, which largest; much better than all and only we imagined destroyed forever. But 10c. Save the wrappers and see the i In the words of the French proverb, Bhows. Farris' Bakery. Adv; j "some dead men need not to be killed." be fixed on that basis. TEXT BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The army appropriation bill as reported to the house carries an item of $35,000 for purchase of text books and necessary expenses of instruction of the field artillery schools at Fort Sill, Okla., Camp Knox, Kentucky, .and Camp Bragg, North Carolina, and $5,000 for the purchase of materials and instru ments for the practical and theoretical instruction in field artillery activities at the three schools.. dr. Whiteside dead LONDOar, Jan. 29. Dr. Thomas Whiteside, archbishop of Liverpool, is dead. All the Roman Catholic sees in Great Britain, with the exception of Westminster and Edinburgh ' are now vacant. " THE FRANKLIN CAR i Gasoline Saving Expressed in Terms of Tires and Depreciation - i. ' t V ' There's a reason why experienced motorists arc keeping close track of their gasoline tank refills. They have learned that gasoline consumption truthfully indicates the wear and 1 tear that goes on all over the car : tires, engine, chassis.; It is significant that the Franklin Car gives 20 miles to the gallon of gasoline 12J00 miles to the set of Ures 50$ slower y early depreciation Such all-round economy is only one advantage due to Franklin light weight and flexibility. Others are: excep- 1 tional ability to hold the road, freedom from dangerous side-" slipping on turns, consequently greater ease of handling and greater driving confidence, and naturally a measure of riding comfort unobtainable from rigid, heavy cars. And Franklin performance and economy are made doubly valuable by direct Air Cooling (no water to boil or freeze) which enables Franklin owners to motor reliably . the year-round. We are ready to demonstrate the unusual capabilities of the Franklin Car at any time and over any roads you may suggest. Franklin Auto Sales Company Exclusive Sales and Service GREENSBORO : RALEIGH : WINSTON-SALEM : WILMINGTON North Third Street, Near City Hall Telephone No. 172 T HENRY M. WARE, Manager the Star : Classifieds Ads Opinion of McCumber ttmmitto ine Purpose or ine 'Ennui,. . l II1B cultural in,i,, 'tt-. ' " ine matter of gram- raisin" r "cei--raising ana stocK iW.A rjeeause. we believed that the t0 the in0" prices was due not alone! "nmenV ""portations hut to the' hbout importations urV lrVi -maf le fpu : n-. tne country; andi s'ain r,vr, i me iuueticaui Mn.h , r Can Produce all of the thP r nec?sary to be oonsumted I mi" . "rd States, and as grain is 1 hch7-h ls beins Produced very "tliAT- n 11 an oe .produced He Am - -' .. s' we ouSbt to give C0Hd th iarmer as much as we houiu , American market until Jhe Tho v u upon ms feet -again." , feovpr ,, Ua,ota senator Insisted, notlasf : ,hat these conditions "will ess'ar "er' but that the tarift was V J-a! an emergency measure. hy pa. however, the reason V " "epuDiicans in . their I lcr, ",e. PPosed to the bill just as Pats, tv, ine maJority of " Demcf- Iir ,.. ' cognize that a partjeu lf8islatin w'ou,a be benefited .b.y.$h ouid aml that ' othei : classes .niAieiy raise ever -more nut , . - i ' cted L ; uecause they were negr 'S'slatin' "'Jlre by , the emergency WW ill MTUitiiaterl Beyoindl Recognitloim What? ForMtare ' Thfe slaughter of prices touched every article in our $60,000 stock. Positively not a piece of furniture or house- iurnisning escapea in ims lsaiiuc - Redmeltloini dff FMic!3ni5tiiire Pipiees Foireed No such prices as these prevailed even in pre-war times necessity of immediate liquidation loaves us no time to hold out for a profit P ; j ; fl-ni Tisfr (nn vn Wxpfzat Now is Jhe time toniake the dollai4 buy two dollars' worthrbut you will have to act quickly. Be here early Moinday morning . . "': Pay m i t- 4 i i mi- mm ! A 1 Upstairs Showrooms w that you can't tackle the No. 106 DOCK STREET "Hopv BREAD" as laree an the "'KPbI D . ...... LLCr lnan au ann only th wrappers-and see the r Ms , Bale e.'r w'rA Air"',-P -! !Tr ?rT 4 " V I Via 1ao-1a. til.. Cti-AtB t ' . ii'f-:y-iy ' . ; ' ' -' ' -' y--y: ' r v - --
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