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iE'MORNDTG.-STAKWlLM TWO v - li V 4' MUTT AND JEFF Mutt learns one little thing each day. (Coprright. 1020, hy H. C. Ffraer, ' r TTTT Trade-mark Bc U. BV fat. Off.) -I5y U J FISHER T- OeceRk -t-v TWf STATISTICS OM fclfcTV j$ AJM GIVJCATI0M IN ITCLF; -''" I THE NevwiPASfc . ; : , VAVS Hee THAT A Os. MoferJWOlV V ' li r , KAJHAT ABquT lT?SGXTRA0RtlMAVi : A f M ANi tv ' JH m 6 vt : j - T IOrariM Ittk. J K. ft 1 - .. "' 'fiVu'if :t A TV I I i t-S v 1 vnn . mow lovs op fir TAKE -UP QUESTION OF FUNDING ITALIAN DEBT Wilson v Administration, How ever Will Leave Allied Debts - to Successor WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. The new . Italian ambassador to the United ; States, P.olandl Ricci, was said today . by Secretary. Houston to have reveived - authorization from his government, to etake with the United States th matter vi funding Italy's debt of 51, ll,S38,98S to the United States. Mr. Houston reiterated that all nego- tiationg leading, to the funding of any of the allied, war debts into Ions time ' obligations would be left to the Hard I Jng administration, inasmuch as "it would be inadvisable to' start such " negotiations at the present late hour i nthe life of this administration.' ;. Sir Auckland Geddes, the British , ambassador, who is understood to have : discussed theBritish debt to the United -.States durineT his recent visit home, Mr. Houston said, has not had any con ferences witlv treasury- officials since his return.' -The treasury secretary ad ; ded that although France was reported - to be " sending: a financial -commission -to the United States to aiscuss the matter of Tier debt, n necrotiations ; would be entered into by the "present 'Bdm!ntstra'tiotk; 1 1 " ':,f -.'J''0 -3 ;.; Secretary Houston in discussing the ' Allied debt situation explained that the proposal . for . the , acceptance of per COURT APPROVES SALE ARMOUR YARD SHARES Packing Company Permitted to Sell Interest;in Stockyards to Prince & Co. WASHINGTON Feb. 24. Sale by Armour and company of its interest in the . Chicago stockyards to F. -H, Prince and company, of Boston, was authorized today by the District of Columbia supreme court. As the pack ing company owned only 3 shares of stock in the yards and Prince and oempany the remainder, the govern ment interposed no objections. The price paid was $1,500,000. The court also consented to the sale by Armour ami company of 40 shares of the Denver, Colorado, stockyards to George Grainger. The price was not made public. - ' Hearings on other features of the revised plans of the "big five" packers for disposal of their stockyards, stock yard terminals and market newspapers holdings in accordance with the vol untary decree issued about a year ago, were continued until next Monday. The court intimated that plans filed by Morris and company .WHsOn anNd company,, and the .Cudahy, - Packing company, providing an immediate sur render of their holdings to a trust company to be named' by-, the court were most nearly in accordance . with the idea in the mind of the court. The trust company under the plans would be under" complete control of the court. . Technical objections only WANTS UNITED STATES TO PREVENT A .CLASH Panama Asks America to Use Good Offices in Central American Row AVASHINGTON. Feb. 24 The United States g-overnment -was asked by Panama today to use its good offices to avoid any bloodshed in Central America growing out of the alleged in vasion Of Panama soil tv Costa Rican troops. Acting on Instructions from Presi dent Porras, Charge d'Affalres .. Ue Fevre of the Panama legation, in formed the state department that vhat flrct arlvirna rltanrih an an in. flux of political refugees from Costa , tlme Coney Tells the Story of His Pacifie-to-Atlantic Air Trip Makes Cross-Country Flight From San Diego to Jacksonville in 22 Hours and 27 Minutes in a Specially Constructed De Haviland ' Machine For ced to Alight At Bronte, Texas, Account of Choked Gas Lines JAPANESE PUBLIC OPINIO OS" EFPEH.VES CENT NATURE JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. Feb. 24. Zooping down over Jacksonville and the hotol where his mother was slum- berlng at r.n ear.y hour this morning, Lieut. William Devoe Coney, of the 91st aero squadron, U. S. A., made two circles around the city so as to awaken his family and then clashed off to Pablo Beach where, at 7:27 a. m.,! he touched the f-und with the wheelr of his Dc Havllane., officially ending, the coaat-t-coast flight "1th a record of 22 hours and 27 minutes actual flying i?iq P.n.m. WDO wnii n rm.ri In the first car from the city was his invasion. Mr. Le Fevre requested that I athter' M,rs1E-,F' ney' had the United States intercede with the fc 7 ' Costa Rican minister here. A message received by Mr. Le Fevre from his government and communi cated to Under-Secretary ,of State Davis was to the effect that troops, acting on instructions from then Costa Rican capital at San- Jose, had oc cupied territory bordering on the Goto, Glifito and Colorado rivers. An armed . mtaslon .headed by Gen. Manuel Quintero, a member of Presi dent Porras cabinet, was said to have been dispatched from Panama to the threatened' region by wsy of David. where civilian troops are being mobi- cess of her youngest and favorite- son and the first words she uttered upon meeting and embracing him were: "My wonder tful boy!" Upon his awakening after 10 hours of refreshing sleep, Lieutenant Coney was .immediately available to newspa- Jper.. men -and recounted his expe riences, all the time claiming he had done nothing wonderful, but giving the credit to the plane that" bore him "The fact that the plane was spe cially built, for this flight," said Coney, "accounts for the delay In Bronte, man-bOTias in payment xf ',the. Belgiujn-iS "kuT SSw 71 iifWl cuiiu avicu iu viio uuic inc- armlstice sent to congress last Tnes day h.y President Wilson, had nothing to do with the general policy for the liquidation of the loans to the allies. 3IA11ION-MVLLINS CLUB Proponed to IluJLd Country ClBb Umse. .Merthna- Held , A (Snerlnl to The Sar MARION, S. C, Feb. "24. -At tne meeting last night of the Marion and Mullin? people held n the Marion chamber of commerce .hall for" the, pur pose .of discussrnr the -feagfility of" country club to be locateif on the" Marion-Mullins road, a committee of five was appointed to .investigate the matter of a site and to formulate a plan for organization. II. L. .Tilsham of Maripn- acted as chairman at the meetings "He appointed on the committee: S. W. Norwood and J, M, Johnson of Marion; H. O. Schnol fiM. T. ,L. Smith and J. R. -Williams of Mullins. - The committee met this afternoon for the purpose of Investi gating prospective sites for the club house and solf links. ' Several enthusiastic talks were made at the.meetins- and from the general spirit" "exhibited, it appeared that Sfarlon i and Mullins could get together on the question of a golf club and put the proposition over. For a long time the spirit of rivalry between the towns of Mullins "and Marlon has beeii keeh to almost a point of bitterness.' 1 It is believe that a country . club of this sort wTiere citizens of both tpwns will be thrown together in a pleasant way will tend to .eradicate unfriendly feel ing... ; .. "' . :;'; ' . TAKES GUV OFF DEFENDANT IN JI ATEW AJf BATTLE CASE WILLIAMSON. W. Va.i Feb. 24. Ex itement was provided during the pro ceedings of the Matewan battle trial here today, when a state trooper took a pistol- from Arch: Williams, one of the nineteen defendants, and- carried It - to'-' the table occupied by counsel for the state. The crowd in, the -courtroom ' looked on expectantly as the trooper laid the pistol on the table and requested James Klrkpatrick, a deputy sheriff, to 8tep forward. The tension . in the courtroom was eased when Kirkpatrick explained that he obtained the Pistol .Jrom T,.L, Felts, whose brothers, " A. C. and Lee,' were killed in the battie. and that he handed the weapon- to Williams in an effort to have the. latter ' identify it as one obtained from Williams ; home by "the deputy -after -the fight. ; When Iirk . patrick" went on the Btand he testified that ' he ! could : not swear it wasi. the same pistol he " took from -Williams' esldence. :i :, - .j .-..'. have been presented i y the govern- rrUa f avnAiinn ment-to- tfte rrls !dhpjw ftn8 caMe tJlted;: ,was , to", "regam' sdverlgnty over the Invaded territory." POsecLla tJMucarxxingevlpf the Wilson plan. . " v .: OPEN STUDENT CONFERENCE "AT TRINITV COLLEGE TODAY TRINITY COLLEGE, Durham, Feb. 24. Filial preparations, were made to- flWf f ot theonvenihg .of -the student Delegates from 23 normal and denomi national colleges of the state will be In attendance.. . , The conference will get jnder way with the registration of the delegates in Kastke building tomorrow after noon from-r5:30 toT6. Dr. W. P. Few, president of Trinity, will deliver the opening address at 8:20. All day ses sions will be held Saturday and Sunday. Addresses by the moving spirits of the mission world "will feature the sessions. The election of officers and the selec tion, of the college .-whero the confer ence will meet next year will come Saturday. Some of the principal speakers of the conference. wilj be Dr. E. W.' Smith, Dr. Fay Cambell, of 'Yale, jwho will speak on "MlsKinnarv WnrU Airnno- Oti Oni on "Missionary Work Among Our Col leges"; Rev. S. W. Erielcson, Rev. J. W. Moore, and Dr. C. M. Cambell, returned missionaries; Miss Helen: Hardy, travel ing secretary for the mission board of the southern Methodist church. An ad dress by C. G. Hotmshell on Sunday ganized night will conclude the conference Th 1 - - program at times will be given 'over I SOUTHERN TEXTILE MEN STARVING CHINA SUCCEEDS EUROPE FOR AMERICAN AID TOKIO,- Jan. 21. (Correspondence Associated Press). There" is no public opinion In the world that Is more ef fervescent than the public opinion of Japanese, says the Nichinichi in, com menting on the Californian and Sibe rian questions. The Japanese people are a people who are easily excited, but the exclterpent fades away just as easily. This is not the attitude, a great nation should assume. Only a fe, months ago the Japanese penple AVer engaged in unduly clarr. Tipo- about m Californian question and the Siberia! venture, but today they are complete silent as though they have fortoH; outii a, liuuji ever existed. USE THE STAR WANTS pacity I increased later to .294 gallons of gas and 33 of lubricants. "My first flight was from Sacramento, where my outfit' i3' stationed, to San Francisco and then .'.o San llgo, where, the take-off point was to be. "I was given every assistance in getting ready for the first and most' difficult part of the flight. Naval of. fleers from their 'aviation base at . San Diego helped in adjusting my tiompass to the various deviations and I car ried both navy and army compasses on the flight. j "I was furnished the necessarj- stim-. ulants. hot coffee, chocolate, ete-, and took the air. at 7 o'clock Mondiy .night, after a day" of bad weather. It was. raining and at first I thought that I when a hole In the clouds appeared and . would have to postpone th flight i I dived into It. "Upon receiving orders to proceed, I made the same preparations for an other' night flight, loaded up with cof fee, chocolate, etc., and hopped off at 10:14 central time. .The course I took was estimated at the same as my first flight, allowing so much' for deviation, landmarks being all obscured by a low hanging fog. "Between Dallas and Jacksonville I No man has ever- permanently prospered who has not consist ently saved. A savings account in this bank is one of the easiest and most profitable ways to save. 4 PER CENT PAID ON DEPOSITS Citizens Bank and Trust Company Opposite Postoffice COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS Tex., where I was forced to alight "and saw but one light, that was at Mobile, change carburetors. There were so ard I think it was a harbor light. At many "additional tanks that it took daybreak I recognized the country and considerable time' to tf ace the trouble a,d m' course straight for Jackson In the vagioaa. gasoline lino. It was vllIe- which I sighted about 6:15 on shortage that compelled my first stop. ;my dashboard clock (central time). Be- I thought that my tanks had run dry'" orunwicn Doy, x Knew oia jacK NEW YORK, Feb. 24. (By the As soelated" Press.) Starving. China is exoeited immediately to succeed the children of Europe- in the hearts of . heavy generous-America, said Thomas W. La ment, chairman of the China famine fund committee, in giving out today reports . Just. . received through . the state department from Charles R. Crane, the American minister. In many ways the recent reports are regarded as. optimistic. Money is needed -millions of dollars, but am ple .food Is purchaBeable in Manchuria and transport difficulties have been completely overcome. "The question- of getting relief to the starving is solely one of money," says Mr. Crane, and by relief he in cludes food, clothing -and preventive measures against typhus. , The . Lamonte statement is based upon cable advices- giving details of relief mea'sures' Heeded and- already -in operation.4 , Food " and clothing, tfje American minister reports, are. the tirg ent'.Peeds, while medical units also are required tor preventive Wieasures against, typhus. , - Five such units fe already being or- eonvllle pretty well, so I zooped down over the Mason hotel - and circled around twice in an effort to wake up my folks. I knew that my mother was but found that it was the clogging of the lines. - "Within a half hour I was over the mnir tn 1 n t IHnp at a hundrd-mili rate tthrougla? thick fog or bank of worrying about me and I thought that r clouds narrowly escaped col- " co"m ner, Kn.0T nr" in" 1 liriincr with on npk of tho mno fl " , " - wvum couldn't. -tell"-witehJrt in the mist, but on my degrees fordaviatlon caused by cross winds, until'. daybreaft. ' "About 7:30 a. m.. Tuesday morning . tiiilii i ,, , iook oniy xen minutes or so ana i cdmptbXise. allowing 66 haX fn ram T,.tr, t alighted. - "Had to walk about one-half mile to the building where Majors Stevens and Claggett were having breakfast ( and announced my arrival. You know my motor started missing and I im? mediately, though that my gasoline entirely to the delegates, ttv attendance. The students who are tp attend the conference are either directly or Indi rectly interested in missionary work as a life work. -Th purpose of the conference is to' stimulate this Interest. The . conference was held at Davidson last year. CONTRADICTS THEORY OF - EUROPE'S FINANCIAL WEAKNESS NEW YORK, Fb. 24.-r-That Europe is in a position . to " finance- extensive imports , from the United States was contained in a statement issued today by John McHtigh, vice-president of the Mechanics andMetalst;National bank:, and chairman of tlje organization com mittee of the Foreign Trade Financing corporation, which is expected to take a large part In maintaining and ex tending American commerce in the fora eign eflld. . "For practical p-urposes said Mr. McHugh, ."there, '.: remains- in - Europe more than sufficient strength to. supply the necessary rcbllateral for the credits that might be" advanced for the purpose of financing American exports." ' . THREE MORtj CONVICTIONS IN - BUILDIGCON8PIRACY CASKS 'r. NEW TEQRlC Feb. 24 John T. Het rlck, lawyer alleged author . of t-he "code ' of practice" t in plumbing trade here, and . three co-defendants, were found guilty o' coercion and" ;on spiracy tonight: by a Jury- In . the court of general' sessions.. .The defendants who , were Indicted as a result ofv the legislative InvestV gation into the Jjuildlng- trades, as . a result of the legislative invest gation into the building. -trades, waived their rights to the "usual' 48-ftour gtay glvfn them by law Jef c re sen-tence," a"nd were immediately" sn teheed i to . the. . state penitentiary s Judge iMcAyoy.i , This means, a; serUerico or. fi-ont six mor.tjis to inree years-. . , . . . , ' ilORSE-SH OE PITCHING BOUT 1 ST. PETKRSBURG, : Fla.. Feb. 24. Vincent Grady, UtfnolsM state, horse hbe 'pitcjfilng champfonof Mararbrofce the v triple 4, tie tor .flrst .ptace IA ' the tournament" 'being - conducted here for 1 STATE" LOSES TO THE V; M. I. LEXINGTON, Va., Feb. 24.- Virginia Military institute tonight defeated the basketball team of North-Carolina ' ?tate collee,f 45 to 20.. EWRF.RRY DEFEATS FUR. HAN ' GREENVILLE, ,S.; CV Feb, . 24. In a . well ; played game of basketball ; here tonight Newberry college defeated Fut ', man university 34;to 24. i " ' " " ANOTHER CAR STOLEN ?ys: The Ford sedan belonging to Tom Bhepard" was stolen '" from Princess ; street.' between -.Third and Fourth streets,!la8t nlghtr whtleHhe owner was attending the -wrestling match at the Academy. The cartf : practically new ' havwire wheels, an 'extra'V one being ? carri(fd;on the' ear.i-It ml equipped MERGE TWO ASSOCIATIONS SpUl to The Str) CHARLOTTE, Feb. 24. After a two- day session, textile men from all parts of the south; adjourned this afternoon, following the merger of the Southern Spinners' association and the Southern Soft Yarn Spinners association, which have been consolidated under the name of the Southern Consolidated Yarn Spinners' association. Robert Chap man, of Cheraw, 9:- was made presi dent. The attendance , was the largest in several years. The genera.' opinion of the cotton manvTa jiurers here wag that there will be no "come-back" ; In business condi tions for some time. The Idea pre vailed that mills throughout the south contemplate curtailment. j tanks: had run lry, so, planed down the rest. to the first town. I alighted within a quarter mile of Bronte. Tex., from where i telephoned to Love field, Dallas. A plane immediately set out from--there with a new carbretor to replace the one I had that was chocked with sediment. "It was tedious" work., tracing the numerous lines. There were four ad ditional tanks and .each Pipe had to be; cleared of sediment which accounts for the. Ions' delay in Bronte. After reaching Love field, I turned Tn for MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP DOES FINE IN.WARRENTON, SAYS POLK RALEIGH, Feb. 23 Besides owning and operating its own water works, electric plant, ice plant, opera house and a railroad four miles long, the lit tle city of Warrenton, Warren county. North Carolina, with a population of less than 1,000 is also building a hotel to cost $140,000 to be paid for by a two hours "while mechanics -there were bond issue. grooming my plane for the next hop, j The municipally owned railroad runs which was all the sleep I had between from Warrenton to .Warren Plains, San Diego and Jacksonville. 1 where it connects ;. yith the Seaboard "Under my personal supervision, the i Air Line, It' being the only line enter- De Haviland tljat I selected for the ' mg warrenton flight, was rebuilt by the mechanics j of the 91st Aero Squadron various suggestions from officers ot the out fit being incorporated into th design and "the front' seat was removed to give me additional fuel rpace. , "Upon completion of the new ma chine, I had 274 gallons of gas and 24 gallons of lubricants,," This ca- "We have made a nroflt on all cf our municipally owned, enterprises, except our-opera house, and we haven't lost much on U" .declared Taaker H. Polk, prominent- lawyer and member of the Warrenton board of aldermen. ,: . Warrenton Is one o the oldest towns In the state. Horace Greeley was mar ried there In 1836..- - ; -hs- I HARDING ATTENDS A SHOW ' ' AND HAS TO STAND UP ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.; Feb; 24. The S. R,' O.. sign did - not deter. President elect'Harding tonight when he deter mined to make what will probably beJ his last visit to "the theater before In auguration. - a ' : -4 . ; i. Accompanied ,byGeorge B. Christian, his; secretary, and Dr. C. E. Sawyer, his physician, he shoved his wajt.Into a ; crowded little ; St. -Augustine play house and 0 stood for more than an hour laughing at the minstrel show in which one of the features was a take-off of the front porch campaign. During the intermission : many people recognized ' him and came back to . of fer him their places," but he declined and remained standing' until the show was ovef. ' 11 " " . HUGHES fVUITS ONE POST NEW 'YORKr reb. l'4.--Charles Evan's HUghes today resigned as. president of the Legal Aid society here.. His action' is believed ? to ?, be : part ' of t a. general relinquishment of; public aiid private activities to enable fjilji , to- devote? his entlte tlrfe to' ih- duties of the sec-retary-of state's office. His successor will be elected. In Maerh. ; f-. .ii-.fe. ; .' ". ' ' ' -T . : A new record r'foV; receiving - wireless messages-ras made atr the . recent Pa clfic radio convention; when an--epera-tor Copied -a message at the rate of 4D Liberal For Information Leading to Return of BUIG . stolen from 315 South Fifth avenue Monday night, five t passenger, 1920 model, K-45y bearing license No. 125445, and serial number 595327; blue-black body, yellow wheels, two flat bumpers, extra tire on rear. Equipped ; with "spotlight, -i'i P. H, BATTE ' 1VIORNING STAR, PHONE 51 i-v I y f, mm mm Unless you see the name. 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