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' fv , .. r , . - ii - - - - - i - . . u -J Advertising Rates on Request. DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OP BOONE, AND WATAUGA COUNTY. . $1.00 Per Year ) VOLTxXXII. ll00!W7WATA AUGUST 11, 1921. NO 42 if.. 1 0 jr W REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS 'Acceptance by Japan Makes I Way Clear for the Confer- ence in Washington SILESIA CRISIS PASSING France and Britain Reach Agreement nd Germany It Warned Hard Ing't Plan for Financial Relief ' of Railroads, Farmers and Cattle Raisers. i By EDWARD W. PICKARD. With a mind not yet quite at ease In the matter, Japan has sent word Hint she will accept President Hard ing's Invitation to the Washington conference to discuss limitation of armaments and questions of the Pa cific and the Fur East. But this Is to be with certain reservations. These are expressed In the closing part of Tokyo's latest note to Washington, which reads: "The Japanese government have been made aware through the cora iiunleatlons and the published state nent of the American government and the conversations between the secre tary" of state 'and Baron Shidehara that the proposition of the American ftovirnment to discuss the Pacific and Far Eastern problems is based on the close bearing they may have on the (uestion of limitation of armaments, Which is the original and prineipul aim of the conference, and that, therefore, the main object of discussing these problems Is to reach a common under Standing in regard to general princi ples and policies in the Pacific and Far East. "In order to insure the success of the conference, the Japanese govern ment deem It advisable that the agenda thereof shouhl be arranged In accordance with the main object of the Discussions as above defined, and that Introduction therein of problems such as are of sole concern to certain par ticular powers, or such matters as may be regarded accomplished facts, should be scrupulously avoided." Of course, among what Japan con siders "accomplished facts" are the cession of Shuntung to Japan and the lap mandate. Hut our State depart ment Is confident the Japanese can be satisfied in the drawing , up of the agenda for the conference, and there? foie Is now preparing the formal In flations to the powers. There is a chance that some of the Krltlsh dominions, which consider themselves full-fledged nations In most respects, will kick up a little trouble because the British empire is to he represented as a unit, with only one rote. Australia already Is wailing that She is entitled to a vote as a nation on the Pacific problems. Probably New Zealand, and possibly Canada, feel the same way. Rene Vlvuini and Albert Sarrault, minister of colonies, are to represent France at the con ference; and Premier Briand also may come. No decided opposition to holding the conference in Washington has devel oped, but the date of Its opening re mains to be settled. The United States tentatively mentioned November 11, Armistice day, because It would be sentimentally suitable, but ngaln the British dominions protest. Many of their legislative bodies are In session during the fall months, and as their premiers wish to be present at the conference, they are urging that a later date be selected for Its assem bling. Tt may be they can be satisfied by preliminary Informal consultations between Pacific powers which will en nhle them to put their views on rec ord. Through mutual concessions France yielding the most Great Brit ain ami France have reached an un derstanding on the Upper Silcslnn question, and the threatened break In the entente will not occur Just yet, anyhow France abandoned her in tention of sending Immediate re-en forcements to the Silcslnn garrison and agreed to n meeting of the Inter allied supreme council In Paris Au gust 4. But she Insisted the question of strengthening the allied forces In the region must first be settled, and also warned the British tjint any hos tile act against the French troops or the Poles In the disputed area would result In the Immediate occupation of the Ruhr basin, regardless of allied action. Premier Lloyd George, on his part, consented to a meeting of experts to examine into the Slleslan problem, and also conciliated the French by giving the Geruian government a sharp re' huff. When France was preparing to send more troops to Silesia, she asked the Germans to supply the transpor tation. Berlin sent a note to London, asking If the British indorsed this demand. To thfiT Downing" sTreet plied curtly that It was an Interallied a fair and not discussible with outsid ers. British Ambassador Lord D'Aber non in Berlin also told the Germans that if the French or Poles were at tacked the British would help in the occupation of the Ruhr basin. For some time there have been ru mors that former Emperor Charles was planning another coup to regain the throne of Hungary. 'Last week Roumanla, Jugo-Slavia and Czecho slovakia signed a treaty providing for a declaration of war against Hungary If Charles should return. It Is offi cially announced in Madrid that ne gotiations are under way for giving the ex-emperor and his family asylum in Spuin. The consent of the other powers is necessary. Having destroyed a considerable part of the Turkish nationalist army and advanced so far that even Angora, the nationalist capital, Is threatened, the Greeks are restoring their lines of communication and preparing for the second phase of the offensive. Gen eral Papoulas, their commander-in-chief on the Smyrna front, says : "We are not going to let up on Mustapha Kemul Pasha until we have so com pletely dissolved his forces that he will never again be able to put an army In the field." Apparently Kemal re alizes that he Is being thoroughly whipped, for he has appealed to the government at Constantinople to in tervene and stop the warfare. How this can be done Is not clear. Rental's own government Is said to be aban doning Angora and transferring Its archhes to Slvas. Evidently Kemal has not been re- ceivlng the aid he expected from the Russian bolshevlsts. Lenin and Trotzky and their soviet crew are themselves in hard straits due to the rapid spread of famine and cholera in Russia. They have appealed loud ly for help, but the governments they have so long flouted are deaf to their culls. Even the United States, al ways generous In response to the wolls of the suffering, has told the soviet government, through a note from Sec retary Hoover, that any relief meas ures would depend' largely on the treatment of the Americans held pris oners by the bolshevlsts. This was re enforced by a note from the State de partment formally and curtly demand ing the release of those prisoners, and the soviet rulers alreutly had been told there would be no consideration of closer relations with Russia until the Americans were set free. The distress In Russia Is such that Trotzky has been given dictatorial powers to handle the situation, and all government projects except those for relief have been suspended. The Irish affair is still In status quo, De Valera and the Sinn Fein cabinet have been studying Lloyd George's of fer, but have let It be known that It cannot be accepted until the Brl'ish have released the imprisoned memtors of Hail Eireann so that parliament can have a full meeting to discuss the plan. The British government is wl lug to free these men If De Valera will make the request, but the Sinn Felnnrs feel that for him to do this would he In effect a recognition of the government's right to Imprison repre sentatlves of Ireland. Lord High Chancellor Birkenhead in a speech in the house of lords, asked that purlin ment and the country have patience with the trouble De Valera and his colleagues may be having In Dublin to reach a decision, and Intimated the negotiations may continue several weeks. A recent rumor concerning Lloyd George's plan is that It provides for two senates In Ireland, one for Ul ster and one for the rest of the Island, each managing Its own Affairs but sub ject to an Irish parliament In Dublin In which the members of the lower house shall be elected on a populp" representation basis and the upp house shall have equal numbers from the two provinces. President Harding and Director Gen ieral Davis of the railroad administra tion having worked out a plan for the relief of the railroads, the President last week presented It to congress In a message and asked for legislative action. Briefly, he urged that the War Finance corporation be permitted by congress to purchase about $."00,000, 000 of securities deposited with the railroad administration as evidence of the railroad debts to the government, the railroad administration then to ap ply the purchase p' lce against claims which the roads have against the gov ernment, thus giving the roods funds that they greatly nsed. "There Is no thought to ask congress for additional funds," said Mr. Harding. "No added expense, no Investment Is required on the part of the government; there is no added liability, no added tux bur den." Less definite was the part of the message asking cong ess to approve assistance to farmers and cattle men. But his plan here! too, rests on added authority for the War Finance cor poration, and later Senator Kellogg Introduced the administration bill pro viding that whenever the corporation is of the opinion that conditions aris ing out of the war have resulted In an abnormal surplus accumulation of any staple agricultural product, which is normally exported in substantial quantity, and that the ordinary bank ing facilities are inadequate to carry such products until tliey can be ex ported, advances may be made for periods not exceeding one year and up to $1,000,000,000. Either the public health service has been receiving a lot of false Informa tion, or the public officials of southern states refuse to admit the truth. Re cently Surgeon General Ouinnilngs re ceived reports that the South Is threat ened with au epidemic of pellugru and a resulting seml-fanilne, and thereup on President Harding called on the public health service and the Ameri can Red Cross to investigate at once, and devise measures of relief. It was said the low price of cotton, with re sulting shortage of money, was to blame. The two agencies got busy at once, and at the same time In came the protests of the southern states. In all cases the state health ottlelujs took Issue with the reports of the public health service, most of them denying vigorously that there was any Increase of pellagra and all denying that the situation was serious or that a semi famine threatened. The Illinois scandal, or comedy whichever way you look at It had an amazing development when Governor fSmall, Indicted for embezzlement of state funds, decided that he was im mune to arrest during his terra In of fice and considered the calling out of state troops to protect himself. Ills lawyers, appearing before Judge Smith of Springfield as "amicl curiae," ad vised the court that the governor was Immune, ridiculously basing their as sertion on the old maxim that "the king can do no wrong." The Judge humored their solemn dignity with long and erudite opinion, In which he completely riddled their position turned their authorities against them selves and made It quite clear that In his view these friends of the court were offering decidedly unfriendly ud vice. He ruled that the governs, like any other man, was not Immune to ar rest and prosecution for crime, and ordered the sheriff to take hint Into custody after giving him reasonable time to surrender. At this writing Mr. Small Is still at large, conferring with his political friends, presumably trying to find some way out of the dl U'saniu. WOMEN TO HAVE A PROMINENT PART IN GREAT "MADE-IN-, CAROLINAS" EXPOSITION. IBS tiHMII Dl Spinning Wheel and Other Equip ment Used Before the Civil War Will Attract Keen Attention. Charlotte, N. C Back of the "Made-in-Carolinas" Exposition has been definitely thrown the full strength of three of the leading organizations of North Carolina by action taken within the past tew days, according to an nouncement from the executive offlcea here of the exposition. These organizations are the North Carolina Press Association, the North Carolina Association of Commercial Secretaries and the Woman's Club of Charlotte, wl.n a membership o 000. Unanimity characterized the action ot each body, the statement added. The Charlotte Woman's Club voted to undertake the task ot organizing a great exhibit which will show the part the women of tho Carolinas have taken in promoting tho industries. Such an exhibit will be of historical as well as educational and artistic interest. Such articles as the old fashioned homespun clo (1 and the processes of and equipment for man ufacture, attract these days the keen interest of those whose knowledge ot them consist of what they have heard their elders say regarding the things of Civil War days. Pershing at Camp Jackson. Columbia, S. C. Gaaeral John J. Pershing, chlef-of-staff of the army, arrived in Columbia m noon and spent the afternoon on a tour of Inspection of Camp Jackson and the citizens' military training camp. AHIE BELLI DAIS 11 BE (BULLED Less Expenses or More Taxes. Washington. A cut of more than $250,000,000 in the ordinary expendi tures of the government this fiscal year is necessary it additional taxes are to be avoided, the house wa'3 and means committee was informed by Secretary Mellon. Oteen Purchase Authorized. Washington. Purchase of the sites and buildings of the Public Health Service hospitals at Augusta, Ga nnrt Oteen, N. C, for the use of disabled soldiers was authorized by Secretary Mellon. American Prisoners Freed. London. London headquarters ct American Relief Administration an nounced receipt of information that all American prisoners in Russia had been released and are leaving that country. Bill Passed by Senate. Washington. The agricultural cred its bill, embodying the administration plan for loans by the War Finance Corporation, to aid exports of farm products, was passed ry the senate. Dirigible to Sail August 25. Washington. The monster British built naval dirigible R-2 will sail from Howden, England, August 25, for its station at Nakehurst, X. J. . Twelve Tank Cars Burn. Alexandria, La. Twelve loaded tank cars from El Dorado, Ark., were de stroyed by fire when a train was wrecked by derailment near Bentley, La., causing a loss of (30,000. Gold Imports In Three Months. Washington. Gold imports amount ing to $32,000,000 during the ten days ending July 20, reached the highest mark for any similar period in the past three months. Italians Diverting Traffic. Montreal. Italian steamship com panies are diverting their passenger traffic to Canada because of the United States restrictive immigration law. Others of Our Dead Arrive. New York. Conveying the bodies of 1,400 American soldiers who died on French battlefields, the army trans port Can'.lgny docked at Hoboken. Memorial services for the dead will be held at the pier. Rights of American Shipping. Washington. The right of Ameri can shipping to its just proportion nt the world's commercial tonnagn is the question involved in the Egyptian cot ton case being considered by a con ference in London. . 1 ! PHI TO MEET ! EXPECTED DEMANDS REGULAR SERIES SHORT-TERM BONDS TO BE ISSUED BY FINANCE CORPORATION. FARM AND RAILROAD RELIEF Officials Contend That Interest en the Bond Will Not Ee in Excess of Fivt and a Half Per Cent Washington. Issuance of regular series of War Finance Corporation short-term bonds may begin in the near future in the event of passage by Congress of the pending legisla tion to broaden that bucry 6 powers to include the making of advances for agricultural and railroad relief, offi cials said. Methods of financing for funds to carry out the large demand likely to be made on the corporation if the enabling legislation is enacted, . officials asserted, may follow the .gen eral policy of the treasury in raining money for its current needs. With authority to issue between $2,000,000,000 and $3,000,000,000 obli gations as Cungress may finally de termine, officials explained, thu cor poration would probably go about ob taining funds as their njed arose. Under such a policy, officials declar ed, the corporation might begin with the issuance of between $50,000,000 nnd $100,000,000 in short-term bends maturing in six months or a year aM with intercut at the most favorable rate prevailing at the date of Issu ance. At present, officials contended, the rate might be as low as 5 1-2 per, cent on six mouths' paper. Seek German Colonists. Memphis. Negoationa are in progress with a colony or ten German farmers and their families, who plan to come to the United States this fall, to secure their settlement, on a tract of cut-over timberland in the Mississippi Delta, it was announced. Ex-Champ Comes Back. West Palm Beach, Fla. Lieutenant W. Milton Farrow, 72, one-time cham pion rifle shot of tho world, staged a come back hero before the local riflo and revolver club by making ten suc cessive bulls eyp", a perfect, score of fifty, at 300 yards. SJaUkXaKBsUSS Xnich we double cross a master mind TALK ABOUT liimo novels. t THEY 3E.NT Jim down. TO TEXAS to investigate. CCWE OIL wril:; Mi:r WHICH THEY luight buy. 1 IF JIM Pal.l O.i:. 1 AND HE was to report BY WIRE lit secret code. NOW ENTER tho villain. A SLIPPERY crook. GOT WIND of it AND TRAILED Jim down. COPIED OFF his code. AND BRIBED a boob. IN THE telegraph, branch. GO THE crook could get. THE EARLIEST word. AND CORNER stock. AND WORK a hold-up. IT LOOKED like easy coin. BUT JIM got wise. C 16 ARB TTBS Sucijsor to Caruso. " London. A Milan dispatch to ti Daily News af it is authoritatiYtly. stated there that Giovanni MartlBOllt will succeed Enrico Caruso as leaJ-, ing tenor at tbe Metropolitan Opera House in New York. .. Guerillas Worry Sovlats. , . j Riga, Latvia. Guerilla warfare wlta. small lands of irregular or" peasant troops was being waged by bolshevlsl forces of eight "fronts." acordlng to an official bolshevik report. 1.444 Failures Last Month. New York. There were 1,444 com mercial failures involving liabilities of $42,774,153 in tne United States last month, R. G. Dun & Co. report ed. TLls number was 120 mora thaa June. Russian Rail Service Reduced. Warsaw. Railroad service betweii' Moscow and Kiev, Russia, has been reduced to an average of one train a week fcf freight and passenger. First Bale Sold at AuctV.i. New York. The first bale ot new Georgia cotton was sold at auction on the cotton exchange tor 50 ceuui a pound. It was cki3sed as strict iaw middjing. The proceeds will 50 tt. charity. Won't Play For Gleason. , Boston. "Kid" Gleason, manager of the Chicago White Sox, said that now of the players Involved In the "rld aeries conspiracy charges would ever play with any club of which he was manager. I To investigate Reven-j Bureau. Washington. Investigation ot the affairs of the Internal Revenue Bu teau has boon found to ne Bf""v r.", Commissioner Blair announ ed, do to alleged 1aks of rex lnrtu:ition. Explosion K-ills Four. Wnlontown. Pa. The crnr r.'.ll e! the Du Por.t Powder I'-nttunv's -un at Oriental, near here, was wrecked by an explosion. Four men are kowb to hsv; ben ktjled. The explcitoa was so violvnt that windows in housei for miles arivnd were broken. The Allies May Co-operate. Paris. A: led co-operation with the 1 Unitjed Stales In relier work among famine sufferers in Russia has beuj proposed by Premier Briand for con- deriSion et the -cqming meeting vt; lie alKad stpre-inj touncn. Charles Is Hunting Trouble. Geneva. Un con firmed ropor:s stfll persist thM former Hinperor Charles '. f Austria las loftHertstein secretly nd r.3'-- is in Hungary awaiting an ppportunity to launch a' coup us et t tle nllicii. AND THREW away his eoUL AND WHEN he sent. THE FINAL dopa. HE FO'LETJ ihr. villain".. THE MESSAGE Just salL 4 "CH ESTER FIELDS f AND HIS directors knew THAT ALL was well. WITH THOSE oil wells. FOR OIL men know. THAT "CHESTERFIELD" luetn "THEY SATISFY." YOU'LL knovr you've "struck it rich'' when you discover Chesterfit4i!r-. You'll say "they satisfy." A wonderful blend, the fkk of Turkish and Do mestic tobaccos put together iii the Chesterfield way that's why "they satisfy." And the Chesterfield blend can not ba copied! Did you know about that Chctttrfkld packagaofJQt Liggett U Myers ToiArco Co.
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