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NO JUSTIFICATION FOB OUJIMDUCI •ENATOR THOMAS ÜBES SHARP LANGUAGE IN DISCUSSING PANAMA CANAL MATTER. OLD TALE OF WRONG RETOLO Speaks to Question of Paying a Long ' Overdue Claim of $25 000, COO Ow ing to the State of Columbia. Waßhtn.Kt.Tn. —American conduct In tho negotiations for the construction of the Panama canal, begun fin.t with tho republic of Columbia and later carried on with the revolution built Stat j of Panama, were "without Justi fication and therefore indefensible," Senator Thomas, democrat, Colorado, declared in the senate, speaking for ratification of the treaty involving payment of a s2s,lHio,imjO indemnity to Colombia, which has been pending several years. He recounted the involved story of the diplomatic and commercial deal ings of 1903 that finally resulted' in ' the canul's construction and charged that President Theodore Roosevelt "acquired the right of way for the canal from a band of filibusters by bartering for it tho honor of the ha Hon " "The only comofrt one gathers from the shameful and sordid story is that It finds no precedent In our history," "he said in stating Ills conclusion. "1 trust that we may soon acknowledge tho wrong and make some reparation lest It be invoked sometime to shelter -or justify assault upon tho Intogrity of some week and helpless nation. j Decrees are Set Aside. Washington.—Federal court decrees i holding that the Clayton act In effect legalized "secondary boycotts" by or ganized labor, wore set aside by the supreme court. The court held In the case of the •Duplex Printing Press company of j ■Battle Creek, Mich., against the Inter-! national association of Machinists to restrain the latter from boycotting its produA, that the "Immunity clause" I of tho Clayton act could not be I stretched to cov r "Illegal" acts of la-! bor organizations. 3 Joins the Plain Smiths. New York -—Alfred E. Smith, retlr-j lng governor of New York, ended a ; twenty-two-year career In public life when he Bhed his hat and coat in the offices of the United States Trucking corporation and went to work as chairman of Its board of directors. Anarchy In Armenia. Constantinople.—News from Arme nia OMi'-inues confused. The territory; of the Armenian soviet republic Is the | •cene of Important military move ment* of Russian troops. The country appears to be In a state of complete anarchy; the bulk of the Armenian army has taken to the hills and many ! towns and villages are being looted. Planning a Sick Spell. Washington.— A bill designed to prevent the doctoring or adulteration of the sick man's liquor was Intro-i duced by Representative Vare, repub lican. of Pennsylvania. Specifically; It would stop the manufacture and gale for medicinal purposes of wills key containing less than 45 per cent of alcohol. Surrender Much Material. Paris. —Marshall Koch's report on Germany's disarmament, according to The Temps, says that tho Germans, have surrendered 41.000 cannon, 29,-, 000 unmounted cannon barrels, IGS.-I fltru machine guns and barrels, 2,800,-j 000 rides, 1(5,000 airplanes and 25.000 airplane motors. Cone Reduces Wages. Greensboro, N. C. —Cotton mills of the Cone interests, employing 3.000; workers, announced a wage reduction of 25 per cent. The company also an-1 nounced a reduction of 25 per cent In the prices of merchandise handled in j Its stores, which supply the employes Hawaii's Great Sugar Crop. Honolulu. T H —There are pros peots for an enormous suga>- crop In j Hawaii in 1921 witii comparatively; low prices prevailing, according to the Hawaiian Trust company. Made Homeless by Earthquake. Paris. —Fourteen persons were kill-; sd, 300 Injured and 10,000 rendered, homeless by an earthquake whichj nearly obliterated the city of Elbas aah. Albania, according to an undated 4espatch, received here from the] American Red Cross at Tirana. Beek Ways of Raising Revenue. New York—Tax reform and new means of raising revenue will take; first place for discussion in at least 15 State legislatures now about to | open Judged by leports. Toklo la Seventh City. Toklo. —The figures of the recent j census show that Toklo is the seventh city of the world with a population of 8.147,190. The population of Osaka, the second city of Japan, to 1,248.066. hat if 'the suburbs are included Osaka's population is 1,678,161. COL. WILLIAM J. SIMMONS Col. William J. Simmons of Atlanta, Ga., founder and Imperial wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, who in a public statement asserts that the reorganized Klan is a law-abiding In stitution and has no connection with the "night riders" and "gin burners" of the South. POSSIBLY CALL OUT THE ARMY If the Statute Does Not Express the Will of the People It Should Be Either Changed or Repealed. Marlon, Ohio.—Tho people of the United States are going to learn, what prohibition means before the last day of 1921. President-elect Harding, It Is learned, is determined to enforce the | Volstead act strictly, smiting viola tors hip and thigh. If the law does not express the will of the people, I Senator Harding believes it should be ; changed, but until it Is changed It should be obeyed as honestly as other and older laws. Enforcement will be accomplished, if necessary, by the use of the United States army, for the present situation |ls considered intolerable. Chronic i violation of the law, In the mind of | the President-elect, can only result in | the development of a national hypoc risy that will, degenerate into a gen j eral contempt for all law and all au ; thorlty. Senator Harding is understood to believe now that If the law is enforc ed the public will become aroused to jsuch an extent that Congress will be ; forced to consider the eighteenth ; amendment anew. He gave a hint of his feeling in his speech accepting the republican presidential nomination. Big Business Events of 1920. The big business events .of 1920 j were: I One: The greatest crash In whole sale commodity prices since 1873. j Caused largely by a buyers' strike. I Buying power of the dollar starts coming hack as cost of living begins | toppling. I Two: Shrinkage of excess of ex- I ports over Imports with same speed as our trade balance increased during : the war. Three: Ending of government con- I trol of railroads and coal, with a gen eral tendency back to private owner ship and away from governmental In terference with business. Pour: Intense credit Inflation which led to frenzied speculation, was check ed by banks calling Loans and making money tight. War profits and war ; prices doomed as period of deflation | begins. During 1920 wholesale commodity prices dropped an average of 35 per cent. They now average lower than when the United States entered the war. but still are 55 per cent above prices August 1, 1914. fi Subject to Deportation. Washington.—So long as the Rus sian Soviet government seeks to stir up insurrection against the govern ment of the United States its mem bers resident here will be subject to deportation. Secretary Wilson said in a letter to Charles Recht, coupsel for Ludwlg C. A. K. Martens, soviet agent In the United States now under sen tence of deportation. Four Drown In Gulf. Philadelphia. Clarence Glbblney, attorney for Grover C. Bergdoll. con victed draft dodger and fugitive from justice, and three other Phlladel phlans, were drowned In the Gulf of Mexico, near the port of Chankin, on the coast of Yucatan. 50.000 Matches Made. Berlin. —Reports received here from Moscow said communistic marriage bureaus have been established and thai 50.000 "matches" have been made through them to date. Senator Chamberlain Better. Washington.—Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon, who underwent a second operation, was reported to be resting well. His condition was said to be satisfactory. Detective Gave Wrong Tip. Geneva —M. Wader, a wealthy rest-; dent of Blenne, Switzerland, has Just sued a detective agency for wrongly recommending an immoral man as husband for his daughter and has ob tained a verdict of 140 pounds with costs against the scene/. 1 DUPLICITY CHARGED AGAINSTBALFOUR FIRST CHAIRMAN OF SHIPPING BOARD WRITES OPEN LETTER TO THE CONGRESS. ' INFORMATION IS SUPPRESSED t No Further Explanation Is Required Than That British Envoy Sought Loan of Four Billion Dollar*. j Washington. William Denman, of 1 8a(j Francisco, first chairman of the shipping board, declared In an open , letter to members of congress that the ■ reason Arthur J. Balfour, former Brit ish secretary of state for foreign af i fairs, failed to disclose to American I j government officials the existence of ! the secret treaties between Great . Britain and Japan required "rw fur ! ther explanation than his quest for j | the four billions of dollars" which ~ the United States loaned Great Britain ! early In the war. J Mr. Denman said Mr. Balfour ar | ranged "for these moneys" in May, |; 1917, when he was in this country as head of the British war mission. I "His protestations of deep friend | ship for the interest of the United , j States," wrote Mr. Denman, "filled j our press and warmed his auditors jin the halls of congress and at the j tables where our hospitality was ex itehdfed to him. While he was making them the ink was scarcely dry oh the ; last of the three notes constituting i treaties, which, from a naval stand-j j point, destroyed the island of Guam, | probably our most valuable naval |, base in the Pacific. Senator Penrose Comes Back. • Washington.—Senator Pehroae, of • Pennsylvania, ptominent republican leader, signalized his' return to Wash ington and to public affairs, legislative [land political by giving an interview, i | discussing tariff and otheV govern • J mental affairs, receiving a few sena [! tors, posing for motion pictures and for active work In Con . | gress, beginning this week. Trade With Huns Increases. I Washington/—American trade with j " Germany continues to improve, the ■ monthly statement of the department >; of commerce showing exports last ' | month of $35,051,000, aa compared j i j with $23,044,142 In the same month a I f!year ago and imports from Germany !| of $7,577,688, as compared with $3,- 212,831 in November, 1919. New Birmingham Dally. i Birmingham, Ala. —The Advance Co. | j have announced the publication of . the Birmingham Advance as an after . | noon daily newspaper beginning .•January 24. The plant Is now being i i installed. | Foundry Officers Murdered. •I Cleveland, O. —W. W. Sly, president, I and George J Fanner, vice president, j ,|Of the W. W. Sly Foundry Co., were' i murdered by five pay-roll bandits who 'escaped with $4,200 In cash after hold- Ming up the two men at the company's ' i plant. 1,470 Automobile Victims. | New York.—Automobiles killed 1,- 1 470 persons In New York state last ' year, and of these fatalities 748 were : in N€w York city, the National High ' . ways Protective Association announc- j 1 ed here. Huns Expect Early Peace. Berlin -The feature of Germany's! i international relations which is srous ■ ing keen interest on the opening of the ; ■ new year is the prospective early j peace with the United States. Mining Claims Bill Signed^ j Washington.—The bill extending for! 'I six months the time in which 1920 as sessment work on mining claims can •; bo done was signed by President Wil i! son. Caruso Resting Comfortably. New York/ —The condition of Enrico | ■ Caruso, opera singer, confined to his hotel hero with pleurisy and empyema, j reported comfortable. More Killing in Ireland. ' Belfast. —Twenty-fire persons were J I killed or died from "wounds In Ireland: between December 22 and December! ' 29, covering the Christmas holidays. Attack on Italian Army. Rome. —The discovery of a plot in > Milan in whlcfc the fascist! (extreme j nationalist party) and anarchists are ] alleged to have been preparing a joint; attack on the Italian army operating j against Flume is reported by the news- j papers here. General Harris Sentenced. I Washington.—General Peter C. Har ris, adjutant general of the army, was sentenced to ten days in jail by Jus-j ' tlce Slddons of the District of Colum- J j bia supreme court contempt .">t nis J court. D'Annunzla to Leave Flume, i Trieste. —The protocol effecting set \ tlement of the Fiume Question has been signed. Gabrlele d'Annunxlo aad hie legion aires will leave Plume within Bre days. It was announced here. ~ THE ALAMANCE GLEANER, GRAHAM, N. C. DR. B. J. GRATANA Dr. B. J. Gratana is the commercial attache of the Netherlands legation and recently arrived in Washington. PEANUTS AS AGAINST LEMONS Wilson's Dictatorship not Dangerous Because of Power Exercised but Because of Lack of Tact. Washington.—Congress must put its own house in order it it expects to get back the power and prestige which has passed gradually into the hands of the executive departments of the gov ernment, Professor Lindsay Rogers of j the University of Virginia, declared in ail address before the American Poli tical Science Association. Professor Rogers said that, instead of being representatives of the whole people, members of congress too often were but diplomats who came to Washington to represent their fellow partisans in their own districts. "Peanuts against lemons are too of ten the great issues in legislation," he said, "or else it is the merits of a small river in Ohio as opposed to one in Florida." ■Declaring that legislative inefflci-. ency was the prime cause of present conditions leading to charges of presi dential autocracy, Professor Rogers Slid President Wilson's dicatorship was not dangerous because of the power exercised, but that it had some times been obnoxious because of the lack of tact used. V Camp to be Picture Arena. Jacksonville, Fia. —Camp Joseph E. Johnston at Black Point, near here, will be converted into a motion picture producing center, according to an 'an nouncement made here by Murray W. G-arson, of New York, president of Fine Arts Pictures, Inc., following the purchase of seven hundred acres of camp lanKd by his company. Harvard Students Return. Fabayan, N. H.—Three Harvard students who have been missing since theiy started to climb Mount Washing ton, returned to the base station of Mount Washington Railway. They were suffering from exposure and lack of food. 859 Pounds Per Acre. Lexington, Ky.—The 1920 crop of burley tobocco in Kentucky was 236,- 500,000 pounds, an average of 859 pounds per acre, according to figures issued here by Bu-rley Tobacco Grow ers' association. 100 Per Cent Dividend. Lewiston, M®- —A stock dividend of 100 per cent was authorized by the stockholders of the Androscoggin Cot ton mills at a meeting here. The ac tion increases the capitalization to $2,- 000,-000. Reduction In Wages. Troy N. Y. —Seven textile firms in Cohoes and one in Colonie, "announced a 22 1-2 per cent reduction in wages effective January 1. Chief of Mftitary Bureau. Washington.—Colonel George C. Riskards of Oil City, Pa., was appoint ed by President Wifeon as chief of the militia bureau 6f the War Depart ment. % Harding Selects Escort Washington.—Troop A, first Ohio Cavalry, CaptAin Ralph Perkins, of Cleveland, commanding, been des ignated to act as President-elect Hard ing's personal cavalry escort in the in auguial parade 18,340 Entered Church. Nashville Tenn.—According to re ports of the evangelists of the South ern Methodist church In annual ses sion here with four bishops in attend ance. 18,340 persons were received in the church during the past year. Wilson Refuses Offer. Washington.—President Wilson has refused an offer of $150,000 from a syn dicate to write an article of. his own selction on the ground that no article was worth such an amount. It was leartvftiAt the White House. - Resume Free Interchange. New York.—Free interchange of traffic t«bween the railroads of the United States and Mexico which has been In abeyance for a year ,wiU be resumed In January, the American Railroad association aanvonewl her* HOUSE OVERRIDES PRESIDENTS VETO WAR FINANCE CORPORATION A LAW AGAIN, AND WILL BE REVIVED IMMEDIATELY. ■IAISE FUNDS BY BOfD ISSUE 'Some Time Must Elapse Before Ac tual Making of New Loans Begin, Maybe Two Months or Longir. Washington.—The resolution reviv ng the War Finance Corporation be came a law with its re-adoption by the house over President ('VVIi.I son's veto. The senate over-rode veto the previous day. The vote in the house was 260 to 6>, with three voting present, or 37 more than th'e required two-thirds majority. The vote was taken without de bate, after Representative MJyidell, the republican leader, had stated that since all members realized that the president had raised no new question It seemed wise to proceed to vote without dlscusion. Officials of the War Finance Cor poration said the corporation would be revived immediately, but that nec essarily some time must elapse be fore the actual making of new olans would begin. Some of them thought that time might Be two months. Funds for making the loans must be raised by a bond issue, it was stated, and other preliminary matters must be cleaned up. While the cor poration has a book balance with the treasyfy of about $375,000,000, offi cials #said the use of this money for loan purposes would necessitate the Issuance of treasury certificates of in debtedness and that an issue of cor poration bonds probably would be de cided upon instead. Debt Decrease In December. Washington.—A decrease of $192,- 932,076 in the public debt during the Jast month of 1920 was announced by the Treasury Department. On December 31, the total gross debt was $23,982,224,168, as compar ed with $25,174,156,244 on November 30. The decrease during the last quarter of the year amounted to $105,- 131,196 from the September 30 total. Unions Held Accountable. Washington.—Labor unions or their members are accoun&ble under the anti-trust laws where they depart from their "normal and legitimate ob jects and engage in an actual com bination of conspiracy and restraint of trade," the supreme court held. West Virginia Capitol Is Burned. Charleston, W. Va.—-The capitol building of West Virginia was de stroyed by fire. One laborer was kill ed, a fireman seriously injured and several fire-fighters hurt when a sec tion of roof caved in. Costly Inaugural Event. Washington.—Fifty thousand dol lars was the figure set by the senate rules committee as necessary for con gressional expenses in connection with the inauguration of President elect Harding. Road sSpend $344,500,000. ' Washingtcn.j —During the year 1920, the railroads of the country spent $349,500,00 for new equipment, ac cording to figures announced by Rob ert S. Binkerd of the Association of Railway Executives. Police and Communists Clash. j Belgrade.—ln a clash between com munists and the police nearly 200 com munists and a dozen of the police were wounded. Many Russians were among the demonstrants. The mob stoned the police force. Obregon Ordered to Rest. Mexico City.—Physicians attending President Obregon are concerned over his health and have ordered him to take a complete rest. Daniels is Not Advised. Washington. Secretary Daniels said that so far as he had been ad vised President Wilson was not con sidering the calling of a world dis armament conference. Exciting Scenes Enacted. Louisvillei, Kyi—Exciting scenes were enacted at several Blue Grass towns when tobacco farmers, disap pointed with the low bids for their leaf tobacco, stopped sales, held mass meetings and put plans on foot to market the crop themselves this year. Urges Referendum Vote. Providence, R. I. —A referendum vote on repeal of the property quali fication for voting was recommended by Governor Emery J. Sansoucl in his inaugural address. Rhode Island Is the only state that retains this in the constitution, the survival of co lonial charters. Governor Sansoucl succeeded R. LJvingston Beeckman, ' Blaine Take* Office. Madison, Wis., Jan. J. Blaine, republican took the oath of ot ic* aa governor of Wisconsin. CONDENSED NEWS FROM THE OLD NORTH STATE JBOrtT NOTES OF INTEREST TO CAROLINIANS. Pittsboro.—The home of Dennis Cross, a negro, two miles east of town was destroyed toy' fire and one of his sons, Lester, 23 years old, was burned to death. Gastonia. —Reuben Jay, the fifteen year old son of Mr .and Mrs. J. E. Jay, who lives near Stanley, accidentally shot and killed himself while out hunt ing. Winston-Salem. The Masons of Winston-Salem sent a purse of $1,400 to Oxford orphanage, this being their annual Christmas donation to the chil dren of that institution Raleigh:—C. P. Spruill, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Spruill, sailed from New York on the Olympic, White Star Liner, for England to begin his studies at Oxford university as one of the American Rhodes scholars. Winston-Salem. —Oscar Weaver, of Davidson county, is being held under three bonds two for SI,OOO each, and the third for $1,500 on three separate counts for blockading. Lenoir. —Marcus Aver Deal dropped dead while out hunting. The deceas ed seemed to be in good health until he fell dead. The Oak Hill commu nity has lost one of its best citizens and neighobrs. Kinston. —James Braxton 13, was instantly killed in the outskirts -of this city >by the accidental discharge of a gun in the hands of James Dail, Jr., 15. The boys, with others, had been shooting at a target. rf Charlotte. County demonstration headquarters at Raleigh has not yet agreed on a successor to Miss Martha Creighton, home demonstration agent for Mecklenburg, leaves to as asume charge of the work in the Greensboro district. Kinston. —The Carteret county com missioners have authorized the is suance of $150,000 of bonds for the im provemeht of roads and bridges in the county, one of the most substantial sums ever granted for the work In that county. Gastonia. —Funeral services for Col C. B. Armstrong were held at the First Presbyterian church conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. H. Henderllte. The church was filed by friends of the de ceased, from all walks of life from every section of the county, to gether with many from distant places. Washington.—Every Tar Heel mem ber of the congress present voted against the Pordney-Green tariff pro posal. voted on the House. Wilson. —Concerted action was tak en in Wilson to impress upon the farmers the Importance of reducing the tobacco acreage 50 per cent for the year 1921. There was present at this meeting bankers, merchants, fer tilizer dealers and warehousemen. Charlotte. — The largest business in the history of the Charlotte postoffice during the Chrstmas season was re ported by Postmaster J. H. Wedding ton, who gave instances to show an in crease in business amounting to some thing like 30 to 35 per cent over any previous year. Asheville.— Charged with the mur der of Berry Hensley Vernan B. Bailey of Rankin avenue, seriously wounded is guarded by a policeman in the Mis sion hospital. Hensley was Instantly killed Charles F. Hare, of 20 Clyde street, latally wounded, dying and suffering from a pistol slwt through the lung and liver. Kinston. —The milk of human kind ness, the Joy of little children aud the abiding faith of baby intellects in mis shapen bodies mixed together glori ously with rod tin and sparking tinsel In one little community neaf here where Stnta Claus did not overlook a single kiddie. The Caswell Training school had a Christina? tree. Hickory—John Hefner, father of Cecil and Dock Hefner, was caught with eight gallons of liquor by Hick ory officers as he drove Into his sta ble. The liquor was in a keg, burled under fodder. Herfner gave bond for his appearance at court. Hickory.—Hickory's first commer cial failure of the year has been re ported and It was a popular retail men's furnishing store owned by B. M. Williams and doing business under the name of the Williams Clothing •company. Lexington.—Rev. W. R. Jenkins of this city, Methodist minister and pas tor of Lin wood circuit of this county, received -probably serious Injury when his automobile was struck by Southbound railway train Tto. 62 near Southmont. Winston-Salem. 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