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WANT NUNSTO PAT DEBT OF BELGIUM WILSON WILL RECOMMEND THE ACCEPTANCE BY THE U. S. OF GERMAN BONDS. /' ; / SAID TO BE UNDERSTANDING * * * ; d Foreign Loans Extended by us During War and Since Vigorously Defend ed by Government Officials. Washington.—President Wilson 1* expected to recommend to congress before he leaves office that authority he granted for the United States to accept German bonds to be applied against the debt Belgium owes Ameri ca, it was leaded at the state depart ment. \ While the United States is not com mitted to any agreement, it was plained that there was an understand ing reached at the Purls peace con ference that such recommendations Should be made to tbe legislative bod ies of England. France and the United States. It was Incident to the claims of Belgium for priority in reparation* and was agreed to by the representa tives of the fhree great powers as a" -means for an Immediate lightening of Belgium's flnanclaj^burden/ Foreign loans extended by the treas ury during the war and since the ar mistice were vigorously defended by government officials. Treaty of Sevres Revised. London.—Revision of the treaty of Sevres so aa to give Turkey addition al territory in Thrace, now occupied toy the Groeks, was decided npon by Mr. Lloyd George and M. Brland la consultations preceding the near-East conference "here. This decision before becoming effective, however, requires the approval ef the allied colleagues of the French premier and British prime minister. Quarantine Regulations. Washington. Quarantine regula tions effective April 1 against fruit and vegetable* from Cuba, the Ba hamas, Jamacia, the Canal Zone, •Costa Rica, India, Philippine Islands, Ceylon and Java were announced by the department of agriculture, owing to a danger -of a citrus black fly pest Warrants for Hun Chemists. Cologne.—Warrants have been is sued here for the apprehension of four leading chemical and dye experts formerly employed by Freidrich Bay «r and company, of Levfeskursen, charging them with breach of con tract and betrayal of commercial se cret* Black Smith-Towner Bill. * Washington.—An organisation, com posed of a number of men and women prominent In various lines of activity, has been formed to work for passage of tbe Smith-Towner bill to create a Federal Department of Education, It was announced here. Famous French "Ace" Is Here. New York. Wearing a pound or more of gold, silver and bronse med als, a platinum lower jaw, knee and foot, and bearing the scars of seven teen wounds. Captain Nungesser, fa mous French "ace," recently arrived in New Tork. Protest by Smith and Dial. Washington. -p Vigorous protest* against abandoning the naval base and harbor improvement project* at Chailestoa. 8. C., were made to the senate naval committee by Senator* Bmlth and T»tal, of South Carolina. Mills Work Two Dally Shift*. Fitsgerald, Ga.—The Flttgerald cot ton mills are now working two dally shift* on the entire 13.000-spindlo plant for the first time since the peak of the early war demand was passed. About 300 men are now employed. | ■■■-.. , Party of Seven Perish. Vienna. —A party of four men and three women who were climbing the Dachsteln Glacleh have perished. New Attorney General Named. Bt. Ausrustlne, Fla.—Definite an nouncement that Harry M. Daugherty, of Ohio, has been chosen for the At torney Generalship under the coming administration was made here by Harding.. To Be American Cardinal. Philadelphia,—Archbishop Dennis i, M. Dougherty, selected by the pope a* the new American cardinal ha* sailed for Rome to .receive hi* red hat. He will succeed tbe late Cardinal Farley, who dlde recently. Expeet New Offensive. London. —The opening of a new of fensive by the Turkish nationalists against the Greeks on the Smyrna front Is expected, say* a Constantino ple dispatch to the Evening News. 1 Aowa Towed to Port. Philadelphia.—The steamer Aowa. Norfolk for New York, waa towed to the Delaware breakwater by a govern ment tug which went to the steamer's assistance in response to distress calls. The nature of the Aowa's dlf flculty waa not ascertained. STATE MS IRE UNDER AN EMBARGO NEW BANKING LAWB OF NORTH CAROLINA CONDEMNED BY REBERVE SYSTEM. IS WAR ON PAR COLLECTIONS . Injunction is Reported to Have Been Issued Against Federal Reserve Bank at Richmond, Va. Richmond, Va. —Following the ao tlon of the North Carolina General Assembly In passing an act making It lawful for all banks and trust compa nies chartered in that state to make a Charge of not more than one per cent on remittances covering checks, with a minimum of 10 cents, about 175 banks of North Carolina are re ported to have entered warfare on the par collection system instituted throughout the fifth federal reserve district by the federal reserve bank of Richmond. It Is also reported an injunction in | behalf of the 175 banks has been J granted by the North Carolina courts to restrain the Richmond bank from i enforcing the par. collection system, j The federal reserve bank claims the | act of the North Carolina legislature ! Is discriminatory. The federal re-1 serve bank of Richmond has sent no- j tice to all member banks that no j checks would be handled for collec tion on the 175 North Carolina state banks that are parties to the injunc tion suit. J ' Uniforms Free to Veterans. "Washington.—lf you are an over seas army veteran and want a uni- j form, gas mask and helmet as service i souvenirs, just write the war depart ment for 'em and don't pay anybody j to make out an application for you. I Swindlers are offering to prepare, etch applications at $5 a head, the j department warned, and defrauding ; the ex-aoldlers out of Just that much,! because there's no red tape about the : business. • Notice Served on Printers. Chicago.—Notice has been served i on union printers by the Chicago Ty po thotae, associated job printing! houses, that on February 25r their j week's pay will be cut $4,25. The em ployers contend that living costs here | have shrunk that much on the union scale of wages. pographlcal union have called a meet ing to discuss the proposed cut. Hughes for Becret*ry of State. St. Augustine, Fla/—Charles Evans ■ Hughes, former governor of New Cork, justice of the supreme court and republican nominee for the presi dency in 1916, was formally deslg; nated by President-elect Harding ai the secretary of state of the coming administration. i National Guard Headquarters. Washington.—South Carolina has been lighting for a national guard ■ brigade headquarters, but Adjutant i General Moore, who was here, was j told that North Carolina and not his state, was entitled to it because it has 530 more men. South Dakota to Pay Bonus. Pierre S, D.—Only the signature of j Governor McMaster Is necessary to | sot the machinery In motion whereby j South Dakota was veterans will re-, celve the state bonus provided for, In the constitutional amendment. "It I* Me" and "He Don't." Chicago. The expressions, "It is me" and "He don't" are permissible for both school teachers and pupils In Cook county public schools under an opinion Isoued by Edward J. To bin, superintendent of the county schools. I Demonstrates Ability to Work. Washington.—By the passage In Six hours of three annual appropriation Mils aggregating more than $860,- 000,000, the senate has demonstrated its ability to wo.k, when it Is in the mood. Promotion of French General*. Parts.—The promotion of Generals Louis E. M. F. Franchet D'Esperey, j Louis Hubert Gansalve Lyautey and Marie Emile Fayolle as marshals of France was announced. Arretted While at Dinner. New York.—Arrested while enter talnlng two friends In the dining room of a fashionable hotel. Frank Miller,! salesman, was held In connection with the theft of SIO,OOO In American Express company money orders, stolen here last October. No Immigration for On* Y*ar. Washington. A drastic measure against immigration during the next year waa adopted by the senate by the overwhelming vote of 61 to S. no division on the question being neces sary or demanded. Bolshevlkl Organise Fleet. Constantinople.—The bolshevlkl are organising a Black sea fleet. Two bolshevlkl auxiliary cruiser* are •hell ing Sochi on the eastern shore of the 91sck sea. in support of cavalry col umn* operating agalnat the Georgian*. THE ALAMANCE GLEANER, GRAHAM, N. 0. ' EHH9HI& / ' joHHBI >^Bp[ MISS GLADYS HIGH. Mitt Gladys High, one of the pret tiest of Chicago's society girls, is to | be married to Lieutenant Commander Charles Dennistown Burney, C. M. G., of the British navy, son of Admiral Sir Cecil Burney. CRITICISM OF PEACE TREATY Premier Reiterates Pledge That the' Hun Government Must Pay to the Limit of Its Capacity. London.—Lloyd George, the prime ! minister,'declared in the house of j commons that he stood by his pledge that Germany must pay to the limit | of her capacity. The prime minister was discussing the German reparations question in answering Horatio"* Bottomley's ar- J ralgnment of the government's policy i if alleged ipepltude with regard to forcing Genpany to comply witlvthe 1 reparations demands, the provision for the trial of war criminals and other portions of the peace treaty. There was a great difference, con tinued the premier, between Germany paying the whole cost of the war and j paying to the limit of her capacity. The allies, continued the premier, i had taken the best advice available ; and had summoned*the ablest men to j be found, upon whose advice the' present demands had been/made, and the allies were carrying out the peace j terms to the utpiost of their power. Germany, he pointed out, had dsliver- i ed bonds to the allies, but the value 'of these bonds depepded upon the I value of the German security at the present moment. Would Repeal Power*. Washington.—A bill to repeal inter state commerce commission powers to deal with state rates was introduced by Benator Kenyon, republican, lowa. Senate Kill* Rider. Washington.—Efforts to'attach as a j rider to the postoffice bill an appro priation of $100,000,000 for road con struction failed In the senate. A mo tion to insert the appropriation was lost on a vote of 41 to 33, or nine less than the required two-thirds majority. Cyclone Destroys Much Lumber. Washington. Eight billion board | feet of timber were destroyed by the j ttjtcUwue that ripped a 75-mile path, 30 miles wide, through the forests of the Olympic peninsula, state of Wash ington, January 29. Reports from the forest service class the storm as "the greatest disaster ever known In the annals of forestry and lumbering." Blxtieth Inaugural Anniversary. Nashville, Tenn.—The sixtieth annl- j versary of Confederate inauguration day, Jefferson Davis having taken the oath of office as president of the Con federate States of America at the cap- Itol in Montgomery," Ala., February 18, 1861, was observed here l?y the local affiliated chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Jeffer-; son Davis was elected president by \ the provisional congress at Montgom ery, February 9, 1861. To Lunch at Whit* House. Washington^—President-elect Hard ing, in a letter received by President Wilson, requests that a luncheon be prepared>at the White House on I Mirch Tfor him and his.family. Soviet Convey* Sighted. Constantinople. Bolahevlk- con- j voys, consisting of two submarine j chaaers and two gunboat*, have ap peered on trade route* between Treb Uond. on the eastern shore of the Black sea and Novorosslsk. on the northeast roast. ■ , Organic* Pistol Club. Pittsburgh.—The women of four. Pittsburgh suburbs have organised a "pistol club" tor the purpose, of pro tecting themselvee and their hemes against robbers. For several month* robbers have been active in Ardmowu Bryn Mawr. JBdgewood Acre* and Rock wood I L. - - ..r i Pram Peru to New York. Ancon, Pert.—Juan Legula. *on of ; President Legula. of Peru, and a wide rty- known Peruvian aviator left la a | seaplane for a tight to New Yoifc. MANY STATES SIOE WITH WISCONSIN VIGOROUS CONTEST 18 ON IN DE • FENBE OF PRINCIPLE OF BTATEB RIGHTS. /. NOT CONFINED TO THE SOUTH In a Formal Statement the Attorneys General Sail}, it Was Their Duty To Protect Their Peoples. Washington.—Nineteen stites will Join with Wisconsin in challenging be fore the supreme court February 28 the right of the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate state railroad rates under the transportation act, It was announced after a conference here of attorneys general of 12 states. The states which have decided to in tervene in the Wisconsin 'case are New York, North Carolina, South Car olina, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, lowa, Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Texas, Montana, Utah, Nevada and Arizona, In- a formal statement, the attor neys general said It was their duty to protect their peoples in the enjoyment of those of theirMghts and privileges which were conserved to each state under the federal constitution. It was added that the transportation act was "destructive to our„dual form of gov ernment and contrary to the spirit of our institutions." "It always has been a constitutional right of the people of the several states to control purely state traffic," the attorneys general said, adding that this principle has been upheld fiy John Marshall and unlformally ad- i milted by all courts up to this time. Women Against Disarmament. , Washington. A proposal that the National Woman's Party throw its full support to the fight for world disarmament was overwhelmingly defeated at the organization's conven tion here after sharp debate. Reduces A. R. C. Divisions. New Orleans.^—With announcement that the 13 of the American Red Cross would, on March 16, be cut down to seven, headquarters of the Gulf (Jivlsion made public plans for the merger of the Gulf division with the Southern. Hun to be Deported. Leavenworth, Kas. —Karl Schmidt sentenced to serve four years in the federal prison here in connection with a German plot to blow up the tunnel connecting Detroit with Canada, dur ing the world war, was arrested at the prison gate upon his release and will be held for deportation. Law Against Planting Cotton. Columbia, S. C.—Senator Hubbard of Jasper, has a resolution to eradi cate the boll weevil from South Car olina by preventing the growing ofj cotton for a period of two years andl empowering all law officers of the state to destroy all cotton planted In 1921 and 1922. Rent Payer's Paradise. Worcester, Mass. —Is Worcester a r.nt payer's paradise? Forty-five flats and houses were advertised for rent in one newspaper In that city In one day, and now the long suffering in all parts of Massachusetts have hopeful eyes on the "Heart of the Common wealth."' Resolution Set Aside. Washington.—The bouse resolution designing Sunday, February 20, for memorial services for the late Repre sentative Walton A. Watson, of VI -1 rglnla, was set aside at the request of Mr. Watkins family and In accordance with his wishes expressed prior to his death. \ Klrkpatrick Forced Down. Mineola, N. Y.—Lieutenant Ross C. Klrkpatrick, who hopped off from mlt chel Field in an airplane in an at tempt to break, the world's endurance record for continuous flight, was forc ed to land on account of a cracked generator. He had been up slightly more than 11 hours. I. Guilty of Embezzlement. Fairburn. On.. — ROB roe C. Batchel lor, former vice president of the Bank of Palmetto, pleaded gnllty in super ior court here to embezzling $64,000 of the bank's funds and was sentenc ed to "serrj two years in prison. Btrie Discusses Restrictions. Paria.—Dr. Rupert Bine, passed sur j geon general of the United States pub | lie health service, met representatives of steamship companies here to dis cuss methods of mating American restrictions on immigration. Women Plead for Equality. Washington.—A plea for "absolute ! equality" for women In the applica tion of all sUte -and federal laws was , voiced by speakers at the opening ses sion here of the National Women's party convention. New Center of Population. Washington —The "center of popu lation" as disclosed by the IMO cen sus la located In the extreme south-, eastern cornar of Owen county. Indi ana. I S mllea southeast ot the town [of Spencer. fl' s MISB O. L. WHITEFORD. Mist Dorothy L. Whlteford of New Vork, formerly of the "Royal Vaga bond" chorus, to whom Joseph J. Ryan, son of Thomas Fortune Ryan, bequeathed his residuary estate, cut ting off his wife with SIOO. AVOID EXTREME CONDITIONS In the Readjustment of Business it is Generally Recognized That We Have Passed the Crisis. Washington. War-time' .Expendi tures and the profound modifications jof the country's economic system fnake it imperative, Governor Hard ing Informed Congress in the annual report of the Federal Reserve Board, and that "the utmost care be taken to conserve our credit and preserve t'-e basis of our prosperity" to avoid extreme conditions prevailing in oth er countries. t "Upon the United States, in large measure," the governor declared, "life solvency and financial stability of many other countries depends. This fact greatly increases the responsibil ity which rests upon the American banking system and calls for the ex ercise of sound judgment and" the strict observance of sound financial and economic principles;" In readjustment of business, the country, Governor Harding asserted, is generally recognized as having passed the crisis, and in looking to the future "a spirit of a greater confidence pre vails." As the year closed, he said there were many indications that busi ness generally was beginning to ad just itself to new conditions and "was preparing „to proceed on a sounder and saner basis." Narcotic Inspector Indicted. Koanoke, Va.—lndictments carrying 30 counts were returned by a grand Jury in federal court here against Fred S. Hoback, United States narcotic in spector for Virginia, charging him among, other things with embezzle ment, extortion and conspiracy, in connection with alleged violations of the federal narcotic law. Dixon Hard on Oensors. Raleigh.—"There is not a competent board of censors in the whole United States; they are a collection of pin head politicians seeking graft and a chance to impose their politics and re ligious views upon the public," declar ed Thomas Dixon, author and play wroght before an executive committee of the North Carolina general assem bly. Cotton Prospects Unpromising. Washington. Prospects for in creasing the foreign sale of American cotton were described as unpromis ing in additional consular reports transmitted to the senate by Presi dent Wilson In response to a reso lution of inquiry. v Indiana Must Raise Rates. WaSnlnKton —Passenger and freight rates in Indiana were ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission to be raised to the level of interstate fares effective 'March 24, 1921. Fatalities In Tong War. San Francisco/ —Guns of Chinese tong men Ushered in the new war of tongs coincident with the Chinese new year, leaving three dead and five wounded. "x Caruso In Desperate Condition. New York/—Oxygen was being ad ministered Enrico Caruso, world fa mous tenor,, who is waging a fight against death after having been stricken down with a heart attack that caused his physicians to. fear that he would succumb before dawn. Illinois Newspaper Dynamited. Rock Island, I Ha—The plant of the Rock Island News, a sensatlonVl weekly newspaper, was dynamited, but only slight damage was done to the bnildlng and machinery. Oppose Removal of Soldier's Body. Paris.—The American graven regis tration service expressed itself as op posed to the selection at present ot the body of an unidentified soldlei from the American war dead l« Franca for removal and burial witl honors in the United States. CONDENSED NEWS ROM THE OLD NORTH STATE mosrr NOTES or OTBNEST TO ' CAROLINIANS. Mount Olive.—The Wesley Bible Class of the Methodist Sunday school, Mt. Olive, raised $65 for relief of the suffering Chinese. They expect to In crease the amount to ,SIOO. A Charlotte. —J. H. Weddington, re tiring postmaster, and "war horse'* of many political campaigns here, may shove his headgear Into the center of the mayoralty arena. Ashevile.—George P. Davis, about 50 years old, former chief of police of Jacksonville, Illinois, was discovered dead upon the floor of his room in the Swannanoa. Berkeley hotel here. it . - Asheville.—W. H. Horton, of Ra leigh, who has been at Carroll's Sani tarium here for several weeks, se cttred his freedom on a habeas corpus proceeding instituted by his friend, W. C. Addricks. Red Springs.—The community sing held here in the college auditorium attracted a large audience made up of people from Raeford, Maxton, Park ton, Lumber Bridge and adjoining towns. , Scotland Neck. —Within three hours after the store of the Josey Hardware company was entered, two negroes were in the hands of the officers and after a hearing before the mayor were held for trial. Washington, (Special). Senator Overman made a date with General Pershing for a conference for Febru ary 23, with a delegation of Winston- Salem people who wish to invite him to the Twin City for a big blowout in the near future. dreds of Burlington people. Raleigh.—With reports in from all except a few towns the North Carolina Tuberculosis Association announces a donation for tuberculosis work, through the sale of Tuberculosis Christmas Seals sale of $35,848.79 with approximately $2,500.00 more in sight. Newton.—Capt. Peter M. Mull, one of Newton's oldest and most highly respected citizens died at his home in North Newton after an illness of only a few weeks. Capt. Mull was nearly 90 years of age. Lumbertoti.— NQ fertilizer has yet been shipped to Lumberton and in* dications are that the farmers of Rob eson will use very little commercial fertilizer this year. Wadesboro.—Fire was discovered in the jail here, but had made but ittle progress when it was discover ed and extinguished. It has not been definitely established whether it was started by prisoners. Pinehurst.—Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, medalist in the St. Valentine tournament at Pinehurst, won her way through to the final at Pinehurst in company with Mrs. Joseph Bydelek of Buffalo. New Bern. —With obligations in the neighborhood of SB,OOO. • William H. Sultan, owner and manager of the Fashion Shop, dry goods and cloth ing, has gone into voluntary bank ruptcy . Hickory.—Ten Jolly Asheville Ro tarians came to Hickory and gave the local Rotary club a good start and showed the novices how it ought to be done and what a Rotary club 1B for. Rutherdfordton. —The case of John Martin against G. W. McAllister for alienating the affections ot his wife was compromised after a lengthy trial, by McAlulister paying the costs and $50(7. Martin also got an abso lute divorce. Charlotte.—Governor Cameron Mor rison, a member of Charlotte lodge No. 392, B. P. O. E., has been elected to life membership In that lodge and will receive a gold plate, properly engraved aB a gift from the local Elks. Fayetteville.—The first case of Bleeping sickness known In this part of North Carolina, is engaging the at? tention of phylsclans of the. Cumber land General hospital, in this city. The patient has been suffering from the unusual malady since January 17. Winston - Salem. Pitcher Ernie Shore, recently traded by the New York Americans to the Vernon club of the Pacific Coast league, stated that he had secured a satisfactory con tract end would leave the first of next week for Los Angeles. Wilson. —H. B. Johnson, supervisor of sales, reports there were sold on the market for the week ending Feb ruary 10, 2,836,099 pounds of tobacco which sold for $576,659.67, an average of $20.33. Klnston,— John R. Denton, a young lawyer, announced as the fourth can didate for mayor of Klnston. Already In the field were Joseph Dawson, in cumbent; Mills Happer a former ald erman and Joe. Kilpatrick. Denton ia only 26 years of see. The contest is a lively en- YE OLDEN TIME § Hoop skirt* were worn by tboae who» first asked: the druggist for "Golden. Medical Dls- PlercJ over fifty years Golden Med ical Discov ery la a great medicine for me in building me up when I feel run-down in health. It give* me strength and flesh. I have been using it at differ ent times for thirty years or more.*" —MRS. LUCY BEACH, No. 1. . Druggists sell it ia liquid or taMetfc. Flavor! ■ * No cigarette has the same delicious flavor as Lucky Strike. Because — It's toasted LUCKY STRIKE CIGARETTE - To abort a cold and prevent com plications take falotaLs The purified and refined calomel tablets that arc n&usealess, safe and sure. Medicinal virtues retain ed and improved. Sold only in sealed packages. 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