I—View ,of the great airplane show In Paris, showing 20-passenger de luxe plane. Z —lnterior of New Haven motloit picture theater, in the burning of which six persons were killed and scores Injured. B—Model by Charles Keck, American sculptor, for statue to be presented by American people to Brazil at that coun try's centennial next year. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS China and Japan Persuaded to Negotiate Settlement of Shantung Question. LATTER'S STAND ON TROOPS Hanihara Says They Must Be "T/lain tained in Manchuria—Negotiations for a Moratorium for Germanyfs Reparations Debt—lrish Peace Plans All Blocked. By EDWARD W. PICKARD HOW to bring Japan Into line for the solution of the problems be fore the armament conference was the question last In Washington. That appreciable progress In the mat ter was made was encouraging, for the Island empire has many claims that It does not willingly relinquish. If there were no other reasons for ap proval of the conference and confi dence In Its final results, enough could be found In the fact that Its doings are condemned by the press of Ger many and by the "Friends of Irish Freedom" In the United States. But there are plenty of other reasons for optimism. Committee meetings, discussions by expert advisory bodies and private "conversations" were continuous throughout the week, and from the progress made It was deduced by the most hopeful that the conference might end the major part of Its work before Christmas. That this meeting can accomplish everything desired Is out of the question, so President Har ding's suggestion that there be a con tinuing series of conferences Is meet ing with favor throughout the world. Senator Borah naturally registered his objection because he fears the plan would result In the formation of an association of nations which would be as bad as he considers the League of Nations. The French also are with holding entire approval because It is understood Germany and Russia would be Invited to send delegates to such future conferences. For the first time In two years China consented to treat directly with Japan concerning the evacuation of Shantung. Secretary Hughes and Mr. Balfour brought this about, persuad ing the delegates of the two Asiatic nations to meet In their presence and thresh out the complicated problem. It was agreed that their decision, If they reached one, should be referred to the full conference. China still demands that the ownership and opera tion of the Shantung railway be re stored to her. If Japan y'elds In this a settlement seem* possible. As for the withdrawal of troops from China, Mr. Hanihara says Japan Is ready to agree to this except In the case of yanchuria. There he Insists, the re tention of Japanese troops and police Is -absolutely necessary to protect the tone of the South Manchuria railway from bandits. Moreover, he asserts, it 1s in accord with the treaty of Pe king of 1906. Japan, according to the delegate, will withdraw Its troops from Shantung when China Is able to pro tect the railway from Hankow, from north China when the powers agree that conditions warrant It, and from the line of the Chinese Eastern rail way in Siberia "as soon as the evacua tion of Siberia by the Japanese troops Is effected." China's demand that extraterrltorl; allty be abolished will be referred to a commission which Is to report fifteen months hence. This indicates that an other conference on the Far East is contemplated, which Is ID accordance with President Harding's Idea. It 1s op to Japan's delegation to accept the Hughes 5-5-3 naval ratio, for the Japanese naval advisors stand pat on their demand that Japan be granted a 70 per cent ratio. This Is Triced by Adjniral Kato. The United States absolutely- will not yield la this, and It Is backed by Great Britain. It was freely predicted that unless the Japanese gave in the conference would end quickly In failure—a disaster for which Japan surely would hesitate to take the responsibility. Two other nations are showing marked Interest In this matter of ratio. France be lieves her naval strength should be equal to that of Japan, and Italy wants a navy as powerful as that of France. It may be these claims will prove distasteful to Great Britain, which fqeis that she must maintain un questioned control of the Mediter ranean because that Is her pathway to India. ' ■ *HE pernicious anti-French propa ganda conducted by certain writers In Washington took a new turn when stories were cabled to Italy telling how Premier Brland had spoken roughly and Insultingly to Slgnor Schanzer of the Italian delegation. This was for mally and flatly denied by Secretary Hughes, Rene Vlvlani and Senator Schanzer himself, but before the truth could catch up with the falsehood serious anti-French riots had taken place In several Italian cities. Brland's farewell interview In New 'York also was so distorted by the propagandists that It was made to appear distinctly unfriendly to Great Britain. Chancel lor Wirth of Germany drew up a note of protest on Brland's speech to the conference which s(ho\jld be highly pleasing to Mr. H. G. Wells, slnc« It denied In detail the truth of the pre mier's statements and asserted his In sincerity. HUGO stlnnes, the Industrial mag nate, Hits been In London In confer ence with Lloyd George and other of ficials, and Dr. Walther Kathenau, who followed him Is still thqge. Their chief mission was to arrange a mora torium for Germany's reparations debt, and there are strong Indications that they will be successful. If con vinced that Germany will pay a part but Is unable to pay all, Lloyd George probably will favor the plan, which Is approved by Sir John Bradbury, the British member of the reparations commission. The French member, M. Dubois, Is opposed to It, and If he cannot be converted it may be the decision will rest with Colonel Logan, who represents the United States on the commission. An alternative to the moratorium Is proposed by certain French authorities. This Is a receivership for Germany as a bankrupt, and an autonomous Rhine land to be exploited by the allies for reparation purposes. Former Presi dent Polneare has pointed out that the treaty of Versailles gives the allies the right, In case Germany defaults, to control her customs duties, taxes, ex portation and coal production. He said this must be demanded If the rep arations commission thinks It Is obliged to give Germany further time. Stlnnes and Rathenau, according to reports, have also discussed with Kng- Ush leaders various great Industrial propositions, extending even to a European railway trust and the ex ploitation of Russia. C ERIOUS riots broke out in Vienna Thursday, due to the rising price of bredd. There was much looting of shops, and many Americans - were robbed and roughly treated. The stock exchange was wrecked. ANOTHER crisis In the Irish peace negotiations I And this time it certainly is a real crisis. Indeed, It was the opinion of leaders on both sides that nothing short of a miracle could avert entire collapse of the negotiations; and that In that case warfare would soon be resumed In Ireland was taken for granted. The Ulsterltes absolutely rejected the latest British plan because It required them to enter an all-Ireland parlia ment, In which they would be In a minority. When it was suggested that a plap could be arranged by which Ulster retained her existing rights un til she changed her mind, the Binn Fein peace delegation replied that such s thing could not be considered. The southern Irish Insist on an un divided island and are equally firm in their refusal to swear alleglsnce to the crown. Earnonn de Valera says they have gone as far as they .can or will go, and though at the clo«e of the week British cabinet members were searching earnestly for some hitherto untried avenue to agreement, they were almost hopeless. It was semiofficially announced that. whatever the status of the Irish negotiations, Premier Lloyd George would start for America on Saturday to attend the armament conference. At Sinn Fein headquarters In London It was said that such a move on the part of the premier would • not be viewed with patience or without sus picion, for the reason that If Irish- American support was weakened In consequence of the premier's visit to the United States the Sinn Fein might be forced to modify Its demands, upon which It feels now in a position to per sist. LordjßotliermPre, brother of Lord suggests that, If the negotiations fall, a cordon be drawn around the six Ulster counties, all British troops be removed from Ireland except those In Ulster, and an eco nomic blockade of the rest of the island established, the ports Jielng closed by the royal navy and ail exports pro hibited. A SPECIAL committee from the United States senate has arrived In Haytl to Investigate the occupation of that country and the Dominican fepubiic by American troops. Senator McOormick of Illinois, chairman of the committee, told the Haytlans that the senators were there as Impartial and loyal friends, "animated by a spirit of collaboration, to seek an economic and political basis for the future progress of Haytl and to discover and assure means for maintaining In your midst social and administrative order, peace, justice, education, and prosperity." THE general conclusions of the report of the Wood-Forbes mis sion to the Philippines were made public last week. The gist of the document Is that the United States should withdraw completely from the Islands, or else that the hand of the American government there should be strengthened. AH for Immediate In dependence for the Filipinos the report says: "We are convinced that It would be a betrayal of the Philippine people, a,misfortune to the American people, a distinct step backward in the path of progress, and a discreditable neglect of our national duty, were we to with draw from the Islands and terminate our relationship there without givln • the Filipinos the best chance possible to have an orderly and permanently stable government." The commissioners do not find against the capacity of the Filipinos for self government, but rather that they have not had a fair chance. They lack experience and trained leaders. Congress Is urged to give the gov ernor general authority commensurate with his responsibilities, and It Is recommended that In case of a dead lock between the governor general and the Philippine senate In the comflrma tlon of appointments the President of the United States be authorized to render final decision. Such a deadlock Is already threatened over Governor General Wood's appointments which are being held up by the Philippine senate. THE federal railway lafcor board on Thursday handed down a de cision promulgating 148 new work ing rules to govern the six railroad shop crafts and supplanting the na tional agreement of 1919, The rules create for the shop craft • a. modified version of the open shop and, It Is believed, will result In a saving of ${50,000,000 a year to the roads. The unions affected have about 400,000 members and are the sheet metal workers, boiler makers, electrical workers, car men, blacksmiths and machinists. The minute classification of work for the various crafts Is abolished by the new rules. A man In one craft may do labor formerly re stricted to members of another craft. The board members stated, however, that the principle of the open shop now established will be more theo retical than practical at the present time. The board is now ready to take ut> requests for wage increases and cuts. FOLLOWING the example of theii fellow workers In New York, the 5,000 members of the Ladles' Garment Workers* union of Chicago went oa strike because the employers Insisted on restoring the piecework system. Tfcls, ssy the employees. Is a ret on to old sweetshop condition* THE ALAMANCE'GLEANER, GRAHAM, N. C. STATE CONDITIONS GENERALLY BETTER REPORTS ARE RECEIVED FROM COTTON MILLS, 18 LUMBER PLANTS AND OTHERS. HOUSIN6 SHORTAGE IS LARGE Report of Free Employment' Bureau* Also Shows Some Improvement Over Previous Weeks. Raleigh. That there Is a general improve ment in the Industrial and employment situation in North Carolina is the opin ion •of the "Industrial Employment Survey Bulletin" published by the Federal employment Bervice which has been making a study of conditions in all parts of the country. The "Bul letin" draws its conclusions from re ports received from 186 cotton mills, 40 lumber plants, 18 fertilizer manu facturing concerns and a number of other industries. The publication runs about a month behind and it la reasonable to presume that conditions are lomewhat better now than they were when the copy was prepared. The following notes about the different towns show that there Is a large housing shortage In nearly all of the larger towns with the exception of Winston-Salem. Char lotte reports a very marked Increase In building activity during the past few months with better prospects for meeting the housing shortage. A number of the cities report that the letting of road contracts has prac tically absorbed all of the common and unskilled labor in their sections, while building operations are 'giving employment to a large number of car penters and other skilled wood work ers. The additional lettings of con tracts since the reports were sent in will help conditions in other sections of the state. The report of the six free employ ment bureaus for the week also shows some Improvement, over previous weeks. The bureaus found Jobs for 826 of the 385 who were referred, which was about 95 per cent. Regis trations of thdse seeking jobs during the week was 40 per cent more than this number, however, there being 513 applications or registrations with the different bureaus. The number of women seeking work this past week was larger than usual, 112 reg istering with the six bureaus. There were requests for help for only 301 peopl*. 8. A. L. Starts Injunction. The Seaboard Air Line, seeking to reduce the assessed value of Its prop erty for taxation In North Carolina 22 per cent, flled injunction proceedings In United States district court similar to the action already started by the Southern, Atlantic Coast Line and Norfolk Southern. It probab'y will be heard In Greensboro with other similar cases January 1. Two Sentences Commuted. Two Escaped Convicts Taken. The sentences of J. L. Sutton and Two of the six white prisoners who R. B. Ward, of Jackson county, sen- escaped from the state prison farm, tenced to serve six months for llllct were captured by prison guards near trafflclng in liquor, were commuted M&rrlsvllle and it Is believed that the from six months on the Haywood other four, who were reported to be county roads, where they were as- together and several miles ahead of signed by Judge Harding, to six the two recaptured convicts will soon months In the Jackson county Jail, to be In custody again, be worked on the courthouse grounds. " Engaged In Gainful Pursuit Forty-eight and six-tenths, or 895,- 852 of the total poulatlon over 10 years of age, 1,744,873 In North Caro lina, were engaged In gainful occupa tions In 1920, according to the census bureau. Seventy-five and five-tenths, or 618,162 of the males over 10 years, were so engaged, and 21.9 or 202,700 of the females. C. E. Wadded on Health Beard. Charles E. Waddell, of Aahevllle, succeeds Col. J. L. Ludlow of Win ston-Balem as a member of the state board of health, according to an nouncement from the governor's of fice. Aeke to Abandon Short Llie. The North Carolina corporation commission, acting for thAlnt*rrttate commerce commission from the Nor folk Southern railroad aiking pernua alon to abandon Its branch lino be tween Carthage and Pinehurst, a dis tance of about 12 mile*. Its failure to produce sufficient revenue to m'.-et operating expenses and tl.e avllability of other lines serving tho people of these cities were among th) reasons advanced for the desire for abandon ment. No one appeared to oppose the petition. Allege Illegal Rate*. Alleging that the Bast Carolina Railway company and the Washington and Vandemere Railroad oompany are owned and operated by the At lantic Coast Line and are charging freight rates 'ta excess of those , allowed by the commission generally . la North Carolina, the North Carolina i Tragic aseeciation has filed oosapUlat ( with the state corporation eommlssloa | for rehef from orerchargee. The At- , laatle Coaat Uae aad the twa short | Uae road* are aaade defeadaaU. No , tote baa heea aat lor hearing. The Bible In Public Softools. Questioning nothing save the pro vision to increase the Initiation tee from one dollar to two dollars, i.ans- Ing resolutions', amendng the cnnsti tlon, and electing Dr. Charles E. Brew er president and Miss Eizabeth Kel ley vlcft president In routine fashion, the North Carolina Teachers' Assem bly concluded Its business sessions and adjourned after listening to ad dresses by Dr. Louise Arnold, Dean Emeritus Simmons College, and Dr. C. Alphonso Smith, head of the Depart ment of English U. S. Naval Academy. Unanimous endorsement of the pro gram of the State Board of Educa tion, the program of the governor, the employment of a full time secretary, the teaching of yie Bible in the regu lar course of study in all public schools, and changing the time of meeting from Thanksgiving week here Included in the resolutions that were passed during the afternoon session. Resolutions offered by Dr. W. L. Po test commended President Harding and Secretary Hughes for their work toward disarmament. College Must Measure Up. The people of North Carolina, both through their denominational agencies and through their legislative organi zation, have answered the demand for the colleges, both state and denomi national, for more adequate support and it is now up to the colleges to re spond with service commensurate with the benefits they have received, in the opinions advanced at the meet ing of the higher education depart ment of the Teachers' Assembly. New Trial In ROM Will Case. The supreme court, ordered a new trial In the Ross wlfl case, of Union jcounty, and affirmed the Springs will case of Mecklenburg. The Ross will case, which attracted state wide attenton when it was heard In Union county superior court some months ago. was the outgrowth of the bequest by Maggie Ross, an aged white woman, of her ancestral home and other property worth over a hun dred thousand dollars to a negro wo man and her father. State Answers-Complaint. The s'ate's answer to the complaint In the Southern railway suit against Revenue Commissioner A. D. Watts and state taxing powers for porperty valuation reductions was made pub lic. It sets for an array of material to support the taxing authorities in their as to the valuation of the plaintiff's property, and prays to the court that the complaint be de nied ' and that the same be dismissed at the coat of thm plaintiff." -^T Prealdent, Primary Teacher*. Miss Annie Workman, of Roanoke Rapids, formerly rural supervisor In Wake county, was elected president of »he Assoclaton of Primary Teach ers. Miss Mary Oraham, Charlotte, was elected vice president and Miss Greensboro, secretary. School Superintendents Meet. The association df-eounty school su perintendents convened in annual meeting, a day In advance of the open ing of the regular sessions of the teachers' assembly. The superintend ents are taking up the major part of their program with a discussion of technical subjects In connection with the operations of county schools. Prizes Awarded Studenta. Merch'ahdlie valued at nearly SBOO donated by local merchants and out of-the-state dealers as premiums and prizes, has been awarded to the prise winners at the state college agricul tural fair. Competition was limited to stu dents. Country Child Gets Attention. The country child is getting more attention than any other problem dis cussed at the teachers' assembly this educational thought of the country, It would seem from the pro gram and the sentiment of speakers here. Is tunning to the problem of Im proving the educational facilities for the children In the rural communities. Bids Opened for Hgihwaya. > Bids for approximately a million > and a quarter dollars of bard-surfaced ' highway and bridge construction work In Mecklenburg, Oaston, Iredell - and, Catawba counties were opened • br the state highway highway iom > mission. t The work Includes the construction ' of 10 miles of asphalt roadway In ' Mecklenburg, 10.85 miles in Catawba, 1 10.59 In Iredell and 8 1-2 miles In - Oaston. That portion In Mecklen -1 burg and Irdell la between Charlotte and StatasvlUe. Avalanche of Moral Slip*. An avalanche of moral slips reenlt lng In the bringing of charges of ab duction, assault, carrying concealed weapons and embexslement against Jonathan Bennett of Jackaon county, sends this mountaineer back to the penitentiary under a revoked pardon twenty years after the commlslon of the crime. Oovernor Morrison noti fied the Jackaon ooonty officials of his action, and Bennett will be brought back to the penitentiary to serve the remaining fourteen year* of a fifteen rear sentence far manslaughter. •BOY SCOUTS (Conducted by National Council «f the Boy Scouts of AN^rloa. ) "WHAT SCOUTS FIND TO DO. In Stoughton, Wis., boy scouts re moved a large number of rocks and other obstructions from the Lake Ke gonea camp ground so as to permit better boating and b&thlng, to the better satisfaction of the cottugers and campers concerned. A Brooklyn (N. Y.) troop gave up a much anticipated overnight hike and spent their holiday Instead painting and repairing a fence which surround ed church property. Honolulu scouts have been support ing a French orphan In Paris for four years. Stratford (Cal.) scouts, among other activities found time to build a tennis court, plant trees and make other Im provements In their local park, helped the American fcegion conduct a city clean-up, made a point of picking up the glass or nails they saw in the streets on their way to school and troop meetings, collected 125 pounds of old clothing for the Near East re lief and extinguished a formidable lire. Columbus (O.) scouts have performed 5,000 hours of civic service that every body knows about, not to mention the probable other 5.000 small. Individual "good turns" which aren't doijp In-the public eye, but which stand for good scouting none the less. EXPERTS ON "FIRST AID." Whin a Scout la Injurad In Camp, Any of Hla "Pals" Know Juat What to Do For Him—and Do It , ' LEAVES FOR HONOLULU. James E. 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