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PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C. APRIL 10, 1919
VOL. XL NO. 36.
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THE WEEKS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF STATE, NA
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ROUND ABOUMHE WORLD
!a Condensed Record Of Happenings
Of Interest From All Points
Of The World
European
dam, which left New York on March
6, is being detained here by the Brit
ish authorities, says a dispatch from
Plymouth, England. No reason is 'as
signed. It is reported that the for
mer German minister to Mexico, Ton
Eckhardt, is on board.
A dispatch to the London Exchange
Telegraph says that -when the Soviet
Republic was proclaimed in Bavaria,
Kerr Hoffman was in Berlin. He hur
ried back to Munich, but arrived too
late. The Bavarian troops declared
they would not move a finger for him.
A correspondent in Munich says that
"in a few days Bavaria will be in the
throes of civil war, as It is stated that
the peasants of various districts are
preparing to march on Munich."
The revolutionary miners of central
'Germany and Silesia have declared in
ifavor of of the Ruhr workers, who have
made certain demands for Improve
ments in their conditions. . In case
these demands are not granted at once,
the Ruhr miners have voted to cease
the so-called emergency work with the
result that the mines will likely be
flooded with water after the pumps
have stopped.
' The preliminary peace treaty will
be read by Easter and the Germans
will be asked to come and sign it at
the end of April or the beginning of
May, Premier Lloyd-George of Great
..Britain opines.
A Paris dispatch says that pensions
'to disabled soldiers and for widows
and orphans will be included in the
bill to Germany for reparation. The
peace conference leaders have decided
that such relief to individuals for loss
es and sufferings during the war will
;be a proper charge under the armistice
provisions.
Belgium case has been laid before
the peace conference by King Albert.
He told the council that the time of
promises has already passed and that
if Belgium is to live the conference
must act now.
It is understood that the United
States will not lodge any claim under
the head of "reparation of losses to the
civilian population," all Americans be
ing covered by the American soldiers'
insurance system.
The Italian transport Umbria, with
two thousand officers and soldiers on
board bound from Venice to Tripoli,
struck a mine and sank. Several on
board were killed and over a hundred
injured.
The newspaper Vetcherni Listy, of
Agram, Jugo-Slavia, announces that
thed ynasty of Karageorgevitch has
been deposed and a republic proclaim
ed in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia
and Jugo-Slavia.
Although it is stated that a republic
has been proclaimed in Serbia, there
have been ne recent reports of dis
turbances. An investigation into the case of
Capt. Charles Pryatt, who was execut
ed by the Germans in 1916 after his
conviction by a German courtmartial
of having attempted to ram the Ger
,man submarine U-33 with his vessel,
ihas fceen begun by a national German
courtmartial.
! Domestic
The price of corn is going up, the
bearing traders seeming to having
'overreached themselves. The compe
tition of Argentina corn with Ameri
can corn has had no depressing ef
fect on the American product.
Messages received at Shelbyrille,
Ky., from the Presbyterian board o
foreign missions state that Mrs. Mar
garet Bull Bell, wife of Rev. Eugene
Bell, a Presbyterian missionary from
Shelby county, Kentucky, and Rev.
Paul Crane, a brother missionary, were
killed March 25 near Seoul, Korea.
Potatoes, cabbage and sweet pota
toes are advancing in price. Apples,
oranges and onions are bringing good
prices, and there is. a good demand.
Most leading lines of Southern truck
tend slightly to moderately upward
prices.
Two white men in broad daylight
entered the Bastrop State Bank of
Balstrop, La., and while the employees
jn the institution, located at Monroe,
La., were covered with revolvers, made
careful search of the bank, and left
with ten thousand dollars in cash. The
robbers got away.
Adoption of plans to expedite high
way construction under the enlarged
program was recently authorized by
congress, are expend to result in
more miles of road being constructed
this year than in any previous year in
the nation's history.
The cotton market for the week end
ing April 4 was decidedly firmer. There
has been a feeling that it will be dif
ficut to take tenderable grades from
the South to the Eastern manufacto
ries for delivery on the new style con
tracts. A Marfa, Texas, dispatch states that
following a raid across the Rio Grande
river in a blinding hailstorm after
Mexican bandits at night, troop K,
80th cavalry, in command of Captain
Matlick, overtook and killed five of the
bandits, recovered fhe horses and cat
tle stolen and returned to the Ameri
can side.
Thirty-eight convicted members of
the I. W. W. W., now imprisoned at
Leavenworth, Kans., for violation of
he espionage act, having been ordered
. lmitted to bail. Big Bill Hayywood
.d included in the net.
The Rhode Island senate has adopt
ed a resolution directing the attorney
general of the state to ask the United
States Supreme court for a ruling on
-he constitutionality of the prohibition
amendment to the Constitution.
In all federal reserve districts the
price situation is bald to be still the
controlling factor In business Condi
tions and outlook.
Homer S. Oummings, chairman of
the Democratic national committee,
says that the foes of the league of na
tions are losing ground, and that Pres
ident Wilson is gaining ground every
day.
A dispatch from General Pershing
says that the Rainbow division started
for home from Brest on the 6th of
April.
Gilbert Budwig, pilot in the aerial
mail service between New York and
Chicago, fell two thousand feet in his
plane at Hollis, N. Y., landing upside
down but unhurt. He was found be
neath the machine, calmly smoking a
cigarette when 'the rescuers arrived.
Plans for dwelling prepared by the
United States housing corporation for
building homes in con rested industrial
! centers during the war. are to be made
available for general public use. The
department of labor announces that
types of homes will be given to own
your own home committees, promoting
building activities in forty cities.
Improvement in general business
conditions, and the continuance of an
undertone of confidence in the essen
tial strength and soundness of the
country's economic position is report
ed in the federal reserve board's re
view of the business situation toward
the end of March.
A San Francisco dispatch savs a
copy of the Korean proclamation of
independence brought to America by
V. S. McClatchy, editor of the Sacra
mento Bee, showed that it was signed
by thirty-three men, all of whom were
later arrested.
Lieut. Col. J. Leslie Kincaid. former
judge advocate of the 27th division.
in a statement issued in New York
City, says that he considers some of
the evils of the present militatry sys
tem are far-reaching, and recites the
condition of the French prison farms,
charging them with brutal treatment
of American soldiers held there for
minor offences.
Washington
Complaint by the railroad adminis
tration to the department of justice
against the alleged improper methods
employed by federal officers in the
state of Virignia in enforcing the pro
hibition has been referred by Attor
ney General Palmer to Assistant At
torney General Frierson for investiga
tion. It is alleged that the officers
violated a coffin containing a dead
body in their sea-rch for contraband
shipments of liquor across the state
line.
The story of how President Wilson
broke diplomatic precedent on October
20. 1918, by direct parley with the Ger
mans was told in New York by C. M.
Ripley, a wireless specialist of the
General Electric company. The presi
dent by this method told the German
people in terse, plain English that no
peace could be expected until Wil
liam Hohenzollern stepped down and
out.
There is no cause for alarm over
President Wilson's condition, who is
ill in Paris. ..His appetite is good, and
he is doing welL Except on ques
tions of greatest importance no one is
permitted to J-fnter the president's
room. ' j'
Leading letblcal, ; philosophical and
religious societies k Grjnany have ad
dressed an appeal tftJresident Wilson,
giving warningagainst a disregard of
principles by which Mr. Wilson has
pledged himself which they claim in
duced Germany to lay down her arms.
The appeal, in substances, is simple,
and goes direct to the point, and re
cites that the German people had rath
er be "Bolshevists than slaves." It
is maintained that the allies are re
sponsible for the, Anarchistic princi
ples fast spreading over Europe by re
fusing to withdraw theb lockade.
Bishop William T. McMurray,
bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
church, says that Japan is tending to
overthrow the peace of Europe and
therefore of the world by her adher
ence to paganism and imperialism and
her ambition to rule certain peoples.
Bishop McMurray has just returned
from the Orient.
Members of the special mission of
the Philippine legislature In Washing
ton seeking independence for the Phil
iDDine islands were told by Secretary
Baker that he spoke President Wil
son's mind when he said he believed
the time has come to grant the com
plete Independence desired by the Fili-
nino DeoDle. He told them that the
American people loved liberty too dear
ly to deny it to other folks.
Informally advising General Per
shing that fifty thousand volunteers
are being enlisted to replace an equal
number of men in his army who want
to come home, the war department has
directed the commander-in-chief to re
turn promptly for discharge selected
meritorius cases as he receives tnese
volunteers.
Circular 77 to General Pershing pro
vides for the discharge of a man upon
his application where there is sick
ness or other distress in the soldier s
family or where he is urgently needed
in the occupation from which he went
In civil life into the army.
a list of officers who have been
awarded the distinguished service
medal for exceptionally meritorius ser
vice during the war includes the
names of Major. Gens. Leonard Wood,
Hugh B. Scott and John F. Morrison.
The world is fast becoming repub
lican. Before the war monarchies and
republics were about equally balanced.
Now there are 29 republics as against
21 monarchies.
The 50.000 volunteers called for by
the war department are to be assem
bled In provisional companies at
Camp Meade, Ind., In preparation ior
eoinff overseas.
The United States government has
withdrawn its proposals to purchase
the British-owned tonnage of the inter
national mercantile marine.
The largest rer-'iblic in the world is
China with four hundred million in
habitants; the smallest San Marino,
with only one thousand citizens.
Credits of eighty-five million to
France and twenty-five million to Italy
are announced by the treasury.
The national Olympic committee in
session in Rome, Italy, decided to ac
cept the offer of the city of Antwerp,
Belgium and hold the Olympic games
there in 1920.
I
FIRM FOR
PRINCIPLES AGREED UPON AT
TIME OF ARMISTICE APPEAR
TO BE AT STAKE.
OUR DELEGATION MAY QUIT
Wany Exaggerated Reports Are Cur
rent, Any or All of Which Are
Plausible Under Circumstances.
Paris. The peace conference has
apparently reached the turning point
between definite and speedy results
and further prolonged delay. The in
dications were toward action, but
new doubts began to appear as to
whether the desired results could be
accomplished within a fortnight, as
Premier Lloyd George and Colonel
House hare predicted.
The council of four was to have
met at the "white house," where the
President is still confined to bed. It
developed, however, that Premier
Lloyd George has been affected in a
similar manner as the President,
which has confined him also to his
bed.
It was then determined to have
the council meet at Mr. Lloyd
George's residence, so as to be near
him, and here the session began with
Premier Clemenceau, Premier Orlan
do. Colonel House and all the finan
cial experts present.
Extreme tension was evident as a
result of discussions, and it is be
lieved throughout the conference that
another critical stage has been reach
ed. One of the most responsible au
thorities associated with President
Wilson said that he would not be sur
prised if American participation was
brought to an early close if the delays
over details were carried much fur
ther. The President was described by one
who saw him during the day as stand
ing firm in his determination to make
no further concessions. He insists
that the principles which were defi
nitelv agreed upon at the time of the
armistice are at stake. There is little
doubt that the President's stand has
been made known to the other mem
bers of the council, but since his ill
ness he has not personally conferred
with any of them, excepting Solonel
House.
The existing tension led to many
reports of decisive action which the
American delegation was said to be
about to take. These reports were
more or less exaggerated, yet all
seemed plausible in view of the Presi
dent's determined attitude.
LATE NEWS FROM BAVARIA IS
INTERESTING WURTTEMBERG
Berlin. The news of the situation
in Bavaria is be'ng followed with
keen interest in Wnrttemberg and it
is considered significant that the
meetine of the Wurttemberg national
assembly has been indefinitely post
poned. The students of Munich university
declared the senate deposed and its
administration transferred to a coun
cil of students and professors.
The Munich Neuste Nachrichten, a
copy of which has been received here,
contains an appeal to the whole of
Germany from the revolutionary
council in favor of a soviet govern
ment and declining all collaboration
with "the despicable government of
Ebert. Scheidemann, Noske and Erz
berger." GERMANS GROWING BOLDER
EVERY DAY AT COBLENZ
Coblenz. One fmds here that the
Germans grow bolder every day; their
complaints concerning the necessary
precaution adopted by the American
army together with a number of mi
nor incidents have served to confirm
the impression that the Germans are
returning to the arrogance and inso
lence familiar enough to us before the
war, but hardly fitting to a people
whose territory is occupied by the
enemy.
PERSHING'S HEADQUARTERS
BAND TO TOUR THE EAST
Washington. General Pershing's
heedqnarters band composed of 150
picked musicians from the American
expeditionary force, will tour the prin
cipal cities of the eastern states as a
feature of the publicity campaign for
the Victory Liberty loan drive. W
wasannounced that the band is expect
ed to reach the United States about
April 15.
Principal cities also will be visited
by a heavy artillery train.
SECRETARY OF COL. HOUSE
HAS DIED OF PNEUMONIA
Troy, N. Y. Donald Frary. of Berlin,
N. Y., secretary to Col. Edward M.
House at the peace conference and an
instructor in history at Yale Univer
sity, is dead in Paris of pneumonia,
according to a message received by
his father.
Mr. Frary accompanied the Ameri
can delegation to Pari3 and among
other duties was assigned to keep
President Wilson in touch with the
situation in Bulgaria.
GERMANS DEMAND FRESH
CONSIGNMENTS OF FOOD
Paris. At the conference of the al
lied and German financial experts the
Germans demanded fresh consign
ments of food, and announced that it
would be impossible to continue pay
ments in gold.
In order to increase their gold re
serves they proposed to liwue large
.cans in neutral countries, explaining
that Germany's lack of freedom foi
commerce prevents the defraying of
the iot of food.
PRESIDED
STAHDS
COMPLETED TREATY
Bi' EASTER SUNDAY
DELAY NOT SO WORRYING AS IS
THE SECRECY SURROUNDING
THE DELIBERATIONS.
NEGOTIATORS FOLLY AGREED
Bill of Costs Presented to Huns Must
Be Carefully Considered; and
One That Must Be Paid.
Paris. The preliminary peace
treaty will be ready by Easter and the
Germans will be asked to come and
sign it at the end of April or the be
ginning of May, Premier Lloyd George
of Great Britain declared in an inter
view with Stephane Lauzanne, editor
of The Matin.
In answer to a remark by M. Lau
zanne that what troubled public opin
ion was not so much the delay, as the
secrecy in which the peace negotia
tions were wrapped and the fear that
there was some divergence of opin
ion, the British premier said:
T affirm absolutely that there is no
iivergence among the negotiators.
They are often confronted with tech
nical difficulties which can only be
settled after close study. Take the
questions of reparation. In substance
the allies have one common principle,
which I once set forth thus: 'Ger
many must pay up to the last farthing
of her power.'
"But is it sufficient to draw np a
biil and hand it to the enemy? Must
we not require guarantees and must
we not study the terms, methods and
forms of delayed payments? Must we
not be able to say to our adversary
when he pleads inadequacy of re
sources: 'Yes, you can go as far as
that and you must do it and you must
do that.' In a word, shall we simply
present a bill or collect the money, all
the money possible? Well, this is
where the work comes in."
The confident statement of Premier
Lloyd George that the peace treaty
will be concluded by Easter is sup
ported by predictions repeatedly made
by less prominent members of the
peace conference and dispelled much
of the hopelessness and uncertainty
in which many important problems of
the conference seemed to have been
enshrouded.
WOULD JOIN IN REQUEST TO
FIX THE PRICE OF COTTON
Topeka. Kan. Governor Allen, of
Kansas, declared he was ready to join
in an appeal to the federal govern
ment to fix a guaranteed price- for
cotton, except that which was in the
hands of speculators, in a telegram
sent to W. B. Cooper, at Wilmington,
N. C.
Governor Allen's telegram was
sent in reply to one from Mr. Coop
er, who asked him if he "would join
Southern cotton people in asking the
federal government to guarantee 35
cents a pound for middling cotton
up to June, 1920, or so long as the
present wheat prices are guaranteed."
In reoly. Governor Allen wired:
"I will be glad to join Southern
cotton people in asking the federal
government for a guaranteed cotton
nrice for all cotton that has not been
held for speculative prices during the
war. This guarantee, of course,
would apply to the new crop."
COMPARATIVE STRENGTH OF
ARMIES ON NOVEMBER 1ST
Washington. The central powers
faced odds of greater than two to one
in mobilized troops when Germany
rave up the fight last November. The
estimated aggregate strength of the
enemy powers at that time, accor?!ng
to official estimates made nublic by
General March, chief of staff, was 7.
630.000. The indicated aggregate al
lied strength on the date was more
than 16,700,000.
This situation is disclosed in the
figures received by the war depa't
ment from France giving the, present
status of the belligerent armies. They
show the central dowbw on March 1
had tinder arms 1.125.000 men while
the allied forces aggregated 13.366,
000. DISABLED SOLDIERS WILL
BE WELL TAKEN CARE OF
Washington An extensive program
of caring for disabled soldiers after
their discharge from military service
was wanounced by the war risk insur
ance bureau, which is charged by con
gress with this work. Twenty-one
hospitals with a capacity of 1,500 beds
already are in use and the war depart
ment has turned over to the treasury
seven camp hospitals for care of dis
ability cases. These are to be en
larged and improved. -
AMERICAN DYE CONSUMERS
VERSUS GERMAN DYE TRUST
New York. Plans for the organiza
tion of dye consumers in the United
States to "protect American textile
mills from the unscupulous methods
of the German dye trust," was an
nounced here by Joseph H. Choate.
Jr., who said that a corporation, to be
known as the Chemical Foundation,
which already more than 150 firms
bve indicated their purpose to join,
is now in process of formation.
ROCKEFELLER CONTRIBUTES
$250,000 TO BAPTIST CAUSE
New York. Announcement was
made here that John D. Rockefeller
had contributed $250,000 to a fund be
ing raised by the national committee
it Northern Baptist laymen to care
for aged ministers and missionaries.
Mr. Rockefeller also has offered tc
contribute $500,000 more, it was said,
f the committee raised the rest of a
fund sought for reconstruction work al
home and abroad, which is an easy
tAJUK.
DF
ACTION IS GIVEN
PRACTICALLY ALL OBSTACLES
TO AGREEMENT ON TREATY
HAVE BEEN OVERCOME.
PRESIDENT IS A SICK MAN
Utmost Care is Necessary to Prevent
What is Now a Bad Cold From
Becoming Something Worse.
Paris. Reassuring news from Pres
ident Wilson's bedside was sent to the
peace delegates, although the news in
dicated that the President's condition
was such as to make it advisable that
he remain in his room.
Study of the case has caused Rear
Admiral Grayson, the President's phy
sician, to reach the conclusion that
the President is not suffering from in
fluenza, but that the severity of the
cold is such the patient will require
careful watching.
The illness of President Wilson has
caused numerous wild rumors 4o
circulate in the city, and not even
the delegates themselves are im
mune. Colonel House had heard that
the president was really down with a
case of influenza but Rear Admiral
Grayson personally assured both him
and the premiers that Mr. Wilson
meiely had a bad cold. He warned
them, however, that the utmost care
must be exercised to prevent it from
getting worse.
Informally the proceedings of he
council were related to the president.
King Albert of Belgium, who present
ed his country's case to the council
made an excellent impression, but it
is understood to have been given no
promises. The Czecho-Slovak ques
tion was again discussed as was repa
rations. The opinion was expressed by a re
sponsible British authority that the
peace treaty would be ready for sign
ing at a very early date.
"IF BELGIUM IS TO LIVE
THE COUNCIL MUST ACT"
Paris. Belgium's case has ben laid
before the peace conference by the
most distinguished advocate Belgium
could have chosen. King Albert has
been in Paris for the past three days
and in numerous conferences with
the representatives of the great pow
ers he has outlined the needs of his
country and told of the steps that must
be taken immediately if Belgium is to
be restored.
A member of the Belgian peace dele
gation told the Associated Press today
that, shorn of all its diplomatic nice
ties, what King Albert told the coun
cil, might be summarized thus:
"The time of promises has passed.
If Belgium is to live, the council must
act."
The Associated Press is able to
state that three questions of vital im
mediate importance to the reestab
lishment of Belgium, financially, eco
nomically and politically, were dis
cussed. The first question was the
immediate advance to Belgium of
about ten billion francs, the second,
the exportation to Belgium from Eng
laud and the United States of raw
materials and he third the cession ot
Belgium of the left bank of the
L'Escaut river and the Lemberg penin
sular. NORTH CAROLINA WANTS HER
OWN REGIMENTS TO PARADE
Columbia, S. C. Approval was ex
pressed by officers and men of the
119th infantry, formerly a North Caro
lina national guard regiment, when .it
was learned here that a movement
had been started at Charlotte to have
the regiment parade in some .North
Carolina city before being mustered
out, so that the people of the state
can see their heroes of the Hinden
burg battle in line of march. Gratifi
cation was expressed that Charlotte
had sent a committee to Washington
to try to arrange the matter with the
war department.
BRIGADIER GENERAL FAISON
COMMANDER AT CAMP JACKSON
Columbia, S. C. Brig. Gen. Samson
L. Faison, commander of the famous
Sixtieth brigade of the Thirtieth di
vision, and acting commander of the
Thirtieth division since General Lewis
was ordered to general headquarters,
has been designated as commander of
Camp Jackson, according to anounce
ment made here.
The doughty Tar Heel, who made a
splendid record in France, has arriv
ed here from Charleston
ALLIED ARMY IN RUSSIA
IN PERILOUS POSITION!
Paris. The sKuation in the Arch
angel region in northern Russia has
been forcibly brought to the atten
tion of the peace conference by the
publication in Paris of the British
statement that the troops in the Mur
mans and Archangel districts were
in danger of extermination unless they
were speedily reinforced. Brigadier
General W. P. Richardson, U. S. A., is
cn his way to take command of ths
American forces in North Russia.
TO INCLUDE PENSIONS IN
BILL AGAINST GERMANY
Paris. Pensions to disabled soldiers
and for widows and orphans 'will be
included in the bill' to Germany fot
eparation.
The reparation of losses to the
civilian population will constitute a
very considerable proportion of the
$50,000,000,000, the amount of the
reparation bill as now approximately
estimated. In the case of Great Brit
aln the pension bill will probably eon
stltuta the largest item
PROMISE
QUICK
L
CONCERNING TREATY
COUNCIL OF TOUR IS SADLY
TRYING PATITNCE OF THE
WORLD BY DELAY.'
FEELING OF UNREST GROWING
Arrival of King Albert and Premier'
Paderewski Taken as Sign of Crit-
leal Nature of Discussions.
Paris. The institution of the coun
cil of four 10 days ago met with .a
certain amount of ironical comment,
which merely indicated how far the
patience of the world had been tried
up to that point, but on the whole the
new development was hailed with
general approval in all the capitals of
the allies, as a means by which the di
latory discussions of tie larger body
might be cut short and the essential
terms of the peace treaty speedily
arrived at.
Unfortunately, little has taken place
during the last few days to encourage
this first hope. On the contrary, the
feeling of unrest and distrust is grow
ing stronger and stronger. The press
is semiofficially informed from day
to day that satisfactory progress has
been made during discussions, but the
general impression nevertheless ob
tains that no definite decisions have
been reached On any of the most vital
points in the treaty, that there has
been and is likely to be much discus
sion among the chief delegates npon
questions which it was understood it
would be the duty of commissions to
decide, and, finally, that proposals
were being put fofrward which at any
rate in some quarters were regarded
as little short of disastrous.
The sudden arrival of King Albert
in an aeroplane was taken as a sign
of the critical nature of the council
of four discussions.
The arrival of Premier Paderewski
is interpreted in the same mway, as
the consequence of the uncertain hand
ling of the Danzig problem by the
council of four.
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY
INCORPORATE IN WASHINGTON
Louisville, Ky. Among recommen
dations adopted at the annual conven
tion of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy here, was the incorpora
tion of the organization In the Dis
trict of Columbia, which was accepted
by a two-thirds majority vote of the
approximate total of 500 delegates at
tending. Miss Mary E. Poppenheim, of Char
leston, S. C, president-general ot the
organization, submitted the recom
mendation together with others, which
included discontinuance of various war
activities; appointment of a commit
tee? to revise rules for crosses of hon
or; selection of a committee to ar
range suitable recognition of Confed
erate descendants serving in the
world war; completion of the educa
tional endowment ffund of $50,000 and
investment of the fund in the United
States government bonds.
Many addresses were made, all eulo
gizing great Confederate men and wo
men. REDUCTION OF ACREAGE IS
ANNOUNCED AS 31 PER CENT.
Columbia, S. C. The south's cotton
acreage in 1919 will be 31.08 per cent
less than in the previous year, accord
ing to a report on acregae reduction
estimates from all the cotton growing
states submitted by the South Caro
lina Cotton Association here. The re
port presented before a cotton reduc
tion convention, at which it was an
nounced 800 delegates were present,
representing every county in the
state, also announced unfavorable
weather for planting in 90 per cent
of the cotton belt.
That 50 per cent less commercial
fertilizer will be used this year, that
there is a marked labor shortage, and
"inroads of the boll weevil . will be
more serious than for years past"
were other statements made in the
report.
COVENANT OF LEAGUPE NOW
CONTAINS ANOTHER ARTICLE
Paris. The league of nations draft
ing committee has completed 15 arti
cles of the league of nations covenant,
which now .contains 27 articles. It is
not known what the additional article
is.
A full meeting of the league com
mission will be held to consider the
revised covenant, which doubtless will
undergo further changes before it is
submitted to the representatives of
the five big nations.
BAKER'S SARCASTIC COMMENTS
AS TO HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS
Washington. Commenting on what
he termed "the very intemperate
speech" of Senator Chamberlain, re
tiring chairman of the senate military
committee, delivered at Natchez. Miss.,
In connection with the Ansell-Crowder
court martial controversy. Secretary
Baker said that in three years as sec
retary of war he could not recall a
single instance in which he had re
ceived a helpful suggestion from Sena
tor Chamberlain.
GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT OF
119TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
Columbia. S. C. The men of the
119th infantry, commanded by Col. J.
VanB. Metts, of Wilmington, were
greatly disappointed when they found
that they were to be mustered out t of
the service without parading in North
Carolina, particularly as the South
Carolina regiments had paraded in Col
umbia, the 113th field artillery at
Raleigh andthat the two Tennessee
regiments will parade in their home
state.
COMMENT
I GLEAN -UP' AT ALBEMARLE
City Is Expected to Present Much
Cleaner Appearance Than at
Present Before April 7th.
Albemarle. The Woman's Club has
started a move to clean up Albemarle
luring next week. At a recent meet
ing of the club the civic department
named a committee to plan the work.
This committee at once proceeded to
arrange for a thorough organization
of the forces among the ladies of the
clnb. Already this committee has
waited upon a large number of prop
erty owners and served notice that
their property will be expected to take
on a cleaner appearance on or before
April 7.
The city is at present presenting a
very ugly appearance, in fast so much
so that B. A. Foreman, a prominent
Albemarle business man, suggested
some time ago that a "piggery" on
the vacant lot just back of the Trust
building would be a jjaying proposi
tion, that it would not make its ap
pearance any more disagreeable, but
in fact would improve its appearance
and that ample waste could be ob
tained right on the grounds to keep up
a first c lass "piggery."
Little Girl Loses Foot.
Newton. Annie, the eight-year-old
daughter o( Mr. and Mrs. Lee Car
penter, who lives about two miles
from this city, met with a distressing
accident at her father's farm. Her
brother, Fred Carpenter, -was in a
field cutting cotton stalks and his lit
tle sister was walking behind the
mower. In some way she lost her bal
ance and stepped in front of the ma
chine. One of her legs was cut en
tirely off just above the. ankle joint.
Runaways Are Located.
Fayetteville John Robert Tomlin
son and Thomas Jordan, the two Fay
etteville boys, 13 and 15 years of age
respectively, who have been missing
from home since March 10, were lo
cated. at a lumber mill at Pineview
by W. H. s Tomlinson, father of the
Tomlinson lad. Mr. Tomlinson was
in Spout Springs in his quest
for the youthful adventurers when he
was informed by the woman propri
tor of the general store that two boye"
of their rescription had been there and
were employed at the saw mill, sii
miles distant. Mr. Tomlinson could
not secure a car in the community
to bridge the six miles that separated
him from his son, so he came back tc
Fayetteville on the afternoon train and
made the trip back by motor at night,
bringing his boy home the next day
Suffers Loss of Leg.
Winston-Salem Gilbert Petree, wh
went to China two years ago to teach
the natives how to grow tobacco, met
with a serious accident a few dayi
ago, according to a cablegram receiv
ed by his parents. The message
states that young Petree was riding
in one of the narrow streets in t
town in a buggy which came in con
tact with another vehicle, throwinj
him out. In falling a pistol, which hi
carried in his pocket fired, the ball
taking effect in one hip, inflicting i
wound which necessitated an ampu
tation of one leg.
Many Insurance Agents.
Besides being intensely pleased witl
the success of "Clean Up Week,'
which came to a close, the state insur
ance department is just completing the
issuance of license to about 17,000 in
surance agents in North Carolina.. The
job has been a tremendous one and
the force in Commissioner Young's of
flee has been putting in many extri
hours of work getting it done.
These 17,000 insurance agents ii
North Carolina represent 417 different
companies doing business in th
state.' These are all under the wlnf
of the insurance commissioner in
addition to 166 building and loan as
sociations.
Of the 417 companies operating, 10(
are stock lire insurance companies, 51
are re-insurance companies, 14 are
underwriters, 40 are mutual companies
57 are life, 15 are reciprocal, 8 are as
sessment and 40 are miscellaneous, In
eluding surety, fidelity, burglary ant
theft companies. Sixty are fraternal
organizations and 22 are trust and in
vestment companies in which are in
eluded the concerns operating undei
the "Blue Sky" law.
Secretary Lane to Speak;
Chapel Hill. Franklin K. Lane
secretary of the interior, and membei
of President Wilson's cabinet since
1913, will deliver the annual com
mencement day address at the Uni
versity of North Carolina on June 18
The visit of the distinguished cabinet
member especially at this time prom
ises to make the occasion one of mo
mentous importance to North Caro
linians, and will incidentally mark the
fourth university commencement ad
dress by cabinet members within the
past four years.
Elections at Davidson. '
Davidson. Recent elections in the
student body have resulted as follows:
D. W. Roberts, editor-in-chief of The
Davcidsonian for the coming year,
with C. J. Matthews as business man
ager. L. L. McAllister will have charge
of circulation.
D. M. Chalmers, of Charlotte, hat
been chosen as president of the Y.
M. C. A. for next session; D. W Rob
erts, vice president; A. L. Currie. sec
retary, and J. C. McCaskill, treasurer
The new officers enter upon their du
ties about April 1.
Revenue Collections Large.
Statesvllle. During March Collec
tor Watts of this district collected
$16,129,142.09, internal revenue taxes
as follows: Income and profits, $9,
028,092.96; tobacco. $6,679,533.01; to
bacco floor tax, $366,369.55; admis
sions and dues. $15,432.63; manufac
turers. $13,851.70; public utilities, $11.
368.82; insurance policies. $4,282.24;
documentary stamps, $3,770.50; fines
ind penalties, " $3,170.37; emergency
'axes, $2,639.88; estate taxes, $72.98;
oleomargarine licenses, $$0; narcotic
taxes. $27.44.
H CITY MAKING
PLANS TD E
EMPLOY EXPERT TO WORK OUT
MANY PERPLEXING PUZZLES
CONNECTED WITH WORK.
RECORD TOBACCO SALES MADE
Palestine Restoration Fund Campaign
Was Great Success: Allotment Was
Oversubscribed First Day.
Winston-Salem. The Palestine rev
oration fund campaign which was put
n here under the auspices of Jewish
sitizens, is proving a success. The
amount allotted to Winston-Salem was
(1,000 and more tbar this amount was
lecured the first day of the canvass.
The committee named some time
ago, representing the board of trade
ind Rotary club, has decided to em
ploy Morris Knowles, Inc., of Pitts
burgh, Penn., to work out a plan of
the future growth of the city. Includ
ing not only its physiclal development,
but expert advice on the handling of
present perplexing problems as well
as suggestion for meeting problems
which the city must face in the fu
ture, correcting errors in the laying
off of the city, suggestions for future
extension and tentative engineering
plans, problems of sanitation, water
and sewer systems, suggestion as to
the handling of traf'c. etc., will be In
cluded In the completed work of the
planner. A committee representing
Winston-Salem. South Side, and
Waughton has been appointed to work
out a plan for the annexation of the
two latter, suburbs with this city. It '
Is thought that the proposition will be
carried, if an election is held in South
Side and Waughton territory.
During the month of March, Winston-Salem
. paid into the U. S. treas
ury over sii and a quarter million of
dollars, most of this being from the
sale' of tobacco stamps. The tobacco
season closed here and the sale of leal
the past yea rtotaled nearly 41,00.
500 pounds, this being a record break
er for the local market
Union's Community Clubs.
Monroe. The Union schoolhouse in
Sandy Ridge township has the honor
of having the first Community club In
Union county. It was organised by
County Agent T. J. W. Broom and
Homo Demonstration Agent Blanche
Carter. About 30 members were on
rolled. The club will have monthly
meetings and will discuss questions of
Interest to the people of the commu
nity. A playground will be provided
for the children. Those meetings will
serve to promote a better spirit ot
co-operation among the people, as well
as furnish social diversion. A borne
demonstration club was also organized
by Miss Carter. Community clubs
will be organized in each of the nine
townships of the county.
Boy Burned $o Death.
Asheville. Gus Chandler, the 12--year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Moses
Chandler, of Yancey, was burned to
death here when a part of the barn
and livery stable was set on fire by an
employe of the barn, who attempted
to build a fire in a small wood store
with gasoline. The fire was discov
ered by Wesley Elkins, who was
sleeping in a small room with the boy.
He rushed down the narrow stairs to
call the fire department and forgot t
call the lad. When he remembered
his companion it was impossible to
reach him due to the heavy flame
sheets which enveloped the room.
Returns from Bulgaria.
Davidson. Patrick Johnston, rep
resentatives of the American Tobae
co Company at Samsoon, Turkey,
reached home this week after a long
and eventful experience in Europe.
He was held up and detained in Sofia,
Bulgaria, for many months during the
war and then, after reaching London,
was taken sick with influenza follow-
sd by a serious attack of pneumonia.
Anion others here to welcome him
this week is his brother. Richard
Johnston, of the Norfolk bar.
Training School Closes.
Trinitv College. Trinity College tn
co-operation with the Methodist
churches of this city, has Just held s
erv successful training school for
Sunday school workers. While the
-chool was held at the college and the
ma.tr nart of its faculty either fur
ntahed or secured by the college au
thorities. It was under the auspices of
the Methodist Sunday School Council
rf rin rh am and extended its benefits
not only to the Snndsy schoot work
ers of the Method'-t school but als
to many of other denominations.
Sale of Land Sites.
Aberdeen. The s'e of a valuable-
tract of lrnd, the old Tsr Heel lum
her mill site lot rt the center of
town makes available developmente
of more than local '.nteresL
Site for the tobacco warehouse
were nurchaped. the companies organ
ized and buHdings will be commenced
t once. Aberdeen sold almost half
million ponnds of obacco lat season
and two warehouse will be r-ecesr
to tak care f t.h -
-row that will be planted. There wai
a shortage of plants last year.
Charlotte Not en Program.
Charlotte. The "living circus. com
nosed of airnlanes conducting flying
demonstrations w'th tv view of aron
ng Interest In the Victory loan. wITI
not aopesr at Chflotte. Thi Infer
mation was contained in a teleeram
received ! Mw McNinc.b. from
MaJ. O. M. Daldinger. officer 1
charge of -Victory loan flight. The
message stated Tlylng clrcn stone
Raleigh. Itinerary closed. Like t
fly over all towns b"t lmnossible. e
Inr to short time and country reqnlf
A to be eoTered."
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