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Chatham t&ECORB ESTABLISHED SEPT. 19, 1878. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C. MAY 15, 1919 VOL. XL NO. 41 PEACE TERMS FOR GERMANY MADE PUBLIC Treaty Makes Berlin Responsible for All Losses Caused to Allies. FIRST PAYMENT 5 BILLION Pact Provides Return of Alsace Lorraine; Internationalization of Saar Basin and DanzigV:Tr ritorial Changes for Belgium, Denmark and East Prus sia; Upper Silesia to P o- - r , land; Foe Musi Agree ' - " to Trlai of Ex- " , Kaiser and" Ap-' :i prove League. ' New York, May 8. An official sum mary of the peace treaty delivered to the German delegates ut Versailles by representatives of the associated pow ers was made public here by the com mittee on public information. It fol low: Paris, May 8. The treaty of peace between the 27 allied and associated powers on the one hand and Germany on the other was handed to the Ger man plenipotentiaries at Versailles. 80,000 Words In Pact. It is the longest treaty ever drawn. It totals about 80,000 words, divided into 15 main sections, and represents the combined product of over 1,000 experts working continually through a series of commissions for the three and a half months since January 18, the treaty printed in parallel pages of English and French, which are recog nized as having equal validity. Does Not Deal With Foe's Allies. It does not deal with questions af fecting Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey except in so far as binding Germany to accept any agreement reached with those former allies. Following the preamble and deposi tion of powers comes the covenant of the league of nations as the first sec tion of the treaty. The frontiers of Germany In Europe are defined in the second section ; Eu ropean political classes given in the third; European political classes in the fourth. Next are the military. naval and air terms, as the fifth sec tion, followed by a section on prison ers of war and military graves, and a seventh on responsibilities. Repara tions, financial terms and economic terms are covered In sections eight to ten. Then comes the aeronautic sec tions, ports, waterways and railways section, the labor covenant, the sec tion on guarantees and the final clauses. Restores Alsace-Lorraine. Germany, by the terms of the treaty, restores Alsace-Lorraine to France, ac cepts the internationalization of the Saar basin temporarily and of Danzig permanently, agrees to territorial changes toward Belgium and Denmark and in east Prussia cedes most of up per Silesia to Poland, and renounces all territorial and political rights out side Europe as to her own or allies' territorii s, and especially to Morocco, Egypt, Siam, Liberia and Stantung. She also recognizes the total independ ence of German-Austria, Czecho-Slo- vakia and Poland. Must Fay for Damages. Germany accepts full responsibility for all damages caused to allied and associated governments and nationals. agrees specifically to reimburse all ci vilian damages beginning with an In itial payment of 0,000,000,000 marks ($5,000,000,000), subsequent payments to be secured by bonds to be issued at the discretion of the reparation com mission. Germany is to pay shipping damage on a ton-for-ton basis by ces sion of a large part of her merchant. coasting and river fleets and by new construction ; and to devote her eco nomic resources to the rebuilding of devastated regions. She agrees to return to the 14 most- favored nations tariffs, without dis crimination of sort ; to allow allies and associated nationals freedom of tran sit through. Must Agree to Trial of Kaiser. She agrees to accept highly detailed provisions as to prewar debts, unfair competition, internationalization of roads and rivers, and other economic and financial clauses. She also agrees to the trial of the ex-kalser by an international high court for a supreme offense against in ternational mortality and of other na tionals for violation of the laws and customs of war, Holland to be asked to extradite the former, and Germany being responsible for delivering the latter. Must Accept League. The league orations Is accepted by the allied and associated powers as operative and by Germany in principle, but without membership. Similarly, an international labor body Is brought into being with a permanent office ami an annual convention. A great num ber of commissions for different pur poses are created, some under the league of nations, some to execute the peace treaty. Among the former Is the commission to govern the Saar basin till a plebiscite is held 15 years hence, the high commissioner of Dan zig, which Is created into a free city under the league, and various commis sions for plebiscites in Malmody. Schleswig and east Prussia. Among those to carry out the peace treaty are HAVE CONFIDENCE IN ITALY Why Czecho-Slovaks Would Prefer to See That Country Secure the Port of Fiume. parjs. it is understood that an agreement was reached between the Italian and Czecho-Slovak govern ments wherein the Czecho-Slovaks sup ported Italy's claim to Fiume. One of the principal reasons hitherto prof fered for refusing this port to Italy was that Fiume is the natural outlet 1 WHAT GERMANY MUST DO TO GUN PEACE Restoration of Alsace - Lor raine. Temporary Internationaliza tion of Saar coal basin. Permanent Internationaliza tion of Danzig. Territorial changes toward Belgium and Denmark. Cedes Silesia to Poland. Removes all territorial and political rights outside Europe. Renounces "especially" her rights in Morocco, Egypt and Siam. Freedom of transit through her territories. v" Highly detailed provisions as to prewar debts. Provisions as to unfair com Detition. Internationalization of roads and rivers and other eco nomic and financial subjects. ',' ' Agrees to. trialof .,the .-ex-:. !" kaiser by. an international high court . foe. 4upreme offerise ' against International morality and customs of war. Holland to be asked to ex- t tradite the former kaiser and I Germany to be responsible for delivering the latter. I Accepts league of nations In principle, but without member ship. Germany recognizes total In dependence of German-Austria. Czeoho-Slovakia and Poland. German army reduced to 100, 000 men, Including officers. Conscription within German territories abolished. All German forts for 50 kilo meters east of the Rhine razed. All importation, exportation and nearly all production of war materials stopped. Germany accepts any agree ment reached with its former allies. Allied occupation of parts of Germany to continue until rep aration Is made. Any German violation of con ditions pertaining to the Rhine zone constitutes an act of war. German navy reduced to six battleships, six light cruisers and 12 torpedo boats, with no submarines. German navy personnel to consist of not over 15,000. U. the reparations, military, naval, air, financial and economic commissions, the International high court and mili tary tribunals to fix responsibilities, and a series of bodies for the control of International rivers. Certain problems are left for solu tion between the allied jtnd associated powers, notably details of the dispo sition of the German fleet and cables. the former German colonies and the values paid in reparation. Certain other problems, such as the laws of the sir and the opium, arms and Hq uor traffic are either agreed to In de tail or set for early International ac tion. Army Cut to 100,000. Her army is reduced to 100,000 men, Including officers; conscription within her territories Is abolished; all forts forty kilometers east of the Rhine razed, and all importation, exportation and nearly all production of war ma terial stopped. Allied occupations of parts of - Germany will continue till reparation Is made, but will be reduced at the end of three five-year periods If Germany Is fulfilling her obligations, Any violation by Germany of the con ditions as to the zone 50 kilometers east of the Rhine will be regarded as an act of war. Navy to Six Battleships. The German navy Is reduced to six battleships, six light cruisers and 12 torpedo boats, without submarines. and a personnel of not over 15,000. A.11 other vessels must be surrendered or destroyed. Uermany is roroiaaen to build forts controlling the Baltic, must demolish Helgoland, open the Kiel canal to all nations and surren der her 14 submarine cables. She may have no military or naval air forces except 100 unarmed seaplanes until October 1 to detect mines, and may manufacture aviation material for six months. Agreement of Allies Stated. It states that : Bearing in mind that on the reauest of the then imperial German government an armistice was granted on November 11, 1918, by the five allied and associated powers in order that a treaty of peace might be concluded with her, and whereas the allied and associated powers being equally desirous that the war in which thev were successfully involved direct ly or indirectly and which originated in the declaration of war by Austria Huneary on July 28, 1914, and against France on August 3, 1914. and in the invasion of Belgium, should be re placed by a firm, i just and durable nence. the nlenlnotentarles (having communicated their full powers found In good and due form) have agreed as follows : From the coming Into force of the present treaty the state of war will terminate. From the moment and sub 1ect to the provisions of this treaty of J ficial relations with Germany, and with each of the German states, will be re sumed by the allied and associated rowers. Section 1. League of Nations. The covenant of the league of nations con stitutes section 1 of the peace treaty, which places upon the league many specific duties In addition to Its gen eral duties. to the Adriatic for southern Poland Czecho-Slovakia, Austria, Roumania and Hungary as well as for Jugo slavia. The reason alleged by the Italians for the other Interested nations sup porting their claims against the Jugo slav claims is that these nations com pete in the use of this port with the Jnso-Siavs. but not with Italy. They believe therefore that they would re ceive fairer treatment in shipping mat f ters from the Italians than it Is likely they would from the Jugo-Slavs. AUSTRIAN KINGDOM BOUNDARIES FIXED ITALIAN POPULATION IS AGAIN BECOMING: RESTIVE OVER REPORTS ON FIUME. HUN RESISTANCE DYING HARD Ebert Says,. Treaty Is, Monstrous Doc ument,.. Which Has Me- Precedent in , Determination to Annihilate. A: conference .between Baron Son- nino, Italian- foreign minister, and Colonel 'E.vMfr House, of the American peace delegation, regarding Italy's claims to Fiume and the Adriatic tv which the notes presented by the German peace -delegation- concerning prisoners of war and labor were turn ed over to experts for investigation. and the completion of the task of de fining the new Austrian boundaries represented the entire activities in peace conference circles in Paris. The result of the conversation be tween Baron Sonnino and Colonel House has not been made public. Meantime dispatches from Rome indi cate that the Italian population again is becoming restive after hav ing learned that the report of last week that Italy's claims to Fiume had been settled was erroneous. Added to this irritation is dissatis faction because Italy was not men tioned as one of the parties to the proposed Anglo-Franco-American alli ances; the question of the division of America's merchant marine; the treaty provision with Germany that the three principal powers are suffi cient to ratify the treaty, and other small matters in which the Italians feel they have been slighted. From Germany come reports of con tinued dissatisfaction of the terms which Germany has been told she must meet in order to obtain peace. Reiteration that it will be impossible to carry out the provisions are to be heard everywhere. Great demonstra tions of protest have been held in Berlin, Breslau and other cities. No less a person than Freiderich Ebert president of Germany, has an nounced that he is standing on Presi dent Wilson's 14 points for peace Ebert alluded to the peace treaty as document." which, he said, holds no precerent in determina tion completely to annihilate van qnlshed peoples. OMISSION OF ITALY IS A SUBJECT OF COMMENT Paris. Much comment has arisen over the fact that Italy is not included in the proposed engagement between the United States, Great Britain and France for mutual action against Germany should Germany again be come aggressive toward France. It is said that Premier Orlando was ready to bring Italy into the agreement and that he took part in some of the early discussions, although the plans were consummated about the time of the high tension which removed Premier Orlando from active participation m the council of four. Because of Italy's membership in the former triple alliance it is held in some French quarters, it was a se rious omission not to include Italy In the new Franco-American-British en gagement. JUNKER ELEMENT FIGHT FOR POSEN AND SILESIA "Paris. The German admission of defeat is onlv partial. They say "yes, on the western front we were beaten, but on the eastern front we were vic torious." There they intend to re main victors. The Junker element which stands behind the German gov ommpnt will fleht tooth and nail ratn or than to abandon Posen and upper Silesia, particularly the latter prov ince, whence Germany arew neiors h. war one-fourth of her hard coal. three-fourths of her zinc, something like a tenth of her iron and steel and one-fifth of her potash. DIRIGIBLES MAY BE USED IN TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT! Washington. Announcement wa made by the navy department tha TiTvnn the outcome of the proposed test flight of the new navy dirigibl C-5. from the naval air station, Mon tanV New York, to St. Johns N. F It would "depend upon the future plans in regard to the possibility oi attempting later a trans-Atlantic nigral by a dirigible. The flight will be madf nrpathpr conditions arc favorable." VILLA TAKES PARRAL AND GARRISON OF 26( mi Paso. Texas. i According to In formation received here from Parral TTraTicisco Villa retook that city and made prsoners of the garrison of 26( men under Colonel Gomez who had n.ounien' the town a few davs before Th erarrison was outnumbered bul made little resistance. Repeating his action when he took Parral. on fcastei Sunday. Villa freed the prisoners and tnlrf them to go to work. Casualties were light on both sides. NOT A BREACH IN THE PEACE N EOGTI ATION Versailles The departure of Lands berg and Giesberts is in no sense t ho internrfited as a breach in th( T.DvtiatinTis. These pleniootentiarie have the Important ministerial port folios, respectively of justice and post! and telegraphs. Landsberg is regarded as the brains of the majority socialists, wniie iies berts is very high in the councils o the Catholic party and the Catholrc la bor unions. 5,000,000 PEOPLE NVEST IN BONOS OFFICIAL TOTAL OF AMOUNTS PURCHASED WILL NOT BE KNOWN BEFORE MAY 26. HEM OVER - SUBSCRIPTION Complete Returns of Sales by Banks Will Be Made to the Treasury Department by May 24. Washington. Fifteen million Amer icans bought Victory Liberty notes in the campaign according to estimates received by the treasury from federal reserve banks. This compares with about 21,000,000 purchasers in - .the Fourth loan, 17,000,000 in the "third. ,400,000 in the second and 4,000,008- in the first. A few additional reports of sub scriptions came in but no attempt was made to tabulate them and the treas ury announced that the official total probably .would not be known before May 26. The total as compiled still stood at $3,894,000,000, but late re ports emphasized the earlier indica tions that the loan had been heavily over-subscribed. Banks will have untl May 20 to re port their subscriptions to federal re serve banks, and the federal reserve banks will report to the treasury by May 24. "Reports from all districts indicate that practically the entire quota was taken without material assistance from the banks," said a treasury an nouncement. PERHAPS LAST VISIT PAID OCCUPJED AREA BY PERSHING Coblenz. General Pershing, com mander in chief of the American ex peditionary forces, arrived in - Cob lenz for what may be his last official visit to the American occupation area. During hs visit he will arrange with Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett for the complete final .withdrawal of the American forces as decided upon some three weeks ago at general headquar ters. General Perslhing confirmed the Washington announcement that all, or at least nearly all, of the Americans would be out of France and Germany by September 1. PEACE CONDITIONS ARE NOT HARDER THAN EXPECTED Berlin. Maximilian Hardin, editor of the Berlin Die Zukonft, writing on the peace treaty, says: "The peace conditions are not hard er than I expected. They were un pleasant to the greater part of the people. But could one have readily expected them otherwise? "The allies have been threatened that Germany would join the bolshe vik!. But that would be suicidal. Tha only -way to rescue the country is by openness and honesty. The revo lution has been a great disappopintr menL" THE TWO GREAT POLITICAL PARTIES HAVE EVEN BREAK Charlotte, N. C. Thomas R. Mar shall, vice president of the United States, who spent the night at the Selwyn hotel, said there is no doubt that the Germans will sign the peace treaty and the United tSates senate will ratify it with the league of na tions agreement included. He also de clared the democratic party has an even break" with the republican par ty for a vctory in 1920. He expressed himself of the opinion that the immi gration laws of this country should and must be "revamped" and remain tight "for a great many years." Un der the present laws too many men have been admitted and have sworn allegiance to the United States who have been German secret service men he said, and who, in all probabilty are still In the pay of German reaction aries -wlio are seeking to create trouble among certain elements of our popu lation." PRESIDENT WILSON TO REPLY PERSONALLY TO THE GERMANS Paris. President Wilson will per; sonally direct such answers as may De deoided upon concerning German in quiries in the peace treaty differing from the president's 14 points. TWs was announced in high quar ters in connection with the instruc tions which Chancellor Schiedemann has even the German plenipotenti aries at Versailles to address a note to the allies comparing the terms of the toroatry with the 14 point. HAto CONTROL OF HIS VOICE BUT NOT OF HIS LEGS Paris Count von Brockdorff-'Rant-zaiii'j will was strong enough to en able him to deliver his speech on be half of Germany to the allies at the VoitMi'iiAa nBac.fi congress but he feared collapse if he stood. This is on the authority of his sec retary who has been clipping and translatine comments from the Eng lish papers, sharply reproaching the ftmnt. for remaining seated when speaking. MUCH BUILDING IN SOUTH BY THE SALVATION ARMY Atfanha. 'Assured of the success of the coming Salvation Army Home Service campaign, the National com- mT.ttf.e announced that almost $700;U00 In cash has been allotted to the. de partment of the South for the erecton -f hnildines to be used for Salvation rmy purposes. To carry out the -rtan A. Ten Eych Brown of Atlanta ms been employed by the Salvation rmy Home Service Fund, Southern division headquarters. FEELING INNING HIGH IN HMD ANARCHY PREFERRED TO SLAV- ON ALL cidfc I ITALIAN MATTERS UNSETTLED Drafting Committee on Peace Terms to Be Presented to Austria Have Begun Work on Document. Feeling apparently is running high in Germany over what is termed tho severity., of the peace terms and a review of the opinion in Berlin says that - the people aro discussing ' the consequences of a possible refusal to sign the treaty. "Rather "anarchy than: slavery" is the remark heard on all sides, the re view declared. One newspaper credits Herr Gios bert, a member of the German delega tion at Versailles, as asserting that the only immediate solution is a' peace with Russia and the employment of bolshevin troops by Germany. Unofficial advices from Paris de clare that the controversy over Italy's claims to Fiume and the Dalmatian coast is far from being settled. Pres ident Wilson, according to these ad vices, is not in agreement with the compromise plan by which Italy would be given a mandate to administei Fiume until 1923, and then take pos session of the citv. The peace terms to be presented to Austria are rapidly taking concrete form. It is announced from Paris that the drafting committee has begun work on the document as a whole. The naval terms as completed, wiping out the entire Austrian navy, the surren der of every ship of the Austrian naval arm being demanded. The allied and associated governments will decide later what disposition shall be made of the vessels. No hint has yet been eiven as to the other conditions of the treaty. Meanwhile the German peace dele gation at Versailles continues its for midable task of digesting the peace terms handed to it Wednesday by Premier Clemenceau. According to re ports originating from a high British source in Paris, the delegates are di vided in their views on the drastic conditions laid down. CONDITIONS MEAN DEATH TO GERMANY SCHEIDEMANN London. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Berlin says that after a five hour session of the German cab inet, Philip Scheldemann, the chancel lor, delivered a speech to the commit tee appointed to consider the treaty. After comparing the most important conditions laid down by the allies in connection with President Wilson's 14 points. Scheidemann is reported to have said: . "These conditions are nothing else than death for Germany, hut the gov ernment must discuss this document of hatred and madness with so briety." WILSON EXPLAINS PROPOSAL FOR ALLIANCE WITH FRANCE Washington. In response to an in quiry from Secretary Tumulty, Presi dent Wilson cabled that he had prom ised France to propose to the senate in connection with the peace treaty "a supplement in which - we shall agree, subject to the approval of the council of the league of nations, to come immediately to the assistance of France in case of unprovoked attack by Germany "Happily there Is no mystery or privacy about what I have promised the government here," the President said. "I have promised to propose to the senate a supplement in which we shall agree, subject to the approval of the council of the league of nations, to come immediately to the assistance of France in case of unprovoked at tack by Germany, thus merely hasten ing the action which we should be bound by the covenant of the league of nations." STRIKES INCREASE; GERMANS MADE IMMUNE TO HORRORS Berlin. The people, though fairly stricken dumb by the peace terms, are now recovering sufficiently to declare that fiflrmanv cannot and will not aitm th compact no matter what comes. Strikes are increasing and bolshe Tism and soartacan uprising have, if nnvthin. made Germans immune to the possible horrors which are to be anticipated if they are again plunged into war. RESIGNATION OF INDUSTRIAL BOARD HAS BEEN ACCEPTED Washington. Governmental efforts to hasten the return of industry to normal peace time activity by stabil izing prices through the industrial board of the department of commerce have come to an end. Following a-flnal unsuccessful effort to bring the railroad administration and "steel producers to an agreement on prices in New York, the resigna tions of the board were accepted by Secretary Redfleld. STRONG FEELING IN CHINA AGAINST THE JAPANESE Washington. Ambassador Morris, at Tokio, in an official dispatch, said there was a very strong feeling among the Chinese against, the Japanese as the result of the disposition of Shan tung provided for in the treaty of Ver sailles. Mr. Morris told of the recent disturbances at Peking during which the Chinese minister to Tokio was at tacked by students who believed he was favorably disp sed toward the Japanese claims. MARSHALL BELIEVES IN STATE'S NIGHTS VICE - PRESIDENT DELIVERS A i . r. M. o I unco I en, o. v. DOCTRINE IS NOW DORMANT Talk of Going Back to Our Ancient Neutrality Under Present World Conditions Is Idle Talk. Chester, S. C. Governor Robert A. Cooper at the Chester theater intro duced Vice President Marshall, 'who made one of the ablest and most elo quent addresses ever heard in this 'city. He was warmly greeted and throughout his speech received great applause. "Nobody in South Carolina," he t,aid, "ever believed more sincerely in the doctrine of state's rights than I believe in it I have recognized what other state's right men have not. that with states' rights goes the states' duties. So long as the states of this union will not look after them selves and demand the fostering care of the general government, the doc trine of states' rights will be dormant T am hoping for a revival in the hearts of citizens so that each state will discharge its duties and tell the general government to only look after the powers delegated to it but until states do this there is no hope for this ancient democratic doctrine. "I wish I could put our . country back to the good old days of 1840. I would be willing to do with less money for more manhood. I had nothing to do with adopting the colo nial policy of our government, but with our soldiers in the Philippines and our sailors in the North sea talk about going back to our ancient neu trality, it is talk in favor of an idle dream. Neutrality consists in more than mere hands off. It must also be minds oft and opinions off, for the most potent things in modern war fare are the moral opinions of man kind touching it COMPETITIVE BIDS WANTED FOR 200,000 TONS OF RAILS New York. Walker D. Hines, direc tor general of railroads, announced. here that the railroad administration will ask immediately for competitive bids for 200,000 tons of steel rails. Mr. Hines' announcemert was made after he had been informed by repre sentatives that they had been unable to induce representatives of the large manufacturers at a conference here to agree on a reduction of the sched ule of steel price's approved by Jhe in dustrial board of the department of commerce. Mr. Hines declared it was his settled purpose to buy steel ma terials on the competitive bidding ba sis, as rapidly as they were needed. POSTAL TELEGRAPH SYSTEM ADOPTS 8-HOUR DAY FOR ALL New York. Charles P. Baruch, gen eral manager of the Postal Telegraph system, . announced that, effective June.l, the eight-hour, day and time and a half for overtime had been adopted, for all the system's employes in 51 lartre and small cities in the United States. 40.000 FIGHTING MEN MAKE APPLICATION FOR HOMESTEADS Washington. With applications al ready received from more than 40,0t)0 soldiers and sailors who desire to take up homesteads when discharged from military service, Secretary Lane and his advisers are revising the pro gram originally presented to Congress to take care of the increased demands. It was said that the first estimate 3f $100,000,000 for establishing dis charged service men on "slacker lands probably would have to be made several times that amount, pernaps $400,000,000. Secretary Lane's plan would not merely start a to an as a farmer or cattle producer, but would "see him through" to success by as sistance until he could begin repay ments. BIGGEST WINTER WHEAT CROP PRODUCED IN ANY COUNTRY Washington. The greatest crop of winter wheat ever produced in any country is in prospect for this year's harvest The forecast of production, estimated by. the department of agri culture, placed its size at almost nine hundred million bushels in exact fig- ures, 899,915,000, which would make this year's harvest worth $2,034,000,- 000 at tbe government; s price guirau- tee of $2.26 a bushel. FIRST LEG OF TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT IS COMPLETED Washington. With two of the three navy seaplanes which started from Tdonrl on th first i ,.ao-Atlanta flitrht arrived ..fw at Halifax, navv officials were bending every energy to locating the third, missing since early in the after noon?- No report of the missing ma chine the NC-4, commanded by Lieut. Commander A. C. Read, had been re ceives after the machine passed the destroyer McDermut SOME SENATORS BEGINNING I TO TALK OF PEACE TREATY Washington. As they completed their study of tne official summary of the treaty of Versailles, senators be gan to give expression to their views on the momentous document which is now in the hand of the German plenipotentiaries. A few senators, however, still withheld comment pre ferring to examine the complete text before reaching a deglnte conclusion. These included Senators Lodge, Smoot and other Republican leaders PJHIUE PEOPLE MUST PAT By Civil Court Decision, a Number of Prmoinent Citizens are Held Liable for 1914 School Notes. Charlotte. A test case brought in civil court by the board of trustees of the Pineville farm life school against S. L. Mamson, of Pineville, for $500 which the defendant is alleged to have pledged towards, a fund raised to secure the school, was terminated in favor of the plaintiff. The conse quence of this action, it (was stated. will force several Pineville citizens who had failed to redeem notes aggre gating $2,500 to pay the amount of their notes. Pineville was selected as the loca tion for the farm life school in 1914 because citizens of that town pledged the largest amount towards the school, it was said. A bond issue of $20,000 was passed, and individual citizen gave notes payable in one and two years for a sum aggregating $6,000. It "was stated that the board of trustees of the school proceeded to erect the structure and that more than $28,000 has been spent on it $2,000 having been borrowed from the state. Several citizens paid their notes when they became due, the board re ceiving $3,500 from these. However, other citizens refused on the ground that the school had proven unsatisfac tory. The amount unpaid, amounted to $2,500. This amount was owed by a dozen or so individuals at Pineville. New Churches and Masonic Temple. Henderson. Both the Methodist and Presbyterian congregations have gone on record in favor- of building new church homes. The Methodists have decided to remodel the present building, the improvements meaning almost a new building. The Presby terian people are planning the crea tion of a fund for a new church edi fice. The Baptist people are now building a chucch that will cost when completed some $90,000, and the lo cal Masons will erect a Masonic tem ple at a cost of $50,000. Dodging the Tax Laws. Wilmington. Chairman Frank, A. Page has advised President W. A. McGirt of the North Carolina Good Roads Association, and he in turn has communicated with local officers, to the effect that about 10 per cent of car owners in the state are dodging the tax laws or returning cars of smaller horsepower than they have, and the suggestion is made that a closer scutiny be made. The sheriff in one night captured 35 cars that were carrying permits given until they could get tags applied for; and in no case had application ever been made for tags. Two of the permits were issued in February and the cars had carried the permits ever since with out applying to the secretary of state. More Check Flashing. Wilmington. Two weeks ago a nice ly dressed traveling man of middlfe age registered at the Orton hotel here, and advised the clerk he was here to stage an advertising campaign for a famous soap concern. He tendered a check from the concern, in payment of salary, and the clerk cashed it at once. handing over S3 perfectly good dol lars. The stranger later registered at the Wilmington hotel, told the same tale, and cashed a similar check for $100. The matter was kept quiet in tho hnn that secrecy would favor catching the check flasher, but he hasn't yet been caught. Loses Life on Track. Asheville. John Owensby, 100-year- old Union soldier, recently acquitted here of alleged violation of the espion age act, was found in a dying condi tion on the railway tracks between Asheville and Biltmore, and died later at the Mission Hospital. He had evi dently been struck by a train. $223,000 Wanted. The outstanding feature of Ameri can Methodism today is the centenary of missions which is claiming the at tention of millions of members of this denomination in the North, South, East and West and during the present month these forces will put forth spe cial effort to secure pledges amount ing to $120,000,000, to be paid within five years. Of tnis amount bo.uvu,- 000 is to be contributed by tne Mein ndist. Episcopal church and $35,000,- 000 by the Methodist Episcopal church. south. Commencement On Noted Day. Elon College. The Elon commence ment this year is to De conciuaea May 20. This happens to be the day on which the first brick was laid in tae construction of the college build ings here, and also the day or tne Mecklenburg Declaration of Indepen dence. On this day. therefore, the college purposes to have a great pa triotic rally in memory of the men who gave up their lives in the cause of freedom during the recent war. This rally will be addressed by col onel Albert Cox. Fire Evidently Incendiary. Greensboro. The finding of small insulated wires 75 feet long, leading from the plant of the Texas Company here, which was destroyed by an ex- plesion and fire, across the railroad and to a point some distance down the street is strong evidence in the opinion of Deputy State Insurance Commissioner W. A. Scott who is at work on the case, that the property was deliberately destroyed. Plw Avnlosion caused the loss of but one life, Harry Shaffner, a negro. Harriet Mayor Renominated. Hamlet. The second primary to nominate a candidate lor mayor or Hamlet was between Mayor J. C. Leigh and C. G. Pepper, the former winning by a majority of 25 votes. The votes were: Pepper, 233; Leign, Z5S This was indeed a close race, and the friends of each candidate worked un til the close of the polls. Both candi datss are strong men, and with a board of commissioners recently nomi nated consisting of five of the lead ing business men of Hamlet the gov srnment will be in good hands. THE LATEST WORD IH ILL VILLAGES WINSTON-SALEM RUBBER CON. CERN PLANS BUILDING OF r - CITY ON NOVEL LINES. IMMEDIATE OUTLAY $300,000 There Will be 300 Bungalows Built on Lots with Frontage of 80 Feet by 125 to 175 Feet In Depth. Winston-Salem.--The latest word In mill villages, which will be second to none in the country, is to be devel oped by the Hanes Rubber Company, around the site of its tire plant just north of Winston-Salem, N. C. The project which is being planned and directed by Lockwood, Greene & Co., of Boston, contemplates an -immediate expenditure of about $300,000 this spring. The plans show a beautifully laid off city, not in the customory square block style, but with wide sweeping curved streets and parks and public squares. AH traffic arteries lead to two main centers, the big plant itself, which is to be easy of access from every section of the village, and the village center in the residential sec tion. There are to be erected 300 modern 5-room bungalows, each to be fitted with all modern conveniences, including water, sewer, electric lights and bath, and each to be located on lots with frontage of 80 feet and ranging from 125 to 175 feet in depth, giving the occupants ample space for vegetable and Cower gardens and play grounds for the children. Big Meeting Called. Charlotte. A meeting of good roads enthusiasts of North Carolina will be held in Monroe May 27 for the pur pose Of boosting the construction of a hard-surfaced highway from Ashe ville to Wilmington via Charlotte and the building of a system of prominent state highways. Col. T. L. Kirkpatrick, president of the Cuarlotte-to-Wilminr-ton Highway association, announced He said that fully 1,500 delegates from the counties through which the proposed highway from AshevMe to Wilmington will pass are expected to be present In addition to hundreds of otjier prominent road enthusiastc from all parts of the state. Secretary E. N. Farrls, of the Char lotte chamber of commerce, said that the request of the war department for Information regarding the securing of ft field, by lease or purchase, for a taftding for the proposed air mail ser rice of the federal government would be complied with. He said two or three tracts of land for an air landing lite near Charlotte have already been offered for sale or lease. Major Lamb a Candidate. Fayetteville. The name of Major Robert J. Lamb, who successively sommanded Company F, of the 119th Infantry, and the Third battalion ol the same regiment in the battle which broke the Hindenburg line, will be presented to the new Fayetteville board of aldermen for consideration as head of the city's police depart ment. It is understood that the salary of the post will be made such as to re it the required dignity. It u said that Major Lamb, who is still at Camp Jackson, has fcignlfled his will ingness to accept the place If offered him. Major Lamb, known as Tightta! Bob" Lamb, was recently cited in gen eral orders issued by the commandlnf general of the 30th division at Camj Jackson for "conduct wortny or ins utmost commendation." Hickory Honors Heroes. Hickorv. Hickory and Catawbt county paid tribute to their soldier here with a celebration that was mow notable tor the great feast spread nn der the trees of Claremont college campus, the crowd of visiting soldiers and civilians and a parade witn tnret bands, the engineer train and other veterans of the world war, than for the speech-making. This part of tne program was cut short by intention, and the day given over to pleasure. Check Pornf Arrested. Hickory. Lola Woodard, a young white woman wanted in Salisbury and other places on the charge of forging checks, is in the Hickory police sta tion awaiting disposition of a case against her for flashing a check on February 15 last. With her guitar, she walked into a local store, presented a $20 check drawn on a music dealer, and carried off a $5 pair of shoes and the change. She was chased out of the county with a confederate, and on her return was picked up just out ol Hickory. Fire At Industrial Institute. Charlotte. Fire believed to be of incendiary origin destroyed the large barn of the Southern Industrial Insti tute, at Chadwick-Hoskins, at an early nour. It was believed that some of the cattle were burned to death. The fire was not discovered until the barn fell in. A call was made to the police head quarters for bloodhounds to see if a trail could not be located, but the dogs had been sent to one of the chaingang carats. nd culd not secured. Virginia Wins Debate. Chapel Hill. Virginia, upholding the negative, was adjudged winner here over Carolina in the seventh an nual interscholastic debate of the Carolina-Virginia-Johns Hopkins trian gle. The question under consideration was that of a government ownership of railroads. The decision of the Judges was one to two in favor ol the negative. M.P. Patterson, of Mount Airy, and C. Tv Boyd, of Gas tonla, upheld Carolina's end while Vir ginia was represented by W. P. Este and D. N. Sutton.
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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