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VOL. 17. NO. 27.
SALISBURY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24, 1921
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GMAOT
MAMMOTH AIRSHIP BOUGHT
BYfiU. S.DESTR0D OVER
IIULLENGLAND.VITH CRASH
II HIP LIES A DISAPPROVES LI
.'RECK IN RIVER
lousands Watched the Won
der of the Air When it Blew
Up and Fled Panic Stricken.
'Br Tha Aawrlatcd Preaai
LONDON. Aug. 24. The
riant airship ZR2, purchased
V the United States from
Jreat Britain, exploded over
he city of Hull today, accord--tg
to advices reaching here
hortly after 1 p. m.
The immense dirigible was
assing over the city of Hull in
5ne style when suddenly she
as seen to break in two.. kIn
lantly there was a terrific ex
plosion and -the airship burst
ito flames and commenced to
Ascend. Three parachutes were
en to leave the ZR2. ,
The great airship lies a wreck
l the river Humber and it is
ared there was loss of life,
j Thousands of people of Hull
itched the disaster, which oo!
rreit.&t:.40 o'clock - thia
srning. As the explosion oo
rfed the people dashed panic
ricken in all directions for
ar of being enveloped in the
feckage Which fell over Vic
rious Pier.
,Two dead and p number of in
red have been landed from
e river and taken to the Hull
firmary. Burned fragments
am the airship, which belched
1 nse columns of smoke and
imes, extended for hundreds
feet along the surface of the
.ten of the river.
Eyewitnesses saw four men
scend from the burning air
ip by means of a parachute,
ree men were seen hanging
I one parachute.
The explosion in the big diri
ole was of such force as to
eck many windows in store
Ws in the center of Hull.
1 Few Americans Believed
I . ' Aboard. ,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21
vy department officials' on
nginformed ' this afternoon
the explosion of the giant di
ible ZR2, through press dis
iches, expressed the opinion
.t not more than seven or a
:en Americans were aboard
) craft at the time of the dis
er. , ;
I
ITERS BILL TO CURB
PRESIDENT'S ABSENCE
Vashington, Aug. 24. Tha
e-President would take over all
;ies of the President when the
er is away from Washington
more than 48 hoars under a
I introduced today by Repre
tative Kissel, Republican, New
k. In event both the President
j Vice-iPresident were out of
n the Speaker of the House
ild assume powers of the Presi
t. he bill would make it unlawful
I the President at any time to
Lnt himself from the territorial
sdiction of the United States.
OT.IASVILLE CHAIR
I PLANT IS DAMAGED
; (By Tha Aaaadatat PrratJ
igh Point, Aug. 24. The finish
I plant of the Thomasville Chair
iDany, at Thomasville, was de-
yed by fire at 7 o'clock this
ning, according to a message
ived here. Several hundred
rs stored in the building, a
den structure, are said to have
i destroyed. The loss is esti-
ed at 425,000 partly covered by
ranee. Members of the High
it fire department were called
i to assist in fighting the
e.
ire originating in the glue room
IMBERjpW
n
royed part of the plant-Mon-jence
night, , . ,
F
G
Government is Not Morally and
Legally Bound to Fund the
More Than $700,000,000.
(Br Tha AaaoclataJ frmi
Washington, Aug. 24. Disappro
val of the administration's railroad
funding bill recently reported by
the senate inter-state commerce,
committee, was expressd by Wil
liam G. McAdoo, former director
general of railroads, in a letter presented-
to the senate today by Sen
ator Stanley, Democrat, of Ken
tucky, who requested Mr. McAdoo's
views after the committee lefused
to hear him.
The government is not "njr.rally
and legally bound," as suited ty
President Harding, to fund $753,
000,000 which the railroads owe the
government for adidtions and bet
terments, Mx. (McAdoo asserted
He declared "the president must
have been misled into making such
a statement," adding that the law
provides for the funding only of
"the remaining indebtednes cf the
railroads, which he calculated at
$263,000,000. Payment of this bal
ance, Mr. McAdoo aid, be de
ferred ten years by the roads,
provided satisfactory security is
given ind six percent interest puid.
GIGANTIC SWINDLE
. NOW BEING PROBED
(B Tha AawclatH Praaa)
Chicago. Aug. 24. Federal in
vestigation delving into the affairs
of Chas. W. French, alleged head
of a group of swindlers operating
on a national scale, estimate that
$12,000,000 might be involved in
the band's activities. Its manipu
lations, it is declared, were the
most audacious ever uncovered by
federal agents and included al
leged banking schemes,, bona ma
nipulations and stock transactions,
involving 17 companies ana tnree
banks.
Three alleged confessions are in
the possession of the authorities
today. Government agents have
also recovered a million and a
half dollars worth of doubtful
notes and made eight arrests.
KIN C AID IS RELEASED
ON A $10,000 BOND
Moreanton. Aue. 23. Sidney
caid whose trial here last week on
the charge of wife murder attract
ed state wide attention, is now out
on bond, having been releaced from
the Burke jail late Monday after
noon. The bond for $10,000 was
signed, it is understood, by rela
tives and and a few close friends.
From the jail Mr. Kincaid went
directly to the home of a cousin,
A. C. Kerley. It is said for the
present he will stay with a sister,
Mrs. Ella Hood,' near Chesterfield.
CONGRESS IS GETTING
READY FOR RECESS
(Br Tha Aaaadatat rraaa)
Washington, Aug. 24. Con
gress was expected, earring un
foreseen developments, to recess
tonight for 30 days. The senate
and house when they met this
morning were confronted with a
number of miscellaneous matters
which it was the aim of the lead
ers to dispose of before deciding to
recess, but it was indicated that if
these are not wiped clean the va
cation will not be deferred.
The senate upon reconvening re
sumed debate on the anti-beer bill,
while the house awaited principal
ly the reports from the conier
ence on different bills.
REPLY TO BRITAIN'S
IRISH PEACE PROPOSAL
(Br MAX ABBRNETIIT)
Dublin, Aug. 24. The reply to
Great Britain's terms for a settle
ment of the Irish question will be
delivered at Premier Lloyd Geor
ge's official residence Thursday
night or Friday morning, it was
reported here today. The delivery,
it is thought, will preceed the pro
posed public meeting if the dail
eireannn.
In preparing the reply the cab
inet has had the benefit of advice
from members of the Sinn Fein
executive council which is com
posed of older men than the aver
age dial membership. These men
were participants in the confer
today over the terms' of the
repiy now Deing named.
JACKSON NAMED
FOR U.S. MARSHAL
II C. DISTRICT
Senator Overman Will Offer No
Objection to the Confirma
tion of Webb's Successor.
Preiident Harding has sent to
the senate the nomination of
Brownlow Jackson, of Henderson
ville, to be United States Marshal.
Senator Overman', who is on a
brief visit home, eent a telegram
today to the chairman of the sen
ate judiciary committee saying he
has no objection to the confirma
tion of Jackson.
A telegram came to the Evening
Post yesterday after going to
press, stating that President
Harding had sent the name of
Jackson to the senate for confir
mation as U. S. Marshall to suc
ceed Charles A. Webb, of ABhe
ville, who resigned some days ago
at the request of the Attorney Gen
eral. The nomination was ex
pected and it is also expected that
the confirmation will follow wth
out delay.
It is not thoueht that the aom-
inaiton will encounter any serious
opposition. Senator Overman
was seen this morning and he ,
stated that he had no objection to i perty at 19 millions less a reduc
the nomination and would support tion of 25 per cent. Tha Cannon
the name for confirmation. Mr. interests are asking that the valu-
Overman sent such a message to
the chairman of the judiciary com
mittee and it is more than likely
that the confirmation will follow
very promptly. i
Senator Overman stated that
the judiciary committee of the
senate meets on Mondays and it
may not get to the Jackson nomi
nation at once, while on the mother
hand it may,' and bring bit Conor'
mation to a quick conclusion. -
The nomination of Brownlow
Jackson was expected. Marshal
Webb sent In his resignation at
once it was asked for, but also
later through the senators from
North Carolina asked for an ex
planation as to why his resigna
tion was called for. The only rea
son being to clear the retiring
marshal's skirts of any official
blame or criticism.
Jackson was agreed on for this
place some time ago and there was
no party objeotion to him. With
no opposition his confirmation is
only a matter of form.
CHIEF JUSTICE CLARK
ADDRESSES VETERANS
Durham, Aug. 24. In the ab
sence of Senator Pat Harrison, of
Mississippi, who found at the last
moment that it would be impossi
ble for him to attend the annual
reunion of North Carolina Confed
erate veterans, in progress here,
his place on the program this
morning was taken by Judge Wal
ter Clark, chief justice of the
North Carolina supreme court.
Judge Clark's address was an elo
quent tribute to the North Caro
lina soldiers at Gettysburg. The
chief justice submitted figures
purporting to show that North
Carolina Confederate soldiers con
tributed more and received less
recognition and were in more en
gagements than the soldiers of any
other Southern state.
It was announced this morning
that more than 1,200 veterans had
registered for the reunion. This is
more than twice the number ex
pected to attend.
FIREMEN ALL READY
FOR THE TOURNAMENT
(Br Tha Aaaaciatcd Praaa)
Gastonia, Aug. 24. Selection of
next year's place of meeting and
selection of officers were. the chief
matters of business before the fin
al session of the North Carolina
State Firemen's Association here
today. This afternoon there will
be an old. fashioned barbecue for
thevisiting firemen, prepared by
the citizens of Gastonia and also
a watermelon feast.
Indications are that the races
and tournament Thursday will be
attended by a mammoth crowd.
PLANS FOR RECESS
MAY NOW BE UPSET
(Br Tha AaaociaUd Praaa)
Washington, Aug. 24 After a
two hour wrangle the senate today
refused to set aside the anti-beer
conferencereport for consideration
of other legislation and gave every
indication of heading toward a
jam calculated to upset plans for
a thirty day recess, beginning to-
nignt. ,-
Silver dollars are now being
coined in the United States for the
first time in seven years.
L
.25
Appeal of the American Tobac
co Company For a Ten Thou
sand Dollar Reduction Heard
Also.
(By M4X ABERNETBTt
Raleitrh. Aug. 24. -The State
; Board of Equalization will hear
the appeal of the Cannon cotton
mills Thursday for reduction in
property values of their Cabarrus
county holdings, valued by the
county appraisers at 19 millions.
Appeal of the American Tobac
co company for a ten thousand
dollar reduction in its tobacco in
its Reidsville, Rockingham county,
warehouses'1 will also be heard
Thursday but the cases are not
similar and the Cannon complaint
will push the tobacco men in the
background. The history of the
Cannon mills assesment which has
been given front page many times
recently is interesting.
The old State Tax Commission
fixed the valuation at around 19
millions, and then the Cabarrus
county . commissioners protested,
questioned the right of the tax
commission to lower the assess-
ment, but lost.
Cabarrus county officials have
re-assessed and revalued the pro-
ation be made 9 millions and from
this a reduction of 25 per cent is
sought. The battle before the state
board of which Col. Watts as com
missioner of revenue is chairman
promises to be interesting.
The State's law levying a tax on
insurance companies which is be
ing contested by attorneys for the
Mutual Life insurance company of
New York'Wthe grounds of dis
crimination against - foreign cor-'
porations in favor of Tar Heel
concerns, is the basis for the effort
to collect over 14 thousand dollars
paid in taxes.
Attorney General Manning's de
partment will defend the validity
of the law and it is the belief that
the State will emerge victorious.
The law the insurance company is
objecting to is in the revenue act.
U. D. C. Chapters in North Car
olina are not satisfied with the
"explanation" from some school
officials Muzzey's American his
tory, which the Daughters are ob
jecting to, is not required in the
state's schools. The fact that it
has the recommendation of the
high school text-book committee
means that it may be used and this
is what the Daughters are protest
ing against.
They have-no idea of relinquish
ing their fight on Professor Muz
zey's publication, it is stated.
FIRST NATIONAL
GUARD AIR UNIT
New York, Aug. 24. New York
state has the first air squadron to
be organized by the national guard
of the country.
The 102nd Observation Squadron
of New York National Guard Air
Service, with headquarters at
Mitchell Field, L. I., was inspected
recently by state and federal offi
cers. The personnal comprises veteran
aviators, many of whom are aces.
It is expected that the government
will furnish the squadron with
standard De Haviland machines.
Lieut. Col. Laurence La Tourette
Driggs, who organized the squad
ron has been attached to the staff
of Maj. Gen, Ryan, commanding
the 27th Division. Maj. Kenneth P.
Luttaur, former commander of the
88th Squadron, is commanding of
ficer of New York's squadron.
TOBACCO GROWERS OF
VIRGINIA SIGNING UP
(Br Tha Aaaadatad Praaa)
Richmond, Va., Aug. 24. Six
teen thousand tobacco growers
have signed the marketing con
tract as a result of the statewide
drive for 75 per cent of the mem-
bershiD of the Tobacco -Growers
Co-operative Association for mar
keting the 1922 crop, according to
reports received here from the sec
retary of the association. The
secretary estimates that more than
half of the growers of Virginia
have signed these contracts.
;-v Studies Cost Much
Paris, Aug. 24i The increased
cost of , student life in Paris is
preventing families of moderate
means from allowing their sons to
take up a liberal career. The moth
ly budget of a student living in
the Latin Quarter is given by an
investigator in Excelsior' as 740
francs. . ..
At the present rate bf exchange
thi sis equivalent to about $60 a
month.
CANNON APPEA
BE HEARD AUG
BRITAIN WAHI
OF BANKRUPTCY
Britain Groaning Under Taxes
and the Burden Multiplies as
War Fades in The Distance.
London, Aug. 24. "Is Britain go
ing bankrupt?
Today the question is being
asked by seriously concerned Brit
ishers, and eminent authorities like
Reginald McKenna, former charcel
lor of the exchequer and great Bri
tish authority on finance, ty it
must be answered in the affirma
tive unless taxes are reduced.
All available facta and figures
support their contention.
Today Britain is raising by taxa
tion of her people nearly seven
times as much as she did before the
war.
Though severe industrial depres
sion has reduced the tax-bearing ca
pacity of the nation, the burden
tends to become heavier instead of
lighter.
How Bills Climb
It is nearly three years since the
war was won by the allies, but Bri
tain's burden of taxation is higher
today than it was at any stage ,of
the war Here are the figures show
ing the taxation levied for the last
seven years:.
Year Pounds
1914 198,243,000
1915 226,694,000
1916 336,767,000
1917 673,428,000
1918 707,235,000
1919 889,021,000
1920 1,339,571,000
The figures for the present year
are not yet available, but it is ex
pected that they will be higher than
those of last year. The central fact
of an exasperating situation for the
British taxpayer is that:
WHEREAS, ,in pre-war "days
tha, state took one-tenth of the an
nual wealtfb production in taxes, to
daV it takes one-third.
WHEREAS, in former years it
was recognized that taxes should be
lightened as trade was depressed,
the present tendency is to add heav
ier burdens with each decline in
productivity.
No One Escapes
Before the war income tax
ranged around ninepence to a shill
ing on the pound, and the exemption
figure was so high tnat only com
paratively prosperous persons paid.
Now the tax is six shillings on
the pound and not even the work
man earning the equivalent of $10
a week escapes, while such articles
of general consumption as tea, su
gar, beer, wines, spirits, tobacco,
are taxed from five to twenty times
higher than in pre-war days.
During the war. when fortunes
were being made right and left an
prosperity reigned, nobody com
plained much. But with the com
ing of the hard times, everyone
feels the burden. '
Business men are Anding it in
creasingly difficult to carry on.
The weekly statistics of the gov
ernment record the closing down of
factories and plants and the in
crease in the unemployed army,
which is now close to two millions.
Bankruptcy and Death
Not even bankruptcy and death
bring to the overburdened taxpayer
the relief that he might expect. If
he chooses bankruptcy he finds that
the government takes the lion's
share of his estate in increased
stamp duties and other charges. If
he chooses death, duty is charged
on the estate ranging from 2 per
cent on property valued at 500
Bounds to more than 40 per cent on
capital in excess of two millions.
Taxation at the rate or szz is. w.
per head is levied on the British
people, men, women, and children.
With the prevailing depression
thousands of workmen are unable
to pay the income tax and all over
the country their homes are being
sold up to meet the txpayer's de
mands. .
Discontent among tne workers
on this acount has become so acute
that London magistrates 'have
warned the authorities against the
folly of their action.
Reginald MeKenna has declared
that the taxable capacity of Great
Britain is being exceeded by nearly
five hundred million pounds a year.
In his latest reference to the sub
ject he said:
"We must reduce this burden,
and reduce it at once to reasonable
size. Otherwise I can see nothing
but ruin and disaster ahead of us,
and if the present rate of taxation
and expenditure is maintained ruin
will come to us sooner tnan we
realize at present,"
SIR' SAM HUGHES DEAD.
Lindsay. Ontario. Aug. 24. Sir
Samuel Hughes, former Canadian
minister of munitions ana long a
figure in the volitical life of the
Dominion, died here early today
from pernicious anea from which
he had suffered since his return
from Europe last winter.
ECU SESSION
BE
Some Cities That Clamored For
Special Session Are Cutting
Because They Can't Borrow.
(Br MAX ABKRNETHTl
Raleigh, Aug. 24. Lawmaking
in North Carolina at a special ses
sion of the Legislature may yet be
averted and Governor Morrison sav
ed from issuing the call which he
had planned for December 6 next.
With the cities and towns which
sent representatives here urging
the governor to endorse their plan
for an extra session reducing their
budgets by one-third and more,
reason for remedying the state mu
nicipal finance act fades away. And
it was for some of these municipal
ities that were reperesented as be
ing on the financial rocks that the
council of state and the governor
voted to call the legislators ,back
here to mend the finance act and to
authorize the payment of $650,000
deficit in the public school fund.
Raleigh starts the reduction,
having looped off thirty percent
from its budget of last year. This
cut in contemplated expenses for
the next 12 montsh period repre
sents a decrease of approximately
$100,000. Other cities are doing
likewise, the size of the reductions
depending upon the size of the mu
nicipality and upon the tax rate. ,
If the cities cannot, as has been
claimed, borrow enough money to
tide them over and in consequence
of this have reduced their budgets
the question is raised; Why call p.
special session to permit the levy
ing of additional taxes? now since
the cities themselves .have reduced
their, budgets and indicate v. that
legislative aid is riot wanted. ' , r
Reduction in taxes at this time is
what quite a smal number of Tar
Heels are looking for. . Reducing
the municipalities' budgets is one
way of doing something for the city
folks. The city fathers, however,
particularly Raleigh's, are not go
ing to be satisfied until the special
session is called and defeats the
1921 municipal finance act reme
died. The 106 applicants for law' li
cense which came before the Su
preme Court this week are well
night unanimous in their contention
that the examination was the most
difficult ever given. The class is
the largest, 103 being the nearest
approach to this year's.
ARRESTED ON CHARGE
OF KILLING SHERIFF
(Br Tha Aaaaciatae Praaa)
Blackshear. Ga., Aug. . 24. Ma-
gee Carter, white, alleged moon
shiner, was arrested here after
midnight on a charge of killing
Sheriff John W. Robertson . late
yesterday afternoon. Sheriff Rob
i son was shot from the bushes in
a swamp while he and a posse
were searching for an alleged
horse thief. Carter was taken to
Jessup and placed in jail there for
safekeeping,
AMERICAN FLAG LEFT .
BEHIND BY RELIEF PARTY
Riga. Aug. 24. The American
Relief 'Administration will not
carry the Stars and Stripes into
Soviet Russia while relieving the
suffering from the famine.
Whereas, in most of the coun
tries aided by the relief adminis
tration the American flag has ap
peared on posters and flown from
warehouses and kitchens and on
the automobile used, the Russo
American political situation is con
sidered so delicate by the reiiei
administration officials that even
this official symbol of the United
States will be missing, by orders
of the relief administration head
quarters in the United States.
COTTON MARKET
Cotton Futures Opened Firm
New York. Aug. 24. -Cotton fu
tures opened firm.
October .......
December ......
January ...... .
March
May ..........
13.92
14.26
14.32
14.48
14.59
Market Shows firmness.
New York, Aug. 24. The cotton
market showed renewed firmness
at the opening today owing to
Liverpool cables and a continua
tion of dry hot weather in the
Southwest. First orices were 10
to 18 points higher with December
selling at 14.28 and January at
14.33 on covering ana xresn com
mission house buying.
The man who thinks there isn't
any hell never umpired a ball
game. . .
MAY
AH
TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN
U.S. AND GERMANY WILL BE
OFFICIALLY SIGNED TO-DAY
WOMEN WORKERS
ASK EQUAL RIGHTS
Appeal to Executive Council
American Federation of La
bor for Right to Join Unions.
(Br Tha AaaaHataa Praaa)
Atlantic City, Aug. 24. Organ
ized women workers of the country
are pressing their demands " for
equal privileges with men in all
unions affiliated with the Ameri
can Federation of Labor.
Representatives of women wage
earners appeared here today before
the federation's executive council
and urged that it take steps imme
diately to compel all unions to
grant them membership with full
privileges. After the discussion
women delegates were informed
by the executive council that it was
powerless to compel unions to
grant them .membership as the
constitution of the federation
guarantees autonomy to each in
ternational organization.
The council however, is under
stood to have promised to use its
Influence in every possible way to
have the rights of the women work
ers recognized by all unions.
Thousands of women workers, it
is claimed by their reprsentatives,
are now barred from i union,
bership by a nmber of internation
al unions
RALEIGH BOY BREAKS
LEG IN A BALL GAME
Raleigh, Aug. 24. Carl Bishop
13, playing first base on the Thomp
ann afJhnnl team ao-ainat thft C.en.
tonnlnl arhnnl. atmtjiinrd a double
f racture of the left leg yesterday
morning, when a runner from theiu tne uerman reicnstag ana sent-
opposing team fell on him. The
youngster was reaching far out to
received a ball thrown from second
base and was touching the initial
sack with his left foot. The runner
fell across the boy's leg, breaking
it lust above the ankle. The bone
. . ...... .
protruded through the skin in two
places. The boy was taken to Rex
Hospital, where his injuries were
treated.
MURDERED PRIEST
HAD NO WEAPONS
(Br Tha Aaaaclatai Praaa)
Birmingham. Ala.. Aug.
24.
Rev. Edward R. Stephenson, who
shot and killed Father James E.
Coyle, on August 11th, was today American commissioner in Berlin,
bound over to await action of the and Dr. Freidrich Rosen, the Ger
Jefferson county grand jury, at man foreign minister, have been af-
i . . . i t i l rm. : 1: a- , j.
tne preliminary iriai oexore uug
Abernathy of the Jefferson county
court of misdemeanors. Bond was
not allowed. The defense offered
no testimony.
Birmingham. Ala.. Aug. 24. No
weanon was about the body of
Father James Coyle when he was
shot by Rev. Edward K. Stephen-
son August 11th, according to W.
W. Otto, first witness at today's
preliminary trial of the minister
who is charged with murder in
connection with the priest's death,
The witness was the first one to
reach the priest after he was shot,
Rev. Edward R. Stephenson had
often made the statement that he
"wished the whole Catholic insti-
tution was in hell" and had made
frequent threats against Father
James E. Coyle, according to the
tMfimnnv nt Mrs. Ruth Rtpnhen-
son Gusseman, daughter of the
minister, at the preliminary trial
of Rev. Mr. Stephenson today.
NEW YORE LABOR IS
FOR DISARMAMENT
v ' 'agreement.
Rochester, Aug. 24. The State; . .":-
Federation of Labor, which opens CHILDREN 'S RELIEF
its annual convention tomorrow,! SOCIETIES TO AID
will go on record as lavonng eany
and complete disarmament and j
unll InlrinfA a ifoiva amAno the lo
cal unions of the state to enlist net organizations was promiseu
support for the Disarmament the American relief administration
Conference. in its work of mitigating Russian
This was decided at a meeting famine, at a meeting here of the
of the Executive Board this after- European relief council with Her
noon at which William Collins of hert Hoover, An agreement was
Yonkers, General Organizer for reached, Mr. Hoover said, under
the A. F. of L., presented a rough which various organizations wou-J
draft of resolutions urging disar- co-ordinate their efforts to aid the
mament as imperatively necessary children of Russia, through the re
if taxes are to be reduced and the lief . administration, and a - corn
burdens of the producing classes mittee was appointed to draw up
lightened. .plans governing united effort. .
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PRESD
HARDING
LAY PLANS BEFORE
Stag All Set in Berlin for the
Signing of the Pact Diplo
matic Relations Be Resumed.
By Tha Aaaaclatai Preaa)
VIENNA, Aug.. 25.
The Austrian treaty of
.'peace with the United ,
States was signed here at 1 :.'
o'clock this afternoon. ' v
Washington, Aug. 24. Details of
the ipeace treaty between the Uni
ted States and Germany were laid
before the Renublican member at
the senate foreign relations commit
tee by President Harding and sec
retary Hughes at a conference held
today at the White House, w
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
chairman oi the foreign relations
committee, announced after the
conference that he would call a
meeting of the committee for 2
o'clock this afternoon at which time
Secretary Hughes would give more ;
ucipuca, uuurraauun M 10 me
SEN. COMMITTEE
Wlu,-l...The terms of the treaty are said
to nave met no opposition from any
of the majority members of the
foreign relations committee and it
is declared all of these gave it their;
cordial approval v .
The president, it was stated, a
hopes for ratification of the pactf
at an early date. It was explained ;
that he would not ask the senate t
forego the 30 day recess set to be-
"in tonight inasmuch as he desir-
ate to consider the treaty at the.
same time and the German legisla
tive body does. not convene untU
September 20th. m
Republican members of the sen
ate committee attending the confer-
t ence refused to discuss the terms of
i . 1A. I . .1 1. J.. -
ine treaty Dut it is learned it Is a
comparatively short document.
Official statement with respect to '
the conferences as made at the'
White House emphasized that the
treaty was primarly a peace treaty
and its ratification will be followed
by a treat of commerce and amity.
An agreement, it is stated, had,"
been entered into with the German
I government not to make the text of
the peace treaty public until the '
signatures of Ellis Loring Drexel.
uiacu. ima, ui-cuming; io press uia-.
patches from Berlin, will take place
today.
Stage All Set in Germany. ' I
Berlin. Aug. 24. Friendly rela
tions between the governments, of T
the United States and Germany'
which were interrupted February 3l.
1917, were to be restored by signa-
turdes to the treaty of peace be-
tween the two nations here today
Arrangments for the event were
completed yesterday and it is de
clared the chief figures of today's
ceremony will be Ellis Loring Drex.
el. United States commissioners
here, and Dr. Freidrich Rosen, Ger
man foreign minister, who will af-:.
fix their signatures to the convent,
tion. ;
j Officials engaged in framing the"'
treaty and those who have beerL
taken into their confidence were.
. minonf no tn ttto dotaila nt tha tru. .
ument Immediate resumption or
diplomatic relations - between the :
lUnited States and Germany was to
he provided for but it is understood
matters pertaining to commercial,,
economic and financial affairs wilt,
be settled in a supplementary
Washington. Aug. 24. Close
co-operation of American child re-