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Weather Today MKMMK OF TAU AMOCIATBU fUU 'i MmltM Pnm la nclo.iv.lr tntltM to tfe (or poblktioo ill am dtpUh rdlt4 to K or oot otharwi rdttd In this paixr and ato th IomI nrwt Bublbbad. TH BAU8UURY XVKM. INO POST la a ucmtwr at Taa AvocUud Proa a4 tato tha aftoraooa raaarto. FAIR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY; FREEZING TEMPERATURE - - --uurjuwxjmjl VOL.17. NO. 146. SALISBURY, N. C THURSDAY, JAN. 12, 1922 PRICE 2 CENTS r, JT ' -i - ffiiiAIfl) fMEifi I WIFPOfM I MO W MOVE E Doubtful Senator Offers Amendment to Republi can Report Queried by Senator King. (By Th Associated Praia) Washington. Jan. 12. Senator Willis, Republican, of Ohio, class ed a? one of the doubtful senators in the Newberry ele?tion contest today offered an amendment to the Republican report holding New berry entitled to his seat, setting forth that the expenditure of large nums by relatives and friends of a candidate with or without his consent was contrary to public policy and dangerous to the per petuation of free government. The expenditure of such sums was 'condemned and disapproved.? When the amendment was pre sented Senator King, Democrat, of Utah asked of Senator Willis!, "Would you carry it to its logi cal conclusion and say that in view of su?h- expenditures Sena tor Newberry was not entitled to his seat " "My amendment speaks for it scjf and we will meet that when we get to it," Senator Willis replied. LLOYD GEORGE PLANS TO REBUILD EUEOFE London, Ji-n. 12. DavM IJovd George, British premier, will deliv er the master stroke of his diplo matic career when he attempts a sweeping solution of Europe's eco nomic ills at the world economic conference in Genoa. . -- He will use the same tactics em ployed by Charles Evans Hughes, American .sesretarv of state, who astounded ti.e wo;ld t? presenting a complete program of naval lim itation at the firat session of the Washington arms conference. . Lloyd George today is preparing just such a program only along economic lines to lay1 before the Genoa parley. And that's the pri ' mary purpose of the present inter national gathering at Cannes. Premier's Program Before the Cannes conference breaks, up Lloyd George hopes to have effected ' RECOGNITION by Great Brit ain, France and Italy of the Soviet government as the de jure govern ment of Russia. MODIFICATION of German reparations, both in amount end farms of payment. PEACE, between the Greeks and Turks in the Near East by pledg ing safety to Christian minorities in the affected area and guaran teeing to Turkey freedom of the Dardanelles. CONSUMMATION of an alli ance between Great Britain and France protecting France against aggression. , PERFECTION of schemes the economic rehabilitation Germany and Russia. With a tentative solution for of of thse problems reached, the Brit ish premier believes he will have no difficulty in placing before the Genoa conference a scheme of world ecomonic rehabilitation that will "get over" smoo'thly. Another conference will be held at Borne, London or The Hague to consider purely European prob lems that will not come within the scope of the Genoa "parley. DEN BY IS NO POACHER Washington, Jan. 12. "Birds of Republican plumage" from Wash ington may be invading Virginia territory and hunting without first procuring the license which the State law reauires, but Secretary of the Navy Denby is not one of them. This fact developed today when Mr. Denby received an inquiry from M. D.' Hart, Secretary of Vir ginia Department of Game and Fisheries, enclosing an anony mous communicatipn from a Vir ginia taxpayer hinting that on a recent hunting trip the Naval Sec retary failed to procure a license. Secretary Denby promptly re plied that he had exchanged a per fectly good $10 note for a hunting license which he procured, from the clerk of the Circuit Court of Staf ford County. The anonymous correspondent, in enclosing - newspaper clipping regarding Secretary Denby's nunt ing party, said: "Kindly note at tached. Then reflect whether or not these ibirds of Republican plumage are not as much expect ed and required to pay a hunting license as Mr. W. J. Bryan." ' Budhism is divided into 12 sects and sub-sects. NEWBERRY CAS PEPPER RECEIVES X if; j ; ; - . ., George Wharton Pepper, Philadelphia, listening 'to Governor Sproul reading his appointment as U. S. Senator from Pennsylva nia,, to succeed the late Boise Penrose. This was in Sproul 's Phila delphia office. hi mm col ip says (Br Tho Anwdated frn) Washington, Jan. 12. Only two soldiers were hanged at IsSur Tille while he was in command from March to July, 1920, Colonel A. V. Ham testified today before a committee investigating: charge's that soldiers had been put to death in France without trial by courtmartial. Explaining Jnw the orders to execute the men had been carried out, Colonel Ham said it caused him such personal regret that he kept knowledge of them from his staff for a day. The post chap lain was directed to confer with was airectea to confer with 0NLY2MEN HUNG tne condemned men while the gal-1 The automobile buss which de lows was being erected and to re- livers children to the Farm Life main with them constantly. I school turned over on the public liThftmilltary pol,lce was directed , mad this morning while en route to throw a cordon around the to the school. One boy In the buss scaffold, he said, and the mayor wa!i slightly injured and the dam and town authorities were asked j ag to the buss was slight. Sup to attend. Colonel Ham added, j erint.endent Jones, who investigat however, that nearly all the I fcd and reported to the Evening French women and children in the j post. savs that the accident was neighborhood were present, A telegram from John Sebas tian, of Jacksonville, Fla., to Sen tor Watson saying he knew of two negroes beine lvnched at Gievres was filed with the commit-! tee. Seoastain expressed a desire to test'fy concerning cruelties and was directed to appear. Senator Overman, Democrat, of North Carolina, said he had heard from a comrad ofRenjamin King, of Wilmington. N C, that he was pesent when "King was blown to pieces in a trench." He will be summoned. According to' previous testimony of Robert Harrison, of Wilmington, King was hanged bat the war department records listed him as killed in action. SERIOUS PROBLEMS FOR THE STOCKMEN Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 12. Never before have the stock growers of the country been con fronted with as many or as serious problems as those being faced to day. Senator John B. Kendrick, of Wyoming told the American Live Stock Association in convention here today. "The" solution of our task," said Senator Kendrick, "lies along the line of patient and courageous co operation on the part of all. Let it not be said that the laborers are few or lacking indiligence." STOCKMEN MEET. Colorado Springs, Clo., Jan. Vi. Prominent stockmen from all parts of the country were arriv ing here tonight to attend thhe twenty-fith annual convention of the American Live Stock Associa tion which opens its three-day ses sion here. Hon. Henry C. Wal lace, Secretary of Agriculture and officials of various associations re lated to the live stock industry are among those who are scheduled to take part in the convention. SENATORIAL TOGA WIRELESS AUTO IS v FIGHTING CRIME ON PARIS BOULEVARDS ; Paris, Jan. 12. The Paris polk s art v using wireless quipped ,utomobUes to rid the city of bandits and high- -waymeit and are ready to use krtlweVpten in the case of rivtw " or demonstrations. Several automobiles have been equipped with wireless apparatus and the police can stir about the city and call headquarters by it if they find themselves in a desperate ait-. Utlnn. ' r . The plan was primarily in troduced frr a study of traffic problem3 but will also be- used when needed . to C3pe with . riots. i SCHOOL BUS TURNED OVER THIS MORNING nni a,, sii.i.11. H,,r v F.iiitistreet car ires f" citv of One Boy Slightly Hurt, .No rault , wimjllo.tftn innl,flrv ifl. rnnrwiivl r rtn.. nr nrinr in no ways due to the driver of the buss. A car ran around the buss and drove into it w hich confused the driver ind the accident follow ed. CHINA-JAPAN AGREE lily Th AiMwiaUd Prowl Washington, Jan. 12. An agree ment was reached by the delegates of China and Japan today when their Shantung conversation was resumed on the question of con cession for the building of the ex tension of the Tsingtao Tsinanfu railway in Kiao Chow lease hold. UNKNOWN GIFT $$150,000 (Br Th Anociated Frni) Newark, N. J., Jan. 12. A gift of $150,000 cash and property by an unnamed citizen to found a hos pital for the treatment of joint dis eases under Dr. Adolf Lorenz, the famous Austrian surgeon, was an nounced today by Dr. Karl A. Keppler. COTTON MARKET Cotton Shows Firmness New York, Jan. 12. The cotton market showed indications of firm er technical positions today. There was scatered liquidation on the opening advance of 8 to 13 points but selling was much les3 active than earlier in . the week and prices soon turned firmer on bet ter tone of Liverpool and covering. March sold at 17.98 and May at 17.59 right after the pall or 13 to 15 points net higher, Opening Steady -NeV York. Jan. 12. Cotton fu tures opened steady. January .... March . . . . May ...... .. July .. .. .. .. October ., .. .. 18.00 17.90 17.32 17.05 16.37 " Concord Market Concord, Jan. 12. Cotton sold for 18 cents on the local market. AD VALOREM TAX years to come in Revenues To Be Derived From Income, Fran chise, Automobile, In heritancc and License Will Pay State's Bills. (BY MAX ABKRNKVH V) ' Relcigh, Jan. 12. Revenue io be derived from income, franchise, automobile, inheritance and license . tax oi tr's year will pay the state government's way and will make unnecessary the levying of an ad vrloreni tax for general purpose.? for years to coma, taxetion ex perts .of Jhe government estimate. , From theie sources it is c:Ui- i mated that the reguhir expense: of the government, all depart- I merits, can bo successfully taken !MM r,f tm i mnA on.l imnrnu. rnfnt work nt the vnrinu!i institu - tioi;3 carried on under issue tilan authorized by- legislature. There is, o course, no j way of knowing just how much :ea;h of thse sources will yield 'but the cloppst estimates made 'givia assurance that there will be ino difficulty in puyin.r the ntat'j's ,vay. I It is estimated that the income j will yield two millions and mat one million each will be derived froni the franchise and inheritance sources with $uO0,000 from licjnse taxes, other than the automobile I law. From the latter 3ource it is I expected that the state will receive j around three millions. This includss j the gasoline tax also . j Whether the state has made n , wise move in abandoning the old ! nd valorem tax comes to the front i ajrein this week and next when the tate of South Carolina has mat- . ters of taxation before its general assembly. Governor R A. Cooper of that state on a recent vi3it here was impressed with North Caro lina's taxation system and lie is expected to make recommendations to tho South Carolina legislature wsor"BTr-tM sUty'y.'yfeswft lw. South; Carolina's tax iftito are ! raid to be similar to this state's J before the law was changed two ! years ag6. ! The State Corporation Commia ! sion announces the following hear- ings during the month of public Iscrvice corporations seeking in creased rates Piedmont Power and Light Com-1 nany regarding electric power ;or I the city of Burlington. January 90; j North State Power Company for jnn increase in rates in ruquay ' Springs, Benson, Four Oaks and ! Er!.ncet"n' "uaIy. !.8j J6?! I ! Telephone Company for higher I of the rational average. Tho pros irateB for the city of Concord, Jan-.pccts, he says, are for 618.000 juary 24; Randolph Telephone CoTi-'ucres of vneat end 37,000 acnes of "-p"v for increased rates for tele- TRANSPORT MOVING ALONG FAVORABLY! , Washington, Jan, 12. Tho army transport, Crook, sent a radiogram this morning saying the crippled ship was making favorable head way. "The gole reached the transport last night," the message said, "but did not cause it to slow up per ceptible." The transport's position was given 365 miles east of New York. RETAIL PRICES OF FOOD REPORTED AS REDUCED (Br Th Auaciat4 Prrao . Washington, Jan. 12. Retail prices in 16 of the principal cities in the United States decreased 12 per cent in 12 months to Decem ber 15 last, the bureau of labor statistics announced today. Dur ing the month of November 15 to i December 15. 1921. twelve cities reported a decline on food prices 1 and two reported an increase. AMNESTY GRANTED IRISH PRISONERS London, Jan. 12. King George has granted temporary amensty "in respect to political offenses committed in Ireland prior to the operation of the truce last July," it was announced today. The re lease of the prisoners begins at once. TO BUILD BIG RADIO STATION IN BRAZIL Schenectady, Jan. 12. An nouncement that plans ' have been completed for an international ra dio central at Rio de Janeiro, Bra zil, which .will be modelled upon the plans of the big American radio station on Long Island, was made today by. :E. P. W. Alexander, wireless .expert for the General Electric Company and Chief Con sulting Engineer of the Radio Cor poration of America: ; Chief native religions of Japan are Shintoism and Buddhism. UNNECESSARY FOR n. c. experts says I phones, January 25. 7hcBC appeals will be heard by i the commission on the dates given . and in all instances there will be i I Pos't'on "tristered by the con- j Tho unemployment situation in North Carolina does not show any : improvement over recent weeks, Director' M. L. Shipman, of the i-ed.ral I'.nnjioyment Service, an- j pounces, and be gives the follow ing report of the six state officers ! fir the week-ending January 7: Registrations. 724; requests for, labor, S40; referred, 414; placed, 151. Asheville placed 42, Charlotte, IJR; ur.-ctisboro, 16; Riiioiirh, i(5; Wilrnmgton, 77 snd Winston-Salem. 33. The ma'ority of the requests for work mads at the Raleigh office' 1 arc from out-of-state men and ; women, it is announced, although the bowli,he "ativo unemployment situation the 1921 ! 1 'wm sntin.Vtory. CommisMon Hearing Gove; up r Morrison has discon tinued pardon week on the grounds t:t lie found it very unsatisfac tory and that peiaons insisted on prernting their appeals between weekn. Hearing appeals for commuta tion is a big undertaking and the governor finds that he cannot con tinue the custom of hearing all comers one week in each month without giving offense to many at torneys and persons interetted in prisoners. The governor also an nounces that no pardon will here after be granted where the wrson seeking it' undertakes to influence him through closs personal or po litical friends. Such a course, he savs. savored of corruption and he th;nk8 ths custom should be stop ped. Negro Commuted Governor Morrison has e6mmut ed the death sentence of Jesse Foster, Wayne county negro, to life imprisonment upon tie recont mendatlona of Judge W. A. Devin, frmJttdge,- anT gpHwteTalt8r Vien wno1 nroseeutea trie prisoner. "At the present," says the gov ernor, "unon the recommendation of. the Judge and solicitor I com mute the sentence to life impns onmcnt rather than to 20 years as until a new cabinet has been ap recommended by his honor. The pointed. 1 , question of reducing or further commutation of the sentence to 20 years mav be considered later." Heft Lichler, convicted of big amv in March, 1919, in Pasquo tank county and sentenced to eight years, is granted a parole, the judge and solicitor signing the recommendation. Frank Parker, agricilturnl sta- tsstic.an, estimates this years Irrnn tf wheat will he far in excess rve for Nonn Carolina. 55 NEW DELEGATES TO AGRICULTURAL MEET (Rr Th AaMrUtfd rrml Washington, Jan. 12 Secretary Wallace today announced an ad ditional list of 55 names as dele gates to the national agricultural conference which meets in Wash ington January 23. This brings the total number who have ac cepted to 145. Those made public today include B. W. Kilgore, Ral eigh, N. C, director of the agri cultural experiment station, and R. W. Stone, Greensboro, N. C., pres ident of the North Carolina Far mer's Union. HISTORIC OLD STATUE IS DESTROYED BY A STORM (Br Th AnocUud Prcul Ashbury Park, N. J., Jan. 12. The Angel of Peace statue which stood on Ocan Grove beach front 40 vears was in ruins todav as a re suit of a five minute racking this city received from yesterday's gale. The statue was tappled from its base by a 72 mile gust and was shattered. r LEAGUE NATIONS OFFER DECLINED BY COUNCIL Geneva, Jan. 12. (By the As sociated Press.) An offer by the council at Cannes to co-operate in organizing the Genoa economic con ference has been declined by the supreme council, acting on the sug gestion of Lloyd George, it ' was announced here today. RAILWAYS MAY SEIZE COAL. Berlin. Jan. 12The , Govern ment has authorized railroad offi cials to seize and use private coal shipments in transit where neces sary to prevent a traffic tie-up. The shortage of fuel is said to be scuta on many divisions. Unofficial quarters allege that freight, cars shipped to Danzig have been turned over to Warsaw rfter they were emptied and are low in Poland and will not be re-:urned. ! ! A R M A Kl CMT nSTKTAMQ GREATLY BY THE RESIGNATION PREMIER ARIST1DE BRIAND, ' FRANCE I IS ; Will TTnvn ftrontAct FfTr I V"f 11 J.Ve .l,.reale2 "f" Washington Armament Conference. Washington, Jan. 12. (By the Asscciated Pre3s). The resigna tion of Arlitride Briand as pre mier of France was received with almost bomb shell effect in arms conference circles here, the action being considered likely to have the greatest effect on decisions al ready reached and about to be reached. ' The belief was also expressed in conference circles that the over turn of the Briand ministry would greatly affect tha Genoa economic conference to which American par ticipation has ben invited, and also cn the present ' conversations at Cannes. Conference officials declared that as was customary during cabinet crisis in Franca the resigning cab inet would remain ' in power for continuing the administrative work of the government and in the same wayMrSirrract would .TPirmbr in Washington and - continue" to at tend to the work of the conference but would not feel entitled to make and definite decisions or pledge the action of France on any question SUBMARINE SAID TO BE MOOZE SHIP Ccpe May, Jan. 12; Hans Jen sen and Pedro Lennington, flisher men at Sea Bright. N. J.. who have been using Cape May Harbor for a port of call, reported today they had watched strange antics of a submarine offshore. They think the submarine is in the bo6ze-run ning trade from the Bahamas, bud plying small craft that have ueen taking hootch to tho New Jersey coast, ''.;V The fishermen report they sight ed the submarine several times. The fishermen said they were hail ed last night by a small craft and the skipper asked the way to Two Mile Beach. This has been search ed as a possible cache of booze runners. There is no mother ship of sub marines in the harbor, and it is re ported there is no mother shin at Delaware Breakwater. When the navy submarines are in these wa ters the mother ship always ac companies the subs. ' HUNGRY. HE SMASHES WAY TOWARD A CELL New York Jan. 12. A gaunt, maciated man paced in front of a drug store window at No. 79 Market Street. Patterson, yester day and leisurely looked at its display. Then he drew back his right arm and heaved a brick thru the window. When Charles Zupi, the p roprietor, ran out of the hop, the man told him to call the patrol wagon. When tne wagon arrived he ad mitted he had broken the window and asked to be taken to the sta tion immediately. He ; described himself as James At wood, twenty two, of ;No. 1744 Fillmore street, Camden, N. J. "I was cold, hungry, broke, sick, out of work and with no job in sight." Atwood explained. "A friend in Camden told me he got ninety days once for breaking a windiw. I hope, to get the same time and be able to live until jobs begin to loosen up. I've just been discharged from a tuberculosis sanitorium and walked from Cam den to Patesron looking for a job." GETS THE LEVIATHAN JOB. Washington, Jan. 12. The Le viathan will be reconditioned at tha yard of the Newport - News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Com pany at Newport News, Va. Pres ident Harding, it was said at the White House today, has declined to Intervene on behalf of the em ployes of the Boston Navy Yard who asked that the ship be sent there. I IkL UllliflLJVULI I '1,1 Ill A I III I i'lll nrn n.w 11 a xr.i y rr n : ! uiil wuiiiiuiii.Li. i Kyj 7' f-J ! ,,UM Ulml Ulll-U u MM A llniv I'llKIL IIIJ 1 1 f I l"l II II II III I Mill' III uii niiino uuni nu ; 1 j r, yt uui I un 1 1 uuiiiuil . i-v X i APPARENTLY , WW", m IB X "&7 t :' v.. .. i t 1 v ihc Prince of Wales riding out to his first pig-sticking expedition in Tn9ia A lavma animal nfn cauRht by the hunters. Spears weretind gorernment officials speed,' used a sweapons. MARTIAL LAW IN TEXAS OIL FIELDS, WAR ON ALL SALOONS (Br Th Awn!at4 Prw Austin. Tex., Jan. 12. Martial; law at Mexia. Texas, and the sur- rounding oil fields was proclaimed today by Governor Pat Neff. Brigadier General Jacob F. Wol-; ters, of Houston, will assume com- mand at Mexia and has power to call on such national guard forces as may be necessary. The Texas rangers have been on duty in the Mexia oil l'elds since Saturday when in cooperation with other officials they inaugurated a "clean up" campaign against all saloons and gambling resorts. Martial law became effective at 5 o'clock this morning under the proclamation which specifies Jus tice precinct number four in Lime stone county and number five in Freestone county. ONE MAN SUBMARINE HAS BEEN INVENTED Rome, Jan. 12. A miniature submarine having a capacity of about one cubic yard and operated by one man has been Invented by an engineer of Trieste to recover treasure from ships lost at sea and now lying in the ocean depths. rThe little craft was devised by Francesco Kalin. It has an elec tric motor, a pump for expelling water and a divice for changing the air within the submarine which will allow her to remain sub merged for two hours. Two reflectors of 3,000 eandle power enable the worker to see clearly about him while immersed. The little submarine is attached by an electric cable to a ship on the surface which can, u neces sary, raise the undersea boat. The latter, however, rises to the sur face without assistance. It is claimed that the little craft can descend to greater depths than have yet been attained by submar ines. The tooat was recently test ed by several naval experts. WANT QUEZON TO CONTINUE . (By Th AiMdat4 Pr Manila, P. I- Jen. 12. The sen ate of the Philippines adopted a resolution today requesting Man uel Quezon to withdraw his resig nation as president of that body which was tendered Tuesday.. It is said Quezon may decide to re main in -office , during tha present session which will close next month. j CCrrrTKn Entire French ' Cabinet Goes Out of Office Sit uation is Regarded As Serious. ' PariB, Jan. 12. (Dy the As sociated Prow). Prwiiier, Bri and submitted hi resignation to President Milloraiid todiij after making n lengthy Btritt ment before the 'chamber ' of deputies justifying his attitudj at the Caunes conference. Ilia intention to resign : was hu uounced iu the chamber at the close" of his hour's Bpeech.-The announcemeut came as an en tire surprifte as he apparently had won the aympatliy of the chamber. His colleagues in the cabinet were filled with amaze ment nt his suddeu determina tion. ' ..,v;; ' Premier riatad j after ,inak ing the 'auHouueiment- left, th chamber alone. The otembefrtff the cabinet folldml nsooo u they had reeoVered fronjihe surprise. ' V . - , . The entire " French cablriet wnt. nut nf office with Premier unanu. uroupb oi uepuuv ily gathered in excited disew- sion of the seriousness of.jthfj Hituntion, seeking a way out of the difficulty. ; Blunt Terms Used. ; . ! Premier Briand put the Anglo- French pact, the question or post- Pmeni payment ana rrencn V" ," aX,? ?TJtZ 'thU u t0th ch"mhr ?L de2" li V" the bluntest terms to take them or leave them. ' The premier firs: presented the question of thtTBri tish pact. ' - ' "Y ou have ' been complaining for three years," said the premier, "of not being called upon to share in shaping , France's policies. I am now bringing you what you have been demanding three years and it is up to you to tay whether you want ft or not.' "As far as I am concerned I am merely making this explanation to you and am not asking your ap proval or refusal. Here is France's security. Take it or leave it." , ' Premier Briand in the course of his speech said the United States had agreed to participate in the Genoa conference.' ? .-, '4 "It is inadrrfssible," Jie ' 'said, "that France should be absent from a conference whkh is purely financial and economic, especially when such a powerful financial and economic state -as the r ' United States, without whose co-operation, work is impossible, has agreed to -participate. - "Do you wish Franca not to; be represented there " he asked.' rjf. so say so. I for my part wish France to take part." " ' ' , In handling the German mora J torium question Premier Bxtand? said: - . ' ' ... . - ', -ir , "You must make up your, mind on that question a moratorium , for Germany.- Tt is granted be cause France has no voice in it If Srance had had : the decision it never would have been considered but thanks to the treaty of Ver sailles, Article 234, the - repara tions commission is empowered to grant delsy and you may make up your mind now that a majority, of the reparations committee- ' has agreed to grant a moratorium." The ' resignation of Premier Briand was accepted by President Millerand. Cabinet Backed Premier Premier Briand spoke in the Chamber of Deputies this aftor aooa with the full support of t cabinet behind him, it was s'.i (Contiaued on Psfcs 8)
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