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,1" NEW TORK. Dec. 81.
Predictions that' the year
; 1923 would i ehow that the
democratic party "has entire
:: ly regained tha confidence of
the nation,4, was made by
. Woodrow Wilson in a ,New
iTear'e letter to the Wonien'a
; Ueraocratlc Political league,'
-made publto here today.
iteplylng t a birthday lot-
ter gent on , behalf of the
j league by M1m Lillian R. Sire,
r presidout, , the former
tretddnt wrote:
i . . lrhe' meseage from the Wo
r men'e Democratlo Political
tffBlrilA Mva m m . V.rv o-roa t
..' IWMUlCi RUU, A W1BU IU C4 "
presf to yon and through you
to your associates of the
, league my heartfelt thanks
for 'the cheer It ns given me,
; together with my best wishes
for tiha New Tear which Is
r; certain to show that the demo
, oratlo party has entirely re
.'' gained the confidence of the
nation" (
OUR
1EIJT
IPLQMAT1C
ONS WITH
BERLIN RENEWED
German Charge' Presents
His Credentials to Hughes
Saturday.
faring rundiatlon,t)f
',Za o, become effeo
Jt "i-Uaaila-.' 1 It Pm
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -Diplomatic
relations between Germany
nd the.. United States were re
sumed officially late .today when
Karl Lang, charge d'affaires' from
the Berlin government presented
hi letters ot credence andwa re
ueived bv Secretary Hushes. ' .j :
( an ins." tuea ""i""' A nis credentials; to r; uugnes at
n,i .wsat-Mn-T'TttiJO otlock,.ntrBt'hittJtac'ri
J. that f i carriers p""-" pncni warf Tesumeo na oipiomauc
tPDeatl ft"" '"""'" weiationa wmcn nave oeen Dronen
lount von BernstofC, the German
bassador here, was handed hl
sports. ' i .
'he receDtion by". Secretary
HWhea of Herr Lang-was rather
a i A unusual Incident la that Mr.
arrived In Washington only
laol Wednesday -and It has not
customary for new envoys to
pretkit their . credentials in so
a period of tlmo after arrlv
Ing. Tbe decision to receive Herr
LangVs Germany's diplomatic rep
resentative was occasioned by his
desiroto be received vith other
dl)lomatlt, corps by
at the New
next Monday. In
.! ininf. in the eastern part ot accordak with that desire, state
tA Carolina aSd it haa alwaytl aepartiT,t otnclala arranged an
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Delegations Discussing
Possible Change Regard
ing Auxiliaries.
SIX POWER PACT
IS CONTEMPLATED
Would Provide for Allo
cation of German Cables
in the Pacific.
WASHINGTON, Deo. SI. (By
tha Asaoctaied Press.) Tha United
Htatm Japan and the Netherlands Washington negotiation approach-
MEET
COME TO TORE
No Clear Idea Exists but
Eltment Is Being Wide- '
ly Discussed. .
silence"kept IN '
OFFICIAL CIECLES
Nothing on Agenda Point?
fto Action Chinese Tea
Points Factor.
WASHINGTON. . Dec.
the Associated Prass.)-
Bt.(By
-With the
tali heir to Germany's former Pe
el iVo cables under a tentative six
power treaty brought forth today
in the arm negotiations.: v.
While . expert sub-committees
worked on left-over detail of tha
naval discussion, the delegate of
the United State. Japan, Great
Britain, FVanoe, Italy and the
Netherlands put , their head to
gether and caina- to a general ac
cord over th cable problems.
Under th proposal,, yt 16 be
formally accepted, v th United
States , would aacur title to th
. Yap-Guam- cable, Japan would se
cure th tap-BhanghH Una, and
th Netherlands would vbecoma
possessed of th section connecting
Vap and Mndo,.:n",'' . ' 1
Th settlement would expand
.m.i convenient' point
( lustlfy thaprc
d artftces na w w
1.r,3ietltiner andother an
siore filly present
petition tat that th gen
als for the rate now in
t-.-,.. noints in Virginia
orth Carolina wa made by
rrief themselves at a Urn
they had a freer hand in their
Bj-uctlon. .
' were tnJ
' ralnd' will of
' fit ther "war
by
th un-
the carriers
no comweiuna
li otwate?. rU or commer- membfe of dlplor
ffTompeXn to'make.them be- Pj4d. Hfrdlng
Alterna Beute Availabie ttore t7orkEcononjy and
Hn Case'AdYets JDsd- Vl Law X:r.fcrc:cnv lzzZz
"I sfon of Court..
Making Mt Mitchell accessible-
that Is, the task now in fall swing
with upward of a mil already
paved in cinders and rapid prog
ress being made upon the down
ward descent. 5 '" '
The Mt.- Mitchell Development
company, it has been learned, ' is
pushing the construction 'of this
scenic highway destined to become
of paramount value, not only to
western North Carolina of which
the tragedy-crowned peak is the
roof, but also to all of the east.
where teeming million turn their:
audienc
..u.twiin(d discretion . 10 aim iv
Ki. ftTll high, both fori be recel
f iurooe of rtvenue from these
i rate an tot i"wy D,fa
nth rnit." ' V, '
POSED INCl8-,,,
n0 botw V'."--
.. . T . - . ... ..1
J rtcr tq cities In eono one ivorvn
Sun. I other than Winston-
pimnr .Txrnve about
lm
rcent and to these twT
ut jrty per cent the pe-
ilk commission further
4. "the carriers are pro-
, . .km nn
iin case incrrowsu '
5 or wuely f!-Hh- their com
I, HA ween pwrim
by
Year' da
Th ne
A. G. Proc'
those to
Harding
Prochnlk,
country
eyes -in vacation H'me to a play
ground of superlative. . - r
Borne time ago, it witl be recall
ed, the development company an
nounced their intention to build
this scenic highway, making us in
large measure of the exoellerlt road
bed so many year utilized r the
logging and passenger railway,
operated by Fred A. Perley and W.
11. Crockett, these men being also
!k, also will be among interested in the automobile high-
, tial, Declare Garyr-,
' WASHINGTON, Dao: 1 1 :-Muoft
of promts in the new year is een
by Secretaries Hoover and Weeks,
who in statements issued tonight
declared the American people could
took forward into 19 3 aa a yea
of recuperation. ..;- :'y '
; "ponslderlng that' we have gone
through the greatest war in his
tory: and considering the dangers
that we have passed through In th
great readjustment' of 1981," said
Secretary Hoover, "w have a lot
to be chaerful over and we have
ahead of us very substantial liopoa
5
Dl
RQGRAM STOCK IN COUNTY
Tew Year! Merry Mak
, i live il'rdrj Kinds -
h . the OGciala;-- .
Prent Harding on New
Austrian charge,. Edgar
after Austrt
offlclal capa
denttals as
retary Hughe
greeted by President
his reception. Mr.
1 has been in this
some j, time looking
Interests In an un
presented his ere-
Irian charge to Sec-
inm wck.
".rfii n
lower
in NortU
tnd point. North of Vlr-
at ana poinia .
ct that omewnat
being published to and
point abov inaicaiou
any view
crease in th Virginia
i'il.niina local rate, "
"llo- thought" and gtagmwrt
, ait anxiously for the
;hett further rjilromd-econo-
iay per rail requonu"
intinue th brief, f "If
ime h not come. crtalnly
, w.. mm. vnen inere
ib no further arbitrary and
lupriMd gnral advanoe in
MALL MAJO
(Bf THS
DUHLIN. In
nwest majorltl
cation of the
corded today
council, which
meeting; meclaU
lord mayor.
way project
The end of logging operation on
the Mt. Mitchell area was reached
recently, so that the ' question of
the removal or continuance of the
railroad had to be decided. The
owners, believing' that in the age
of the automobile, It would be to
the Interests of a far larger num
ber to build an automobile high
way, set about with suuhv plans. II.
K. Carrier, well: known business
man, of Blck Mountain, - being
taken in as a member of the, new
of steady improvement both at
home and abroad.", . .
"Th industrial and oclal up
heaval resulting ."from the . wsr
reached its crista during the old
year," said Secretary Weeks, "the
1 period - of ' adjustment has - been
trying for the people and govern-:
ment alike, bnt the rapidity with
which tho American people havo
been putting their affairs in order
during the past few months makes
th outlook for complete industrial
readjustment and resulting pros
perity during the coming , year
bright.".,. .,"';..;,'' ' . 1-
READJUSTMENT NOT
OVER, SAYS GARY
FOR TREATY
lsy mm)
. -of (he nar-
'l'or ol ratlfl-
treaty was re-
I he fTork .nnnnlv
.16 to.lt, -at a-1 development company.
Immoned jy thei, As th track is torn up, cinders
Wave
' 1
Sweei
u They
Wilson Sentiment
Vest As People See
ere Misled In 1920
WASHtNdTON, ' Dee, Si. -An
appropriation for the enforcement
of prohibition during the next fis
cal year Amounting to, f 9,000,000
perhaps slightly more a compared
with th treasury department', re
quest for an appropriation' of $10,
OMO.ooo, .will be recommended to
the house by its appropriation
commltteu, JT was said today by
committee members. v ,
Th tentative draft of th treas.
ury appropriation bill, th first of
thc annual supply mpaaures that
wilf be considered ' by , congre.
ha been completed by the sub
committee and ' probably will be
taken up by the house the latter
part of next , week. ' The appro
priation committee must approve
it before It can reach the floors
While no announcement has
been mads ot total carried in the
bill, marked slashes in the esti
mated budget expenditure of
Hen, 000,000 for the treasury 'de
partment during the lineal year be
ginning next July 1 are understood
tc have been made. , .
Ing their conclusion. President
Harding' proposal for v future s- 1
He of similar international nteet. ,
ing Is coming to th front onco
mora In th informal discussion of
th. delegate. i;; V; --.;r - '::'' -.-si .
X Thu far, it outward manifesta
tions are taken as a guide, the fu
ture conference question haa been
on ot th least clearly defined of
all th issue considered her. Most
of the delegate believ they cau
see th nd of their labor in con
nection with both armament ami
in tar east, nut non seems t
have a clear Idea of what action
la likely to b Uken In the direc
tion of a reconvening of tha pow
ers to discus world problem., .
Whn th President sn
for a oontinulng aerie of interna -
out not invauaat s in agreement nonai gathering first emanate.i
previously reacnea between tha from the Whit IIous ariy in tti
United State and. Japan alon for
a grant of American cable and
wlrle right on Yap island. Th
two together would finally and th
oonlrovsrsy over Yap and it ca
bles which began at Versailles. 1
. Of th xprt . ub-oommlus,
three reached agreemtnt and a
fourth reported aubstantlal ' prog-
(fs ,',"'' 4 "v, -"v.'.' .
Th' uh-commltl on aircraft
completed a report Mid to recom
mend giut any present attempt
rm negotiation It wa iiald liv
nign gaaimnistratton , official tha t,
the plan might be regarded s a
tapping slon tq an "association
of nation.'' Mr, Harding, It w.n
declared, would be greatly diss p.
pointed It n agreement for fix
tura meeting cam out of th j
Washington conversation.
In all discussion of th ubi.-t
in eonfereno and th admlniu-
uon ciruie, attention J called t
what already haa been done in tho
it limitation of air armament, and direction of futur conferences, a t
tv w.ri ligoinai any restrictions . lurming ac least a plime-meal !.-
tnsi
One .Per Cent Found" In
VVvl mf. .v-K .
Are Now Replenished. ,
All dairy cattle In Buncombe
county have been tuberculin tested
lines the pur milk law, anactnd
at the last general session' of the
legislature, went Into ffect In this
couqty. : - : . . - ,. : - .
'' On of the remarkable features
of the .law 1 claimed In the pro
vision for the relief of th owner,
whose cattle might', he found in
fected and ordered killed. In th
Original law as passed and made
applicable to Buncombe an. appro
priation wo authorised and doub.
led by the federal government, and
While out of th nearly 9,000 head
of dairy cattle . inspected In "this
county an average of about on
per cant were found Infected, th
appropriation was soon exhausted.
At th recent special, session of
th general , assembly a measure
was passea
might curtail. Commercial
aoi'lul dovelopnx'nt. -ry i
' Drai'tlntf of iliu Hunt rpahltiHnn
) tn iti.ti,.i .. , n: u
1 r eiii)-
v. 01
ciiiiuuiUuii. t On.i' : liuiiur
rlnnmg toward
I'rnMtUuni'a hu.
rest -uiitti of
Til f.inr.r,, .. , i-
treaty,' provtiiin fP :j
between the- bulled ,!,., tli.
Iii'llaiii, Japan and Pi"."!-' In av
threntuneil brcacli of tn rce ia
changes wr mad la the original" th Pacillct the creatlqn of con
proposal to- reaftittf existing prttt
nines qx internatignai law la re
spect to search and selsura, y .
Naval cspeits in still another
conference sub-division agreed on
a Standard International "ton"
measuremanti . to ba applied hare
ftor In naval, dlscuaiiion in . plaOk
of the varying if nit o( measur
now in use. :,i?
The sub-oommitte, which is
charged with completing detail of
the ngval limitation plan, lnyuilng
determination ot method orttcrap
ping and replacement, organised its
method ot procedure at it first
mooting and prepared to press it
work forward, by dregarding the
new year1 holiday and . meUn
again Monday -"wV. :. i s- ... r.
In th tr Eatnt negotlatloni
result , wr ot ; . o . promising
China rasertdv her . dcslr 10
bring th deadlocked Shantung
problem' before th full oonffr.
v TiTIVELOP NEW
I WEEVIL- POLICY
"i3HlNGTON, Do." ir-0"
tv of '. nw policy t.v to -fc.ir.
th boll weevil
I reTuroTth.' national conter
i.. .lonitur oon to b
Jbf Secretary Wall.c ws
VfiA. today in official
fJjLm It. mM -said, HB
tedlT.WJM m C?Z
w . .kifth wntild eon-
way 4nd mean ot more jf
: r?.iv.i.. the boll weev.
:hS7oduodwld.prdaam.
a portion of th. cotto belt
urt aeaon. Th weeyll la it
lJlx.A!rL h.it ha reach-
-TONorthjan;
'i TPS
., 1 ift rf. a. a.
' WASHINGTON,
revival ef tn Woodro'
tlment throutrnout
alamiina- th republl
ingtoa visitor irom e
Dort entnusiasm tor
ax SCaatS'
Citoiss
I3i. Th
en.
itlon la
.'ash-ere-
llson.
bf the
l drlt-
- . today
cwn "--,.-..- of
torn mor
m th pest was necessary.
'jINEREMAINS- -"LEAD
OF SOVIETS
Strong republican state
middle west ar.Baia i"
ing parte to him.
Nnw'rennrts Of a popu
for Mr. wraon . and ms -eicn
pollele were brought herlpday
by iormeiC Representative res,
democrat. 1 nansas. nfaine
neonle are- beginning to Sllw
tnev iwera, mjsiea m n
th election , were held toqft if
would be ' overwhelmingly r0-
drjtio., ...... a'
mi. m nin throuahout the
n.w fait. At least three h
...iiani ara exnected from
Mt. vn or eight from MImo:
two or tnr irom
tr.-m.r and stockmeir h
h.n forced -into the bankrupt
COUrt by W ' conaiuon.. w
v....i Imnrovt. They
SObJ 1 1 that th. repubUcav
at tner ara nu mu
promises mad by tf
Question of on another! ""I 'won
er how much difference there, is
oeiwnn oecuon and Article 107'
They are doming around tJ Wllapri
and coming fast. ..; , 4 ;
rYou can tli th differencd In
public meetings and On th atreet
You can make a speech ther and
mention hi nam and Bolides and
they are greeted with enthusiastic,
applause,. -. t. i
' "Th feeling ot th people seem
to be that of the old nerro nossura
hunter that treed a bear Instead of
the gam he sought, when h said,
'I'se don been windled.' "'1 ; .
MISSISSIPPI LOSES
t T0 CUBA ELEVEN
Cnlvoraity. - HravUy Outwolghed
and Outgeneraled Fail to Score.
HAVANA. ' cisba, Dao,- ItHaarlly
utwelched and outeneraled, tha
football team of Mississippi univer
sity went down In defeat har trxi.v
tor th Cuba Athlatlo cliA alavan
NEW YORK, Dee. SI. - More
work, economy and enforcement of
law and order are the prime es
sentials of -the 'day, in the opin
ion ot Elbert H.' Gary, chairman of
the United State Steel corporation
who today Issued the following
statement; . , ., t
: "Readjustments and reconstruc
tion are .not .complete. Difficul
ties still embarrass and Industrial
disturbance threaten.
- "Extravagance and indolence are
prevallentCrlnte and misdemean
or ar oomtnon. Profiteering still
exists, , - .i -
"There 1 "urgent need for mor!
work, economy and saving. Strict
er observance -and enforcement of
law ar demanded. ' . :
"Even though theifresent period
I somewhat critical, it is certain
th opportunity for. established
peace, progress and prosperity J
better than ever before. '
r "The' signs which are apparent
ihdtcat that condition industrial,
commercial, ..financial, social and
political, ar improving and will
bo more1 satisfactory durln th
(present year than they were dur-
mi iiiii ui course in situation
may be changed by fail a re of the
Washington conference, by unfav
orable legislation or by nnglect (o
thoroughly and continuously main
tain law and order,,1 W have- no
present reason for expecting cither
of them." . .' ' f i
!
i
approoriatlnr 11.000
additional, with which outstanding
claims may be paid before the new once and to. again- request confer.
a eoore of ltvjto 0.
ityli
unpt
Kuaaisn
eltw
01 ,:";7 th. aaanlml
, e ninth all-Russlan
' .... hafim It
tot. Wedn-day nlgM.
riB Taiscatcli racrtvad UK
B-a-VfV
itfvy I
1 .
r 17
P. M II
1 t if
s f I
f 1
: h
renubllcan party f 1
lure to deliver a X
Uyre. said. "Th
seem to db- 11a
with no tP' J
dera it la c oi;
ht I changing wong
1 Wilson. Many rii
Plvtn out
football without a slncla" at-
at' a forward osaa tha Cuh.n
ered six points In the first qiiari
r mtiu ..'ffi in ina wnen Hon.
a, ngnt nsiroacK, ran if yards nd
en oucaea tn line twice for. a
..Um. . . ' . . . f-7
kiMssippi failed "' miserably ''At
ttsclts, trying 13 forwar
wimoui success
I'al
11th Romero' open field' running
g sirengia 10 ma wiMwa often.
, the defenslv work, with Qui.
1 xtv-pouna oanier, piaoinsin
lie, avs tbs Invader bo chsne
n (round. ' ,
, came- was eseaedlngly remft
uinaroi's eirhstithtJ r n'
64 WERE LYNCHED
: DI7RING PAST YEAR
-TU8GBOEB. . Ala., Deo. Jl.
Sixty-four person war lynched
during 19 Jl. according, to. .flguras
ot the Tuskegee institute,, wh'.ch
today mada.jubli it annual re
port ot th. subject; Th figure
compared with, 1 . lynchlnga In
1920, and accorolng to th insti
tute, brought tbeitotal aumger of
mob victim to 409 In tb t(
year period Inef ll. . i
Ff ty-nln of trs lynched due
Ing 191 were gro and flv
werk white per git. Two negro
aw war incHPed: ' "
Law officer rventd lynching
lit IJ Inataiceaf th renort de
clared, eight .thes being In
northern statesfafld 94 . In th
south. Armed forces wer used
to repel woiW.t lynching l
vMOia.'i
"
BRITISH SHIP IS
STRANDED AGAIN
ELIZABETH CITY.. N. C Dee.
)1. More than a thousand cases
of liquor found aboard the two
masted British Schooner "Messen
ger of Peso'' which stratidrfd on
Ocracokavbar Friday resulted in
the elxui of the crew rbyuoast
guard station - craw Nov . 181, at
PorUtmouh, Va., Friday night. Th
''Moasenger of Peac" will be held
pending the" action of th prohibi
tion commission at Raleigh and thd
couecuf of custom at w liming
ton, 1 h of whom were Immti
dlaU'Iy notified.' -:.'
tf i selxed schooner's clearane
paiif 4, showed that she left Nassau
for Vlallfax. Th master of th
vessel claims he had put in at
Ocrr.coke inlet to secure water and
prevision when the -stranded ves
sel was' boarded-' by' th " Coast
guard station crew. -.The
"Messenger' of t Peace"
stranded on August , st" almost
the sam" snot whore tha latert
mishap ' occurred, v "Itemnrk , of
member, of her crew - ld to a
search of the sohooner by coat
tcuard : officials at that tint but
n" liqubr wa discovered. -The
owner and t master thea, mw 4.'
Caiman,- of ' Nassau, . ' .;
Th 'Messenger of heaca" l an
anilnuated vessel and Is" said year
Sfo she belonged to the. Bishop pf
me- Panama, wno' used - tier in
islting the islands of the group, ,
ALLEGE "BRIBE TS !
OFFERED TO AGENT
WASH INOTON. Do. Il-Th
arrest of a member of tha crew at
a ' gasoline - yacht captured off
Tampa, Ha., on, a charge of offer
ing a bribe of 11,000. to a pro.
hibition agent was -reported to
prohibition headquarter today by
rrvnihttion Director A. L. Allen
of Florida. The yacht, h' de
clared, was conveying ISO case of
wnisKy from Bermud.. ' '
Mr.. Allen also renorted the dl
cevery at New Bmyrn Fla., of 444
cats er liquor, timed iss grapefruit,
from DearneM, Flawtdith Buckey
Brokerage company. CoKimbus, Ohio.
Inquiry at Columbus, lui declared, re
vealed ne such concern and no clue
x th shipper brt - bean un.
earthed. v'
At JacVtnnvllU, Mr, Alien, atatad.
tie ha cwifltcafed 100 cas ef ilnuor
oein- snipped in zu o'r' as fresh
fish, from West Palm i f'h to. Kan
sas uiiy.
"So far," , r bn
nnabla te loratf Mted
with thla ahlpn)
war a'l th'.t j '
annual appropriation, beainnlne
with the A weal , year In July, Is
available, with th appropriation
of $5,000 by the. state the federal
government haa added an equal
sum, making the total sufficient to
meet th claims' In , ;. Buncombe,
Forsyth, New Hanover, Kowari
and othr counties where- the pure
milk law prevails. TO largest
single claim outstanding In Bun
combe county. Is due . the, Farm
school for ottle ituun Infected
and disposed of according tq pro
visions of the' law. . . v
ence discussion of the 11 demands.
Japan Will oppose both proposal
and there are indication, that she
will not be alone. 1 .
.Meantime cable advice regard
ing thi conference at Cannes and
indications among various dele
gations her revived discussion of
a possible' change of attitude on
the part ot France whioh would
permit an agreement, In tha , not
fax distant- future on submarines
and auxiliary craft. There wa no
otficlal background for such aKex-
pectatlon but tb Cannes dellber.
' Durlna tho vear wblrh rin..A I atlon between Premier-, Brian
last midnight, marked so far gln, Lloyd George ar tojb watctv
- ictnumi m ri tm)lA hopefully from Washington.
Farmers Declare Bluff, And r 1 "
Fraud Behind Agricultural I
Conference President Calls
WAHinNGIXW, Dec 3t-lt
medial measures to meet the pres
ent "farm situation and 'laying
down ef a permanent - policy, for
development of self sustaining ag
r'.olilturo , ar expocted . to result
from the national agricultural con
ference to be callfid by Bocretary
Wallace at -the request of Presi
dent Harding. ' The conference,' it
wasf Indicated , today,' , pTobably
would meet about January 15, In
Washington., ; '' i-v K'':
Ftrmer and representative 1 of
oorrelated line intfrested in farm
ers products, wilt make up the per
sonnel of th conference which. It
wae said, would number, between
on hundred and ne hundred and
fifty. Parmer organization, man
ufacturer .of farmers' . products,
transportation interests, marketing
agenclst. shipping Interests, ferti
liser makers, farm Implement man
ufacturers, packers, state agricul
tural and state agricultural -collega
representatives, cotton, grain, liva
tock, fruit commission men, ex
perts of rural social problem and
bankers, ar expected to mak up
th eonfereno.' .mv .v
- An official of th-agricultural
department today , . asserted that
th conference in finding measures
to relieve distress oZJarmers would
at th same time be reviving bull-
p esijii .allUlna Jiuouga. eetra i ferener .7
tatlon, manufacturing. and market
ing, and .these In-turn, would have
ub-ommitte on each of the ag
ricultural product such as wheal,
corn, cotton, tobacco, fruit and .the
Ilk. .; '-' - .
Questions of tranportton, ag
ricultural financing, utilization , of
land resources forestry, policies on
leasing which would include corr
trot end rents, various aspect of
marketing including - statistics,
warehousing and terminal devel
opment and rural aoclal Jlfe lit the
opinion of th agricultural depart
ment official probably would be
on th program of the conference.
! Policies respecting more efficient
production and Involving control
ot animal and plant diseases. It 1
thought, will evolve from the con
ference deliberation. This would
Include a new national policy tor
fighting- th boll weevil, which
worked cuch disastrous results In
many secttont of the cotton belt
last year and for eradication of th
crop borer (nfhieJ Jraa-fipeared on
the edge of the corn belt.
- While preparation for th con
ference, were being mad today,
th Farmer National council
through Its headquarters her Is
sued a statement which lit part
afdt . , - f ' . " '' .
"Th President' proposed en
u,,iH ouuununications and oth -agencies
to cjv th Chinese pr.n.
lemss and th virtual d-!hi.,.t ,
have another, arms conforen--,5 t
!r seven years hence to diwu-. 1
enslon of th naval holiday, ,
r pointed to by American rr -fiat
as steps In the right direction,
- But whether dsflnlf. cr.n,.r, - ,
plan for periodical consults! . m
to be laid befor the ciif. . .
before it end remains m 1 -swered,
question, ; . Xs'.l.f h, ,.
White House tior tho 1
i(uiiii win mine a r
nd the plenipoixiii.'.i.r!- . .
other powers are in a v
tltude becauna thev ,
proposal shouM , ,
from the United 6tat.;.
No item providing for .
eton of a future conf..rnc. t
1?. on.' th formal aae,,. , -VVaahlngton
conference, but t
not generally connidered a
obstacle to consideration. t i
Subject. It Is pointed out thf
ttpportunlfy for furth.r , ,
aiM-ompllshment toward the 'a?-.,
elation ideal". U afforded t y tb .
Chines ."(an points" aoep-d i
a basis of -discussion li ti f(,r
eastern negotiations. 'The '.Inst if
the Chinese was: -
"Provision la to b mia for fi
tjirw conference to be.'held from
time to time, for the dlscusMon e.f
international qucntiona relative t..
molt pollele of the signatory p
- -.wiiuuii nereio; . ,., .
.,J5!t5vr'lp,n n regard t
cattered projects for future Joint
action by the powers, or in regar l
to knit them all together undr i
assocjat on'pUu, it Is oo.isidare l
practically assured that before it
adjourn the Washington -meet-in
will arrange for coming together
" mvh year hr.- .
rhat proposal has been tousldtre-l
in ome detail and most of vh del
egate are ' understood to hav 1
greed that uurt a conftirnce
, ... ran. aetermin whethor th..
naval holMnv -in ronit.i .i,i
.: , v 10 oa eontiuutti.
om ,
pow-
FIVE ARRESTS AIT
MADE IN CHABL01
CUA ttLQTTH. ; Dec. ' 3 1 J . 1
and Kelly ( West, brothers. ,,,ii
West, cousin, Ben Hteadumn , 1
Ebbi .: Walsh, all ., of. v .
known families if Chariot to. v
locked tip Saturday rhai'g.1 , i,
teallng amdmobllt-s and Wii'
taring two drug stores hpro u 1 , -thP
psst week. Tha boy ,'
Jail Saturday -'nlitht li dfi
1,000 bona each, though 'v -
Uter""4 "na woul(l j
r 4.1 it i V . v"l9-. i'bvr U
in Ja.ll pi default or a 12 tioo i.' 1
led with, receiving, si,
l altertm them - h-
m. , "' '"'
rla
tlou ot the farmers' purchasing
power, ' ,'''' J
Th ponfrenc w! first meet
and man out Its ownprogram of
work. ' It was uggetd that th
mmihiri nrnhablv would then dl
nlviie thmselv Into cfprr
I i tr 01 proaariior ; 1
and cb'
car
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0271
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emp:
.farmlmjrintereat j
related thereto, t
.lilch have xpl.
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