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' . - - ' ' A THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1921. BRITAIN IS IN HOPEFUL MOOD New Political Developments Fill British Isles With Optimism. By EARL C. REEVES, 'latcraatlonal R'ewi Staff Correspondent. Copyright, 1921, by International News Service. London, Dec. 10. A mighty wave of optimism is sweeping (ireat -Britain. British officials declared' tonight thcy are positive that this nation has "turn ed the corner " leaving: behind domestic and industrial crisis which have afflicted ;it 'epntinuously since the ahnistlce. . Despite the recalcitrant attitude of Camonn de Valera, British officials, "rem Premier Lloyd-George down, arc -onvinced that.- the Irish peace treaty .vill be ratified at julin about the ame time it is approved by the Erit sh parliament in Lo.tcron. The keystone of the roseate castle building: by the leaders of the govern ment is based on three improvement developments. ' "First The Irish question. "Second The four-jowcr pact treaty negotiated at Washington to allay Far East friction. "Third Agreement between England and France to- relieve' the German in demnity situation. WILL LOWER TAXES. "It is argued that, taken collectively, these important developments will en able a reduction of military establish ments, abatement of taxes, deflation of currency and gradual correction of the exchange rates all ncentives to busi ness improvement. The improvement in the financial sit uation was reflected this week in the improvement of th- exchange. The English pound sterling went to 4.14 1-2, the highest price it had touched in more than two years. Bankers sr. id they expected this improvement to be maintained untt; the pound sterl ing, reaches par $4.S6. Financial circles, nowever, chanted their song of hope in a lower ky than the political leaders. They ad , mitted, however, that big projects which had been held up for many mcnths by the uncertainty f the Irish situation can now lie gotten under way. Several railways have obtained t-lc-trification bids, including lines to Eng lish channel ports. The blueprint stage has been heached in otber proposed improvements for industrial development. NEW INDUSTRIE v . Funds have already been secured for improvement ov territories that Britain obtained uncrer the Versailles treaty. It is understood that millions will be spent developing railways and oil lands in Mesopotamia or the King dom of Irak, as it is now known. The Irish priesthood which was pre viously accured of being "the backbone o Irish rebellion" is becoming a decisive factor in the Irish peace situ ation HIP HOOPS ARE FEATURES OF LATEST EVENING GOWNS 3tS M? f VH 'Ar v mlf Fi m J::A i; Pictured here are three charm ing dance frocks for wear during the holiday festivities. One al ways feels the need of a new frock at holiday 'iuie for the " dances, teas, dinners and recep tions which always fill those fes tive days. When so many affairs come all at once one or even two evening gowns were scarcely suf fice. These are charmingly youth ful models ail featuring the hip hoops and all combining chiffon with some other fabric. Any of these models would make a love ly Christmas gife for the college miss who always in need of "another" danse frock. PACT BRAWN IN AT!? TJ Big Four Met Secretly in Quiet Room to Complete the Document. BY WEBSTER K. XOLAN. International ws Stuff Correspondent "Washington, Dec. 10. The four-pov ! Meeting Calendar j WATSON CLAIMS cat t MONDAY. 1 p. m. Charlotte Automotive Asso ciation, Chamber of Commerce. 6:15 p. m. Advisers of Girls depart ment, Y. W. C. A. 7 p. m. Men's Club, Second Presbyte rian church. : " OA . , j 0 ol, p loung ivxittrona iiuu er pact, which tonight takes its place I Charlotte Country Club, with Mrs ..... i ' - i ' . among tne most important documents i wivu muns. of historv. was not framed in imm-es-' 1 X m- RotarJr Club Chamber of i : commerce. It is believed in Government circles 1 slve diplomatic ceremonies, but was 7:30 p. m. Big Brothers' dinner, Cham- iat the meetinar of Tlnmnn rathnlif I (Innfi aftv thr f-.is-Vnnn nf Ampiiran hpr nf frmimprpa v TIESiiAY. in. loung Matrons Club, Reads Samples of the Testi mony They Will Offer; Defends Own Record. that the meeting of Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday at Maynooth, vir tually assures ratification of the treaty by Dail Eireann. The faith of the Roman Catholic church is the strongest hope now behind the peace agreement. ATTORNEY FOR MRS. OBENCHAIN RESIGNS Chicago, Dee. 10 Charles E. Erb stein. noted Chicago criminal lawver. today resigned as attorney for Mada lynne Obenchain, accused in Los Ange les, with Arthur C. Burch, of the; mur der of J. Bel ton Kennedy ? " - An "unfair and feline' attack" upon his character by District Attorney "Woolwine, oj Los Angeles, and former State's Attorney Hoyne, of Chicago, which hindered the defense of his client, was given as the reason. Though through with the Obenchain case, Erbstein announced he had just started to fight Hoyne and Woolwine "face-to-face, with weapons and re sources employed by lawyers". CRAZEDWITH DRUGS SHOOTS STEPMOTHER Denver, Colo., Dec. 10. Crazed with drugs, Harry Schligman, 32, entered the home of his parents here tonight and shot down his stepmother, Mrs. Martha Schlyigman. He then turned tle re volver upon himself, inflicting serious wounds, according to police. Mrs. Sch ligman is expected to die. Schligman has a chance for reovery. The shooting occurred in the luxuri ous Schligman home. The family has long been prominent in business and social circles here. done after the fashion of American bus- jber of Commerce. iness men engaging in a contract The pact, it was learned tonight, was finally drawn last Thursday night in a Washington hotel room. It was a sec ret session of the "big four," but it was without solemnity. Baron Admiral Kato and Prince To kugawo of the Japanese delegation were the hosts. Secretary of State Hughes walked in a side-door and went up in ths elevator unnoticed. A. J. Balfour of Great Britain strolled in a little later, wandered aimlessly to the 8:30 p. m. Walter Hampden, City Audi torium. 7:30 p. m. W. O. W Rocky River Camp, No. 94, Chamber of Commerce. , WEDNESDAY" 11 a. m. Board of directors, Y. W. C. A., at building. 6:30 p. m. American Legion, Chamber of Commerce. THIlRSiniV lift" and 'ascended to the upper cham-j i p m. kiwanfs. Chamber of Com bers. I many came Rene -lviam, hust-1 t j , I,- m, t , i mercy. ,1 o UUU1B 7' '" I 3:3)0 P. m. Girls' high school club, ed. Secret service men paced the hall. y. w Cj a 7:50 p. m. Boy Scout court of honor, Thfrf w,is no nratnrv hpJiinrl tho closed doors. There was some earnest discussion. Suggested documents were presented. There was much editing. Little quibbling, btit some earnest ar gument. It was not long before there came sounds of chuckling and laughter from behind the closed doors. The deed had been done and. the world statesmen were in relaxation. Magic had hern performed, for a step had been taken toward world peaci'; and this may huve caused tho thoughts of the statesmen t: turn to things magical. At any rate they wanted entertainment and they sent for a world known entertainer, Malini. the magician, who has appeared in Euro pean courts and ha? been a frequent performer for President Harding. Malini did his "stuff." The "states men laughed and chuckled and frolick ed much after the fashion of coileeo freshmen. A treaty of world import! naa been concluded and a pleasant timo was had by alU" "When the milk wagons were rattling Chamber of Commerce. FRIDAY. 11 a. m. Virgina Dare Circle, "Woman's Club, Mrs. C. W. Tillett. 1 p; m. Civitans, Chamber of Com merce,, 3:3(T p. m. American War Mothers, Chamber of Commerce. 7. p. jn. Odd Fellows' Chamber of Commerce. 8 p. m. American Association of En gineers, Chamber of Commerce. in the streets below, a negro porter was mumbling about "men what don't know what a -ashes tray is," as h". swept the room where the four-powr pact was drawn. The negro porte;' didn't know. The hotel manager knows tonight and he is talking of putting a silver plate on the door of that room which bids fair to be the most popular guest room in the house in the future. N Z222 Pledmmt BULK CHOCOLATES Milk Chocolate Coated. Fruit centers, lb. 60c, 80c, $1.00. Nut centers, lb, 50c, 60c, $1.00, $1.25 Hard Centers,. b., 60c, 80c, 90c. S Our chocolate lino has been developed to meet .the tendency toward confections having the -highest quality centers. Obtainable in bulk or fancy . packages. . - STUFT HARD CANDIES '.,, Satin Finished Bulk. Solid .Stick; Candy, and all kinds of hard filled goods; lb.. 40c, 50c. 60c, 80c. Also hard goods (fancy stick candy) ia obtain able in alLsizes of airtight glass Jars, per jar, 20c, 25c, 30C, 35c, 40c, 50c. 60c, 80c. This In cludes a novel and attractive mixture of bright ly colored filled hard candy. A delight to the eye and palate of the .little folks as well as the grown-ups.. These confections are made, first of all, to incorporate:, pure and desirable ingre dients into , a candy of most agreeable flavor and eating qualities and, second, to give to those confections the utmost in charm in ap pearance, color, form and texture. HARD BRITTLE CANDIES Peanut, cocoanut, plain taffy, h, 30c A variety of standard bright confections Our Christmas Special :erinsrs Off ASSORTED CREAM WORKS Plain or filled with walnuts, pecans, cocoanut, cherries, almonds, etc., lb., Wc, 60c. ROYAL MARSHMALLOWS Vanilla flavored, in bulk or pound packages, lb., 60c, 75c. Distinctly different, a supreme marshmallow, Huffy, sweet, delicious flavor. Made of pure ma terials without contact of the hands. For your protection "Royal" on each piece. TACKAGE CONFECTIONS An assortment of 25 varieties of candy in standard packages. Highest quality candies. De sirablo for Christmas presents, 40c to $10.00. CRYSTAL S ED FRUITS AND PEELS r meapple. Citrus, (linger, Cherries, Fige, Lemon, Washington, Dec. 10. Three army officers of the general stair, unmindful of the threats of Senator "Tom" Wat son to slap the face of one of them, today sat in a Senate committee room and heard the Senator read into the committee records more than 100. charges of outrages against American soldiers in France. Killings of soldiers by their officers or at the orders of the officers, illegal hangings, and acts of brutality that did not result in death were charged. Senator Watson laid aside for tt-timo his own abstract of charges against the army chief's, to reply in detail to letters that had been sent to other Senators, most of them attacking Watson and his charges. In commenting on one of these let ters, . he took occasion to defend his own war record and the record of the State of Georgia. "Georgia sent her full quota of sol diers to the war," he said. "I person ally declared that the United States should enter a naval war at the time the Lusitania was sunk. My son went to war with my full consent," he de clared. Watson read a letter written by Cochran Supples, of Chicago; to Sen ator Lodge, charging that two negroes had been hung at Brest. ' "Tho record of the War:; Depart ment makes no mention of any sol diers having been hung at Brest." He commented: "Then here is a letter of Wr. A. Dempsey, of 535 Charlton Road, West field, N. J., written to Senator Wads worth, of New York, referring to the execution of two me nof the second di vision for cowardice. But the War De partment makes no mention of these cases." SAMPLES OF TESTIMONY. Here are samples of the testimony which Watson declared could be ob tained from the 112 men and women offered as witnesses if they were sum- monea: Millard II. Sewell, 2300 East Preston street, Baltimore, will testify that men iMure shot down by their officers. Mis3 Jane B. Hanson, 1612 East Marshall street, Richmond, Va., will testify that officers of the army sub jected nurses to personal indignities. Walter S. Robins, Joplin, Mo., knows that a soldier was executed at Gievres, France, and will swear that the Gicves gallows "were extensively used." Marion J. Willis. Athens, Ga., saw a soldier shot and killed at Camp Wheel er by a. corporal. who ordered him to duty when he. was sick. The corporal was acquitted H. S. Cocheley, Birmingham, Ala., will testify he Saw a major shoot and kill a soldier because- "the man was completely fatigued and had to fall out." Samuel R. Fierbaugh. 1303 Four teenth street. Detroit, Mich., is willing to testify to several hangings at Is-Sur-Tille. He saw two negroes hang ed and ona white. The latter was from Indiana, and it was reported that another soldier, convicted later, con fessed to onnmnittinir tho nrlmA which the innocent man gave his life. captain a. jd. Nicholson, Transporta tion building, Atlanta, writes that he hung a white American soldier who was tried by courtmartial but denied his guilt to the last. Harry K. Walmer, 55 West Fifty second street. New York Qity, person ally knows that men were murdered in cold blood at Shells and Hotel Rue St Anne, France. They had no trial! Their officers killed them. C. H. Elliott, 390 Cooper street, At lanta, offers to "walk tn Wj)shinnn if necessary" to give evidence of brutal treatment of solders in iVanAa n,i. witness helped to build the gallows dIM e saw soldiers snot down by offi cers. ALLIED LEADERS TO HOLD PARLEY Lloyd-George and Briand to Meet in London to iJis cuss German Debt. By - WEBB MILLER. United Press Staft correspondent. Paris, Dec. 10. Pvemier Briand to night accepted, the invitation of Lloyd George to a conference in England for the purpose of discussing Anglo-French differences on reparations. The meeting, which pronably will be held December 20th, was called pri marily to decide the Allied attitude oi the effort of Germany to alleviate her reparations burden. The announcement cf acceptance fol lowed a daj- of lengthy conferences be tween M. Louis Loucheur, President '; Millerand, Premier Briand and General N'ollet, president of the Disarmament Commission. Loucheur outlined he British view point as he obtained in his recent conferences with Lloyd-George and British treasury officials. It is under stood he learned of a plan of reorgan ization of the payments which is being supported by London. FRANCE OPPOSES SCHEME. France, . it is kwown, -is entirely against any change in the present scheme. She looks vpon any effort of Germany to obtain rurther postpone ment of payments or to secure a neoru torium as an evasion of her promises to France. That Briand will cling to that view in his conference with Lloyd-George was indicated from h?a conference wir'-i General Nollct. It v.as said General Nollet told him of increasing discover ies of hidden arms in Germany and it was believed that Briand may base his argument againK further trust of Germany on this. It is felt he cannot subscribe to . any plan whereby Ger many might defer her payments. Meanwhile. Dr. Walter Rathenau, German financial expert was on his way from -London to Berlin with a message for the German Cabinet on the outcome of hi? visit to London, where he has plerdc,;! the case oC Germany, basing his arguments on the fact that payments of the Janu ary and February reparations wi'l plunge his country mto bankruptcy and thrust economic and financial chaos on the whole of Europe. MIGHT MEET NEXT PAYMENT. Expels here, how.-ver. were of the opinion that Germany might pay her next two months installments without disastrous results. London experts say these payments may be met, but that Germany cannot possibly be ex pected to come through with her April instalment. The place of Dr. Rathenau London was taken "today by Horr Fish er, Secretary to the Minister of Finance in Berlin. It appeared possible that r.miohaur misrht return to London ko counter this plan. The proceedings uavo uauocw greatest interest in financial circles of all - Europe. Any decision will have a direct .effect on financial and economic conditions throughout the world and it is admitted by unbiased observers that, if Germany goes into bankruptcy, it wiw result seriously for all other nations. DEFINITE PLAN OF ACTION. Rome, Dec. 10. The Italian Cabinet today outlined a definite plan of action to , follow regarding German reparations either in event of a moratorium is decided upon or the A'lied Supreme Council summoned. , This was done for thepurpose of "systematizing the question," it was said. In event the council is summoned Treasury Minister Bonoz de Nava will represent Italy. FORMER PRIEST SENTENCED. Lemars, Iowa. Dec. 10. Father Wrenn. former priest at Akron, Iowa, convicted of having attacked a 15-year-old girl, was today sentenced to an undetermined term in the Fort Madison ..;r.-. TNTnJrtv, -f.-,. o now trial wsi5 dp- nfpd. Counsel for Father Wrenn will ap peal to the Iowa Supreme court. EUROPE FOP uni Jty jAVLlU New York, Dec. 10. m0,. thousand ' persons sailed r lllia aboard 21 steamships t0r'.,?r El the height of the Chrislni ri'. the United States. Twei?.- edufr vessels also cast off thc'ir Yne H ropean ports. 1!les for ' Among the distinguished board these den;irii General Armando Diaz it-1"8 ry chief, who sailed for v. ,n aboard these departing ' icj Auwivin; ClllU hie 1. . ' General William C. MitchVi c- ; chief of staff of the arnn- ViC. " 'U"y Pies; COUNTY SCHOOLS TYi HAVE WEEK HOLl. v Thie rural schools of county will dismiss FrHav af, December 23, to be closed until aP5 January 2. according to announ of J. M. Matthews, supprintoT Public Schools of the countv. !'-' SQUIRE COBB Oi l G Squire J. W. Cobb is art- . . office at the court houe , being confined to his home on if; 1UU11L o,vt,xi.u, - ivuiiiuui. j dV rccoveVcd his usual health. Christmas Saving Club Checks Will be ready for delivery DECEMBER 10th Please Call For Yours All Checks not called for by the 15th will be mailed. Commercial National Bank Corner Tryon & Fourth Sts. Capital Surplus, etc., Over $1,100,000.00 OFFICERS: R. A. Dunn, President A: T. Summey, Cashier D. II. Anderson, Vice President I. W. Stewart, Asst. Cashier. .. C. V. Johnston, Vice President T. S. McPheeters, Asst. Cashier, JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS Victrola . i - . . U.S tea. u. s. at. or. mm 60 m liy ft hi I Select Your Christmas Instrument For Delivery Now Or Christmas Eve NO CASH PAYMENT REQUIRED Will there be a Victrola in your home this Christmas? It is truly the one gift that gives to the whole family. MACK'S PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE SPURNED - SSffS PIEDMONT CANDY COMPANY 18 North Tryon Street THE HOUSE OP QUALITY Phone 129 Xew York, nr- 1 n ra rormer chorus girl, etc., today declined (by wire) a proposal" r marriage from Tv'illard Mack, former husband of sev eral actresses, (also y wire.) "Mr. Maok wired me from Los An geles 'JLefB get married," Pegg said. "I replied 'no.- - It was "very kind of Will I mean Mr. Mack. is a clever man, brilliant and an artist. But no, never again; not soon anyway. .Too much is enough." Peggy Said she had received 783 mailed proposals of marriage since sh" left her millionaire husband. Joyce. "Of course,'' she said, "if some one comes along who s very nice, 'ery, very nice, well you understand." - The Victrola is the greatest single Christmas gift. 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