I p pHFRRTLL, Editor and Publisher.
vou ME XLVIIL
Depies Turks Want War
With Greece or England
j iirs et Pa>ha, deader of the
Turks Says His People Are
V ; >t Anxious for War With
\ni Nation.
I \{’s IWE MEET
OFFICIALLY-ENDED'
• Believed Break Between the
french and British Played
Biu Part in Turkey’s Final
Actions at Meet. ,
" 3 N I
' *1». 1 tßy the Assoeint
- Isinor Pasha, head of tho
. tioii, informed'the inr
■ i.i:t> that Turkov hail no
~v n . • resume hostilities either
, i •• > r Great British as a re-.,
• !.-..lla|iso of the Near East 1
, !,iu ho eiupitaslxed that
~ j .:;,s!i ami English armies were
i; _ o;n h other in Asia Minor,
. .: v ill the Turks would ask tho
. - her they consider nego
• ; . i;iily .it an end.
! • .;it -sioii prerailed among
, i i- delegates that Turkey
in he informed otlieially of
■ ilainat on of negotiations inas- ;
a- it was generally desired to
: ■■ ie Mud.ania armistice,' thus
i ni_ ti.• • possible renewal of war.
1: • entire French delegation pbtn
, -for Paris early this morn- :
. The Turks probably will depart
I - hi ’ievetl that the misunder- ‘
:;g- which developed 1 ter ween
I:.. -!i and French delegates Ifi
' days of the conference con
; : • i to the final break as the
.- _ the idea that they could
a a splp among the allies j
■ in more favorable conditions. '
( hih! Makes Rejvort.
tv -Taiipoii. Fob. I.—Advices from.
•i■ Fluid, tolling of the rup
ti.i■ ’v-i ii the Ttirks and the allies
. ! nsiiiiie. U-.gan reaching the .State
: an'ii ! I day. but pending la coftt
o-]*i i'i there was a disposition to
: • 'iJiiicnt as to the eff»*ct of the
n on- the American interests
Tai-twy. No attempt was made.
' ji" disguise the seriousness
1 : Bi. - the situation is viewed in
W..d..i|,gteii. ... .. I
uiii'y the failure oi* (lie I.att
-.. ( intVrcnce leaves the Fnited
' v > in the same position in which
• "1 with the decision that was
•‘■••idied in s,>nd Ambassador Child and
a i-an s there as observers. The
" - ingron government then stood in
F\ different relationship to the
'•'•ii!'i n !;• ■* than any other powers rep
;'“•:»’• !• li alone had unbroken -
' ■ : itioTiships with Turkey cover
•’-'*• ' apiniiatory rights of Anic.ri
:i a "iiai> in Turkey. The Fnited
’ : ' !•:'\or has been at war with
• nd e\<ept for the action of
! * lurki.-h government in 1914 in de
i:i -a the trentes of Capitulation
’ li .e .» n ahrogift(‘<l. the validity of
•' : ':iii treaty rights in British ter
' 1 n ins hot been .challenged.
PRESIDENT TO APPEAR 4
BEFORE THE CONGRESS
'id. Harding, to Take in Person Debt
binding Plan to Joint Session Tues
day.
dim-tun Feb. 4.—President
Ha-rding will submit the British debt
dement agreement to Congress,
kottablv Tii sday. While lp* has not
made a defin te decision, the t?x
--3' ’dim; is that he will make the
present at j n person to a joint ses-
T h'‘ house and senate* in the
ruber. ,
•'.‘•aibevs- nf the American Debt
'■‘un who drafted their formal
;' n ro tiio executive yesterday,
•kty hat the exact form of the
’ 1 which Congress would be
;••!•- remained 40 be *e
• d H-iivrver, it will take one of
a general amendment of
' ; 1 in-, -datute or a formal ap-
Mu British agreement.
1,1 ,; r Mcnairy of Dwight L. Moody.
- F-h. 3.—Many* prominent*
u w* !-,i associated with the late
Moody, will take part in
! 1- Week celebration of the
'!*- Institute here this week.
“ v ho knew the eminent divine
f his struggles when he act
fntor .and sui>erintendent of
v,, n in. the old Market street
•n ng out the sawdust and
ll; - r kegs after the revels iti
r , 3' ' dance hall of the Saturday
I" 'hnis in order to have the
Sunday services.
*-*'<irly work, one of Moody’s
'! supporters and assistant
‘"''louts was John V. Farwell.
'•'go’s leading financiers.
I with l)r. Moody in the
II "f the Institute in 1886
I ' ' 11. McCormack, John V.
• •_ 'bridge Keith, N. S. Bouton
' llarvev. the latter the
A '" l ' HarveyV 111.
bmnding the Institute has.
-) , ' h *ll i«i«*iit -of 44.533 students.
"ii is free. Twentyeight
n„ 1 i'" arc represented among
f,,...* ' 1,1 • nt< and between thirty and
’'‘initiations’.
. * ' r ‘- Caw in Rowan Expires.
Ujj, , 1 X. (\ f Feb. 5. —No longer
‘ 1 until December 1 can hunts
ij ( j ' 'pmil in this county. The
it . \ Rowan became effective
i.,. '“-ht January HI, ending the
:i '"n <,f sixty-two days.
inisi-,! 1 *!"* 1 . 1 • never ea l s with her
r A 1 ::; - i! were to touch his
Us,.- ’’ ur 'iil(I he rendered unfit 'for
• p I
THE CON CORD TIMES,
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‘ * » —' — —
PRESIDENT READY
WITH PROPOSAL
i Will Ask Congress to Accept
the Debt Fan ding Plan
I Agreed Upon.
Washington, Feb. President
Ha 1 (ling today prepared ti statement
to Congress asking for approval of
the British debt funding settlement
negotiated by the American and Brit
ish debt commission. It was indicat
ed that he probably would submit his
recommendation to the Senate and the
I House tomorrow with an urgent re
: (juest that approval he givdh without
: delay.
EXTRA SESSION, OR
, MI CH WORK OVERTIME
Controversy Over State’s Financial
Status Hus Tendency to Retard Prog
ress on Bills Carrying Appropria
tions.
Raleigh. Feb. 4. —With state legisla
tors grouped in informal conferences
with heads together, hotel 1 lobby dis
cussions tonight centered on talk of
an extra session, or at, least several
days of overt inn* work at tlie comple
tion of tile legal period of .10 days for
the general assembly.
Members of laith houses, from most '
eyery section of the state, were agreed
that the position of the state's finances,
as alleged in the report of A. J. Max
, well, state, corporation commissioner,
who stated a deficit of more than
$1,000,000 existed as against the treas
-1 urer's rejmrt showing a deficit of more
than $1,500.000 at the end of the. fiscal
year on June HO of last year, would
somewhat retard enactment of hills
tarrying appropriations until the in
vestigating committee could determine
, the facts of the situation.
The. committee which will conduct
the investigation, at the request of
Governor Morrison, will hold its first
. oilicial wests ion tomorrow morning. It
is composed of two members each of
the Semite finance and appropriation
committees three, members each of
the house committees Ml finance and
appropriations. No predictions were
forthcoming as to the probable length
of time which will he consumed by the
investigation hut hope was held out
that a report would be ready by the
end of the week.
Among the major pieces of legisla
tion on the docket for the week to come
is the governor’s state-owned ship line
legislation and the Giles’ farm loan bill.
Both carry appropriations and what
disposal will lie made of these bills
in view of the financial investigation is
unknown tonight.
The house lias several bills, includ
ing the Milliken bill to regulate, secret
.orders, ready for calendar actiom to
morrow night, but it is expected that
appropriations measures will be held
hack for tin* week, at h*ast. •
THE COTTON MARKET
Liverpool Cables and Foreign Situation
Had Unsettling on Market.
(By the Associated Press. 1
New York. Feb/"s.—Relatively easy
Liverpool cables and announced ner
vousness over the foreign political sit
uation had an unsettling effect on the
cotton market at the opening this morn
ing. Opening prices showed a decline
of to 38 points under commission
house liquidation. Southern and local
selling. This carried the price of May
off to 27 :P2 and October to 21:00, but
trade interests were buyers on the
break, while there was considerable
covering, and a quick rally of about
10 points in the Liverpool market, had
a favorable effect on senflment here,
Fotton futures opened • ' steady :
March 27.70: May 27.01: July 27.40:
Octolier 21.00: December 24.70.
HOPE ST. MIHIEL CAN
LAND ON WEDNESDAY
Message From Transport Says Land
ing Date Is Uncertain, However.
Washington, Feb. 1. —By direction of
the'War Department, the commander
of the army transport St. Mihiel,
which is bringing back the American
forces from the Rhine, is endeavoring
to reach the lighthouse at Savannah
harbor by 8 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. A radiogram from the ship, re
ceived during the night, however, said
it appeared improbable that the
St. Mihiel would make port on that
schedule.
HfMMMMWO FIXES ARE
' REDUCED TO $1,000,0^0
Fines Were Against Insurance Com
panies Formerly Operating in Miss
issippi.
Jackson Miss., Feb. 5.—-Total tines
of $8,000,00-0 assessed against 142 fire
insurance companies which formerly
operated in Mississipni, and which are
now being prosecuted for alleged vio
lat on of the state anti trust law. were
rduced tb an aggregate of less than
$1,000,000 today through the, decision
of the State Supreme Court.
Bomb Was Thrown at Premier.
Sofia, Feb. B (By the Associated
Press).—A bomb was thrown in the
direction of Premier Stamboulisky
while lie was seated in a box at the
National Theatre last night with thioe
of his ministers. No one was injure<t
by the explosion. The bomb thrower,
whose, identity is said to be konwn to
the authorities escaped.
Prince Fushimi Dead.
Tokio, Feb. 5 (By the Associated
Press). —Prince Sadanarus Fushimi,
lord keeper of the privy seal, and
uncle of Emperor Yoshihito, died today
as a result of a stroke of apoplexy.
PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
SINKING FUND BILL
TO BE PRESENTED SOON
Bill Would Provide Fund to Take
j Care of Conds Issued by the State.
Raleigh, N. C., Feb. I.—Senator L.
R. Varser’s measure creating and
j maintaining sinking funds to retire
j state bonds, referred to the appropria
tions committee, is expected to come
jup for passage in the Senate, this
week, it was stated in legislative cir
cles.
Govei-nor Morrison, in his message
to the general assembly, recommend
ed that 8100.000 a year he set aside
for’the retirement of the $01,000,000
highway bonds, the amount to he paid
in equal proportions from funds de
j rived by the state highway commis
sion and out of the state treasury. The
chief executive also recommended
8121.000 a year to create a sinking
fund to retire the $(>,700,000 bonds for
j educational and charitable instifu
j tions two years ago and a duplication
j of tin* issue at this session.
The hill follows in full:
“The general assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
“Section One: That for the re-
I tirement of the principal of'bonds of
the state for permanent enlargement
of its educational and charitable in
stitutions, issued and to lx* issued
under Chapter one hundred and sixty
live. lbiblie Laws of Ul2l. regular ses
sion, and under any act ratified or to
be ratified as the regular session of j
the general assembly in 11)28, a sink-]
ing fund is hereby created, into which
fund the state treasurer shall pay
each calendar year from any funds
not heretofore pledged or appropriat
ion!, the sum of $14(1.000.
‘•Section Two: That for the re- 1
tirement of the principal of $10.100.- 1
000 highway serial bonds heretofore j
issutyl under chapter two, public laws!
of 1021, regular session, a sinking!
fund is hereby created, into which
fund the. state treasurer shall pay
during each year from any funds not
heretofore pledged or appropriated the
sum of SIOO,OOO.
"Section Three: That for the re
tirement of the principal of bonds is
sued for highway purposes under
diopter two, public laws of 1021. reg
ular session, over the $10,100,000 here
tofore issued, a sinking fund is here
by created, into which fund the state
treasurer shall pay during each year
from any funds not heretofore peldged
or appropriated the-suin of S4OO,<KX>.
"Section Four: That $210,000 of
the animal sinking*lTund payments to
be made under sections two and three
hereof shall he made front the reve
nues collected under the' provisions of
said chapter two, if such revenues are
sufficient therefor after the appropria
tions made in sttfd chapter two for
the maintenance of -the.state liighw;iy,
commission and the payment of inter
est upon Itonds, and the remainder of
such annual sinking fund payments
shall lx* also made from such revenues.
‘‘Section Five: That moneys in t*he
sinking funds herein not be loaned to
any department of the state, hut
shall, but provided for shall he in
vested by the state treasurer in bonds
of the United States, the state of
North Carolina and
“Bonds of any other state whose full
faith and credit are pledged to the
payment of the principal and interest
thereof:
"Bonds of any county, city, town,
township or school district of North
UaWilina which are general obliga
tions of the sub-division of municipal
ity issuing tin* same and for the pay
ment of which, both principal and in
terest, there is 110 limitation of the
rate of taxation.
"Bonds of any county having a pop
ulation of thirty thousand or more by
the last preceding federal census and
of any city having a population of
twenty thousand or more by sifcli cen
sus, in any state of* the Union, which
tire general obligations of the coun
ty or city issuing the same, and for
the payment of which both principal
and interest, there is no limitation of
the rate of taxation.
'•Section Six: That no such bonds
shall he purchased by the treasurer
at more than the market price there
of. and the treasurer may. if lie deems
it advisable, advertise for tenders of 1
“bonds for purchase of or for bids for
bonds to 4)0 sold. He shall purchase
uo bonds hereunder except bonds of
the United States or of the State of
North Cjfrolina or of municipalities
and subdivisions of the state of North
Carolina unless the vendor shall de
liver with the bonds the opinion of
an attorney believed by the treasurer
to he a competent and~recognized au
thority upon such securities to the ef
fect that they are valid obligations
and complying with the conditions of
subdivisions of this section, it being
the intention of this requirement that
the state shall be reasonably assured
by such attorney’s opinion that such
Iwinds are not only valid and in com
pliance with this act, hut that the
same shall not he unsalalvle because
of doubts as to the validity thereof.
“Section Seven: That the interest
and revenue? received upon bonds held
for any sinking fund and any profit
made on the resale thereof shall Ik*-
come and l>e a part of such sinking
fund. Bonds of flie State of North 1
Carolina purchased for any sinking I
fund shall not he cancelled before 111 a -:
turity, but shall lie kept lilive, and
the interest and principal thereof
shall be paid into the sinking fund
for which the same are held.
"Section Eight: That bonds pur
chased for sinking funds may be reg
istered, in the discretion of the state
treasurer as may be permitted by laws
of state of such issue. Such registra
tion shall be in the name of ‘The
State of North Carolina for the sink
ing fund for’ (here briefly identify the
sinking fund). The governor and the
state treasurer by their signatures are
hereby given full power to discharge
any bonds from such registration and
transfer the same.
“Section nine: That this act shall be
in force and effect from and after its
ratification.”
CONCORD. N. C„ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5/1923
LENROOTINOEU
BILL it NOT PISS
✓
Bill May Be Blocked in Con
gress Unless There is As
surance of Action on the
Shipping Bip.
\|j
CONGRESS TO END
IN FOUR WEEKS
1
And Many Conferences Are
Being Held in An Effort
to Get Both Bills Through
This Congress.
Washington, Feb. f I.—A possibility
that the Lenrotu-AnderSon-Cappor
farm credits prognsi may he blocked
in Congress unless there is some as
surance of action do the administra*
tion shipping hill was foreseen in
some quarters today after a series of
conferences to discos the legislative
i outlook of the renuoning four weeks
j of the (57th Congress.
After a talk with President Hard
ing. Representative Mondell, of Wyo
ming, republican leafier of the House,
declared there were so ninny ."difficul
ties" in the way of an agreement that
I it- was entirely possible that the farm
credits measure cowd not 1«* finally
written into law Sbefore March 4,
1 despite the fact tint legislation on
| tin* subject had passed both the Sen
-1 ate and House.
Mr. Monfiell insisted that har
riers to the Senate and House agree
ment on details were real and import
ant, lmt some friends of the farm
credits program took his statement to
mean that the pressure foiv passage
of the ship hill uiiglj(t he greatly aug
mented during the ilplay in perfecting
legislation for the aid of the fermer.
Much df the opposition to the ship
ping measure has come from those
who are leading in the tight for farm
er legislation. It has lx*en apparent
for some time that. President Harding
and his administration advisers were
preparing to exert till their influence
for action on the ship hill at the pres
ent session, lmt it 4as denied gener
ally by administration leaders today
that any plan had been perfected con
templating undue delay in considera
tion of the farm credits measure.
_ .T ——- i ■ —
COUNTRY RIDES CREST
OF PROSPERITY ME
This Fact is Shown in the Re
port Indicating Amount of
Coal Being Consumed by
Industrial Plants.
Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 5. —This coun
try is riding on the crest of a record
prosperity wave, it is indicated in re
ports so far received of coal' consum
ed Ly industrial plants in January,
Mark Kuehn. chairman of the fuel
committee of the National Association
of Purchasing Agents, announced here
last night.
(Mr. Kuehn made public the first
report of the industrial consumption
of \ coal in October, November and
December, to be issued by the asso
ciation, which is making a . urvey of
this consumption. The rerurt s ows
an increase of 1.45 per cent, over the
preceding thre months.
Coal stocks on hand on January Ist
were sufficient for 81 days, and the
production of coal, both hard anti >ott,
■ on that day exceeded consumption d>
9,250,00 i) tons, according to the re
port.
Service at County Home Sunday.
The members ofWhe Christian En
deavor Society of the Methodist Prot
estant , Church motorod to the'county
home yesterday and held a musical
service, being assisted by the choir of
this church. A splendid meeting
was held and the. inmates of the home
were very profuse in their thanks to
these people for remembering them in
this way, as it is rather unsual to hold
a musical service) A number of
hymns, old and new were sung, sev
eral selections being given on request.
The meeting was in charge of Mr. I>.
A. McLaurin, prayers being made by
Messrs. James M. Black welder and W.
H Scar boro. <
A safe investment for your surplus
funds is assured if you deposit them in
a four pqr cent. Certificate of Depos
it with the Citizens Bank and .Trust
Company.
Cotton today on the local market is
(quoted at 28 cents per pound; cotton
seed at 72 cents per bushel.
of North
Charlotte Man Shoots
Wife; Commits Suicide
Charlotte, N. C., Feb. 5.—W. R.
Burdell, aged 35, a cotton mill worker,
shot and seriously wounded his wife
and then killed himself at their home
here early today, according to the po
lice. “Everything I’ve got is yours:
see that I am buried right at the
head of father,” were the last words
i the tnan spoke, according to his yotrng
,er brother, Silas Burdell, who was
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STATE FIRE LOSS IN
YEAR WAS VERY HEAVY
Rut For the New Bern Fire the Loss
Would Have Been LessTha.il92l.
Raleigh, N. C.. Feb. s.—North Caro
na.s _ !«ss last year amounted to
$8,281,5)81 in comparison with $7,468,-
207 in 11)21, according to a report of
Stacey \V. Wade, insurance commis
sioner. Excepting the New Bern con
flagration, the 11)22 loss is estimated tit
$6,285,981.
December’s yfigures showed tlie
greatest loss, the total being $3,116,703.
{■January was second with a loss of
$1,080,821. The property involved in
; the fires was valued at $88,819,127 and
was insured at $19,217,000. A total of
$710,000 insurance was carried on $2,~
100.000 worth of property in the New
Bern fire. During the entire year,
'there were 1771 blazes reported.
"Considering the size of the cities,
Guilford county may well he proud
of High Point and Greensboro: they
figure so promiiientlyjn tlie honor roll
(roster for 1922, and Os the fact that
j Greensboro had not a single fire dur
ing the year where the loss amounted
to $1,000," it is stated.
The; cities reporting no fires for the
periods mentioned are Winterville, 12
months;. Wake Forest, 11 months:
Ashe county. .8 months, and Laurin
burg 11 months; Clinton. Statesville,
Pinehurst. 1 months: Ayden, Greens-
Sunford, Waynesville, Rocky Mount.
Bel haven, 4 months, and three months
| boro/High Point. La Grange, Pittsboro,
each for Salisbury, Red Springs, Con
, cor'd,* Roanoke Rapids, Lee County*
and Rutherford county.
In (he causes of fires, defective’flues
and shingle roofs head the list with a
total of 160 blazes; unknown, 882: ad
joining building 128 and oil stove NS.
One thousand and forty dwellings
| were damaged or destroyed, according
i to the report, in addition to 1,050 in
I the New Bern conflagration.
NEW IMMIGRATION
LAW IS PROPOSED
Would (Tit in Half Present Number
of Immigrants Allowed to Enter the
United States.
Washington, Feb. I.—The number of
immigrants eligible to admission to tho
I United States under existing restric
tion act would lie reduced by more
than half under a sect Ron of a new
immigration bill approved today by the.
house immegration committee.
Admissions under tlie proposed act
1 would he limited to 2 ik*i* cent, of the
number of foreign horn individuals of
any nationality resident in the United
States, as determined by the census of
1890. Tin* present restriction is 8 per
cent., as determined by the. census of
, 3910.
SPEC IA fyUO4IM ITTL E
POSTPONES MEETING
|
i (iliiorucn Was Not Present Today and
Business Was Postponed.
Raleigh, Feb. 5. — (By the Associated
Press) —Failure to obtain a quorum of
th2 special Committee to investigate
the state’s finances Resulted today, and
i further functioning was put over ti l
i later in the week. No announcement
was inaefe as to when the nsxt meeting
of th? committee will be he’d but it is
expected the General Assembly would
I announce the date tonight.
Albert Squiggins Gets His ‘Money’ for
Confederate .Bond
Northampton. Mass., Feb. 4. —Pay-
ment in Confederate currency of SBOO
for a Con federate, bond issued in 1862
lias been received by Abner*Lee Squig
g:ns, of Washington from Attorney
General George Napier, of Georgia.
| Mr. Squiggins who is spending the
! winter here, sent his request for tin*.
| payment of the bond addressed to
i “President Jefferson Davis, Confeder
j ate state of America.” The letter fell
I into the hands of the Georgia attorney
general.
The letter to Mr. Squiggins from the
attorney ge.neral’s ofiiee read:
“Please tine SBOO in Confederate cur
rency which we sent you recently in
exchange for your bond. This letter
was first sent to Worthington. Mass.,
but returned to us as unclaimed. With
best wishes for your prosperity and
happiness.”
In his request for the redemption of
the bond, Mr. Squiggins said he “wan*
ed to fix lip the house so he might ac
comodate summer boardejs.”
Musical Program Enjoyed at the St.
flames Lutheran Church.
An audience that filled the auditor
ium of St. James Lutheran Church
was present last night to enjoy the
musical program prepared by the
choir of this church, assisted by Mr.
Sain Goodman, of New York and Con-
Yord, and Dr. Hampton Stirewalt, of
China Grove. The program as pub
lished in The Tribune of Saturday
was superbly rendered. The pastor.
Rev. L. A. Thomas, preached a most
excellent sermon on music, stating
that music was a vital part of wor
ship hi tlie church, and gave a man
lier of instances where music had
played important payts in making the
( history of the world
Slupreme Court Convenes Tomorrow
Raleigh, Feb. 5. — term of
the Nqrth Carolina Supreme Court
coming up from the third judica! dis
will convene tomorrow with case
I trict for hearing.
ordered held at the police station as a
witness before the inquest which is
to lie held late today.
In addition to this statement, SilaS
Burdell, the police said, told them that
Burdell had accused his wife of fa
r miliarity with another\man and de
spite her denials had shot her. Ihe
police said they had reason to believe
Burdell was under the influence of
liquor when the shooting occurred.
Railway Str :, :> : " „ie
Ruhr Stinened Today
COLD WAVE STILL
HEADED THIS WAY
! Very Low Temperatures Are
i Promised for the Southern
I States Tonight.
j Washington. Feb. s.—The cold snap
’centered at White River, Ontario,
; where a temperature of 10 degrees be
low zero was reported this morning,
is expected to sweep down the South
Atlantic coast today. Florida and
Georgia will he visited by considerable
! lower temperatures tonight, while
freezing weather =anil frosts will pre
vail along the east Gulf const tonight
if the weather is clear, the weather bu
reau predicted. Fair and wanner is
the forecast for this territory tomor
row.
R. W. FLEMING DIED
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Had Been 111 With Pneumonia Only a
Few Days.—Funeral Services To Be
Held Tomorrow.
It. W. Fleming, a well known fann
er of this county, died at his home in
No. 8 township Sunday afternoon,
death being caused by pneumonia, fol
lowing influenza. He was ill for only
a few days, and the announcement of
his death came as si shock to his many
friends in the county.
. Funeral services will be hold at his
j lsite home. “Elmwood Farm,” to
morrow, Tuesday, morning at 11
o’clock, and interment will be made in
Oak wood- cemetery here.
. Mr. Fleming was 653 years of age,
having been horn iFebVuary 20th.
1815). Surviving are his wife, who
was Miss Morrison, of Canada, and
one sister, Mrs. (\ O. Gillon, of Con
cord.
The announcement of Mr. Fleming's
death will bring sorrow to his many
friends throughout the county and
elsewhere. He wds prominent in tlj)l*
life of his community and was a
faithful member of Gilwood Presby
terian Church.
MAY RE-ORGANIZE THE
DEPARTMENTS OF I S.
President Harding is Said to Approve
the Proposal.—Will Go to Congres
sional Committee.
Washington. Feb. 4.—A plan for re
orgabizaHon of government depart
ments. sjaid to have tlie approval of
President Harding and his cabinet, has
ficen drafted and within the next few
days will be placed in the hands of the
joint congressional committee on re-or
ganization. according to Walter' F.
Brown, the committee chairman.
Declining to disclose what changes
in the grouping of activities had been
recommended. Mr. Brown said tonight
tin* committee hoped to hake a report
to Congress before the expiration of
the present session, although it was
improbably either the Senate or House
would act on the suggestions before
sine die adjournment March 4.
The plan approved by the President
and his advisers will form a basis for
further* 5 committee discussions, and
there is no present indication, it was
said, as to how far the committee will '
go in accepting the changes m*om-1
mended. Mr. Harding and members
of his cabinet, in making their sug- j
gestions, had before them a tentative I
re-organization-plan worked out by tin*. •
committee.
Revisions recommended by the heads j
of the executive departments are said
to principally affect the departments
of commerce, interior and agriculture.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
REPORTED RECOVERING
t
Oil King is Staying Indoors, However,
As a Precautionary Measure.
Ormond Beach. Fla., Feb. 4.—John
D. Rockefeller. Sr., who has been suf
fering from a slight bronchial at
tack since Wednesday, was reported
tonight to be recovering rapidly.
Although it was stated at the
Rockefeller winter home here last
light that ’he would attend church
this morning, as he has done.regular
ly since hta arrival', he was not seen
there. It whs pointed out, however,
that his non-appearance was -no oc
casion for alarm, but that he merely
is being cautious.
Optimistic reports have been is
sued daily from the Rockefeller
res'dence since he became ill, ex
pressing hope that he would be back
on th<* golf links the following day
but he sti 1 is confined to his room
although able to be up.
Sleet, Snow and lee Cover Portions of
the South.
Atlanta. Ga.. Feb. 4. —Continuation
of tfie cold spell which already lias hit
portions of the sotuheast is predicted
for tomorrow and Tuesday.*
With Tenessee, northern Mississippi
and northern Alabama seized by a win
try blast of sleet, snow and ice, one
fatality is reported in Birmingham,
-from exposure, where, the mercury was
reported hovering below 80 with a
blanket of ice. sleet and some snow.
Richmond reported a light snow to
night with a drop in temperature, low
ering of the. mercury being recorded
in the Carolines with rain, and cold
wave warnings being issued by the
weather bureau affecting the entire At
lantic seaboard.
j Freez’ng emperature.s were predict
ed as far suth as central Florida in
(warnings issued by the weather fore
caster.
The thermometer registering just un
‘ dc.r 40 Sunday and early Sunday night,
! the extreme sutheast had not felt the
force of the predicted cold wave,
though with rain, colder weather was
forecast to the coast tomorrow and
* Tuesday.
$2.00 a Year, Strictly ifi Advance.
German Rail Men Advised
From Berlin to Continue
Their Resistance and With
Greater Force.
SETTLEMENT NOW
SEEMS HOPELESS
fi |
There Has Been no Fresh
Extension of the Strike,
But the Situation Remains
Unchanged.
France’s latest move in connection
with her occupation of the Ruhr, her
thrust into Baden territory, far south
of the Ruhr, near Strasbourg is ue
cdarert in German quarters to consti
tute a French attempt toTontroi the
railways along the east bank of the
Rhine.
French quarters interpret the move
as a penalty for interference by ihe>
Germans with international train ser
vice beyond the occupied areas.
Hopes held toy the authorities ror
speedy settlement of the railway
strike in the Ruhr and the Rhineland*
were dispelled by stiffening in resist
ance among the workers with receipt
of new orders from Berlin, which gov
ernment agents were said to be dis
tributing among the railway employe*.
The strike area was not extended as
a result, but was m> ’mprovemnt in
the situation, the Germans failing in
all efforts to push shipments through
the French cordon into unoccupied
Germany, tout the miners in the Saare
valley are reported to have gone on
strike.
Duesseldorf, Feb. 5 (By the Asso
ciated Press). —New orders from Ber
lin to the railroads in the Rhineland,
and the' Huhr, had the 1 effect today of
stiffening the strike against tbe
French and dispelled the hope* of a
settlement that have been prevalent
during the last few days.
By individual interviews the distri
bution of money by promises and
warnings, the German government
agents are declared in authoritative
quarters here to l>e doing their utmost
to encourage the resistance which Intel
begun to weaken among the local func- .
tionaries and state
„ There has been no fresh j
of the sffTWrflWt instead of improving
as the French had hoped, the situation
.xenniilis unchanged.
The cordon of the valley to prevent
coal shipments to unoccupied Ger
many remains unbroken. Some' at
tempts have been made through the
use of private inter-mine tracks and
railway cars, to send coal through
the French baYrier, but these were *£.
frustrated.
Ilerr Sarter, director of the Weste
ellc state mines, and a commercial di
rector for the Stinnes interests, is
among the latest functionaries expell
ed from the Ruhr.
Paris, Feb. 5 (By the Associated
Press). —The miners of the Saare,Vol
ley which produces 9,000,000 tons an
nually went on strike this morning.
WANT COTTON OIL
COMPANIES REPAID
Investigation Into Companies’ Claims
Provided For in New Bill in Con
gress. .
Washington, Feb. s.—lnvestigation
by the United States Court of Claims
for allegexl damages claimed by about
285 cotton oil companies in the South,
aggregating an amount abound $6,000,-
000 for losses in crushing cotton seed
upon government orders during the
war was proposed in a bill today by
Senator Robinson, democrat, Arkansas.
Senator Robinson in explaining his
bill said the mills have not been re
imbursed for allegexl losses through
cancellation by the government of con
tracts after the mills had nlqced or
ders for cotton seed and linters with
producers at prices tixed by the food
administration. i
Churches Should Advertise in Newspa
pers, Says Preacher.
Chicago, 111.. Feb. 4.—Every church j
should set aside money to he used for
newspaper advertising Rev. J. T.
Brabner, of the. committee on conser
vation and advance of the Methodist-
Episcopal Church, declared in an ad- j
dress here today,
“Tlfe church can send its message
in the papers to non-church readers
and to those, of its members detained \
at the home because of sickness, busis
ness and other causes,” lie aid.
“The preacher speaks to hundreds,
while the newspapers speak to thous
ands and millions. Church members
should assist editors, but criticism of
editors and editorial policies of news
is harmful. The pnlpit and press
should puil together and not apart.”
—: m . f ' £
Sunday School Meeting.
A meeting under the auspices of
the Cabo thus County Sunday School
Association was held as Harrisburg
yesterday, at which time speeches
were made by Messrs. John J. Barn
hardt, A. E. Harris and Prof. J. B.
Robertson. This was the first of a
numlier of group meetings to be held
in the different sections of the coun
ty. Next Sunday afternoon at three
o’clock a meeting similar to the one
held yesterday will be held at New'
Gilead Reformed Church, in No. 5
township, at which officers of the dif
ferent departments of Sunday school
work will lie present and make ad
dresses. The public is asked to attend
this meeting. £
You can be assured of high qual
ity when you purchase Miller’s But
ter-Nut bread.
NO. 61.