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HICKORY, H. C, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1922
9RICE FIVE CEHTS
FRANCE IS AFTER
GERMANSIN
EARWEST
V.
;,r Associated Press.
on April 20. The German
;aion at noon had made no reply
, . , -
, l.i t y,i vtoornv luimunuiu iuuv
ii v i iiner withdraw the Russo-
' J . .I
ri' ;i.i:'. treaty or ucct'pt uiu jJtiiai
-A... -. . 1 1
the conference's disbarment
rticipation in Russian affair
Tht (iei'inans are divided on the
,KtK ii ana no repiy is expecieu
i .
I,. in tluiu before night. The Rus-
:s sny the treaty must stand.
TO APPLY PENALTIES
t'i Associated Press.
'hi;, April 20. Instructions sen
Premier Poincare to the ambas
in the allied Capitals and,
!ly unproved by the government
.luif that penalties will be applied
lu-rmany if the Rursso-German
v 1. ....i
iat ;ntion the Genoa conference
jjht takf.
The premier's policy is that there
i U' n more hesitation in the
,.tty ot' Versailles and that unless
, fxotution is insisted upon now
the allies the treaty may as well
ahmuloru'd all together.
'He hoUN that concessions made to
fVnuny have had the effect of en
lii'jrirg resistance to every effort
fj t x. i the treaty.
IS
in RALEIGH MEET
the Associated Pres3.
p.a'eitfh, N. C, April C The 24th
jinitd Democratic state conventior
. ich ir. n here at noon today was
Ltiirttl by the keynote speech ol
pM-.ntative Edward W. Pou, tern-
.i.i i ..: ...,
narv chairman, in wnicn ne v.;vi-
lv criticised the administration
L luring that the Republican party
I "floundered in confusion ano
.willed" with "pitif.ul incapacity
te restoration of thein control of
:isr..is." " '
. . i ii. tU
ir.i.' principal business oeiore
.vi-ntioii was the adoption" of n
U'orm, which was expected to take
Lcc lute touay. women pariicijji-
in the convention for the first
in.'.
OF NEW TREATY
the Associated Press.
Genoa, April 20. Prime Minister
uyl r, eorge of Great Britain said
the political commission of
economic conference would meet
.wnow to consider tne nussitw.
p-iy ti) the allied proposals trans-
ttd to the Russians last week.
.Mr IJovd George emphatically
l thut Dr- Walter Rathenau,
Oman foreign minister and
kutoty for Germany to the treaty,
I ever informed directly or max
tiy ol consideration of the Russo
rnuin treaty.
S
FW RBNG PLANT
thn Assoclatfl Fr
Wi-sliiiiBton. Anril 20 The pro
Uat of Fredrick E. ' Enkstrum of
iliuih-rinn. V. c... for completion
1 If'iist- of the governments plants
Musele Shoals has been amended
i xludf. thi. Warrior nitrate plant.
A t"'V of the modified offer was
.i'le tin i ir- hv r.hairman Kann oi
houe military committee wen
hit hodv rpetimcfl cwmsideration or
" various offers pending before it
A cnri-i.annnrlnf writes ! '"I See
I the Countess Markicwicz is vis-
1 1
;''k' this country as an Irisn aeie
't. How do vou snell her name
' iii-!ic?" We don't. New York
4 ,
SPEAKER
IS
KNOWLEDGE
MEND
PROPOSAL
V''HiMJ Post.
E
COLLEGES ASK
!
London, Apil 4. Oxford and Cam
1)1 i(,'e University's, for the first time
in their long histories, are unable to
support memseives, ana nave caned
upon tne public for assistance.
This was disclosed in a report is
.-.11 tL . n i.-i
i suh i iiv in, itnvfi i .iiinmiceirm n n
pointed under the chairmanship ot
ox-premier Asquith to investigate
the financial condition of the two
institutions, which two :fars ago
that the government granted each of.
them an emergency subsidy ot 30,000
pounds annually, thus saving both
colleges from collapse.
Including these subsidies, Oxford
had an income of 824,710 pounds in
11)20, while Cambridge totalled 719.-
055 pounds. The Commission's re
port recemmends increasing the an-
nuLil irnints tn IflO.flflft nimnrls each.
with additional provisions for ex
tending educational iacihties for
vviimen and paying pension arrears.
The commission stresses the point
that today the universities have
inteelv returned to their original
-- W " K
function of ministering to the non-
wealthy student, and have, m tact,
oecome "student democracies."
In addition to recommendinc amnle
facilities for the education or) wom
en, the report pleads for more state
scholarships, cheaper living costs and
better pay, with pension prospects
for professors. ;
Although the report regrets "the
comparative neglect of living lan
guages at both universities, it notes
:hat there is an increasing tendency
an the part of businessmen to look
to universities lor trained men as
future assistant and partners. It
fids that '"business salaries now of
i'fred to first class science men
.vould make it impossible to keep en
ough of the best men to do the
.caching at Oxfioid and Cambridge
were it not for the devotion to ac
idemia research and teachinc and
their attachment to the university."
As regards the cost of living fot
andergraduates, the report finds that
t i? too high. In lUiy-ZU the aver-
.-tiro tota vear s cost tor an arc stu
dent, including food but not clothes,
washing, books, stationery and per
sonal expenses Was 151 pounds foi
Oxford and 145 pounds for Cam
bridge. The cheapest college during
that year was Oxford 114 pounds;
Cambridge 123 wounds. The dearest
was at Oxford, 202 pounds; Cam-
jndgc 12 pounds.
Marnuis Curzon is chancellor of;
Oxfoul, wheie the number of resi
dent undergraduate students accorri-'ne-
to thc latest statistics is 4.G51.
.vhilp at Cambridc-e. where Sir Arthur
Balfour is chancellor, there are 5,-
7'i'i students.
IS READY
TO TALK LOANS
By the Associated Press.
Washington, April 20. Allied
governments to which the Unitea
States extended loans during the
world war have been advised by the
state department that the American
debt refunding commission is ready
to begin negotiations for the refund
ing of $11,000,000,000 in loans on a
long term basis.
The note said the date ef refund
ing negotiations coukl not be set un-
il answers had been received irom
the various allied governments. Ne
gotiations with Great Britain oyer
the conversion o fthat nation's five
billion dollars debt are expected to
begin in the next few weeks.
It was not expected that suttic-
innt navment of interest could be re
ceived from Great Britain or other
nntmns in time to pay the soldiers
hnnus. It was also said that such in
terest may be needed to meet gov
ernment expenditures-
HIT IN COLLISION
BRITISH SHIP SI
By the Associated Press.
Buenos Aires, April 20 The
Munson line steamer E- Aeolus col
lided with the British steamer Zero
eff the Argentine coast, said a
wireless message today. The Zero
sank, ,but all of her crew were saved.
The great advantage about a cel
lar is you can get pickled m your
. l. if vmi are able to
stagger.to bed wonVwake up in the
H0N0HABL
FDR FUNDS
AMERICA
MS
nZSn iin Uniomlthe bandits,-New York Evening Post.
EVEN THIS 'SKIN'
GAME WORKED
I SOI
By the Associated Tress.
Okmulgee, Okla., April 20. An al
leged confidence game in which three
men are charged with having offered
$1 bills for pale at the rate of 12
1-2 cents each, but in which the buy
ers never received the money was
claimed by officers who announced the
arrest of Jack Gardner of Muskogee
on a charge of fraud and robbery.
Warrants are out also for Mark
Smith, pool hall operator and former
political boss of; Okmulgee and Burks
Davis of Tulsa on the same charge.
The men iare alleged to have told
prospects that they had received a
great amount of $1 bills from faileu
banks in Oklahoma, and would dis
pose of them cheap for large bills.
They offered eight of the dollar
bills for a dollar, taking $50' bills
in payment, according to the county
attorney.
By the Associated Press.
Halifax, N. S., April 20. The Le-
land steamer Oxonian, from Port
land, to Liverpool, broke her rudder
stock about 800 miles southeast of
Halifax and has sent out calls for
assistance, according to a wireless
message picked up here-
AUTO-SUGGESTION
Springfield Republican.
A sensation has been made in
England by the visit of the famous
healer M. Coue, but it does not ap-
near that there is airvthmir new in
his theories or his methods. He is
evidently one of the exceptional per-
1 .1 1
sons who througn some gut oi isa
ture exert a remarkable influence
upon those who come in contact with
them. Often ithis preeicus gift is
accompanied by charlatanism, but
thev seem to be a little or none of
this in the case of M. Coue, who
has made a favorable minression
upon British medical men, in spite
of the distressing scene caused by
an outbreak of hysteria among the
victims cf shell shock at a hospitr.1
where he was treating patients.
It is part of his theory that the
point to aim at is not the will but
the imagination, which if it take?
control makes the patient helpless
o exercise his will power- If there
is an inhibition ctf this kind it is
useless to tell him to will, this or
that, vet by subtler means a psy
chological condition may be pro
duced in which the will, whatever
that may be. will, function health
fully Normal persons who have
never suffered shock, can appreciate
this from the difficulty, amounting
I sometimes to paralysis of effort.
which nervous apprehension of fail
ure may cause. A typical case is tne
ball player muffing a too easy fly,
.tVio oJhlfpr failinc in a tc'o easv
putt. Ability in general to perform
the act in question is uncounted,
but in regard ito the particular act
fli flomnn of fear has deranged the
functioning of mind or body, and the
more strenuous the effort of the
will to make the body do its bidding,
the completer is the failure.
When the entire system has oeen
demoralized fro'm overstrain, as in
the easo of what is loosely called
shell-shock, the symptoms of this
phychic disorganization may be both
obscure and far-reaching. Limbs,
tongue, eyes, ears, o memory may
refuse to function, not ecauso ot
nv smAfifip iniurv Ibut because ol
the paralyzing effect of some inhibi
tion from within, ine paralysis
aphasia, blindness, deafness, or am
nesia may in a sense be imaginary,
ki, it is nnt a whit the less real for
that. There is a logical basis, there
fore, for M. Coue's method ol wont
ing through the imagination, and in
deed the difference between him and
others who have undertaken the
mental treatment cf these unhappy
victims of the war seem to li& in
his exceptional magnetic influence
Anybody can tell a patient to say
"Day iby day I grow better " But
not everybody can inspire the pa
tient with the belief that through
this rigmarole a cure may be
wrought-
CONFERENCE ADJOURNED
By the Associated Press.
Dublin, April 20. The conference
between representatives ot free
Cfoforc fin rpmiblicans at 4:45 o-
clock this afternoon until next Wed
nesday. No agreement was reached.
"Twenty-five thousand pistol per
mits for armed citizens." Headline-
What is needed is permits to carry
a pocketbook which can be showr: to
STEAMER REPORTS
HERSELF IN BAD
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
S IN MEXICO
Ey the Associated Press.
Mexico City, April G. Organiza
tion of the "Socieitv of Old Timers
of Mexico," recruited llioni Ameri- j
cans and Britishers who have resided j By the Associated Press,
in Mexico for more than 20 years, i Athens, A-pril 20. Advices from
has revealed some interesting history ' Salonica tcdav ren-ort great loss of
in connection with the activities of!Hfe as a relt ,t.he explosion 0
English-language newspapers here! . . , J . f, , n ,
since the republic was founded. wur matei!al -Un:' 200 fetors from
The Masonic Monitor; devoted to!thc' Salonica railroad station- Sever-
i the cause of Masonry, was' the first
newspaper piinted in English to ap-a church ihy the explosion of shells
pear in , Mexico . af ter its independence .(nd it is beliovt.,j that j 800 soldiers
was achieved. It was iounded in 182G ! , . , . ... , , A.
and edited by the Rev. Joseoh Poin- ! were bm ied m l'r eir barracks, the
sette, the United States Minister to! advices state.
Mexico, whose jurnalistic efforts were The similarity of; the foregoing
incidental to his diplomatic duties. Athens (dispatch to one from' Bel
The first newspaper of general in- de yesterdav which reported a
formation to .make its avtiearanee I . . ,. , " , ,T : .
was the American Star, founded bv:Similar dlsaster at onastir ui tne
Bernard and Brennan in Vera Cruz :
duiing the occupation of that city
by (general .-vV infield Scott. When
the American forces moved to Mex
ico City the Amercan Star followed
the colors and tor a year was pub
lished as a weekly.
Some interesting: data m'av be ob
tained from the files of this paper.
Frequent reference is made to the
social activities of Captain Robert E.
Lee and Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant
who, judging from the society col
umns were well known throughout
the capital. "Parson" Jackson, who
during the Civil w&r achieved
greatness 'as the immortal "Stone
wall" also broke into print fre
quently. Perhaps the most conspicuous ex
ample of the English language news
paper ever founded in the republic
was the Mexican Herald whose first
issue appeared in 1895. ' It fell afoul
of the Carranza administration in
1916 and its editor. Paul Hudson,
closed up shop. The Herald was
the first newspaper in Mexico to use
a leased wire for general foreign news
report.
Throughout the past 20 years nu
merous trade papers have appeared,
some lasting only a few months and
a few several years. Among these
was the Mexican Financier, Modern
Mexicofi Mexican Investor, Mexican
TradfcV unci the Daily Kecord. The
latest effort, to print a substantial
newspaper in English has been made
by Felix Palavincini, editor of El
Universale who last June started
The Mexican Post which aims to give
an American slant to Mexican news.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, April 20. Levying of
additional taxes probably will be
necessary to meet the deficit of more
than $350,000,000 forecast for the
fiscal year 192" by Secretary Mellon,
it was said today at the treasury.
High officials of the treasury dis
cussing the expected deficit said that
no consideration had been given to
means of meeting the lack of; funds,
that it was apparent the deficit wolfld
probably have to be raised by tax
astion, "as the government dlu not
have anything to sell."
TO
Mayor-elect Marshall H- Yount
and Alderman-elect Geo L- Huff
man were special guests of the Ro
tary cluib at its regular weekly
luncheon at Hotel Huffry this after
noon and each spoke appreciatively
of the honor conferred on them by
citizens and of the job before them
as. guardians of the city. Henry J.
Holbrook and Rev. W. Oscar Goode
had charge of the program and Mr.
Goode presented both guests.
In his talk Mr. Yount said that the
battle was over and he was ready to
let by-gones rest, devote his best ef
forts to the citv and desired the co
operation of the Rotary club, which
he commended for real work it has
done 'here in the year of its history-
Mr. Goode paid neat compliments
to both guests and told them they
were representatives of the best city
in the state and much was expected of
them. .
' Other guests at luncheon were Har
old Pugh of Greensboro, John Fox of
Charlotte, Jones W. Shuford, John P.
Miller and John Tate. Mr. Fox made
a good talk on boys Work, which the
local club will attempt.
K. C. Menzies, Geo. W. Hall and
William Fox have returned from
New York, where they attended the
furniture exposition,
LEW IRE TAXES
TI MEET BIG
DEFICIT
T
HOST
NEW
BOARD
II SALONIGA
BLAST
ai hunched children were .buried in
southern part of old Serbia when an
ammunition box exploded makes it
seem possible that the disaster was
the same. Monastir is about 80
miles northwest of Salonica.
LIFE OF BALFE, COMPOSER
OF "THE BOHEMIAN GIRL"
As a composer of popular operas,
Balfe is wothy of a place among
those who have done work for the mu
sical world, especially for those
lovers of music who are interested
in its English development.
Michael William Balfe was born
in Dublin, IreBand May 15, 1808. (At
the age of five he took his first les
son on the violin. He composed sev
eral numbers at this early age and
his father recognizing his latent abil
ity placed him under O'Rcarke who
brought him out as a violinist, when
he was only ten years old.
When he was sixteen his father died
leaving him to his own resources.
He went to London where he played
in an orchestra, and took lessons in
composition- Often he was called
upon to lead the orchestra. While
here he met with a patron, Count
Mazzara, whom he accompanied to
Italy. At Rome he studied under the
best teachers. At Milan where he
studied singing under Gilli he brought
forth his first work by writing the
mluaic to a ballet entitled "La Pe
rouse." The next few years were spent in
singing in Paris and Rome. It was
during this time he met and married
the German singer Mile Rosen. He
also wrote several operas but they
were only mediocre compared with
his later works.
In 1835 Balfe went to London and
began his career as an English
composer ."The Siege of Roch'elle"
at Dru'rys Lane establishe his rcpre
tation. Several operas ''The Maid
of Artos," "FRal staff," "Koelanthe"
and others were produced duiing this
period.
In 1840 Balfe migrated to Paris
where he was graciously received by
the most fastidious audiences in Eu
rore. He returned to England and
produced the most successful of his
operas, "The Bohemian Girl." This
opera has been translated into almost
every European language, and has
been a great favorite on our side ol'
the Atlantic as on his. A number
of successful Qperas followed "The
Bohemian Girl,"
At the close of 1852 Balfe visited
St. Petersburg with an introduction
by the Prince of Russia. He was re
ceived here with popular demonstra
tions and imperial favor. " He realiz
ed more money in less time than
at any other period.
in 1869 the French version of
his "Bohemian Girl" was, produced hi
Paris. frhfc- sucess attending the
revival procured him the two fold
distinction of being made Chevalier
of the Lenion of Honor by the Em
peror of, the French and commander
of the Order of Carlos III by the Re
gent of Spain.
In September 1870 Balfe caught a
violent cold which caused a return of
his old complaint bronchitis. After a
sickness of nearly a month he expir
ed on October 20.
The most important opera of this
famous composer will be presented by
the Lenoir College Glee Club at the
City Auditorium on Friday night, at
eight o'clock. Costumes have been
rented from a firm in Philadelphia to
make the opera more effective. A
pleasant night is promised to all lov
ers of good music.
NORTHWEST WATER POWER
Spokane Spokesman Review.
On the basis of present seivice
we have sufficient water power in the
Pacific northwest to take care of the
needs of a population and industry
25 times as great as the present pop
ulation and industry. It is not im
probable that that will be sufficient
to take care of the future power
needs of this region for all time. But
the need of more farms, more pro
ductions, is immediately upon us. It
wc'uld be a 'deplorable error to per
mit any appropriation of the flowage
of the Columbia and its tribuatries
that would prevent the reclamation
of the state's 2,526,000 acres of re
claimed arid lands.
The Omaha bootlegger preferred
jail to drinking the stuff he sold.
Probably thought his crime didn't
merit capital punishment. Nashville
Tennessean,
'fftm SEAT
Newton, April 20 Friday, Apri
21st, will be o'ne of the biggest days
Catawba county has ever had, judg
ir.g from all indications at present
Everything is now in readiness anc
f llllL'VllHI - s .'I- y. r. ... L. .. ! .l
'ded to the final program. Something
I interesting will be going on ail daj
(from the beginning of the prograrr;
jwith the big parade in the morning
I until the awarding of the high schoo;
j de clamation and recitation medal.'
at night.
J This dav has been set aside foi
the children and every parent hat
been requested to bring the childrei
to Newto'n on that day, which will
be one long to be remembered.
Spelling, reading, grammar grade
recitations and declamation anr
story telling contests will be espec
tr.lly interesting and the only thing
to be regretted is that they all takt
place at the same time and a persoi
will be privileged to hear c'nly one
contest-
The address by Dr. Odum, of tlu
State University,, on educationa
matters will be enjoyed especially b
those interested in education work
Mrs- Jane S. McKinno'n, home dern
onstratio'n agent for North Carolina
will (be present and speak on "'A
Wcman's Business in Life.".
Thie high school recitation anc
declamation contest which will take
place a 5 the court house at 8 p. m
will include representatives from ev
ery high school in Catawba count
and will prove interesting for old
and yc'unig-
The following county wide prizes '
will be given away at Newton Friday.
School showing greatest percent
age of enrollment in parade; $15.00
Spelling: 1st prize $10.; second, $5
Gram;mar grade Recitation anc
declamation, best reciter, $7.00; besl
declaimev, $7.50.
Story Telling, 1st prize $10; second
$5.00.
Reading: Best Primary reader, $1
best grammar grade, $5 .
School improvement : Schoo
making greatest improvement during
the year, $15.00.
Bulletin Contest: '-Best collection
of bulletins, $5; second best collect
ion, $2.50.
Kitchen contest: Most Convenient
Kitchen, $10; best paper written or:
kitchen, $5.00
Dining Room Contest: Most at
tractive and convenient dining room,
$1C; best paper on the dining room,
$5.00.
Bed Room Contest: For the most
comfortable bed roomj, $10; best pap
er on the bed room, $5.
Home Grounds contest: For most
attractive grounds, $10.00; best papei
on home grounds, $5.00.
High School Recitation and Decla
mation contest: For best recitation
gold medal; for best declamation,
gold medal.
FURNISH AVIATORS
ffiWMOPUNE
By the Associated Press.
Lisbon, April 20. A new hydro
airplane will be shipped by the
government' to St. Paul Rocks to
enable the Portuguese aviators to re
sume their flight to Rio de Janeiro.
It is believed here that it will be
at least two weeks before the air
men can resume their flight to Ric
Janeiro. Their message to the gov
ernment said it was impossible to
make a better landing because of the
strong tide and surf.
GERMANS TO STAY
OF
By the Associated Press.
Genoa, April 20. Prime Minister
Lloyd George said the German del
egation had agreed to accept the con
dition of the allies not to partici
pate in Russian affairs as a result of
the Russo-German treaty.
-The president has signed 7,000
postmasters' commissions since his
inauguration. That represents a
swirling tide of Democratic agony,
if; you know what we mean. Hous
ton Post. '
Somebody has made Shipping
Board vessels a source of profit!
lEquipment worth $400,000 ha's been
Stolen from the fleet at anchor "?S
the Hudson Boston Transcript.
MATTER
TARIFF IS TAKEN
By the Associated Press.
Washington, April 20. Considera
tion of the administration's tariff bill
was begun in the senate today by
Chairman McCumber of the finance
committee, who declared a protective
tariff and reduction costs were neces
sary to 'reconstruct the commercial
bridge across the chasm separating
the cost of production in the United
States and abroad."
Declaring the finance committee ma
jority in framing the tariff bill had
'carefully guarded Lhv public in the
things which make up their daily
lives," Senator McCumber warned
manufacturers and others that enact
ment of, the measure should hot be
the occasion for increased prices to
onsmners.
Asserting that the incomes of Amer-
:can farmers was below the pre-war
figures, Senator McCumber declared
that manufacturers would have to
bring down the production costs of
their wares to within the purchase
reach of this vast army of American
farmers "a reach that cannot extend
me inch beyond the limit of; their
arnings."
r
By the A-fciated Press.
Washington, April 20. Provisions
of the administration's ship subsidy
bill were endorsed today by W. L.
Ware of Chicago, representing
several commercial organizations in
the middle west- Appearing before
the senate and house marine com
mittees as the first of a group of
speakers, Mr. Ware said he believed
the subsidy would be of benefit to
the middle west. He advocated con
tinuance fo'r five years of shipping
board routes from gulf ports.
Reminded by Representative Bank
Head that the bill contemplated the
sale of the shipping board's fleet in
three months, Mr. Ware said it;
might not be practicable to sell
these ships in that time. Mr. Ware
said it might be better td continue
weaker lines until privately owned
companies were able to establish
strong lines.
Manager Tucker of " th Huffry
Hotel has been fortunate in securing
the services of H. M-,.Swann. one of
the best hotel stewards Tn' the state
and formerly connected with the
Lafayette at Fayetteville and
the Langi'en at Asheville.
Mr. Swann has 'bad considerable
experience in catering to the travel
ing public both in I'.i state and
northern cities, and at the Huffry
will have complete charge of the
culinary departments as well as the
dining room. He began reorganizing
his departments today to afford bet
ter service than ever before to . the
guests.
FIVE MILLION TO
By the Associated Press.
Washington, April 20. By a vote
of 13 to 9, the ho.Vje ways anfl
means committee favorable report
ed today a resolution authorizing: a
loan of $5,000,000 to the r-apublic
of Liberia.
COTTON
By the Associated Press.
New York, April 20. There was
realizing and some scattered selling1
in the cotton market on reports of
mo're favorable Weather in the south
at an opening decline of one , to. .five
points. These offerings were well
taken on stronger .foreign exchange
rates and continued favorable re
ports from the goods rade- ' ,
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL "
GIVEN ENDORSEMENT
MR. SWAM STEWARD
AT HOTEL HUFFRY
01