MOUNT AIRY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 25th, 1920
ESTABLISHED !Mfl
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ADVANCE.
HARDING WORKING ON
PEACE PROGRAM
It It Part of Program to Havo
Congress in Extra SomIoi*
Doclara P*ac«.
Washington, Nov. IK) President
rfn't Harding will have hi* program
for peace In *hape before hi* Inau
(ti rut Inn. " Thi* i* learned fnm on# In
Intimate touch with Mr Harding and
hi* view* mid who In expected to n,
eupy an Important place In the next
administration.
It I* th* intention of Senator Hard
tag to resign from the senate Jnnunry
t or thereabout*. Ax noon a* J time*
U Cox *tep* out a* governor of Ohio
and a Republican governor I* enabled
to appoint a Republican successor to
■•niitor Harding, the latter want* to
leave the *enate.
Senator Hading'* peace program, i*
it authoritatively learned, include* th*
adoption of a resolution by Congre**,
toon after it meet* in extra »e**ion,
declaring the ro-e*tabli»hment of
peace. The new President will *ign
thl* promptly.
Thi* »tep will be proceeded, how
ever, by conferences at Marion at
which the President-elect will di*cu*a
what shall be the form of America'*
participation In an a**ociation or lea
fuc of nations. Both Democrat* and
Republican*, and holder* of every
■hade of opinion are to be summoned
to Marion.
The President-elect ha* abandoned
the suggestion that he call a frrmal
oonference of eminent American* at
Washington or elsewhere to discus*
the peace program. Mr. Harding i* to
eanvas* public opinion by numerous
conference* with individual*, but there
will be no formal meeting of a large
aumher of coun*elor*.
Prior to his inauguration the Presi
dent-elect will not attempt to do any
thing in the way of negotiations with
foreign governments. Law prohibit*
such negotiations on the part of pri
vate citiiens and President Wilson has
already shown that he is touchy on
this point.
witttnr tM piMt prorru •tm-i
toally worked eat by Presldent-eleet
Harding, whether it be a plan baaed
«n tht existing league with American
■aaervations, or the establishment of
• world eonrt and association of Ml-1
tloni along the linea of the old Hague
tribunal, the next secretary of stata
aiunt conduct extensive negotiationa
with foreign govemmenta. Therefore,
the President elect ia expected to
■take up hi* mind regarding the pre
Bier of hia cabinet within the next
few weeks and to have that prospec
tive official in constant touch with the |
enfolding peace program.
Mr. Harding ia expected to make a
definite decision regarding the league
•f nations and his foreign policy with-1
!-• a short time after he takes office. |
Negotiations will first be conducted
wth the amhassadors of foreign gov
emm^iits themselves It is believed
tha* a special representative of the
Harding administration will be sent
abroad before these negotiation* ara
completed.
Those close to Mr. Harding say that
it is realized there will be great pre'
ware for speed in the peece program
because of the desire of the country to
return to a norma' basis. The eco
nomic pressure here may be lessened
by adoption of the resolution declar
ing peace, but foreign government*
will want to know as quickly as possi
ble what part the United States in
tends to take in an association or lea
gue of nations.
It is felt by leading Republicans
that adoption of a resolution declar
ing the war at an end, and the repeal
•f war-time legislation, will stimulate
American trade and improve business
conditions. Revond that, however, the
»ew administration must decide whe
ther it is going to scrap the Wilson
league of nations and start anew on a
world program based on some sort of
a ciiVert of nations.
While it is not thought that Sena
tor Harding can complete his entire
plan before he takes office, the peace
program in a number of essentials
way be worked out during the months
•f January and February fol'owtng
Senator Harding's resignation from
the senate. It is practically certain
aow that all of the Harding confer
ences will be held at Marlon nnA he
will not come to Washington to meat
tlie "leading minds of the country" in
the formulation of the foreign policies
af the Harding administration.
Frank B. Willis, former Republican
fnrtmor of Ohio. Is said to he slsted
for appointment to fill out the Hard
ing term in ths senate. Mr. Willis has
been elected for the te<-.n beginning |
March 4 and It seems assured he willj
to named also for the two months re
Gaining at the Harding term.
Franc* Opposed to Admiaaion
of Garmany le »ha U«|u«
of Nation* Now
Parla, No*. 12- The French for
»rnmrnl in unalterably opposed to the
admiaaion of Germany to tha league
of Nation* at thla timr, II waa utaterl
at the foreign offlca today. Soma
"draatlc action" would be a ronae
>iu»nce If th* league voted to admit
Germany, It waa intimated.
The foreign offlra said there had
been conversation* with Great Hrltlan
on the auhjeet and that Britiah, who
hid heen Inrlined to favor German
rn<-mherahlp In tha league. now had
accepted the French viewpoint, allnw
T' the mutter to reat for the present.
Inasmuch as Germany ha* not ap
o'led for leai'ile membership, It la con
« dered unlikely there will he any ef
f >rt with promise of aucceaa to (jet the
assembly in Geneva to act favo ihly
"n the question of Germany'* adi ifa
*ion at thin time.
The French hold that Germany must
prove her Intention to fulfill the terma
•f the peace treaty and live peaceably
with her neighbor* before seeking
memherahlp and they contend thera
ha* not yet been time for them to he
come convinced regarding Germany'*
attitude along these line*.
The po**ihl!!ty of the admi**lon of
Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria la re
garded in a different light by the1
Kn-nch, who have indicated they are
not opposed to memhepshlp for theae
nation*, a* it i* conaldered they hava
<hown good faith.
Our Lateit Battlfihip.
Kinston, N. C. Not. 19.—North
Carolina will he proud of it* namt
<nko In the navy, according to J. E.
Reece, who li assisting tke contrac
tion of the big ship at a Virginia
yard. The vessel will he the laryent
man-of-war in the world and will
•arry 12 16-inch guna, according ta
Reece who ii visiting here. She will |
lave about 1R five-inch run*, together
arlth anti-aircraft artillery and four
lubmargad torpedo tube*.
Tim giant will be nearly a fourth
argar than moat of tfca "biggest
tfloat" claimed by the different na
:ion*. She will have a length of 6M
'eet. her tonnage will be 48,800, and .
■he will carry 1,200 or more officer*
»nd men. It i* believed the could link
ill the capital ship* of 1R98 at a
tingle salvo, and the combined naviea
>f two or three of the second cla»*
power* foi "d have no chance against,
tier. If the North Carolina could hot-'
tie any ordinary fleet up where it
*>uld not gel out it could stand off
>ut of range and dink it* unit* at will.
There have been other notable
North Carolina* In the navy. One ex
isted in Washington'* day. There
were one or more during the next 60
>r 70 year*. The mort recent ship to
■>ear the name prior to the new giant
is t>,e armored cruiser North Carolina
now a veteran of the fleet.
Arretted for Large Theft.
Raleiffh, Nov. IS.—Postofflce Clerk
L. V. Graves, of Henderson, la In the
bounty jail on default of bond, which
he has fsiled to (rive for the alleged
11-eft tf moon or more.
Graves was browrht here yesterday.
Before he was taken from Henderson
he pave directions for finding $18,
WH) of his riches which he had stuffed
into the inner tube of an automobile.
The outer tube and other excesses are
said to have caused his trouble, which
was livinp hifrh on a government
salary that wasn't.
The younj; man is expected to (five
twnd. The actual outstanding la
nbotit $3,000. He was not suspected
until be bought his automobile. His
Hilary of $150 did not harmonize with
the machine. He testified the officers
snv. that he employed the rear extrm
(ire of his machine as his safety de
posit and when the inspectors cut it
ripen they found fKe $1? ''00. He has
i w'fe and oni child.
October Saw the High
Cost of Living Drop
Washington, Nov. 17.—Price studies
iriven out by the department of labor
*>day. showed marked declines in Oc
tober in practically ill Items entering
Into the cost of living, except house
furnishings. Clothing, it was said, has
dropped 18 per cent below fi(rurea
rompiled to represent 1?19 costs, and
farm product! 21 per cent.
In some linea October price* were
still above those of a year ago, but
all were quoted aa below September,
1920, figures. I
The Index figure of prices for the
month was placed at 228, against 242,
in September, and 223 In October,
1MB.
INCREASE IN PAPER
PRICES 13 PREDICTED
Upward Trend Within Two
Month* Indicated, Philadel
phia Club is Informed.
Philadelphia.--Every Indication
r>nlnta to higher price* for paper, H.
I!. Reynold* of the H P. Rising Pa
nrr Company of Houaatonie, Muss.,
asserted at the luncKeon tt the Poor
t'lehard Club hera.
Mr. Reynolds' talk covered virtually
nil pha*e* of the paper production
•mil paper prUe condition* of today,
but emphasiilng higher irrade paper
rut her th*n newaprint. Heavy users,
particularly, Were advised to buy now,
rsther than wnlt for development*
nfter the lull In the market.
"Frcig it rntea are the principal
factor In proaent hljrh cost*," he *ald.
"Not the freight rate, nor the recent
Increase, no relnted merely to the fin
iahed product, hut the aggregate of
all freight* Involved In the ahlpment
of the raw material to the mill*,
freight rate* on mill nece**ltlea,
freight ratca on *hlpment* from the
mill to the buyer—the*e, aggregated,
Involve the greatei percentagea of
co»t*. Of coume, Increasing lahor
co*ta do figure, but it I* the aggregat
ed freight coata which are re*pon*lbl«.
"To make one ton of paper require*
*ix ton* of coal. Coal coat in 1914
about IT7B per ton. Today it la about
$M. Twenty-*even hundred pound*
of rag* go Into a ton of finiahed paper
product.
"Thi're'a a lull In the market juat
now. User* are not purchaaing be
cause they incline to believe that pa
lter. like aome other easentiala, la due
for a 'revialon downward' In price*
They'd better buy now, for they will
be disappointed If they dont. Every
Indication pointa to atlll higher pricea
—with an upward trend not at all un
likely within lea* than two month*."
Great Fleet* to Assemble in the
Pacific
January will witness on* of th«
greatest armadas ever assembled un
der the American Fla*. whan the
great Paelflc snd Atlantic fleets as
semble In the Pacific for winter man
euvers.
When the time comes for the fleets
to sssembl* In Southern waters this1
winter, the Pacific fleet under com- j
mand of Admiral Rodman will steam
to the southward toward the Gulf of.
Psnsma where It will sssemble for
winter operations. The Atlantic fleet'
under command of Admiral Wilson, I
steaminf southward, will pass Guan
tanamo Bay where It has wintered
yesrly in the past and will proceed toi
the Panama Canal, passing through
which it will Join the Pacific fleet,'
creatine the most msgniflcent naval;
spectacle in years.
Upon the meeting of the great fleets
Admiral Wilson will become Go"*'!
mander-in-ehief of the great annada,
snd the winter maneuvers, Spliced
with stheletid meets between-the va
rious champiohs of the fleets will be
gin.
The reunion of the fleets will give
the personnel a chance to renew old
acquaintances, to see the sights of
Panama and while their friends shiver!
midst the snow snd ice of the north
to see the combined power of the or
ganization of which they are a part.
It, is expected that Admiral Wilson;
will have several hundred vessels
nnder his command during the opera
tions with the combined gun power of j
112 14-inch guns. 80 12-inch. 226 5
inch and 28 S-inch. . In addition to
the great vessels of the fleets there
will be submarines, destroyers, and i
auxiliary vessels in abundance, while
the Naval Air Service will have their
winged ships dotting the skies.
It will be an impresr.ive sight even
to the men-o'-war's-men who are sc- \
customed to the unusual and who be- j
lieve that there is "nothing new under!
the sun."
Restaurant* of Kinston Cutting
Prices Considerably.
Kinston, Nov. 18.—Local restaurants
are cutting prices in a few instances.
Props range from 15 to SO per cent.
Keen competition appears to be de
vi-lc.pir.jr One or two new places, ex
pensively equipped are participating
In the price-cutting wave. Two eggs,
any stvle, may now be had for less
than two bits, while the lordly steak
has tumbled to a reasonable level.
Far s Disordered Steiasch.
When the stomsch falls to perforss
Its "functions the bowels become de
ranged. the liv: r and kidnevs congest
sd. The Important thing Is ta restors
the stomach snd liver to s healthy
condition snd fr.r this purpose Cham
berlain's Tab'ets are excellent. Give
thes* a trial. They esly seat a «**r-1
Glenn Young in Trouble.
Springfield, Ma«», Nov. IB.-8.
' (ileum* Ynunr. of Kaat Ht Louia, pro
hlbltion enforcement offirar, «u at
tacked and beaten by a numhar of
faderal priaonart In tha county Jail
hare when ha waa incarcerated on an
tndlrtmmt returned in Madlaon coun
ty, ilmriftnif him with murder. Jail
attache* had put Younir In tha "bull
P«n" of the jail until a writ *f haheaa
inrpux could !>• aectired for hla releaaa.
While ho wna awaiting thin writ •
number of the prisoner* who held him
reaponalbla for thalr being in Jail for
violation of prohibition law* attacked
him.
They adtnlniatered a aevera beat
inir and wen- throwing hot water upon
him when official* came to hla reacue.
Younir wan indicted for tha mur
der of I.ukt" Vuekovira, when aaarch
mir hin home fur whiakey.
This Town Has no Trouble
Selling its Bond*
Wil«>n, Nnv. 17.- Wilson town
bond* have always found eager pur
rhus«-rs. Tuesday night J. C. Mayor,
i>' Olntlnnattl, was the auccesaful bid
der of th«> KS30.000 worth of street and
improvement bonds which were float
ed to intend sewerage. water arid gas
under the ends of the struts snd pavi
the strata » <nnectinc with ths town
ship ro.-tds und pave other streets
n id In petitions presented to th«
t* rd.
The price paid for these « per cent
hnndx was net |M3,fl7fl. The actual
bid waa $540,(I7H with accrued Inter
est, which will amount to around $1,
000 from the date of the bonds to ths
time they are delivered to the pur
< hasers on the 29th of this month.
Steamers Collide in New York
Harbor
New York, Now. IS.—As Her pas
aengers, 2f>0 of whom were immi
grants, lined the rails for a glimpse
of N«w York's skylins, the 8panish
royal mail steamship Montserrat col
lided today with the Ifallory Lin*
freighter San Marcos. Thg vessels,
moving tn from quarantine, ware un
der the lee of the Statu* of Liberty.
The Montserrat was bcached on th*
Brooklyn shore before she sank. Th*
San Marco*, her bow imaahed In,
made her pier safely.
Water poured through a gaping
hole in the itarboard *ide of th*
MonUerrat. Seized with fear of dis
aster, the immigrants dashed for life-J
boats and rafts.. Captain MuMera]
rang for full speed, turn*d the vetietl
sharply toward Brooklyn shore,]
jumped from the bridge into the ax-j
cited crowd and restored order.
One man leaped over the side. He
fell on the deck of a tug that had
come alongside and wa* not seriously
hurt. I
Divorce is Granted to
Mr*. Charlie Chaplin
Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 12.—Mil
dred Harris Chaplin was granted a
decree of divorce from Charlie Chap
lin in the superior coart here lata to
day.
Mr. Chaplin whom Mrs. Chaplin
charged with cruelty, was not in court
hut was represented by attorneys.
It was statad a property settlement
involving about $200,000, had been
made out of court, and an agreement
reached by which Mrs. Chaplin w< uld
not use the nam* of Chaplin profes
sionally^^
CHARLESTON NURSE IS
GLAD TO RECOMMEND
RE-CU-MA
Knows it to be Very Good
Medicine, and Does not Hesi
tate to Tell Her Friends of
the Good She Received.
For a very long time Mrs. S. A.
Sawis, of IB Morris Street, Charles-1
ton, South Carolina, suffered with a
general run down system so much so
that she was not able to attend to her
duties as a nurse frequently. Mrs.
Sawis, if she had been like many
women, would have (rone to a rest cure
to recover her health. But instead
she saved both time and money by
taking that .wonderful herb and root
medicine RE-CU-MA, and aftlr the
first bottle she could feel strenirth
mlng back dally and generally re
newed health and vigor. Many bottles
of RE-CU-MA have been sold to
Charleston as a result of tha kind
words spoken for It by Mrs. 8awia.
RE-CU-MA la sold by Mount Airy
Drug Co., and all good drag storsa for
$1.20, plus war tax.
THRILLING BATTLE WITH
BANK ROBBERS
Roanoko Officer* Block Road*
Loading it.io City a*d Effoct
Capluro.
Roanoke, Va., No*. It.—The Rank
of Glasgow, Clantr«w, V>., 40 mil**
north nf ham, at 1 o'clock thta morn
ing wu robbed by three bandit* of
flf>0,000 In liberty l>ond« and currency,
according to an eatunate of Preaident
Vaughan of the hank, and three hour*
later, Roanoke police. having received
the alarm, blocked th* three road*
leading into this city, halted th* rob
ber* who wer* uperdlnir In a **ven
paaaenrer automobile on one nf th*
thoroughfare*, killed on* of t*eri,
took the other two prisoner* In a
pitched battle, and recovered th* loot.
In th* hattl* Patrolman O. L. Henarii,
nf Roanoke. wa* allghtly wound*d.
Th* dead man. according to th* po
lice, 4* Jamea R. Rodger*, 26, of Phila
d*lphla. Th* m*n und*r arr**t gave
th*lr nam** a* Charle*. Carter, 36,
Cincinnati!, Ohio, and William Por
t*r, 47. of Waahlngton, D. C.
Chief of Polio* Rlgney *xpr»«**d
th* h*li*f tonight that th* trio 1* rw
ponaihl* for robheriea recently In
North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and
Tennea***.
At th* local morgue tonight $200
wan found *ew*d in Rodger*' coat ana
I2H0 In th* lining of hi* 'lrrfrnrear.
Moat of the loot, which included umatT
amount* of j*w*lry a* well a* liberty
bond* and currency, wa* found In a
barrack* bag. Cart*r and Porter, at
th* local jail, dectlned to talk, other
than to give what they aaid were their
nam** and addre**e*. According to
th* police their recent* Indicate that
they are *outh*rner«.
According to President Vaughan,
of the Glaagow bank, the robbery b*
came known ihortly after 2 o'clock
thla morning, when an txploiion oc
curred In the Institution. Examination
*how*d that th* rault had been enter
ed and th* content* rifled. An alarm
immediately wa* *ent to Buchanan,
the next town north of Glaagow. Word
cam* back that an automobile "goin*
about M milea aa hour" had )o*t (ana
through th* town and Roanoke pollcc
were then notified.
Th» local police immediately took
stepa to meet the incoming automobile
on any ore of the three road* leading
into the city from the north. Upon
each road a ear wai placed lengthwise
to block the prom**! of the alleged
bandit*.
On the Hotline road, where the
piUhed battle occurred, the police pa
trol in charge of Motorcycle Officer
Robertaon and Patrolman Butler and
Hendrix, wa* placed across the road a
mile and a naif out of the city, about
4 a. m. where the officers calmly
waited.
A few minute* passed, according to
the officer* wh-n the chugging of an
ju'omobile, apparently coming at •
terrific apeed was heard. Presently
the car appeared over the brow of a
hill, several hundred feet away. At
the same moment Officer Robertaon
sprang into the middle of the road and
cried "Halt." The car still speeding,
bore down. A blinding beam from a
flashlight was thrown in Offcer Ro
bertson's face, accompanied by a shot.
OtheT shots came from the alleged
bandit car, and general firing between
the occupants and the police ensued.
In an effort to go around the patrol
wagon, Rodgers, the driver of the car,
swerved to the side of the road. At
th» same time, according to the police,
nffVer Robertson fired the shot that
killed Rodgers, the bullet entering the
alleged bandit's neck. The car then
struck a r->ck, turned turtle and pinned
the other two occumnts beneath it.
One of the illeped hiindits fired sev
eral times nfJer being ihns caught.
Chief of Polic" R -ne-y announced
tonight that the loot found in the bar
racks bae will not be counted and
classified until tomorrow pending the
arrival here of bank officials who
have been summoned from several ■
points in North Carolina. Georgia.!
Virginia and Tennessee where rob
beries occurred recently. Bank offi
cials in Houston Va., Stoneville, N. C.
and a point in Georgia, are on their
way here, ihe chief added.
The chief declared that B. G. Bald
win. vice-president of the Glasgow
l-nnk who came hen today with Pre
sident Vanghan, already had identl- j
fied a wedding ring, stick pin. dia- j
mond ring and atring of beada from
the barracks bag that belonged to hit'
wife, and which Mr. Baldwin said
were In a safety ho* in the wrecked
talk.
A long distance message ton igat
from I-sncn'ter, Pa., stated that th«|
Bank of Landlsville, Pa., Tuesdsy
nighi **as robbed of $100,000 la liberty
bond* ai-vd securities by three men
who oreiytt wared the watrhaaan, aai
i [wiwl the s«f* with an at'etylaa*
torch. The Mir* added that tha
trio rarap.'il .outh In M autbtnoMta.
The pollej 'kmk the OUafow rohbay
may htve r.««r. a "acted by th* mm
man.
North Carolina Adrfmi Gina
a* Winaton-Salam
Raleigh. Nov. It,—North Camllaa
automobile llraflaa number 121,119.
found on the "loot car" at Roanofca
today, waa issued hy (ha an-retary *d
»tnte on 0<tol>er 10, to James D. Ro4
■••m. who irava hla address at £lns*a>
dorff hotel, Winston Sal' m, M. C.
Southnm Railway Doubl*
Track.
An intereatlng Item In th* ttl#
Annual Report of the Southern Rai
wny Company, recently laauad, la tha
statement concerning tha complctUa
•ind -oat of tha double track and *ra*
revision of tha Atlanta Washlngta*
Una.
Tha distance la <IS7.B mllaa, and tfcla
work coat «R2,1S4,nofl.OO.
TV* double track la all In operatlao
and hai materially enlarged tha ca
pacity for handling hoth freight aad
passenger traffic expeditiously. Tha
trade* and curve* on tha entire liaa
have been reduced and eatabllahed m
tha atandard haala ao aa to produce
the heat reanlta both for the handling
of heavy freight tralna and for th*
comfortable movement of paaaengar
t.ralna. The maximum grade on tha
entire line la one per cent, and th*
maximum curvature la <1 dtgrees, ex
cept between Charlottesville and
I.ynchhurg, Va., there Is a grade of
1.43 per cent and alao at a point aouth
of Danville, Va., near th* North
Carolina line there la a grade of l.tt
per cent. The entire line ia equipped <
with electric automatic block signala
of the most improved kind. The trahi
dispatching on the entire line ia alaa
facilitated by telephone as well aa
teleirraph connections between tha
atatlona. The electric block sifnala
not only add to the safet7 bat alaa
in many cases avoid delays to hofe
passenger as w*ll aa freight trains.
Th* doable tracking of tha Sotrtfc
ern Railway between Atlanta aad
Washington is the biggest single in
dustrial development that has been ac
complished in the aouth and in doing
this work In anticipation of the great
Industrial development of the South
east the Southern Rnlway haa not oa
1y strengthened Ita position In tha
railroad world but also contributed
largely to th* every-day welfare aad
development of the country which It
serves.
Hmtj Damage by ImmenM
Slide
Pittsburg, Not. 19 - Damage esti
mated hy engineer* to vary from $1,
000,000 to $2,000,000 will result from
the great slide of earth and stoae
which for the past two weeks baa beaa
steadily moving down the hillside
from Bigelow Boulevard to the down
town passenger terminal of the Pena
sylvania Railroad here. Nine steaai
shovels are working day and night te
move the earth as it reaches the nl
road tracks and approximately 6,0##
tons are sent out on special train
every twenty-four hours.
The slide which move* at about the
rate of one foot an hour, kaa reached
a point where it was necessary today
for the railroad company to route al
trains on the Monongehala division ky
wav of the Fourth avenue atatioa
while suburban service to the east waa
curtailed through the consolidation at
certain tralni.
Maj. Oert. Ooethals, builder of the
Panama Canal, will come here tomor
row from New York to advise with the
city engineer* on a plan to stop the
slide.
eaident Now U Able to Waif
Without Using a Cane.
Washington, Nov. 20.—Preaideat
Wilson is now able to walk about the
White House without even the aid of
a cane. It was stated today officially,
lie uses his whfel chair only for the
purpose of an occasional relation. It
was «aid.
White Home officer* declared that
the President's health had so far im
proved as to make it possible for him
to addreaa Congref* in person when it
ronvene* next month, but thct Mr.
Wilson haa aa yet made no definite
plana to do sc.
Fortune Teller (reading cards)—
You have lata of money coming, bat
no sickness whatever.
Client—That's peculiar I am tfc#
new doctor acroaa the atraet. Lm|
Scout.