MOUNT AIRY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 25th, 1920 ESTABLISHED !Mfl 1 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 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 » 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 0er 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