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r Sip JHmint lira letns (ESTABLISHED 18 8 0 MOUNT AIRY, NORTH* CAROLINA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10th, 1921. «1.M RR YEAR Of ADVANCE. •ROADSIDE IS TURNED LOOSE BY GEN. DAWES AGAINST ARMY CRITICS R«»m Fail to Prmai Hits Fran Swaaring Lika • "Buck" Private DWm^i Pmkiai. Wukinfton FVh 3. — Another broadside war Irt loose by Charles G. Dawes today againat the confxaaaK)ri al methods of investigating the con duct of the war Attacking what he characterised aa a partisan attempt to blacken the name of the whole American army Wanae of the hlundera of a few, the former brigadier general in charge of •upply procurement in fiance, de clared house committee* could serve a more useful public service by turn ing the searchlight upon the waate of millions of government dollars right tnder their nose. A group of women in the crowded • omtnittee room failed to prevent Mr Dawes from swearing like a "bock" private. He strode around the < unuiiiivee ruum, nuunB iwruci uren he was hit. and swearing madly every time he construed the questioning as a reflection on any part or parcel of the fighting outfit of which he wa» a part. Chairman Johnson, himself ai former service man at the front, told Mr. Dawes at the end'of the hearing V wished there had been other wit nesses as truthful and a* unafraid to speak out in meeting. Mr. Dawes made no attempt to con- j < ral the feeling that he was having a very good tim«\ At times the room | was in an uproar of merriment, and j the echo of oaths swept down the long' corridor of the big building as he turned his wrathful language upon critics of the war who stayed at home. Referring to numerous investiga tions by the house Mr. Dawes said he •bought the people were sick of them. "Why, there is no longer any news in it," he shouted. "U I wasn't here, strutting around and swearing, there would be no news in this. Don't for sref that it was an American war. not s Republican or a Democratic war. snd the record of the glorious work of our army will live hundreds of • ars after your committee is dead : nd gone and forgotten." When the name of General Persh ing was brought into the discussion Mr. Dawes could hardly control his *nger. "There were hounds in this country he declared, "who tried to spread the false news that Pershing was at a theater the night of the armistice. He was there like hell. He was at his office, starting the work of cancelling vast war contracts to save money. I will take 25 or 50 years for Persh ing to get his place in history, but let me tell you the time will come when every doughboy overseas will be proud to say he was one of Pershing's men. , "You can try to give me all the hell you want—I like it. You kick be cause I sold a lot of second-hand junk to the French government for $400,000,000 instead of keeping 40, 000 soldiers there to guard it while we tried to peddle it. My conscience hurts me sometimes when I think we charged them too much." Mr. Dawes said he was a Republi can, but was broad enough to give I the war department full credit for its! work In getting more men to the front than France and Great Britain nut there in the same nerkxi Thi-n! he jumped upon the department and | denounced it for its refusal to permit1 promotion of men in the ranks—4or< privates and sergeants who had the! grit of generals. The rule by which men, eager to go overseas hut kept at home, were required to wear silver stripe* was characterized a* one of the most disgraceful acts of the war.' Turning sljarply upon house war in-' v estimating committers as a whole, General Dawes said that the value of their work had been rendered useless > through injection of partisan politics. "1 bitterly reaent this effort to re flect upon the entire army because j some poor devil blundered iti Switzer land," he shouted. "You csn not put a blotch on the army. What the hell did we go in for—to steal money? It; was not a Republican or a Democratic war. It was an American war and yet aa a rule these committees try to bring in partisan polities. "You could use your time investi gating to a better advantage right bars trying to save disgraceful gov ernment waste You could save mi* money for the people Bat as to France you haven't cot irldmct to make a cue, if one existed. and 1 don't believe it doaa. Representative Flood, Democrat. Vlnrinia, told General Da wee his idea of invastigaton wma to draw a laaaon for the future; if bad adminiatration waa ahown to say so and if there waa fraud and graft, to find It and aae that the guilty were punished "Yea," General Dawea replied, "but iliint let thia thing go before the peo ple aa a partisan fight Everybody wanta to hear something had about1 ■omobody elae. I am not here to make chargea that would blacken thej name of a aoldier who cannot come in to he heard." Asked about grafters who followed, the American army to France, Mr. Dawea aaid: "Ye*, they were there. Home of the moat despicable characters on earth,. trying to help the army by selling it' thing* needed at exorbitant figures, i There waa one man we caught and de ported. What'a hia name? Oh. what's the uae? I am not a muck raker. He was a traitor, and 1 wish i we could have shot him " General Dawea praiaed the men in the army, saying it waa the fashion now a days to condemn them. "Considering everything," he de-, dared, "the record of accompliah-, ment of the war department in get- j ting ready for war waa a greater ac- i complishment than that of France or! Great Britain in the same period of| time. I don't believe you can pick j flaws there, and I am not speaking as, a Democrat. "Long after this committee is dead and gone the achievement of the American army , will stand as an everlasting blaxe of glory. You have tried to make a mountain out of a molehill, but thank God. the army was American, not Republican nor Democratic." Asserting that the people were tired of war talk and fault-finding. General Dawes, hanging the table, said: "It will be tt or SO year* before j Pershing's place in history is fixed,"' Iir amu. ur riJMlU inn u«»e wun mc war had he sought to put popularity above duty. And let w tail , JW— j the doughboy* now complaining will i live to see the day wh<n they will.be proud that they fought under hup." , Declaring authority and reapoiuti-1 hility in the armyshould be central ized in peace times as well as during war. General Dawes said the Ameri can army was "deteriorating again into a bureaucracy which is bound to prove inefficient." "You members of Congress who lis ten to every whipper-snapping bureau 1 chief who comes running to you with! a tale of woe are largely responsible," the witness shouted. The general pleaded that the army i and its officers be "protected from muckrakers who pick fly specks." The committee was told that the "next war" would "break out over night" and that the army and navy probably would get into a row as to which would boss the affair. General Dawes declared the United States aviation program had been%a "terrible failure" largely because of "over-confidence and inexperience." "Even if we didn't have the planes we had the aviators—the best in the world," he added. General Dawes auclared the gove rnment was purchasing its supplies "in the same wasteful and disgraceful manner" as the army did when the United States entered the war. The President has authority, he continued, to create centralized business con-| trol. Heavy taxation and a desire for economy has put the public in a frame of mind favorable to - such a rhantft- General Dave* said, add in? that it might be inaugurated "dur ing the next administration," if "pin heads who would be affected" were not permitted to "stab it in the back." ° General Dawes said the question of distinguished service medals "was the greatest mistake of the war. aijd it nlayed hell with th< service." "You opened a Pandora's box and satisfied nobody." he said, "ft was a I new toy and the man wearing one on his cheat wanted to lord it over some poor devil who deserved it, but who was not eligible because CongreM limited the award to men in high positions of responsibility." General Dawes said he did not "be lieve a damned word" of charges that General Pershing permitted unneces sary loss of life after the armistice. Iowa State College has recently completed tests which show that aj wagon pulls easier when the load la | placed over the rear wheels than when it is placed over the front em. < The difference in pull la said to amount to about 100 pounds CONFEDERATE VETERAN SPENT NIGHT IN SWAMP Old Soldier Survive* What Might Have Killad Much Younger Man Greenville. Feb. 2.—W H. Renfrew, of Roper, Washington county, in her* »|wndlni a few day* with his daugh ter. Mm. C. H Whirhard, nruprratinf after a moat extraordinary and har rowing experience of a night spent in the "Dismal" between Roper and Bel haven, in which he suffered intense cold and exposure It ia very re markable that he aver came out alive. A Confederate veteran 74 year* old. with remarkable phyaical energy, he overcame what would have cauaed the death of many men younger and ap parently stronger. Sunday. January 23. he took a walk down the raffroad toward Bel haven from Roper He started about 10 a. m thinking he would take a walk and return soon. He is a great walker and *o<.rt foifhd himself sever al miles down the road. Coming to the new drainage ranal being cut through these wilds he walked down its bank for some distance, just to look it over. Coming to another section of the canal, he found It get ting late and concluded he would ♦ake bark to the railroad. Progrea* along it» bank, which was piled high with dirt, root*, stump* and other stuff thrown out from the canal, wan slow, and he too late found that night waa near and he a long way* from the railroad. Having had no dinner, and not a drink -of water, he began to feel the effecta of hi* experience. Night rame on, hut with it a full moon, and he slowly picked hi* way along the bank. Hi* thirst becoming *o great he decided to have a drink of the] water down in the canal, so near yet far bevond hi* reach. At last It, found a place to try to get water. | (jetting down the be*t he could fori water, he wa* just in the act of get-1 ting his hat filled, when his hold; rave way and he fell into the icy waters. Just at thia tint* a huge bear plunged into the canal, swaiii alrro** "and 'made haste to escape In the darkne** of the dense under-| i»rowth Scrambling out Wie' **ter to the hank, he fonnd himself getting col;l! and colder. However, he continued It A the be*t he could to kecp hup"elf j from freezing. The intense cold i a used him much suffering, and at time* he was almost* reuHv to give up. Having no matches, he could not make a fire. At one place two small halls, as of fire peered at him from the darkness. They were the eyes of it wildcat, but the animal attempted no harm. His wet clothes soon he came frozen and his limbs becamc stiff, but still he did not give up. At last day came, and soon thereafter he reached the railroad and turned hi* steps toward Roper. A mile or two took him to a farmhouse, where he was taken in and cared for. His clothes were frozen hard, his hands nnd finders were almost frozen, his ear* were frostbitten, and he was in bad condition. However, under the kind care of the farmer and his good wife he befcan recovering and in a few hours was able to resume his journey back to Roper. Thinking it l est for him to take the exercise, he declined the insistent offers of being r arritd >to .Roper. Slowly he made his return arriving there late in the afternoon. „ \ i V Wolfe-Wolfe Of interest to friends in this city was the marriage of Miss Verile Wolfe, student it Salem collage. Win stun-Salem. and Adolphus H. Wolfe, d( Dobson, which took place Tuesday morning of Iftat week in Greensboro. The bride was visiting her sister, Mrs. George S. Draughon, in Pied mont Heights, and it was at her home the wedding took place. Mrs. Wolfe is from Draughton, In Suit)' county, and taught achool in that place. Mr. Wolfe is a young attorney of Dobaon and chairman of the Surry county Republican executive commit tee. He ia a graduate of the Uni versity of North Carolina and a mem ber of the Golden Fleece, which honor he won as being the best scholar in the claas. Canada is discussing the possibili ties of the musk ox as a source of wool. In the Arctic region, east of the Mackenaie River, millions .of these animals are to be found forag ing and thriving on a pasturage which no ether animal but the rein deer could lire on. PRESIDENT DENIES DEBS PAROLE PLEA Aph*1 by AXini»y-Cwiir«l in Behalf of Imprisoned So cialist Loader ia Promptly Refused. Wushtnrton. District of Columbia -President Wilson yesterday refused to grant s pardon to Eugene V. Dabs, the Socialist leader now serving a 10-year sentence in the federal pant tentiary at Atlanta, Georgia, accord ing to announcement given out at the White\ House. An appeal for clemency in behalf of Mr. Dabs was aant to the President laat Saturday by A. Mitchell Palmer. /Attorney-funer al of the United Stales. President Wilson received the peti tion yesterday forenoon After read ing it, he wrote the arord "Denied" across the face of the recommenda tion and ordered to returned to the (Vpartment of Justicc ■ Although Mr. Debs' nentence for for violating the Espionage Act does not terminate, with the good behavior allowance until December 28. 1925, Attorney-General Palmer pointed out in his recommendations that he (Debs) would be eligible for parole on August 11, 1922. Mr. Palmer alao dwelt on the good record established by Mr. Debs during his impr'.son ment in the Atlanta prison, when he has been reported a "model prisoner." hv the warden, Fred G. Serbat. "If he has not been punished ade quately. he has at least been severely ounished," Mr. Palmer declared ->f Mr. Debs in his recommendation! for a commutation of Mr. Debs' sentence "in the light of all the evidence." Mr. Debs' violent sp«?ech at Canton, Ohio in 1918, was the cause of hi* arrest. During that speech he con demned the United State* Govern ment for its part in the world war. and denounced the selective draft system of this government in secur ing men for the army. Having been indicted on 10 counta. Mr. Deb* *u convicted on three by JDavM C. W«t«h»»»r. a federal' ludtre. and sentenced to nerve 10 years in the Moundsville. West Vir ginia penitentiary. He was found iruilty of havinir violated the E» nionaife Act in September. 191R. Although hi* conviction wan hotly contested at the time by hi* numer oua Socialist friends, it wa* upheld bv the Supreme Court on March 10, 1919. following which Mr. Debs was imprisoned in the Moundsville peni tentiary on April 13. He was soon transferred t<« the Atlanta peniten tiary, where he is now incarcerated. Over 2,000 Women Among 6,171 Suicide* New York. Feb. 2.—Suicides dur ing the year of 1920 nun>b»ter 6,171. including 707 children, members of the Save-a-Life League were told here by Dr. H. M. Warren, president of the league. Thin exceeded the fi gure* of the previous year by more than 1000 cases, he said. During the year 2604 women died thru self destruction. This is a large in crease over the preceding year. The increased percentage among v-omen was ascribed to their entry in commercial and political life. Un happy domestic relations and living conditions also were large contribut ing factors. The youngest suicide in the coun try during the past year was five vears of age. and the oldest was 108. More 'than 400 sbldiers have taken their lives since the termination of the war, the report stated. Firearms, poisons and illuminating gas were the most usual methods employed. The league went on re cord as favoring uniform laws gov erning the sales of drugs and the possession and sale of firearms as a deterrent to child suicide. Classified among the cases of self destruction in 1920 were 75 pre sidents and managers of large busi ness concerns, 36 men reputed to be millionaires, - 28 wealthy women, 24 lawyers, 8 judges, 51 doctors, 44 act ors and actresses. 84 college profes sors and teachers, 27 college students 24 brokers, 59 bankers, including 14 bank presidents, 12 clergymen, 2 evangelists and 1 Y. M. C. A. secre tary Word* of Appreciation. Lithonia. Ga.. Feb. 1. 21 Find enclosed check for one yean subscription to The News. I do net want to mias • single issue We al ways look forward to gettiar M the sans as & letter from boar 8. T. C. GERMANY SHALL NOT THRIVE AND FRANCE SUFFER Prtmwr Brtand Tails Chambar of Oopati** That Hatad Enemy Shall Pay the C—1». Paris, Keh. Kram-r still intend* to km- that Germany la made to pay her debt In full if her fronomlr ion dition permit* of such puvment, Pre mitt Brtand nforr. «l the chamber of deputies t'»l«\ In rrrron'l i* th» -to < laration of his minlatrv m. the fe paration* question. "The Kranch fovi rnratn ," aaid the pram tar In reviewing thr leciann n-arhed by the allied .oipreme conn il at ita meeting in Pari* lunt week, "haa in no wise rt-nouncad tha pur pose of collecting the entire debt doe from Germany if she recover* her economic proa peri ty " Tha decisions of tha Supreme «\.un cil, M. Rriand explained. "meant the payment by Germany to the trait »f her economic capivity. the principal rmasurr toward which ia tl- • develop ment of her exportations." The new plan, which the allied con feraea had in view at the meeting, the premier aald. waa to verify and fix the exact total of Germany'* export* and the general result 'of the confer ence wat to avoid a paradoxical situa tion in which Germany's foreign trade would thrive thru deliver** of her product* to the allie* to the detriment of allied industries. The session waa resumed an hour later, but It waa not expected that the interpellations would be com pleted and a vote reached on approval of the declaration before tomorrow. Germany to Make Counter Proposals Berlin, Germany—Dr. Walter Si mons. the Foreign Minister deliver ed his eagerly expected speech this' afternoon before a crowded and ex cited Reichstag Two vital sentences in the Minister's long speech were as follows: "The German Government cannot regard the allied proposal aa a poaai hle basis for further negotiations." Second' "The German Government proposes to formulate new proposals for submission to the Allies." The minister denounced the pro posals bitterly as constituting an at tempt to keep the German people in economic slavery for 42 years, and added, amid cheers of the deputies: "The (iermnns refuse to do slaves work." The minister also criticised the en tente's prohibition of the independent floating of loans, and expressed re gret that there was no recognition at Paris of Germany's very succeaaful and complete disarmament. The Reichstag debate on the subject was adjourned until tomorrow. TV Four Guest* A knock at the door—but he Was dreaming a dream of fame And the one who knocked drew softly back And never again he came. A knock at the door—as soft. As soft, as shy as a dove. But the dreamer dreamed till the truest was gone— And the guest was Love. A knock at the door—again The dreamer dreamed away Unheeding, deaf to the gentle-call Of the one who came that day. A knock at the door—no more The guest to that door came. Yet the dreamer dreamed of the one who called— For the guest was Fame. A knock at the door—but still He gave it no reply; And the waiting guest gave a • Kerry hail 'Kre he slowly wandered by. A knock at the door in dreams The dreamer fain would grope, 'Till the guest stole on, with a humbled sigh— And the gueat was Hope. A knock at the door—'twas loud. With might in everjr stroke; And the dreamer stopped in his dreaming thought And suddenly awoke. A knock at the door—he ran With the swiftness of a breath; And the door swung wide, and guest I came in— And the guest was Death. < —Josh Wink in Baltimore American.! The wine mOh el the WaUerf Astoria hotel to New York City to to be made over tote a gjMMtaa. SARAH WYCHOFF outs AT THE STATE PRISON Had SfMl 42 Y«m Tkm; Coartcted of Mmedmr Bwt Raleigh Fab 1.—la a little grave yard In Alfumkr county In th* Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, the body of Mrs. Sarah Wyrhoff. aged 76. will be buried beside that of her husband. Wesley. for whoev Border she completed In the state pcUmi a Ufa lentwcf yaara tho Mkot hrated of the crime by a deathbed confession A negro, "Bob McQsrkle. wm huuged for the killiag Mra. Wyrhoff. who died at Um peni tentiary hen- yesterday ha* twfuaed inrdons during the laat 20 year* from five governors, explaining that her children had all died and aha had rowhere to go and waa content to remain among her priaon friend* th* balance of her life. Mra. Wyrhoff waa tried with Me Torkle for the murder of Wealey Wychoff in 1 WW Both protected their innocence. The negro wm found guilty of murder In the fh*t derree and hia hanging waa the only one that took place in Alexander county. , Mra. Wychoff waa convict ed of conspiracy aad sentenced to life imprisonment. Both were convicted on circumstantial evidence Mrs. Wychoff was seised with aa attack of rheumatism 23 years a*o and since that time had been unable to walk. For years she haa event most of her time in bed and in a wheel chair knitting, crocheting and sewing. She specialized in making little fancy aprons which prison of ficials sold for her. From the money gathered in this way she had fitted out a coxy little cell in the priaon and enough money was found after her death to pay all burial expenses. The body of Mr* Wychoff is at a local undertaking establishment awaiting word from relatives before being shipped to the mountains. Some Sales at Planter* Ware house .1 A. (lammons, 64 lb* at 07c, 164 lbs. at Mr, 170 lbs. at 39c Roy Simmons. 84 lbs. at 35c, 172 lbs at 44c. 1M lbs at t51c. P I.. Hill, 23*; lbs at Mr 104 lbs. at 40c. 214 lbs at 75c R !,. McOee. 104 Ih* at lie, 68 lbs. at 45c. J. . Anderson. 174 lbs. at 34c. 164 lb-* at 37c. 208 lbs. at 71c Boh Batnmati, 88 lbs. at 37c. «2 Iba. at 58c. F P Stone, 352 lbs at 30c, 318 Iba. at 61c. F. T. Hollintrsworth. 226 lbs. at 38c. 284 lbs. at 48c. B P. Smith. 228 lbs at 37c 42 lbs. at 52c. W B. Nichols. 190 lbs at 36c. 444 lbs. at 49c J. S. Collins. 98 lbs. at 46c. 274 lb«. at 57c, 320 lbs. at 60c. Atkins A Slate. 212 lbs at 36c. 76 lbs. at 39c. 494 lbs at 50c T. H. Brown. 416 Iba. at 49c, 90 lbs. at 62c. 302 lbs. at 62c G. W Wood. 70 Iba at 45c, 90 Iba. at 46c. 74 lbs. at 51c. A. T. Kmc, 184 lbs. at 30c, 130 lbs. at 40c. 100 Iba. at 45c, 30 lbs. at 60c. Willard ft Stone, 316 lbs at 80c, 372 lbs. at 68c. J. L. Coin, 100 lbs. at 32c. 212 lbs. a) 43c, 210 Ibe. at 68c. J. M. Lon«r. 94 lbs. at 36c, 120 lbs. at 85c. 90 lbs. at 87c, 286 lbs. at 60c. R. S. Collins. 150 lbs at 35c. 224 lbs. at 46c. Abe Eads. 196 lbs at 3'c, 274 lbs. at 50c. Love A Cook. 250 lbs. at 34c. 210 lbs. at 66c. F. L. Hollingsworth, 280 lbs. at S7r. .102 lb*, at 47c. 294 lbs. at 49c B. F. Beasley, 254 lba. at 40c, Slh lb*, at 47c, 170 lb*, at 50c. 200 lba. at 70c. J. M. Georjre. !»4 lb* at 42c, 118 lit*, at 70c. Smith Bros 364 lba. at 35c. 56 lbs •t 6Sc. T. J. Simpson 360 lba at 36c, 1«0 lb*, at 49c. Geo. Co*. 354 lb*, at 32c, 13? lba at 49c. A. J. Key. 270 lba. at 35c, 2»6 lba at 40c. 196 lba. at 43c, 344 lba at 45c. 92 lba. at 67c. 144 lba. at 68c No# is the tiata for yoa to finish selling the remainder of your nop We are averaging around 825 00 and we advtae yoa to market jrOur tobac co as aoon as you can. We «ut to sell the remainder of your crop aad we will Me that every pile brings the top ef the'market. Tow rrienfa. Hayitea, lueea A Haynaa.
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