i awANis cam
EFiCIMLYPK
EVERY FARMER '
0
; 7
THE WEATHER
FAIR TONIGHT. FRIDAY IN
CREASING CLOUDINESS.
PROBABLE RAIN.
:yj rerence
m
r r n r n p r
tr Proposals Being Sub
i lite J c:i Account, of. Ac
tion by Japan
OTHER DIG WARSHIPS
ARE TO BE RETAINED
Ar-srica and Great Britain
Are Also Demanding Spe
cial Concessions
(By Associated, Press)
. WASHINGTON,'. Dec.
15 Ccncicleration of the
r aval rat'cn question wa
vvJsr stood to have been
cr;":pUted by the Big
re :
cr tne wasiiuig"
I'.s-l'.'Z ?t state
L:c. iiugitt;3, .
... i
and Mr,
;pent an hour
'.;cu;;L-i, it was underr
.ooJ, the naval ratio ,
.c aastion and, at the
I rea'.i-up cf the session .
it was H!: rated that they
.would .not meet again.
This, was takenv to fore
cast fmal and complete
agreement on limitation
cf naval armament as
regards to United States,
japan and Great Britain.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.
Alternate proposals, relating
to .the '5-5-3 ratio as worked
out apparently overnight by
naval experts ' were presented
today ; to. Secretary Hughes,
Mr. Balfour and Baron Kato,
which indicated according to
delegation ' spokesmen, that
no; formal agreement 'had
beenreached by the Big
Three." .': ' .
1 The! . proposals, submitted
as a means of balancing the
. naval ratio to compensate for
the retention of the Mutsu by
Japan, would permit Great
Britain to build two super
Hoods, scrapping -vfour old
dreadnaughts and one battle
cruiser of the type of the Ti
ger and Repulse,' or to build
two battleships of. the Royal
Sovereign class, scrapping of
. four dreadnaughts but of; no
battle cruisers. . ;
: The' increase of the Ameri
can Ctonnage by 25,000 would
admit : the substitution of the
super-dreadnaughts, Colorado,
and Washington,; for the old
battleships. . Delaware and
North Dakota. '
J. A. Harrington, formerly of
Thomasville, 1. C, is visiting nela-
lives in the-, city for a : few days.
Mr. Harrington expects to make hia
Xutur henri In. Reidsvillej ,Ci
WELCOME,
x New Bern is proud . this evening to en
tertain visiting Kiwanians at the charter- pre-
sentation meeting of the; ; local Kiwanis
Club. -f: ".(.. V;.. :. :
.New Bern realizes th'je ,yalue and merits
of the Kiwanis, not only W this community,
but in -every other community, as welj.'
Kiwanis .stands for ' development .and',
progressiveness:; for friendship . and good
fellowship. ' ' ' , u v' 1
The Kiwanis Clubs of 'Eastern North"
Carolina include in their ' membership the
most progressive men of this section of the
state. 1 ' "
.THEY BUILD! ,
They .build a spirit of service, of co
operation, of unselfishness and of.responsi-'
bility. , :' -. - ' :
. New Bern is proud of its Kiwanis Club
and it feels it a great privilege to have here
this evening; Kiwanians from our ; neighbor
ing towns. , -
BULLETINS
GERMANY IS UNABLE TO PAY.
' - ' (By Associated Press) y
, BERLIN,- Dec. 15. The German : government, is .-. was
announced today,, has informed) the committee of guaran
tees . that it is impossible f or, -Germany , to, pay the sum due
in reparations January ,15 and
a moratorium. "
CONGRESS, ADJOURNS DECEMBER 22.
' (By' Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.
the Curtis resolution that congress ad journ for its holiday
recess from December 22 to January 3. The resolution now
goes to, the house where favorable action 'is anticipated." v
L
a , ; NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY APPOINTED.
- ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.
DSver, of Tacoma,- to be assistant .secretary of the . treasury
wds , understood today to have
dent Harding. Mr. Dov.er would
of North Carolina. His - appointment would complete the
new organization of the - treasury, which provides for three
assistant secretaries and an under-secretary.
!( TROOPS
icoroi
Have. Put an End - to Disturb
ances in Troublesome Coal
. Mine Areas -.-.v ,
:': (By Associated Press) '
PITTS BURGH,' Kan . , .. Dec. 15.-
With the arrival of three troops of
national guard cavalry .- here 'this
morning, the situation in the Kdnsas
coal fields was quiet. There were no
reports of further, activities "by . the
marching women, who for the last
three days have congregated a the
mnes and prevented miners from go
ing to work.
DA1L EIREANN MAY VOTE
TOMORROW ON TREATY
DUBLIN, Dec. 15. Hope that the
Dail Eireann would be able to reach
a vote on ratification of the Anglo
Irfsh treaty in a republic session to
morrow was expressed by Michael
Collins, one of the .advocates of rati
fication as 'the Dail went into secret
session this evening.
Mr. Collins -said to; the Associated
Press correspondent: :
"We are no nearer to a public
agrement than we were yesterday."
NEW BERNNORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER
i
eaches
Id
y .
that " she consequently asks
vj
The senate today adopted
The nomination of Elmer
been ' recommended by" Presi
succeed Angus W. McLean.
EXPECT TREATY
TO BE RATIFIE
Senate, It Is Believed, Will
Ratify Quadruple Agree
. ment in a Hurry
(Ev Associated Press).
WASHINCTON, Dec. 15. Ad
ministration senator who called to
day "at the. White House predicted
there would not be more than two
or three votes against ratification of
the quardruple power treaty when it
reched final vote in the senate.
The treaty is still in the hands of
the state department, today .and it
has not been disclosed when it will
he sent "to the White House for the
President's delivery to the senate.
1IAHRT FOOTK IS MAKIXG
Ki:.l)V l'Olt A JUG HOUT
Mr.1 Harry Foote, promoter of lo
cal wretitling matches, is looking
about wKH a view ot putting on a
real, snappy,, first class match be1
tween two of tho "big-league" wres
tling boys some time during the holi
day season -and as soon as the ar
ticles" can be arranged between a
pair of hefty grapplers, the exact
date of their zntetmg here is to be
announced. ...
reemen
I 64 Li
Lit m
mm
IE 1TREATY
Change of . Sentiment Notice
' abl ' at Meeting Held This
' i '. . , Afternoon
M'SVINEY'S SL$TER 5 ENDS
A LETTER 6f PROTEST
4-
Urgej That Irish Parliament
Refraim From-. Ratifying . .
British Treaty
(T.y AsKOfiatc-il PressV. -DT
; TI IjT N. . - : Den. v 15." The. Da-i
Siroann Icvia? resumed . Ia prxyn tc r.es
:ion its consiiloration i of tlie. tTpaty
"allinr-for the,-c?Ufciislmont- ofyth
rish Free Std.te. '
Toilaj's jtiion wn? JreW :t priv
ate desjilo tlio OYiin.ii -live
rfot .been ioached. on the -01
Mrd'M fi' JsHi'iev y ot Mn- Vr." '
'lfpj'"(ii"i'!f l:r-'-'., i.-wr:k ' slstwfl tlx'
reaty 'anil 1 lieir 'nietlirr.i of exorojH-j
ng tl?;Ir authority, t j -:
At the private' sejss'on yesCerday.
courtefty j -and f riendlinsss ontirely
:up-erccded the .siiappiness noticeable
n t5i' mom!sft" It was- found neees
;.1ry, however, to appoint a committee,
o eyninw all thj -orrefipouJence re
atlns to ihe' ileleteiA' iniwion to
London and in report ol this coram 5 1
ee .was presented today. ;w- . v
Today's newspapers publish - a let
er from Mary JeSwiney; sinter of tht
ateT Lord Mayor of Cork, proteRting
igatnst ratisflcalton of. the treaty. .
Supreme Court Is Asked - To
Express . Opinion As To
Constitutionality of Act v
By MAX I. AKKKXlTTIiy
RALEIGH,. Dee. J5j The senate
today re-referred the municipal, fin-
xnee aet and by resolution, asKen tne
uprtme court as to its opinion to
he constitutionality of the act with
efepence to the hrfuse amendment
rplMsin? JVIadison county from ., -the
ict.
;-- Opinions . of. lawyers differ on - the.
iuestipn. The- senate is very desirous
.o amend the' act by striking out the
amendment, but this would require
hiNoe readings in the bouso and three
'h'the Eienate, which would put ad
iourrnnrnt into next week.
The "-house passed a mass of local
.ills and jrlid some work on public
npasiiifa. nassimr the bi'l .whii-h
rive the risht refund of .taxes paid
n errof and amendments t otiie med
icine practice tut, which ..will allow
he hoard to refuse license to peo
olo of had character.
Witness Tells of Finding the
Blcod Stained Garments
at Eastlake Home
' (I'.v Associated Press).
MONTIiOSK, Va., Dec;. lr. Gar
ments such as usually are included
in a naval petty officers kit and hear
ing blood stains wore produced today
at the trial of- ltoger D. Eastlake.
charged with murder in connection
with. the ilcnth of his wife at Col-
nnial lieach and were identified as
having Iieen found in the Kastlake
home.
Vj. Paul Brinks, an engineer, des
cribed how he. with a party cf ser
chers had found the stained garments
hidden in a. box of toys.
Neither 'Miss Sara. Knox, indicted
jointly with Eastlake. nor the defen
dant, displayed the slightest sign of
emotion the morning f the murder,
adding thr.t Eastlake did not even
look at the body of his wife.
Miss Knox, a Baltimore-, nurse, is
to fce given a separate trial.
1P1ANCE ACT
RE-HEFERAEB-iy
THE SENATE
E ASJ LAKE M g
1921
at
fin
.MAYOR EDWARD CLARK
The' above is a 'photograph of .
KOlding' the - o41ice of .mayor of , New
KUanic Club. . , .
' For one man to hold both : of these offices is a petty high recom
mendation. - air. Clark has lived up to that, reputation. , He is an
etricienV'-city official and he has made the Kiwanians an excellent president.
AMTW
iwanians wm oecure
Their Charter Tonight i
New Bern's Kiwanis : Club
.will receive its charter tonight. ;.
A ' bis banquet will he staged
at Stanley Hall at .vvliieli scores
r ' visitors are exjHX-teil, from
uear-ly - tow iw.
lisirict Jovernop:.'Mrriman.
will be. on band to maki the
ojlicial presentation.
Ii W; v Hand, : in 'clutrge
of the program, lias prepared
a program whieli will not ix?r
mit of -a. single dull moment,
during' the course of tlc -eve-'
llillg. . .
Tlie baiujuet wUl bo ; seized
I he. rederai Authorities Asks
That Governors of States
Call Conference
Py Associated Press.)
AVASH INGTOf , Dec. 1 15. Gover
nori of the fteveral states are to be '
asked to call conferences; of -federal!
dint net attorneys and state prosecut-j
ing ritlorneys with a view of bring-'
ing about nicafer
tween tile iCt), t;: 1
co-operation be-
and state legal
agencies. Attorney General Da ugli
er ty announced today.
'The federal government is being
called upon more and more to do
the work of the state. .Mr. Daugher-
ty said, expressing the hope that some
plan could be decided upon whereby
the state could enforce its local laws
'itself.
- j
Messrs:; j. S ,Wootteii and .W. M.'.
Tyndall, of 'Ki'iston. returned home
last night after spe'ndiiig the day
here 1 attending to business.
IIT SITES TO ill STIIEIB
-ENFORCE. LAWS!' ELKS' BAZAAR
-, ; ! v ,-. '-y V
EV
' - . :.
Edward Clark, who in addition .to
Bern, is also .president of the local
at 7:30 o'clock.
In addition to
inejiilKirs of the local club their -'wives
also will .be. in nttend
ance. . Stk-eral r iris's will In of
fereU .during Hie . course of the
evening. Speakers or note
bolh local and from otlMr towns
kill havtl interesting things to .
say with reference - to. Kiwanis
aud i other, subjects of " iiltereHt. :
Tonight's, affair promises to
be tlio. most successful occasion
of its kinil 'ever, lipid in,: New '
Kerm Kiwanis have .: been look-'
iiiS forward, to it tor jsorae
' time and that are going to ..
lirake it a gala affair.
Large Humber of Attractions
Were Enjoyed by Persons
Present Last Night
'Thoae' who attended the Elks Baz
;.:ir last night enjoyed themselves to
!n' fullest extent, finding there many
?' i tract ions- to amuse them and a
l.v.-go variety of articles for sale,
'i'lie attendance was not as good as
; i.en .exp-cted but the members
;,,r , Kiks irum Corps are hopeful
that their many friends throughout
ti( city wi.l he on bund tonight and
during the rest of the week to help
make the bazaar a succes.
The occasion is really one of th
best ol its kind that has been staged
iri New Bern this season and it de
:'"i'ves the patronage of local resid
ents. Mrs. lavina Brinkley returned
home to Ki'nston last night after
, spending the day here- shopping and
visiting friends.
? '
.s1 "
should sign' up in- the Co-;
operative Marketing cam-
paign for cotton -and to
bacco. It means s, better'
prices. ' . - '
Single Copy: Five CenU
The Bill Provides. For
Changing Gity Limits
the Rowland Lumber
Company.
SPUR TRACK BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE
No Further Opposition
Is Expected In -The
.Legislature Against
the Two Measures
Reveising its .. unfavorable
report of last week, theocity
and towns committee , of the .
state legislature yesterday af
temjon reported fayorably, oh
the ; bill to change the city
limits of New Bern so as to
exclude the Rowland Lumber
company., ; -';
1 The bill t, was ;.rushed,-in,to
the hopper last night and. was .
passed hy the house. It wilt
be carried to the senate . to
day, were t ; is not believed
any Opposition against it . will
be expressed. . "
The other municipal bill, '
' . . ' . . I .
aUtnorKZing the -City OtllCialS '
of-New.1 Bern; to condemn pro-
perty necessary ; for the cori
struction : of a spur track to .
Union Point, , also passed , the
J house yesterday '' afternoon
R
and - is up beforethe senate '
today. " ' ( s-
The favorable report on'the-y.
city (limits bill, returned yes -i , jii K
V ' ' .. . ... v n .
I' 1 4 .. .1-1
;eraayi .was unanimous, rait ? '
members expressing the nVfrju j;? 1
selves a3 being in favor .of ta , t :-. ,
measure. - ' . , , - .i
n News of the action ; taken bys th;.-!
city and town committee ,was receiv-,
ed in New Bern yesterday evening
with general satisfaction. Following -.
the action of :. the . eommittee last '
week, it had' been considered extre- ;
inely doubtful whether faVorabl ac- '.
tion could be obtained." It ' developed, 1
however, that the committee had not U
been fully informed concerning th ' :
details of the, measure, and when it
was presented to them anew yester-r
day afternoon, the same member who . .
made the motion that an Unfavorable
report be rendered, ' announced that ...
he was in favor of changing, the verr -v
diet. Other members of the commit,- ''
tee expressed . themselves similarly
and th vote in favor of .the, blU wa -unanimous..
. .-'j. :'. .' t,
Quite a number of local business,
and professional men 'were present at
jthe hearing, among them being. R.-A.
Nunn. H. P. Whitehurst, R,vv C. ,
I T i . .. . . T-1 1 T u . T I n .
, pred Hardisoh. Mr. Harris and A. A,
Kafer. Mr. Turnbull, president of Ihe
Rowland Lumber - Company, -r also
was present at. the meadlng. . He . e3(f- ;
pressed himself as greatly apprecia
tive of the action taken by the cltl-
ens of New "Bern and thejr efforts In
his behalf. ' : ' , .
The Newpern delegation freturnsd
home this morning, very well satis
fied with the results of their mission
to Raleigh.
FATHER WHOSE SPANKING."'-..:'.
KILTiKO GIRL GETS REJUAt '
ALBANY, Dec. 15. Nathniel In
graham, strangled to death his six-.
vear-old daughter, Beatrice. ",whil
chastising her at Hyde Park In Febr
ruary lpst, was given a-new trial, by
the court of nppeal3 today. -Thestate.
highest court said: . , - . '
"The view of all -- the circum
stances and .urro-.iiJding' conditions 4;
there is not- Kullh'ient vweight.of
evidence to tusiity a ' finding ot f
murder in the first degree, hat' i
a premeditated design to- k?l," ;
; VflilOt