!"f f 'l The Concord Daily Tribune I
DISPATCHES
VOLUME XXII.
I CONCORD. N. C. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1922
no. aot.
GERMANY ANXIOUS TO
GET AMERICA'S HELP
1st the. W rtwhr Every member
Germans Sumat That Arner.'0' ,b lnh b0' ' " present.
V , . V"" Secretary Verhnrg anfu.amvd at the
ICa Appoint ConRMaaiOlt tO aseetlnn that Concord wan aerunil in
f Till art a, L j. UnrmmL 0 attendance la this dtatrlri during No-
unicrvue inoroayn aur t,.mi,e. Hickory leading.- conord
vey of Germany's Finances. average for the month was mm.
WANT HOOVER TO
HEAD COMMISSION
It is Stated That, Great Bri
tain Has Agreed to Plan,
and Approval of French
Government Expected.
London. Iff. gj By the Asms inted
Preaa i The request made by the Gee
inttii trade coniuiissidiuthiit u commit
tee f American business men heeded
by Hertrt Hoover, vislj Germany to
inictrtitk n HiniiUMfli Hiurny of eeo-iionik-
condition Him would !k used
iib a Imsls of ii new reparation treaty
wan seen hen- today aa iMrhji)i Hip
starting ilnt of the flock of rumor
a to American intervention in Hip iph
ration iirotilPin.
Grem Hrltnln, it is seml-omcinlly
learned, Iiuk informed Hip American
Hlnte department of ItK consent to such
a plan. The British government m
message, Kent in ri-siKinse to nn in
iiiiry Troui Hip I'nited States, it was
nail!, is PXiiectPil to Ik followed ly the
assent of France,' to which the Amori
cun government also coninnicuted
the Herman suggestion.
The proposal was marie ly ' a government-commission
headeil liy Chan
ii'ilor GUM to get the I'nited States
riiainlier of Commerce which in turn
is understood to have asked uskiil Sec
retary Hoover to present the plan at
a cabinet meeting. This was done and
the mntter passed Into the minds of
Secretary Hughes.
The Hermans propose that the Am
erican, commission determine the ex
tent of Germany's anility to pay, and
assert they would agree to meet this
amount if France and Greal Hrltnln
niiprove of the plan. To this end. Sec
retary Hughes opened negotiation.;
with the London and Paris govern
ments. French Attitude Nat Known Yet.
Washington. l)ee. 21 (By the Asso
ciated Press). Herman overtures
through Informal channels for Ameri
can: Intervention to obtain a revision
ol lierman reimrallons. scheduled ro-Jj
soclated rress, throws the lirst detinite
light on the method by which Ameri
can influence is being drawn into ft
new attempt at final adjustment of the
vexing reparations problem.
The next step to lie looked for ot
viously is nn indication of the French
nttitduo on the Herman proposal that
an American economic commission re
view Uermnny's present situation and
estimate her capacity to pay as a bas
is for a new reparations treaty.
There is reason (o lielieve that the
previous government reports from Ber
lin nre of a character to Justify hope
that, if France should prove agreeable
to the proposed plan for reparations
revision, no insurmountable obstacle
would remain in the way of an agree
ment us to the specific amount Ger
many could and would Jiay.
A stumbling block to such an agree
ment up ' to this time, oflllcluls here
and . in Berlin are understood to have
felt, has been the lack of n channel
for informal preliminary exchange of
views between Berlin and Pans. Brit
ish agencies hardly could offer their
services, as Great Britain is too fully
committed on reparations view in op
position to the French position to lie
effective in negotiations to Hie Paris
government.
As the proposal approved by 'the
Carlo government is seen here, it rep
resents employment of American com
mercial and covernmental airencies to
bring German and French views into
harmony.
Tatty Arhuekle, Barred r'rom
Screen Since April, Restored. ,
Ixis Angeles. Dec. 20 Roscop Ar
bucklp, rotund comedian, barred from
i the screen since last April because of
the' encounter with the law, was to
day restored to the OTivllege of m
ing back to the p ace ne once oecupxd
in his industry, if 1ft can. ill H.
Hays, head of the picture Industry, an
nounced that all restrictions against
the actor were to end Jaunary 1.
The Famous Players-Lasky corpora
tion, which distributed Arbuckle's pic
tures, announced that no effort would
be made at present to market mime
, films that were withdrawn, or otners
that werje never released. Joseph
Schenvk, producer, said he would em
ploy Arhuekle and the latter said he
was thankful for the chance to work
and would strive to make good.
Yadkin County Farmer Shot by Negro.
ipr the AaasHmed Pnn
Winston-Salem, De.c. 21 Henry F.
Shore, aged 00, a prosperous Yadkin
ooiuit.v farmer, and father of Brnle
Shore, at one time one of the leading
pitchers pf the American League, may
recover from a pistol snot wound in-
flirted lust night by "Boots" Shore
a negro, who had been In. the employ
of Mr. Shore for seven years. A re-
port received this morning froni at
hospital to which the wounded man
was brought, says Mr. Shore is resting
easily.
Misses Nash and Moody, teachers nt
the Fenlx school, have gone to thetnrer, gun maker and brick, mnnufne-
homes in Watauga county to spend the!
holidays.
Messrs. Bill Morris and Jones Yorke
are In from State College for the holidays.
M.UUA.M
SSTi'JUW F1S BASIL H.
rarto
I li.b (.iien in
ten Ariel Cat
Trani-act mo of routine. bnrWiin and
MMMIu uanrr oa ike aononaol
of tbe dub arere the chief faata of
the weakly netting of Hie Romr) 1iih
in -oii-ii i mcniiinnii iaim mm me
King's Daughter wanted lire Hutu
rlaa and tire Klwanbin to enfry
Christmas package to the city's nn
firtunatea on Sunday afternoon The
five Rntarlati wlai will aerre on this
committee are Km I Hrowji, Frank
Niblock, Ed. Kanvaln. lather Hurt
Sell and Charles ley. ,
Stretary Vprtmrg read a letter from
the i 'uncord Kiwanls Club cougretuhit
ing the Holary Cluh fur. bringing Dr.
Barker to t 'uncord. The lectures
were of great benetit and Interest, the
letter slated.
The Herretarjf aisn stated tliat the or
ganization bad iiicbnseil a $2."i Christ
mas Seal Imnd : had paid 2ii for
Billies for the Jackson Training School,
and bad given Miss May Stockton f35
for ri'lief work' In tneconnty.
The pa ter on the personnel of the
club was prepared by Alex Howard,
and proved one. of uuiisual interest.
It gives facts of interpst from the lifp
of (Hill mcnilKT, and tend to bring
ach memlM'r into a closer friendship.
The paper points oul :
The Conconl Rotary Clnli lias -Ml
member, of which .'17 are regular: two,
Branson Coltrane and Irvin Wood
Iioiisp, honorary: and one. Hill .Ion
kills a-soeiale.
North Carolina Is the birthplace of
M nieinls-rs. 3 of whom were Imrn in
Cabarrus county: two. Chris. Ritchie
and Clias. Ivey in Ktnnly county : two,
Hal Jmrett and Joe Itavis in Yadkin
county, and one each from the follow
ing counties: Rowan, Frank Niblock :
Havie, Jiai Dnyvatdt: Alamance, siiipii
Webb- Wake. Fab Haywood: Gran
ville. Kill Jenkins: Anvon. Archie Har
ris: Randolph. Branson' Coltrane; Cha
tham! Bailey Woinhle, and Orange,
Tom Webb.
In addition to the above vwe have
Lester Coltrane horn in Missouri,
Irvin Woodhouse. in New Jersey, Tom
Lawrence in Virginia, Kd. Nanvnin In
Indiana. Bill Caswell In Canada. Mar
tin Vprhurg in The Netherlands and
Alex Howard in Georgia.
We have thirty-sis married men,
thrpjp bachelors and one widower.
Might of onr married men have no
children but the others have a suffi
cient qunntRy to make up a total of
7S. Branson Coltrane and Charlie
Ritchie lead with six children each,
jnl
Duvvnull follows with live and
mmh-'-ftlnmeUT' RHywmm,
Charles Ivc,v, Anbrey Hoover and Tom
Webb come next with 4 each.
The total age Of our members is
1,7)12 years, which gives us an aver
age of 44 3-4 year per member,
Daniel Branson Coltrane, at the age
of 80, has the honor of being our
oldest memlier while "100 per cent."
Bob Ridenlionr at 2t has the honor of
lielng our youngest member.
Bill Gibson, Bill Jenkins, Frank
Niblock, Charles Ivey, Knrl Brown and
Arthur Pounds are. the same age. 43
years While Aubrey Hoover, Archie
Cannon, Ed. Sauvain, Tom Lawrence
and Bnlley Womble are the same age,
40 years.
College was attended by 2.1 of our
members while 1" members have mnde
a success without a college education,
some of whom nre Branson Coltrane,
Irvin Woodhouse, Charles Ritchie.
Gus Hartsell, Maury Richmond, Ed
Sauvain, Tom Webb, Archie Harris,
Arthur Pounds, Jim Dayvnult Charlie
Ivey. Joe Goodman and othersi Jutlg-
ting from this lfst of members one could
easily form the opinion that there is
more in the man than in the college,
and while perhaps a college education
helps, it does not make the. man.
We have 20 Presbyterians. 11 Meth
odists, 0 Episcopalian); 8 Lutherans
and one Baptist.
The 'first, vocation of some of oht
members is very interesting as there.
Is ipiite a contrast to their present vo
cation. Branson Coltrane started his busi
ness career as a photographer : Irwin
Woodhouse ns a clerk In a dry goods
store, then a printer and then buck
Into the drv goods business, and find
ing that he could not conscientiously
mark up his goods 100 per cent, quit
and went into the banking business.
Martin Cannon started his business life
as a doffpr boy in a spinning room;
Tom Webb and Arthur Odell ns sweep
ers in a cotton mill. Gus Hartsell's
flrSt work was in a tan yard and
Charlie Ivey's in a brick yard. Fnb
Haywood, Bill Caswell and Hal Jar
rett were teachers and Aubrey Hoover
and Bill Sherrill first were printers.
Maury Richmond started as a delivery
boy and Joe Davis, Sam Rankin. Bill
Jenkins. Frank Niblock, Bill Flow!
John Allison and Archie. Harris were
farmers, and John still is. You will
note that Bill Flowe claims to have
been a farmer but I nm informed from
a reliable source that lie was one of
the most successful Five-I'p players in
No. 10 township, ranking ne.xt best to
Mose Ftirr
Kd. Sauvain admits of having been
a stenographer, bookkeeper, jockey, tie
tectlve for the Pullman company, hard
I ware merchant and cotton manufuc-
turer.
Bill Gibson stated at the. University
of North Carolina a number of years
nn1 there got the first spirit of-Rotary.
it la, not recorded that, he broke any
records ns a student, but It is recorded
that he made more friends there than
any other student. After leaving tbe
University Bill became a hank clerk,
assistant cashier, lumber maliufactu
turer. Howeypr.'the most notable In
I dent of Bill's "'e ls h'8 military career
of which wc are familiar.
The first military hand was hoard In
England In 1780. '
El
Verdict Returned in Court in
Greensboro Against Defen
dant Charged With Mak
ing False Entry.
SENTENCE HAS NOT
BEEN ANNOUNCED
Jury Received the Case Yes
terday at 5 p. m. Charges
Against Hedgecock Filed
Several Months Ago.
1ST lt( ....-l .l,il IMCM.
Hreenshoro. Dec. 21. Three years in
the state's prison was the sentence
iiiiHisel by Judge V. F. Harding upon
linsil H. Hedgecock. of Hlgli Point,
convicted in (iuilford ("ountv Sftperior
Court this morning of making a false,
entry in the ncconnt of M J. Wrenn.
a- deimsltor of the Home Ranking Co..
of High I'hint. when Heilgecoek was
cashier of that Institution.
Notice of appeal to Supreme Court
was given, no additional bond be!ng
rei(u!red since the prisoner Is already!
under ieHRa.000 bmitl whilh was riven '
ut the time he was first charged with 1
having mnde the false entry last April.
J here are several counts, charging
false e.ufiiesTlmt If was Mated in court
today these would not depressed. One
charging Heilgecoek and WIJl Switzcr
with conspiracy to defraud the bank,
will lie heard at the January term of
Superior Court, it is said.
In returning lt verdict this morn-
rig the. Jury recommended mercy of thp
court.
Greensboro. X. C Dec. 21. Basil It
Hedgecock. former cashier of the
Home Banking Co.. of High Point.
was found guilty this morning of mak
ing a false entry on the account of M,
J. Wrenn, one of thp depositors of the
linnk, the jury returning its verdict
shortly lief ore noon after being out on
the case since lute yesterday after
noon.
Sentence will lie pronounced this af
ternoon, it is expected.
The case against the banker grew
out of an alleged shortage of funds dis
covered in the High Point institution
when the Imnk accounts were audited
last April by examiners under direc
tion or the State banking department.
Charges were filed against Hedge-!ulv.ivaa-?elpeil
under hoad;
An alleged shortage of approxi
mately $123,000 is shown by the audit.
lint the specific count on which the for
mer cashier was tried Involved the
false entry in the Wrenn account of
$10,000 which reduced the savings ac
count of the depositor from .$24.242.n0
to $14,242. 50.
The case began Monday at 11 o'clock.
the taking of testimony lieing com
pleted at 4 p. m. Tuesday, mid argu
ment of attorneys Jind the i Judge's
charge followed, the jury receiving
the case yesterday afternoon at 5
o'clock.
EFFORTS UNSlKTESSFirii
Lake Bragged but Bodies of Men Re
ported to Have Been Munlerct1, Not
Found. ;
(By the Associated Press.)
Mer Rouge, La., Dec. 21 The de
tachment W the Lousiana National
Quanl i;hat late yesterday dragged a
part of Lake Lpfourche about etght
miles from here in an effort t locate
the .bodies of two men reported to
have been murdered by a band of
white robed men last August at the
kidnapping of five prominent tMer
Rouge citizens, were unsuccessful In
their efforts, it was learned here to
day when a second detachment was
dispatched to the lake. "
Cant. W. W. Cooper, commanding
officer, interrogated before his fiepar
fure, was reticent regarding the move
ment Qf the troops, but said :
"I am honor .bound not o reveal
our destination. You know, of course,
that the work of dragg.ng the lake is
going forward. Other than that . I
have nothing to say."
One of the guardsmen declared the
lake was dragged yesterday afternoon
but without success".
Capt. Coper has given orders to-ils
men to be on the alert to prevent at
tempts of outsiders to interfere with
diving operations. ReportB were in
circulation that enemies of the move
ment would 'interfere. It is believed
orders to the guardsmen are to shoot
to kill. .
TWO WOMEN 8KEK THE
INSURANCE OF S. M. FRANK
Both Women Claim They Were His
Wife, and Want the $2,000 Insur
ance He Left.
Illy the Associated Prrss.)
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 21. Judge
Leon McCord In the circuit court here
today had under advisement the claims
of two women, each alleging to lie the
lawful wife of Samuel M. Frank, de
ceased. The case was beard yester
day in which Levndn Frank, mother
of four children, claimed she married
Frank in the 'IKta while Nevada Frank
claimed she was married to him sev
eral years ago. Both are seeking to
collect n 1(!2,000 policy left by Frank.
The case arose when the Modern
Woodmen of the World, unable to de
cide which one of the women was the
legal beneficiary, turned the matter ov
er to the court.
The first. State monument erected to
American war dead in France that
of the State of Missouri was design
ed by a woman sculptor. Miss Nancy
Coonsman Hilhn, who resides In St.
Louis.
MSUOK HOKAJi MHM11 I
PKOPUKU. mttK IS STNATT
Far rasa-araaaa ta Oct Braaaaa-'
I WJMllaai ta Ir CaNri ky Prwi 1
aaasatataa rrm .
Daai 21. A i aiifai n
Washington.
of the world umn to moulder o-
nntnlc qiuwtlona m railed by Pre,
dent Harding for 4i- usalna of pnad
Ue agreemetiu. ta tvinlilHui morv ata
Me flnaneial and feu!n ivMHlltiims.
and also to brlug ahmt a rp.ln.-i Ion In
land and sea arakMientM, waa ;ntMM
el by Kiator Bwg uf Iowa. reiml
liiiin. in nn amendfcient nffeml toilay
to the pending pan I apprupriail-n
bill.
The inn l bill ejrrle cash nppro
ir:atlons of J.-u-i.64i . an ItM-i-mae
of l,T!iT.lRK) over tie- House uiol mi
HioriiteK thp tiaiisfer of Msmmni ad
illtlonal froni unatKM'iiipil mis -.-llnne-
the Senate exceeded Jhe budget bu
reau's reipieftt by about Jt.Vl.il St.
of the coinmittae iucntis sI.inwi,
"Mi was added to-$.'l.uno,U fund Tor
the nnval rwerve etiris, and $ViO.O00
ai'ciitional provided lor toipedo con
st nictlou.
VF.MZKl.OS IN WORDY WAR
WITH R12A Nl K BEY
On A i . ..not of It t&e President of the
Near East Coufcvrnre Had to Ad
journ Session.
Lausanne, llee. 21 I By the Associ
ated Pressi. A wordy altercation be
tween Kx-Premler Venizelos, of
Greece, and Rizn "Nnr Bey. Turkish
nationalist delegate, caused the presi
dent of the Near Rust conference com
mission on minorities to abruptly end
this morning's sessfon of the commis
sion.
The -dispute vas over the nuestion of
immigration. Veniaelos bltterlv at
tacked the Angora government, and
protested against Hie alleged deporta
tion ol tJreeks by the thousands from
Vnatolia.
Rlaa N'nr Bey replied in the same
vein, charging Venlzelos with being
responsible for the "Tmco-Greek" war
and its consequences.''
The voices of the two delegates rose
to high pitch, both speaking at the
same time, and refusing to heed .the
pleadings of the president that they
calm down.
GOVERNMENT OWNS
,THREE MILLION BOOKS
Congressional Library Reports Show
Rapid Growth.
Washington, Dee. '2 (Capital News
Service). Housed In the most lieauti-
fnl, complete, and modern Library
Buildine in the world. . the I'liited
States lHiasesfSes in the CongisRlonnn
r.tbriity the greatest single educational
unit extant.
Over 3.000,000 boobs are now in the
collection. To them nre to be added
ninnuserips, maps, and pieces of mu
sic to the number of many millions
more, with a resultant total Implying
the existence under a single roof and
administration of a mass of collections.
literary and artistic, any of which
might justly be the entire concern of
nn independent institution, according
to the annual report of the Librarian
of Congress, just submitted to Con
gress. .
Since the Library was removed from
the Capitol to the new building, it has
grown at the rate of 1,00.000 a decade.
On July 1 last, the books numbered
3,000,408; the maps and charts, 174.
0i3 pieces of music, 0"4,.H(V1, and
prints, 428,74.i. The number of pieces
in the map division, with the ordnance
and insurance maps itemized, reached
,"i(K),0(M). An itemized count of rlie
manuscripts is impracticable, but if
made would show many million fo
lios, Christmas Clieer for Inmates of Coun
ty and State Institutions.
(lis Hie Associated Press.) f
Raleigh, Dec. 21. Christmas cheer
will be carried to each of the city,
county and state institutions located in
and nejir Raleigh by the social service
department of the Woman's Club and
several church societies, plans having
been completed for appropriate exer
ercises and gifts, iii-cording to an an
nouncement today by Miss Mary G.
Shotwell, chairman. '
In order to avoid duplication, chair
men have been assigned to each, place
to he visited. At the state farm, a
large Christmas tree is being decorated.
Special gifts are planned for the wom
en presiners. Mrs. T. V. Harrison, is
chairman for this institution.
The other places to be vsited and
the respective Aniirmen are county
home, Mrs. George Marsh ; county and
city Jails, Mrs. J. .!. Bernard ; hospital,
Mrs. L A.,-Mahler: Samarcand, Mrs.
J. McAuley Costncr ; Shut-ins, Mrs. J.
P. Mirchiner ; Detention home, Mrs.
L. L. Hudson; Associated Charities,
Mrs. Harry T. Adams.
County road camps near Italclgh
also will Be visited. Arungements
for entertainment and gifts for in
mates of the. Old Soldiers home also
nre being planned, it was stated.
HUGH WILLIS NAME IS
MENTIONED AT TRIAL
Name of Member of Illinois Mine
Workers' Executive Board Brought
Into Herrin Trial
Marlon, 111., Dec. 21 (By the Asso
clted Press). The name, of Hugh Wll-
i&ffiWK wSbt ?.'
,,i- ...u.ir. Hi ih l-OIIHI I I1CIIOII
ifuml which was left at .Vi.(SN).Oisi bv
the s.-nate approwi:i I ion reanntU p
Without change fttiu the House .ni
tborization. The Mil as r -norteil in
the testimony today at the trial or ' "
five men charged with murder in con- The V"? WR! li. b'e)Ti ZlUK P,,nTal R- M te.
nectlton with the. Herrin riots by two t0 n better view of the Turkish situa-; m, the Associated Preas.i
state witnesses. ' Under croas examl-! t,on and the relatively steady ruling of ( Hendersonville, Dec. 21 Funeral
nation, however, both witnesses said ' Liverpool and prices steadied up sev- el.vIeeg of st8te Senator R. M. Oates.
they would not be positive in their oral points after the call. January o ,ne 30th Senatorial District, who
Identification. mM u' fr(,m 2il('s ,0 2"''72' or withl" died here of lnfluenna last night, will
5 points of yesterdny's close, while 1, held ilt.1(, tnlg afternoon.
Tho French peasantry always pre March advanced to 20.04 Or f! points
serve some of the ashes of the yule net higher. I The play "The Hoodoo," will be pre
log, in the belief that the aahes will Cotton futures opend steady. Dec. sented by the Wlnecoff High School
afford a' protection against lightning 25 :70 ; Jan. 25:A0; March 25:88; nt the scboolhouse tonight. The pub
am! misfortune. May 26:00; July. 25:78. lie is invited.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
IS IN SESSION TODAY
Appointed to Investigate Pro
posal of Dr. Few for Joint
Medical School for Trinity
College and University.
DR. FEW AGAIN
OUTLINES PROPOSAL
No Details of the Meeting
Were Given Out at Noon-
ALft. Vf ui . .
Utner Matters Relating to,
Subject Discussed
Kalelgb. Dec. 21. The wp-chil coiu
ml:tee appointed to uvestlate the pro
IHisition of Hr. Win. P. Few. president
of Trinity College, that the Durnam
Institution and Hip North Carolina l et.
vcrsity enter into an alliance for t h
conslrnct.on of a medical sehon: at
Durham, and to reiort in January was
in session here today.
Dr. Few again outlined his r'lposl
during the marning session and otBer
matters relating to the anbje-t were
discussed. No details of the meeting
were given out at noon recess.
A comm ttee was nppoin.ed by the
board of trustees of the Unlveisity
several months ago to report on the
I advisability of establishing a. meoical
! school. At a meeting held yesterday.
! Dr. Few offered a fund of f8,00o..i00
given by ths Dultt interests, and John
D. Rockefeller, for the esiaalishmen!
of a meilica: school at Durham, with
addlt.ot.al state support.
No agreement was reached, owili'i to
contentions that Trinity was a denomi
national iustitiitir.n, and the plan rf
operation with the slate and its uni
versity was not pract cable, and a com
mittee was appointed to further con
sider the proposition.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION
Some of the Measures to Come Before
the Next Legislature.
(By the Associated i'ress.l
Ralpieh. Dec 21 ( liv the Associated
Press). With the opening of the an-j
mini session of the North Carolina
General Assembly only n few weeks
away, revision of the state's tux laws.
Senator Jobs R- Raggett's anti-Ku
Klux Klnn bill and (iavernov Cameron
Morrison's proposed state-owned ship
ping line appear to be the mCSft im-
porfant measures schedule! to be in
troduced. The large decrease in valuations
since the "local self government" plan
of allowing counties to fix their own
tax rates and values aud' the need
of more money by tbe schools are
said by political observer.-- to be the
chief reasons advanced In favor of leg
islation which would re-establish in
full effect tbe revaluation law of 1920,
with added equalisation features.
Senator Raggett's anli-Ku Klux Klan
bill i designed to make it ft felony
for any person to appear off his own
premises disguised so as to destroy
identity. He has announced he will
introduce the measure early in the
session, and a bitter fight oyer its pns
sage is being predicted.
A detailed outline of the governor's
proposed slate-owned shipping line has
not been given for publication, the ex
r.xecutive asserting he will not make
it public until the bill is before the
general assembly. The ships, how
ever, would be operated under the di
rection of a shipping line corporation
commission, which would have such
authority as designated by the legis
lature, he said.'
Legislation planned to improve the
state's fish and oyster industries also
Is being advanced, by the governors,
who would establish hatcheries, pro
vide inspection and assistance, in mar
keting, it is stilted.
The forecast light between the co-
; operative and tobacco marketing or
ganization and the auction warehouse
interests is being discussed at length
in political circles. While no official
announcement lias been made, it has
been reported the co-operatives will
force the fighting by attempting legis
lation to fix wnrehouse charges nt a
rate calculated to make auction sales
unprofitable.
Legislative, action to amend the con
tracts of growers with the co-operative
association also may be introduced, but
observers are pointing to the fact that
both frfctions appear to be determined
to continue their fight in the courts to
decide the constitutionality of tbe con
tractual provisions.
The workmen's compensation act, the
creation of a board of mediation to
settle disputes between capital and
labor, changes in the laws governing
the insurance department, a more, rigid
child labor law and an eight hour
day measure are among some of tbe
Other proposed legislation likely to re
ceive tlie attention of (he. assembly.
THE COTTON MARKET
There Was a Renewal of Pre -Holiday
Realizing or Liquidation in Market
Today.
ht me associated Press..
New York, Dec. 21. There was a re-
newal of prc-holida.v realizing or
.InuHhttion in the coiton marke and
HAL. s
niruttLT
New Tart. Der Si. Tbe
bow Ferdinand Forh barai
lieoemllaaUao bloat atory of -military
Jeakmay and nmrplrtoo as ta ul
timate national aims' which were final
ly twet aside only when "tbe Idark
spertre of Irretrterable ruin waa
hrmsllnc over tbe baitMleU' la roM
br Major General Taaker II HI Is. I'.
K A, retlre I, whn was America ' rep
reHentatlve on l be Himrea- Cunm-il. in
an article iMtlitlHhed tishii by th- mag
azine Foreign Affairs
General Hlias i-oticlndes. howi-ver.
ihst no harsh criticlmu can Justly I,.
again! the inevitable result of the tlm
itntiitfiN of num. in nature." il'Urlng
thiil "the same bloody proc would
prolsiMy Is followed" ill n war on
Allien, an soli ticfiire Aiuerii-a would
-.,1.1.1 supreme ,-.,, ,1 to ah,
who. we knew, had his own ultimate
olijevt in Hip war. nor woulil the Ally,
for Hip mine, reason, opt our su
preme command until it hud bopoeae a
mutter of life or death for Isdh."
Although he made no dir.-. i Mii'iwa
"11 of "military jealousy ngiiinsl any
individual, the name of Field Miirshsl
Hnig. of Ureal Britain, stands out
most prominently in Ills iliussoii of
how all efforts tending toward unity
of control were blocked until on April
.'1. HHS, wilb the lierman forces open
ing a breach lietween the French mid
British fronts, the Allied lenders gave
Foph the command.
General Kliss said that one of bis
lirst acts, after he arrived overseas in
Novemlier, 1017. as memlier of the
American Mission, was to recommend
to President Wilson tbe creation of a
unified control of the armies, "even
going, if necessary, as I believe it is,
to the limit of unified command."
Political conditions in Europe caus
ed the President to withhold efforts at
that time toward the end recommend
ed. Ceneral Bliss says, the result lie
ing that "up to the moment of the
crisis, the only attempt at unified con
trol not comma ml. had t o be made by
the Supreme War Council."
This council, he continues, decided
ufter conferences at which ninny dif
ferences were aired, to create a gener-
l r
(TMsj'(ieaJ tLim sLllSl! I!
ul reserve for the Western front, to bp tion. added the organization would not
directed by military representatives of nsi; motion picture theatres to bar
the various governments represented. Arbuckle's new pictures
These representatives comprised the ajy, Opposes Arbuckle.
superior War Boards, and Foch was Milwaukee, Dec. 21.The mere sng
made its president. Lestion of the return -,f Arbuckle to
Haig Gave No Reserves.
But when the Superior War Board
sent letters to the commanders of the
various armies, caning ror tne setting
aside of troops for the general reserve,
Ha raoa I llaig replied that conditions: pictures.
an his front made it impossible fork 1 --
him to set aside any troops for the re- Has Not Drawn a Workmen's Compen-
serve. and adilfd that he. rtnrt Generai-
Petaih, of the French army, already
had worked out a Joint agreement for
supplying each other with reserves in
case of emergency.
"Brief comment only is necessary,"
General Bliss continues. "It was ad
mitted I by llaig) that in case of 'a
sustained attack in great force on any
of the Allied armies on tlie western
front it might bp necessary to dis
patch a considerable force to the assist
ance ofthe army attacked, but that
was admitted mid emphasize!'
iver
and over again by everyone present-
nt the Supreme War Council, January
30-Fehrnnry 2. It was admitted that
to meet, the danger an assured means
of Interallied assistance must be pro -
vided. For that sole reason the crea
Hon of an Interallied General Reserve
was decreed."
He describes the agreement between
Haig ami Petnin for mutual supplying
of reserves, as "n futile nt tempt to
provide, as between themselves, an
Allied reserve."
Attack Came as Expected.
Subsequent events, General Bliss as
serts, proved be futulifcy of the ar
rangement. The attack came at the
Juncture of the French and British
forces precisely, he declares, where
every officer had predicted it would
come, and where Foch would have
massed his reserves and the British
and French commanders both found
themselves in such bad plight Hint
neither was willing to send reserves
to aid the other.
"Had there been an Allied commander-in-chief,
he would have had a re
servo." General Bliss writes, "and that
is where he would have located it.
March 21 and subsequent days would
have been 'another story'."
Finally, on March 2d. he continues,
the British and French civil and mil
itary authorities, meeting at I Milieus,
agreed to charge General Foch "with
co-ordinating the action of the Allied
armies on the Western front."
It was not until a week later, how
ever, at Beuuvuis, where Generals
Pershing and Bliss also were present
that Foch was given "all the powers
necessary for effective accomplishment
of ins tusk of co-ordination.
Even then. General Bliss concludes,
"the provision in the agreement of
Beauvuls, permitting army command
ers to appeal to their own Govern
ments, should they think that an order
from General Foch iniieriled the
safety of their own armies, showed
that opposition to absolute unity of
(command was dying hard."
Italy, he said, never came fully into
the arrangement, agreeing only to ac-
cept troops sent her not to send any
on the Western front, and this attitude
on Italy's part, he attributed largely
me earner uririsn reiusais 10 co
operate in thejonna reserve.
RECu cuifit BACK
Will H. Hayes, Head f Mo
tion Pictures, Says He May
Have Another Chance to
Make Good.
BUT THE WOMEN
SAY NO TO PLANS
Los AngeJes Federation of
Women's Clubs Say They
Will Not Recede From
Their Opposition to Him.
Iis Angeles. Pec. 21. Roecoe (F'af
tyi Arhuekle. comedian, was making
ready I slay for bis re-entry Into mo
tion pictures after January lat, while
ineinliers of I .o Angeles District Fed
eration of tbe Women's I'lnhs. nil-iiouui-ed
they could "not recede front
their opiMisitiou to his plans."
After Will H. Hays, IipiiiI of the mo
tion pictures, announced here yester
day that Arhuekle might have anoth
er "chance" to make good, the Federa
tion adopted a resolution nlltrming a
previous one opposing IJs reapi-ar-nnee
in pictures. I
Mrs. J, C. I'rquhnrt. luesident of
the district, stated that although Ar
huekle nt his third trial in San Fran
cisco had been acquitted of causing
the death of Virginia Itnpiie. screen
actress, testimony was "of such a char
acter ns to bar him forever from np
I tea ring lieforea decent, self-respecting
public."
Preachers Say "Give Fatly a Chance."
Livingstone. Mont., Dec. 21 -Clergymen
here, informed that Roscoe C.
Arhuekle had been given a chance, to
come back in lilmdoni said :
"(Jive Fatty ti chance."
The Rev. S. R. McCarthy, president
of the Livinesfon ministerial associll-
ffiins is nn outrage and insult to the
i public, the Rev. F. G. Beliner. secre-
: tary of the Milwaukee Federation of
Ministers, said when he learned Ar-
t buckle would again he shown in motion
nation still.
(By the Associated Press.)
Raleigh, Dec. 21 A statement that
he had not drawn up a workmen's
compensation bill to be presented to
the. general assembly in January, but
is leaving such action to representa
tives of labor and manufacturers in
the state, was issued today by M. L.
Shlprapn, commissioner of labor and
printing.
"In my recommendations to the gov
ernor and general assembly," said Mr.
Shipman, "I recommended the passage
of such n measure; I outlined tlie
! principles of a workmen's compensation
; act, but I have not drawn up a hill
and do not intend to do so.
: "It is my purpose to let the. parties
most interested in the matter draw
their own measure or measures," he
said.
Mr. Shipmnn's statement was issued,
he said, in order to correct the, iinpres-.
sion created by the publication of nn
account outlining the legislative pro
gram of the North Carolina Federation
of Iobor in which it was stated the
organization would not support the
bill the "commissioner had prepared."
Lost Watch Found. In Big Head of
Cabbage. '
Abbeville, S. C, Doc. 19. A. ' t).
Fagan. of Uncle Sam's railway mail
service, running between Abeville and
Atlanta, claims to hiive lost a watch a
month ago while going over the unci?
farm of E. H. Hughes, near this city.
Mr. Hughes was peddling vegetables
Saturday and sold Mrs. D. A. Rogers
a fine head of cabbage. When prepar
ing the vegetable for cooking she
found the watch embedded in the cab
bage head, still running on tirrr and
in good condition.
Heath of Mrs. Wiley A. Troutman.
Mrs. Wiley A. Troutman died at
her home in Charlotte today about
noon after an Illness of several days
of influenza. She was CD years of age ,
and for many years was a resident
of Concord. Her husband died about
November 1st. Mrs. Trbntman lertves
two sons. Messrs. John and Howard
Troutman, and three daughters, name
ly : Mrs. W. G. Maynard and Mrs. G.
W. Spritte, of Charlotte, and Mrs. It.
E. Parden, of Atlanta. The interment
will tnke place in Charlotte.
Naval Appropriation Bill to Senate.
I Br the Associated Press.
Washington, Dee. 21. The nnval ap-
propria Hon hill with the House pro-
; vision requesting the President to call
auouier nnvai uisaruiauieni ciuiierence
to limit construction of vessels under
10.000 tons, was reported today to the
senate
The list of "Opportunities" found in
the city by the Elks and King's
Daughters Is being published again to
day, and will be published each day
until Christmas. Pick out the family
or person you want to adopt for this
Christmas and notify Mrs. G. B.
Lewis or Mr. B. E. Harris.
Good middling cotton on the local
market today is quoted at 25-3-4 cents
per pound ; cotton seed at 72 cents per
bushel.
The only Intoxicating beverage used
in Persia Is heme-made wiue.