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! The Concord Daily Tribune ! TODAY'S TODAY. ASSOCIATED 4 PRESS 4 DISPATCHES VOLUME XXII. CONCORD. N. C. TUESDAY, I HBRUARY 6. 1923. NO. 307. Situation In Near East Appears More Hopeful M. Bompard Quoted as Say ing That the Peace Treaty May Be Signed at Any Mo ment Now. AGREEMENT IN PART REACHED Turkey and Allied Powers Reach An Agreement on Juridicial Capitulations, It is Stated. (By the ilMdtM fiwl Tlio policy of resistance tn French ncyuiKttloo of the Ruhr villey has not boi-n modified. Inn Is growing atenitily stronger, Ihe Herman government do. i lured t 'ii In through its embassy In Washington. Managers of i h- big Imlunt rlfj in tin' valley express eotitl.lciiee In their ability id carry on. and at tlio same time prevent tlio French from getting anything worth while out of the lts triot, however effectively they iniKht .soupy it militarily. The immense Thyssen plants in the Ruhr niiil vicinity employing Rome KI, (KX) men. are declared liy the lnnnnge mont not to have tieen nffotfeil by either the rfillroiiil or eooj strikes. The ItlnnlR hit working full time, mining their own fnol, iih lo mnny other big industries In the vniley. The railroad strike seems again I., ...,.,!. Im .1... T1..1.K ..n.l 1, pnrtant districts in the Rhinelnnd. Navigation on the lthine from the Ruhr valley jiorts is reported as coin-pl.-tely tit a stnndstill. Chancellor Pqno, betid of he Berlin gMte i nrieni, (a on a visit to the occu nied area where he has been homing ciunfojences and informing himself on tne situation from a personal observa tion. I Hugo Sttnnes, seen by Interyswrs at Esson would not reveal what con ferences he is liolding on his surprise f visit to the Ruhr, or with i. view to negotiations for settlement of tne re n ration differences. Several persons were lnjiired at the demonstration at Dorsten broken up. by thi German Ace.. ) No details hav-; 'lowed the report- .aavaneo or nc rrencn in a area 25 miles b:yond the Uailiu.u-l . ... frontier, into :fec. Where 'VtomillmWf&t Tt llT are. 25 miles bfyond the Gaini:.!: said t hav occiiDied Go Mol'tui. I .inn Ion. Feb. l. Renter's Lausanne riprnnnn in minimi ru. nea.i or I'll' WIIS OSS O OI I 1IC -1C I1 East treaty being signed inmost imme diately. Agreement Reached. Lausanne. Keli. i (By the Associat ed Rress . Rlza XuT Bey, of the Turkish delegation to the Near East inu in' lingers mm ii-iieiicii an m-i-uiu aiieis on wonii no hki i -iiiiu 11110 The ' Turks announced they would uey Nil in ml cm inm ii,-cii inuii,- iu Rlza Nur said Turkey lKlieveil the i.i.. ..I .. 1.1 1... ..II...I nnred or revised. v The indications, are that fne Turks by further procrastlmition seek more concessions from the Allies, nntl that 1 11, 111 l L 111,1 1 , inn ill uir jui ii. ii iv rests not here hut in the bands of the governments in London, Paris and liiune. i Chancellon Holding (inference. . 1 .ansa nunc, Feb. (I (By. the Associ ated Press). It Is nnderstiKHl here that Ismet Pqsha, head of the Turk ish delegation tothe Near East con ference, may lie asked by the allies 'to delay his departure anuouwed for to mtorroW morning, if the negotiations now going m among the chancellors iu London, Paris and 'Rome result in "agreement to resume negotlotlons. Still Hopeful. Constaintlnople, Feb. While the situation is conceded by Turktsn news naiiers to be grave, the hope is gen erally expressed that a peaceful solu tion will lie reached, but n dispa tch to the Texhid from Augora says: "The last word Is left to onr bnyo nets," Says Treaty Will Be Signed. London, Feb. ft (By the Associated Press). France has not Hied Croat Britain that the Ottoman delegation A Raw Day to Deliver Coal But listen customers, ydnr order Is appreciated and nevepted with a smile but there will be some delay in delivery for the rea son that we can only deliver boht one-half the tonnage on rainy cold days that we can in good open weather: You may look for many cold rough days during the next five or six weeks. Watch your coal supply and lie protected. I thank von for yotir next order. My prices are RIGHT. A. B. POUNDS - Mr. K Mr. Alliertson will arrive in Con cord tomorrow and take an active part In the sessions of the Sunday School Institute which netis tomor row afternoon at three o'clock, in tst. Jumes Lutheran Church. Mr. Allien-1 son comes here from the State of In diana, where he has done splendid Sunday School work. lining general secretary of the Sunday School Asso ciation of that State. Mr. Alliertson will discuss several vital topics iier tntning to Sunday School work, dur ing his visit to the city. MAY POSTPONE TRIAL OF MORSE All Attorneys in Case Think It Will Be Continued for a Month at Least. 47 tke AWMetatrd rnu l Washington, I). C.. Keli. ti. The trial of Chas. W. Morse. N'ew York ship builder, his three sons, and eight others, on charges of conspiracy to de fraud t&e government in connection with wnrtime shipping contracts, which was to have begun today in the District of Columbia Supreme Court, was postponed until Monday, Feliru- nrv 111th. I'KKNONS AT NEW BERK Hi ;i Cross Hi ulipiai'tcrs Makes Re port ot Relkf Work There. New Bern, Feb. 5. According to reports a vailab e at Red Cross head quarters today clothing has been is sued toT,175 persons who lost every thing in the December Are. 143 D.imilic.s. :pcrmaie4tly rehahilitaOcd. and 615 families partially rehabilitat ed. The Work of the relief organiza tion is going along smuotlUy and i,.,,p. ,, . ...... ........ ,11 It is interesting ta note in the re- ment that exactly 18.050 pieces of clothing have been given out through this channel to date. Nearly 2,000 pieces of furniture and household equipment have been distributed rmng the losers, and visits to the homes of the sufferers tatal jusi J4. Another report from T. R. Bu chanan; "mayor" of the tent .cotony, states that there are "JOO tests up aud occupied to date, housing 150 families, or 475 people. And one front the emergency hospital where negroes only are eared for shows that i67 patients have been treated, with nve deaths, and 21 patients at present. The major iwrt of relief work has been among tli" negris who were the big losers, the tent city be'.ng devoted ex clusively to them. The American Women's Club of Shanghai lias a niemfiership of five hundred. lit Lausanne has agreed to sign all the peace terms. Renter's Limited, quoting . French source says It is confirmed in well in formed circles thut the Turks made Marquis Curson's proposnl for n seiw rate peace betwen Turkey and Great Britain. No official details are avail able. Secret Session Held. Constantinople, Feb. 0 (By the As sociated. Press). The- Angora assent lily held a secret session last, night nit on receipt of the news of the Lausanne conference nurture. The result of the deliberations wus not made public. IrlVU" T. Al.BF.RTHON. IbF-EP TRIAL OF COL. UTTS CONTINUED FOR WEEK Counsel for Mr. Watts Pro duced Evidence Showing That His Client is Still in a Sanatorium. IBr i ."jf'.i.. Raleigh. N. C, Feb li Trial of Col A. I. Vntts. former t'ommlssloner of Srnie Uevenne. onn charge of iiIiIIhk ml abetting Immoral conduct, mm for Malay In the city i-ourt of Itiilclgh. was continued on tltion of counsel for Col. Watts and was net for Tuesday. VelHiinry nth. Col. Watts la In a sanatorium In Sfiitcsvllle, his counsel stated, and oyi denr of his physical condition ad vain iii as the mound.- for the prayer for continuance, consisted of n . a liii cnle from the superintendent of the Ninatorium to the effect that the pa tlent could not l allowed to leave there for at least a week. ('iinnscl for Mr. Watts announced that lie would anpear for trial on the dale sot, and the court ordered that all the cases on docker growing out of the incident lie continued for trial on the same day. CAROLINA FARMERS ARE (iETTINO EDI ( A I ION Along Farming lines, and Courses Are Proving Very Beneflrial. (By Hi. Aaaaotatcd Ptt.,i Raleigh, X. C, Fell. (!. In the south. North Carolina Is fur ahead in agri cultural education and in the Cnion only one state. Indiana, holds a high er rank, according to Roy H. Thomas, state supervisor of agricultural educa tion. in an article he lias prepared for a national publication. The work of North Carolina agri cultural high schools in helping the persona not In school has attracted national attention." i( is stated. "Ev ery state in the t'nion does this tyH' ol work, but only one, Indiana, iiad a larger enrollment. In the south. North Carolina stands way ahead, having more than twice as many persons en rolled as any other state." The article tells how over two tluiusaud farmers stopiicd their work long enough last winter to attend short courses at their respective agri cultural schools for the purpose of learning lietter methods of farming. After the course's were completed, the official continues, the planters return- methods they bad learned. Each fanner kept an accurate record of his crojis and animals In order to deter mine whether he made or lost money. The Salembnrg high school, of Sampson county, and the Seaboard high school, of Northampton eounty. are cited ns examples of how such iu- stituUfins are helping the formers ad just their farming to lioll weevil con ditions. ''The farmers of the SnlomburR com munity, through the suiiei-vision of the teacher of agriculture, bought a new variety of cotton, purchased ferti!is;ers co-ojerativoly and 'homo-mixed' them at a net saving of $ti.(X)0. as compared will) the old system of buying ready mixed goods individually; selected their seed cotton in the Held last fall, and they now have 8,000 bushels of selected, pure improved cotton seed to be used in the community this year," it Is staled. ( 'They found out that every hour silent in selecting their ssed was worth five dollars. As a result of the information gained by nttending the boll weevil course at the school and putting it Into practice, the farmers made about $18 more per acre on their cotton. The Seaboard farmers used anoth er method of attack on the lioll wee vil. They went into tne co-operative marketing of hogs. "Now. this group of farmers market about four carloads of lings each year. As a result of Ihe course at (be school they are enabled to turn an unprolit- able industry into a profitable one. "Before the course was given, these farmers could sell only a few hoggs lo yally ns dressed pork. The market was very limited. Now, they sell on foot In carload lots and receive more jKgn (hov iin r. ilimrnnd pnrk Incnl- l.v. "One farmer in commenting on the value of fhe course nt, another school in the state said : 'wtyat I hve learn ed will enable me to save one thousand dollars on ray farming operations this year." Movies for State Solans. t By ihe Aaaoclalcd Prcaa.1 Raleigh, N.' C, Feb. 0. The United States department of agriculture and the North Carolina department of ag riculture will present a motion picture of agricultural life In this state to members of the general assembly Tues day evening nt the eapltol. Dr. Wil liam Moore, state veterinarian, has announced. The nletiii-e was filmed In Beaufort county on tht farm of Dempsey Grimes, near Washington, N. C, lor the most part and the cast is compos- eu oi local iersoiiH. Not So C.oM In Western North Cam Una After All. Ashev.l e. Feb. 5. The advertised cold wave did little other than bring -Hi .,i ..i ,i i.hciii., itet disagreeable weather to Ashevllle , m.ii, i'.....ii.,.. win, ..o4Mf anu western inorui .roiiu wnu iicm freezing temporatnre Sunday nd Monday. Tb3 minimum of the two days was 30 degrees early today. Sleet this morning turned to rain as ( Hospital Kwervntion to uo to wi temperature mounted toward noon. j ' "?1"Kton a . , FWnl f'kih With Mrs Rovers The Floral Club will meet Wednes day afternoon at S o'clock with Mrs. B, F. Rogers at her home on Franklin avenue, WORK Of THE STATE LEGISLATURE TODAY Proposal for Medical School for the Stat University Cane Up Darin the Morn ing in the House. EVERETT SENTS AN NDMENT Bill Would Permit University Trustees to Baact Business at Special as. Well as An v nual Meetings. Raleigh. N. .. Feii r. (By the As aoruitcd Press i .--Tnje prniKiacd ch taMlshmctit of a wviliciil college by the Cnlverslty of North Carolina drew llri1 in the liicise itt liopresentatives today when RereiJ'iilative Everett, of Dnrham, liitrodimnl a bill which would amend the lav to allow the trustee of the ITn$'crsity to trans act such business ut Bimetal meeting' Us at present can only Ik- accomplish ed at the animal sessions of the lay unclaimed today in the city mor- Mr. Krerett, after aioving immediate consideration of the bill, explained that its purMise was to make valid any acts of the board, wllich will meet on February !l for fnrtper consideration of the proposed school. Representative Murphy, of Rowan. demanded to know tt the bill would tnke away the powefr of the General Assembly conrerning1 the location of the college. Mr. Everett said it would not Representative Howie, of Ashe coun- , .. ; . I . . ..I... ,i,l,l .... .t,,t,,l,,i,tnl ' V. V " , ;r.; tT.. . . " . .. I no way permit the trustees to locate! the school Mr. BveBett accepted I he amendment Mr. Murphy deviated thai the bill had no cause to exUt hiastnuch, be us serted, in the ineeilnit to be held on February fltli is merely a continuation of the general meeting which did not .,,11, 1,11 l'...,.vl',l Ml- fVlTcll omL,i lino i. wit nass ..ven tli.in.rh Mr Uimihv'i. mwlMiin held that the ! bill was unnecessary. Representative Bttttwyn, of North ampton, demanded fvote, and Mr. Rvereet moved the jkevious (ptestion. The. bill then ns aulHidetl passed its second and third reaSugs unonlmous- The bill providing for amendment to the state law governing the licens ing of ontometrlsts and the resolution of the practice of the profession pas-1 sed its third reading in the Senate to day. The measure would be effective July 1, 1928, If made a law, and one of its provisions changes the require ments of an applicant for optometrical license to include, a tyo-yenr college course. The bill now' goes to the Mouse of Representatives. The joint committee of the General Assembly created to Investigate the condition of the slate's finances, after an hour's meeting tjday adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning when further evideno wiJ: be taken. Mllliken Bill Fails to Pass. PK ABE Raleigh, Feb. (1. illy ATSvnZ Press). On a record vote, the Mllliken bill to require registration of names of members and officers of secret or ders with state authorities fatted to pass its second reading in the House, today. Tlie vote was ,r4 to 58 against, and followed two hotirse of heated de bate in which tlie name of the Ku Klux Klnn was Injected. DR. MARVIN SMOOT DIES IN FAYETTEVIIXE Was a Brother of Dr. J. E. Snnmf , of Coiiciird. Leaves Wife and Two Children. A telegram to Mrs. J. E. Smool this afternoon slated that. Dr. Marvin Smoot died at his home In Fay etteville. at about l-':20 today. His death was due to a complication of disenses. His brother. Dr. 3. E. Smoot. had been (ailed to Fnyetteville last Saturday, and hud been with his brother since that lime. Besides his wife. W'ho before marriage was Miss .Margaret Giddens, of Goldsbnrn, Dr. Smoot leaves two children, a son and dnughter; and three brothers, Messrs. Lee Smoot, of. Salisbury ; Rey.T. A. Smoot, of Danville; and Dr. J. E. Smoot, of Concord, and a Bister, Miss Cora Smoot, of Salisbury. Dr. Smoot made his home In Con cord for several years, clerking at the store of D. P. Day vault & Brother, and was popular among numerous friends here. . He was about 43 years of age. Nothing was heard in regard to the funeral, but It is supposed that the funeral and burial will take place In Fnyetteville, where he hnd lieen prn t Icing his profession for a number of years. Jd Kerr DerfanK War on Pistol! "Toters." r5 wtlsnn Feb fl- In chare! l-('htlnBKl grnnd Jury this morning Judge. Kerr : mneheon "toters" In his court, white and col rommHm,,M. (),Vslei , ored. may expect no mercy at hls!Jn"m( H,1)n'1 ! LT? ZtTtKt&lZlZ'" 'to n" In the statement , aim costs oi me louu, tor uie ecoim , i,i ,,,, ,,, n'm r ouense, i oiii iitui ii his honor, "six i .h roads with nick nnd h0' " ' ' j,ht"el nothing lessgotn tn my lonrt. ' .. . T" . I rltv of Wllmlnaton. N. O. of the Ma - rlne Hospital reservation there would lie authorized by a bill passed today by the House. The tract would be used as a park. PRESIOEMT PUTS OFF Will Not Deliver Menage Concerning Funding of the British Debts Until Some Time Tomorrow. (ttr Ik AmmUM PrfM.1 Washington. Fell. li Preslilent Ilnnllng declihil to itiwtisine unlU to morrow at least his message to Con grew asking for miMlitlcfltion of the ilePt fiiiidiiig law to ieniilt Hratl cp pmval of the fiinding settlement re ci'iitlv negotiated with tirent Britain It was said at the White House ili.p no definite time had baefe tlxeil for transniisslon of thi Pn-sldent's iv. omnMMdatlons which Iiad generally lioen exiSM'tiil to go forwanl IinIiii. It was Indicated, however, that the message uoiilil be sent to the cnpltol ns soon as further itinferences with leaders in the Senate and House had established what form of amendaient of the law would Is' least likely to meet with serious opposition. Those who conferred with Mr. Hard ing on the subject during the day pre dieted Mint he would lie ready to act by tomorrow afternoon mid he .would send a statement to the caprtdl by messenger instead of .apiiearing per sonally to deliver it at a joint ses sion. XR. il V KIM M AGAIN TO M V h K RACE NEXT VEAR Senator Watson Tell Senate Presl dfnt H il' Be Nominated Unanimous ly. Washington. 0:b. 5. President Harding will be a candidate for re elect. on in 1924, and wtl be nominat ed nninlmouslv by the Republican Party. Senator Watson, of Indiana prominent in the Republican leaner ship, predicted in the senate toduj during a debate with Democrats over political questions. The Indiana senator also promised h.s support for Senator Lodge, ot Massachusetts, the Republican tend er iu th? senate, far that, position lr the next Congress, saying that it the senator from Massachusetts wants tr be leader In the next Congress I know of no reason why he should no! be and I am for him." He add:d that the Repub icaniparty would present a united front in 1924 and stand on the administration's record in Congress and in the executive departments. Significance was ajtAiCtjaejoji tor Watson's stiltemeilts because of mention which has been made ot him as a possible nresidential candidate next year, and hecause of his pi oral nence in the administration leader ship, and his close personal political connection with President Harding Frequently he is in consultation with the chief executive, and in fact made his statements on the floor of the sen ate today not long after returning from a White House conference. The assertions of the Indiana sena tor were made in reply to Senator Horriscn, Mississip-i, who in a speech started tlie politic?! discussion. The Mississippi senator, in a character istic address, referred at length to the announcement last w:ek of the do as assistant Republican leaders, con tending that this was directed against the possible presidential candidacy of the Indiana senator. Tht Republican move, Senator Har rison declared, indicated dissension, and "dethronement" from leadersnip work of Senators Watson and Curtis of Kansas, the latter assistant lead er and whip. He also suggested that it might b? a move to "kill off" the presidential movements reported for Senators Watson and Capper, oi Kan sas, the latter Senator Curtis' col league. During the melee Senator Lodge explained that, he had not named Senator Wadsworth and Lenroot as "assistant leaders" but, as in the past, had designated them to aid in dis cussions on the stnate floor. Senator Lodge also paid tribute, to the aid of Senators Curtis and Watson. KEMP CASE BEGINS IN LUMBERTON COURT Man Is Charged Willi Murdering D in . iel McNeill 40 Years Ago. illy tae A.aoclate4 Pre.) Lumberton, N. C., Feb. 0. Comple tion of the jury and liegluning of tes timony in the trial of Jos, B. Kemp, charged ith tlie murder two score years ago of Daniel McNeill, was ex pected Ihis afternoon according to counsel in the case. Kemp was ar rested In St. Augustine Inst Septem ber and returned here. It was indicated that Kemp would claim self defense and would intro duce evidence designed to support this plen. The Legion Stands Itehind the French. New York, Feb. fl. The American Legion does not hesitate to declare Its : sympathy with Frunee In its Occur- I.;.... ..i .1... If ui. i- VI. in llniolm. mi- l'nl commander 'of the Legion, said meeting or jnow H po I sley declared Hint. some of the legion posts In New York of Legion purposes and alms. - , - organization, untouched by t ,.,, ,.,..,,,. fafth, Lei there lie one organization that will 'Cl... T naliill he sn Id, "is the all- rlse above party opinions and do things all-Atnerlean." - : The regular meeting of the Fred V MvConnaU Posi ot the AmerlCBu leg- ion will be held in the American Leg ion Club Rooms this evening at 8 p. m. Special business. INDIAN I.OtfJt M B: Bl Rim IN POTTER FIEID (Wrf UakrM NrfrWe Kerauw of lvr far H Ml f Br iW inSrt row I New Yurt. FWi. 0. The imtrer's Hel l 1II be the Itaal reatln place of 'hi. : i..ioii.. Whltehorw. full I4MI fhecokw Inaliao and war i cierao who kille.1 hilosHf Iu a crowded de partment store yrNterday for love for a youiiic married twin, nnlem mxne of his old Innldtea ralae funis suffi cient to send ttf body lek to his forUHT home Iu t iklnlKsna. Tin- ImhI.v law unclHluied lislay in the city mor gne. i lipp.ii- Irota New Mexico inpers found in his imcketrt slmweil thai be had serveil with the anadiau aud AwericMii forces in Fratm and that he had been gasscil anil twin' wound ed. . . When the Chief, who was also, known as (in oriel Hatting, returned fmm overseas, he ohtalmid employ ment at various isiuimtiens here, and tiniilly Usiime Bightwatcbiimn iu one of tlie largest depart ment storm, lie fell in love with Mrs. Norma Smith, ashier in the store lunch nsiui. Mrs. smith admitted to the poHra she had exchanged lov notes with hip, but said she was 'linly kidding.'' Some of her letters found on ids lasly ivere addnssiil to "My Italian Prince." Raid in the Face," and "Thunder Cloud." Most of them were signed 'Iivingly, Indian Moon." The chief walked up In Mrs. Smith yesterday, said "Cood bye," and then tired three shots at himself. The first two went wild, throwing the store's customers into confusion, but the third hMlgcd in his heart. number of notes to "My Indian Moon" were found in his lodging house. One said: "Man was made to take care of woman. Woman was made to nnlke bum booze and raise lie devil." ST. MIHIEL WILL LAND TOMORROW Transport Expects to Reach Savannah Lighthouse by Noon Tomorrow. . (liy the Amtovlntrd Pre.) Washington, Feb. li. A radiogram to the war department today from the traasppH St. Mlhiel bringing home the American forces from the Rhine said the ship would reach the lighthouse, off Savannah at 11 a. ui. tomorrow, and would arrive ,a t dock between 12 o'clock and 1 p. m. DR. R. NELSON MAKES VALUABLE DISCOVERY Former TaylorsvlMe Man's Reseweh May Mean Millions to the Farmers, Taylorsvllle, Feb. 5. .A discovery which will eventually, mean the sav ing of hundreds of millions' of dollars to the farmers of the, 1'nited States, has recently been made by Dr. Ray Nelson, a native f Taylorsvllle. and who is now a student in the University of Michigan. This discovery affects plant diseases in the so-called inosiac d'senso in plants. According to the American Associatlton for the Advancement of Science these diseases annually de stroy 80 per cent, of the potato crop in America, and largo proportions ot the. tomato, bean, lettuce anil clover and- tobacco crops. This discovery is considered by scientists to lie the most Important discovery in the study of plant dis eases made in the United States dur ing the past 20 years. Dr. Nelson is 80 years of age, and has been a stu dent nt the I'nivers'.ty of Michigan for (wo years. His parents died here 18 years ago, when he was n minor, his father being a groceryinan. Those of his friends who remember Ray Nelson will no doubt be glad to learn of his recent discovery, which will serve to henetic'al purpose for the farmer and create for him many more friends. THE COTTON MARKET Near East Situation Led to Sharp Ad vante, Willi Opening Firm. (By the Vssovtnu'ii Pre.t New York, Feb. 0. The reported better prospects for an early sol Mo ment ot the. Near East question led to a sharp advance in Che cotton market at Liverpool this morning and the op ening here was firm at an advance of 24 to H5 points on the better cable news. Active covering or rebuying i- pen.t sellers sent May up to 2S:SS and October to 25 i during im iiit'l.v trading, or 33 to -35 points net higher, Cotton futures opened firm: March 28.15; May 28.50: July 28.00: October 25.50; December 25.25. Three Addresses Given by Missionary. Salisbury Post. Medical Dr. E. R Kellersbereer. a medical missionary located nt Bibanga, Belgian Congo, Africa, spoke, three times at the First Presbyterian Church yester day and Ms addresses were interesting and Instructive. His evening address was a stereop- ttU-on lecture. The largest Presby i. .,.;.. rh,t, ,n,i.,t.r with ' tuo Southern Assembly is lo.-at.Hl at Lnebo, Congo, and has more than six tJions- ami mourners. While In Salisbury. Dr. Kelle.rsber- ierJn: K"pst of rrof-nn" Mrs Two Morse Boys Arrested. .By the Aoclt4 Pre.l New York, Feb. (I. Benjamin and Harry Morse, scheduled to go on trial In Washington today with their fltth er ('bus. W. Morse, their brother Er vin and. eight other defendants for al leged war frauds, were arrested by a I 'opart incut of Justice agent at the Pennsylvania terminal this morning. Miss Elizabeth Black Is unending - the day in Charlotte, attending the meeting of the Alumnae Council of , N. C. C. W., of which ah la a member. GERMAN RESISTANCE .u-wrr nrnnriniun ULLntAolnu io nui Embassy at Washington Saya Policy of German Govern ment Toward the French is Not Changed. EVERYONE STILL OPPOSES POLICY Which French Have Adopted in the Ruhr. Peace Talk Has Been Sent Out by the French. (By Ike Awortatetf Pmm.t Washington. Fell. li. Through ita enilcissy here the German government today denied formally that its policy of resistance, to flic French occupation of tlie Ruhr hnd lieen nHslilled and de clared tli. it on the contrary "unanimous resistance on the part of Germany i steadily growing." The embassy ixsucd Ibis statement: "(joulrary to falsi", reports appear ing in the pres in the last few days, the German embassy states on Ihe ba sis of official information . received from Berlin that the will of resistance of the Herman government, the polit ical parties and the entire German na tion against the French invasion has in no way been modified." "I'naiilmous resistance on tlie part of Germany is certainly growing under the. French policy of force. "Report from Pnris concerning al leged negotiation features by Germany tire entirely unfounded." ARE YOU EDITATED? Try to Answer the Following Ques tions as a Test. civ tne Associate Praaa.) Chapel Hill, N. C, Feb. 0. Are you ' educated? If you think you are. then read the following questions which now have .Miss. Mary Yollott. in charge of the Cnivertdty of North Carolina Library Extension Service, searching in musty volumes all because the desire for cul ture and knowledge evidently is In creasing in this state: "For what purpose was the Taj Ma hal in India built and for what is it so famously noted?" reads the first question ill the letter, not in the form of nn Ellison iurttionnnire. hilt nlrrefy' n North Carolina girl seeking hits of information. "What was Diogenes' famous re quest of Alexander the Great?" is an other. Then ) "What was the Venus de Mllo do ing with her arms? "Why did tlie prehistoric mammoth become extinct? , "Is the Dnrwinian tlieory now nc ceptiHl by scientists)? "Does the acliBtl birthplace of Christ still stand? "Who originated the Baconian tlieo ry of the Shakespeare plays? "What distinguishes it Corot paint ing? "Wlio painted tlie Mona Lisa and what is the mounting of .the title? r "Where is John Paul .lones buried r "Who are the leading American composers? "Name the standard and most high ly esteemed living authors of today, including novel writers, historians, biologists, scientists and poets. "What, are the colors of the Balti more oriole? All these questions, and a few more not given here, will be. answered, it was stated. With Our Advertisers. Absolute safety is provided for yonr money if you hank with the Citi'.ens Hank and Trust Company. fit. 1!. Wilkinson lias a new ad. tislay that will be certain to interest yon. lVin't forget the Pre-Inventory Sale at the Musette. Big bargains are be ing offered. Another dial with your gas man In , the ad. of Concord & Kannapollg (las Compn ny. A. B. Pounds has two ads. today. Rejid them both carefully. The Motor & Tire Service Company lias an expert ear washer. Don't leave the mud on your car. It will, hurl (he PHlMl. Two Policemen Killed Accidentally. i Hi the Asaoclated Pre. I St. Paul, Feb. 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