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VOL. 26, No. 59.
May Erect
TD BE THOUGHT OF
That is, On a Large Scale, Say
Foreign Secretary Balfour Dur ,
big An Interview at Paris-
Says Conference is Making 1
All Possible Speed.
SAYS THERE IS PLENTY
OF ROOM FOR CRITICISM I
Regarding Russia, Certain News
papers There Are Guardedly
Urging Allies to Intervene in
Large Numbers Against
the Bolsheviki.
Paris, Feb. 5. Military interven
tion In Russia on a largo .scale is
not to be thought of declared Ar.
thur James Balfour, British foreign
secretary, in closing an interview
which he granted newspaper cor.
respondents here last night. The
great powers are doing everything
possible, he said, in dealing with
what he characterized as a "most
disquieting situation."
As to the general work of the
peace conference the foreign secre.
tary declared the peace making
body is making all possible haste
to settle on peace terms. He was
led to make this statement by a
question froin one of the interview,
ers who said:
"There Is much talk" in the peace
conference about problems such as
the society of nations. Do you
think yotir real task Is before ev.
erything else to impose peace con.
ditions upon Germany?"
After a moment's reflection, Sec.
retary Balfour replied:
"One can evidently criticise with."
out limit the methods of work we
have adopted but rather than an.
swer criticism 1 would rather tell
you that the fact that the problem
of the society of nations has been
taken up before that of peace prep.
or!y, so called, in no way signifies
that the settlement of our account
wit It 'the tneroy will only come af
terwards. The mechanism of the
commissions we have instituted per.
mits the concurrent study of sev.
eral questions.
"Let public opinion be reassured.
The delegates to the peace confer,
ence have, no intention of employ,
jng dilatory methods. They are
using all energy and skill to attain
as soon as possible the just peace to
which the whole world aspires. That
Is their one aim, their sole ambi.
tlon.
Alliances Not Affected.
Alliances between the various na.
tlons will not be affected by the so.
ciety of nations now in process of
formation declared Arthur J. Bal.
four to newspaper interviewers here
last night. The foreign secretary
was asked the direction as to wheth.
er the formation of the world so.
ciety would involve the abrogation
of alliances.
"The constitution of the league
of nations," responded the foreign
1!A
secretary, "will involve no mouui.
cation of the treaties of alliance pre.
viously concluded.
"As to the question as to wheth.
er the coalition of two or Beveral
peoples aside from the league of
clde."
nations the conference alone can de.
Vladivostok, Monday, Feb. 3.
(By Canadian Press).- The decis.
Ion ot the peace conference regard.
Ing the allied policy in Russia and
Siberia Is eagerly awaited by the
Canadians and 'others of the allied
forces here. The; general belief at
present is that t atitude ot watch.
' f ul waiting irilt continue in the
meantime b f the military .heads
here appear i be uninformed In
regard to future proceedings.
; The Russian press "guardedly is
opposing the Withdrawal of the al.
lied forces and Is urging active par.
ticipation against-the Bolsheviki-.'
'lnnrrrflnTiff-Tfith-r'r ""rtl,",'J
ed policy the Japanese are evacuat.
lng part ot their forces. The Czechs
are ( withdrawing from the Ural
"front to fuarJ the railroad line.
Russian
ill
Soldiers I
Problem
Puzzles
ARTHUR J. BALFOUR
Bard of Directors of the High
Point Chamber of Commerce
to Meet at Commercial Club
to Hear Canvassers' Report.
As the canvassers for the cham
ber of commerce have not held a
meeting since last Saturday night It
is impossible to state the exact
amount secured for the organiza
tion. However, the various canvas-
sers assert that the citizens of
High Point as a whole are doing all
in their power to aid the organiza
tion to get started. The last com
plete report from the canvassers
showed that something like half the
amount necessary to run the cham
ber in the proper manner had been
subscribe and practically all from
Individual subscription, no corpor
ations as yet having joined.
A meetings of the board of direc
tors, the members of which com
pose the canvassing committees,
will be held tonight at the Commer
cial club at 8 o'clock. This meet
ng is to take stock of what has
been accomplished during the last'
few days of soliciting for members
and funds for the city organization
and to make plans for a more thor
ough canvass of the city in order
that all classes of citizens may
have an opportunity to do their part
towards the furtherance of this
move that will means so much to
the city of High Point.
It was stated by a member of the
board of directors today that it was
not probable that a secretary would
be elected at the meeting tonight as
the main thing to be considered
just at present is securing as large
a membership as possible, in order
that th organization may have as
fair a start as possible. It is under
stood, however, that several applica
toins have been filed with the board
of directors and await the consid
eration of that body. v
Mrs. Roosevelt To
Visit Grave of Son
In Soil of France
New York, Feb. 5. Mrs. Theo
dore Roosevelt, widow of the for
mer President, was among the pas
sengers on the French , liner Lor
raine which sailed for Europe to
day; She will visit the grave her
son, Lieutenant Quentln Roosevelt,
who was killed In an 'airplane bat
tle over the German lines and also
plans to spend several weeks with
her sister, Miss Emily Care, who
is doing War work in Italy. While
in France Mrs. Roosevelt will see
her sons, Lieutenant Colonel Tneo
dore ' Roosevelt and Captain Kermit
Roosevelt. How long she will re-
maln abm(j vas not ann-,un(;ed
1 i ,
J ' Billy, the little son of Mr. and
' Mrs. Feree of Poland Park is re.
covering from an attack , of influ.
enza. . .
'Ml' ' ' ri t
MiER DIRECTORS
HOLD MEET TGNGHT
HIGH POINT, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNO
Memorial H
Allied
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TO REIGN IN STATEfBEATEH BEFORE END
Mull Bill Creating a High Dry
Functionary is Killed in House
at Raleigh Today by Vote
of 68 to 45 Senate
Kills One.
WARREN TO HOLD NOSE
AND REGIISTER ONE VOTE
Beaufort Legislator Will Vote
for McCoin Educational Bill
As a Party Measure, But
Will Hold Organ of Smell
While Doing the Same.
(By V. T. BOST.)
Raleigh, Fbe. 5. Mull, of Cleve
land, in the house this morning lest
his bill creating a state prohi ' inoi:
niasrhalship, the measure being
ders, of Pasqouak t;nRa ahrdlulu e
voted down on second reading, 68 to
45. The authors of the bill, bau.j
ders, of Pasquotank; Ray, of Chat
ham, and Poole, of Montgomery,
passionately pleaded for better en
forcement of the law and argued
the necessity for a statewide con
certed effort. Sawyer, of Wake,
and Coxe, of Anson, opposed on the
ground that the present officers
were doing rather well and should
be encouraged to do better.
The senate also killed a so-called
progressive measure, voting down
the Scales seduction bill, which
would have removed the necessity
of corroborating evidence to supl
port the woman's testimony.
Two new measures occupy the
center of the stage at present. Lind
say Warren, of Beaufort, who last
term said he would hold his nose
and vote for the McCoin educational
bill as a party measure, introduced
a proposal for the popular election
of school boards in every county in
North Carolina. Again he paid his
disrsepects to the McCoin primary
arrangement, which has been held
' y the people of the state to be of
secondary or even tertiary Import
ance. In the house Major George But
ler's solution of the public school
problem, particularly as regards the
apportionment of school funds to
secure the six months term now de
manded by the constitution, was of
fered by Major Butler's law part
ner, R. L. Herring, of Sampson. The
measure provides for a statewide
school tax of 32 cents on the 100
property valuation and $1.50 on the
poll. Money thus collected would
form a public school fund to be
apportioned to each county on the
basis of its school population.
The commissioners of any county
finding such apportionment inade
quate to provide a six months
school term would be required to
levy a special taxe to make up the
deficit.
Clayton, of Hyde, introduced an
ouster bill in the house which would
provide for the holding of an elec
tion upon petition signed by 25 per
cent of the voters of a county.
MOOSE LODGE HAD ROLL
CALL MEET LAST NIGHT
"Howdy Pap" Fraternity Had Big
"Get-Together" at Club Rooms
Last Night Refreshments.
High Point lodge No. 1566 Loyal
Order ot Moose, had the formal
opening ot the club rooms on
North. Main street last night at a
roll call meeting. About half of
the nearly 600 members, of the
lodge were present and answered to
their name. Several enthusiastic
talks Were made by the officers and
members of the lodge and the meet
ing was thoroughly enjoyed by all
those present. Ice cream and cake
was served to the members of the
lodge during the evening. It V Is
said by those who attended the
meeting that - it was the greatest
"get together" affair ever held by
any lodge or association In this
city. -C-J.V, .,'... ',',..' '."'
An officer of the lodge states
that the Moose Is the second largest
fraternal organization is the city
ospitalldere
Diplomats
E
Rifle Strength of the Allies on No
vember 11 Was About Two
for One Got on Even Terms
With the Huns on July 1,
Report Shows.
ARRIVAL OF AMERICANS
EXCEEDED ALLIED LOSSES
German Writer Scouts Idea the
Blockade or Revolution Alone
Was Responsible for Down
fall, Saying Ludendorf Was
When When He Retired.
Washington, Feb. 5. The total
strength of the United' States army
on November 11, when the armistice
was signed and when the American
war effort was at Us peak was 3,
703,273 officers and men, including
the marine corps on duty with the
army in Europe. A statistical ta
ble made public today by the war
department gives these figures.
Included In the table Is a com
parative statement of allied and
German forces on the western front
by months, beginning April 1, 1918,
showing that on July 1, for the
first time, the "rlfile strength" of
the allies exceeded that of the Ger
mans. In rifle strength which means men
'standing in the trenches ready to
go over the top w fftTttiS SyTm'et,"
the allied today on July 1 was
1,556.000, compared with 1,412,000
for the Germans.
On November 1, when the ene
my's reserves had been exhausted
and his front line strength reduced
about half, the allies had a rifle
strength of 1,485,000 ( represent
nig odds of upwards of two to one.
From July 1, as the Americans
continued to arrive, the allied su
periority showed continued increase
over the Germans, who had dropped
on November 1 to a rifle strength
of 866,000.
When the great German drive
was launched in the spring of 1918
the enemy had a definite superior
ity of approximately 20 pre cent.
The department's table shows
that the rush of American troops
to Europe when the German's great
drive was launched not only suc
ceeded in making good all allied
losses from month to month at the
front but steadily increased the
strength of the allied armies act
ually engaged. Figures on the
hundreds of thousands of Ameri
cans who were in training behind
the lines are not given.
GERMAN TELLS JUST HOW
DEFEAT WAS BROUGHT ABOUT
London, Tuesday, Feb. 4. (Via
Montreal.) Any idea that the Ger
man final collapse was due to the
revolution or solely to the blackade
Is scouted in an article in the
Frankfort Zeitung by the military
writer, Major Faulus.
"General Ludendorf was beaten,"
says Paulus, "when he commenced
to retreat to the Antwerp-Metz line
for this line could not have been
held. Neither flank was secure. In
the north the Dutch frontier left no
room for any retreat which would
not have been catastrophic. In the
center Verdun provided an invita
tion to the enemy to break through.
Tire Qne from Diddenhofen to Metz
was already outflanked when the St.
Mihiel salient was lost. while the
whole ot our southern front was
full of disadvantages and too close
to the Rhine to be held stubbornly
without the risking ot a great catas
trophe."
' Five Transports Sail.
Washington, Feb. 5. Departure
from France of five transports car.
rying 1,200 , officers and approxi
mately 12,500 enlisted men , ache,
duled to arrive at New York or
Newport News between February
10 and 14 was announced today by
the war department. , The largest
units on the ships are the 37o"lnTnT
fantry, complete, ' and two battal
ions of the 369th infantry, both of
the93rd division, negroes,
MM
ON, FEBRUARY 5,1919.
L
City Council Petitioned to Call An
Election to Submit Proposal to
Voters by the Physicians of
CityNeed for Hospital
is Stressed.
CIVIC AND FRATERNAL
ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP
Following Presentation of Petition
by Physiicans, Dr. Burrus
Makes Proposition to Sell
the High Point Hospital
Is in Abeyance.
At the regular meeting of the
citr council February 4, 1919,
au appeal was made to the
council by the physicians of
this city asking that steps be
taken to provide a municipal
hospital, owned, controlled and
operated by the city of High
Point, for the people of High
Point.
This hospital to be known as
the Soldiers and Sailors Mem.
orlal hospital and to be a mem.
orial to patriotism and valor of
the ones from tills community
wh ohavc so freely and wll.
lingly given their skill, their
service and their lives in the
great world war.
It is earnestly requested that
your honorable body give this
move your official sanction and
it is asked that you cooperate
with other welUwishcrs to.
wards the consummation of
this worthy, unselfish and al.
truistic movement as an ex.
pression of our love and grati.
tilde that can in only a small
measure repay these men tor
Uifj valo .;aml. seif , sacrifice., v
Such was the resolution provid
ing for the erection of a suitable
memorial to the men from this
city and section who served the
country during the war with Ger
many introduced before the meeting
of the Woman's club this afternoon
,nd which will in turn be submit,
led to the chamber of commerce,
the Elks, the Commercial club, the
Juniors and other civic and fratern.
I orders.
Tiuj liiovcinent to create a niu.
ricipa! hospital as a memorial to
i he men who served their country
during the pe.iod of war w.iB in.
i.-.in.teJ ! i he physicians of th-;
.ty and a pu. i on to the council
Tur the estab! shment of the meiu.
t la I was presented last night at the
regular meeting-of the body. It wai
ciearly shown the need of such an
institution and Instances were cited
; several other North Carolina
cities where such institutions are
being built at present. The matter
was taken under advisement by the
council pending the return of the
city attorney, but It was intimated
that the proposal would be submit,
ted to a vote of the people as re.
quired.
Following the presentation of the
petition from the physicians of the
city, Dr. J. T. Burris, principle
owner of the High Point hospital,
made a proposition to sell his hos.
pital and residence, contiguous to
the hospital grounds, for the sum
of $52,000, the price of the hospital
being set at $38,000 and the rest,
dence at $14,000. This hospital,
according to the terms of the prop,
osltion, would be known as a mem.
orial institution to the men who
gave their services to the govern,
ment during the recent war, and
would have open doors at all times
to any reputable physician practic
ing medicine or surgery in the city
of High Point, or to any physician
who may in the future locate in this
city. This proposition was tabled
for the time being.
Need for City Hospital.
The need for a city hospital was
expressed clearly In the petition
presented by the physicians to the
council, .the document which has
formally Inaugurated the movement
to perpetuate the history of the
part many men of High Point and
vicinity played in the war. The pe.
tition follows:
"We, the undersigned physicians
of. the city of High. Point for the
reasons set forth herein, respective
ly petition your honorable board to
call an election as provided in sec
T!on"3 trbrthff-tharter-tor-the-pnr:
pose of issue g bonds that there
may be in this city a municipal hos.
(Continue on Page 8.)
SOLDIERS M
EMI
TAXATION PROBLEMS CAUSE OF
WORRY AMONG DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS OF THIS STATE
EVERY SOLDIER TO GET
JOB, SAYS MR. RAKER
Washington, Feb. 5 "Every
aoldier who put on the uniform
of the United (States, who
fought or trained to flftht,, will
have a Job if he wants one,"
Secretary Baker declared today
in delivering the opening ad
dress of the 14th annual con
vention ot the National Rivers
and Harbors congress. The
secretary emphasized the duty
of American business men to
cooperate in what the govern
ment does In this direction and
said that every chamber of
commerce, board of trade and
simialr organization should as
ssit in finding work for the re
turned men.
ME EXPECTED YET
Reconstruction Period Not to
Bring About Immediate De
crease in Price of Furniture,
Makers Firmly Believe.
Charlotte, Feb. 5. Excellent
prospects for continued good busi
ness despite the fact that no de
crease in prices Is anticipated was
expressed by members of the South
ern Furniture Manufacturers' asso
ciation, who gathered here yesterday
to discuss reconstruction problems
confronting tha tindustry. Between
60 and"$SvntanilfacturerVtrom the
states of North Carolina, Virginia,
Georgia and Tennessee attended the
two business sessions, one in the
morning and one in the afternoon.
an a luncheon at 1 o'clock, all hav
ing been held at the Southern Man
ufacturers' club.
The morning session opened at 10
o'clock with an address of welcome
by Gen. A. Lillington Smith, presi
dent of the Southern Manufactur
ers club. At the luncheon at 1
o'clock President E. A. Cole, of
the chamber of commerce, address
ed the manufacturers, welcoming
liem to the city and extending an
invitation for them to hold their
future meetings here, pointing out
that Charlotte is an advantageous
point for their conventions.
Reconstruction problems follow
ing war activities were discusse at
length by the manufacturers. For
the most part, technical matters
pertaining to that industry received
the attention of the furniture men.
Problems in manufacturing and sell
ing were considered. General opin
ion Indicated that no decrease in
the price of furniture may be ex
pected, but rather a continued firm
market with a tendency upward in
prices.
Despite handicaps which might be
expected to face the manufacturers
during the coming months, contin
ued good business is anticipated,
according to expressions of those
discussing the topics of the conven
tion. A big demand for furniture
continues, it was said.
The afternoon session convened
at 2.30 o'clock and was devoted to a
continuation of discussion of sub
jects taken up at the morning ses
sion.
C. F. Tomlinson. of Hieh Point.
Is president; F. S. Lambeth, of
Thomasvllle, and A. D. WhUten, of
Martinsville, Va., are vice presidents
and J. T.
secretary.
Ryan, of High Point, is
Flu Sought by 50
Young Men so That
Experts May Learn
healthy
Boston, Feb. 6. Fifty
young men, volunteers from the na-
val detention barracks, were taken
NO LOWER ICES
to the quarantine station at Gallups 1 property can be put on the books at
island today to submit to influenza fuU value without paying . about
testa by a board of government 1 twice as much ss thei1 now pay with
experts. The men will be subjected the rate something tike IJ.S9 on
to every known method of infection; valuation below $40 en the $100.
in order that an exhaustive study . Governor Bickett Is la favor of
of "the cause and mode of the; full valuation but the governor '
spread ot influenza" may be made. 'isn't considered of the organization
AWTloqrpertmentr-made,latei proper.' He-lets- Demoerat est - he
last fall, was unsuccessful, all . et- Isn't the sort of taiationlst it Col
forts to inoculate the ; volunteers , lector J. W, Bailey, for lnuf j
with the disease falling. (Continue on r:i 8 )
FIVE CENTS.
H inn
OF
That's What Governor Bickett
Favors, But Other Democrats
Fear it Will Lead the Ship of
State on Rocks to Be Saved
by Marion Bolter.
STATE COLLEGE TO HAVE
DEPARTMENT FOR WOMEN
If Mrs. Jane McKlnunon Isn't
Moved to West Raleigh, This .
May Ensue Greensboro
Will Not Get Home Dem-
onstration Activities.
BASIS
DEBATE
(By W. T. BOST.)
Raleigh, Feb. 6. Women's de
partment in the State Agricultural
and Engineering college, rather than
removal of the home demonstration
division of the department of agrl
culture will be the result of Gover
nor Bickett's recommendations a
week ago.
Instead of sending Mrs. Jane Mc
Kimmon and her force to the State
Normal, as Governor Bickett has
recommended, Mrs. McKimmon and ,
girls, are going to stay in ' Raleigh
harder than ever, it is said.' It is
true, there is a mighty battle going
on between Raleigh and West - Bal-' :
elgh as t'o the time when the lamb "
and the Hon shall He together,. the
lamb appropriately absorbed by the
Hon. Raleigh opens wide its mouth
and prepares to swallow , up the ' -W-et
.-Raleigh suburbs ..wJaenWestJ
Raleigh says such awful things as to
gag this great municipality. The re
sult Is, Raleigh oes not know Wheth
er West Raleigh is going to be be
nevolently assimilated or . not.
Should the extension plan fail Mrs. .
McKimmon may be sent to West
Raleigh should the department of '
igrlculture go.
In such an event, and it is un
derstood that the committee on
agriculture !s determined to recom
mend the remvoal of the department
o the college grounds, - there is a
iig movement just taking shape to
n women's department at the
-ol lege teaching the very things
i!i:h Mrs. McKimmon and her cc
"! e of 25,000 demonstrators,
.hough a much more extended '
course In agriculture . would be
ven. That would stop the Normal
nd Raleigh says Normal delenda
st if she persists in abducting Mrs.
McKimmon. The Raleigh women are
superheated over Governor Bickett's
message and they have succeeded in
arousing many friends in their be
half.
Two of the most prominent A.
and E. college men are W. H. Ra
gan, of High Point and Senator W.
D. Cooper, of Wilmington. These
men, when the time comes, are sure
to have a good deal to do with
what the state does and it is be
lieved that both will assist in open-
ing the college to women.
The summer courses at this col
lege are the only classes open to the
women and the college Is concerned
with greater ministrations to the
farm. The break of Governor Bick
ett last week has intensified the pur
pose to do more for the women.
Legislature is Liberal.
The Democrats outside the legls-
.11 itl.. f j. - 1 - .
,aiure are l"H'n,y l"sl"" "
ey are ntcM m9 PPPropr-
tions bills and one high functionary
today eclares that it halt the money
asked is given Marion Butler will
capture the state four years hence
Taxation is the rock on which
the good ship of state will finally
land, it is feared. The Democrats
not on the inside believe that the
.present
body will . solve taxes less
'intelligently than any other : Issue
now up. It iArue that most of the
terror exists among the
property
holders who cannot see how
their
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