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-. - r" i TP TUT " J lnl . VOL. XII. NUMBER 63. FOUR O'CLOCK IDITION SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 26th, 1921. TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE 5c PER COPY COMER CFMffl'S PROPOSALS REEEHEB By STATE DEPARTMENT : By Associated Press) "Washington, April 26. Germany's counter proposals were received today at the State Department and are un derstood to have been laid before the Ovbinet at its -regular meeting. Just before the cabinet met, it was announced that a memorandum from Berlin had been received during the aii-lit, ia fragments, and was then POLISH FLYER FROD OF LOCAL CITIZEN ESCAPES RUSSIANS Riga, Russia, April 26.: Captain Meiion Cooper, of Jacksonville, Fla., Kosciusko Squadron flyer of -the Po lish Army, who was shot down oa the Polish front and captured by the Rus sians last July, escaped from the pris on camp near Moscow April 12th, and arrived here to-day. GERMANY WILLING TO ASSUME tS DEBTS TOUT ED STATE! Paris, April 26th. Premier Briand told the Chamber of Deputies "if on Mav first satisfactory proposals, with acceptable guarantees, are not made bv Germany government the Ruhr dis trict will be occupied." under consideration by Secretar Hushes. WELCOMES SUGGESTIONS FROM UNITED STATES FOR FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS OR FOR CHAN GES IN PRESENT PROPOSALS (By Associated Tess) Berlin, April 26 Germany, in event United States and the allies de- Graves of American Dfead In France To Be Decorated sire, is willing, to the extent of her 'nVvlU. r.-r.A i. il. Captain Cooper was a friend of Mr. -"""J vy, w Norfleet S. Smith of Scotland Neck ,allied obligations to the United while Mr. Smith was an officer in the States' according to a clause in the nr,nv rWintr t.h wii w,r th Pv ' ounter proposals, it was definitely occupied the same room in the hospi tal in Paris. learned here "With this exception, the counter Captain Cooper was a member of ProPosals forwarded to Washington the flying eorps of the American Army , included an offer of two hured in France, and while engaged in a bat- i billion Sold marks and are virtu.allr tie witn tne trermans nis plane was set on fire while at an eevation present proposals. With the accep tance of these proposals, the note adds, Germany 's other reparations and ob ligations will be annulled and all German private property in foreign countries must be released. As evidence of good faith, Germany prepared immediately to place at the disposal of; the reparations commission one hundred and fifty million treasury notes redeemable within three months, in foreign; exchange. as forecast in:' yesterday's associate! oj press dispatches. five thousand feet, and his observer ! An arbitratioa proposal clause, says was wounded. When the plane caught many, suggests the appointment of r 4. i-t ,, , , , . . an unbiased commission to fix the to on fire Capt. Cooper thought his ob- server had been killed, and he crawled tal sum of her war reparations, which out of his seat on to the wings to ea- she pledgeS to aecept aS binding and cape the flames, when he observed to carr out in Sood faith- The note adds that the German gov- Bridge Committee Calls on Highway Commissioner Yesterday morning Messrs. A. Paul Kitchin, J. A. Kitchin, G. Hoff man and Herbert Johnson drove to Tarboro, N. C., to call on Mr. W. A. Hart, State Highway Commissioner from the Second District, in the inter est of the proposed bridge across Roanoke River at Edwards Ferry, returning yesterday afternoonT This committee reports that Mr. Hart is much interested in this bridge project and promised that he would approve the building o fthe bridge be fore . the State Highway Commission, and that he would urge an early com mencment of the work of construc tion. When asked about the prospeets of Harding To Help Farmers Raleigh, April 26. North Carolina farmers will be interested to learn that" Senators interested in the financial, attitude of the administration respec ting agricultural interests called in a delegation on President Harding and requested lower re-discount rates ou farm paper and asked the President about the attitude of the Federal Re serve Board and the Farm Loan Board on loans to farmers. President Harding assured them, members of the delegation said after the interview, that the policy of the Government would be "very liberal".' The President will ask D. R. Crissin ger, comptroller of the currency, to that his observer was still alive, though I unconscious. Capt. Cooper i -ill laii- icrawiea DacK into nis seat m -. ! iahI A ktoI nr-m o an crorpstl On SI then Xliiivrii v iTwmu n wluuiv ""be""v"'" tne from the American government for -m -, , , n , . . . further negotiations, or for changes in flames, regained control of his machine fe ' a and brought it safely down, saving , , the life of his observer, although he JNJ iJT tx-qc hadly burned about the face and . Berlin April 26. Germany proposes the issue of an 'international loan, the proceeds of which will be placed at the disposal of the . allies. On this loan Germany will pay interest of four per cent and provide for Americaniza tion of some of the reparations, the total not. being covered by this loan. The loan will be provided to the limit of Germany 's capacity by payments in goods, material; etc. ids. A German ! , ..lxl uo was fighting in the j i air, landed near him, secured an auto- I mobile, placed Capt. Cooper and his j observer in the machine and had them ! Automobiles (3y Associated Press) Paris, April 26. No distinctions of rank will be made in marking the v-rave 3 of American soldiers who died ju France, says Charles S. Pierce, chairman of the American commission which has arrived here to prepare vlans for beautifying the foir neat military cemeteries wh i.-odies of ail the American ngnters are to be gathered. 'We shall try to make these ceme teries memorials of which all Amerl (mis will be proud," said Colonel i !tn t. ,ai j. in re iscussions we . excellent medical attention, having cjetv in its annual meeting here today Those in charge of the decided that regardless ox rank ana , , , , , , , , ; , new skin grafted on hands and face, that alcohol could be manufactured position each grave should be treated -, . ...., iana wnen me Armisuce was signea ne fr0m the moist vegetation or tropical was sent to tne American nospitai ror forests and jungles could be utiiizea further treatment with a hope of re- to avert a future scarcity of fuel for gaining the use of his hands. liriving automobiles. As soon as he was discharged from 1 ' -. t There is an abundanee-of aleohol in a State highway through Scotland; be liberal with banks holding such i Neck he stated that he was highly in .paper. The delegation intends to call favor of that and would use his in-' on Mr. Crissinger later. It is the fluence to that end. As soon as work j intention of the administration to as is commenced on the bridge it is pro- sist agriculture in every way possible, posed by the County Highway Commis- The senatorial delegation was non sion to commence construction of a partisan and non-sectional. It was gravel clay road to the river, and ' organized by Senator Ellison D. Smith then by the construction of about three of South Carolina. The other ;mn miles extra this road can be connect- jbers were Senators. C";?' --) edup with the new road to be built N. C.) ; tgta tfl?&uV La.); Nor from Halifax to Tillery, which will beck (iepr's. D.) Stansfield . Rep., give bcotland Neck a gravel road from Ore.); and Gooding (Rep.. Ida.) (By Associated Press) Kochester, N. Y., April 26. H. N. sipnt back immediately to a" German Whitford, of the Yale School of Fores- i Hospital. There Capt.' Cooper receiv-'try, "told the American Chemcal So-! MELTING PARTICIPANTS IH HISTORICAL PAGEANT TONIGHT AT EUREKA S Scotland Neck to Tarboro, one' way, After the session was over Senator and from Scotland Neck to Weldon, j Simmons said he though good results the other, as well as tlie same class of would come of the appeal to President roadr to .Northampton County, and on .Harding. North. It now looks as if these var ious projects were on the verge of realization, after several years of agitation, f OM Historical .i ; r.c -sa:neKiaittte;f' -&ad jiven -: attention. The only variation permit ted will lie on the uniform headstones. On the top of these relatives may in- on r ralirvlr.na nm Vkl oyyi "f Ti air TrYa h the American hospital he asked o long as it does not interfere witn the uniformitv of the- stone. Vessel Sunk In War To Be Salvaged (By Associalod Press) ' Pageant Committees for Scotland Neck request that all participants, except the sehoor'gillsmeet tonight promptly . at. I London, April 26. Another attempt nine o 'clock, at the - Eureka Club is to be ma4e this summer b7 Rooms. This is an important meeting Ulil"alty to Recover the remainder of and it is hoped that every one will be the bullion lost when the armed liner for tropical vegetation, he said, but the difficulty lies in finding the 'manufacturing it profitably. discharge from the armv and imme ,. , , . . n 4.1 difficulty lies in finding the means of diatelv noined the flvmsr forces of the J ''No special monuments will be per- , . . , , , 1 Polish Armv, with the results as shown above. . j "The evidence is conclusive," said For the act of bravery .escribed iie, "that the tropical sun has the jCapt. Cooper was offered the Distin- power to store up more energy in the guished Service Cross, which he refus- f0rm of cellulose in a given time than ed unless his observer was granted one nas the temperato sun. If this is in also, claiming that he had done noth- ,a utilizable form it remains for the t ing but his duty. Capt. Cooper is j ingenuitv of man to overcome the dif .idtted. All the Americans died in The performance of their duty and, no natter how heroie individuals may have been, the feeling of the nation -(.ems to be that all should be accord ed the same honor. "It is impossible to say now just what form the beautifieation will 'uVq but money will not be spared in nittking the cemeteries the most im posing in the world. Congress has 'j'i'iopriated $1,000,000 as a prelimi nary sum for this work wth a promise "f more. It is probable that $3,000, ,(0 win be expended. "The task of removing the dead ill be completed by the end of Oc tober. The bodies of those soldiers vlio ;ue to rest permanently in Franee 'vill then be concentrated in the four "ineteries. This work together with the development work we intend to 1". probably will take one year more." present promptly. . Laurentic was mined and sunk off the j north coast of Ireland in 1917. Golden Jubilee Woman's Baptist Mission Society (By Associated Press) New York, April 26. Golden jubi lee celebrations will be held in ten, American cities between Aprill 26 and June 22 to mark completion of 50 years service by the Woman's Amer ican Baptist Foreign Mission Society. Delegates to the celebrations will in- ON STAGE N truly a soldier of fortune of the high est type, and seems to possess a charm ed life. HIGHWAY COMMISSION AT WORK undertake the salvage work for the fourth summer. The 'Laurentic went down in 20 fathoms (120 feet) of water four miles off the coast of Donegal carry ing gold bar3 to the value of between j $10,000,000 and $15,000,000. 1 f ieulties of profitably applying it. With the increasing needs of the na tion it is reasonable to expect that sooner or later it will be necessary to j utilize more fully the plant resourcas of the tropies. (By Associated Press) Constantinople, April 26. The com- Four years of pounding by Atlan mand of the Sheikul-Islam, Vicar of 'tie gales have reduced the wreck to a the Sultan, ordering Turkish women shapeless mass and each year the worK not to appear on the stage, is being ig jhas been more difficult. Last snm- "The future scarcity of the coun try's liquid fuel supply," nored by them. The German-Austrian jmer the divers found that about 250 and Allied occupations of the city, to-'tons of hull and deckplates had settled gether wth the loss of husbands, on the" strong room, where the g'old fathers, and brothers, and the press of fwas stored, breaking it in. The re- continued ; poerty, has brought a new freedom to 'suit was that only about $25,000 was The salvage vessel, Racer, together elude Northern Baptist women from with the Canadian drifter No. 1, willjSo estates and foreign representatives from China, Japan,, Burma, India and other parts of the Far East. The places and dates for the cele brations follows: Boston, April 26,29; (Rochester. May 3,4; Cleveland, May j5 and 6; Washington, D. C, May 10, 13; Chicago, May 17-20; Minneapolis, May 24, 27; Seattle, May 31, June 3; Oakland, Cal., June 7-10; Denver, Colorado, June 14-17; Des Moines, Iowa, June 20-22. Among those in charge of the cele brations are Mrs. Helen Harrett Mont gomery, of Rochester, N. Y., president of the Woman's American Baptist Mr. Whitford, "is now so apparent that the question of its early replace ment has become a vital problem in Raleigh, April 26. The State High- wav Commission is atf work here this , week, the members having assembled f natural economies. The problem, how here today for the purpose of mapping ' ever, is of such magnitude that only out the initial work in the $50,000,000 om a consideration of new sources highway construction of hard-surface of energy and the discovery of new The commission which is an advisory i roads program. jraw material would it seem that any Wly to the Secretary of War and , ft is now certain that the early sum- j solution could be effective. A ques-Quartermaster-General of the United mer wm find, road-building work un-!11 involving the"synthesis of some States Army, is now making surveys der way in most of the countries of s 4,900,000,000 allons of feasible substi ,t' the American cemeteries. Later Lhfi state the "monev for State work !tute annually calls for the develop- , the commission will formulate plans Turkish women. This is daily seen j recovered, compared with, $1,250,000 j by their clothing. 'the previous year. j They wear their eils still, instead of a ha?fc, but turned back and tide in- After the winter storms the divers Foreign Mission Society; Mrs. Henry W. Peabody1 of Boston, Mrs. Andrew MacLeish of Glencoe, 111., Miss Nel lie G. Prescott of New York, Mrs. to a pretty knot, after the manner .of ; with gravel and silt which has to be expect to find the wreckage covered !ierbert lioodman or umcago, Airs cleared away with pumps. Then the steel plates and girders must be cut j their Russian refugee sisters. Because of the high price of cloth, Turkish women no longer wear a mul- ;away. titude of garments, designed in old j The Racer is now equipped, in ad time to hide the outlines of their 'dition to every possible contrivance figures. Both veil and dresses are (for abiding divers, with a "recompres a deep sea blue, instead of the dull sion chamber". A diver can reach jT. E. Adams of Cleveland, Mrs. Wil li iam F. Gurley of Troy, N. Y., and Mrs. James Madison Pratt of York. New fo van r a permanent cemetery for Ameri- sohiiors ia London. vii MEMBER if mm OMM ISS ION being entirely available and ready at ment of new ideas and new sources : conventional black once the cutsom. the bottom in half a minute but after i i - at Ta'of enere-v. Our one arreat osurce of i Some affect the homespun brown 'prolonged infmersion at 20 fathoms nana in as large vuiume ns vvxxj. -" ( - a" i - needed for some time. j energy is unoouoieuiy mat ox uncjuress, iue uecuuuug gaiui ucv, isim. How can this source best be ;by Halide Hanum, the Nationalist iTrc a rnxTTT? prTnpT utilized, udviousiv in tne srowxn ox .woman xeauer. For North Carolina: Generally fair plant- life from which, in turn, alcohol tonight, Wednesday unsettled probab- and other fuels m ay be made." ily showers in interior, not much change j Mr. Whitford said that the annuel in temperature, moderate to freah production or aiconoi irom tnte mpa south and southwest winds. (By Maxwell Gorman) plant in the Philippines is now nearly 3,000,000 gallons, and that one distil- h'rileioh, April 26. Since Word H. i Charlotte people came to Raleigh to lery thete had produced 93 percent below the 'surface, half an hour has to be allowed for raising him because if brought up too quickly he is likely These changes have dissipated the jto collapse. The great pressure at 20 mystery -vihich once enveloped the .fathoms saturates the system with ni- Turkish woman and Americans here ;trogen gas but in the recompression chamber the nitrogen can be elimina- find that she does not differ in looks very much from; others.- On- an aver age, they are not so good looking as the American woman. The difference ted- gradually. COTTOfc MARKET ood, of Charlotte, notified Governor urge the Governor to appoint Col. T. alcohol at a cost of about 20 eents a Imay be said to lie in their timidity. May 12.13 ornsor n that he would not accept the L. Kirkpatrik, who has a wide reputa- gallon an position of highwav commissioner f or , tion in the State already as ' a good 'city could make it at a cost of d, if operated to full capa-j Even this quality is dissipated quickly j July ) 1274 15 when thev come in contact with for- October , . 13 Roanoke Island Profits By Aeroplane Tourists HIT t sixth district, because of lack of roads advocate ana" builder. Colonel cents a gallon. ieigners. as is the case in the mixed re- December . 13.82 an' t devote to its duties, the Gov- Kirkpatrick is a resident of Charlotte,, '''''Or Lms boon wit.Ti lt.tfs anil it will tint he surTrisinjr if the an-' . ' "" " ' - i I telegrams advocating the appoint- nouncement of his appointment is! "wit of several other gentlemen to the made within the next few7 days, as j - I'Ost. Saturday a large delegation of there is.no time to waste on this job. .Cash CONTRIBUTIONS RECETVED TO CHINESE RELIEF FUNDS $3.00 Constantinople j January . . 13.96 J ceptions given at the Americans. At such receptions the j officers and other guests, and some Turk'ish girls and women talk bright-times take part in the dancing and ly and cleverly with American naval flirtations. . , ' . (Slizabeth City Independent) Roanoke Island gets its share of visitors now that many aeroplane pleasure hunters find it a convenient place to rest en route to and from, Florida and New York. The island lies directly in the air course and makes a practicable oiling station for the planes. The Texas company sen sing the early need of larger storage capacity, has erected an 18,000 gallon, tank at Manteo, giving that town more storage for oil than any point south of Elizabeth City. ' Along with the gas and supply deal ers, the hotel does its share of busi ness. Aeroplane visitors stop over for several days at the time to visit historic spots on the island.
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