RUSSIA HAS FIRST PLACE AT GENOA Matter of Recognition Of Soviet Russia Looms As Dominant Question GENOA, April 9.—The preliminary moves on the European chess board, to which the day before the opening of the economic conference was de voted, plainly showed all nations, great and small, courting Russia al though they wished to appear not ov er-eager in the courtship. There fore, the Russians semed to hold a position of distinct advantage, all depending on how they manipulated their pawns in their project to be admitted to the council of nations as the representatives of the Russian state. The Supreme Council’s Cannes resolution of January 6, from which the Genoa Conference grew, an nounced that steps must be taken toward the economic reconstruction of central and “Eastern” Europe in order to restore international com merce and develop the resources of “all” countries, which clearly in cludes Russia. The agenda, which later developed from that resolution, while superfi cially dealing with financial and commercial questions, seems impos sible of discussion without consider ation of the basic political prob lem. Article One of the agenda makes reference to “examination of the best methods, for the execution of the principles contained in the - resolution passed at Cannes by the Supreme CoufieikoiL January 6.” The Italian delegation, to whom the direction of the conference has been entrusted, explains that this article is the pivot on which the conference work must turn, Refer ring especially to relations with Russia and her recognition, a con sortium was mentioned at Cannes. Tliis plan was stoutly resisted by Russia, which has since been joined in this opposition by Poland, Es thonia and Latvia, which met with Russia at the recent Riga confer ence and signed a protocol pledging themselves to stand for Russian rec ognition and united in opposition to a consortium. ^This attitude of the Baltic entente against the proposed consortium was based on the belief that the great powers contemplated infringing their sovereignty through financial control and hoped to place them in the posi tion of colonies, much, it was ar gued, as had been done with China. Article Two relates to the settle ment of differences without the use of arfs and force. Russia is willing to reduce her army if Japan evacuates Siberia and guarantees for the security of its boundaries are given. France con tends that she cannot reduce her army because Germany is not com plying with the Versailles Treaty. Article Three of the agenda refers to “essential conditions for the re establishment of confidence, without affecting existing treaties.” This, according to the Cannes dis cussion, had to do with the inter allied debts, which were not men tioned because it was feared such mention would . prevent American participation. The clause “without affecting existing treaties” was in sisted upon by France in order to prevent revision of the reparations provisions of the Versailles Treaty. Article Four deals with the finan cial questions. First, currency, second, central banks; third, public finance in con nection with reconstruction; fourth, exchange, and fifth, organization of public and private credit. Article five of the agenda covers economic and commercial ques tions: First, facilitations and guar antees for export and import com merce; second, legal guarantees for the resumption of commerce; third, protection of industrial, literary and artistic property; fourth, consular regulation; fifth, admission and stat us of foreigners in connection with their participation in trade; sixth, technical assistance to be given in the work of reconstruction.”—Asso ciated Press. Miss Lucy Mathis who came back to Smithfield from Falcon about a week ago to take her former position in the telephone office was visited Sat urday and Sunday by her sister, Miss Mary Mathis. MILK DRINKING IN THE JOHNSTON COUNTY SCHOOLS Surveys Made In Benson, Clayton and Southfield; Tests To Be Conducted Here. As a result of the surveys made by Misses Garrison, Bridge and Swam who put on a “Milk Week” Demon stration in three towns of the coun ty last week, it was found that a larger per cent of school children in 'Smithfield are drinking milk than in Benson or Clayton. However, the per cent of the children drinking milk here is only 63 per cent. Benson comes close with 60 per cent, while only 47 per cent of the pupils at Clay ton are reported as milk drinkers. The comparison is based upon 445 pupils present at Smithfield the day the sur vey was made, 280 drinking milk, and 214 drinking tea and coffee; at Benson, 342 pupils present with 206 drinking milk and 188 drinking tea or coffee; at Clayton, 472 pupils present, 220 drinking milk and 223 drinking tea nr coffee. The survey from the Ivanhoe Mill school was not included above. As a result of the study in the lo cal school plans are being made to make some milk tests. Certain chil dren who are underweight will be given milk at regular intervals dur ing the day and their progress watched. Miss Kennette, primary su pervisor, will probably have charge of the test. Mr. James Myatt, our en terprising dairyman, has kindly offer ed to furnish the milk free of charge for the test. Mr. Myatt has been, very much interested in the campaign and has offered a number of cash pri zes for essays and posters in the school. Not only has Mr. Myatt shown an interest in the work but the drug stores, woman’s club, pupils and teachers of the school, merchants and others have all contributed to make the campaign a success. Cash prizes have also been offered by the drug stores. CLAYTON LADY WEDS AT CHAPEL HILL SUNDAI CHAPEL HILL, April 9—With the university and Chapel Hill all unsus pecting, a wedding took place in the woods of Battle park, a few hundred yards from the campus late this aft ernoon. Hubert Heffner, known to many cities of North Carolina through his acting in the plays give by the Caro lina playmakers and Miss Ruth Pen ny, when a fellow student used to go walking in the park a year or so ago and they got into the habit of study ing together at a romantic spot known as Stone Seat. They did not devote all their talks to their lessons, and pretty soon they were engaged. Sec retly they made the plan to be mar ried on the very spot where they had spent so many happy hours with each otner. Parson W. D. Moss was the only one to whom they confided the plan. Miss Penny left the university last June to return to her home in Clayton but a day or so ago she came back to Chapel Hill as she had promised. The ceremony was performed by Par son Moss just before sunset, while dogwoods and Judas trees in full blossom roundabout swayed in a gentle April breeze. The only spectators Were I. J. Ste phenson, who is the closest friend of Mr. Heffner, Paul Greene and Miss Elizabeth Lay. Mr. Greene and Miss Lay had been asked to take a walk with the couple and did not know that a wedding was in prospect until they came upon Parson Moss and he took the marriage license from his pocket. The couple start their married life with the best of omens for there is a tradition that lovers who have once sat together on Stone Seat never quarrel. Mr. Heffner will remain in the uni versity until commencement—Greens boro Daily News. Editor Benton Returns. Editor J. B. Benton has disposed of his holdings in the Mebane Enterprise and has taken charge of The Benson Review, of which he is owner. Alfred J. Schmidt, who has been operating The Review under a lease for the past year will leave Benson in a few day3 and contemplates entering the news paper business in another field.—Ben son Review. DISTRICT CONFER ENCE AT CLAYTON Methodist of Raleigh Dist. Will Meet April 26-28; Fine Program The District Conference of the Methodist church for the Raleigh dis trict will meet at Clayton on Wednes day night, April 2(>th and continue till Friday the 25th. Rev. J. C. Wooten, Presiding Eider, will preside. Rev. E. M. Snipes, of Oxford, will preach the opening sermon on Wednesday night. The membership of the Con ference consists of about 25 preach ers and about SO lay members. Wo men as well as men make up the lay ity. On Thursday every steward in the district is invited to come. Hon. Jo sephus Daniels is expected to deliver an address. On Friday every Sunday School Superintendent and teacher is invited. Prof. H. E. Spence, of Trinity College and others will de liver addresses. Friday night will be devoted to the Epworth League work and a large number of Leaguers are expected for this service. On Thursday a barbecue dinner will be served. The Methodists of Clay ton are expecting this to be a great occasion, both for them and for Meth odism in the Raleigh district. FOREST FIRES TO IMPROVE RANGE SHOULD BE STOPPED The people of Western North Car olina are unanimous in the opinion that fires in the woods greatly injure + he timber, the young growth, and even the soil -over which they burn. They are resolved to step them at all costs. The General Assembly last year appropriated money to be used for this purpose by the State Geological and Economic Survey and with, this and other available funds, one or more forest wardens are being ap pointed in each of the mountain counties. It is learned that in some parts of the mountain districts burning the woods with the idea that it improves the range is still occasionally prac ticed. Besides being a violation of the State law this practice is in re ality an injury to the range rather than a help because it kills out the more valuable plants such as moun tain pea and the better grasses and leaves only the coarser and less nour ishing grasses, which, though they become available a week or two earl ier, they will not last as long or fur nish as much feed as if the woods were not burned. The State authori ties are making a determiened effort to prevent such fires. The last legislature passed a meas ure extending the stock lAw to nearly all of the remaining free range areas of the State. There are now only a few of the isolated districts in which cattle can be ranged, and as all cat tlemen desire the best range possible, it is expected that in all free range districts the forest wardens will have the hearty cooperation of cattle own ers in the prevention of forest fires. Two Local Warehouses Offered. At a meeting Friday in Raleigh of Eastern North Carolina tobacco warehousemen in conference with the officials of the Tobacco Growers Co-operative Association, more than 60 warehouses were offered for lease or purchase. Among the number were two warehouses in this city: the Center Brick owned by R. P. Holding and estate of George T. Pool, and the Farmers Warehouse owned by the Farmers’ Warehouse Co. PROCLAMATION Know all Men, Women and Children by these Presents: That, Whereas, the National Clean Up and Paint Up Campaign has re sulted in many advantages to community life throughout the United States in relieving Unemployment; in safeguarding Health; in promoting Thrift; in furthering Fire Prevention; in stimulating Civic Pride, and in making the “Home and City Beautiful,” Now, therefore, be it known that plans have been perfected for a thorough Clean Up and Paint Up campaign in Smithfield, beginning 17th day of April, 1922, and continuing in a real campaign of persistent and constructive effort in cleaning up and keeping it up. In this worthy movement we urge each citizen to do his or her part to make our community Clean, Healthy, Thrifty, Safe and Beautiful. Signed LEON G. STEVENS, Mayor. Signed W. L. FULLER, City Clerk. TO DEMONSTRATE SHEEP WORK IN CO Specialist to Be in County Wednesday and Thurs day at Various Farms On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, April 12 and 13th, Mr. George Evans specialist in sheep work of the Extension Ser vice will assist the county agent in giving demonstrations at the places named below in (1) shear ing sheep, (2) tying wool, (3) docking and castrating lambs. Every sheep keeper in the coun ty has been invited to attend the one of these demonstrations most convenient to him. Mr, Evans is well qualified in all | lines of sheep work and will be glad t answer any questions or to dis ! cuss any phase of sheep work in j which the farmers who attend these ; demonstrations may be interested. The demonstrations will begin prompt Iv at hour named and will last for only an hour and on^-half and they will prove well worth the time of any sheep grower to 'take them in. The ' thiee lines of work mentioned above are things in which we must im prove our methods if we would have ! the best returns for our investment ii sheep. It should be noted that the hour for the demonstration at Mr. Lafay j eUe Langston’s farm has been chang I ed from 10 a. m. to 9 a. m., and the j one at Mr. I. V. Pittman’s farm from 4:00 p. m. to 1 p. m. This change is made in order that Mr. Evans may catch the afternoon train. Evfery one interested in better sheep work is invited to attend these demonstra tions and to be at the meeting on time. The work will begin promptly at the hour named below. Demonstrations to be held at the following places: At the farm of Mr. Tom G. Allen on the Four Oaks and Benson roacf at 10 a. m., April 12. At the farm of Mr. R. M. Pleasant, Angier, N. C., Route 1, at 3 p. m. April 12. At the farm of Mr. Lafayette Lang ston, Bentonsville, R. 1, at 9 a. m., April 13. At the farm of Mr. I. V. Pittman, Micro, N. C., at 1 p. m. April 13. S. J. KIRBY, County Agent. __ Honoring the Presidents. The Shipping Board has hit upon a plan in designating its crack ships that ought to meet with public ap proval. All its larger vessels are to bear >ails. Mr. Collins had foiled his opponents by making the (rip during the night. The place where the rails were re moved was on a bridge over the river Avoca. After they were eventually reli ye cl and the train reached Ennis corthy, armed men who arrived in an automobile kidnapped the engine driver so as to prevent the train from reaching Wexford. Thousands of persons attended the meeting in Wexford. There were only feeble signs of opposition to Mr. Collins. He declared that the language of Eamon de Valera had become that of a dangerous despot; and de Valera while posing as a lover of liberty and shouting the name of liberty, was trampling its form under foot. j “The language of our opponents,” [ declared Mr. Collins “is that of Moot patriotism. Our exist reatened _as no enemy from le ever hacT thi ■yj«Pi.T'-todJ* threaten it, and there is grave danger of another period of long agony before the country. Unless there is an immediate change in the tone and tactics of certain of the people it looks as if civil war can only be averted by a miracle. In case of civil war the British will return to restore the order which the Irish people have shown themselves un able to preserve.”—Associated Press. Water Makes Egg.-:. Many f teks of hens have less than one-half of iht amount of water they need fur body maintenance and egg production. When it is known that 1 dozen medium sized eggs contv > about a p r> of water and that 55 per cent of the body weight is water the importance of liberal quantities of fresh clean water can not be overesti mat id. Water is necessary in the crop of the nen to keep the food, which is stored there, from becoming congest ed. This would result in a condition which is somietimies (called “crop bound.” Plenty of fresh water keeps the food soft which allows it to pass uniformly down the gullet into the glandular stomach. In the glandular stomach quantities of digestive juices are poured on to the food where it passes on to the gizzard. The ac tion of the gizzard grinds the con tents into very fine paste. From there it goes down thru the intestines, receiving digestive juices at different points until it is a soft solution in the large intestines. Absorption of the_ food into the blood streams oc cur while it is in a liquid state in the intestines. The absorbed food is car ried to all parts of the body in the blood stream. Water is necessary for everyone of these processes. Many flocks produce few eggs because they lack water.—Nebraska Agricultural Station. PHONOGRAPH STAR ADA JONES & CO., HERE SOON One of the interesting Musical events of the season will be the com ing to the Opera House on April 18, of America’s best known comedienne Ada Jones (herself) and her own Company of high class artists. Ada Jones has no equal in her famous character songs and keeps her aud ience in continual laughter by her original manner of singing her songs. The other members of Miss Jones Company are direct from Redpath, Lyceum and Chautauqua circuits.