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FRENCH ARE FIRM ON RUHR SITUATION Premier Poincare Says France Has Finished Making Concession Senlis,* France, July 15.—Premier Poincare today proclaimed the.French government’s unalterable decision resolutely to stand for the complete execution of the Versailles peace treaty with German debt at 132 bil lion gold marks, as agreed upon by the Allies at the London conference, against any international financial committee to replace the reparation commission. M. Poincare said France has fin ished the making of concessions to Germany. She was tired of temper ing with that country. The pre mier’s strongly worded address, while refraining from mentioning the speech of Stanley Baldwin, the Brit ish Prime Minister, /in House of Commons last week, is considered as the French government’s preliminary answer to the British position with regard to the occupation of the Ruhr. Selects Strategic Point M. Poincare chose for his pro nouncement this town, which marks the farthest advance of the Germans, and where the Germans are alleged to have executed hostages, placed civilians in the line of the French fire and burned part of the town in reprisal against civil resistance. The Premier based his conclusions on France’s legal rights under the treaty “signed by 28 nations and which can not be considered after four years as an antedeluvian fossil.” M. Poincare professed to have no hatred and no spirit for revenge for the war devastation, traces of which were visible from where he spoke. ifWe should like no longer to talk of devastation or to think of it,” he declared. “We should like to forget —even to forgive.” “France, said M. Poincare, has been no better treated in reparations than in the concessions wrung from her and the security denied her. France in Minority ‘‘In the reparation commission, es tablished under the treaty,” he said, “we are in the minority although j ours is the major interest. Never j theless it has been sought for four j years to relieve this commission of its powers, to replace it with inter national financial committees so as to attempt to coalesce against us in terests opposed to ours.” The peace treaty, the Premier continued, established conditions un der which the commission should fix the German debt. “There was a pre tense of respecting those conditions,” he added, “but the debt hardly had been fixed when there was imposed upon us in one o£ those supreme coun cils, where we always left behind us some of our rights, a schedule of payments that the commission ac cepted reluctantly and which reduced our claim in undetermined propor tions. We then accepted this schedule of payments as an international con vention, as an engagement of honor pledged to us.” A few months later, Premier Poin care asserted, this schedule again was questioned, “as certain of our friends seemed no longer to have any thought than to lighten the Ger man debt, and as they themselves were our creditors, we told them ‘there are three kinds of bonds pro vided for. Let us keep our part of the first two. As for the thi-^ will use them against ^ermany only i in proportion ... - < | us to “s our credltors asl£ i - ^ay our debts,’ still we were j found too exacting-” The Premier said France was re proached for not having sufficient regard for Germany, and for expos ing her disaster that would affect all other nations. Germany We Looked After “And yet,” he declared, “has not Germany been so well looked after during three whole years that she has been allowed to. default on all her obligations, so that we had to pay with our own money one hun dred billion francs she owed us and has not paid? Has she not been al lowed to rebuild her commercial en terprises and develop her canals and railroads and enrich her great in dustrials at the expense of her cred itors?” M. Poinrare asked 'if any one imagined that Germany would stabil ize the marlk and put her house in ' SEES NO REASON WHY MR. FORD SHOULD NOT RUN j Chicago, July 14.—There is no rea son why Henry Ford, Detroit manu | facturer, should not enter the 1924 Presidential race if he desires to be a candidate, according to William G. McAdoo, former Secretary of the Treasury, who arrived in Chicago to day on his way to New York. “The Presidential race is the great American-free-for-all,” McAdoo said regarding Ford’s chances. “I see no reason why he should not enter it if he desires to be a candidate.” The former Treasury secretary said he had made no-statement in Kansas City last night as reported that he had not decided if he would seek the nomination for the Presidency. He said he had not discussed politics while in Kansas City. “My trip is a business one, and it is important enough to bring me across the continent in midsummer,” he said. “I am not discussing at all on this trip.” HAIL DOES DAMAGE IN WILSON COUNTY The severe rain, wind and hail storm of Thursday afternoon did lit tle harm in this section so far as we have been able to learn. The hail was confined almost entirely to the town. On the South it extended hardly fur ther than the cotton mill, and across the river no further than W. Stephenson’s farm. According to the Wilson Times, the storm was quite severe in Wilson County, one person, Sidney G. Tur nage, being killed. Mr. Turnage, who lived at Black Creek, was caught un der a tobacco barn which was blown down. A heavy damage was reported from hail which fell in the section be tween Black Creek and the Wayne County line. On many farms the fields of tobacco ready for the harvest were said to have been completely riddled by the hail. Cotton was also torn to shreds. HOME MADE INVENTION FOR POISONING WEEVILS Monroe, July 14.—While the farm demonstration agents from all over piedmont and central North Carolina were gathered on the court house lawn Wednesday, Randolph Redfearn, a Monroe citizen, created quite a bit of interest by exhibiting a boll wee vil destroyer of his own invention. The outfit consists of a barrel with ; pump attachment placed on a cart from which calcium arsenate- mo lasses mixture is sprayed over three rows of cotton at a time, making it easy to cover a large field within a sohrt time. The invention appears to Work perfectly and may come into general use in spraying with the mo lasses-arsenic mixture. TO USE SIX BILLION GALLONS OF GASOLINE New York, July 12.—A survey ] just completed showing 13,048,128 motor vehicles registered in the United States on July 1 of this year indicates that over six billion gallons of gasoline must be supplied for au tomobiles alone this year, according to the weekly summary of the Ameri can Petroleum Institute. The gain in the number of cars is 2,440,i>00 over July 1, 1922, and 683,761 over the high mark of December 1922. The estimated gasoline consumption motor vehicles last yeap was over fi^e billion gallons. Mr. Anrew House Dead Mr. Andrew House of Pine Level passed away at his home Friday morning, his death being due to heart-trouble. Mr. House was 62 vears of age. He leaves a wife and six children. He was buried Satur day afternoon at four o’clock at the Pearce graveyard. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Mr. Collier. order, “if France watched with arms folded.” For three years,” he said, “the Allies have followed this mirage, and for three years things have been going from bad to worse. If we were not in the Rhur Germany would have continued to slip into the abyss she dug, but we would have been empty handed, while now we hold security, and we are powerful enough not to have to let go.”—Associated Press. PRESIDENT RUNS A TRAIN 26 MILES Nation’s Chief Executive i and Wife Enjoying Their Trip To Alaska. Talkemteifa, Alaska, July 15.— President Harding as head of the government drove one of his own locomotives today over his own rail road. He and Mrs. Harding had as much fun as two youngsters on their first train trip. When the train arrived at Wasilla on the Alaskan railway, Mr. and Mrs Harding went up to the engine and climbed into the cab. The chief executive, after brief instructions, took the throttle and drove to Wil low. He was in charge of the en gine for 26 miles, which was travel ed in 51 minutes. Mrs. Harding oc cupied the fireman’s side of the cab. The engineman said that Mr. Harding was a good engineer. But the dining car steward disagreed. This functionary pointed out that in stopping the train the pilot had jerked so heavily that 11 cups were broken in the diner. While the engine took water the President visited within some section men at work nearby. He helped them paint a new-bunk-house, wield j ing the brush vigorously. He dis covered that Leroy Harden, son of the section boss, was born on the day the people elected Mr. Harding Pres ident. The eminent traveler gave the lad a dollar bill. The Hardings while going to Fair banks, the northern terminus of the railway,.from Seward, the southern end. have been spending much of their time in a speeder. This is an auto mobile with flanged steel wheels fit ting the rails. Traveling in this be hind the train is much better than I staying in the presidential private car. j Mrs. Harding assured members of > the party.—Associated Press. Fairbanks, Alaska, July 15.—Presi dent Harding has reached a point fur ther north than any other American President, and with his arrival in Fairbanks tonight he was within 150 miles of the artic circle. His arrival \ here marked the end of a two and one half’s ride over the government rail road from Seward and tomorrow he j begins the trip south over Richardson I trail. The President told members of his | ; ■. before his arrival here that j the rail trip had given him a new '■ vision of Alaska and that he had been impressed not only by the matchless scenery, but by the wonderful pos sibilities of the great valley region, heavily forested and covered with luxuriant vegetation, wild grasses and brilliant flowers Weather Is Ideal The weather was ideal on the last uay of the 450 mile rail trip, the warm July sun bringing the temper ature above 80. The sun was still shining brightly when the party ar rived here at 0 o’clock tonight and the members of the party came to a full realisation that they were in the land of midnight sun, as daylight is continuous at this time of the year. —Associated Press. — i APPEAL TO AMERICAWOMEN TO HELP CRIJS'H WAR MENACE Washington, July 15.—An appeal to the women of America to actively assist in removing the menace of war was issued today by Mrs. Maud Wood Park, president of the National League of Women Voters. Mrs. Park, who recently returned from Europe, declared that unless there was “co-operation” between this country and the nations of Eu rope “real danger” of further wars existed. The executive committee of the league after receiving Mrs j Park’s report, adopted a resolution reiterating its indorsement of the proposed participation of the United States in the international court. No Pecans This Year Owners of pecan trees around Ra leigh are finding out that the pecan crop this year will be nil. The cold weather at Easter froze the ends of the limbs of the trees, destroying the buds. Old residents say this is the first time the pecan crop has been destroyed here in their recollection, j —News and Observer. !W. E. PASTOR WARNS AGAINST GOSSIP Large Crowd Hears Minister As He Talks on “The Ser pent In the Mouth.” A bulletin board at the Post Of fice carried information last Saturday that Rev. D. H. Tuttle, pastor of the Methodist church here, would use as his subject on Sunday morning,“The Serpent in the Mouth,” and despite the warm July day, the church was full to hear this message. Special music characterized the service, a quartette composed of Mes srs. Paul Eason, Theron Johnson, So lon Cotton and William Puckett, rendering a special number. During the collection Mr. William Puckett sang a solo. Rev. Mr. Tuttle used as his text Proverbs 140:3: “They have sharpen ed their tongues like a serpent. Ad der’s poison is under their lips.” Af ter reading his text the minister stated that his subject had to do with a disease that was widely prevalent— tin awful heart disease, heart poison that breaks out at the mouth, from tongue and lips: then to ears, lips and tongues of others. A deadly epidemic, worse than measles, mumps, whoop ing cough, or small pox. First one or two have it, then ten, twenty or a hundred, in homes, offices, stores, mills, churches and even at funerals. This disease is evil speaking. The Bi ble tells us that a wicked tongue :s like a serpent, and there are many reasons why we ought to get this snake of an evil speaking tongue out of our mouths. By using our tongues to speak evil we prostitute a noble faculty. Jesus used words to calm winds and seas; by a word He raised the dead; and by words we may com fort., advise, strengthen and en courage rather than poison the minds with who mwe come in contact. Mr. Tuttle discussed r/vu tpeaK ing” under the following heads: (1) General rules concerning evil speak ing; (2) results of evil speaking; (3) cure for evil speaking. He defined evil speaking as back-biting (Psa. 15: 3) stating that back-biting is but talk about one who is absent. (Lev. 19: 16) “Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale bearer among thy people.” In the next place, God forbids it. “Moreover if thy brother shall tres pass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: er, and then come and offer thy if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.” Matt 18:15. See also Prov. 25:9. “Speak not evil one of an other brethren.” Jas. 4:11. “Where fore laying aside all evil speaking.” 1 Pet. 2:1. “Put them in mind to speak evil of no man.” Titus 3:14: Eph. 4:29. “Then are in thee men men that carry tales to shed blood. ’ Ezek. 22:9. “0 the blood that has been shed on account of giving the lie or by lying one on another. If guilty, the way was pointed out to remove it. “Confess your fault*” James 6:16. “Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy broth gift ” Matt. 5:28-24. Speaking of the results of evil speaking the minister said that it reveals a heart condition. Matt. 12: 34 “O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35—A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things; and an evil man of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.” It also separates friends. “He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separate!n friends.” Prov. 17:9. It also short ens life. Prove. 18:21 “Death and ; life are in the power of the tongue; 1 and they that love it shall eat the i fruit thereof. “For he that will love life and good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak not guile.” 1 Peter 1:10. See also Psa. 34:12 to 14. It makes vanity of religion. James 1:16 “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but de coiveth his own heart, this man’s re ligion is vain.” It defies the whole body and connects life with hell. James 3:5—“Even so the tongue is a little member and boasteth great > things. Behold, how great a matter DUTIES OF COUNTY WELFARE SUPERINTENDENT As set forth in the consolidated statues, the duties of a county super intendent of public welfare are as fol i lows: (a) He shall be chief school attend ance officer of the county. (b) He shall be chief probation of ficer, and with the county juvenile court, have oversight of dependent, neglected and delinquent children un der 16 years of age. (c) He shall enforce the child la* bor laws. (d) He shall have oversight, under the direction of the State board, of persons discharged from hospitals for the insane and from other State institutions, and of all persons on probation or parole. (e) He shall have, under control of the county commissioners the care and supervision of the poor, and ad minister the poor funds. (f) He shall act as agent of the State board in relation to any work to be done by the State board within the county. (g) He shall promote wholesale re creation in the county and enforce such laws as regulate commercial amusement. (h) He shall have, under direction of the State board, oversight of de pendent children placed in the coun ty by the State. (i) He shall assist the State board in finding employment for the unem ployed. (j) He shall investigate into the cause of distress, under the direction of the State board and make such other investigations in the interest of social welfare as the State board may direct.—From Welfare Bulletin. i FOREST FIRE SWEEPS OVER TWO TOWNS Spokane, Wash., July 13,—The mining towns of Mace and Burke, east of Kellogg, Idaho, are reported de stroyed by forest fires sweeping up the western slope of the Bitter Root mountains. Wire communication with the fire-swept district is down. Fear is felt for the lives of tourists on the Yellowstone trail highway, which is understood from meagre reports to be surrounded by flames. A thousand persons are reported homeless in the two towns. Mace is destroyed. The business section of Burke is in flames, and little hope is held of saving what remains of the town. Loss up to 4 p. m. was esti mated at between $300,000 and $400, 000 and the progress of the fire is said to be unchecked. Attempts to block the fire by dynamiting business houses proved futile because of the high wind. With the business section of Burke completely gone and a large portion of the residence section, fire-fighting efforts at 4:30 centered a short dis tance up the canyon from Burke, where the large hotel of the Hercu lese Mining company together with the miners’ recreation center, was threatened. All miners of the rich silver-lead mines of the district esti mated at several thousand, have turn ed to fighting the fire.—Associated Press. a little fire kindleth! 6—And the ton gue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.” Then the tongue may become the connect ting lmk between the soul and hell. Rev. Mr. Tuttle placed tale-bearers and hearers in the same class. One has Satan in the tongue, the other Satan in the ear. He called attention to the fact that the unpardonable sin, the sin against the Holy Ghost, was a sin of the tongue. He pointed out that the use, or control of the tongue, is a test of character. If that is controlled, the whole body may be. In conclusion he presented the cure for evil speaking. (1) In the blood of .Jesus Christ when all other blood is swept away. 1 Jno. 1:7-9. (2) In pray er and watchfulness. Psa. 19:14 and Psa. 141:3. (3) The fear of God’s judgment on the sin. Jesus said that of every idle word that we speak, an account shall be given in the Day of Judgment. “For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by they words thou shalt be condemned.” Many peo ple, stated the preacher, will wish in the Day of Judgment that they ha<3 been born dumb. PRES. STATE FAIR ! COMPLETES TOUR i _ Mrs. Vanderbilt Speaks In a Number of Eastern Town About Fair. ! I - j Raleigh, July 16.—Mrs. Edith Van ; derbilt, President of the North Caro ' lina Agricultural Society, has just i completed a tour of Eastern North Carolina in the interest of the State Fair. She went on the warpath for the purpose of urging closer coopera tion between the county and communi ty fairs and the State Fair. She met with a gratifying response from the large crowds that heard her the past week. She spoke at Monroe, Wilmington, New Bern, Kinston, Goldsboro and Wilson, and visited several other points in the state. She made the trip in approved stump speaking style traveling by automobile so that she could make better time. Her poke bonnet hat caught the fancy of her audience and many a Tar Heel farmer is ready to wager that she is going to make the Fair this year the big success that she has in mind. Certainly she will if those who heard her speak can aid her in realizing her ambition, it is declared, for these farmers found that she is a real womanly woman without frills or furbelows. Mrs. Vanderbilt in her address ex plained that the proper function of a State Fair or any fair for that mat ter is not the amusement of pleasure seekers but the development along proper lines of education in agricul ture, industry and general knowledge. She ventured to say that there is no other State on the Atlantic sea i board that can present so much in the ! way of natural resources as North I Carolina and she ventured further to I predict that a State Fair on a State Wide basis and financially organized would do more for North Carolina in five years than a million dollars spent in any other way. Even as it is last year’s fair brought favorable com ments from as far north as New Hampshire and as far west as Wis consin. The logical conclusion of the pro gram of the Agricultural Society, she said, is to build up an institution that will belong to the state and that will adequately represent the State. FIRST BEDBUG IS MAILED TO INSECTICIDE EXPERIMENTERS _ Washington, July 15.—The depart ment of agriculture’s offer to buy 1,200 bedbugs for its insecticide ex periment station at Vienna, Va., has not been without result. Yesterday a single bug, shipped from Philadelphia in a tiny paste board box, reached the station alive and well ready to make the supreme sacrifice in the name of science. Of ficials would not disclose the exact | address of the martyr's former do micile, AIR MAIL SERVIE NOW AS REGULAR AS TRAINS Washington, July 14.—Airplanes can now be operated with the cer tainty of railroad trains, the Post Of fice Department declared today, back ing this assertion with a statement that during the fiscal year ending June 30 its air mail service was 96.73 per cent, perfect, even better than the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, when the success attained was 95.52 per cent. During the fiscal year just closed the mail service flew 1,589,380 miles, back and forth be tween New York and San Francisco MR. SANDERS HEARS MRS. EDITH VANDERBILT t Mr. W. M. Sanders went to New _ Bern Friday to hear Mrs. Edith Van derbilt, president of the North Caro lina Agricultural Society speak on the State Fair. Mrs. Vanderbilt has 'f been touring Eastern North Caro ; lina promoting the interests of the State Fair. She has spoken in Mon roe, Wilmington, New Bern, Kinston, Goldsboro and Wilson. She returned to her home at Biltmore Saturday night. Mr. Sanders, who is a direct or of the State Fair Association, met . Mrs. Vanderbilt in New Bern for » consultation relative to plans for the coming State Fair. a
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