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Max Donat-leg Year-m VOL. 34 PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY. JANUARY 19, 1923. GREAT FURNITURE EXPOSITION OPENS BUYERS FROM ALL PARTS OF UNITED STATES GATHER AT AT HIGH POINT. 120 EXHIBITS HRE SHOWN “Best Show We Have Ever Had,” Saya Manager Long, of Southern Expoaition Building. HlghVpoint, N. C. —- With buyers attending from all parts of the United States, the Southern Furniture Expo sition opened here with the promise of being the best show in the history of the southern market. Nearly luO lay ers have arrived and many others are expected. One hundred and twenty ex hibits are shown in the mammoth Southern Furniture Exposition bufld ing, the exhibits representing every kind of furniture manufactured in the South. Practically every available bit of space on each of the ten floors is taken, and the exhibitors are optimis tic over the outlook for a successful market. They expressed the belief that hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of furniture will be sold during the two weeks of the exposition. "Best show we have ever had," said Charles F. Long, manager of the Southern Furniture Exposition build ing In discussing the exhibits shown. Mr. Long- expressed the belief that the show will be the most largely attended and successful held here since com pletion of the largest building in the world tevoted exclusively to the hous ing (^furniture. The ^exposition, according to furni ture men, is not only^expecbhd tP be the J>est ffOfflr the standpoint oH At tendance and number of exhibits on display, but from the standpoint of quality of furniture shown. The pub lic, they claim, has learned to appre ciate furniture of higher quality and for this reason little of the cheap fur niture is to be found in the display rooms. Some of the highest grade furniture manufactured in the world was found among the exhibits when the doors of the exposition bunding were opened . to the buyers. The show brought to High Point many prominent furniture dealers from all sections of the country. Among those attending were: L. J. Amos, of Oakland, Calif.; Arthur L. Yelvington, of Miami, Fla.; Edward C. Davis, of Houston, Texas, and W. [Weinbrat, 9f New York. The exposition will continue through I January 27. The building contains ap | proxlmately six acres of floor space jnd cost about a half million dob I lars. Prices o fCoal May Ease Off. Washington.—Bituminous coal pric es, which have been advancing dur ing recent years at a rate which has occaSfaned concern in official, consum ing and trade circles, have about reached peak levels, according to P. R. Wadleigh, federal fuel distribu tor. He said that unless widespread transportation tie-up developed, the prices would be expected soon to show some tendency to ease off, since the car shortage, which has hampered dis tribution is being relieved and the (demands of . the domestic consumers jvho have been forced to supplement [limited anthracite supplies with bitu minous are being satisfied. Latest figures available at the dis tribution office show that during the „eek ending January 8, the average price of bituminous coal at the mines C-here sold on the “spot'’ market, was 4.54 for the United States as a vhole. During the succeeding week Eie figure was $4.47, while for the rst week in December it was $3.93. _hese prices, Mr. Wgdleigh pointed put, did not include cost of transpor atlon from mines to points of con sumption, nor was coal mined under pearly constrcas considered. To obtain data for an exact esti ate of the situation, the distributor ordered a survey of all coal stocks . of January 1, which is being made i co-operation with the geological sur ley and census bureau. V* and W (Jblngton. Hs of wh< and Wheat Exports Large. Heavy increases in wheat and corn from the .fed States for the week ending Jan 13 as compared with the first , ek of the year are shown in the Sekly report issued by the depart ment of commerce. Wheat exports fere 3,533.000 bushels as compared Hth 1,578,000 the previous week, and fern exports 1,421,000 bushels as com arfed with 299,000. CHIEF OF ROBBERY OF MINT PAYS WITH LIFE Denver, Colo. — The slain mint bandit, whose frozen body was found seated in an automobile in a private garage, and regarded by the police as the master mind of a desperate gang of criminals, was identified at J. C. Sloan, of Casper, Wyo. Rugg WiL»ams, chief of Denver police, said he was one of the men the police have sought since December 18, last, when rob bers made away with $200,000 in currency from a federal reserve bank truck in front of the mint, killing Charles T. Linton, a guard. Sloan, it was, the police say, who offered himcelf as a target, stand ing upon t* .running board of the bandit cai as it sped away and desperately firing at mint guards. Sloan’s body was found with a bullet in the heart and police de clare he was instantly killed by a bullet from the revolver of Pete Keidinger, a guard employed at the mint. PREMIER DEFENDS HIMSELF FRENCH DEPUTIES CHEER POIN CARE AND APPROVE INVA- ' SION OF GERMANY. Premier Poincare Telle Deputies That France Could Hold Off No Longer. Paris.—France’s separate action In the Ruhr was approved by parliament „ the members of the chamber and sen ate cheering for several minutes Pre mier Poincare's declaration. The chamber voted confidence in the gov ernment, 478 to 86, on the question ol the postponement of a group of inter pellations on the Ruhr policy. ■ . M>l*eincare, -with W«c!r*8rca«M,'de fended himself in the senate against the German newspapers’ implied ac cusation that he had inherited his war —like activities through descent from Brennus, who made famous the phrase ‘’Woe to the conquered,” the warring king, Lcuis XIV, and Napoleon. The premier remarked: “Glorious as is this genealogy, I can not claim it. I am descended simply from good French who wished France to -be free and independent, but wl^o never desired conquest or annexa tion.” N In his statement before the cham ber, explaining the reasons for the action which France had taken against Germany, M. Poincare de clared: “We are now going to get coal for ourselves from Germany at the pithead.” The sacred union, however, no lon ger prevails; a small, Dut aggressive minority, composed mostly of commun ists with a few extreme socialists, in terrupted T\4. Poincare with bitter re marks, provoking a tumultuous pro test from the balance of the chamber. Deputy Leon Blum, socialist, sounded the note of opposition when he cried to the premier: “You are following in the Ruhr policy political and eco nomic extension.” The rest of his remarks were lost in a storm of outcries from the benches occupied by the royalists, na tionalists and moderates. The torn and dispersed socialist party made a weak effort to support their spokesman, but the effort was lost in a confused conflict among them selves. The Socialist Ehrlich, who ap proved M. Poincare's policy, brought a volley of ipvectives upon himself from the communists. The substance of Premier Poin care’s hour and a half speech was that France had submitted to successive amputations of her rights against Ger many, had used all the patience any nation could be expected to use, and finally, when confronted with the Brit ish plan, which he held would practi cally withdraw from France all means of enforcing execution of the treaty of Versailles, could hold off no longer. J. Bryan Grimes Dies. Raleigh.—Col. J. Bryan Grimes, sec retary of state of North Carolina since 190i>, died of pneumonia, following in fluenza. Two weeks ago influenza assailed Colonel Grimes Pneumonia followed quickly, and while there had been hopes for his recovery for several days he had been regarded as des perately ill. John G. Dawson, speaker of the house paid this tribute to Colonel Grimes: ‘‘As a man, he was considerate, kind find upright, as an officer he was cour ageous, diligent and efficient. In his death the state loses an admirable and esteemed citizen and an official of sterling worth.” - (. PLAN ADVANCES INTO Oil REGION FRENCH TO SEIZE BOCHUM UN LESS GERMANS STOP POLICY OF INTERFERENCE. FRENCH WILL PAY MINERS Berlin is No Longer Sending Paper Money Into the Ruhr Occu pied Area. Dusseldorf—Bochum, the great cen ter of the Stinnea Industries, will be occupied in a few days, hence, the French have decided, unless the Ger man government undergoes a change of heart and abandons its policy of interference and opposition, which the French consider it has been follow ing for the past week. The French authorities do not announce the date of the advance, but make no secret of the fact that they have decided to ex tend the occupation further eastward to coerce Germany into paying the Ruhr industries for the coal, repara tions deliveries and as penalties for which they term the wilful failure of Berlin to fulfill itsr undertakings. Concerning coal deliveries, which the Ruhr industrials have agreed to resume, France undertakes to pay the cost of labor and the salaries of the employes and miners; only the owners huib4 look to Berlin for other than overhead exposures and the items which make up the price of coal deliv ered f. o. b. at the FTench frontier. The French are prepared to assist the owners in collecting from Berlin to the extent of occupation of the Bochum region and also further terri torjr eastward later,. should Germany faH to ermrtrtcrtitFffira “Tfi&y 'wfu 'pa y the miners’ salaries from the proceeds of the tax on coal, formerly assessad by the Reich government, which the French have decided to collect for themselves. They will levy a tax on every ton of coal shipped from the Ruhr into Germany, Bavaria and neu tral countries. The percentage rep resenting the tax has not been fixed. No tax will be assessed on coal ship ped to the allied countries. The occupation of Bochum also in tended as a penalty for what the; French consider the wilful depletion by the Germans of food stocks, es pecially cereals, always kept in the Ruhr for feeding the industrial popu lation, which the french assert they have found at sucfh low ebb that ar rangements must be made immediately to import, wheat and other foodstuffs into this area. Above all the French are desirous of warning oft unemployment and famine —if such condition arose they would be certain to cause much trouble. The problem of currency is giving the French much concern, as Berlin is no longer sending paper marks into ; the Ruhr occupied area, and the pres : ent supply will become inadequate very soon. Experts are studying a plan whereby special Ruhr paper notes, guaranteed by the mines, plants an<J other real estate security in the Ruhr valley, would be issued and ac cepted as currency in the Ruhr alone. The Krupp and Thyssen works with drew from the Essen banks two bil lion marks for their payrolls; they were informed that the banks would be unable to supply them similarly next week, thus forcing the French to [ resort to the issuance of special cur rency. ' French Soldiers Greeted With Stones. | Essen.—It is reported that French soldiers arriving at the small town of j Buer were greeted with a shower of ' stones, but nobody was hurt. When the French general arrived he an nounced that the German police super intendent would be punished. A decree issued Sunday exempts the French troops from the luxury tax and orders notification of all meetings three days before due, with the names of the organizers and probable at tendants; forbids strikes and also pro cessions and all persons from wear ing uniforms .compels the posting of price lists in German currency in all shops and restricts German soldiers from entering the occupied territory from territory pot occupied. imports Show Steady Gain. Washington.—American imports In October continued the healthy growth they commenced last summer, touch ing the highest flugre reached since November. 1920, the Department of Commerce announced. Imports for the month totalled $318, 000.000 compared with $188,000,000 in the same month last year and $1333, 000,000 in October, 1923, the last, pre war year. i FATHER, TWO CHILDREN AND NURSE DORWNED Key West. Fla. — Four persons, passengers on the seaplane Colum bus, lost their lives, when the plane fell into the Gulf of Mexico, 20 miles off Havana. Five others, also passengers, w$re picked up by the ferryboat, Hs&ry M. Flagler, which docked at the port here. Those who lost their lives were: E. F. Atkins, Jr., millionaire sugar dealer, of New York City, and his two sons, E. T. Atkins, 3rd, and David Atkins, and Miss Grace Mc Donald, governess for the Atkins llrs. E. F. Atkins., Jr., Miss Julia forty, a nurse with the Atkins ily; Otto Abrahams, of New k City; W. E. Miller and Har Thompson, pilot and mechanic he plane, were those rescued b» the Flagler and brought to this 'According to Miller, engine trou ble forced the plane to descend to EXPLANATION IS REFUSED m STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE WARDING DECISION IS ONE OF EXPEDIENCY. President Harding’s brdsr Follows Conference With Hughes and Weeks. ^ Washington. — Withdrawal of tho Ajnerteaa^ troops from the. Rhine was aciered by President Harding. |n announcing this decision the state department said that the Pres ident deemed the time expedient for tftft recall of the forces now at Cob lefz. * ' ’ ' The American forces remaining in that area number about 1,000 men, and it was indicated that the with drawal order would be carried out as soon as the American commander. Major General Allen, could make the necessary arrangements for winding up finally the affairs of the army of occupation. A resolution favoring such a with drawal was adopted by the senate but it was not apparent how far it had con tributed to the President's decision, or how far the administration had been influenced by the situation brought about by the French movement into Ruhr valley. The date of the actual withdrawal of the forces will be left to the war department . where it was said that American evacuation of the Coblenz zone would be conducted in an order ly fashion. Officials of the state and war de partments refused flatly to make any explanation of the decision to recall Major General Allen and his forces other than to repeat that it was con sidered expedient to complete at this time American withdrawal from Eu rope. Secretary Weeks was called to the White House and the purpose of the government to withdraw the troops was disclosed before his return to the war department. It was- learned that foraml orders had not as yet been sent to General Allen to begin his home-evacuation and is prepared to move on short notice. Secretary Hughes also attended the conference at the White House, which preceded the disclosure that the troops were to be withdrawn practically at once. As an indication that no time would be lo6t,-it was made known that the transport St. Mihiel would leave New York to bring home the bulk of the Rhine forces. A few small detach ments will be left for a short time to close out final settlements involved in the withdrawal. Automobile Show to Open in February. Charlotte, N. C.—Options have been signed by twenty-one motor car deal ers for exhibition space in the third Carolina Automotive Show, which will be held here February 5 to 10, it wast announced by Osmond Barrinegr, chairman of the Charlotte Automotive Trade Association. Mr. Barringer said several manufac turers have advised him of their ex pectation to have exhibits of motor cars or trucks at this show. Hereto fore the manufacturers 4iave not been represented among the exhibitors in Carolina’s automotive shows, he said, explaining that the Charlotte associa tion accepted this new interest as an •evidence of the importance the in dustry is attaching to this show. The heavy demand’(torripiotpr^ cans-; and trucks reported generally throughout the territory is serving to direct great er attention to the approaching exhi bition. SIZE OF fflW 10 BE UNCHANGED THREE HUNDRED MILLION I* THE ESTIMATED COST; GUARD GETS MORE. AIR SERVICE GETS BIG SUM Army of 125,000 Enlisted Men and 12,000 Comrr iaioned Officers Pro vided For in Bill. Washington. — A standing army of 126,000 enlisted men and 12,000 com missioned officers, the same as au thorized last year, is provided for in the last army appropriation bill re ported to the house. The bill carries $514,064,294 for mil itary and non-military activities, or $16,010,444 less than last year. Of the total, $37,000,000 goes for river and harbor projects heretofore au thorized. Last year $42,815,661 was appropriated for the purpose. Budget estimates for flood control on the Mississippi, amounting to $5, 986,000, ‘were allowed. The amount recommended for the Mississippi com pletes the authorization of $45,000,000 contained in the 1917 act. For the Panama canal the bill car ries $6,599,683. An appropriation of $750,000 with a contract authorization of $750,000 additional, is recommend ed for replacing worn-out portions of the Washington-Alaska submarine ca ble system. A fund of $50,000 is provided for continuation of airplane bombing tests against obsolete naval craft. The air service gets $12,426,000 and the Chem ical Warfare Service $650,000. Fo$* the National Guard the bill provide/ $28,939,140, compared with $25,815,000 last year, the increase being made to permit the maximum growth of the or ganization to 215.000 men during the next fiscal year. An appropriation of $3,250,000 is recommended for the reserve officers’ training corps, an increase of $150,000 over last year. Civilian training camps are provided with $2,500,000, of which $500,000 represents an unex pended balance from last year’s ap propriation. The war department had recommended larger appropriations for both the training corps and the civilian camps. U. S. Proposal Still Before Nations. Washington. — Secretary Hughes' proposal for reference of the repara tions problem to financiers for rec ommendations based upon purely eco nomic considerations is regarded in Washington as still before the allied governments for acceptance or rejec tion. A White House spokesman stated that the government was not moving in the German reparation crisis in any why at this time and coud not move unless the powers concerned showed a desire that it should do so. It was added that the friendly pur poses of the United States had been made plain to all concerned. Ultimate ly it is hoped that a way to the help ful will be opened by action of the French and British governments. At the state department it was said that Secretary Hughes’ suggestion stood unchanged; that nothing had been done by the government to with draw the proposal. Health Standards Women’s Subjects. Washington.—Health standards for women in industry, women’s wages and home work performed by women were on the program of the second day’s sessions of the National confer ence on women in industry, called by the women’s bureau of the Department of Labor. With nearly 400 women delegates present from 41 States, the conference was declared by the speak ers to be truly representative of the women of the Nation. Mrs. Ellis Yost, legislative represen tative of the women’s Christian Tem perature Union, presided at the meet ing session and Dr. R. A. Spaeth, of Johns Hopkins University, was chosen to lead in the discussion of “health standards for women in Industry." Another speaker was Mrs. Florence Kelly, executive secretary, National Consumers’ League. Mrs. Thomas O. Winter, president general of the Federation of Women's clubs, was the presiding officer at the afternoon session, and Mrs. Maud Swartz, president, national women’s trade union league. New York, and Mri Sophonisba P. 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