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Max ) Däwnoke Denk-m VOL. 34 PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY. MARCH 16, 1923. NO. 31 SCORES KILLED BY RAGING WINDS 8TORMS SWEPT OHIO, TENNES SEE AND KENTUCKY, CLAIM ING MANY VICTIMS. --- V PROPERTY OAMASE IS LARGE « « * ' Two Towns in Tennessee is Wrecked and About Thirty Persons Known To Be Dead. t '.<-H f Chicago. — Forty-six persons lost their lives in a great* storm which swept the country from the Rocky mountains to the Appalachian rang;e Sunday night. Scores were injured and the property damage is expected to run into the millions. Snow or rain, and in some cases both, accompanied by a terrific wind which in some localities reached a velocity of 80 miles an hour took lives, wrecked buildings and crippled tele phone and communication systems. The south suffered most, two towns in Tenndssee being completely wreck ed and 30 lives lost. TWenty-flve per sons were, reported killed at Pinson, Tenn., and five at Dyersburg. Two re lief trains, one with ight physicians and a second with ■ !■:> relief workers were dispatched fror Tackson for Pin son. Nine deaths wert mused by the storm in Central entucky. Three persons were repor d killed at Rich mond, when the wi .d lifted a small farm house' containing three adults and 10 children from its foundation, carried 'it 50 yards, and hurled it to the ground ’in splinters. Two were killed at Bowling Green, three at South, Union, and a nine year-old boy wsjr killed and five other children •were injured at South Portsmouth when the roof was-blown from a high school building into a yard Where, the children were playing, according to re ., ports reaching Louisville. Other .reported deaths included two ** ‘ at Chicago, one at St^ubensvills;, Ohio; one at Massilon, Ohio;,, one . at Greenwood, Miss,; one at Eldorado, Ark., and one at Milwaukee. Heavy property damage accompanied the storm in all these places, nr some sections the damage was esti mated at $500,000 to $1,000,000. Some' towns were completely cut off from, communication with outside points while in some instances a single wir^ furnished the only means of commuril-' cation." Damage to wire service was general throughout the entire1 central section of the country. Some indus tries were forced to abandon work owing to lack of electric power. Heavy damage was reported from many points in Indiana. Train service generally was delay ed, fast trains being reported as much as 10 hours late. In some instances where tranis were reported lost and .wire communication was not to.be ob tained, radio was. used to report the whereabouts of the trains. i« Louisville, Ky^—At least nine deaths Resulted from tlje windstorm which swept south central Kentucky, accord ing to reports received here. Reports from Richmond* said three persons lost their lives in that vicinity when the wind TifTed a small farm house with three adults and ten child ren from its foundation, carried it“ 50 yards and hurled it to the ground in splinters. From Bowling Green came a report _ that Mrs. Kennie Dossy, 31, aid Mrs,. Margaret Cox, 51, were killed and Mr. Dossy was probably fatally 'injured, when the storm blew down their resi dence near Brownsville in Edmonson county. ' An unverified report from South Union, Logan county, said a man. his wife, and child also lost their lives in the stfcrm. Vy Dennis Boggs, 9, was killed AndLjftve other children injured, two seriously, when the roof was'blown, from the high school building at South Pbrt^', mouth,/Kj[., and parried into the school ward where the*clitldren-*%6r5>laji£n^. Telephone and telegraph lines iii many parts of the state were prostrat ed. Paducah was isolated from Louis ville. -w f ’ v ^ At Louisville the betingvTSbed arc- $e Kentucky racing association track was wrecked, iHate glass jstore fronts-shat v tered and telephone" poles and’ trees■ VfellJa. Ak Winchester a waB of a school hutlding was demolished, plate glass window^ were blown in and trees up rooted. One man was1 sJi|btlf'} hjjrt. The wind tore away a corner ofa^e/fi room in a dwelling where a young woman Slept. She . r ,1 NAVAL OFFICERS ARE LOST WITH SHIP. Athens.—It is 'estimated that 150 Greek naval officers and enlisted men were drowned when the Greek transport Alexander capsized and founded during a fierce gale, be tween Salamis and Pira.eus. . The transport had on board 2&0 officers and men on furlough from’ the Greek cruisers,, Gorgic, Savarrao, Kilkis and Lemnos. During the voyage a fierce gale was encounter ed. Three huge waves struck the Alexander, which turned over,. An explosion of her boilers followed and the ship foundered. Many craft hastened to the'.rescue,-but a majority of those on board the transport were lost, owing to the small vesels being unable to get through the high seas. A^public funeral was held at Salamis;1 HONOR GUEST AT LUNCHEON NATIONAL COMMANDED OF THE AMERICAN LEGION GIVEN AN OVATION, Tells Officers From Fort Bragg That Service Men Want Big Army For National Defense. Fayetteville.—Alvin IW. Owsley, na tional commander of the American legion, concluded here his tpur of Nbrt^i -Carolina on his swing through the south, - after experiencing the warmth of a typical Fayetteville recep tion and givih’g -in,, return ope of the most pulsating addresses wjiich this pity has heard in many days. Commander. Owsley and, his party left-for South Catalina.- - ■On his arrival fcpm Wilmington the legion head was greeted by the entire personnel pf Guipbprlaud Post No. 3, of which he wa8,'tt&^hfest while in the city: Relegations from various civic olubsiby Mayor E. R. MacKeith an and Colonef’J."0:--McArthur, acting post commander of Tort Bragg, with the latter's staff. 'On leaving the station an automo bile parade vfras j&pne’d" th- escort the distinguished vistthir tp the, hotel - La fayette, where he was to "be'the guest oLbpnor at a luncheon. As the long •field artiOdry- -hand, moved through the .streets,'it pp'pame apparent that the entire population was either tak ing part in the parade or had turned out to welcome the famous Texan. “I .want to say to you regular army men,” said 'COifttnandet, Owsley at one point of his address at the luncheon, "that the American legion not only stands for .adequate ■ defense, but we want thP (jaipfiedeib^ best army that walks the earth and in every way as big as anybody's.” / He welcomed the sight of so many men from the regular establishment, adding, “I always feel safer when the army is near,” because he explain ed, so many of us have forgotten the principle for which American entered the war. The most eloquent and the strong est portion of his address was his plea for justice to the men who fought and won the war, of whom, he said, 5,000 are todpry in state insane asylums, and 387,000 in hospitals or are supposed to *have bden examined by the doctors. “I will never rest,’’ he declared em phatically, “and there are a million more men in this country who will never rest until President Harding, Geenral Pershing and Admiral Koontz see that common justice is given the disabled service men. And they have not Deceived coiiunpu justice yet.” ^Warits Officers’ Age Limit Lowered. Washington.—E. W. Nichols, super- i intendent of the Virginia Military In stitute, Lexington, Va., in an address at meeting of the Association of Mili- j t^fy .Colleges and Schools, urged that j the War Department lower the age limit required for commissions in the reserve officers training corps so that military school gradates under the age of 21 could qualify for such ser- J 'viSe. If«; -^addressed his remarks j criefly to Brigadier General William .aiagsiter, chief of the training section of the' ‘hrmy, 'who had just concluded a discussion of the “present and prob able future status of the R. O. T. C. ah eseentially military schools,” which ;he described as necesary to the de teifte <if the country. Two Airman Killed. Washington.—Lieutenant R. M. Far rar, naval aviator, and Stephen F. Sul livan, a mechanic, were killed when the airplane they werebringing from Philadelphia to W^nvngton crashed into the river seven miles from Phila delphia, acording to a report received by the Navy Department. mis show BUSINESS GOOD MEW HIGH RECORD FOR PIG IRON PRODUCTION IN FEBRUARY. RECORD FOR CUR LOADINGS _ i > . A Mew High Record For Month in Build-1 ing Construction, It is Declared. New York.—Evidences of the rapid expansion of business activity have multiplied during the past week. Re ports on pig iron production during February show that a new high record for the month has been set and that the capacity of the furnaces active it the clase of the month was equal to just about the highest rate attained under war conditions. Last month also 3et a new high record for February with regards to building construction .■ in addition, weekly reports on rail-' road carloading continue to show a movement of freight unprecedented at this season of the year. It would ap pear, therefore, that production is at the record level and that it is still in-, creasing. Commodity meanwhile and not un naturally, remain firm. Both Dun’s and Bradstreets’ indices moved up ward during February, the advance in the general level amounting to some thing like two per cent. Examination' of the component groups of the indices discloses the fact that the gains have' been general. It is clear, however, that the trend toward higher levels has been cdntinued during March. With business so active and prices firm, there have been many signs‘^j|| increased ■public participatio%*j|fcgJjra| speculaWWT markets. . Pronolincgd ac tivity has been apparent both in stocks and in cotton. Values have shown considerable power of resistance ‘to’ the attacks of resistance to the attacks of bearish professionals. The move ment in both of these markets came to a halt toward the close of the week, profit takin and short selling producing an irregularly downward trend.; Nev ertheless, it is generally considered that the character of the markets has undergone a distinct change since the first of the year and much interests is being displayed in the course of events during the next few weeks. Further increases in steel prices have been the rule. Steel makers are making every effort to enlarge pro duction but are close to the limit im posed by physical conditions, trans portation and labor supplies. This in turn is likely to have a reflex action on certain other industries. Thus, it is said that automobile production and building construction are also ap proaching a limit because of scarcity of materials. Despite the fact that the United States Steel corporation’s operations are at a practically 90 per cent of capacity, the corporation's un filled orders increased 373.000 tons during February. At the close of the month the total tonnage on order amounted to 7.284.000 tens as Com pared with 4,141,000 tons a year ago Gunmen Rob Schooner of Cargo. Halifax. N. S.—When the Yarmoith schooner Eddie James which receitfly sailed from here to the Jersey coast with 600 cases of liquor, docketed Sere she was minus her cargo, but the crew accounted for this with a startling tale of daring pirates and gunmej en countered while the ship peacefully rocked at anchor off the New Jersey, coast, near Highland light Marci 2. Armed with pistols, the rum jjffhtes boarded the schooner at dusk, the crew said, and fired a volley of shots. bound ing Supercargo Phillip Knowles^ Then at the point of pistols, they lootel the ship of the 600 cases of whiskey, $8. 000 in cash and escaped, takiig with them the wpunded supercargc. Recklinghausen. — Two Frenchmen one an officer and the other a civilian railroad man, were- assassinate in the streets of the mining town if Buer, near ReckltnghauaaJk -.Each body jvhep found. fcMAve bul let wounds in it. One -ef-thi victims was Lieutenant Coltin of (he Chas seurs, and the other M. Jolj, chief of the Buer railroad station. Unffetflr - and discontent among the population of the Recklinghausen dis trict have been smoldering o^ several days. Peeling w.as running high oh both sides. The slaying of tie French men is considered • the m>st serious affair since the occupation of the re gion began. v- •. SIX FISHERMEN LOSE LIVES IN STORM. Halifax, N. S.—The Gloucester fishing schooner Elizabeth How ard limped into this port with 16 of the crews of the lost Nova Scotia fishing scjiooner Helen M. Coolen safe on board, but with the news of the loss of Six lives during the terrific storm of last week on the North Atlantic. The Elizabeth Howard report ed that the Helen M. Colen found ered on the banks hot long after two of her crew had been swept overboard. On the same storm a huge sea struck the Howard carry ing off four men any everything movable. Captain Dan MacDonald, of the Howard, brought his vessel into port showing plainly the effects of terrific bugeting by the angry seas. He related that while oft the northeast bar of Sable Island, the vessel was caught with the full force of the elements. A great sea boarded the vessel, sweeping the Gloucester fisherman from stem to stern. It was after midnight and in the darkness and in the blinding snow the cries of men over board were heard faintly through the storm. CONFERENCE ON ARMY COSTS CLAIM OF U. S. TO PAYMENTS BY GERBANY DISPUTED IS REPORTED. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Wadsworth is Now in * Paris. ashington. .— Unofficial reports _ Paris to the eeffct that the claim ;he United States to participation payments already made by Ger _ny fo'r inaintenance of allied and 'jertefrn trotfps -fltr lUW'"frttfu; "has been challenged alr.the conference now fit- progress; are ’discounted in Wash ington official circles as founded on misinformation1. It was. pointed out that in the cor *respondence which led to the con ference on army costs with Assistant Secretary Wadsworth of the treasury representing tjie., U^fced States, the justice of the American^ claim was promptly admitted by . the allied gov-, ernmejnts which 'suggested the confer ence. , The purposfe of the Paris • di#cus gtas added, was-.specifically to seek wa*y§&nd meafis of providing fbr the refunding to the. United States of Rhineland army costs in a way best calculated to meet the economic plight of the allied governments. Ne gotatjons to that end are now pro ceeding and-state department official are advised by Mr. Wadsworth of what transpired at the conference.1 While no comment has been forthcom-; ing here as to these negotiations. Up to last November when a re-1 capitulation of payments made by' Germany under the treaty of Versail-j les was hrade, the total amount assess ed against Germany for the costs of all. armies' on the Rhine was placed at,: rougbiy,. three and a half billion gold : inaTks. 'Under the treaty, repayment! of these costs constituted a fl^st lien on any payments made by Germany. The total German -payments received in both cash and kind, however, were placed at some seven billion marks, of which only direct cash payments of one billion seven ..hundred million gold marks was credited against army cost. The amount due the United States for the Rhine army cost , is roughly one billion gold marks. Tlow' the pay-' ment of that sum is to be arranged by the all.es is. the question to be solved at Paris, it was said, .as in asserting the claim to a full share- in the pay ments, the state department made it plain that the Washington government w-as not disposed to be a harsh credit or and was anxious to arrive at an un derstanding with the allies that would not complicate further their difficult economic problems. Hardwick to Be Federal Attorney. Atlanta, Ga.—Governor Thomas W. Hardwick announced here that he would accept an appointment as spe cial United States Attorney General -at the expiration of his term as Gov ernor of Georgia. E "Governor Hardwick's term as chief Executive erf- Georgia will expire on the fourth Wednesday in June when he will be succeeded by Clifford M. Walker who was elected in the general election last Fall. In a statement announcing his ac e'eptanee of the appointment, the Gov-j ernor said: ‘ The position in question is special assistant to the Attorney j General on the advisory board of the war transactions section of the Depart-j ment of Justice .1 FRANCE WANTS NO MEDIATION * /VILL NOT EXCHANGE SECURED GUARANTEE FOR PROMISES SAYS POINCARE. DEVIEW THE RUHR STATUS 3ritish Govrenment Delivers Amicably Worded Note on Situation to Paris. / Paris.—Premier Poincare addressed .he foreign relations committee on the lubject of the situation in the Ruhr, rhe premier went 'into details with -egard to the Ruhr railroads, the or ganization of the customs, the putting nto force of import and export li censes, and expulsion of German offi cials, the liaison established between ;he bridgeheads, the relations between ;he occupation troops and the popu ation and the, arrangements to ensure progressively the delivery of coal and coke to France. M. Poincare renewed his declara tion, made. before the chamber of ieputies, that France would not ac cept any mediation in the situation aor enter into indirect conversations. He added, however, that the day when Germany understood the situa :ion France would be ready to listen ind examine into all official proposi cions made by her. In any case, the premier declared, France would not abandon the securi ty and guarantees she had been forc ed to takfe in return for a simple promise by Germany. The British government has deliv ered to the French government an amicably worded note on the situation in the newly-occupied territory be tween the .Rhine bridgeheads. The question to be settled 11 whether this territory is to be under the administration of the Rhineland inter-allied commission or the Freneh Belgian military authorities. The expectation in official circles is that this question will be easily deter mined after an understanding is reach ed on the spot by representatives of Great Britain and France. i Lincoln Creditors Are Paid. Detroit, Mich.—All creditors of thO Lincoln Motor Car Company, purchas ed last year by Henry Ford at a i'e-. reivers’ sale, have been reimbursed in Cull by Mr. Ford, it was officially an nounced. The sum needed to pay all claims in full was approximately $4, 300,000. Mr. Ford took the step, it was announced, despite the fact that lie was not' required bo do so under :he terms of his purchase. The announcement was made by Ralph Stone, president of'the Detroit Trust Company, receiver for The Lin coln Company. All creditors of the concern, it was announced will receive 100 cents on the dollar, as a result of Mr. Ford's action. They previously Had received 47 1-2 per cent, all that remained of the proceeds of the sale ifter preferred claims were sold. The {4,000,000 given by Mr. Ford pays the ramaining 52 1-2 per cent.- Checks were mailed. ... Two Georgia Officers Killed. Gainesville, _Ga.—Robert "Hope; a mail carrier, is in jail here' changed svith murder. Marshals Vilas Martin ind Jack Bryarft, of the town Of Laula, located in the north Georgia moun :ains, were slain while attempting to place the mail carrier, in the town’s calaboose. Hope was ordered arrested by the mayor of Laula after he had been arraigned before the town's .execu tive for a minor offense. ' Officers said the mail carrier was fined a small sum for which he gave a per sonal check. He later stopped pay ment on the check and was- ordered (ailed. . As the officers were leading Hope into the jail he jerked out a pistol md began firipg. Martin and Bryant were instantly killed. A teacher and her class of children in. a school locat ed near the calaboose witnessed the shooting. Hope surrendered to the sheriff. Two Die, Four Are Hurt on Warship. Gibraltar,—Two sailors were killed and four others injured, two of them probably mortally, as the result of a torpedo explosion on board the British cruiser Coventry. The, cause of the sxplosion is unknown and the extent sf the damage to the vessel has not yet been escertained.. * The Coventry is.a light cruiser of 1,190 tons displacement and a normal complement of 327 mpt). She former ly was named th6 Corsair. W. J. JACKSON & SON , (Established 1895) Plymouth, N. C. UNDERTAKERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS AMU Arrange for Embalming Upoa Request Motor Hearse Servloo > .. , . D. B. MIZELLE DENTAL SURGEON In Plymouth every Tuesday and Wednesday, prepared to do all kinds »f MODERN DENTAL WORK. MUSIC SHOP J MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PIANOS Baldwin, Hamilton, Howard. SHEET MU8IC Quality Lina Throughout PR. W. L. DAVIS EYE SPECIALIST Graduated at Philadelphia Optleel College, 1896; took post graduta work la 1909. Offers Optical Wort not surpassed in South. Office with Plymouth Jewelry Co. 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