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VOL. 35
PLYMOUTH, N. C„ FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1923.
NO. 1
EUROPE FACE TO
FACE WITH WAR
SENATOR SMOOT BRINGS HOME
PICTURE OF GERMANY ON
BRINK OF REVOLUTION.
WORLD COURT WILL HELP
Republican Senator Thinks America
Could Do Much to Aid Europe in
Its Readjustment.
New York.—A picture of Germany
on the brink of revolution, and of
Eiurope face to face with another de
vastating war, was brought home by
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, who
went abroad at the request of the
late President Harding to study con
ditions in Germany as they affect the
reparations problem.
Equally doleful was the impression
brought back by Representative J. B.
Aswell, of Louisiana, who also has
been on a tour of Europe. Both
agreed that conditions abroad boded
ill for America, particularly for the
farmer, for whose surplus crops they
said, Europe was not in a position to
pay.
Europe will be able to get along
without American foodstuffs in large
quantities, they added, because crops
abroad, in contrast to almost every
thing else, are good.
Senator Smoot said he believed it
still was possible for Europe to ses
Its house in order without a period
of chaos, but he declared that unless
the nations acted soon, was would
surely come.
While the chief difference between
France, Germany, and Great Britain
,appears on the surface to be over
preparations, he said, he suspected
that beneath this lay the problem of
coal.
In view of what he had seen, he
said, he ^earnestly hoped that America
could remain free of European en
tanglements. He did not believe, how
ever, that entry into the world court,
’ under the reservations suggested by
the late President Harding would con
stitute an entanglement. On the con
trary, he thought America could do
much -to aid Europe in its readjust
ment without herselfj becoming un
duly involved.
Representative Aswell thought that
conditions in Europe had reached
such a pass that there now was noth
ing the United States could do save
exercise her “moral force.’’
“The United States would have
been helpful five years ago in .settling
these matters,” he said, “but old jeal
ousies have taken new life. Bitter
ness, hatred and strife still are ram-,
pant, with the question of reparations
the center of contention.
"Unless something is speedily done
for relief, the present government in
Germany will fall. Every turn of
events points to a revolution before
winter comes. It will be a monarchy
communism, or a division into separ
ate states, as it was before Bismark.”
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Louisiana Gas is Cheaper In Texas.
New Orleans.—A. C. Coco, attorney
general of Louisiana, announced that
he would immediately begin an inves
tigation of the causes for the alleged
differences in prices of gasoline in., the
Louisiana and Texas markets. Mr.
Coco said he had decided on this
course after receiving information
that gasoline produced and manufac
tured in Louisiana was being shipped
to Texas and sold in that state for
from 7 to 8 cent sa gallon less than
the price demanded in Louisiana.
Germany Headed For Prohibition.
Westerville, Ohio. — Is Germany,
looked upon as the land where foam
ing beer always will be obtainable,
going to adopt prohibition?
Dr. Ernest H. Cherrlagton, general
secretary of the World League
Against Alcoholism, who has just re
turned from a survey of European
countries, declared he is convinced
that Germany may become one of the
first prohibition ' countries of Europe.
Economic conditions are the main
factor, he said.
He said the German government
has proposed severe restrictions in
a new license measure, which was
introduced in June in the reichatag.
Canada’s Wheat Crop.
Ottawa.—The Dominion bureau of
'statistics today forecast Canada’s to
tal wheat crop for this year will be
382.514,000 bushelh or 17,272,400 bush
ehkJfsW.th^n last year’s final estimate.
The*, forecast is based upon croft. con
at the end of‘vf#ty ifcdis pre
upon, a continuance’ jfcfavor
vjathe’r colidiffonib&tK’'
SIX KILLED IN HEAD-ON
COLLISION IN COLORADO.
Pueblo, Colo.—Six trainmen were
killed and several other trainmen
and passengers were injured when
Sante Fe train number 6, known as
the Colrado Express, and Colorado
and Southern train number 609,
from Denver to Ft. Worth, Texas,
collided head-on in the outskirts
of Fowler, Colo., 20 miles east of
Pueblo.
Number 609, drawn by two loco
motives, was detouring from Pueblo
south by way of La Junta, because
heavy rains had made the regular
track unsafe The cause of the
wreck has not yet been determin
ed but it is believed to have re
sulted from mistaken train orders.
ORGANIZED 42 YEk AGO
LOCKWOOD, GREENE COMPANY
OF BOSTON, MASS., MAKES
PURCHASE.
Company Stockholders Paid Four Mil
lion Dollars In Cash Since
Establishment.
Spartanburg.—Sale of the Pelzer
Manufacturing company's mills at
Pelzer to Lockwood, Greene & Co. of
Boston, Mass., was announced here
through A. H. Law & Co., of Spartan
burg, who represented Ellison Smyth
of Greenville and the Pelzer family of
Charleston, owners of the Pelzer mill.
This deal involves approximately
$10,000,000 and is the largest textile
deal consummated in this state in
many years.
Greenville.—In addition to the sale
of the Pelzer Manufacturing company
to Lockwood, Greene & Co. of Boston,
the Chicora bank at Pelzer also has
been sold to the same Eastern inter
ests, it was announced by* Captain
E. A. Smyth, president both of the
mill and the bank. The price for the
bank is $200 a share cash. The par
value of each share is $100.
Almost $4,000,000 in cash dividends
have been paid to stockholders of the
Pelzer Manufacturing company since
the organization more than 42 years
ago of that concern, which was sold
by Capt. E. A. Smyth and the Pelzer
family to Lockwood, Greene & Co. in
addition a stock dividend of $2,000,
000 was presented to the share owners.
This was announced by the presi
dent, Captain Smyth, who also relat
ed important facts in connection with
the mill’s organization and history.
The company was chartered in De
cember of 1880 and February 4, 1881,
was organized in Charleston with a
capital of $400,000, which ^was over
subscribed.
In 1888 the capital was increased to
$500,000 and in 1899 to $1,000,000, this
last increase of $500,000 having been
placed with the stockholders at $125
a share, making a total investment on
the part of the stockholders of $1,100,
000. Cash dividends have amounted
to exactly $3,811,987.50. The stock
dividend of $2,000,000 brought the cap
italization to its present figure of
$3,000,000. The sale price was $300
a share, a total of $9,000,000.
Harding’s Newspaper Creed.
Marion.—Warren G. Harding's news
paper creed, pasted on the wall of the
editorial room of his newspaper, The
Marion Star, warns reporters and
editors to "he truthful, be fair, and.
above all, be clean!”
Following is the text of the creed:
“Remember there are two sides to
every question. Get both.
“Be truthful.
“Get the facts. Mistakes are inevi
table but strive for accuracy. I
would rather have one story exactly
right, than a hunrded half-wrong.
"Be decent. Be fair. Be generous.
"Boost—don’t knock. There's good
in everybody. Bring out the good in
everybody, and never needlessly hurt
the feelings of anybody.
“In reporting a political gathering,
get the facts; tell the story as it is,
not as you would like to have It.
“Treat all parties alike. If there’s
any politics to be played, we will play
it out in our editorial columns.
"Treat all religious matters rever
ently.
"If it can possibly be avoided
never bring ignominy to an innocent
woman or child tn telling of the mis
deeds or misfortune of a relative.
Don’t wait to be asked, but do it with
out the asking.
“And, above all, be clean. Never
let a dirty word or suggestive story
get into type.
“I want this paper so conducted that
it eango into any home without de
8tfoylfi£itbE innur-qnpe _of_ any child."
GAS MAY MAKE
ARMY HELPLESS
COL. RAYMOND,. F. BACON TALK8
OF GREAT FUTURE DEVELOP
MENT.
WOULD PUT ARMIES TO SLEEP
Chief of Technical Division of Chem
ical Warfare Service Tells of
Research.
New York.—Whole armies put to
sleep and taken prisoner in gas war
fare is by no means an impossibility
25 years hence, Col. Raymond F.
Bacon, chief of the technical division
of the chemical warfare service, A.
E. F., says in a description of the pos
sibilities oS the future art of war
made public by the American Chemi
cal society.
The $2,000,000 spent on the re
search organization did more toward
winning the war, ColSnel Bacon as
serts, than any $200,000,000 spent in
other ways. One of the greatest les
sons of the war has so far gone al
most unheeded, according to Colonel
Bacon who continues.
‘‘To say the use of gas in warfare
must be abolished in almost the same
as saying that no progress must be
made in the art of warfare toward
making it more efficient or more hu
mane.
“One can easily imagine the situa
tion at the time the fighting was hand
to hand with speer or the sword, and
gun powder was first introduced,
which in those days perhaps permit
ted the antagonistsfight at a range
of 100 or 200 yards. There must have
been a great outcry as to prohibiting
the horrible new mode of warfare and
it must have been felt that it waft
very unfair to stand off 200 yarns
rather than to meet In combat man
to man.
“But no one looking back on that
period would attempt to say that it
was possible to have stayed the hand
of progress and to ha,Ve prevented by
any legislation or agreement the use
of gunpowder in warfare. Moreover
the consensus of opinion today would
be that the hand to hand fighting with
speer and sword was more cruel and
inhuman than the fighting with the
gun and bullet. Similarly at the
present time we can not • effectively
stay the progress of science, and to
attempt to do so is not only unwise
but is also preventing the possibili
ties of a really more humane type of
warfare.”
Grover Bergdoll Kills German.
Eberbach, Germany.—Grover Cleve
land Bergdoll. Philadelphia draft dod
ger, shot and killed Schmidt, a Ger
man engineer, and wounded a man
name Rodger, said to be an Ameri
can soldier, who tried to kidnap him
and carry him out of Germany.
The police are holding Lieutenant
Griffith, said to be an American army
offioer, who is supposed to have been
in charge of the attempt to capture
Bergdoll.
Lieutenant Griffith was arrested In
front of Bergdoll's hotel, where the
shooting occurred when a mob of
Bergdoll’s sympathizers threatened
him.
The three men drove up to the
Kronenburg hotel and asked for Berg
doll, saying they were friends.
Schmidt and Roger entered the
draft evader’s room. Loud words
were followed by shots and Bergdoll
came running out, his face marked
by blows and scratches.
Attendants of the hotel found
Schmidt’s body on the floor. A bul
let had pierced his heart. Roger was
wounded but is expected to recover.
Makes Plans For Military Polo.
New York.—Gen. Robert Lee Bul
lard, in charge of the army arrange
ment for the first international mili
tary polo competition to be held on
the field at Meadowbrook club, be
ginning September 8. between Amer
ican anr) English army teams, an
nounced the personnel and probable
lineup of the Yankee outfit.
Maj. Arthur H. Wilson of the cav
alry will play at No. 1, Maj. L. A.
Beard of the quartermaster corps has
been assigned to fio. 2, Lieut. Col.
Lewis Brown, cavalry, to No. 3. and
Maj. W. W, Erwinfeavalry, back. Maj.
J. K. Horr of thejcavalry will be the
substitute. •
The British team, according to ad
vices received General Bullard,
will-- be compoljffi of Maj. Vivian
Lockett and Lieut? Col. J. D. Y. Bing
ham, Fifteenth Hassars, Maj. F. B.
Hurndall, Fourteenth Hussars, and
Lieut. W. S. ; MoCreery, Twentieth
Royal Rangers.---y
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COOLIDGEISMS
Rejecting the rule of law 1« ac
cepting the sword of force.
All true Americans are working
for eath other.
Observance of the law is the
greatest solvent of public ills.
Either the people must own the
government ,or the government
will own the people.
There will be, can be, no escape
from the obligat^fen of the strong
to bear the burdens of civilization,
but the weak must be aided to be
come strong.
In a free republic a great gov
ernment is a product of a great
people.
Look well to the hearthstone;
therein all hope for America lies.
While the law is observed the
progress of civilization will con
tinue; when such observance^
ceases, chaos and the ancient
might of despotism will c6me
again.
The most obvious place to begin
entrenchment is by eliminating
the extravagance of government
itself.
GHAT
JOHN A. STEWART
RESOLVED TO APPROACH EVERY
PROBLEM WITH GOOD WILL
INSTEAD OF HATRED.
New York Lawyer Tells of Conversa
tion With Waren G. Harding Be
fore Trip.
New York.—A striking picture of
President Harding holding up to him
self the mirror of public opinion and
candidly discussing what he saw re
flected there was portrayed before the
Lawyers’ club by John A. Stewart.
Mr. Stewart was chairman of a com
mittee of the club which was to have
welcomed the nation’s executive and
Mrs. Harding to New York City Aug
ust*' 2S, on their way home from the
Alaskan tour. At a meeting of the
club to discuss plans for a Harding
memorial in September or October, at
which President Colidge would be a»..
ed to deliver an eulogy, the lawyer
described his last conversation with
President Harding.
Characterizing the man from Marion
as one who had "laid down his life
in martyrdom to appease his sense of
friendly duty to the American people
whom he loved so fondly,” Mr. Stew
art went on:
“A few days before his last depar
ture from Washington I spent three
hours alone with him. He told of his
plans to visit the West, Alaska and
Canada on a mission of sheer friend
ship. He talked of ‘good will as an
affirmative policy in all political re
lationships, domestic and interna
tional.’ ”
But the real picture or Harding see
ing himself as others saw him and
honestly, critically discussing the
image he cast, flashed on the screen
when the man with whom he talked
commented on “the dire misfortune
that so many of the unthinking should
regard good will as only amiable weak
ness.” As Mr. Stewart related it, the
president’s reply was:
“ ‘It is a pity that his is true but,
nevertheless, I shall continue on this
course—to be myself, just as I am.
I know my limitations; I know how
far removed from greatness I am. But
be that as it may, I intend to approach
every problem with good will in my
heart, instead of hatred.
“ ‘Most questions which are settled
by armed force are never permanent
ly settled. Problems can be solved
fundamentally only as they are worked
out in a spirit of neighborly good
will.
“ ‘Good will is the only solvent of
ill w ’l. I believe this is the time for
good will to be used as the great and
most effective political policy, in fur
therance of that good understanding
without which no permanent better
ment in human affairs can be effected.
“ ‘I intend to approach every ques
tion, so far'as I can, with neither bias
nor ill will. I shall continue, no^ mat
ter what may be said of me, nor how
harsh the criticism may be, nor how
unjust, patiently tc apply .good will
and friendly feeling in the settle
ment of every question.
“ ‘People may think of me as they
please, but I shall continue to be as
I am, just Warren G. Harding as he
is and as God fashioned him—a man
who is trying, the best he knows how,
to throw into the discard age old dis
cordant ways of doing things, ways
which have never succeeded in bring
ing happiness into the world.
“ ‘I' I am misunderStod and another
course is demanded of me, then l shall
accept, as I must, what fate may have
politically in store for me. But 1 will
rot change my policy of good will, even
though it lead to my defeat for another
term in the presidency and my -elega
tinn to nrivaie life.’”
COOLIE FACES
MANY PROBLEMS
WITH PARTY OF NOTABLES *<E
RETURNS TO WASHINGTON
ON SPECIAL.
LEAVES MARION PROMPTLY
Arrives at Capital, But Defers Import
ant Actions in Order to Rest For
Week-End.
Washington.—Leaving behind him
in Marlon, entombed with tender care,
the body of his late captain, President
Coolidge returned to the capital to
face the problems of office.
With him returned admirals and
generals, members of Congress, rep
resentatives of various states who had
come with him "to participate in the
burial ceremony of Warren Harding.
The journey, the second hasty trip
since he was called to take upon him
self the guidance of the nation, was
no light trial for the new chief magis
trate, who has spared himself neither
strain nor late hours in personally
directing a nation’s tribute to a strick
en leader, but except for a slight
fatigue, he seemed none the worse for
the journey.
With the week-end facing him, ad
ministrative acts were not forthcom
ing before Monday, although facing
him immediately is appointment of a
secretary and personal physician.
Questions which callers in the tem
porary White House already have
placed before Mr. Coolidge include the
possible need for an extra session of
Congress, the fact that his predeces
sor had planned to call another con
ference of governors to discuss pro
hibition enforcement, and the coal
situation.
Powers Call China to Pay.
Peking.—Indemnities or the capture
and imprisonment of foreigners by the
Suchow train bandits last May were
demanded of the Chinese Government
in a communication presented over
the signatures of fifteen foreign min
isters.
Although national of only four for
eign powers—America, Great Britain,
France and Italy—were victims of the
bandits, the other diplomatic repres
entatives joined in a memorandum
which endorsed the demands made
separately by various legations at the
time of the brigadage in Honan Pro
vlnce in 1912.
Harding Carried $52,100 Insurance.
Nelv York.—President Harding’s
life was insured for $52,100 with six
companies, according to a statement
made public by The Insurance Press.
The largest policy, for $15,000, was
with the Mutual Benefit, on the 15
payment life plan, and was taken out
in 1914.
President Harding, the statement
said, had taken out several policies,
from time to time, starting when he
was 19.
Airmen Breaks His Own Record.
Philadelphia. — Lieutenant A. W.
Gorton, who twice broke the world's
record for seaplane speed, said that
he probably would make more trail
flights before leaving for England to
represent the United States Navy in
the Schnider Cap race. He told naval
officers that he had not yet attained
the maximum speed of which his plane
was capable.
In his first flight Lieutenant Gorton
made an average speed of 177.5 miles
an hour, exceeding by two and on#
half miles the previous record mad#
a few days., a<o at Port Washington,
L. I., by Lieutenant Rutledge Irvine.
Later he again took the air and flew
at an average speed of 180.S miles an
hour.
Rare Animals of Chile Are Caught.
New York.—A deer, eighteen inches
high and weighing 20 pounds, which is
so rare that it has never het*n named,
possessed by no museum in the world,
and an anirqgl of the kangaroo family
are among 2,000 specimens of rare ani
mals and bjrds brought from South
America by1. Dr. Wilfred H. Osgood,
chief curator of Zoology of the Field
Museum of Natural History, Chicago,
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Dr. Osgood, who returned from a
nine months’ expedition tour of Chtloe
Island, off the Chilean coast, Chile,
and Southern ArifiStitina. exhibited at
the American Museum of Natural His
tory, various sorts of deer, a wild
camel, an ostrich and a rat which
; looks^like a rabbit. He said his com
panions who remained in Chile would
; bring hack many more specimnea. He
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