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CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 13, 1920
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SERIOUS TROUBLE -
STARTED IN KOREA
JAPANESE POST OF 700 MEN
ATTACKED AT NIGHT AND
; 300 ARE KILLED, .
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HAND OF BOLSHEVIKI SHOWN
Officials Have Known for Some Time
That Many Thousand# of Koreans
Meditated Hostile Action. .
Washington. ? Official dispatches re
ceived here said a force of 2,000 Ko
reans, armed principally with, equip
ment furnished by the bolsheviki,
crossed into northern Korea from
Kirin, Manchuria, and attacked a
Japanese post of 700 men at night,
killed 300 of . them and routed the re
mainder. -
According to these dispatches, the
attack was the initiation of an active
rebellion in Korea. It was described
as "the* beginning of a tremendous
affair." . , - ? f $
Several other clashes havd occurred
between the insurgents, greatly rein
forced by recruits from the natives
of the districts, and troops forming
Japanese frontier posts, the dispatch
said. In nearly every case the Japan
ese were outnumbered heavily and
were forced to withdraw after suf
fering heavy losses. - a 1
According to official Information,
bolshevik authorities are in close
touch with the korean leaders and
lie making every effort to provide
.their troops with adequate equip
ment.
Officials bare have known for some
time
MTUTAKT TWRIllltf WUE,
Washington.? President Wilson op
, poses the plan to hare the democratic
mqjnbers ot the house at their caucus
slake an issue of universal military
tjLflnlng.
LAIM MA DC THAT JAPANESE
EVACUATED NORTHERN KOREA
I^mdon.^? Northern Korea has been
TROSiP* IIP WK>T?CT!NG A ?
PRISONER SHOOT TO KILL.
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Lexington, Ky. ? Pour persons were
killed and several Injured here when
a mob, Intent upon lynching William
Lockett, a negro, who "confessed to
tfce murder of 10-year-old Genera
Mardman, charged the courthouse
d&ring Lockett's trial and was fired
oil by ? police and state troops.
*OCH JulkMFeit WITH Petes'
t-chief of the allied amies, shall
e to Warsaw to confer wKh Pol
military authorities regarding the
h^vik menace, it is announced by
feornal de Fologne, a French lan
5e newspaper here.
JOIN AMERICAN ptf?
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Washington. ? Farm orf
111 not Join the Aawlean I
L Labor in it* nonpartisan
%ucpx*iog to f: <j.
rentatire of tb? Na
whKA has > 700,900
0E8PITE STRONG PROTESTS
HUN LINERS WILL BE SOL&
Washington. ? Supported by Presi
dent Wilaqp, the shipping board plana
to proceed with the sale of the 30
former German passenger liners, not
withstanding the objection of the war
department on the ground that some
6t the vessels were needed in the army
transport reserve.
Shipping interests have been invit
ed to send representatives to Wash
ington, Chairman Payne said, when
the ships will be offered for sale.
EDHC/mONlUST
STRICT LAW* TOGETHER WITH
STRICT ENFORCEMENT WILL
NOT CURE THE EV5L.
iriNe* York with the pi
throwing the government.
PURPOSE IS HOT UNDERSTOOD
{00,000 hi New York Atone Have
Joined Organization With intent
Yo Overthrow the Government
Washington. ? Stringent laws and
(trict enforcement of them will not
:nrb radicalism tint education mast
iralk hand and hand with law, Charles
D. Newton, attorney general of New
Fork ,told the house juidiciary commit
tee. which is considering anti-sedition
legislation.
Though differing with the New
Fork attorney general in the extent
ind seriousness of the radical move
ment, Francis H. P. Kane, who re
signed as district attorney for eastern
Pennsylvania because he differed with
the department of Justice in its cam-,
paign against the "reds," agreed that
education was needed because maty
members , of the communist, commun
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CONFIDENCE IN CABINET 18
VOTED BY FRENCH CHAMBER
Paris. ? The chamber of deputies
voted confidence in the cabinet
The rote was 618 td 68. Premier
Mlllerand asserted that the govern
ment: was determined to execute vig
orously and^fully tlie peace treaty and
serve notice upon .Germany that "ail
that she owes we will exact."
* We premier said he considered that
the Germans had flagrantly failed to
execute the delivery of cosj
was most Important to Prance, while
butnlng more coal than the French
to Warm themselves. -? * - ^
PRESIDENCY BOXING UNION
OFFERED PRINCE OF WALES
Paris ? The Prince of Wales has
been offend the presidency of the in
ternational boxing union. He has re
mrved his decision.
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Ot i0N68H0REI?f N ^
AT HAVANA CALLED OFF
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Jacksonville, Fla? The longshore
jten's strike at Havana which has tied
up more than a hundred vessels, has
been declare^ off . according to dis
patches received here. ^
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COST OF PRINTED SPEECHES
THROUGH MAILS IN THREE
YEARS WAS $442,000.
MGHDOO'S SPEECHES COSILY
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Snoot Says This is Not Only Waste
?f Paper but an Abuse of Public
.
Money and a Wicked Practice.
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Washington, ? Renewing lite charg
es of an enormous waste of print pap
er by executive departments of the
federal government, Senator Smoot,
told the senate that trom July 1. 1&16,
to last July 15, 30,144,362 copi?B of;
speeches made by cabinet ott'claJs
and other persons were printed at a
total coit of |442',000.
Senator Smoot said this not only
was a waste of paper, but an "abuse
of the public's money" and a "wicked
practice" that should be stopped.
The treasury department alone, he
said, bad "3,066,000 copies of speeches
requiring 758,896 pounds of paper
printed and distributed while the rait
road administration had 3,055,500
Dopies of speeches made by William
O. McAdoo at Altoona, Pa. la l$t$
??re crtotodaad^irtt^
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AMERICAN 8YNDICATE TO
BUY FAMOUS BERLIN HOTEL
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Berlin, ? An American syndicate 4?
reported negotiating for the purchase,'
c* the Esplanade Hotel, one of
biggest and most famous hostelriee'o/
Berlin.
USE OF TOBACCO BY WOMEN
HAS INCREASED APPALLiNl
Mexico City, -Formalities necessiyry
to cance? official lecognition 'of Wil
liam 0. Jenkins. United States con
solar agent at Puebla, are being car
ried out by the Mexican forete?: office.
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CUBAN ASSEMBLY VOTES TO
RATIFY THE PEACE TREATY.
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Hivana.? The house of representa
tives voted ratification of the podce
treaty with Germany -without amend
ment Only negative ,vpte in
caat-Tb< senate ?p]?!*>Ted the treaty
unanimously on December 1$ last. >?:
HOLLAND SHOULD ENTER THE
..LEAGUE, COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Hague, ? Holland should enter
the league of nations, says a report
from a committee appointed by the
second chamber * of- the Dutch par
liament tq examine tbe league cove
nant and draft a bill providing for
Holland's admission to the organisa
tion. *
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DRINKING FACE LOTION IS
VCAUSE OF FIVE FUNERALS.
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Freeport, Dto^Witli five men dead
and 15 others 111 from drinking u face
lotion obtained from a Freeport bar
ber shop, a comer's Jury began an in
vestigation. An analysis of thi Eg
quid showed the presence of wodd al
cohol if was announced. : ; | W
KAISER |iY BE SHIP, FED ^ %
? ISLAND OUTSIDE OF EUROPE;
PariB,? Londop advices statute
lstT^Tbinel ^haeTdeSwed ta^a^ad
dress "at And over that Holland might
bfcre guested to putu former Hmperor
William on- some island outfdde of
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Europe. Waether he expressed the
View oT the British government ts not
"known!-,- igls
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PEOPLES OP WESTERN EUROPV
IN NO MOOD POR PIQHT1NQ .
CAUSELESS QUARREL.
Muft Stay Within Their Own
tort, Cease Propaganda and
Secure Peace and Trade.
assart
-tuujoanced. *:.
idon.? Although not officially ad*
the lifting of the blockade
. the bolshevists means that the
I. of the soviet government
loot Russia and most of Siberia
by the great powers,
the dictates of "humanity,"
that Russian peasants be
k with. certain vital necessities
hard, cold facts of soviet
:
v ? -a. Question of recognixli x
new Russian government, or of
r it to a finish,
the war-wea# peoples of .west
ope are decidedly in no mood
burled against a Aighty nation
_om they have no quarrel,
ce Is "passive, but worried by
. of events because such a
ock of French capital Is tied
b. securities of the old Russian
'fl attitude is not to be mis
one of weakness. The giant
. fleet is . being sent to pro
Batum oil fields and the ap
to India, fhe allied policy
announces to soviet Russia:
your own frontiers,
le with our people by prop
you can have peace and
Syfeia&sir A lifrx I
SCANDINAVIANS OE^H^FIP
JOIN LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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Copenhagen ? The Scandinavian pre
miers and foreign ministers at a con
ference held here decided to accept the
Invitation to join the league of n*
tioni, it was learned here.
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HALF OF 8*000 80LDIERS
ARE NOW OUT OF 8IBERIA
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Washington?Half of the 8,000 Amer
ican soldiers in Siberia have been
withdrawn. The war department an
nounced that on January 27 there re
mained 371 officers, 4,919 enlisted men
rod -500 civilian welfare workers.
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EFFORT8 TO KEEP KAI8ER'8
FORTUNE INTACT CONDEMNED
Berlin.? Bfforts to keep Intact the
fortune of former Einperur William
are ooTidemned (in a long i editorial
printed by the Vorwaerts. "Hie news
paper says this movement is in behalf
of a "man who ruined Germany."
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PRICE OF JEWI8H BREAD
ADVANCED 100 PER CENT.
Boston. ? Ah increase In wages of ap
proximately loo per cent In the last
& month&caused the advance in Che j
prie^j of Jewish rye bread from IS to
30 cents for two poiwd Joaves, mas
ter bakers told the commission on the
necessaries of life. ^
THREE AMERICAN* HAVE JMSN r\
KILLED BY SYRIAN BANDITS
American relief workers to Syria ?M
reported, to the state department iffy
The Americana were part of a con
voy for American relief supplies and
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CLEMENCEAU REQUEaTED NOT &
?|T0 00 INTO LAND OF EGYPT.
Geneva.? One . of the Egyptian na
tionally leaders here, Dr. Abdul MCtd,
has addressed ;'a telegram to former
Premier Clemenceau of France, re
questing him . not to enter Egypt.
Otherwise, the telegram says, bis llfo
would be In danger, y ' ' ? V| , . :
f Dr. Abdul accuses Clemenceau of
LAO YTEMPERANCE LECTURER
HAS SMALL OPINION OF CUBA
.Macon, Ga.-'-Mrs. Mary Harris At-,
mor, lecturer fQr the W-omens Chris
tisu Temperance Union, applied to the
clerk of the United. States district
? court here for a passport to Europe.
She will attend the world convention
of the W. Ck T. U. in London.'
When the clerk asked If she was ap>
plying for a passport to Cuba, she re
pile*:
"No, sir, that 1b the rendezTona (or
aU of the soaks and {amblers.
ROT f CANDIDA
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ANSWERING LA?GE NUMBER OF
fiUESTIONS A TONE TIME HE
DEFINES POSITION. 1
TIES HIMSELF TO NO PARTY
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Will Vote This Year With Party That |
Advocates League of Nations With
Reservations if Any Are Needed.
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ftew Yorkr-Herbert Hoover issued
a statement defining his attitude to
ward the presidency.
'In order to answer a large num
ber of questions all at once, let me I
emphasise that I' have taken a day
off from the industrial conference in
Washington to come to .New Yorkj
solely to attend pressing matters in
connection with the children's relief.
I want to say again: Have not j
sought and am not swking the presi
dency. I am iiot a candidate. I. have!
ao 'organisation.' No one is authorized '
to speak for me politically.
"As an American cittsen by birth
and of long anoestery, I am n^tr, rally
deeply Interested in the present criti
cal situation. /My sincere and only
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welfare of our people r#nd that candi
dates capable of carrying out this
work should be nominated.
"If the treaty goes over to the
presidential election with any reservar
tions necessary to clarify the world's
mind that there can be ho infringe
ment of the safeguards provided by
our constitution and our nation old
traditions then I must vote for the"
party that stands for tae league. With
It, there is . hope not only <jf preven
tion of war, but .u.;o that we can
safely economise in military policies.
There is hope of earlier returns of
confidence and the economic recon
struction of the world.
AN EX-GOVERNOR OF VERMONT
CONVICTED \OF EMBEZZLEMENT
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Montpeller, Vt ? Former Governor I
Horace P. Graham, was found guilty '
of embezzlement of state funds while
he was state, auditor by a jury.
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FIRE IN HABANNA CAUSES
A L08S OF IKMMOOOa
Habana.? Fire destroyed the princi
pal buildings of the American Agricul
tural and Chemical company and iheir
contents at Begia, near here -with a
loss estimated at more than $10,000,
000. .
SECRETARY lane resigns ^ ^
Hts POST IK THE CABINET.
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Washington.? -Secretai-y Lane of the
department of the interior, has placed
his resignation in the hands of Pres.
tdont Wilson. It became known some
time ago that the secretary contem
plated leaving the cabinet.;
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IBOVIAMOI4 ?ns n4lTATI>|(l^| : '??
MOVEMENT TO INTERN KAIZER
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The Hague.? Socialist members of
|Bte Dutch parliament ar? agitating %
movement to intern former Emperor
WUUam of Germany, and restrict bis
liberty. \This step is urged although
| the party generally approves the gov
ferament's refusal to surrender Connt
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N^C0UNTE88 ?R0WN3 j|fr|
iRSELF IN LAKE GP.NEVA.
of the Rua$lan colony at Mon
BRIEF HISTORY OF
flL.
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tenth anniversary will se
OBSERVED IN CHARLOTTE
FEBRUARY ? TO 19.
TWENTY-THREE TROOPS IN CIIK
.
pi* Movement Was Recognised In BIV
of Incorporation by the Federal
I Government in June, 1916.
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Bunn school of Nash county, suffered
buns at an early hour from which she
died ?ix hours later.
Charlotte. ? Plans (or the celebration
of scout week, February 8-13, inclu
sive, marking, the 10th anniversary of
the beginning of the movement in the
United States, are being made by pie
scout troops in Charlotte, former Scout
Executive J. E. S tee re, now deputy
national field commissioner, carrying
on the preparation.
In his resume of scout work, Mr.
Steere said that the organization is
now active in 52 countries of the
world, while during the 10 years in
America, 1,200,000 boys have. had scout
training, over 500,000 being registered.
The movement was recognized in a
federal bill of incorporation in this
country in June, 1916, and now has
the recognition of all religious and
educational agencies in the country.
Several universities in America now
include training for scout leadership
in their curricula. , i v
Ita Charlotte the movement started
about five years ago.
'At present there are 23 ttoops hi
Charlotte,- with over 400 scouts and
scout officials, connected with the va
rious religious and educational insti
tutions of the city. The scout council
la composed of 46 of the leading busi
ness m? a of the city, and has a paid
executive in charge and maintains
headquarters at 208 Latta building.
Applications are now in foir tbi or
Washington. ? (Special). ? Cajnp
Bragg was given e sound footing by
the senate when it appropriated $1,
173,000 for vartous purpose* to make
It a first-class outfit
The senate accepted the hooso ap
propriation for the camp.
Greensboro.? With a number of new
Influenza cases reported today Mayor
Stafford stated that the city commts
Btoners would adopt an ordinance clos
ing the city schools, theaters, and re
quiring removal of chain from the
pool room.
Winston-Salem. ? Rev. Gilbert T.
Rowa, " pastor of Centenary M./E.
church, Is at the bedside of his father,
Dr. J. C. Howe, for many years one
of the leading members of the west
'eni if orth' Carolina conference, jrho ti
critically 111 In Salisbury.
Lumberton. ? Rofoeson farmers will
furnish at least 8,000 bales of "the
300,000 bales of low grade cotton want
ed by President J. 8; Wanna maker of
the American Cotton association to be
?hipped to Buropeau spinners.
'",uV>-v hiir.i.iw t -i i* 1 - .
Elizabeth City. ? Pasquotank and
Gates counties will make joint apnli
cation to tile State High-way Commis
sion at Its next meeting for state and
federal . aid for a road acroae the Die
mal Swamp, linking the Tadmore sec
tion of Newland township, Pasquo
tank county, with Acorn mil Sates
county.
; Yadkinville. ? Yadkin county's oldest
?ua came nine miles through bad
weather to Yadkinrttie on a recent
Saturday. He is William Rcavis, boi
ter known as "Uncle ail" Rearis whd
will be 93 years old next September.
He lives near 'Lone Hickory almost on
the Yadkin-Davie line with his wfle
*rhoia 8? year* old. V'":- 'Vf
a? "Gun Packer."
,.RR. ||^fumm??:t :
/ouag whttewoman, of Chester, S. C-.
Is being held in tjie local 'jail on the
change, of carrying a pistol. ggjMjjyy
With Mrs. Summey is ha
eld child and a woman com;
i to leave her in bar tro*We.
Summey followed his&ife hen
lien he .Mr. her In the waiting j f.
ie Southern, depot and at?
jet her to return home wit*
bin out of the station