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LANSING ABRUPTLY
LEAVES HIS POST
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RESIGNED BECAUSE OF BEINfl
CHARGED BY WILSON WIT#
USURPING POWERS.
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RELIEVED OF EMBJUHMSSMEK1
Secretary Is Glad to Give Up Plaor
to On* Whose Mind la Mors Nearly
Avained to That of President
Washington.? Robert T.snsing ended
hit career as secretary of state alter
President Wilson had accused him
of usurping the powers of President
by calling meetings of the cabinet
during Mr. Wilson's illne
Mr. Lansing answered two day*
later? saying he had called the cabi
net conferences because he and others
of the President's official family ^f^t'
that, in view of the fact that we were
denied communication with you, It
Wise for us to confer informally to
gether on matters as to which action
could not be postponed uhiU yoar
medical adviser permitted you to pass
upon them.".
The secretary concluded by saying
that if the President beliered he had
failed in his "loyalty" to him and if
Mr. Wilson no longer had confidence
In him he was ready to "nUfte yon
of any embarrassment by placing my
resignation in your h*nds."
The President replied that he was
"much disappointed" by 8fr Lansing's
letter regarding "the so-called cabinet
meetings," and added that he "must
frankly take advantage- of your kind
suggestion" to resign. -
"I must say,'* continued the Presi
dent. "that it would relieve me of em
Mr.
THIRTEEN THOUSAND
ON STRIKE AT TOKIO, JAPAN.
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Tokio.? Thirteen thousand workmen
a the government iron foundry her*
rent on strike without warning. ^
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MEWS OF KOLCHAK KILLING ,4
IS OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED.
London. ? Ktwt of the execution of
idwlnd Kolchak, former head of the
\11-Ra?8ian goverhment, ha? been of
Jclally confirmed.
milium PHiLUi>i it to it
MINISTER TO NITHfftU
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[LARGE VOLUME OF
[ lie DECEPTIVE
WILLIAMS WARNS THE PUBLIC
AGAINST A PROSPERITY IN
BANKING FIGURES ONLY.
08|S NOT MEAN REAL WEALTH
No Country Can bo Enriched by Sim*
I tfy Raising Prices on Its Own Pro
duction*, told to Own People.
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Washington. ? Warning that tie
proa parity and activity indicated . by
banking figures may become artificial
and deceptive was given by John
Skalfeon Williams in his-anpual report '
aa comptroller of the currency.
Remarking that in 1918 there was
not a national bank failure involving
loss to "depositors and that the hank
ing power of the country has ' in
creased 900 per cent in the last thirty
years, Mr. Williams added:
^ "A large voliftne of money cannot
mean .increase of production and
there is decrease of production and
the accumulation and movement of
securities and Currency represent ab- J
normally inflated values put on dimin
ished supplies of essentials.
"It is clear that no country can be
enriched by merely increasing priceB
of products produced and consumed
by its own people.
All t^e gold in the world, aside
fropi 13,135,000,000 held tiy this coun
try, was estimated by the comptroller
at f 6, 000, OOP, 000 or only about 40 per
cent of the credit balance at- thif
country in the last six years.
OIL PRODUCTION HERE IN 1SW
WAS 3M?6MU BARREL*.
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RAISE IS THE
WAGE OF CHICAGO TEACH ER8.
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. Chicago, HI? Teachers in the Chi
\ cago elementary ichors obtained a
salary increase of 9460 fc year and
' high' school teachers \n increase of
M00 under a decision by the board
of education..
NO CHANQE8 ARE TO BE MADE ...
IN QUEBEC PROHIBITION LAW..
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Quebec.? The present legislature
wHt jrot change the Quebec prohibi
tion law, which- allows the sale o t
ilght wines - and beers, Walter Mitch
ell, provincial treasurer, told.a.<leleg*j
tion wWch celled upon Mai. '*?
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IDAHO IB THIRTIZTH STATE
special sepadon ratified ,th?l woman's'
suffrage amendment to the national
constitution by large majorities in
both house*. Idaho li the 30th state
He-Alaska Range A, whose
l.bTto p^Alasta*
ifcetism, mmi of the. leg
aaures Governor Thomas
of that territory, Is .iuj
ton?e'> :<V
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REPORTED STATEMENT tN THE
SIM8 HEARING DENOUNCED
IN SCATHING TERMS.
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POST FUILY CONTRADICTED
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"Wilful, Deliberate, 8h?mel*ss, Veno
mous Perversion of Truth," Some
of the Adje'ctlves Used.
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Washington.? In The Washington
Post, Albert W. Fox, a special writer,
had a report of the Sims hearing,
which was branded by Representative
Claude Kitchin, of North Carolina; be
fore the house as "a wilful, deliberate,
shameless, venomous, malicious, in
corrigible perversion of- the truth and
tie facts."
Heading the headline*? "Attack of
Daniels answered by Sims; admiral in
dicates secretary's policy - as def?at
1st; is cheered at hearing; vigorously
denies charge that he is . pro-British;
upheld by Senator Glass, etc." Repre
sentative Kitchin said:
"I read carefully accounts of the
hearing in other newspapers. Not one
of the correspondents of -theM news
papers sustain in the least these
statements in The. Washington Post;
but every single one of them say that
Messrs. Glass and ftfrnes flatly con
tradicfed Admiral Sims, which they
did, and that Senator Glass confirmed
the statements of Hr. Byrnes.
"In three of the newspapers
correspondents 'agree with my or
that Senator Glass went further
contradiction of Admiral SUqt
did Representative^ Byrne*.*
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TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND .
8TACHE 8TRIKE IN ITALY.
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Milan, Italy. ? Two hundred thous
and men smployed In chemical fac
tories, Including 60,000 workmen in
pharmaceutical plants, vent on strike
for higher wages and a week's annual
recatlon.
: CITY TO .6
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:ennial
it boll
ARRANGEMENT WHICH
Western revenue
^displeases: .
light' Per Cent
Collected In >
|?& Lbcai agHatle*
>d to hare the western
9 district re-established
Winston-Salem.
Mnent that all revenue
? centered In the office
alley at- Raleigh hat
b from all porta of the
*. It 1* the opinion
?olun^;v?? busing
state Is l|? great for
s Winston-Salflm" Board
iging to appeal toCom
r.at Washington to re
office in the western
*e it here. ;
reisonB why Winston
Aave this office a^e
ays 58 per cent of the
En North Carolina, 7fr<
i? the tobacco taxes in
1,1-3 per cent of all the
jgtfd the federal ' ioy
ytfded here' in the Mg
February 20, to decide on the loca
tion of Chowan college. Elizabeth
City will aend a delegation and con
fidently hopes the college will be >
?sated het?; v ' ? '<? ? ?! & '
Hunterjvlle. ? Miss Annie Alexsn
U1 with nervoaB^MWitration. ' ^
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t.S'.r'j'i
wblcb he wasdrirtas backed down a
K2!rx:srsj
.tor aad .uaJlcg erect.
' . U?0!pton.-Li.ut. Cot Warren A."
i&rr'^'La^
W? tt thla
Kaor ?l?n
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DISAGREES strongly tn thb
? PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OP
ADRIATIC QUESTION.
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HEPLY TO N9TE 15 0RAFTE6
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Another jfr fay in tht Adriatic Setti*
merit, as Result of the Inolclent
'x - Foreseen in French Circles.
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? Paris.? Hugh C. Wallace, the Ameri
Mlbajnbaflsador, delivered to tie for
eign office a memorandum from ' Pres
ident. Wilson, according to The Temps,
in which ,tj?e president aald he could
approve of Premier Iioyd George's
" * of the
MjMB nil u, ien submitted to
the Jugo-Slava
The Temps says President Wilson
allowed it to be understood that the
United States would find it impossible
to continue in conference if the al
lies settle the Adriatic uestion with'
out consulting the United States.
The premiers hare drafted a reply
to President Wilson's note on the
Adriatic question; which will be trans
mitted through the American ambas
sadors at London and Paris, , accord
ing to a member of Premier Millar
tad's staff.
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PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE IS
NOT TO COME TO AMERICA
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London.? Premier Lloyd George is
nut contemplating an y trip to Amer
ica, it vwas stated, authoritatively in
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"na-u BIT <',? t
ZEM8TVO REGIME RECOGNtEO
H BY BUSS1AM OB6AMIZ*TIOH?;
Berlin.? Severn w?a4her, blizzards,
and show ntonhsin the last. few days
bat? crippled (outdoor TerolHtioa&ry
demonstration^ :A11 govornment-organl
aationa are acclaiming their allegiano#
COMBINATION Of LUMBERMEN
i;V:- 18 RESPONSIBLE FOR PRICE?
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Memphis, Teritf.? The government
moved to lo*?r Sthe prlce of lumbet
whe?the deDMtment rtjptke filed
a petition In the United States district,
court here asking for an Injunction'
against 333 soutfcftrn lumbermen. :
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KEY TO OFFICIAL RESIDENCE . J
OF LORD MAYOR IS RETURfoEO
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London.? Tim JJrge key of the doer
of the l?ane^ *9?* offic^real
denpe of tWlord mayor, wtfch was
J missed last/aummer after an enter
i taUfcaent ? ? Qrta to American saihirs
;fL>. " Jyfeaffig
I OP THE EX-KAfSER
pw TVVO LIVING WIVES
SSi'SS
J to Mile. Ina Maria Baa^
Princess Marie ingttrte
i And it has never been re ,
ilther that his first marriaee]
HOLLAND ANXIOUS TO COMPLY
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WITH ANY REQU58T THAT
COMPORTS WITH DIGNITY.
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DOOBN IS CITY SELECTED
Situation Singularly Advantage* ua,
Being Remote From Any Large
Cltlee, Place Easily Guarded.
and tie house which the ex-emperor
haa bought is so placed as to be easily
Warded.
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The Hague. ? The latest allied not*
o Holland with regard, to extradition
of the former German' emperor ife
renaes the ^original demand for his aur y
render and only , aaks hie internment,
with tthe suggestion that the former
monarch be sent, perhaps,' to one of
the "Dutch Islands In the East* Indies,
i It became known. -
II la learned oh excellent authority
that the Dutch government has al- .
ready determined to reply with an of- '
fer actually to intern Wilhelm at ?
Door n. Holland would accept the full
-responsibility of preventing him from
endangering the peace of the world,
establishing a guard ovefhim and a
strict censorship,
Holland, it is pointed out in diplo
matic circles, ia anxious to meet any
request, of the allies which is com pat
ible with her oWn dignity and' dees
nbt conflict with the nation's laws and
traditions of long . standing. More
than anything else, as far as can be
learned, she desires to bring to a
close the Issues over the presence of
the'JonMr emperor, which ha* been
f.thorn In her sldeainoe the Hohen
tollerns sought refuge here in 1918.
the ex-ruler is undoubtedly
to acend - thy rert^oEhls life ij
CAROLINA, CLINCHFIELD AMD
OHIO 8ECURE8 A GUARANTEE
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Washington.-? The railroad admin
istration signed a contract providing .
for f 1,839)256 annual compensation to
the Carolina, Clinchfleld & Ohio rail
ppad under government control.
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AMERICAN LEGION IN FAVOR
-OF. COMPULSORY TRAINING:
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Washington/? A bonus for ex-aer
rice men and compulsory military
training were announced as the prin
cipal aizrfs of the legislative commit,
tee of the American Legion, members
' otwhieh were here for a *erie? of oon
ferences with congressmen.
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GEpRGIA FARMER PR00UCE8
COTTON WITH GREEN FIBRE.
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Daltoa,. Ga. ? C. P. O'Briant, a far .
mety residing to the Plefcp?nt Grove
district of this- county, claims to have
produced cotton the staple of which
.tea pronounced green i;. ' '? "
The samples of this "Vlrldescent .
. cotton" is of beautiful green color and
i&r very fine, texture and fibre, resem
bling iambs wool. ..