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Leading Citizens Endorse The Soldier Memorial
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THE STRAWBERRY CROP OF THIS SECTION BRINGS $1,750,000
Latest German Proposal Rejected By French
HO APPRECIABLE
ADVANCE OVER
PREVIOUS OFFERS
This Is The Attitude Os Government Of
ficials In France, It Is Now
‘ . .. .. Claimed
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PARIS, June 7.—(By the Associated Press.)—The Ger
man reparations offer elaborated in the note delivered to
, the entente allies remains entirely unacceptable to Prance,
it jfsi declared in government circles tonight. It makes
po appreciable advance over the previous offers and France
* ''cannot even discuss it with Germany, for as was decided at
. Brussells, yesterday, the passive resistance in the Ruhr must
be abandoned before any negotiation can begin.
IV aot* was charectsrtssd as un
satisfactory for four main reasons
I. Bacauaa It maitsa no mention
Os aSoadooins tka passive reala
tseci which Is th* first of Franco
jil*kra oondltton*
' t ChnHsr otfera no dedalt#
asm ss the total reparation*
J. la ausswetlnf an Impartial in
tsrastiaa cawinissioa to fix the
rap la Mon* loui\o*rni4'k7 U cored
sag soaks to violate the Versailloa
treaty which rrtstsi tils roparatk>a
eMSStiBSSne ter exactly that purpose
Am French ass So reason why the
reparation commission should be
aappluutsd, /
4. The eu—StlMT-tgr gyllraatee
might be opened forNfQaspaelon
If Oarsasny proposed their sdinlnla
tratlon by the allies, hut If the Ger
mane administer the guarantees the
French would aspect satisfactory re
sults - * i
The French art still unconvinced,
they say, whan Oermmuy pleads In
ability to pay.. They declare they
have seen them living sumptuously
and that thsy know that she can
mast bar obligation*.
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ftUSTON FOOD SECTION
DIG CIOP OF FOOD STIFF*
KINSTON. N. C., F l—Biggest
crape-of food products sin cssnte-bej
damdaz. Sr oholas grown In this im
mediate Ttctitity. oouaty agricultural
sgeau aad other authorities staled to
day. Pass, begps tad other vegetables
are being .. .raised Ip® largely
Increased qaauUlies. Improvement
of local marketing facilities la rea
poaslhle. Largar acreages have been
planted to food crape, also, and a
record production of soja beans bi ex
pected la LeatMr county.
TOTH UMKH IftOCHN
* VAU Kit AT SI4I.MS
NEW TOR If. June Jam** Foley,
an IS-year-old msassnger. reported yes
terday to Ms employers. Charles I>.
Barney P Company, latnkera. who
blrad kpn a weak ago, that aorae s.oso
aharaa of common slock of the Con
t meats I Can Company, worth f 141,000
had mywlertoualy dlsappeered from one
of bta hip pecketa while on*hin way
te deliver them-
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State Department
Gets Official Text
Os German Note
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WINOTON, Juns 7th -<By|
(f Associated Prsea.l —An official
tJLr of th* new German proposal ,
to tbo allies on reparation* read.ha
(era etat* department official* to
day. transmitted by the German aui
baaaador. Otto Wletlaldt. aa a matter
of information. While official com
raeat was withheld, there can be no
' doubt that the pleas in the Garment
oota. daclartaff that a method of
payment could he dotarmlued only
hjr direct eondplUGoo of tboaa oh a
THE GOLDSBBRO NEWS
MEMORIAL
BUILDING
SURGED
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Dr. Wall, Dr. Strosnider
and Colonels Free
man and Robinson
Enthusiastically En
dorse the Movement
WOULD SERVE
• MANY PURPOSES
In order t£> consider the proposed
plana for erecting a community
Building ou the corner lot opposite
the court house ss s memorial to
the men who gave their lives In the
war, n group of fifty Interested men
and women met Inst night In the
Chamber of Commerce at the call
of Captain Nathan O'Bcrry. chair
man of the Trnateea of the Memorial
Community Building.
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The chairman appointed Col. Free
man . chairman of a committee of
ten who should call on all aubacrlh
*ers to the memorial building getting
their approval that the property b«
made over In lrp*t to a hosfril of
trustees, tfo be elected by the hub
srrtliers. who should in turn elect .1
board of governors or directors lor
the management of the building
The meeting received moet enthu
siastically the brief speecber. that
wero wide by various liiciubor* pres
ent. *
Dr. Warll spoke of the g'cjt n«M
of sueh a building a'nd why it would
be attch n fitting memorl.l.
Col Freeman spoke particularly
of the great service of this building
In developing the American legion
(Continued on I'age Hlx)
Will receive payment.” attracted at
lentlon in official elides. Ihe note
waa handed to the state department
by Dr. Wletffldt In the name may
h ea» preaanted by German diplo
mats at all fore I m capitals and Its
receipt does not call for government
In transmitting copies to all govern
ment* Is merely to abide by the cue
£ym of diplomatic courtesy and to
mahe sure that {ill government* hare
an official trandialtan at the Oer
! man proposals in their archive*.
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Late Wire Flashes
FIVE GERMAN CHILDREN SHUT '
„ BERLIN, Juno 7.—(By the TUsoclated Prea*.>—FiV»
German children have been shot to death by members of the
Franco-Belgium occupation force* since their entry into the
Ruhr accordant to a BerUir newspaper published tod*y. Agee
of the Children, ranged'irom 7 to 16. Two of them were
girls, and two .appreriticp to laborers.
lunE kilLcd IN LARvWRECK M
NSW pen!) woa kllfcd and thrsiU
others, injured when an Amaterday circus car slid backward
to the foot of a hill at 126th St., jumped the track made slip
pery bv rain and crashed into a motion picture theater. ,
100 PASSENGERS ENDANGERED
NEW YORK, June 7.—One hundred passenger* on the
excursion boat Keonsburg scrambled for safety late today
when an ebb tide threw the craft against an Ellis Island
ferry wharf projection. Portions of the boat and ffie ferry
structure wa* torn away, bpt the damage was above the
water. All on bbacd were landde safely but later returned
to the deck to complete the trip to Kinaburg.
NOTED “PONY EXPREBB” RIDER DEAD
FORT WORTH, Texaa, June 7,—John S. Hyatt, one of
the laat of the pony expreaa rider* of pioneer day* was buried
1 today at Midland, Texaa, where he died yesterday. He was
bom in Asheville, N. 0., August 29, 1849.
A Weils-Fargo rider. Hyatt waa one of the moat daring
in the West. He waa rated an expert pistol shot.
SEVEN INJURED . P
UNION, S. C., June 7.—Sevan persona were injujned,*
three of them seriously when an automobile driven by M. T.
Strother, oi Carlisle, Jumped a twenty-foot embankment on
the Appalachian highway near Buffalo today. Tfi*'machine
turned over. .Au---
- The seriously injured are Mias Sadie Jeter, Mr*. L. P.
Thomas, and Hr. Strother, all of Carlisle. They were brought
to a hospital here. The others in the car escaped with minor
injuries and bruises. Mr. Strother is the most seriously
injured. . * •
CRIQIJIR WILL DEFEND
NEW YORK, June 7.—F.uegen Criquir iff France, new
crowned featherweight world* featherweight champion, will
defend his title on July 30 at the Polo Ground against John
ny Dundee, New York challenger, it was announced by Tom
° O’Reurk*. matchmaker of the Polo Grounds Athletic Club.-
Criqui will receive 37*4 and Dundee 12*A per cent of the
gross receipts.
Kiwanis Is Destined To
Be The Biggest Thing In
The D.S.Says Humphrey
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Reports from delegates to the la- 1
tarnntloaal Klwanis convention In'
Atlanta fast tired the regular week
ly luncheon of the local KlwanU
last bight.
President George Freeman ami
vice-president Hugh Humphrey, the
delegatee, reported a wonderful
meeting. • There ward* five thousand
Kfwanlan* present from all over the |
I'nlted Mats* and Canada, and Kl-1
sunlan Humphrey aald, stressing
the fact that there are now., IKK' 1
clubs and N.dOO members of KlwanU
’and haver >et In the history of tb< ,
organisation baa one club loot or!
given up Its charter. He statee that
It la destinad to become the biggest
thing In Amerlen.
President freeman states that tbt
senna of live convention was that.'
while Klwanis stands ready to help
all rnd veins tit* for the good of the
commuilltyi the two things most to
be stressed now ea for the past two
he stressed now a* for the past two
yeara are help for the underprlvllag
palgn. About a year ago the Inter
national committee of the organisa
tion leaned a splendid phampblet on 1
what could be done for the under
privileged rhlld. This Is 'to be a
guide in this work and to help re
mind local Klwanlans of the possi
bilities, be said.
This waa the seventh annual In
ternational convention* The eighth
Is to be held In Ihruver, Colo nsil
year. . -. j
Tbs club hi to bd divided into three
teams fqr an attends see coolest dar
ing June. July and August R*v
Peter \|>,intyre Is captain as the
Red teem. C. H Miller as the wMio
and Dr. T. M Binds of Iho Blue.
The decide what the loan
ing teem shall forfeit.
81* cart were volunteered to uks
GOLPIBOBG, I. Ga fIuBAT XtVXIXG, JUBB H, IMS .
• ' ik a X * , ♦ „ **.
boy scouts to the summer camp at
Jacksonville. 11a.. June ftth. an.
bring others home *>
A lively discussion arose as to th«
purpose and value of the club ant
wbat It haa accomplished In repl)
to a pessimistic altitude taken bj
Secretary Howell. Klwanlan Howel
questioned the value of the club but
there Waa abundant evidence a* l<
Its value and whether tha member,
wished to carry on. The manner Ir
which the inomber* sang tbeli
Builders Song at the close of "th*
meeting also testified to the spirit
of the organisation.
AMERICANS GET A
CORDIAL RECEPTION
IN RUSSIAN CAPITL
.. MOht Oir, June*. Illy the As.
-oclated Press.) —The presence
here el Krvla T. Hush, ml hen
Verfc, Representative f'arrsll
I- Beedy, Maine, and Rep rears
laflte Mess A. tellla. at Miss.
Isslppl. legrlher with the ripeef. .
ed arrival ml Men Brook hart of
lawn and ether members ml the
American ( eagres Is greeted
by the Rassloa press as aa la
dlratfon that ‘Americas Interests
•" R»»»la Is grew lag. f'emlag
at a time when Ibe HevM re.
latleas wHI she British are erill*
oaf these American arrivals are
•P* MM optimistically, al-
Roswph In rsr
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PAGEANT
ENDS MEET
OFMttiltF
v/’M (/IMvXHJLi
i c
Events In 4 Which Ma
sonry Participated
Are Picturesquely
Depicted
HARDING WAS
A SPECTATOR
WASHINGTON, Jum 7 -(By Dm
Aaaortnlod Press.}- A pageant dc
pbiliia numerous historic •treats In
which Mmom played • part pnd
Snacing on Pennsylvania Avenue to
night brought the annual Shrink
con van Mira to • picturesque rlatn.
The pnseaikf moving under • canopy
of colored lights was witnessed by
President and Mrs. Harding about
Whom much of "The activity of the
convention centered.
by unit* representing various
branches of the army, nary, and mar
tlm mu, ' Hinlt ItekiML
tWrtr-thrjw, flouts. U bnMfa **MI
Hlirine temple patrols. Among the
flonte the thousands of vpectalor*
wore shown was Pocahuataa saving
the life of John BmUh. the Boston
Tea Party, which according to ttu*
aonlo records was enacted hy mem
bers of the Bt. Andrew’s lodge of
Bouton, dressed aT Indians, and
George Washington In varlouC cris
is. Paul Rdvere Was shown on his
famous ride and Oes Joseph Warren,
In command at Bunker Hill, where
be fell. Another float depleted the
signing of ibe Declaration of Inde
pendence. all of the signers escept
on Wiring been Masons The ringing
of the' liberty bell by Masons was
presented and Benjamin Prsaklla.
member of the Parts lodge, to which
John paul Jones belonged, was
Ihown pleading the cause of the Re
public In the court of lewis Kth.
JACK DEMPSEY. IN FIRST
WORKOUT. COVERS 12
MILE*' IN AFTBfcNOOy
% Win ess ns W
ORKAT FAi.LA, Moot. ’ June
7. -(By the Associated Press.j~
Nearly twelre miles were edv
-1 ered In the work out run taken
by Jack Dempsey aad bla spar
ring partners today. Dempsey la
1 gradually Increasing hit punch.
The Increase la .accounted for
the departure of several sparring
1 partners who blossomed for a
day, the latest belag Kooks
1 Slramalgta of Chicago. 17t pound
man. who butted tbs champion
1 and opened a small cut over
Dempsey's left eye. Hiram algid
’ rcci: I red a number of jolts
which e«nt him to the mat and
at the end of three rounds he
was assisted front the ring.
Tommy Gibbons, challenger of ,
Dempsey, Is located with bla fam- I
lly In tihelby and twill begin
training tomorrow. This morn
> log Gibbons took a long waiikj
and stated he was well pleased t
with his quarters sud also Tils
prospect or annexing the heavy
weight title.
Shriner CameTo Death
By Fall From Train,
Is Coroner’s Verdict
' BTATBBVII.LK, Jon. A aoro
nar'a jury atttnlg bar* unlay raturnad
• vardlct that ~Or»» William Caraan
Mct uiray. 24. Muxlilaou. N. t\,
•haga body was found * longk Ida ilia
rail rand tree*. naar Elwood, cawa
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MX FAGKg
STRAWBERRY CROP,
ONCE EXTINCT, IS
NOW A BIG ASSET
Chadbourne Alone, States Mr* CardwelL Mpii
opment A sent Paid Out a WM
Million Mian
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Nearly two million* dollars worth, or to be
exact, of strawberries have been shipped tram iha tough.
iASfftSvS
well, development agent of that road. Who was in lilrMg
boro for a few hours yesterday. These ftgures,
elude ('hadbourne, in Cohimbu* county,* which & HmP h
years has superceded Mt. Olive as the greatest strawberry J
market in the world. Y
• ROIL SURVEY OF
GUILFORD COUNTY
WARHINOTON. D. C.. June
soil survey of Guilford county hy tRe
United Htates sad North CarpUtas
Departments of AgrkwtUlw has Just
f» be^kth#*
reads tha department aanounannant.
“At first It was contend largely to
the rich lowlands along tha streams
and con l l*tod of tM 0 ftradticttoa of
wheat, corn, buckwheat, flax and sol
ton. with fruit aad Hvnstonk of mi
nor Im nor lance
"Fayetteville was tha chief UMT*.
bet In the earlier days, id the sur
plus products worn each any d In this
pice for sugar, coffee, mnlasnsi and
other necessaries. Just prior |p the
Civil War a railroad wa built across
tha county, opening up mrkete both
north aad south.
“Tha agriculture of tha county at
present consists la the production of
com and wheat ns tha iaapertant sub
•iatence crape and tobacco as the
atrlctly cash crap. Cotton la pro
duced In the extreme southeastern
part of the county, as a cab crop.
“A report of the soil survey kgs
Just been Issued and gives in detail
a description of the various soil types
found In the county and their loan
linn la shown by a large colored
map. In a discussion of the agrt
culturl history of tha county, the ell
•ugtlc conditions and the methods of
cropping serve to make this report
of Interest aad value to the rural
residents and to all others lata rested
In the agricultural Industry of that
section."
Fayetteville now la la ' umberland
county, and Greensboro aad High
Point are Abe principal marketing
centers of Guilford.
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I BM* TO J. H. PATH
WAN ABO IT fIMM
Fire of unknown origin was dis
covered >n the rear end of the anc
ond story of the wholesale grocery
•tore of J. H. Pate aad company
about four o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The firemen were Immediately
upon the scene and fought steadily
for about two hours. ,> —
The loss of J. H Pale A compeay I
-auu&raetlmated at about IIU.MW. aad
wna not covered by Insuspace. The
Goldsboro 'Bakery wan damaged
■bout MW worth by water. This was
entirely covered by Insurance.
to bla daath aa a raatiM frgin fall
ing from a moving train. Or. Me
t'urray waa on tba Mbrtnar'a apactal
bound for WaaMugtoa whan tba ac
ctdaut orrurrad. hia ahull batng (rae
turad by tba falL
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MKMBBR or
ASSOCIATED PRESS
mica Hfi eM
, While here. Mr. CardcgaH MIM
the Invitation of Dr. e *>£3*
tilder. the president, and frit#
mark, the secretary. In doHwll
address before the annual mmubJE
ship meeung of thn fl»wß»r if#
Cemnierce. to he held' mniiiiS
1 July. "
is-A ms£
‘ hndhmtni*. slnne. ssJd.ltrs MM-.
ft m cßAik&ftfl Hi
•f u.Mi
season I. m*Md ¥ Wlhk
crease over last year Os tHfll
The strawberry acrmms lftjb ' jßk
creased veryr jj§.
Cardwell. “I
ger from s further ifafftS
of the s< reaps. Cggp .iJv-S-Jv *i>~ ■
taken of Ibe areas
« loee » ullit alloil sod
discourage further |.l« JIQt * j
There Is only a tag .ftlP ls
c . si- w . 71 v:
sOg M||l
sirawberry Industry ip h liras sm
In neighboring statue. ltd pufcf «n#»
•an has proved a dlanatnpniH hnanuß
(or the Virginia nfag the Rnrfetk
■wtion Just as Eke PMgttfa and
Norfolk section wwrd K
marknt. the HMitat bbftW did the
price ogered wars * NT tint RM
growers had a moot dldanliaaua sen-
Jr Cardwell heUavn ttkjjwt*
could adsorb si rggfM^jjiJmEsT
pe. ima to make sb*Cy
A few years egg the UndWllj
Industry almost didl MR TgtJMr
•Her a great deal «l hard wR' ea
tendlna over several pMirw. the
Industry revived. Thin brought
age In atrawborriee 14 £.
dustfy g worth whlln aRs. The Mtw
lions that them is real R||tr tloy
further expaaaiUß.
• '*", , $
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PRKACEIi HA|
'HK'Wjw yn iW
nations/ in the United Rataa. Ml at
ers. according U> the
•Iso belong to tihe eewdpSwtmn. lhWn
In China, two In India RR nw fa
Africa.
A%tiraV9Si
being In the eRy es rbleega Rjgp
—
ministers. seven of Vfap Rl
Wlcblts. Neb reeks Is (MM tn MRR
ws
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rATRRPfI I.ARS PIAOITt MMtt
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pillar with a yellow stripe |g Ip^h