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Section OneSetoOn Pages .1 to 10Pae1to0 VOL. 2NiAI _______ MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1921N.17 GERMAN PROPOSALS fINALLY MADE KNOWN Terms of Suggestions Are Made Pub ic in Berlin IN COMMUNICATION SENT TO WASHINGTON President Harding Assured That Ger many Will Do Everything in Her Power to Enable American Government to Lend Hand in Dillicult Situation. Berlin, April 26 (By the Associated Press.)-The German people now know the new proposals which the German government submits to the allied powers through the medium of the United States. The terms of the proposals were made public to (lay, as well as -the accompanying assurances forwarded to President Harding. Germany, declaring that the peace and welafre of the world are de pendent upon a speedy and just solution of the reparations question, assures the president that it will do everything in its power to en able the American government to direct the attention of the allied governments to the matter. As pre viously outlined, Germany proposes to pay the allies an indemnity ex tending over a number of years which will amount to 200,000,000,000 gold marks, equivalent to $50,000, 000,000, she will cooperate to her utmost in the reconstruction of de vastated regions; she will place im mediately at the disposal of the rep arations commission 1,000,000,000 gold marks; she is willing to assume the allied objections to the United States and she will issue an inter national loan, the proceeds of which will go to the allies. The German foreign minister, Dr. Simons, explaining the counter pro posals in the reichstag, declared the new offer sent through the United States must not be taken "on the basis of an increase over the pre vious German offer, but only on a different basis." Not From Fear The new step had been taken by Germany, the minister explained, not from fear of new penalties, but ow ing, entirely to the false views en tertained abroad regarding the rep arations question. President Hard ing was appealed to on the princi ple of justice, and the American an swer was awaited at any moment. The text of the note forwarded by Germany to the United States for transmission to the allies concludes with the following points. "1. Germany fixes her total liabil ity at 200,000,000,00 gold marks pay able in suitable annuities. "2. Germany will immediately issue an international loan in which she will participate, and of which the value, rate of interest and scale of redemption shall be subject to agree ment, the proceeds of the loan to be put at the disposal of the allies. "3. Germany will pay, accord ing to her capacity, in labor, interest and redemption, the total sum to be paid which is not covered by the in ternational loan; she considers in this connection that it will be possi ble to pay only 4 per cent. annual in terest. "4. Germany is disposed to per mit the allies to share in an im provement of financial and economic situation. The redemption' of the re maining sums will have to take therefore,. a variable form, depending upon an improvement. It would be necessary to draw up a scheme to be based on 4mi index to be used should the situation become worse. "5. In order to clear herself as quickly as possible of the balance, Germany is willing to cooperate wvith all her strength in the reconstruction of the dlevastatedl regions; she re gards reconstruction as the most uir gent basis of reparations and the most dIirect remedy for miitigating the. hardships of the war and -the hatred betwveen peoples. She will re.. construct towns, villages and town ships dlesignated, or cooperate by supplying labor and material, or in any other way agreeable to the allies. "6. With the same object in view Germany is disposed to pay in kind to states which wverc victims of the wvar, .in addition to re<'onstruction, * accordmig to a scheme as far as pos sible purely commercial. Money in Iland . "7. In order to give undeniable proof of .her good faith, Germany is preparedl immediately to place at the disposal of the reparations commis sion 1,000,000,000 marks, comprising 150,000,000 in gold and silver in for eign exchange and 850,000,000 gold marks in treasury notes, redleemable within three months in foreign ex change or foreign securities. "8. In the event the United States and~ the allies so desire, Ger many Is willing, accordling to the ex tent of their ability andl capacity, to assume the allied obligations to the United States. "9. Germany propose to nego tiate, with the assistance of exports, as to the way in which German de liveries for reparations will be reck.. oned as against the total of Ger many's debt, particularly respecting theo way in which the price value wvill be fixed. "10. As security for credits ac cordled her, Germany is willing to pledlge public revenues and proper ties in a manner to be dleterminedl be tween the contracting parties. "11. With the acceptance of these proposals, Germany's other rnenparains and bliga:--ons il.b annulled and all German mandate Property in foreign countires will be released.0 "12. Germany declares the pres sent proposals only capable of being carried out if the system of penalties is discontinued forthwith and she is freed from all unproductive outlays now imposed on her and that she be given freedom of trade. Would Have Commission "In the event of differences of opinion arising from an examination of the proposals, the German gov ernment recommends that they be submitted for examination to a com mission of recognized expe)rts accept able to all interested governments. She declares herself realy in ad vance to accept as binding any de cision reahed by this commission. Should any other form of proposals in the view of the American govern ment facilitate further negotiation of the question, the German government would ask to have its attention drawn to any points in which alteration is, in the opinion of the American gov ernment, desirable. The German government would also weelcome other proposals from the American gov ernment." Finally the note says: "The Ger nian government is too deeply con vince( of the fact that the peace and welfare of the world are dependent Upon a speedy, just and fair solution of the reparations question not to do everything within its power in order to enable the American governiment to direct the attention of the allied governments to the matter." o---- -- PAlUENT-TEACIiER'S CATIlER ING AT DURANT'S SCHOOL The fact that our best and by far most importan t crop is our crop of boys and givls was brought home to me last Thursday while I was visiting in the Duflant School Community. I went into this section to see a number of farmers in regard to an important piece of Demonstration Work that I hoped to be able to put across. But after visiting several places and finding no on( at home, I began making inquiries as to where everybody had gone. I was told that the people were at the school; and taking the cue, I went to the school too. Upon my arrival at the school, I was invited in to enjoy seeing and hearing the youngsters recite their "Readin', Ritin'. and Rithmetic" and so on. It was really remarkable to me to observe how well the little fel lows could spell, write and read. The comimnity is to be congratulated up on the good work that their school is doing, but above all the teachers are to be praised-not for being efficient teachers, th'at is expecte(l--but for getting all those mothers and fathers to leave their work at home and spend the day in school with their children. Another important feature of the day was the delightful and bounteous picnic which was served upon the grounds. Taken all in all it was a hay well spent for the people of the com munity. W. R. Gray, County Agent. GEORGE ZEIGLEl DROWNED Macon, Ga., April 2.-George .Zeigler, 24, member of a prominent family, wias (rowned here today while bathing. Ile came here four years ago from Fort Motte, S. C. - ------ TRllEE OFFICERIS IN PitESIDEN'IA L CLASS Washington, April 23.-It was an nounced at the Postoffice Department today that Smoaks, Pinewood and Frogmore, in South Carolina, had been raised to the presidential class of postolic!s beeause (if increased bu smiess. OTTON MEETINC TO B[ IHELD IN. O~LUMBIA Editor Manning TIies, Manning, S. C. lDear Sir: I am enclosing a list of the dlele gates app~ointed to attendl the semi annual me'eting of the South Carolina Branch of the A merican Cotton As sociation to be held at Columbia, S. C., on May 5th 1921 , in the Craven I lall. The meeting to begin at 12 o'clock. I wish to urge each one of the dlelegates appointed to be there or' sendl a subst itute in his place as this is regardled by those wh'o are famnilar with the plans and1( purposes of the Association as a ve'ry important meet ing. For we hope to launch the or ganization of a corporative Cot ton Sales Agencies which wve regardl as the salvation of the South. Oklahoma organized last week and with 400O,000 bales pledged for five years. I am sure any farmer wvillI have his in d enlightened and the information that he will gather at this meeting wvill repay him well for the lost of the uday. Yours truly, F. C. Thomas, President Clarendon Cotton Ass. J. M. Windlham, Secretary. LIst of Deeates: J. HI. Timmons, Manning- J. J. Epps, Newv Zion; Hugh Mcidadden, New Zion; J. HI. DuBose, New Zion; J. M. Hicks, New Zion; R. E. Smith, Lake City, R. F. D.- J. L. Green Tur bevillo; J. W. Buddiint Turbevilic- D. E. Turbeville, Tuorbeville- R. H. IBel ser, Summerton; Geo. A. Ihidgill, Sum merton; J. M. Rowe, Summerton; .Jeff M. Davis, Summerton; T. H. Gentry, Summerton; J. S. 'Watt, Sumnmerton; HI. C. Cousar, Jordan; . HI. Broad way, Paxville; M. J. Davis, Jordan; I. V. Plowden, Manning; H. K. Beat son, Manning. FEAST Of GOOD THINGS I IN STORE THIS W[[K Chautauqua Opens Here Today With Good Program. The Redpath Chautauqua, the larg est in the country, will open a five (lay engagement in this city today, an(1 pelants, window cards, newspa per an( newspaper advertising over the city are heralding their coming. The Chautauqua was secure(I some time ago by a number of local people who stood a guarantee in order that it might be brought here, and a real treat of gooi things is in store for our people. The story hour, which has always proven a great attraction for the chilIren, will be hel in the big tent at 5 p. i., just after the afternoon perforimnice each (lay except the first day. The story hour girl always takes the first day to visit the school and explain her work to the children. She <resses in the costumes of many ditrerent lands and tells the children the best children stories of these lands, setting thei to music. Before the week is over the children dramatize one of these stories. All children and their parents are wel coie whether hold ing a chautauqua ticket or not. Mr. Hughes, an experienced chau tauqua man, will be in charge as Superintendent (luring the week. The program of the Chautauqua is as follows. First A fternoon Introductorv Exercises. Grand Concert, H1ipple Concert Co. First Night Convert, lipple Concert Co. Lee tue "Te ar onl Ilungver,"; George L. MeNutt. Secon(l A ft ernoon A rtists' Recital, , Irene StolOfsky Second Night Concert, Irene Stolofsky Company. Lectur(, "Success or Failure?" Iarry L. Fogleman. Third Afterinoon Concert, Dunbar's White I Iussars. Popular Sketchcs an(d Realings Beu Ih Buck. Third Night Grand Concert, Dunbar's White HIussars. Fourth Afternoon Lecture, "The World We Live In," Dr. E. T. Hagerman. Fourth Night "Nothing But The Truth,''" Delight ful American Comedy. Complete proluction by New York Company. - Fifth Afternoon Grand Concert, G robecker's Swiss Yodlers. Fifth Night Coniert, Grobecker's Swiss Yodlers. ("Jo Night" Prograi--Cartoons an(d Readings, Evelyn Barglet. .A\fternoon performances will begin! at 3:30 and evening at 8:00 o'clock. Sea.son1 tickets for all perform ances are being sold for $3.00 plus 10 per cent war tax. In addition to their being consiler ably cheaper, season tickets go to ward- !mIakimg up the guarantee of the leeal citizens, whereas single in diviauai tickets do not. CIVIC LEAGUE There was a call meeting of the (iic League Monday afternoon,: A pril 25th. After the minutes were read and approved the President then turned #o the business of the meeting. A motion was move and carrie(l to Ith ( -ontract for the coping of the -driveway on the School Groun(s, an(I to leave the road bed until funds will nr- si'licient to pave it. Miss Mloore, the Red Crom Nurse gatv( a splendid I lealth talk concern ing the (danger of flies. Trhe League will wiii ngiy co-operate wvith her to myure better sanitary conditions b~y eli iining thIiis dan ge rouis pest. M es dames .J. A. Easley andi Geo. Ilanks were elected membel)rs of the League. The foll wing oflicers wvere electedl for the ye, r 1921: IPresident-Mrs. J1. A. Weinberg. 1st. V-Pres.---.Mrs. .J. 11. Orvin. 2od. V-Pres.-- ils. J. . ARigbyd. -4th. V-P'res.--Mrs. C. B. Geiger. Sec.ian Treas-M iss Irma Wein bermg. A res.olutioni was paissed to send $10i.00, to the l oan Scholarship Fund, after the dlelegate. made her rep~ort of thle Federa tion, the. meeting nal-. joturied. Respec'(t folly submitted, Irma Weinberg, Scecretaryr andI Treasurer. MAY ARR(ANG'E CO)NFERENCE Washmgtonm, A pii 26.-Chiairmnan Clark of the interstate comnmerce commission, if the people of Columbia so desiro, wvill endeavor to make ar' rangement~s for a con ference between represenltativ'es of the comm iss ion, the railroads andi vegetale prodlucers of South Carolina to the end that mns~11 might lbe devised for the placing of far mnproducts in Eastern markets. Such a conference at present is in progress at Macon, Ga. In as much as truck growers of South Carolina are in a plight identical with that of Georgia, watermelon and peach grow ers, Senator Dial thought that Colum bia mfight be as deeply interested as Macon. H~e approach ed the chairman of the commission, who agreedl to co opera te. It' is generally known that on ac.. count of prohibitive railroad rates, truck and fruit of t ie South is de livered to Enaten mar.,t .a .a los OCAL HAPPENINGS TWENTY YEARS ACO May 1, 1901 Mr. M. F. 1Heller of Kingstree, spent k couple of days ill Manning last veek. Messrs. Julian Weinberg In(d J. A. Brown have opened ip 1111 U)-to-date >icycle shop here in one of the Sprott mildIings. The style of the lirm1 is Weinberg & Brown. The Manning Methodist Church will )e de(licated Sunday, the 12th inst. Bishop W. W. Duncanl will off1inite Ind onl elaborate program will Ibe ar alged for the (dedicatory service. )r. G. Allen Iuggins after an ab wence of a number of years practicing lentistry ill the city of Dayton, 0., de ighted his relatives and friends in \linning b V paying the hole of his )irth a visit. We are all glad to greet iin and bade him welcome to his old iomie. The barn and stables belonging to Dr. .J. .1. Ilodge lear Paxville was des troyed by fire last Saturday night thout 11 o'clock. The losses are two lorses, farming implements, (orn and Forage and a number or other things .1Sed about. the farm. Thiere was 11 lsuralice. 'The report that cotton seed are selling at Sumlilertol for $1.50 per mishel is untrute. Mr. Rogan tele pihoned this office yesterday that Ie has on halnd 800 bushels which t(be has lot asked more than 25 cents for. We mention this to prevent imposition fro ithose who voul take advantage If present distressing collditions1. I'AXVILILE NEWS The Santee Baptist Association's Annual Sunday School Convention Lolveled at the Baptist churlch last Tuesday and 'Wednesday. A splendid program had been arranged, and was one of tile best ever held by the As sociation. Dinner -was seived oil tile grounds both days to large crowds. Miss Alice Broadway left a few days ago for an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. S. 1. ). Wise, at ly man. Ml'. J. W. Rha has reetly pur - ehased tile store lot where Broadwav and A ndrews was burned last fall, and is !,ow removing tile debris pre paring to erect a handsome brick buildip to be used as a drug store. 'rhe Woman's Christian ( Temper ance Un- 71ioll held its Illontilly Ieetime' at the home of the president, Mrs. F. S. Geddings. A very interesting iro grraml w is rendered. The campaign for iew mlemlbers w%"as stressed, and the( collection of dues now, wis ll pNed( by tile State Treasurer. Mirs. Chas. 1'. Robinson. During the social hour, tile hostess assisted by the junior members of the organization, served (delicious strawberries with crl'eim and cake. MIr. Willie Stukes has decided to move from here to Pinewood, where he will open up a barber business. Mrs. M. B. Corbett, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Reynolds silent the, week-ei"! ith1 relatives at Wilson Mill. Mlr. Ryv Kelly, of Rock Hill visited at the home (if his sister, Mirs. 11. J. T isrilealist week. At aI rec(eit meeting of the board of truste(' of tile graded school, tilh' en tire corps of teachers was re-lect('ted for another t'rm. As far Is known, none Ias-I made a final decision as to aceptance. Miss Sti M1. Sprott, of Mannling as principal, assisted by Misses Pearle llooks, Ma.'gare(t Broadwvay, andEava Baine ha~ve given a splendidt yearl's wvork, and1( trustees and patronis are wvel lpleasedi withl the pr'ogi'ess of' tile schlool. They hop11 to formla~~te some1 phins11 by wh ichl to have a ninel mlonlths terml allother1 year'. On Wednesday', May 4th, there'( wvill be a g~eeral cleanling-up oIf thle Coml munl~ity Cemlete'y a't Pa xville. 'Ther'e ar'e seve'ral inltere'steid ill thlis worlk that do nlot live in Paxville and1( it. will be' apprec j'ited if 'thIese peolie set' this i:''tic . that thlev will e(ither' comle on thlis day~'. or sen~d the mollney to have' th is muchil)-nieeded wvork don11e. 'The m~oneyV canil he( sent to Mi'. WV. 1. Keels. ('IIAUTlAU'QUA MXAN QITIlE A RUNNEli CX. J. Stout , tile atffl'e~t adivanlce replresenltative of tile Iledtpath1 Chau Laulqua ill the city thlis week, runs twol mliles before bre'(ak fast each mor'ning. Mrl. Stout is quilto a 'rnner', hlaving mlade aI mliet oil indtoor' ti'ack ill 4 miu rtes and1 1 6' 4- 5('econds. The woril's recordl is '1 m1infutes aind 14 3-5 seconds. lHe also0 holds tile idt Western college' r(cor'd for tile two mile' runl, ill 9 m1intes(' andi 29 3-5 se c!ondsi andl was pre'tsented( inl Chicago with a gold watchl in 1917 for neg otiatinlg a str'aight foe milt' in 4 minutes and 11 2-5 Seconds. Mr. Stout says this is so far as lhe knlows the fastest time a mlile has been runl ill, but that ia stralighlt mile canl be0 runi in less timle than1 the usual cur ved mile anti he0 claims no( record for it. His ten mile recor'd is 55 minutes. Mr. Stout wan n~~ itenanllllt in tilt b~ut dlid nlot go to France unltil after tile Armlistiot'. Then hle was taken oIver' to par'ticipate ill the races in Paris, wvhere he won 1500 meters ill Inlterallied gamnes, ie was capltainl of the track te'aml at thle University of Chicago in 1916 and is a native of hEt Tannnanna. MAY GE' SWEET POTATO STl'ORI E HOUSE Two business men fron Manning visited Walterboro, S. C., yesterday to inspect the sweet potato curing house and grai elevato I)r, their re'port of what, they saw is inteiesting andI points a1 way of relief for Clarendon county farmers. Four sweet potato curing houses were erected during the past year in different sections of Colleton county. The houses have a capacity of 8,000 bushels each and three of them were filled to capacity during the curiong season. The potatoes we1're sold through The Southern States Produce Distributors, Columbia, S. C., un'der the trade name of Sugarspuds. Eleven carloads were shipped to vaiilous parts of the country, some going to Southern Texas, others to Kansas, New York and North Carolina. The prices received were even better than the growers had expected. The low est price was $1.30 per (-rate of five pecks; the highest, $1.75. The gra in elevator was particular ly interesting. This was erected at a cost of $20,000 last year. It is a substantial concrete and sheet iron building nearly 75 feet high. IIaving storage facilities of 1-5,0011 bushels, the Operators can )uy in any quantity and ship when it is desirable. The farmer with one bushel of car corn inl thle shuck can sell for cash at ally tilme. When cornit is delivered to the eleva Ior the shuck is quickly removed by eirchilery and the shucks are salted ancd baled. There is a ready market for them for feed. Tihe corn is shell td ill a power sheller, thoroughly cleaned and stored away for shipmit. One carload recently shipped to Char leston brolght Ge ] per bushel more than the Western quotation. It is undoubtedly true that the m:ri ket for the lPorta Rica Yam is steadily growing. O1Nly by thorough co-opela' (ion between the growers and the cur ing house operators, careful plant ing ,ind grading can the industry be put on a paying basis. Inl order to de telm ine the niumlber Of fa rmners who will undertake to plant Porta Rica Yais for nrket in case a sweet po tato curing house can be secured for Manning or other parts of the coun ty. readers are asked to address the cditol and advise him of their. inteln t ions. We hope by next week to an noulce defilnitely that a potato house will be built this year. Wri te us at onced' and tell us what you will do. TWO ACCSED MEN TO SUtliltENDE SOON ILouisville, Ga., A pril 2(i.-L.. G. liattaway and J. G. Hewitt, wanted on) Warrants in connection With the shooting and wounding of IEd Flenm ing, a negro, nearI this place lite Slit Iluiday, and for which three liel are under' arrest, todhay notified friends here that they would sourrenld'r shotlyt. Reports from Augusta say that IFlemiilg, who is coniledt'l in a pital there, is still in a criticAl o dition, but that there a a1hance or his ci.overy. .Judge 1. N. llardeuma it an tic il today that he vould not call ia spe cial term of court for the t rialI of H. TI1. Ilattaway, C. N. McNeil and Mil lett. HIiarrold, wlo iaire low being heI wit hout hood Oil charges of assault with intent to murder, for next Mon day, as was stated here last. niilt, but tihe case would he preseniited to the .1iersonl coilIty grai July he seOlcnd week ill May. DISTRICT CONVENTION KNIGHTS Of PYTHIAS M et in P'inewood Wednesday Evelillg -An xce'llent Mleet ing-D el ig hI Theiire was a larg~e a n nthtusijas Ii-e :m- I th'irt fa milices hldM u't Pinte woodi last Wedne'sdayi e'veninli:. at whicht time thle Districrt Co nvent ionic of thaut ordler wals helil. Theic I .odge hel it tscsi ness me'ct - ing at 3:30 in the lodcge hall. At 7 o'clock a hantquet wats se'rvedl in ui Ia rge v'acan ct stotre, aind at 8 o'clock aniithcr owit'ting of thei lodcge wacs enl lced, at whtich time theii ranks of IEsirtiie andi~ Kniiight were icontferred. 'lThis was oneii of thte lairgest and hest metetinogs of this kind1( ever bel boith iln pint of numbers and ai gen eralI gcood timeh. Tlhcere wvere 25 of the Kntiight s frsomt Su mter, 20) friom Manninig and 20 from Hishopville', whtile pra'icticaully all of thle lodi ges inI th is idist rict wer'e represented'l. Overs 2001 KnIiights, together withI thirci wie and li swe'ethieats, suat doswn aronda thi' festal boaird andc part ook of ai repatst wvi hi wuas lountIifuI i tnd dli ghct fully preparedi and u i1serivei. Chicken, hiam iscd acll thea aic'compa.u stying dlishies which go to nmake' up a will Ilancuitied su pper werle the're in such lav~'ish proptort ions th1.at another' cr'owdi of thei samtc proporIitions)1i coul havei'( easily beent fedc. Chianci'llotr ('00 nd1 ier 1. WV. Weeks of the Piewod adgefi!!cd thec chair et the eveninig meeting, andc al so actedii as toast mastir, and is l'ast Grandtc (hantcelIlot', was thet ora0tort of th li'evening, and was as sisteid ill thIiis pleasan t cliuty by mtany of the K(nigts ar'ond the' festal bonardc. At ani clection which was held culring the itfternoon, Paist Chanllor hit (H I. Math is, otf Maning, was elcctc'd District. Deput~y Grandi Chancellor, and Past Chtancel lor' h. L,. Baxley, of Pinewoodl was madie secrletar'y. The next meeting of the district lodge will be held in Man ning (lm'ing the fnll months. [XAMP[E OF CANADA AND UNITED STATES Other N.tions .ligit Protjably Fol llov. Says Ha1.r1ding WANTS TIUST F01' NEIGHBOR "Seeking Same Fundamental Objects in Onward iarch of H tj mankind." Washinlgt/ni, April 2(-'IlThe example of, C111n1h and thev United States dweliig along side one another with out tortification for 100 years was pointed to as onte other nations might emuhllite by Plrenirent Ilarding in an addres; .t. :i Odd Follow meeting here tonwhitylt inl cIlebration of the 10211d ainn1c ive-sary of the order. Such ioncord ml ight he possible t uiiong ii other natiins,, the President cuid, it' they 1l ',s'sessed the Same under standmng ad singleess of purpose "to forward the caus of human kh ..1" The midress was delivered af ter Joseph Oliver. of Toronto, Ont., grand sire of 0it order, had express ed the hope ilhat C(:lada and the Unit ed States might for all ti me continue hesa me amillnable relations. The I President In expressing the pleasure with wliich, he said, "an American of the United States" heard such words "from lan American who hails from Ca:lda," declared that "after all it litti matters What flag wv'owe our allegiancv to on the North A nerica n con1t inent. L ikes Amicable lelations "I like above al else," he continued, "the example of Canada al the Unit ed States iwelling throughout the Imist century inl pence and under the most amicIable relitions with a single purpose, to forward the cause of hu maln kind." 'hI'e President further ideclared ho desired "Canada always to look to the South, and to fix its gaze oil the most representative democraey in the world." "I want. Canada to know." he, said, "th:it she canl unld(erstaln us, and I want her to give us her trust, be cause we a'e seeking the same fund mnental objects in the onward march of humankind." . Asserting that nI one could belong to a tnaternity tun less he was devoted to justice and truth and fidelity. the President said: "I wvish natione -rieht h:' committed to the same relati'ns." iding that; "oulit of fraternity comes understald ing, and it' nations possessed under standig and sought to deal frater nally with one another they could dwell togtether as the United States and Canada have more than a cen tury witlout fortifications along thousaints of miles of border." PiHANSE SOl'NDEA) IOR NEWSPAPERS 'oCme. A mbassador to Great Britain .lakes l-irst Appear'nllce as Gen eral Counsel. New York. April 2()..--- Praise of A merican nlwspa pers by President Ilarling -,1ldnal ad liess by ,John W. IDtvis, formerly amillba ssador. to Great B1ritinh, featuredil tlt annual lunch ion of th Associated Press held to day in comievtion with the annual Ihiumess lieeting. In a lettter read at the Ilncheon, Prsident Ianiing lauded the course of th press iuriing tile war anid ex pressed the hope that his administra tion would contillu to deserviq tile support netonmied it thus hir by tihe newsimpers. lr. Davis, ma:king his tirst, appe'a' ance bforeti the membrs as genera . .'untlcel fori the' A-ssoi'iatd P-liress, had~ kuitl wvon'is for itmpanrtial t rut hful newst g'ather'inte as hec hadl foiud it xi'mpnlitlid by the Associateil Press, andiil iin- rrm to the importnceii'i of iiioreiin tw(ws idigresseid to give per siona .opinians lin sieveral matters atfecting or 'ieign rielations5 of the lUnitid Stantes. lIe iurgedi that a treaity shlould bi' ratif'iied by a ma jinty \ oti' o. the senati', instoead (of two-tIlhids, and thai~t thr he' ii ade ant ii aond 'ionsula 1'sitijee A-t tile butsiness mleitimng thei fol liiwing resolut ion wvas adopted. "'licsolvedi, that thei miinebes of the' A ssoemiated iPress~ itn contvenition as si'mliiedi, tender their thanks to thne preisideont. boardi'n of <brieetins andi uiliicers oif thet A\ssmocianted Prii's for their nliciient wtork durmgii~ the' past Prlesr the, grieate'st new~s gatheing1 ornIizatnlionm th' worbcl . aind a iredht tin tile tUnited Stantes. Ainde'rs~on, Apruil '1;.--A hi;g ner manil rani ii poilice hieadquiiarters mob01 not lie aI lowedl toi git h1iml. He' hanudedl thi' chicef of lllie a r'ol (If ml~oy, $291 , anild toldl him thnat they'~ were'i afteru him andi weri: nlhout to git himo. TIhe ch ieft a hid i loc'ked up1 inl till staitin hiouse, and s'nt. for th i' ouitlnt y physician wholi says the1 man is deramngedn. lIe is niowi in jail but. his conlstanlt cry' is. "Dn't let. '(eml shooit me."' 'Ihe (chie'f has thii noneyt. and11 wil tr yto finid Witiere- the' negroi caen11 front, Hei satys h1is linmeis 5 ill Strouighlter. ---------- ---- SAWS W~OOD) A'T 0O,) .AGE ILondecn .-- Ed~c ward Butsell oIf Crea tlln (ceilrated hIis 101st blirthdany last. week by going out inl tile yardl and sawineg wood.