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CONFIDENCE VOTE IS GIVEN GEORGE COMMONS OVERWHELMINGLY RE- JECTS AMENDMENT EXPRESS- ,, INQ DISAPPROVAL OF REPORT DISCUSS PREMIER’S POUCY But Thundering Answers Of Little Welshman Again Drive Critics Of Administration To Cover London.—Once again Lloyd George appeared in the house of commons to render as prime minister an account of his stewardship at Genoa, and once again, after a precise and carefully worded statement and an eloquent re buttal of criticisms directed against him, he Weived the support of the house in what is considered the equiv alent of another vote of confidence. © The house by an overwhelming ma jority of 235 to 26 rejected an amend ment moved by Rupert Gwyne, union ist. to the motion on \hich the debate was based as a means of expressing the dissatisfaction of the house with the premier's exposition. Mr. Gwynne, , had been most vehement in his denun ciations of the government, asserting that the premier had spoken what might have happened at not what really did happen there. For an hour and a half the pre mier gave a calm exposition of the conference proceedings, to which the seerung only of Gehpa. STOPS FIGHT AT NICARAGUA Firm Stand Takan By Minister Ramsr Peacefully Betties Serious 81V uation At Managua Managua, Nic. — A revolutionary movement broke out hkre recently against President Diego Manuel Cham- ano, a-'band of rebels seising Fortress Loma, commanding this city. Upon representations from the American minister, John E. Ramer, however, the revolutionists later agreed to turn over the fort to the commander of the American marines to be given back to the government. The capture of Fortress Loma was affected at noon recently under com- took the position by strategy in the absence of the commander. Other leaders of the revolutionary movement are Adam Canton and Salvador Cas- trillo. All are prominent conserva tives, but are of the action opposed to the present government. As soon as news of the capture of the fortress was received, the Ameri can minister sent a letter to the com mander of the rebellion troops. The reply stated that the rebels were friendly to the Americans and that their purpose was to cause the resig nation of the president and a change of the present cabinet. The American minister answered that if the fort fired upon Campo de Marte, where the American marines are stationed, or upon the city, the fire would be returned by the ma rines. He also proposed that General Cruz send three representatives to the American legation to meet three rep- SHOALS CONTRACT ' IS HELD INVALID RULES THAT COMPANY CANNOT ENFORCE ^EXCLUSIVE PUR CHASE RIGHT" CLAUSE UPINION GIVEN BY WEEKS Chief Obstacle To Acceptance Of Ford Offer< For Plant Removed By > <: Decision .. .. . . resentatives of the government for a ! l! i A ^ u / i , i h i the la ;^ Joint conference. Mr. Rainer then communicated by bor leader; John Robert Clynes,-and | Lord Robert Cecil replied, criticizing the slz weeks’ session at Genoa as having accomplish*- little or nothing toward the rehabilitation of Europe. The criticism aroused the premier and he thundered answers toward the opposition benches After a spirited Scene to the crowded house. amid bantclapplag and shouting at the iwa •age betwoen the premier and l^ord Robert Cecil. IJnyd George's second leered the hoeee end Washington.—In * formall opinion mand of General Arcenlo Cruz, who tran * mlt te<* by Secretary Weetar to the house military committee recently, Attorney-General Daugherty held the contracts negotiate^ between the war department, the Alabama Power com pany and the Air Nitrates corporation to be “Invalid” with respect to the provisions which officials of the two concerns claimed, gave them exclusive rights to purchase the Gorgas, Ala., steam power plant and nitrate No. 2 at Muscle Shoals. The opinion wasUmmediately placed before the committee by Chairman Kahn for study in connection with the investigation it is making of Hen ry f’ord’s offer to purchase and lease the Muscle Shoals projects. Commit tee members advocating acceptance of the Ford proposal by congress express ed gratification at the position taken by attorney-general, and some declar ed the chief obstruction to their la bors had been removed by the opinion. Officials of the nitrate corporation and the power combfoy appearing be fore the committee hkd made It plain I that they expected the government to meet the obligation Imposed by the contracts, and announced that in the event the government failed to do §o ; court action would be instituted to' compel appliance. Their testimony was accepted by - some committeemen as prcs^atigg » difficult problem which t!i#y would hnve to solve before the Ford offer could be reported, unless It was mod- ' •fled so as to eliminate 'be nitrate plant which he pm ipou»d to pure ha** and 'he Gorga* s'eam | Ijnt for sbtrh glean title vns asked. Spokesmen for Mr Ford <Wlined I 'G/ie \ AMERICAN •IffilONe (Copy for This D«p*rtm*nt Supplied by tbs American Legion News Service.) CHERISH WORLD WAR RELIC AIDS SICK AND WOUNDED MEN Pillar From Altar of Church in Ruined Village of Belleau at National Haadquartara. > Mra. * Maud Cudworth, Milwaukee, * \WIS^ la Known to Legion Boys Throughout tho Mid-West. and wounded servlet men ot (orld war undergoing treatment In Indiana, 1111- nola, Iowa, Wle- comdn, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Kansas and Missouri know or are go ing to know be fore the year In out of Mrs. Maud R. Cudworth, Mil waukee. Wis.. a ii'n "i m . . f ' 1 One of the most treasured of the many World war relics being gathered at the American Legion's national headquarters, Indianapolis, Ind., is that Just received from the battlefields of France. It is a pillar from the altar of a church which once stood in the ruined village of Belleau, adjacent the famed wood' of that name, near Chateau-Thierry. The wooden pillar bears honorable scars, those suffered when scores of German high-explosive shells crashed Into the little church. One shell frag- wireleus with Rear Admiral Cole, of I the United States navy, wob replied I that he waa within 00 mllea of Nica ragua. and would arrive at Cortato wl h 400 marines. The government waa buay recruiting troops and expected that 1.000 men would arrive within a few hours from Granada ^ There waa rifle and machine gun several repeatedly firing between the government troop* ended dramatically a. he |b# for aolermjy prv* MldWr i^ng v(njnH ed claimed a pfltlry of co-opera'Itm wl h the »earh demo* racy There were lowd rbeers as he resumed Ms aea! The debate. whHh fo. lowed the below. e.tn l.tar’a - . r . , ..... marioes. »o dv iwrwew WWCB Tfc* - - ettlag greater row teat tow* fee (tags he , - M “ **** *** twewa tike different eec'Waa of 'be house than even (be puG*r toward Russia Mr Lloyd George dtsi-layed great Imps Genre wNh those entire who advocated gotae aloag without Franco as be striaimed 'You caaaot settle the reparattoae | euoe tow uaieee you rwrry tbs .'wdg moot of Ft a a- • along wt'b you. and you renaot do that by rioudag the Yeraaiieu trsety aad try tag to ignore France * Inter, at the conference, r agreed that General Cruz would sur render the fortress to the officer of the Amertraa marines, to l-e turned heck to He govemtneet |t wee alee agreed that the rtv(liana Implicated In the revolutloe would he perdored aed I that the military part id pa au ahenld I be imprteoaed foe thlr-v daye There wa* high tees ton and hear among he people hat everything •I Pt M^BBF. Fot aaaent te sec wit n**eev of the a If rate oaReedc d the prt>p Mai to e. I ha a their h a modify the power corpora'Ion lk *f -II the two awn le er GOMPCRt CALL NATIONAL . CONFERENCE FOR CHILD LABOR MULlONAint PUT SIHINO JAIL BA ng IN K ILL NO CAg( Off'c at 0>ebe<>ef In Fadatt c Of S'echn««ii been in Reecroei Tata White Ptalaa N Y — For the first Mm* stare he admitted three daye ago 'bat be ahtrf aed killed CLruerw Friers aa ei martae aad left bta body ta a lonely ruaduay near th* Kensko reservoir where It was found all days later Walter M Ward, son of the multi mtl.lobalrv llakrr. Is io a Jail tell Released on 110.000 ball after hta tVashtagton - lavtta by Freetdent of the American Federation of Labor, for a aatkmal conferenm “on meth od# of securing child labor proto* Hon 1 * tc meet here Jane 1 The invitation t* a result of tho rm feat Supreme rooft dortalon declaring i be child I «bor lav anconet Mat tonal sad about ite hundred men an en are etpeded to port let pale In cc-aference “aa the vsrVHaa orgaLuatlone devoted to provontlon .* chUd labor, either dt- recUy or ir dlrortly." Plana. R was • aid probably w..uld bo completed for <<vordimatla-t efforts to behalf of aa ameadmeat to the ConstItatlon “ Thus the roaamRteeanen found thetn •♦’vee orrupytar a middle ground ul’h Mr Ford's fe-wv-eentatlv-e ineketmt •> i<»n one hand that he he gtven the disputed proper Ins aad the wtta-esec for *Ae 'WO Other comae alee firmly PWTMT«Mr 499m4 Moreover, the^htef of ord- nanro advised tho commit tee tho* the rootmrto shon'd he fulfilled aad the “moral ohllgatlon of the war depart men- removed * ta that way while f he ac tag fudge advocate general of the army held the coat rods were net’ aad void'* aad wneodocreable s national vice president of the American Legion Auxiliary. It Is the duty of local units of the Auxiliary In towns where ex- service men areln hospitals to keep the disabled men supplied with little com forts and dellcaeies not provided by the government.' The women write letters to the patients, send them newspapers, books, magazines, fruit, bathrobes, bed slippers, candy, cigar ettes and special articles that they desire. Under Mrs. Cudworth’s super vision, as president of the national welfare committee of the Auxiliary, this work is being done in the middle western states over which she has supervision. Mrs. Cudworth personal ly visits disabled service men -In the hospitals of her territory, hears their complaints and takes them up with the proper government officials. A Legion post of 1,000 men in Mil waukee adopted Mrs. Cudworth as | “Mother” because she lost her only son during the World war. Stop That Backache! • Thom agomziag twinges, that d«B throbbing bmkache. may o# warnmg of serious kidney weakness. Bsrtom if nsgMcted. for It might msily Nad to Oiwvsl Dropsy or Bnght't dimam. If you are tuffenng with a bad back look for other proof of kidney trouble. If there are dizzy spells, hesdachee, a tirsd feeling and disordered kidney action, get after the cause. Help Jtmr weakened kidneys with Doan’t Kidney Pfllg. Doan't have helped thousands and should help you. Aik your neigh bor! _ _ • A North Carolina Case Mrs. J. E. Clay- well. 232 Stsel St., Statesville, N. C.. s*Vs: "I was run down with kidney trouble. My back ached and xny work tired me so couiairr A.- T cdaiairt . amp going. Mdmlngs. my back ached ae If it would break. Dizzy spells came over me and! specks appeared! before my eyes.' , , _ . My kidneys acted Irregularly. I used Doan’s Kidney Pills and they rid me of kidney trouble." Get Dosa's at Asy Store, 60c a Bsa DOAN * S FOSTER-MILBURN CO.. BUFFALO, N. Y. On Naming Babies. A law was passed recently In Nor way prohibiting the bestowal of ridicu lous names on babies. Also no French child may be given a name that does not occur in the official list drawn up for the purpose, comprising 13,000 items. Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, that famous old remedy tor Infanta and children, aod see that It Bean the Signature of j In Cm for Over 90 I ears. TWO KINDS OF PROFITEERS Children Cry for Fletcher’i Cmtoris Mra. Henrietta Starkey, Le Sueur Minn., Cited by Legion Soya ae Meet Valuable. Rapidly. "Who killed «*ff the «l!a«»*nur*Y* *T»unno. All our Mg game is tag.”—Louisville I'oufier-Journal. There were two kinds of profiteers - ~ “ daring the a.r-eoe bad. the other RatS ifl the Cellaf, Pittar all bnt tare the ptiiai •ben the mertoea end t<4 nrti Of*d mi a REDUCTIONS ORDERED IN ALL FREIGHT RATES Neve Rulings E gut valent To Notion Wide Cot Of IS For Com From Islet mg Tonffe Washington—Redact ion In freight rates averaging a Hon' It per rent »ere ordered by the Interstate rom mere# rommlaston la a decision resell lag from Its Inquiry Into the genera* in balven. and tho Infan- be enemy and the leva, far beneath tho '•me and mortar the altar one fonad intact. Upon returning to thotr devastated home the French illtogvrv Inched npon tho Kttto altar ae g good omen and set a boot to rt ear np their mined chnrvh Hail ding Later they removed «*ne «f like altar pillera aad after ap propriate rvrsmnalea. sent M ta Amer ica aa tho gift of appreciation of tho eomaigiie of Retlsna to tho Ysnkeo roglmenra thnmgh their organisation of the Legion The pillar la rarefully prenerved at the Legfcm's bendgsar- trra. protected by the French and American Saga. g«MM|—the men of Le Sot-ur. Minn , claim. (Hie of the latter lives lb In* Hi»eu r gn*l ■ ear* a miunm- metal de p oc»tt«m fog the w><rti n hlrh she did •luring the ner tn aid the variant drives aod the eerv l-e men. Hbe M Mrs Hcnrteiia A Marhey enn- er of a naming pirymv csmaiaat ntlllngneoa tn threw open tho dance of hoc amnoement hmam fee Liberty handL Red tYcoa and •dhae rnmpalgM won her tho plendtte of all aad canoed her bnah aorvmnt tn dlmlaieh. One of tho thtago, which Mra htochey dM m amnae war lime amcnlq naa to shew the picinrvo of oO tho beys from Le Snenr ohn weco In tho oervtcc ZT! in all. Ughte and bent lb bor ttsenler were all famlehs I gratia f*<e wnr-ttmo eommnalty gatbenngn Tho root of tho Slam which were af- ten Shown at tho Starkey theater woe home by Ito proprietor and the Panda Vo botp tho eerv ire men wore aug mented so marts move g Le Snenr Legionnaires hold Mm Starkey up ae the anaenal who prof iteered tn their good will instead of rash. Mice in the Pantry, Cockroaches In the Kitchen What can be au Kill Jimgreeeble then a Destroy them _ tty sterulsrd for more than 4) years. , awes, cockroaches, e Mngle tuglu Does nor powdem ready toe mr. better Money bach d n fasts mo Me IS on me SI Ml ALLENS FOOT-EASE rate ■•rodare of the nation Sdsma Adoration T® Pope At Vatican The cut ta freight rates waa fixed fh..l.r rnuott. Ward ... .rf.,..d * ' , , ” "J * > * ll “" "• >" — ,rrr1,orT ” '* P" mensioRv. the f ourt of Bclvidere at m western territory, and 12 1-2 per fh* Vatican wa# the scene of solemn r *-n? In the eouth(rn and mountain- .idoratton bv the entire i'urhanstlc pacific territories. All reduction# or- congress o Pope Piue. The vast dered are effective July 1. and con- square con’ainetl a mass of pUgrtnM | gfltato a greatey cut that was gen WILL PAY THE BUCKEYE BOYS on a shor affidavit ssom out by District Attorney Frederick K. Weeks, barked by nn order Issued t»y Supreme Court Justice A H. It S«-cg**r. and. after a conference with his attornevs. was led away to hia cell Prezbyteriani Adopt "Steward»hlp” Charleston. W. Va —The adoption of the report of the stewardship commit tee by the Southern Presbyterian as- sembly constituted its final action on the report. One important amend ment to the report which the assembly from every quarter of the globe who erally expected had come to Rome to pay homage to | The commission the pope and adore the eucharlst. Rewards Offered In Whipping Case Birmingham. Ala.—Announcement by local civic cluba and individuals of ! subscriptions to a reward fund for the apprehension of the guilty persons ! and staterflent of the local office of ; ~ t . ‘ v ui ui aiifLicu Uj lilt? ic'uuLiu'ii i^iauieu rosed PreshvVeri-m f''n't-m .° n Pr0 tile ^department of Justice that the der-the commission’s order. The „ , a ., ° 1 1 ,l n - was criminal machinery of the federal gov- duetton of 16 1-2 per cent made proposed to refer the amendment to an ad interim committee consisting of -three laymen, one of whom must be a lawyer, and of two ministers. The com mittee would investigate and report the feasibility of a foundation. ernment was working upon the case were the^ principal developments from the announcement that Dr. J. D. Dowl ing. city and county health officer, i had been lured from his home and 1 severely whipped by a party of men. Senate Sp|| t On Duties On Graphite Attempting To Sell Austrian. Money Washin^'on.—Practically all the rinv-1 x- ~ •w "our, iirp being ppeni in "2!l Eenate in a fight over the tariff duties TL'T. . a ;’ l ’ rare ' 1 w *« s,reet - »n graphite, whh l, spil, •h,.!. 1« S ^ JT When publican and Demoeratlc ranks , hut , k , lir0 , lit,r . s i " u ' ,h " lr '' lc ' rk!i <■»'"« loft tiro n t 1 (lo ' vn to husinesss more than a score IttoEtoua Taa„h T ,n ; ,)0rl,y ot "‘•‘•Vr. were operating in ! JU L t . atter assaua was Ihe financial district with huge hun- decided that rail roads arc entitled to earn 5 3-4 per rent on the value of railway prop erty, compared with the 6 per cent which was made the reasonable re turn standard under the transporta tion act. Agricultural products will not be affected by the reduction granted un- re- per cent made in the western hay and grain rates last fall,, and the voluntary 10 per .cent cut made in all agricultural products by railroads January 1. will be substi tuted for the decision on these com- ipodities. ./. Bank. Did Not Figure In The Loans Waukegan,- 111.—The Grant Robert Roberts. Former Commander of Ohio Department. Will Di rect Disbursement. The payment of f2.vnuo.nii0 to near fy a quarter of.a milllmi of ex-servlre’ men is the task whicli has been assigned ty Hub ert It. Roberts of ToungHtown. Ok, former vice-com mander of the Ohio department of the American i Legion. Mr. Rob- ! erts is director of adjusted compen- j sation in Ohio. A sergeant ma jor in the Thirty- seventh division during the World war, Mr. Roberts has been employed GERMANY’S BIG LOSS IN WAR Deaths Directly Traceable to the World Conflict Are Placed at Abowt 12 000000 A study of the official records of tho German war department shows that 4rt men were killed and UN* wounded on the German side during every hour the. World war rnged. This estimate wa* arrived nt after the archives had been probed by General Von'Altrook, ’one of the German “hlgli command.'* It Is also stated In. the same report thpt the kaiser had a total of IS.otio.- 000 men under arms during the war, j of which 1.808.548 were either killed* outright or died of wounds or sickness incident to their service. The largest figures are those of the number of Germans wounded which General Alt- rock places nt 4,240.770. German deaths, directly traceable to the war, are placed at about 12,- 000.000. ' ( KING ■Kin PLUG TOBACCO Known as “that good kind” c Iry it—and you will know why <r 1 W ABS made on tho committee proposals, with | dies of Austrian roll call following roll call, hut each * as repulsed, the duties being approv ed Small and Lieut. Governor Fred E. Sterling, did not figure in loans made by officers of the bank to the Cudahy Packing company, officers of the corn- paper money, whicln pgny-testified at the governor’s trial on charges of conspiracy. John E. Wagner, treasurer of the packing com- HP pany, and Frank I. Clark, assistant sengers that they were finally forced treasurer, testified that the Grant Park in the Carnegie Steel mills in Youngs town. His selection by the state sink ing fund commission was regarded as Park a victory for the American Legion, hank, iq J; whiqn $29,000,000 of state which has endeavored to keep the pay- funds were deposited by Governor ment operations of the compensation they were trying to sell at 25c per is rornnirm-n i , 1 ’ 000 fcroi^n. 'But the “brokers” un- reiommended—10 per cent ad derwent such a razzing from bank mes- ai. .. valorem on amorphyous graphite; 20 cent a ^lund on* crystTl'ine 'tTakes ^ — 0f A thousarui knroen bank was not mentioned during regent are quoted at 10 cents. Confesses Killing William D. Taylor Cash Poughkeepsie. N. Y.--\ man of mys Offer Made For Gorgas Plant W ashington—An offer to comply negotiations. 3 Firemen, Z Tunnel Workers, KiMed Milwaukee Wis —Three i city ftre- *«ry giving th»» name of Frank Doran ..«,i , , . . of Chicago placed hinnic'f in Th ' V h t * rniH oMhe negotiated men and two tunnel workers wero 1CH- fcanda of the police hen- teilins them ^2° "T ** r de,,artm ®«> t and lh * ed b J r electricity at*the hot- hm lt,em Alabama Power be murdered lor. merle dl'^-ctor. W^Ptam -r ® company when its tom of a flf.y-two foot shaft of a sewer a» |L,i T ^’ pUat Bt Gor « iU enlarged to no* aystetn ami rearly a score of firemen la'orc'siicn a joxit htravetf to th* "li hbeqle. AJe . UlR v*f. trylng^tO re^dW twodead tunnel Lee Hi. ftnasroria . ^ ^ made u> Secretary Weeks by , worker.. ^ F» i h ‘**** T »** repre^auilvee of the fMapsny here . ^ r. fur LmtfLmioc well.' T** copftvxi |. a BrttleMUg Collide. W.tw BubFIO Killed battleship aad th* eqbaanae B-IB cat »M Alibi la M law out of politics. • * Ohio is paying $10 for every month's service to a maximum of $250 to all World waf fighters. 1 < "Listened In” on MacNider. “Listening in” a thousand miles, away, American Legion men at Chat- field, Minn., heard Hanford MacNi der deliver an address on adjusted compensation before an audience,, in Pittsburgh, Pa. If the speaker had known how large his audie , »ce really was he probably would have spoken •ouder. . ixrt.L xi. _ ^ | Carrying On With the American Legion * i t i $ Farmers gave 200 trees and,the vil lage gave a lot to the Elizabethtown (Ind.) post of the Legion when it wanted a community home. « ■ * _ * * ■ A “Gold Star” Legion organization, open to parents, sisters and brothers of men who gave their lives in the World war, has - been proposed. ^ / • A total of $83,000,000 yearly renew able term and converted government Insurance Is being carried by ex-serv- flpe men tn the state of’Washington. iV * * * 4 Wartime draft dodgers are prohibited from holding public office in New York stnfie. a bill sponsored by the Le- colored parson^gtancing at the diminu tive, watery-eyed, bow-legged brlde- grooia, who Mood i*-»I<4* two hundred and ten pounds of feminine assurance. “Ah take, nothin*," gloomily re- tbe bridegroom. “Ah # betn* Lagioo Weekly. The Silent Pai-tner.. “Doea yo’ take this woman for thy -.«awfiUly- AeUdoi jidfar: aakini- tW ta thBUeffsu.haying.pamed U#»-[- general assembly. ' Legion poMa have been formed' in Calcutta. India. New Zealand and lien- mark. making a total of 11,000 posts located In practically every civilised reentry on the flobe. Reduce# Strained. Fatty As- Mas, lormpfeanKltl#. Poll Evil, Flstala. Balls, HweUias#; Stops Lameaeas and #U#y# pain. Heal# Sores, Cats, Bnnses, Boot Chafes. It las Safe Antiseptic and Germicide Doe# not bilater or remove the hair and hor#e can be worked. PJeaeant to u#e. 42.30 a bottle, delivered. De#crihe your c##e for •pedal inatruction# .and Book 5 A free. | V. F. Yoanj, be., 310 Teapie St., Spria(fielf, Miss. /w( For CROUP, COLDS, - INFLUENZA & PNEUMONIA Motben ibouid keep a jar of Brame’i Vapomentba laira coarenieat. When Croup, Influenza or Pneu monia threaien* tkla dclif htfnl aalre rubbed well, into the tbroat chew and ander the trail, will relieve the choldn*. break conf cation and promote re«ful aleep. m fran^ SALVE WtL HOI awm TM CLOnttS 30c, 60c, aaj $1^0 at aHinq stares arm prepo^b Brame Drag Co. N. Wilkeaboro, N. C. SORE EYES Dr. Salter 'j Eye Lotion relieves »nd cure* sore and inflamed eyes in 24 to 48 hours. Help* the weak eyed, cures without pain. Ask your druggist or dealer for SALTER S, Only from Rcfo P. O B** Ifl, AtUoto. Di •HMory. Cuticura Soap]i\ The Healthy I ,J ' Shaving Soap