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Miners forced to surrender Union ' Official -, Says Strikers Could Not Defy the Gov * ernmenf Columbus. Ohio, Jan. C.?Defend ing- the action of himself and Acting President John L. Ix-wis in agreeing to*"accept President Wilson's propos al for settlement of the coal miners'' / strike. William Green, international | secretary of the United Mine Workers, j declared the only other alternative was 'disaster and defeat of the min ers'"organization." ."We could have whipped the coal operators, but we could not. if we | had wanted to. whip the strongest j government on earth?our govern.- I menc, which had 'just finished whip ping Germaiiy: ;*Tf we had not accepted President Wilson's proposal .of settlement, the powers of the federal government would have been turned loose on us with greater ferocity than anything ' we have ever seen." Green continued. "We knew we had reached the lim it;* he asserted as the delegates, with applause and cheering voiced approv al of what he said. ^ 3 "With every mining community in the conn try honeycombed with federal agents, gathering evidence against our mem our funds tied up and women ahd children freezing and facing star vation, how, in the name of God. could we go on with the strike?", Green continued. { Green's speech followed an attempt! on the part of some of the delegates led by Robert H. Harlin, president of^ the Washington miners, to defeat the j purpose of the motion of Philip H. j Murray of Pennsylvania to approve 1 the actions of the officers; by requiring | the award which is to fee made by the I presidents' commission to be submit- j ted to a referendum vote' or a re-i convened convention of the mine; - workers. . ' - That concurrence by the convention of. the United Mine Workers: in the ' action of the international officials in ! accepting President Wilson's .proposal,: binds the miners to acceptance of | any award made by the commission I then be voted was stated today by j Acting President Lewfe; r ?? The statement was made airter Rob- j ert H. Harlin, president of Washington j . xfiiners, had sought to amend the mo tion of President Murray of the Penn sylvania miners, which proposes rati fication Of the action of the interna ! tional .officials. Harlin asked that the convention be Jreconvened to pass on the commis >hions' award- or that the award be [submitted to referendum, j Lewisvrjuled Harlin's motion out.of I order. He said if the convention j shoujd agree to await and see what the award of the commission may be. I he didn't think there would be any i award, i j The new angle has precipitated in-, itense debate and may delay a vote on the question. . * _j -. v ? _ (hospital given additional sum i ?? Baptist Board Prorates Over-' subscription Money ? Columbia. Jan. 7.?An increase of $100,000 was allowed the Baptist hos pital by the general board at its meet- j ing last night, thus bringing the total of this institution up to $260,000 from the $75,000,000 campaign. The board reached an agreement early this morn ing allowing the percentages of over- \ subscription as announced during the j ca .ipaign obtain up to five and aj half millii .o for all commissions. j This agreement was reached after a^ special committee had fousht the matter out and reported to the board. The report of this committee was adopted with slight modification. A special program was announced for i the commission on Sunday schools, B. | Y. P. U. and colportage, allowing this1 commission ?20,000 this year and $25,-. 000 for the succeeding four years. The educational commission put its prognun before the board last night and it was ratified. During the five year period this commission is to ex pend more than $250,000 not including colleges and academies. Over $2,000, 000 is to be'spent including all Bap-] list educational institutions. A policy, of distributing the $250,00 0 by thg commission was agreed upon. By the agreement early this morn ing the educational institutions of the' State will receive nearly a half mil lion dollars from the oversubscription. It was" announced that the enlist ment forces heretofore under the sec retary of the State mission board would hereafter be under the direction of the general board as a general promotion force". X Ort ?f ?ceTKpjjkfed; capital hstt irisen all the raiciet? ?f indttrtry arozpiftied science,all *be comforts and ameB erations ?f the comtaon lot. Upon it the world must depend for tie process of reconstruction ia which all have to snare. ?JAMES J. HILL A f # f J S?fc?esSful Farmer/' Raises Bigger Crops / /j ftbcf cuts dowft costs by investment in labor-saving machinery. Good prices .for the farmers crops en- r, courage new investment, more production / and greater prosperity. / But the success of agriculture depends- / on the growth of railroads?the modern beasts of burden that haul the crops to / the world's markets. / , f The railroads?like the farms?increase their output and cut down unit costs by the constant investment of new capital. With fair prices for the work they do, the railroads are able to attract new capital for expanding'their facilities. Rates high enough to yield a fair return will insure railroad growth, and prevent costly traffic congestion, which invariably results in poorer service at higher cost. National wealth can increase only as our railroads grow. Poor railroad service is dear at any price. No growing country can long pay the price of inadequate transportation facilities. Those desiring information concerning (h? railroad situ ation may obtain literature by vritinn to The Associa tion of Railway Executive*. Si Broadway, New York. Ratification of Treaty of Ver sailles and Acceptance of Protocol Brings Peace GERMANY PLEDGED TO OBSERVE TERMS America is Still at War With Germany as Senate Refuses to Ratify Treaty N Paris, Jan. 10 (By the Associated Press).?Ratification of the treaty o. Versailles were exchanged, and peao, between Germany, France. .Great Uritain and the other allies and asso ciated powers, with the exception o; j the United States, became effective at 4.1G o'clock this afternoon. There were. 11th hour rumors of a further postponement but these proved to be groundless. Following the exchange of ratifica tion Premier Clemenceau handed to Baron Kurt von Lcrsner, .head of tht German peace delegation, a letter con taining three declarations: "First?The gencrar*secretary ha: ?seen authorized by the supreme coun cil to assure the German delegatioi that the interallied commission or control and the commission on repa rations will conform with the proa*es: c^ire to' the statement in the note 01 /December 8 relative to safeguard ing the vital economic interests o Germany. . "Second?The experts of the allic md associated power.;, believing i!ju part of^the information en which the: founded their demand for 400,000 tori of floating docks, floating cranes tugs and dredgers may have been in accurate on certain points and details think they have committeed ah erro. as concerns 80,000 tons of floating docks at Hamburg. "If the investigation to which tlv interallied commission on control wil proceed shall show that there ha really been an error the allies and as soclated powers will he prepared V reduce their demands proportionaler in a manner to lower them to 300,00 tons in round numbers, and even be lowvthat if the necessity of such rc Auction shall be demonstrated by con vincing arguments. k But most com niete facilities should be accorded v ?-?uthorized allied and associated rep resentatives to enable them to mak ill necessary inquiries, with n view* t verifying the German assertions b? fore any reduction from the originr demands of the protocol can be defi nitely admitted by the allied and a> sociated powers. "Third?The allied and associate governments with reference to th 'ast parngraphs of :h^ letter whicl contains their reply, do not eonsid; hat the sole act of sinking the Gcr man ships ai Sea pa Flow constittu'.? i crime of war for which iridividua ounishment will ho exacted in con formity with article of the peac? treaty. 'On the other hand, the allied an associated powers wish, to point ok that, without losing sight of the vita ?conomic interests of Germany, the have presented a demand for 400,<".> ons on the inventory established b: hem. German experts have furhlshc details which we will verify and whic ?ive a smaller figui*e. Consequent! here will eventually be deducted fron the -100.000 tons of floating docks i ?ranes. tugs and dredgers claimed b; j he allies a tonnage of ih iting docks I which, after verification w<- will recog 1 iize as having been included on inter I illied inventory'by mistake and which I ?onsequently does not exist. Never .holess such deduction shall not ex :eed 125,000 ions. '-The allied and associated power: i dd that the Ifti.OOO tons proposed b;. | he German government, of which ; ?ist was handed over during the del iL- J rations of the technical commissions j ?oust be delivered immediately. Uoi he balance of the tonnage, as shaVJ be determined by the commission or: j reparations, a delay will be allowed j the Gorman government which canj not exceed :;f> months for delivery o?j he total amount." (Signed) "Clemenceau." i The outstanding comment tonight! )ii the ceremony is that it leaves the] United States the only power which'] vas actively at war with Germany not tow on a peace basis. That was t-h : :ote sounded by von Lcrsner, head of j he German peace ? deelgation, in ??? Statement to the Associated Press im-! mediately after the ceremony. ' i<\ "1 am naturally hippy that peace; has finally become effective." Uaron; von Lcrsner said. "My greal regrc! j :s that the United States is the only-j ?ountry with which Germany is stii! , in a state of war. I hop'-, however, i :hat this situation will soon b< ; ?handed. i t'^vf.j.ji i it ,n lff fjif treat v ?>: Versailles imposes upon Germany the-l heaviest sacrifices* ever born* V>y :i tra-1 tion in modern times. Wc l?st in the! west and in the cast territories tbat-j '? "longed to Prussia for many centu ??ics. \V> have assumed enormous eco nomic obligations Nevertheless. T ?m glad thai p<s-icc is at last recs-i tablished. because it will give back <<? German^: her best beloved sons s'?i prisoners abroad-" Asked ;is to the execution of ?h terms of the treaty Boron von Lcrsner declared t':;;t Germany was ready and] determined to do her utmost. He con tinued : "We have already, ev. n without !?<? ihg obliged by ih<- terms of (.!-.?? treaty, delivered n considerable Quan tity <u products including 2.500.000 j tons of coal t?> France, and I can say] that Germany will S'o to the utmost! limit of possibility in fulfilling all the] obligations she baa incurred. Ii will \ mean hard times Cor Germany, bul l wiih the recovery oi our ardor . for labor and production \vc hope to meet every emergency. "The recovery of our economic pro perty is; as much to the interest of the entente as it i" t> us. on account of the great economic difficulties that threaten all Europe. It is obvious speaking chiefly of France, that her economic prosperity depends upon the * COnomic recovery of Germany." Baron von Lersner said he had sev eral very satisfactory conferences with Louis Loucheur, French minister of reconstruction, regarding the re sumption of trade relations between 'ermany and France, and added that he hoped the European nations, work ing together, would solve the great ?conomic problems. The most thorn;, remaining problems seemed to von Lersner to Ik- the extradition of a considerable number of German offi cers; officials and soldiers to he tried for crimes .alleged to have been com mitted during the war. "I do not want to give "P all hope," j continued Baron von Lersner, "that: among the allies the conviction will; finally prevail that, by availing them selves strictly of rights conceded in the treaty for the extradition of those accused, they may cause the greatest "?nseouenecs not only for Germany, but for quiet and order in Europe geh erally. "Wo pointed out two months ago very frankly to the allies the harmful Consequences thai might en sue if their right to demand extradi tion should he executed literally. At the same time we submitter! written suggestions for the solution of the de-, ?icate problem. "The principal features of this prop osition were that Germany would, un dertake to arraign before the su preme court of Germany all persons accused by the entente; would except ill such from the law of amnesty and \?ould consent in the presence of rep resentatives of the entente at the trial as public prosecutors with. ful lest rights of control. Germany, in the meantime, hals enacted lavs 10 this end. "The entente did not accept our ;.reposals before peace became effec tive, but that does not preclude seri ? us examination puow of the problem after the establishment of peace. Your ccnvietion must-be the same as mine ?hat the desire of the entente ?S by > means to satisfy revenge but to punish the guilty with equity xftC justice. A Card. Mr. Editor: We wish to extend through your pa per our heartfelt thanks ot those kind friends for their attention to :::: when we were all sick and could no help ourselves. Such kindness a shown'- us can never be forogtten an . we hone that they will he abundant ly blessed. \ Mr. G. W. Elmore and Family. London.. Dec. 10.?"The success <?. ?he League of Nations idea is do senden" upon the intelligent coopera tion of the women/' says Miss A. JJelen Ward in an article in th l.f ague, a periodical. The writer suggests? the organiza "ion of a Woman's Bureau of th League of Xations and that the wo an ?: should !>e appointed for thch ? ral fittness for the purpose ol the League, rather than merely as ex perts in what is known as "women*: i Secretary of Treasury Warns ! Congress of Extravagance in Making Appropriations I ANOTHER BOjND ISSUE 31 AY BE NECESSARY j i - i , Present Taxes Yield Barely Suf -! ? ficient to Pay Expenses if No ! i Additional Burdens Are Im-I i ! posed By Congress , j Washington, Jan. 11.?Another Llb I'crty loan will he necessary if congress ! embarks on "new fields of large ex penditure or reduces the aggregate volume.of taxes.'' Secretary Glass de- i efored in a statement tonight setting j.forth in detail the government's; I finanic?l 'condition. ; I!' the present tax level is retained : and now expenditures arc kept dow**' the turn has e<>me in the tide of gov- ' ^erm-nent? financing, the secretary as-! ; serted. j . Barring the congressional action , : mentionedy Mr. Glass believed the. ? treasury would be able to pay its own ! way from tax anal war salvage re- ! ! ceipts. Although further issues of. treasury certificates of indebtedness may be expected, they will be redeem ed from cash, on hand rather than through the sale o? new issues ?>f ccr Itificates for the first time since lab' in j lit 17. The treasury secretary directed; attention to statements made early in! ] .September, in which he expressed the i ; opinion that the strain had lessened j [and thai after January 1. the govern-; ; merit's financial problems would more j I easily be solved. ? ? As indicative of the progress made j ; by. the treasury in solution of these { problems Mr. Glass pointed to reduc- ; ! tions between September 1 and Jan- \ i nary l in the nation's gross debt and j in the two classes of certificates of indebtedness outstanding. The gross j debt which on September 1 was $26, ;.".?.)<;.701.6 iS. was ?25,S3T.07S.807 on [ January L. Reduction in the floating fdebt, miniatured treasury certificates jof indebtedness of $022.050.250 has I been made since September 1, leaving : the total outstanding obligations of ? this nature at $3,">7S,48?.S00 on Jan juary 1. A reduction of $S8?.726,50? j was reported for the same period in I the outstanding so-called loan oerti ?jficates, leaving $1;226,661.000 of these : yet to be funded.' The loan certificates outstanding January 1 were issues maturing Jan ruary 2, January l">. February 2. and February l<?. All of these the secre ' tary said have been or will be paiu out of cash on hand January 1. ?l j from the proceeds of sales of tax cer i tificates issued in anticipation of any jene or four tax installments due dar ling the present year. Mr. Glass b? ! I'cved this indicates success for the [treasury's plan to 'avoid further large ; funding operations and for financing J the unfunded portions of the war debt. ! DANIELS FAVORS! j FIGHTIN(>s|i|felv Those Who Performed Sfa?f Duty Cut Out By Secretary ' I "Washington, Jan. 7.?Coincident i with the appointment today by Chair j man Page, of the senate naval com j rnittee, r t a subcommittee to investi- p gate Xht- naval decoration controversy,' Societaly Daniels transmitted to Sen ator Pasc a complete.list of all officers^ and en'isted men considered by j the navy's board of awards for service decorations as recommended by com manding officers. The list -transmitted by Secretary Daniels comprises more than 3,500 names and the "charts accompanying it tell a graphic story of the fate of each recommendation as it passed through the hands of the board and finally was acted on by the secretary. The documents sent to the senate by Secretary Daniels showed that the iist rTT 1 !4 persons finally approved by Secretary Daniels to receive the .dis--. linguished .service medal represented-' a reduction of nearly 200 from'tho total recommended by -the ? board. [Tactically all recommendations Nfor that honor disapproved by the secre tary were for officers who performed sh??i-o duty, the report showed. Per sons designated by the secretary, Sat ?">t by the board, to jreceive the 619* .nguished service medal totaled'two, these including the commanding offt-j cers of naval craft that were attacked^ by submarines or came in contact with mines. Mexico's National Theatre. .Mexico City, Dec. 15.-?The^Na- . tional Theatre which has been "^h the process of erection since 1902 and which when completed will""repre-y sent an expenditure of not less than 20,000.000 pesos, probably will be formally 'dedicated sometime next year. a. tentative date having been set I for September 10, the national &?II I day. This structure which was conceiv j ed as one of the most" pretentious* playhouses in the world occupies a [site in the center of the capital.' Englishman Invents a New Loom. Manchester, Eng.. Dec. 12.-r-After a futile effort to introduce his inven tion in English mills, C. Whallcy;: who contrived a circular lcxrni-. w,hichv it i:.- claimed, will benefit the .weav ling mclustry, has gone to the United j States where he hopes to obtain ft (nancial assistance in giving his ma> ! chine a thorough 'test. An official j of, the textile department of tite i Blackburn Technical School declarer" i the new loom would, reduce the cost 'of operating personnel by three j fourths 1 ? i * . '<'. Paris. Jan. 7.?Germans accused ot \ violating laws of war in Pranfed.ur-< !ing the conflict will be assigned-today I for trial to different allied nrmtary . i courts, according to The. Petit Paris iian. have been completed. .... j Berlin, Dec. 22.?Alfred ?ctfoW ? who^has been elected mayor ol 'Neu* kollen, will be the first Sociafist^to ! occupy such a position in any of ttt#v [ municipalities composing ?? Greater Berlin. Herr Scholz was editor of YoYwao'rtsyai socialist newspaper.j . NOT INTO THE NAME, IN TRADE MAffH re3jsterzo IROVSTER las**** Farmers who want fish in their fertilizer can be sure of getting it by insisting^n Royster"s, the original Fish Fer tilizer. . We have been successful in securing amnle sud plies of fish and will be able to fully meet the demands of the trade for tiiis popular ammoniate. Ask for RoysCcr's TBe Feitilit&r that Made Fish Scrap Fan & S, ROYSTER G.?ANO CO. Norfolk,Va, Richmond, Va. Lynchburg,Va. Tarboro,N.C. Charlotte. N. C. Washington. N. C. Columbia, S. C. Spartanbucg, S. C Atlanta. Ga. Maco^i, Ga.. Cplnmbus;, Ga. Montgomery, Ala. Baltimore. M3. Toledo. Ohio