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NEW ERA

vrs n B. Harden, of Quincy
ca IS the guest of her parents, Mr.
'1 - Mrs ". C. Grant at their home
.sre for two weeks.
mi 2rs w. B. Compton, Of Americas
.,rt the weekend here with rela,
'' Mss Ethel Parker spent Friday
= saturday in Americas, the guest
a.U ,or amt. Mrs. A. B. Carey.
Mrs. W. B. Harden and Mrs. W. C.
,nt snent Saturday afternoon with
,asdames H. A. Parker and W. T. O
D' Rerrv Bray, of Bonaire spent Mon
H., nicbt here at the home of his
5 1%I W. T. o. Bray.
Urs D. c. Bray and children, Lois
and Mary Alice, of near COrdele, Wis
,.od relatives here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Freeman
Mr.. / P. Gh6lson and Miss Irene
Ecbolson, of Americas, were Sunday
nio;tors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
G. W. Bailey.
n. NJ. Veal ana w. L. w. bidy az
tended an all day singing at Ella
vile Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. Il. A. c. Bagley, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Bradley and Mr.
and Mrs. Ross McGill were visitors
Al the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. c.
Veal
Mrs. E. W. Parker spent Sunday
with Mrs. w. T. o. Bray.
Mrs. A. c. Welch and young son
and Mrs. Edwards, of Savannah, are
visitors here at the home of the for
mers aunt, Miss Della Giles.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Grant, Minnie
and C. W, Jr., of DeSoto, Mrs. Mar
osrqt Pace and Z. T. Pace, of Mont
oomerv Ala, were Sunday visitors
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. b.
Bradley.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Mercer spent
the weekend at Winchester with Mr..
and Mrs. V. NJ. Mercer.
Nd. and Mrs. w. A Parker had as
their dinner guests Sunday Mrs. w.
/ B Compton, Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Par
ker, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Parker, and
II. A. Parker, Jr.
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of Mrs. A. J. Pennington Sunday aft
ernoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. B. Barton and
children, who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. r. H. Stubs, left Wednes-
day for their home at Williston, Fla.
They were accompanied home by
spend a month or siv weeks with
them.
Mr.. and hrs. Ernest Cocker and
children, Ernest Elmo and Gladyse,
spent Tuesday afternoon at Ogle-
thorpe the guest of Mrs. Charles
Cunningham.
Robert Stubs spent last week
with Hardy Cooke at Byromvile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Wicker and
children, of Henderson, were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Pen
ningtOn.
Charlie Perry, of Montezuma, was
visitor here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Cocker and
John Lingo, of Oglethorpe, were
visitors hefe Sunday.
Hardy Cooke, of Byromville, spent
the weekend here with Robert anc
George Stubs.
Mrs. Robert Forehand and daugh
tiers, Misses Marilee and Sara, were
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
R. j. Holloway Tuesday
J. B. Rouse was visitor at An
Jacksonville Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Pennington
and daughter, Miss Lillian, Mrs
Cheney and Miss Peede, of Spauld
ing, were dinner guests of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Monroe Wicker and family
Tuesday.
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Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Jus
tice, Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. English,
Misses Lydia Belle, Ethel English
Gilbert English and Rufus Holloway.
Quite a number of the young peo-
pie from here enjoyed a dance at
Myrtle Springs Thursday night.
Miss Willie Ruth English was the
guest last week of relatives and
friends in Oglethorpe.
A large crowd from here attend
ed the all-day singing at Ellayille
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. b. Holloway were
hosts at family barbecue dinner
Friday.
The New York herald., 1921-02-08

ment OF the great advances which she
has been obliged to make for reconstruc-
ton. She has the right and IL is her
duty TO exact these payments, so that
her own future generations shall not be
borne down by the weight of the cost
OF reconstrActiong that which she did
NOT destroy. 1t Is the duty of father
to his family to obtain the payment OF
a debt which is due him, not only be-
cause he has the right to defend his
personal goods but because the duty Of
defending the patrimony of his children
devolves upon him.
But must we conclude, because Ger
many delays the payment of the sums
which she owes, that France is in dam
ger Of bankruptcy? To answer this
question certain figures are necessary !:
The secretariat OF the League of Ma
tions estimates the total income of
France for the year 1920 at 12S, 000,-
900 900 francs. In 1920 the French
provincial. city and Industrial bonds
SIS, 725. .000.o0 francs. OF this total
$4,000, 100000 francs were placed in
Government bonds, Of which sum 49,
900, 900 frances represented CONSOLE
dations. Therefore $4,000, 100000 francs
represented cash.
IF to this $1,000, 0OO, 900 francs cash
be added the sums placed in savings
banks. which total about 1000, 100000
francs, we arrive at the total of 40,-
900. 100000 francs as being the actual
cash savings of the French people in
1920. This sum In turn represents in
the neighborhood of 33 per cent. OF the
total national income for the year, not
including what sums have been saved
and placed in the famous -Das de laine.
These figures show that the charac-
teristics of work, of order and of thrift
have not disappeared from France. A
people which works and which saves
cannot fail. no matter what the momen-
tary difficulties of its Government may
be. 1t will pass through this period of
difficulty with head high to enter upon
the high road of prosperity.
ut is for this reason that | am op-
timstic of the future of France"
The New York herald., 1921-02-08
LONDON CONFERENCE
WON'T CUT INDEMNITY
Will Listen to Germany Only
on Ways of Payment.

Special Cable to THE New YoRK HEaMp.
Copyright, 1921, by THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Feb. :.
Germany's attendance on the London
conference of Premiers. set for February
IS. has been postponed until the first
week in March, but if Germany sees in
this postponement or in Premier Lloyd
Georges speech in Birmingham last Sat
urday any disposition on the part of he
Entente Allies to permit her to ticker
regarding the total amount of, the in
demnity fixed in Paris last month she is
wofuliy mistaken.
According to IAN authoritative British
spokesman, there is no possibility of
Germany opening discussion of the to-
tai reparations sum to be paid. The
Allies are willing to listen to sugges-
ticns regarding the most convenient way
for Germany to pay. but in no cIrcum-
stances will they listen to any argument
for reduction in the amount of the
reparations.
Between the time of the convening of
the conference and the arrival of the
German representatives, the Premiers
will discuss the Near East situation.
Advices received by the Foreign Office
here to-day indicate that events in the
Near East are shaping themselves so as
to permit an adequate discussion and
fair settlement of the Near Eastern
problem before the Germans arrive here.
1t will be largely fight of the British
against the French and the Italians, the
French now conducting a vigorous cam
paign against Great Britain's Near
Eastern policy.
The New York herald., 1921-02-08
Contract Is wRhheid.

II do not think IL ought to be made
public" the Secretary replied. II al
ready have agreed 10 appear before he
Foreign Relations Committee In exe~u-
tive session, when some OF these mat
ters may be disclosed. but l think II
would be very unfortunate to make them
public"
Senator Reed insisted that the Judi
ciary Committee already had ordered
production of all correspondence and
papers by the Secretary. This was dis
puted by Mr.. Kelley. At the end of a
wrangle over this Senator Overman IN
CO. said he thought the whole matter
ought to be referred TO the Foreign Re-
lations Committee. but did not press 1t
then. although he did later.
Senator Smith asked IL either France
or italy gave their permanent obiga-
tions for money they have received.
"They have not" the Secretary said.
"Tt was contemplated originally that
their securities should be in permanent
form but for reasons this could not be
done and short term securities were ac-
cepted with the Understanding they were
10 he converted into long term obliga-
tions. This Is one reason for the pend
ing negotiations.
"One nation asked cancellation OF its
debt"
What nation was that?" asked Mr..
Reed
II prefer TO not answer that" said the
Secretary
Mr.. Reed Insisted on a reply, but the
Secretary again refused and said II do
not care TO go into that to-day"
Senator Reed then proposed that a
subcommittee OF the Judiciary Commit
tee be named TO 40 to the Treasurey De-
partment and examine their records. but
did not press the suggestion.
The committee went into the question
OF loans made TO the kerensky Russian
Government before and after its falt II
was d scloscd that Boris Bakhmeteff.
l<erensky representative. had received
100000 from tho Treasury as late as
1920 to pay expenses of the embassy
here. Later this was repaid.
The New York herald., 1921-02-08
BRITAIN SUGGESTED
LOAN SHIFT TO u. S

LONDON. Feb. (Tuesday) In an
editorial the London Times asserts that
well informed quarters here have long
understood that during the war the Brit
ish Government suggested to the United
States Government that II should sub
stitute itself for Great Britain as direct
creditor of France and Italy with respect
to sums Great Britain borrowed from
America and lent TO the two allies, but
that the suggestion was rejected.
I'VE shall not go back on our word, y
II continues I'VE are nation of shop
keepers. and commercial interest. as well
as commercial honor. forbds us to dis
Credit our paper. Payment of both cap
ital and interest ought to have been
concluded long ago"
Regarding the Allies debts 10 Great
Britain the Times declares there can be
no talk OF remitting any part Of them
until full arrangements are made for
the repayment OF Great Britain's own
debt to America.
I'VE shall pay fully and promptly" II
says. con whatever reasonable terms are
proposed 10 US"
The New York herald., 1921-02-08

washington, -. u, feB. a..
The United States has extended
credits to allied and other countries in
excess OF $500. 100000 since the
armistice.
These credits have been extended on
seventy different dates, beginning with
~ credit of 800 900, 900 to Italy Novem-
Der IL. 1918, the day after the armistice
was signed. and ending with a credit
of $4492i.00 to Italy April last
The second day after the signing of the
arn1istice these credits were extended: !:
$4,000. 900 to Belgium. $500. 100000 to
Great Britain and another sS0,000,000 to
Italy.
During the same period more than
$500. 900. 900 in credits to the same
countries has been withdrawn.
In the two years following the
armistice sixteen separate credits were
extended to Belgium totalling s164.500.-
600 and four withdra walls of credit from
this country were made with a total of
S4.10O.
Figures for the other nations were:
Cuba. no credits, but a withdrawal of
10000.
,iss .sss. ''"''0'0''' and one withdrawal OF
France. eight credits. totalling $685.,
4e7 900. and two Withdrawals total.ing
s27.5220o0.
Great Britain. FIVE credits. totalling
$3.50 900 900. and six Withdrawals,
totalling Sis. 100000
Greece, three credits, totalling s32,-
400. 900.
Italy, eighteen credits, totalling s410,-
600, 1000, and one withdrawal of $3,s34,-
600. a
Rumania, five credits. totalling s25,-
O00, 900. and two Withdrawals, totalling
$6.666,666.
Russia. no credit. but ole with
drawal of 37.270.250.
Serbia, two credits, totalling S15.26S,-
600. and one withdrawal Of S4sS,0O0.
The New York herald., 1921-02-08
++++

oratc arrangements to Keep has suf-
fered withering blight.
Sales of these specialties do not bulk
as large in the total of transatlantic
business as do such big essentials as
wheat. coal and OIL which Europe must
buy even TO limited extent. but repre-
" senfAtives or American speciality firms
have been conducting an active little
'sepropa ganda here and quite naturally are
TO state figures to indicate
their gain it their business prospers
Through a cancellation of debts. as
against a loss to the American national
fiscal system IL the total $4,000, ooo. 600
debt were written off.
- What is extremely likely to influence
Sir Auckland Geddes' and Lord Chal-
lncts's negotiation in the United States
will be Washington's attitude regarding
the sums due from Great Britain to the
United States. Assurances have been
given to them that London will not press
for the sums due 10 Great Britain by her
allies until the German indemnity be-
gins to be collected
The other Allies have no such assur-
ance from the United States and their
budgets show no possibility of paying
their obligations II America demands
payment either with or without the aid
of the German indemnity. II II develops
!. that Italy and France cannot meet their
maturites and America has either TO
remit them or TO. force reputation by
these countries, It is figured here that
America, as well as England. will see
.stheir essential interests involved in pre-
.,N.eptng any such disturbing precedent,
s-~nd some accommodation will be ar
f--ranged.
Also it is figured tnat America. as
well as England is unwilling to see a
further collapse OF Continental ex-
changes as compared with either the
dollar or. the pound sterling.
- 1t is realized that this is one of the
most important matters that is to come
-ibefore Mr.. Harding when he takes his
place ar the head of the Administration
-rin Washington. The London conference
Of the allied Premiers will be under
sway when Mr.. Harding is inaugurated,
and 1t is realized here that II will be
some weeks at least after his inaugura-
ton before the new President and the
rev Secretary of the Treasury have
settled this point and will be able to
talk brass tacks." However, 1t is be-
lieved here that some settlement must
be reached before next May.
The New York herald., 1921-02-08
WILSON ARMY VETO IS
OVERRIDEN BY SENATE
sp>oiol Despatch 10 THE NEW YosK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. g.. Feb. Z.


President Wilson'S veto OF the resolu-
ton to reduce the size of the army until
IL reaches 1T5.000 was overrridden by the
Senat to-day by a vote OF 81 to !, Sena-
tor Kirby (Ark), Democrat being the
only one to sustain the Presidents posi-
ton. The House already has passed
the measure over the veto by an over
whelming vote. so the resolution now be-
comes law.
Cessation OF army recruiting was or
dered tonight BY Secretary Baker in
accordance with the direction of Con-
cress as cmbodi.1 in tho resolution
passed over the veto.
The action OF ths Senate to-day fore
shadows Senate approval Of an appro-
priation In the army bill TO provide pay
for an army OF 10000. The House.
which Is TO vote finally on the army
bill tomorrow. provided pay for only
10000 Senate leaders IN both parties
expressed the view to-day after the
vote on the veto that the upper branch
will favor pay for an army OF the size
Congress has approved.
ut would seem 70 me absurd TO do
anything else" said Senator New (Tnd) 4.
member Of the Military Affairs Commit
tee and author Of the senate resolution
for an army 81 $4,000. ar VIC do not
do that we win he forced 10 pass a de-
ficiency appropriation because the army
is now recruited 60 about gao. 900 and
cannot be reduced 20 10000 before
about October !.
THAT means we viii have an army
averaging about 100000 Tor tho next
six or seven months Therefore IL seems
20 me the only practical thing to do IL 20
provide pay for at least 175.000 and
that il would be folly to do anything
else"
When Senator News attention was
Nelled to report that PresIdent-elect
Harding had expressed a reference for
an army OF 100000 he regarded that as
Only an 'offhand" comment. not an Off
clsl declaration NJ policy.
The New York herald., 1921-02-08
Advantage of Export Tax.

"To the direct reparations indemnity
has been added measure which Will
impose for forty-two years, to the ad-
vantage of the Allies. a tax of IL per
cent. on German exports. This measure
has been more criticised that the In
demnity itself. But 1t has the incon-
testable advantage of not taxing German
riches. except as they increase, and IN
proportion to their development 1t has
the further advantage of moderately
protecting foreign industries against low
priced German goods. 1t seems to me
that the measure in question is remedy
for Germany's evident \bad faith, and
that further, considering the present
rate Of the German mark, which in itself
maker German exports profitable to Ger
many. the tax of IL per cent. on her ex-
ports is not sufficiently high either to pre-
vent these from developing sufficiently,
on the one hand. to assure Industrial life
to Germany. nor. on the other hand, to
prevent her paying on the reparations
due to the Allies.
Thus II Is that France has the right
to count on the reparations which Ger
many must pay her for the reimburse
The New York herald., 1921-02-08
DEAD" TRAIN BLOCKS TUBE.
West Side subway Service Tied
Up Half an Hour.

A subway train that went dead"
West Side line yesterday morning about
z 80. tied up the southbound line for
half an hour
Block checks were distributed after
the delay had lasted some time and
many hundreds OF passengers made their
way across town TO the Bronx lines.
During the tieup northbound express
trains were switched at 18TH street to
the southbound track and sent down
town again to provide service in the
lower part of the system
The New York herald., 1921-02-08
No Additional Loans.

TT is not my intention Secretary
Houston said. ito make any additional
loans or to establish new credits, but II
is possible that payments VIII be ad-
vanced under commitments made"
"Do you mean that you will pay out
more money!, asked Senator Kellogg.
Aass,Ie has just stated that payments will
De made interrupted Senator Franz
.degee (Conn.), member Of the Foreign
Relations Committee.
What is the total of these possible
further payments?' asked Senator kel-
logg.
Possibly $4,000. 900" replied the
Secretary, but none TO Great Britain.
There are the following approximate
credit balances existing: Czecho-So-
vakia, S6,072.000: France, $50, ,496, 900 !;
Greece. s33.236, 900: Italy $34.9 900.
and Liberia s4s74,000. They have all
been set out in my annual report"
Senator Reed interjected that while
the Secretary had promised not to make
any further loans or to continue nego-
tiations for refunding, that did not bind
his successor. who might take a different
view. and he urged that Congress ought
TO prevent IL by law. Both Secretary
Houston and Assistant Secretary Kelley.
who was present, admitted that many Of
she foreign Governments had not paid
the interest on what they owe us.
do you think IL justifable to pay
money out of these credits to Govern
ments that already owe US large sums
of money!" asked Senator Reed. There
was no direct reply. IL was explained
some commitments had been made to
Greece totalling 250, 10000 francs. This
the Secretary explained was in pursu-
ance of a contract under which the Gov
ernments of Greece, France and Great
Britain each was to have 100000, 900
! francs.
YHave you n copy of that contract
and will you furnish it to us?" asked
Mr. Reed.
The New York herald., 1921-02-08
$693, ,399 ,577 Interest Due u. S. and Unpaid
On So, O,525, $40 War Loans to the Allies
Special Despatch to TIE NEW York HrsAlD.

o
NewY York HlaidBu au.l
ca
THE Following table has prepared to show at glance now
much money the allied borrowed from the United States
during the the interest paid to date and the amount
of accrued interest particular at
this time in view Austen Chamberlain British
Chancellor of the Excheque Britain asked the United
States cancel its loanan refused
Credits Estab- mteres He to- Int Acc
he'd Ne CashAd andJ
Belgium $34s214467 $10,097281 $25 $780, 095
Cuba 100000 1,136865
Czecho-
Sovakia 67329,041 61,256,206 3O417S 3996,s96
France 3047,974777 2994477000 128140S16 211524703
Britain. 233357185 314582S24
Greece 409153 -.
Italy 1866 57,598852 12025S,713
Liberia 1918
Rumania 25,000,OO0 1605,121
Russia 1s7729,75O 1S772975O 4,595564 14O92,609
Serbia 267S0,465 26,7S0,456 636,059 1998,000
Totals 9710525, 95SO823677 437349431 399577
The New York herald., 1921-02-08


part Of their country had been invaded
for any length OF time. None Of their
provinces had been destroyed. On all
fronts they occupied the territory OF
their enemies they nevertheless an
nounced their Intention of collecting a
sum of 10000, oOo. 600 marks gold.
Payments Made Easy.
'The Allies do not ask but half of this
sum. and as that which they do ask Is
payable in instaiments over a period or
forty-two years. its true value Us even
smaller. being in the neisnborhood of
100000. 600. 900 marks gold. The terms
of payment have been made so easy that
the first annuities which Germany must
pay are smaller than the sum which
France must set aside annually for the
payment of pensions to the widows and
children of soldiers killed in the war
"rf the public debt of France before
and after the war be compared II will
be seen that this debt which was
81. 900, 900. 900 francs in 1914. has risen
TO 247. 900. 600. 900 francs at present; the
war has thus cost France 1S0, 00O,-
900 francs, reconstruction and pensions
another "a. 600 900. 900 francs. Is II un-
fair to ask that Germany pay in repara-
tion a sum which Is to be divided among
the Allies and Wi1fch does NOT even equdl
the increase in Frances debt?
But all these calculations are OF no
value if the sum set is higher than it Is
possible for Germany to pay. Let us
examine this side of the question. The
Secretariat Of the League of Nations
recently published figures OF the average
per capita income OF France and Ger
many.
"Tn France the income per capita OF
every Frenchman averages 1900 francs,
of which the Government receives IN
taxes 574 francs or Is per cent.
"In Germany the income per capita is
1900 marks. OF which the Government OF
the Reich receives in taxes 474 marks
or 10 per cent Now, if~fn Germany the
burden of taxation were to be raised TO
IS per cent equalling the proportion
which is paid in France. the additional
sums receivable by the German Treasury
would amount to 12,540,000.00 marks
which at par is more than double the
highest sum which Germany is called
upon to pay for PREPARATIONS In any one
year.
who could be made TO believe that
Germany. which was never INVADED,
which was in no way devastated. which
feels well able to pay to the late Ein-
peror a pension of more than 100000, ooo
marks. is not able to pay taxes equal 10
those which are paid by France, In spite
Of the devastation of her rich Industrial
provinces?