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j. S. ASKED TO
CANCEL DEBTS
Suggestion Was Reject Says
British Chancellor
TREASURY OFFICIALS SILENT


Birmingham British Govern.
ment formally proposed a cancellation
Of all inter-Ailied debts. but the pro-
posals were unacceptable to the Amer
can Government. said ]. Austen Cham
berlain. Chancellor Of the Exchequer,
In speech to his constituents here
ITO make them again. Mr.. Cham.
berlain continued, would be. think
beneath our dignity and would render
us liable 10 a miseonception OF our
motive.
I'm making them" he added. we
sought no national advantage for our.
selves. We proposed a solution in
which we should have foregone claims
larger than any remitted to us, and we
proposed It because we believed ii
would be in the interests OF good rela-
tons among peoples, the rehahilita.
zion Of national credit and the restora-
lion OF international trade.
sour great international debt Is due
% the obligations we undertook on be.
half of our Allies. II we had had only
ourselves to consider we should have
oeen particularly free of external debt
At the present time"
Mr.. Chamberlain prefaced his re.
marks by saying that he would have
preferred at the close of the war that
the whole Interallied debt had been
wiped out. so as to start with a clean
slate. There was no proposal for
settlement Of the international debt
among the Allied and associated pow.
ers, whether for total or partial re.
mission, which the British Government
would not nave been prepared to be a
party to. he declared
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JAP ISSUE WILL
AWAIT HARDING
Settlement to Be Postponed TIL
New Administration
NOT TO HASTEN TREATY
Proposals Are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
stations Between Ambassadors
May Have To Be
Resumed.

Washington.-Sett OF diplo-
matte problems with Japan. especially
as arising from the enactment by the
state Of California of anti-alien land
ownership legislation. will be post
poned until the Harding administra-
tion assumes Office, it was indicated by
State Department officials
While no formal announcement on
the subject was made by the State
Department it was intimated by Off
cials that because OF the short lease
of life left 70 the present administra-
ton and the long standing character
of the problems now in process of
solution between the two governments,
it would be the part Of wisdom not to
hasten unduly treaty under this adj
ministration.
Oficials also said that the recon-
mendations submitted to the respect
i've governments by Roland S. Morris,
U. S. Ambassador to Japan, and Baron
Shidehara, the Japanese Ambassador
here, as a result Of their recent in
formal conversations directed to so
luton of the problems, were not TO be
interpreted as in the nature of an
agreement. It might be necessary.
they added for the ambassadors to
resume their conversations after the
two governments had studied the re-
ports.
Both Secretary OF State Colby and
Under Secretary Davis during the last
few days have been engaged in study
ing Ambassador Morris report, but
they have not as yet reached the point
of taking up the question with Presi-
dent Wilson
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100000 ID State b Notarx Eees.

1t required 10000 affidavits to do
it, but Automobile Commissioner
Baughman added $4,000 to his funds
during 1920 by adding one 25.cent
piece to another. Notaries public are
minus $4,000 they might have had.
This sum was realized by the Auto
mobile Commissioner through the 25.
cent charge for each official attest to
statements made in titling cars and OBJ.
tanning operators licenses. The aft
davits IN the Automobile Commission
er's Offices were sworn to before dep
uties and clerks who are empowered 70
act as notaries in witnessing such pa
pers, All fees for this service revert
to the general automobile fund. Miss
Mary Louise German. clerk in the
Titling Department, collected most of
these fees receiving oaths to title ap.
plieations.
Nevertheless some notaries have
prohted by the auto law. One. a won.
an, has her office across the street
from Automobile Commissioner Baugh.
mans Office. Many motor vehicle own.
ers are said to have employed this
woman and other notaries nearby.
They've said if they have to pay the
rs cents, they'd rather give ii to some.
one else" Mr.. Linhard declared, but
they don't realize that all the quarters
they put in here go to improve the
State roads, which helps automobile
lists
A campaign against automobiles in
the county who failed to title their
machines before September last has
been begun by Automobile Commits
siones Baughman, Mr.. Linhard sent
out notices to nearly 500 countians to
appear before county magistrates on
different days during the next two or
three weeks. A fine of from IS to 81. 900
may be imposed for the failure. but in
only few Instances has fine Of more
than s25 been imposed by any magis-
trate. Usually the penalty has been
$40.
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TREASURY OFFICIALS SILENT.

MISUNDERSTANDING officials re.
fused to comment on the statement
of the British Chancellor OF the Elk,
chequor, ]. Austen Chamberlain, In an
address at Birmingham. England, that
the United States Government refused
to accept British Government pro.
posals that the Interallied debts arts.
ing from the World War be cancelled
No mention has ever been made IN
official circles here of any proposal
officially rendered by Great Britain for
cancellation Of the interallied debts,
but it was recalled that Sir George
Paish, the British financial expert. who
visited the United States a year ago.
put forward some such proposal while
In this country. Sir Georges mission
was not regarded by the United States
Government as official and consequent.
ly his proposal did not receive official
consideration.
In fact. so far as could be learned
no officials here are aware that the
British Government has ever. through
any official channel, proposed a remis.
sion or cancellation of the British war
debt to the United States. Great
Britain's Indebtedness Of about $4,000.
100000 is far larger than that Of any
other of the Allied countries. but this
is explained by the fact that Great
Britain herself was creditor country
and disbursed American funds to her
ptner Allies.
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STATE
CAPITAL

EOrest FIres cost sta.e $3.50.

Forest Fires Cost State sss,5o2.
Annapolis
Forest fires during the year 1920
caused sss.5O2 damage to property
owners and burned over total OF a.
072 acres Of woodland in Maryland, ae-
cording to the annual report OF state
Forester F. w. Besley, who is now CON
ducting an educational campaign for
the preservation of forests
1t was stated in the report issued by
the Forester. to the Federal Forestry
Service that the spring OF 1920 was ex-
pected to be season Of great fire
danger" and that "this surmise was
borne out by the records sent in by the
State wardens" The fail season fires
OF the same year showed no better
records, the report states. There were
2s fires during that season, twice as
many as occurred during the fall OF
1919. Incendiarism. railroads, brush
burning and carelessness we're blamed.
Altogether there were 143 forest fires
during the year. The causes were as
follows; Incendiary. 40: campers, s2
brush burning. 20; numbering, 3; rail-
roads, 20; lightning. 1. and unknown.
q. Forty-three OF these Ares burned
over areas ranging between Z to 10
acres. burned over areas under Y
acre, 2s caused damages under 500, 4S
caused damages between 800 and
$1,000 and is caused damages over
$1,000. This fires which originated
from unknown causes wrought dam
ages amounting to s11.294 and burned
over 1.7s5 acres Of woodland. The fires
which originated from known causes
resulted in s72.2Os damage and burned
over 20s287 acres of land.
Weather conditions are blamed to q
great extent for the fire damages.
which were heavier than those OF
previous years. The dry seasons dur
IN s:.. s.s. 5; 81. ;;. s,,i
young timber growth.
Cooperation between the Federal
and the State forces in fighting and re-
porting fires was unusually effective.
They worked together and secured CO.
operation from the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company. the western Mary
land and other steam railway com
panies in the State is burning out
rights-of-way 100 feet back from
tracks. The Western Maryland road
operated speeder patrol following up
heavy trains through the Blue Ridge
section. The Trexler interests, operat-
ing a 1O,OO0-acre tract of timber on
Catoctin Mountain. maintained a pri-
vate patrolman and lookout. The Va
rious coal companies have signed an
agreemtnt whereby tower Is to be
erected on Dams Mountain for fire look
out. This is to be equipped with tele-
phone service and a Waterman en-
ployed during tbs fire seasons.
The total expenditure Tor Ere pro-
lection was $7.152.s2 by the State and
s1,754.1s by the Government.
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BeIair.-Sheriff Robert S. Atkln and
his son, Deputy Sheriff Ellsworth At
kin, engaged in a pistol fight with sup
posed bootleggers near Belair. The
local officers were on their way home
in an automobile when large automo-
bile was overtakAp on which The y.
cense numbers were covered. Sheriff
Atkin and his son trailed the other car
until both arrived in Belair When
lighted streets were reached the
Sheriff commanded the occupants Of
the other machine to halt. Instead of
doing so they speeded up and when
they gained the open highway fred in
the direction of the pursuing Sheriff
and his son. who returned the FIRE. The
chase continued for some distance.
when the strangers car speeded away
from the officers and escaped.
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BLOW STRUCK TO
END FLOW OF BOOZE
Kramer Closes All the Bonded
Warehouses
aovED AIMED At BOOTLEG
70 Continue lndefinitely-Not To Be
Lifted TIL Rules Based on
New Ruling Are
Drafted.

Washington Doors OF dlstilleries
and bonded warehouses in every State
In the Union, Hawaii and Porto Rico
were ordered indefinitely closed
against liquor Withdrawals by Prohibi-
tion Commissioner Kramer. At the
same time wholesale liquor dealers
were ruled out of further participa-
tion in the sale Of intoxicating hever
ages by Attorney General Palmer.
Commissioner Kramer's drastic or
der stopping the flow Of liquor from
storage and the Attorney Generals in
depreciation of the Volstead Act, pro-
hibition officials said, mean the elm
nation of the wholesale liquor deal
ers and makes possible the prevention
Of bookkeeping through forged per
mits and illegal disposal OF intoxi-
cants.
Stoppage OF liquor Withdrawals all
over the country and in two Of the
territories was In extension OF the
order issued last week putting a ban
on removals by New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland. Massachusetts. Con
necticut, Rhode Island and New Jer-
sey The order does not apply to with.
drawals of industrial alcohol or rea-
sonable quantities of sacramento
wine. and makes exception in the case
Of retail druggists, who are permitted
TO make Withdrawals up to five cases
OF liquor at time
Warming against attempts to obtain
whisky despite the nationwide ban
was sent out by Commissioner Kram-
er, who directed all owners OF dis
tllleries and warehouses not to honor
permits for whisky Withdrawals ''pur-
porting 10 he issre5 b. any state ar
rector. irrespective or the date such
permit is issued or approved by the
director" No such applications are
being approved. he said. adding that
failure to comply with the notice
would deprive owners Of their license
to hold their stock still in storage.
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No lowering Of the standard OF mo-
tion-pictnre censorship in Maryland
Will be advocated by Governor Richie,
according to a letter received from him
by the Rev. DR.. L. W. McCreary, sec.
rotary of the Baltimore Federation OF
Churches. It was in reply to a pro.
test by the federation against any pos
sible lowering of standards.
I assure you that have no idea OF
advocating any lowering of the proper
censorship standards for motion pic
lures" the Governor said in his letter.
! am glad to know, and I am sure the
Board Of censors will be glad to know.
that they Will have the cooperation Of
the Baltimore Federation Of Churches
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SHIP LimE PAoTs HElo up.
American Agreements With Germans
To Be Revised.

Washington.-The Shipping Board
is Withholding action on agreements
between the Hamburg-American Line
and the American Ship and Commerce
Corporation, and between the North
German LLOYD and the United States
Mail Steamship Company for the op-
GRAFTON Of American ships on former
German trade. routes, pending their
revision, Chairman Benson announced.
Both of the American companies
have Informed the board of their in
tention to make some changes in their
respective agreements with the Ger
man lines, the chairman explained.
A copy Of the proposed agreement
between the North German Lloyd and
the United States Mail has been sent
to the State Department, the chairman
said. because of international consid-
erations involved in the plaa. The
State Department was represented at
the negotiations between the Ham.
burg-American Line and the American
Ship and Commerce Corporation, he
added
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oakiand.-At the preliminary hear
ing at the fail here before Justice
James D. Hamill. Mack Kitzmiller. So
years old, the hermit who shot Will
liam Uphole, II years old. admitted
that his intention was to kill Uphole.
who in turn shot Kitzmiller and who
also has been held for court The res-
son for the shooting by Kitzmiller was,
as he explained it to the Justice, was
that Uphole had borrowed a needle
and thread with which to sew a button
on his coat. but instead Of returning
it placed it on the doorpost in front
of Kitzmiller's home, where it rusted
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Belair,-seldom before in the history
of Hartford county has ready money
been scarcer than at the present time.
and this is we'll illustrated by the diff
Guilty large number of citizens have
had in raising funds to pay their 1920
county and state taxes and premiums
due on 1921 fire insurance. County
Treasurer William A. Wheeler reports
that considerably larger number Of
people than usual failed to pay their
last years taxes, and, therefore sui.
fered the humiliation of being pub
lished in the county papers as delin-
quents, and, further, that tax payments
We're much later than ordinarily. The
total number of delinquent taxpayers
published in the papers was 500. as
against half that number in 1919. In
few weeks, unless the taxes are paid,
the properties viii be sold in public at
the courthouse door.
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WILSON TO CALL NEW SENATE.
Harding Desires Session To Confirm
Appointees.

Washington. "A request from Pres
ldent-elect Harding that special SEES
sion Of the new Senate be called for
March 4 to confirm Cabinet and other
appointments to be made by the in
coming executive was conveyed to
President Wilson. Such session is
customary when there Is change Of
administrations and 1t usually lasts
only week at most.
The President-eiect's request was
contained IN telegram received by
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, the
Republican leader. and was conveyed
to the White House by Senator I'm.
derwood, of Alabama, the Democratic
leader.
Nearly score Of new Senators were
elected last November and in order
for them to he here by March the
call for the special session would have
TO go out 10 days or more in advance
of that date.
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ENDORSED &c MISS WILSON.
Favors Use OF Maiden Names BY
Married Women.

New York.-Aiiss Margaret Wilson.
the Iresident's daughter, has indorsed
resolution OF woman's club advo.
eating the use by professional women
Of their maiden names, regardless Of
marriage, 1t was announced after a
luncheon gives IN her honor here. An.
thora, composers, playwritss, musicians
and other seif-suDsorting women com.
prise the clubs membership,
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Indial Head. Fire Of unknown
origin started IN the mess hall of the
marine barracks. The IRE had gained
considerable headway when dis.
covered. Prompt action of the Govern.
ment fire department prevented the
building from burning to the ground.
The damage by dre was confined al.
most entirely to the roof The lower
part Of the building was considerably
damaged by water. The loss lie esti-
mated at $500.
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EXTRA SESSION OF SENATE
FOR MARCH 4.

Washington.-President Wilson,
acting on the recently communi-
Gated request Of President-elect
Harding. issued a proclamation
calling a special session Of the
Senate TO convene March 4.
Request that the special session
be called was made by Senator
Underwood. of Alabama, minority
leader. who received the request
Of the Presidentelect through
Senator Lodge, Of Massachusetts,
the majority leader. The session
will act on Cabinet and other ap-
pointments by MIR. Harding and
probably will last only a short
time.
The proclamation follows:
4 Woodrow Wilson, President
of the United States Of America,
do hereby proclaim and declare
that an extraordinary occasion re-
quires the Senate of the United
States TO convene at the Capitol.
in the District of Columbia, on the
fourth day Of March next. at IL
O'Clock noon, Of which all persons
who shall at that time be entitled
to act as members Of that body
are hereby requested to take no
tice."
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FALLEN ARCHES HIS TAX PLEA.
New Highlander Seeks Exemption On
This Excuse.

Boston.-colIector John ]. Mitchell.
Of the Internal Revenue Once, strives
to make the road Of the income tax,
payer as pleasant as possible. hut he
confessed himself stumped. In his
mai he found letter asking that the
writer be exempted from the tax on
account Of fallen arches.
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Frostburg Mrs Arthur johnson
made dramatic attempt to commit
suicide in the law office Of T. L. Todd.
Frostburg, in the presence of Mr.. Todd
and her husband, following Intellectual
efforts at reconciliation with the lat
ter. She swallowed poison and was
prevented from taking more by the
two men At Miners Hospital DR.. J..
Marshall Price used the stomach pump
and she regained consciousness. 1t is
thought she will recover. Mrs. John
son. who is 20 years old, was Miss
Bertha Sherman. of Gilmore. Her hus.
band is formerly of Grantsville. On
Thursday she secured a warrant for
his arrest on charge of desertion and
non-support. The hearing was to have
been held Friday night, but was post.
poned. Reconciliation was attempted.
when suddenly Mrs. johnson, saying
she would end all, ran into the next
room, followed by the two men. At
the hospital Mrs. Johnson pleaded to
be saved,
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SMOKING BAN BILL IN SENATE.
smoot Measure VIII Not Hit Capitol,
Legislators Say.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Shoots pro
posal to prohibit smoking in any build.
,ings here owned or rented by any Gov.
eminent department or in @independ-
ent establishments" of the Govern.
rnent reached the Senate in the form
of an amendment to the Sundry Civil
bill. Senators generally are Of the
opinion that It would not apply to the
Capitol, Senate and House office build.
ings and the White House.
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Annapolis. Midshipman Irving Gray
Anderson, who died Saturday as a re-
suit of a blow received boxing, came to
his death from a cerebral hemorrhage,
according to the report OF physicians
who performed an autopsy. The physi-
clans reported thai they found a blood
clot caused by the blow Anderson
was IS years old and member OF the
Fourth class.
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TO CENSOR DAWES PRINTS.
Official Records VIII Exclude All Ex
pIetives.

Wsshington.-Strict censorship will
be exercised over the official prints OF
the testimony Of Charles C. Dawes be
fore a Congressional war investigating
committee this week All 'helIs,'
"damns" and stronger utterances, in.
Guiding even the frequent "hell
Marias" used by General Pershing's
former supply chief to express his feel
ing adequately, will be knocked out.
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KICK ON -sHoRT-pAIDr MAIL.
Department Officials Say Postage Due
Custom Is overworked.

Washington. Unfeeling persons are
using postage due" regulations to
make recir!ents Of their letters pay
part Of the freight on the missives as
well as read EN-. There is evidence
the Postal Bulletin said. of deliberate
depositing of "short-paid matter for
frst-class transmission, with the in
tention of having the ADDRESSED pay
tire deficiency and postmastsrs are
directed to argue with patrons" who
favor the practice and report them to
the department if it is continued
thereafter.
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PLATA, MARYLAND, FEBRUARY II. 1921.
SHORT CUTS IN
STATE NEWS
The Latest News From All
Over the State
HAPPENINGS OF The WEEK

Elkton.--The committee in charge OF
raising funds to erect a monument In
honor Of the Cecil county boys who
participated in the recent World War.
reports that during the past week
about 5000 has been subscribed, max
ing the fund up to date s7.02O.2O. The
goal has been set at $4,000.
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CALLS LETS GO" MOST TYPICAL.
Army Morale Chief Declares This
slogan Stands First.

Washinston.-'Let's go,' was tho
chief battle slogan Of the American
Army in the World War There were
other popular and effective phrases
used by the troops Where do we 20
from here7" and when do we eat?s
for instance--but in the opinion Of Col
Edward l.. Munson. chief OF morale
General Stan, made public. for every
day use, in rest or in battle, the slogan
Let's got stands foremost.
None other seems so typically
American, so broad and so satisfying.
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soLsHEvlKl ATTACK BRITISH.
Former Lose II Dead And 81 Cap
tured At Persian Outpost.

London.-A British outpost in North.
west Persia was attacked last Sunday
by Bolshevik detachment. which was
repulsed with heavy losses, according
to telegram from Teheran. The Brit.
ish counter-attacked. killing IL Of the
Bolshevik and captured 81 Of the re,
mainder. The British. the message
stated, suffered no casualties.
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coollDcss TO LIVE IN HOTEL.
Washington Apartment win Be In
Same House AS MarshaIIs.

Washington. Observation-Disclosures
and Mrs. Coolidge will make their
Washington home in hotel and not in
any of the houses that have been Of.
fered them. 1t was learned definitely
The hotel is the same one in which
Vlce-President and Mrs. Marshall have
occupied an apartment during practic-
ally all Of their Washington residence.