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' CHEAPER FOOD IN NEAR FUTURE IS PREDICTED Washington.?Cheaper food in the near future was predicted a few days ago by Chairman Peek of the depart ment of commerce industrial board as a result of a conference with the food administration officials of New York. Mr. Peek said there had been a general misunderstanding of a re cent statement by Mr. Hoover that wheat might go to $3.50 a bushel and added that the billion dollar grain appropriation was made by congress to enable the public to get wheat products at reasonable prices as well as to make good the guar antee to the producer. There are still more than 1,600,. 000 "doughboys" overseas. Buy War Savings Stamps and help bring them home. LETTER FROM LEE PARKER IN NORTH CHINA. Continued from page 1.) profit paid to some fellow connected with the railway that has to have his say before anyone can get a car. Not only is the squeeze system worked, but it is also necessary to cultivate the friendship of your man; give him plenty of vodka and good food. In other words, the person who can give the railroad man the best time and most money is the person that will get a few more cars now and then. The strange part about it though; if you should offer the railroad offi cial money outright and without tact, you would offend him in the highest degree apd your chances for getting space is finished. You must do it with tact, as, to accidently on purpose, leave a couple ofthousand rubles on his dsek or in a convenient place. Then, the next time you come and ask him with a friendly slap on the back how about a car or two, he'll say: "Oh yes, I thing I can arrange ' to get you one or two but it is very difficult as we are very, very short of rolling stock at this time." That is the general rule about doing busi ness with the "Chinese Eastern," and Trans-Siberian railways. Manufacturers, importers, export ers, merchants, all are just pleading for shipping space, while the people in Siberia and Russia are starving and freezing by thousands because provisions, clothing, etc., cannot reach them so that they can buy. They caiinot eat money neither can they wear it. The whole world has realized that such management is impossible. Hence, the nyUter was taken up by the allies, as^o who should take over the running of these railroads. The allies decided that they should take them over, but the actual manage ment had to be done by some one nation of the allies. Japan has had a greedy eye on North Machuria for a longtime and is anxious to get it in her clutches, as she now has the southern part. Hence,'Japan at once set forth the reasons why she should take over the balance of the Cinese Eastern, that is, from Changchun to Manchali? the border city of Manchurie and Siberia, and demanded that she be allowed to take the railroad in charge. Of coarse, that meant that Manchuria would henceforth be Japan's; in fact, that Siberia would be the only goods marketed there. The United States, who has had an army of enginera for nine months now in this area doing nothing:, ob jected to Japan taking over the Chinese Eastern. The minister* and other officials of the two countries have been arguing the jjoint for j sometime in Washington. It is Under stood tfeat they have come to some kind of an agrt* n:\tn:, and nn an- j nouncement will be made and opera tions begun in this month. No one. knows but it is believed and sincerely hoped by all nationalities that Am ericans superintend the actual opera tions of the railway, for if America does not, then it means that Japan ese goods importers and exporters, etc., will always get the preference over other people who wish to do business with Siberia?the richest natural country in the world. The Japanese diplomat if directed to say one thing, but their officials and op erator* in Manchuria and elsewhere are instructed along other lines. It is seen every day. Take this for instance. There are nlwf j? about 6004 Jap troops bar*. < At different time* troop* of all tha I allies paaa through here. Not one < batch has passed through yet that < have not been in serious trouble with I the Jape?all uncalled fro. The Jape 1 seem to thing this country is right fully theirs and at every possible op- ] portunity they make it disagreeable | and give trouble to ther troops. For , an example of the many instancea, last night a French officer and four soldiers, who were here getting mili tary supplies transhipped, were sitt ing quitely in the buifett drinking tea and. smoking cigarettes, waiting for the train on which they were going to leave. Just before Uie train carry ing the cargo and men left, a squad of Japa with an officer came in with fixed bayonets to arrest the French officer, making some foolish . claim that he had stolen two packages of cheap cigarettea from a Jap shop, putting hands on him. He immediat ely pushed the soldier away, draw ing his revolver and cornered the whole lot, telling them he'd die be fore one of them arrested him or either his men (his four soldiers had no arms.) The Japa insisted but the French man held his ground?the Japa the door. In came two Russian soldiers (the Russians have made a bad im pression upon the world in the war but these are good ones and espe cially in this case.) The Russian offi cer told the Jap officer that the lat ter had no right to make an arrest of any kind there as that was terri tory leased to Russia. (And, it waa. It was the Russian side of Changc hun. ) The Japs only laughed at him, and at once the two Ruasians open ed the door with a slam, at the same time knocking three or fdur of the eight Japa aside, and fixed their bay onets on the Japs squad informing them that before they arrested a Frenchman on Russian soil they had to do so over their dead bodies. WJiile this was going on the Frenchmen wer told by one of the Russians to get on his train, as this affair had held the express for forty three minutes. The Frenchmen went out the door and four that 50 Jap troops were standing just outside the door. However, he got on the train, after delaying it froty five minutes That ia an example of the many instances that have occurred here, and will give you an idea of what kind of an ally we have ill the pro gressive Jap. Uncle Sam ia beginning now to know him a little since some rf hi* men have been out her*, and lad transactions with them, and have leep hi* way of doing thing*. And, all the** instances, you can bet, are jot ted down. Sooner he leave* the bet ter. Well, I'v* written enough I rap pose. There are many conditions oct here, commercial and political, I would like to tell you about, bit^ it takes too much space in on* latter, so I'll step now. Please give my beat love to all my friends, and beet of good fortune to them, I was glftd to get a little news about the Saturday night bunch at the store. Please remember me to them. Love to all, LEE. VICTORY ARCH ERECTED IN TOKYO ^i? ? in. This i? the allied victory arch erected in Hlbiyti park. Tokyo, in celebra tion of the signing of the armistice. The placing of the allied nags on thi arch was the main feature of the ceremonies. ? COURT CALENDAR FOR APRIL TERM BEGINNING ON APRIL 14TH, 1919. (Continued from page one, this section.) 44.?J. N. Browne vs Singer Sewing Machine Co. 46?Serecta Jenkins et ala vs J. B. ft E. G. Griffin. 46?W. L. Mitchell vs J. A. Hill ft J. R. Carter. 49?M. Early vs W. M. Mitchell ft P. O. Newsome 61?M. Early vs W. M. Mitchell. 62?J. E. Newsome vs Hallie O. D. Baker et als. 63?William ft Clarence Artis vs J. W. PowelJ 64?E. G. Griffin vs Joe Boone. 79?American Peanut Corporation vs S. B. Edwards. 86?Frank 0. Edwards vs Jack A Charlie Garris. v 89?J. B. Godwin vs J. W. Godwin. 92?Edmund Jones, next friend vs W. H. Harrell et all. 94?R. B. Odom vs J. H. Robertson, Agt. Southern Express Company. 99?W. P. Sumner, Jr., vs G. W. Baker. 101?Jesse A Tom Vann vs T. L. ft A. S. Holloman. 104?J. S. Lawrence vs J. L. Joyner Admr of K. S.Deboatche. 105?J. W. Godwin vs Wheeler Holloman. 106?Mittie Lassiter vs Alex Lassiter A wife, et als. 110?Chowan Cooperage Co. vs L. V. Parker. 114?J. H. Lee vs Pattie Manly, f 116?Harrell Bros, vs Brogie Barnes. 119?J. D. Sessoms vs A. C. L. Railroad Co. 121?A. I. Parker of Jordan A Parker vs C. F. Griffin. 125?T. N. Brincefield vs Alber. Steam Nav. Co. A A. C. L. Railroad Co. 126?J. C. Newsome vs Planters Manufacturing Co. 130?A. W. Holloman vs Geo. W. Baker. 134?W. A. Baker vs Baker A Godwin. , 137?OxweldAcetylene Co. vs S. Hare 145?J. J. Piland A Co. vs Alber. Steam Nav. Co. 149?Q. G. Vaughn vs A. C. L. Railroad Co. 150?Jack Brown vs R. G. Edgerton ft Co. et als 158?John C. Chitty vs J. S. Lawrence. 160?Harrell Bros, vs Leroy Vinson. 165?C. E. Davis vs Jack Flood. 166?W. A. Chavis vs Joe McGlehon. 167?A. P. Robertson vr J. W. Godwin. 169?J. E. Matthews vs Stanly Vaughan. f 170?J. G. Vaughan vs Soloman Faison. 174?W. A. Buck ft wife va City Transfer Co. et ala. (S. D.)?P. C. Parker ft Son vs J. D. Phelps. (S. D.)?D. K. Edwards vs J. W. Odom. miiumnbnhMHHHHHMHMMHMMHMMMMMMMMNMMMMMBMMMNMMHMMHBHMHMMHHMMBNMBI jJM Growing! .*. Growing! I Sell Your Tobacco This Season With Phaup at I y __ s ^ The New Farmers Warehouse | | Ahoskie, North Carolina. m m ? * m Phaup will have more room, and better accomodations for you this season ? I Stick to Phaup and Let's Keep Growing I I You will be proud of the new Farmers Warehouse, 1 * t I Corner Maple & South Streets, Ahoskie, N. C. I I C. H. PHAUP PROPRIETOR I
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