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V 4 . - WILMINGTON. N. C, : WEDNESDAJY, NOVEMBER 17, 1920. f ... FIVE - . V ! V CHOLERA OUTBREAK ADDS TO SUFFERING CHINESE AMONG Twenty-five Million Natives Are Facing Starvation in Famine Stricken Districts PKKINQ- Cholera is adding: to the ,.al disiresB in the famine -stricken strict where from 25,000,000 to 30,000,- The Associated Press correspondent, recently traveled through the ' nncletl of food, found conditions, even fieore desperate than had been indicated y information previously' received In the town of Hwalan wher there 100 families, 30 persons had died '7 cholera and similar reports are Common from various other districts. The picture presented to the eye of he correspondent was a dismal one. n-hp poll barren as in mid-winter, prices ."ori'nir migration of those having- " ' re money or enterprise; the people iivinr on a diet of weeds, chaff, thistles before the'- end j of "tne- year. ' barrla effective relief from - outside. There are 390,000 people in the administrative district in question ; - 5 i In Nlng; Chine two bankers who were engaged in raising: relief funds said that the crop had been, an- absolute failure ., following; . twov or three , Dre vious and serious shortages. Of 10,000 families, theyx estimated that eight out of 10 were practically without means. One of the informants said that he was the owner of the largest pawnshop in the vicinity. ' ': "There are constant i streams of farmers coming: with clothing, furni ture, implements, anything, upon which to realize a few coppers.: They are selling their children where' possible, or leaving them where there is hope that they may be fed," he said. ; ; : -: Chaff ' and the residue from cotton seed after . the- oil has been extracted have become valuable beyond the reach of the average person, who exists on a watery .concoctlon chiefly. of leaves and weeds, with, -perhaps tt few kernels of grain; and a .sort of pake, if he is af fluent enough, made out of - the cotton seed waste. '..-..- '"r WEST CASE STILL . IN1ANDS 0F JURY Jurors Have Not Yet Reached . Decision In Case of Hotel x. ".y.l!"-..v "Manager ' and leaves; children, especially .little rs otierea w v ,uo sa rlre of the ' small Chinese mule; rholera from underfeeding, suicides of individuals in extreme despair, old uomen and children gleaning -patches of weeds, men with ho work to do and clusters of refugees living in the shel itr of temples in market towns. - Information obtained by the corre ondent Indicated that , the present Spunky .,., nf tV.it t-. come In the course of eight or 10 weeks when the real crisis will arrive. . Con ditions in the belt he traversed in a journey by cart between two railway lines near Techow are believed to be typical of those- generally ; existing throughout large areas in the provinces of Chihli, Shantung, Honan and Shansl. He found indescribable misery and stoical lacing ui Bionanvu j of people who already had disposed of everything salable and saw in the fu ture nothing but death. When the frost will have killed the tinconsumed leaves 1 and weeds there will be literally nothing to eat for at least half the population. One out of 10 has already migrated without money and without destination. In the worst spots half the people are already sub sist ing on the proceeds of the sale of furniture and clothing, which means that those temporarily escaping star vation will ultimately cue .irom com and exposure. ' In the town of Chi Chow, which is typical, the magistrate informed the correspondent that out of every 1 three families two are quite sure to starve FACTORT.E'ARM AT WORK The man who raises our wheat and our tomatoes is told from time to time that he ought to run Ills - farm like a factory that in that way lies a larger income for him and . a more , certain food yield for the country. To, which the farmers reply that conditions, are different, that the factoryproblems do not include weather nor is the factory's market so far ?off and so uncertain More than that,' says the , farmer. "1 run not merely a factory but a home i am raising children as well as pota toes and that complicates i my prob lem. But the factory farm Is a possibility , and a successful one and we have the'- word of the New Jersey state chamber v of commerce for it. That body has just issued a report on the Seabrook Farms ; company, near. Brldgeton. j This is no farm whose "seas of gold-i en wheat stretch further than the eye can reach" .nor one whose cattle are counted by the thousands. - It is a prop osition of raising "garden truck," of ' 10,000 backyard gardens rolled into one. It turns out half a million ... , dollars' . worth of lettuce and -onions, and straw- -berries and spinnach, not forgetting parsley and peppers. It ,1s' financed largely by nearby bankers and business men -with some stock subscriptions from Philadelphia and' New York, and all of them guided by a report by a firm of prominent engineer-account- v ants. " 4 . The jury In the case of Manager . W. H. West, of 'the -Wilmington hotel, charged ' with aiding and abetting In prostitution, had not. returned a verdict when court adjourned yesterday after noon, and Judge P. A Daniels dismissed them until today. The trial began dur ing, the morning; the Jury going out at 12:30, . ., :. .. . - " , There were not as many witnesses for the state yesterday as there had been at the . trial before Recorder Harriss. Judge W. P. Stacy represent ed the defendant, while Solicitor Homer Lyon, i. aided by Solicitor McNorton, prosecuted' for the state. ago before Recorder Harriss, Manager-) west; was pronounced guilty, with prayer continued. He took an appeal to superior court. Much interest centered-about the case at that time, and a packed court, room heard the case thrashed out before Recorder Harriss. The indictment of Manager West came as a result of an investigation by the grand Jury at the last session of crim inal court. 'Judge Daniels at that time remanded the case to the jurisdiction of recorder's court. fr REVIEWS LIBEJTIA CONDITIONS - NORFOLK, Nov. 16. A vivid descrip tion of conditions in Liberia, the negro republic of ' the west coast of Africa, wes given before the fifth synod of the providence of WasMngton, in session here at St. Luke's church, tonight by Bishop Walter H. Overs, D. D., of Li beria. ' K0DAK. FINISHING rWji Prineess Street Waiactco, N. a vs. . . , 4 . ' ' ? ou are cordial to meet Anowrb eufhi simJeAe eas&iMfu nixxmre- wee 5 L Tcveyou jmj fesuons from Wcmam omammemmonr vmicA USE THE STAR WANTS on TT IT V TTti V . A was MwntMg ain THE prices of Edison Phonographs have increased less than 15 per cent since 1914, and a substantial part of this increase is the 5 per cent tax, which the Edison Laboratories pay to the government. The Edison Phonograph 'of today is 'a t better phonograph and a better value than the Edison Phonography of;1914? On jthe -;; other hand, tHe dollait'Of: today is worth, .v in purchasing power, only a little more than half as much as the dollar of 1914. Therefore, if you buy an Edison Phono graph at this time, you are virtually buy ing a before-the-war:-value, with an after-the-war dollar. . . ' ; . I - : . -4 Why was "it that yEdison did not in crease his prices and how did he avoid the necessity of doing so? Any commercial agency and practically any investment tanker can ascertain for you that the Edi son Phonograph Caboratories were-doing business, in 1914, 1 on; a riarr ower 'margin of profit than was true of any of the other ; established phonograph . or ; talking ma chine, manufacturers. " How, then, did EcU- son manage to avoid an increase in his selling prices? - ' ip'W&i-- The story is dramatically interesting. The following is only the essence of it: . ; When the United States of America entered the great war, Mr Edison dropped all his work at the Edison Laboratories and enlisted in the army of American men of science, who pitted themselv' so sue- cessfully against the worW-famed' scientists. Cardinal Mercier, on ' his rV cent visit to America, credited Mr. Edison" with a large share in winning the. war for the Allies. The New York American of September 5 describes, at length, some of the inventions, which Mr. Edison devel-. oped and placed at the disposal of the gov ernment. In this article, the New York American states that Mr. Edison appears . to have been the moving spirit of the, Na val Consulting Board of the United States. When Mr. Edison gave up his own business for the business of the nation, a very critical situation existed in' his man-v ufacturing laboratories, due to their "in ability to obtain -various materials, and the necessity of finding satisfactory -substitutes for such materials. If there was ever a time in Mr. Edison's career when his personal attention to his business was required, it was when he went ? to war. ' Thomas A. Edison " had reason to believe t that he was risking' enormous losses, by -deserting his businesst ' the particular time in question, but he did not hesitate, and his example had a remarkable mnu- ence on the men ''and women, ' who ,; re- mained behind. ; From the humblest work man to the highest paid executive in the Edison organization, every one seemed ; . determined "to make good, while the Old Man was away." Vacations were passed lupr and ddctors orders were ignored bylf zealous employes, and, as a result, the Edi-J son Manufacturing Laboratories were one' ,: of the few manufacturing ; concerns in Jthe United States where there" was ho loss of efficiency, during the war, ' and . where there was, in fact, an increase in effi ciency. During, the. war, Mr Edison spent most, of his time on the sea coast of at sea; On , those rare occasions, when he visited the Edison, .Laboratories, it was difficult to gain his attention, for more than a iew minutes, with reference to business mat ters. He did, however, state that the Edi son Phonograph was his pet invention and he hoped , that his business associates would, be able, in some way. or other, to avoid any increase in price, and that, if there must be an increase, he wanted such ' increase to be just as small as it could possibly be made. Mr. Edison said: "I am willing to stand the gaff. Music is an important thing. Let us make it as easy, as possible for people to have music in their homes in these nerve-racking days." , ;.. . , What was the result? The wonderful realism of the New Edison, "The Phono- . , graph With a Soul,"cmade it desired above) ' all I other- phonographs, and its sale was N stimulated by the fact that the increase in price , was negligible. The demand soon .. far' outstripped the supply. . Overhead and sales expense were reduced to the mini mum and, thanks to Mr. Edison's willingness- to absorb a large share of the in creased cost of manufacture, it was pos sible for the Edison Laboratories, by ac cepting a merely nominal profit to avoid any substantial increase" in the selling price of the Edison Phonograph. It will be many years before the gen eral level of commodity prices is as. low a-s v the present price of the Edison Phono- : graph; Leading bankers have expressed ; themselves as willing to lend money on -Edison Phonographs; because they know the selling prices of Edison Phonographs are not going to.be reduced v , , Let us reiterate that when you . buy Lan - Edison Phonograph today you buy a be- 1 f ore-the-war value with an after-the-war , dollar. If you: have any fear that there may be a reduction in the prices of Edison . . Phonographs, we are prepared to give you full assurance on that point. , j : A ... uourown weeu and 'witnoul cAatge. Lonsuci Aer j j- AND THURSDAY Our November Dress Fabric Week featuring Woolen Dress Goods and Silks offers an unusual opportunity to save on your Winter Wardrobe. Many of our customers have already -taken advantage of the low prices and flight lib goods wanted. If you have not taken advantage of these l()w prices, we urge you to do so today. TRUNKS, BAGS, SUIT CASES Third Floor ad SEIJJD US YOUR . MAIL ORDERS I.; .. - : . . . . SEE THE BIG CHEESE We are showing in our display window the largest and best cheese ever shipped to Eastern North Carolina. This is a genuine White Cloud Cheese and every pound guaranteed to please: v v We are going to cut this cheese Tuesday night, No vember 23, and deliver in time for Thanksgiving. : We are' also offering a prize of $5.00 in gold for the person guessing the nearest weight. ' . One guess with each pound sold before the cheese is cut. V; LEAVE YOUlt ORDERS NOW Fraflk M. Ross No. 223 Market Street : v Phones 108-109-110 Brick Brick Brick C. L., $20.90 per M, Clay' ; , : Brick, N.C. C. L., $22.60 per M, Wilming ton, N. C. L. C. L:, $28.00. per M, de- liyered in city. Roger Moore's Sons Co. 125 Princess Street - . FISH FOOD ' fRXtH gUFFLT JVST MUBCBJIVKD bjcr Kill. Hiblfutl R. A O. aat mr MMmr Pelumtriti --; as Totlet Waters 1 r..-.t. J. Hicks Bunting Drug Company Second and Princess Streets" Have You Ever Thought that financial independence can be achieved by WISE SPENDING? The small amounts thoughtlessly spent, if deposited regularly and invested carefully will result in future WEALTH. ! $1.00 Opens An Account , Deposits of 25 cents and upwards accepted. The- lV3mingt Savings & Trust Co on 110 Princess Street RESOURCES OVER .'. .$4,500,000.00 Rain Prevented Us from opening our service station this morning, but well be ready Saturday morning with a complete line of : GASOLINEOUS, TUBES, ACCESSORIES AND f ; KELLY-SPRINGFIELD, DIAMOND, Rfc- . PUBLIC, CANTON CORD ; ND - ' . . BLACKSTONE TIRES Y & K SERVICE STATION 312 North Front Street Telephone. No. 2329 t . i M ' t i McGrath & Co.' . J , FACTORY DISTRIBUTORS Read Star Business Locals Read Star Business Telephone No. 777 13 Princess Street
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