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yFRIDAV,', DECEMBER 5 THE; INDEPENDENT ELIZABETH CIT IIC. 1 CAGRTWO" . .. .... "Wlien Grandma Comes the Dirt Mint Fly" ATiHOMEEAND i l. - v-:-'-'-:'vA Ro-viiW- and Interpretation of Cur rent Events as Seen .by t : G .W. PASCHALL i 3M l Slll IE r". i I -4'' -it-: m 33 1 I- ;: J f.: 1 1 rV. IP . , , .,;-, 7 Dainty little garments that soil quickly must be kept sweet and fresh and clean. They must be cleansed thoroughly to safeguard the health of that precious little body. Wash baby's clothes with Grandma's Pow dered Soap. J ust a tablespoonful to a pail of water and prestothe water bubbles with millions of glorious cleansing suds. Takes the place of both washing powder and bar soap. Goes farther. Cheaper to use. Baby's clothes last longer, look better and are really clean when washed with Grandma's Powdered Soap,. - Order a package of Grandma 's Powdered Soap to-day. ana tz TruThis Powdered SoapTodau "liouy GrocerHas It J The Gfobe. Soap Cbmpanu. Cincinnati. COAL The strike of the coal miners and : the consequent- shortage of -'-coal continue to be the matters of greatest concern" to. the ; people of this country. In the . first place 1 the- miners have not returned to work,: .."After. 'fruitless attempt to negotaate an agreement be tween strikers and mine operators Dr. Harry A. Garfield, Fuel Administrator, again referred the matter to President Wilson's cabinet on November 25. - For seven hours on that day the Cabinet was in conference. There were two pro Positions before it: one that of secre tary of Labor Wfilson recommendlig that the miners be given a wage increase of 31.61 uer.cent: the other recommend A art mppan at nf 14 oer cent. This was 'adopted, and along with it a reso lution that the operators should not be allowed to increase the ;. price of , coal bacause of , the higher wages. This was to be . temporary settlement subject to revision by a board ot arbitration to be headed by Secretary Lane. The opera tors accepted the proposition of the cab inet ; not so with the strikers. They indignantly rejected it, and demanded the increase suggested by Secretary Wil- son. . in a statement actounuvau6 decision Dr. Garfield said that a 14 per ent increase would bring the wages of the coal miners well up to the aver age wages in other industries, and that the board of arbitration would be able to make a full investigation and a pro Per readjustment. Below will be found n further discussion of Dr. Garfield's report.' Owing to the refusal of the miners to return to work, the country is on the verge of distress. During the past week in the West and Middle West there has been extremely cold weather, . the temperature running below zero in many places. Many of the people are with out fuel; many others have only scant supplies. Many industries are already closed, and the laborers without work. On December 1 the Fuel Administra tion promulgated strict regulations to conserve the supply of fuel In many States the Regional Fuel Committees hare taken charge. In the South they have directed that industries be operat on a -S-hour week basis; that theatres and moving picture houses close at 10:30 . p. m. mat stores anu oirice Duuamgs use no fuel, lights or power after 4:00 p. in.; that street lights were reduced to those absolutely necessary. These regulations probably do not apply these using water power. a 14 pe cent increase, the Naticfaal Gov ernment ; officially : warned bitunumous coal miners and operators that it would not tolerate any interference with; the production of coal. "Ample protection is. to be given all persons, desiring. to hwork in themines. The mines must stay .open to permit workers vrno aesire to return, to work, and any new workers v in All nre to receive a 14 percent increase over the former wages. This action of the "Government puts all th mines at disposal; for if an opera tor should refuse, to pay the 14 per cent increase, the Government will step in, employ the men and run the mine that is, if ijLcan find miners willing to work at the price. But there is the rub; the miners refuse to work, and the Govern ment has no power or will to try J:o nmnel -them to work. - It can only see that those who desire to work' will be wnfato1 from molestation. ; This is tne extent of its power. In addition tx what the National Gov ernment is doing the governors of .se VPTI SOIL coal uruuuciug Middle West have had a conference and are ureinir the State Government to - ' i- . . J.V. tol- oil noKsiblA steps to secure uuc nroduction of coal. They also ask that the coal mined should be more equitably distributed, and call attention to the fact that the present production of soft ml ia about normal. The Governors of Kansas and Oklahoma have gone further, They have called for volunteers to ope- rate-the coal mines. In .Kansas tne vol unteers have been secured, more than 5,000 already being at work in the mines, wnue more oners ceived daily. Governor Allen nope s io . m t - J. be producing 10O cars ox coai a uuj by the end of the week. If the regu . - . ...... i i.t..n lar coal miners wiu not wors, muw hard-handed farmers:- of Kansas will take their places, and provide the fuel their families need. And -the farmers have to help them, college students, pro fessors, business men and workmen. A"-J- You will look hard to find THE EFFORTS OF TO MINE COAL THE MERITS OF Several tacts- nave THE DISPUTE been" brought out in tuis coal stride lwuuvci . ... m V 1 . Jl first is that the public is Demg iieeceu by the coal mine owners. A statement was given out by Mr. W. G. McAdoo, former Secretary of the Treasury, on November 24, "which, showed that the coal operators began making profits of H) to 35 per cent in 1916, and that m .vsmsi.al oiraraira rf nrflflt'S of J.-. J.Ui gcliCidl cT x-mt,v. v - . : operators east of the Mississippi was i 100 to 150 per cent on invested capital, When the strik- j and in some industries as high as 800 ers refused to ac- ! per cent. Profits were less in 1U18, and a more sensible or m,.. . piable Christmas' gijjt, than a good fountain pen and will look far to find a more complete stock of good ns than those sold by this store. We sell the CONKLInV -i tfie WATERMAN, self-fillers, with a point to suit e- A- g penman and a price for every purse. . Bring us a specimen of the handwriting of the per son to whom you wish to make,he gift and we can se lect just the pen suited to that particular person. If v.-e miss our guess, we will exchange the pen any time. , Every gift pen is packed in a special holidaybox. Let us put them up for you so you will not be disappointed later.- - Prices $2.50 to $10.00, The Same Prices Before the War. Fountain pens and postage stamps are about th: only things that haven't depreciated in quality or advanced in price. THE APO THE CAR Y SHOP Hinton Block : : Elizabeth City, N. C. cept the proposition of the Cabinet for somewhat less still in 1919, some ope- deling g" Jewelbry Right now is the best time to do your Christmas shopping. The stocks of Gift Goods, both staple and novelty, are complete they are all ar ranged for easy selection. The sales people are ready and anxious to serve you. Selecting gifts now is so much more satisfactory the as sortment is so much more complete that many of our patrons are do- ing their Christmas Shopping NOW. Are You? - ; - rators claiming to have lost money, but the general average of profits still be ing very large. Mr. McAdoo challeng ed the operators to make public a state ment of their business. The laborers, knowing tnat coal is selling high were determined to get more of. the profits for themselves. Ac cording to Fuel Administrator Garfield the 14 per cent increase offered the mi ners will take care of the increased cost of living and puts them on a level with the average laborer. But the coal miner does not want to take the aver age. He wants more. To this extent he, like the coal operator, has the spirit of profiteering at the public's expense. It is revealed as in many other of our industries higtier wages has had" the surprising effect of diminishing produc- ton. It is said "that" 100,000,000 tons less of soft coal will be produced this year than last. The coal miner has some points in common with many negro day- laborers. They make eneugh my work ing half the time to support themselves and their families, and will work no more. It people generally, ana espec ially of farmers followed the same rule, the world would starve. This world can1 not run on half-time work, and the soon- er tne coai-miners learn ims iact me better. Sooner or later laborers willing I n nA.vT- -T- n ta n er a. f itvia YTriTl -f-fllra f'Tiait" places, just as those farmers are doing in Kansas. BY ORDER OF THE FUEL ADMINISTRATION be opened Bracelet- Watches - Galore!! Gruem Elgin, Waltham, Hamilton movements, $25. and up. Ah! think of the pleasure that you can give some beloved one with a watch bracelet selected from here! These handy timepieces eem to be grow ing in popularity each day, but really there's little, wonder. The makes are so depend able and the watches so at tractive that their appeal is well nigh irresistable. Christmas Diamonds In Superb Showing W 'HETHER your Jewelry investment is a personal purchase; whether it is a lavish or a modest outlay, you want it attended by a genuine value, good taste and up-to-the-minute style in designing. Our holiday displays and values are so vastly superior to what other dia mond dealers are showing that it is the high of folly not to see us before making a selection elsewhere. A Wonderful Collection of Set arid Fraternal Rings Rings! rings! rings! The display here will dazzle you. Plain gold band wedding rings and diamond, engage ment rings, Masonic rings, Odd Fellow rings, Junior Order rings, Elk ririgs.rings set with rubies, sapphires, pearls, amethysts, garnets, .bloodstones, signet and cameo rings in fact, an as sortment that embraces the", newest and best from the -world's finest draftsman. No matter how little or how much you want to pay, you will find in this collection just the' ring you want. : Purchases made now will be held for later delivery upon payment of small deposit. Mail orders filled day received. 'YOUR JEWELER SINCE 1882" LOUI (Ts MAIN AND WATER STREETS MEXICO The note from Mexico in re sponse to the note of our Administration demanding the. release- of Jenkins, the United States consul held in a Mexican prison at Puebla. was disappointing, as well as long delayed, in spite of the warning given in the American note that, the harassing of Mr. Jenkins cannot but have a very serious effect on the relations of the two countries, for which the- Mexican Government .will be ' solely responsible." Carranza refused to re lease Jenkins, declared that he was un able to interfere because it was a"Mex- ican State and not the Mexican Fede ral Government that had placed him in prison, and that Jenkins would be giv en a fair trial. , Tfcis reply was far from satisfactory to our - Government and on December 1 Secretary Lansing sent another note to Carranza renewing the request for the immediate release of Jenkins, and expressing' "the jview that Mexico had made a "studied effort" to ensnare Jenkins in legal intricacies, divert the attention of the Amercan and Mexican people from the fact that the second largest city in Mexico is over run with- bandits," and that the Mexican authorities have been - negligent." Mr. Lansing makes short shrift of the legal arguments urged by Carranza. The point with him is that Jenkins must no longer be subjected to exposure, hardships, and physical suffering, but must be released. And the wily Carranza after getting his note printed in the Mexican newspapers will doubtless order secretly the release of Jenkins by the local court which he says has-jurisdiction. He will not risk war with the United'States, a thing that he will certainly get if . he tries to hold Jenkins in prison . longer. . RUSSIANS ON xjtitit week seven HUNGER STRIKE ty Russian Reds, detained at . Ellis Island, New Tork,-oH deportation went on. a hunger strike. Day after, day the" -appetizing food -was. set before them, but they refused. , No body: cared, and many were .delighted at the . saving of' so much good bread and meat. v After- two or three days the be wniskered slavs thought that 'forceful fee'ding was in order. .' But it did not come.;- On the third morning th.ey could stand it no longer... When the food was brought in .they jumped for it like hun-: gry dogs and! gulped it down every mor sel, and licked the platters clean' and called ; for more. When they eet back to Russia they can go hungry without going on - a;, strike, and . will - probably Drug Stores will not betore 8 o clock A. M and will be closed promptly at 6 o'clock P. M., for the sale of drugs (medicines and sick room supplies.) Other articles than those in tended for the treatment of disease can be sold in drug stores between the hours of 9 o'clock A. M. and 4 o'clock P. M. ONLY. - THE REASON Attorney General Palmer . "The American people should refuse to be stampeded by threats of lack of coal into concessions which will insure unreasonably high prices in all commodities for at least three years to come." Do your best to help conserve coal. THE CITY DRUG STORE Cor Water and Matthews Sts. TIME FLIES Only two weeks before Christmas. Better buy that KODAK today or if unable to cail at one of our stores, send for cat alog. MAIL ORDERS filled same hour received. G,yiALL OPTICAL CO. 4 KODAK STORES 4 Norfolk & Richmond PROTECT YOUR EYES :;;: - The condition of one's . J health is largely depen- V dent, upon their eyes. ; ' An examination will de termine whether or not yj yours are normal. DR. J. W.SELIG Optometrist : ' 521 Main Street 5 1 starve in spite of .all they can do. f ' .': '-' " (Concluded on Page 8) k.. ' 7-1 j,.
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