Chatham
ESTABLISHED SEPT. 19, 1878.
PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C. OCTOBER 23, 1919
VOL. XLIIV NO. 12
IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
Ti! r
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NEWS OF THE SOUTH
What l Taking Place In The 8ouU
land Will Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
F.';rei$rn
r"he American mission headed by
- V,pn. James G. Hobord, on his
vrival in Kars, found the same un
ruled conditions as throughout 'lur-
s except for less intensity oi law
i."cns and fighting.
A Stockholm message says a ter
rific bombardment by the British fleet
In the Gulf of Finland preceded the
capitulation of the great Russian lor
... , nnH naval base at KronsadL
.n official Russian statement con
j the capture of Gatchina and
Kiasnala Gorka on the coast of the
.f nf Finland by General Yudenitcn.
Keports of the capture of " Petro-era-1
and Kronstadt by northwestern
p.wi:in forces have not been con
finned, though the reports are gener
a in- edited in Sweden.
r.r-tish authorities have received no
confirmation of thereport of the en-
tiv of General Yudemtch's forces into
thP suburbs of Petrograd.
Reiurn of railroads to private own
ership not later than December 31,
lf'iy. is urged in a" resolution adopted
by the National Association of Rail
way and Utilities Commissioners at
the closing session of its anual con
vention at Indianapolis, -Ind.
A gang of seven men traveling in
an automobile robbed the First Na
tional Bank of Roselle, N. J., shot a
policeman in a duel in which one of
the robbers also was wounded, and es
caped with about $7,000 of the bank's
cash.
Six German merchant ships have
wn rantured by the British torpedo
boat destroyer Westcott, which took
them to Reval, says a London dw-
naTfh.
Allied cruisers are aiding in the de-
fpr.f of Riea against German - at
tacks, which for five days have been
incessant and stubborn. Riga is be-
in b- bombarded by the enemy, ne
Germans are bombarding the unforti
fied town of Riga. Cruisers belonging
to the allied powers are participating
In thp dpfpnse.
A military convention has been con
cluded with Esthonia, the effects or
which are already to be seen in the
assistance of the Esthonians at Riga
A wireless communique from Gene
ral Denikine claims further victories
against the Bolshevists in the direc
tion of Orel.
A dispatch from Berlin says that
so ooo Letts have been landed at Li-
bau from British warships andill at
tack the flank of Col. Avaloll-$er
mondt's troorjs.
Riea has suffered considerable
damage from the bombardment of the
German-Russian troops, especially in
the district near the railroad, ine
enemy's attempts to cross the bridge
were repelled.
The World cotton Pmfirinfn nnri
into permanent organization in New
Orleans when a report submitted by
the committee on organization was
adopted. ; Resolutions requesting con
gress 10 piace - ?i,uuu,vuu,uuu at- the
disposal of the war finance corpora
tion for purchasing foreign securities
against debentures to be issued which
would lengthen credits and stabilize
rates of exchange were passed unan
imously by the general committee.
itecommenaauons oi me growers, em
bodying fourteen points, were de
feated when the British spinners ob
jected to the condemnation of selling
cotton on call. Opposition to this
point killed the other thirteen.
The recommendation by American
members of the world's cotton confer
ence that congress place at the dis
posal of the war .finance corporation
sufficient funds to permit the corpora
tion to finance the exportation of at
least one million bales of cotton, was
adopted. It was pointed out that the
government had authorized the exten
sion of $1,000,000,000 of credit to
finance experts.
Julius H. Barnes, United States
wheat director, gave public notice that
he would oppose any attempt to ex
tend to another crop the present gov
ernment policy of a guaranteed price
on wheat.
An embargo against the export of
sugar for the: next six months under
uenaltv of ten years imprisonment
and $10,000 fine was proposed in a bill
introduced by Representative uailin
ger, republican, Massachusetts, in the
national house of representatives.
Military authorities in Chicago are
continuing their investigation into al
leged radical activities in connection
with the explosion of a bomb in the
Chicago postoffice in September, 1918.
RATIFICATION
IS
FIRST ESSENTIAL
NO PARTICIPATION VVILL BE
TAKEN BY UNITED STATES
UNTIL SENATE ACTS.
CANNOT ACCEPT INVITATION
Opinion Is Privately Expressed That
This Decision Will Hasten Final
Roll Call on the Question.
RECESS IS BLOCKED
BY RAILROAD BILL
PROSPECT" OF ADJOURNMENT
OF THE CONGRESS BY" OATE
OF NOV. 10 ARE SMAUL.V ,
ANOTHER MEET TO
CONSIDER STRIKE
NOT MUCH HOPE ENTERTAINED
STRIKE IS CALLED OFF. -
HOUSE TO PASS BUDGET BILL LEWIS LABORS UNDER STRAIN
Important Committee Activities Are
Planned in Both House and Senate
Reopen Strike Investigation. -
Domestic
Siberia is threatened with one of
history's greatest typhus epidemics.
The cases of typhus among Siberian
troops since January 1 have aggre
gated 120.000. and since July l 4u,uuu.
New cases now number thousands
daily.
The Cuban congress convened in ex
traordinary session to consider -the
question of ratification or rejection of
the Deace treaty with Germany. Both
senate and house referred the docu
ment to their committees on foreign
relations.
The German government's reply to
the demands of the allies concerning
the evacuation of the Baltic provinces
has heen handed" to Marshal Focll.
The reply points out that General yon
der Goltz, the former German1 com
mander in the Beltic regions, has been
recalled and repudiates any warlike
intentions.
British merchant vessels lost
through enemy action during the war
totaled 7.759.090 cross tons. It was
offciallv announced. Submarine ac
tion was responsible for the loss of.
,635,659 tons of this total. The loss
of 14,287 lives was involved in these
sinkings.
Austria's national assembly met for
ron si deration of the peace ; treaty
framed hv the peace conference at
Paris and signed at St. Germain Sep-
tomher 10 last. Tne: treaty was re
fprrod tn a snecial edmmittee.'the gov
ernment program being carried out in
an uneventful session,
the permanent railroad
legislation of a provision to penalize
strikes of railroad employees was de
cided upon by ' the senate interstate
commerce committee by a vote oi it
to 1.
Col. Rudloph Medek, chief of the mu
reau of military affairs and represen
tative of the Czecho-Slovak ministry
of war in Siberia, who is" in. Wash
ington, charges ' that the Crecho-Slo-vak
army is the prey of speculators,
and is seeking the aid of the United
States in getting the soldiers back
horns.
-Weds of American fanners, includ
ing recognition of the right of the
tarn.Sng class to remuneration on the
fcasri of the number of hours per day
ot work, will be laid before the
international conference when It
reconvenes in Washington.
Judge Elbert H. Gary, of the United
States Steel Onrnnrat.ion. a. represen
tative of the unsusDeetine Dublic. has
unconsciously projected into the na
tional industrial conference the issue
upon which thfe nariov hetween capi
tal and labor promises to function or
lau. me great national steel strike
Offers OT1P r,f jr. J no1 Ait.
... iUUU(UU7UMk
ferences between employers and em
ployes which must be dealt with be;
fore any material progress can be
made. The employers and organised
tout uv i grips ever tuis
Washington
While America "talks and talks
some more," opportunity t' fulfill her
duty to the small states created by
the war awaits the formal re-establishment,
says Secretary Redfield of the
department of labor and commerce.
From the elevation of the spirit of
war times, the secretary says, we
have reacted , into an apparent orgy
of class selfishness varied by mod vio
lence. He says it seems that Amefifia
has made up her mind to let Europe
"go to the devil and tne devil taise
the hindermost." '
Secretary of Commerce Redfield
says Europe can't pay us ;what she
owes now. and urges .extension of the
time for payment. . We have the
means of paying ourselves ipr tne
goods we ship, : nd they have not the
means of paying us how."
Foreigners who withdrew thejr first
ritiTfnshin naners to escape service
in the army during the -world war
are protected against deportation by
the United States by treaties wun
their countries. Secretary of State
Lansing has informed congress, which
is trying to deport all men wno evaa
ed the duty required of every Ameri
can citizen.
A nrovisional division of 5,000 Unit
ed States" regulars, assigned for serv
ice In the AmmcaB army or occupa
tion in Germany, sailed from Hobo
ken on the transport President Grant.
Ravine to the government of a bil
lion dollars a year will result from
the passage of legislation providing
for a national budget, the house appro
priation committee thinks.
Thp French eovernment is wrought
up ovr the strenuous wooing by the
American soldiers of JtTencn gins,
ho tvio TTnitoii . states eovern-
cLUU una ' . - w
ment "to spank , its ; children and
make them a - little mor.e genue.
The lone-debated Shantung amend
ment to the peace treaty, was rejected
in the senate with a majority oi an
even score against it. In the yote-of
thirty-five to fifty-five, fourteen repub
licans swung over to tne pro-treaty
forces," while three democrats linea up
with those supporting the proposal.
Of the six senators absent, two re
publicans were put on record as In
favor of the amendment ana one re
publican and three democrats are
opposing it. .
While favoring universal military
training, Henry L. Stimson, secretary
of war under President Tart, toia tne
senate military affairs committee that
the peace-time army of 676..000 officers
and men proposed by . tne war ueyan.-
ment was too large. .. : ..
rtfriMaU nf hoth the state and treas
ury departments emphatically denied
reports from London that the United
States' had made a loan of $15,000,000
i. n. Ttvroiniiin eovernment. ui me
$9 656,119,494.84 in credits established
by the United States in behalf of for
eign nations since April, ian.
has gone to Ukraine nor any other
government.
Secretary Glass put his name to a
,wb for $2,648,309,171.53, said .to
have been the largest ever drawn. It
was made ryaDie to iub
c9 hut did not involve a . transfer
of that amount of money. ? .It was
made necessary to acuuuui iV f
tions of cerificates of indebtedness and
Lother obUgations in June.
Doctor Grayson says mat cue au
dition of President Wilson Is" very
hopeful, and the treatment las been
simplifiea ior tue pa-ncuv. --
Rodman Law is dead at the govern
ment hospital at :Camp Sevier." He
was noted for his "dare-devil" .feats
on wa a brother of Ruth Bav, the
aviatrlx. Law was 34 years' of 'ake.
He has been a patient at tne umieu
States public service hospital tfor sev
eral months, having been sent to
Greenville from Keiiy ieia,
p,n,.r of the eovernment cotton
report, issued some time ago, to rec
ognize the at)anQonmeni ur .u:,.
blamed as causing aa raum.K
of more than ten mmion uaiea.v
n hlei year. " ' '
Quick action by congress
olution ordering the agricultural de
partment to issue a new cotton report
on November 2, showing ; the crop
condition as of October 25. was prom-
ised by house leaaeio.
live Byrns, South Carolina authorof
the resolution, announced that he x
Scted to obtain bourse consideration
Snder a unanimous consent agreement.
Such action was delayed by other leg
fsution "olding .the rightof
Y9t MM9B t ?6f'.
Washington. Taking notice of re
ports, that the United States might
aid in carrying out provisions of the
peace treaty in advance of the trea
ty ratification by the senate, the ad
ministration announced that Ameri
can diplomatic and military participa
tion in certain of these provisions
must wa-ttuntil the senate has acted.
At the state department it was de
clared this government would not
accept the invitation of the supreme
council at Versailles to take a place
immediately on the international com
missions set ud bv the treaty, and at
the war department it was made clear
that no .American troops would be
used without senate sanction to po
lice districts where the treaty pro
vides for plebiscites under the mili
tary supervision of the great powers.
The two announcements were made
simultaneously and generally were
accented in the senate, where the
nossibilitv of premature American
participation in the treaty has been
one of the storm centers of criticism,
as amounting to an administration
declaration of. policy on the subject.
SenatoijenAJ)pthvaide3 ,et tne treaty
controf)i4ip,!4ssed' tQe oPinion
priyatBffat the administration
stand Hv"omoV aid n hastening the fi
nal roll call, on ratification.
Washington. Pressure from ad
ministration sources for enactment of
parmanent railroad legislation may
block tentative plans of congression
al leaders for adjournment of the ex
traordinary session about November
10.
Leaders were of . the opinion that
unless consideration of the German
peace treaty is expedited action by
the senate on the railroad bill prior
to "November 10 would be impossible.
The railroad bill as completed by
the senate Interstate commerce com
mission is to be in position for con
sideration immediately after the rati
fication of the peace treaty.
While the senate treaty fight con
tinues, "the house expects to pass the
budget bill.
Many important committee activi
ties are planned in both senate and
house. The' steel strike investigation
of the senate labor committee will
be reopened.
SENATE SHAtlTUHG
A1UENDMEHTS FAIL
A VOTE IS FINALLY REACHED
AND MEASURE IS DEFEATED
BY A DECISIVE VOTE.
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE OLD NORTH STATE
SHOUT NOTES OF INTEREST TO
CAItOLlNlANS.
VICE-PRESIDENT MARSHALL
TO BE KING ALBERT'S HOST.
BRITISH DELEGATES TO THE
CONFERENCE DECLINE AID.
Atlantic ""cjity, N. J. British finan
cial , de'iegates to the International
Trade conference, which opened here,
told- theit American conferees that
they sgught.'no special credit arrange
ments," or government intervention,
but simply asked that business trans
actions go on as before. . This, an
nouncement came as a srpnse . to
the general body of delegates, espe
cially as sub-committees of many for
eign missions asked for American fi
nancial assistance, and set forth that
extension of credits is vitally necessa-
in nrHor that thev might success
fully meet the reconstruction prob
lems of their respective countries.
5,000 EMPLOYES OF BIG
MILK COMPANY ON STRIKE.
Washington. Owing to the illness
of President Wilson, King Albert and
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, and
their son, the duke of Brabant, will
not be entertained at the White
House during their stay in Washing
ton from October 27 to 30. They will
be the guests instead of Vice Presi
dent and Mrs. Marshall.
Operators Must Change Stone-Wall At-
. titude and Indicate Willingness
to Fram Another Agreement. '
Washington. Failine after an all-
Jay conference to avert a strike . of
nearly half a million bituminous, coal
miners. called for the very eve "of
ihtejr,; Secretary of Labor Wllsonin
vltttd miners ftnd operators to "seno:
.her"-full -scalev committee ' tor Wash
ington when another effort to bring
about peace will be made.
Both. sides accented the invitation.
This did not offer any great hope,
however, for representatives of the op
erators stood firm in their determina
tion not to negotiate any demand for
a six-hour day, and not to deal with
tae unions unless the strike, set for
November 1, was called off.
John L. Lewis, acting president of
the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica, whose word probably would
swing the unions one way or the
other, showed that he was laboring
under a terrible strain when he left
the" three-cornered meeting.
Speaking to a group of reporters, he
said he had told Secretary Wilson that
the 32 members of " his wage scale
committee would be here to meet an
equal number from the other side, but
that it would be useless to reconvene
the joint inter-state wage conference
"unless the operators changed their
stone-wall attitude," and indicated a
willingness to frame another agreement.
FOURTEEN REPUBLICANS BOLT
Of Senators Absent Two Republicans
" Favored; 1 Republican and 3
,. Democrats Opposed It.
URGE ADVERTISERS TO
SUPPORT PUBLISHERS.
AMERICAN RED CROSS IS
ASKED TO REPLACE DANES.
Vienna. The Danish Red Cross,
having notified the Austrian govern
ment that it can no longer supervise
the care of Austrian prisoners of war
In Russia and Siberia, the Austrian
government is asking the American
Red Cross to look after these 200,000
men.
8TRENGTH OF AMERICAN ARMY
GROWING STEADILY SMALLER
New York. Resolutions recom
mending that the advertisers through
out the country pledge their support
to the publishers here who have de
clined to grant the demands of the
atrikine workers in the printing
i trades were adopted at a meeting of
the board of directors of the audit bu
reau of circulation. The organization,
Is composed of advertisers, advertis
ing agents and publishers of newspa
pers and periodicals in the United
States and Canada.
Two hundred and fifty employing
Drinters met and reaffirmed their de-
i cision to hold out against the strik-
, ers.
Washington." Thelong - debated
Shangtung amendment the peace
treaty presented; by Senator.. Lodge
and. approved by the foreign relations
committee, finally -vas Rejected in the
aonate wittr a m&joflty- ol an even.;
core against iL
In the vote of 35 to 55, 14 Republi
cans swung over to -the pro-treaty
forces while three Democrats lined np
with those supporting the proposal.
Of the six senators absent, two repub
licans were put on record as in favor
of the amendment and one Republican
and three Democrats as opposing it.
The roll call, which came at the
end of another six and a halt hours
of sharp debate, in reality swept
away six amendments instead of one,
each change in the treaty text having
been numbered separately by the
committee in its decision to strike out
the word "Japan" and substitute the
"China" throughout the sections re
lating to the province of Shangtung.
By unanimous conse.it, however, the
six changes were debated and voted
on as one.
Only three 'of ' the committee's 45
amendments now remain to be acted
on by the senate, 36-previously hav
I ing been rejected. Of-.those remain
ing, one relates to American repre
sentation of the reparations commis
sion, and two to equalization or . vot
ing power in the league of nations
assembly.
Wallace. At the instance of th
Wallace board of trade Senator Sim
mons has had up with the railroad
administration the matter of a more
adequate supply of freight cars in
which to move the tobacco crop in
this section.
Washington (Special.) On. recom-
Ommendation of Kanatnr SimmonJ
and others the comptroller of .the cur
rency has annninttrl I'liarln V. Rrown
of Lumbertoh, a nationU bank -exaiu-
iner assigned to duty in the third fed
eral reserve district. .'--
Winston-Saiem. It Is estimated that
the production of wheat in Forsyth
county this year totalled 200,000 bush
eU. Only 39 of the 53 threshers
nave made reports up to this time
and these show a small average per
acre, the amount being nine and one-
fourth bushels.
Fayetteville. Sale of the Fayette
ville Observer, an afternoon newspa
per to The Press Comnanv. a new
publishing organization, was announc
ed by Maj. E. J. Hale and Sons. The
nurchaser. it was stated, will con-
tinue the publication as an afternoon
newspaper and later will issue a
morning edition if circumstances jus
tify IL
Asheville Suit for 100,000 as dam
ages for the death of B. H .Allen, al
leged to have been killed In an acci
dent last May, was instituted in su
perior court here by Ellis C. Jones,
administrator of the estate of the de
ceased against the Andrew Manufac
turing Company of Andrews, N. C.
FAIRLY FAVORABLE BULLETIN
AS TO PRESIDENT'S HEALTH.
Wilmington. Editorial announce
ment is made in the Wilmington Even
ing Dispatch to the effect that the
paper has been sold by Parker R. An
derson of Wilmington and Greensboro,
N. C. to R. S. Carver, formerly own
er and business manager of the
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle.
Now York. About 5,000 bookkeep
ers, stenographers and other clerical
employes of the Borden. Condensed
Milk company went on strike in New
York city and suburbs, having recent
ly formed the Bookkeepers, Stenogra
phers and Accountants' union, 12,646,
American Federation of Labor. Ac
cording to union officials, some of the
strikers have been paid as low sb 13
a week. A wage increase of 40 per
cent and shorter hours are soughL
FITZPATRICK SAYS HIS
MEN HAVE UPPER HAND
Washington. The army is now well
below the 300.000 mark, an oniciai
totomra't eiving the strength as 290,-
477. The net reduction since Novem-
h 11 last, has been 92 per cent.
American forces abroad total 35,000,
Including the 8,000 in Silesia.
LESS THAN 15.000 U. S.
SOLDIERS NOW IN FRANCE.
FATE OF LENINE-TROTZKY
REGIME IS SURE IF SLOW
Tjhrh The steel strike was
reviewed by the national committee
for organizing iron and steel work
ers at an extraordinary session.
Chairman John Fitzpatrick. of Chi
cago, declared that the beginning of
the fifth week of the struggle found
the strikers in better position than
ever before. .
GARY REAFFIRMS STAND,
WHICH IS NO COMPROMISE.
Washington "The final crash of th
Trotzky-Lenine regime may be de
weks but it is inevita
ble." Official information received
here thus summarizes the situation in
rkiw th "inertia 'of the anti-bol
shevik groups has permitted the
present Moscow government to re
main alive beyond September 15, one
official who has made a special study
of the situation said.
Paris The actual number of Amer
ican troops now in France is less than
15.000 and is rapidly diminishing.
General W. D. Connor commanding
the American troops in France, said.
Within a month, he stated, virtually
all of the soldiers will be gone, as the
task of repatriating the German pris
oners is now completed.
Washington. Further indication of
the steady improvement in the condi
tion of President Wilson, who entered
the fourth week of his illness, was
given in a statement by White House
officials that the vote on the Shang-
tune amendment to the peace treaty.
was imported to him within & few
minutes after the senate roll call.
The President, earlier in the day,
it was learned, was advised that an
important vote in the senate peace
treaty controversy was near. As the
new.s did not seem to worry him,
Rear Admiral Grayson, his personal
Dfavsician. gave permission for the
sending of the vote to the sick room
when recorded.
In a bulletin issued at the white
house. Dr. Grayson said:
"The President had a fairly satis
factory day."
Henderson. J. E. C. Bell, former
'sheriff of Vance county, who was re
cently indicted by the Vance county
grand jury on three counts charging
embezzlement of more oaan $40,000 of
county, state and school funds, arriv
ed in Henderson, from the eastern
part ot the state and gave bond for
$10,000 for his appearance at the
March term ot superior court.
Manson. Paul Writtenberry, a
white man, was instantly killed by
Seaboard train No. 3, near Manson.
He was driving a horse and buggy
and was struck by the train when he
attempted to drive across the track.
Lexington. Sheriff Tussey afid
Deputies Greer and Randall hauled
to town about sunrise "the biggest
still in captivity," one which the sher
iff has christened "Daddy RabbltL"
LEAGUE NOT TO BE HINDERED
BY ANY ACTION BY SENATE
AVIATOR IS KILLED WHEN
PLANE FALLS AT ST. PAUL.
St. Paul. Lieut. Cameron Wright,
In charge of the landing field hre fof
the transcontinental air racers, was
Instantly killed when an airplane in
which he was riding as apassenger
went into a tail spin and dropped 200
feet.
PHYSICIANS ENCOURAGED BY
PROGRESS OF THE PRESIDE i
INNOCENT PARTY TO DIVORCE
MAY REMARRY IN THE CHURCH
Washington. While no official dec
laration can be made in advance of
the action of the senate on the treaty
of Versailles, it was learned unoffi
cially that plans were being laid for
bringing the league of nations Into
existence almost immediately upon
the Dublication in Paris of the ratifia-
tion of the treaty by Great Britain.
France, Italy and Germany, which
will put it into force.
Washington. In his first pronounce
ment before the national industrial
conference. Judge H. Gary, chairman
of the board of the United States
Steel corporation, representative of
the public, reaffirmed his position that
the steel strike "should not be arbi
trated or compromised."
....c.uuent ASKS PERMISSION
TO PARTICIPATE IN APPEAL
Washington Owing to the. import
ance of the question invoiyeu.
eovernment. in a motion filed by
Solicitor General King.- asked the su
pnnrt for permission to par
ticipate in the oral arguments In pro
ceedings appealed from North Caro
lina involving constitutionality of
the revenue act of 1919 taxing profits
derived from products of child labor.
The motion was taken under advise
ent to be decided later.
.ATIFICATION OF THE PEACE
TREATY URGED BY PETITION
Washington A petition signed by
445 persons circulated by the na
ional committee on churches and th
i aim nf the war. asking for the
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immediate ratification of the peace
treaty, without reservations or sucb
amendments as would necessitate it
eing sent brk for consideration was
tranmitted to Vice-President Marshall,
who presented it in the senate.
Among the signers were former -President
Taft and Alton B. Parker.
vivru TO PREVENT AN
ABNORMAL PRICE FOR SUGAR
stens to prevent an
abnormal increase in the price , ol
sugar because of snona -inst.ice.
'
Attorney General Palmer notffiei
. . who have been
oeet suKai ' . , th.
. . amiib i i7H clan uuftiu
Siaies BUar - f
aeurmmed that ten cent, wti , t W.
Washington. Having obtained re
lief from the prostratic condition,
which retarded his recovery last week,
President Wilson was the victim of
slight digestive trouble. His condition
otherwise Doctor Grayson announced,
was unchanged.
Tr Grayson issued the ronowing
bulletin from the white house:
"The president had a slight digest
ive disturbance today. Otherwise his
condition is unchanged."
ANTI-STRIKE PROVISIONS IN
RAILROAD BILL DRASTIC
Detroit. Mich. Through action of
l the laymen of the Protestant Episco-,
pal church In the 1916 general con
vention, sustained by both clerical
and lay delegates, the innocent party
to a divorce may be rewedded in the
church. Amendment of the canons to
nrannt romarriaee bv an Episcopal
priest of a person who has a divorced
husband or wife living, by many oi
the clergy and a few of the laymen
was defeated.
STEEL MILL OFFICIALS SAY
STRIKE IS VIRTUALLY ENDED
NEW YORK WILL BE PUT BACK
ON WAR-TIME RATION BASIS.
Washington. Containing one of the
most drastic antlstrike provisions
ever approved by a senate committee,
the Cummins railroad bill virtually
ready to be offered to the senate.
The interstate commerce committee
went event further than the original
bill and added an amendment which
will make it a crime to "am, anei,
counsel, command or induce railroad
employers to strike.
DEMANDS MUST BE GRANTED
OR MINERS WILL WAi-n. i
ww York. Arthur Williams, fed
eral food administrator for New
York, was perfecting plans to place
the city on a sugar rationing basis
similar to that during the war.
Increased use of sugar for "soft"
HrinVn resulting from the enforce
ment of prohibition and the shortage
in receipts of raw sugar resulting
frnm th strike of longshoremen,
which virtually stonoed shipping, were
blamed by Mr. Williams for what he
termed the most serious sugar short
age since 1917.
Chicago. Steel mill officials at
Gary, Ind., expressed the opinion that
th strike was virtually ended, and
made preparations for building up a
new organization. They' declared
there was a surplus of labor in some
dAnartments. Union leaders disputed
the accuracy of the claims made by
'the steel officials. They also began
an effort to establish the independence
of the union forces from the radicals
GREAT PROFITS ARE MADE IN
CEREAL AND BREAKFAST FOOU
Washington. The Armour Grain
Company, a factor in cereal and
breakfast foods reported surplus undi
vided profits for the year 1917 of
$5,426,830 after deducting a o p
cent dividend on capital stock, the
report says:
"The year's net earnings amounted
to $2,908,912. or 29fr per cent on the
capital stock and 67 per cent on the
,th f tn company, including
capital, surplus and undivided profits
Goldsboro. The Goldaboro Housing
Corporation chartered tn get some
sort of relief from dearth of rental
property there. The capital is o,
000 authorized and $20,000 subscribed.
rA;.viiin The town commission-
ers have ordered the laying of 12-
;Mn niiw water mains witnin mo
city limits, and the piping is now be
ing hauled Out.
T,.ham Lace Gibson, a local con
tractor, was killed and Jim Potts, a
carpenter, seriously injured wuu -dividing
wall between two buildings
on Parish street collapsed.
Asheville. Clarence Ledford, who
recently surrendered to local military
police on charges of desertion, has
just escaped from camp for the fifth
time.
. . . rtavldson county it
x fart that Miss Ethel
Terrell, lately elected superintendent
of schools of BuncomDe couuv,,
in the state and possibly
in the south to hold such a position, is
a native of this county.
Lumberton. Investigation proves
that meat prices are even nignr
Lumberton than in Charlotte. ic
market men say Lumoenon vv
demand the best and give this as a
reason for the higner prices.
; Newton.-Belton Barringer and son.
. . . n.u.r were convicted In
cTunrcourt ormanufacturing block-
adBothqmen were bound over to the
next term of superior court which
convenes here on October 27. their
bonds bing fixed at $400 each.
Tax Notice
To the tax payers of Chatham "coun.
ty: I will be at the following placet
on the dates mentioned below for tb
purpose of receiving the taxes for ?h
year 1919 which will be due cn Oc
tober 1st
J. I. Lindley's residence, Friday
morning, October 24th.
Donnie Clark's residence, Friday at
ternoon, October 24th.
Slier .City. Hadley Hotel, (all day) .
Saturday, October 25th.
Teague's Mill. Monday morning, Oc
tober 27th.
Teague's Store, Monday afternoon,
October 27th.
.Ralph Johnston's Store, Tuesday
morning, October 28th.
M. W. Duncan's residence, Tuesday
afternoon, October 28th.
Bonlee Bank, Wednesday (all day),
October 29th, ... ,,' . . : - - i
Sharp's- MilL 'Thursday morning.
October 30th.- , . ,. i
Gulf: Russell's Store. Thursday at-
I ternoon, October 30th.
Carbonton, Dismukes' Store. Friday
afternoon, October 31st
'Hilliard's Store, Friday afternoon,
October 31st
Bear Creek, Coggins Fitts' Store,
Saturday (all day), November 1st
Harpers Cross Roads, Wednesday
morning, November 5th.
Bennett, Bank, Wednesday after
noon, November 5th.
R. L. Welch's Store, Thursday
morning, November 6th.
J. M. Jordan's Store, Thursday at
ternoon, November 6th.
Ore Hill, post office, Friday morn
ing, November 7th.
Brewer's Store, Friday afternoon,
November 7th.
. Siler City, Hadley Hotel, Saturday
(all day), November 8th.
The law requires but one tax round
to be made and I am making the
nhnvH number of places tor your con-
venience. Please come forward and
settle. Py your dog tax and get the
tag number. It is a misdemeanor if
not paid before December the 1st.
Th law nrovides that on all state
and county taxes paid in the month ot
October and November that you are
entitled to a discount of one per cent.
All taxes paid in the. month of De
cember shall be paid at the net
amount charged and from and after
the first day ot January a penalty ot
One per cent per month shall be charg
ed arid collected: that is to say, that
on all taxes paid in the month of Jan
uary after the first day of January,
a penalty of one per cent shall be
added on the taxes paid, and in the
month of February and after the first
day of February, a penalty of two per
cent shall be added andean additional
penalty of one per cent for each addi
tional month ot delay in the settle
ment of same.
I sincerely hope that all the tax
payers understand the law and will
come forward and settle In due time
without having to pay any penalty.
Yours very truly,
LEON T. LANE,
Sheriff Chatham County.
September 17, 1919.
It Ain't Mine.
Tonrlst Tve come 3,000 miles to
nee your beautiful sunset?" Alkali
Ike "Someone's been stringing ye
stranger. It ain't mine." Rocky
Mountain Scout.
Atlantic 16,000 Feet Deep.
The average depth of the Atlantic
i estimated at about ie,uw reec
Have an Elephant Stew.
An elephant's foot takes longer to
sook than any other meat. To make
it tender It must be boiled for thirty
six hours.
ORDER GIVEN TO CEASE
THE PRODUCTION OF COAL
There seemed little
hope of averting the strike of a half
million bituminous coai mwer v-"-
ed for November 1.
of conferences witn
labor leaders here, and telephone
talks with others In tne central
,; Jihn L .Lewis, president oi
the United Mine Workers of America.
announced that they would go ou
unless all demands, including the five
day week, were granted.
.... ma rilrQ nriSON
' "FOR QUICK RATIFICATION
. . . .- n a i 1 1 tr I nnMlPERS
. I 1I ET M I 1 h 11 M SWI lf fta w -
LEWIS AND SECY. WILSON To tJA ai SOMEWHAT IMPROVED
....r.ni,ir rRi rnfil STRIKE . "
liunrcnninvi -
Samuel GBompers
c,-Hnt of the American Federation
of Labor, who is suffering from ner
vous exhaustion, was reported some
what improved, but his pnysici.n r
dered him to remain in bed.
Washington John L. Lewis, presi
dent of the United Mine Workers of
America, and Thomas T. Brewster,
representing the coal operators, went
Into conference with Secretary of Lo
bor Wilson, who had invited them
here in an effort to avert the threat-,
ened strike of bituminous coal miners
on November 1.
The first session was expected to
continue -several hours
Washington. By an overwhelming
majority the house passed the bill ex
tending for one year war-time pass
port restrictions so as to Keep raai
cals and undesirable aliens out.
,to nc Dir.A tub OTP nr CONFERENCE
MANY irnmin.i I " - r - ''nE.euT ,rmRT
se KILLED BY BOLSMfcVirvi HANM U" rnwiii.i -. .
Indianapolis. Ind. The order call
ing all union bituminous coal miners
to "cease production of coal at mid
night on Friday, October 31. 1919."
was Issued from the international
t.o.miartera of the United Mine
Workers ot America here. The ordet
is signed by John L. Lewis, acting
president .and William Green, secre.
tary-treasurer of the miners.
The official strike call permits local
unions to assign "a sufficient number
Tnn to remain at work to Insure
the proper care and protection of all
mining properties, in conformity with
the provisions of district agreements."
It also urges that fullest co-operation
be glten "the operator to prevent
Injury to property' 'and asserts that
"under no circumstances should this
rule be set aside-by local unions."
Vienna The government's desire
for speedy ratification of the peace
treaty, carried'out by the national as
sembly, wac actuated by wish to se
cure legal standing with allies before
presentation of government's pro
gram The government's hand was
strengthened by the VrelSen
Dr. Otto Bauer on Ms retirement
from the government that. whUj Jit
would lead the opposition, he would
set OfP 99 impwtan IflillMlWb
at.w.vhnirri Professor Guido Echni-
0 IUH"""
,f Biir In a lecture here, stated
that the bolshevik! shot 23,632 men,
women and children in Riga.
!.a intnxirated. were una-
ble to aim straight, wounded their
victims time and again, laugnmg
wMth sometimes lasted
a whole day and night, h. sa d-Jouai
rlrli elegantly dresied. volunteered
I . !;. Sers. and, praMiaf up
tad dews with riflsi'
Washington. The fate of the in
dustrial conference hangs on the out
come of the efforts of the committee
of 15 to reach an agreement on "col
lective bargaining," representatives of
the three groups declared. Several
conferees said that unless both capi
tal ahd labor showed a spirit ot com
promise the conference might te well
announce frankly thtt ifreeanat
eenld mane thi iirli
nnh Mrs. Josephue
Ashevine.-"-" - k
S2SrT?wfS. A. hostess
Souse ever erected at a government
Cpfta! wL dedicated at Oteen. near
here.
. o.ii of injuries to
S V 'n at the union station in
E cS during March, 1918. -J
ti T Vann are seeking $12,000
Xmsaes from A.he Southern railway.
Sed States railroad administra
Son and the Southern Expre.s company.
Wilson -Arthur Lamm, while under
.. f liauor. attempted sul-
tn? cold drink
Bland. The pistol ball passed
his body. stnKing a uy
now in a local hospitaL
Durham.-Durham's housebuilding
nlans are moving off In an admlra
D!:nmann.r. U.H
started on a roil, it s
strength and enthusiasm as it goes
along W is w inspiring move and
liotild elicit the heart eo-operatleB
LITTLE CHANGE NOTICED
IN PRESIDENT'S HEALTH
Washington. President Wilson's
,-on i tion remains mucl the same ai
for several days said a bulletin issued
by his physicians.
Dr. Grayson said that while he
would insist that the president re
main quiet and not participate in at
i fairs of state, some occasion might
riit where he would have to give
I bis consent to the president taking ex
ecntlve action. He added mat in
president's mind was clear.
DISCOVER FOSSILIZED BONES
OF THIRTY-TWO FOOT GIANT
Mexico City. The fossilised r
mains ot a giant measuring 32 feet,
10 inches in height, were, according
to report recently discovered by work
men near the little village of Nanaca,
milpa, state of Vera Cms.
The natives declared the giant was
rU of their forefa-
there. They erected a catafalque to
the plasaTupon which the giant rest
ed in state for many days, cowed
tl
prlet to entires ia
ill