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WEATHER REPORT C,oay U nigllt alld Wea,iesday, prol),Wy t((Uowed y h Warmer .tonight. Moderate -.variable winds. ILAVJl AFTERNOON DAILY - VmMV MWHX VOLUME VI NUMBER 76 FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND XE,i7S TELEGRAPH SERVICE PRICE TWO CENTS JH MOW com KM TO M SENATE FILIBUSTER CLOSES CONGRESS REPUBLICANS MAKE A PITIFUL RECORD AT THE END OF THE GREAT WAR CONGRESS BY BLOCKING LEGISLATION WILSON RAPS "GROUP OF SENATORS :;MiiiiL!ton Mare Nrnoi at noon m 4 Congress rushed across the chamber but was the midst stopped by the doorkeeper and . :! republican filibuster in the : several members. After order was ..-iustf tUat killed a long list of restored Walsh apoligised. )..rtant measures. A- .-iiy the bills that failed was Washington, March 4. The u - appropriating 750,000,000 j a ouse early today adopted a reso i,,r railroad administration, with-. lutiou expressing the. hope that v ;: which same administration (the peaee conference will "fav-iU-rs ,ay. the railroads must beorably consider the claims of Ire-,-, Mrr;- a to their owners before jland to her rigM nf gelf detep M. middle of April. initiation." - !um before adjournment the , The resolution goes to the sen-pr.-likm authorized a final no-jate where it is considered impro ' the republicans that their , bable that any action will be tak- -tinii. for an immediate extra en before adjournment. -'-M'.iu uau Hintu; men, ue un hi lie eu in his determination not to Washington, March 4. The 64 a!l cmgress into session until his 'or great war Congress passed into l 1 .j 1 . J H . - Aa -m uik"vris aone At. rne reace con- nistory toaav with iinaal tans ol - i - x " - I Vise -President Mar- ?' I'll 1 1 f 1 - 1 i : Llf. N 1 y-Hl 1 i me iug onis wnicn iaiieu to .mjuu ana opeaner uiarK at noon. pas included both army and navy Failure 'of scores of important ypp''', priation measures. j bills gave promise of early con- , veiling for reconstruction legisla- Wiihins:toii, March. 4. Upon tion. of the new Congress in extra hV adjournment of congress with ordinary session, in which control mpnrtant legislation killed by re passes from the democratic party I'ublk-au senate filibuster, Presi- to the republicans, dnit VViUon issued a statement j Unusual scenes of confusion in de darin- that "a group of men ( the final imsh to complete its work in d onate have deliberately accompanied the closing hours of ii '-t ii tu embarrass the adminis-j Congress, in which President Wil t ration f the government and to j son, just back from France in his 'notril the financial interests of .room off the Senate chamber, has ruihvav sv-stm nf tlip noun- tily sierned many last-moment TOMY REDS DESIRE GENERAL STRIKE By Associated Press Berlin, March 4. The National Spartacans League and the. Great er Berlin Communist Organization issued an appeal for an immediate general trike and the overthrow of the National Assembly of the present republic. LAST FEW DAYS OF LEGISLATURE (By Maxwell Gorman) Kajeigh, March 4,-With ad journment sine die in sight the Legislature is doing more and bet ter work during the closing days of the session. The sixty days "with pay'' expire on the tenth instant and after next Monday or Tuesday the point of "no quor- jum,?vwill be sustained in either AT MEETING , MIL in HALIFAX LEADERS DELIBERATE ON THE COTTON SITUATION AND THEY ARE PLANNING TO MAKE DEFINATE PLANS WII CAM DEEIT?17C TTIJUUVIM Illil UuljUibranhr if made: for the average CVTD A CrPOinMflegislt0r for man' years has C.A1KA r.NNIIlWldeelid t0 these parts kTMWWUVtl latter jpay-day ceases to function. Fo'r-this there is no room foL criticism not in these days of the high cost of living. The wonder CAMPAIGN MARCH THE 1 5TH -O By Associated Press Washington, March 4. Presi nf -4. j. . , , Ihjjit those without ample pn democratic leader Martin tod ay, (md ,thse w,tL ple? ;, ... i I but not disposed to use any of it oai m nave i-eiLciaiea u lis tie- 10ME NURSING COURSE OFFERED termination not to call an extra session of congress before his re turn from France. COUNTER TROOPS MARCH ON CITY it in patriotic endeavor) have man aged to make ends meet when the expenses for the 60 days call for settlement with only $4 per day income to pay out with. If Senator A. Brown s efforts to .secure a constitutional convention next rear (passed by the Senate) do not slip a cog in the House, the way will be opened to provide better, pay for our law makers and rus- opeit the door to some By Associated Press Paris. Marejfr 4. Bavarian- sol diers opposed to the radical Mun-imen needed for the work but who ich government are marching on I now "can't afford it." By Associated Press Ladies who are interested in Home Nursing and Elimentary Hygiene should attend the meet ing tomorrow afternoon at 3 :30 at the Red Cross rooms as the advisability of organizing a class! in this study will be discussed. It won't cost much and will be of inestimable value to the people o'j this community. Halifax county has awoke tf the necessity of prompt and immt diatt- action with reference tu planting cotton for the comm crop, as evidenced by "the. great and very enthuiastie meeting held yesterday in Halifax wherein def inate plans were arranged by tin Executive Committee and tlu townhip chairmen of the Halifax Bryneb. of the North Carolina Got ton Association. It was decided that a house ta house canvass be made to secure tlie pledge of every farmer in the entire county who grows cotton. The chairmen in each of the the city, according to Zurich dispatches. asiuriirton, March 4. Kepub- in the senate today eontin o ire ueral filibuster which had 'mtinu'd throughout all of last In th house Chairman Flood, "i thv fi'reign affairs committee, iiuilly ucceeded in bringing up a I rt"larioii requesting the Amen an n-ace delegates to urge the irmloin of Ireland. ('n.wded galleries followed the ;'i-.H-r-..dinns in hoth houses until ;i lt ei- midnight and several him lr''( peLtators were in the seats )ui.u-ninir. i measures. Stupendous was the record ol ;the Congress, which carried the nation into and through the war and which had been in almost con tinuous session since it was called by President Wilson into extraor dinary session April 2. 1917. to BRIBE RUMORS "EXAGGERATED" By Associated Press Washington, March 4. Thei ex ecutive officer of the Great Lakes naval station reported to Secre tary Daniels today that the print ed reports regarding arrests there are 'scmsational and grossly exaggerated." Investigation indicated that ou ; ly u few enlisted men were in volved and that they evidently accepted money undea false pre declare war against Germany. It j tense as so far no evidence has appropriated . about $60,000,000,- been found of any man being 000, authorized $25,000,000,000 in ; discharged as a result of bribes, bonds, and enacted countless meas1 The headway made toward se curing a " just and uniform" rate and asserssment of taxation of pro perty in N. C. (much of which, real estate especially, is admitted ly not assessed at even half or one S third of its true value) is one of I the most robust "developments of the week. Under an honest and fair assessment (obtainable only through the elimination of some of the local 4 ' assessors" every community is familiar with,) the rate can be reduced by the true valuation being put on the tax books, instead of a fraction of its value, as is now the case. Idle land should be taxed so as to force its owner either to improve it or put it on the market. At this writing it appears to be doubtful whether either of the It is the purpose of the leaders!,. . . , iuvei, uui it was ueiermiueu tnai of the local Red Cross chapter to obtain a registered nurse as in stxuetur. The course 'will take bout two weeks. SMALL NUMBER OF CASUALTIES rallies be held in each township, with speakers ami an energetic committee to conduct tlie inten sive drive for pledges, on Satur day, March lf, and that all busi ness men, professional men and bankers throughout the country be requested to close their places of business from 3:30 to 4:30 ou that day to a.ssist in getting the signatures of f-very farmer in the county. The rallying cry for Halifax Washington, March 4. Four county ls to be "every farmer lists of casualties were issued to- signs the pledge and not a slacker day by the War Department giv-'in the county." This is quite a By Associated Press mg the names of four hundred and four men, of which North Carolina is represented with nine men, as follows: Private William A. Varuer, ol Greensboro died of disease. Corporal William Mathews, of Lillington was wounded to a de gree undetermined. Privates Robert Lindley, of I Snow Camp; Lowland Pierce, ot umm lauor uius m oe eiwcien ti.,ii...!. ivai;. tt Cv.,.. fifiM.flfl,i iby the Legislature and if no such Wiikesbor0 and Jesse E. Van Dy- 1 - r-r m-k' i 4 n-Mi nit rain 4r 1 1 r. k k ---r jv i -v f 1 . llOi! nrftcartntinrf fho trov niirt ; Tn n-hot n A n.in I i f 1 o otront lif Ke. UI 1 V lilt. M O DUUUtU i.-. .. . " , i . - , , , , J. law on the subject wdl operate to ,tl-iltl arker, ot ey L otdomestie import. The new con- ; tie tractable ward Turkev would . , . ... . h"0nu.v. gress mil take up the limitless be! " prode factory mspectron, etc, Servant William t'ark task of reconstruction plans, ratifi , in tins s ate by the (; .S ageiUs. Lexiugton; Corporill Harv , i i 4 It is also apparent that the Hou pvflT1fpn nf Winston Salei cation of peace treaty and oth- chussetts. Among prominent rep .,, .lanien, 01 ln.Mon -5aiti prominent rep feat, but the men who have the good of the county at heart an? determined to save old Halifax county from poverty and want and are ready to enforce a cur tailment now rather than let mat tc-rs drift along until too late and the damage is unremediable. Several merchants lawyers and bankers were present at the meet ing yesterday in Halifax and a their hearty sup port and co-operation in securing the pledges from tlteir farmer "'WJU'lS; fiends I he iiir ehng tor Scotland Aeck and H -aeath townships will be se will refuse or fail to pass the . -b i a a -r- l ,1 . i t t , 'Senate bill srivunr women muni- marjllatelv atter the1 'return ot iwere uss .Jeannexte ruinKiin oil . , nn , . i-iNU-rs admitted it would pass fi '' l!'y iiN their purpose was to pre x !,Jit a' tion on other legislation. h.iFollette spoke several hours ,,'nminr at one o'clock. T " " """ President W son from his se-1 Montana, the tirst woman eaure against which the .il- mA viait tft Franflft to thfi House: Mever London ot 'Hier was annd tint rpnuhlioflii .-. .. . ' x tr...i. c . t. ... cu- ' Nnhr.ititis) di'mnci'Mtic Dunnr AfW i orK : oOCiailST : oWara oiiei I ities in both Senate and House ley of Kentucky, chairman of the since President Wilson's inaugur- appropriations committee ; Hay a tion six years ago now have pas !es, California; Keating, Colorado, sed. In the new Congress, the Powers of Kentucky, oster, Illi Senate will have 49 republicans ' nis, Cox, Barnhart and Dixon of and 47 dpniofM-ats aiiri the House Indiana: Miller. Minnesota: Bor elected 'P3 suffrage" and in that event there will have been no woman j undetermined. suffrage legislation at all by the j House at the final session. The i account of her Salem and .held It Scotland NWk on Satur- Privates William Ring, of Mount! day. March 15 and every farmer Airy and Clyde Tesh, of Thomas- j within that territory is expected ville were wounded to a degree to be here m that day. e all night session in the hou :s ''livened by hot exchan l tl (II services as ; women acted umvisely in not ac-;a surgeon in the Civil War, con-: eepting what they could probably j gress passed a bill permitting th have secured the right to voteiiate Dr. Marv Walker to dress i in party primaries, where they j male attire. csoujd havje made theniselvcs a in REBELS OPPOSE ALLIED FORCES t uvmviui Liv- ; 7 7 7 i . t 1 til 1J 1 epublicans and 193 democrats1 land, Missouri; Parker, New Jer-; potent factor in naming candidal j measure which probabh will be Fb.od. of Virginia i socialist, 2 independents and one'sey, Gordon, Ohio, Farr, Pennsyl es for public office. 'n, ol lUitssaehusHtts . that ,..,.i.!k:: . n'Satinowv TJlinlft Island LtOOi roaas legisiaiion in o.e " '1 a personal encounter. Mm, H-Atfrn in uh bonses' Slavden. Gregsr and Dies, Texas,! the most important work yet to be Br A-toi-itr" Pr Archangel, March 4.- -The l;(l- ! sheviki eontiinie to press an of- Another unfinished proposition j f . the aud A which both branches of the Legi .interrupted Walsh while l Kire-I with todav's adjournment, and Cooper and Stafford of Wis--performed by the law makers ! lature must dispose of in the elev-jffeL ; 'H r was reading a reportiln tl.e Senate tlu'.se included Sen- cousin. The, differences among members jenth hour is that of issuing bomU j T jmerican troops south of Archan- 'M1,1 it i 1 1 i i- W The allies evacuated the village . . . -t , i.i . 1 ,1 c i investigation of the Xa-!ators Saulsburv. of Del., presid Xe.w members of the next , con- as to wliether bonds, shall Oe is- to tne amount oi some xvo uiiiuoa of Vevsievkawa, according to 4 s'-''rity Lea mm. Flood ...Vo- i W'J ,f ill ,r,, melml,. S.-iritors-electfitarri-isued will.be threshed out before dollars for the purpose of mak-; t , h Mississippi; Harris, Georgia ; itinal action on tlie a point of order tha nit 1 was making a speech: -'1nrt..l that if Flood said making a speech he told demoeratie whip; Shafroth of (1olo son, I I II- i- -V-T- .. TT . . I 1 . subject. The ing- needed permanent iinprove- ,,ml 'lim essi'd from the revThun.nson of Kansas Hardwiek Stanlev. Kentucky. Capper, Kan- Stacy Ml passed by the Senate ;ments at some ot the state instt-, COTTON MARKET l,n'- th -.t was fab Flood or (rtMrgta. Hollis ot Aew llamp- sas, n.dge shire, and Vardanian of Mississi- West Virginia. :IcCormick pni-Goff of West Virginia, Smith, nois, Newberry, Michigan !f Michigan and Weeks of Massa Xew Jersey, Elkins, and which -provides- for the bond j tutions, and 4 for other purposes 'j llli- issut and federal to meet th-conditions of the An extra session next year to fix j Today being a holiday m the should commend its- the -tMte tax rate seems to be a .north tne morion cacim Wal sh . M assa clinset ts. elf aid. the Houe and this tin e torf gr.e e usion. closed.
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