WEATHER REPORT: Showers. tomght ; and probably Saturday,
except generally fair in east portion.
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umTvu-number 53
FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, RIDAY.lu 13, 1919
TELEGRAPH SERVICE
PRICE TWO CENTS
THE
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Sautauw week
BEGINS MONDAY. NEXI
I vE DAYS OF ENTERTAINMENT AND INSTRUCTIVE LEC
TURES WITH MUSIC THAT IS SURE TO INTER
EST EVERYONE
PREPARE TO ATTEND PERFORMANCES
VICKERS FLIGHT
IS POSTPONED
(By The Associated Press) .
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland,
June 13. The start of the Vickers
airplane, scheduled for this after
noon, was postponed until tomor
row on account of the wheels of
the machine having to be replac
ed on aocount of bad grounding
this morning. The ocean flight
is timed to start tomorrow morn-
on
Bv Associated Press
.!... V.'t-k will have
11 . . A ... nl. ? .
,1a attire an nexi t-tjv xu
,t' welcoming out
her s
aUt'K-ipatini
f town guests who come to at
tend the animal festival the
Scotland Xeek Chautauqua.
Monday afternoon the lexercis
os open with the Del Mar Ladies'
Quartette and the same night a
popular voneert by the same com
);my. followed by a lecture by
Hanvoo.l Spieer. of London, Eng
land, entitled "The Growing
(It mum revolution'
Tuesday afternoon a dramatic
,0l.ital '' iss -Maude Willis
will be :tveii and Tuesday night
ho known as Children's
iiiiilitt' wlien the little ones will'
h entertain and the evening
pt rt'ornianre finished off with
'Brush" with magic, mirth and
mystery.
Wednesday afternoon the Miss
es Keller will give a recital, fol
lowed hy a leeturei and demon
.Ntration hy Louise Mclntyre.
At night the blisses Keller will
L'ive a concert and this will be
followed hy Montaville Flow
ers, of:' California, who will give
a lecture entitled, "Our National
highway of happiness'
lliursday is band day, this
year with an Indian orchestral
hand which gives a concert in the
afternoon and at night a grand
double concert, wherein vo'cal,
instrumental music and dancing
.. .:n i i t
win lie rendered m native cos
tumes.
Friday, the last day, the af
rmiooii performance will start
'ff witj, a " Vi -torv Pageant" bv
tli-' Junior Chautauqua, follow
eu hy an ovi rso is concert bv the
Dougliboys Quartette, and at the
l! 1 i' i 1
'""i penormance trie same
ouartette will give a Victory
oncevt after which Strickland
'"'Wan, t lie famous humorist wil
- nis lecTure -.Just amonsr
''iir.selves."
r i
iimv is nothing in the entire
hve days program that can of
!,,id the most critical mind, bu
Uili'e is mii-eh that will interest
ald instruct
COMMONWEALTH
HAS TREATY COPY
D PEACE TREATY B
i viK viii-iix
By Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Team., June 13.
John G. Brinkley, a police ster
geant, and another white man.
were killed today by negro" . he
muraerer ana tewo ot -emg
arrested. One neg .s killed
The affray was -nieken steal
WR
N
TERMS OF REPLY TO GERMAN COUNTER PROPOSALS ,
NOW READY, TO BE INCORPORATED IN THE
NEW DOCUMENT
in0
OFFICER TARRED
HOME-BREAKER
By the courtesy of thei Asso
ciated Press a copy of the Con
ditions of Peace between the al
lied nations and Germanv has
come to the Commonwealth and
it will be a pleasure to allow the night, and subsequently chained
use of this copy to anyone who and padlocked him to a tree on
really wishes to" read the peace -the Cambridge road, has been
terms, the possession m this formally arrested by the military
LONDON, June 13 Lieuten
ant Francis Wright, M. C, who,
assisted by his younger brother,
tarred and feathered Sub-Lieutenant
Desmonds Kinahan in a
Cambridge garage on Saturday
mg.
1
BRITISH RE-OPEN REPARATION CLAUSES
-O
W. F. SHULL BACK
IN AMERICA
country of which has created so
great a stir in the United States
Senate.
In order that all may have an
equal opportunity to get this
opy for one day The Common
wealth suggests that the copy
will be given out in rotation up
on the written application o our
subscribers, on the first come
first served plan.
VICTORY FLAG
HAS BEEN WON
RICHMOND, Va., June 13.-
Scotland Neck has been placed
on the honor roll of cities which
have been awarded honor flags
tor subscription to the lull a-
mount of the quota for the Vic-
torv loan.
MEXICO WANTS
FOREIGN TRADE
(By The Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY, June 12. En
couragement and enlargement of
commercial relations between Ar
gent ina and Mexico - the ob
ject of recent conierences be
tween Loius Cabrera, Secretary
of the Treasury, and Ricardo C.
Acuna, Argentine consul to Mex
ico. The question of securing
authorities.
This might not be worth cab
in g if it didn't refer to eircum-
s.tances, wider than that of the
mere assault on "this rabbit Kina
han," as Lieutenant Wright call
ed his victim when arrested.
The measure of the signifi
cance, lies exactly in the. meas
ure of the distance between Tex
as and England. In similar clrr
cumstanees a Texas coroner's
jury would now be sitting, but
in England they are not so di
rect, but nevertheless equally re
sentful when an absent 's sol
dier's home is wrecked f,or that
is the alleged deed for which the
wrath of the Wright brothers
was visited upon Kinahan.
In short, Elinor Glyn's "three
weeks" threatens to become the
valid medium of a certain iclass
of dancing, care-free young ma
Ifcrons. Now the Wrlight broth
BANK ROBBER
BEEN CAUGHT
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, June 13. The se
quel of the double murder and A postal card received yester-
robbery of the East Brooklyn Sav day evening from Mr. W. Frank
ings Bank last November was Bhull, of the 156 headquarters
brought out m the arrest and de- regiment of the 81st division,
livery in Taeoma, Wisconsin of a stated that he was nearing the
man giving his tname as Gordon American shore on the transport
Fawsett, who also giive aliases Finestere when the postal card
of Handy J. Allen and Browning was written and expected to land
Byrd- at Hoboken. N- J.. Wkdnesrtav
It is said that none of these last. He says.
names are his true name. "ft h,, hoan irmo- trii TTari
the captured man said that lie to realize that I am nearing the
had been a bank and train robber grand old U. S. A. Am
for the past seven or eight years to Camp Jackson for demoblli
uring which time he had netted zation, I think.'
between $150,000 and $500,000.
(By Associated Tress)
PARIS, June 13. The. Peace
Treaty with the Germans will be
entirely re-written and reprinted
from the original.
The text will contain the allies
reply to the German icounter
proposals.
While the treaty will practi
cally be unchanged in principle
virtually a new document will
e sent to the Germans.
It is understood that the new
reaty will bet ready on Thursday
and will be ready for delivery
he day after.
It is said the treaty will be
mblished in the United States.
FRENCH ARREST WAR INSURANCE
U. S. NEWS MAN BE REVISED
PARIS, June 13. The myster
ious arrest by the French police
Washingeton, June 13. The
Saturday night of Robert Min- new conetract f,or converted Gov-
er, an American newspaper man eminent insurance held by men
recenly returned from Russia, is of the United States military for
being investigated by the Amer-Jces is now being scrutinized by
Attornev-General Palmer for dte-
eisioii as eo the legality of the
many new features, approved oy
Secretary Glass, it was learned
here.
The most vital change in the
new policy, according to those
who have seen the draft, is tha
making optional the .payment o
premiums over a term of years or
in a lump sum. The permitted
class of beneficiaries also will be
The Evening News publishes 1 of papers wdre taken from ms j extended to include virtually ev
ican Embassy. Nothing author
itative is known as to Miner's
present whereabouts.
Miner is reputed, to be a radi
cal, but no Bolsheviki. His
: rs have cut the gordian knot , friends are unable to learn from
with tar, instead of bullets. They j the French authorities what dis
are widely applauded for their j positeioii has been, or will be,
act, which, however, raises the j made of him.
interesting question: "Is it bet-1 Gendarmes arrested him in his
ter than killing or the divorce hotel, following a visit by him to
court?" !a striker's meeting. A number
t
the photograph of the "woman
in the ease" which is described
"To Dinkie, with sweet memor-j turned from Russia
trunk.
Other newspaper men just re-
are worry -
les.
ing about Minor's arrest.
erybody, with the exception o
1 i TT" , 0 it
creditors, iieretorore the msu-
IT 1
ranee was navaoie oniv to mem
bers of the immediate family.
MAKING THEMSELVES AT HOME.
week
i i t'e
t th,
i He r,,
,Ui,i ,rk. Let us make the verv
itu st 1 1 k ; 4. 1 . -. .
"J 1 1 1 1 in ye'ar. liet as
,aiIt'11 J'leasure as possible from
T,lfl offerings and may the re-
; natnm be valuable to all . as it
,s intended to be-
cussed.
j ships is reported to have been
Vothmd Xc-k ' Chautauqua ithe mst f important subject dis
is the one time in the en
year when everyone meets 1
!
same plaee and enjoys to!
a freedom from worry
BEAUTIFUL SPY
KILLS HERSELF
(By Associated Press)
GENEVA, June 13. Dora
Charleton, a beautiful young
woman, who was arrested when
an American passport was found
on her, committed suicide at Tu-
Sam Moore, who returned
'"in overseas on Mav 31 and
lla Wh in ramp Lee s-mce Lis
Toturn, i-ecrived his discharge
1 '-a aiterHOOIl sinH nrrf Tin -vn Tnocrlni' G1t-v ITT O C Til I.'
k hmc last night, being met j named "Lady of Camtelias."
rhe was an exquisite dresser
and had a dozen lovers in Italy
and Switzerland, between which
countries she used to make l?re
quent trips-.. These, it is now
shown, were made on behalf oi
the German Secret Service.
oore.
COTTON MARKET
xo cotton report todav owincr
the Western Union Strike.
k?s 1 ;rr u
t:
PARIS, June 13 The reply
of the allks to the German coun
ter proposals to the Peace trea
ty is likely to be made public
today, which has not yet been
given out or made public.
PARIS, June 13. The British
have made an eleventh hour at
tempt to reopen the question of
reparation.
The subject of these new pro
posals is that peace will not foe
concluded without the reparation
clauses being adhered to.
C. T. U. STRIKE
SETTLED SOON
(fey Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Ills., June 13. The
first move lookiiio- to the settle
meiit of the strike took place this
morning when the C. T. U. officials
were requested, to submit plans
under whic the strike would be
recalled-
The terms of the C. T. U. given
by President Kohenkamp werei in
eifect that the postal company
should grant the wage settlement
upon the return of the company
to private control.
The doughbovs are having the time of their young lives on occupied German soil, according to
all report. The picture shows a couple of them engaged in a game of billiards in the castle of
rinnnt von Wahlerdoeff at Mols-berg. Incidently this is the farthest point erf. German territory r
Count von Walderdoeff at Mols-berg. Incidently
e ached by the American army ofOecupation
Washington, dune 13. Postmaster-General
Burleson made
a brusque entry in the strike of
telegraph operators when he used
a statement declaring that "the
present strike of wire employes is
wholly without jusetification "
and in which he belittles its en
tent. This constitutes Mr. Burles
on's sole activity since the begin
ning of the strike,
terday.
With exception of investigation
of conditions at Atlanta, where
the controversy between the tele
graphers and the Western Union
led to the present trouble, h-3
madet no effort to conciliate the
men and the companies. ITis
statement, morever, indicates that
he is against the action of the
members of the Commercial Tele
graphers' Union in stopping
work.
Would you call the airplane;
voyage plane sailing?