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WEATHER: Fair tonight and Wednesday. Uttie change in temperature. Genera! winds, mostly west and northwest. TUT IT? NWEAL ITli ESTABLISHED SINCE 1882 AFTERNOON DAILY 'ALL THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.' VOLUME VIII NO. 28. FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND NECK, N. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 19 TELEGRAPH SERVICE PRICE TWO CENTO TUT SIMMONS DECLARES FOR MIL RESERVATIONS OF THE TREAT! Washington Report Says That Smith, of South Carolina and Other Southern Senators Also Agree FIGHT ON N. C. (By Maxwell Gorman.) Ilalcigh, Sept- 9. There is much interest being taken in the meeting now assembling its " del egates " for the get-together work in the interest of North Carolina people interested' in freight rates and most of us are if not as merchants,, manu facturers or other dealers, then as consumers. Over 100 business men of North Carolina representing 34 organizations, are to meet here today to put in shape for final presentation the state's prayer for relief, from further burden some rate discrimination. On September 15th the railroad ad ministration proposes to impose a fifteen per cent increase in freight rates in all territory except what the corporation com mission yclepts "the Shippers' Canaan, known as the Old Do minion the. State of Virginia," where its cities "imprudently advertise to the detriment of N. .' The idea is to protect N. C. points at the hearing, and in or oler to do that effectively there must be united action of a vig orous sort- So a tolerably effect ive argument has been assembled by the chamber of 'commerce in the brief filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission bv the representatives of the N. C. Suppers. The action to be taken! is important, the appeal will be perfected and the plan of action " j Simmons for Reservations. lnw- . -11 .1 n - T information reaching here irom Washington is to the effect I r fi t" ' that Senator fcnuth of South Carolina, and some other Southern senators will join the "mild reservation" c forces in dealing with the ratifi Q cation oi the peace treaty when ti0tlie senate takes up the treaty of this week- k It seems to be the opinion tollm' aS Weli as nere tnat tne J 'ratification of the treaty will carry certain reservations with J 'b and it is understood that Sen ator Simmons, while announced a "reservationist," will be found to be against the radical reservation group of; senators. " : Haleiffh srro3ers are disDlavinsr tne sign "No Sugar" and an- "tutu lemporary sugar tamme ?s t t . ou at a time when the preserving reason is not past. The 85,000 J Pounds which the U. C. author! j hes found "hoarded" in a store! here is now "exhausted," like j judiciary of the state was al- fcged to be by a famous jurist in the clays agone. Other towns are! iePorted to be shy on the sweet stuff, also. But take heart oiie stPre alone expects a carload or in a few days- . Plentyof Jit .is said to be on the face 'of the earth and there is no good rea son why enough ,tT go around ouid not be hauled into North Carolina. FREIGHT RATES THE SUPREME COUNCIL DEMANDS THAT HUNS SUPPRESS ARTICLE 01 Must Put Elimination To Austrian Represen tation WILL DRAFT NOTE Paris, Sept. 9. The Supreme Council will draft a note to Ger many, demanding the suppression of article 61 of the German con stitution which allows Austria representation in the German parliament. HOTEL MEETING Sill IN MAYORS OFFIGE WED. Tomorrow moraine at eleven o'clock a meeting has been called in the Mayor's office to discuss the new hotel proposition. The people at large are re-, quested to attend this meeting so. to -put the plass through, o put the plans through. GEN. PERSHING IS GDEST BT CONVENTION OF ELKS . v i, a 9 frPnpral iNCVV VJLXi. uepi Dn.i,; io a 1,0 sBov Scouts today in Central Park. The general will also be guest of honor at a celebration of Elks of which he is a member. AT HANDSJF SENATE Chicago. Sent. 9. James Mc- C 7 -L Gil.1, father of Herbert McGill, who was killed by bandits, ap pealed ; to the Senate Foreign Committee to bring his son's, murderers to justice. MINE WORKERS MEET AT Cleveland, 0 Sept. 9. The United Mine Workers convention opened with speeches by Mayor Harry .L Davis and John M. Owens teecretairy I of the Cleve land federation of Labor. . Two thousand delegates were presenC . Nationalization of mines and DEMAND RETRIBUTION CLEVELAND OHO the ratification of the Peacej'V Hammond, Ind., Sept. 9. Five Treaty , and -League oi w , Nations 'are to be discussed. BRITISHERS INSPECT HI 'MYSTERY SHIP' Two Days Inspection At Close Range on the Thames SPEED OF 24 KNOTS Lonjdon Sept. 9,. Thousands of persons waited in line for hours to get a close-up peep , at the P-31, a British anti-submarine "mystery" ship which was moored off Queen Victoria Em bankment tor a two clays' public inspection at the close of the offi - eial Peace celebrations. The P-3? was the first of the "hush" craft the public was permitted to "see the pioneer units would be kept at close range- :?in EuroDe was exnlained to mpan The !'P-31" is 244 feet losg with narrow beam, seven-foot and equipped with independent engines fore and aft, that can speed her through heavy seas at twenty-three knots an hour. Built high forward and low at the stern the vessel has somewhat the appearance of a submarine an effect that her designers in tended. " Fritz sometimes would think she was a 'sub' and would open fire on her but when she slewed around in her own length and got into action, Heinie was sorry he had spoken. - said a . sailor -whoi had been through eight engage ments on the fighter. There had Deen orner orusnes with enemy craf!fc, he explained adding, "but unless you can bring home a bit of the corpse, the Admiralty say, Not Proven.' It's no use to tell them about the 'oil and bubbles1 they're no proof because Fritz used to release oil and bubbles to make us waste ammunition." G. A. R. TO COMBINING SOCIETIES Columbus, Sept. 9 Plans for the combining ot all soldier so cieties and auxiliaries will be discussed at the G. A. R. eampment. en- E EXTENDS FOR HAEF MILE New York, Sept. 9. A series of explosions in the vicinity of Forty-Second Street and Third Avenue, and extending for ;a distance of half a mile shattered hundreds of window's- ALL LABOR CONFLICTS SETTLED IN SPAIN Barcelona ,Sept. 9- All labor conflicts have been settled,.' the employers and workers signing i a manifesto calling for the. im mediate resumption of work, r STRIKERS AND POLICE IN FIERCE m t . strikers were killed and fifteen wounded in a battle between a DISCUSS EXPLOSION NN WYORK BATTLE DRAFTED MEN TO COME HOME NOW GERMANY Are Replaced By Contin gents Now On the Seas NOTIFIED BY HARRIS "Washington Sept. 9. Drafted men in the six companies of the Second Pioneer Infantry now in Germany who desire to come home will be returned to the United States within a few wees. Adjutant renejral Harris ha& notified Congressman well, of New York- The recent announcement that x- "- ' - that the identity of the six com panies in that regiment would be retained, but that drafted men in the companies who make known a desire to be returned, to this country will be replaced by troops sent from the United States. One contingent of re placements already is on the seas en route to Coblenz. 35.M MINERS OUT T Scranton Sept. 9. Fourteen thousand miners have struck, making a total of thirty-five thousand men out in those districts- REDS CLAIM CAPTURE OF PETR0PAVL0VI5K London Sept- 9. The occupa tion of Petropavlovisk, one hun dred and seventy-five miles west of Omsk., by the Bolsheviki is claimed in o Russian Soviet offi cial statement- L TO SIGN THE TREAT Paris, Sept. 9. Dr. Karl Ren ner head of the Austrian Peace Delegation, who is to sign the Peace Treatv tomorrow, arrived here. GUNNERS S SHERIFFS L , Knoxville, Sept. 9 Machine gunners and deputy sheriffs are guarding the jail to prevent the release of fifty prisoners held on charges growing out of the riot ing when an unsuccessful at? tempt was made to get Maurice Mays, a negro accussed of mur dering a white woman. COTTON MARKET. Cotton 2:40 o'clock- October December 28.90 January : 28.78 March "29.00 May - - 29.35 thousand former employes of the Standard Steei Car Company and the police. SCRAN DISTRICT AR RENNER A ES GUARD KNOXVI A IATE LEAGUE Reservationists Are Being Used To Effect Compromise Between the Two Factions tiv WILSON O MASS MEETING FAVORS CREASING THE PLANT Purpose Is To Double Capacity of Present Power Plant WILL COST $47,000 At a called mass meeting at which attended probably not more than fifteen citizens, al though the entire (citizenship wTas invited the concensus of opinion was that the town commissioners had the power to mkke the im provement and issue bonds for same and finally a rising vote of those present favored the plant being increased- The mayo? opened the pro ceedings with an explanation of the overload now being carried by the local power plont and he was followed by Mr. C. P. Mc Cluer. of Tarboro, a civil en gineer"ahd a member of the town council of Tarboro, who stated he was satisfied the plant was overloaded and that the pro posed new equipment was a du plicate of that in operation in Tarboro. Messrs. A. McDowell? A- Paul Kitchin, J. P. Futrell, Stuart Smith, Ray Boyette and W. II. White made remarks after. which a vote was taken and the meeting adjourned- RAISERS LOSE S3S.000.000 ANNUALLY Washington Sept. 9. South- em poTTon raisers arp osincr it i thirtv million dollars annually from weather .damage to bales left in the open, the Department of Agriculture announced. ' Athens, Sept- 9. A thousand .armed men., are surrounding the swamps where Abe Cox,, accused 6fT murdering a farmer's wife, is hiding. . ' -The victim was killed with a garden hoe. PB-COMMm'EE PBOBE t Washington ": Sept.'-, 9 The sejriate sub-committee investigat ing the- Mexican situation con tinues hearings " today when Dr. Sjmuel Grinman, official of the Free - Nations Association, will testify. TOWN COMM SS ONERS COTTON IPO ARMED MEN RD SWAMPS OPPONENTS 0 R COMPROMISE FOR HIS TEMPER Washington, Sept. 9. Contin ued 'conferences of Senate leaders today indicated further efforts at compromise in the Peace Treaty coiitroversv. Mild clause reservationists used their position as a basis for compromise between senators opposed to the treaty and those willing to vote for it. Washington, Sept. 9. Senate opponents of the treaty are not disturbed it is said, by President Wilson's excoriation of ahem. They see in the president's loss of temper the loss of his fight. What angers the president most, it is believed, is the seces sion of southern democrats from his cause- Three have come out againt ratification without reser vations since the preident's de parture and more are wavering:. PRES. WILSON GREETED BY GOV. DORNOUIST St- Paul, Sept. 9.- -President and was Burnquist the twin Wilson arrived here greeted by Governor and the mayors of cities. St. Paul, Mjnn., Sept. 9. Pres ident Wilsos, in addressing the Minnesota legislature said that the cost of living was due to a world situation, growing out of sacrifices and the waste of the war. In addition to that, he said, the world was not going to settle down until it learns what part the United States will play in the peace of the world for this na tion is the only one which would have enough capital to rehabili tate the world economically- PRICES EXTREMELY HIGH - Danville, Sept. 9. The tobacco market opened with medium grades selling at fifty-five dollars per hundred pounds. REDS PROPOSE PEACE TO THE LITHUANIANS Paris Sept. 9 The Bolsheviks have proposed peace to the Lith uanians, according to " Polish re ports. t 4 1 THE FLORIDA COAST ;Waj&ington, Sept. 9, The ; Weather Burean continued warnings of a storm south of the Florida coast. -rr- GNA MARKET OPEN STORM WARNINGS OFF
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