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WEATHER: Partly cloudy tonight with probable showers tonight and Saturday. Not much chan ge in temperature. General to moderate variable winds. lCailLi 11 ITU ESTABLISHED SINCE 1552 AFTERNOON DAILY 'ALL THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL." VOLUME VIII NO. 70. FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND NECK. N, C. FRODAY, OCTOBER 31, 1919. TELEGRAPH SERVICE PRICE TWO CENTS COMMOMW TLJT ii Jni ici fflcADOO FOR MEETS WI HIS EXPERIENCE ON LABOR QUESTION AND WIDE KNOW LEDGE OF FINAN CE AND BUSINESS : ABL SSET. NO FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT YET MADE V:hiniton. Oct. 31 Though"- .v.-i-in-hnv of President Wilson and having- been in' the President's .;ihinet and one of his closest ad-vi.-rs while in the administration is little bar to the prospects of William Giggs McAdoo in his as pirations for the nomination for IV-ideut f the United States which takes place next June. The outstanding endorsement of f H se a i d i d a e y , according to many, is liis superior handling of the ';.'.! Miry department, the four lib- .iHi- mill mcivp than nil pTa I dif united railwavs svstein under! I lie government. if tl.eiv is a man who has done ! hlu- things it is McAdoo. i No man knows labor difficulties more than McAdoo. I'V'iv could have succeeded in tie- liberty loan, am he, all r ili rough the troublous war times, shewed 1 1 im self a master of fi nance. H-cause of these attainments, not because he is a favored son, he I stands out pre-eminently over all! aspirants for the greatest! f'h'' of the greatest country on I ".-itrh. l he future holds ditnculties im measurable and only a master vvhr se personal knowledge of la- i III!' and finance can hope to steer die ship of state through iron!. Ions waters that face the us I ''"'ici'oi'" it is that his announce- tii in I,K1V UL Mim loj the tactions tnat everv-l everv- wliee seems to exist. This is the p'mon freely expressed in dem "t'atir circles todav. japanf.se emperor SISNS PEACE TREATY5 '"kio. Oct. 31. The Emperor hipan todav ratified and affixed ; umAtLi ; signature to the Versailles ace Ti oaty. j ; HMHS ASK RELEASE OF THEIR BALTIC SHIPS ! I;'sc. Oct. (Jorman note ' niente dtMd'ning to partici- m the Soviet Kussian block- d:s tjaf t Ii c blockade be m vaised and all German '"'Id in the Baltic harbo-r he 'ted to orders. fEM EXPRESSED FOR CI LI 'eidam, O., Oet. 31. Little lield that the twenty-one 1 entombed in the mine here the past fortv-e'ght hours ",v still alive. tt ENTOMBED IN PRI ITP1T1 lEUTi FAVOR! GERMAN TOWN FINED SIXTY THOUSANDMARKS 'General de Gouette, Commander, Assesses the Amount. SARRE REGION TROUBLE j Mayeiice, Oct. 31. General Gouette, French commander De in the Sierre region, has imposed a fine of sixty thousand marks on the town of Katherlautern, in the Sarre region, on account of recent disorders in that locality foment- eel by German political aegnts. During the demonstrations there a French officer was wound ed, French trops fired upn, killing- and wounding several. BELGIANS NOT READYTD "FORGIVE AND FORGET" Brussels, Oct. 31. Although it is now many months since peace was signed, there are indi cations each day in Brussels and elsewhere that the Belgians are not vet readv to "forgive and forget" the German invasion and rm . t ui;uuj.iciuun. i at it is a ueiiiaiiu that the German words on the numerous German passenger cars which one sees on Belgian lines be changed and replaced bv French. German traitors are still being tried wdiile business men are up in arms against Belgians wdio furnished the nemy with goods during the occupation. The srov- . i i eriiment iceds resources and H is proposed to tax these unpatriotic persons 30 to 40 per cent of the amounts involved in the provis ioning of the late enemy. These business men who have address- ! rd a formal letter to the govern ment also say that these persons whom thev characterize as "traitors" are also receiving govrnment contracts and tbey want a stop put to it. Some of the socialistministers also are being attacked in the press for their unenergetic attitude toward the Germans. The electoral campaign' is on and some of these ministers i are seeking re-election. A law is being urged to deprive; of civil rights all persons wdio dealt with the enemy. These are only a few instances' of which there are many showing the state of mind of the Belirians. w7orks eirht hours and calls it a day. His wdfe works day and night and is never throuah. Call it a strike ! DUE SAYS HOOVER His Opinion or. Operation of Supply and Demand. UE TO TAKE A TUMBLE ! Washington, Oct. 'A. Relief from the 1 cost of living is m sight. This prediction was made bv Herbert Hoover, former Food j since, in the house of commons Administrator, before the For- j yesterday, it was stated the Treas eign Affairs Sub-committee of thejmy did not object to a parlia- tiouse select committee on hiX-: pen ditures in the War Depart- on the ment. He based his forecast natural operation of the law of S supplyand demand rather than on the contemplated campaign of; the Department of -Justice against profiteers and boardens. The prevailing high prices, he told the committee, are due in large measure to the activities a of ! . i i t t i , i s peculators wno roiiLi:t ur mice quant itit,, of supplies in anticipa tion of a r.ush of buying orders from Germany and other coun tries after the signing of the ar mistice. The splendid demand did not materialize, he said, and the TT. l 1 Oi a j 1 umreu oraies now nas an excess: of from 16,000,000 to 20,000.000! group of Spanish Jews settled tons of food supplies. This surplus M11 Bosnia, Saturday is Sunday for cannot be exported without the establishment of credit machinery, and lower prices must come in this country. GERMANS OFFER POTASH IN PLACE OF COTTON Berlin, Oct. 31. German v will offer to other countries potash in exchange for cotton, says Dr. Paul Koenig, a trade expert in the Deutch Allegeime Zeitung. MUELLER MAKES CHARGE OF OFFICER COMPLICITY Berlin, Mueller. Oct. 31. President; of the Republican League of Leaders of Branden- hiiro lias charged the War Conn - cil with deliberately selecting officers of the national army whose goal is to re-establish the monarchy. Democratic officers ace generally refused as "un- suited." serve as Citizens who offer to officers are rejected, Ilerr Mueller declares that Ids j information comes from a high' officer. j The Boersen Gazette charac-i terizes these allegations as se rious and grave" and demand that Gustav Noske, the Defense Minister, investigate the charges and take drastic action if, the facts ar as alleged. TRANSPORT AT BREST WITH 1 000 U. S. TROOPS Paris, Oct. 31. The United States transport President Grant, i navnn one thousand American I troops destined for Coblenz, ar- rived at Brest today IRITAIN MAY ISSUE ii ra loan soon Treasury Plans Novel Prize Bond Issue MAY BE INQUIRY London -iiie x'reasurv Las drafted heme for a prize i)ond issu Mail. wh: according to the Daily h will declare for it. wpntarv inrmivr into tii arivica. inquiry bility of a "lottery "prize bonds." loan. or SERVES SUNDAY THREE III A WEEK Sarajevo, Russia, Oct. 31. Sun- day is observed three time a week here. ; ut-fiuiM' iiif-ie are oo.xjukj iiUKSi in the city, Fridav is the first Sun-! day. Then all the Turkish stores close and one o-oes twice a dav to seme of the hundred mosques ; whose slender minarets gleam , white against the green back ground of the bills. l r. . . . ,. 4 1 1 1 ause two minarea years agoi many Sarajevans. Then all the Jewish stores are closed and the Jews of the city crowd the bio- vel low synagogue of the main street. Because all the rest of the 54,- j 000 inhabitants of Sarajevo and; hundreds of peasants from the hills around are Serbs and Bos nians, following both the Roman Catholic and the Greek Orthodox beliefs, the Sunday Sabbath is the biggest holy day of all in Saraje vo. All the stores except the Turk ish are closed. The churches are crowded with homespun trousers for both men and women, with huge headed shoes and woolen turbans. After that modern Sara jevo waiKs about tlie womern quarters and old fashioned Sara - jevo dances the "Kolo" in the big square of the crowded Turkish l-l 1 . . i bazaar. "The results of three Sundays i a week for the people here is no j Sundays at all for the Amricans, i who find no dav without some j school or hospital that must be provided for," said Lieutenant John D. Hartung, of Bav Shore. L. I.. Lieutenant Hartung is in charge of the medical supplies i from America which have made j the Bosnian hospitals possible. NASHVILLE PRINTERS WALK-OUT OF SHOPS Nashville, Oct. 31.-1110 Ten - the Jnesse-Nashville Banner, and Nashville American are issuing ! reduced papers today on account i of the compositors walk-out. The Banner's composing room now consists of one ad man and no linotvpe operators. The Amer- , ,. ican s force consists ot two lino- type operators and three compos- itors. ' Power of will is a mighty force and can be framed into a terrific gale. But without perse- , verance it becomes but a trail sient gust of Avind. NJUNCnONS SIGNS MAXIMUM GOVERNMENT SETS UP ON WAR SHiET FIGHT TO COAL FIELDS REGION GOV. CORN WELL CALLS UPON MAY ORS FOR STRIKE Fearing Disruption and Revoll Wants Organiza tion. ' TO GUARD THE PUBLIC Charleston, W. Va., Oct. 31. I Following the decision of coal ! miners union officials in Indian- ! j apolis to disregard President Wil- : ,,n;m ti,nf son s called for November 1 off, Governor John J. be called Cornwell has issued an appeal to all sheriffs of counties andnayors of cities in West Virginia to organize commit tees of public aid and safety whose duty it will be to "alleviate the inevitable suffering that wdl follow in the wake of a prolonged strike, and to combat any general I industrial disturbances, Governor Cornwell stated that he is vested with wide authority in cases of war or insurrection. VESSELS LOST IN GALE OFF NOMTIA COAST Halifax, Oct. 31. At least !jT . 11 1 T ' . j inree smau vessels were uuiveu , ashore on the Nova Scotia coast land others are suffering minor i damage as the result of a gale yesterday. No lives lost were reported. This life contains many a hu- manized diamond in the rough 'and, likewise, many a highly pol- fished piece of glass. NO HOPE OF RECOVERY FOB SENATOR MARTIN Charlottesville, Oct. 31. No change for the better was evident I this morning in the condition of Senator Martin, wdio was very ! restless this morning after a bad night. He 'declined nourishment th morning and little hope is held lout tor ins recovery. i COTTON MARKET. December 36.67 Jarmarv .,).. ranh May . 34.95 July '- That " flying parson" has one great advantage oyer his fellows. - , He knows how to pray when a I squall rocks the boat. AGAINST STRIKE LEADERS SOFT COAL PRICES AND MARGINS OF PROFITS BASIS. Indianapolis. Oct. 31. A tem porary injunction- restraining all strike activities of the United Mine Workers of America, was is sued by the Federal District Court here today on application of the United States government. Judge Anderson signed the or der on the showing set forth by Assistant Attorney General Ames that a national disaster was im pending and upon the broad gen eral grounds that the government has the right to enforce its laws and protect its people from calam ity. Washington, Oct. 31. Injunc tions restraining officials of the Un'ted Mine Workers of America from conspiring to violate the Food and Fuel Control Act will be sought by the government to day at Indianapolis, it was said at the White House. Washington, Oct. 31. An ex ecutive order, fixing the maxi mum price of bituminous coal, was signed today by President Wilson. Prices of anthracite coal were not affected. The maximum prices are fixed by states and for prepared sized, ranging from $4.60 per ton at the mine. Washington Oct. 31. The Sen ate Intei-state Commerce Commit tee today refused to grant the re quest of the representatives of, the railroad brotherhoods for hearings to be reopened on the road bill which the committee re-anti-strike provisions of the rail cently reported to the Senate. Washington, Oct. 31. Price rules, set up during the war gov erning the margins- of profit of middlemen, Wholesalers and re tail dealers, are again in effect. Administrator Garfield has been given all authority to regu late production, sale, shipment, distribution, apportionment and storage, or the use, of bituminous coal. Washington, Oct. 31. Injunc tions and applications of in junctions will shift the govern ment's fight to the heart of the coal fields territory and will actually mean the first offensive i warfare to prevent industrial chaos by closing soft coal ndnes. I Freqoent meetings of the cab inet will be held to keep in touch' with the situation. S PASS BUDGET, THEN THEY ADJOURN Berlin. Ofet. 31. The National Assembly yesterday passed the third reading of the budget, then adjourned untd November 20th. The wise man blows the other fellow's horn. The fool toots his own. HON
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