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WEATHER REPORT For North Carolina-Showers and thunder storms probably tonight and Siturday, some what in the interior tonight fresh south winds with sqalls. NWEAL Lo i3 Ini ESTABLISHED SINCE 1882 AFTERNOON DAILY ALL THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.' VOLUME X. NUMBER 6 tfOUR O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND NECK, N, C. FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1920 TELEGRAPH SERVICE PRICE TWO CENTS T rl Tf If Trvl 111,000,000 CORPORATION TO BUILD HOMES IN GRIGI 00 House Boats Are Used Several Hundred Families By 8 YEAR OLD BOY WINS OVER CHESS EXPERT He Played Blindfolded Against a Famous Player PACIFIC HOUSES SOLD ON EASY TERMS o- 15 ATLANTA WHOLE SALE GROCERS TO ANSWERJOMPLAINTS They are to appear before the Federal Trade Commission IT WAS A DRAW GAME FLEET TO GO TO FRISCO Ad. Rodman says fleet will be in Frisco during Dem. Con. WILL ANCHOR IN BAY LROftD STRIKE SEEMS TO SETTLEMENT UNFAIR COMPET. Chicago, April 16. This city is attempting to prevent rent; profiteering by regulating in- j ureases in rates and by orgauiz-i mg a $100,000,000 corporation to build homes and sell them on easy payments. Meanwhile Chi cago's flat dwellers have been forming unions to wage war on alleged profiteering landlords and eommittees in the city coun cil iiHve been investigating ln- crease. in rents ranging up to 100 j and even 200 percent. Several hundred families have salved their 'individual housing problems by making their homes in house boats moored in the branches of the Chicago river, i he Calumet and lakes in south Chicago. Once in possession of a house boat, the owner only has lop pay $1. a month for the pri- vilege of mooring his craft. If hp does not like hiss location he can move his home boat elsewjusre "Ma ny . of these befits ' cotlDOO ack and have five rooms, par- J lor, dining room, kitchen and t 1 vro bedrooms. ! I V T""e . f .P . ! ' Constantinople, April 16.-(By;the building 8lmtente. The! " nve soivea me rem pro- ..:.,. j D. .. - ' i . u.- Washington, April 16. Two trade organizations and fifteen other Atlanta wholesale grocers and food products dealers are ci ted by the federal trade commis-i A youthful chess prodigy re cently made his debut in Berlin. A boy by the name of R. Rzes chewski, eight years of age, dar ed to play in the Berlin Chess Society 20 or more games simul- itaneously against more or less: 'classy chessplayers, winning 18 games, losing one and drawing the rest. Furthermore, the lit tle fellow undertook to play blindfolded against the famous master player, Kurt von Barde leben, an expert of over 40 years standing and many times a prize winner in national and interna tional tournaments. Marvelous to relate, the boy had the satis faction of drawing this game af ter 20 moves. San Francisco, April 16. The Pacific fleet will assemble at San Francisco bay during the demo cratic convention according to Admiral Rodman. The Railroad Has Given The Strikers Until Sunday To Resume Work 25 STRIKE LEADERS MAY BE ARR. -0 AMER 000 . FED OF Li TO BLAME FDR CONDI Topeka, April 16. The res ponsibility of labor conditions in the Kansas coal fields is placed on American federation of labor by Governor Allen who said or ganized labor officials are figh ing to hold officer not for the protection of workmen. BETTING ON JO. TO RFmLEDAS Sd AS POSSIBLE sion to answer complaints of un-l fair competition. FIRE DESTROYS ELESS STATION HEAD COLLISION On on The Pit the Pitchers New Berne, April 16. Fire of 2 DEAD 1 MISSING Mobile, Ala., April 16. Two ; dead and one missing and several i unknowiWH &irv- destroyed thfiijif , TllBIv J IN RIITTI F I wireless stti(n ettJ Beaufort. j Uision between two paasengier 1 UlllVu 111 Uttl I UL J IThe fire had .gained such head-j trains near Bayminette. ' way it was impossible to save; , Washington. April 16. Direet government intervention in the strike took place when the rail road labor board assembled. The strikers who voted to return to work stipulated that demands be referred to a labor board. The New York brotherhood and rail road officials declared that indi cations show the strike Hearing an end. It is said th ultimatum of the railroads has given the strikers until Sunday to return ! to work was a body blow to the strikers morale. The dinintegra jtion of the strike in the central and far west is believed would Chicago, April 16. Gambling soon resuit i the government on baseball games will be cur- arrest of twenty five strike lead tailed this season, according to ers. officials of the Chicago National. . league baseball club, who have ' started a movement against the IDICU UIIDI DflPlfl nractice. It is claimed that nn-.HHUII IIUIIL IIUUI1U merous bets are made on the strength of who, are the oppos-f ing pitchers are to be. This year i DONE IN POOLROOMS AT MAIL ESCORTS HARRY MILLER CO LEVEES ARE AMPLE LIRE m FESSED MOR. CRAZY mir nuiL'i'iLH'iiiiii Mem by forming cooperative u SZIJAv vr .r r Hf K ,1,1 1.1.1 IT ' puuis nca v v iitfiinuK ueiweea me mcTif ami was vn.men at t&nvi-' wwwww w o-p.nie. and buying the apt- .Tl?rks and at Aintab. Und of dollar, meat house, m wh.eh they lm.;The Annenian9 ar occupytug! . .. - -uuu, ;u.the American missi6n ' build! ng 1 l.as leen financed by banks and and uneasiness is felt for thlr-; business mf has under consid-1 teeil Amerieall rdef workers'; iaiioa a pian to ouna a row or ere model homes in Grant Park, on- Ihe lake front. Examples of : .... , man y types of standar'tlized. opines would be erectedf -iur&biL-d nd surrounded by settings; i' trees and shrubbery so that ft: liopective purchaser ot a new .home could took over ...,uC p Lvuiun. - to discuss the formation of r1"4 lldvr mttue "w a new national partv. ; New Orleans; April 16. Mm jbers Mississippi river commission said tfie levees are in good condi tion are able to take of an un usually large volume of water! KLUTTZ OF II. C. ON BOARD MEDIATION l 1 A HEW PARTY :5 Stenbieille.0bia -April 46.-- pressure. Harrj- Miller who confessed tot J r thP tW ',et'ferson Cit Mo , April ie- prisoners in the county jail fl L KVvCaenUitb:e of the Liberals' aJ, uht County fheck rent profiteering by cdop-j ration of the city council and tli Cook CounttT Kea! Estate Joard which investigated com plaints and. when increases were Sound to be excessive, advised the landlord ro withdraw his de-j . loands. In genei-al the investi-i Pensacola, Fla.t April 16. aforn have allowed a u i1 ";WaiJst9.nes. a largB,aa: paeans fell f about m percent over last oclay 'damaging gardens and re years rentals. turtA tho ili;nn nf ,olnVlroo the murder of the elven year old Frances, South, kept the other ' awake offi cials say the prisoner is dement ed and his condition ig becoming j worse. I FLORIDA HAS HAIL AS LARGE AS PECANS A proposal was made to erect s r.ies of portable houses but the ged 400 more in Chicago and it carpenters' union declared its suburbs have augmented a hous "Pposition to that plan even If ling shortage which had already 'Hie houses came from union rac-jbeco'"e acute through suspension lories. jf,f hnildinf? nnp.ratinnsi in thp war CHAS. HOWARD FACES SAFE CRACKING DILL -""""b """""r timonV K lon.) A ,.., I 1 he will not - announce . bis -PCb-nstabutoly vbo - were cort- unxu ine u-e hm oaumg oroer ing m Qn handed to;the; umpire, just be-.Alu,?ed 80m(k 8hotg fore the game. - Manager Mitchell, whosse home is in Boston, declared he knows of numerous instances in which the wagers were placed after the pitchers had been selected. lie said he also inowa of a certain Washington, April 16.Presi hotel waiter .who was paid $5 a aent ison bas nominated day: by. a gambler, for obtaining Whitehead Kluttz of North Caro. from the visiting manager the liaa a membershin of board of . . 0 . 1 . 'a t jname oi tne pucner wno wa.s to mediation and concUliatiou. :4perfomJf ot theVisitin elub that day. - ''Most of the betting is done in the pool roos dowTitown, jsaid Mr. Mitchell, "and I believe if the proprietors of these places do not know wbo is going to : STRIKE OFF AT POTOMAC YARDS GERMAN ATTACK HOT TO DE DEPORTED 16. Labor Washington. April department has cancelled the de-j portation proceedings against : Willi elm von Brincken ffrmer! GreenviUe. S. C. Anril 16. Pitch the wiU Kot b 80 keen to : Washington, April 16. Strik- Gbarles Howard who just finist- waei . By -withholding iir railroftd cmpoye at.the Po- ed a five vear term in the Atlan- the name of the " Pitcher- 1 bel,eve tomac yards the freight gateway ta Federal prison was placed on much o tne mblmg will stop. of ,the Hmth bas returned to trial here in the federal court If we desire to keep the sport work; i charged with safe cracking. Pm' Sibling must be eradlca- , . 1 ' , ted- The Chicago club is to do OOTTON HdBSm. all it possibly can to stop it. President Wiljiam VePlf, always .. May 42.25 has taken steps to keep it out of July 39.80 the ball park in Chicago, and f October 36.62 MEXICO- ras MOVE TROD PS III i). s. am going, to attempt to keep th December .. 35.37 men in the pool rooms from bet- January x 34.40 military attache of the German j Washington, April 16. Mexico ting by giving out the pitcher at - embassy San Francisco who was i asked permission to move troops tne last momeni sentenced in nineteen seventeen 'throusrh American 'territory in to two years in prison for and if there is the least suspi- Gambling is not to creep into cion of it on my team an inves- i -i . i r . it. i. i fn tiiriitinii will hr Tnfldf? and oon-ioraer to attacK onora irora me mt- jfui- nnu iuia i the The recent tornadoes which and long-drawn builders' con-1 spiriao- to formeut a revolution in destroyed 100 houses and dama- tracts. India against the Pritish. north but no action ha been tak ture fans and players if T can man or men who arc apprehended en ; help it," Mitchell continued, will not stay a minute." A F Ilyve yon ever contrasted our American methods with those of ur cousins across the water? i. You will find food for Thought. For instance. Ave are in the Juidat of a great national election 'nmpaign. Our president's term expiring and we are choosing 'ii-- man who will rnle more than 1 hundred million people for the J four years. We will alv W TiHin TO S1E1VE elect senators and many other lesser lights. It is an event of first importan ce to the future of the nation, yet the casual observer sees noth ing out of the ordinary. He could hardly detect that we have a vital campaign in full swing. We decline to '7ecume excited. We are making no noise. We take things as a matter of fact, or of course, knowing that each man will vote It is own sentlmenrsi A change of rulers there us and that no matter who wins, t.hejually means violence, and blood country will move along in the! shed, and revolution, if it is a future as it has in the past al-'forcible change; or unrest and ways better and greater than it j suspicion if it is a succession ever has been before. That is -caused bv death a little food for-thought for one thought in particular, that Amer ica is not such a bad place after all. America, and our president has , more autocratic power in his fist than that possessed by all of the crowned heads left in Europe. But on the other side of the water it is different. The country becomes stirred from one end to the other. Bus iness suffers, jealousies are ram pant, and lifelong enmities are created. That is Europe. Yes, the subject furnishes quite With the labor unions .striking ievervwhere. and nolicemen and I firemen getting into the gae, jand everyone else demanding more pay, it will soon be. time if or the preachers to lay aside tlipir billies and ihe editors to discard their pencils ami all join hands in one grand rush for .shorter hours and more gold, j The country don't waul to go to the bad and it would have a time getting along without its news papers. Yes, we may ; have to take the plunge even yet. we edi tors and preachers. There's very little sport to be had in paying She piper without being able to dance.
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