WEATHER EEPOET for North Carolina-Showers probably tonight Wednesday wini mostly oast.
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Scotland Neck, N. C, Tues., May 18, 1920
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U51NESS MEH FROM SOU
TH
GARNERS
URGED
GATHER IN CLEVELAND
overnors Bickett, Cooper Of Soutli Carolina
And Dorsey Of Georgia Are
There
TO WHOLESALE; PRICES
PUNT POTATOES. HOW jli III 1813
A Second Crop of Irish Retail Prices in This
i$70J0010 LOSS OF COTTON
! BY exposure to weather
Potatoes for Fall and
Winter
Country Have Reached
Higher Levels
PRICES WILL BE HIGH MAKEMOREANDSAVE
Heveiai
RADE THROUGH SOUTH PORTS
Washington, D. C, May 18. 1 Figures published in a recent
- i TP l -, , i in'., . ,
Enough
To Build Warehouses
Lost In One
Season
o
T Mav 18. Cleveland
st .rr-uiuiauuui a a i iron
"n states including Governors
i itt Xortli Carolina ; Cooper,
ut!l ( -an ,lina: ana uorsey or
The party is seeKing!
level'pe export shipments i
the West through thej
itbmtie ports. I
T
57,507,500 THIS YTL
BERRY CROP BRDUGH
it you have any garden space to memorandum lof the Supreme
! spare by all means plant some of Council of the Peace Conference
jit to potatoes. This is the a&- show that general wholesale pri
jviee of the United States Depart- ces have advanced since 1913 ap-
meit of Agriculture to gardeners proximately as follows:
jwho want to avoid the'high prices United States . 120 per cen?.
:or potatoes which seem to be fti Great Britain 170 per icent.
; prospect for next fall. The early France ; 300 per cent.
. fcrop of potatoes in the Southern Italy 300 per cent.
T v States is now well advanced and Belgium 300 per cent.
1 lie department Of ,soon there will be a supply of Retail prices undoubtedly have
Agriculture Esti- jnew potatoes on all the markets, advanced to an equal or greater
j These will last but a short time, extent m this country according
j however, and can not be depended to the memorandum. In pun-
I upon for use next winter. The lishing these figures, the Supreme
HUNDRED ACRES kte 0r man eroP Produces most Council pleads for increased pro-;
- oi tne potatoes that o-o into stor- auction, economy ana saving as
. . , : age and supply the markets all remedies for the situation, and
Wellington. May 18. Res-j New Orleans, May 18. Louis- through the winter months. Home as a safeguard against still higher
.iidii.c io telegraphic appeals liana's strawberry crop this year gardeners can, help to make this price levels.
LEFT FOR MONTHS IN WEATHER
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A
SUA
ON
S
ONLY IN GERMAN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
lit II
1 10 RELIEVE
fill CONGESTION
mates
Canning and Castigation
not in Keeping with
the Times
77
. iv v, -Thlic commissions! was worth $7,507,500 according supply adequate.
oj-k. : Avitfi the Interstate com-j to Department of Agriculture ; :
-ftv' commission iu 'nieve pi t-MiJiiitLt-s. xvfcoru prices were -
;1!ly a nationwide freight, con-! received. About 7,700 acres were llrrHn I mMl I I I llnr
SUGAR
BROKERS
TO REPORT IN A YEAR
urn.
! planted.
DOWN
20 PER CENT
NDIGTED BAY CITY
IE.
5E ffitt a, IRIRH RHRIIN RWR
i-un ARAHbrna i a . FOUND IN LOS
Berlin, May 18. Corporal
punishment in German schools is
to be abolished says a decree just
promulgated by the Ministry for
public instruction. 'The decree
declares that caning and other
forms of castigation are incon
sistent with the spirit of the times
and should be discontinued al-
What would you say if you saw
a man deliberately destroy $70,
000,000 worth of clothing by
placing it in a raiv.-m? No
one has do- at, but
vi- i3S oCCU1Te is.no
ltJS ciiii than that act would
be.
Specialists of the Bureau of
Markets, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, conserva
tively estimate that during the
past yyenr cotton growers of th
United States suffered a $70,000
000 cotton loss through damage
to cotton by exposure to wea'ther.
They say that, after ginning, cot
ton is permitted to remain in the
weather for mon'this at a time In
stead of being properly sheltered
and that although cotton is one
of the hardiest of farm products
its strength is not sufficient to
withstand sucli exposure to the
eliments.
The Bureau of Markets' main-
Ba.
-Two sugar together in favor of moral sun-; tains that the amount of money
ANG
E.
Washington. May 18. A com
mittee of socialists headed by a
!P.;m eallei
New York, May 18. Henrv-
7 v
1 on Secretary Baker etta Bult the fifteen years old
i Kuoxville; Mr.y 18. A'
department store inaugrated a with the violation of
twenty per cent reduction in the Set. v
, entire stock except in case of a ;
ifew 'contract jriees.
large brokers 5 were" indicted charged sibn. It Is added that in on casejlost through' this cause in a smjr
the lever
:il presented a memorial asfce-
pig for tlie release of the, con-
h.j -utiHiis on lections.
1. 1NBMEH VOTERS
II 11 DAY SESS'N
daughter of a
who disappeared from home on
April the eleventh and for whom '-,
a nationwide search was made .
was found in Los Angeles, Cal. j
according to information of the ;
police.
w ealthy Cuban rPP CTO MPrR T IMIP
LLJJ J I IIHlULll I LttVl J
' FOR MIGRATION
CHEEK AND TURKISH
CLASH NEAR SMYRNA
girls should be subjected tr eor. j-seXswt''oiilttTFolmbly be suffl-
1 - 1 r
porai pumsnient. m a year
from nowa report is to be macJe
1 schoolmasters and mistresses
on the effects of moral suasion
upon the German youth.
i,
.Constantinople, May r 18. The
Grek and Turkish troops clashed i
Senator
1 J
Xiishvillf. .May 18. The Ten-
lie.vsee JiCaii'iie ot women voters
ltroiniiK'nt women renreseu-
tint: ltoth lutlitifnl nartips nr-
l - . I- -
w opened a two day session.
DEM
CONVENTION
MEETING
OMAHA
New York, Mav 18.
;Edge speaking before the Nation- Smyrna.
! al manufacturers association ur-j
;ged a temporary modification of!Pan nr nmniwnnnn
the immigration laws to permit j UL AM fit STnLKYflHllS
i tut iiiii ua i. urniiauir lmiiiigiaiiiii
to meet the. labor shortage.
0
DEADLOCKED
j Omaha, May 18. Democrats
are meetinor in the state conven-
ARMY
RILL '
ion. '-"William "Jennings Bryan
is absent but his hrother Charles
r. Iryan has served "notice that
LABOR BOARD CON-
IE
H
OR
WA
DEMANDS
T AND BEATEN
cient to build the warehouses
needed, and that after the first
year these warehouses would be
come practically surplus assets
in the hands of the farmers. 7t
advocates also the construction
of "such warehouses upon ' a co
operative basis, if necessary, and
is prepared to advise those inter
ested in undertaking such pro
jects. ceipts covering cotton stored in.
It is also pointed out that im
properly operated warehouses
primaries. Attorney General are accepted generally as collat-
Palmer is opposed for the Presi-jeral for loans, the interest ' char
' dental endorsement i nthe Demo-
PALMA OPPOSED BY
OEM. FACTION IN PENN.
Philadelphia, May 18. Dele
gates to Chicago and San Fran
cisco are being elected in Penn.
cra'tic primary by a fraction.
. Chicago, May . 18. John Kikul-
ski head of the stock yards lab oi-i
council is the latest victim of the
'labor feuds. lie was beaten and
'shot and wounds may be fatal.
Chicago, May 18. The railroad
'labor board consider wage de-1
MicTQiAi nr
miuiiiinL ui
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u
i
i
AKE GOSNELL
ges for which are more than paid
for by the profits aceuring to the
farmer through his ability to
sell his cotton as it is needed by
the mills.
The wise man listens to the j Greenville, S. C, May
COTTON MARKET.
I May 42.10
I July 39.34
1 S.- i October ' 36.59
Washington, May 18. Senate unless the Lancaster county cle-jmaiids the increases of passenger opinions of others. The Fool Mistrial resulted- in -ease Jake i December ,35.56
House conferences' deadlock- legation is seated he will leave th 1 conductors, ticket collectors, bag- thinks his own are the only ones Gosnell charged murder Henries.
ftl on
army reorganization bill, convention.
'gagemen, flagmen and breakmen. of value.
Rector.
January 34.90
March 34.38
CommiiimiiiiifflEity O
Qui' iiimunity Chatauqua is
a few weeks Mv'av and Rr.nt-
'i'H'l Xeek is waxing enthusiastic
"V(l' the nrosnect of its comine
T' i
li'k,-1s will soon be on sale and
"I'lUl UUC H tilt
lul ffm-is of the local committee
''"(t tlif ireiierous co-operation, of
,"t' ''Miznis. who realize what, a
(i"a means to the town.
1 naUni
iu llu, spiendui j)rogram
tin-es. music and entertaln
fi'.iiiv people are planning
their vacation here where
'y my have all the 'comforts
and at the same time be
"it;iinetl n,- tl,e host talent 0f
' ' ''"'"it y ;it. a minimum, price.
r,niiniinity Chatauqua's
';'UU"i"!1 r'"' presenting the fin-
'IV I
, ' ''-nay program in America
'UK , '
" 'ipneid. A glance at
X
;the great array of talent more
than, justifies the v "claims.' 4 This
remarkable ali-star program opens
Uvith a lecture on the first even
ing by-the great writer,-scientist
and student, Albert Edward Wig
gam, who, in his own inimitable
style will present one of his two
'famous lectures, "How Eli Got
! There"
I Fools. ' He will be preluded by
a splentlid program given by the
Boston Light Opera Revue, " a
!omi)any composed of six atjtrac
'tive young ladies. These artists
vp resent selections from the most
i popular light modern opera
songs and. music which always
.score a decided "hit",
j Iovers of good music are to
be given a treat on the. second
idav of the Community Chatau-
-2
qua program when the All Press songs, recitations and musre.
"All-Star Company present a mus- These three young artists radiate
ical program filled with many the spirit of the Chautauqua and
melodies whieh are sure to please, never fail to make a lasting, plea
Qne. of the -great events of tne sing impression with their, an
Aveek comes on the second even- dience.
ing when Dr. J. "W. Skinner" pre- j On th ethird evening Denton
sents his great, . illustrated lec-C. CroAvl, the second Sam Jones,
ture on South America. To at-'will- launch one of his famous
or "-Fortv Kinds or tend this lecture is to teke a trip hard-hitting truthful messages.
into the very heart of that great Mr. Crowl is a master satirist,
continent and to learn of -tne and his kindly, thoughtful, hu-
srroat nnnortunities for American .mors .messages , are full of that
O - Ji X
cities:' is the ' outstanding attrae- ldistinet success throughout the
tion of the week. It is a pTay country and Chatauqua 'patron
that will make you laugh and may indeed consider it a privi-
smile and think. It touches on j lege music. The Orchestra
the -high cost of living problem i pears twice on this last day and
and will be of vital interest to all. j crowns one of the most superb
A full evening's entertainment i entertainments ever, offered on
with special scenery and profes
sional Broadway players.-
a Chatauqua program.
When it is considered that this
enterprise existing there. Noth-
ringihg sincerity and elean humor
in could be more appropriate In which so characterized the Sam
-view of the extensive 'commereial'Jones of a generation ' ago.. He
interest in South America since ! is also one of the most able edi
the war. v tutorial writers "in' the newspaper
The third day brings a trio of, world. v ,
Chautauqua favorites The The-j A complete, production of that
resa Sheehan Concert Company,! popular play "Fine Feathers."
with their happy,' wholesome! a hit of two seasons in the larg?r
j The last day will be "Music ifiveday entertainment can be ob-
'Dar." Weltman's Famous Cos-j tain ed for only N $2.20 by Hie
mopolitan Orchestra will grve lueky five hundred who buy their
two splendid concerts, presenting season tickets earlj- and for $2.75
the standard classics and the best ff or those less fortunate, every one
of modern popular music in a: will understand why this has hem
style" and finish that is individual called the greatest, jration oh
iand unusual. These eleven ar-'tamable anywhere at any pric.
tists which include a phenomenal; The Chatauqua will be h?re
boy organist and a brilliant oper-jfrom June the 13th to 17th inclu
atic soprano soloist have achieved sive. ,