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WEATHER REPORE For North Carolina--Ram Tuesday followed by clearing and colder; Wednesday fair and colder. Iri ml TUT La ESTABLISHED SINCE 1882 AFTERNOON DAILY "ALL THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL" Volume XL No. 97, Four O'Clock Edition Scotland Neck, N. C., Tuesl, Decern! 14, 1920 Telegraph Service Price Five Cents. BUSINESS CHIEFS THINK THAT SLUMP IS NEARLY ENDE HUGHES LIKELY TO BE MADE SECRE TARY OF STATE The New Year Will See A' Reyjval Along His Apprantment Considered Cer- DAN LITTLE OF OHIO EARNS S75 IN A DAY A Maryland Coal Digger Drew t j $382, The First Two Weeks I In - November FIRST SEA HORNET LAUNCHED BY NAVY Normal And Healthy Lines jW'ith Harding LYTTLE MINED 22 TON A Hinged Bow Conceals The Torpedo is Feature of The Fast Service Craft N CLAUD KITCHIN D ATED ATTACK IN SWARMS RICHEST COUNTRY ON EARTH PARTY LEADER 1916 Cumberland. Md.. Dec. 14. O- What believed to be . record ba,ttlesllfpS as a servire launch wuge for a day s work was made and jl Wfir converted in a few Washington, I). C, Dec. 14. industrial loaders of the United Stales assembled in Washington for the second reunion of the War Industries Board are almost u sit in predicting that the slump iu business which the country is " imw experiencing is drawing to n -Iose and that the coming year TENSION TO RESIGN Washington, Dec. 14. Repre sentative Kit chin, Democrat, of North Carolina, has informed, the ways and means committee of his intention to resign at an Ipowered motorboat, which during j early--' 'date because of ill health, times of peace can be carried on Mr, Hitchm was chairman of Um '.4-4 TS ! X.1 . .1 few wuuiuief u taring me penou iot Democratic control of the New York, Dec. ,14. A hi srn- irn A RIFLE THAT- F 50 SHOTS IN LESS THAN TWDSECDNDS moments into a deadly torpedo boat, was demonstrated here. to-'House' and llad bcen expeefed oi uie naerson uoai uo, dav i . thn aiincnillg of the fhv.: ms colleagues to.take 'a lead A remarkable rifle has been in- 1 Marion, Ohio, Dec. 14. Charles last ..wek . by Dan Lytle.r of Ohio. ; Evans Hughes to be Secretary of Lytic, employed at Kendall mine State. This is the one Cabinet No. lappoinTmenr to be regarded ai- mined 33.17 tons of coal in one vessel of new navai auxiliary im Parf the framing of new Imntt m o nAiH-iint-ir - .1 rni ' , ' ' . J ! j . - i -, . , j w.. , v-uwj-. (uuv. x iie;. wage raTe is $z a ton n0Avn .s The presence of Mr. Hughes .Vull..vaialc auuiumnu, giymg in ilarion to confer with Presithe man $75 fr one d' work- 'dent-elect Harding is generally ln the ' two weeks. of Nov crmtrni to m w iao,i. mber .he drew $382. Coal at the type A-3 sea hornet."1! an important part The vessel is designed to fo- Ot A-o ta- " oil .carted. ..ariff legislation. which have just h ear- been .11 "VT . ' -. . ( ttwi T? am n I'll l i-i o vi rxintir in will see a revival of prosperity vented by lirigadier-tfeneral John xu.xx H"sr- ,1- no- normal and healthy lines. T. Thompson, U. S. A. retired, 1916 has been offered tlle PremTj This view coincides with that of that was successfully demonstra- iersP of the mcommg admmis-: . . ----- . . i. 1 ' i. xt t ,1 mi t rati on. " ' .cononusts, tinaneiers and Uov.-. tect ai ueai, in. j., recently. Tins eminent trade experts who ha ve ! weapon fired fifty shots in less ; There are mny reasons for I,., ii taking stock of the changed than two seconds, the greatest 'this. First in 'importance is that situation. The deflation period rapidity of fire ever attained by the foreign policies of the Pres in the view of these men, is a na- ' any gun in the world. 'ident-elect and Mr. Hughes are (Mr. Hughes,' during n 'mine is shot. tural corollary of readjustment ; General Tliompson. inventor or similar Mid there is nothing in the new 'he gun, was director of arsenals visit conditions to wangrat a paaicky hi charge of the production of j o FRENCHMEN FLIES 194,5 MILES AN HOUR FOUR OAKS MERCHANT KILLS HIMSELF Paris, Dec. 14. Sadi Lecointe, the aviator,, today broke the Marion in August, an1 ! world s airplane speed record for eelin Bernard M. Baruch, former , ihairimm of the War Industries Board, believes the country has passed through the worst of its , industrial troiMes. He thinks the crux of the world's industrial , and commercial problem lies in tiie exact reparation Germany must make to the Allies. The ! small arms for the U. S. Army during the war. The rifle, which fires a forty five calibi'e bullet has been adop- uounced himself in favor of the4 kilometers recreation of a world court as the best means toward perman ent peace. The President-elect i endorses the idea f rally in his plan h; rea ior riot duty by ponce and if or an association of nations, constabulary forces thronghomt which could be realized in the es- me vvuuujf! jtabtishment of an enlarged Ha " - gue .Tribunal BLUE SQUARE, WHITE FIELD, RED SWASTIKA, LEAGUE ARMY'S FLAG coasfc aeiejise rue .mng took place in the pt. .-ence of ntore than 100 regular armv and national giwrd officers, as well i as representatives of the navv i and the governors of New York) Four Oaks, Dec. 14. R. O. Las and New Jersey. jsiter, prominent young merchant- Tlie "sea hornet" type Avas i hs c;ty, committeed suicide conceived during the war; and yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock ;was held as a na-vy secret, its -j Business worries are held respon operation being prevented by'the'sible for the deed. He did an cx , armistice. It is a twin screw ; niive time business and it is i6004horsepower motorbTTat '58 understood that his creditors a hinge bow !haV been crowding liim. As lie ifeet lonw. with n hinore hoWiluiA- Tm .1T-11 -.11 -r I . - I ' .V-""8 e . '"acmoia.v, i-which drops rom pla(, tiiehvas unable t collect from the comte negotiated the d.stance mjbow is a 21.incll torpetl carry-armc-.beCH.elif the low price 46 seconds, or at the rate of WUing -m iu wal.head 600 pounds of he Could not meet his obligations. miles rpr nniir !,., , . : . MADERO 'S ASSASSIN KILLS SELF, MEXICANS HEAR 73'era Cruz, Mexico; Dec. 14. The annointment of llr TTno-l.ps ' , , According to a dispatch receiv- to tiie iremiersnip would meet . - x ix!ii;r 01 me ve)a ration win, iu ; .with none ot the objections that i . .. . ' i ' " I A 1 1 Ins opinion, be followed by an im- j Woi.ow 1 .,' - m, innn 'inevitably-would be placed in th of nations international armv to " Ui llie llctllllll a gen YEARS mediate rise in world exchange. f . , i. . -w- - - m",'"ilM' mS ;supervise tlje plebiscite at Vilua lj0dSe r Knox. all the nations and a world-wide , w,u baMy ertal)lish its base at i resumption of. trade. i , , .,",,,.,. t. ,,, BEGINS FIVE Worst is Over, and Best Ahead control. Troops and supplies ! - " Toucliing on domestic conditions 'could be landed there without;. Plymorjlh, Mass., Dec. 13. Baruch said today. 3hing Prussian territory. An '.Charles Ponzr today entered up- p..;fni n.i.oii,- ,r,nct fauv. ;i I'm of 9 000 from fswodoTi -On service of his sentence of five cisco Cardenas, formerly . Villi ill lilt, ITiAlV.ail OX 11L . aim ok senator . , . , . . : ' ithe man wlio assassinated Presi 'dent Madero and Vice-President Pino Smrez, committed suicid? ;in Guatemala City on December 10. It is reported that he blew ,ius brains out with a jnstol. torpedoes are. carried, as well as Lassiter Svlio' had no intimation six depth bombs. When in oper- of her husband's purpose until atioii as a war craft the "sea- she heard the report of the pistol 1101-1' which carrivs a crew -"of-, wrrifXiirof jf" he .ended his life; He four men sinks until' but a little 'had gone out on the hack porch more than one foot of the hull is spread a rug and lain down on above the waterline. 'it. He shot himself in the mouth The plan of thP inventor and the ball ranging upward into the those interested in the invention brain. is to have these boats to attack . Mr. Lassiter was a son of W. ; L. Lassiter, a well-to-do and pro ininent citizen, the. family being one of the most respected in Johnston county. Mrs. Lassiter in swarms. iul Avlien conditions arp t'apital Avas confident i;L'iees were liighest and most 'unsatisfactory saiest. . r,p;nn, KnmHrK, jeigmm. r ranee .- - -x vvv j"-- iiii l l when and England probably will march that was imposed by the Federal IU I LU I condi- into Vilna in January ready for Court as punishment for fraud You the nTebiscite. which will be held b3r which he obtained millions of dollars from i ions will recall that 1 predicted last in February. Holland will pro -priug therre would be a break in bably have a contingent, but the ;-;rson-? prices. Tt lias come and the na-' participation of Norway and Italy Accompanied bv hi. Fedem. officers he w 1 A CHANGE, ARE GETTING IT WHICH CIHL WILL HUN THE DODGE AUTOMOBILE PLi m ill iion lias endured. 1. think we housand.- of It is now only five weeks since r;? Harding and Coolidge were elec- brought te(l y a ver.T large majority and The Brothers Who Were Part nears in The Big Business Left a Daughter Each AS Heir lis a daughter of J. C. Keen, also a well kiiown and esteemed citi zen. There re several small children. The funeral was held this af ternoon at 3 o'clock. re considered uncertain. ave pased throngSi the worst of C d. Chardigny, commanding iere frotn tie Bast Cambridge tliat tIl"e Republican, party -secur-ur troubles. Pessimism is over the league's army, will establish ja;i wiier ie uas Deen eonfiuad e& a large majority in both bran- pre- his quarters at Vilna. The armys , t : An-ust Poni ekes of Congress a blue stjuaiv, with t ivt .;cm, p,,.. time the following things f iianneneci: - Daniei Wdliiird. president of nor bearing a red swastika m the tATnrkfi;! fn u ., imi i.v Over 50U,0U0 men have RANGE OF HEARING CAN BE INCREASED BY &RUGS IS FOUND SOCIETY GIRLS sione. There is nothing to vent the country from experien- fhvg will be a blue square, with today put on prison garb for eing prosperity. a white tield, m the lelt-liaiui cor- tliird time in. his career that short have oi nor bearing a red swastika in the t e ts to make Casv monev. hav the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, center. ;ing previously served time at Moi- thrown, out of work in different is one of -the former War Indus- treat and Atlanta. Then he re- .industries in various part of the iries Board members who today GOOD NEWS FOR WORKERS j0ied ,is youthful wife for a United States. ' stated Ins reasons for believing - farewell. She intends to leave Over 2,000,000 are reduced to that the nation soon will he res- Salem, Mass., Dec. 14. The the mansion j10me which he working part-time or have had tored to a sound economical basis. 1100 operatives of the Naumkeag bought in Lexington to come their wages cut from 20 to 40 Which of The two beautiful heiresses to the immense Dodge fortune will manage the big :iu been tomobile plant in Detroit? The death of Horace E: Dodge ; Baltimore, Md., Dec. 11.--Dr. David f. Macht, of tiie 'Johns Hopkins University, who is con ducting research work In pharm acology, has discovered drug.-' that when used in just the pro per doses and at the right time at Palm Beach on Friday has rais- rj1 inerease t 8ensitiveness of ed this question. The two socie ty girls, strangers to business, are the last of their line. The I)odge'automobile plant is thing we need Wiilard. "W "In his country we have every- Steam Cotton Company were no- llere and work in order to be near Pei cent ' said President tinea that the directors have de- 1- - i T,.AJ-.- .Id ,i J 4- r si 4-vi ii rir nvrtif in r f T-l C e nave not ueeu cilicvi tu cuiiuuue upviouuj; i"- , rippled by the war. We have mills with no immediate reduc rot )assed through any disasters tion in the rate of "wages and no vVe liave not lost a million men. curtailment of production or of working hours. The announce ment, coming on the heels of the the human ear arid thus enable an. individual to hear over a wid er range. Quinine is one of the drugs that in small doses increase acuitv of one of the biggest in the country Farm products have depreeiat-"employing 18,000 men. The two nearino.. Antipvrin and pvfami : . 4cd m value nearly 1,000,UUU,UUU girls are cousins, une is ine don, also in small doses, had that SCHOOL FOR 'SOAP BOX' land small farmers at least are jda lighter of John F. Dodge, who effe'ct AcetanilioT and ' salol ad ORATORS IN OPPOSITION tfacing. bankruptcy. ' jdied at the Ritz-Carlton last Jan- mjnstere(i seperately impared TO SOCIALISM OPENED The market price of securities 'juary. The other is the daughter jiearino, jut a combination of na- h; on the various exchanges throve Horace. Racine, Wis., Dec. FX Announ- out the country has shrunk about; The Dodge brother's lives were lie two found to increase its rein eness. We produce more than any lion in the world: we are :.'ml-inL nfmttf'w rtortli a'i .-1 Ii us.' i''('(-nl o nn f n l'pn i" & of -mill owners paw An t wac. msca Tipt'o iorlAv that 500.000.000. iT)&.raIlel in many ways. Togeth- . 1 i V " L. V 'lUl." V' V l i VI. ' ' : ' 'v. - - ' - " - J V ' - . ' j ihe smallest debt. With all these in Boston, at whiich a cut of 22y2 a country-wide correspondence A large number of corporations er they began as merehanics. COTTON MARKET factors making for jrosperity, per cent, in wages was predicted school course will be conducted have reduced or stopped paying j They set up a partnership in 1901 December -jAF.07 what reason can there be for was hailed with satisfaction here, by the Constitutional Defense their dividends and more' are .'do- manufacturing automobile chassis January 07 pessimism It applies to the Meaehery de- League, of Wisconsin, which is ing so every day. Confidence jin a small way. Their later sue- Mareh .jlo.40 The railroads have not felt any partment in Peabody, as well as also opening in Racine what is -is gone, and this only on the as-cess was through their joint ef- May 2- l5 r' yrent refusion of bneiness and to the main plant, manufacturing said to be' the first school in the surance that we are to have liar- ' f orst. Even death separated July l-r) 60 March. What vail them by only a tew months. They ;The two girls are inseparable recession do not ivnticiPHte any. President sheetings and cotton duck, in this country to train "soap box" ora- ding next w;n;,wV i tt iA tr,vc rt cnAialiTti liamri wlifiii he frets" there? Tho! Each brother left one daughter t IllJUUl IUIUJIIU l.U. 11C i5Cll.A ,-'J-'J.7 ; 'l-o - V vr 111 ' u j.,. c - - j that the amount of business hand- The' off iciaf "statement " san! tlie The course, it is said, includes people, wanted a talc of rnTioTtiiei n tndr fvre .oinff to ll'et all the chauffe iclllimS. i"..miiii,.y. fi, Ami . nTif nnliAir fnlLtlniA rtnPT. -nf li'-nnliA m-.fl etie nf oP.ial thev want. The American peo- !. Miss JJelphme lioclge, Horace uoage, aaugnxei 01 ounn j . buncoed again. Dodge's daughter, was married uocige, to ueorge toane, n .xm last June to James H. R. Crom- of Mrs." Stanley T. Cozzens, of was an- Local Market 13c. Cotton Seed 3iy2 per bushel. Tbt engagement of Miss Isabel present policy of full-time oper-of the -policy and tactics of social the; a tion, with a maximum output, ists, I. W. WT. and bolshevists and pie have been as lorn as nossilde. as it was f iff-, also embraces study in public They will have to . lake their " 7 " - " ...... a t. t Atn T-i ' business done in any week bv ured that big prediction reduc- speaking and methods of conduct- medicine and learn a lesson. .well, ot Philadelphia, a son ot AO. 4JU iarK avenue, the transportation systems. - eel. tlie cost" per yard of cloth. .'ing " Soap box" hT6etinrs. C. A. MOFFLAGE, Phil Record. Oliver Cromwell, of Washington, nounced last week. week of December showed a fall ing off of only 20 per cent as com pared with the greatest volume
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