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'-. ri'1 ;S THEroilOiWEAL' ra tt tt lni XHL--NUMBER 33. FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1921. VOL TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE 5c PER COPY m IB NECK MOTOR lOMPHY UNDER fiNAGNIENIS EE ALLIED TV v.. -otlaml Neck Motor Company un.loi the management of Mr. iiiwley, of Bocky Blount, who xsriienccd Ford man, and who :lTr.M' the Ford business aggres in this territory. T1... st- 4 kind Neck Motor Company TP- 1 "It" J? best eqmppea uunuing ior au- purposes l.;i ti'jii. ;n:i!i.v SUPR COUNCIL MEETS li PARIS of .any in this see- aul would be a credit to a city thues the size of Scotland Neck. On the ground floor is a beautiful dis-,i-iv 3Il,i accessories room, while the repair work is tfbne on the second floor, 0.u being raised by means of a large elevator. building and equipment is a fo lie owners of the business (By Associated Press) London, July 26 The Allied Su preme Council meets in Paris August fourth to consider th Silesian question It is understood that United States Ambassador Harvey will attend unofficially. News "Out of The Everwhere Into The Here" Th .rC'ii County Treasurer Harvey Buried Yesterday The death of County Treasurer Wil liam R. Harvey occurred Sunday after noon at his home in Littleton from a sudden heart attack, the funeral tak ing place yesterday afternoon in Lit tleton. Mr. Harvey" had served the county for many years as a commissioner and at the time of the death of county Treasurer J. E. BoAvers ne was appoint ed county treasurer, being himself at I the time Chairman of the Board " o Commissioners. At the last election he stood for re-election as Treasurer and was elected, serving until the timo of his death, PRESIDED T HARD II n it Qornin 1U 111 Ul LUItU. MESSAGE ON RAILROAD FINANGIHG REINFORCMENTS SENT TO MORRQCGO (By Associated Press) Washington, July 26. President Harding in special message to Congress asked it to extend the authority of the War Finance corporation to purchase securities probably up to Five Hundred Million dollars now in the hands of the railroad adminstratSSn 'so that the rt W 1 -"1 J? 1 X 1 pxuus tuajr ue usea ior sememenis wliere a fierce battle between the Span- With railways. He said that this ish troops and the Moorisll tribesmen ,UU1U L"e wa lo aa eari aa" is said to be progressing favorably for justment and relief of the railroad I the Spaniards, who are aided bv sev- problem. He said that ther was no (By Associated Press) Madrid, July 26. Spanish forcements have been sent to Sidiris rein- THREE FOURTHS TURKISH FIGHTING STRENGTH KILLED (By Associated Pres3) Athens, Grece, July 26. The Greek official ageiu-y claims that seventy five per cent of the entire Turkish fighting strength in Asia Minor was killed, wounded, missing or captured. deserve a great success. CEMENT PRODUCTION IN 1921 Washington, July 26. The total pro duction of Portland cement in the United States, acoerding to a recent report of the Geological Survey, for the sis months period ending June 30. Wll represents about 94 per cent of the quantity made in the correspond ing period of 1920 and over 42 per cent of those for the whole year 1920. The stocks, which amounted to more than 1,00 """ 1 "'els, are slightly above uor x ing with approx imately 9.000,000 barrels on June 30, 1920, and 8,941,046 barrels on Deeem-j bcr 31. 1920. The year 1921 began with mill3 pro ducing at a moderate rate and ship ments considerably less than produc tion, but month by month both pro duction and shipments of finished cement increased at a rapid rate, ship meats exceeding production in May and June. Production in June was slightly greater than in June 1920, and also a little above the average for that month during the past five years. The shipments in June of more than 10,500,01 ( barrels were larger than those of any preceding June. Clinker (un ground cement) produc ed during the first six months amount -i to more than 43,500,000 barrels, inore th:i:i 9,000,000 barrels of which were produced in June. This is also a new hiyh record. Stocks of clinker are reported to be more than 4,600,000 barrels, quantity slightly above nor mal. Thee figures indicate that the ce ment industry lias enjoyed relatively Water activity than many of the ''ther largo mineral industries during first half of 1921, and that stocks "f finislif cement and clinker while not excessive, are ample to supply :,,y reasonable demands. (By U. S. Press) Washington, July 26 Ample proof of the antiquity and error of the idea that "down on the farm" things are behind the times, appears in the work of the National Radio Service Com mission, in the project of radio phone service for rural districts. Market reports and various other government information has since April been disseminated over the coun try daily by wireless telegraph, butj since the farmer is not likely to con-i struct his own market report from n series of rapid dots and dashes, phone j installations are under consideration for delivery of the spoken informa tion. I i i The plan of the Commission, which was appointed by the Post Office He partment acting with the Department of Agriculture, is to make use of the air mail r?dio stations located about the ee:ntry about 100-mil's apart. Receiving appartus for the radio phone may be bought for $35.00 and a small single wire antennae stretched from the house to a nearby building worksf efficiently. Chibbng jtogether of individuals for the use of a cen- Spanish Disaster Now In Mbrroccb thought of asking congress for addi tional money; that it was merely a re- j quest for the granting of authority ne cessary to enable the most useful and efficient government agency to use its available funds to purehasesecurities for which congress had already au thorized the issue. eral warships. (By Associated Press) Melilla, Morocco, July 26. Personal naratives of participants in the disas ter of Mount Abarran and Tensaman indicate that the lack of precaution of the officers in charge o fthe opera tion was responsible for much of the damage done to Spanish prestige. On June 2, according to eye-witnesses, Mount Abarran was occupied by Spanish troops without the slightest 'resistance. It is a position covered with th thickest kind of vegetation, among which large numbers of men could find cover. No attempt was made to reconnoiter the ground after the camping place had been chosen but ! detachments of men were told off to lay barbed wire around the camp while all the officers satdowAito-e- OAK SHORTAGE EARLY MILLION TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS FROM WASHHGTON EXECUTIVE SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO MAKE OWN IF-JIIIE Spring' jll., July 26. Judge SrmtV;. j nniinAn 4-1. a: - uj.iuiuu iuc quesiion ?lws? arrest of the Governor for em- L zlement held warrants Chicago, 111., July 26. Seareh for Warren C. Spurgin, missing President of the Michigan Avenue Trust Com pany, centered on the story that Spur gin was Headed for Mexico instead of Canada, as first thought. The bank's shortage is estimated at seven Hundred thousand and bank may lo able to pay only sixty cents on the dollar Miss Elizabeth Thompson admitted that she and other girls attended din ner parties with Spurgin. The bank wif .ej&iid;; daughter have not been located. tral receiving station in a community I bv the mutinous 156th company of na A short time afterward the surround ing bush appeared absolutely thick group of officers then penetrated the j Jjfjf'f' VTi encampment where they were joined (liy Associated Press) Washington, July 26. In an agree ment of the House Ways and Means Committee that in the revision of the Revenue Laws, no provision will be made for a sales tax, was announced by Chairman Fordney. Washington, July 26 The Southern Tariff Association has requested the Senate Finance Committee to reinstate the import tax on hides. WEATHER REPORT For North Carolina: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Gentle to oderate. East and Northeast winds. should be served on the govenor but the execu tive should be permitted to make his appearance at his own convenience within a reasonable time. He held that the governor had no authority to call state troops to shield him and was subject to arrest and prosecution for his acts as state treasurer. GOVERNMENT NITROGEN LABORATORY ON PEACE BASIS LINCOLN HIGHWAY AS THE "OBJECT LESSON ROAD" (By U. S. Press) Washington, July 26 3Iaking is suggested. Italy Fights High Cost of Living Wood Gas Now In Use tiv,e poliee. Numerous acts of bravery were done by both Spanish and faithful native troops, but the surprise was sosudden that it was impossible for the garrison to save the guns, which were carried off by the Moors. Then both Spanish For Vacation .; (By U. S. Press) . Washington, July 26. Characteriz ing the Lincoln HiglrWay as the ob ject lesson road." J. Newton Gurm, president of the Lincoln Highway As sociation, says that arf appreciation of the soundness of the project is appar-1 . ent throughout the country. Twenty seven highway organizations, similar available for the arts of peace research work in the fixing of nitrogen from the air, the Fixed Nitrogen Resareh Laboratory in Washington, established by the War Department in 1919, has been transferred to the Department of Agriculture by an order of the Pres (By Associated Press) j to the Lincoln Highway Association Washington, July 26. President andare following in its steps in the mat Mrs. Harding are planning a vacation j ter of promoting interstate roads, in the White Mountains after the Pil-; Government, supervision", construction grim's Tercentenary celebration at Plymouth, Mass., Monday. They will and native troops fled precipately, J leave Washington Friday on the Yacht abandoning rifles, bayonets and bag- J Mayflower. gage. fiiy Associated Press) Loudon, .July 26. Gas made from fwk !os is now being supplied "Mum to the inhabitants 04j eyiihiM i fsu.ssox. Other towns are ''I'i'y following suit It is claimed t!':.t tins m or, wood gas has practically the ting and lighting properties is and its use means a saving than half a dollar per 1,000 "u,'Ie fe,t to the lhe fcu-yning 'ateuod with t'rMbitivf. consumer. gas works being closure owing to the price of coal, about 5 a carbonization of wood was lul to us an experiment, with the ,5Ult that wood gas Has been definite y a'lopte l as an illuminant until the "e of eoo.1 comes down. (By Associated Press) Rome, July 26 The Fascist!, or ex treme Nationalists, have now taken a hand in reducing the high cost-of liv ing, bringing into their solution of it the militant methods which character ized the recent election campaign. Their appeals to the storekeepers throughout Italy have not met" with flat refusal for the storekeepers have advertised reductions ranging from ten to 25 percent. The reductions are es pecially noticeable in the dry goods stores. The effect has been to fill these stores with shoppers. Shoe stores, . clothing stores, cafes, restau rants, hardware stores have increased their sales immensely in consequence. The vendors of the "prime necessities however are having their difficulties. They ask the peasants to reduce the prices to them but the peasants re fuse. As a result, the peasants have gone on a strike and refuse to bring the produce into the citites and suffer the reductions imposed by the Fascis m's demands. A fruit vendor was found selling his wares without any reduction the other day. He was accosted by several Faseisti who demanded that the price be reduced. He remonstrated , tnat he was doing the selling not they. The remark led to a quarrel. TTie Fascis ts clubbed the vendor severely. He was taken to the hospital where he died shortly after his arrival. In other cities, Faseisti are patroll ing the markets .They aTe armd with policemen's clubs and inquire the pri- The caualties comprising killed, wounded and prisoners numbered over 300 and, if the landing detach ment of a warship and forced from Crinola and Melilla had not Intervened J of a warship and forces from Cerinola and Melilla had not intervened "to sup port the fleeing garrison, it is possible the Spanish would have lost both Sidi Dris and Tensaman. The Moors apparently were acting under guidance of foreign instructors, for their tactics were quite modern Information has come in that . , their ranks are strengthened by deserters from both the Spanish and French armies. Some people persist in buying vrild cat stock as if their bank 'this era rolls had nine lives. and maintenance, says Mr. Gunu, are on the way, for the Association feels that the public sentiment will soon force a business-like acceptance of the federal government's oblignt:or. Declaring 'that the United States inj ' road-bu;!-ling is facing the JUNE PRICES LOWER THAN PREVIOUS MONTHS Electricity Five Times Nations Man Power (By U. S. Press) Washington, July 26 "If every man in this country over 19 years of ag workd 8 hours a day for the entire past year," states the National City Company in a pamphlet on "Electric ity," produced in central stations. Since 1890 we have seen the giant energy electricity beeome of greater service to human aetivitieT Hian any other manufactured product." ces. If the1 prices have not been re duced they force the ' vendor to sell for less. Washington. July 26 In a report on wholesale prices issued by the De partment of Labor a comparison of wholesale prices quoted on 327 com modities for the month of June as com pared with the month of May shows a decrease in 136 commodities and in creases in 79 while 112 items" remain ed stationary. Farm products after the May in crease showed a drop of nearly 3.5 per cent, fuel over 3.5 per cent, and groups of metal products and house furnish ings showed a decrease of approxi mately 4.5 per cent. While no change in the general level occurred in build ing materials and chemicals, ali com modities taken in the aggregate show ed a decline of 2 per cent. Prices for June 1921 as compared with those of May 1920, the peak of the high .prices, shows a decrease of 45 per cent in the aggregate of commodi ties, listed, says the -. report. Tood prices during the year from June 15th 1921 to June 1921 receded 34 p"er cent. For the thirty days from May T5 to June 15, food prices have see-sawed variously in different sections of the country, both increasing and decreas ing from 0.5 to 3.0 per cent. possibility of the greatest jpublie In the transfer the War Department includede a provision that the work of the laboratory shall be available for its use at such times as national de fense should make it imperative. The personnel qf the laboratory, headed by Dr. R. C. Tolman, director, and in eluding 50 world foremost experts in the fixation of nitrogen, are transfer red fro mthe War Department of Ag riculture, with the assurance that these workers will be kept together instead os." drifting into private occupation. The sum of $500,000 made available from fnnr1-; in t' e control of the Pres ident is transferred for the mainten- investment ever made by any people i , , , I ence of the work for the next two at any time, Mr. Gunn stated that more than one billion dollars is avail able at the present time for" highway improvement purposes. Expenditures made upon the Lin coln Highway to date v represent in national improvement approximately years. The production of nitrogen, an es sential constituent of explosive ferti lizers, dyestuffs, and other substances used in the arts has long been regard ed a national asset of prime impor- $10,000 per mile upon the entire road tance the world over. Thus in coun from New York to the Golden Gate. tries not haviing nitrate beds among This figure, however, represents" the j their natural resources the fixation of average, since sections of the road, j nitrogen from the air has been the especially in the East cost many times , subject of extensive research and as mucn per mile in some sections asi" vij. 1 1 11. OinerS. Tn rjfA tirnpc tlif nf n ? t moron in fertilizers is limited only by the supply, and, if available, larger quan tities would be used for infreasing the food and other erops necessary for the country's welfare. An authority es timates that the total loss of nitrogen fro mthe arable land under cultivation in the United States, says a Deyjart ment of Agriculture circular, is equiv alent to 15 to 20 million tons of am moniium sulphate a year, representing a material worth in the neighborhood of $1,000,000,000. Soviet Russia Fulfills Agreement Riga, Latvia, July 26. After nearly two years, Soviet Russia has practi cally fulfilled the most difficult part of its peace treaty with Latvia, the delivery to Latvia of railway rolling stock taken rfrom the Baltic province during the various evacuations' and military campaigns in the German war and the minor wars succeeding it. Up to June 15, 90 locomotives and 1,300 cars have bee nreceived from COTTOK MARKET Russia by virtue of the peace treaty. : October . 12.00 Twenty locomotives and 400 cars are December 12.38 yet to be received. Much of tnis roll- j January . 12.37 ing stock is descriibed as " sick ' ' ne- ( March 12.70 eessitating heavy repairs. May . 13.05 n
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