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-v; MTMT In .Vli JLV. TxiII. NUMBER 56. FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND NECK, N. C.t FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1921. TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE 5c PER COPY IT TUT ii'iniJ CO MWEA TUT GOVERNMENT FNGUSH 10LL1NIT TtiPURCHASEIRlSHPEftGE 5 POWER TWO DEPOT! SHERIFFS Mob Storms KILLED IN LIQUOR RAID (By Associated Press.) London Aug. 19. Premier Lloyd- T0 aedared today that the Brit- Government has put forward every- Kesselourg Bridge iV, in it power to purchase the , ,i ouod will of the Irish peo- (By Associated Press.) Murphy, N. C, Aug. 19. Ia a battle with moonshiners here today two deputy sheriffs were killed and another wounded. The battle took place near Jail To Lynch 3 Prisoners consult the -le an 1 that he will r.i,U:,,,1e;it .for its approval or disap proval, if further rejected. SUMMONS SERVED ON WEATHEB REPORT For North. Carolina: Generally fair tonight and moderat Saturday. Little north and north-east winds. USERS AMERICAN OF FARMERS LOCATE IN PERU UNION OFFICERS RALEIGH (By Associated Press.) Raleigh, X. C., Aug. 19. The court today served a summons on the Un ion officers restraining them from molesting the employees of open shop printing plants. BLACK HAND HAS BURYING Roanoke-Tar River Livestock Associ ation Held Meet ing In Hobgcbd (By Associated Press.) Barnstable, Mass., Aug. 19. A mob of men and women, bent on lynch ing, stormed ftie local jail here today and demanded the three Cape Verde Island negroes, who were charged with the assault made on a young white woman, and with highway robbery. Twenty-five automobiles, loaded with irate people with ropes,) arrived at the jail and demanded the prisoners, but halted- when the jail officers fired in on them and the chief warden threat ened to shoot down the attackers. The mob dispersed after remaining over an hour. More guards were ai ded to the jail after the second attempt to lynch the negroes. The negroes were identified by the victim, and held-in fifteen thousand-dollar bail. GROOND OF ITS OWN (By Associated Press.) Detroit, Mich., Aug. 19. The po lice, after making an investigation, report that the Sicilian Blaek Hand have a burying ground of their own for their victims, who have been thought to have left the "city, but who have been murdered. General Crop Summary IRISH GOVERNMENT HAS OFFERED ALL, SAYS LORD CORZOH m (By Associated Press) London, Aug. 19. Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Lord Curzon, declar ed in the House today that the Gov ernment has offered all that ean be given in the Irish negotiations with out coompromising the safety of the realm. NEW SWEET POTATOES SHIPPER QUANTITIES NEARLY 65,000 BARRELS SHIPP ED DURING THE PAST WEEK Boston, Mass., Aug. 19. The Gov ernor appeals to citizens not tto let the mob spirit rule. norrow. (By Associated Press.) Lima, Peru, Aug. 19 A group of . -: .... ina- ,a A meeting of the Roanoke Tar-River Anient."! i i & vanee guard of a colonization seheme Livestock Association was held in said to involve more than 200 families Hobgood yesterday, a full account of from the western United States, ar-hi will appear in The Common- rived here recently enroute to the.weatu Pampa del Saeremento- valley along the eastern head waters of the Amaz on river, in northern Peru, -where the colony is to be established. The partv is in charge of J. B. 1 ' Sehoenfelt, of Omkulgee, Okla., form-j erlv United States Indian agent fori Oklahoma territory, who obtained, VOLSTEAD LAW LIENS -'TO TIE DP PROPERTY (By IT. S. Press) Washington, Aug. 19. Crop condi tions for the week ending August 6, are covered in reports received by the NAPOLEON'S TOMB IS IN SAD REPAIR (By Associated r-ress" London, Aug. 18. Xapoleon 's mai TomD on &t. Helena has y- - en Bureau of Markets and Cron- Esti- into a sad state of disrepaH; JJ the r Elizabeth City, Aug. 15. Between 60,000 and 65,000 barrels of Currituck sweet potatoes have already been ship ped, according to estimates made by C. A. Wright, prominent potato grow er of Jarvisburg Currituck county, and X. IT. Baker, general superinten- jdent of the North River Line. Of this total 54,076 barrels have been handled by the line which Mr. Baker represents. Other shipments have gone by boat to Norfolk, and by rail fTMoyoek and other points. '"-'JLTfr" f-sihe past week witnessed the larsr- . jt sweet potato shipments this season the Nortli River line total being 27, 789 v barrels. . - TREMENDOUS DEFICIT IN FRENCH TELEPHONE SERVICE for eoloai.ation purposes, a grant of! i (By Associated Press.) (By Maxwell Gprman) Raleigh, Aug. 19. Liens against real estate to satjsfy taxes levied by the United States government under the Volstead prohibition enforcement law have become sufficiently numer ous in North Carolina to give appre hension to insurance companies and oother large monoey lenders in the 650,000 acres of agricultural and fr- Paris Aug i9.The deficit of thejState sty lands from the Peruvian govern ment lalst October.. Aft to: t'i French telephone service, which is renxby--the... stateTvill-amount to over he preliminary iocaUon, of 220,00p;000 francs for . this year, ae- the lands in the concession 13 com- icording'to Louis Deschamps, who pleted, it is planned to bring the re- j0ughv to be well-informed as he was maining colonists, numbering about 800, to tin- settlement via Para? Bra- Under-Secretary of State for the De and; partment of I osts, Telephones M. Deschamps says' that the service : 1 i 4.T i n xt i : : ,11, ami u,;, Amazon ana ucau u v -, Telegraphs in the previous cabinet er. llie lormer is navigable rrom j its mouth on the Atlantic ocean to Iquitos, Peru, about 2,000 miles. In an interview published in then TT' . . f - -1 - r r n nest loan i.ea.ier, Air. ocnoemen not gee itg WRy to thig outlay to hand said that, owing to drouth and cropjthe gerviee act tQ ivate companieS Although Bailey, collector of inter nal revenue, has been enjoined T hy. Judge Henry G. tConnor of the East ern District and Judge James S. Boyd, of the Western District from selling the property to meet the liens, the question of the validity of such liens has not yet been passed upon by the United States Supreme Court and un- mates, United States Department of Agriculture, from its field statisticians in the different Stated. Corn. The condition of the corn crop has been declining, but is still above the average condition. Wheat. Threshing of winter wheat is in full progress and some disap pointing yields of poor quality are reported. In general, the yield is be low average. k Oats. Threshing of the oat crop is making progress throughout the Cen tral and Northern States, but the yield and quality are generally below aver age. Cotton. The cotton crop is showing some deterioration, due to the ravages of the boll weeviL Some complaint of undersized plants is reported, due Fto lack of fertilizer. u Potatoes. The Irisn potato crop has been damaged by the long, con tinued drought and heat, and the yield will be light. The yield of early po tatoes was generally disappointing. body was removed in rt; the In valides in Paris 1 yeyJo, accord ing to a letter reeeived'oy Sir Lees Knowles, a former cabinet ministc:, from a recent visitor to that remote island. "I walked the five and oii-half miles uphill to Longwood, Napoleon's old home, " the writer says, "and in spected his much neglected tomb whicit is down in a deep corner of a dr'ep valley just a slab covered with di'ty whitewash no inscription whatever. The grass around was unkept, and surrounded by a circle, about 2o paces in diameter, of tall trees, and there was nothing anywhere to tell a visitor when the body was removed, or to whom the old tomb had be longed. " 1 . Those in close touch with the sweet potato situation in Currituck believe that 60 to 75 per cent of the season's crop has already been dug. It is pointed out that many of the largest planters have harvested their entire crops. The stock is reported to be exceptionally good, but the crop i hort to an extent estimated by some as high as 50 per cent, and it is be lieved by loafling shippers that the yield for the season will not exceed 75,000 barrels. So far potato prices have been reas onably satisfactory to the growers. Buyers at Powell's Poin and Jarvis burg Saturday were offering $4 a bar- rell for sweets loaded on the wharves. Some of those who have shipped their potatoes have received as high as $12 a barrel for their consignments. CHANGES IN RETAIL PRICES OF FOOD failure, a number of farmers in the ! I central west had expressed their desire to seek i.iore fertile and profitable! fields. "I tie. hied to look over South; America." lie said, "since most of j the American government's desirable vacant buds, that could be obtained: at a low pii. e, have been allotted to foreign immigrants. The colonists, j needs an expenditure of, 1,500,000,000 ! til a decision is reached by the high- francs for improvement and extension 1 est court, the property is practically! and recommends the state, if it can-! useless to his owner, either for pur pose of sale or as collateral for a loan. In the meantime the Treasury De partment has remained firm in its po- and let them reorganize it. ARGENTINA OFFERING IS GREAT INDUCEMENTS TO MM GRANTS sition that the liens are valid and that the high penalties imposed by the Volstead act are collectable, and has instructed Collector Bailey to continue to' impose taxes where it is reported taht anyone has engaged in the manu facture ofs whiskey and to levy upon FORD APPARENTLY LOOK ING FDR BARGAIN (By J. E. Jones) Washington, Aug. 19. All eviden ces of the ' ' rmilanthrophist " appear 1 .... , Birmingham and Charleston. S IU ill i.Tili 111 Luc licguiiaiivua ljk. ing carried on by Henry Ford to pur chase the big Government war plant at Muscle Shoal's Mr. Ford seems perfectly willing to take over the (By U. S. Press) Washington, Aug. 19. The U. .S j Department of Labor reports that dur ing the month from June 15 to July 15, 1921, there was an increase in re tail food prices in most cities where computations were made. In Butte, there was an increase of 6 per cent; in Cleveland and Portland, -Me., 5 per cent; in Bridgeport, 3 per cent; in Houston, Newark, New York and Washington, D. C, 2 per cent; in C, 1 per cent. In Norfolk there was a LAYING ON THE IRON HAND (By J. E. Jones) Washington, Aug. 19. The grain trading exchanges and the packers are to be "regulated pursuant to the new laws of the Government. Thus the "iron hand" of restraint will be laid on these industries by Uncle Sam. The industries are not likely to suf fer much from the new rstrictions, as it has been pretty well established that in the manner f regulation the Government can ill afford to exercise undue restraint upon people engaged decrease of 1 per cent and in Dallas in any fie'd of inTustrv. The "new who are chiefly from the west, are j farmers ot some means and they can ; secure their farms at a cost of a few tents per fee simple to their lands, as soon as 200 families have been settled on the concession." About half of the tract, according to Mr. iSclioenfelt, consists of grassy plains, rolling hill land and valley. The remain-lcr has forests. The land said :o be suitable for producing aH kind-, of agricultural products es pecially su-j-;,r cocoa, cotton, jute in ''b'o, and tobacco. The farms will be divided into tracts of from 500 to o,000 ; (By Associatecr Press) Buenos Aires, Aug. 19. While the ; United States is decreasing the num ber of immigrants .admitted into the the property of the party in question plant at considerably less than it would 1 in case of failure ,to pay the tax. bring in the "junk" market. The At the present time there are Secretary of War is anxious to relieve farms hi North Carolina and the the Government from the necessity of number is expected to be greatly in- 'Government operation" at Muscle country, Argentina, with thousands of j creased with the resumption of acti- Shoals, as he is in agreement with fertile acres that have never felt a plow, is welcoming them with open vities of federal prohibition agents in the State. Very few cases have arms, and is even leecung ana loagingi"" thm while helmno- them to find em--State were "laid off" in JMay but it ployment. After setting foot in Argentina the immigrant is welcomed into a spotless, comfortabler hotel where, in addition is expected that the recent appoint ment of R. A. Kohloss, of Salisbury, as chief agent in the State, will be followed by the -selection of deputies the balance of the Administration that there has been a surplus of that sort of thing growing out of the war. Nevertheless Secretary Weeks feels that the Ford offer borders on the verge of being ridiculous. a decrease of one-tenth of 1 per cent. i There was no change during the month in the retail cost of food in St. Louio. For the ye?f period, July 15, 1920, to July 15, 1921, there was a decrease of 29 per cent in Charleston, S C, and Washington, D. C; 30 per cent in Houston; 31 per cent in Bridgeport, Dallas and New York, Norfolk, and Portand, Me. 32 per cent in Birming ham and Cincinnati; 33 per cent in Newark; and 35 per cent in Butte, Cleveland and St. Louis. idea" is to -supervise the carrying out 'of certain policies, wh'oh usually are unobjectionable to these engaged in honest enterprises. No successor to Caruso is in to bein- supplied free of charge with with the result that the "new broom j sight; . but there are quite a few -. 1 (who VioUpvo tVip-u- fmilfl nna.lifv. every personal necessity and conven- j sweeps clean ience, he is taught by"ieans of mo Ml ;,,'r"s w5rth au average of about L.Qn pietures ami .lectures -something iv foor each family. of the new land in which he is to make his home and is aided, when pos sible, to find employment. On decid-j ni in nnn Air nwrn ULiu I LLH I L rillLU ing uroon his destination within the S country, the immigrant is supplied) ! with free transportation to that place. ! While the majority of immigrants WOMAN CRAWLS TWO MILES TO Gift THANKS FDR HER HUSBAND'S RECOVERY FROM ILLNESS THE MICHIGAN SENATORS! Best Arranged Roads In N.C. II FIR APPEARANCE III CLERICAL GARB (t!y Associated Press.) :'i j ip.i, Mexico, Aug. 19. Arch 10I) Francisco Orozocoy Jiminez, i c high Catholic prelates in ) lias been fined $100 by man- an' l.orities here for appearing: L '-is in clerical garb. 1 - . . . . . . V . i A V V. V. 4 1 I. ij yj L (By Associated Press.) ' Lisbon, Aug. 19. A curious sight was witnessed in the streets of Lis- i a .-!' ' . . : arriving m the country are opauiduw , inst after dawn recently. Maria , . i " and Italians, Germans are now arriv" , ( c Kei0ao, wife of a workman, was ing, together" with some other coun- j geen jraT(ring herself painfully on-her l.'lsl i'-ipa tries.- Although the Germans N. fTmfi n 1 T 4-1. 1. . Knees rrom ner uouse uuuugu . here third classon account on the low Ly streets to the Church of Our thought that he way dying, she pray value of. the mark, many of them aire j Lj, of Health,' thus carrying out ajed for a miracle that should save his skilled workers and even professional) , duri the illneSs oherlie, making a vow that it he recover- torn by- the stones and her dress was stained with blood. Maria's husband, a younk tinman, fell seriously ill about six months ago and was given up by the .doctors. His devoted wife tended him with un- the ' tiring care and love and when it was (By J. E. Jones) Washington, Aug. 19. The Republi can Senators have decided to give Senator Newberry, of Michigan;, a clean bill of health, and despite the fact that he was at one time found guilty of corruption in securing his election, the Senate will take the re versal of the decision of the lower j have been away from Los Angele3, (By Maxwell Gorman) Raleigh, Aug. 16. Blazing a trail from Los Angeles, Cal., to New York, and doubling back over the northern route to the Pacific coast, Douglas C. Rhodes and C. W. Lewis, representing the Automobile Club of Southern California arrived in Raleigh. Nearly 5,000 miles of travel was behind them, and somewhat more than that before them before they again see the western ocean. They are making the trip in a Cadillac touring car. North - Carolina has the best aver age roads of any of the score of Southern states the pathfinders have crossed during the three months they Coourt as an exhoneration for the Michigan man. In the hearings be- Mr. Lewis said yestenda'dy. While here they called on Highway Commis- f ore the Senate investigating commit- j sioner Frank Pagej and other State tee it has been made clear that Mr. ! Gf f icials. They left during the af- (1d tho . I)i2 arrest of all priests appear- men. They bring with them quanti ties of machinery and equipment with which to start their new life.- husband, in case of his Tecovery ed she would go on her kness, as a The distance from . her, house to the; sign, of thanksgiving, to the shrine, of and several disagreeable incidents are 6 0n the thoroughfares in cassocks said to have resulted church was over two miles and long before she had accomplished one-half The Lady of Health. The husband recovered and the wife f her pilgrimage, her knees were j has fulfilled her vow. Newberry had plenty of votes to constitute a clear lead over Henry Ford, and all the talk "of his "tech; nical guilt" has resolved itself down tb a conviction that Senator Newberry and his friends, after all, "played the game quite as most others have ternoon (for JtichmoncL Washington and New York. 'They expect to be back at home before late fall. ' ' if played it."-. So Senator Newberry looks good to his colleagues peering through their tortoise-shell spectacles. I
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