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V En FH E COMMON WE A TT Tr mi VOL. XIV. NUMBER 9. FOUE O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND NECK, N. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1921. TELEGRAPHIC "SERVICE pSKilT ; 5c PER COPT 8:7 American Legion Planning The Biggest Celebration The County Has Ever Seen WELD ON TO ENTERTAIN THE COUNTY ON NOVEMBER 11th, WITH PARADE, SPEAKING AND FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN UNIVER SITY OF N. C. AND A. & E. COLLEGE (FRESHMAN TEAMS) CHARLES' . R. EXECUTIVES AND BIG FIVE CHIEFS MEET TORE OPENS ERTAX i T HEBE THURSDAY COLLAPSED SEM1EHESUMES PL ZNu Eld ! ! i i ! I ! MOV F1GHT0V REGAN HRONE SON ii ' lYii-K-r. of Norfolk Va.. will opei. modern grocery establishment here " :,i!'iav n.orniug and clerks are now j -- placing a ear load of new stock M.,ori: en: display. This store ' 1 be X.'. ;-n his chain of srocers- etoro. :i D. I'm U r" stores are strictly cash and no deliveries are made., and - : tiii system, and the buying and train load lots, they claim tic-t they cat. sell groceries lower, at : :.t -a me time guaranteeing the quality i t :, goods handled and sold. TLtv will carry :i full line of staple v:vverie. and their pride is in keep a r-vfcctly clean, attractive store, peatim; the public at all times with perfect courtesy and extending a wel come to all. Mr. T. A. Yaughan, the traveling rHnteadenr of the D. Pender sys- "t rem. i hcTC installing the stock. Mr. Joe Frver. o: Tarboro, will be the man--.r?T and Mr. J. D. Taylor, of Wilson, will be tr.: fir?: clerk. These gen tlcinen extu . a welcome to the pub tic to vi:.t their store ojr opening day, Thursday"- (By Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 25. The Senate has resumed its bitter fight over the tax revision bill, with republican leaders planning to force a continuous session beginning tomorrow. Weldon, X. C., Oct. 25 Weldon has. Mr. Akers, County Superintendent i By Associated Press.) alreadv starts! to rlrp -fnr tl,, w xT-i' -.-. BuclaPest Oct., 25. Former Emper- (By Associated Press.) Chicago, 111., Oct.- 25 Railwav Ex- or Charles, whose attempt to regain .eeutives met here, and the i Big Five Armistice Day celebration and bv the for all schools throughout trip Cnrmrv. time the big day, Friday November that the school children niav attend; thrne' collaFsea yester-; organizations chiefs at Cleveland, for J 11th, has rolled around the busy City the celebration in Weldon. Congress-; ;day, attempted to shoot himself after ! a ' final conference before the Lai oor J will teem with the holiday atmo'sphere man Steagal, of Alabama, will speak j"8 Kom0rnu' but the form-jBoard tomorrow in the colliseum, the CONFEDERATE VETERANS IN SESSION and the ex-service men will once more at the Opera House immediately af come to the iront and bring to the ter the parade, after which a turkev I ! minds of the people that the good old and oyster dinner will be served free. stars and stripes still fly proudly at to all ex-service men. At 2 o'clock ai it 's peak. Three years ago November big football game will be staged be- j illtk victory was theirs. Today peace tween the UNIVERSITY OF NORTH j reigns and there is something to cele- CAROLINA and A. and E. COLLEGE; er Empress Zita prevented him. The! scene of many national political eon- two are held in Esterhazy easMe attentions, which was obtained to ae- Tatatovaros. Thomas Hopler, hiah commodate the numerous persons sum commissioner in Hungary, is hurrying j mone-.l. The Board's program is un there with representatives of other j settled, but a statement expressed hope nations to insure the prisoners safety. j that the strike would be settled. Budapeest, Oct., 25. The advisabil- (By Associated Press.) Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 25.--Thou- jbrate. sands of Confederate Veterafrs beoran- The American Lesion men of Hali- be a brittle roval. At niodit n bio- mm? uis laie is LKfing uiscusseo uv j (Freshman teams) which promises to ity of interning Charles in the Abbey t of Lihany until the allies can deter-j OPENING ARMAMENT fax Countv ARE GOING TO CELE- Minstrel will be given at the Ooera i I the government Veterans 's organ-'BRATE and they want every person House in which fifty people will takei their thirty-second annual reunion, the third in this city, izations, sons and memorial association 'in the whole world to come to Weldon part. The production will be under neiu tneir opening ousmess sessions. AHJiiontii ua.i. to neip iuem mac xne airection or "ueep c ureen, a it the biggest day the County hasjminstrel producer of many years ex-; ij J f N P " 'lV PrlfllnMFN ever known. The Celebration begins iperience. and will run through two U1U II WT, t IUL. U 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11IL.II Swith a monster parade which will start hours of real wholesome eoinedv, songs! I . . . . , . 1 . . ... . I at eleven o clock in the morning to uejdan.ee and novelties galore. RURRGAN E FLORIDA BAP10LY LOSING EXPORT GOAL TRADE COASTM KNORTR EASTWARD (By Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 25. The weather bureau reported that the gulf hurri- headed by the ex-service men and band, followed by floats depicting "The Discovery of America" by the Book Club of Littleton; "American An Eight Page Paper To Be Printed ; By Legion Post i The American Legion Post of Wei- j don will get out an eight page paper! HOT TD RESPOND TO I'S CALL BOARD OF CONFERENCE NOV. 12 (By Assoc'ated Press.) j Washington, Oct.. 25. The postpone ment of the opening, meeting of the j armament conference until Novmber 12th is intimated as probable by high officials because of conflict with Arm-jistic-e Day program for unknown sol- dier dea d. Freedom 1 76," by D. A. R. Chapter, i in conjunction with the Armistice Day of Halifax; "Victory" by The Thurs- 'celebration and will distribute same (By Associated Press.) Cleveland, Oct., 25. Warren Stone.: dav Afternoon- Club of Weldon; "Ed-'all over Halifax Countv. The sheet ' . ... ! ! ' ! President, of the Brotherhood of Loco-1 ucation" by the Roanoke Rapids will contain advertisements from mer-l ,. . , x , I cane is approaching the coast of Flor- ;Schools. Health" by Dr. Paul C. chants in every town in the ida, near Tampa, and is moving in Health officer; Wei-j and will be one of the best of London. Oct. 24. Britain's export i -oal trade, transferred to the United J ;stes a 7"w months iigo-owing t a the long strike of British mines, is rapidly -lippiiiir u4 of the hands of American tvafler. M-cordir.g to Board of Trade figures. ;The Tepidity with which the inter i:fuoii;d coal trade is reverting . to a northeasterly direction. High winds are prevailing at Key West and gales throughout the peninsular are predicted. NORMA CM Countv ; adver- WIFE OF AMERICAN ARRESTED AS A SPY ports that he had ot advised the gen- fare" bv the Rosemarv Study Club ! tising mediums. The local ex-service jeral chairmen of the organizations. (By Associated Press.) ithat thev need not respond to the? ucu,8ia Cl- -- W "Bov Scouts" by the Weldon troop; men are not asking for contributions !a Staff Correspondent of The ssocia- i & citation of the Railroad Labor Board; 1 c ASSUUd !ted Priss). What happen to the for- to appear at Chicago. The Big Five chiefs, rer.ivimr to a message last jer locked up as a political suspect L TUX RATE PASSED Republicans Preach Economy . And Practice Extra vagence j night from Chairman Barton of the even undei the supposedly mild rule (By Associated Press) "Federated Clubs," by the Weldon -from any merchant or individual but' Book Club and many others. Adver-; ask the cooperation of every merchant tising floats will follow the first see- j in the County and guarantee that any ! tion of this division. iad given will bring real results. T , . c. j u. of this Soviet, mav be iudffed from - - - ouitiu, iu oiuiic au vising mat ui- - u J ' - . . I -: - - -1 . . tthe ease cf Mrs. Liana Edwards" thu . 'citation included the creneral chair-, ac mnaruj, iue j . - - j l , . . , , . . , . Russian wife of James Edwards of (men, wired explaining that the engi- Ineer's chairman was without author-1 Youngtowu' -' Avho Las just beeu re Uty to act on a settlement. llease? trough the efforts of the Dutch '.consul, representing United States in- Chieago,Oet. 25. Chairman Barton, jterests nere. British hands is evidenced in the fact Washington, Oct. 25. Normal tax: rates of four per cent on the first four thousand dollars of income and eight per cent on all over that amount, which is now in force, has been ap proved by the Senate without a record vote. that three months ago the United states w;i- actually exporting coal, 7;ot only to the Scandinavian coun tries i-iit to England, with distinct Ivy ler ship in the Mediterranean and undisturbed primacy in South Ameri--in in-j i k-t. said Alfred P. Dennis, ommertkil attache of the -American Kinbasjv". ' i "We. tu i.-iv. Tire practically out of a- Eut(.;.t;tii trade and are rapidly Sing tfti- position; in- the '-MeIiterran-'Liu mark t. "where we had secured i r:i f-tifi i i v h y S f tire business with . OUT position si riously menaced in South America, where we occupied logically ; fnvor.-d competitive position. ""The amazing recovery of the Brit- i-ii ffy.ti indutrv is shown in trade FINIS GARRETT, ACTING MINOR- House Democrats in the absence -of ;. ITY CALLS EMERGENCY TAR IFF A JOKE IN OPPOSING ITS EXTENSION !of the Labor Board, when advised! Mrs- Edwards had a perfectly good Mr. Kitchin,.is;.a parliamentarian, of j;: gW .instrncted the engi. ; passport, obtained as the wife of the first rank, an able debater -Jeepj , ,eral ehairmen that thev (James Edwards, whom she married logician-in shor ;ade.r; ai'.ppear, said that the presence ! here 16 months ago while he was au ;8trength-butfrt lsdeatoln-eT-: in ! if Jhe was desired and noth. ! officer of the Near East Relief. He prodding the Republicans with abort-j. meggagej sent by the BoariT;went away on business, so he told here arm labs that are trequently touched - , . - . , i ; could be constructed otherwise. ASKS FOR EXPULSION OF REPRESEM AT VE By Wallace Bassford, (Special News Correspondent) Washington, D. C, Oct. 22. Every with humor. The other day the House j jday the Washington newspapers con- passed the bill to extend the provi- ;tain Republican preachments of econ- sions of the "Emergency Tariff Act ' ' omy, and oeeasionlly their erops in- in the court of the?"discussion Mr; Ga'. to the news columns a concrete exam- rett said: . -; . ';. . - ! RtANTON (By Associated Press.) WEATHER REPORT and lias not since returned. When Ceorgia passed again into the 'hands of Moscow last March, after 'several years as an independent, republic-, she fied wii'.i m;uiy others to Ba itum but there decided to remain and pie of the sort of economy it really is; ! "Mr ClKiirmanf Sr.iS&most v" trfV?e, For- North C?rwna : --Rain tonight i t;lko , ehwe it is economy for the wage-earner in years now the 4 Republican -J-Pattylia .and WeMaesdav; ; except fair m North bhe work;.a lur a tinu. as translator the navy yards and extravagance run been in complete control of iotfiftfie west" porHon; tonight. Not . much ' of Knglish under the new Soviet and wild in the places where personal and legislative branches of the? ; ,overn-'.;enangef- in - - temperature. Increasing.tlie'u iu August was arrested by the se political pull are most effective. Here' ment For eight' "months', prac.tail'y"; -j northeast --and east winds; ..becoming . t;rt. .poH-e, charged with being a for is a sample from the salaryjlist ol th;e;-,thaf r party. has bi.eoi. JLn .IcntroX-by Wednesday. . - t;oU pV and was offerd money to go Wn shin at on. Oct.. 2.1. The exnul- : " (The first column gives the :ion or itepresentative tsianton, uem- iiiires for August which shows an ocrat of Texas, is called for in a res- j f-rt t; :-i ?i--k of more than :;,0C'0,000 olution introduced by Representative "lis :.s coritp-ared with 600.000 tons Mondell, republicau leader. The move Federal Reserve Bank in New X9f--i both the executive and the legislative salaries blanches, and this measure this after- l.S47,000 was based on a publication in the con- i striking reversal in the en- fidavit relating to the uresional record by Blanton of an af- government received under the Wilson adminfstra- noon is the substance of its three: tion, while the second column gives '-years of effort and labor-, to-with a j present salaries. Of course it would measure to extend the life of a meas-1 i be ridiculous to assert that these men ure".'whic.h even when it was passed whose salaries were increases 500 to preceding month, and in August, T920. Thi Kvith the bank at increases of 100 or pflT,nUi; T J 11 ' . . ... ' iH 111 ' IHMU . : :. u.l I J uu 1.-3 HUC L U LUO mmniioi. i T)rill I 1 II I; OIJ-ICC 1 U WJllCJl SUlllC I C C" : j L " L i o :--'-!'iiir of coal production in the j sentatives characterized as obscene ,was a. .joke and which has since be- 600 per cent would not have remained I (.ome the universal iaughing stock of 200 per cent. Be it remembered that "It is no wonder that that distin- 1 ''-ted Kingdom, accompanied by fall-!an,i unfit for the mails Jrc Withes. ' ' T ii.- vxpurt cicil trade is one of :'!.!:. iiiM-ntals in Britain's econ- I ;--'i-ii i'-n in world trade and every! : --"ifici; i- being made to win back I .)::.. Production costs nave " with a run and coal is of- 'everv salary grab of this kind inevi- guished philosor)her, Abe Martin, givee Big t ror export at figures approxima- j production costs. J i tl." otlii-r hand, production costs j UniT-d States have still a wide' i Power Increase jtably passes on to the taxpayers and . tnjg. j consumers of the countrylike the; -At tV' big -git '-getter meet in' jlaw of gravitation, it operates all the Melodeon Hall last night IIon ex. 'time Here are the rigures from the ! Manufacturers ' Record: (By U S. Press) i Benjamin Strong i i Pierre Jav i J. H. Chase E. R. Kensel L. F. Sailer ! Editor Cale Fluhart spoke for almost a minute, confining himself closely t' present L. Harrison Washington, Oct. 2.". The Ilinois L jr. Hendricks i Hi a for decline. Fine .mulitv Cardiff coal can now ' Committee on Public Utility Informa- Shephard Morgan lit m: d ali'tlt hij.board at SO shillings, saTs tliat the ireased output A. w. Oilbart rates oi electric powe in the United States jj p Huggins bout .o.5n per ton. At normal .1-otween 1914 and 1020 amounted to -j. W. j0nes ..ti,g,- the price WOuld be 7.;:0. j approximately 200 per cent. L. R. Rounds it lain.- for us to endeavor to 1 p. Morris nail; , Mr competitive position by j tion of sterling may tend to equalze , W. D. Matteson uin.r .;(wn our f. o. b. steamer lour position, not only in South Amer-, A. .T. Lins 20,000 tto 4,000 to 7,000 to 4,000 to 6,000 to 5.000 to 18,000 to 2,500 to 2,500 to 2,000 to 9,000 to 1,500 to 1,500 to COTTON MARKET YESTERDAY'S CLOSE OCTOBER 18.54 DECEMBER 1857 JANUARY 18.32 MARCH" 18.13 MAY 17.76 TODAY'S CLOSE OCTOBER 19.12 DECEMBER 19.35 JANUARY 19.17 MARCH 18.91 MAY 18.39 Ginning Report 5,477,397 bales LOCAL MARKET COTTON 1734c COTTONSEED 45c. to Constautinoule an work for the Soviet. This she refused and so she w-as sent here and imprisoned. In prison most of her elothers were taken away, ostensibly to be burned during tie. cholera epidemic and those she had on fumigated. She was not given a bed but told to sleep on the floor... Her food, so she related later, consisted of a pound of bad bread per day, with hot water in the morning and thin soup at night. She scrubbed floors during the day. Also, each day 1 she was told she would be shot as a ' i.urgeois What aroused the special hate and attention of the oBlsheviki was tier maiden name of Romanov. She states that her mother was an American, Lia na Davenport, and that she was born in Taskent, where her father was gov- $30,000 to $50,000 th' wonderful record o' th ' 16,000 to 30,000 congress.' . ' 30,000. "With a world in turmoil, confront- . 25,000 d by conditions the most serious that 25,000 ver confronted the human race; with 22,000 our own Nation torn by dissension plete power without 'a single measure ernor general. Because of the name 13,000 and threatened by economic ills, th3 designed eight months of complete Romanov she was suspected of being 15,000 most serious perhaps in the Nation's power without a single measure de- related to the family of the late Czar. 12,000 history, we find this party, this party signed to nieetT the aftermath of con- She gave her last possessions of 12,000 of proud traditions, this party that ditions growing out of the World War, jewels as a bribe to a released woman 12,000 has had its great leaders, this party without a single measure holding forth prisoner r-nd got word to the Dutch 12,000 which ha3 been wont to boast that it an idea of relief to a starving, suf- Consul who after various? demands, se- 12,000 possessed the only ability along the fering world and to a panic-stricken, cured her release. For her safety, 10 000 line of statecraft to be found in any frightened Nation, except this contin- she was removed'to the now unoccu 10,000 party, stumbles and staggers through uance of a poor, pitiful joke that was pied American consulate ami iua . 1 1 J A i 4- nn-H.-t ciIt. i-M. - si 1-,-VT'10ii nV Til- . fsi L littSb jjn wi.ile at the same time InduW- ica but in the major continental mar-j Finis Garrett of Tennessee, the bril- almost three years or legislative Pow- a iraesiy upon i- - I i !.i.i; i j ' 1- . liant young statesman who leads the er and through eight months ot com- -name upon anj legislative uuuv. -: 'he lioje that the future apprecia-j kets. ' ' i
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