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VOL- XIV. NUMBER 39.
FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, TUESDAY, NOV. 29, 1921
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29. Seoretlv
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v.-an-a lie emerged one or
greatest heroes, is ascribed
rieu 1- and relatives of Lieutenant -t
Lrr!es W. Whittlesey. Corn
ier of "The Lost Battalion'' as
eav.30 of the taking of his own
Sunday on steamship en route to
. iin.i.
BROTHER OF LOCAL
DIES ST OKI
A telegram was received yesterday
: oy .Mr. 11. C. Bell eonveving the news
that his brother, J. C. Bell, of Dunn.
X. C, died vesterdav morning.
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111 FPOliFlT ! fiPPftiPJ TRENCH IS REPLACED
! r.!Ti7rs! ! acaihct i bv !ilibLlart:
ui ! ill y nun d E u s ,rssl
I . A ashington. Xov. 29
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lf I 1 I J iern::iio:i:u conferences in the past
I t3f!!lli!!.! Mrench has been t
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I-AR ASTERN CCM31ITTEE TO
TAKE ACTION CN LXTKA TERRITORIAL-
EIGHTS TCR CHINA
At manv in-
(Bj Associated Press)
Mr. Bed was a prominent merchant ; Cincinnati, Ohio., Xov
x Dunn, was thirty-eight years of 'are seeking four armed robbers who'
a wife an 1; iate last night raided the residence at
he oulv language
e delegates at their meet
ings for the good reason that there
(By Associated Pies?.)
Washington, Xov. 29. The Armament
(.'onf eren.ee committee of naval ex
perts held their first meeting in nearly
a week, with the question of whether
sixty or seventy -:r cent ratio should
ertain in figuring
disarmaments.
age and is survived by
two young children,
THE H. 0. REQUIRED Ti
JUSTIFY CHARGES
rgular annual election of of-
.:" the American Legion wiilt
1 tomorrow at 7:30 at meeting
Mavor's office. Chas. II.
(Bv Associated Pres3")
Washington, Xov. 29. Railroads
will be given until December four-
(By Associated Press.) i . . , , , Japan emphasized, bv announcement
av,, -v-,- on c i j- Ul!;ci null an oi iiie.ni Knew.'
MauMd, Xo. 9 Spanish forces in- . c,f Vice-Admiral Kato. chief of the
Ar -1, i , 'in rore recent vears it has been the
Glendale, a suberb, of William Cooper Moiocco will begin general movement; Japanese naval experts, that a larger
n . . ,r . . . -custom to establish intercommunica-1 . F '
Proctor, President of Proctor and aainst tht Moors mediately npon, J atio was necessary for the nation's
, , r, . . the arrival f'om Spain of General t - . - eeuritv
Gamble Company, imprisoning three . . iof interpreters, and usuallv it was the ' a
Berenguer, High. Commissioner, says " - i
women in ine ceiiar ana ransaeKinff T , . T, . , , j-nynsj. nu nau most neea or sucn ; xiie rar eastern c mittee was
the Derio L niversal.
veai
. t . teenth to iustifv in hearings the pres-',
been Commander during the " 1 j burglars
t -r. -n t t . . . ent level of transportation charges, the i
and B. F. Bracy, Adjutant. e ' ,
the home. The robLersN3aped with
jewelry valued at one hundred thou
sand dollars.
j Cincinnati, Xov. 29. Mrs Proctor,
jMiss Johnson, her sister and an aged
cook were the women held up by the
Quer left here Sundav.
; services. In Washington the situat ion scheduled to ttv
-a on extra ter-
a
ime office.
'j.iuersiaie commerce commission an- I
public question-
.ires to the -carriers.
CENTRE COLLEGE TO
PLAY IN CALIFORNIA
was postponed until tomorrow.
will hold office until Januarv
I . . . . , , . i , t -. it- a.. !
he,, the newlv elected officers ' iS 1 " lu"l.mi r. and Mrs. L. J. Baker, of Palmy-j College will meet some Western team
jra, were visitors in Scotland Xeck this in football game at San Diego, Cal.,
jlate in December, it is announced.
is hoped that there will be a
attendance of all members and
ective members.
PROHIBITION 0
IE DESTROYS A HALF i
IOCKB05IUESSSECTIOHS
I1IS-
SIONER REFERS CHARGES
TO SECRETARY MELLON
morning.
P
resi
dent Ob
(Bjr Associated Press.)
:-':.T7vrerald. Ga.. Xv. 29. Half a
'lurk in the business section was vir-
(By Associate-d I'ress.)
Washing-ton, X'ov. 27. Prohibitio.i
Commissioner Havnes has deci le!": to
ireier to Secretary Mellon for final
decision charges bv Mavor Stewart.
10 f SaW.nnah, that' special j-n Mlnt:r;,
j agent. B. B. Hensoi'., raided a i.'.::
(without warrant.
Admin
:uu5 vnaugeu. xne one language tnai ruoriai rig-. .una.
'almost all of the delegates know is' . -
, T, , , ! Jg?1 , Xov. 29. The schedul-
inot Ireneh, but English, and if it - -- '$! -
i ... - -1? of the big five naval ex-
were not tor the .trench ielpcmtp-- - ..5r
there would be no need to call in an
interpreter for anybody. In this the ' Tllc Committee of Far Eastern
i
; Frenchmen will see a threat that not . questions adopted a resolution pro-
(By Associated fiess. for lon3. th(?ir armiraille tonsR viding for the relinquishment of extra
Danville, Ky., Xov. 29. Senator ; - . .. .. :. iJ5 ...
ireiam tne proua distinction or being llluluu-11 nms in emmi n an mier-
'the language of diplomacy." Per- ' national commission, after studying
,haps it already has lost that distine- Chinese laws and court practices,
ition, in actuality if not in theory, finds the system adequate.
'From one point Of view this is to be
; regretted. The change imposes upon
:the statesmen and representatives
'of the world's several nations the task
An
resron s
istration One
Reconstruction
anization
: of learn' as;, in addition to their own
j President's Harding's suggestion for
continuing the conference of Xations
is expected by administration officials
; to becom the subject of formal dis-
i ussioii bv the conference.
d Reoi:
language, an extremely difficult one,
instead of one that is eomparativerv ;
easy to acquire.
WEATHIS REPORT
EMPLQYMFMT g saECT-
eo mmm in
ived in a thi''
hundred
(By Associated Fre&S) .progress is being made in the redu-! Pr Xorth Carolina: Fair tonight
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Mexico City, Xov. 2S. The first tion' of 'the federal army to ' 50,000 'mid everybody. X'o change, in tern-
year of General Alvaro Obregon's men, entailing the dismissal of many perature. Strong northwest winds.
administration as President of Mexico score generals and other hio-h officers. " '
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ar tire.
wjiicii ei
Tne tir - started in the building oc-
.- l.-d by II. A. Burkhart as a garage
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v. 'a iiUtotiiobile salesroom. !
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REFUSAL TD INVESTIGATE !
S
ATTITUDE TO NEW
SOCIETY DF NATIONS
(By U. S Press)
Washington, Xov. 29. The
Stat.
NG BOARD
s Xov. 00 has been one es- The dismissed soldiers are beino- o-iv-'
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jsentially of reconstruction ami reor- en an opportunity to colonize.
jganization. He became the head of j Fresident Obregon has been unable
a republi-- torn and. worn by revolu- to secure recognition of his govern-j
jtion sPit 5-'.v f!1;'ti!V-!:?! s;rifo. - its fi-jment by the United .States, Great j
inances a wreck and its rehabilitation ' Britain and France. To manv obser-
i i '-
;an almost superhuman ta-k. jvers, this failure is the greatest deter-!
, eame-L -v.,i. (- . x t ii roiiT to sipoiiitv and prosperity now
has been added during r-onfrontino- tho .-hipf ovpnitivp Th
9
(By I.'. S. Press)
iiiiiL'toii, Xov. 29. An iuvesti-
mnni n oTBTinTinn
WUHLU 5ft 1151 Ibi Ur
COMMERCIAL COTTSfi
: (By U. S. Tress)
Washington, Xov. 29. The Bureau
U . In, n ho.T lrAn m 1 n TP ..- j. . i t n . mi
Derartm t has let it be known that -L'lllu" ...i comroming tne cmer executive, ine
"ts 1LL il hno"n mat - duction or cotton, exclusive or haters,
pvpii ,l,orl,l thi FnitPi st.tP- rwM , the year and its head, Jose asconcelos United States' has said that the Mex- ., , .
.en .should the United States recog- . grown in 3920, as compiled from pui
... , . has been promised adequate financial jcu president must sion a treatv of
mze tne- recently constituted govern-, , ' lished leports, documents, and corres-
. , - .. , . , means to caiTV Out an amoitlOUS pro- mnitv :in.l i-mmiiPrcn as n nn'or n-t to
ment or t tie Lnite-1 fctates ot Lentrai i y 1 p
S.
ume
f.-o-n
uu!Ujl&..IuZI
I'rnss)
L:. The U.
: Through the Bu-
,: a i is! i.-s received ant
.-it:; concerning the vol--invnieiit
in October, 1921
.-ii'.ntive establishments In
manu -. actur'ng industries and in
:i . i us co il mining.
America., reresentatives of which are
:i '
: .1
V. t. -
r the Snipping Board propos- in Washington seeking the approval
resolution by Senator LaFol- f the American government, diploma
gram of education which, President recognition and this President Obregon
Obregon says is the nation's greatest 'ns ..steadfastly declined to do, assert -
problem.
jing such action would be neither le-
pondenee, was approximately 1S,S10,-
000 bales of 500 pounds net, while the
i consumption of cotton (exclusive of
: a
(;. --..flag the figures of October
1 with those for identical establish
es for October 1920, it appears that
ot the 14 industries there were
increases in tlu
number of
persons
ot d down bv the Commer-.e tic relations between this countrv and l) 1K
v a unanimous vote on the various Latin republics inv
that such action at this in the new union would continue on
a n a ecosfi rv an-1
federal-owned railroads have gal or within the dignity or pride
, , been completelv reorganized in the (f the nation.- A deadlock on recog
olved 1 .
managerial departments and some nition now exists.
La s.t May 1'resident Obregon placed
an export tax on oil shipments from
linters in the United States) for the
e employed, while in 0 industries there
were decreases. The largest increase,
2.) i. : -.t a? m the woolen
ui
1ST COMPANY
IS OPTIMISTIC
. , , - progress is being made toward their
unwar- virtually the same p,an as at present..1
' . . . : . , . . , rehabilitation . Boiling stock has
The special mission has been in Wasn-
. , , , ... n o nn been acquired and an alarming port Mexico and a 16ul protest went
liurTnii spvim'-i u-ppss nwn tt no- nn oil- 1 .1
I , ., .0 congestion which
'portunitv to present its case to Secre-
tarv" Hurdies. It is composed of D
Francisco Lima, of Salvador: Dr
r , . , ' , iof goods, has been appreciably re- ju September after an agreement as
Jo-e Malos. of Guatemale, and Dr. ! 1
threatened
from American .producers. Production
bank-
merchams nnd deveiopineiit shut down and ship-
who were unanie to ouiam siupnienia n.cnts ceased. Ihev were resumed earlv
ruptcy to many interior
rear ending Julv 1921, was appro"
. , , i -1 j -aa in-lutrv. Men's reauv-made clothing
rmately 1020,000 bales of oOO pounds
, , . , j, .niiininif shows an increase of -O.r. per cent and
u-t. The total mnnber of producing
.oton r:i:!sli:::; s . -.v - : increase -or
29.9 per cent. In the iron and steel
-industry, the greatest decrease .17.S
per cent appears. 1
; Six of the 14 industries shov.- an in
, crease in the total amount of pay
cotton spindles, both active and idle,
is about 155,000,000.
VETERANS ILL INFORMED
ri'y U. S
ti..-. Xov.
Press)
29. There
Yi-i'-ente Mi. Colindres, of Ilinduras,
representing the three Latin republics ;
lieved.
The agrarian question still
although the administration
to taxes between the oil men
and
vexes, Cecretary do la Huerta.
claims The financial rehabilitation of Mex-
(By U. S. Press)
are
iying evidences of the fact that .
which h"ave signified their intention of
-.,-, . . -1 j. i .i :v, .
that its program in rega.r-i 10 mims U.L,
iKlca ; - 1 1
on the road to completion. Under only definite information on that sub- : their dependents to file claims
joining the new union. Costa
and Xica-agua have refused.
j i oil for October 1921 as compared with
October 1920. The remaining S in-
, . , . ., -lust lies show decreases in the amount
ashing! en, Xov. 2o. Failure on
. -,-.,, -1 of pav rdl Ihe woolen industrv shows
si:iii a subject tor study ami the. the part of former service men and
t':e nnisT liniiortani increase ..s.., in
for 1
'-eat. .An increase or -. per com ap-
in boots and shoes and one o.
- AIDS TO
EMPLOYMENT
MEN'
I the direction of the Xntional Agrarian jeci js the official assurance that the benefits according to them under the
Commission, several nunureu uiuumhu government wishes to arrange its soidier-renei legislation, aue mostly
. , s 1 ' ' . "0 1 per cent in cotton finishing. The
I from the large haciendas and delivered! Claims
v..
: bu.-.'.::?s has ''turned the
- l : - ;i u'.uuui ul cui v. j
'j. . r- . . the deflation penoo
a '-bout the middle of last
t a survey by the
f ;' Tr r "mip:)ny of New
T, 0 ' ttsttuoliii"- indications of and twenty cities have replied to Col- icdiarges of bald confiscation have been treated by a mixed claims commission, eminent, in a statement by
p.ovotr.-ent are indicated as ' ouel Arthur Woods, chairman of the openly maAe. 'trtcording to President Obregon's sug- (diaries E. Forbes, director of
: with its concomitant Committee on Civic and ' Emergency ; The Obregon government has f-ccn 'gestion, but thus far there is no in-.'
, , . . most inntortant percentnge decrease is
against the government for the beneiits, were given as the pnn-,
: - , . . , I , i... t -, i , -i.- a- 'b.h. which appears in iron an-i
jto the peasants. Protests have, tlow- damages suffered by foreigners dur- cipal causes of the criticism of veter-
I . ' . teel Bai-er makinr shows a decreas-
Washington, Xov. 29. -Two hundred 0, n0 government offices here and big revolutionary periods are to be :ms' relief as conducted by the Gov- 11 " '
ui -it.j jivi 1 ciiii j . 1 . 1 .....
the
'repairing shows a decrease of 42. .1 per
cent.
tin
more or
less Measures of the President's Industrial ciiared with a trend toward radical- timation that such a commission has
. it t
TWENTY-TWO NEW
FEDERAL JUDGES
COTTON MARKET
: YESTERDAY'S MARKET
Deceml)er 17.90
I Januarv
19.79
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industrial revival. The Conference, indicating that they have p.m Various state governments. ip- -been established.
t-at "a building boom taken immediate steps to alleviate the tablv those of Yera Cruz and Puebln, ; A year, then, of Obregon finds n
:: country. There 13 e- local unemployment problem and are nave enacted laws that are regarded nation more united and outwardly :
-:t in the textile trades heartily cooperating with the Federal hero as radical" and pleas for federal peaceful than in years; still struggling -i
a;d leatlier industries executives. These replies are the re- .intervention to prevent tfieir enforce- to arrange its finance but handicapped
Our siirDlus con- suit of letters sent bv Secretary IIoov- (.0,,f have been met with the official ,by lack of recognition by three great. (By U. S. Press) , ; March 17,62
gvu-'-i .l'v being marketed at er, chairman of the Conference, urging statement that the chief executive 'powers; a nation making some pro.rr-. Washington, Xov. 29. The judiciary May 1736
thar f.,it upward. There Is speedv action on the part of munici- will not encroach upon the sovereign- , ress along the lines of reconstruction committer of the Senate has favorably July 16.S5
output of iron and steel, pal and state authorities, to meet the tv of the states. There are frequeat nd reorganization. " Reported on the Walsh bill creating 22; TODAY'S MARKET
- ra'lrovls are comin- back-in- situation. The Committee on Public anguinarv clashes in the states of j President Obregon. enjoying better additional Federal district judges. A December 17.5:1
health todav than he did a year ago, similar bill is pending oerore ine January n-"
public cnis ana conservatives with the form- j is optimistic and says that the sun is anate juuiciaiv conimmee, -n-u
slowlv but surely breaking through recommendation ot thiet .Justice lau May
murk-t. Business failures are Works of the Conference is bending Yucatan and Michoacan between radi-
ini&ro-us. Unemplovment gen- its efforts toward getting
i- do--..js-rig, and savings are works underway in order to create Pr still retaining their power.
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jobs and stimulate industry generally, j The War Department announces that the clouds.
and Attornev General Daugherty.
July
r i7.4i
17.14
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