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VOL. XIV. NUMBER 45. FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND NECK, N. C,, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1921 TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE 5c PER COPT 3 jL esi ent A 7 re: Joint Session Of Congress URGES EARLY ENACTMENT OF PERMANENT TARIFF AND FOREIGN DEBT BILLS. CURED BODIES -MOVED LLOYD GEOiE ISAfiDOKS FROM R. R. WRECK WASHINGTON TRIP : i r: . ? 1, JL 3 -3 i (By Associated Press.) 1 1 'L WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. President VUl Lilll UlCtll Harding informed Congress in Ms ! lirst annual message "the most grati 'viiii; world accomplishment" by Arms i njiieren 'o ' is not improbable." IBy Associated Press) London, Dec. 6. Lloyd George has lington trip be- .rawai. Of M Delegates to the Conference and Pact Remains Unratified (By Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 6. Twenty- throe bodies, many charred beyond abandoned the Was! 6 " ' ' " iaV"U Irm e cause of the early meeting of Parlia- SINN FEIN PROMISE ALLEGIANCE TO EMPIRE IN a0 ux .u rniuaeipma ! nient to act on the Irish settlement, it j SATISFACTORY TO KING, THUS ENDING Reading passenger trains, which crash-';. sfntp,i ; x ;1S statea- j STARTED JUNE 25th, 1921. ed yesterday near Prynathyn. Several! ; . i ' persons are missing. Railroad officials 'the Public Service Commission and J the coroner are investigating. irssh With- ilitary AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS nost of the regular diplomats attend- ; .A the joint sessions to hear his ad- , dress. The President urged the early enact (By U. S. Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. The Colom bian congress adjourned -without com pleting ratification afThe treaty with inent of the permanent tariff and for-',, TT,.f , , . , . , x the united States. The treaty which ! PENSIONS FOR PAST WAR . debt refunding bills. He an nounced that he would make reeommen- f)tioas about the tax program and vj gested the consideration of a con- ! was ratified by the United States 1 Senate last April, provides for a pay- INCREASED Growing Less In Favor Of The Soviet Filipinos Ask A Voice In (By Associated Press.) London, Dec. 6. The Evening Stan dard says: Government proposals up on which the Irish agreement was C reached early this morning proovided vonrerence NEARLY SO MILLIONS MOSCOW, Dec. ,. (By a Staff Cor respondent of The Associated Press.) for an Irish Freestate, the withdrawal of all militaijforees in Ireland and safeguard' -ring peaceful conditions. .al News says: A definite (By U. S. Press) WASHINGTON, Dee. 6. Request j that the American armament confer- Pr(?'v' ' of allegiance to the Empire The -titutional amendment to issue non- Taxable bonds. j He also suggested encouragement of cooperative agricultural marketing programs and a general policy of transportation, distribution of industry s :-. -id highway construction. He recom-! V.iended plans "of conference on con Iroversies between capital and labor."! ment of $25,000,000 by the United ! States to Colombia arising out of the (By Associated PrtiSS.) WASHINGTON, Dee. 6. Foreign hangers-on who have nothing ;euce delegation take no action involv-"0 Sinn Fei& provided and tho IK,,- i ,r-- . . . ...... ojrmpaiucwc wurus ana promises ;ing the Phiiippilie isiamls without cVVSreetoent is satisfactory to the King. i of world revolution to offer the So- limp intn Ho nrnmnil Tn,:n: :.,V! A. COnv Or the modifier! tprms tvTilcTi -p.. -i ' . j o v u-uii. 1.1 lilt: J. illH4jJllie ; i!,rit government are erowinsr less wel-L m. , . . nr t . n . . -j ituiuuiissiuuers in vv asmnirton. is enn. : o-- -" -vii. x. mc um- 1 111P11TS rnr TIPnsinns orrnwinnr nut rf- " ' I x " to " O v- ; separation of Panama. Good Roads In 1921 come here since tne establishment of i 4;. ish Parliament and thn Dnil Eirpnnn. -f Am -n-r . ;i.iin.vu 111 a I VJ1.L1. V itSU UUUU J i. Lilt 1 t" -- J wars preceding the World War total , -, .. J .taMt two J .:.i'r!.! trade ",ttmptM,nf C,p-i1"" "e Islands caWed to tho -nt to Prem.er, Sir James Craig, . . , ", . , 'tailstl standards to a considerable 'War Department. The Resolution was of TJlsteI'- The agreement is a formal, uuiiuu me xiseai year wmcn . ! ended June 30th, says the annual Te- port of the Commissioner of Pen 'sxons. This is forty-five millions over Ship Board To Run Army Graft (By U. S. Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Road build-1 ing has recovered from the setback ' received during the war, and. pros- I jpects are bright for the future. Ap-i I proximately 14,000 miles of road have Isent to the War Department by Gov- detailed, conclusive document not re- The era of free hotels, free automo: General Wood, acting on the re- 1S th consent of Ulster. Ulster biles, free opera and free railway fares I quest of the legislature. After con- is &7en the Ption of withdrawal in the vear preceding, but six million," Government guest houses jgratulat.ng Indent Hardmg "f., - - pre. under appropriations. The total m..'" "ere foreigners having happily convened the interna- ' ta' bc etorminej . ;i i ii, i4.: n bv a. boundrarv commission. s ber of r,PnsioT,Pra nrP fiv t.nflflrpd ;Pay ln "reign currency at rates com-,- lwlu"':uic. luc IWUIUl,uu 1 sixty-six thousand. BRITISH HAVE NO parable to those of really good hotels .'attention to the geographis situatiou j Birmingham, Eng., Dec. 6. Ireland in New York, London or Paris. .'of the Philippines, and the necessary." to be known officially as "Tho In consequence there is a general scrambling for cheaper quarters among ffairs. I j been constructed during the present season by the States . in conjunction i jwith Federal aid, according to the j Bureau of Public Roads, United States j MONEY TD PAY THE 'relations of the Filipinos to Far East Irish. Free State," Lord Chancellor Birkenhead announced. London, Dec. 6. The British cabinet unanimously approved the agreement and fKing George telegraphed the Pre- the strange international assortment j "May we also expect that when of philosophers, poets, political scien-jever the interests of the Philippine 1 tists, professors and near-professors shall be in any way involved or af- (By U S. Press', WASHINGTON 'Dec. 6. Operation !,wtm.m, nf 4 wif.4 ' k. 1 Iblin, Dee o. Recorders and the !:!blyT an equal' amount indepn"dent of -judges are daiiy awarding thousands! Hindus, Turks, Chinese, Japanese, j justice will deem it convenient to - h- teud dowonward; the present lael is u, take over the. army transport ser- m!lt1.al. Wpr tvn that af A vice in connection with a weekly sail- 'a TO jn service it expects soou to begin ; i between rhe West coast, the Phillip- pine Iands and the East. The ves sels would be operated under contract by a private shippin company, said to he the 'Pacific Mail, and the Ship-! pino; Board. Chairman Lasker fears i the new strviee will need government ; latronnge when it opens and until it i 'builds up a business of its own. j REPRESENTATIVES OF FORTY NATIONS IN HEALTH CONFERENCE 1 D 1 0 U PnMPCNCJJTfW who were attracted to Russia by tho'fected directly or indirectly in the Vtiations w-en0 th ' llllull UUIlirLllUn I lull jfree signs and hoped to attach their 'deliberations of the conference." tne 5. ia'1S ' wee" 1 K ea ers 0 .. , it. . ,, 0 . . tae Kim Fe.n and I'btei elements la particular ism" to the Soviet govern- Resolution savs, ''the government of Y. , , -. Ireland and the Prit'-h government men-t. ithe United States in its wisdom and .; -..j -were jrcarteu en: June ii:n, JHi'i tnree days after KU) ; r. oi c's appeal for pencv at" the opening of the Ulster parliament in Belfast when Premier Lloy George invited Eamon DeValera and Sir James Craig, the Ulster Prem ier to 'confer with him in London. De Valeraj accepted the invitation on July Sth and thereupon a truce was agreed 'o, ta"nr effect July 11th. of 'bp !irn..r trana.ovt service in J'aelfic may foe turned over to the Federal aid More miles o hnproyei. of Pounfla as compensation to people Afghans, Persians, Kurds, Syrians, 'consult the hopes and aspirations of Shipping Board for experimental pur-iroad have been built than auring any PVho have suff1&red loss or injury dur- Egyptians, Siamese, Frenchmen, Ger-jthe Filipino people by. calling into its poses it is announced. Chairman Las-'other ypar Coosts of roaa grading j1"" the Tilltin with the. British mans, British and Americans are'councii their constitutional representa ker o fthe Board, has requested Se- , ,.n,trn(Hnn -fh loal mate-rials I forces 5 hut few of these awards seem 'among the strange aggregation whieh 'tives. " 1-it'tarv eeKS to permit his agency 'likely to materialize in hard cal. is havin? difficultv in reconcilinff: There is no money with which to pay! somewhat exotic views with the sud-j them. jden decision of the Soviet government; PAN ft Rift MC f CPT . ?Uhat it needs money and must set it ryiUnlinUlnllU LLlU I ir liamar u-reenwood, Secretary of) j c.' , T , , . . Shaving Russians and foreigners alike; State ror Ireland, answering an in- j quiry in the British House of Commons " Ji nnt thp total a.mftnnt of n warns to ! September 30 last at 3,000,000; but the amount involved in the 26 south- PARLIAMENT It's a rough end to a pleasant j - 1 dream. Professional proletarians j 'don't like it any better then parlor! era countries is at least 10,000,000, while another 2,000,000 has to be ad- Bolshevists. Many of the visitors j iare finding sudden reasons for their j AT POEES TODAY JAPANESE AND DELEGATES CONSIDER (By Associated Press,) Ottawa, Dec. 6. Canadian voters j I Tax Collection Costs (Ev Associated Press) Paris, Dee. 5. The International ded for the area in Ulster. Some of. the claimants are Sinn 'return home, and the influx of foreign ent to the polls today to elect mem-! sympathizers is declining. 'Feiners, and others are business men Cloth merchants, foreign engineers jbers to the 14th Parliament of the Do-' i i minion. For the first time in Cana-1 SHANTUNG QUESTION Sanitary Congress representing more i J j man -u nations nas adopted tne sug- of the United States Publie gestion Health Service that plague, yellow who took no part in polities. When an award is made, the local authority is supposed to levy a special 'tax for-the purpose; but since Sinn land food sellers are now eomlnf. dian history, there are four parties in 'Bv AsrMaTed Press. WtASHIXOTON, Jv,-, 6. Sub-com- ln the field, Government, Liberal, Pro- mittee deliberations and a session of ; feeding and clothing Russians than gressive and Labor. Another unique POnference of Japanese nud Chinese i there is in liquidating political ipit- .'feature of the contest is the fact that delegations on the Uhai tung question, There is far more interest now eracy. (By U. S. Tress) WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.- . , . , . . - .Fein assumed political control of the, . i4.. irT? terms with men. levor and cholera be included among , 1 )are making way for lectures on agn-( Discussions of soul culture 'today all women will vote on equ'l are the only scheduled activities of tlio Arms Conference program today. :the so-called international notifiable -M. F. ! dis .eases. country, no local authority in southern-' (Ireland has imposed such a tax. West, income-tax official says that we Isave 20. '6 internal revenue agents and inspectors, and 35 division agents In 'harge of this income investigating work. The figures show the amQunt iMTit for salaries and traveling ex-p'-uses and miscellaneous items ap-proxim-ate $6,500,000, which is $3S re turn for every dollar of expense. Vil Peace Time Leader (I'y Associated Press.) The suggestion was incorporated in j ? special provision of a new internat ional sanitary convention drawn up by the congress which has just ad- j Witt r-i r, .1 ' ii "Dr t1 a T4- 1-n o ,7(..i.I.J 4-lo4" I smallpox and influenza epidemics j should also be a matter of diplomatic notification whenever they occur in irhe various countries. ) Another international meeting will ! I ! be held in Paris next June when dip- ; jlomatie representatives of virtually j 'all the nations of the world will meet! .to approve the work of the sanitary ; i j officers. If the suggestion is finally! 'approved all nations subscribing to. the convention must notify each other For the great mass of sufferers there is no prospect of relief, and how Ithe thousands of claims already grant ed are to be met puzzles everybody,! including the claimants. culture and plans for getting more- The maill igsue iu the present eiec I American farm machinery. Isadora ti(m ig tfte taj-jff, The Government Meighen, demands Duncan and her Moscow school of es- party, headed by Premier thetie dancing are attracting far less stands for protection. It attention than the wood shortage. ; tariff revision "to safeguard the in Colonel Lynch, the former member terests o tlie Canadian people in the CHARGES IRREGULARITY S LIQUOR RAD 'By Associated Press. WASHINGTON",, Dee. 6 Further ; The glamor is p;one charges of irregularity in the conduct to a very considerable Slowing Do wn Of Business WASHINGTON, Deo. 6. Improve ment in business conditions in Novem ber has not been as pronounced as due- been preceding two monxns, says the Federal Reserve Board, which be- it-fn . . . i jy - t osnphy. 5ut tne Moscow puunv 1 nr0iiment in favor of retaliatory me " ;seemsseems to be fed up on philosophy! q for this relative -slowing down." 'and didn't show any great enthusiasm.' . The scasonnl peak of demand has for W T 4.1. xi . 1 from Moscow1. """""i ... UJUe ueiug, ueen reached and pass- (l Mackenzie King, advocate- substantial ej. Uncertainty regarding prices of of the British parliament and world- !existing world struggle for commercial 'famous for his espousal of the Boer ; iudustrjal supremacy." During : cause in South Africa and for his thc campaign the existing emergency j support of Irish freedom, recently lec- ;tarif in the x.Tnited States has jtured in Moscow on a brand new phil-iusea government speakers as nn Moscow extent am . 0 , , . - - i , fnmmniata o1m. -reductions in the tariff, for the pir- gtyples, particularlv of cotton' has in if liquor raids m Savannah, filed by C ommunists and non-Communists alike ; - i i . , Senator Watson against General Pro- are talking ways and means in thf pose of diminishing the high cost of terferre-1 somewhat with trade buying. UKXIi o i T, Dec. . Francisco thro,Il?h diplomatic channels as soon time bandit, has taken the f(S 1bp diseases appear in their respce- v ill: 1, 0!.- hibition Agent TTenson, wlil be invest!- language of every-day folks the w gated by Internal Revenue Bureau, over. Commissioner Blair announced. re- intive countries. The United States was represented "i'rv'iin of an agrarian league Lfiii'uuna cotton district in th K"' i. Durango where wide unem- af th(1 roeent meeting by Surgeon Eu- ;as given rise to some dis- port pue of the United States Public j according to advices receiv- ITfat1i Service. He requested the in- j COTTON MARKET Truth or Poetry ""V::!, !:t 1 SATURDAY'S MARKET December i January March . Senator 2Jav Villa (By U. S. Press) elusion of plague, yellow fever and WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, ailed a conference o all cholera among the recognized, inter- Short-ridge, of California, in referring July s and presided at a meet- national diseases. ' to the State of Nevada, said that the ' TODAY'S MARKET r1l Jiving, nnd also of "reducing the cost wliile tlu possibility of further of the instruments of production tn ductions of freight rates has apparent the industries based on the natural jy t;ended to unsettle prices and to resources of the Dominion. retard the activity of industry in The Liberal platform also stands some of the chief manufacturing sec for a further reduction of the tariff tions. Recovery in the steel and ?ron on British goods to one-half the gen- trade has come to a halt for the time eral tariff, as a British preference, being, and stability has not yet been and asks that the Canadian free list achieved in that branch of production. 17,11 include wheat, wheat flour and all I Nevertheless, the, progress toward 16.6fi ; , ..... normal conditions achieved during 17.45 17.41 17.3S WEATHER REPORT ia w':ich he urged the capitalists ! Immigration was not discussed, the judge who sits there iu the trial of -December 17.39; ie to cooperate in an effort theory being that the problem chiefly divorce eases remarked playfully that January November has been, continuous, as may be seen by ' comparison with the 17.2 5 i For North Caroiina: Fair tonight corresponding month of a year ago, or ' r'lH-ve the unrest, promising his concerns the "United States and Argen- he never granted a. decree of divorce March 17.25 and Wednesday. Little change In with the general movement of econ- ipport of any measures look- t;ua and these countries are entitled without making at least four people May . . 16-99 temperature. Fresh west and north- mic conditions since the beginning of jul' thai end. to set up their owon regulations. happy. July 17.54 west winds. this vear. I
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