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f TUT La VOL. XV. NUMBER 20. FOUB O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH uTim. TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE A Labor Imidex? Roger W. Babson Proposes The "Pro duction Ratinlg" by Which Various Citieis Can be Judged WlRELES S TELEPHONE 5c PER COP RATHER RE CHAUFFER THftH DWELL IN THE t uutiuuiii his personal survey of ..,.i:tirtna K'nin-r W. Babson l.;iii),'ss 1111 r.ls the following from the central s(UtU. TUe.-e authentic- statements are caring exclusively in the COM MON WK ALT K. - licfire continuing the report of the balance of my trip I want to die ;i problem of importance of sush j.uptHt.-ui.e ia fact that it will not wait. ?!' f leaving home last Novem !)fr j K1V1. visited 20 of the largest t.xW mid have pretty much covered tl,!Ustri:l America frdfn Canada on ;he north to the Gulf of Mexico ou .... . i : south. This trip liass impresou . mi Tfc - i . . ia 1 itli two major Tacts, isusmess w GENERAL PQiiiATruniuir I 111 un I LIIUIvIL BABYLON PALACES GOV. HARDING TO S REPORTED ; CONCERTS A3JTD SERMONS HEARD FROM VARIOUS PIACES IN THE CTJNTRY 1R WILLIAM J. BRYAN HEARD SPEAKING AT PITTSBURG CHURCH SUNDAY NIGHT (By Associated Press.) SAX FRANCISCO, CAL. March 14. Margaret :E. Matzenauer, famous diva, has lost her chauffer husband, I who she -termed a. one hundred Tier : cent Inan. i Her husbid, Floyd Glotzebaeb, j comes baco a hotel 'here driving tourists aboiit declaring, that he had rather be a chauffer in California than dwell forever in palaces of Babylon. APPEAB BEFORE! nnniiipnn i nnnri ! DUNUODILLUUIVI.j , i The Peanut Growers Keep Old Directors HALIFAX NASH DISTRICT ONLY ONE FAILING TO ELECT DIREC TORS WHICH WILL BE DONE WED., MARCH 15th, AT ENFIELD AT 1:30 O'CLOCK. ' Vi-ir ACAiQrttri i JUC ,,vw cou or xurevtors of the WASHINGTON, March 14. Seere- Growers Exchange will con- tary Mellon, Comptroller of the Cur- .t:un 0,llv two new members. Meor- reney Crissinger and Governor ilard- mgs held this week in sixteen of the. t a ni-i .suff-ring from two entirely separate .i,;o The first is the weakness of J 0Ur system of distribution which I ia- lUii to take up immediately upon my ret.-iru. The second is our appalling Kiioram e of production standards as j evidenced by the variation of the ef- fu-ifi.cv of labor in. different sections of the. country. -Wlifn a manufacturer faces a prob in finance or marketing he gets ins in form at ion on railroads, rental .targes, dock facilities, population .ii'.i climatic conditions. When ?e J';:.-es the problem of production h-$ no figures. tBy Associated Press. . DURHAM, N. C, March 1. An improvement in the condition of Gen eral Julian S. Carr was shown this imoruiug, according to reports receiv ed. The general has been sick for sometime from an attack of influenza. THE BRITISH WDRI1EN Oil PRE-WAR BASIS A private wireless outfit has been j installed at the home of Mr. Emrs i .Jrvan' on Church Street which is the' i joint accomplishment of Mr. Brvan j i i.-id "wireless wizard" O'Neal. 1 i Sunday night Mr. Bryan invited a L party to "listen in" and they had! the pleasure and profit of hearing! William Jennings Bryan in a sermon preached at the First Presbyterian Church at Pittsiburg. The opening hymn was. "Onward Christian Sol diers;," and the recessional "Bring n n m qi i no un n m n r uu uuu v u v ui COTTON MONTH n rr prnniinnu w mtwm ions of the bonus bill, ing, of the Federal Reserve Board, have -vetiteen districts show that all the been asked to appear before the 'l,esout Directors were reelected with House Ways and Means Committee tottnc exception of two. The only cLan explaiu further the bank loan prov'n-&'es were in Hertford and Perquimans i ountie.-: P. Winborne succeeds IT. I "".director for Hertford, an I iigston succeeds Dr. I. v. I, A , 9' 4 - " '-"irnur iiir rerquuuans. Tlie .'''only district, failinff to elect Director s meetings is t.hn om OV'T PAnn hp' ! (JBy sociated PresaJ f WASHINGTON, March 14. Cotton ! ! onsumed during February anion titer! to four hundred, and seventv-threo I i'vTth the Roval Diadem." rhe music, and the introduction of i ((.; every tongue, known the j -er, was castinetiy neara. REV0 0T 0N TS 4 i ' - L -r- r Vi "'-"AJoJiW ,nt Wednesdnv' 1 ' i l'"!'"" or iiaurax ana iSash coun j.iea, which has two Directors. The j meeting for the nomination of Dire:--itors for this district will be 'held next j Wednesday, March 15th, at, l:P.(i i o'clock at Enfield. thousand seven hundred and three i. :i ve tried the Chambers of Keports to the Peanut Growers Ex- ! By- Tne Associated Presa ichange sliow that, not withstandiii":n (473,703) ; bales of lint, and .thirty- lobo March 14Governmenr Kho small attendance at several of the eight thousand five hundred and nine ;fon'es are "closing in on revolutionists j I Hstri.-f meetings on account of the ; (he speaker as a man whose name was ! (38,50D) bales of inters, the Census J ,wn anu vvesi according to . a rctmed condition of the roads, the world Bureau reported. toollth Atneau advices. A locomotive j growers present were greatly pleased ! f-"--: ; was derailed and the railway line dy-jcu account of what has been accom- l WEATHER REPORT uamited near the Transvall border j pi. shed, and were oaint enthusiastic Mr. uryan took as nis suojeet: rhe Price of Life," selecting as hi v T !af Loudon, March 13. Wages of the British workman were out. more than 0,000,ui) a week in 1921, savs the British Board of Trade. The reduction ist the 19th and 20th verses of the For North Carolina: Bain :nd Wednesdpy. Somewhat with no casualties. . jm their support of the proposed move- tonight ,7 oh a lines burg, Union So. Africa, ment for the Exchange to .arrange to colder March 14. Government forces ' have clean their ueanuts to anrl tn adl tiipm ii A . I ( . . 4-. J . -. . 4- K . . .Timerce m practically every ciiy t juicnt u ujuic iii.-in arc visited. 1 have tried the T3 icirtuient of Labor and the other de ,.artaients at Washington. No one aip:ir-iitly has any data on the rela tive, tfficfe.i-y of labor in different sections of the country. IiPihe same sine of business there are great var iations. Men doing the same kind of j 7,000,000 workers pom cnapier oi mauuews. - six tllcm . Wednesday in west portion. Fresh captured the Bra k pan Coal Mining cea-j under its own trade mark and brands. .. i - x i i. ii . . ;rfa sprvif-p nil which hp fi (innTaifin. .- - ... ami nas aiuiusi cquai 10 me lucrcascs , ' soutn antt , SOUtliwest win CIS. in pay which had been granted lil& and 1920. m frequently quoting i -ovii the bible. other passages The severitv of the British income! Those who heard this address say hnx . iiiay; be judged by the fact that 1 that it was in keeping with Mr. Bryan's j the super-tax amount to 400,000,000' - work in two different sections of tTie j sterling, This burden is bprne by less ..f.uritry prodiuce a different, output. vTa-re per hour are pretty much -'t.nd.u-dized, but when it comes to nvodiiction per dollay Ave are all in the than 2,500,000 persons.' The sum now 'levied in income taxes is almost twice . ! j .as much as the whole national revenue "As a solution, to this difficulty 1 savsT having a National Committee of t!j p".? or five appointed by the See ivtary of Labor to prepare certain i;il)u: tests and then as an experiment itnpiv ti.tni in a half a dozen cities i "av New Orleans. Birmluirhnni and : rlaiita in tlie South, and iu 1914. tied to increase during the past month. ; A statement issued by the American (C hamber of Commerce in 'London shows j ne severe aeennes m isntisn traue i BUTLER FILES GRIEF IN BEHALF DF N. C. BIDDER FOR MUSCLE SHOALS fez. What j resolutions were again passed urging - - - jthe; .Senators and-Representatives from . II jrs. x IVT (f UifX'lJ-frirV i'irg'"i nd North Carolina to put wers M Do 'forth their best efforts to secure such "rf j tariff, on jieanuts, as is now provided - jj . Itor iu the pending tariff. bill. .-w---.. 5 Till1 Di M'f-t.nrit nrmiinotnrl of fTiu Vl?a eet The Boll Weevil p::;;:z:::;:z:; '.holders of the Peanut Growers Ex- ar,, ! hange to le held in Suffolk May 10th. By C; B. WILLIAMS produced and reasonable prices Since the cotton boll weevil entered secured for the crop after production. I Jie southern border of the State ia Tn this connection it may be of inter- ! 1919, our cotton growers have beeii est to learn of. the observations of j i i j -vatching the weevil's progress anl some of those farmers who have been 1 i i I v onderhig when their different farms farming extensively for many i i vea;-s C0TT01ASBEEI1 (By Associated Press) I would be reached and what the results under boll weevil, conditions. In a WASHINGTON, March 14. A sup -j ((f tJie coming of the weevil would recent letter to the writer, Mr. George jlat year. It gives British imports in jplemental brief filed with the House f,, There is hardly any hope but L. Yerger of Louisana, an extensile 1921 as only 74.3 percent of their Military Afrairs Committee by former ..hsxt al! the cotton-growing area if cotton planter, said in speaking of his volume in 1913, while exports were j Senator Butler, of North Carolina, the ;tne gTaf e eventuallv be more or farms: SUPERCEDED DY ionly 49.8 percent of those of 191. i Tn fliQ loaf fliTOQ -mrtn Via nf won Id out point its own local commit- t v of five, one man representing the j Asso.-int ioji, on the wage workers, aatl on.. fich for manufacturing, build--)' agriculture. This commKtee aoui.t sL'cure the local statistics for i'm own citv. Jn addition to securing! ncfinllc information for comparing 'iir'fcroat: sections of the country. The i'ian als. has auotlier" far reaching ifyn.hiTfls are determined thru experi- '"-'Jits it may be jioHsible to keep the '"'im up-to-date for ea'ch large city. 1'luis iin- relative labor efficiency per f!f!lar coahl b quoted just as "eom- 1,'r' 'ity prices" and "freight rates" now quoted. This would inevit- rhlv ii.viic ;r frieiMlly rivalry between !5ftY !.! sections .and tend to increase "' rfficiencv of both management ''.'ii iahor for the entire country. !l so doing we would accomplish h: reducing prices, developing week. legal f.dviser of Frederick Egstremer, hegs invaded, and unless many of ou: of Wilmington, declares it would" be; growprs recast their present methods, a steady increase is noted imost improvident to lease Muscle 'thev will suffer severelv if not be put !c!miuI mm.1 St LnnU in thci North.' however, .nj( i,inuii w.l vumuuv. . ,-if4. .1 on l.. x Tr tti .,1 :n. .ill 4-l, i . ... ,T . I in exports or coai anu maouiacmiBu imioais to ixvxxvy x uiu wxi.11 utix me ; c ntirel v out of. business.. iNaturairy goods. . jmainder of the enormous waterpower tne infestation will in all probabiliay . surromiding it and mortgage it to a ; varv n intensitv and damage as one nary municipal publicity campaigns. 'Jpriva-c monopoly fora hundred year3 jgOC.s from the coast wesward, the -"Many manufacturers complaining jo? more. ! prospects being for far less damage in about business today antl many wage workers out of employment will find j the solution of their problem wnei j their local Chamber of Commerce in i i st i tut ox a labor test and publishes the ( t . . . . -a! . J!! ivsuits ror comparisons wnn tne j ures of other cities. "Incidentally I want to reiterate the. fact that labor policies and pro-! duct ion efficiency, will prove to be the i greatest single factor in governing j industrial profits for 192. The spec ulator will do well to buy shares in FniiRPnwFRParj CREATES NO ithe Piedmont, section than in the low- 1 er Coastal Plain region. The situa- Ition is not by any means dangerous, however, for the man who will adopt i i jsuitab'e methods of crop rotation; plant suitable and high producing eot- iton seed: fertilize and roanrc well and J iintelligentUy; plant early" and culti- "The coming of the boll weevil' has taught us lots of things and I am absolutely convinced that if we had always farmed as we are now compelled to do, that the cot ton farmers, large and small, would be best off financially of any people in the world. Even though the weevil is with us and we have to use our brains as nev er before, I believe we can consid er the coming of the boll weevil a blessing. Take it as a whole, if vour people will iret up and hu WHEAT AS AGRI CULTURA L 1(11 fBy As-suclareu Press.) WASHINGTON, March 14. Wheat valued at five hundred and fifty-one million dollars was exported last year ranking that product as king of Amer ican agricultural exports. Cotton was second with a value of five hundred land thirty-four million. ALLIANCE tie and use fertilizer early, coup led with fairly decent cotton wea ther, you will have nothing to' fear." I concerns who are following an intelli irent labor policy, and who have come 10 realize that the solutiou to the la Jior problems lies in production per dollar and not in dollars per hour per ;vate . thoroughly, rapidly and fairly llatc throughout the season; and prac jtise other good farming methods that !are already being practiced' by many ronsive Delta Plantation, Mississippi,,1 " of our best farmers. Such a farmer wrote .'By Associated Press.) ;,li"-v A"1 " weevil than will be inflicted upon the WASHINGTON, March 14 Senator ! . , xtim on ' -Forma rif t.lifisft whfl Tlant eotton on Villis, Republican of Ohio, declares ! . ,;4.v4. OT4 f Mr. Alex Y. Scott, proprietor of an j . ( ulv "It does not pay to plant poor land in eotton under boll weevil conditions." COTTON MARKET j TODAY'S MAKKET Inarch 18.14 Ja.v ' 1 7 Q9 17.21 C dober .lf.7J J ecemrtr . 16.r'5 ' YESTERDAY -S MARKET iVr.-uch 18.11 I fay - ' : 17.5. ; iii a statement that the Four Power fort at systematic crop rotation and Pact creates no alliance, does not, en- improvement; who prepare their impress after the- above preliminary i rntw!i rnnn Anii'ricfi n snvfiriicrntv : - i.:, . ;s i, .-. onftnn v. .n vvi.., trade and creating prosperity f? ' L , 'land poorly ami late m rne spring, i t-. A . i - . . , .i i IS based UPOll civilized public Opinion . , . . . . -ii. n-n0vn flnnilJtlnna alinnlrl nlantcfl i co-ifj ever be done with any sort! Mr. Babson claims mat mere . musi-1 - - - who plant rueir con on iint- t - ' m ; t n fr .-- n oiwl i -flirt Inn rrPQt: -- . . . i i ,i - t rni. ... 1.,.. ''.'sessional le-nslation. In fact bo an increase in production efficien-, yielding seed; and who cultivate tne omy on !' j writing the substance of the 1 cy in order to lower costs and quicken ep toward peace and mutual under- cTOp f,oorly after it is up. This lat- should be broken early and allowed j " -! . . standhitr in a thousand vears. ..... rmt nut tn whether and settle before 'nlantin.? i article to several Chambers of buying. Be believes me aomuou . ul - ,ter man m wuuum u.h today and there is no re-vjour troubles will come about thru in- ! TJiC first issue of the Senate fight of business, certainly out of the prof time. Farmers should begin now ty :v the Chamber of Commerce ! creasing efficiency rather than in do- over ratifiCation is to be decided at itablc growing of eotton. pkm systematically for the attack, j progressive American city ! creasing wages as the latter results four 0,elock when the Robhtson araend-j The man who will practice good and They should not become panie-strick- j not ,0 ahead on its own hook' in decreased purchasing power. He meut is voted upon. effective methods may expect, outside ; en for outside of the low-lying and! survey. Advertis- I says that appreciation and intelligent of the low-lying ana neavny ' S i . . jit ,i e f if. TM,r. i,o Hfofo tn nblfi to CM- able to ctow cvuuu uiuiiMujuMu , The first lesson we would like to ' Jnb' 17.04 )ctober lfi.-'.. ee-mber 16.20 of I A TORNADO HITS Ii '1 1 L OU S ANA T Mil - ,!lci such a ti-.o Production efficiency of a action along these lines will do-more "iitn.Mdty will do more toward l)rlng-' than any other one thing to bring the Braxton will regret to learn that they tinue Baton Rouge, March 14. A tornadi the growth of cotton, and make ed they meet the attack promptly and : at sunrise, Lonisana, killed one and more h.telUgcntiy and prices are satisfas- injured eignt persons, uuu3 .. i.,. s i. .!t..i,iIfl,.vrtwhip.h now stand at are both confined to their bed with it as profitable as in the past or booster convention and ordi- ' uinus 13 per ent,-brck to normal. . the Influenzal o, provided the crop is economically to ry for the crop after produced. Iwere destroyed. 4
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