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0 v.. ( yOL. XV.-NUMBEB 100, FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1922. MEXTGEWERftt TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE 5 CENTS PER COP? DISPERSES dr. buck preaches INITIAL .SOW III BANDITS I So gales, Ariz., June 13. Five audits were killed and three wounded in an attempt to hold up a train of the Southern Pa ic ..f Mexico near Rosares, Mexico, iaturaay, accoruing to th. tvnuhietor led ay. Fiv; bandits were killed "and thre wounded by General Rod-rigue-?, Mexican Military Gover nor, who was a jassenger on the train. SERIES OF MEETINGS GETS GREAT BIG SERMON OUT OP "PRAYER" A PROPOSA ID L E TO PAY Divis who arrived here EffortMatfeTo Tax Tourists Jiume, 0 NASH The lOBOEioinLiiesJiini Labor Board On e Reductions Wag CO-OPS "(By June 12. Seeking the ireney of the tourist m Rome: the municipality bethought itself of collecting from his a tax or) 10 percent of his hotel bill, sim ply for the privilege of sojourn ing in the city. But there was violent opposition from the pub lic in general and hotel keepers in particular, with the cuHomary references; to the killing of the p. use that lays the golden egg. ami the proposal, for the., time hem at any rate, has been shelv ed. ' " ' Already a tourist in Rome pays a taw based on his hotel bill of 10 percent for service, supposed to ho in place 'of tips, and a lux it y tax of from seven percent to 12 percent. The new tax would have made a third enforc ed contribution. . ' ii . r 'i . i x j 1 Jen percent m me om msieauj i f tip does not work out very veil.' The tourist avers he has io tip anyway to get good ser vice, and the servants say they do not by any means receive l Ik i r share of the considerable sum produced by this levy. 'I he hotels of Rome, closed dining the war, are reopening lt':t proprietors are complaining -t excessive costs. The declare' tlnit before the war they could feed a servant for 35 cents a day, and that now they must pay three dollars for the same food. All tins mr.y be true. nevertheless those who provide food and drink tor the public in Rome show striidntr evidences of prosperity Dr. J. P. Black, of Albemarle, preached his initial sermon in the aeries of protracted meetings at the Baptist'Church last night on the subject "Prayer." His sermon was strong, to the point and interesting througout, and he made some splendid illustra tions. In the course of. his re marks, he said that getting pray er answered is like getting mon ey from the, bank the easiest m Tne worm, it vou nave a re serve fund from which to draw -something that you have been laying up when conditions were belter. However, he said that God should not be called on to make an outright donation, and that if you ignored him altogeth er in your good and prosperous times, He should not be called on in the hour of -trials' and tribula tions any more than a bank in which you have not put any funds. - Dr. Black is a forceful preach er and everyone seemed to enjoy his sermon to the fullest extent. The subject tonight will be 4 'The Boll Weevil." (By Associated Press! AVashington, June 13. The proposal to pay the soldiers' bonus in cash, the financing to be done by means of a special tax on banks, .through the use of interest on the foreign debt, was made m the Senate by Ladd, of North Dakota. 13. -The FRANCE BE REPRESENTED BY GROUP DF EXPERTS AT m Mm pnnrrnrrjrr MIL linUUL UUI1I LIILIIUL! " - 1 - I Paris, June 13. France will be icpiraouicu at me Uxiiei ence ai the Hague on Russian affairs by a group of sexperts, the Cabinet decided todav. The idea of having Cliarles Benoist, Minister at the Hague, to take part in the preliminary Conference was abandoned. Associated Press) Chicago, 111.. June division in the nersoiinel of tf,a Railroad Labor Board which re sulted in vigorous dissenting opinions on wage reductions al ready announced effective Julv lirst, will make 'appearance again when another forty mil lions are lopped off the pa v checks of three hundred and fif ty thousand more railway men j this week. - I The majority of the decisions I 4-1... T 1 i 1- -i u -iihj, juaoor uoarci Mvere com pleted i yesterday, but the' minor ity opinion will delay anounce ments of the new orders for sev eral days, it was learned today. FEDERAL JUICE GRANTS IHE5C0TLA1 uraon AGAINST ft FRIDAY M HERS MED CALBOARD SWED EN DISAPPROVES PROHIBITION News From State Capitol (By Maxwell Gorman; Raleigh, June 13. Despite the urgent and persistent efforts of the State Commissioner of Rev enue and special counsel engag ed by the Gov v ernor, to compel tne big railroad systems to set Stockholm, June 10.t-"To de prive the majority of citizens, ; who-do not , misuse ; alcoholic Uo- uors, of What is for them an m nocent stimulant because a small tie their taxes with the State of number of people abuse liquor I North Carolina and the various seems to be-rather a draconic de-J counties of the state, there now develops another legal snag that vvill make it necessary for the counties and local taxing units to wait some months yet to get BALTIC STATES HOLD STRATGETIC POSITION Riga, June 12. More friendly attention has been heaped upon ine jeaitic states by various Euro pean powers since the Ranallo ! treaty the trade agreeent between Russia and Germany,' was signed April 17 last, than during all the time since their creation by the Treaty of Versailles. This i be cause, of the geographical posi tion of the states, forming as they do the most accessible "bridge'; between Russia and Germany. Shortly after the signing the Germans started the ball rolling by a "hand shaking" expedition headed .by Herr Blucher, Berlin s commissioner for the Baltic. Herr Blucher visited Kovno. where he spent several days witlr the -Jjithuanianns, -thence on to Riga for conferences with. the T Latvians, givmar assurances (By Associated Press Columbus, Ohio, June 13. A temporary in junction restrain ing the United Mine Workers of Harrison and Jefferson Counties from interf erring with coal ship ping operations in these counties has been granted by Federal Judge Sater, it became known todav. Mexico City Renters Form A Union The cooperatives have never made a concerted effort in this vicinity but Friday of this -weak at three o'clock in the Dixie Theatre the first gun will be fir- V vvimi me mea oi getting all tobacco growers in this section s.gned up. Several speakers are scheduled here on that day among whonris Mr. Geo. A. Hoi derness. of Tarboro, who is a large grower, banker and busi ness man. Mr. Holderness is well known by our people as a man of rare business judgement, and ability to choose the right side of a big issue. After thor ough investigation of the qy " tion of cooperative marb Mr. Holderness is entire1 . on- vineed that it is the eat est cree. This opinion- is found in thej official report just issued by the Medical Board of Sweden on the proposed introduction of total prohibition. "It has aroused in tense interest throughout the country which is now in the midst of a nation-wide conflict between the prohibition forces and those who want to maintain the- present, so-called Bratt . ra tioning system, whereby only tlnse who have openly shown their abuse of alcoholics are de prived of its use. Sweden -will Ri Germany's friendly and peace ful intentions which, m the end would bring only good, economi-j eally and otherwise foro the young republics which lie be- Mexieo City. June 12. Tired of paying high rentals tenants) .of Mexico City have formed a union and are even tkreafemrg! a gencial strike of all industries' 'a the capital unless their de-i mands for a 75 prr-ent de.'e j in all rents is mi met 1... h landlotds. ) The union is recruited from' the lower clas9es, but. is b?Jng!smu led bv well-known labor orsran-i izers Aho have already staged a number of .demonst'ratioiis and have . announced that they will resort to violence if necessary to J aclneve their ends, street pa movement ever und "rt .en in the south. In fay is giving a great .deal of Q& j towards its success withot .ope, or. fee or reward other than the knowledge that he is rendering a great ser-v'ir-e to In's fellow citizens. It behooves every farmer and busf ness man therefore to attend thM meeting Friday, and if necessary make some sacrifice to do so. OHO SMUGGLING L IS REGULAR TRADE 10. The s A 1.1. . 1 T oiuuiviiomi, ti une of alcohol into Nor-N wajr has become a well organiz ed and growing trade,, and this in spile of the ex tension, bf Nor--yray'js territorial watelttrfor a distance seawards of ten" miles. Over 100 vessels were waiting gflle if.,111 Kt) of i rades are held at least three time:Jrt,,entlv outside the Norwegian a week ana several -nave oeen j fjords tor customers to take liq so . riotous that police reserve i uor already purchased. Light j i. d.7.7K trr : .. i i x . i " -t ixie tnuuu in au vaioreiu iaAu, tween East Prussia and Russia, that have been due them by the! From riga, Herr Blucher went railroads since last October. to Reval on the game mission and The State Revenue Commis- aftePward to Helsingfors, hold sioncr had won. all of his legal, - f.OT1rprpT1PPS! nh i,,, covering the last six T1:- prmaTls itl Mflv wines andbeer only are legal in Norway, drinks containing more than if percent of alcohol being i n . X? J 4 rictil. mi are irenerauy reieneu iu vote on the liquor quesion An-"si,:u'ks- I gust 27 of this year. The Medical Board points out Key Food of The Sovie t Problems battles, covering the last montl and before the trio of were called out. The newspapers El Universal and Excelsior, which have con sistently opposed the union, have; barred 'been threatened numerous times btroemsta, a small place and several nights ago a rowdy j Sweden near the Norwegian bor gang of . low rent advocates a.t-j der is an important center for tenanted-to set fire to the news-j the smuggling flotillas which in buildings. Police were months or so, m the U. S. courts,!,.,! 1v, " 4.:J paper -iTiiniij-iiiiiiniirrrr-fvii't-i'iiiifit'i'iiTiYr . -. nctra.iai y ii ui i v v. iuiiu uil. technicality" (which so service direct to Baltic! UlSgaaiS tllC ui txiiitixv .lawman uui; n' 1 The tenants are not at modest in their demands. all Be- are composed mostly of German and Danish vessels. These boats enter-port and have their cargoes sealed by the Swedish customs Berliu: i sides asking that their rents be! people. The skippers meet their j reduced 75 percent they also in- arose . Counties and local taxing further that a large number physicians believe that under certain circumstances, and in the ease of certain' diseases, alcohol cannot be dispensed with with out great disadvantages, and it says that not" only the fatal eon-j to improve the Baltic railroad 1111 S ' - - - . oi i.urin ydiuuua.m nects Berlin with Moscow. of i wan nue uSci . V- " I Upon the heels of the B m aovaiore mraxes iiiai. uac been due them I the state since while the quest Blucher Norwegian customers in the ! . Ci . 1 : 4-1. ) K( C V VHrSHU III 1U.VV I tnt i i . " i me Germans also are niannm"' : . . n i v c ii , ,. 4?,. t..,i : x . i .int -rnor tho atki nr-ns n1 : iiiw ii r i 11 uiiaiic tL inu buic iix. ! iTii.Tl 1 -licit LIl JUmivin i - . . - to make all sorts of repairs audi the liquor, after which they put installations on their proprieties. to sea outside the nationality The landlords assert the demands limit and break the seals. The are" impossible to met if present ( Norwegian buyers meet at a Ten ure transactions are . : i ; i i ' a 1 jy the railroads of m---v r hiffh laxes are maintained 1- aezvous ana October 1, 1921, uc f ?.Ui 'T federal and district governments. completed. 47 ,ttV.v1qi. ho, -- xiv. x x v.in , mi Iaot- wnts is in Tins wa state can now collect $209,081 in missions of various kinds have enormous quanti- I catching hold in 'other citie3 of! ties of liquor are brought into tram r i j i I j iiit vv rui Lr i , i. ri j x - t -m- t i i ichise taxes, will be determin-1 en Pouring into Kovno arrang-, the " bli and tliere is talk of 1 Norway and prices are steadily, r frl hr .Tnrlo'fi James tit. Bovtt. ot , v 1 nraTiizin? a tenants . farty. to sequences ot tne aouse ot aico-i , -nations on a most irienaiv oasis.-- , . nnfl . t ... ... f4-T"Afk-n--:hMrn as the result ot a " , ,'AninnTP in the national anu hoi should be considered, but at-! 'A Jni0'ow France -and Germany areo :rt4rc . ii -i . j i . ( ji - i licrtiiii,; uciu "vi yja " r ; : lit. -il a. uui. vii. i ) inose aiso xnose enecis tnai i v, , -A -ixroriai Tt nf the5 Vi"'JiJ wim eaun omer io curry u'viiotv' ot many Soviet nussianj rannoi oe cnaracterizea as narm-iF . h Circuit of Appeals arid 1Ji" s J,a-vo!''. . i !!m!:i(m,k- hooo iho nrnn nros-! f ul. It declares that most of the , , TT c The French missions in Rifira . ' , ... ! Juage ienry vx. wmuui ui p H is tor-JSetpember ivzz are oi so-canea primitive races usea ai-i p;as.Prn District of North Caro- l-r.'.iti'st. interest, mere is conoi ana expresses aouot xnai. Moscow, .June 13. Food is thej iin ve.-n- of 1921. h 1iian i!si no one to I and Esthonia have increased their personnel, and 70 leading French participate trade but further doubt that a cultured community! eoller.fclon f)f the ad valorem tax-;show- . llie French exhibits are day can pro-! can suddenly dispense with stirn-! ondill decisi0n of the United! arrive- on special steamship.?," ii nnrs r the aim is to nrftnuee : c r,, - thoMinu me suuu w m uc - ' ' " - ' I " i 1 T OL? r III'HIIIH I '(Ml I 1 , I II LllVJ ' ''fsiln to believe that the-yield most of the so-called primitive j m'hn tAV0 judges agreed to issue! .mamfac,tlrers P xvill ho m eater than-in the f am- races used alcohol and expresses j ainin order" forbiddhg!m Rla s approachm deelininir. Also there has been an increase in the number of cases hi drunkenness, which in Christian ia is reported to be j twice as large as m stocKnoim. PRF IN'mT'i rflllUhr W erived' an annual revenue of rilLd. lllUllJ I U I ttUdnUL 1 ahout 46 000.000 krone from liq- fir TRDICC Oil I DCCflPC I ' or before the establishment of Ul" Inll II DILL DLrUnL! prohibition, but today this has !.een reduced to virtually notn- If ;hc 1922 harvest is fair, ; a non-alcoholic community, this. uiissia tj industry may show con- J end -must be achieved through States Supreme railroad's appea: al of the threejudges to grant an " i- l.,:.(i1ni'!ut! wnnll flnon ho. rir imiG n tli nvASPTif nnrl i ,i n4.: C 1 ovqcs nnt, lOnal ianlv Ot LOmiTl alls- i, r.w,vi(L wovlffii's nnauililv Tia npirt ffMinrfltiftTi mav j j .. i v. r.nnoi'An offorttTv.r a representative to Ri ixv- - . f- - - uiv jucu uii inv j.: -e i I . T railroad's appeal from the refus- um , French . Nat- : erce had sent ra to THE BONUS BILL mg. -Th e 'it Si i'l.inl the lumber industry ' be afforded time to change their improve if the woodcut- habits. es- Washington, June 13 President, it is stated at the the franchise taxes. Judge Uon-j . ""x hill to be passed prior to the nor holdimr with the state and; capitalists. .TVo French des- b legislation. ters were ahl,. tn oef rj.ions. andi Tn eonelnsioii tlm "Roard. while ,.on5atfl witli tlie state and rovers are maKing courtesy. t ... r activities would see the emphasizing the necessity. forilis associate with the railroads.! visits Riga, Reval and Helsmg- It is also aid authoritatively j -lining of saw mills. - ! vigorusly fighting the misuse of income taxes of $145,000 due .theirs . . ' ' ' that the. President feels that Con- As the meaner food stocks in alcohol, recommends that the ! state are involved in separate The British have not been far gress should have a free hand h- provinces become more and personal restriction system now mits which will be heard Ty oenina. iney nave sent many wnn ramu depleted, provincial Rus-; in force in Sweden be further; jud, Connor this week. .missions to tne came siatse, ana, s,ns fiI-e comimr to Moscow to tested, developed and improved.! The difference between the j London and Manche ter business. their belongings to buy food! Sweden has used the Bratt sys-Jtwo judges necessitated refer-! men are seen m all. the principal i the city markets. Reversing j tern for seven years. Under it! ring lit e question to Judge Boyd, r cities. Te p'oeess of a j-ear ago, when the country's inebriate record J the third member of the court..! . . nty dwellers -went to the prov-' reached the lowest fisrures-. since; Judge Connor and Judge AYad-j WOULD CALL SPECIAL ln-'S for fonrl n nw iho T,vr,v?Ti-' 1 Q1 ft h.v, he f irat-nnartpr of i A 111 mnonnced they WOUld Write. SESSION OP CONGRESS TO Jals find M transmit their views to, CONSIDER SHIP SUBSIDY ,eo trade has developed much" ish sociarboard. The drop in Judge Boyd and leave to uimj - j the question oi wnetner ne vvuunt v asnmgion, -June io. rresi- WEATHER REPORT For North Carolina: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday I Probably showers tonight in northwest portion. Gentle to moderate variable winds. 10l"e than in the country. has the inebriety record has been 0elw a va 'liable for all with especially marked in about !l1(ev- , i Stockholm where it amounts to scow's progress toward sur- no less than 36.8 percent compar f Prosperity during the past ed to the last quarter of- l1 iinl no?liS nas mae a start- Tn some v Swedish provincial ' j'-f yontrast to less m fortunate towns drunkeness has decreased Juciat towns. 55 to 6C percent. June 13. Presi- i,pnr p.nnipnt bv attorneys for, ent Harding has notified Chair- each side. The two opinions will man Campbell, of the House be.' withheld, but the one in' which Rules Committee,' that unless a Judge Boyd concurs 'will probao-j Ship Subsidy bill is passed prior lv become the opinion of thej to adjournment, he feels obliged COTTON MARKET TODAY'S MARKET. JULY 21.88 OCTOBER 21.83 DECEMBER ... 21.55 JANUARY .... 21.40 MARCH : ". - 21.30 EXPORTS SUFFER DECLINE court a.nd the other the dissenting j to call a special session .,.s.n. . for its consideration. "X solely y YESTEBD AY 7S MARKET . JULY . . . . 21.66 OCTOBER . 21.40 DECElNtBER 21.25 JANUARY 21.00 MARCH . . 20.92 Washington, June 13. Ameri can export traed suffered anoth- -1 -m -1 At I .... nivirT I er decline during jihv, iimim from a total of three hundred Und eighteen' millions reported ! for April fo three hundred and 'eight millions. Imports, how . ever, increased in May to two hundred and fifty-four millions eomnared to two hundred and i - l x -1 seventeen tor xipru.
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