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VOL. XVI. NUMBER 48.
FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION
SCOTLAND NECKyN. 0,. SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1922. TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE
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Paralysis off TrainispQrtatioini In
Various Sections
Thireateinied.
-..vrcST. NORTHWEST
htttHWEST
WITH TIE-UP AS MEMBERS
OF BIG FOUR tfKUXiitfK
KO0DS QUIT WORK IN PRO
TEST AGAINST ARMED
GUARDS.
Sate! German Collapse And
American Business
!'Cv Associated Press)
pin PAGO. ILL
ah- rrike of the" rail shop crafts
,i'rtv.ps had a still more
threatening aspect today as the;
llvOUt t'Ulcicw .
Paralysis of railroad transpor
ntiou'in various sections of the
F-,r West, Northwest and South
west were threatened as the Big
Fom brotherhood men abandon
ed work and called meetings in
protest against the armed guards
on railroad property.
The trainmen walkout started
when crews tied up the 'Trans
continental Santg Fe trains in
I California. Dakota and Arizona
and the freight on the Elgin,
loliet and Eastern, and has grad
ually taken on importance during
ihe last twenty-four hours.
Washington, Aug. 12. The
,.,mup nf an earlv answer by
the seven striking shops unions
to President Harding's latest and
"final" strike settlement propos
al is seen in an announcement
from the White House that the
Railroad Union leaders had made
an engagement to call at two
thirty this afternoon on th-President.
New Voik, Aug. 12 Haght
rail executives headed by T.
DeWitt Cuyler ae today en
route to the White House to de
liver a reply to the President '
lat-vf rhn, f'i'r a settlements pt
the rail strike." '"
From authorative sources it
was learned that the , message
neither unqualifiedly accepted or
rejected the plan, but contains
conditional acceptance which
Cuyler declared the committee
"hopes will be well received by
Loth the President and the
country."
Weilesly Hills, Mass., Aug. 12.
The German question was dis-
August 12.- eussecl .da7. hy Boger W.-Bab
oon, statistician, wno nas been
entangling the international and
I financial situation.
"Germany has failed to meet
her obligation on the indemnity
payments' says Mr. Babson,
"and like any other concern is
judged bankrupt. We face the
same Fituafion that we find when
a business can not pay its debts.
We either have a re-organization
and try to get it back on to its
fetet or wecall in the referee and
judge it bankrupt "and sell its
assets and put it out of business.
"The world is now having a
creditors7 meeting to decide what
is to be done with Germany. Up
to the present time France, the
largest creditor, has been taking
the pound of flesh. It is only
within the past few days that
she has offered any other prop
osition. Now, however France
sees that if she will let Germany
off that England will let France
off. It is understood that t a
French Ambassador, is dealing
with the United States Govern
ment at this time, in the hope
that the republic may be released
from some of the debts she owes
to its. These later developments
are favorable indeed, and strong
ly suggest that a friendly re-organization
of German finance is
possible.
NEBRASKA LIEUT.
GOV
WORKS
AS
STRIKE GUARD TO
FIELD MARSHAL MUG'
RETURNS TO THE
WHISKEY BUSINESS
(By Associated Press)
London, Aug. 12. Field-Mar-shahl
Earl Haig has been elected
a director of, the Distillers'
Company at the annual meeting
held in Edinburgh. The chief
product of the company is whis
key. There are some people
who think . it rather detracts
from the Field-Marshal's dignity
and reputation to be interested
in a business of that sort, but
their disapproval is Hardly as vo
cal as it would be in. America.
The Haigs have long been finan
cially interested in whiskey.
Earl Haig is usually credited
with being thorough in alt that
he does, and he intends to be
thorough in the whiskey business.
When he asked tp join the Board
of Directors he consented, it was
stated, "on the understanding
that he would be no mere figure
head, but would take his full
share of the work as well as of
ihe responsibility attached to
JLq office."
He is like to have, plenty to do.
EAR II
M 0 WE Y NATIONAL
A Large Meeting of The
Growers Heard Speaker
Friday On Co-operative
arketing Of Tobacco
M
COMMIT
(By Associated Press)
Loncoln, Neb., "Aug. 12.
Lieut. Governor Barrows, for the
past week acting Chief Executive
and also working as a five dol
lar a day strike guard for thel
Chicago, Burlington and Quincyl
railroad, says the Lieutenant
Governorship has honor but no
remuneration. He took work
when he found that he had three
dollars and forty cents in the
TEE
SEEKS HELP TO PRE
VENT BLINDNESS
I
(By Associated Press)
New York, Aug. 12. Fifty
thousand Americans are blind
who need never have lost their
sight, asserts the National Com
mittee for the Prevention of
bank, one dollar and sixty cents! , n
. , , , it . J ,i schools, teachers colleges and
universities, asking their coopera-
in his pocket "with not another
cent in the world."
Probably the largest gathering
of farmers held for years in
Scotland Neck, heard Mr. W. D.
Hill, of South Boston, Virginia.
i yesterday talk about the coopera,
tivemarKeting ot tobacco.
In his opening remarks he told
of the success of this movement
in his home State of Virginia,
where 90 per cent of the grow
ers had signed. He also said
that over the whole territory of
Virginia, North and South Caro
lina more than 70 per cent of the
growers had signed for this form
of marketing.
He explanied that co-operative
:ntel-
COURT FIND FRANCE
UPPORTEO
GERMAN
tion ux their
tion courses.
health and educa-
SEPARATIST AGITATION
(By Associated Press)
"Tf Franfifi on the other hand Tiie Distiller's Company is plan-
were to march an army to Berlin, mug to increase greatly its whis-
and to collect the pound of flesh
fctt ef the south of Germany
TTf Qiirn TJ.ncaia Ttn v and ea nan tne snares oi me umisuu
Cleveland, O., Aug. 12.- Mem
bers of the brotherhood of rail
way trainmen, who struck on the
Saute Fee railroad, have been or
dered to return to work, Presi
dent Lee announced today, and
said: "We are in full sympathy
with the shop men's , strike, but
won't pass on authority to strike
to individual members or local
committees. I am insisting that
all walkouts be "conducted in an
orderly manner -'not by piece
meal. "
key output, both in Ireland as
m-
Munich, Aug. 9. Evidence
troduced at the recent trial
Baron von Leoprechting,
was sentenced to penal servitude
for life on charges of high treas
on, indicated that the accused
had received regular monthly pay
from the French minister in Mun
ich ;M Dard, and that France
was interested in his alleged ef-
iortsZtAi bTing,.,aboiitJthepaxa;i
WEATHER REPORT
For North Carolina: Probab
ly light rain on the coast and
partly cloudy weather in the in
terior tonight and Sunday. Mod
h'niptratuue. Fresh rtirtheast
winds.
OSITIES SEE NO
INSURMOUNTABLE
OIFFERENCES IN
VJAYOFTHECOAL
SETTLEMENT
m
GOVERNOR DAVIS, OF OHIO,
AND GOVERNOR GROES
BEGK. OF MICHIGAN. ARE
AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS ever, hold real property,
this niignT align Russia, Italy and
even possibly England with Ger
many and bring about another
war. This, of course, would be
an undesirable situation from
every point of view. Such act
ion would undoubtedly cause a
panic in our stock market, and
would seriouslv embarass our
big banks. It would upset busi
ness boom that we had at the be
ginning of the last European
war. The new gases and chem
ical weapons of warfare devel
oped since 1918 can be made
just as well in Europe as over
here.
"If, however, Germany has a
friendly ire-organization of her
finance it would mean much and
boom, American business. Such
a re-organization would clear the
air and overcome the fear of rep
udiation which keeps all our
fareign transactions in a muddle.
It would do away with the un
certainty of . the situaton and if
arranged to the mutual satisfac
tion of all parties concerned it
would give the whole world the
confidence it needs at this par
ticular time. It would strength
en business everywhere. The
greatest part of the benefit
would be felt in America. I cer
tainly hope that his will be the
outcome.
"In the meantime," concluded !
Mr. Babson, "we must
one thing more, there is
tinct difference between
. I? :
many s governmental liuajes
and the finances of German
firms and corporations. The
credit of Germany's government
is almost nil because of the tons
of paper marks which' it is obli
gated to redeem. The banks are
also in a rather uncertain posi
tion because their cash assets are
of very uncertain" value. The
private firms of Germany, how-
Distilleries of Belfast and expects
soon to acquire ' the entire concern.
OFFICIALREPDRTSSHOW
HP RUSSIAN DEATH
from the north.
The Baron was charged with
trying to effect the separation of
Germany throuh French military
occupation of the line formed by
' a i n r mi j
I tne river iviam. ne sections ro
be, cut oil included tsavaria,
Wuerttemberg, and Baden. The
plan involved also a part of Aus
tria and the Tyrol.
There are 1 topics, all relating
to - the conservation of vision,
which should be included in any
course on general health educa
tion, the committee points out.
This course, with study periods
and practicefilasses, should have
a recognized place in the curri
culum of schools, and students
who qualify should be accorded
adequate credits, it is held.
In the proposed course- of 17
topics are included: The struc
ture of the eve and its methods
jof functioning; common diseases
tection or obvious signs ot com
muncable diseases; examinations
by teachers to determine chil
dren's visual acuky; teaching
of the necessity for refraction by
competent eyesight specialists in
cases of defective vision, and the
cooperation of . teachers with
school doctors and nurses; ade
quate school room lighting and
seating arrangements and inter
ior decorations to obviate eye
hazards and strains, and consid
eration of type sizes and styles
for textbooks which are, best
adapted to youthful eyes.
(By Associated Press)
Geneva, Aug. 10. Reports to
the Health Section of the League
of Nations show iat in the Khar
kov district of Russia early this
vear rjeonle were dvinsr at the
rate of 40,000 a nionth, or a mon
tality of 600 . in every 1,000.
Between March 1 and 20, 125,000
persons died of hunger. .
Of the 3,125,277 inhabitants of
the. Tartar Republic, 2,500,000
had died of starvation by March.
From January 1 to March 15
there were 392,390 cases of in
fectious disease.
In the Ukraine cholera was
spreading and the deathrate was
60 percent. There was a grave
lack of medical supplies, and
hospital accommodation had de
creased by 80 percent.
Up to May 2 the number of
! cases of typhus in Soviet Russia
NATIONS REVERT TO
DARTER
A document introduced at the
trial as having been prepared by
the baron was branded by the
court as "a faithfullv reflected!
image of the annihilating meth
ods already used against Germany (By Associated Press)
bv Cardinal Richelieu, Cardinal London, Aug. 10. Barter, or
Macerin, Louis XIV, Cardinal the exchange of goods, as against
Fleury, and Napoleon I." the transfer of actual cash has
i figured Jin recent international
"The document is a monument
to the burning hatred against
German unity and against all
that is German' the court de-
loans, according to the Geneva
corresDondent of the OBSERV
ER. In this way the difficulties
of exchange have been overcome.
Rnmn.ni a wanted a loan of
marketing was simplv
agent marketing -.- ' TT.ndise
and a getting ', ; V,m the old
method ng. He ex
plain otc,imply the organiz
ing aN commodity and not an
organization purely of men; an
organization for the purpose of
selling to the market of the
world "to obtain the best possible
price, and such an organization
to be effective it must control at
least 50, 60, or 70 per cent of the
product. Cooperative marketing,
according to the speaker, staba
lizes the market and assures a
uniform price for each grade.
Mr. Hill said that cooperative
marketing must succeed because
it is founded on right principles.
He said that such a movement
was brought about through the
oppression of the tobacco inter
ests, which forced the grower to
organize for his own protection,
and that it was not opposed by
the manufacturer, who really
jyante Jo... see Jhe farmer get
a livihg price for his commodity.
Wirli respect to advances or
loan values; he said that one
third would be advanced when
tobacao was delivered, and other
advances made as the product
was handled. He said, however,
that at all times the grower weuld
be assured absolutely that he
would get returns to cover the
cost of production and a fair
profit; and that was the object
of cooperative marketing. He
said that it would assure better
credit to the grower for the
banker and merchant would be
assured that the grower would
never get less than the cost of
production. He asked the ques
tion if it could be done, and his
answer was that it had been done
with perishable products, such as
the fruit growers exchange of
California, and the tobacco
growers of Kentuckjr, and that it
could be done in th'is section.
He said that the loan value
i -m a
clared m pronouncing sentence. """ma y"r was fixed bv a committee from
It planned the political economic-, 4o,uuu,uuu gom ics nw Cor mtion from
agricultural, and moral disor
ganization of Germany, and the
destruction of the unitJ of the
German people."
The court asserted won Leop
rechting 's plan aimed at making
Germany entirely dependent on
-r-m "I " . 11 1 Z
Jf ranee, politically and economi
impossible unless they know how
the money was to be spent. vu
the bankers who made loans and
from a committee from the To-
mama replied: We need to re-, .fl.
pienisn rauiudu iuuius M- rpmt.wa isnprl for bal
ance to be paid. He said that
remember - eoz TyI,nus Z T f 1- ' cally, and that it constituted doc- reals a
sT dis- the SSTg Cef ira!umentary proof .of France's which
n Ger .comPared to '" scheme for forcible establish- need."
!1V 66a, during the corresponding French hecremonv iu ments
period last year. There were
467,078 cases of relapsing fever.
BRITAIN
IS TO BUILD A
ment of . French hegemony
Europe.
The court said it was convin-
particularly engines.
"Fine." said the Swiss bank
ers, "we have these for sale. Take
them, and pay for them, in ce
reals and petroleum, both
you produce and wre
Thus were .the arrange
ments concluded. "
Similar borrowing and paying
bv barter also has taken place
with Czechoslovakia. Here.
fac-
- i I
tones, maenmery, land equip
ment and merchandise. Most of
them are in a sound condition
because these things are ef ac
tual and permanent value. The
reorganization of Germany s
finance would upset the German
government's financial bureau
and might call for considerable
readjustment in Germany's bank
ing circles. It need have little
affect cn the real credit of pri
vate firms." .
'vUy Associated Press)'
Cleveland,., Aug.' 12. Efforts
the joint committee of Coal
operators and Miners to reach
at) agreement was resumed today.
Wule Governor Davis, of Ohio
jnaCroesbeck,' of Michigan,
)vaitea developments with crews
ajlm- in effecting a settlement
ot the coal strike, although ob-c-les
encumbered committee
kemen on both sides. '
Ahe Governors said that they
. er? convinced that tbprft we Gpnflral business is maintain
umiountable "differences ing , its recent improvement in
letting in a settlement. (spite of unfavorable sentiment
OWE
UL RADIO STATION
i -
! . i T-k..,i TnnJsfffliTi ( zeo.iioslovaivia is receiv-
lich with a mandate from the ing (Swiss manufactured gooc
French government to pursue an, and is to pay for them witn
UtmipV loads of susrar. Therefore
intensive aM.a,Liuju. iur ljuc ayo.- '-'- - w ,
the auestion ot exchange
raiiuii ui me aw u. ujj. .j , x
Tiori'tVip p.omnarative values oi
iroill liie 'UUI iu aiiu uiau uc , .
in Kentucky the second pay
ment was made within forty
days after the first loan. In
Kentucky, he said, that the poor-
i est grades, through rehandlmg
and improvement brought as
much as the average price of tha
commodity on the open market..
Mr. Hill said that no other or
ganizaztion had ever started
which had the backing of cooper
ative marketing.
and
(By Associated Press)
London, Aug. 12. The govern
ment will erect in England a
wireless station powerful enough
to provide direct commercial
communicatio nwith India, South
Africa and Australia, Postmaster-General
Kellaway announces.
In India there wall be set up a
station capable of direct com.
munication wTith England, South
Africa and Australia..
created by coal and rail strikes.
The index of the Babsonchart
shows that business Js but 9 per
cent below normal. " No change
since last week. -
arranged with the French gov
ernment that, following certain
preparations by him, the French
generals in the Rhineland terri
tory', with their troops, would
suddenly ocupy the line of the
Main for the purpose of effect
ing the separation.
Baron v.on Leoprechting plead
ed that he acted purely out of
patriotic motives, intending no
subjugation of Germany, and
meant to accomplish only a tem
porary separation. In pronoun
cing sentence the court announc
ed it would have imposed the
death penalty had the law per?
mitted. " '
Czechoslovakian krone and
Swiss franc does not arise.
COTTON MARKET
TODAY'S MARKET
October 20.S0
December .. 20.78
January 20. 6 4
March - 20.70
Mav - 20.70
YESTERDAY '3 MARKET
October 211J
December 21JJ3
January5 - . 2J2J
March 21.05
May .. 20.95
Lie said that the War Finance
C''iporation of the government
the. had advanced .30,000,000, five
the , iarsre bankers of the country
$10,000,000 more and that it had
the support of the Bankers As
sociation ?of the Oarolinas and
Virginia, t
The government, he said, rea
lized from a study of economic
conditions, that such an organ
izaztion was necessary for the
protection of the interests of the
great farming population of the
country and that it had prepared
itself to encourage and foster
such movements.
He urged that all of those on
the outside come in and help
mfke the movement . a one hun
dred per cent succeSS.
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