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v. SI V0L. XVII-NO. 29. FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND ITECK. IT. a. TUESDAYy NOVEMBER 21, 1922 TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE IflED ! I IEI COTTON Gli (iERRLY MILLION BALES (By Associated Press) Washington. Nov. 21. Cotton ;,(1 urior to November 14th amounted to eight million eight iv,.. ami sixiv nine uiuusduu " President Urges Passage Of Ship Siibsi dy Bill IN ADDRESS TO JOINT SES SION OF CONGRESS SAYS IT WOULD MEAN ACTUAL MONETARY SAVING TO GOVERNMENT. oio'llt f.KiO.SoT) bales, the Bureau announced. hundred and fifty seven j Census OTHER NATIONS, HE - SAID, WERE CONCERNED WITH GOVERNMENT 'S MER CHANT MARINE POLICY AND WERE IN COMPLETE ACCORD WITH THE OPPOSITION. KB AVIATOR FLYS OVER HIES LIMA. PERU. Nov. 21 What most darintr avia- LAYS STRESS UPON VALUE OF AMERICAN . OWNED VESSELS TO NATION AND COMMERCE IN EVENT OF WAR. EIT5 OF VOLSTEftDACT 5 CENTS PER COPY HEW WITNESS IK HALL-MILLS J ury List For November PREPARE FOR EH CASE J. C1U1 Ul Court LETTERBOXES 21.- k-an from Lima to the Amazon poi :( Faueett. who is at. laohed to tne sran oi me auui: al Aeronautic Company left Lima in a Curtiss By Associated Press Washington, Nov, 21. The enactment of the administration's Merchant Marine Bill was urged upon Congress by President Harding as neeessarv to relieve the government of the present i nrobablv the tinii feat vet recorded in South; meriea is the flight by an Ameri tii T T- i-A. : . siaj;geimj,r lusses ui. war- uuila merchant tleet. and to ?s- i .k felt I tdn hch o TWAPfvow r t o o.cn -r.i ri shipping to serve the nation m n- war and give a guaranty of coir- : mpvpm l mnpnpnr pyipp in tim a at ? ill t w A. a A l JL .AAA JL. U -l A VI V. A A , W J. AA, w plane., m an ettort to ai prize of ".$5000.00 for the first i Peace- airplane flight from this capital! Tne President-, in addressing to Iquotis. ottered by the rem-1 -he joint session, declared that( vian Congress. The first lap ofian actual monetary saving to the I ,i Xfi- ,1,1 ,.,,. 4- CUis qtj'V 4.00 J- 1J U -f ... I Hie lugm rts iu v.iiiiv, j jruveruiueuut wuuiu result jjuju miles north ,of Ljfma. Faucet! j the proposed law and he chal- made this distance in six hours! ieriged every insinuation of fav- and landed safely on the arid; ored interests and the enriching plains near that city. j 0f a special few at the expense , i i of the public treasury. Several weeks were required , f . . . tha niflT1p in condition for; The legislation, he asserted, thpeeond stare of the flight. j would be automatically guarded! which was particular danger- j against enrichment or perpetual ous in the absence of air maps ! bestowal, adding that if success or anv other guides. Iquitos is. attends, as he hoped it would, more than 500 miles from Chic- j the government outlay would he lavo in a straight air line, and j returned. The inspiration of op the intervening countrv is asiportunity to earn remained and wild as can be found in South i American transportation by sea Am Th r-Ptrinn ' V a vflsfTi's " mainlined-: he-declared. REPEAL FIGHT (By Associated Press) St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 21. De claring that the results of the re tent election was a strong indi cation that publfic sentiment favors the repeal of the Volstead act a score of State Secretaries of an Association opposed to pro hibition amendment perfected plans for a modification of the dry enforcement law and th.fi eventual repeal of the eighteenth amendment at the- closing of the two dav conferences (By. Associated Press) fcomerville,-.'N. J., Nov The name of Geoge I. Sipel ap peared on the list of star witness es upon whom- the prosecution pinned hop for when the Somerest Grand Jui-v made its second assault upon tne mass of evidence surrounding the Hall-Mills murder. The newly found witness of the pig-dealer, whose movements on the fateful night of September 14th have caused investigators to bring him forward as the most likely corroborator of the hither to unsupported statement of Mrs. Jane Gibson. DIG The following list of jurors has been drawn for the November term of Halifax Superior Court. which convenes November 27 th : First week Frank Fisher. W. G. Branch, A. Stransberry, Jim blansberry, G. A. Hux, Geo T Thorne, F. P. Waters. W. L. Cul- indictmentsi lorn, L. A. Dickens, M. L. Morris Joe Cobb, Rov D. Svkes, J. " Davis, W. T. Nevill,E. J lamy, Geo. L. Brantlv, T" . Av- cock, W. H. Melvin Curtis TTai-dv T? vP.n- T V. Devenport, II. A.ope, W. G.! h Lewis. W. Cofield Bradlev. W. T Asque, D. C. Aycock, Ellis Long,! Jno. Best, Hampton Polk, T. A.j Smith, H. A. Clary, T. A. Mar- shal, Mat W. Smith, J. J. Jobn-i son. EEDS SUPPLY (By Associated Press) Washington, Nov. 21 The demand for leter boxes is so great as a result of the postoffice j u -trnent no box no mail edict manufacturers are unable to .ill orders, officials said, in an nouncing the postponement of t 0,r, i ui uruer irom JU,uu,l. -t nor later tiian h first. DECLARES ENGLAND DOES NOT NEED GULF STREAM J tangle of difficult mountain passes, cascades, and - rapids un til the highest ranges' of the An des are passed at an elevation of from 16,000 to 17,000 feet. The Maranon River and its affluents, which flow into the Amazon. Lave cut tremendous chasms in the ranges of the Andes, dowu The Chief Executive said that the concern about American Mer chant Marine policy was not lim ited to our own domain, adding that the maratime nations of the world were "in complete accord with the opposition here to the pending measure." He declared that these nations RUSSIAN PEASANTS FRAME LAWS AMID IMPERIAL SPLENDOR Moscow, Nov. 21. Russia Parliament of Workmen and Peasants, in their picturesque garb, have assembled in the great, throne room of theCzar's eld Palace, within the Kremlin. to discuss new laws designed to benefit the proletariat. The legislation to be consider ed " includes the labors code- of land 'laws, civil laws, and laws providing for unified courts of justice, all of which require r-. adjustment owing to the new economic policy. (By Associated Press) London, Nov. 21. Science has come forward recently to destroy another of man's long cherished illusions, but at the same time it has removed a source of con- Second week E. F. Ethridce. J. G. Pitt. D. L. Finch. J. W. ' Harvey, G. W. Gooch. C. H. Als- j ton, H. H. Cullom. T. S. Hawkins, M. C. Crawly, J. W. Butts, Paul ! Jenkins, SurrV Dunn, J. R. Tav i lor, W. T. Dickens. E. L. Lee, 1 J. P. Edward, G. W. Mvriek, B. ! ! F, Winn, W. H. Twisdale, W. i. Deberry, C. L. Turner, H. H. Har I ris, T. A. Boseman, L. A. ShearmJ W. F. Tavlor, J. R. Lvles, J. R.j Jenkins, R. N. Hamill, T. R. El-! len, W. M. Cullom, S. H. Lane; TRANSFER OF PROHIBITION OFFICE IS REQUESTED stant anxiety to those who would! A. C. Nicholson, A. B. Schlichter. the! which swift J turbulent streams "i had a perfect right to such an at- flow in their course to the Atlan tic. After that come the tropical lands leading up to the Amazon proper, where impenetrable jun gles and swampy wastes make travel of anv kind difficult. titnde. but that he wished to stress the American viewpoint, which should be a viewpoint "from which one sees American carriers at sea, the independence of American commerce and American vessels for America, even in event of war." WEATHER REPORT Moderate Fair to- Frost to northerly ft It was over such a country that Faueett had to fly when he made his final "hop-off" from CMclayo on October 6th. Had his motor failed him, no trace of; . aviator or plane would probably ! For orth-arolina ever have been discovered, as '"K ai" I1 " J it was, he was forced to landn37n when only forty minutes of fly- wmds. mpr separated him from his goal.) A driving ram and thunderstorm !r,,linn Tn n T n ft I n OT forced him down on an islet in L UfL: T H Y V U H I the Tigre River, where his plane!.! UllUu I U II LI HI II U I . became mired in the soft sand, j causing him to break a propeller. I A passing launch from Iquitos j picked him up and carried thej stranded aviator to the isolated Amazon port, where he was giv en a tremendous ovation. His j flying time from Chiclayo up to j the moment of the accident was siso six hours, or a total of hours from Lima. attempt to understand the caus es of climatic conditions. M., Danois, the well known hy- drologist, who has made a spec ial study of the waters of Atlantic, has declared that the temperate climate of the British Isles and the northern, coast of France does not depend on the' Gulf Stream, and that its diver-1 sion would not therefore leave j this section of the world in the grip of an Arctic winter. M. Danois claims to have proved that the Oulf Stream, rising toi Jr., J. B. Britt, W. C. Frank Armstrong. Jr. Mvriek (By Associated Press) Washington. Nov. 21. A BALTIC REPUBLICS AND SWEDEN CONTINUE HIS TORIC FRIENDSHIPS pro- j posal has been made that the j prohibition enforcement office j be transferred from Richmond to j Staunton and is endorsed by of- iicials and State Director Ful wilder, who urgently recommend ed the transfer as a means of in creasing the etticiency ot office. ms PAUL'S WILL BE SOUGHT IN AMERICA 12 SUDAN PLANS EXTENSIVE IIDATIDN FOR COTTON CBy Associated Press) London, Nov. 20. It will be no longer necessary for persons in America to cross the ocean in or der to view the charms of old : London, for these charms are about to go to America through the aid of the motion picture I A motion picture company is at ; present busy photographing th 'beautiful interior of St. Paul's Cathedral. The work is being carried out with the aid of im j (By Associated Press) proved lighting effects so that airo, Lgypt, Nov. 20. Movea i the dtails of the carved stalls of jy the decrease in Egypt's pro- Gibbons, 4he high marble altar, auction, the Sudan government the Chapel of the Order of Sc. ill resume the irrigation devel-j Nichael and St. George, and the opment which came to an end in dome may be clearly seen. A 13 owing to . financial reasons) reel of the film will be devoted ?nd labor troubles., J to the graves and monuments of A contract for irrigation. to j the famous Cathedral, which, in ost about 10,000,000 pounds, has j elude . those of Nelson. Welling een taken by an English firm, j ton and Sir Arthur Sullivan. Jt is expected that in three years j The proceeds derived from the jane 300,000 acres of cotton will under cultivation,, producing wut 80,000 bales annually.! "everal thousand natives will tind employment uijder.ngljsh- The Parliament, known offi cially as the All-Russian Center Committee, is thehighest legisla tive body in Russia. The throne-room, where more than 300 members from various parts of Russia have assembled, is virtually unchanged from the days of Russia have ssjjfiteaoinn days of the reign of Emperor Nicholas except that the throne has been concealed by a white sounding board intended to im prove the acoustics. Upon the walls, which are of light blue and gold, and upon the ten immense gilded pilars, still .remain the arms of the Imperial family, and from ten enormous chandeliers scores of the old imperial double eagles, still look down .on the law makers, four of whom are women. The reception hall of the Em press, adjoining the throne room, is filled with telephones and noisy typewriters operated by short haired stenographers. The room of St. George, of gold and white, the largest room in the Kremlin, with six chandel abra supporting more than 3C00 incandescent lights, is being used as a smoking room by the peas ant lawmakers. (By Associated Press) j Stockholm, Nov. 21. An illus-; not pass the Sargasso Sea, and j t en t' ' K rA i r "m at4 t sA I X A1 . Sweden and Esthonia and Latvia, i.i.v,! n -j-! i i 1 1 the newly created republics bathe the shores of England and!,, -r i.- -c . r . m republics were largely settled by He expresses the view that the J vikings about one thousand years Gulf Stream is merely the back-; ago, and in the time of Gustavus wash of the equatorial currents j Adolphus swore allegiance to the Summer heat provokes dilations ! Swedish crown. They were un- growmg between on These two of the heavily salted equatorial waters, which translate themsel ves into permeations of the more lightly salted Arctic and Conti nental waters. It is these per- der Swedish rule for one hundred and fifty years until 1710, when tney were conquered by Russia. But the Letts and Esthonians still speak of the ''good old meations in the eastern Atlantic ! Swedish times." This tradition which have been mistaken for branches of the Gulf Stream. They are, however, purely local currents and vary according to the season. PENSION OF 525,000 AWAITS BRITISH CARINET MEMBER j THEATRE IN AUSTRIA TURNED OVER TO ACTORS of kinship with Sweden now ex presses Itself in constant at tempts to get closer together culturally, politically, and finan cially. Thus the University of Dorp -.t in Estonia, founded by Sweden in 1632, has just added the sixth Swedish professor to its faculty, and various courses in the Swed ish language are being Meanwhile the groups of ers and pupils, farmers and oth ers are coming oyer to visit Sweden. The Swedish people were amocg the first to encourage these re j publics in their hard fight for national existence, and the3T have to RUSSIA CONSIDERING TRADE11RK5 (By Associated Press) Mosoow, Nov. 21. In the re arrangement of commercial con ditions under the Soviet regime, it is planned again to permit the use of trade marks. These were wiped out when the Bolsheviki came into power. j Some manufacturers already have applied to have their trade marks restored and registered. MEXICAN ROE INDUSTRY S ROOMING given, teach- (By Associated Pressi Mexico City, Nov. 21. Th3 3'ounger generation in Mexico is being taught to wear shoes and the "barefoot boy with check of tan" is decreasing in numbers if statistics compiled by the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico are correct. Not only have importations of footwear from the United States increased, it is said, but during the past two years several shoe factories have started in Mexico as foremen and directors. exhibition of this film will be j iv cii iu uiu xuuu. umg laiacu tut. the much needed .restoration of the church. It will be shown in America -within two months, ac cording to the producers. Salzburg, Austria, Nov. 20. The municipal theater of Salz burg has been turned over to its staff, actors, musicians, stage hands and all, to be run as a co operative concern. The city lias advanced a loan as working capi tal.. The experiment is interest ing Vienna in view of a report that the government's new finan cial reform will compel the Grand Opera and the State Drma Theater, both world fam ous and always subsidized, to place themselves on a self-supporting basis. ; (By Associated Press) London, Nov. 21. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Birkenhead, is j sent over relief expeditions financially the hardest hit of alljWork among the inhabitants left the members of thecabinet who destitute by the many years of have to retire from office be- jwai and the suffering through cause Mr. Lloyd George has re-!m;1nv centuries of abject servi- signed the Premiership. In be-' tude under the rule of the loc.dj and all are thriving. coming an ex-Lord Chancellor he nobiiity of German descent, the loses 10,000 pounds sterling aj'itic Barons," and under the vear and the handsome suite of Rnecinn rarist rpwime. ' l-l-l U'JAUA I apartments which the Lordj Trade relations between Swed-: i Chancellor always occupies, rent en and the new Balic states ha j free, in the House of Lords. J developed rapidly since the war,! But he does not nave to nus.-j and a number or steamship lines tie for a living, as is usually the, are now maintaining regular ser case with an ex-office holder lnj vice between Riga, Reval, and the United States. Anyone who1 Swedish ports. Lord Chancellor, for however short a period, is entitled to a pension of 5,000 sterling a yea: for life if he chooses to claim It. Ex-Lord Chancellors usually j live long to enjoy their pensions. At the present time there, are five of them in England, alive and hearty. The Law Lords are really the equivalent of the American Sup reme Court. They are the high est court of appeal. It is for ii n j these services ine so-caneu yu- sions are paid them. j COTTON MARKET. TODAY'S MARKET December 25.24 January 25.32 March 25.31 May 25.22 July 24.83 YESTERDAY'S MARKET December 24.96 January 24.91 March 24.93 May 24.77 July 24.49 LOVE OF FORESTS PRE SERVES GERMAN WOODLANDS (By Associated Press) Suhl, Thuringia, Nov. 21. One of the anomalies1' of German economics appears sin a recent action of the Suhl authorities pledging the community forest as security for a loan which is to be used in providing the poor with firewood. Admiration for the beauty of the home woodland is believed to have influenced the commun ity's decision to seek its necces ary fuel elsewhere. rx
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