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- In In r3 TT T7 inn Hi TUT - ,mmm -y 1 3 1 1 i it IS 3 m m m a E3 a d m B sa a 5 K a a i a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a g a a a a a i in r i i i u VOL. XVII. NUMBER 47. memcm consul is SHOT BY ASSASSIN Valetta. Malta, Dec. 12.Mason Alitehell, American Consul on the; lslan dot Malta was shot ami wounded by an assailant who es caped . ATTEMPTS TO PRESIDENTS (By Associated .Press) NORFOLK, YA., Dee. 12. Charles "Y. Browne, former meri her of the notice is in tail on a Federal chartre arowine out of an ! attempt to demand money by j tin-AntPiiin.v 'letters to two of the; city's leading bankers. The technical charge against Browne is that he devised sclsjeme to defraud and mailed letters to AY. A. Godwin, presi dent of The -Norfolk National T,;mk and the Clearing Hou-e i Association, and J. B. Moss, presi-j dent of the-Seaboard National) Bank, demanding money underi a threat of .bomb and dagger ai l end ul each eUer. - HOUSE JUDICIARY COM. II) HOLD HEARING ON 1 (By Associated Press) AVashington, Dec. 12.--The House Judiciary Committee vot- eci m executive session ia pro ceed with the hearing neachment charges of mi-! broucrhil a ?a inst Attornev General Dausrh erty bv Representative Keller in the manner insisted ujon d." Representative Keller. WITH NEW CURRENCIES Moscow, Dec. 12. ..As the gold ruble cannot at present be re garded as the real measure of POLICE OFFICER BLACKMAIL BANK muffler CHARGES mm ExPEkMENTNG diue in xxussia, a new ruuiwine savs, but would have a called the "goods ruble," corres-j ponding to the value of certain' kinds of goods, is to be mtro ducevj as commercial currency. AVageswill be fixed in "good.?; rubles." In addition to the "goods ruble" it is proposed to inrroduce into the marKet other wi xuuic, imiuci, agricultural, export, import and budget rubles. wen iniormed Russian ousi 11 1? 1 T T ness man, questioned as to the Soviets latest financial plans, sakl the intention was that paper ! issues should in theory be backed! v soppnes oi gooas. regard- nig the export and import issues, he said that the paper would be ' reived ior iace vaiue oy an the tiaue exiiermg ana leaving xvus sia. The new finanrial measure is probably attributable to the fact that the supply of gold rubles ts Hearing extinction, and to a vets ire on the part of the Soviet officials to edal a blow at the people who are hoarding them. An effort was made by the Bol sheviks some time ago to declare the Czar, Duma and Kerensky lubles valueless, but it did not succeed. FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION Messenger Is Robbed Of $19,000 (By Associated Press Chic ago, 111., Dec. 12.--Four bandits held up a Logan Square 1 rust and Savings Bank mes- sender nad robbed him of teen thousand dollars in a business district. nin busy MOST I FOR DEFENCE OF HIS WIFE Wife in trial for hiring GUNMEN TO KILL HUSBAND-. HER1, Detroit, Mich., Dec. 12. Ney J. Ford, wealthy Wayne County I farmer faced prospects that he would be required to j3ay for the cietense of his wite who is charg ed with an attempt to hire gun men 'to kill him. Attorneys for Mrs., Frd plan ned to enter motion that Ford advance a thousand dollars for prelimenary attorney's fees and three thousand dollars for the defense should the woman be held for trial. The financial support of the a j oetense, attorneys contend, is the husband's legal obligation. SWEDISH EXPERT DUT- Ll SES GERMftNY'S nmi FUTURE Stockholm, Dec. 12. "If France breaks with Germany fi- ..naneially chaos will follow, and the mark will drop to almost any conceivable low rate," said Pro fessor Gustav Cassel, Swedish 2x pert m international finance. , oiid advisor to the League of Na tions, upon his recent return from I T?Dilin li'li i i,i l-i lk . . 1 1 . . . . . -. .,..11.,, untie uc uuu uceu uaiieu by the German government, to gether with seven other financial txperts irom the United States, England, Holland and Russia. - 1 rotessor Cassel declares that unless present conditions in Eii- rope are aiterea, stabilization or the German mark will be im possible. The experts were agreed on this. They recom mended that the German govern ment ask for a moratorium of reparations payments for at least two years. If this request is granted, stabilization will de pend principally on Germany is production and on the make-up of the national budget. An inter- national loan to Germany would j not in itself solve the nroblem.! Tie mendo'us moral effect on people. the - ! The commission of financial ex perts recommended, according to Professor Cassel, that in case the moratorium were granted, Germany give the following guar- j antees : the establishment of cqfnirait' uoreign exenange ae- ; partment" at the Riksbank, to be provided with some of the !-., , - . , - 1 Kiksbank's gold reserve; the ex j penditure of this gold in , purchase of paper marks : tho the limitation of the floating debts, and the raisino- of the discount I o j rate at the Riksbank. With the' consent of the reparations com- mission, an international f inan- j mission, an international, tman cial association should be invited to help in the work of stabiliza tion. The redeeming of paper marks should be limited to notes of the Riksbank, chiefly foreign holdings. If marks were priced cial association should be mvitedi at the rate of 3,500 to the United States dollar, says Professor Cas ed, less than half of the gold re serve of the Riksbank would be sufficient for redemption. Professor Cassel has recently agreed to act as financial advis er to the Soviet State Bank in Petrograd. Mil? iOUO i SCOTLAND NECK, N. 0.. .REPORT OF ASSOCIATED x At a meeting last night of the Executive Committee of the As sociated Charities, the following report of activities for the month of November was reported. Cases investigated, 6. Cases regarded unworthy of help, 1. Cases investgated, but not yet finished, 2. Cases helped, 5., Clothes sent to two homes. Groceries and wood sent one home. Heating stove sent to one home. Milk is being sent daily to two homes. . Visits made during the month, 35 The Scotland Neck Bank has offered a room in its building to be used for storage of children's clothing or such other things as may be useful in carrying on the work of this organization. (By Associated Press) Philadelphia,' Pa a Dec. 12. John AVanamaker died at his home here where he has been confined (since early November with a heavy cold contracted at his country estate at Jenkintown GOVERNMENT GRADING I! STAPLING COTTON RECOMMENDED (By Associated Press) i Washinirton. Dec. 12; The - grading an dstapling of cotton under government supervision is .recommended by "William M. Stewart, Director of the Census in his annual report. Quarterly reports from all leaf tobacco dealers regardless of the amount held in stock is also rec ommended. DOLLARS DEMANDED OY (By Associated Press) Moscow, Dec. 11. . .America J dollars are now being used night ly in Moscow's gambling casinos, where the play amounts into tril- lions or roubles at a single turn. . 1 (" IT -I. Players at baccarat, roulette and chemin-de-f er, when they win, - tisiv lur uieir pruriis 111 uiuu.-u States notes. - YOUNG B-ANISH PRINCE GOING INTO BUSINESS! (By Associated Press) Copenhagen, Dec. 12. It is al rumored here that Prince Axel son of Prince -AValdemar, who re cently returned to Denmark ill- , . v. j ter a voyage as captain on board X - ; one 0f the East Asiatic Com oanv's ships is now considering P f5- I Vf He has expressed a wish learn the commercial side of the . icaiii tne LUiumciVjifl company's activities, and he Works daily at the offices. It is expected that he will be given a leading position in the company. DO IT TGPAJY There are just TEN DAYS left to do that CHRISTMAS SHOPPING in and it will PAY YOU to do it TODAY. Deal with the merchants who advertise in this paper. They will treat you right. NOV char ties MERCHANT KING PASSES All MOSCOW GAMBLERS TUESDAY, DEC. 12, 1922. KU KLUK KLAN Elsewhere in today's issue is an advertisement from the Ku Klux Klan calling on those who wish to become a member of that organization to send in their names for consideration. This organization has been greatly criticised for taking .thej enforcement of the law into its own hands. However, from its jidvertisemet it appears to stand for what is best for the commun- ity, though it is a question in the minds of many whether the1, methods adopted by them for handling the situation are justi fied by. conditions. Nevertheless. Scotland Neck is face toiface -with the decision as io whether it will become affiliat ed witli, the organization or not. ESTATE CHARGED (By Associated Press j RICflMOND, AA.jDee. 12. Police are seeking the motive for the; killing last night of Mrs. Thelma- Richardson, a stenogra plier,jjvho was shot through the heart. " '" - Thomas Pollard, her employer, a real estate man, is under a two thousand dollar bond charged with the shooting, and J. Mosbyj tit j "ji i tt uesr wim wnom tne woman went to Podard s home, is un- as an accessory. The police say that the woman was killed with a revolver which she took to Pollard's home to seek "an understanding." CELMENCEAO'S LAST SPEECH IN 0. S. TO BE BROADCASTED TIGER'S FAREWELL MES SAGE WILL BE SPOKEN AT ANNUAL DINNER OF AMER ICAN COMMITTEE FOR DEVASTATED FRANCE. New York, Dec. 12. . .The fare well speech of Georges Clemen ceau in the United States will be i . J dience of more than one million persons tonight. The air will be cleared for the French states- man's final good will message in this country from 8:30 until ten o'clock. - . F c i T- jl1 . . r, ... the American Committee for , t-, llm-nc-tnH li ranno r ha hold in - - , , , , . , XT; Tne rioiei ennsvivama neie. xii talk, given before 2,000 persons toj.lcu.1" 1 T,c !vm "T.T J ' F m tne banquet nan aim reiajvx by AVestern Union wires to sta tion AVJZ in Newark. The words of Clemenceau will be broadcasted from the Newark station. That station, which is operated by the AVTestinghouse company, covers the United States east of the Mississippi and under favorable conditions, San Francisco and London. WEATHER REPORT For North Carolina: General ly fair and much colder tonight and Wednesday. Gold wave in extreme west portion. Fresh to strong northwest wintls. ATTEMPTING TO ORGANIZE HERE MAN IS WTH MURDER TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES As the Christmas season coms to us full of the message of tlj Christ child, hearts are fill-! ed with love and a desire to bring! happiness and cheer to heartli and homes that are cheerless and! in want. The Associated Char j ity officers, knowing the spirit and feeling of the generous anil: good people of Scotland Neck.U and knowing that many of themi would love to bring joy into! the homes of their less fortunate 1 neighbors, are going to publish i in the columns of The Common wealth Golden Opportunity the Christmastide "Would you like t ing for a little kiddi ' .jToelv-' ,xlO WOUbi otherwise have no Saita Clans j of Scotland Neck tomorrow night A ould you like to take a gayi at 7:30 at the Director's room basket of Christmas goodies to a; 0f the Scotland Neck Bank and home m want? A ould you like; all members of the local associa te see that somebody has a good, tion are urged to attend Christmas dinner, instead of aj . nnoova th nvin it-Ii -i -"!i -fliy-n. 7f--4- ..! iULUplv.. 1UC11U )l 1UL11 U1C11 X-lLLiV a. It . I'i' 1 i Pel m ry wo uia aiiomf i Just look below and choose; which Golden Opportunity would i give you most joy. Communicate! with The Commonwealth and they will give you this number and name. You can have the pleasure of delivering your par cel of holiday joy, or if you pre fer you can advise Miss Rebe Shields, Chairman of the Invest". rating Committee, and the ladies of her committee will receive and deliver your contribution for you. One gentleman has already asked that he be allowed to con tribute one Christmas basket. Opportunities will be published i as they are received, and those which are not taken will be 'looked after bv the Associated i Charities. Every person is asiv- ed to hand m names ot any per sons in need of help mas. at Christ-' i. unnstmas tociung ior gm; I ten years old. - . . .1 lllx.- IIUUVUICIU l. sunn 2. Christmas Stocking for giriui AxUvt, hoh 4V-.n Ualnioi- eleven years old. 3. Christmas Basket for girl fourteen years old. 4. Christmas Stocking for Stocking eleven years old - Christmas Stocking ,v, Stocking for 1 u. uiisuuin f i n 1 j gin nve years oiu. Christmas Stocking for ooyj five vears old . .8. Christmas Stocking girl seven years old. 9. Christmas Stocking girl thirteen years old. 10. Christmas Stocking boy nine years old. 11. Christmas Stocking girl six years old. 12. Christmas Stocking boy seven years old. 13. Christmas Stocking boy seven years old- f 14. Christmas Stocking boy nine years old. io. Christmas Stocking girl seven years old- 16. Christmas Stocking boy six years old. 17. Christmas Stocking bov six years old. 15. Christmas Stocking Zo r foi for! j j J ! IO Lj for for for bov five years old. 19. Basket of Christmas cheer for sick girl thirteen, 20. Christmas basket for I daughter and invalid mother j Udrplili . , , 91 rtinstrnas basket tor mother and two little boys. f-, 1risimas1 valid mother and family 23. Christmas basket for fam. ily of four. 24. Christmas dinner for fam ily of four. 25. Christmas Stocking girl thirteen years old. 26. Christmas Stocking boy five years old. for for COTTON MARKET. TODAY'S MARKET December 25.10 Januarv '' 25.14 March ' 25.35 May 25.41 Julv 25.02 YESTERDAY'S MARKET December . 24.85 January 24.90 March 25.07 May 25.07 July 24.72 Government estimate of 1922 cotton crop 9,964,000 bales. 5 CENTS PER COPY PROM INENT SPEAKER IS MERCHANTS MR. J. PA T T0.- THE v S3 la ASS J. Paul Leonard of the State Merchants Association will ad dress tlir "T(n-oli.iiito A wil. t-... Fitting Hogs For Market i5 3V U. i. LilT i 1 , K.I ( )TT V At the present, writing tb.M-a are about eleven cars of hogs listed with the County Agent for March shipment and all" these hogs will have to be readv to be shipped by the middle of March. Though the County Agent is in Raleigh, attending the annual convention of county agents lie TO A ESS alijhas been busy on this hog ship- A- 1 ' 1 Ultil "01,K 111 t2ie .r oui leeas. it nas ueen arranged to Let the tarmers get their fish meal at actual cost ana an eriol't Js ueing made to get the other material to make a )aianced ration at actual cost. ..sn ynn ...:n h ilso. . 10U will be acouainted 1 ti- QviTniffnTimv1f 1 The marketing arrangement j for our hogs. has alreay been completed and we have secure. i a contract to give a cent a pound I premium on all hogs fed out ac--01 j cording to the standards given out by the County Agent. There is nothing scientific in feeding i ' . ! tlipy.c lioo-s; for tho lvmrkpt hut t . ot ((f d d j j i common sense involved. AVe on ly give the hog all the feeds that hissystem requires to make the fastest gains and let the hog do the rest. If you have a bunch ' of thirty hogs to feed according to tins scneduie, tnirTV minutes 0Pla dav are sufficient to do the ! work in. Keep your hogs on peanuts un- til the county agent comes back from Raleigh and then we will get busy. The County Agent ex- pects to get back from Raleigh about the middle of this week. II? om-vi r f tlt eleven cars lined up for shipment it will mean that about eight thousand dollars will be turned loose in our section about the j time that we are buying fertili I zers and this will help us im ( menselv as we can pay cash for our fertilizers nad not carry them "on some merchants books for a vea r. PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL CONFERENCE OPENS TODAY (By Associated Press) Ceveland O4 Dec, 12w The first business .before the session of Progressive Political confer ence was a report of the com mittee on credentials, which de cided that 'since the AVorkers Party of America was not in harmony with the principles of the conference that their repre sentatives be not seated." The report was adopted. C3 6
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