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Pay Up anjfeTrade Campaign doses February 15 RJUCH IN FAVOR ovCbfllNG tuKITS MKAIt il »'»'££ OF PORMEk CHAIRMAN OF WAK INDUS- bOARU DRAWS F.UL ——— t •» "i' Via iiINGTON, Jan. 27.—Keconi meuuauoa at acceptance of" Henry Foiaa ouer lor Muocie ononis, mailt UIU-j U; ucilUuU ,u. »«.. tin.- i.l ln.tii v,i .j» >. _i «>U.v. iU a iwUci Cu w44ICMj i*^v V»k—tU x ~ii.. iiu. AUA Lii k. atauMuOttS, u*vfc U>wj uuui £n.ti..»ul XNaii.°ia, ie^uluxcaii, one w Ui« serfewt aruup uc m>u~k« wi u»s iora oner. M ~-e MUiie UuM! UIIUO was uiaile m aUtUMiiCUt lij ,il». u.uv cou*:_uea mat uu.epiau,_ c ox uie i-oiu otter wouia make pontile a reaucuun by Utw louiuu» ixi uie price oX m tn»K«iu useu m fertilizer. ixtuator Xmohi» attached tiie stale uKiuw wi iUr. aaUver, Uu> by appiuv*ng acceptance ox Ule foul oi ler, coma reduce uie puce oi iui.ro geu ut lerunifcr by tuice lourUu>, saying: • Sliver id trying to Uecuive~UK American tanner uy injecting mu> the Fora otter something tnat it not Uie re. i iie Ford oiler wakes no sacn gusu an te* and oilers no suctt proims«, ami Mr. bnver knows that, the implication he la trying to draw Ironi Mr. Ford * otter ut absolutely uiiuue.' ine Nebraska senator lurtiier de dared the American Farm liuieau leueration represenUvea "bolster* up hu uiiAiepreoenutuon by footing irom the report tit an engineer emplayeu by air. tfaruch to mveaugate Uie Mus cle aiiuais prqpoeition" and alter quot ing uk portion oi the engineer's re port ueaiing with the uatuuty of Mr. Ford, aaid: "inose of ua who have opposed the acceptance of Mr. Fords oiler in the past nave often been seveiely criti cized and danounced because we *ai« Mr. tord was not personally liable except to the extent thai he agreeu to lorm a corporation with ten mil tlion dollars capital." Five possible methods of dealing with Uie government's vast investment at Mitode Shoals were considered in the engineering analysis which in pai\ i» aa follows: "Mr. t ord can make complete fer tilisers at Muscle Sboats at a prio that will be effective," the report declared. "But these immediate posaioiiiUesiieinUie electro hielallu gical held for which tins plant is so advantageously located. 'lhe wai preparedness feature of the mstalla tion can be best preserved by the dis position of the plant to one who could guarantee the minimum quantity of fixed nitrogen. The Ford offer, ridic ulous as it is as to price paid for this valuable asset promises the great er financial return to the government j and the most efficient war measure of any available plan. "Whosoever may be handed Mus-' cle Shoals will receive from the gov ernment vast potential possibility, a tool which may effect the economic re-Amngenient of the paiticuiai in dustry to which it fe applied." tiOODS WORTH $3.79 TAXED 9341.H UNDER THE FORDNEY TARIFF LAW By a little trick of language in the Fordney-McCumber prooftteers' UrilT law part of automatic revolvers im ported by a certain Mr. Biffar, of Chicago, have been taxed 628 per cent above the invoice of $3 79 land ed in New York. . -~ r " - L The consignment consisted of some' 200 screws, pins, and other fittings. When the customs oOcials at New York investigated the invoice they de cided that each separate screw and pie waa subject to the duty fixed in paragraph 366 of the Fordney-Mc- Cumber act. This paragraph provides that "pistols, automatic and revolv ing, and parts thereof and fittings, GOING AT A SACRIFICE I 35,000 DOLLAR STOCK 35,0001 10 DAY CASH SALE BjE&INS FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 9;00 A. M. SHARP * B. Goldsteiii V WINDSOR, NORTH CAROLINA . ' • -JL.' • ... mt, *. M&. -», Ar - T& therefor, valued at not more than s4l" each'' shall pay $1.25 each as a spe cific duty, and an ad valorem duty jof 55 per cent. 1 Mr. lliffat got a bill cpr $241.&>, ' guie duty oil. his I worth of imports, lie didn't like tin.-. 1 republican method overeating "pros- 1 J perity" and haa appealed to congress 1 ito grant him. relief, following tlte j treasury department's refusal to over * i uie the JSew York customs officers. . ! ~ atlrttlrtKf rfddu) oil/ fftdill llilfth llkjOUhl rnUl/ULt ' i REFOttl ED MELLON IHUOWS ON '' us hOLli lION OI&CUAROE s - SCANDAL ON ILvKinNU W'ASHIhhjTON, Jan. 26.—The wa , ter is getting too hut lor Secretar> i oi ine i iea»Uiy Mellon and he is stej.- - ping lroiu uuuer f tlie scandalous bus uieso Uiat tiuew out of office the Zt> civil seivice es, who were olu ouj ui me uuicau oi 1 rinting anu . r.i.graving. I\oi aiuiie does t>ecieuu> ( diotion step lioin unuer. but the in lomiauuii uiat is cuiietit nere if uiat. lie uuows ait Uie-onus upon lies.uent , in the solution oi Uie prob le.ua tliat lace the treasury depart . nieiit and Uie White House as to \v4tui I 10 do to get out oi the mess ;i; wlui.ii , uo tn are now involved up uie tiW very . neck. • r or montiia there have been reports on Uie rounds Uiut the report of Uie , iuvcj or hosing out comnul , tee named uy Uie ueasdry ueparunem , hud tiled wiui the president a report: , wmcn STiowa that Uiere was nothing wioug or illegal ui any way done b> t:.e men and women who were' sum marily dismissed IriSm seivice by a nigiu ume older Irom President Hard ing an umuerited stigma put upon. Uie names ol government employes who had served, some oi them thirty >eais, wiUi Udeiity in the positions winch they bad won on merit, mak ing udvancement by reason of the | laiUuillness and capacity exluuived Uy ] them. by a stroke of his pen President limiting put public disgrace upon the men anil wen ten, a disgrace so keen j that olie oi the older men died irom the nioiUUcuUon and shock this un ineinud treatment brougnt upon linn, j Anu the snunie oi it giew keener a» | it was whispeietl that the report which exonerated these men and women from any wrong doing was being with - -held—from--the public, and was eitli-- - : t er on the desk of President Harding ! in the White House, or on the desk . of .Secretary Meilon in the treasury department. Admissions from the treasury depaitiuent, the fuel thai three of the women discharged have been taken back into government ser vice, but at greutly reduced salaries, seeped into the senate and the de- | uunciatioii of Uie course pursued, Uiis | - led by Senator King, democrat, ol'' j L tuh, and backed up by Senator Car-, 1 away, democrat, of Arkansas, and by Senator Norris, republican, of Wash ington, has been such as to produce I acuvity which may lead to the com- j. plete publication of official exonera tion o{ the dismissed employes. ~ FURNITURE EXI'OSyiON CLOSES REltittl) SESSION ■ , ' HIGH POINT, Jan. 27.— The mid winter show of the Southern Furni ture exposition closed here today a f- j ter having hail what is said to be a record show in point of attendance and orders placed. Although official figures are not av ailable, it is stated that sales will ap proximate $5,000,000 and orders havo ; been placed during the two weeKH ses- | sion which will keep furniture plants here and elsewhere in the south busy ; for at least a year. Accoitiing to the 1920 census there t were approximately 8,300,5MK person* engaged in farming between the ages j of 20 and over. .THE ENTERPRISE, WUUamstonm, N. Q. THREW DIAMOND RINGS . IN FIRE BY MISIAKK' BURLINGTON, Jan. 2..-4drs W. J. Ev»ns of North Ma..t street, this city is reported to have sustained the loss of SSOO in ciamond ring when she' threw them inio the fire at her home Iflfl i —o j. MONEY TO | LOAN! We represent 4 insurance .*ompanies and land banks. ! * s Interest: 5, 5 I*2 and 6 pei ~ i cent. v _Vf 5 ft I Time: sto 35 years. j 5 I * Come to see us and we will i ] give you details in five proposi tions which we have to loan you ft money. - CRITCHER & CRITCHER WILUAMSTON, N. C. r. * / , j Direct Water Trans- ! portation from Bal- I timore, and Norfolk f TO | Roanoke River Points, in- I eluding Plymouth, James- I ville, Williamston and (iff / ... L Hamilton I We wish to announce the a direct freight transportation by water from Norfolk, Va., to Williamston, Hamil- I ton, JameSville, Plymouth and Windsor. 1 I We will have fast reliable boats driven by Dessel Crude Oil Engines. . We will also 1 have your merchandise covered by insur- j; ance. In ordering your Merchandise from Nor- j. I folk,-sixicify same to be shipped by this line I -i-Norfolk-Roanoke River Line, which will I sail from Norfolk Wednesday of each week I at 12 o'clock. Within the next fifteen to twenty days, V we will put on a large boat from Baltimore || J to Norfolk to connect with the 1 anoke River Line, as well as other Service 1 . to Eastern Carolina which we pi opose to inaugurate during this month. For rates and information concerning this service kindly communicate with us by phhone 21725 or write. CAROLINA-VIRGINIA AND MARY LAND TRANSPORTATION CO. f ■ * V" . Agents 1 NORFOLK ROANOKE RIVER LINE Office: 407. Board of Trade Building Phone 21725 Warehouse Phone 27460 NORFOLK, VIRGINIA ■KL' . ' # ,• m• 4 ' 4'- I s * - b . * ■' Wednesday. Mrs. Evans gathered up | some peanut hulls from the mantel-. piece and with the peanut hulls were her diamond rings, valued «t SSOO. All were thrown into the ftte togeth er, she not realizing that she had pick -led up the rings. Two hours later the young woman discovered her mistake, j and a diligent search was made foi ; the rings among the ashes of tUe fire. Only particlles of goll were revealed i in'the search, and no trace of the v'al-t H ■ I ■ ■ I' ■ ■ 1 ■MBBMBBHMHHHHBMHmhhhmhhhhhhhhhbhhhhhhhhsmbi Take Advantage of tne iKiemiantg' Offerings =» I uable stones wad found. It iii *uppos ed that the diamonds.,were melted by I the fire during the two hou'w inter | vening following the accident The in-. ;,": v cident is a very peculiar one, and i* without parallel m the city. I * , n . SUBSCRIBE TO ENTERPRISE
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