North Carolina Newspapers

THE DUN Volume VII._ Dunn, North Cmo RAGGETT THINKS POWER COMPANY CONDITION COOt Hopeful of Rovivini Concern in Which Harnett Has Much Mooey PHYSICAL PROPERTIES WORTH HALF M1LLIOM About $400,000 In Bond* Out standing Against Asset* Ol Industry Financed By Farm ers And Business Men Ol Surrounding Towns—Inves tigator la Norfolk. Norfolk, Vo., Dec. Ifi—J. R Bug gott, of Lillingteo. N. C., who wmi recently appointed by the North Car olina court* o* temporary receiver of th* Cumberland Railway and Psw or company, which own* and oper ate* a number of public utilities in th* (tat* of North Carolina, is in Norfolk for the purpose of taking charge of each books and record* a* th* company ha* in its executive of fices, 4* HaddinrLoa building. The filing of a receivership petition a gainst th* Cumberland Railway and Power Company has created quite a sensation in and around Raleigh and through th* territory served by it and quits n number of rumor* have been glean publicity in this connaetion. Mr. Baggett statee that in a pro petition of thi* site' It had bean, of coarse impossible to make anything Uke a detailed examination, bat that ho had spent some days in visiting prvpmici ox utr com* pear and la examining in Norfolk the, inventories, books, etc., and from lmet Information obtainable at thii ^V^**"1* ^* physical proper **•*•* *ho company (o be worth ap prufeataly 9MO.OOO. This he stat£ “ ***** botfc ob • Ttry thorouiii ip< ****** **d« hy the Appraisal eoST ponv of the Booth ns of March 18. 1**0, and apoa his inspection and examination of the company's prop erties He farther stale* that there are somewhat leae than 1800,000 oi hands apparently oatstanding. His information is that the corporation commiadon of North Carolian values the properties of the Cumberland far tax purposes of something over ■*. Mr. Beggstt feels that giv ats or the company'! sac urlty-holders. among whom is ths Harnett County Trust company, which brought the receivership peti tMa. The Cumberland Railway end Pow er company was organ.sed end pro moted la Norfolk and the offices of the company were established here. After some 9200,000 of the comp any's securities had been sold in end aroend Norfolk and the street rail way ef Fayetteville pet tn operation, the eompeay became engaged hi building and operating light and pow or plants la North Carolina and open ed on office la Raleigh. After the opening of this offioe the remainder ef their outstanding ee™^‘!« largely placed with people in the ter ritory they served. .... Mr. Baggett is of the opinion that if hie plans la regard to the com gang's management can be carried sa^ that the saearity-holdCTs of the company will he emply protected and that nodose will be sustained by eitb or the bondholders or the creditors Mr. Beggett assigns the reason foi the company’s embaraasmeot and tha receivership petition more to the ft naaeial stringency which preventer the obtaining of ready funds for de volopment than to an insolvent con. ditlon. He says that he has the no •Tufted co-operation of the officer; and director* of the company will • view to putting the company oi Its feet and feels that if the bond holders and those interested wQ •how the proper spirit of eo-operatioe that the company trill ultimate!; prove a very profitable venture. “Trr Foe ThrW’U Said To B« Gock Cmm is MetvewoMsan Theatre Her ^ftetardwrJ^O~ Nigh* Tfc« blwnu ww prmiu Bert Uk* In^TnTor Thra. - A*! CW „ ll«n’» brmio-t comady at the lletrwoUun Th»«tr» on Satarday onSZT D^amhar 11. coming hoc. direct from WSTjL*?1 "?***; Banoortina Mr. tslgh la a earn of ranTSernrae* which include* M0U. ™S hUioT J. W. Cowell. Marta rot TyW» and othora- taJ|" •oahod eaactly •» * **• Wl1* If** l*o nilott-. Tho*t«. New York, whoa* It ra* for *M T*«r . a™. So* "" •• A»o»*e»*J*j£* '"Tho atovy of “Toa Tor Throe’’ h MM* modern. I Ha character* »r* |to> 9*0 yrm *ra BWy U me* *•*" aad y*t I* to highly dram****- TJj paof to ** tho play hare hoenr°**T 5 by ‘ho *J»f*r with dtoloO*' »£ hrfflmat u4 hto contraction «f ®i itraur j>rw It a Biiuvpicet t for Throe- commhore, hor aided Mnomoihfaag deoldodly w"™ JJ^JLgt if they allow H to com* ‘w iSZSn Ml ■ “• l~0 & /********************J * WORLD NEWS J i — 5 i * ■rW Sketches a/ Notakle 4 j J Hs»s««l.,i la tke United 4 I * Ate toe mm* Foreign Cwwalriee 4 * ■ __4 Crap Valnes Shrink Shrinkage of value* of the coun try's far crops has placed their total worth this year at almost $5,0<X>,. 000,000 less than last year, although the 1920 harvest war one of tho most abundant in the nation’* history with half a dnaen crops breaking record*. The important firm crop*, which comprise about 90 per cent of the value of all farm crops, were valued this year at *9,148,619,000 by the department of agriculture today in It* Anal estimates Last year these crops were valued at $14,087,959, 000. Acreage devoted to the Impor tant crops also decreased, the total being 891.0*2,409 this year as com pared with 854,182,122 last year. U. S. Helds Up Plan The flirt *tep for disarmament of the nation* must be cautious and de liberate, the assembly of the league of nations decided Tuesday, notwith standing sharp criticism.' by George Nicoll Barnet, the British tabor lead er. and Christian Lang, of Norway. “r.sS,Tne*J **id thfr* w»< “too much quibble and not enough pluck'' in the decision to go slowly, the policy of th# United States on this question. Invoked ns ons reason why general dUaimaraent cannot be boldly grap pled with at this time. Investigate dark Firm As a result of direct charges that the crown forces were committing various stracitisa in Ireland, the lord mayor of Cork, with the Irish com moners will be tummoned before the military board investigating th* Ares in Cork Saturday night. The charges were brought bsfor* th# house of common* by Commander Joseph M. Kenworthy, who demanded that an impartial tribunal be act up to givo an unprcjuidiccd report of what hap pened. Net operating income of all except 12 of the principal railroads of tho country in October was $82,047,374. according to a natement issued by the Interstate Commerce commission. This compared with a net operating ineoeae of $79,876,COB. for ail of the roads in September. Reduction in wage* of cent pi on la borers, skilled cement workers and bricklayers, effective January 1/ by g££E%Ej|y|S»JK£ FOOD PRICES FALL ON LOCAL MARKET Meats, Breadstuff* And Vege table* Register Big De elime Here Food prleos have at last taken a tumble on the Thino market. Beef and pork yesterday registered drop* of from 20 to 87 1-2 por cent from the high level of two months ago. Flour and com meal wer* about 76 pee cent below the prices of last year this time. Similar reductions are noted ia all othar foods except fruit* and nuts, which are being held up by the holiday market, and fish and oysters which, for some unknown reanoo. remain at tho highest levels. Broad — twelve ounce loavsa — dropped from 12 to 10 cents in the local bakery this week Similar re ductions are forecasted for Import ed bread by quotations received yas terday by merchant* who handle Wasdilngton and Richmond bakery prod sets. Stalls Fall to 3$ Cent* . Beat cute of steak and pork chop* were quoted at SB cents by F. Hodges yesterday Best cuts of steak had bean 4$ cents and of park $9 cents. Other good cuts were down , to 20 and 2S cents. Pork sausage was down to 8$ rente from $0, and the old reliable liver pudding was down to 25 coats from last year's 36. Quarter neki of flaw wart $1.66 for tho boat patents at Walter W wtorc- A few month* awo they won 96.10. Meal wu down to 46 cent* fl > perk from the 70 of oarlr in the rear. Sweet potatoes that eold for 61 I MCk at tho opening of tho Boaeon Were down to il; lard had fallen oil 10 cent* lrom *v; ouwr Mini wort down to 26 cents s quart, navy beam to 20 and black-ay ed ocas to 20. Want™ Maot TuoUm Western meat was off a nickel from 30 cents; sugar had tomb lad to 13 ecnta from 1U aid high perek of 36; groon coffee, bom «*»“*• down to 20, and good roarUdeorf fte that told for 40 was down «o M cants; Franklin ayrup bad f*>|** from 32.36 to *1-76 a gallon. » tie* Wrap was 11.26. Cheeae was *® cants and ham* 40. . 7G ghlpetuff was quoted at *2 76, having falls n from 34; dairy/*" at ft.60. and dotion aeed mm' •' roduetioua were noticedJa can nod v.getabU. and fruk. **•••£ that onto sold for 60 cents srrrt «owi to 23; Unaatoca that »»" » “< tumbled to 15i Cera bad g^**.™* 26 to 13 and other goods W f*Uai In proportion. Dunn la already preparing tor H, 1M1 evant. Shows for thn •"*»! •nd several free attractlena hara al randy been booked. ElUa OeldHaU business manager, tinted Jj***™' that It waa his opinion that the 1 try win kavo returned to Ni •tote bv neat faU sad that be and W i amoctatoa were planning te gw*^ i people of thU section the beet fat they have ever had. f DUNN DISTRICT B BEHIND COTTON RECORDS OF 1919 Ciuuod 90,373 Balia Thi. Yaar Against 100/408 Last Yaar JOHNSTON SHOWS BIG INCREASE, HOWEVER Harnatt, Cumberland And Sampson Lose, Although This County Stands Fifth According To Sam Roger* Report—State Doe. Not Ap proach Old Record. Coantiaa surrounding th* Dunn ^strict wars 8,112 bales of cotton behind their 1910 mcord or Wednes day, December 8. according to tbs government glnners’ report issued this weak by Director Sam L. Rogers This was in spite of the fact that Johnston County had exceeded its last year's ginning figure* by 62K bales. The four counties had ginned of this years crop 08,873 hales com pared to 106,486 for the same peri od in 1918. Figures for Ih* Individual coantiaa are: Cumberland 10.8911 bales, Har natt 22,027 bales, Johnson 89,749 bales, Sampson 19,907 bale*. last vear for the same counties they Wert: Cumberland 18,944 bales. Harnett 24.311 bales. Johnston 80.224 balm, Sampson 24,004 bales. Price* Conltam■ In Price* on all markets in lit* State runiinur around the IS mu mark for middling, although low grmdoa predominate and bring the average price to about 10 or 11 cants Locally the market ha* been far below the activity of laat year when, at thi* lime in December, close to IS,000 bale* had been marketed. To data 'em than 10,000 belea of this year’s crop has been sold. It ie estimated that at least 10,000 balsa are held In warehouse* and on farm* arouad Dunn and will be marketed hare as soon as market conditions era stab iliacd. There, too, are many balsa still bald In Ik* scad. Whan this is ginasd It 1* bsUrvod that the adnaers’ repeats win show the crop t* haw* been lmr Nortb Carolina as a whole la My •40 bale* behind laat year’s report which shows •94.440 bales to havs been ginned. This year the figure Is •11.760 balsa. Robeson County, ae usual, leads the State in production thi* year, be ing only 114 bale* behind Its record for tart year with S(,5S2 bales gin ned to December 8. John (ton come* neat, Scotland third, Anson fourth and Harnett fifth Make Fanners Immune To The Sherman Law Legislation Pa wad By Tim Seuato Pannit* Co operative Market ing Aaaosiotiona The Capper-Herrman bill ex empting farmer* co-operative mar keting association* from the previs ion* of the Sherman anti-trurt law wa* passed Thursday by the senate without n record vote. The bill now gov* to confarvnca for consideration to the senate ataendipant providing that the federal trade commission in stead of the secretary of agricottar* ■hall pass on complalats against any co-operative association. Other amendments added by the senate provide that complaints a Elnst the to-operativc association* til be heard In the federal Judicial district ia which the principle ofllc* ef the association is located, and that any attempt to create a monopoly or rrsort to unfair methods ef competi tion ia commerce shell make the as sociation liable to prosecution* un der the anti-trust laws and the Clay ton act To Sell Steel Only lo “Open Shop" Builder. Prealdeat Ocoee Werfmeo PwU,* Of .ted C«»w;d« *• Nm Yack Hawing The gethlebom Steel corporation will rnfUM to aall fabricated at eel to boiltUra *"4 eon tractor* la tho New York nod Philadelphia dietricte to be ani n union ihop hnaia Thli policy wti disclosed by Ka te"* G. Grace, president of Ue cor por»tion, who ted,fled yesterday la Now York before the Joint legiala thre committee) investigating the »l Inftd "building tnift, replying to charge* that hit concern wne eponeoc '■« the "open «hop” morement by anthhililag deal from builder* em ploying anion mm. “1 thIAk It la i Proper thing to protest tho open ahoy i principle,” declared Mr. Groce, whe explained that hi* Hand wowtdf no! ho ehangad aeon If building opera Moo* In New York were to ho ms Pended beenneo deal could net be oh tain ad by onion director*. I Kin dan, Do*. If.—Keporte hen r today nil that whan George'Keen* • 1 I1 umber, woe acquitted at .no* Hill yesterday after long twprleen • an ant on a charge at rrlmLnal aaeanlt ' ■ remarkable demonstretien wni •taxed by sytmpalhlaer*. A woman, h I whoa* bom* Keen* formerly boarded » eaueed hi* arrest and dstontien tv » *e**rnl month*. Keen* tame from w f ap-tat* point to eorrendor whoa th charge wne lodged against him t DUNN^TORIES * * “* KfJl*^K rXl.Wfc* ¥ "Mu» tie. Now »• *rv going t^B K It cannot be made to aooUia^Hche of that void worn with tueh^Bag effect and so universally in q^Brious and sundry receptacles hrr^Bre devoted to whet we vulgat^Bbed “the roll’ in our more prosp^B momenu. Fath ered by Rev. Bm R. McQueen, pastor of tha Bhvterian Church and cheerar ex^Hrdinary to those whose inritatiog^B viait us was ac cepted by Unela^B. Morse, a move m,nt TV night through wfckh Dvno fto^^Ktoviron* »rr pro min'd iom« fea^Bontit-to-tfocxirum music daring t^Bpil hours of this Mr. Mac's iSHCT given a heal thy start last n^Bwhen a eonmiit tee appointed b^B Wotnan'i club at tha imUQcsBle preacher and ■tertiary T. L Bk met with more men in the rood^Kthe Chamber of Commerce. TU^Bualttee and the men elected a pBat k secretary, a musk director^Buii director and a committee to ^Bt ap all the tal ent in town for^Brraalt which are to begin iamej^By. It it planned to held tho fn^HCeert in the Me tropolitan Thea^Kn the night of IWcmber SO. R^Bl concerts in sur rounding counl^Hboola and chtir chea will folld^B. brief intervals throughout tha ^^Bh _ Mr. McQueen)^^Coira president, Rev E L Oirsd^^Kr director. Rob ert Jordan, tal^^Brtor; Mian Ger trude J.ckaaa’^HlUdys Warren. Mil. J. Ueaj^^B, Mrs. Harper Holliday, MrO^Ksvla, Mias Lin ney Gainey, G^^^Br. Gardner and Casper Warreij^Bat eonamitlee; and Byrun Fufl^^Kretary Messrs McQueen and C^^Bare chosen at the program cs^Bi. McD. Hor rad r om, —but still _ mous Holliday present in the that be era* was aaxioua meet es this cheer to longer be dona. la : w* are m that serious, much to the And tbs lution that started Mae have asade a move in the n. In addi tion to ita efi entertain the public he wi organisation to make little to thorn asen and woman ot he reached in aay ether carry to .them the good fall _ > that rr-ry trou bled soul aeeda to gall itself through th# rough spots along Ufa's highway. Entertainments planned by the or ganisation are to he things worth while. They will he had* mass sing ing by the beet voice* la th* commu nity, instrumental music by local or chestras and Individual musicians, readings, etc.. Bad short talks by chronic optimists — although they will net he long oa th* talks. Th* eommitteas beneve that the people wlU net b* atrong far lengthy ipeeehe* at aay time this winter. An effort win ha made to eoaflae th* length of programs to ret more than •0 minatee, at that working men and women can got hams early. Grukd School Boy* After Improvements Iteiee *31.7* Far Bee.tifyUy Front Lew. of FmMU Sekeei Boy* of tho soverml grades ef th* Itaaa Public Schools above tho sec tod have juat caoiplstad donations to the Improvement fund which la to be expanded la beautifying the front lawn of th* achoo] campus. Th* do nation* totalled 331.73, according to tho report submitted by Thornes Hood, treasurer. ’ Eleventh Grade—John Clifford. (1: Thome ■ Hobd.ll; Pet Jo nee. II; Fatten Loo, *1; feward Godwin, JS. Tenth Grade—Donates Smith, Us Raymond Crnmarfte. |l; Pnul Btrfch lnnd, fl; Karl Wmtfciuoh. .50; Allan Lee, .75. Ninth Orada—David Clifford, .50; Cleetoorn Wttaan. .15; Carl WiUon. .00; Baseom PAjcvt,’ .15; Cher lee Skinner, .10: Mhtid Hodgee, .15; John Omtee Her*. .15. Eighth Grade -Benjamin Cooper, •1; Wu L. Thorfpeen, it; ' Braaa Cromartie, flJSt.Themai Jaekaon, 75; Harry Nowfcftrry. .50; H oh art Lam .50. Seventh Orada — Clarence Tart •Ml David WDmS, .10: Alien Bam, .10: Jack Cook. Jo| Baraabae Caah OrenviJJe Tllghmen, .50; Jack Rem 0yva*-.Ht Ms warren, .15; Jdwnrd Pnrdie, 15 _ 8'xth Orada—Dartaa Rayala, .50; Fargo*rd Barf, it; Vaaea KlnUw ■*«; AWI# BanetL ,M| Jamaa New berry, l» l AjtogtVnyter. II. Fifth Orada Jarman Carr, IS , J. C. Andrew#, JI; Bah art La* Ony 1 !5» •'W*' -M: Jama* Driver , -.10; Pal ten Parker, .10; Cart Ennta , Mj Brace Jcerf .01. r Fourth Grade—Jamee Cramartte , JO: Forman Toetega, .00; Hmw 1 •Hj j^aHnnd Johnaoa 05; Ralph Man, .10; WlUlea P»«h. 10| HoMrfh Jomlgna, .10 JP NOT A GOOD YEAR FOR COUNTY FAIRS IN NORTH CAROUNA Dunn Not A loan in Fail urn To Mat# Event Pay Rig ROCKY MOUNT COLLECTS FROM INSURANCE CO. No Others Get Enough To Pay Dividends On Stock—Little Fallows Do Not Faro So Badly — Racing Program Is Condy Ta Many Associa tions. Duns was net only the major North Carolina Pair town that failed to realtor a big mau-rtol profit from its fail exposition this veer. This was brought to light Taesday when offl rials of ths various Carolina Pair Associations met In Raleigh to dis cuss the business of staging next sea son's fairs throughout, the State. Rocky Mount stood aloes as a big fair town that cleared enough ta pay a dividend this year—and that was at Use expense of the Yankees. O® ciato of that association wars fortu nate enough to have a good healthy rain one day ead collect about'9,000 from an insurance company. But for that fortuaate cimaestance it weald have been ia the hole. BmHMleld, Clinton and a few other of the to sms that did not attempt quite so ambitious a program as arms tried out hsre, made a little money, hot nothing to brag about Kinston and Dun a broke about even They held their events the same week, div iding the stage with Old Man Depres sion, who was Just making bis ap pearance felt osoag dwellers in the cotton belt. ever, It more than mad* up ia fav orable adrertising. President Henry Turlington and Secretary T. L. Bid dle, who attended the Balalgli meet ing, were told by aeoras of oAriel* of other fain, that Dunu held the record for thl* yoer'i exposition* In the East. Every visitor from other towns was high in his praise of the Dunn plant, the Done program and the Dunn way of doing thing*. This fact has boon heralded all over the senator her fair oAeiala, ohowmoa aad men followers. _ A committee was appoinitod hi ttod prograST'ToTnffl'yaarrfalrr^BSf committee will report Its recommen dation* to a mooting to be held in Baleigh January SS. Xaciag was the reef upon which many of the fair* faun dared thla year. Horsemen got together and played one town agmiaat another to tns end that they were not compelled to pay *r>trance fee* ia some of than. This brought the cost of racing ap to nearly $5,000 in most instances. Vernon Muaengill Hits Hama With Ax In Torn U Strwah On Hood With Piece Of Automobile Spring Jog Hanna, bookkeeper in the cm* ploy of Henry P. Johnson, to confined to hia room with a serious wound in his Jaw said to have boon Inflicted with aa ax by Vernon H. MaiaongUl, son of Prestos T. Mamongili, early Wednesday morning. Ha waa not able to appear tn court Tuesday when ttio can* charging him and MammtgiU with aa affray was called for trial. Massragill. at first released on hto own recognisance, was compelled to give bond by order of the court yes terday. The esee will bo tried as seoa as Hanna ia able to appear la const. It to mid that Hanna struck Mas saagill with a piece of outoeaohUa spring at the time be was hit with the sharp edge of the a*. Maaaengill has a had tear oa his band. Hanna is cut Just below the mouth and has not been able to apeak without start ing a flow of blood from the wound sines the affray. Telephone Company Plane Improvements WIN |«w4 Appcaaiaaetaty IWW In MalUia^ Eaelmng. Neat AotomaUe aarrire. • greatly ea laaged plant and a modern baUdiog ore among " ** * * - Dunn dm Carolina Um new plant la already hern and la being placed preparatory to the open ing of work aarfy next year. Whan the now plant la eemletad It will ha ana of Um boat and m»at modern telephono plant* la tha Booth. It will bo aCa la terra nearly 1,0#0 tnbacribart and glen budaataaoaaa aerrioe br the new antamatic ear rtaa which hat pearaa anreaaafol In the rarioaa ciU.» whom It baa bean •hon« VulUkn* «a4 ^ 'TSS&SS’T.Mn a a n upended la tba aaw project._ ! Strickland, .01 :AHit Newberry Jl :‘’TuiliaaJ5BMV*. Rohan Tom age, .10; Ontherel Bat let, .SO} John Snipe*, .0S| Jahf ******——I J STATE FACTS i 2 - - ' * 5 Hew* rf North Carolina Com* 4 » wuhba Coodaaaad for Qniok « ¥ Perusal bp loop Huftn 4 *_4 Pte. Cooomptfoo BUI Aftor • hraring what wag imme diately bi-foro it, the .«■ mission ap pointed by Governor Bicbott to draft a workmen's compensation act ad joined anti) December 2* wbon tha final hearing prill be given before the roamlwlon undertakes to writs a bill. Until that time suggestions and! materials which wtU aid in working out the proposed law trill bo went od by tho commission To get a bill in shape for the session at the lcgin lalaro in January will require a bit of work. The recta* between Doc am ber 2B and the convening of tho re gular session will be employed for shaping the bill. Think* a—— s- o—c-* A. W. McLean, assistant secretary of the treasury, expressed in Lum be non Tuesday the belief that prices of farm product* sad manufactured goods generally have about reached tha bottom. ‘The shrink in prices may conlinao for a short while fat some Hart, sod particularly retail prices", ko said, "bat I believe that lb* price* generally af farm prod ucts and manufactured commodities have about reached the bottom. 1 believo the readjustment to a pre war bests i* about complete and that after a month or two basluom will gradually start up again on a now ba sis. Hendersonville In vises Herding A delegation of prominent Hender sonville business men, have gone to Marion, Ohio, to extend a personal invitation to Prmddrut-alaet Harding to spend Us vacation in this city. In tho party of nearly 40 ara city and county officials, presidents of two banks here and Jake Weils, owner af Dark Hill inn, which, with its extea iiv# ground* will be placed at tbs d lap nasi at tho next President Gov ernor Morrow, of Kentucky, has bees naked te join tbs party at Cia dnoAti. Dim rim Bat Bite Cepl. Frank Brown, who won kk title of captain in the war between the ate tea, where he feught valiantly for tha Confederacy, died at Me home in Salisbery early this moraine, PRESEKT CASE OF WORLD WAR VETS American Legion Urge. Quick Action Ob BUI CotBpumaat iag icrrki Mon Telephone Company Plans Improvements Washington, Doc. IS.—The Amer ican Legion will defend the tax plan in the House bill granting adjusted compensation to former service men, but ft will not defend delay by Con gees* in passing Die measure, tha Senate finance committee was told today by Gilbert Bettmau, a member of the legion’s executive committee. Senator McCumber, of North Da kota, acting chairman of tha com mittee, had advanced the condition of the treaeory aa a reason for sug gesting postponement of action until 18*2 or 1823. Ho mid treasury re ports indicated o deficit of quo and a quarter billion dollars on Jan nary 1, Taro and n half billions on next Jan# 30 ead on* and a half billion at the and of the next fiscal year. “We all may be far a policy of ra trenehmeat," said Mr. Bcttman, “bat .lot’s not retrench when the men corns back at an economic disadvantage ” Carl Colvin, notional commander of tha World War Veteran*, told the committee Congroo* bod provided the means fee compensating the rnltreodj and other industries taken over dur ing the war and that the former sol diers felt they should have equal treatment. Major Frederick W. Galbraith, Jr., •f Cincinnati, National Commander of the American Legion, in pmaent lng the claim* of tha man. arid Con gram abould And tha arena* of moot ing them elalma Mr. Sottman ex p retard a timilar view, aeylng it waa not for tbo legion to adrlae Or bow “the debtor” abould pay. 8omc of tha Senator* did got agree with tha legion apokcamen that tan* n am here of the eoldleri would accept homortoad er other foaturee of tk« bill In lieu of tbo eaah bonua oro pcaad aa ono of the alternate plana af aomponoaticn. Major Galbraith thought a campaign af aducatiaa would reduce tbo number who a** favored a enah payment by the gov ernment. Mata Of Woe la Ireland A proclamation declaring that “tha Chile meat at once reaOa* that Ire »d ia In a atate of war with forrot of the BrtUah crown” baa bean Imuad over the aignatur* of tha odkor earn maadtag tree pc of the Irla* republl can army at county Monaghan. To Malm Navy Greatovt Pi opotmg • new three year build lug pragma* of M aMpa. the gauorel heard af the navy in ita aaaual re port, reiterate* It* reeoaamerdatlor that the American navy ha aaad* thi equal of that af aay other nation b tbo world. J. B. Martin. «» M; Fred Strickland .SO; Aaron a inf, .01. f HICOSTO'LivWG COMING STEADILY DOWN IN NATION LOWEST NOW SINCE SUMMER OF *8EVENTEEN Still j Register Bis EaHjr Fall—Egg* SI. S3 to Naw York. the ifftnitlM of life iTiU M Aao«t l. I*i«. On the &rat day of till* month R. c Du A Co., aott matcd that the per capita eoet of •«*«* item* which eo to make Irriay eo*41y, an annul Gael*, wa* aracti tally 1211.61. That wa* the Ewuat dynre between that time and Aagwet 1, 1)17. On Janaary i, iBlg, the eoet of ihtae Hem* wa* SSS.lt. Front that Unto onward tit* Ajniraa mount ed *«oadfly upward. with *i%ht teat, porary dacha**, until May of thi* Jj*** P*ek wa* ranched at ■u»« *pru tut URN have tub led steadily, registering frsat two to sixteen dollar* each month, the big. C decline coming between Novem 1 end December I. Breadstaffs registered their hkb «* muak in June of this year when cember I waa Ittlt. Masts were hlgheet In July, 1*1*. with a per capita Met ef BiM. De. camber l the estimate was SIAM. -SSFrSijrJrerssr sc H Is estimated that the cost waa •*• M. Dae to the shernsel prise of eggs, which am qoeted at >1.0* a desen in Kew York, redaction a cost of thorn coaamodKiae hen faHe* tittle. On December 1 their cast wn BS7.M. Other foods teeehsd the highest level on August 1, when tha seat was *16M. Since than AarpSynl steadily Siam April, hew- - ever, and on December 1 was *8*.47. Metals were the last of the commo dities to recede from the crest ef high prices, which was reached Oc *•••*> with a per capita coat ef *ta.M. Declines brought them to 2* *7 on December 1, which is stlB W ecnu higher than oa January 1. Dun's review says: “The decline in commodity yrieos that has been ia program for asms time past reached s stm mars pro nounced stage last sue nth. whan wholesale quotation, as mannered by Don’s Index Kamber, fell to tha lam est point la three yean sad a half. At 1*11,52* on December 1 this eem pllatlon, which Is based on the aeti matod per capita consumption of sueh of uutny essential ankles, k 4A per cent, below the index number fig nre ef s month previous, thus dis closing the widest a Iteration since the downward readjustment begun. The yielding of prices Set continued without Interruption for savau conse cutive months, the reaetke from the high water stark of May 1 of this your havlag been Increased ta 1*.« Per cent, and the present index num Jf,**1” l‘' «.t under the *244 *** •* December 1. 1»1», when the price tend was upward, ft u aecee inry. moreover, to go buck to May L 1*17 te Bud a lower bask than Is now recorded. Comparing with the *1M. 740 of August 1, 1*14. on the ether hand, the general price level k high er by 7*.* per rent.’’ Godwin U Working For Farmer* Relief Thinks Present Ceagrnw WIN De AM It Can Te Aid Cotta. Grower Congreca la colag la 4o allla Ha power to help tha Southern cattee frower and the American farmer generally, according to Kopiooanto Uco Hannibal U Godwin, avho com to Dana y actor day on private bad noaa It la Mr. Godwin* belief that the Hone* of Hopiaoaalalleaa w01 follow the action of the Senate la Phoning the rooohatton arhieh haa the revival of the War Finance Corpora tion aa (to purpoee. Ha will vote tor It, of eooraa. although ha la act ear tala that It wtfl bring about tha r*. Uof deal rod. Mr. Godwin in woriong for all oth rr farmer > relief bOU aShaphtod U tha Hanna and wUl give thbm bin na dletdad attention daring the-In < or natil they are dlepoead of. Ha peleted oot the farmer* of tho whole aatlaa ware in practical y tha_ ^^JS.****- 2* ■M WOttfnl ronjfrtoMrmFn 9-all acrirultaralatatce hi lip, ariththoen itefomlr* *" ****** rf,#rta *• Hh ^ be haa b* doc la rod. . «r. Godwin will not return la |&«» Immediately after ten team ear pim. Ho told bit Koaao bora tbU roar | and wUl not b* abb* tel " fuae By baric anti] be haa t new i mm m kit tkaMIlti H* wfll begin wBhvtelNI |