*1*^^^ ' U "' ^ . PU f Subscription CONGRESS SHOULD ; TAKE PROMPT AC ; HON ON IMML BILL .We Get Limited Quantity of Worker* With No Thought to Quality Un-1 der Emergency Act. Also Impose ? Hardships Upon Poor Who Cannot " Afford to Gamble With Quota Rale. ^ -Note: Last week the night of Oc tober 31, Ellis Island, at Nfeit York, "Was jammed with thousands of immi grants awaiting entrance to the Uni ted States. Dozens of big ocean lin- . eys were racing to pojt carrying 20, 800 more?all gambling their life sav ings that they would be in time to be admitted under the November quota allowed their respective coun tries under our immigration laws. U. & Commissioner Curran estimated that at least a dozen national quotas mould be exhausted within an hour after midnight, November 1st. He expressed anxiety over the situation, saying: "The situation \ye face.is by "far the worst Ellis Island has ever JOKjwn. The best we can do is to ex amine 2,000 a day. Several staff men. have broken down under the night and dary work. Thousands of. immi grants will be too late and must be ^fent back their money spent in a fruitless gamble for homes here."? jjditor. Written Specially for The Enterprise S By DIRK P. DeYOUNG (Through Autocaster Service.) ]?,The present immigration law, :which expires June 30, A324, is only an emergency measure hurriedly jam med through congress shortly after t$e close of the world war.. It was ? Introduced at a time when the nation ? feeling against hyphenates ran high, and was railroaded through in period when unemployment was ? i niiiitilj general throughout the ijnited States. ,iWhen the'measure comes up in the first, because the passions of war base died out to a large extent, and, secondly, because the supply of la bor is not now abundant and a saner influence from larger interest will jftaw poake itself ?e&? 4$ i Thin nun 1 limn ffio is a piece of ? bhftket legislation which limits the annual immigration thg United States Xm three per cent of certain nationals on a basis of like nationals already residing, lb ! this country in 1910. * Moreover, it .fixes these quotas so thai any given Ration can only send twenty per cent of its annual allowance in any one ;month of a fiscal year. r. Finally, the worst part of it is that there is no way of ascertaining the atate of the various quotas until the Eu&itsan emigTants are dumped at Ellis Island. . . In Hp practical workings the low serves principally as -a numbering' ?machine, operating in New ^ptlu. ^d other objection to jmt selecting our immigrants now at fl on a JOtt ?rjjuaflty. | the rigorous method of letting U?wii the ban to foreigners under out ffWgoncy HMUgmtioit law. 1eanfusionri?re!, confusion abfcoad, ir aijfcstkm, diplomatic friction, loss of Money to immigrants, and a gaiter-; Snr ill-feeling ifhkh can ha*r tat & end? tumble trouble fa : larrsr pRO CTKr-^^ U O ic f^iany uslflgnia, 4H? VMURn Mirningiin Europe before the tar tiiMn hn*^r> A fehflt out- mnderi ggftflrlaiiiT^ Mis a qdeetwn ^numbers Srgely, ?a?i first ?&c at" tgltti first JtZTH:.'jf j %jt . In ,;?,|||,' un IHNWHq* WxuJq .uj9 PavCwop * vl J [? wliich Chinese of 3 certain class, p0?~ i QtMiUsSaXiOHS iOi hQvfl, ^CI1VT82JO0 00* in i? wpII ?q qta I FRANCE READY TO HURL ARMY IN TO GERMANY. Two Hundred Thousand Men Are Ready to Strike Paris, Nov. 9.?The French general ! staffs foresees the necessity for cer [ tain military measures to protect the [ French troops in the Ruhr in-the [ event of grave disorders in Germany [.or in ease there is the menace of an armed movement against the occupa tion troops. The first of these measures would be to straighten out the military line in Westphalia as the Ruhr now forms a sort of square pocket exposed to attack on three sides. This operation would be accomplished by taking stratgetic positions to the south. Such eventual dispositions of troops could be executed without delay., If the circumstances-should seem, to require them, France cpuld easily put in motion 200,000 mdu. Fifty five thousand are already in the Ruhr, 95,000 more are in the Rhine land, while an additional 50,000 are within, easy reach of the frontier. ? - . ?? SOME RED CROSS ACTIVITIES FOR SUFFERERS. This is the first of a series of ar ticles that will appear in this paper showing where your local Red Cross money goes.) Suppose we take a trip to a Pitt , county home?a tenant farmer and wtfeNrith their six children greet us. A Burned Child Object of Visit After investigating the case it was found that a girl 11 years of age had remained in bed for about 13 months, being burned all over her back and limbs. No improvement was noticed in this fearful burn and the parents did not have the money with which ^provide the necessary treatment s Younger Sister Kept Out of School The younger sister of this burned child was kept out, of school all of last year so that she might remain at home and nurse the afflicted one. ter could have been in school last year and a year in bed lying in one posi tion could have been avoided. What IXd This Case Coat? ? Just .the small sum of $15.00 in ac tual funds, together with a number of. visits at one of our local hospital?. Just $15.00 to make a bed-ridden child well* just $15.00 to supplant on ema ciated face with its formed color and form; just $15.00 and a normal child is at work; just $15.00 and youthful play Is indulged in; just $15.00 and school wort is resumed. Tfte following will gi*e the reader an idea as to? actual corrective health workJdmt is. now being done in Pitt county. In- fact initial steps were take^ in this c&e jiist rerently: one of our own girls at an early age, the received aid from charity. . ~ . V \ r,^S5* *" y^i^t >v gi : ! ti: J J | By Arthur Bmbaae J MONSIEUR'S ARITHMETIC BAp-. LIGHT POR HENS AND TREES. THERE AND HERE MEK AND WOLVES. ' TOP nn/^TAP UTI 1 : V A Blli I/V'v I v*Xr*flf' ?' **".'>??'5, ? iMoniljftUJ . Loucheur, ablest finan " ?' ? - ?' v- ' _? ' .J . ., . Locheur ma^ U> fright:, payment Bat' this puzzles you. Poincare, consenting to a conference, says there down the am9imt ha thinks Germany, should pay. That ^amount is thirty billions. , # Eranee caij^ M.y ''UmT $|pen dous sum" four billions,; hew can Germany pay more Hum seven, ti mes osJHkiy WAT the .world conference ansvrer that question? ^~rv*;^ ? OWyiary . irithmeth; won't answer. - v. ? / .III'. . Cotton sold off a little/hut it is stRfajftyf $0 cents, and if you want it you might, as well buy it now. It is going to be a scarce commodity. - Fortunately, the cotton growers will get a somewhat better price, but ??. - ? '- >" i *>.?4^ ' agventy ygwgtod^fa^^ t_ Ai|LlA iA1M> -ilALjh jlMHra arft I jllMI I lUl nn LaX^H A< UB U?V# JOT^ || ?"Wp 1 vUW -1 - ">W tax whatever. l|~ .1^ ; If the election of fi^fody for afc-j ident yrould busineM^ffiirj your feelings, "LHBfc of EngMd,, will insure you agjnK|that clecfjjtfn. Ltoyd's a^weTtdjR -$40e,?qt::iii case of lord's eleet^B^issuing ?2mM icy, which is a goo^jpy of discus-: "ti XL ?"" .atTj ^ , ? | .*"'?. . ' ? -y^yiimrcH ijfl HH6. ;.2?LpeciJ :''V A' - i . L- i^vrtTi c,OTl" I cojUMtj I *ifchool3. oln9M|H|Rnn-Mi * K&' ? I -T jyy j^hmphB^ ^ ^ *^'*' ? v - rtiV ' VM fT^;' r?-f-f A?, I 6H*nor Wurnov I WA IA J&iin] NEWSY ITEMS FROM I OUR BUSY NEIGH I ?)ES?EALKLANiD -Wjlwtjrv* W.ii?A^rx? ? . Falkland, Not. 8.-?The Pitt County fair i* the chief topic of conversa tion in Falkland this week. ' A num ber of people, from the community have visited the fair,' and on every Side we. hear remmiscenses of "shoot ing cats." playing at'^Bxngo," for fune telling, clown pranks, and the yarioiis other interesting things'.that po along wjth a, county fair. | On Monday morning, November 11, It patriotic program will be given at ^?schoolat the regular chajiel hour. ?necessary that ahe he taken to Park (HVfirsiirTiM y. .viim v w ? f wT V ' " V view hospital in Rocky "Mountl^ed gpftWSyy 'V -?* y ?; Mr. Louis S. Crisp, Who is teach ing i^^Pamville hlghwhoo^^eht last week-end at his home iii Falk land. ,r ,. _ Miss Ida Holland and Miss Alethia fcannady spent last week-end with ?Miss Ruby Worthington in Winter ville.* '? ' ' ' 'r Miss; Lucy Crisp returned, Sunday night from Zebulon where she visited ;Mrs. J. Bayloa "Whitley. s ;[ ,'' i NEA VYREALIZINE. F ON COTTON MART. * ?.. ,? v. i, i. 1 j '/'.A't ? ? ;V~? wP.Vjje.fvifc;v,? * i V *?#'' 'resulting, sad telling. f?r a reaction. {The latter was enCOuraped by .Jthe I sus 7,45^587 ^bales^ grinned to November 1 had :no app)?r ^ ^ ^5tl estimating.th?.crop.at p,782,O0O..l?ftlek; ' probably-helped the early - rally .Jwrt J :Me^ Iprf^t cloth In the Fall River market J ^and bullish 'spot advices fron^ mOjt 'southwest ? Prices padft pew, high with'' Jartuai^ ! higher and were within a few points V. ?.'?? ? STATE HAS LARGE ! 'SEIppey of cash LNCOHftENT FUND ? ? - v f' r-r*j f 1- /?Vl'l't. ,V j Haleigh, Nov. 8? A,surplus in the current funds ofa the state of North Carolina is indicated in a statement submitted to the gpvernaf here to-, flight,by the slate treasurer and the; state auditor and made public , by the executive, the figures being" |hrough September 30, 1923, and' showing a surplus of $460,3(19.04, based on the budget commission's estimate of rev enue for the nine months ending Sep tember 30, 1923, and the legislative examining committee's report o? De cember 31, 1922. .The revenue collected in the first nine months of 1923 exceeds that es timated, by the legislative committee as to be collected but applicable to the period prjor to December 31,1922,. by $601,222.83. This added to ? the $232,806.25, which the legislative pommittee estimated as the surplus last December 31, made, according to. the statement a total surplus ap plicable to the date ! December 31, 1922, or $834,028.08 in the current fund of the state. ,. it,, \y. t* ? ?. *jp .* * SOME OF COUNTY'S \ RED CROSS WORK ?r_ L itt -J ??' The' attention of Pitt countians is directed to the two definite examples right at our doors of what Red Cross really means to a stricken people. We do not know when a similar catastro phe-will visit our fair county and homes, and,' in the'light of this fact; it . is a. comforting thought to know "fVift mniliar VvT no all"?thp Rw) ! uiav wiv (iiwitv* mu ^ Cross?stands ready to help. Brakes ../Progress in North Carolina/ In the fiscal^ year ending July 1, 1323, the -people of North Carolina have'accomplished more through thjff American Cross than they have; in any previous year that the organs ization bar, been active in the stated Through their co-operation and ac-' tiye interest Jp the work, it has been., possible to expand the Bed Cross prbr gtahi to include more and bett^f l service to a greater number of peo-, ^le. The year, js notable also in Rod1 Cross history because in it the o)f-j through organized effort as express ed to the.Red Cross, the state is ful ly capable of coping with any emer gency that < irihy arise. It is indeed! doubtful whether the efficiency of; any like organization has ever beep; more thoroughly tested, and it Is1 highly gratifying W those who la-: bored .so diligently to vindicate tSei trust pfciced in them to know that | they have been weighed in the baj-. ance and found not wanting. ? In Action at New Bern At New Bern/ whicb burnishes typical example, of;' service through, the Bed Cross, before the cru|ij< flames of the disastrous fit? th? took a toll cf property loss of 32,500,-1 - 000 hps subsided, and while the ashes . of 1,004 homes were'stiH' smoldering ; th IDecarHher" 'nifch't," thw American Redt Cross" was thdte- with trained disaster workers, nurses, hos pital supplies,. -food/ ilothing and the- judicloob a^^iiiitrite^cf the' relief fund of over $100,000 contrih, uted by ^he. organisation and private (Jitixens^order .yas brougnt out or chaos, and a foundation of a greater was built op^the ^shes of kinged ^eir chivied and dying ai$ bition. j , In Action at Wendell 4PkL thus also at Wendell the scen^- ofva ^ rehfr ' iiitation was carried, ml in an.intetfj gent and ; efficient method.~ " | ' V. HEALTH SteBS?)NETT?S & \ GAIiS PAPER FOR ' OUT OFTHE RACE ? - - rnfi. - Ar ? ? ? * % Mr. Bailey Tells Observer Belf De cide Toward End of Tear 'JEtSSXf .. >? , By R. E. fOWELL When Josiah Williams Bailey de cides that he make the rare to be the democratic nominee , for gov ernar ^n 1924, hell; tell all the .world at.'dne time? contrawise, if he dcr cides po runj hell make his announce ment in the same, universal fashion. ., . Until he reaches a. decision, which he is ready to back up either with a whirlwind campaign or . a quiet re tirement to his law office, it is a bit ter premature for the old guard to he, counting, him out of the race. He makes that plain in a letter written Saturday to the editor of the Charr lotte Observer/., ,, " , ..xThe Observer is a staunch friend >?\p Uo' i ,\J c - and, supporter of the present admin wfcraj&>n,-,if there is .anything in signs, is equally strong for Angus Wilton McLean. If Mr. Bailey does run, he woul^. have to run against Mr. McLean. j . .These relations may not have had pithing to^ jio^.with the Charlotte Observer's editorial statement that jMr. Bailey was not going to run. Printed some weeks 'ago, it has just heep .cfdled to the attention of Mr. Bailey, who says that it is not justi SfeS-.'Ji?" -.???? I He wtote the editor: . . >. . "I have just been informed that .there was an editorial statement in the Charlotte Observer some, weeks -o - .-.u . ... . ago in-which it was stated tnat l was not going, to run for the democratic nomination for governor. , "This statement is unjustified. ,"J.?aid about eighteen months ago, and again about four months .ago-r and I regret the necessity for,now saying ? again?that towards' the' end of the present year' I shall dpcidp whether.or not to offer for the nprnr motion, and that my decision will deT pend upon, whether there , is a r^t, popular demand for my candidacy. "Please print this letter, m order that it may.be made known "th?t, my position is unchanged. I . shall, make people?nor does it apo^r^to m^ one, would be necessary. Corning at a time when there is a lull politically, except the interest in the possible appointment of a"' su preme court justic^rif Justice- Stacy quits, to g? to ChapelRill?Mr. Bai ley's JettO* projects theRaleigh man Bfymredy'jrito the arena?again. ? *Ae suggestion from1 Wilmington that Justice Stacy Would announce his Candidacy for governor oh Jan uary 1 is not taken seriously here. There is something going on in the tifeLaan camp as there is in the Bai ley carhp, and another month may find two entries at the starting post tor a new champioh by default, h UntlT then, Mr. Bailey says, the'okl guard statement that he is not going to rurf is "unjustified." ? - ** 1*:; ?? ' Caused Governor Walton t?; Leave >4h r&ea*tt Chamber Suddenly. r>. fcj* ? -?*- V? *- ^ > ? J. r.? ? .. . .'J ? ' -V ~ Oktohoma-City, Nov. 81?"The death threat," Governor J. C. Wal ton said ha received causing him .to Mfcre the court room' suddenly last PHday, during the second day's ?fea sioh of his impeachment trial was'a toy piatol sent apparently by a prac tical jbker,it became known today through-' announcement of results of a senate committee investigation: H. C. Schilling; an' attache of the governor's Office, told the .' senators that the^n^^^iiehinewspaper men *?. ting at the counsel table with his at- \ SMSMSV ' " ... yikv{