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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Cotton Erratic.

New York futures fluctuated
widely the past week, but spots
held fairly firm.
Pounds sterling is now quoted
at the record low of $500 "a.
Call money 10 per cent. Coal
strike still unsettled.
July futures Wednesday went
as low as 29.35, as compared with
36.40 of three weeks ago.
Futures closed As points up
ay-Dec. 36.48; Jan. 34.85;
March 33.00;May 3l,90, July 31.W.
The ginners report comes out
at IL o'clock Friday; the trade is
looking for a ginning of about
100000 bales to Nov. 18th.
Prices at Rham today, 10th:
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
MAN FOUND DEAD
Stranger Found Dead in
Creek on Rockingham
Cheraw-Highwayon Thurs
day of Last Week.

On Thursday afternoon of
last week the dead body of a
stranger was found in Whites
Creek, on the Rockingham-Che
raw Highway, about four miles
across the State line in South
Carolina and about 16 miles
from Rockingham.
A colored tenant of Olen Pc
CUES was working near the
creek on Thursday afternoon,
and hearing his dog "tree" he
investigated and found the body
of the stranger lying submerged
in the creek. He at once noti-
fed the Coroner and Sheriff at
Bennettsville. The body was left
in the creek that night and on
Friday the officials came from
Bennettsville, and held an in
quest. The man was 26 years
old and a Y. M. G. A. card and
letters in the pocket gave his
name as mike Delica," of Bir-
mingham, Ala. He was nicely
dressed, silk shirt, silk socks,
etc. The front, back and top of
the skull was crushed, as from
a blunt instrument. Apparent
ly he had been dead for several
weeks. After the inquest the
Coroner had the body buried on
the creek bank.
The police of Birmingham
were communicated with, and it
was learned that the man Del
lea had gone from that city on
October 18th with a passenger
for Columbia. That was the last
heard of him. GHe had a license
to operate a Hudson-Six jitney.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Sins viii Find You Out.

The quotation, ''be sure your
sins will find you out" is just as
true today, as when uttered
about two thousand years ago
and Sidney Allen, colored farm
er on j. M. Dockery's place, is
quite sure the saying is still
true.
Sunday night Chief Braswell
was on his rounds in Hamlet
when he passed a colored man,
with a girl swinging to his arm.
The Chief is ever on the alert
and so when he observed, in
passing, a bulge in the mans
shirt he instantly concluded the
man had a "weepon" concealed
therein. And hating the man
he found that his conclusion
was correct.
Inc mans name was Sidney
Allen; Monday morning his wife
came to Hamlet from the Dock
cry farm to his rescue. The Re-
corder allowed him to go free
upon the payment of a $50 fine
and the costs of $14.45.
Sidney probably will hereaf-
ter stay at home closer and will
certainly not carry a weapon in
Sherlock Braswell's territory.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Lecture Against Likker.

DR.. Geo. w. Morrow. OF Michi-
gan, will speak in the Methodist
church Sunday morning at IL,
and at the Presbyterian church
Sunday night 7::30, upon "Amer-
ica's Opportunity at Home and
Overseas. This is one Of hun
dreds of national-world prohibit
ton rallies now being held
throughout America. The pub
lie is urged to attend both ser.
vices Sunday.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Class Cut Up.

The Big oPtato class received
a jolt Saturday. The Post-Dis-
patch last week noted the fact
that Mcintosh Bros. had sent
the paper a potato weighing 9
pounds and 3 ounces. The chal-
lenge to "cut them up' was no
sooner published than accepted
Josh Ingram, colored worker on
the Dockery-Allen farms, Satur-
day brought the paper three po-
tatoes that weighed 2412
pounds.
The challenge is still stand
ing. Who will beat Josh?
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Help the Orphans.

To Parents:
AS the Thanksgiving season
approaches, our thoughts are
rightly turning to the orphan
children of the State. 1t has
been the custom for several
years in our city school to for
ward a free will donation on the
part of teachers and pupils to
the Oxford Orphanage. Last
year our collection amounted to
nearly STA. The various church
|orphanages Of the State are cared
for by collections in the churches.
|If the public school children Of
the State fail to contribute liber-
ally to the Oxford institution, the
nearly 400 BOYS and girls who
are being most tenderly cared
for there will surely suffer In
these days when food, fuel and
clothing come so high. Let's
encourage everyone Of our chill
Edren to contribute according t.
his or her ability. It will de
them good. Let's set $50 as oll
goal, and then pass it that:
what goals are for, to Be crossed
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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Football Thanksgiving.

The University and U. Va,
will stage their annual game on
Thanksgiving Day at Charel
Hill. The concrete stands en-
Emerson Field will seat $500,
but additional stands are being
built to seat $500 additional. Ad'
mission is $1.50, with SOC extra
for reserved seats.
Fully Is or 30 football fans
from Rockingham will motor
over for the game.
A. & E. and Wake Forest will
play on Thanksgiving Day at
Raleigh, and a number will &C
from here for this game.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Postoffice at Norman.

A Civil Service examination
will be held at Norman Dec. 18th
to fill the vacancy in the post
office there. The compensation
there the past year was $278.
Applicants must reside in that
territory; application blanks can
be secured from the Norman
postmaster.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Cars Collide.

A Ford driven by Mr. Scott
Mcdonald ran into a Buick driv-
aenby Miss Bessie Motif, in front
Of Fox's drug store, on Main
street, Monday afternoon. The
Buick fenderwas slightly bent,
and a light tSknocked off the Ford,
besides bending one Of the Ford
wheels. The sun reflected from
the windshield blinded MIR Nc
Donald; he was on his way to
DR.. Garrett's S Office with HE little
4.yr-old girl, Marjorie, whose
left leg was broken two weeks
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Episcopal Church Friday.

Rev. R. B. Owens and Mr..
Ralph H, Bouligny, of Charlotte,
will speak at the Episcopal
church Friday night at 7::30 on
the final phases of the Nation.
Wide campaign. Every member
of the congregation, and friends
from other churches, are urged
to be present.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Church Conference.

The Sixth annual Conference
of the West Central section, A.
M. E. Zion Church, convened
with the Rockingham colored
church Wednesday and will con
tinue through next Monday.
About 100 colored ministers and
lay delegates are in attendance.
Rev. T. It. Taylor, the colored
pastor, is proving a worthy host
to his visiting brethern.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Approves Highway.

The State Highway Commits
sion wrote to Chairman B. F.
Reynolds Tuesday approving the
l9-mile stretch from Hamlet to
Drowning Creek, by way Of Hoff-
man, as a part of the State High
way system.
This is the first bit of road so
far selected in Richmond county
by the Commission.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Pays to Advertise.

A small advt. was last week
put in the local advt. column of
the Post-Dispatch, advertising
some furniture. No name was
signed, inquirers being directed
to this office. By actual count
SIXTY SEVEN persons phoned
or called at this office in person
to find out who the furniture be-
longed to.
Yes, it pays to advertise in
the Post-Dispatch. Try it.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Mistake in Names.

The Autographs and other adj
vertising for the show, Cheer
Up Matel,' to appear at the
Opera House at Rockingham
next Tuesday night, have the
name as the Grand Theatre =
when it should be the Opera
House"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21

The will of the late R. ]. Rey.
nolds, of Winstan, recently filed
shows his estate to be worth$17,-
119,429.3l. The State will get
$528,575 of this as an inheritance
tax.
Silver is now worth nearly five
cents an ounce more as meta
than as coin.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
A Bargain for Housewives.

It is indeed real bargain
when you can get the Majestic
Range that you have been in
tending to buy--and have in
ciuded without any additional
charge whatever-a full set OF
fine cooking ware. This special
offer will be made at Everett
Hardware Store during Majestic
Range Demonstration Week, be-
ginning Monday, November "A.
Be sure to come. Select your
Majestic from among a variety
of styles and sizes and get
your set Of cooking ware as q
gift.
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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21

To the children and grown ups:
we,want to call special attention
to the real live Buster Brown
and his dog, Tige, who will give
an entertainment at w. E. Har-
rison & Land Company's store
next Monday evening at 4 o.
clock.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Winter Weather.

Winter swooped down with a
vengeance this morning, the
mercury dropping to 81 degrees
above zero. This is remarkably
cold weather for so early. On
the 18th the mercury registered
Is degrees above zero.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Fire This Morning.

The fire alarm was sounded at
6:30 this a. m, the woodwork
around the stove hue in Hinson's
meat market being afire. It7was
put out by means Of chemicals
without the necessity of turning
the hose on.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Lalley Light Buyers.

The Parsons-Brown Lalley
Light Co., has recently installed
the Lalley Light system and wat
erworks in the homes of R. R.
Little, Mangum, and 0. R. Scar
borough, Mt. Gilead.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Escaped But Caught Again.

About a year and half ago
Frank Taylor, colored, escaped
from the Richmond county
chain gang, after having serv-
ed 8 months of an 1S months
sentence for retailing. The long
arm of the law finally located
him, and on Friday Chief Bras
well brought him back from
Norfolk and he is once moer on
the gang.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Difference of $50.

The item in last weeks paper
that Tom Watts was fined $3.50
for driving a car while drunk,
should have read S56.50-$50
fine and $3.50 costs.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
q on Gang.

There are now Is colored and
2 white prisoners on the county
chain gang. The force is working
the Roberdel No 2 road. and will
be on it for several weeks yet.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Court Calendar.

Civil term Superior Court be-
gins Dec. 1st, Judge Lane presid-
ing. Calendar of cases else
where in this issue.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21
Marlboro County Sale.

The American Land Company
will hold one of the biggest sales
of tie year in Marlboro county
shortly. Watch for future an
nouncement.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-11-21

H. w. Clark will become chief
Of police Of Wadesboro effective
Dec. 1st.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-13

THE MOONEY STRIK E.

Regarding the much talked Of pro-
posed nationwide strike Of organized
labor in behalf of Tom Mooney and
Warren K Billings, The Garment
Worker says
The international Workers Defen-
Sc League, organized to secure justice
for Tom Mooney and Warren K. Bill
lings, convicted of completely in the
bomb explosion case in San Francisco
in 1916, is doing its utmost in behalf
of the condemned men, even though
in some respects its plans cannot be
approved.
1t is prosecuting tremendous cam
paign Of publicity through the dis
tribution of literature and by mass
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EFFICIENCY" ONCE MORE

According to some of the nations
leading employers it is simple
truth" that the way to permanently
increase wages is to increase 'the
product per man.
Indications are not lacking that
this doctrine may be taken up and
made the rallying cry of employers
as a successor to the reduced wages"
slogan that it was sought to intro
duee upon the signing of the armis-
tice.
That there is need of higher wag-
es in a great many branches of in
dustry does not admit of contradic-
ton.
That there is need of the highest de-
gree of productivity in every part of
the world is a sound fact
That greater productivity per man
will raise wages is not 50 evident.
Not by any such simple process as
the speeding up of factory wheels is
the great problem of industry to be
solved ThoughtIess employers who
may honestly believe salvation is to be
found merely by turning the wheels
more rapidly should be disillusioned
before they go too far in chasing this
latest rainbow, which really is a very
cid rainbow of very dubious colors
The increase production" cry TAX
es fresh color just now, however
from the fact that world supplies are
depleted and production is needed tc
care for the material wants of The
world.
None knows better than the aver
age employer that the business Of
speeding up has been tried time after
time, with one general result. This
result has been lower pay per unit
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-13
For Thousands OF Workers
In France.

Paris France,-Organized employ
ers have notified their striking gar
ment workers that the eight-hour day
and the 44-hour week will be estab-
lished and the union recognized The
employers first refused to grant any
demand or to recognize the union,
but the workers solidarity gradually
forced them to complete surrender.
The $4,000 striking bank and house
won 11-days' strike against
the kings of finance when Minister of
Labor Colliard, acting as arbitrator,
ordered 80 per cent wage increase
for several large institutions. Other
establishments in this city and the
provinces will pay rates according to
circumstances. The strikers demands
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Bell Phone SAIL

for holidays and improved working
conditions will be worked out through
a committee. The bankes refused to
recognize the bank clerks union de-
spite the fact that the French law
guarantees workers the right to or
ganize anu iegalizes collective bar
gaining. The minister of labor was
accepted as sole arbitrator when he
threatened to requisition the banks
and conduct them as state institu-
tions
The Boot and Shoe Workers union
has compelled employers to sign an
eight-hour agreement that will run
for three years. The eight-hour law
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-13

N "a M n WI
THE BOMB CHALLENGE!

Just this word to the insane bomb
plotters:
Their violence is a direct challenge
to organized society in this demo-
cratic republic
Democracy will not be overthrown
by any such methods.
We reason things out here in
America and we decide issues by the
recording of our collective judgement
We shall continue to decide matters
by that process.
Those who resort to the bomb are
II the wrong place.
The challenge of violence must and
will be met and dealt with according
TO the laws of the land.
The destroyers say they act in the
NAME of liberty.
The whole tendency of such action
in free country is to compel the
majority to adopt restrictive meas
ures.
Because Of that the bomb outrages
are doubly criminal
We must be careful that reaction
does not result from the work of in
sane dynamiters.
But the republic must protect it
self and its institutions against ter
roroist methods. America will not
be destroyed by terrorism
This, we are confident, will be the
judgement Of every trade unionist
and every true lover Of liberty, dem
ocracy and progress.
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The other day suit was filed by the
"peepul" of Pitsburg against the Am
algamated Association Of Street and
Electrical Railway Employees fol
more than $2,ooo,OOO, which sum, il
is claimed, was lost by the dear"pee.
pul' as a result of the recent street
car strike in Pittsburg. There will be
no trouble to collect in case Judge
ment is awarded the plaintiffs as any
one of the street ear motormen or con.
ductors win be able to step up anc
pay the small amount asked One
thing about this suit that will be !
good thing for all concerned is that
no doubt it will be brought as just
who are the people" in Pittsburg.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-13

meetings which are being held
throughout the country A commit
tee of the League is to urge Congress
and the President to use their power
to direct the United States Depart
ment of Justice to release Mooney and
Billings from the jurisdiction of the
State of California and take them
within the province of the Federal
government as a means of securing
for them either new trial or par
don. A new trial is the objective be-
cause it is believed that they were
unjustly convicted and that were they
brought to trial again they would Sc
cure an aequittal
As far as the Workers Defense
League has gone in its work to secure
Justice for the condemned men it has
been supported by organized labor
throughout the country The cam
paign to arouse public opinion in their
favor has met with much success and
It's continued prosecution on the same
lines, it is believed, will bring about
the result desired
In our judgement these appeals to
the people and the government are the
only legitimate methods that can be
pursued that will be of advantage in
securing the justice demanded for
Mooney and Billings.
1t is announced that the lnterna-
tional Workers Defense League pro-
poses to call nationwide strike of
organized labor on July A to continue
days providing Mooney and Billings
are not granted new trials for freedom
BY that date.
In this respect we are in opposition
tc the plan of the Defense League.
We believe such strike would be the
height of folly, and result in no good
to the condemned men, The nation
cannot be coerced by any such reVo-
lutionary method to correct flaws or
injustice in judicial procedure. Such
strike would not meet the approval
of united labor 1t would not be sus-
tanned by common sense. The suffer
ers would be the working people
That such strike is not generally
approved by united labor is shown by
the small number of unions that have
gwen it their approval Out of the
10000 labor unions in this country
asked to vote on the strike only ,050
had declared their intention to do Sd
up to May 30 This is a good indi-
cation that in general united labor
will not support a general strike on
July a. Many large unions have de.
cided to take no part in such demon
stration
There is very general suspicion
among trade union leaders that the
gitators for the nation wide strike
ere using the Mooney propaganda as
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-13
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THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS.

a pretext to disrupt the American
trade union movement and TO advance
the propaganda of a radicalism that
is aiming to overthrow our govern
ment
In our opinion one thing is certain,
that in such a strike neither Mooney
ror Billings would be aided in the
securing of justice Organized labor
would lose much and gain nothing
worthy of the sacrifice, and we are in
earnest hope that the International
Workers Defense League will not
carry its campaign for Mooney and
Billings to the extreme that is now
contemplated.
ma so IN Fa m
The strike at the Hamilton Machine
Tool Company's plant has made a
record that Hamilton Union men may
well be proud of There has been no
disorder and there has been no de-
sertions nor breaks in the union
ranks
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-13

of work for the worker and higher
profits per unit for the employer.
The employer has figured on the
idea that about so much a day was
enough for the workman and the
more work he could do in day the
greater profit And where wages
have been advanced under intensified
production methods they have not
been advanced in proportion to the
increase in production There have
been temporary exceptions, of course
where for short period a proper
tlonately higher wage would be paid,
but the let-down have, come sooner or
later.
Various devices have been tried by
employers TO induce higher rate of
production. The pace-fixer has been
res orted to until the deception is too
well known to be effective to any great
Gegree. Various efficiency sys-
TENS have had their day in the shop
and they, too, have come to be gener-
ally understood as wrong in principle,
except by those whose passion for
arbitrary conduct of industry out
weighs their judgement. The under
lying idea is all of these schemes has
been the making of more profit The
thought that labor was entitled to a
better life and fairer wage has been
of little moment to speed-up employ
a
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OVERTIME.

The few workers of the country who
have been enjoying the financial bene-
fits derived from overtime must not
lose sight of the reason that organiz-
ed labor has demanded price and one
half and double price for overtime
work. Organized labor has made de-
mand for the eight hour day because
experience has taught that that per
iod of time is nearly the right one to
secure the maximum of force without
bad physical effects.
The reason for increased price for
overtime was in the nature of pen
atty to prevent more than eight hours
work, and should be rigidly enforced,
The biggest mistake made was that
overtime was not made three or four
prices, in which case it would be sure
to be enforced AS it is at present
the oyertimes price generally paid is
about what the worker is really en-
titled to and the employer is willing
to pay it. Conserve your health, you
will need it. Refuse to work over
time unless it is absolutely necessary
While the war activity was on it was
necessary that you give all the time
possible to endure, but the time is here
now when that is no longer necessary,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-06-13

IN fact the time is here now when it
IS nothing short of crime against
your fellow workman who is out Of
a situation, for anyone to work over
time.
M pa ~ pa Ha
Let the world know you are union
man. How can you advertise union
ism better than by demanding the
union label? Demand the label and
the merchant will have more regard
and respect for you Show your
colors.