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The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
PALMER FORECAST
DECLINE IN PRICES
After january First. Reviews
Efforts to Curb Soarn
Prices. Asks Producefs 1- :
FOR THEIR COOPERATION

Washington, Dec. 23.-Expecta-
beginning between January 1 and
March 1, was expressed last night
by Attorney General Palmer in
statement summing up the efforts OF
down the cost of living.
''The cost of living already under
CONTROL said the attorney general,
can be reduced if every one who
produces will produce his utmost if
those who buy and consume will
save and eliminate extravaganza and
if all honest people will join with
the department of justice in stamp
ing out profiteering and boarding. -
Explaining that a downward trend
in retail food prices ordinarily was
shown during the first two months
of a year, Mr. Palmer said it was
the hope OF the government "that
this trend will be accelerated this
year by the campaign initiated by
the government which is just now
| getting well under way"
Although statistics compiled annu
| ally by the government show that il
previous years retail food prices in
| creased during the fall months, Mr.
Palmer said that 'tsince August; thi.
year, such prices had been main
tanned practically stationary"
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
AMERICA ASKS MEXICO
TO CAPTURE BANDITS

Washington, Dec. 23.-Frederick
Hugo, American ranch manager cap
tured by bandits in the recent raid
on Muzquiz, Mexico, and later lib
Grated, was released under agree
Fment to pay $500 ransom within
IL days. according to information
reaching the state department. The
department announces that instrue-
tions have been sent to the embassy
at Mexico City to insist that steps
to capture the bandits be taken by
the Mexican officials. The raiders
took from Muzquiz American owned
| property valued at $4,000, forty
eight horses and large food Supplies,
according to reports reaching the
state department. About 400 band.
! It's made the attack.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
Sugar Sale Forbidden.

New York, Dec. 23.-The propos-
ed sale of 100000 pounds of Gu
ban sugar to consumers at 10 IL to
20 cents a pound with 100000 in
profit was held up today by Arthur
Williams, Federal food administra-
TOR, because the fixed price is only
IL cents. The company to which the
sugar Is, consigned claims it will
cost the firm 1S 1-2 cents a pound
divided as follows: 13 1-2 cents paid
growers LIZ cents for refining, IL
cents for duty and 4 cent for the
freight to this country.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

What means this glory round our
feet"
The Magi unused, more bright than
NORM"
And voices chanted cfear and sweet
To-day the Prince of Peace is born"
What means that STAR" the Shep-
herds said,
glen?"
And angels answering overhead,
Sang. Peace on earth, goodwill
to men!'
'Tis eighteen hundred years and
more
Since those sweet oracles we're dumb
We wait for Him, like them of yore,
Alas. He seems so slow to comet
But it was said, In words of gold,
No time or sorrow e'er shall dim,
That little children might be bold
In perfect trust to come to Him.
All round about our feet. shall shine
A light like that the wise men saw
II we our loving wills incline
To that sweet Life which is the Law
So shall we learn TO understand
The simple faith of shepherds then
And elasping kindly hand in hand
| Sing, Peace on earth, goodwill Il
men!"
But they who do their souls M
wrong,
Shall daily hear the angel-song,
To-day the Prince Of Peace Is born.
-James Russell Lowell.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
Cotton Market.

New York, Dec. 23.-The cotton
market was higher during the early
trading today owing to the sharp ad-
vance in Liverpool and the continued
strength of Sterling exchange. After
opening from II to 22 points higher
prices sagged off for a while under
realizing with January selling 36..SS
and May $3.50, but soon firmed up
on covering and Liverpool buying
until January advanced to 37.O8 and
May 32.70, or about % to % points
above last nights close.
Futures opened steady: December
$3.50, January 37.00, March 3465
May 32.65. July 3O.95.
Futures at noon: January 37.O3
March 34.85, May 32.6S, July 5000
December 1896. Spots, Wilson, 3sc
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
CRITICISMS OF
NAVY DEPARTMENT
Causes Secretary Daniels to
Lay Before Senator Page
Chairman Naval Affairs
DOCUMENTS AND PAPERS

Washington, Dec. 23.-Secretary
Daniels today sent comprehensive
report on the activities of the navy
at home and abroad during the war
to Chairman Page at the head of
the Senate Naval Affairs Committee.
It includes all data bearing on the
direction and management of the
navy as far as headquarters in
Washington are concerned, by the
various heads of the department as
well as the Secretary himself.
This action is taken by the Secre-
tary at the request of Senator Page
on account of the criticism of the
conduct of naval affairs, some of
which are from Rear Admiral Simms,
commander of the American forces
abroad during the war.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
No Foundation For Ruznor.

The report published in the Ra-
leigh morning paper that some men
were found dead in an automobile
and that their death was supposed
10 have been due to drinking pois-
oned liquor rs without verification.
We called Walstonburg this morn
ing, which Is only few miles from
FfeldsOoro, and the chief OF police
Informed us there was no foundation
fSr the rumor. He said that he had
made diligent inquiry and was salts
1ed there was no truth in II.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
THREE THOUSAND
MINERS STRIKE
In Kansas as a Protest Against
the Sending of Their Dis
trict President
HOW TT TO JAIL

Plttsburg, Kans., Dec. 23.-Kan-
sas coal miners to the number of ap-
pnoximately three thousand are now
idle. The men went on strike as a
protest against the action of Judge
Anderson in sending Alexander Ho-
wat, president of the Kansas mining
district, to Jail for contempt of count
AS the result of the strike, seven
teen mines in this state are idle.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
SOVIETS WILL
INVADE POLAND
NEXT SPRING AND ARE
TRAINING CHINESE SOL
DIERS FOR THIS PUR-
POSE. TROTSQY AND
LENINE HATC Fl N G
PLOTS TO OVERWHELM
EUROPE. TROOPS OF
!. GENERAL PETLUNA SUR
ROUNDED.

Geneva, Dec. 23.-Reports have
reached here of a Bolshevik cam
paign against Poland in the spring,
according to dispatches from War
saw to the Soviet bureau at this
place 1t is said that Minister OF War
Trotzky is training 5000 Chinese
troops for this purpose
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
VISITORS TO N. v. NOT SAFE.

Welathy Residents of Dallas Bound
And Robbed in Their Hotel
New York, Dec. 23.-Two burg
lars entered the apartments of Mr..
and Mrs Andrew A. Broderick, two
wealthy residents of Dallas, Texas
in their apartments at the Knicker-
booker hotel, by prizing open the
door, knocking Mr.. Broderick over
the head and tieing him to the bed
post and binding and gagging his
wife. They then ransacked the suite
of rooms, took several thousand dof-
lars worth of jewelry and escaping
through the windows, climbed the
humanity fashion to the ground and
escaped. There is no clue to the
/ burglars.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
Mayors Court.

Hannah Holden was charged
$1S.25 for disorderly conduct.
Henrietta Woodard was charged
$s.25 for disorder1y conduct.
Calls Matthews was charged $S.25
for being drunk.
L. L. Lamm was charged $44.25
for receiving more than a quart
every fifteen days. He was also
charged $14.25 for being drunk ant
disordeF1y.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
Negro Shot at Picetons.

T. w Stokes. a prominent farmer
of Pinetops. who was in the city
yesterday informed MS that a nero
named James Westcott shot another
negro named Jones at Pinetops on
SATURDAY., and that Jones was taten
to Tarbnro. where he died as the re-
suit of his wounds
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
Re Tender with the sovte+s.

Washington, Dee. 23.-Notice OF
the deportation of 249 radical unde-
sirab1es to Soviet Russia on the ark
Buford has been cabled to the vari-
Gus governments, through whose
hands they win pass en- voyage. with
the request that they be given safe
voyage and humane treatment ON
their Journey
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
License to Marry Issued.

Register Of Deeds John Dildy has
issued license to marry to Mr.. Perry
FerrelI OF Spring Hill. SON of Mr..
Jethro Ferrell. to Miss Eta John
SON of Cross Roads, daughter Of Mr.
j. Il. Johnson.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
LAW OFFICES
OF THE ALLIES
HOLDING CONFERENCES.
RELATIVE TO THE IN
DICTMENTS AGAINST
THE FORMER EMPEROR
OF GERMANY, AND PRE-
PARATIONS FOR HIS
TRIAL.

London, Dec. 23-The law Offices
of the crown held a conference with
the French and Belgian law offices
today regarding the trial of tha
German Emperor. It is reported
that the conferees have made out
their case against the former Ger
man ruler and have framed their
indictments.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
watts Reetenation, Dec. a6-

Washington, Dec. 23.-The resfg>
nation of Col Aston Watts as SUI
pervisor of internal revenue work
in North Carolina reached Commis-
sioner Roper today. and according
to Information Mt the office OF the
North Carolina Senators, is effective
December 2e.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
HowAT, KANSAS MINERS
OFFICIAL, is PUT IN JAIL

Indianapolis Ind, Dec. 23.-Alex-
ander HoYat, president of the Kan
sas district No. IA of the United
Mine Workers of America, is in jail
here awaiting hearing on a charge
of contempt of court fop alleged vio-
lation of the Federal court injunc-
ton against furtherance of the coal
miners strike. Hearing has been set
for next Monday.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
Dance Country Club

There will be dance at the
Country Club tomorrow night. Mu-
sic furnished by CARRIER Davis or
chestra. There will also be another
dance at the Country Club Saturday
night.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
Meeting os I.er;nr ronis4,e.

The rramhers OF fhe American r.e-
zion. Robert Anderson Post. are
r-eed IN attend fhe meeting Of the
legion in the Smith warehouse to-
hight at O'Clock OYSTERS will be
served. and a good time may be ex-
pected.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
Fair i'm Interior.

For North Carolina: Fair in the
interior and cloudy on the coast to-
night and Wednesday with not much
change in temperature and fresh
north winds.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
st. Timothy's Church.

Rev. Morrison Bethea, rector:
Special communion services at
7.30 a. m. and IL a. m. Subject or
the sermon at the II O'Clock service
mo room fon Christ" The Offering
at both these services will be used
for the spread of Christ's kingdom.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23

London, Dec. 23.-The troops Of
General Petluna, the anti-Bolsheviki
commander in. the Ukraine, has been
surrounded by the Soviet forces, ac-
cording to a wireless despatch from
Moscow received here today.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
Stock Market.

New York Dec. 23.-Gafns and
losses were equally distributed at
the dull opening of today's stock
market, but the tone soon improved
and the steels, equipments, oils and
most Of the rails were also stronger
especially the coalers, Norfolk and
Western gaining 2 points. The to-
baecos and spirits were also strong
er. The industria1s also rose 1 1-2
points, and General Motors, which
was weak at the outset, rallied al
the end of the first half hour.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23

Employer: Look here, Perkins, if
work as you. do to asking for a raise
OF salary, I'd raise your salary
Life.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23

10 An 0z-8eFvioe Men White
There win b meeting OF the
American Legion Rob4. Anderson
Post at Wilson IN Smiths warehouse
the "a day of Dee. 1919, a4 o'clock
,. m. We are going TO have an
oyster roast. So be sure and come.
r. G. Tilghman, Chairman
Jesse Anderson, See. d 20 std
H. Goo. w. TcmRMson.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23
Mexican General Resigns.

San Antonio, Texas, Dec. "a
President Carranza has accepted the
resignation of General Gonzales, a
leading general of the Mexican
forces.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23

THE WILSON DAILY TIMES, Al
ADVERTISING MEDIUM THAI
GETS DIRECT RESULTS FOR 1T:
USERS, FOREIGN AND LOCAL.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-12-23

THE THREE EDITIONS OF THE
WILSON DAILY TIMES COVER
EVERY SECTION OF EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-19
CHAPTER XVII.
The MeuaIomaniac.

Slxty-odd hours before the expiration
or the time limit, BARLEY Williams.
lean and somber-e eyed from the strain
he had been under for many days and
nights, saw the presidents gray road-
ster plowing Its way through the mesa
sand on the approach TO the construc-
tion camp. and was glad.
"rve been trying all the morning to
squeeze out time to get into town." he
told Baldwin, when the roadster came
to a stand In front Of the shack com
missary. where is Smith?'
The colonel threw up his hand In a
gesture expressive of complete detach-
ment.
Don't ask me. John has gone plumb
loco in these last two or three days.
It's as much as your life's worth TO
ask him where he has been or where
he is going or what he means to do
next"
"He hasn't stopped 6ghtingf' said
the engineer, half aghast at the bare
possibility.
"Oh, no; he Ia at 1t harder than
ever-gOing II Just a shaving too
strong. is what I'd tell him. If he'd let
me get near enough to shout at him.
Last night, after the theater, he went
around TO the Herald office, and the
way they're talking 1t on the street,
he was aiming TO shoot up the whole
newspaper joint II Mark Allen, the edi-
tor, wouldn't take back bunch OF the
lies he's been publishing about the
High Line. 1t wound up in scrap
of some sort. ! don't know who got
the worst OF 1t, but John isn't crippled
up any, to speak Of. this mornIng-only
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Illustrations
oIr~sizznyer.

got II pretty straight that he Is plan
ming to send one of his clerks to the
Topaz district to try and find your fa
ther, in the hope that he viii tell what
he knows about me-"
Does this Mr.. Klnzie know where
father Is to be foundi'
"He doesn't; that's the only hitch"
Miss yerda's smile across the little
table was level-eyed.
81 could be lots of help to you, Mon
tague, In this fight You are making, If
you'd only let me-" she suggested.
'I'll fight for my own hand" was the
grating rejoinder. 81 can assure you,
right now. that Kinzie's messenger will
never reach your father-alive."
"Ooh - shuddered the beauty, with
little lift of the rounded shoulders.
"How utterly and hopelessly primitive!
Let me show you much simpler alter
native. l have II map Of the mining
district, you know Father left 1t with
me-in case should want to commu-
nlcatc with him"
Smith looked up with a smile which
was a mere barring of the teeth.
"You wouldn't get in II mans way
with any fine-spun theories Of the ulti-
mate right and wrong. would you? You
wouldn't say that the only great man
is the man who loves his fellow men.
and all that"
Again the handsome shoulders Were
lifted, this time in cool scorn.
"Are YOU quoting the little ranch per-
sony' she Inquired. Then she answered
4.
speaking OF are the men who win. For
the lack OF something better To do. I'm
willing to help you win. Montague.
Most naturally, | am the one who
would know where my father is to he
found. And I have changed my mind
about wanting to drive TO the Bald
wins. Well compromise on the play
II there is a play"
There is a play. and ! have the
seats" he announced briefly.
"Mercir' she flung back. "Small
favors thankfully received. and large
ones In proportion; though it's hardly
a favor. this time. because have paid
for It In advance. Mr.. Kinzie's young
man came TO see me this morning."
"What did you dor
81 gave him a tracing OF my map,
and he was so grateful II made me
want to tell him that II was all
wrong; that he wouldn't find father
In month If he followed the direc-
tons"
But you dldn'ti"
"No; can play the game. when 1t
seems worth while"
Smith was frowning thoughtfully
when he led her to the elevator alcove.
my way would have been the surer."
he muttered, half to himself.
Barbarian she laughed; and
then: ''To think that you were once
'debutantes' darllngi' oh. yes;
know II was Carter Westfall who said
II first. but II was true enough TO name
you Instantly for all Lawrenceville."
The Lamar register., 1919-02-19

opened the door and was crooking his
finger and making signs over his shOul-
der toward the corridor. Baldwin saw
what was wanted, and immediately
shot his desk cover open and turned on
the lights.
THAT last lot of steel and cement
vouchers was made out yesterday.
John" he said, slipping the rubber
band from file OF papers In the desk.
IF yOu'll take time to sit down here
and run 'em over. and put your name
on 'em, I'll hold Martin long enough TO
let him get the checks in tonight's
mail. I'll be back after "A little"
Smith dragged up the presidents
big swivel chair and planted himself
in II, and an instant later he was lost
to everything save the columns Of fig
ures on the vouchers. Stillings had
let himself out, and when the colonel
followed him, the lawyer cautiously
closed the door OF the private office.
and edged Baldwin into the corridor.
"We've mighty near got madmnn
to deal with in there, colonel" he
whispered, when the two We're out OF
earshot. II was watching his eyes
when he said that about Stanton, and
they fairly blazed. He's going to kin
somebody, II we don't look out"
Baldwin was shaking his head du-
biously.
Hes acting like a locoed thorough
bred that's gone outlaw" he said. do
you reckon he's sure-enough crnzy.
Bobf"
"Only In the murder nerve. This
deal with the options shows that he's
all to the good on the business side.
That was the smoothest trick that's
been turned In any stage Of this dodg-
ing fight with the big fellows. 1t sim
ply knocks Kinzie's rat-gnawing game
CONTINUED on page 81
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night watch with Williams against
possible surprise 10y the right-of-way
claimants; md Stilllngs, who had been
petitionlng for nn Injunction. came up
| 10 report progress just as Baldwin was
locking his desk.
"The Judge has taken II under nd-
visement, but that Is as far us ht-
would go today" said the lawyer. ats
simply Il bold steal, Of course. Tn
sworn to uphold the law. and can't
counsel armed resistance. Just the
'ame. | hope Williams has his nerve
with him."
'IIe has; and haven't lost mine
yet" snapped voice at the door; md
smith came In, dnst-covcrcd and syHr-
'hy with the CRIME of the wind-swept
grusslands. out Of the pocket Of his
driving coat he drew thick packet Of
papers and slapped IL upon the drawn
down curtain of Baldwin's desk.
There you are" he went on gratlngly.
Now you can tell Mr.. David Kinzie
To 90 straight tO blazes with his stock
plnchlng. and the more money he puts
nto IL. the more somebody's going to
lose -
John what have you donef" de-
lnanded Baldwin.
I've shown 'em what It means TO
90 up against II winner ?" was the half
triumphant, half-sHvaGe exultation. Il
have put IL crimp IN that fcncc-cliinb-
ing banker Of your, that viii last him
for one Whilei I've secured thiriy-duy
options. at par. ON enough High Linz
stock to swing cleur majority n
Kinzie should buy up every other share
there is outstanding. II has taken me
all day. and I've driven a thousand
miles. but the thing is done
"But. John! If anything should
happen, and we'd have to make good
On those options. II would
break the last man of us ~
Were not going TO let things hap
pen :" was the gritting reJolnder. 1--WE
told you both dozen times that I'm
in this thing to win! You take care
of those options. Stillings; they're
worth It million dollars to somebody.
Lock 'em up somewhere and then for
get where they are. Now I'm goin-
to hunt up Mr. Crawford Stanton-be-
fore eat or sleepi"
Easy. John; hold up II minute!" the
colonel broke In soothingly; and Sill
lings, more practical. closed the office
door silently and put his back against
II. "This is a pretty sudden country.
but there is some sort Of "A limit, you
know" the big Missourian went on.
What's your Idea in going TO Stan
toni"
II mean TO give him twelve hours in
which to pack his trunk and get out
of Brewster and the Timanyoni. If he
hasn't disappeared by tomorrow morn
ing"
Stillings was signaling in dumb
show to Baldwin. He had quietly
The Lamar register., 1919-02-19

The Fat lady shook her diamonds.
II should say not. They were at lunch
con together In the ladies' ordinary as
1 came down Il few minutes ago"
Thus the partner of Crawford Stan
tons joys and sorrows. But an invis-
ible onlooker In the small dining room
above-stnirs might have drawn other
conclusions. Smith and the daughter
of the Lawrenceville magnate had a
small table to themselves. and II the
talk were not precisely quarrelsome.
II leaned that way at times.
81 have never seen you quite so bru-
tai and impossible as you are today
Montague. You don't seem like the
same man. Are you going to reconsider
and take me out to the Baldwin ranch
this afternoonf"
"And let you parade me there as
your latest acqulsitIon?-never in this
world -
More brutality. Positively you are
getting me Into a frame of mind in
which Tucker Jibbey will seem like II
blessed relief. Whatever do you sup
pose has become of Tucker?"
How should known"
IF he had come In last night, and
you had met him-as asked you to
In any such heavenly temper as you
are induiging now, l might think you
had murdered him."
1t was doubtless by sheer accident
that Smith, reaching at the moment
for the salad oil, overturned his water
glass. But the small accident by no
means accounted for the sudden gray
ing of his face under the Timanyonl
wind tan-for that|or for the shaking
hands with which he seconded the wait
er's anxious efforts to repair the dam
age. When they were alone again, the
momentary trepidation had given place
to a renewed hardness that lent d
biting rasp to his voice.
"Kinzie. the suspicious old banker
that I've been telling you about. is de-
tsrmIned to run me down." he said,
sAsnsinG ths auhjsct abruptly. I've