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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
A Martin
County Hero

The remains of Private Earnest
iHynian of Machine Gun Co.. 120th
Infantry, the 3Oth or Old Hickory
Division, reached his old home in Mar
tin County near Palmyra, n. c. April
End And on the next day Sunday,
amidst a large gathering of relatives
and friends, was placed in the family
grave. yard, his comrades in arms be-
ing the active pallbearers.
Soldier Hyman made record in
the great war Of which his family.
his county and state should be CRATE
fully proud. His Sergeant wantin g
his mother to know what brave sol
dier her boy was, wrote saying: Ear
his work well and was we'll liked in
his Company. He was a number one
gunner and saved his captain s life by
Icutting down the enemy with his 45,
Just as he was in the act of taking
the officers life with hand grenade
That same night he killed four other
enemy machine gunners with his pis
tol.
A number of times he was cited fol
Ibravery and won two medals, one tho
distinguished Service Cross.
Ar Beilicourt, France Sept. Goth
I191S, Soldier Hyman being separated
from his Company in fog and smoke
|joined a comrade and they broke u;
three machine Gun nests and took
four prisoners Following this action
he volunteered with a reconnisance
party going far beyond the lines tt
make sure that the valley was c1ea,
of the enemy.
Private Hyman was killed in actor
in volunteer squad Sept. 3Oth at tht
Argonne.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
i N | D NIzE STEEL
| n D j ST R It s

Washington, April 15.-The propos
ed campaign to unionize the steel in
dustries may be deferred until the
industrial and economic conditions
have improved, President Tighe, of the
Amalgemated Iron Workers, announ-
ced today, at first session Of the exc
cutive council Of the national ana
international organizations i'll steel
industry. Not more than thirty per
cent of the men in the organization
are now working, according to Tighe
and thousands are out Of employment
| i'll other trades in industry. With
this depression, he said, it would b1
difficult to proceed with any elabor
ate scheme Of unionization.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
Another Artic
Expedition

Copenhagen, April 11.-The announ-
cement has just been made here that
Knud Rasmussen, the explorer, will
head an expedition which vii leave
Denmark this year for the North
American Artic Archipelago to inves-
Itigate the life and conditions of the
Eskimos and to complete the survey
of Baffins Land and adjacent terri
tory.
The Denmark government will con-
tribute 100000 kroner to the support
Of the expedition which will leave Co.
!penhaeen on board the motor ship
iSolkongen and. will remain in the
field about two years.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
NEW RAILWAY CONNECT
INC ARGENT|N AND CHILE

Buenos Aires, April 13.-The first
rail has just been placed on the new
international railway that is even
tually to connect the Argentine city
of Salta with the seacoast Of Chile.
thus realigning to a certain extent the
trade routes Of Argentina and Chile.
The Argentine section of the road is
being built from Salta to Huatiquina,
Il place in the And on the frontier
of Chile, while the Chilean section
probably will be constructed either to
Antofogasta or Mejillones. In Argen-
tina, construction is being done by
the state railways. Construction IN
Chile not vet definitely provided
fof.
The Argentine half Of the road is
approximately 475 kilometers long.
AS a part of the work 5000 meters of
hard rock tunneling will have to be
done.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
BODIES Of THOUSANDS
Of AMERICAN SOLDIERS
HAVE BEEN RETURNED
<By Associated Press

Paris, April l5.-Twenty thousand
bodies of American soldiers who fell
in France have either been shippe4 to
the United States Or are now in pro-
cess Of being returned for burial in
| their native country
| With - officers of the American
army and a personnel of more than
J 1900 men working night and day IL
many sections of France, the Graves
Registration Service of the American
army has reached point where II Is
possible to forward 4 900 bodies Ia
month. The work Of sending back
the 52,311 bodies designated for in
terment in America will be completed
| by the end of next October, if present
plans are fulfilled.
The bodies Of the Americans have
been taken from every cemetery III
i the south of France. The greater
part of the effort is now being con
centrated in the zone of the armies
the Argonne, etc. Seventy seven bod
les of American soldiers who died IL
Italy will be removed to the United
Estates next month
bo or
now is working in Berlin on arrange
ments for shipping the bodies of sc
American soldiers who are buried il
various parts Of unoccupied Germany
This latter work was rendered very
difficult because the location of many
of the graves was unknown. An ex
'pert has been going over the German
burial records in Berlin for severa
weeks and virtually all the grave
have been found. The German gov
ernment has afforded every facility
to the Graves Registration Service.
More than 10000 bodies will be bur
led in the four permanent cemeterie
which the American government viii
maintain in France.
The Fine Arts Commission of tn
American War Memorial Council Ma
arrived in Paris for series of meet
ings and tour of inspertion Of tn
permanent cemeteries. The Commis
sion has in contemplation plans TO
the Identification of the cemeterie
and will determine the character o
headstones to be used and the genera
decorative scheme to be followed. Th
Commission will probably consult witt
aiding landscape artists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
NEW LAWS SOUGHT FOR
{ A NAL 20 n f

Panama, April 15.-Civilian GOV
eminent Of the Panama Canal Zone
under the Department of Commerce
or the Department of the Interior and
effective suffrage for civilian Amer
lean citizens residing in the Canal
Zone are two Of the objects sought by
the newly formed ''Civilian League
of the Canal Zone The zone is
now a military reservation
''The League has been keeping IN
touch with proposed legislation by
Congress affecting the Canal Zone, -
said H. J. White, president, 'and it
has discovered that parties not con-
nected with the zone have attempted
mitted by them which would not
prove applicable or beneficial to the
zone
declares that ''the military branch
Of our government is using it's influ-
ence to have the canal considered
primarily as military project' and
adds:
"The League takes the position that
the business interests of the Unite I
States demand the fullest commercial
development of the canal; that, as far
as possible, the same form Of govern
ment that exists in the United States
should apply in the Canal Zone; that
the civilian citizens Of the United
States residing in the zone should
have a voice in the affairs Of the
zone; that the zone should be thrown
open to Americans who want to own
property and settle in it, the same as
in the District of Columbia; that the
army and navy, while permitted to dc
| any and all necessary defensive work
for the protection Of the canal, should
,be entirely separate and distinct from
the government of the Canal Zone. .
| Specific demand is made that Con
gress grant the right Of suffrage tc
civilian Americans residing in the
zone, authorizing them to elect a resi-
'dent commissioner to represent them
at Washington, in the same manner
as the present resident commissioners
of the PHILIPPINE Island and Porto
/
Rico.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
MINERS AND OWNERS
CONFER. AGAIN WITH
PRE- M|ER LLOYD
6 { 0 R G {
(By Associated Press)

London. April 15.-The British
mine owners and representatives os
National Federation of Miners havo
accepted an invitation extended by
Premier Lloyd George to renew nego-
tiatiOns for settlement of miners strike
which began April first.
Miners acceptance. however, SUBJ
ject to sanction of other unions of
Triple Alliance. The conference be-
tween the union executives adjourned
-atil this afternoon without decision
soeing reached.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15

London, April 15.-Lloyd George
announced in the House of Commons
that miners had refused to open nc
gotiations for settlement of strike
on the basis suggested by the secre-
tary of Railway Men s Union 1t
was later announced that the railway
mems strike set for ten tonight had
been cancelled. No explanation was
available, but it was thought that it
might indicate split in the triple al
lance. Lloyd George read a letter
! from the miners stating that the only
! condition on which a settlement
icould be reached was one which might
follow concession of the two princi~
/ pies of National Wage Board and
| National Poll. Secretary Thomas of
the Railway Mems Union announced
as far as railway men and transport
workers were concerned the strike is
| cancelled.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
PLAGUE THREATENS FOOD
SUPPLY OF CHINA

New York, April 15.-Bubonic
plague, which some months ago ap
peared in Northern Manchuria, has
crept southwark until it now threat
ems the main grain supply of China,
according to letter received by Il.
D. Gold, of the Young Men Chris
tian Association, from Harbin, Man
churia, where Mr.. Gold was station
ed during the latter part of the war.
Unless the plague can be checked.
Mr.. Gold asserts, the granary relied
upon for the relief of millions Of fam
inc victims in North China will be
cutt off
''The situation is rendered more
the fact that Manchuria is literally
crowded with foreign exiles. There
ARE not fewer than 100000 Russians,
who fled before the Bolshevik execu-
TONERS, 100000 Koreans. and thou
sands Of Chinese who formerly lived
in Siberia, but who have been driven
into Manchuria by the Red armies.
"Concerted efforts are being made
in cities and towns along the Chinese
Eastern Railway to combat the plague
hospitals being established, and the
victims isolated. Efforts also are
! under way to fight the source of the
! disease-the rats that carry the germ.
Thousands Of persons already have
died, and been given hasty burial.
Strict regulations have been put in
effect to prevent affected persons
getting beyond Harbin, and officials
at Mukden, the next big center to the
South, are on the watch for the first
appearance of plague.
| eff the grain supply Of Manchuria
tls cut off, the famine victims In
Shangtung, Chilli, Honan, Shensi
and Shansi will be doomed. Man
churia representatives Of the Ameri
| can Red Cross, the Chinese Red Cross
and the Y. NJ. c.. A. have informe ed
the Peking authorities Of the danger
and urged that grain buying and
shipments be fastened.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
Daily Wireless Distribu-
ton OF Markets Reports
To Be Established
April Fifteenth

Washington, u. G., April 15.-Be-
ginning today agricultural market re-
ports are to be sent to farmers and
other agricultural interests by wire
less from Omaha, ST. Louis, Bellefonte
Pa, and Washington, D. c., officials
Of the Bureau Of Markets, United
States Department Of Agriculture,
announced today. Wireless stations
of the United States Post Office De-
partment are to be used for this pur-
pose. Each station has radius of
located in ~ Central and 10 Eastern
States will be able to tobtain either
directly, or through local wireless re-
'ceiving agencies, information relative
ito prices and conditions at the lead
ing agricultural market centers and
.shipping points the same day that
business is transacted, an din some in
istances Immediately after the close Of
the markets. The radio call signal
will be 90 S To- which means "call
to all statiOns' or "everyhody lis
iten.''
This service is the direct out growth
Of the Bureau Of Markets. expert
mental radio market reporting ac-
jtivities at Washington in the past
three months. When these expert
ments were started the idea of send
ing market reports to farmers by
wireless was regarded by some as ul-
ira visionary. But with the coopera-
| tion and advice Of some of the radio
experts connected with the Bureau OF
Standards the dispatching Of market
reports by wireless has been proved
ito be entirely practicable.
' =
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
NJ A R s / ALL 70 G H
P R { P A R { D

Paris, April 15.-The French cabi-
net, with Marshal Foch and General
Wevgand present, discussed eventual
extension of the military penalties to
be applied to Germany in caseof faSae.
ure on May first, to give salts
assurances Of the payment ara.
tions demanded and oy the
Supreme Allied .n its London
conference sc ago.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15

When the smoke of battle had
cleared away and the last report had
come in early this morning from High
School debaters, who. last night.
fought each other Tor the High School
Championship of North Carolina in
every Hall in the University building,
26 teams were left out of the 100
which entered the first elimination
round. Thirteen are Negative teams;
and thirteen Affirmative
High Point, Scotland Neck, Durham
Collegiate Institute, Chapel Hill,
on both the Affirmative and Mega
tive The Affirmative teams of San
ford, Calypso. Mount Olive, Leaks
Vile. Cast tonia and Kings Mountain
and the Negative teams Of Rock
bridge Henderson, st. Pauls, Louis
burg, Concord and Tarboro also sur
vived All these teams entered the
second elimination round this morning
and took up the struggle afresh.
BY afternoon the field will have
been cut down to the two final teams,
which will meet each other tonight
for the state title and the Aycock
Memorial Cup. BY tonight, aiso
Championships will be decided n
track and Tennis, in both of which
morning.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
RECORD MARRIAGES
n EN- 81 A n D
{By Associated Press)

London, April 15.-There was a
boom in marriages in England and
Wales last year when nearly 10000
couples were wed. This easily con-
stitutes a record Gays the Registrar
General
For the three years preceding the
war the annual average was only
28O 900 and only twice has the 3OO,-
900 mark been passed-in 1915 and
1919-when owing to the recruiting
cry of "single men first' the mar
riages in the second half of the year
went up with a bound and eclipsed
all previous figures.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
Both Debating
cams Win
Scotland Neck One of Seven Schools In
The State to Win Both Debates
In First Preliminary
(Specia to Commonwealth

Chapel HILL N. c., April 15.-The
first prelimenary debates of the
State High Schools now debating for
final honors at the University of
North Carolina, were held last night
The two Scotland Neck teams both
won This will assure the continuance
of the teams in the further debates
The teams from Scotland Neck are
composed Of the following debaters
Danford Burroughs, Henry Edwards
Charlie Herring and Mary Louise
Outerbridge
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15

London, Apri! 15.-Miners strike
called off by Miners Federation this
evening, after a sensational split in
ranks of the triple alliance, when rail
way men an dtransport workers re-
fused to support miners, because they
considered the miners wrong. in refus-
ing to resume settlement negotiations.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
BETWEEN
RAILROAD AND LABOR
UNIONS LIKELY
(By Associated Fress)

Chicago, April 15.-Both railroad
executives and labor leaders today de-
clared that the decision of the Unit
ed States Railroad Labor Board abro-
eating the national agreement would
materially advance the effort to arrive
,at an agreement satisfactory to all
parties.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
ONE ARGUMEN FOR
PAVING

This morning a Buick belonging to
Mr.. l.. B. Suiter mired up to the axle
IN the mud right in the heart of the
business section. For the sake OF
honesty it must be mentioned that this
was due to the fact that one of the
water pipes had recently been taken
up and the dirt had not settled.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
|. Q R D n f f D s
n 0 NJ D n T Y
(By Associated Press)

New York, April 15.-Henry Ford,
instead of seeking loans in Wall
Street, has iquidated his loans here
aggregating twenty four and a half
million dollars, according to bankers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-15
WEATHER REPORT

For North Carolina: Unsettled
weather with showers tonight or Sat
urday Not much change in tempera
ture Fresh southerly winds.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-04-21
". i. wallae. Ds.d.

W. Il. Wallace, aged "a, e well
known and prominent citizen Of the
Arkansas Valley and formerly a
resident of Holly, died at Garden
City, Kansas, on Tuesday. Mr..
Wallace was formerly assistant man.
ger of the Denver Alfalfa and Mill.
ing Products company and during
his connection with the company
resided in Holly. Lamar and King
Center.
The deceased is survived by a
wife ind three-year. old son. He
had been in poor health for the
past year and with Mrs. Wallace
had mGde his home at Garden City.
He. was nephew of John Duncan
and member of Eastgate Lodge
No. ll3. A. F. & A. NJ.
The funerGl services were held to.
day at Garden City.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-04-21
New Pump Installed.

The new rump for the city water
plant was installed last Satnrdav
nd Sunday and the first test was
7,ade SUNDAY afternoon. The new
machine works perfectly and there
ihould be an ample supply of water
ut all times.
The new pump is an entirely diff
Fcrcnt type from the old one. being
driven by Il Is horse power vertical
motor which is direct connected.
The pump Is Of the screw lift type.
there being lift each four feet
which carries the water IN at the
rate OF 200 gmllons per minute.
1t is estimated that the efficiency
of the plant will be increased at
least 50 Fer cent by the installation
'f this new pump and Holly should
be assured of an ample supply of
water when the heavy demands are
made this summer.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-04-21
Sanitary Order No. Is.

In view of the fact that at the
present time the State Board Of
Stock Inspection Commissioners is
not in possession of sufficient de-
tailed information to enable 1t to
describe the boundaries Of the ter
ritory where the cattle range ex.
ists and which should be auaran-
tined, until cleaned of the scab, it
is hereby ordered that all owners
Of infected or exposed cattle pro
"eed with the dipping Of the same
in snch manner as will effectually
eradicate the disease. The board
will continue it's study OF conditions
; md ct a later date vii issue An
order similar to tho one issned last
wear and require the dipping of all
cattle offered for shipment from
localities whore their Investigations
hHvc shown that mango exists.
Therefore. In order to avoid the
necessity of dipping at time OF
shipment cattlemen should be cer-
tain that their herds are free from
mango infection.
DIR. CTIAS. G. LAMB.
State Veterinary Surgeon.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-04-21
Oar Damaged By Fire

"Dad" Heckethone Is congratuIa-
ting himself on the fact that while
he has a damaged coupe, he Still
has tho remnants that can be re-
raired which will not necessitate
his buying g new car A short In
the wiring system caused fire
which badly damaged the cushions
the; wiring and the paint. The plate
glass was also cracked by the heat
and but for the timely discovery OF
the blaze while the car was stand
ing in the garage would have re-
suited in its entire destruction.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-04-21
COW CLUB MsTALLs
PICTURE MACHINE

Tho Holly Cow Club recently pur.
chased Il moving picture machine
anl have installed the sslnc in the
land company office building south
of the Santa Fr tracks ~nd will
give their first show on Saturday
evening at I rs. Tile picture to be
given is entitled In Old Kentucky"
Presenting Anita Stewart under the
direction of Marshall Neilan.
The purpose of securing the mach.
inc was to be able to furnish edu.
cational features for the members
OF the club. occasionally showing y
let" le,'tnre for which nominal
charge will be masie.
The management have several good
features In prospect, the dates and
stiles of which will be announced
later.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-04-21
ROAD BOOSTERS WERE
HERE MONDAY

Four automobiles bearing mem.
bers OF the party making a socia'
bility run from Colorado Springs to
Tulsa. Oklahoma. in the interest OF
the. Pixies Peak region, arrived in
Holly Monday morning about 10
o'clock.
1t was expected that Gov. Shoup
would be with the perty but the
storm OF last Friday and Saturday
prevented his going on the trip but
will join the party at Tulsa later.
The tour Is the fourth conducted
by the Colorado Springs Chamber
OF Commerce and will represent
Colorado at the Albert Pike High.
way convention at Tulsa.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-04-21
Tho Civic Club

The next regolar meeting of the
Civil Club will oiior next Tuesday
afternoon, April 26, at the club
rooms, beginning promptly at 3 O.
clock. This meeting will be equally
as interesting as the past meetings
have been. Professor Shanner will
address the ladies, as he did not
speak ut the last meeting because
of the fact that Mr. Wiley could not
be here at any other time, and his
time was given over to Mr.. Wileys
talk. Mrs. Sprinkler will slso give
All account OF her trip to La Junta
Plan to attend. Your presence will
be helpful
The Holly chieftain., 1921-04-21
Civic Club Meeting

A most interesting session OF the
Civic Club was held Tuesday after
neon ut the club rooms. Tho bright
rleanly appearance of the redeeor-
ated rooms added much to the en-.
joynent of this meeting. During
the business session the members
voted to assist the three ladies'
who are responsible for the rcnova-
ton of the rooms by giving them
the support of the Civic club to
the extent of covering the deficit.
after the ladies have done what
they feel they can. A report given
by Mrs. II. S. Rollins rs to the re.
sult of the membership campaign,
Was gain of thirteen new mem
bers and a deposit Of $44 dollars as
the result of the home talent play
given by the membership and en-.
decided to make March Sth the an.
nual membership day of the club.
A very pleasant feature Of the af-
ternOon was the presence, at this
meeting, of Mr. and Mrs w. NJ
Wiley who were stopping In Holly
for few days Mrs. Wiley, we
understand, established the Civic
Club about eleven years ago and
the short talk given by her con-
cerning the improvements of Holly
was much appreciated. Mr.. Wiley
also addressed the club members
ut this time and gave some very
instructive suggestions Regarding
woinan's influence in governmental
affairs, in view of the fact that
they have recently attained the
right of suffrage His talk was in.
terspersed with clever illustrations,
and because Of the timely sugges-
tions contained therein may prove
OF aid to the ladies at some future
time. The old time friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Wiley were pleased to
have them at this meeting and the
new members were equally pleased
to meet the Wileys and enjoyed the
opportunity of hearing them ad.
ess the club. The remainder of
the time was given over to the
Camp Fire girls and their leader,
Mrs. Bean. who entertained the
ladies' with the following program.
Motion Song, Mani Moon"
Camp Fire Girls,
Three Songs by the Red Division
and the Song-o- phone orchestra.
Solo" Hawaiian Melody OF Love
Isabelle Rockwell.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-04-21
A Surprise Dinner.

Sunday April II heing the birth
day of Mrs. w. w. James, Mr.. James
planned surprise on her : I'd
about 1920 crowd of about 50
people gathered at the home OF
Mr.. DeBus and marched to the
James home carrying well filled
baskets of good things to eat. At
noon bounte0us feast was sprestI
to which all did ample justice. The
crowd departed later in the day
wishing Mrs. Jgmes many more
happy birthdays.