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The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
TO AWAIT TRIAL IN
 THE SUPERIOR COURT

Hazel Peek who was brought back last week from the south part of the state by Sheriff Newman to be tried for perjury in connection with the Sisk case, was bound over to the superior court and is now at the county jail. The trial was held be- fore. Justice Easley last Saturday afternoon and was a hot one-at one time during the argument it looked like the court room would be cleared like the decks of a battleship, for action. Attorney Larson, who gener- ally wooes the dove of peace and tranquility-who was defending Haz- els character from the onslaughts of the counsel for prosecution, arose, cleared the floor and informed Fer guson and Greer, the opposing forces, that he could defend himself as well as his client. His challenge was de- cined and he was crowned the victor but he lost the case and his plea for defenseless womanhood fell on the desert air and Hazel landed in hook.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
TO
 LOWER WAGES

Chicago, March 10.-Wage reduc- tion proposals affecting thousands ot men were officially announced today by practically every western rail way with headquarters in Chicago among them being the Santa Fe; Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul; Chicago and Great Western; Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and the Chi cago and Northwestern.
 The roads will first hold meetings with their employees in an effort to reach an agreement regarding a wage reduction. If the roads and workers were unable to reach agree ments the disputes, it was announced would be allowed to go before the railroad labor board.
 Wages must come down" said A G. Wells, vice president of the Santa Fe system. Everybody knows that. We will in a few days, as g start in a general adjustment, ask representatives of maintenance ot way and shoh workers, especially the unskilled workers, to come to Chi cago and agree to a more seemly wage scale"
 The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific sent letters to labor rep resentatives of it's maintenance o1 way and shop employees, asking that they meet with officials of the road here on March q.
 The Chicago and Northwesterr likewise notified its maintenance of way employees to meet here the 18th,
 At late hour tonight, no inform ation regarding the wage cut had been received by Master Mechanic P. J. McMurry of the Rio Grande division, with headquarters in Albu- querque.
 -"We have known that a cut in the wage scales was pending and being considered" MT. McMurry stated last night, ''but we have not been notified of it's being actually put into effect nor of it's extent It is quite possible that many changes have been made in the plan before its final adoption, and as we have not been notified of them, am unable to state whether the cut is general or applies only
 to certain departments" -Albu' querque Journal.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
SERVICES IN THE M. E. CHURCH
 Frank R. Speck, Pastor

Sunday, March 13. Sunday School 10:O0 A. M. Public Worship 11:OC A. M. Sermon, ''The Cure for Sin sickness" Special music by the Choir. Epworth League 7:15 P. M Subject, ''The Unseen Guest in the Home" Leader, Mrs. G. c. Hall Special music.
 Every parent should see to it that their boys are getting the training of the Sunday School. Easter is only two weeks away, the various classes are working for record breaking attendance on that day.
 The Ladies Aid Society will meet at the home of Mrs. w. H. Chamber lain on next Thursday afternoon. The Society is planning for a bazaar to be held in one of the business houses Saturday, the 18th.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
PRESIDENT HARDINC'S
 TROUBLES BEGINNING

President Harding was called upon Wednesday night to settle his first big industrial problem since his in- auguration when representatives of packing house employees asked him to prevent proposed wage reductions and readjustments of working hours, which have been announced to be- come effective March IA.
 Delegates to a conference called by the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America voted unanimously late to- day to appeal to the president in an attempt to forestall abrogation of the war time agreement between the packers and their employees. The delegates represented workers in every large packing center of the country and their action, according to union officials, affects 100000 employees.
 The telegram to the President asked him to request the packers to "hold in abeyance" the wage and hour changes announced as effective next Monday until the secretary of labor can investigate charges con tained in the message. The con
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
GERMANY WILL
 QUIT STALLINC

With the further occupation of the richest territory of the former German Empire by 1000 French, British and Belgian troops, the siege of diplomatic maneuvers which has for two years been played or the Allied representatives, has al last been smothered
 The territory about Dusseldorf has been occupied, which action ap pears to have little effect on the business or home life of the people. Laborers have so far failed to make any demonstration, as promised, against the imposition of the Allied separations penalties. This refusal of the workmen to strike, at least for the time being, is attributed to the poverty of the men.
 Some rather stringent orders have been placed upon the city of Dussel- dorf by General Degoutte, command CT of the French forces occupying the city, but he has promised that these orders might be modified in a few days. The orders forced the closing of theaters, moving picture shows and concerts.
 American occupation troops have received no additional instructions concerning the further occupation.
 Later reports are that Allied forces have virtually completed the occupation of the Rhine ports of the Ruhr region, and all that remains to be done is the seizure of a few villages and important crossroads. As yet commanding officers have not arranged for division of the occupied zone between the British, Belgian and French units.
 The soldiers engaged in the oper- ation were delighted with their military promenade" which was favored by unusually fine weather. They draw comparisons between the reception given them here and in Frankfort last year, and there seems to be sort of friendly atmosphere in the occupied district.
 While the presence of allied troops has been accepted in good grace by most of the people, bus mess men in the occupied district are worried over the consequences of the new customs system. Reports are currents that certain factories have cancelled orders amounting to 6O,OOO,OOO marks, but these rumors have not been confirmed.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
SUPPLY OF GOVERNMENT
 SECURITIES DISTRIBUTED

San Francisco, March I1.-Nearly $1 100000 worth of 1921 Govern ment savings securities have been distributed to banks in the Twelfth Federal Reserve District, the Fed eral Reserve Bank of San Francis co has announced. This total rep resents the preliminary shipments which will be augmented, no doubt, by additional consignments during the year.
 1t is estimated that approximate- ly $2,Oo0,000 or more In these se- curities, which include Thrift Stamps, S1 Treasury Savings Stamps, $5 War Savings Stamps, and S25, $1OO and 5000 Treasury Savings Certificates, are in the hands of postmasters in the seven states of the Twelfth Fed eral Reserve District and the Terri tories of Alaska and Hawaii. All of the post offices sell the smaller securities, while some of them handle Treasury Savings Certificates.
 The banks throughout the West were recently asked to cooperate more closely during 1921 with the Government in the sale of Savings securities. A letter making the appeal for this cooperation was signed by Governor John U. Calkins, of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, John s. Drum, President of the American Bankers Associa- tion and representative bankers from the various states in the Twelfth District.
 The new $1 Treasury Savings Stamps, issued with the advent of 1921, promise a wide popularity. They put the Government Savings movement on a dollar basis as they are exchangeable for the S5 War Savings Stamp and Treasury Savings Certificates of$ 25, $lOO and $10OO denominations, all of which pay 4 per cent interest, compounded quarterly.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11

hibit real estate men or others from drawing up conveyances and simi. lar documents and lodge the work in the legal fraternity only. The bill is said to have been drawn up by local lawyers.
 One attack upon the governor prerogatives failed when the house, aPpreciating it had given an ap- pointmept to the executive, sought to get back its bill permitting ap- pointment of a state representative in the conference over disposition of the Colorado river water and power, but the bill already had been signed.
 The senate of the state legislature yesterday passed Gov. Thomas E. CampbelI's civil administration Dill, which would reorganize the state government along the liIses of the plan adopted in Illincls. The bill would do away with, 38 present boards and commissions, creating in their stead eight departments, each under a director. The vote on the measure was along party lines The bill now goes to the house.
 Senate bill No. S3, providing for a per capita tax of $50 for educational purposes, which was the subject of heated debate in the senate yester- day, today was amended to provide for tax of $25 per capita. It was returned to the committee on en- rolling and expressing.
 The amendment was a compromise, The Democrats yesterday argued for tax of $20 on the ground that large counties were being asked to pay too much to help the smaller counties.
 The senate passed senate bill No. 167 providing for 10 per cent in- terest instead of five per cent on warrants and requires that the state treasurer shall give 30 days notice before he calls them in for payment. The vote was unanimous.
 Senate bill No. l69 was passed. It would amend the law concerning public moneys and providing a bank must have paid capital of not less than $10OO0 and that the state shall not deposit in that bank a sum in excess of 40 per cent of the amount of its combined capital plus the total amount of its sur plus. The bill, as explained, makes it necessary for state money to be scattered about among the banks. This bill was introduced Monday and rushed to the third reading. There was no opposition to it's passage.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
ARIZONA NEWSPAPER
 PLANS PIONEER DAY

The Phoenix Republican has start ed upon a roundup" of Arizona Pioneers and already has accumulated the names and somewhat of the his tory of about 17OO of them. A pioneer is considered as one who came to Arizona as early as 1885. Some of them date back to 1862, generally former members of the California column, though there are in Tucson a few natives whose ad- vent was even eariler.
 North of the Gila, save at Fort Defiance, there was little American settlement till 1864.
 The Republican, bearing all costs, is to have a pioneer celebration of it's own in April, with the pioneers as its guests.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
GRAZING FEES

The last date for payment of graz ing fees on National Forests has been set for September l, 1921. An amend ment to the recently passed agricul- tural bill carries this provision ac- cording to information just given out by the district forester at Albu- querque, New Mexico. The usual date for payment of the bulk of the fees is March l, and this gives stock men a maximum of six months ex- tension beyond the usual date. The relief granted to stockmen this year under this new regulation is con siderably under present economic conditions and is based on the re- quests of stock interests throughout the West.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
U. s. WILL NAME
 HACKERS TO PUBLIC

Washington, D. C., March 9.-The names of persons who evaded the se- lective service law will be made pub lie by draft districts as rapidly as the lists can be compiled by the local draft boards, it was announced to- day at the war department.
 As soon as the final check for a completed district has been received at the war department the compiled lists will be made available to the press, it was announced. It was un- derstood that the first district com pilation would be completed within a few days.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
LEADERS IN
 LUMBER TRADE


 With, the spirit of progressiveness that pervades the management of the Hall Lumber Company, and their earnest desire to give all corners a square deal-to protect and provide for the interests of their patrons tt is not much of riddle to guess the reason for their wonderful sue cess in the lumber and building ma terial industry in Navajo county.
 From modest beginning little over year ago in Holbrook it has become the leading concern of its Iind in the county-grown to such proportions that it was found neces- sary to establish the second and -hird yard in Winslow to care for its ever increasing line of business in hat end of the county.
 If one is going to build house or nave use for material of this nature or any purpose the name Hall Lum- Der Company is synonomous with the demand.
 This condition of affairs is due to she very good reason that the com oany is progressive ever alert to he needs and desires of its custom srs' interests every factor that enters into the conduct of this es- ablishment is a live, vibrant one conducted on modern lines, for mod srn people and modern building md if they figure your plans they get your order-and the next one, too.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
HOUSEWIVES IN UTAH LEAD
 IN COOPERATIVE MARKETING

Utah held first place in cooperative household marketing during the last fiscal year. The work, as organized by the home-demonstration agents, supervised by the United States De- partment of Agriculture and the State agricultural college, has proved very popular with the women of the state.
 In one Utah county 66 local lead CTS, assisted by the home-demonstra- tion agent, made surveys of textile standards and of the durability and service of various pieces of house. hold equipment. After the local groups of women had completed a study of material and articles, they pooled their orders and placed them with local merchants. As a result a total saving of 35 per cent was made on all money expended on household supplies and equipment.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11

ference also adopted a resolution requesting the president to use his good offices to compel the pack CT to compliance with the agree ment entered into by the govern ment and, unless the packers con sent, that he exercise his power. to place the packing house industry under government control and op- eration and publicly brand the present owners and managers of the industry as menace to the govern ment and society in general"
 A strike warming appeared in a resolution which was sent to Pres ident Harding, which instructed the union officers ito take such action as will result in a unanimous and effective resistance to a return to 10-hour day, wage reductions anG other barbaric conditions that ex- isted prior to 1917," unless Presi- dent Harding sends assurance of action according with the conference request.
 Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, was asked in another telegram sent to- night to go to the White House as the direct representative of the meat cutters union and urge i'm mediate action on the packing house yorkers' request. He was also asked to call a meeting next Monday ir Chicago of all the allied union work men for the packers to outline con- certed action in the event of a strike.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
DETERMINATION FACES ELK
 HERD IN YELLOWSTONE PARK

Have the majority of the elk in Yellowstone Park died from natural .auses or been killed during the past year, or are they hiding in 'ome retreat deep in the mountains7 This question is worrying the for sst officers of the Absaroka National Forest, for on ranges where ordin- lrily thousands of these animals ould be seen, only a very few have been observed this winter.
 Just why this is so no one seems O know. One theory is that the open fall and winter have caused the elk to remain back in the high . .r and more inaccessible portions # the park. Open falls in the ,ast, however, have not caused the k to abandon their usual customs ,r habits.
 Whether the actual numbers now comprising the Yellowstone band ave been greatly lowered during he past year or not, it is at least rue that the shrinkage of the Yellowstone herd during the past we years has been alarming. In 9I4, the Yellowstone herd was est mated at about 25,OOO. In 1917. 7,5OO were counted out and if the igures for the present year, esti- mated by those in close touch with the situation are true, there re- mains much less than half this number. In 1919, $500 head were killed in the Yellowstone band, the supervisor of the Absaroka Nation Il Forest reports
 No herd of wild animals can sus- tain an annual shrinkage in numbers such as the Yellowstone band has. for any length of time, and not face complete exterminatiOn with in a few years.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
HUSBANDS AND WIVES MAY
 SPLIT INCOME REPORT

Phoenix, Ariz., March 9.-Judge Alfred Franklin, United States col lector of internal revenue for the district of Arizona, has received official notification that husbands and wives in Arizona may divide and report in separate returns, the income which, under the laws of the state, is community income. The notice came from M. w. Williams, United States commissioner of in ternal revenue, and confirms un- official advices received during the last few days.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
TAYLOR FARMER
 BURNED TODEATH

David M. Hancock, of Taylor, was burned to death yesterday in a fire which destroyed his farm home about three miles from Taylor. The trag- edy appears to have occurred day or two before it was discovered on Thursday, and his charred form was found among the ruins. The de- ceased was 38 years old. He leaves a mother several brothers and sis ters and other relatives, most of whom live in or near Taylor.
 As yet there have been no auth entic reports concerning the origin of the fire nor of the circumstances in which the victim met with death.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
THINGS DOING IN THE
 HOLBROOK OIL FIELD

Reports from the Holbrook oil field indicate that conditions gen erally are very much the same as last week, at the Zuni and Holbrook wells. The Adamana announces that they are 19O feet in the lime rock, the last 10 feet of which is dolomite lime, charged with oil. They are sealing off all water from the hole to protect the oil strata. Work is going on very satisfactorily.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
THE NEWS PASSES OVER

Last Wednesday a deal was com pleted whereby E. T. Lyon, the present editor of the News, re- linquishes ownership of the paper to Wm. L. Lowry, formerly em- ployed as operator in the plant. MT. Lowry will be joined in the business by his brother, T. D. Lowry of Lodi, California, who is expected to arrive in Holbrook next week.
 Ownership and control of the bus mess will be taken over on Monday the 14th. Mir. Lyon has returned to California.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
WHAT DOES IT MEANi

Europe is apparently determined that they will have the United States as party to League of Nations of some kind, if not of..the kind that has been so strongly repudiated Now, the French foreign officials at Washington are reported to be try ing to show President Harding the beauties of a modified" League of Nations. Let's take a good look at that word modified"
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
WESTERN STOCKMEN ALARMED
 AT ALFALFA WEEVIL MENACE

Stock raisers of California have become alarmed at the approach of thea lfalfa weevil to its Oregon and Nevada borders. The insect is one of the most destructive alfalfa pests known. For this reason efforts have been made to limit its spread by quarantine, and methods of con trol have been developed through seven years of experimental work by specialists of the United States department of agriculture.
The Holbrook news., 1921-03-11
BURNED TO DEATH IN GALLUP

Gallup, N. M., March a-The dorm- itory of the Harvey house at Gallup. N. M, was destroyed by fire early this morning, one employee, Bidal Ballejos, being burned. to death in his room. Fifteen other employees escaped.
The daily times., 1921-11-30
PLAN TO CONQUER
THE BOIL WEEVIL.

The BOIL WEEtlL.
At the afternoon session of the
Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com
merce here yesterday great stress
was made by some of the most prom
inent bankers and business men OF
Eastern Carolina of the Importance OF
this section of the State doing someth
ing in an agricultural way to combat
the boil weevil, the people of South
Carolina did nothing until too late,
and the farmers of the state are in a
worse fix than any Southern State,
and if Wilson County does not want
to suffer they must do something to
get the farmers to diversity the
crops and not depend so much on
cotton.
The meeting was a great success
and it was the opinion of those pres
ent that much good will come out of
same, if the people of Eastern North
Carolina will work together and help
boost our section to the world, which
is admitted by everyone to be the
garden spot of the world. Bylaws
of the Association were drafted and
various committees were appointed
to raise funds to make the associa-
tion success. 1t was decided to ask
every bank in Eastern North Caro-
The daily times., 1921-11-30
NOTICE-SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

Ey virtue of the power of sale
contained in that certain mortgage
deed executed by J. w. Coleman to
w. A. Finch, Trustee, dated Decem-
Der IL, 1919, recorded in Book 1876,
page 45, Wilson County Registry,
default having been made N the pay
ment of the notes recited th@ro in and
at the request Of the holder oi said
notes, the undersigned will, on Mon-
day the 18th day of December. Ill
between the hours of 1900 NJ. and
LOO p NJ. at the court house door
in Wilson. n. c., offer for sale at pub
public auction to the highest bidder
for cash that certain tract of land
situate in Toisnot Township, Wilson,
County, North Carolina, said tract
being known, shown and designated
as tract number eight {S) and con-
tanning 1O.4 acres, as will appear by
reference to map of the B. H. Barnes
subdivision. recorded in Plat Book
No. 1, page 179, Wilson Registry.
w. A. FINCH, Trustee.
This November IT. 1921.
IL Is "a 2 8
The daily times., 1921-11-30
SUGGESTS PLAN
TO SETTLE ALLIED DEBT

| New York, Nov. 29.-Followirg a
study of financial and economic con-
ditions in Western Europe during the
| last five months, Frank A Wander
| lip suggested a new method of set
Ting the Allied debt of $11, 100000
600 to this country in a speech at the
dinner of the Economic Club at the
Hotel Astor last evening, and said
he would like to see all of it that
could be repaid spent for the rehabil-
Iitation of European civilization.
Mr.. Vanderlip, who returned to
this country on the steamship Adri-
attic on Thanksgiving Day, said he
considered the debt a just one and re-
jected the theory, which he said was
held by many European statesmen,
that the debt should be considered
part of the United States contribution
toward winning the war.
He asserted that many of the debts
owed to the United States could not
be reraid, and said that, if they could
be repaid, it could only be done by
goods, which no tariff would be able
to keep out and which would SUBJ
ject American manufacturers to un-
precedented competition
Mr.. Vanderlip declared that the in
flow of foreign goods in payment of
the debt would be likely to upset our
industrial situation and have a men
acing effect upon labor. To insist that
the debts must be paid. but to admit
that the receipt would be disastrous,
there would be little use in insisting
upon the debt as "a confession of
faith
"I would have America make a