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The daily times., 1921-08-10
THE RISE IN STERLING

Other movements on Mondays mar
kets were quite overshadowed by
the spectacular recovery in exchange
on London. This rise in sterling be-
gan in the foreign markets before
New York opened for business: the
hrst quotation in Wall Street was 2
cents higher than last weeks closing
ana further advance during the day
brought the rate 1918 cents above
Saturday and nearly II cents above
the low price of the recent decline
toucned Just week ago. No ad-
vance of such rapidity has occurred
in sterling since the Spring of 1920,
when the heavily committed ssbear
speculators'' were suddenly confront
ed with the British Exchequer's an
nouncement that it had completed
arrangements for paying off the An
glo-French maturity in November,
and when the consequent stampede
of spectators to Cover their rash
commitments caused advances, on
several separate days, ranging from
6 to IL IL cents.
Yesterdays market was plainly
/ enough of the same character
though it was not evident what par
ticular incident, if any, had started
the ''bear speculators' - retreat
Wall street had a report that the
! German bankers who lately remittec
the reparation money to New York
were buying drafts on London-in
ferentially for the return of the
money to Europe. This was rather
imaginative. The known facts o
the present situation, in the mattel
Of reparations transfers, wer,
enough to have placed the specula
tors in an awkward position. The.
had based their engagements in tn,
market since May oH the assumption
that all of GermanYs thousand mil
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TAX ASSESSMENTS IN AUSTRIA
TIA

The way they arrive at the proper
valuation of taxes in Australia is
uniuue but very effective. The Aus
tralian system requires every prop
erty owner to list his taxes at What
he thinks is its true value and re-
uuires the tax to be paid at the time
it is listed If the valuation is too
low, and any one who desires to
purchase it thinks the property is
listed too low in value, the law al
lows him to buy the property at the
listed price plus twenty per cent in
crease.
The owner of the property has re-
course only in the courts, to whom
he may appeal. The result OF such
a law is the prompt collection of the
taxes, and a fair assessment of the
valuation, since the owner runs the
chance of having it taken by another
who believes it is worth more than
the listed price.
The daily times., 1921-08-10
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

me Undersigned having Qualified
as Administrator of George A.
Barnes, deceased, notice is hereby
given to all persons having claims
against the said estate to present
them to me, or my attorneys, for
payment within one year from the
date hereof or this notice will be
plead in bar Of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
please come froward and settle.
This 18th day of July, 1921.
J. N. Barnes, Administrator
Elm City, N. C.
Connor & Hill, Attorn .ys,
Wilson, N. C. 7-13-2O-27-3
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a magazine hero and telephone num-
ber have disappeared down his
throat. A moment later and Bill
had a membership tucked inside of
him.
After that there was nothing left
but to bestow some sort of honor on
the outcast. Accordingly he was of
ficially appointed western mascot of
the lodge. And they arranged a
special banquet for him.
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p1.aroNIC PROHIBITION

PI.ATONIC PROHIBiTION
"In North Carolina there has oeen
NJ Late considerable crime attrlpu'eo
- bootleg and other illegitimate
strong drink After an exceptlonaiiy
atrocious murder, a public meeting
was called in Fayetteville for the
nurnose among others, of adopting
.,cb measures as will check ana
abate the unprecedented wave oi
crime and lawlessness that now pre-
walls in this community. One ol
the callers of that meeting, MT.
lanes d. Mcneil, tells about it in the
Raleigh News and Observer. He in
troduced a resolution pledglng eV-
ery person present from this oay
forth neither to buy nor personally
use one drop or any quantity OF
spirituous liquors that we have any
reason to believe or suspect was
manufactured or sold in violation OF
the laws of our country.
This resolution was tabled. A
substitute was passed, resolving the
League, for the teenth time in this
county" ''The house." continues
Mr.. Mcneil, ''was filled with men
who vote prohibition, talk prohibi-
ton, and at the same time patron
| ize the bootleggers and moonshiners
and make that business possible
and profitable by their patronage and
practical protection" That sort of
prohibitionists isn't unknown in 9TH
er regions than Cumberland County,
N. C. Mr.. Mcneil doesn't pretend
| to be a prohibitionists, but he be-
| 1ieves in obeying the law. He says
he never has bought and never will
| buy liquor illegally. How can any
ment will be general and triumphant
( if even professed prohibitionists
break the law and fatten the law
| breakers? ?"-New York Times.
! The above from the New York
| Times is well put. There are prom
inent men in Wilson county who buy
| liquor from blind tigers and Illicit
| distillers, who by so doing help to
make the demand for the ardent,
and create market for the stuff
that is made clearly in violation of
the law. While this is going on how
can there be the proper enforce
ment of the liquor law, or the prop
er support of the officers of the law
who are trying to enforce them.
The percentage of those who deal
in liquor and who make it is quite
large in Wilson county, and every
one connected with the matter wheth-
er buyer or seller is breaking the
law, or at least is encouraging the
breaking of the law.
If every man in Wilson county
who believes in law enforcement will
stop drinking liquor and they can
get along without it, and quit buy
ing it, not only will the lack of de-
mand put the dealers out of busi-
ness but they will in turn build up a
healthy sentiment against illegal acts
that will soon cause the elimination
of liquor from this county. In nc
other way can the traffic be broken
up.
1t is time to think on these things
when a man is shot down on his own
premises because he has advocated
law enforcement and has cried out
against those who are wilfully dis
obeying the law
The daily times., 1921-08-10
America
wANTED-Compositors, linotype op

neutrality-suspicious., linotype op
orators, monotype keyboard and
caster operators; makeup and
stone men; pressmen (platen and
cylinder), book-binders and rulers
out of employment, to register for
positions in Southeastern States
open shop and 4S-hour week.
The Southeast is ninety per cent.
open shop in all commercial and
book plants. Wages and working
conditions the best. Send refer
ences and full details Of ability
and experience-statei if married
or single. There are few excel
lent positions open for high-grade
hand compositors. Address
Southeastern Typothetae Fedora
ton, sos Union ST., Nashville,
Tenn. 8 Std
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lion mark payment up to the end of
August would be applied to pur-
chase Of New York dollar credits
through sale Of sterling drafts; there
fore the announcement Of six weeks
ago, that the bankers would use their
discretion as to where the future in
stalments should be deposited, meant
the upsetting of the calculation.
1t is possible that some still more
definite program for avoiding too
large sales of sterling has been
reached by the Reparations Commis-
sion and was learned in the market
over Sunday. But the spectators
had overreached themselves in any
case; certainly not less so, when
they had ignored the fact that the
remittances already made by them
to New York could be used to anti
cipate other seasonal = payments,
through the sterling market. This
episode in foreign exchange, like last
years episode in the silver market,
is chiefly interesting for the picture
it gives of the scope and recklessness
of international speculation in these
days of deprecated foreign curren-
cies.
Yesterdays stock market was in
sterling; there was perhaps no reas-
on why it should have been affected
Wall Street grew so accustomed in
1919 and 1920 to interpret deprecia-
sign of economic weakness among
our foreign customers, that our own
stock market often declined and re-
covered on a decline or recovery in
! ing, based on the principle that a
movement of foreign exchange in ia
vor of New York meant increasine
strength in our own position, was
the recent fall in sterling, from 81
in May to $3.55 ga last week. was
no indication of European financia
weakness; in so far as it was due tc
|
chanical result of Europe's voluntary
shipment of great sums of capital tt
America. No doubt Wall Street would
still be relieved to see sterling bacl
at 81 or higher, but yesterdays mar
ket gave no expression of the feeling
| Business on the Stock Exchange il
fact touched low level for the year
in actual number Of shares dealt in
the market was the smallest of any
full day since July 1, 1920. The drift
of prices was as meaningless as sc
inactive market would lead one tt
expect. In the bond market, a fairl,
large business was transacted, bu
with little change of prices. The cal
money rate held at per cent. al
day; apparently it is just now kept a.
that figure, not by the bank position
at New York but by the stiff rates OF
several interior markets. New Yorl
Times.
The daily times., 1921-08-10
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

The undersigned having qualified
as the Administrator of F. B. Hern-
don, deceased, notice is hereby Civ
en- to all persons having claims
against said estate opresent them
to me within one year from the date
hereof, or this notice will be plead
in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said es-
tate will please come forward and
settle.
This July 20, 1921.
J. G. HERNDON,
Administrator Of F. B. Herndon.
Connor & Hill Attorneys.
The daily times., 1921-08-10
GOVERNOR SMALL sURRENDERs

Governor Small of Illinois has sur
rendered to the sheriff, and gave bond
for his appearance. 1t was but nat
ura1 for the Governor if he took
$4,000, 100000 of the money belong
ing to the people of his state to feel
that as Governor he was above the
law, but it seems the sheriff knew
more about the Law and the duty of
the Sheriff than the Governor did, or
pretended he\ did, and with his de-
puties stayed around until the chief
executive came to his senses.
1t was certainly spectacle to see
the Governor of a great state defy
ing the law.
The daily times., 1921-08-10
WOMEN CANDIDATES
DEFEATED IN VIRGINIA

Richmond, Va, Aug. 10.-Despite
the fact that several women were
candidates for the Virginia legisla-
ture and received votes in the state
Democratic primary last week not a
one of them will be member OF the
general assembly according to the LIST
Of nominees given out by clerk OF
the house of delegates.
The 46 members Of the house were
|renominated and all women candid
ates were defeated.
The daily times., 1921-08-10

Nyal Mosquito Lotion, an agree
able safeguard against the bites and
annoyance Of mosquitoes, gnats and
certain other sinsects. Price Csc.
phone 122-916. Wilson Drug Co.
Prompt Service. s 8 Std
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ance, that the American people can
stand almost any expense put on
their backs.
The daily times., 1921-08-10

WANTED-CAN USE EXPERIENCE
ed knitters, loopers and inspectors
on misses hose. Have good place to
work. Can move few families in
our houses. Apply Rocky Mount
Hosiery Co., Rocky Mount, N. c.
s 8 It'd
The daily times., 1921-08-10

Large shipment Bathing Caps just
received. Patterson Drug Co.
The daily times., 1921-08-10
WANTED GOOD LIVE WIRE WITH

personality and ability to represent
good old line life insurance COM
pany, with all latest form of poll
cies, in Wilson and vicinity. At
tractive contract to the right par
ty. Do not answer unless you
mean business. Address Allsbrook
& Perry, General Agents, Box 62,
Rocky Mount, n. G.. 9 Std
The daily times., 1921-08-10

LOST: Liver; White: and licked
Female Pointer has J. G. Jesse;
Versailles; Ky. stamped on collar.
Answers to name; Kate. Notify w.
H. Bryant Phone 389L. for reward.
S1e Std
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WANTED-TO RENT 5 OR 6 ROOM
Std
The daily times., 1921-08-10

FASTEST SELLING SIDE LINE out.
Big Commissions. Results Sure. Ad-
dress Box 172 Wilson, N. c.
The spectator., 1921-03-11
Webb City Farmers Organize

Editor of The Spectator
 We had fine meeting at Webb City, Monday night. and organ ized a Farmers Union there with, l think, seventeen members,
 Aid l want to say that Webb City has as good and intelligent people as anywhere. or any place. and they mean to secure justice for themselves and for their brothers and sisters. You will hear from Webb City for they are wide awake. We thank them for their kindness to us.
 ALBERT STRICKLAND,
 County Organizer.
The spectator., 1921-03-11
Allied Armies Advance Into Germany And
 France Now Hold Jeff Bank of Rhine

The Belgian, French and Eng lish armies marched further into Germany, Tuesday mornina, and occupied the principal bridge heads along the Rhine. and are occupying the chief cities of the rich coal and industrial regions in the Rhine valley, as a meas ure to force defiant Germany to carry out the terms of the peace treaty. Martial law has been de- clared and the inhabitants have been ordered 10 surrender all of their arms. No resistance was offered by the Germans and all T. quiet within the occupied area.
 Government is being admins tered by the German civil officers under the directions of the Allied military officers.
 While the German leaders are making loud cries about their impoverished condition. trying
The spectator., 1921-03-11

to gain the sympathy of the world. especially the United States. they are fooling no one and if they pers istantly refuse to pay a just. but too merclful re- paration for damages done by them, they may find the French permanently established along the Rhine. as military men say that is the only line that can be fortified strong enough to keep the Gerfnars out of France and Belgium.
 In q recent speech Mr. Lloyd George pointed out that if upper Silesia is taken away from Ger many, Germany still would have population of 10 900, GOO in eX- cess of Great Britain, including Ireland. This year Great Brit ain has a million unemployed as a direct result of the war. and in the face of this must raise for
The spectator., 1921-03-11
Arkansas Legislators Disgace State By
 Exhibition oi Mob Spirit against Judge Wade

From the time the humorous paper Arkansas Traveller" was established to ridicule Ark
 ansas, tothe adjournment Sf the tfaglc session of the l.egislature. which fortunately closed yester- day. this great state has been ad- vertised to the world in most unfortunate way. The true worth of our state and the intel llgence of our citizenship has been concealed behind d screen of buifoonery and assinine ignor- ance displayed by an unfortunate minority who have showed them selves into public notice.
 The big daihes of the United States are carrying big headlines, advertising the disgrace of the state caused by the display of mob spirit by the members of both houses over the instructions to the graudjury given by Judge Wade, of the circuit court ot PuIaski county In his instruc- tlons. Judge Wade said that cer- tain peace officers had told him that Whlskey was being used by lobbyists. and that there was looSeness of morals displayed by the members. That a lady who was an applicant for a clerical position in the legislature came to him and told him that a sen- ator had phoned her to come to his hotel, and had demanded that she compromise herself to obtain the position. He told the grand jury to investigate the reports. It developed that the foreman of the retiring gfandjury was one of Judge Wade s informants.
 The members. with the excep- tion Of af few mcnof sound mind, went into an insane fury. and losing all sense of the dignity of courts and their own important position as therepresentatives of the IaWabidinp citizens of a great commonwealth, without stopping to investigate the credibiIity of the report that reached them, Tn the spirit of q mob at the linchlng of q negro. they asked the Governor to remove Judge from office, drew up ar tiele of impeachment to put him out of office foralI time. and even
The spectator., 1921-03-11
Merry Matrons' Club.

A dozen ladies met at Mrs. J. $. Haynes home on Tuesday, for the purpose of organizing q club. This Club is to be known as the Merry Matrons" club to meet every two weeks on Tues days, object amusement.
 After election of off .ers a pleasant hour was spent in Rock. After which tue hostess served delightful refreshments
 The next meeting will be with Mrs. R. NJ. Adams.
The spectator., 1921-03-11
Oak Bend Farmers Organize

Dear Editor of Spectator:
 We organized the boys at Oak Bend. Tuesday night. They are a fine bunch of people, and mean business.
 They want a square deal and are going to get 1t.
 Boys, read The Spectator. It gives the county news and is fair. Send the editor a few dol- lars, he has to live.
 ALBERT STRICKLAND,
 Organizer of Farmers Unions
The spectator., 1921-03-11

the payment of debts and pen sions and disabilities allowances 300, GOO. GOO pounds sterling. If Germany carries out the Paris proposals this year she will have to raise only l20, GOO, GOO pounds sterling. or one-fourth the great sum Great Britain must raise. France. in addition to her war charges and pension list. must raise F. 900. 000,000 francs for repairing her devastated area. Germany will have to raise this year only one-ninth of what France has to raise.
 That statement shows how very reasonable the Allied demands are. and how far below what the k aiser expected to demand the Allies pay when he told the Ger man Congress that he Would make them drag the chain for a years. y
The spectator., 1921-03-11
East Ozark

Every one around here get ting busy about farming. lrma Parker is spending this week with home folks and friends. Misses Lille Marshall and Lot tie English took dinner with Gertrude Sublett Sunday.
 Mrs. Claude Nichols has been very sick this week.
 Miss Ruth Canady spent Sun day with Irma Parker.
 Ruth smith visited her bro- ther. Arch, and family Saturday night.
 Miss MoselIe Nichols spent Sunday afternoon with Marie Self.
 There was sing ing at Mr. Will Parkers Sunday night. a grand time reported.
 There was a party at Mr. Bud P;rker's Tuesday night. All present reported a pleasant time.
 The Pie Supper at Stone Hill Wednesday night was a great success The proceeds were Sll1. 05.
 Suse Smith went back to Alix Sunday afternoon to go back to ichool at the Jackman public school
 Miss Lottie English spent Sat llrday night with Lille Mars hall
 Miss Connie Moore is at home again now.
 Mr Argyle Parker spent Sun day with parents.
 The School will close at Stone Hill next Friday the l1th.
 Mrs. Bette Hopkins. mother n-law Is here visiting her.
 Miss Carman Nicholes fell while playing basket ball Mon Jay afternoon and injured her back.
 Helen Hopkins spent Wednes- lay with Ruth Smith.
 Mrs Ruby Page of AliX visit rd her parents Mir. and Mrs. leo. Smith Wednesday.
 Mr. Nj. N. Hunt is spending a few days with his daughter Mrs. Dave Nichols.
 Misses Omah and Grace Baker re at home again now.
 Mr. John Baker is visiting Nr. and Mrs. George Baker at present.
 Mir. Earnest FicholS from near mountain Top spent Thursday night with his brother, Dave Nichols.
 Miss lrma Parker went 10 school at Ozark High with Car mon Nichols.
 Success to the Spectator.
 A Puella
The spectator., 1921-03-11
Mill Creek
Tuesday, March s, FOO D. m.
 { Good rain last night
 { Good health, good appetite.

h0od ram last night
 Good health, good appetite.
 Most everyone through sowing oats and planting spuds.- and tarning corn land is the feature of the day at present.
 Dick Wagner and wife had hasiness in Charleston, Tuesday.
 l.. ". Rainwater called on ldus Bnrcham. Tuesday, returning va Arbuck ie Island.
 Nick Bonner has been belfast for some time. but is up and around at presnt.
 E. t. Kirby and family visited over Sunday with ] M. Mantooth and son, Tommy. and families. l4ate Saturday evening Roy con- traeted q slight ease of distem- rx,. Before retiring J. NJ. ap- piled some snake oil to Rows gooZle and, don't you think. the mutt crawled off the bed three times before sun up.
 Everyone here that ordered cabbage plants .from Williams Bros Truck Farm are certainly well pleased. Hardly plant has died.
 Billie Kirby. telegraph operator of Nashville. Ark, has been up b see ms mother, Mrs. Mary NJ. kirby. of Peter Fender, recent ly.
 Charlie Mccain White Oak) has few thoroughbred hogs left, Better hurry. if you want some. r. $. And some Johnson county white. (White what. mule? Ed
 John Brawley Is certainly well pleased with his new home. Says hedoesn't get lonesome at all, as Clifton Stubblelield calls .every ss!tlisss s;saa. arn. sometimes between meals.
 ]. D. Brawley made business trip to Charleston, Saturday.
 Homer Erwin has made a con- ditlon To hls residence for tido
 Roy Kirby has received his 300 peach trees and has them set out. lsoy said the first tWo-legged ground hog tin the shape of an cditort he caught knaWing the trees he would turn Micnic loose on um.
 BUFFALO BILI.
 After studying the signs of the lodlac in Hostetter Stomach Bitters Almanac, Mick'e says Roy has. planted the trees in the wrong timenf the moon for the bark to be edible, and no sensible ground hog two legged, four legged or peg legged would inaw the bark of such trees, and he furthermore believes the fruit will be knotty and sour. Ed.
The spectator., 1921-03-11

attempted to abolish the court. to the detriment of 175,000 people of Pulaski county, all in one breath.
 We have had carpetbag legis- latures. incompetent legislatures, boodllng legislatures, drunken leaislatures, immoral legislatures but the legiSture which adjourn ed yesterday has given Arkansas more uniavorable advertising that any we have ever had.
The spectator., 1921-03-11

The American Legion warns the nation that German propa- gand IS being revived. We had not noticed that it had tainted.
 Exchange.
 The snnRever sets on American charity. Exchange.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-25
LIVESTOCK PERISH /
IN $4,000 BLAZE
HoImesburg Barns Destroyed in
Early Morning Fire on
State Road
LACK OF WATER HAMPERS

Livestock pprished in $50 900 fire
at State road and Holmes avenue.
Holmesburg, early TODAY. Seventy four
sheep. one horse and $50 chickens were
burned. Two horses were saved.
The fire started at 4 80 o'clock. in the
barn and wagon sheds on tie property
Of Samuel Stokes. Alarms brought
companies from Fox Chase. Bustleton,
Frankford and other points in the
northern section of the city.
With long runs and with low
pressure water supply the fremen were
hampercd. and the buildings were a
mass Of flames within few minutes.
The Stokes house Is several hundred
yards from the barns and members Of
the family had time only to save two
horses before they were driven back by
the flames.
Adjoining are the properties Of the
Hotel Burkmann. The hotel property
itself was saved, but the stable prop
critics were on fire several times and de
tails of firemcn were kent busy to pre-
vent this property from being de-
stroyed.
Not far distant is the city properties
prevented spread Of fire from sparks
carried by the wind, in so far as the
buildings were concerned. but several
times the grass fields were ablazc.
Engine Company 33 was stalled nj
Comfy road and Torresdalc avenue. on
the way to the fire. by mechanical
break. The Stokes farm buildings were
completely destroyed and the loss
coupled with the smaller one from dam
age to the Hotel Burkmann stables, will
not be less than S25 900.