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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30
SOVIET RUSSA'S
FOREIGN EXPORTS
ON THE INCREASE

Moscow, May 29.-Soviet Rus
sla foreign trade department.
has no definite statement 10
make as to what products it has
on hand for export fro ON Russia
this summer, but the department
tai manager has told the cores
pondent that the exports Of 1922
would greatly exceed those of
last year.
Petroleum from the Baku fields
IS expected to be exported in
nslderable quantities, while
lumber, flax and furs. valued at
several million dollars are al
ready at the ports awaiting ship
ment.
Twenty thousand tons Of pc
truleum have already been ship
ped 10 El gland. Leonid Kras-
Sin, commissar for foreign trade,
recently in formed the State
Plan Commission that he had
succeeded in breaking the oil
blockade created by American y
and Dutch Oil interests breaking
the oil blockade created by
American and Dutch oil interest:
against Russian petroleum. 1t
was claimed in Russia that every
attempt to sell Baku petroleum
abroad was blocked by under
bidding on the part Of it's com
p,titors.
An Archangel dispatch to the
Moscow papers dclars that Ar
changel expects a great amount
oi' business this year. Lumber
exceeding the 1927 export is al
ready said to be gathered in tn.
.\rchangel regions for shipment
Last year Archangel's lumber ex
ports, according to Soviet figures
were valued at nearly So 600, 900
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30
AMERICAS OWN MINING
CONCESSION IN RUSSIA

Moscow, May 30.-Machinery
is en- route and preparations are
in full swing to begin MINING,
operations early on the property
oi' the first American concession
II Soviet Russia in the asbestos
fields 40 miles north Of Ekater-
IL burg in the Ural mountains,
saws an announcement.
At the start, 1000 workmen
are to he employed. With one
or two exceptions, all Of the
personnel will be Russian. The
nine has been worked or a NUM-
her Of years. The concession
is or a 20-year period during
which time 10 percent of the
output will 60 to the government
and at the expiration Of the con
cession the property reverts to
the government
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30
Optimism Is
Returning
ShipOwners

Stockholm, May 30.-Shipping
'onnase is rapidly increasing in
value throughout Sweden, ac-
<nrdino to the Stockholm press
wtirh eonlnentS on this fact as
lhe most Significant indication
returning optimism among ship
owners.
0nl Va few months ago ships
sold al 100 kronOr (about S27>
a ton. Later the price advanced
t" l>0 kronor per ton for newly
constructed ships, while now it
:, Gard to purchase vessels at
80 kroDor per ton.
The Stockholm papers see in
5lls rapid advance fairly ssu,.l
,lgns Of brighter prospects In the
business world which means that
>hlpoWners feel certain that they
will soon have ample use for al
1helr vessels.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
PROBLEM IN EUROPEAN
c CUNT RIEs

Stockholm, May 27.-Sweden
has eliminated one Of the worst
curses which the world war
brought to neutrals and belliger-
cnts alike, the alarming increase
III juvenile delinqnecy.
Not country in Europe IS
taped the epidemic which contin
ued to infect the youth after
sr:ned hostilities has ceased.
Sweden took immediate steps to
ciieck the spread of youthful
cri'ninality which threatened to
undermine the country's social
structure. Fortunately, the
country was prepared, having
many years before the war es-
tablished excellent institutions
for the training Of children that
showed criminal tendencies.
DIR. David Lund, head of the
Social Department of the Swedish
Prison oBard, and recognized as
one Of the foremost European
authorities on criminality among
youth, has now announced that
the country has returned to nor
nal in respect to juvenile crime.
DR.. Lund attributed Sweden s
success IN combating this evil
TO the excellent care taken Of
affected youngsters in special
educational institutions whose in
mates are given an exceptional
opportunity Of leading natural,
healthy and active lives under
the most wholesale influences and
where they are given an oppor-
! r to acquire net only some
book learning but to master the
fundamentals Of useful occupa-
tons. Of these schools that of
i)all, located near Stockholm, is
the best known and probably
the most successful. Here farm
! ing, gardening, stock raising and
various handlcrafts are taught
| and here large numbers Of young
| sters, seemingly predestined to
criminal careers and prison life
fave been redeemed with such
| success that during the past Is
Years, only 10 percent Of the
youth discharged from the instl
tuition have later been arrested
and convicted Of offenses agains1
J the law. Hall originally was
! privately endowed. It take
| h.ys between the age Of ten an,
IS.
! The report Of Sweden $ reform
atory systems shows that I:
percent Of the youths discharged
J therefrom have proved to be EN-
] tirely cured Of their crimina
!! tendencies, having turned int
law-abiding citizens Of regular
habits. But Dr. Lund states tha
! this percentage can be increas
cd. He declares that he ha
ft tund that only three percent o
I.tbe morally defective youth com
ing under his observation is ire
! deemable.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30
|STREETSOF
= a4eH Arssa 80
|BERLINFULI.
OF FBECCARS

Berlin, May 3O.-Although
pnhlic mendicancy is forbidden
ny law, the streets of Berlin are
fuli of beggars who, especially
after dusk, importune passersby
with narrowing tales, some Of
which may be true.
Mutilated war victims. wha
exhibit genuine sears on the
sidewalk, are always sure of pub
nc charity, but many others of
the fraternity resort to more or
less transparent tricks to excite
compassion. They have estab-
hshed "trade union in =
horthern suburb 1where, accord
ing to reports. M $50 learn
e.s are being led in the art
~ begglnsa suding making
up zNxE
1n fetical part of this
COS aone takes 6 weeks. and
- vowed by practical course
eSTace meetings and at doors Of
ISshurches, theaters and cafes.
The city is divided into dis.
trlcts by the ''union'' which
! places a certain number of GER
titled pupils in charge, changes
| shifts weekly, and collects and
distributes the proceeds.
Every day. ii is %tt"tt2,l. an av-
| eraSe west-end district brings in
about 5000 marks. Certain fav-
orite sections command premiums
up to 500 marks per day.
! These professional beggars are
keen Judges of human nature.
Wealthy Russians are said to be
! 1Eelr best patrons. Americans.
On the other hand, are an ever
lasting puzzle to them. Some
times, they say, Americans are
! extremely generous and hand out
five, ten or twenty mark bills
with princely liberality, but
others refuse to given anything.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30
WORK is A
DISGRACE
IN ALBANIA

Iirana. Albania, May 30
Work is a disgrace IN Albania.
One who is forced TO 1t is imme-
d!ately ranked as belonging to
the lowest orders Of Albanian So
clety. AS result Of this point
& view, American teachers as
signed to the American Red Cross
Vocational school here had first
the task Of teaching the 80 or
more boys coming from the high
sr Albanian families that if they
wished to learn any trade the
u;ca Of spurning the hammer and
the saw must be dispelled from
their young minds.
When the ~eongrega+t,sffl ted
FOR their lessons in the vocations,
they all refused to have anything
TO do with tools. They disdain-
cd touching anything that bore
evidence Of work. They refused
to use brooms to sweep out their
dormitories. They looked at
! the chisel and mailet with repug-
nant eyes.
The American teachers met
this puzzling situation in prac
tiaal way. They began using tn O
tools themselves, freely and nat
ura}ly, and continued to demon
.>trate the value and help Of a
tool to the workers until finally
the passive resistance Of the
! young Albanians- was completely
overcome and they came to use
every implement in the shop.
! Long centuries of caste had
taught the boys that the real
] gentleman was he who lived in
i ldleness. A few months in the
! school and the age-long tradition
was practically wiped out. The
! boys now do all the work, includ
ing the care Of their own rooms
and the waiting on the table Of
! tic schools faculty. The minds
uf these youths have been trans.
l formed, and constant reference
+ the upward struggle of Amer
lcan captains Of industry who
| achieved their successes through
work has imbued each with suc;
spirit Of progress that the school
located in the midst of a slovern
! ~, idle population, stands out il
bold relief for it's industry and
zeal.
, The students are adopting al
sorts Of other American charac
tcristics. They have yells ant
!, songs; they have class fights an(
colors, and they have developed
: a school spirit. They have take1
to athletics, baseball being tn,
major sport, followed closely b,
: boxing. Baseball is supervised
: by Ambrose B. Kelly, of Albany
, y. Y, an old college baseball
: star.
In boxing their only idea is +
nunch. Boxing fans woulo
Lc delighted with the exhibitio,
/. put on by the Tirana vocationa
e school 1t is practically a!
, straight punching. There are III
l elincbes. Each boxer think
skill is measured by the rapidlt.
: and force with which he ca,
: land blows on the other mau
face without regard to his owl
: protection. Blows are wha
t count to these Albanian boy
) and they give and take then
like Spartens.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30
BIBLICAL 1.-THE ALBANIA S
SOURCE Of REVENUE

Tirana, Albania. May 30. =
The Biblical tithe is the chief
source Of Albanian revenue and
h;,s constituted until the present
tune >'single tax policy. A
ae,v fiscal policy is being intro
duced and prominent among the
many items proposed for taxation
are beds, for in this primitive
country d bed is regarded as a
luNnry.
The origin here Of the 1.-THE can
be traced to the Turks, who fol
cent uries have collected it from
the people Of Albania. It being
simple method Of levying and
a circumstance to W. hich all the
inhabitants had become accus-
toned, it was adopted by the nes*
independent government as a
means of revenue The new gov
e,'pment. however has not found
1t a very productive kind Of tax
because Of the ability with which
1hc taxpayers are able to con-
ceal their incomes. So skillful
are the inha bitants in evadin" d
large share Of the tithe, that
new methods Of taxation are be-
ing put into effect.
1.-The tithe is still our chief
source of revenue, said Knl
Thaci Albanian Minister Of FL
nance, to tie correspondent CT
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30
DANGER OF RADICAL
LEADERSHIP OF LABOR

Pittsburgh, Pa, May 29.-En-
]i"htened public opinion must
set itself definitely against un-
Just demands Of labor to preven:
establishment Of high wages for
any class Of labor, Thomas 3.
McAdams, president of the
American Bankers Association,
Friday told delegates to the con
Sention Of the Pennsylvania
Bankers Association.
lie added that his belief in
the proper organization Of labor
did not blind him to the dangers
Ct labor overlapping itself under
radical leadership and attempt
ing to run counter to economic
fcrces by trying to establish one
class Of workers in a more favor
able position as to wages against
the best interests of all classes of
labor
America has been built up on
the development of individual
initiative, cheap fuel and cheap
transportation he declared
you cannot have cheap fuel un-
der the conditions that now exist
III the coal mines and that will
exist if Mr.. Lewis Of the Unitec
Miners has his way
Mr.. McAdams asserted that la
Dor which sought to maintain
wages at war time levels hur'
itself more than it did capita
and added that the bill for eNces
sive wages for coal mining trans
=, rtation and building labor, IN
the last analysis, came largely
out Of the pockets Of working
men, VINO can least afford to
pay it. >
He said that no element il
! business could permanently
+, maintain itself in a more favor
able position than any other a,
(, The result Of conditions created
! by the war. The worth Of a lab
! 6rer, ne mdlHldlIieu- was uceoi
ul;ned by the economic buslnes
value of his services in the gen
| ,,.al scheme of industry ant
business.
Speaking Of the coal strike
! Mr.. McAdams said that labo
conditions in the coal field wer
i unbalanced and will continue s
Until the public insisted oi
changing them.
/ eff we can solve this coal SIT
nation satisfactorily he con
Guided, lit will do more to stim
u:ate renewed activity in bus!
ness than anyone condition tha
is, confronting the American pee
pie at this time.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30
PENNIES OF AMERICANS
ESTABLISH VOCATIONAL
SCHOOL IN ALBANIA

Tirana, Albania, May 26.-
Nc'rIs and dimes contributed
by the children Of the United
states have made possible the
e:ta bllshment of vocational
>::hooi for Albania's s boys and
yl.}s. The institution, whicn
has accommodations for 800 pu.
pl's, has just been formally ded-
icated by DR.. A. Ross Hill, form
r:lv President Of Missouri Uni
verSitv, and now American Red
Cross Commissioner for Europe.
The entire Albanian Cabinet,
members Of the Diplomatic
Corps and preventative Of
Tie League Of Nations were pres
ent at the ceremony. The AL
canian Natra Band from Worces-
ter, Mass, played "The Star
! Spangled Banner while the
/ American flag was hoisted on the
/ school. Addresses were made by
! Dr.. Hill and Ambrose Kelly, Of
a!echanicsville, n. Y, Director
Of the school.
/ The Albanian Minister of Edu-
cation accepted the gift on b.
half Of the government and said
| the school would be a constant
reminder Of the generosity and
| thoughtfulness Of the children Of
america, who were ever ready to
Eelp their little sisters and broth
crs in foreign lands. He said it
! would be the constant effort Of
the instructors to inculcate in
the Albanian children the high
moral principles and ideals
which had made America so
! great
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30
Memorial To Abraham
Lincoln Dedicated Today
BY Grateful Countrymen
(By Associated Press>

Washington, May 30.-A ma
ton s tribute to it's glorious dead
reached it's climax today at the
dedication Of the memorial cree
ted beside the Potomac to Abra-
ham Lincoln by his grateful coun-
trymen.
Chief Justice Taft headed the
commission which has lavished
endless thought on making this
stone embles of Americas s graf
itude worthy of the man whose
l.:"mory it will perpetuate fo:-
americans always.
President Harding in person
accepted the work in the nation 5
i:slifle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30
Packages,Duty
Free, Admitted
Into Russia

Moscow May 3O.-Plans are
dhnoncffi for admitting itno Rus
>'7 duty free, packages from
%hroad for individuals and which
|'nIan only food or clothing in
'fho@4 exclusively for personal
''se, These parcels must not ex-
't4d ipounds in weight.
hE the Soviet customs regula
t'l'> each person is entitled 20
receive from foreign countries by
l,oSE under this ruling not mo-e
nan Two packages each month.
He contents Of the parcels Will
'e subject to duty if the food and
i''H'ndl effects are sent in the
same bundle. gaY
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30
Ar me MAS
Need Greater
Than Russia's

hufnam, May May 3O.-Bo-
cause the need in Armenia is far
greater than in the famine dis
ti''cts Of Russia and the Ameri-
can people ought to respond
readily and literally, is the ex-
PLANTATION given by the Secretary
OF Commerce Herbert Hoover
Tor asking Congress for an ap-
preparation Of $20,0OO.OOO for
Russia and nothing for the near
EAST Relief in letter received
here from his office by the Rev.
DR.. Davis III. Scanlon.
DR.. Scanlon wrote to Mr..
Hoover and asked, in the name OF
Christianity, why large appro-
prlation for the Russian people
was asked, when the Armenians
who stood by the Allies as
staunchly as they have stood by
christianity for centuries, not a
cent was granted by govern
mental action. He said he coula
understand why iog-rolline
Congress should forget they are
= Christian body but could not
understand why man of Mr.
Hoover ability should be a
party to such a commentary or
justice and Christianity.
The letter from Mr.. Hoover:
office follows: My dear DR.
Scanlon:
Ion behalf of Mr.. HooverI
beg to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of February 9, 1872:
lnquiring in regard to an appro
rriation for the Near East Relief
l understand that the Neal
last Relief Committee is at pres
ent operating in certain areas II
Southern Russia where there ar:
number of Armenians. Mr.
Hoover has recently directed 4
member of Colonel Haskell s stat
| in Russia to investigate this ares
| With a view to ascertaining just
what the relative needs of tn:
area are as compared with tn
! needs in the rest of Russia. a.
soon as the-report is rcceivet
from this investi tigation Mr
Hoover will allocate to the Nea
East Committee such prepo.
! tion of the commodities purchas
(! cd by the Congressional Fund a
will represent the relative need
| Of the two sections.
+, In sofar as Turkish Armenia
! s; ria, Palestine, ETC., are con
| cerned, ! regret that | canno
| furnish you the information 70
desire but it is my understandln
! tiiat this portion Of the Nea
hast Relief was not included i
the Congressional appropriated
! for the reason that the area
!! small in comparison with Russi
and that it was felt that prlvat
| charity could hope to cope wit
the situation, where the sam
would be impossible for RUSS
| proper
Most sincerely yours,
CHRISTIAN A. HERTER,
/ Assistant to Mr.. Hoove
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30

The Associated Press. 1--WE de-
pend upon it for the current ex-
penses of the government but we
find that it does not render suf-
ficIent return to let our taxing
stop there. We are already
planning new scheme Of taxa
tion. 1t is proposed to place a
tax on. beds, for to us the bed
~ not an absolute necessity. Our
people have been used for cen
turies to sleeping on the floor
and continue to do so to this
day. Today we see that beds
are gradually being introduced
by those who can afford them.
so we are proposing to place
tax on these beds as an article
Of luxury g5y' :
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30
Hungarians
Join Red
Army

r,,dapc,t. May 3O.-At least
10000 lInngarians taken prisoner
w. Russia early in the world war
have joined the Red army, ac-
,nr.j,on to returning Hungarian
ff;crrs who has just been re-
,aasrd bv the Bolshevivki. Ut
4,c.1 ab,1t GO are officers. In
aa1it;.n thousands Of former
1i.oyarjan soldiers have taken
nm lif, IN Russia, many having
ih;ned the Communist party.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30
MOSCOW BECOMING
MORE CHEERFUL

''>'ow. May 3O.-Moscow IS
10. eFihg up, To the foreign Wis
ria Is noticeable that 1ugub-
.ho EXPRESSIONS are no longer
- 'd', but are in the minority
...' we laeoS OF the constantly in
>,,I ''oS street crowds. Prices
IN ,..' >'7r and money depreciatcs
9nnn: ,"Io', nevertheless shops arc
~ "'''S III increasing numbers.
frc. ''|E''r appear better dressed
,ba;n LAY 10 day and for all
Iiobt troubles there is an air Of
~ Ci,'tS> ~ {, rather than desponden-
TRAM. !" 'oe demeanor of the pedes-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-05-30
ChildrenAnd
OldVeterans
Decor a te
TheGraves
tBy Associated Press,

Getty sburg, Pa, May 30
school children joined with vet
IRAN, Of the Civil War in uecora-
fing the graves OF former Tn
ion soldiers IN observance OF
Memorial Day.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-09-15

ers are neglected and hence lose the
respect of their children. These fact:
she said account for the low standard
of home life and morality as a whole
among the immigrants.
Rather hurriedly she mentioned
the county allowance to mothers,
hour limitation laws in industrial
fields, the Workmen's Compensa-
ton Law, the naturalization laws,
and the broader measures such as
disarmament and universal educa-
ton which have to do with Ameri-
canization.
In conclusion she mentioned the
needs of Minnesota in placing this
state among the foremost in Amer
icanization work
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-09-15
HIBBING TO ENTERTAIN
CLUB MEETING IN 1923

Though Hibbing was CHOSEN as the
convention city for the 1928 sum-
mer meeting Of the Minnesota Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs, to Be-
midi was attributed the compliment
of being model host.
After motion made by Mrs. J. l..
Devoist of Duluth that the invitation
of Hibbing be accepted, Mrs. Nellie
E. Mccall of St. Paul, in seconding
the motion, said that if the entertain
ment given by the citizens Of Be-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-09-15
TALKS ON EDUCATION
AND HOME BUILDING
CONTINUED From Page u

phase and higher intellectual anc
social phase, Miss Newton classified
the home-makers in America today
in three classes, firstly, those girs
who have the advantages Of a grade
high school, and college education
secondly those girls engaged in
various trades and occupations who
were unable TO obtain educ alton
and thirdly those women already in
the homes and busy with family
ties.
Then the speaker dwelt at some
length on the various provisions far
and the needs of the three classes of
home makers both physically and
intellectually; home economics in the
educational institutions night class
es for the training Of the sec
ond type of girl and extension work
at the Universities for those home
makers already in the homes were
her remedies for the physical side
of life in the home and increased
library facilities with the dissemina-
ton of books and literature on child
welfare covered the intellectual
phases.
Miss Clara Baldwin placed before
the assembly the library situation
in we'll organized and educational
talk on the subject, Library Ex-
tension"
Her talk pointed the way to
greater use and development Of
library facilities throughout the
state, both in the cities and rural
districts. She mentioned the crying
need of state for county library
law, and county taxation, spoke OF
the new University Library to be
completed next fall, which will make
provision for department for coun-
ty librarians and possibly for the
training of librarians for the work in
Minnesota.
The establishment of the library
institutes-11 in number--to cover
the entire state was applauded by
the speaker. She praised the support
given by clubwomen everywhere to
the library question, and recon-
mended the increase of the appropri-
alton budget to be applied to IL
brary work in Minnesota, especially
the travelling library.
DR.. Earl R. Two, accompanied by
Mrs E. w. johnson rendered a vo-
cal selection which was we'll re-
ceived.
As the closing address of the after
noon meeting, Mrs. G.. 4. DAVIS
made a comprehensive review OF
laws pertaining to Americanization,
the subject of her talk being AN
alysis of Minnesota Laws that Aid
Americanization.'
Foremost among Americanizatlon
projects, according to Mrs. DAVIS
falls education, and in this field she
emphasized the laws granting state
aid for evining schools, demanding
the teaching in both state and pa
rochial schools and providing. for
the care and instruction OF incor-
rigibles.
Labor laws and the immigration
situation received her attention tor
some moments during which she
lamented the fact that foreign born
children of immigrants are pro
v;ded an education while the moth
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-09-15
ISTED-MALBON

Miss Alice Helen Malbon of Rob-
binsdale, daughter of Mrs. Helene B.
Malbon, was united in marriage
Thursday, Sept. IA, at Robbinsda'e
to John Elwood listed of BemldJl,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. listed, 1Ol5
Lake boulevard. The newly-weds
will be at home after October at
1880 Stevens Ave. So, Minneapolis
The groom is among the popular
young men of .Bemidji and for the
past several years has been student
at the University of Minnesota. The
bride has number of acquaintance
here, having visited in BemidI on
several occasions. Mr.. and Mrs. g.
L. listed and family left Bemidji last
Thursday by auto TO- attend the wed
ding.