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The commonwealth., 1922-06-27
WEATHER REPORT

For North Carolina: Unset
tied with thunder showers to-
nightsor Wednesday. No change
in temperature. Gentle to mod.
eratelsoutherly winds.
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27
TO BOOM BRITISH
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

London, June 26.-The Fedora
ton Of British Music Industries
has been discussing the best
means of starting a boom for
Rritish musical Instruments
J Joseph Riley, Of Birmingham,
thinks the best way would be to
light d hugh bonfire of old
pianos. That, he says, would
only be following the excellent
example set by the music trade IN
America. "It would make the
fines sore Of a display advertise.
ment,'' he adds, "for it would
show the country that the o.d
pianos with which we are over
stocked, are not worth having.
"We could easily collect ten
thousand Of them:'' he said in
an interview and nobody wou'o
miss them. Such rubblshly
tinkling bundles of~discords DC
incalculable harm to the music
taste of the public. A chile
taught on one Of them has all hi!
musical instincts outraged anc
grows up, musically speaking,
sorrow to his prematt,rely agee
parents.
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27
MORE men NOW UNDER
ARMS Than IN 1874
Nearly Five Million Soldiers
Are Now In Europe

Washington, June 27.-(By
The Associated Press. )-Germ-
any laid before the Genoa Con
ference figures showing that
.here are today underarms in
Europe nearly a million more
soldiers than there were when It
was on the verge of the World
war in 1904. hUvvruiIg tv tEv
German statement which has Just
reached Washington there are
now in Europe grand total of
4, 4,73G,O0 men under arms COM
pared with 3,726,641 in the yeaf
1913.
While the mighty German ar,
my of 100000 men of 1913 shrunk
to the 100000 soldiers allowed by
the Versailles Treaty, the French
army which in that year number
ed $4,000 this year stands at
$4,000. Greece's army has in
creased from 10000 to 100000
and Belgium from 54,641 to
113 400, the statement shows.
Russia $ vast army, which in 1913
numbered 1,845,OOO, now is rated
at 1900, 900 men. England shows
slight increase from 248, 900 to
277,OO0, while Italy reduced her
forces from 275,OOO to 264,OOO.
New armies appear in the Ger
man statement. Poland, for in
stance, an unknown power in
1913, is now appearing with an
army of 100000 men. Then
there IS Esthonia with 25,OOO.
/ Finland with $4,000 Lettonia
with 25,OO0, Lithuania with 25,-
i OOC, and Czecho-Slovakia with
25O, 900, all unknown as military
forces before the World War.
Finally it was shown to the
; Genoa conference that while in
! the year 1913 the German army
! comprised 20 per cent of the to-
tai armies Of Europe compared
/ with 13 Is per cent for France,
/ at present the German percent
: age IS but 2 against 18 IL per
cent for France.
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27
America Should Accept
Leadership In Near East

Chautauqua, n. Y, June 81,
America should accept her pres
ent magnificent opportunity for
leadership in the Near East and
not take shelter behind a mis-
taken plea for isolation, DR.. Ar
thur E. Bestor today said to a
large audience Of American club
women now gathered together at
Chauta1qua.
"Our home problems are not
SO complicated and difficult,
the speaker declared, that we
have not enough strength, enough
money or enough men and women
to continue our influence and
our leadership where it is so
much needed and so much de-,
sired.'
DR.. Bestor, who is president Of
the Chautauqua Institution, was
addressing the biennial conven-
ton Of the General Federation of
Women Clubs. His speech had
to do with a recent trip through
Europe and the Eastern Mediter-
ranean- He dwelt at length upon
the high estimation in which
americans are held in the Near
East, and praised the work Of the
! Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, the Young Women s Chris
: tan Association and the Ameri-
can Relief Administration.
| Referring to the political sit
! uation, DR.. Bestor said:
There are certainly many
reasons for pessimism. AS yet
F.; there IS no peace in Europe or in
Asia. Everywhere one sees mill
tary establishments and great
numbers Of soldiers. Then there
is the loss Of men and q produc-
tivity. In the Lebanons alone
over 100000 people deid Of star
walton and typhus and other re.
suits Of the war. One5haf OF
all the males in Serbia between
18 and 60 died during the war
Every where there are untitled
! fields and devastated areas be
cause men are not available fol
their cultivation and their clear
! ing. There is every where uni
versal debt and men and wome1
wonde. not whether they vii
ever he released from these bur
| dens but whether their childre1
may ever expect to be free
There are. drastic tariff barrier
sverywhere. Except in England
there il hardly balanced bud
get in any country which wa
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27

greatest sages Of the world.
Therefore about 'Bolshevism he
would have said: this thing is
born Of war and evil and blood
shed, and no good can result
from cvil.'
1.-THE Bolshevik experiment
in Russia is one Of the worst pol
itical failures the world has
lnown.' the speaker continued.
"By spelling the incentive Of the
people to work, through repeat
ed confiscation of the, product
Of their labor, the Bolshevik
have destroyed the creative
energy that is the power for
progress, the most valuable
asset of any country. Those that
continue to work in Russia do
so out of fear for theT lives, or
cut 70 sheer necNsity in order
to barely exist, not out OF love
for work. which, theoretically,
is the only basis on which COM
muilism could succeed. = m
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27

engaged IN the war. mere are
difficulties over reparations.
The exchange is, in such a chao-
tic state that it is either so high
that nc one can buy from you, or
SO low that you cannot buy from
anyone else Yet there are 1O0,-
100000 people in Europe who
must live by the export trade,
Whe none analyses and reviews
these conditions there is every
reason for feeling Of discour
agement and pessimism for the
immediate outlook. But this is
only one side Of the picture.
There are many indications of a
sincere desire to find a better
way Of settling these difficulties
between nations and peoples.
These peoples are weary Of war
and Of economic struggles. They
, sincerely want peace and the op-
.. portunity Of working out their
political, social and economic
, salvarion.''
/. The speaker then explained
why Great Britain and France,
in his opinion, could not give
education and inspiration to this
part Of the world and keep or;
der IN these unsettled areas, and
he laid emphasis on the idea that
he was not advocating mandates
for the United States.
''But Europe has confidence
N the unselfishness and gooo
faith Of America" DR.. Besto,
went on. "Our position in the
world is now recognized as it
could not possibly have beer
recognized in 1914. It S true tha1
that the war could not have beer
won without us We are recog
nized as the one nation which j:
3isinterested and unselfish. We
have no quarrels with any othel
nation. no harmful ambitions, nj
imperialism as that word ough
to be defined, and no fear Of an.
other nation. We should parti
cipate in all matters connected
with 1he settlements in Europ'
; and the Near East because Of ou
peculiarly favorable position
: because Of our disinterestednes
| and because Of our tremendou
investments in educational enter
>prises and missionary endeavors
| Europe and Asia are almost a
. in dispensable to us as we are t
, them. There can be no return
to normal conditions with0u
: our participation and there ca
5 be no reconstruction without us,
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27
The Virginia!
Cases Fight
(By Maxwell Gormanl !

Raleigh, June 27.-Expiration
Of the 90-day period during
which the carriers agreed to put
into effect new schedule Of
freight rates ordered by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission June
I, 1921, known as the "Virginia
Cities Rates. with no action on
the part Of the carriers, may re-
suit in move on the floor Of the
United States Senate to have the
orders of. the I. G. G. put into eff
feet.
Exchange Of kilograms between
NJ. B. Beamon, secretary of the
North Carolina Traffic Associa-
ton, and members of the North
Carolina delegation in Congress
indicate that such action may be
resorted to in order to secure
obedience to the commission s
ruling iii the matter Of rates to
the state through the Virginia
cities. The matter will probably
come 20 head during the week.
The celebrated Virginia cities
ease WA <annarently sattledz in an
order issued by the commission
more than year ago, but the
carriers secured an extension Of
time m which to put the new
rates INTO effect. Wearied Of the
delay, the North Carolina Traf-
fic ASSOCIATION on March 25 ask
ed that an order be issued ex-
pressly' directing the new rates
to be put into effect.
Conferences between the ship
:,ers and the carriers brought the
promise that something would be
done to relieve the situation
within 80 days. The period has
expired, and still nothing has
been done to relieve the situa-
ton, and move has been made by
the carriers to carry out the
agreement, or by the commits,
sion to compel it's observance.
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27
GOVERNMENT PREPARED
To OFFER COMPROMISE
|NC0AL STRIKE SITUATION
(Bv Associated Press)

Washington, June 27.-Realiz-
ing that deadlock existing be-
tween the mine operators and the
union miners would not be volun-
tarily abated by either party
20 the coal strike, the admins
tration was prepared today, res
ponsible officials intimated, to
offer compromise plan for ne
gotiating differences, which it is
believed could not be rejected
by either faction to the strike.
The coal situation in all its
ramifj:ations is understood to be
one Of the chief topics to be talk
en- up by the President at the
regular cabinet meeting.
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27
MEETING FRIDAY
OF THE SWEET
.P0TATOCROWERS.
PERMANENT COOPERATIVE
ORGANIZATION WILL BE
PERFECTED

On Friday afternoon, July 30.
at four o'clock there will be a
meeting in Scotland Neck Of the
slgners of the growers contract
guaranteeing sufficient acreage
10 warrant the establishment of
a sweet potato storage ware
house. At this meeting a perma-
nent organization will be perfec-
ted Of the growers.
rms house is certainty for
Scotland Neck and it is desired
that many farmers from Sprin.
Hill, Tlllery, Palmyra, Hohgood
and other communities of this
section will avail themselves of
this opportunity to see how these
houses are or7,anized and opera. .
ted: The ing, grading and
cuflnp ne potatoes will be
dis :. also.
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27
BRITISH GOV. ADOPTING
AMERICAN METHODS OF
WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION

London. June 26.-British gov
ernment officials are giving close
study to American methods Of
wireless broadcasting and grad
ually are adopting ne Of them.
While the wireless .elcpnone is
not as popular in England as in
the United States, due largely
to government licensing and con-
troll, the people are beginning to
show intense interest in it.
Some Of the big London depart
ment stores have established
wireless departments and are
selling receiving sets for as low
as $40. Radio terminals are rig-
ged up on their roofs, and crowds
Of shoppers are entertained each
day with wireless concerts,
speeches and weather reports.
Direct contact with Arlington
and other American stations is
easily ablished.
Nothing written on the sub
lect of wireless broadcasting has
brought it home to England so
wildly as recent New York dis
patch to the London Times. In
The United States,' says the
correspondent, "there are al
ready half a million homemade
receiving sets for listening-in
and million manufactured sets
have been sold.
By the purchase Of the SIM
pie and Inexpensive receiving
sets as used in America con-
1nues the writer, "there is no
village in the British Isles Sc
poor OF unfriended that it will
not be able to afford, or find q
patron to give, the necessary re-
cclving instrument. The villag-
er and every remote farmhouse
should receive every night a:
good singing, as good opera. as
good dance music, as good a lee
ture, OF as good a survey Of thu
news aG any millionaire in Lon
don can buy
In answer to a published state
ment that wireless broadcastins
OF concerts would hurt the musi
cal and theatrical industries
i-nus Sterling, President o {
large American phonograph com
pany, has said that in the marcel
OF science there never yet was ;
great invention that had no
neen q incalculable benefit bot
10 the industry with which it wa
Immediately concerned and t;
Kindred industries.
When graphonones were in
vented. said Mr.. Sterling, "peo
PIE SAID they would kill pianos
'ae cinema was full expecte'
10 give the quiteus to the legiti
ei''e stage; vaudeville was a
ilfst looked upon as the deaf
'ahee OF musical comedy.
None of these things ha
happened. The new has in ever
vase benefited the old. TIL
more good pictures the people Sc
,,le u greater their taste for the o.
ulharY stage, and the more musi
lucy have on the graphophor
.lat greater their desire to exc
use their creative powers upo
'nelr own piano. Appetite grow
Upon what it feeds upon, and tt
fn nore good music the people g'
loll wireless broadcasting tt
more more they will want from the
own nionoo ,,
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27

Chautauqua, N. Y. June o.
A revolution in Russia which will
dispose of the present Bolshevik
regime will follow the inevitable
failure Of the proposed Russian
economic conference at the Ha-
que, was the prophecy of Count
Ilya Tolstoy, son Of the late
5Cs'uHt LEU UlfU1otUy, thp Duosi...
author, in an address here to-
night before the convention Of
the general Federation of Won
ems Clubs. Inability to pay
soldiers and other government
employees, who have not been
paid for months, will bring about
the downfall Of the Red gov
ernment. Count Tolstoy declar.
ed.
The Bolshevik leaders prom
ised to return from the Genoa
conference with money to pay
the soldiers,'' Count Tolstoy
said, "but they returned empty
handed.' Now they have one
more bundle Of hay to hold in
front Of the starving horse-the
Hague conference. But I am
certain they will again be dis
appointed, and then there may
be a revolution. It is difficult
to predict what from the new
government may take. The
monarchistic party is very
strongly organized, I am sorry
to say, and a revolution may re
suit in the setting up of a new
monarchy for time, but I am
certain that eventually there
will emerge the United States
Of Russia! This is what | hope
for.'
The unwillingness Of British and
: other European statesmen to
recognize the Bolshevik was de
plored by Count Tolstoy, WIN
]auded the action Of Secretary
Of State Hughes and the admin
| istration in withholding recog-
rition of the Bolshevik. "Rec
ognition would only prolong
Russia s agony" he said. "Tht
Russian nation belongs to tht
people which the present rulers
do not represent. The Bolshe-
wiki have not been elected or
otherwise legally empowered OF
entrusted with the disposal Of
Russian resources by the people
and they can offer for sale only
stolen property, which cannot
be attractive to careful inves
tors.
!; ~ am often asked what faith
er, Leo Tolstoy, would have sait
about Bolshevism," said Count
Tolstoy.' "The answer, is givel
clearly in his teachings. He wa
opposed to all who wanted tc
overthrow governments, how
ever despotic, by VIOLENCE. Th
accumulated will Of an enlight
have overthrown the despot1sn
of the Romanoff's s without viol
ence and bloodshed. Ny fathe
was a firm believer in the prlp
ciple of passive resistance, whicl
is in accordance with the teach
lngs Of Christ and Of r all >yth
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27
THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE ASKS
FOR FUEL SURVEY
tDy Associated ress>

Washington, June 27.-Bus1-
nass organizations affiliated with
The Chamber Of Commerce OF the
United States were called upon
1o4ay by julius Barnes, Pres'-
dent Of the Chamber, to lend
their cooperation in. an effort
to prevent a runaway of the coal
market by setting up machinery
for The coordination Of dlstrlbu-
ZION among their local individ-
nal customers.
Each Of the fourteen hundred
organizations affiliated are urged
to appoint fuel committee to
make an immediate survey Oh
the local coal situation.
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27
80 Americans Held
By Mexican Rebel
General at Tampico|

Washington, June 27.-The
lives Of forty American employ
ces Of the Cortez Oil Company,
near Tampico, and destructive
property valued at quarter Of
million dollars, are being held
by rebel general until a ran
som Of fifteen thousand pesos are
paid according to a message to-
day from the American Consul at
Tampico to the State Depart.
ment.
The dispatch stated that "Reb.
el General Gorozave" and a com.
mand of two hundred and forty
well armed men were holding the
property
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27
Revolution
In Russia
Predicted

SON OF THE LATE COUNT
LEG TOLSTOY SAYS REVO-
LUTON TO OVERTHROW
PRESENT BOLSHEVIK REG
IME WILL FOLLOW INEVI-
TABLE FAILURE AT THE
HAGUE CONFERENCE.
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27

ByAuto

Yesterday afternoon Carl Fitz-
patrick, well known character
about town, while working on the
streets, was struck by an auto
mobile driven by Mrs. T. D. Tenn
pie, knocked down and badly
shaken up and bruised.
1t seems that several cars
were passing at the time and that
Mrs. Temple was driving closely
behind another car and came up
en- Fitzpatrick unawares and
struck him without seeing him.
From all accounts, it was purely
an unfortunate accident and no
one Kncws just how it occurred.
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27
THE v D j n D T D
NJ | n { R s AR f
STILL IN DANGER

Herrin, ILL.,, June 27.-The re-
moval to safety from "bloody"
Williamson County Of the woun-
ded non-union men now in the
hospital is one Of the problems
Following in the wake of last
Thursdays mine massacre.
Twelve wounded survivors of
the band Of nonunion workers
are still in danger, according to
information reaching State and
Federal investigators
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27
b|E[ASk| s TILL
HELD. BY BANDITS

Mexico City, June 27.-Manuel
Barcena, a Mexican lawyer, who
was kidnapped togethW with A.
Bruce Bielasli, near Cuernavaca
Sunday, has been released and
news is momentarily expected OF
Bielaski's release.
The latest reports from Cuer.
navaca said that Bielaski was
safe and that negotiations with
the bandits were under way.
The commonwealth., 1922-06-27
AN0THERCASUALTY
ADDED IN COAL FIELDS
.6v Associated Pressl

Bridgeport, O., Jun e 27.-One
miner was killed and another
wounded this morning when they
were fired on from the hills
while on their way to work at
the Catharine Coal Company at
Uniontown. The victims were In
automobiles when the shooting
occurred.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-14

medans into the ranks OF the ex-
tremists.
Il hope 20 see the cataclysm
avoided by the adoption OF a policy
OF gradual diminution OF white con-
troll
by no means DO I advocate a
policy OF scuttle. India would be IN
anarchy and Egypt IN a terrible con-
dition II England should get out to-
morrow.
islam must realize that Europe
has vested interests in Mohamme-
dan countries; their former impotent
and decadent condition accounts for
the presence Of Europeans.
The English have shown a sense
Of reality and are conducting them
selves IN a very statesman-like man
ner. The most dangerous element IS
France, which at present Is precipi-
tating trouble in Syria"
Copyright. 1922. by NEA Service.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-14
RATE CUT LOOMS
AS EARNINGS OF
RAILS INCREASE
Upward Trend of Profits For
Nations Carriers Indicates
Better Times.

WASHINGTON, April 13.-Amerl-
can railroads are on the upgrade"
10 prosperity. according to reports
filed today with the Interstate com
merce commission covering operat-
fng incomes for February.
With only So roads showing de-
fcits. the total net income OF all
carriers for the month was SAL
752. 500. compared 90 a net deficit
of $5.176,8OO. the same month last
year. This income would produce
an annual return Of 4.57 per cent.
The highest actually earned since
the war. and 1.S7 per cent higher
than in January The improvement
on the railroad finances was the
response.
The figures are significant be-
cause they indicate railroad earn
ings are increasing so that the In
terstate commerce commission prob
ably VIII be justified In making rate
reductions i'm the near future, if the
upward trend of earnings continues.
Earnings during February were
SI4,684,0 600 under the amount neces-
sary 20 have enabled the carriers
20 make a six percent return. an
EsCh-Cummins law provision which
recently expired stating that rates
were 10 be fixed so that the roads
would as near as possible earn a six
percent return.
The Interstate commerce commits
4
rates on any rate Cf return that il
sees MT. but IL is understood that il
does not desire TO bring the general
level much below six percent.
During February the roads in the
eastern district earned considerable
iu excess Of the six percent return.
the average being az percent The
net operating income in this district
was S29.525.S0 as compared with
a deficit Of $7.627.592 I'm February
1921
The roads in the other districts
however were not so prosperous
The lines in the south earned 3.9S
percent. In the western distric;
where the agricultural depression
has been acute. the rate of return
was only 2.46 percent Report re-
veals that the roads are beginning
to effect economies which are aiding
them in recovering from the dis
arrangement during the war. While
operating revenues during February
were virtually the same as for Feb.
ruary 1921 operating expense
were reduced 1876 percent
ported operating deficits Of which
81 were in the west, Is IN the e3s
and 8 in the south.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-14

especial To me MeNNf- tfflfH-N
BOSTON. April IA Events In the
NIohammedan world are moving with
Incredible swiftness toward a crisis
which within 10 years either will
bring war between Christian Europe
and Moslem nations or will compel a
gradual withdrawal Of French and
English control from over their Mo-
hammedan subjects"
This e. the warning OF LOthrOp
StOddard, an expert on the eastern
question. recogn lzed as an authority
by such men as Pres't Harding and
Lord Northcufe. Stoddard is the
author Of The Rising Tide Of
Color" and THE New World OF
Islam"
III the Moslem millions hurl
themselves against Europe" said
Stoddard today. "Bolshevism viii
support the banner OF Islam. I am
unwilling TO prophesy the outcome.
But the American people should
realize now that such cataclysm
would have a tremendous effect upon
themselves.
signs Of Struggle.
Riots fin India and Egypt. guer-
riua warfare i'm Northern Africa,
outbreaks in Syria. Turkeys in
Fistence on keeping European ter
ritorial rights while the sultan re-
mains at the head of the Mohamme-
dan religion-these are signs whose
significance cannot be mistaken.
THE future of western civilization
depends upon the tact of Europe
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-14

LOTHROP STODDARD, WI o
WARNS EUROPE AND AMERICA
OF MOHAMMEDAN PERIL. AND
MAP SHOWING IN BLACK THE
PRESENT BOUNDARIES OF Is
LAM AND BY DOTTED LINE THE
DISTANCE TO WHICH STOD-
DARD SAYS IT MAY SPREAD.
statesmen. They must set the ex-
ample for the adoption of a liberal.
open-minded policy by Mohamme-
dan leaders. The two sides must
get together on a fair and square.
give-and-take basis.
This present unrest throughout
the world of Islam must not be in
terpreted as religious fanaticism.
think Holy war is not at all likely.
What we are facing is a renaissance
of Islam; "a condition complex. Diff
ficult to understand thoroughly, and
influenced by divergent forces.
Religion and patriotism have
been combined in this movement
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-14

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Polo, Cordono
and Velour
d a r d y little
Coats. sizes .
20 s years
priced as low
as S6.95-one
must see and
feel them 10
appreciate the
qualities.
CO ats for
girls, ages S 20
II years, smart
p TT an q
dressy c ats
Of soft popular
materisls-de-
lightfully col
Ored; priced as
low as SS.95.
Complete as
sort m e mt OF
Chndren's new
Spring Capes.
Do stop and
looki