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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-08-04
SCOTLAND NECK
BOOSTER COLUMN
By CLEE VAUGHAN.

AAAo CO1uuuu Is UcOlCfI6Q
to the boosting Of Scotland
Neck, and all citizens Of the
town, or those interested in
Scotland Neck living in
other towns, are not only at
liberty, but urged to use this
space to help boost Scotland
Neck. Everything in this
column from time t., time,
not otherwise DESIGNATED,
will be contributed ly Mr..
Vaughan. Howevee, it is
sincerely hoped that all good
and progressive citizens will
join and help to make SCOT
LAND NECK the moving
spirit Of North Carolina.
The knockers in Scotland Neck
can be counted on the fingers Of
one hand and have fingers left
for other purposes.
The News & Observer re-pub-
lished, in today's issue, the men
ton made in this column the 9th
er day that Jacob Hill is the on
~ living person who assisted the
late Mr.. Peter E. Smith in the
erection of the Confederate Ram
Albamarle. ''Uncle Jacob said
vest erday that he has already
been employed by one Scotland
s; Neck gentleman to take his chill
dren to the historic spot on Roa-
! noke River, just few miles
from here, and show them anC
tell them all about the building
Of the iron-clad warship by ma
tive Of Scotland Neck
We are being watched closely
by our neighbors. This week
issue Of the Roanoke-Chowal
Times, published at Rich Square
has the following editorial s'Ou
sister town Of Scotland Neck ha
4 very live commercial body
Why annot Rich Square ane
every town in Northampton hay
similar organization? One wa
! organized at Rich Square ane
J jackson once upon a time, BIZ
both seem to be dead, or asleer
Are we going to let trade thu
should come here go elsewhere ?
Any man that will knock TIN
town row is not worthy the al
tention he will naturally ge
/ elsewhere by reason Of the fac
that he is citizen OF ScOtlan
Neck
BOOST SCOTLAND NECl
EVERY DAY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-08-04

Having qualified as admins
tratrix on the estate Of the late
Annie NJ. Moore, Of Halifax Coun
~, N. c., this is to notify all per-
sons haing claims against said
decedent to present them to me
within one year from this date,
or same will be pleaded in bar
Of their recovery. All persons
indebted to the estate will pleaco
rake immediate settlement.
This July IA, 1922.
ANNIE NJ. CHERRY,
7-14-1aw-6t Administrators.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-08-04
PERSONAL ITEMS
OCAI AND
SOCIETY N EWS

in Scotland Nech yoe'oi ooS
Nh. !. l.. Leggett, Of Hobgood,
,.as visitor here yesterday.
Mr. !. E. Condrey left this
,,o,.pine for Enfield.
Mr. $. O. Purvis, Of Roseneath,
W., here yesterday.
Miss Katherine Hancock left !
Yesterday for Norfolk and Virgin
IA Beach.
Mr. Hubert Riddick and
Pobert Grey left yesterday for
Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
Mr. Turner Whitehead, Of
Ro,aneath. is d visitor here this
morning.
Mrs. Ii. G. Thigpen and Dr..
Thigpcn 5 mother, left this morn
mo Tor Tarboro.
DR., Chhas. !. Shields spent
Yesterday at Suffolk and Nor
HUN !
1,,;ho4h %o7son sc E7or
NJ '>G : ' =, ~ hora an > ris;t 70
-''
NJ .,1 ,Tns Asbhv hmm and
l " ,'''l la,-n .ot1,r,cd frnm VIZ
chlldren nave returned from II
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-08-04
AT THE DIXIE TONIGHT

the feature of the week when present
National production entitled THE ROSARY
with astar cast and taken from the stage
Of the and has the distinction of being
big of the day. Prces children 25c
adults Csc.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-08-04

Miss Mary Tillery leaves today
for Boiling Springs, n. c., where
she will accept a position to teach
il, the High School there. Mr..
Paul Iillery will accompany her
and attend that school
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-08-04
LOCAL NEWS
PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr.. and Mrs. Lofts Wells, and
little daughter Of Rocky Mount,
n. c., motored over here yester-
day to visit friends and relatives.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
RAIL employees
PICTURE SQUALOR
Charge Mexican LabOrers Are
Hauled Into u. S. in
Carloads.

CHICAGO. April 12.-Living con
dit.Ons in box cars and adobe homes
along the right of way of southern
railroads were pictures to the fed
erdl railroad labor boards Wednes-
day by witnesses for the mainten-
ance of way employees, who are fight
Ing proposed wage decreases before
the board
Mexican labOrers, obtained along
the border are hauled into Texas
and oklahoma by the carloads, H. c.
Dunaway Of Cleborne, Texas, de
Clared. These men, he said, supplant-
ed white labor lived in pitiful con-
diuons and were so poorly nourish-
ed that they could not do a proper
DAYS manual labor. 4 menu OF
stew. .concocted from scrap beef and
bread hard as a brick Mr.. DuEa-
way said was their subsistence.
Two or more families lived in each
box car. he said. and others families
led a struggling life in dirty houses
proDped UP by old railroad ties, the
witness said.
Similar conditions among negro
workers on other southern lines were
described by +. g. Carroll, organizer
on the Louisville and Nashville.
Negro children. he said, had 10 work
as soon as they were old enough,
because most of the labOrers receiv-
ed but IS cents an hour.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
FTFI'S WITNESSES i
TESTIFY TO BRIDES
Attempts of Stillman AttOr-
neys to Secure ComprOmis-
ing Evidence Told.

il MONTREAL. Aptil 12.-Counsel
representing Mrs. Anne U. Stillman
in the divorce suit filed by James A.
Sullman. New York banker, con
cluded Wednesday the calling of
Canadian witnesses TO testify in her
behalf.
A Canadian attorney representing
Mr.. Stilman was named Wednes
day by four women witnesses as the
man who sought TO bride one of
them by promises of pretty clothes
and money 10 go to New York and
testify she had seen Mrs Stillman
acting Improperly with Fred Beau
vais. Indian guide, named as core
spOndent.
Elizabeth Wilson Of Three Rivers
Quebec, said that she refused the
lawyers offer and told him she had
not seer Mrs. Sullman and Beau
vais misconAucting themselves. She
was corrobOrated by three others
who said they had overheard the
conversation. Mrs. Tina Wilson
Chenille. Mary Wilson and Mrs.
Esther St. eyre.
Joseph Blackburn testified that
J. Albert Lafontaine. alleged agent
for Mr.. SdIlman, had told him in
1920 that II he could say he had
seen wrongful conduct by Mrs Still
man and Beauvais. lit would be a
great favor 10 Mrs. Stillman. be-
cause, if the divorce went through
she could marry Beauvais."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
WEEKS WELCOMES
INVESTIGATION OF
WAR DEPARTMENT
Secretary Makes Reply to
Charges of irregularities
in Contracts.

WASHINGTON, April 12.- In a
formal statement replying to charges
made Tuesday on the floor of the
house, Sec'y Weeks declared Wed
nesday that the war department, was
doing everything possible" to clear
up war contract controversies in such
a way as to protect fully the inter
ests of the federal government.
Cash and property. amounting to
many millions" already had been
recovered in the rebuilding ordered
by the present administration. the
secretary said. and other contracts
were being reviewed as rapidly as
possible.
Referring to statements that the
firm of Hornblower and Weeks had
been involved in sale Of the Bosch
Magnetic Co, Mr. Weeks said he had
not been connected with that firm
since 1918.
Referring specifically 10 requests
for an investigation made by Reps.
Johnson, republican, South Dakota,
and Woodruff. republican, Michigan,
the secretary said that if congress
thought an inquiry advisable the war
department would welcome it,"
The secretary's statement is under
stood to have been issued after con
sultatiOn with Pres't Harding.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13

INDIANAPOLIS, April 12-Sev-
enty-five thousand non-union coal
miners. an increase of rs 900 this
week, have Joined the union workers
in the soft coal fields OF the country
in their suspension of work. which
seeks to force operators into an in
terstate wage bargaining conference.
according to the estimate Wednesday
night Of Pres't John l. Lewis of the
United Mine Workers of America.
This increase was said by the union
leader TO bring the total number of
idle mine workers to SOS, 900. by far
the largest number ever engaged in
a tieup Of the coal fields. The total
number includes 155, 600 anthracite
workers, half of which approximate
", are not members of the union.
While the unions figures did not
include any announcement as 10 the
distribution by states of the men par
ticipating in the suspension of work,
it was clear that the strength of the
non-union movement was in central
Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Union officials said that coal and
coke production in the Fayette
CPennsylvania) county field had been
cut in half during the last 10 days,
and indicated that they expected fur
ther inroads to be made by the union
organizers.
Officials Are Silent.
Mr.. Lewis and other officials de-
clined to comment on Atty. Gen.
Daugherty's announcement that he
would not permit operators and min
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
Miners Head Claims 1900
Non-UniOn Miners on Strike
Lewis Estimates Total Number of Idle Mine Workers Now
665,000-UniOn Heads Believe Government Inter
ference Only Settlement Hope.

ers to repeat acts which had led to
indictments for violating the Sher-
man antitrust act. However. the
union view here, coincident with the
statement In New York of Vice
Prest Murray Of the miners organi-
zation, who declared that govern
ment Intervention to force the btu
minOus operators into a conference
was the only means of ending the
strike. Officials here said the union
was not counting government inter
vention, but regarded Mr.. Murray
statement as indicating what he re-
garded as to the alternative for
bringing about a wage conference.
Outward Calm Prevails.
An outward calm prevailed at the
union headquarters and only few re-
ports bearing on developments in the
coal fields were said to have been
received today from the unions field
agents. These reports were said TO
deal with the progress of the work
toward enlisting nOn-union workers
in Pennsylvania. Elsewhere. the
situation was regarded as unchanged
with the miners idle, awaiting de-
velopments."
The important Leisenring and
Trotter plants of the Frick Coke
Co. in the ConnellsvilIe region, en-
ploying about $1,000 men. remained
at work Wednesday. though two
other plants were closed. Reports
from other sections OF Fayette
county indicate the union was max
ing progress
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
Administration s Sins of Omission
Congressional Issue, Cox Declares

to prosperity Without the federal
reserve system, he asserted, the war
could not have been won, and the
claim Of a plurality against the
League of Nations" ne declared,
lis mere buncombe."
Our republican friends, he said,
at the beginning of his address,
seem to be very much worried as
to what the democracy will present
as its issue in the congressional
elections this year. In my Judge
ment. at least, IL will simply be
necessary to articulate the grievance
against the present administration
which has fastened itself upon ev-
cry community in America In short
the issue will be the sins Of omis-
sion and Of commission on the part
of the administration When We
have chronicled the bad things that
have been done and the good things
that might have been done, the rec
ord will be ample for a successful
campaign"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
S. P. MERGER FLAYED
BY U. S. ATTORNEY.
Transaction Declared Darkest
Page in American Railroad
History.

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Dur-
ing re-argument of the Southern Pa
cific case, the last of the railroad
dissolution suits in the supreme
court Wednesday, Solicitor General
Beck declared that the transaction
by which c. p. Huntington and his
three associates leased the Central
Pacific 10 the Southern Pacific rail-
road constituted one of the darkest
pages in American railroad history.
Referring TO them as the big
four" he declared that they had re-
ceived government aid for the con-
struction of the Central Pacific TO
such an extent that it cost them no
financial outlay of their own part
TO construct the system and that by
liberal dividends they distributed
the stock in large part among for
eiCn purchasers.
After they had "unloaded" he ad-
ded, they leased in what the govern
ment alleges was in violation Of the
law. the Central Pacific to the S. p,
in which the same big four had in
the meantime secured control.
The whole purpose Of the trans
action, he insisted, was to dispose OF
all their interests in the Central Pa
Cihc and then when they were no
longer financially interested in 1t to
turn it over TO the Southern Pacific
SO that they could then, as the dir
Getting influences Of the latter system
use the Central Pacific to divert its
traffic TO the Sunset route.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
Necessary Only to Articulate
Present Grievances,
He States.

LOUISVILLE. KY, April IA
James NJ Cox, former democratic
candidate for president speaking
before the Woodrow Wilson club at
its first annual dinner here Wed
nesday night. outlined the issues
which, in his judgement. will be
presented in the congressional cleo
tions this year 1T simply will be
necessary, he said, ITO articulate
the grievance against the present
administration which has fastened
itself upon every community in Am
erica"
He also touched upon the tariff,
the federal reserve system and the
League of Nations. The Wilson ad-
ministration, he said, demonstrated
that a high tariff was not necessary
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
W0RLDBANKERS'
AID SOUGHT TO.
RELIEVE CREDIT.
Necessity of Equilibrium in
National Budgets Genoa
Farley Problem.
TO INVITE AMERICANS
Return to Gold Standard
Urged as Only Means to
Restore Stability.
BE Associafed Press-

GENOA. April 1.-THE necessity
Of bringing about equilibrium in ma
tional budgets IL the European sit
uation is 10 be stabilized, formed the
most important subject Of discussion
at the meeting Wednesday of the
sub-commission on finance at which
Sir Robert Stevenson Horne, the
chairman. proposed an international
conference Of the great banks issu-
ing currency, including the American
reserve banks.
The commission decided to make
the London experts report the basis
cf its deliberations and TO appoint
another sub committee 70 examine
exchange with a second sub-commit.
tee to study credits. the commission
itself devOting its labOrs TO the queS.
ton of currency.
DR.. Andreas Hermes, the German
minister of finance, created scm7
commotion by abiding to the ques-
ton Of reparations He declared
that the Germans had examined the
London report and were in accord
on many points. but wished 10 en-
BlAcAoALC lIldL GEI1lIdLN W0uAu ma eA~
treme difficulty in establishing equil-
ibrium in her budget while obliged
to support heavy payments extern
ally. Germany, he promised, will
bring In practical suggestions later.
German Head Depressed.
A report was current in confer
ence circles that the German chan
cellor, Or. With, would return to
Berlin within a few days, concerned
over internal conditions in that
country and apparently depressed
over the situation at Genoa.
On the other hand, Christian Ra-
kovsky. premier of Ukraine, depict
ed the Russian financial situation in
rosy colors, and seized the opportm-
ity to allude to disarmament, which
the Russians are contending should
have a place on the agenda- He
wanted the world 10 know that tho
Russian budget was in very favorable
condition as six seventies Of the ex-
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Continued on page two.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
Court OUeruIeS Ban
Of School Board on
POzCder and LibStick

CORNING Ark. April r.
Even though she powders her
face. uses lipstick and follows
Dame Fashions edicts as to dress.
Miss Pearl Pugsley. pretty IS
year-old student, has the right 10
attend classes despite the ban OF
the Knobel school board against
modern dress. Circuit Judge
Bandy Wednesday decided that
the order Of the board was un-
just and Miss Pugsley could go
back to school.
When the boards order was is
sued last September Miss Pugs-
ley refused TO obey and she was
expelled. Her father began suit
10 set aside the boards ruling.
but he died recently and Miss
Pugsley continued the fight.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
KOKOMO WOMAN HELD
FOR CHILD STEALING

CINCINNATI. Ohio April ~
Mrs. Henrietta Aritz and her grand
daughter. Ruth Busby. aged nine,
were arrested here Wednesday at the
request Of the authorities at KOko-
mo- Ind, where the police said Mrs.
Fritz is wanted on a charge OF child
stealing.
Mrs. Fritz told the police the girl
was awarded TO her by the courts
seven years ago and she did not know
she would not be allowed TO take her
out Of the state. They were on their
way TO visit relatives in Alabama
Mrs. Fritz said. They Will be re-
turned TO Kokomo Thursday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
NJ CUMBER PREDICTS
PASSAGE OF TARIFF
Finance Committee Chairman
Saws All American Bill
Will Be Passed.

WASHINGTON. April 10 An
"all-American tariff bill" will be
passed before adjournment OF the
present session of congress. Chair
man McCumber OF the finance com
mittee. declared in a formal state
ment Wednesday night.
by reporting the bill on the basis
OF foreign valuation" Sen McCum-
Der said, the committee wishes 20
give the senate a thorough oppor-
t1Gity OF debating both the American
and the foreign valuation principles
While the committee has based the
rates on foreign valuations it has az
the same time the latest and most
accurate data obtainable for convert
ing ad valoram duties based upon
foreign valuation into its equivalent
based upon the selling price OF the
imported articles in the United
States"
The public" ne added, viii rec.
ognize this bill as a CONSUMERS
tariff"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
n. Y. Broker Charges
Actress Imprisoned
Him for Three Days

NEW YORK April 1Z.-CharEiuE
that he had been kept a prisoner
for three days and rAghts in the
Riverside Drive apartment OF Mss
Malvena Richmond. actress. robbed
Of a 5000 stsczpin. $500 In cash
and rhinocerous-tusk -handiec
walking stick. and forced 20 sign
checks for large amounts. a X
Nicholson. broker. wednesday caus-
ed the young wonan's arrest
Mr.. Nicholson. who IS IS yearz
old and married. declared nat ne
was n the young woman's apart
ment from = O'Clock the night %
March "a % the same time the
night OF March q and that he has
been very 81 since.
Because Of AR Nlcholsons IL
ness. examination Of Miss E5chman.
who denied the charges. was set FOR
Saturday. she vas released n 10
600 ban
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
JURY ACQUITS ARBUCKLE IN 6 MINUTES
Henry Ford, Fishing
Boat Title Seeker,
Breaking MP on Rocks

GLOUCESTER. Mass. April L..
Instead of being fitted With
sails and spars to go a-fshing out
IF Gloucester before May I. and
so qualify this fall as a contender
for the honor Of challenging for
the international fishing vessel
championship trophy the new
schooner Henry Ford was break
ing up Wednesday night on the
rocks of Cape Anne The
schooner. slick I'm her new tim
bers and fresh paint. had been
launched only Tuesday.
The Henry Ford struck on
shoal at the mouth Of the Essex
river while heading here for rig
ging
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
GOMPERS CONDEMNS
FOSTER AS ALLY OF
LENINE AND TROTZKY
Labor Leader Assails Bctivi.
ties of Organizer in Union
Movement.

CdlCAGO, Apru 12.-Wlllam L.
Foster, who directed the steel
strike, was charged Wednesday
night by Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of la
Dor, with being the instigator Of the
so-called one big union movement
in the labor organization. The
charge came in an address before
presidents of various unions in the
Chicago Federation of Labor and
followed a session in which the one
big union movement was assailed
and defended
Foster had spoken in defense OF
the big union principle recently ap-
proved by the Chicago Federation
OF Labor which Passed a resolution
petitioning the American Federation
Of Labor to call a conference to dis
cuss the feasibility Of matchmaking
all unions in any industry into one
central body. This resolution. Mr.
Gompers contended, was tantamOunt
70 the formation Of one big union.
Defenders of the resolution asserted
that It did not involve the one big
union feature
Radicals Designs.
Back of that resolution" Mr.
Gompers charged, lis the propagan-
da Of radical revolution 10 over
throw the constituted government
of the United States To do that,
as Lenine himself said. the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor must be
overthrown. and William Z. Foster
20 ~
America"
The Labor Herald, Of which Fos-
ter is editor, Mr.. Gompers described
as a monumental. brazen publica-
ton" and the Trades Union Educa-
tional league, Of which Foster IS
the secretary, he called ''an organi-
zatiOn attempting to dictate the pol
icies of the labor movement" He
said, che did not know from whene
Foster came" but first heard Of him
in Budapest, where he tried 10 bar
delegates of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor from a meeting be
cause the American Federation Of
Labor was capitalistic."
Later. Mr.. Gompers asserted. Fos-
ter became a union man, worked as
an organizer during the strike OF
packing house workers and then d.
rected the steel strike, which was
called against Mr. Gompers' advice,
the speaker asserted.
Lately" he continued, Foster
has been in Russia with Lenine and
Trotzky. Judging from his own
statements no man visiting the So
Wet was ever treated better and yet
in the few weeks that he was there
he lost 30 pounds.
while I am a trade unionist
from the ground up. I am first OF
all an American and never have
known such self-oppointed auto
crat as this Foster, who discarded
the l. W ". doctrine 10 return TO
the red mantle Of sovietism.
$50 long as I live and retain the
privilege of a clean-cut unio7 card.
I will follow where that card leads
me in the servicee Of my fellow
men"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
AMUNDSEN UNDAUNTED
BY PLANE ACCIDENT

NEW YORK. April u. - Capt.
Amundsen. whose airplane was
wrecked near Clarion. Pa. during
"a hail storm. while on a trans-conti-
mental flight, Wednesday conferred
with John NJ. Larsen, builder of the
aluminium ship in which Amundsen
plans TO explore the arctic
THE accident viii have no effect
either on Fhe trip across country or
the Polar expedition" he said. The
plane was driven down in the hail
storm and through no fault of the
machine awning was crushed when
the ship had TO land on rough
ground. 1 found no serious defects
in the CRAZE and there was nothing
about the accident which would
warrant a delay in my plans beyond
the time needed for repairing the
wing"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
n. Y. GOVERNOR o. ks
IITERACY TEST BILL

ALBANY. y Y, April ia bill
imposing a literacy test for voters
was signed by Gov. Miller today.
The test will be administered
either by the reading Of card slips
before an election inspector or by the
presentation Of a certificate Of liter
acy signed by the principal or head
Of any school recognized by the state
of education.