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K. OF C. TO SEND MORE WORKER Organization Gets Praise From Gen. Pershing For Overseas Service. EQUAL SUFFRAGE N PORTO Rl COMPLETIOX OF TI1E CAXAMAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. New York, Mar. 28. -JThe Knlg'hts of Columbus has reorganised its relief work and sent 300 more workers to France to meet the new . condition surrounding the men of the expe ditionary forces after the armistice. William J. Mulligan, Chairman, of the 2C. of C. War Activities Committee, announced yesterday. He has Just re turned after four months abroad. All war relief agencies were con fronted with the necessity of making their work stronger when the excite ment of hostilities had been taken away, Mr. Mulligan explained. The reaction needed to be met, by an in crease in diversion and recreation. The entire K. of C. work has been reorganized into a system of zones. Each zone has a supervisor and from 5l to 100 secretaries. More ttian K. of C. men are with the Army of Occupation. The total force abroad numbers 1,000 men. Mr. Mulligan opened fifty new IC. of C. places. He conferred with rep ! resentatlves of the War Department, the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., Salvation , Army and Jewish Welfare Board and perfected arrangements to prevent overlapping of effort. "In my judgment,' Mr. Mulligan said, "our overseas force will not fully leave Europe for another twelve ! months. When I left Paris the im- presslon was that the peace treaty ; would be whipped in shape by the middle of May, but our boys will be detained until they can return in comfort. All the relief organizations ; have made their plans with this pe . rlod in view. If the American public i could realise how urgent is the need for entertainment among the troops they would wish that, instead of j seven organizations, seventy times seven were catering to their boys." Mr. Mulligan, was the guest of Car- dinal Merrier in Belgium. Tie pre : rented to the Cardinal a check for 10,000 francs from Cardinal Gibbons. Gen. Pershing, Mr. Mulligan said, expressed his enthusiasm over the elaborate boxing programme being carried out by the Knights. San Juan, Porto Rico, March 28 That women in Porto Rico should share all rights granted to men un der the existing laws, is the proposal of an ax?t introduced into the House of Representatives by JR. e preservative Gonzales Mena. The Woman V League of Porto Rico, with over 2,500 members throughout the island, and which is working to obtain the vota for women, is not in favor of the bill as it is considered too sweeping' in its terms. The league fears that if the vote is given to ignorant and illiterate women throughout the island it will mean only more votes to be controlled by the politicians. Jt wants votes only for women who can read and write, more for educa tional and patriotic reasons than for political purposes and the women ex pect -to use their influence and pow er in social, charitable, moral and intellectual ways. Under the control of the womans' League of Porto Rico the woman's suffrage movement in the island has made a, considerable advance consid ering that it has. been in progress only two years. For many years Por to Rico has held the usual Latin American idea of woman's place In life. Bills providing for woman's suf frage were introduced last year in the legislature but failed to pass, while not very strong hopes are en tertained of the bill recently intro duced which in any case is thought by the' league to be too far reaching. Members of. the league, however, say they are not discouraged and will con tinue their work until the women of Pot t o R ic o who can read and w r i t e are given the vote to be used for the moral and social benefit of the island. On this date in 18 91 the Canadian Paciflo Railway was completed from ocean to ocean and became a. truly transcontinental transportation sys tem, the only one in America. The great railway, built at such tremend ous cusi in inuuey, nit?iiLi nuix aianu- i 3 al labor and narliamentarv conversa- i tion, was completed hetween Montr en. and Vancouver in 1SS6, but it was not until nearly five years later that its eastern tenacles reached to the Atlantic. After the completion of the Montreal-Vancouver main line, I tho company began gradually to ac quire smaller lines to link together ; the Atlantic-to-Pacific system and ta . serve as feeders. These roads in- j eluded the Xew Brunswick system, ; the Xorth Shore, the Canada Central, i the Atlantic and iXorthwest, the Mon- , treal & Ottawa, the Toronto, Grey i j Bruce, the Credit Valley, the Kubury ; and San It Ste. Marie, the St. Law- ! rence & Ottawa, the Manitoba & j Southwestern, the Minneapolis & St. Paul, the Ca'-gary & Edmonton, and many others. Since the completion j of the Atlantic to Pacific line, the work of construction and assimilation j has been continued, until the system's j pjj loiai mileage is auuui i.uuu. me i sk greatest of any single system in Xorth America, 1 PINEHUR ST, X. C. March 27 The mile-and-a-half steeplechase, the chief event at yesterday's race meet ing of the Pinehurst Jockey Club, was won by Melos, entered by George K. Xibbs and ridden by Hulcoat. Nat Iftird's Porin, with Diamond up, was second. Drawn, entered by James Tufts, of Boston, led at one stage of the race, hut fell at the fifth hur dle and was injured so badly that he had to be shot. The jockey escaped unhurt. ENGLISH WANT 48-HOUR in m Our prices made many new customers last week. Prices quoted below will make many new ones this week. Note O or Low Prices Ixmdon, March. 28 Recommenda tions that a legal maximum working week of 48 hours, subject to varia tion in proper case, with, adequate esLfegruards, be established, that sys tematic overtime, bo discouraged, and that le&al time wage rates of uni versal applicability be fixed, are made In trie report of a committee ap pointed by the industrial conference which met in February at the re quest of Premier Lloyd Oeoree. The committee waa chared with the : S luty of considering ,the causes of la- I ( "bor unrest and inquiring- into the question of hours and waes and was made of sixty members, evenly divid ed between the employers and repre sentatives of trade unions. It ia suggested that agreements for minimum timo rates should be reach ed between employers and trade un ions to be applicable to all employes in the same trade; that the basis for negotiations between employers and I workmen should be a full and frank I acceptance of employes' organizations j &s recognized organizations to speak fi.nd act in behalf of their members; And that all workmen should accept the jurisdiction of their respective or- j ionizations. I Among the suggestions made by the committee to meet the problems of un employment and the maintenance of the unemployed are plans for state development of new industries, the raising of the age at which children should be allowed to enter employ ment, more generous sick benefits and old age pensions. It is proposed that a national In dustrial council be formed, . to con sist of 400 members, each side be ing equally represented. A standing committee of fifty, also evenly di vided, is suggested in the report. The committee has asked the gov ennment to authorize the minister of labor to intimate at the conference to be held on April 4, whether if the ;jlan is adopted, the government will !lut It Into effect. iOTTW COURSE ATTRACTS IXTF.RF.ST Inquiries continue to pour Into the (offices of the Federal Board for Vo- i cational Kducatlon relative to the J "farm mechanics" course evolved as ! a brand new occupation for disabled j men of the army, navy and marine corps who are bo badly disabled as to require vocational retraining at the hands of the board. Farm owners in fmany a farm owner to realize that recognized the practicability of the course and voice the need for men trained along the lines Indicated. I The tabor shortage has caused many af arm owner to realize that he must get out of the rut and sub Btitute machinery for time honored wasteful methods, but his own lack of knowledge concerning the upkeep and operation of farm tractors, motor trucks, automobiles, gas engines, electrical machinery, and the like has , been tho principal barrier. The dif ficulty of obtaining competent help has been an equal obsiacle. That the Federal board has started- training disabled soldiers in this new trade of "farm mechanics" has been glad news to many farm owners, long time victims of incompetent untrain ed labor, who, nevertheless, have keen steadily increasing their wage axnauds while not improving the ser vice rendered. As b. result of trained men, able to operate machinery which will all but eliminate the average farm , laborer, farm owners are hopeful and display great interest in putting their places on a modern basis, equipped , with anodern labor Bavins machinery '.- ANNAPOLJS, March 27 Soccer vrlll be played for the first time at thq .Naval Academy against an outside team when theHidshipmen meet Bal timore City. College Saturday. Next year a regular schedule will be ar ranged. . i for Saturday Prime Chuck Prime Chuck Fresh Chopped Roast of Eeef Steak Meat Solid Meat Pot Choice Cross Brisket Corned Roast of 'Beef Rib Roast Beef Vfjpl "Veal Veal Brleastf of Shoulder Leg of Veal of Veal Veal ; Rumps of Rib Veal Shoulder Veal . Chops Veal Chops Pork Pork Pork Whole Loins Fresh Lean Pork of Pork Shoulders Chops Fancy Young Fancy Roasting Fresh Fowl Chickens Gathered Eggs 41c lb 42c lb 47c doz Morris' Smoked Calas 2 J. J3 Delieetesseii Department T)eliVimi9 VfffP Potato Salad Hot Baked UeilLlOUb V Cjje with j(,tlch Beans with table Salad Mayomuu.. Pork and Tomato Dressing sauce 33c Ih 2 lbs 25c 15c lb Butter and Ego Department Fresh Gathered All Bolognas Nut FranerS 01gmarge Bakery Department . Fresh Baked Fresh Baked Fresh Baked Bread Coffee Cake Bread 9c.l7cea iSSfttc ational Market Co. 65 Stores In 5 State PURE FOOD IjICENSE G14S7 870 Main St., Near State " 'PHONE NOBLE Largest Retailers of Meats in America UNITED DEFT STORE CORNER GOLDEN HILL AND MAIN STS. Lower Prices on Housefurnishing Goods and Cooking Utinsels COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHER STORES. YOU'LL TRADE HERE. Garden Tools Rates, Hoes. Spading Forks. Rakes 4i)c to 7fic Moos 44c Spacllnsc Forks 98c ami 51.25 '"Galvanised Iron Pails 12 qt. 14 qt. size. . .44c size. . .4Sc Janitor or Kitchen Size Garbage Pails 49c " 1 J i l nil Cover OtllPV Sizes 97c-!j1.48-81.79 Gaivanized. Iron Wash Tubs BATH ROOM FITTINGS. BACK TO THE OLD PRICES. NICKELED PLATED OX HEAVY BRASS ASD GUARANTEED NOT TO RUST. Glass Shelves White Bath Tub Seats Complete I3ra'kcts. 18 in. Ions 24 in. Ion: vritli Nickel Plated in. wide . . . in. wide 59c 69c Heavy Nickel Covered Plated Hangers Hubbcr S9s Towel Ears Nickeled 18 tisclies .49c 24 mches 59c 30 inehes lonj; 69c OLASS TOWEL BARS 1 8 inches long: 59c 24 incites loug- ....... . . 69c Extra Heavy Soap Holders For the Wall or Tub 69c For Plain Soap Holders Wall or Tub. 59c Tumbler Holders, Paper Holders, Towel Bars, Soap Holders Choice 49 c Guaranteed Electric Iron. Com plete with cord, and stand. Pull plug 54 .24 No. 6 Very Good Quality Broom Delivered witli other goods Best Grade, Sash Cord, Clothes Ijiuo 4c yard Sirs. Potts' Bad Irons. Sets of 3 Flats, stand and handles ... . . Covered Kettles 1 S Med. Size $1.37 1 m Large Size $1.57 f Handle. "Sy ZiMi HoWs fT yy 9 qt. Regnlar g J .29 1 J $1.59. Special .. 3 Aluminum Double Boilers Covered Aluminum Cooking Kettles Holds about 6 qts., $1.59 Holrls about three. T,lnts. Heavy Cause Aluminum. Regular $1.79. Special . . $3.87 Pure Aluminum Tea Kettles A. Extra 8 Saturday 4 Only. Flour Cans Wlsite Enamelled 25 TT, Size. .98c 50 R. size $1.59 Bread or Cake Boxes . Roll top, white enamelled. K Medium Size 88c, U Ijarge Size $1.29 Food Choppers I $1.47 ; GOOD DELIVERED TO ANY PART OF THE CITY. Family size XfMx 4 cutters. Other Sizes $1.75-S1.98-$2.49 . Extra Heavy Pans .. Less than four rears ago, when the sense of economic grievance that rankled in the 'hearts of... North Dakota's fanners had been fanned to a flame by the refusal of the legislature to establish a State-owned terminal grain-elevator, a man named Arthur C. Townley jumped into a small hired auto mobile and began by a farm-to-farm canvass the organization of the Xon-Partizan Leagiie. For months the old lino politicians regarded this "flivver campaign" as a ."joke, but today they see Mr. Townley's league of farmers grown to a membership of more than 200,000 with a political organization in thirteen states, representation in the U. S. Congress, and completely in control of Xorth Dakota's government. The St. Paul Dispatch terms the league "the most revolutionary political machine that ever gained complete autocratic control of legislative affairs in any state in the Union," while the Minnea polis Tribune speaks of it as "Townleyism, the political prairie fire that is now raging in Xorth Dakota and spreading to surrounding states," but as the Xew York "World reminds us "Xorth Dakota and her. people will pay the bill and the rest .of the country will profit by the demonstration." . In the course of an illustrated article, comprizing more than three pages in this week's LITER ARY DIGEST, every phase of this movement is explained, together with public opinion upon it fronr all angles. - Other news articles of great interest in "The Digest" for March 29th are: , uneer s une un uermanv ano nussia European Observers See Starving Millions in Germany, Austria, and Russia, "While Statesmen Debate in Paris About Peace the Only Condition That Will Relieve the Situation. French Fears of Germany and Austria The Black Spots on the Sky Parachutes to Save Aviators How German Operetta Was Silenced in H To Open the Door For Prosperity Causes and Cure of British Labor Unrest Blowing Money Up the Chimney Will Women Stay in the Machine Shops? 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