I1. f ' r ' i j !' I ' ! THE II0X2ONG STAB, WILHIr GTOT, N. C FRIDAY, SIARCH 12, 1920 , . . i SLEUSOH COIXEGE ; CORPS OF CADETS ANNOUNCE STRIKE Ultimatum Has Been Issued To . Yzcaliy By The Student Body. TEN KNOW DEAD INWAKfiTORNADO 1 IN MIDDLE TOT MARASH TRAGEDY JOT. ATTRIBUTED Friday. . ami Saturday Hi Hi H 4 f ! S -II. Ml ! Antervm J?C Marcb 11 Tfc en lire ca4t Tji of Clemwn college with th exception of a rmall ttudtnt committee, will Ia.r th institution next Uatarday n4 remain iray pend ing action ry lint fcoard " of trustee tjpoti certain dfamfs nutAt hy Junior an1 5xi or ciMm and daring a gen eral Investigate ot a nrU ol in cidests resoltfncfn Tfrtoally all freb and jwphoroore clasamen rebelling Kfc&tfiKt iasruUy disciplinary action against certain under class mn and leaving- th reservation for their hom last night- ftmersf Lae f Am Oneral lar of abne for all sta rt nt prroiKfonl to sppal before the vrnf'l by Prffnt Riggs. who, It l reported, rot with a committee of up jwrr clas&m-tn tblf morning and gave ' thm a prom f j In writing: that h woold assemble the toard of trustees Hatorday for a tboroogh Investigation f the whol trouble, granting the stu dent permission: to app before the board with a statmt of their griev ance. : I With the promise and the granting: of leave of absence from Saturday tin til Marh 21irtl the tipper claxsroen, ft Js stated, cancelled orders for a gen eral walkout-In sympathy with under cJaron, which was decided upon last jjlght In the event the faculty failed to comply with an ultimatum served upon them jrollowlngroeetlngs of the junior nd senior classmen. L'Kisia tam Faealty The Junior and senior classmen have formo&ted the follow! nt demands, which will he made upon the trustees nt the meeting Haturdayj '1, Reinstatement of freshmen and sophomore classmen, alone;- with Cadet Cropland, of the freshmen class, with out punishment. 2, Investigation of certain disciplin ary actions. 1 2. That a student representative he allowed to sit i with the disciplinary committee of the faculty and have all rights of faculty members of the com tnlttee. 4. That open trial of cadets be or dered. . !' - . . . (, That the accused student have a counsellor, who Is to be a member of the faculty, and who Is to be selected by the accused j - Hemedr Pr Crlevsnee, That the following petty griev ances of students be investigated and remedied: (a) mess hail; b) excessive punishment for cadets who return but a few roinste late on permits; (c) ex cessive demerits for trivial offenses. , Should the above demands be not granted, representatives of the junior and senior classmen, stated today, the tipper classmen wll remain away from the institution tintll conditions at the college have been! remedied.- . TO DEVISE MEANS FOR PROMOTION OF MERCHANT MARINE Jfew Bern To Hold Great Meet ing For Purpose On March 22. , large Nnmber Of People, In- eluding Many Children, , ' ' Are Injured. Springfield, .lo rarch 1LTen per sons are Known to be dead, one report ed dead, and eight injured as the re sult of a tornado welch: swept through, the valley of Turkey. Creek, near Bran son and IXollister, in Taney county to day. ; Eeven' dead are smalt children-" Four of William Box's children were killed and bis brother lost three chil dren. The wivea f both men received injuries from which it la believed they cannot recover. r ' Vv. ' ' ;-. Wmc. Killed fatlfy. . v - Mrs. Alva Howard and cTUW. living at Melva were killed instantly. Wil liam Jackson, living five miles south east of Branson -was reported . to have ben killed. A sister of Jackson was seriously injured. v John Gross and his wife, living on a farm near Oasis, north, of Eronson, were blown away with their home and no trace has been found'of either the ' home or its occupants. ' ? Rod ee war Mankay , was carrlea f 1,09 feet from his home at Mel va, -and when he regained consciousness on the opposite bank of Turkey Creek he saw his young brother. William, struggling In the water lie was too weak to give aid.- Later the body of -the brother was recoverd downstream. The storm was not confined to Melva. Reports of homes carried away, build ings destroyed and children, injured continued to pour Into the center of of the stricken area tonight. The storm district Included Klrbyville, Tarns yv ille; Mildred, Oasis, Forsyth, and Branson. - Effect mt he fftsrat Reports of usual. effects of the storm were numerous, A : work train of eight cars south of Branson and on which the wives of' six workmen lived. was moved two hundred feet down the track and the cars uncoupled,, but not one of the occupants w- hurt. The hotel at Melva was practically de molished while six women were seated near the fireplace. Bricks, plaster and splinters fell about the women. One was injured slightly. r TimiX PC.lSO.-VS KILLED . Nevada, Mo, irarch 1L Three per sons were killed and property damage estimated at fl,09 Involving every building In the business section of the city was sustained when a . tornado struck Nevada today! Tke three men killed were crushed when the upper walls and roof of the Nevada Trust company building was blown over on a smaller building- housing, a shoe shining stand . (f pedal The Star) V Washington, March li C. C. Klrk ipatrlck, representing the chamber of commerce of New' Bern, Is here mak ing Arrangements j for effecting a sort of confederation of the chambers of commerce within a radius of fifty miles of his city for the purpose of holding a joint meeting of these or ganizations at New Bern on March 22. The purpose of the meeting Is to de vise means for the promotion otf a merchant marine for that section and the! improvement reclamation of the waste landi there Senator Simmons, Henator Overman and numerous other distinguished men are to be invited to attend. The two principal speakers will be representative John II. Small, who 'speak on the; needs of, Improved - water transportation, and Carl Vroo man, who will dfscuss the land fea ture. The common purpose of ' the meeting Is to Improve conditions of that section by securing transporta tion facilities on the waterways to re lieve the people of. extortion. Incon venience and delays at the hands of the railroads, and into usa. TO TURKS ALONE Ottosian f GoTernnient ' Claims Armenians Attempted 5Ias "' sacre On Own Behalf 4 Constantinople, March , . The Turkish minister of forelen affairs. Safa Bey, today ditcuMsed the Mara a tragedy and the Cicillan , situaUonj with the Associated Press.- He em- ' phaticaUy denied r that there was an J organized massacre of Armenians but said that one or two hundred son-, combatants, Mnssnlmen, as well as ) Christians, had been killed or wounded. -,Ne Organised Ms ere The truth of the statement that there was no organized massacre - s evident," he continued, as . after the definite evacuation : of Marash, . calm was re-established and the Armenians! there, enjoy the protection of the very! persons they attacked with such. hatred. It was not an organized mas- sacre. The only purpose of the tribes which ' rushed to the - assistance of j Marash was to deliver their co-rellg-, tired to the suburbs, and, having re-i ceived reinforcements, resumed -bom- 4 bardmentiof the city, which was two-' thirds destroyed. Mussulman villages , suspected of having co-operated with the defenders, of Marash were snr-1; rounded by .Armenians, 'who committed massacres . wlthont .sparing, women or children. -"Since theseV happenings, the 1 habitants o f Marash have . been sur-, rounded and cut off from communica tion and have suffered the terrors of starvation. Great numbers have. died. 1 Evaeaurted Wltn the Frencn. ' "It must be remembered that of the? 20.000 Armenians in the Marash die- trict more than half of them evacuated with the French troops or left the city later. So it Is eroneous to attribute the diminution of their number to the Turks. In order to bring the truth to uht the Ottoman government has asked that an investigation be made on the spot by a mixed commission. 11 one were to believe tne representations circulated by- malovelen Individuals in an effort to make Turkey odious in Europe and to Influences the peace con ference, 20,OO Armenians were massa cred In Anatolia. .But there has been no offence against the Christian pop ulation in Asia Minor since the armls- ' tlce, except a. collision in tne region, or. Maxash' ;; v&x- r'.f ; IRISH HOME BULB T BILL TO BE AMENDED. FOOD HATES INCREASED. New Tork, March ltFrelght rates on foodstuffs shipped to England on British vessel have been Increased thirty cents a hundred pounds It was announced here today. SCHROEDER VILL HAKE ANOTHER TRY FOR WORLD'S ROOF Encountered Winds Blowing 300 Miles An Hour At 30,000 ;' ''Feet " to bring more land riERGER CASK CONTINUED. Chicago, March ) 11 Victor Berger and four other Hoclullst leaders, sen tenced on January 23 of . last . year to serve twenty ycarj sentences for draft obstruction, obtained another continu ance when tho case came up In the United States court of appeals today. - By agreement of j attorneys tho case was continued indefinitely. . New Tork, March llTrade winds, sweeping from west to east at 100 to 200 miles an hour, were discovered at 30,000 feet by Major R. W. Schroed er, army test pilot, at Dayton, Ohio, before he fell approximately five miles and landed without crushing after es tablishing an altitude record of 36,020 feet In a recent fight. He reported this discovery on his arrival here to day to attend the national aircraft show; - , m "At the peak of my climb, where I hung with slightly upward progress for fifteen minutes, I found the winds bldwing toward the east at the rate of 220 miles an hour,"- he said. "1 hau started thirty, miles west of Dayton, my machine had a speed of. 100 miles an hour, and as I steered westward T was literally traveling backward 120 miles an hour, or two miles a minute. exactly what the roof of the wona really is. 1 1 think It possible to, eo much higher than 48,000 'feet, which scientists believe Is the ultimate cell ing of the world. But I believe It to be a question of fuel supply." Major Bchroeder eald that' after his month's furlough was granted him to recover from effects of 5 freezing and carbon monoxide polsonlnir suffered when his oxygen supply tailed him he would : make another aerial explora tion. He added he Intended rigging up a pilot's "cage" into which oxygen could be pumped. ; HENRY A. SAMI'XON DEAD. 1 Richmond, , Va March 11, Henry A. Fampson, veteran newspaper man and poet, died at his home here tonight af ter an illness of several months. He was a great-grandson of Patrick Henry "and was born in Now York. ' UEFERRICD TO COMMITTEE Ports, March 11. -A bill Introduced in tho charrher of deputies today by the government: re-establishing rela tionstlons betwee France and the Vatic, n was referred to the finance and foreign committee. . , NATIONAL CONPEIlKWru! COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION ewaMessMW (Continued from Page One) of the Women committee of council of national defense. ; - i In the communication which Mr. Lane addressed to thnsA nrptinu,ti...' Which include tha UmarlAn f...i oMabor, the United States chamber of rommerce, the national conference of erlel work, and the state chairman of tho women's committees nt th ..n , pf defense, he states his belief that Uemoeratlo community, organisation by neighborhood units offers the only pos- Ultle DftHlS UDOn Which, "thm. nrAV,U. which are cauelng'ulvlslon amrfngst us .i cQnsiaerea Dy the whole people from the vantasra ermtni t v.-- mon Interests Instead of In head-on as separate groups." - London, March- Herbert H. As qulth. member for Paisley, has given notice In the house of commons of the following amendment to the Irish home rule bill: , V .-' The house declines to proceed with a measure which Is acceptable to no section of the Irish nation, which .de nies national unity by setting up (two legislatures and '"-executives' wlthVeo ordlnate pjwersand' which - would .In definitely ; postpone the establishment of a "parliament-for Ireland." - . SITUATION LABOR IS BIGGESTISSUE IN AMERICAN LIFE Senator Cumtnins Says It : Will ' - Supercede in Approchins: Campaign. , 1 1 - ... ANTE-XALOON BANEBAU . : - II JACKSONVILLE TODAY. New York, March 11. The opening contest In the annual ante-season in terleague games between the baseball teams of the major circuits will b played In Jacksonville, Fla., tomorrow, weather permitting, when th tttsw York Americans and the Brooklyn tionais meet inv the nritt matfth ol ft long series. Other comblnatldfif will quickly follow suit and by th fnJddm of the month more than half ot , th teams composing the Ntl6fl! ; Aflrt Amerlcnn Leagues V 111 be ngfd in these pre-6ttons gam, f . . . - 3. UP TO SUCIIKTA ItV ItAfClSft. Washington. March 11 Without record-vote the house today refused to amend the army reorganization bill so as to make fleneml 1'ershlng the permanent chief of staff. In dolnff o It approved the section permitting ths secretary of war to make the selection. f'NKW YOItlCKCllW WIW OAMI3 Atlanta, Oa.. Mareh 11 The New York university team put " the title holding Los Angeles Athletic club five out of the running. In ; the f national basketball tournament of the American amateur athletlo union hero today, de feating the Calif ornlnns SB to 22. . VATICAW JHSVKH DEMAL ' ' Home, March 8 Th Vatican has Issued a denial of a report that the Holy - See Is favoring a union 'of Ba varia with Australia and . the , other Oerraan Catholic states with a view to IsoMtlng Itussla-. Chicago; TIarcb; 11-Tbe covenant of the league of nations and other International , relationships 'cannot compare in importance with the re lation, present' and prospective, of the government-to labor 1 industry. Sen ator A. B. Cummins, of Iowa, said to night In ,an address before the Na tional Petroleum congress. - As to Foreign Relations ' . "Unless the people . of the United States, who work for atf living, are well disposed towards American Insti tutions, unless they are enabled through the compensation for " their labor to become good citizens, devoted to their country and willing: to de fend It. . our . . foreign, relations will speedily disappear," Senator Cummins said. "I' venture th,e prediction that the Issue of the oncoming . political campaign, the issue which will chiefly determine political affiliations, will concern, the relation of the govern ment to labor. , , , i ."Events like the coal strike have borne In upon , me an abiding convic tion1 that the day of the strike in the agencies of transportation and in the basic industries of the .countries has passed forever. . .This is pot said with any want of sympathy In the great case for which labor receiving its Just share in the division between capital and labor but there , must be In the very nature, of things some, bet ter way to determine the division than through the strike, fMf ;fNfffI Jostle w "H ff.me that the govern fnfmt Hfmt tfcdr!akrJ'wlth'jrespect to ifftmmfUlUm tn4 ? certain basio in 4urttlet lh-4ftsk ol eompelllnr Jus tin ie Wsfi Wdfkers and of.adjudi eMlfiii in fir tfibunal the disputes whlelf f letwft employers and tHWiWtit i Must deelsre when oocas km fif wfc wsits ehsii; be paid d th fklfttf ondltloni - f which gftgti it Hut hls is net all. . in tbfi whleh the publie In- ifest welff and f-f ft taction require govi-fflftiental Jttfidlet6fl the govern frfit tfltit, not t-only adjudicate the ofitfvr hut it must enforce Its decision." - ' , JllSSliaiAWII JAT AlWNIl . ' Washington, March 11 Ambassador jusseranu, wno hh, oeen. invited ho Hepresentative Steadman o attend the: memorial swrirjt wi me American le sion at Greensboro, Sunday, March ei has declined, stating that official duties would prevent his 'attendance. The oc casion will -oe tne - presentation ' of French memorial diplomas rto the next of kin of those- who died in the world war. : ;-'-?::'-,: tvv 4-.: :; BESEIGED' BY TIII3 TtlRKS. London, March li. zeitun; Humlt and var.ous ; other Armenian villages in Sicilla have Deen peoeigea oy Turk, if hands- for 4 the last ten days. as. cording-' to dispatches 7re6elvedfrom diolomatlc- sources i-way rne v dig catches say f the -j Armenians thus far nave been able to dereni inemselves. liltate life -.-'- T'..' A' 13: f oeci als Spring Styles Newest In - There is so much' individuality and charm to these new.hats that if s hard to say which pleases most, and all at popular prices. ... . . Shiny Straws, Batavia Cloth, Patent Leather, Porcupine Feather All colors in georgette and plenty of hat frames to make your hat to match any dress or suit. . ;; Spring Coat SUITS All-wool serge suits, all-wool poplin or trlcn. tines are included among the new styles in Tuxeco effects or notch collars and with trimmings of . silk braid, buttons and stitchings. The linings are plain or flowered silks. They are in size3 fro: 15 . up. to stouts' size 51. - lures 5 Exceptional Bargains In Silk And Serge - : : . : . One well-filled rack of dresses have been reducedf or, this Friday and Saturday selling. 1 Taffetas; georgettes: and serge dresses, values up to $39.00 will be fT QK sold at the special price of ... .. ... tP-L I 9UO Come early and get your pick. No approvals, no C. 0. D ,V' - : , . Alterations Extrat ' " New Shipment of the Prettiest Georgette ; Waists At Special PricesPercales In Never before have we had a prettier line and a better assort ment. They, are priced at -. y-: - . : t 39c45c 4 7. SALE Of BOYS' PANTS Boys' pants, sizes 6 'to 15. "A pair V.?:-J;YfV. . 98c Qood, heavyikhaki Knickerbocker boys' pants. i-ACh A pair..... . . .vV.V..;..ii;.; .;;;4'"iiV;vX4l0' .sr.. FELT BEDROOM SLIPPERS Special Por Monday; ; : 1 Men's cocoa -bottom "slippers. : : V- y v - pair . . m . . . - - .", Men's leather sole slippers A pair . 79 c :$l.25. Ladies' cocoa sole bedroom slippers. - f 7 : - JQq Ladies' leather sole slippers. A pair Children's slippers. A'pair ........ . 48c and up , S-4 Sheeting 5-4 unbleached sheeting Per yard ........... 5-4 bleached sheeting, Per yard Special 48c 1 sneeung. , -. . rf OdC -27?mch Dress Ginghams per yard 35c 27-irich blouse cheviots in plain blue and stripes, A , good, heavy durable cloth. Per yard 4U C 27-inch service plaid dress ginghams, pretty qa designs for children's dresses. Per yard OiC .... 48 c 25c 'designs. ) 25c 27-inch Amoskeagbaby check dress ginghams, - m pmk and blue. Per yard 36-inch scrim with plain and fancy borders; big special, at per yard . . . . - - . - -. . Cretonnes in all the latest shades and 'designs. The price starts at, per yard 36-inch soft finish longcloth. Sold by the yard, at ......... . Gray Shce Sale A' 5:h!?!'. $8,48 Three Lots of Gray Ladies' Shoes Reduced to Less - Than Cost . Fine battleship gray, nine-inch boot, Louis heel, welt, $11.50 value, to go. at . 10-incH battleship gray boot, medium heighth, &A QQ - rubber heel, value $7.00. ; Sale price JPflwtO Nine-inch battleship) gray boot, low heel, cloth Q 'QQ . top, value $6.00. Sale price . . . . . . . t)Jss70 SHOE SOLES; ALL SIZES, 15c Good leather soles, worth 25c a pair. 1 Special a-pair n;. ........... I . ........ ...... IDC ; One-pound can talcum Airfoot, extra fine quality, per pound can v.. .. .; ,. . . . . tra fine quality, 2 5 C mm mm --: s J. . .. ' t . CashtDepa rtment BBTORE - Where Smart Styles Meet Moderate Prires " 28-30 S. Front St, . ; , , ' . 28-0 S. Front St. YOUNG CONSULTS " WOMEN DEPUTIES Insurance Commissioner Holds Important Conference In His ; Offlce In Raleigh, f , (Special to The Star.) ; ; Itttleiuh March 11. COmmtusIoner Young yesterday held a 'oonferiBnceat the state.: insurance offices with the lady 'deputy 'commissioners,'' who "are engraved in that department relatin to fire waste, and. who spend niuch of their ". lecturing, 6 X irgranizing: , safety leagues tL' Women's : clubs, and at schools. j . . . -Present at the conference. were the following representatives of the insur ance department:- . ' . Mesdames John S. Cunlngham, Dur ham ; W. K. Hollowell, Fayetteville; J. T. Aldewnan, Henderson ;J. G. Fearing-, Elizabeth City; Olivia B.' Webster, Sal isbury and Miss Evelyn-jLee, Hickory. ; I Also here - for the ' 'conference ' was Mrs. H. Chase, of the University at Chapel Hill. Mrs. Chase, as chairman of the el-Vic's department of the stale federation; of women's clubs, elves every aid possible to, this work of fire1"1 prevention, ana ner. interest is At much encouragement to the official workers. -.-.'W , A' - ' ' NAMED MINISTER TO.GElMfAIVY Rome, March X0.-SIffnor De Mar ti no, former i. secretary-general of the foreign ministry, has been appointed Italian 'minister to Germany. r ; Board Of Health Wants To Rid ; ; Department Of City Incinerator TC::or5e. th? clty; incinerator CAROLINA WOMAN DENIED PERMIT TO JOIN HER FIANCE 5 Kss Ambler, Of Winston-Salem, CanY Get; Passports To' ; ; ? Europe.:'' fAm uA --- uv.i.jr. incinerator 2? ma? 5k 9ar 0f nealth wl Probably Hi Si - by officls of the department ii1 t.he consolidation of ' the -citv tS0oD al t of the legisl. matte2?oW W PT, ln sanitary and vested-i-f h?d8 of city council health? th iL r new board of health d," "nnual buiset of the Officials - of -the!- department contend the incinerator; should be placed under the direction of some other department of. the city government. ; .Cv. -f ?- . ? .Other objections to the present - sys tem Is raised by reason of the fact that. the Jncinerator, purely a city adjuncts Is now; maintained by ; . a,: ; board that draws - its support front" both city and county..-- -....x ; ... V,,; .. . i V Proposed to attach the city. Plumbing ; inspector, to the city water, department. - : v-. , . ; (Special to' The star.) ' ''v' ' '.' ' .Washington, March 11.-Though U had -'been indicated 'that, Missi-May Morris Ambler.' ,of ' Winston-Salem, would t not; be : permitted .to enter , the sector in Germany occupied .by v the Americans for the purpose of marrying Lieutenant; Garrity. " stationed at cpen dord, SenatorOver-aan today made ah urgent appeal In behalf of the youne couple to General1 March; 7 . ' He .told how,Vthe young: 'lady ; had eervedfaithfully and loyally her coun lry,f,8 a nurse. 'with' the ''Americanex peditionary -forces' anA thA : corddeerved especial consideration 'at- rGeneral March: how vr' ate. -v He replied,. Vdenying .Senator Overman's reijuest, "as' folio wsS; . "A you were? advised, the command ing general 'reported adversely not to permit the fianee of Lieutenant Garrity to come - over owing to crowded con ditions there," and I: would. Inform you In . addition that reports which I have .received, Jndicatethat American wo men who were- permitted to go overtM join. their husbands were unable live i with them in the American sector but have had to seek Tiomes at.disu-' points- like Brussels and Antweff "where 'they . are living under difficaJ conditions. " - ' "i tKink it Is a matter of kindne? to- lAantenant fiarritv'a fiance the 'vTirHtlon rennrtptl hv (General A len that she should not eo. in afldi to its ..being "necessary to sustain recommendations of the command eeneral on the eround. who is p?riec , in i', familiar-case." with,' all the facts San Dieeoi Calif.. March 11. 1 A. O A C .1 with' D rv: Orr n fpdprnl officii". reported, he found her at Tia, J"1 Mexico,.: with ; assistance of iie j.. authorities, and tnat she was acc ' panylng' him to San Francisco w'11 ' 'yr,---'-j'sr "i'1. ' - Tler.' former 3Vtrsir D.empsey -to' have received letrs from the P llistvthrowing'JIghi on charges resulted ..itt,v Dempsey's . recent "v ment'Jor alleged draft evasion. ? : ,:v MESOPOTAMIA A , STAT London, 1 March 13, An assembly l v pill j -nine . iucBUviauu'i ' 11 flow; sitting-lii; Damascus will prp6 . form a lolnt c-overnment with - J ..j : Vi.- r rrxA a brO"" . . ' . . A . . T i ll oi . prince . Jfeisav oi , tne nwj- coraing va me iany v" respondent.. - - .)