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1 . The Weather Wilmington's Only Leased tVire Associated Press Newspaper Probably local thunder showers Fri day and Saturday; not much change Mi temperature.' -; ;:; ..7;.-. vy ;;- Stage of river at; Fayettevtlle at 8 a. m. yesterday, 6 feet, 4 Inches. " VOL. CVIIvNp. 81. WILMINGTON, N C, FRIDAY MORNING, 3VIAY 27, 1921. . OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. ""ti 1 1- II "N ' 1 " ' . ' '' FINANCIAL MINDS HELP PRESIDENT SOLVE BIG INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS inferences With Financiers at White House Concern Loans to Other Countries ADVISORS BIG MEN Go Into Details of Certain Loans Which Mayjbe Spent With ' Opposition W ASHINGTON, May 2 P.- On "open ing of the financial minds" has been inaugurated by President Harding and his advisors as a means of considering the nation's industrial outlook with particular reference to the question of extending further loans ' of "American capital to foreign governments. ; - Some of the most prominent figures in American finance and industry, al ready have given the President the benefit of their judgment on specific programs affecting the financial world, and others are to be called -to the white house to consult on ways and meaDS to stabilize conditions; tnd hasten "the return to normalcy." .? The foundation for a series of dis cussions on these subjects was laid at a white house dinner last nighty the significance and detail of which 'be came known today for the first time. With Secretary Mellon, of the treas ury, and Secretary Hoover, of the com merce department, the President " had as his guests for the occasion. J. P. Morgan, Paul Warburg, and a half dozen other men of great, influence and power in financial circles. Whether to encourage further loans of private American capital r.o , xor eign governments was one of the quesf ' tions most seriously considered, with most of the financiers arguing 'hat such extensions of credit presented the most practical means to place" foreign finances on a sound basis once more and thus to improve the field for American exports. ' - ": - Some of the bankers, it was said, ex pressed concern over the possibility of funds raised in this country by for eign bond issues being used to buy the products of other foreign coun tries. The belief was advances that use &f American money in such a. man ner would resuit unfavorably to do mestic industry, especially farming; On the other hand, it-was pointed out in some quarters, that purchase of Argentine wheat by foreign ..buyers with-money borrowed in this country, for example, would assist-that Coun try's business and the , money would eventually find its way back; into the United States in tradeB between . thesa nations. - . - j Administration officials,, however, discounted reports that - American money was to be used to any extent in financing market by foreign ;" buyers. Most of the funds to be raised here,, it was asserted, would "be -used-to retire or fund existing government Indebted ness here. ' - ' .; : For luncheon today Mr. Harding-had as his guest Charles M. Schwab, who advised particularly regarding ithe shipping problem. The names of those to be summoned to the v white ' house later were not revealed. . VI' . J 5 FIX LOCATION OF NEW PEE DEE RIVER BRIDGE Will Span Stream at Mars Bluff Ferry I (Special to The Star) ; FLORENCE, S. C, May 26. Daylight broke for the Pee Dee river. bridge this afternoon when the bridge commission expressed its preference for the loca tion of the proposed bridge at Mars Bluff Ferry, or within 3,500 feet above it, and instructed the state highway de apartment to proceed with the prepara tion of plans and specifications for-the construction of a bridge at 'the point named. ; . - . - . The decision of the Pee Dee bridge commission was reached after an ex ecutive session lasting for more than an hour, it has met with the general approval of the citizens' of MarionDil lon, Florence and other counties who ere present when it was announced, a'l of them favoring "the 'placing of the bridge below the -railroad. Cr '-'' The meeting today was called for the purpose of untangling the Pee vDee bridge site question and " appears - to nave had a happy ending for all. con-. . ce"ied. . ; v Senator Arthur Young of , Charles ton and R. g. Rhett, chairman:; of the state hishway commission, stated at the outset of the meeting that the set tlement of the question -was one that should be left to Florence and Marlon unties as being most concerned tn a' nnancial way. "it is not an engineering qst.on." they declared. - ; ,r was suggested that the bridge commission set tmrethsr - on AniAa upon the location it wanted and -then the matter of federal aid.up1 with "e proper authorities.. This is exactly at was done at the meeting today, p , TEGRo "TATER" DIGGERS STRIKE ttc (sPe"lal to The Star) tatn ASH1XQTON, May. 26 Negro po 1oh. flckers at Aurora have quit their rau n, the hoJe f forcing farmers to The pay reduced from last year's, rat gIowers recently agreed upon a wnrt 10 cents a barel. The pickers strn ld for this a few days and" then are Aurora reports say'. 200 men A nWaKted to take the etrikersV places, thu r of nesroes have gone from Bhfn y to take work. Aurora Is the n pping point fQr one of the largest Q prducing sections in the country. Drprr 0118X0518 HOUSE BITRNS of thf X May 26 The destruction 3 o'rinUS8 hous was 'completed at Poi k thls afternoon -when the- cu C Wk ftwer -col- Do'a 1 "&uxs Jll iup OI IJH9 CU- Kt'H stanrt luO Blwu puiars. FRENCH SOLONS VOTE fOR SILESIAN STAND PARIS, May 3e-(Bt Associated : FreM), The chamber of deputies today Indorsed the . government policy on ; German . reparations - pay ments by the substantial majority of 419 against 171, . -V V : This followed a three ' days de bate In which Premier Briand ehainpioned the grovernment's at titude on the Sllesian and other im portant foreign questions. '; The first part of the order of the day declaring that the London nltl matnm offered the , minimum - Indis pensable guarantees vras tvoted 403 to 163 the second. Implying . con fidence In the ' government to lm pose disarmament, f nil payment and the Immediate application of penal ties In case of evasion by Germany, was adopted, ? 390 to 162. 1 The tote on the order of the' day as a vrhole, was 41 to 171. BLAIR IS CONFIRMED AS REVERE CHIEF OVER OPPOSITION OF HIRAM Winstoh-Salem Man- Finally Named by Vote of 59 to 19 Takes Up Duties FOUGHT TO LAST California Senator Had1 Sone Supporters,. Among Them v '. Being Tom Watson WASHINGTON. May 26. The nomi nation of David H. Blair of Winston- Salem, ? N. C., to , be internal ' revenue . commissioner' was confirmed today by 1 the senate over the opposition of Sen ator - Johnson, Republican, California, and others. ' ' The vote was 59 to 15. Blair's oppo nents included seven Republicans and eight Democrats. v " " , Senator Johnson made his final fight in an executive session of the senate but was voted down after sharp ; de bate. '"':'.."- . . ' ' ' ; , . " Mr. Blair's " confirmation fills '-tiiTfa-cahcy In - the' officer of internal" revenue commissioner, which; has- existed -.fori fortnight, ' with Secretary Mellon- act ing In the Interim. Many important affairs,- including prohibition rulings, await action by thcnew commissioner. Several Republicans and a large part of .the Democratic senate membership Joined 1 In ; opposing Mr. Blair,- against 'whom charges werer-brought by Senator Johnson. -He accused Mr. Blair, of hav ing violated the North Carolina s pri mary -law as a delegate at .the Chicago Republican convention last June tby falling to support the California sena tor, . who. was high in North Carolina's preferencei primary. Senator .Johnson also con.tehded. that , Mr. Blair was dlsr qualified because Income appeals of the nominee's relatives were pending for action before the internal revenue bu reau. Both charges were denied at re cent, hearings before the senate finance committee, which .. recommended con firmation.:. " y , '' The opponents of Mr. Blair, it was said, included the following: ' Borah. Johnson, Jones of Washing ton, Kenyon, Ladd, Lafollette, Nor beek, and Norrls, Republicans and Ashurst," Harris, Harrison, Reed, Shep- pard, Walcott and Watson of -Georgia, Democrats. ' ' ' ' - cBesides a multitude of tax matters which have been held In abeyance dur ing - the past weeks - many, important prohibition questions await settlement by the new commissioner, .treasury of iiclala said today. ' ; " . Foremost of the liquor - problems Is the issuance,; of regulations covering theJ'xise of beer for medical purposes under the. opinion rendered by Former Attorney-General Palmer .on. March 2. These regulations,; It Is said, have been prepared; and await, the study a.nd ap-. proyal 'i of the commissioner. -In A this connection, it was . explained, 'Mr. Blair must decide whether all brewersishall be permitted to put beer, on the market, for medicinal purposes or only certain breweries under special; permit, . . v. . Another rule regarding medical use of .- alcohol awaiting the attention of the commissioner, It was said, is Issu ance of regulations lifting the "limit from '. the number of prescriptions a physician may Write for whiskey. TJh"r der -' the same . opinion , handed 'down' by Mr: Palmer, i official s declared it was held" that the bureau, had no right to fix the arbitrary: limit of 4 X00 prescrip tions in 90' days,-now ; in force. New regulations' : have?-been ' drafted tenta tively In this connection,, it was' added, f One of the most delicate prohibition decisions Mr. Blair will be called upon to make; xflioIa-ls asserted, is in con nection with sacramental wine. Under the rules, it was saidr wholesale liquor dealers have been forblddeii .to .do. busl-. ness and churches are required to ob tain : wine for sacramental purposes from wholesale druggists. ; ? . . ' Protest has been entered by religi ous bodies, officials said, on the" ground that' the churches could not obtain wines of 'i standard quality ; from the druggists. The churchmen. contended, it was explained, that wholesale' liquor dealers who confine their business I to supplying" sacramental wine to- religi ous organizations- should be exempted from the bureau's ban, so that the churches may obtain the. proper; wines for services,.- ...-. -.- BRITISH GO INTO SILESIA , 1 LONDON, May 26. FOUf . battalions of British troops began .v to,, advance from the Rhine to Upper Silesia, today and the transfer is expected to, ba com pleted by the end of the .week.,,; The war office. announced this evening ; that two battalions also would b6 sent from Er gland, making six battalions in all riiRTiaf hhed - to . reinforce ; tne" -aiued troops 'already In Upper' Silesia.' " ? 1 ; PRESBYTERI AMS DEVOTI KINAL HOURS TO ST )( i,1S Various. Mission L 0 yhditures Approved Work ofSouth ,ern Church Outlined WOMEN AND BIBLE Book . Used in ; Northern Assem bly to Govern' Activity of Women ' ST. LOUIS, May 26.- A campaign for a relief fund of $75,000 to be spent 1 in France, Belgium and Czechoslovakia I in the next year, was indorsed at the, ! I closing ' session of the Gist' assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church here this afternoon. .The recommenda tion came from commttte on Prot estant relief in Europe. France and Belgium ' will receive $65,000 under the proposed 'plan for apportionment, and the remaining $10, 000 will go to Czechoslovakia. The assembly also forwarded to its various synods a resolution that Oc tober 31, which Thas been designated as "reformation day," be set aside for a collection for relief work among the Protestant forces of Europe. The American relief fund ' also . was in dorsed. - ' : Another financial proposition endors ed by" the" assembly was an appropria tion to supplement the salaries of each of, the denomination's army and navy chaplains, $S00 In the next year. j r The assembly adopted .a resolution commending the Boy Scout movement as a -useful organization for training boys when under the. control', of the churches. . Opposition ,to the proposal developed from Hhe assertion of com missioners who contended., that the scouts - continued ; their activities on Sunday.-. -' t :' ' ' .;' ; : - - . ' After approving a report to enlarge the duties of women in assisting idea cons, the assembly -tabled' a resolution providing for the appointment, of wo men to act in an advisory capacity on the - executive committees.; It was In dicated the main objection to consider ing the proposal' arose because it was presented near the close of .the . as sembly when many of the commission ers had gone home,, opponents arguing fuller representation was .desirable in handling the matter. ..- . ' . -, ; i SfEETINq. 0LJiORTHER,?r .CHURCH " ' ALSO COMES TO CONCLUSION" . WINONA LAKE..fTnd., May 26. The ttSr& "general w assembly ioT . the- Pres byterian church was formally dissolved tonight by the moderator, Dr. Henry P. Swearingen.of St.-Paul, 'Minn,. The assembly has been in session here since May; 19.-; - -V-; ' ' ; ' ' Scriptural quotations were passed back - and forth; today as the commis sioner to--"the - 133rd general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the U. -S. A,, attempted to establish how much of ' a part women are to be given in economical government, A decision was finally reached to1 allow the Pres byteries of the chUTch to take a refer endum vote on th question of allowing women . to act as deacons. . The vote will - be reported - at the next general assembly. - - -, ... ,The proposals that ' women be per mitted - to. ' fill the office of deacon brought a protest from-. Rev. Abraham La them of Chester, Penn. He quoted from the. book of Acts in which he said the'twelve Apostles in calling for the appointment of deacons gave this in junction to the Disciples. - - "Look ye out, therefore, brethern from among seven men of good report; full of ' the-spirit and wisdom whom you may. appoint oyer this business." "We have .this for our guard, breth ren," declared .. Rev. Lathem,' and I believe that -we should stick pretty close to the Good Book." A generous round of applause greets ed this quotation; but immediately there was a cjounter - quotation from a commissioner, who found his inspira tion in the Book. of Roman. He quoted: "I command untQ you,- Phoeba, our sister.", who-is a deaconess of the church that is at Censchreae- that ye received her-in the -Lord, worthily of the saints, and that ye assist - her in whatsoever matter-she may need of you. For she herself also hath . been the helper of may. ana 01 mine own sen. . ;'. "Cheers -greeted the quotations and a tribute ;by Rev. David Hfughes,' of. Bal timore, to tne aeaconess or nis cnurch, bro-ught- ringing shouts of applause. The, assembly today completed con sideration- of all reports of -standing committees. One vof the : last reports consldertd i.was , that, of the board of foreign, missions, presented by Robert H. Sperry,1 secretary. ;,-; ..' In ' adopting, the report, ' resolutions were passed : asking the United States government to find ;ways and means to prevent transferror liquor from this country to - non-Christian lands. v V; ; Considerable progress has been made .during the past yar . In providing manses ,for .pastors, the s board of church "erection reported '.today; ELON TO ELIMINATE ALL -ITS PREPARATORY. DEPARTMENT ' ' ' ' CSpeclal to.: The Star) I '. . ELON " COLLEGE, May 26. It was OF FINANCIAL PRP r. learned ion f the hill today that, during'lbrought out the. great needs of the the - recent - session of the board ' of trustees, of , Elon' college, held at com mencement, .action' was taken; to elim inate - the preparatory t department ; en tirely. At the last session of the board a ; year ago one-half of ;the .preparatory, work was eliminated, and at this meet ing the remainder was eliminated 'so that when the college opens next fall for the- 'first, time in , its history it. will have only college students on the cam pus. v t Q. A.: Brown, - of .Saxapahaw," was elected' captain of,, the 1922, baseball team Captain prown has been a- fa vorite among fhls i team -mates ' during his baseball, career here, and- has been one of the most dependable fielders, as well as a heavy hitter at the bat, on the team, . 4-nd his election ; to. the cap taincy this year , was not a surprise. Practically : all the j members of . this year's nine will be- back next year,' and the students - are looking - forward to ah extra' .fltroog team," next-year. President Harding Weeps Oyer Bier of 1 With bowed head and a solemnity dominated : by Impressive silence, President Harding recently' paid tribute to 5,lti soldier dead at Pier 4, HOboken, N. J. The; presidential smile was. succeeded by a look of. grief as the nation's chief delivered his address. As he spoke over the: coffins of th& heroes who died ln'foreign. lands, tears; fell -from his eyes. "It must not be again," he said of the war ln'an emo.tion-choiced voice.' .-. ' '"' ;'.'" - , ' STATE BANKERS FAVOR CO-OPERATIVE SELLING Several Important Items of Busi ness Transacted Officers Elected Invited Here " (Special to The Star) . GREENSBORO, -'Jdiy. 26. The' : elec tion of officers, passage of a' resolution accepting the lnvltatn: of ;the Co-op-e r a t ivef Jkfark et4 ns as soc iatioftt fto w be i ing"HrganizedIn this UtatC' attd "acou pie of addresses were the chief :actIvW lies of the . day's sessions here of the convention ot ' the . North ' : Carolina Bankers' ' association. The convention begun Tuesday evening, adjourned lata this afternoon. ; - .,- - y V- -.-- A. - M. Dumay; of Washington, was elected- president - of the , organization, being advanced from the v position of first vloe-presideht:. C. E. Brooks, Hen dersonville, was advanced from second to first vice-president J ohn D; ; Biggs, of Hendersonvllle, from . third 'to sec ond, and - S.- A..' Hubbard, ;Asheville, elected . third vice-president,'' defeating Henry A. Page, Jr., of Aberdeen, and Graham Andrews, Raleigh; T.'A. Uzzell, of New Bern, was re-elected secretary-treasurer.-, E x e c u t i v e. commiteemcn elected are: FJrst district,' D. E. Oglesv by, Farmville; third, H. "M. Cox, Mount Olive; fifth, F. . C. Boyles, Greensboro; seventh, R. Ij. Phillips. Rockingham; ninth, E. E. Jones, Charlotte; tenth, J. H. ' Klrkp'atr'lck,' Cahon'. 'Other 'com-' mitteemen hold over another year. , The resolution in -regard to. the J50- operative" marketing proposition" is to the effects that the association recog nizes that prosperity depends largely upon the farmer; r that present meth ods, of marketing the state's chief ag, ricultural products, are out of - date; that the association favors a more in telligent and -business-like method iOf marketingi and that its agricultural committee accept th Invitation of the co-operative people to, confer and co operate with them. 4. ' ' Y" "' Invitations were received ':- from" the chamber of commerce of Wilmington, speaking for the people of the city, and lrum iJUcWatcr tuwci v-uuivnuj . zon ing the association-to meet s next year at Wrightsville Beach- Leonard Tufts, of Pinehurst, sent ah invitation to meet there. The executive committee .will agree upon theipl&ce later. -; Upon the readipg of a letter from H. C. McQueen, of . Wilmington asking that the association act in the same way ; with Virginia x and South Carolina bankevs in 'the -proposed establishment of the, fifth federal reserve district ex port; corporation, the- association ; au thorized the new president to. proceed if he thinks advisable. v HORRY COUNTY,' METHODISTS ; DISCUSS NEEDS OF SCHOOLS rsneelal to The Star) I CONWA J, S. C.; May,25. A sub-dis-iftrict "set up" meeting of the Methodist pastors ana laymen 01 .jtiorry county was held at Conway Monday. , . Representatives from every' 'section of the county were present and a spirit of optimism was. expressed, as to . the outlook of " the educational campaign now on for the .schools and colleges jf the church. . "-T" ' - ' '--"-i- Rev. W.. I. Herbert, of Marion. church schools 'ijeing4' taken care .of. at this time. . v . Indorsement of the work of the home institution,' . the Horry Industrial .school and a . suggested list - of me morials., to" ask the,, friends of 4 the -in-? stitution to donate was adopted. . Among the list of specials which in dividuals and churches will be asked to direct to -. this institution - are the following: Two dormitory buildings, , : $25,000 each; one memorial, chapel, $ 10,000; eight- -memorial class - rooms),- $2,000 each; two memorial scientific depart ments and ..laboratories, . -$2,500 .- each; one memorial dihing room, $1,000; V-ne memorial kitchen, . $750; three indus trial department equipments, $1,500; farm,, $10,000; three memorial cottages, $3,500 . each. , ' ; The donors will -. have the '..right ' to place such tablets as ithey desire,, in dicating the person to .whom .the do nation is" a memorial. - - " - FAST SEABOARD TRAIN DERAILED BY. WRECKERS Attempt Made at Scotts Hill Wednesday Evening Two Men Injured . (Special, to The Star) FLORENCE. S. C. May 26. Train wreckers, are believed to haVe : been responsible for the v wre ek of Seaboard Scotts siding, near Florence, ilast iaigrht. The train man Into an open switch and the ' engine ' and- baggage car plowed through the earth- at the dead end of the switch for a distance of -150 feet without overturning, . , - ' . Eftgineer lver " Harmon leaped from his cab as, the ': engine l?ft the vrUs and struck? the ,groundrwit . terrible force.' " His ; right shoulder was dis located ; and' suffered an ' ugly gash i-n,. his forehead. Other portions of his , body were' severely bruised. Joe Jenkins, thes colored fireman alsO jump ed, and his' entire right side- is 'a mass of bruises,, but he Is not seriously hurti Both'-the "engineer and the fireman were hurried to the Florence infirmary and their injuries attended to. - None of the passengers ' on the - train were in-, jured ; although . they were. v rudely shaken. The wreck : occurred about 8 o'clock last night.' Engineer Harmon stated that" he i was running j a " few minutes late and , maintaining . a schedule- of -35. miles' an -hour. "Since reading in the papers during the Past several days of attempts to -wreck trains in . various v parts of the country I ' have been keeping a ; close lookout on my line" : said Engineer Harmon' at the . hospital today "but this is- - a - clear piece -of track with . only the one switch and I did not anticipate any trouble here." v -.V.-: 1? "The sign board on the- switch showed .. white, and it was afterward discovered that white paper ; had been pasted over the red - board . to indicate a. clear track. As I approached the switch I noticed that the -board; was clear and did - not slacken speed. . I was dumfpunded, therefore, 'when the engine -jerked into- :the open switch and had ho titne to slow down before it lefuthe ends of the rails and-plowed Into the' earth." . " : V' ; . J.---' .'I stayed 1 on , my - engine; until it left the 'rails 'tryirigto bring it to a stop. When it ,hit . the; ground, .however, ' "I realized that the "jig, was Up, and fearing- that the- engine - would 'turn over I made my escape by. jumping. The siding at this point is a short one." r- It is understood that oflTcials' of the Seaboard- railrbad will ; make k thorough Investigation Into ;'the cause of the wreck." "There Is" no 'doubt however, abo.u t . the. .fact ..that the '-. swi tch; had been tampered with , and thrown i open.. The - white paper; pasted : over 1 the" red sign ' board is" also mute 'testimony of the" work of train wreckers! ,. KINSTON COMMENCEMENT ON J (Special to The Star) . . KINSTON, , May 26.. Commencement exercises - of the Kinston schools were started Wednesday .-' night," when cer tificates Of promotion' were' given many pupils in the : grammar school. George V. Cowper delivered;; a., brief -address. The ' program will :&be . concluded " Fri day . nighty when Rev: . - Charles . -L. Read, pastor of ' the " Queen Street Methodist -church, will deliver - the ad- dress to"? the graduates of ' Grainger bjgh . .schOQU The . tatervening ;t!me will be taken - up vith class day exer cises and'others finals. OCRACOKE GETS DOCTOR . . Splal t& The -Star) - - ' 1 , ; JCINSTON May 26. The ?-telephone and hydroplane have sol veaoae prob lem for Ocracoke, .which is ' about as "far ' east" : as anyone - can -get - oh the South Atlantic coast- without usin a boat. -5 Doctors rprefer: not - to live' on Ocracoke for the reason that a .lucra tive practice, is impossible.' -The people are too . healthy . But occasionally a person ; does ' get ,' sick ; Recently .when anemergency of the kind arose a phy sician ; was ' called ; from Beaufort; by phone,' He arrived In -a -hy.dropiane in exactly t32 minutes. ; - t would v .haye taken a power Doai levwai - nours 10 make the trip. Such medical f service is expected .to be available .for . the several hundred .landlubbers who will spend the summer on the Island. . .v ; War Heroes - ' '- - - 1 ,;'-) - '. : : HARDING HOPES FUTURE MEANS LESS SACRIFICE Text of Presidents' Memorial ' Day Message toAmerican liegion Made Public t NEW YOR May : v 26. -President Harding in a Memorial day; message to the AmericanV. Legion, ' made' public tonight, expressed hope --that the fu ture !yeara ' would brin Aess., "need Hot btlonalaHficisa,; X;'-. ' ,:''' , , The message . follows! . . ,;- "Americans .; have , never been much given to . the. establishment of holidays and fete days. Perhaps our national life; has been so short, and r entirely within, so ..matter-of-fact . and practical a period - Of ;'the world's - history that we have been little .moved by. the sentiments that, such occasions Inspire. Yet, I think , no; nation has ever estab lished a national day" of consecration that represented ; a more, lofty . an en nobling sentiment .than does' our na tional Memorial day.; ' To . its observ ance we have brought the full meas ure of 1 sincere ' Yeyerence. and grati tude that a ; great people is ever to entertain for ; those -who . have made the great ' sacrifice In -Its , behalf. - "Memorial day; marks -our recogni tion of those who, . from i our' national beglnnings. have ;:deserVd.;.the most that (the nation' could glVe of grati tude and appreciation. "".tit 'reminds us that in every, generation, from Lex ington to the Argon ne' our-, valorous sons have well -deserved the highest tribute - that, av. natlori ;'f brtlf ed, der fended,, preservediv-tfo'uldf ' give to them. Whenever the dema-nd --has come, and wherever it mayhavo called the sons of (our proud. land, it. i4s -always -been answered. . .Though we ; have never been a militant or war-loving people, there has been1 jho time, when Ameri cans did , not rise" :vtp;the full measure of the' requlrem'eiiit' '' "which " national honor . and national IsaTety ' imposed upon them - W.hu:. national safety was the cause, the Response was always in sistent and decisive. , Wheif , civiliza tion summoneVi,4, and , bur sons were called - to other seas ; and ' Skies and soils we. saw the same. promptness, the same zeal the same devotion. "On this Memorial day . of- 1921, we stand, "I ' trust, very - close " to peace achieved,: to, safety Insured. May It be bur common .'aim and purpose that. In the - coming -years, Our nation's aim and,, policy ; shall . be directed ; to make certain that there shall be least heed for further sacrifices," greatest guaran tees . of ,.tthe stability, .the', permanence and the inspiring character of those institutions ' of c" liberty' to " which our nation has been dedicated" . v " MANY TO ATTEND UNION ' ' (S pvrlal to Tfce Star) KNSTON, . May 26 It ; is expected that several hundred delegates will at tend the sessions "of HoOkerton union, to5 convene- at Grifton ; Friday. The union Is the -most influential organiza tion, of churches .of the' Disciples of Christ in the southeast, taking its name from-Hookertbh, In Greene coun ty, but with: its-, largest church - and congregation In this city ..Rev. Bernard P. Smith, of Kinston,; Is the president. Many ministers and, laymen are on the program for addresses. Sunday, the concluding day, will ibe ; given over to devotional services and a session of the district societies of the Christian Wom an's board. of, missions. ,K' ... '. PROSECUTE KILLiERS OK WOOTEN ' 4 (Special jto Th Star). . KINSTON, - May 26. Counsel from this city' wiir go to -Florida shortly to assist. In 'the j)rosecution - of the alleged-slayer of -George-' Wooten, . for merlyr of ; this , -section, c Wooten, : who was prominently- connected here, was shot , to death In a rural neighborhood on- the -penlnkula severaf months ago, and a countryman, was arrested for the crime: " The iui-der"appeared,to be an unusually, brutal one, and the victim's body was badlyVus'ed: The trial is set for a-date 'early lii 'June ; : GIBRONS WINS 1 1 ISCRANTON.Pa.;. May .2.MIke Gib bons." St.!. Paul, - "middleweight, easily outpointed J Leo' Leonard, "Wilkesbarre, in a. ten-round bout here tonight. STATE FARM PRODUCTS DROP IN VALUE; SLACK MARKETING IS CAUSE Products of N. C. Farms Former: ly Ranked Fourth Among: States of the Nation NEW RANK SIXTH Old Clothes Proclamation Issued by Governor Morrison to Help Near East ; By JULE B. WARREN . .RALEGH, May 26. Due to lack of co-operative marketing facilities and the great drop in the prices of the money crops, North Carolina was . nosed out of fourth place in the value of agricultural products and this year drops to sixth place, according to a report made to the board of 'extension by Director B. W. Kllgore today. New York state goes to forth place . and California gets fifth position, with North Carolina as sixth In the list of states having large returns from Its investment in agriculture. , The great fruit crops of New York state, which were marketed before the drop in prices, and the large amount of dairy products of that state, which have suffered no great -decrease in price, gives the Empire state lead over North Carolina with its low priced cotton and tobacco. - Dr. Kll gore attributes the gain made by Cali fornia largely to the Improved market ing facilities which have been worked out in that state. The fruit crops of California, of course, have brought good prices, but these prices have been maintained because of the ability of' the co-operative marketing associations to prevent .markets being flooded with . fruits when they was no immediate sale for them.1 ' . "It - was Inevitable that we should feel in our agricultural work the ef fects of the reactions and readjustments now going on in the life of the' state and the nation, and while we ' have ' had a year full of results and services to the farm and farm home Interests of the state. It has, nevertheless, been one of our most difficult. If not the most ' difficult year of our work from the standpoint of administration, and cer tainly it has been from the standpoint of financing." declares . Dlre$t&r ' Kil- . gore In. his annual report." "Our foro , has. been considerably. 1 educed during the year by resignations and not fill ing places because of .lack of funds. The county, agents have been reduced from eighty to sixty; home agents from 60 to 52 and a number of specialists have been dropped from the different 1 groups." ' It has been one of . the most active years of the service. Reports from county agents show.' a total of 7,485 meetings at which agents and special ists ; spoke to more than 900,000 per sons. In carrying on their work mem"-, bers of .the extension service wrote 282.819 letters, mailed out 278,565 bull bulletins, and had 8,840 articles pub lished In newspapers and magazines. . Assistance was given to 153 communi ties in organizing farm and home In-, terests; i membership In 'these new organizations total 8,068. Reports show a total of 275 co-operative marketing organizations which did a business of) $830,626 during the year. , Demonstra tions In field crops were conducted ohi 10,421 farms and orchard demonstra-l . tions on 6,645 farms - containing 440,-' 806 trees. ; . - ' In addition to 'these activities tho agents of the service were called on' to aid In handling live stock, building dipping vats and treating sick animals, in giving expert advice to the farmers about fertilizers and seed and soil.. The reports show.that forty new silos were erected in the state - during the year, and while this number Is not large. It? ' shows an encouraging tendency of the: North Carolina farmer to invest In bet ter, type of farm buildings' and equip ment. There were 4,263 - new farm' buildings erected or improved under the advice and help of the. agents of the department, 1,954 light systems were installed and 189 telephone sys tems. Over twenty thousand acres of land were reclaimed - through the in stallation of 126 drainage systems. . xnrougn tne errorts of the home agents 27,651 new home gardens were planted last year, and home demon- stratlon clubs filled 1,509,773 containers ' with fruits and .vegetables, brined 63, 779 gallons of vegetables and dried 75,552 pounds of fruit and vegetables. Governor Cameron - Morrison today issued the following proclamation ask ing the people of North Carolina to co-operate with the committee in securing clothes for the near east re lief: . : "Whereas as Wednesday, June 1, has been set aside as a day In which the Near East relief will make a special ' appeal to the American people for old and worn clothing, for the use of the suffering nations in the Near East, it Is my hope that the men, women, and children of North Carolina will give their co-operation to this worthy cause. "It Is not asking mujh of up to give our discarded clothing to the suf fering people of. these, the most de vastated countries in all the world; and I am sure that no better use for these articles can be found, t Is little that is asked; and there should be few who cannot give something to this call. . . - . - : r ' .. "I earnestly appeal to all Christian ministers In our state to bring this matter to the attention of their con gregations, ; to the end that they may co-operate to the-fullest extent in this undertaking. I positive that If they are made acquainted with the existing need for help,: they will gladly and;' generously respond. "This movement for v helping ', the stricken inhabitants of Bible lands Is headed by Hon. Josephus Daniels, as . state chairman and has the approval and backing of., leading citizens throughout r our - great commonwealth. "Now therefore. ' L . Cameron Mor rison, governor of North , Carolina, do earnestly call upon the good people of North Carolina to give this call Vour Immediate attention- and co-operation, and to help tbe 'leaders in this move ment make It a great success." r , 1 r ; 'i ! 1 i I: ) ! !' 5 , I V V1 I" J v I'"
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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May 27, 1921, edition 1
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