I'ELERAM
lilt'
lie Veaiior
fair and Wumn Today;
Tbtuidershoweri Tomorrow.
LEAJD3 TUB WAY
. EVERYDAY" i
YOL. XIV,, NO. 19.
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, J ULY 14, 1919.
PRICE5CEN1;
F F
i 1 t r t i r . r -t r t -v r
IT
PRES. WILSON
ON PEACE PLANS
Senators King And Mc
Keller In Conference
With President -
NOT TO CONFER' WITH
SEN-ATE COMMITTEE
BOND
ELECTION
"WAITING AT THE GARDEN GATE "
NASH
BIG SUCCESS
There Is. Still A Lack 0
Definite Information As
To The Forthcoming Tour
Of .The Country, How
- ever
. Washington, July 11-President Wil
ion discussed the peace treaty at som
. length today with Senators King, Utah
and McKellar, Tennessee, Democrats,
who were among a half dozen whit
house callers. It is understood t ha
particular attention was given to th
Shantung situation and after the eon
, ference Senator King said he was con
vinced that eventually the situation
J .1 .t... ;t.l u ..... "... v
peared at the white house to urge ap
pointment of Albert McGinnis, a Salt
Lake City lawyer as minister
Bolivia. Both he and Senator McKe
ler Urged "that Meti'innis be given the
rank of ambassador and continued
the representative and ambassador to
Peru. lie ha been nominated as mm
ister to Guatemala and William E, Gon
, sales, minister to Cuba has been ap
pointed as ambassador to Peru. Th
xresiaent suenesiea 10 me senators
that they take the matter up with th
State Department while definite infor
mation regarding the itinerary -of th
forthcoming tour of the country was
. lacking today. Senator King said 1
' was his understanding the I'rcsidcu
' would speak in Utah.
rORElQN RELATIONS
COMMITTEE MEETS
Washington, July J4. The Senate
foreign Relations committee beginning
today, the consideration of the peace
treaty reported three minor regulations
bearing oa the Versailles negotiation
but took no action on the question -of
asking President Wilson to take part
la the Consideration tf committees
The resolution reported would iall upon
the. President and the stato department
for niformatioh regarding an alleee so
cret treaty bet ween Japan and Gcr
many,, regarding a protest said to have
been made by General Bit's, Secretary
Lansing "and Henry White against the
Shantung settlement; and why Cos:;i
-Bica ''was not permitted" to sign the
peace treaty.
VICTOR BLUE TO BE
ON RETIRED LIST
Chief Of. Bureau Of Navi
gation Is Urged For
Retirement
Washington, July 14. Rear Admiral
Victor Blue, chief of the bureau of
navigation, who has been ill for sevor
al months, has- been recommended for
retirement by a board of naval medical
offieera. Secretary Daniels announced
that Admiral Blue's successor would be
named as soon as President Wilson ap
proved the recommendation.
Admiral Blue, who is 54 years old is
undergoing treatment at the Great
Lakes naval station. A native of
Jvorth Carolina, he was appointed to
the naval academy in 188:) and was f
vanced 3 Doints in rank for extraord!
ary heroism in the Spanish-American
war. ..
Edgecombe Motor Company
Starts New Business Here
The Edgecombe Motor Company,
with Messrs. Van Edge and Van Tas
sel, as managers, opened, for business
at 263 North Main street on Saturday.
The company will do a general automo
bile business, and will maintain a ga
rage and electrical repair department,
and sales rooms for Jordan and Hupmo
bile ears. These gentlemen have as
sembled., a' staff of skilled mechanics,
and are in position to render, any ser
vice desired by autoists.
Mr. Edge is a well-known young man
of Becky Mount, and" ba had much ex
perience in the. automobile business.
Mr. Van Tassel" U frim Ohio and has
made his trome here for the .past sev
eral months. He has had many years
experience in electrical work, and will
Have activeeharge of the electrical re
pair department of the company. The
friends of these gentlemen will know
of the opening of their establishment
with interest, and will wish them Mtti
ees. - r -
Beside maintaining Show rooms and
service station for Jordan and Hupmo
bile ears, the company will do automo
bile and truck repair work of all kinds,
assuring all prompt and efficient ser
vice . -- .." , I
rmsny says she is ready to begin
r"T rs':-;' T "--rani. With a whim
Election Carried In Favor
Of Bond Issue By 312
Votes Majority'
ADVOCATES PLEASED
I- "M IT" 1
1,565 Votes Were Cast Tn
Favor Of The Issuance Of
Bonds To Meet Federal
Aid In Road Building And
For New Court House,
While 1,253 Votes Were
Cast Against Issue
The good roads and court houso bond
election Th-NaslTc6utyHatur day " was
carried by a majority of 312,' accord
ing "the the latest available reports
Thus the citizens of the county signi
fied their desire fur a system of good
roads and new court house building
and showed they were ready to push
Nash countyrf orward in the line of
progress, tnd pro-perity.- Reports show
1,565 votes east for the bond issue and
r253"- aga'fnst, -aialfUiig the' - m fjiority
312. . '. ' .
Advocates of, the bond iBsue were
highly pleased with, the result, which i
exceeded the expectations of many. It
is not thought that the county commia
sioner, win take into consideration the
registered voters of the county who did
not vote, but count only the votes cast;
Therefore, the majority of the ballots
were in favor cf the bond issue, and the
county commissioners will 'act in the
future with the assurance that the
people of the county approve of men!
ing federal aid in the construction am:
improvement of highways and of issu
ing bonds for the building of a new
court house, or the extensive remode:
ing of the present structure.. Bond
for meeting federal aid and state aid
in road building and for the construe
tion of a new court bouse are not to
led in exoena of one miHrmi
dollars. '------,-i.'
Several of the townthipsef the coun
ty voted largely against the issue, but
the big majorities piled Up in Hocky
Mount, Nashville, Re w Oak, Mennings,
Btoney Creek and' Griffins gave the
necessary ballon t,o make the election
go. in favor of the big bond issue. The
vote in the different townships follows
J or Bondw Against
Bsilcv .. S 1D
Coopers f7 1(12
Iter W
L
? L a 4V '
i a w -t:--v. y. -. i i-aF s mi
key V- - 'r-:;p :
MORAL BANKRUPTCY
IN PACKERS-CASE
Is Made Issue in the Bill
Before Congress to Con
- trol the Packers
w--i
ion
12
"Jt
2S.'i
14
2
74
71
306
147
30
1,565
-etr
142
17
no
42
27
16
65"
31
66
2S
32
1 (
1.253
eHs s
Kcrrells . .
rifliim i ........ .
Jacksons .........
Mannings
Nashville
Whitakera No 1.
NqWiitakers No. 2
Oak Level . ....
Red Oak
Rocky Mount .
Btoney ( reek
South Whitakers .,
Castalia
Total ..
Federal aid at the 'present time ha
been promi.-ed for the construction -of
hardsurface road from Rocky Mount
o Nashville, and this road will be the
first to receive attentinnJUhis roan
in time to como would be hard-surfac
ed all the way to the Franklin county
line via Sjiring "Uope-and Webb's Mill
This is part of the Coast to Capital
ighway. The construction of such a
road would make .Nashville easily ac
essible from the city and (icction, and
rom the nrst st,ep in putting ivasn
ounty well oh the way to a grcatei
future and greater prosperity. : As to
hat other roads would be benefited.
next has not been determined, tlow-
H'r, UiL' luiiuiiissionrrj at the Jirt
tme can issue Donas oniy ior meeting
federal aid and. cta!e aid in buildinir
the road froBP-Bbcky Mount to Nash
ville.
The success of. the election marks one
of tho hil events in the history of Nash
eounty. It demonstrated that the peo
le want to push Nash forward, and
that they believe a modern system of
highways is the only way to give Nas:i
eounty greater prosperity in the fu
tnre. The citizens of Nash county are
truly to be congratulated on the suc
cess of the bond election Saturday,
ssssfe? - a
- 'M ml
tun nit rV irm MilSfti Hiiiiii i num. ii.lTlii inn n ii'-" - f
What thouKlils must go through' the mind of Frcdci ick Willicliu
Hohenzalli'rn in this, his latest "picture," iw lie stands gazing over the
durden gate of his Wivt'ingrn retn'Ht. lVrhaps he is wi.iling for the
courier, to hriug him the word 1 liat pctifC is Bipuril pud lie tnity return
t Germany. ; Perhaps lie's wondering liow sinn they'll eome lor him
to stand trial for his part in the great war. ":
AVIATOR FORCED TO ' COMMISSIONERS ARE
STOP AT B AHLEBORO PLEASED WITH VOTE
Young Airman From Lang-'Special Meeting Held At
ley Field On Way To
Wilson
CASES IN COURT TODAY
The following cases were disposed or
this morning in municipaL.coiyt:
Hulda Brldgers was charged with an
assault with a deadly weapon and was
found not guilty. The defendant was
o charged with discharging firearms
within the city-limits and was i fined
10. .- -
Annie milh was found not guilty
on, a charge or- carrying a concealed
weapon.' J -
Cland' K. Bheann waa charged with
bandonment. The ease against the
defendant was nol prossed on condition
that be pay the prosecuting witness a
ipulcted sum each week and pay the
eosfi in the esse, 5. - .
John 8tringfield and Alex Hight were
harged with larceny. Stringfleld was.
ned f 12J50 and Hight had bis east
nol prossed- '
KUer the Kaiser is dead we shall ex
eet k etatement from some servant
llint he d:d ail the wood pawmj whu
X flviug lieiileimnt from Laugl ey
Field, Va-' whose unme- hua not been
learued, was forced to laud in a t-oru
Held on the farm ot it. . H. Mnllips,
ue:ir nattlehnri, -"ftutunlay atleiiuion,
because of ei'gmc-imiihli'.- -'I lie aiiinan
nnd a fellow aviator in uiimlicr plum-
wer? un thr-w wav fn.ra Laneley iirt-
to W-Hhou. In .makuig the landing the
plane"' was hlightly damaged, but. the
lieutenant e-fi-nped injury. -:Tlte other
ntrman proceeileii on hi- usuu liner as
certaining his eoinraite was nut hurt,
making the trip to t lie, V ilaun county
npital safely.
The two airmen followed the -No-fiii
liv ision tracks from angley - Field to
Rocky Mount. When they readied the
city they took the wrongciiiirae, follow
ng the norirrnoiiiitl tracks ul the A. l.
L., instead of going south, to wiisou
As the two Hyers pas-ed over yiu city
headed north': they ereuted iiiiich-ex
eitciiuuf,' larger crowds wateliiiigthem
When they had proceeded as- tar as fcn
field they realized Ihey were gomg n.
Xliewrong direction, and turned back
When they ueared Baltleboro' engine
trouble developed in one plant and the
aviator forced to make the lauding. 1 hi
other airmau circled about until hi) got
the signal that all was well, and then
proceedlivdn . to1 Wilson. lie passeu
over the city 1U Hat-unlay aftl'MoOu.
fhe damaged oil plane was packed on
a wagon this morning and taken to tin
station at Battlclioro to he sbijiped ti
Norfolk and then to ' Langley Field
The -aviator will probably, aci-ompajjj
the plane back to-the great U,.S. itruiv
tl vi n it ba-e.
Mduy iieoplw-'from the city wcirbto
Mr. I'hillius' farm yeaterilay to sec; timH
nlanc, but because permission f or itrea-
passing was refused they were disap
pointed, c - .:,
Miss Minnie GardnerAnd
J. W. Pittman Wed
A pretty home wedding wh solem
nized here' Friday when Miss Alinuie
Lee Gardner became the bride of 'Mr.
J. W. I'ittman, both of this city.. The
ceremony was performed at that" home
of Mr. X. L. Hulea, on Clark street,
the Hev. A. B. Denson, of the Priml
five Baptist church, officiating in the
presence of a number of friend and
relatives.-
Mr. Thomas Powell,-of -tnia city, was
best man, and Miss Grace Parker was
the maid, of honor.
Bo'.lj young people are well-known
here, and their many friends will offer
their congratulations and best wudies
for a life of much happinsss. Mm Pitt
man ia a daughter of Mr. Joseph Gar
doer, of George- street. Mr. Pittman is
a young business man of splendid abil
ity, an, 1 conducts the Keonomy Electric
Shop on North-Main atreet. s
Mr. and Mrs. Pittman immediately
left for Norfolk. Baltimore and other
f-'iin in the north. On the rrturn ti'v1
Nashville Today Next
Steps Are Outlined
-.-.-At a. f(iiM;i.;Jini.'i'tiiiS f' the .County
t'omniissiiiirers at 'Nashville this mnrn
iiij; cnlle,d to tai;n) the vote taken
Haturdav on the 1..ihii).)Iiii boud issu-..
it km iinii'iiinceil -bat the hnnd. had
t:i!-rn-i 1 v n iiui'imIv of more th;in
four .iiimdreil." '.Mi n- than sixteen-linn
ill-e. 1 votes were -ca it in favor ot the
Solids. . ' . - . -'.
the .meeting wa,-i 'attended' by ton
C'litiMiaTasts: from iill, over the eounty,"
uui .after'" the vommissioiiem had nn.
n:itui-eiT the re-iii;; i I the election find
i ati-il that formal Ti" Hon would be tak
n at the hist n-nui.-ir meeting of the
boifnl a number or thane pre ent were
railed on for 'short talks,
The nnssag" "f Hi"' bend issue means
lhaf .tlie ciurt liou-'i- at. NushviMe pill
he fennovated nnd thafr 'alt, federal nin
lr'-roarff'iiTsrri.iet imi now hvailabIe,or
nhiclntiiiy .become mailable in the fu-
'lire, will be met with county funds.
By A. E. Ooldhof
Members of (Jifiigress who are fight
imr the meat trust have worked, out
nn entirely new methud for contrullinq
the great ('hiiaijo packers and help
ing to reducethe cost of living.
Its embodies, in the Keyiion-Auderson
bill, which has met the approval of ail
those Interested in the abbutement of
the nliuses of puckers sovereignty, and
has bejel! introduced in both houses of
Congress.-.
Here's the id
hen a merchant is unable to pay his
lelits, his bbiisincss is put iu the hands
0 J a . receiver who mattaxca.it until.it
is once more on a firm financial foun
dation, when he turncs it bift-k to the
owner, purged of debt.
Tin t 'a Called flnancinl bankruptcy.
The seine .".principal has been applied
to the rase of the packers, altbuugli
instnd of financial bankruptcy, its .call
ed Moral" Haukrujit;y.
When mix ppneki-rs viiilates any of
the provisions ot 1heKeyoii i Andersi.ii
act, which places him under a lieen4i'
he is to be declurinl a moral bbank
rupt, an'l his business is to be turned
ever to ii receiver This receiver is to
run the -businraa in the public interest
until it is evdent that the packer, ear
ttbey thp la-wy-when- his business is- to
be returned to him
'This proceeding is quite cimple''
said William B. Colvert, chairman ot
ilie-Fcderal TradtLCuniiiiiasidawhn nfi"
lone more than any one man to ..ex
pose the iniquity ot the meat trust
It vsiiiiplv uiloppts the procedure of
tliy courts everywhere -in- this-country
tiv it 1 no pacKiug nrms aru not an
posed oMheir property jthey are mere
ly plaeetl under - suspension by tlif
courts because Ihey cannot bo trusts
to operate their business properly. -
".There is no opportunity for unfair
in this measure Neither the federa:
trade commission nor any other de
partment of the gnverne'niV'iit will hayi
anything t--io with it; the courts, in
which everybody, even big business, ag
rees are absolutely impartial, will-ru-the
packers' business until they can. Di
trusted to .run it themselves." -
The bill provides that the presidwn'
shall appoint ji cnmmiflsioner of food
stuffs under the department of agrl
eulfure to."eiiforee the. legislation
When this roiuiiiiHHioner finds that u
a njn Kit is violalinij the low, hp norm-
EMPLOYES TO HAVE PRESIDEfJr iVILE!
E
Virginia Cotton Mills Take
Unprecedented S t e p
"House" and "Senate"
SIR
PROFITS lAfVITED
TO REVIEV
fieYSrOPTHE 30T1I
VOICE IN GOVERNMENT Invitation Extended By Sen-
t? , '"rTTZT r -j ators Smith and Dial, Of
Employes Of The Riverside , South Carolina i
and Dan Cotton Mills Are - .
Given The Right To Help BIG REUNION TO BE
Among the propoHittons now made by
tho State Highwav commission Ls one
for the const rii" tion of a permanent
liard-surfaee remd "from Ea ky Moun;
to Xa'Mti ville.'aiiiV a ."iit'iniiatioii'iit.tliat
road to the l-'raiikiiii county line.
Mr. W. 8... Wilkiiison, of Rocky
Mount, eliiiiiinaii of the Hoard of Koad
CoiiiiiiiKsionors foF Nash county, wijl
ro'.-'o ltaleieh : Weiincsday to consul'.
n-iih the ritate Highway euinmlfisionera
with the view f having work on thii
"eail, and ul- o on the Hocky Mount-H.lttleliiiro-Whitaliers
road begun im
iicdi'iitely. riuliscripliona to this last
iiroject have all lieen collected an dthe
ronniiissioner notified that " t lie funds
are now. iivailahji'. n?is nopcd.io nave
lioth'roads eumplefed before winter sets
111. .- ." --"7
ANNOUNCES PLAN
TO RAISE TAX
Erzeherrer H a s Drastic
Plan Of Taxation For
- German People .
Conenhaeen, Hiiiulay, July 1.1.-11?
t liia j Krzberger, German . minister of
finance has issued a statement, accord
ing to a Berlin dispatch to the Tidende
that the proposed levy on prnpertyin
Oprmany will begin at 5,000 marks anif
will be graduate"! up to 10 per cent
for property valued at 50,000 marks.
The- rate will . become higher with
property the value of which is above
this figure until i t reaches 6.1 per cent
oa property above 3.000,000 marks. The
levy will be jiayahlc by installments
extending over 30 years beginning wit
January-1928. T '
On Visit Hera. Mr. 8ainnel T. MaH
iieoa, -former Rocky Mount boy, who is
aw city editor of the Clarksburg, (W.
Va.,) Telegram, has arrived here to
ihi1 the week vi-iting 1 is father, Mr.
notice upon him .to appear before. -J!u
Heeretary of agriculture for a hearing
If the. ai'crctarv of agriculture -Jiud.
from the evidence that the law ha?
been violated h mav suspend i lie ppaei
ecs license to od business or revnK
it entirelv. .
The ppnekerir then-lnis the right o'
appeal to the ( ircuit ourts of Appeal
ot I)ih district, winch after consirlerin
the evidenco heard by the seeretury o
apricultiire, mav affirm or set aside tli
order fiiispeudini; or revoking tho
tier suspending or revoking the license
It the order is affirmed the court Issue
an in junction against the carrying o
of business.
The commissioner of foodstuffs ther
applies to the II. 8. district court t-
trappomt a receiver t-ttf property
who - hast all the powers of a receive!
in canes of bankruptcy, Application
for the discharge of the receiver maj
be made either 1iy tho- commissioner
the receiver, or the packer, and the re-
cciver, after a hearing,-may be thei
4Wharijed bv tl! ourt. At the-san
time tho court is required to,.cnjoii
the packer from further violations of
the law.
This receivership nnd "moral bank
ruptcy?J are among, several new fea
llifyftJlt-Jh(LlU.l-Wllljj!wa,iU,v.i.
as the consensus ofwecks of confer
ences by tho. men in 'curbing tho'dom
inatiim by the packers of the food sup-
npics of the country. "
Thosliift in the situation after thr
termination of the-war and the uncer
tiiinty of rairoad management causer'
the writers of the bill to drop th
scheme proosed in the last -eongree
for xovernnient owenrship of the stock
yards. Instead a system of licensing
has been introduced. Hi
Under this system the secretary o
agriculture will demand that the pack
ers confine themselves to the occupation
for--whii-h-- they -seeure- a license, - Af
t he federal trade commission, revealet"
some months ago, the five, big packinf
concerns control 5H2 different, corpora
tioiis producing .food otother aupplief
which have no relation-ta the packmj
busnness.- . - '
The Kenyon-Anderson bill eompel
them'to the business of meat-packing.
"Tho secretary of agricultore," i
on ":;cmfwyp hrdluun etaoinn nnuuuri
says, "either on bis .own initiative oi
on pettton of the! commissioner1 of foor1
stnffa, may require the licensee to re
frain from direct or indiree psrtici
patinii in the purchase, manufacture
storage, or sale of foodstuffs or com
modifies other than those handled in
the business for which tho license wat
isBoed. eitier by - ownership, eoatrol
community or itockholding -or other-
wse.'' J.,.7':-
Conduct Affairs Of Mills
And Will Share In Profits
WithStockholders
HELD SEPTEMBER 29
Danville, Va., July li, Through
houKf of representatives' and
Ti'nte ' Jhe (ivetiou)-aud -employe
if the Ki verwn; and- Pan Klvcr Cot
ton Miua lncorporateu, will he givn
i voiire in tho conduct o ft lie filant. it
wan: announced tuday by oflicials of tltt
oniany.
The " Ikhirc nnd "HfiiateM wilMie
iijriU;)ieiif rd hy a cabinet coinponrd of
Xfriitiyi (iMicers of the mill, wltti v
toing power. The 41 house" is comp
d hf Hi wurknit'ii anl thc"-enatc
It Was Understood At White
House That The President
Might Accept The Invita
tion Later, Should He Be
Able To Do"Sb Nothing
Definite Has Yet Been Announced
if .tnforenieii, ;'.ud all sessiuns will be
lebl ill the eoinpany s time.
. Jt was announced, that an economy
ci-opted- under the new system a divi
ioiiil would lie distributed every tnir-
y-days with .employes and stockhold
:ra sharing. - . . -
Community Playground--
To Be Started Thursday
Washington, July 14. President Wil
son today was invfted to go to South
Carolina September 29 to review th
"Uh -division, which helped the British
army break the Hindenbnrc line ta
ffoiitofAmiehs"Tasf lalT. The invita
tion was extended by Senator! Smith
and Dial, of South Carolina.
1 1 was understood that the President '
might. accept the invitation later ahould
he be able to do so.
Lively Fighting: Occurred
-in The Streets Of Chicago
A movement that will interest young
ind old m the city will be launched
icre -Thursday evening, when --the. Com
liuiilty I'layground at the West school
;roun,rls-will be started. -The play
irouiiil project is spon-ired by Mrs, W.
, Waliman's Sumlay school class, and
he "proceeds will be devoted toward the
arish house fund of tho t'huwh of the
iootl Hliepberd. ' . - 1 . " x
The playground will., lie instituted on
he W:st school grounds, where the
haiitaiio.ua lent was. recently pi'clfed,
a Thursday evening. TThe hours wi
w 6 to 9. i Oameis will he played and
on teats' and -other amusement features
iffordfd." Refreshments will - be sold,
Everything will be provided to give a
deasant evening to young and old. The
onimiinitv pluvground is designed for
he eonintunit v, ami all are invitsd to
ittend.
l-,ai-li Ihursitay during the summer
in u I Ii Mil' lihnuniiniil will Ik' a Mlli'e
Chicago, July lljTwo Biea and a
weinafc were injured today whea strik
ers at the Argo, III., plant of the Corn
Products Kenning Co., atopped street
cars carrying non-union men ta the
plant and clashed with armed guards
who were aboard the cars, A number
of shots were fired. Strikers and guards
also clashed near the Argo hospital and
ten persons are reported to hay been
slightly injured, Oflicials declared thai .
the Argo plant is now operating at full
capacity and -that-all but a few hnn-
drertvworkeM have returned to 'work,
This ia denied by strike leaders.
f interest,
ill be ml-
ITALIAN QIBXS TO BE - '
TRAINED W NTJBSTNO
Rome June 10 Training In Ameneaa
nursing to acquir d In America by Ital
langirls who, in turn are expected to .
bring home the benefita ot their train
ing and teach-.other (Italian girls ia ths ,
purpose of nursing scholarohips recently .
the pi.
It is expected tho proieet
cessfullv luiinehcil, and that
ground movemeni progresses
le lri'cieM will row
The nihiiisMion to the plavgrounil will
i' ten (i-iits. A'hnission uienns parti
patini; in llic panies.-eoiite-ts and oth
I'vents. The admission fee appli
i v.outii: mid old alike f.Ompetent d
jjiors foi-.the nniiisement features have
'en si'ciire.'l
stiiblished by the Tuberculosis Commis
sion of the American Red Cross hera
Richard JBeatty Hellion, Pittsburg ban- .
k"r. has financed three scholarships and
the girls will soon leave to nndcrtik
their training.
Perhaps it 'will be well if Wilsor
ruiw for a third term. If h can't get
sway with it the ambition will gr
out of .s'v'e.
COUNTY GIVES $500
FOR VETS REUNIOII
Lroavps for Home. Miss Pmnv Htev
nL it l.r.indon. Minn.,. who has Immmi
iHituiK Miss Ijouisp HufTinPR. loft this
inriiiii ror ner Jinme nncr a nuv t
Icasfiiit stay herp. Miss Stevens wai
Hchool mate of Miss Hufllnes at Ran
nlpii -'Macon;
JIG SUM PLEDGED
SWIMMING POOL
No Report Yet Made By
Sub-committee bub-
scriptions Wanted '
-' SeirlJ1 .'.one (liuusuud ilull.nn lias'Iui u
letlged toward the coitstruetion of the
wiimiuiig pool "in Braswell I'ark-Al-tioairh
the swiiiiiniuj' pool inr.tter -is
'ill in the hamts of the sub -committee
j'pointed bv the joint aldcrinanie an
iiainlicr cf Commerce Committee, the
oiuig-stcM w-lio Started the moyeuicnt
re still nfter the pledges and' are
till receiving a liberal' response,
Subscription blanks have been plac
A in. the local drug stores and those
avorable -toward the swimming pool
reposition and who -liave not ihade
ilcdges so far are urged to "do so at
ace. All pledge, no matter of what
Blount, will be sincerely appreciated
y. the swimming pool advocates.
" The) sub-committee has not made'any
eportTso far as to whether or not mu
icipal aid will be available in the con
fruition of the proposed swimming
icol. "The plan is to raise part of the
aoney Jiy subscription and have the
ty furnish the'otlier part, thus making
Hksible a sunt large enough for the
(instruction of a pool that would care
or tbe needs of Hd and. young alike
or years to come. As: a thousand dol
irs has already been pledged private
it would not be necessary to raise
qurh more among the people if the city
rill bear part of the expense and fur-
nsh the water. Prospecta seem to point
o faroublc municipal action, and a
wimming pool at BraeweU Park ia tbe
war future. The results achieved by
he sub-committee will b awaited with
interest. ' ' . o.."u . - i
Those who are In favor of the propo-
dtioa ere urged to give in their tub-
riptions at any drug store, or to
i lies K.vs.t and IK'tiry Gn-ji'-r.
Splendid Gift Made By The
Nash County Commis
sioners At Meeting
The .Namh.-'cBtinty- commissioners thl
morning shqwed their interest in me
coming reunion of the Confederate vet-'"
ernns of North Carolina, which will b -hehl
he-re August- 5-8-7, 'by appropriat
ing "00 for the United Daughter of.
the Confederacyr-this amount to ba de
voted toward defraying the expenses
Incident' tothe reunion. ". V
Witli this splendid gift, th daugh
ter will have nearly completed their
canvass "for funds. A total of $3,500
is nr.edi'd t0 make the reunion a -soe-
ccss, and a large part of this amount
h.i alnuidv been contributed. Th 3-
liciting Committee W still at work, ana
it is expected the 13,500 will hays been,
subscribed in a few days.
' The county commissioners are to ba
congratulated on - tho arllendid - gift,
which is a, sincere" manifestation Of the
county !s 'interest in the welfare of tba
heroes who fuoght in the War Between
the Staffs. -' . -. .
STOCK MABKET .
9Nw-, York, July 14.-Extensive ac .
cumulation of .baying orders over th
week end gave further strength to pep
ular issneg at tha opening of today's
"stork market. "Crucible at eel soon add
ed almost four points to Saturday 'i
gain of six, Marina preferred rose 2
12, Ajax Rubber S, and Hide and Lea
ther preferred and Bethlehem 1 to 2
points. - UnifH Btatea Steel gained a
fraction and tobaeeoi aad food shares
embraced the firm to strong specialties
COTTON MAKKET
Kew York, July 14. Cotton futures
opened barely steady.- July 35.40; Oc
tober 35.35; December, 85.20; Jaausry,
35.02; March, 34.88,
The cotton maTket was nervous 5
nksettled during today' early trl -Liverpool
made a firmer showing an 1
private crop report wai issued niak.:
the condition 65. J which compared 1
ishly with, a report issued late h
week. Tbe weather riijp, however, i"
considered favorable, while there ?
heavy ratixing above the 35 rent !
and prices turned easier. Octol r
off from 35.40 to 34 R" snd ,T
omc 35.02 to 34.78 r- "1 t , -