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THE NEWS AND OBSERVER. FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1919. sf L 1 I I I 4 i 11 H II nniisin I. If. II. 1 Representative Visits New Bern, Officers Learn, But Soon Leaves AMONG NEGROES t, ' New Bern, lec 11. According to t ttatcmentt told today by k prominent i manufacturer ia thi. eity, Wh. employ , large number of eolored laborert, a reprenenUtivt of 111 I. W. W. hat beea iuNw Bern recently endeavoring to form organisation inoti the tc groee in thit city. According to rtate menta made today by thii gentleman, thia man ipeat aaveral day faer spreading kla propaganda and aroused much inter.it among the colored peo ple. That k vldtiy Impressed upon them the neelty for. eeerery ia dcin onat rated by the fact that practically everyone Who ia aaid to have been ap nrnachkd he-v. amnhatieallr denied all $ knowledge of the matter. The author!- tic have been informed of the affair . kad intend te arreat the organiser if k ! show up here again. j Tractors aad aehool committee froi J alt over Cravea county will gather ia tw Hera tomorrow to hear Die addreaa to be made, by Prof. E. ('. Brooka, stat superintendent hf Public Initructluu, t , who la scheduled te tpent here, la ad' r ditioa to the addreaa to be made by Dr. if ' Brmh. nddtcssc will h made by Other t educator. M ire"Wen1il8wirttrr V th Htate and a buadred or more rial) i' ing tearhert are expected to be in at ; , tendance. ? nenator F. M. Himmoni today gnvo f out the information thht the department ' it charge of thla work hnd accepted f the bid of R. K. Eugle, a local civil jj engineer, to make extenaive iinprnve- p! menta oa Kutional avenue, thia rity. I New Bern people are greatly intereited 9 la thla work. CARRANZA PLACES ENTIRE f BLAME UPON THE AMERICAN 1 Mexico Claims Dead Man Ee S Sponsible 7or Meeting Death v at Sentry's Hands i Washington, I)ee. 1 l.-t o m p 1 et e blame for the killing of Jame Wallace, America eltlrrn by a Mexican tol dier two week a ago sear Tamptco, Ik placed upon Wallace, hinnplf,. tiy the Mexican government in iti note reply ing to the urgent Inquiry made by tha t'nlted States. The hole, which hka beea handed to the American Embassy la Mexico City, wat tumtntrUod In a dispatch received from the cmbraisy to day by tha State Department. The bote, the luminary Indicate, amounti t charge that Wallace, while Intoxicated, pawed k aentry, stationed fit hat la characterised at a "danger out apot" and the American falling to bait waa thot kud killed. The note edde that the killing wai made a matter of official record aad that th arreat of tha toldier tad aa investigation of the in cident were ordered immediately by th Mexican authorities, Ofllelal at the State Department with held comment on thla last Interchange with the Carranxa government, pending receipt of the full text of the communi cation which ia expected tomorrow. FOUR TEAMS JOIN IN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - Jhe committee for the organisation of " l 'thB-Wandny Haheol 41ajk4bjtll Jague haa formed t circuit composed nf lour fn tcama and nne other hat promised to hand In Its llne-np not later than Mon- day, December IS. The committee also decided tn Mar the game an Tuesday night Instead of , rrtaay nignri aa prevrauiiy announced. Tlie rtt amot will be played nett Tuesday alght beginning promptly at I o'clock, When th first games are pined next Thetday night it U hoped that the balcony will be filled w It It apeetoterl te chefr their tenia on to victory, following trt th Sundny Schools which havt already handed In their Maa-nptt , Edfttk fit. Metkadlat. Pell, tnptaiat OarrU. Mini, Holinet, nnater, Eldridgc. Flrat Baptlet. Say, Captain) Davit, Neweomb, Man ning, Scar, Denmark. Taberaecle Baptlet. . Master, ntannfrn Blinmnker aantatni Klehardton, Johntoa, Brady, rieming, Ceatral Metkedlat. Cavincat, captain; Harrllon, Chap man, O'Connor, Younger, Cavineis. REPUBLICANS COMPLETE POW-WOW IN WASHINGTON Washington, Dee, 11,-Flan far th 19iQ cauiaign wer dlteuited at a meklng her today of th National Aa eoeUtloa of Bepublleoa Btat Chair ' men, at which many of th party" na tional leader wer present te give counsel regarding orgaalutlon aad poliei. Th meeting, whleh concluded th aerie f eenferearee which kad brooght aereral hundred Republlean leader bore, wit held while preliminary ar rangemcntt Wert ia progreet for th , 192 natiennl convention which the National Committee voted yeaterday to bold la CM T... a rL. m call for th Convention wa Issued and now enarge M arrangement atarted th big teak of allotting ticket and providing facilities, -On decision calculated to further elos relation between th ttat and national arganltatloni eontemplntet th reservation of placet ia th convention . hall for all if the Statoehairaicn, for th headt of the women' division ia each ttstc and for two representatives, a man and a Woman front cry ttatt committee on way and meant. Th formal call tent out tonight by Chairman Hay lay dowa th new ap portionment of Btate repretentatlona aa announced yetterday aad provide that all delegate and altcrnatea' mutt b chosen "not torller thaa thirty day after th date ef thia etU and not later than thirty dayt before the date of meeting of each Republican national convention anient otherwise provided by the laws of the Bute la whiack the election ocenrs.' l.Ani Ju.Miu.-J i-OfiTiuN TO hO c friol c.r ?"iicrnl iiffice wnrkj two ' ' "' Address L-61-1, enrs " if ivi-r. 12-lt TIM i VIRGINIA LEAGUE r ; , . -. ' ' ' , Rocky Mt and Wilson 'Allied With Six Old Dominion Clubs For Class B Ball Rocky Mount, Dee. 11. At a meeting of the director! ef th Virginia league, held at Buffojk yeaterday aid attended by Mr. W. 8. Moye,. former president of (he Rocky Moant eluli, and vice president of the league, f rancbieea were granted Rocky Mount and Wilaoa for next aeeaea wkea th eirsuit waa larged to take In eight eluhe aad lb atandard rained to eiaaa B ball. The matter of aeenrlng a berth in the league ha beea engiaeered by the Chamber of Comaieree for nietime nnd the decision of the directors ia mott joyonaiy received by local hnsebnll tn thiiaiaata, wboae memory art ill linger on the performances of the Down llomera aeveral years ago. The decision - to rake the tongue an eight club circuit waa reached after all laat year mem bers wanted to alky in aft in thla eeaana and frnnchiaes wer awarded Rocky Mount and Wilaon. While both thla city and Wilson were mentioned a member ef th proposed fcnatcrH Carolina rirctrit, an deft nit ac tion has beea taken in the formation of the lengue hero and it Is not thotikht the rilnns will in anv war in- .icrrere wnn m newiy onerei nerm in the higher . class and well estafillihed tongue, Although Lynchburg made ap plication for a frnnrhiae at the Hulolk meeting, the eastern Virginia eltfes on account of the great diatnne to fjhoe makervillc opposed the (rnnting iul Rocky Mount nnd Wilson were admitted by a vote of 4 to 2. , Arrangement to enrrjr the project through will be lhade by the chamber of commerce Under the direction of Pros- blent N. L. Aleeeke, who ll kn enthusi antie fan, nnd at fc meeting ef the di rector! of the chamber yesterday a com mltte wa appointed to work out all details and serve k a rallying point for the eitisen of the city. With the eom rrnct persona! of the league, Richmond. Norfolk, rortamouth, Newport New, Petersburg, Huffolk, Rocky Moiint and Wilson, and the Standard of ball raised to class ft great things art expected of the 1020 season. PRESIDENT HONORS MANY IN NAVY AND MARINES DrBtinfuithad 8rrio Medal Lwardad To 144 Officer B,nd Inllitad Man Wathington, Dec. H-Preeldenl Wil ton hat nwardrd th Dlatlnguithed fterv ire Medal ta .144 officers nnd enlisted irea of the navy and msrln corps for eiceptlonallr meritorious service during the war. The Hit, made publle tmlny by th Navy Department, included 113 emceri or the regular nay, eleven la th reserve, thirteen in the marine corps aad four in the TJnlted Btate coaat gunrd, while emitted Men receiv ing the decoration tetnllcd 15, Including three In th marine corn. Then are th flrat nwardt of tha ! tingtitthed Service Medal authorised bv a liteelal act of Congress approved-last February 4. J Among Bouinerners included la the tiat of those nwarded the Distinguished Service Medal are the following: Rear Admiral Benson, Mneon, Ga. Captain Henry V. Duller, Winchester, Va.l Vice Admiral Dcwllt W. Ooffman, Cocoiinut tffovii, riir.T tnmmnnnVr Percy W. Fnote, North Wllketboro, N. C. Vice Admiral Albert W. Unnt, Norfolk, Vn.j Rear Admiral Newton A. McCully. An deraon, S. C. Rear Admiral Samuel Ma Gowan, Laurent, B. (J. Captain Joseph K, Taussig, Norfolk, Va.j Captain Thomat Wathington, Goldsboro, K. C.j Brigadier General Wendell C. Nerille, Porttmonth. Vs.. marine mm. Lnlltted men included AmH.Wlman, Miami, Kla., and E. Urther L. Eior.J Wcyen Cave, Va. 1 Thoae who enjoy a dollar molt Are thot who really ekra Itj And if they have th ektk to bur 'Tit beeaut they do not bura it. CAROLINA UIIMu A Christinas Suggestion Taeu6low - I a Beautiful In desijrn, rich and clear tone. , Playg"any make of disc record. Vilue $200.00. . . ' $135. for a limited time only.- ' Backed by our unlimited jruartntce. Your money back if not aa represented. Order now and we will deliver ChrUt mas if you desire. . s A. J. CRAFTS PIANO CO. Manufacturer) of high (rade Pianos and Photaotrrapha. . ,331 Fayatt.rUU St J I Ralaigk, N.C Thao.II. Eowar, Ditt Mgr. - TECHS PLAY FIRST E State College Opens Quint Sea son By Meeting Strong Dur - ham "Y" Team Coaek Oroeier't Tech will open th local basketball season Saturday night on the aaditormin court wim a tte with Durham T. M. C. A. rane Will ho doubt appreciat IU opportunity of seoing the Red and White qnint la re- tien before the holiday. The ollege ekedula ia Raleigh hat usually opened about the middle f January and prac tiee haa been delayed until after Christ maa. Thia season, however, the srhed ule calls for a number ef hard game somewhat early, and for thlt reason the Tech leader called. for rknaMatc im mediately after the elot of the foot ball season. It is probable that only experienced men wilt he used ngntnst tne totsert from Durham, although thero are sev eral promising; men in the Is rem bunch of new material. Captain Cline, who 1 ronnding out hi fourth year oa th team will play right guard. Either Ourley or Deal, both letter men, will All In at the other defcasiv position. Oroonie, who played an exceptionally itfong game all last year, will take Care of the work in thr eentef of -4b Heor. Kiuple and Tommy Park form an an uaually strong scoring combination on- dtr iUo baskjda. Both arc tall, rangy men capable of causing any gunrd a Jo of trouble. This ia Hippie s third year on the team while Park won hi tpurt last season. Durham usually puts out one of th strongest ''Y" trama in this eectioo aad this fall they are reported to have th best team in year. Carolina recently won from them by n tmall score, at' though Durham allowed the way all during the flrat naif. The nimo Saturday niaht will b called promptly at 8 o'clock. Maajr laduatrlea Closed Pwru Rome, Oa, Dec 11. Six iudustrie wer forced to shut down today and about fifty fgiullle had ta move beCauM of high water in the Coosa river sers. The river which overflowed it bank today aoon reached iti highest ttage ad began to recede, tio live were lost and th property damage wat not great. No lnckt or dnai nr ta danger, as far a is kaowa kere. Old People Who Are Feeble and Children Who Ar Pale and Weak Would bo greatly benefitted by tha General Strengthen! ton id Effect of UKOVE-B TASTELESS Chill TONIO. H purifies and enrienct the blood a bnilds up the whole tyttem. A OeHC.-fl Strengthening Tonle fot Adblta aad Chlldrea. aoc. Adv. ELECT SMALL HEAD OF NATIONAL BODY (Ceatlnaed front Pag Oa.) the order, wkiek wa mad today, (a ir) ffeet that when th eoatumer bit coal on. hand which waa received prior October 31, th rettrietion ef th United State Fuel Administration do not apply, aad th manufacturer may pernio their plant by utinf tueh coal without regard to the curtailment re quired by the fuo( administration u to coal received ainea tktt time. Colonel A. J. Field, a prominent attoc aey, of Raleigh, who It In Washington on legal business, wat visitor to Bepri teatntiv Brinton and other member of th North Carol Ink delegation to day. t Hells WilaalMtM HMawarJ. "I'uifeJ PtfftClHhtpirtnf Hdkald tn larouna onipbuiiaing uempsny yarda at Wilmington, N. C. to th Oeerg A. Fuller Company of New fork, Which i on of th largest conitroetioa eompaalea ia tha United Htatat. Tk Oeorge A, Fuller Company ,tt is under stood, will Complete lb full program of shins which th United State Ship ping Board, had contemplated building nt the Wilmington ysrdA Thht liurarct th continuance of Wilmington nf th principal tblptmildlig point th Southeaster eoset. - x Senator Simmoal It urging th Bowtk ra region! coal oooiultwe to give th am laalflcatioa ia respect to ooal 61 OiN SATURDAY 1 priority to th manufacturers of ferti liaeC bags at It given to fertiliser fie. toriet. Thit course kss beea urged by maty representative) people ia North Carolina nd It ia felt that their witket are reasoAabU and ought to b cem pUcd with. Coagrwaa Dlacasae Camp Bragg. The House of Repreteatativet today kad under consideration tbo kill (re ported froth th military affair com mitte la which provieiea I md tt the purehas of. Camp Bragg. Reprctentativ Robinson and Be pre teaUtlve Haatllbal Godwin both pnt tieipatcd Ik the debate regarding the authorization for th completion of Camp Bragg. 'The lituatfok at Camp Brngg 1 this," said RfprcsentatiV Robinson, "when the government decided to take this aita It erdCred III th landowner t mov away. Th farmers kbkhdoned their crops,- fVhool houscn nhd churclmi Were razed. Mafly of the landowneri went elscwber 'and bought new bomctteads, depending; upon the government ta ful tll lit obligations ahd any fof their bind around Camp Bragg, then the work waa flatted.'' "Did thest people tfltv before or after the armistiett" asked Representa tive Butler, Republican, of Feuhayl vania. "Both," Mid kpre4tnUUv Botinaon. "Same of them were moved elf their farm! before tha armiatte aad om cf them afterward. Thit property wat II the god peep to bad. They Were virtually drivea from their home in order that their government might bulid a Camp. They bought elaewhsre, and taey have a right to eipeet thia govern meat t keep Mk oblhratious. Then were aeveral hundred of them," Is it not true, naked Rctiresehtauv Oodwin. "that torn of these landowners wire moved wty befett th rmtttiee. in tn cummer and fall of 10191" "What difference rtoct it make when tkey moved away ao Mag a they were ordered to move by their overnmeatt'' naked Ropresentative , Carraway. of Arkansas. . That la On ef th tmlnta I im msk. lag," aaid Bcpreaeautlv Boblntofl. Bo plying to further questions. Represents tlve Robinson laid the eomtn unity In tereit about Camp Bragg had been de stroyea, ta lata cur un for mllitarv purpose aad ftmiliet moved elsewhere. Thia land could be told today for more thaa it cost the foref uirient," tald Mr. Robinson. "Thaa what i wron with tnraln it back to these farmers V anggetted Rp. resentaflve Rcavia, Republican, of Ne braska. For the retina I have iiven," tn twrd Representative Roblntom Gom munlty Intersil ar toai ahurchaa aad schools are tone nnd theso home have neen spilt tip for military tiufnoaes. It it tlearly the duty tf tha fovernmant to carry out it eontraeta made ia feood faith with these citizen of North Carolina. Godwin Back Roklnset. ' Beprvsvalativ Oodwin supported tkt trgUmtnt ef hi eollCsgue, neyiig that he knew f aumereu Inttaneet where far mer had reluctantly left their home aly to ktv payment tlierefor "topped TOBE Dsa't Delay Tear Irak hoplg Ihnp Xewi Useful Gifts Splendid Xmas Values in Hen's and Boys' Fumlshlngs a Clothing Bath Robes for Men. A Bath Hobt n a practical Xhiae grift fclf a man. An excellent line trill be found tier u telcet from. prie-d $5.00, $7,45, $9.95 Men'i Xmas Ties,' Sox, Hand kerchiefi, Etc. Th largest aild pretticit lln of Neck Tiet we kuve ever diaplated at Xma time) now priced 50 c, 65c 98c $1.50r$2j $2.50 Ho$iery . f?otr priced, tmlf iSSAT.. 29c, 35c, '"4 50c 59c, 85c, 98c 'od $125 Meit'l plait CottoM Hnadkerctileft Weed Men' plain Cotton Handkerchief package, priced, 3 lor . ilea plaid Ltnca Handl ea't plaid Ltnca Handkerchief priced Men' Initial Bnnakerchien . OC.iod CA Vtitei. Zi)C OUC Silk Shirts A Molt Appreciative Glft. fancy tllk thlrts ' $5.95, $6.95r $7.95 Xlen Sunday Rhirts. assorted select patterns, priced $2.00, $2.50, $3.95 UP , Men' Shirt ( r Bpcelal , lOU Big Una men Bhirts, assorted patterna 01 Cti full rang etaiae. price, tash I.)U fuilr. North' Carolina', Acknowledged Shop of the Eljtclusive Tayl MaaoniV 1"mpl---llalaigii, N. C. Today and' Saturday . Specially Selected " Evening Dresses $29 Coming, a thia offer does, right on .he eve of Ra leigh's most active eocial teaaon, to miss this oppor . tunlty would be to mitt treat. '. - - ; The twenty-five models shown are representative of the -best efforts of New York designers and are ex elusive with us. .' To avoid disappointment' we advise an inspection early today. . .- - No Charges By the government beeauta ef th rider on the last army appropriation till stopping; further piire&asel of real estatt. The bill providing for the purchase ef Camp Bragg elfriet a total of 11,173.000 OPEN 1A.M. TO I P. M. DAILY. Hudson-Belk "On of Btlk'a 2S Big Cath Stbren" Men's Ucn't Suite Priced IA. tr. ' IUC, IDC in sanitary OP. sanitary OP. OC and Cf- and Authentic or's ; no'- g C.O.D. j1? V No , 'Alterations ) to pay for t rent cstst and to mak apecifle improvement. ' flier seemed Bot to U moeli ppoi tion to tk Camp Brsgg provision, tad it is believed it wUI remnla la tha bill and pat. . : tie Beat Itef . fat - cirt. Co. . Biff Line Men' Suits. Men' belted model and llnfl akd doubl breatted Model Bait i all eolort-obrnwn, navy blue, greea and mixture priced $29.50, $35, $40 ' $45, A beniitlfut Hue Young Meu't model Suite, priced $19.75. $25.00"d $29.50 Men's regular model 'Sulfas large lint to aeleet front Priced - $25.00, $27.50, $29.50 $35.00 "d $45.00 '-A7-4aa-Wooj Puita, priced $1700, $19.75, $25.00 i Suite fFAfie f J fine Wool Puita, priced $9.95, $14.95 Nifty Line of Overcoats for Men and Boys. All the new Overcoats in double breast, oelted. tad alngln brektt atylesj light, medium and heavy weight. Priced $19,75, $25, $29.50, $35, $40 nm priced Overcoats, at $9.50, $13.50, $14.95 We Fit the Boys in Their Best Overcoats. Big line boys' Overcoats, I te t yCart' tlaet; priced $5.95, $8.95, $9.95, $10.95 Boys' Overcoats, Id the nifty tdgnt model-, klk 10 to Id yearei priced " $12e50, $18.50, $22.50 t
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