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WAITING PROGRAM FOR
!- SENATE MOST DESIRED
' Administration Does Hot ' So-
' j veal What Kementi Are la
. t ' yoked In Determination of
, i Attitude Mot To Insist On
" i Early Action; Message To
a- , Congress Will Be Studied
Washington, April 6 Winterer may
- ,ba the expectation! of Bepublieaa Sen
ton who want a nearly declaration of
peace with Germaay, it was made known'
authoritatively today that Preiident
; .Harding had not thrown -the influence!
. or his administratis behind the move
' meat hat wa inclinVd to look with die
'approval on any' prospect of precipitate
-It was revelaed that he President had
not in fart committed himself to any
l definite prog-ram for the restoration of
-in; more and more to a belief that the
Voriaillca covenant cannot in y prae--
tical way be need -ow aa a baaia for hia
' ' association of nation. He it canvassing
s th situation carefully in the light of
Information and advice which haa come
him aineo inauguration and ' al
though a part of hia program may be
decided on noon, it probably will be
; many weeks before it ia revealed in
entirety.
I Mast Proceed Carefully.
In his consideration of the peace res
olution, which some of the Senate lead
, : era want to press to an early paasage
in the special aession of Congress eon
: vening, Monday, Mr. Harding is under
stood to have taken the position that
' in the settlement of so important a
question the nation must proceed with
, care and prudence. It is said that he
. haa not withdrawn the approval he. gave
the resolution when he supported it in
: the last Congress ut is convinced that
the present situation docs-not require
haste, so mnch ss it requires pain-'-.
taking deliberation.
' . The administration has not revealed
, what elementsare involved in thedeter
minqlioa of its attitude, but 4here have
been indications that it wonld consider
itself in a better position to make ad
vances for 'an 'association of nations If
, the peace declaration were delayed.'' In
timdtiocs have-cotne to officials here
that soaieheiw the leading allied states
men would consider passage f the tneaa-
ure great handicap in the negotiations
for a peace concert, jwenkenU gth.e no
aition of the American government with
its former aanoeiatcs in the war and
n.aking thein'less susceptible to Amer
, icau suggestions.
light Be Used As Lever.
It has been hinted to the Preiident
by some of his advisors hnt like the
uutstaiiding war debt, a pending resolu
tion of ,peaec might be used as a po
tential lever to bring the allied govern
ments jnto- accord with the proposals
of this government. How serious a dis
agreement there may be between this
viewpoint and that of 'the Senate ad-.
vocatcs of the rcsolutjo . remains to
be developed, after the special session
meets.
. At sd inner herel at night some of
r the Senators most prominent in foreign
relations are understood to have in
formed M. Viviani, the former French
Premior, who is visiting here, that his
government need not hope, that a peace
declaration would be long delayed. They
plan to bring lie measure quickly into
the program of the special session and
. they express unbounded confidence that
it will be adopted quickly.
There has been indications that the
President would make an open fight to
delay action, but what no says on tne
' subject in hia message to Congress will
be studied carefully for delicate shades
of meaning, and the impression he con
. veya is expected to have much weight
with, many Senators of his party.
. KILLtTTE WINS RACE
FOR MAYOR IN WltSON
' Wilson, April B. In today's primaries
the following is the vote: For Mayor.
Urst ward, U. E. KUIette, 172; K. J.
Grantham, 163; For Commissioner, Ed
, 1 uo . (j 1 in . f-.. 1
ward, Killette.'Hl; Grantham, rft4; For
Commissioner, Lewis, 4U; Herring, 05 ;
Miller, 107; Mayor third ward, KUlctte,
111; Grantham, 69; woodard. Com
missioner, no opposition. Mayor, fourth
ward. KUlctte. 107 :' Grantham 41 1 For
Commissioner, Daniels, 100; Barnes,
4., Mayor fifttf ward, KUIette, .339;
Grantham, 154; For Commissioner, Bos
well. 157: DuDree. 143: Tomlinson 113:
Pearee, 59.In the fifth ward there will
be a second primary with Bos well and
Tomlinson in the contest. -
TRIED TO END HIS LIFE
. - BY USE OF A RAT SNAP
Lumberton, April 8. Mr. Oliver
M pares of Wie . Bellamy section - was
brought to Lumberton Saturday night
. ia a dangerous condition, resulting from
eating ratannp. It 1 aaid that Mr.
r Meare eat the poisonous stuff with the
intention of ending his life. He vom
ited tt np,, however, and his condition
is reportcdr a fivorak- today. Worry
ever the death of his daughter -ia said
to have caused Mr. Meares' rash act.
, MAYOR DILL DEFEATED
' IN NEW, BERN PRIMARY
New , Bem,T April 6s-Mayof""A. T.
Dill was defeated in today's primary
, by Former Mayor Edward XHark by a
majority of 19 vote oa -th face of
practically completed return tonight,
. Chief of Police A l Bryan had aa
easy victory over W. H. Griffin, hi
majority being 726 vote. City Clerk
r.
X.
T. Patterson, and City Tat Collector
H. lane kad no opposition. -
- 7 v- ; ; ;
Organised Cry
'End Segregating
Having Voted Republican Ticket, .They. Are Clamoring For
; Big Places ' In Harding - Administration;- 'Another Call
.vuuics'i ur 1 wu viuwsi 4u muqi jwioson worses
i - WVs WUOlUa
4 " " News and Observer' Bureau,
VODUtrict Rational Bunk BqD(Hng.
S.Ly XpWAKO E. BOTTOM. v; .
v (By Speeial Leased Wire.) 'vr
Wsshingtoa; AptU "Gimmle- big
offices, and end race negregatloa in the
department in Washtngtoa, ia the or
ganized cry of negroes to th Harding
administration. Having voted Sepub
lican they are elamoring for the pie-in
Lbig pleces.v They want job and they
want to art alongside white officeholders
and employe. Close on the heela" of
the report that there ia to be-a negro
register of the Treasury,' report that
brought a vigorous - protest .from ' 607
white women of all sections of -the
country employed ia that office, there
comes call from the negroes for two
more big offices, showing that the, reg
ister of the Treasury matter was just
a starte. v '
Prorf of this is te be found ia the
formal feauest just cremated direct to
President Harding asking him to ap
point Ik aegro as assistant secretary of
agricultnaev and a negro as assistant
secretary of labor. ; These request save
been taken to President Harding by
James Wejdoa Johnson; she secretary of
the national association ?r the ad
vancement 70 f colored people, it being'
nrged as Jinrt of the memorandum frees
that orgaanatioa that the appolntmsnM
of jiegroes to the offices nuiuw 'wouia
"aife the aeiro official representation
in the two phases of our jiatlonal life
where he needs most and suffers stoat."
, Want Kad To SVgregratioa. V
As to Duttins; an end to aegregatioa
the memorandum from the association
this- Pinnllv. the national asao-
lutiou for the advanrement of colored
p&ple ask thai the r resident, oy aa
eentive Qder, abolish all race segre
gation IC the department at Washing-
Five, Members of Law and Or
; der League Placed Under Ar
rest 0nJssauit cnarge -4
Fsyetteville, April 8. Five member
ofjthe Lw and Order League one ot
them also a member of he County
Board of Commissioners, ' were haled
into court this afternoon charged with
assault' with intent to kill, and bound
over to Superior eourt under bond of
$500 each. Bond money to, the amount
of a quarter of a million -dollars was
offered for the Indicted memoer ez
th Legnc. The men under charge
are F. L. . Holrombe, county commie
sioner: J. E. McDonald, Calvin Mae
Neill and Arthur and Donald BherrWL
The assault charge . grew out of aa
encounter between Earl McCaskill, son
of A. L. McCsskill, prominent figure in
Stats Bepublicaa politics, and Mr. Hoi
combe when McCaskill was caught in a
raid oa a suspected area last week. Me
CnHkill himself was arrested this after
noon oa a charge of manufacturing
liquor and will "be given a hearing
Saturday afternoon before United
States Commissioner H. L. Cook.' The
defendante in the assault ease will be
tried next week.
McCaskill claims to have been severe
ly beaten when he was takes in last
week's raid. He is alleged to have been
found with a section of a still in his
hands, endeavoring to escape and was
taken in band by tne Leaguers, who
started to a place of detention with
him. Crossing a ditch, he jerked away
from the Leaguer who had him ia
charge. Mr. Holeombe fell in a ditch
In regaining possession of McCaskill,
the Leaguers inflicted some punishment
upon him, it is explained, t
No evidence was submitted by the de
fens today. The defendants' attor
neys, Shaw and Shaw, were content to
rest their rase antil it comes up before
the Supvior Court next week. The
prosecution was in the hands of Strong
field sndT Broth, who wilt also de
fend McCaskill at hia trial Saturday
afternoon. The hearing was largely
attended, nnd the litigation is attract
ing wide attention in the community.
- The Law and Order League was or
sanized at Sherwood Presbyterian
church after services one Sunday early
in the year, and was the result of wide
spread liquor making and disorder that
had 'grown an in the community. Ap
peals to the county officers had brought
little In the way of relief and the lead
ing citizens of the community baaded
together to tr.ke oppression of the
liquor trsffie into their own hands.
Puriqg the psst three months since
the League began its operations, more
than half, a hundred (till have been
destroyed. Intense -opposition snd
many threats have arrsea among the
element charged with making liquor, and
tne- eourt action against tne league
BBUiurn is nuu um cuvn w
break dowa its operation. ...
Members of the league ai all wen-to-do
farmer In their eommunityjand
they have collected a eonaideraU sum
of money for carrying on their work.
Although evidence ha been collected
that k aaid will lead to. later arrest,
th arrest of MeCaskell is th first that
hat been made siaee the - operation of
the league began. Thousand of dol-1
mrg wortn ox property aa Dee taxen
with th (till aad destroyed. -
MARINE PLIXRS BEACH1
- POLNT ON CUBAN COAST
'Washington, April TWtwe
Maria Corp airplaaea which sr
a iwata from Washlagtaa to Vlrgla
Island reached Camagaeyt Cnha,
frosa Havana today, the Navy Oe.
aartmcvt waa Informed toalght la
a tad to message. The machine
msd the trip front Miami, Florida,
to Havaaa Moaday afternoon. M.
cklaea aad flier were reperted '4a
excellent condition, i
FIGHT OH LldUOR 1
GROWING BITTER
of Negroes to
tea, -sad la the' United States civil ser
vice, that most kumilianng and undemo
cratic practice initiated by the Demo
cratic administration." . , ;
Johnsons Biemoraaduni outlining the
Srogram desired, by the negroea has ia
; also request to th President asking
that he recommend to Congress ttt hihv.
message at the extra session tnat it take
action to end lynching, that there be aa
investigation of negro disfranchisement
ia th South; that peonage conditions
elaimeA to tiist ia the Booth, with es
pecial reference te Jasper county,
Georgia and the Mississippi delta re
gion be'thoronghly investigated by the
Department of Justice that there be
appointed a national, inter-racial com
mits jog "te make a thorough and sin
cere study of race Coadithru and race
relatione in the United State with par
ticular reference te the eaut of fric
tion; thst there be mad a thorough
congressional iavlstigatioa of both the
military and civil acts f the Ameri
eaa oeupatien" of Halti,,. ,
Case ef Tea Mnch Johnson.
As Johnson' was' leaving the -White
House he was asked if he had said
anything -to the President about the
protest against the appointment of a
negro a register of the Treasuryinde
by 507 whit women from all parts of
the eoaatry,-Kepublieana and Demo
crats, employe of thst office, la reply
he said that he had intended to speak
to President Harding about the con
troversy, but forgot to do so. -And as
rat there ia na word from the Woman's
typablieaa National Committee as to
what action it will lake With regard
to the pretest ef the white women in
this matter, sent it chairman, Mrs.
Virginia White etpeel. . At tnt rate intA
Republicans will ifaave a ease of "W
much Johnaen" on their hands ia the
dispensing of Federal pie. -
WEALTHY CITIZEN
John' Elliott of .Cumberland-
Uses Double Barrelled Shot
Gun To Commit Suicide
Fayett,jlle, Apra'i.---Johif:mptt1
one of Cumberland eonnty' wealthiest
ma. committed suicide about JO atloek
this morning at kit homa f Iva ' mile
from this city, blowing' the top of kl
hesd off wRa double, barrelled .shot
gun. Mr. Elliott had brea la UI kealth
for yes and 1 Mil to hav sufTered
from despondency. ;"' "
Hi lifeless body wss found in aa
outhouse at 1 o'clock this ' af ternooa by
hia oouiia William Elliott who lived
with him. He hsd placed the barrel
of the gu ia bis mouth and pulled
the triggers of both barrels with
'forked stick whieh. was still held . in hi
hand when his body waa discovered.
Hi cousin had spent the morning, in
FayetteviUe and : on hia return hem
was informed that Mr. ElUott hdnot
been seen for several hour, th search
following. ' Hi housekeeper had been
ill with pneumonia for ten days.
Th ws of th tragedy was-a "shock
to many' friends of Mr. EHiott in
Fsyetteville.- He was very highly es
teemed socially aad his wound business
judgment wss much valued. He was
a director ef the national bank of
F&yetteville - and an executor of the
large estate of C. L BevilL He was 02
years old and unmarried the son' of
George and Mary Smith Elliott of this
county. Nona of hi Immediate family
survive though he has a number of rel
ativea in Cumberland and Barnett
counties. ,
ELDER S. M'MILLAN
CLAIMS HE WAS ROBBED
High Point, April 8. According to a
story member, of hi family told High
Point newspapermen, Elder Samuel Mc
Millan, a Primitive Baptist minister of
this city, was robbed of 9103 while a
passenger ' on a Charlotte trolley ear
yesterday afternoon. -
Mr. McMillan ia said to hav been
standing an the ear, which was crowded
with passengers, when the robbers slip
ped behind him, relieved th minister s
pockets of the eash and escaped through
th rear of the ear, which wat headed
for Seversville. Ths robbery is said
to hav occurred near Independence
Square.
" Mr. McMillan, who 1 well known
ia this eity, where- he ha resided for
a number of years, returned to his
horn today. '- 1
FORMER EMPEROR RETURNS
TO HOME IN SWITZERLAND
Tieaaa, April V (By the
elated Pre.) ABaeaacomeat waa
mad this evening by tb ferelga
- office that former Emperar Charle
wha had keea at Stelaaaaangsr, ar.
rived today at Vehrlng, where he
went aboard the Aastrtaa trsla
bee ad for Swltserlsad.
Charle catered his compartment
la th train at 1:41 o'clock thla
afternoon, shaving , had to await
i the arrival af the train at ,Fb.
ring a metis. Mtaawhlle h hsd
remained la the private ear which
had brought htm from' Stelnamaa.
ger. The trala left Fearing at
4:1 o'clock this afternoon and It
' hi reported that the former 'man
arch' will reach th Swtes , harder
yearly Wadaeaday.
, The Tieancee - goverament la
'breathing easier since Chsrles haa
i started aa hia return late exile.
' HI visit, however, haa resalted
In tw portfolio being - vacated.
Minister af. War Maeller.aad Mia. .
! later of the Interior Gla bsvlag
resigned. Both objected to a VoJka-
- wehr gaard being placed ' aver.
, Charfea, clslming this wa sa a
SHOOTS HIMSELF
RECORD OROVTH OF
CHURMEPORTEu;
BY" BISHOP DARST
roeclares Easf Carolina- Dio-
t ... . M
ccse Makes Most Remark- -1
, v'aWe Record In 1920
dALlS-EPISCOPAUANSl,
TOlARMS TO PUSH WORK
1...
Council of last' Carolina Con.
venes i In Historio Zdenton
- Church for Annual Meeting
Rev." R.' B. Drahe Named
President ; "Women of Church
Bold Important Meetings
Br THEODORE PAIRICE, JR.
Edentoa. April (.The 38th annual
eouneil of the Episcopal diocese of Easf
rWrnlin ' was called to order at 10
o'clock this morning by thv Right Bow.
T. C .Dewst ia historic St. Panriehurca
her., tka BwW. a B. NKo. pf-Wn
Kington ted aedretary and organ!
xatioa' war perfected by1 th leeUon of
the Be. B. B. Drane. rector St
Panl'a patiA, ; president, nd the
Be. Mr. No" secretary. Biip Dsrt
who .will preside at aU th meetings, an
nounced the ' appointment of speeial
committees. Th Board of Examining
Chaplains for th diocese wss nominated
by the Bishop aad elected by th eoun
eU- t -
At 11 o'clock the opening service of
the council wss held. The church
woman aiUhe Aioeea Who ra holding
sen rate nieetiMTt ial the. Methi
church, wereoreeentt t ' this service
-t After th anaual addrlsa of th Bishop
there was a celebratftm of th Holy
communion. Th Bishop wss assisted
ia this service by the rector and th
secretary.
.. Bkthoa Make 'Addreaa,
la hi masterful address, th Bishop
declared la many ways the year 1920
wa th moat remarkable aad fruitful
year in the history of th ,dioeeee. It
fwa an address worthy of th place la
which it wa delivered, a cnaneel waiea
i no only a' spiritual shrine,, but also
a (Teat historical significance. It was
a call to arms to Episcopalians in East
Carolina.
Speaking of th splendid result. of
the aation-wide campaign, th Bishop
aaid la Dart: "At on time we may
i bar looked upon th world' needs
out ppoitaaity, Kow w hav aeeeptea
it out responsibility. Last year w
found it eemparativsly easy to meet oar
pledge tbi year wa are finding it hard.
W gav ef our abusdane last year
had received th pram ot men, mi
year wwilr give out of oar poverty
aad rsceivs th prsiss or uod. w sav
some -to a time of testing aad the fu
tor of spiritual life of th diocese do
pend on th way w meet thia ehal
lenaeV .
- Ths address made tpeeiflcatioa. of
aetrro work bf th dioee and con
tainad recommendation for it enlarge
stent. Th address cited faet that
hav a gray bearing oa the ministry.
The number of candidates, for th min
istry, ia much less thsjf in 1916The
Bishop msd enthusiiTstie mention' el
th organisation of th dioeeee but
urged th delegate not to lay too much
stress on organisation. Machinery ia
excellent, h said, but it is th spirit
of the Lord thst must move the wheels.
Wsmea Hold Meetings.
In' their morning session, th women
attended to mndi business. The meet
ings ar presided over by Mrs. James
G. Btaton, of willinmston, dioceseaa
president of Women' Work. Reports
from all dioeessn officers were received.
Mesdames W. D. McMillan, Mr, and
Biehard Williams, vice-president, made
reports of the work of the two convo
cation of the diocese. Mrs. A. M.
Waddeil, field secretary ef th diocese.
for Woman' Work, mad a report re
viewing her activities for the year. Miss
Bena Harding reported for the church
service league. Mr. Sidney .McMillan
reported for the box work. Miss Min
nie Albertson nnd Mrs. Guy Cardwell
reported for dioee a educational work.
Mr. K. C. B. Wade, of New Tork, sup
ply secretary of the church service
lesgue, wss present pn s nw
iateresting- addreee.
All the visiting delegates were n
tertaieed at luncheon in the Historic
Cupola House at I o'clock. They were
the guests of th ladies of St. Paul'
pariah.
Th afternoon session of the eonneil.
whieh convened at S o clock, wa given
over largely to the consideration of re
port of dioeesaa officers aad speeial
committees.
The report of the treasurer showed
the financial support given the church
during the past year showed an in
crease over 1919 of well 100 per cent.
The question of the support given by
th dioee to Th Univrity of th
South precipitated much discussion.
Th eouneil went oa record aa adorn
ing the campaign now oa to raise aa
endowment fundaof one million dollar
for this Episcopal University.
STOPPAGE OF MINING IN
GREAT BRITAIN COMPLETE
London, April 6 By The Associated
Pres The stoppage of all coal min
ing' ia Great Britain is sa accomplish
ed faet aad th queetioa th public ia
eonaideTiig anxiously tonight is
whether ' th paralysis will extend to
th railways and other means of trans
port and even spread among th work
or generally. ,
' Th most serious feature of th posi
tion continue to be the 'threat U ruin
the viae by flooding. Th miner
took strong measure 4n several pbvee
today against th owners, wha are pro
tecting their property. There i wss a
successful attack oa the guardian' ef an
important mine aetvr Edinburgh, Scot
land. A thousand miner marched to
th pithead of th Oeeaa eollierle ia
Bhondda Wale, 'and successfully de
manded th withdrawal of all official
working the yampa, . ,.. . . .
STATEWIALS
OFF T0UEW YORK
yemor jlorrison and Treas
urer Lacy Leaving
- Tomorrow " i
V
DECISION REACHED BY
, THE COUNCIL QF STATE
Demands Vol Institutions Tdi
I Mone j JSb Bejin . Buildinf;
ancTjBighway, Commission's
: Need of Two Million Dollars
Bring: Acjlfon; Itaj Issue Five
Million In Sbort Hotes
Governor Cameron Morrison aad Stat
Treasurer B. B. Lacy will leave later
la the week for New Tork aad other
financial center to investigate the fee
ibility ef. a -present Issue of bond or
the Bale of abort term note to provide
far road construction, and institutions!
expansion authorised by the 1921 scs
ion of tne General Assembly.
, The mission was determined upon af
ter the Governor had discussed with
th Council of State yesterday morning
the general financial situation of ths
administration, aid the necessity, for
action ia regard to the building pro
gram- recently provided for by leg
islstiv action. Th meeting lasted
for nearly two hoars, it is understood
aad th Governor laid before the Conn
eil hi impression ef th present con
ditioa af the financial market
Step Over In WashiagtesL
The Chief Executive will go by the
way of Greensboro where be is sched
uled te speak tomorrow.'Mr. Lacy will
joia htm ia Washington tt is, under
stood, from which place they will pro
seed to New Tork where they will take
up with several banking institutions
the pending issue of Stat securitie.
Yesterday' financial sesaioa of h
Couaeil with the Governor ia the out
growth of several requests from Boards
of Director of various Btate tnstitu
tins far ceeee-to the fund authorised
by the General Assembly for eoaatrue-
tioa work, aad u -general understand
ing that, the Highway - Commission is
ready to utilise several mil Hoa dollar
towardTniUding road. Th Couneil pre
ceded a sVssloB of the Beard ef Direc
tors of th State School for th Blind
which also treated money.
Several leading banker ef the Btat
any raeemiy oeen in juueign nt in in
vitation of the Governor to discus with
' . . 1 I ..It. . . V . ,
him the feasibility ef immediate redti
antioa on th authorised bond iuc.1
Bunker aiaahraothe Highway Com
mtsama. Word H. Wood, J. Elwood Cox.
Job BprUnt Hill aad W. A. Hart' spent
th yning with the Governor oa Mob
days- sad it. i understood that fiaaaee
were the chief topic of discussion.
. Fifteen Milllea tat Tear. . .
Probable demands for upward ef IS
million , dollars for roada and institu
tional building during th fiscal year
is confronting the Governor and hie
eabinet. Some appreheasioa is enter
tained a to th probability of the en
tir issue being. placed, and the immed
late jquestioa is th feasibility of selling
short term note, bearing a somewhat
higher interest rate than ia authorised
ia th legislation for th bond them
salve. The total of th immediate is
sue is said 4o be around fir million
dollar.
Bead will require about two mil
lion! dollar for the beginning of the
fifty millioa program t th University
contemplate th spending of a million
dollars this year, the State Hospital for
th Insane half that mnch, with lesser
amounts for apraetieally every Institu
tion in which th 8tata has aa interest.
All of them are desirous 'of beginning
work by early summer, it ts under
stood, nnd for this re action is be
ing urged. i
CANVASSING TEAMS
CONFER AT DINNER
High Point, April 5. Captains and
member of canvassing teams endeavor
ing to teeur fund looking towardt
establishment of the proposed Metho
dist Protestant College in High Point
wee entertained at a dinner- in the
Commercial Club here last eight at
6:30 o'clock. ' The canvasser were
guest ef fir. J. T. Burrus, of thia city,
who ha JMva much of hi time and
effort to RAe college drive.
Flan H pot ea an extensive mem
bership campaign for the Chamber of
Commerce on next Thursday and Frl
day were made at a meeting here Sat
urday night. It is planned ' to esn
vast th eity and ask every bneinew
enterprise to become a member of the
organisation.
M. W.P0TTER TO SPEAK
AT DRAINAGE MEETING
Chapel HiTL April 5. The accept
nae of Mr. Mark W. Potter, ef New
York, a member of the Interstate Com
meree Commission, to sddren the
drainage convention wbloh meets at
Elizabeth City April 12 aad 13 was
announced today by the secretary,
Joseph Hyde Pratt Mr. Potter is the
waer of a large body of reclaimed
land la Beaufort county. He i using
this land mainly for the growing -of
One breeds of hogs and cow and he
will make dairy farming aad cattle
raising oft ths reclaimed land of east-
era North Carolina the subject af his
talk.
' W .
ONE LEGGED DURHAM BOY,
STARS IN BASEBALL GAME
.
: Darhasa, April -Blackmaa, a
aaeJegged yeath, wa th star la
a baseball gam between th Dar
ham aad West Darhasa high achool
team played la thla city today. He .
t th regular catcher for th West
Durham team, receiving the hall i
white perched aa the art leg, '
which ha heea ampatated Just he.
lew th knee. Besides plsyiag r
rorlea ball, Blackmsa obtained two
kite,, aad stale two haeea, tha last
tUn haa hiag (rem aeeaad to
third, ' ' -
TO MARKET BONDS
S. x-x .... , ,. fc . ;r
WILL PRESIDE AT .
: GOLDS0ORO MEETING
. ..... 1 -
Mr. D. H. DIxoa, President of Wesley
Bible Clsss Federation. North Carolina
Methodist conference, still .be -la ehsrge
of the meeting which convenes - there
Friday. V ,
D. H. Dixon, Will Preside at
Meeting of Wesley. Bible '
Class Federation
Goldsbora) April 5 D. H. Dixon, of
this city, will preside at the meeting of
the Wesley Bible class federation of
th North Carolina Methodist epnfer
ear when it convenes her Friday. Mr.
Dixon is the popular president of this
organisation pf Sunday school worker
aad 1 tVliv Wir. H has arranged aa
lateruting program itoi the occasion,
which) was unaoanoed today. . The com
plete program follow:
First session, Friday. April s, I a. m.
Devotional, Bev. T. M. Sbamburger,
rP. E New Bern district .
Welcome, Bev. G. T. Adams, pastor 8t.
Paul church, Goldsboro.
Bespoaae. M. D. H. Hood, teacher
Wesley Bible- elans, Dana.
Address "The Challenge of the Hoar,"
Mr. J. T. Jerope, Durham. (.
Beglstration. t
Appointment ef committees.
Seeead Session, Friday, I p.
' DevoUonal, Bry. H. M. North, Baleigh
lllu. 'n.. Puiili tk Waal
BibU cJaat," Mtv D. H Pixon, Gold
bor nreildent f th Wsley Bible
Cm Fdertia ' "
.Address, "Weslsy Bible Chum aad th
Church," Rev. u. T. Bowe, Greensboro,
editor .North Carolina Christian Advo
cate.
Third Session, Saturday, April t, t a. m.
vTosng Peoples and Adult Section, led
by Hev. W. C. Owen, Nashville.
Intermediate and Senior SeetionJed
by Prof. B. NJ Wilson, Durhsm.
Elementary Section, led by J. T. Je
rome, Durham. s,
1.M . m,
Devotional, Bev. R. C. Craven, Oxford,
Reports from Wesley Classes.
Bound Tabl Discussion, led by Bev,
W. C. Owen, superintendent Young
Peoples and Adult Department,
11: a. m.
Devotional, -Bev. T. M. Grant, Hart
ford
Address, "Wesley Clsssea and Chri-
tian Education," Rv. H. M. North",
secretary Board of Education.
Fourth Seadon, ftatarday, 1:3 a.
Young People and Adults Section,
led by Hev. W. C. Owen. ,
Intermediate and Senior Section, led
by Prof. R. N. Wilton.
Elementary Section led by J. T.
Jerome. .
Meeting of Executive Committee, led
by Bev. H. E. Spence, Durham.
J:M p. m.
Devotional, Bev. B. E. Stanfleld,
Cliadbnurn.
Butinest Setsion, D. H. Dixon, presi
dent, presiding.
Fifth Sesaioa, Ssturdsy, I p. m.
Devotional, Rev. J. H. Buffaloe, Dunn.
Address, Rev. H. E. Spence, Depart
ment of Religious Education, Trinity,
Sixth Session, Snndsv, April 1. :J
Sunday School, Wesley Claaa repre-
sentatives meeting' with the several de
partments; intermediate, senior, young
people snd adult.
11:0 s. m.
Worship, Rev. G. T. Adams, pastor
St. Paul M. E. church.
Music by the Choir, St. Paul church.
Kormon, Bev. W. C. Owen.
Benediction.
Seventh Session, Bsnday, S p. a.
Devotional, Rev. R. J. Bailey, Wei
don. ,
Bound Table Discnssin, Wesley Clnss
activities, J. T. Jerome.
Reports from Comqlitfee.
Plans fer Another Year, tht President
f the Federation.
Ninth Session, Sunday, I p. m.
Worship. Bev. G. T. Adams.
Musie by, the choir.
Sermon.
Benedittion.
HARPER LEADING IN THE
KINSTON (MAYORALTY" RACE
Einston, April 6. Mill M. Harper,
leading by nearly 200 i in the bien
nial Democratic primary here, will g0(
into a second primary with Mayor Daw
son Thursday. Birch Dougless rsn third
snd Joha R. Denton fourth. Joseph
Kilpatriek failed to get a vote for re
corder. Guy 'ETHett, a young Iswyer,
led three others including Thomas C.
Wooten, deaa of thenar. Elliott' may
have a majority.. r t ,
Racing At Coldsbor. '
Snow Hill. April 5. H. L. Dail su-
nqunce that there will b a "real horse
rare' at Goldsboro an Thursday of
this week. He says there will ha fast
horses aad big poms. Th -racing, it
u announced, will start at 2 p. m. sharp.
Third Annual A..K. (XDog Show To
day and Tomorrow. Race today 2:43
P. M, t Piaehurst Adv.
GOLDSBCRO MAN TO
LEAD CONVENTION
SWEEPING CUT
: PROPERTY VALUES . .
Wilson Reviewers Order Horl-
zontal Reduction pf -:r.'
v ':syG0 Per Cent T&c&fe-
WAKE BOARD DEFERS
FINAL ACTION ON MATTER ,
Duplin Commissioners Follow
Advice of Farmers and Or- '
ders Kew Valuation of Prop:
arty; Wayne Cuts Values of
Farm Lands 33 1-3 Per Cent ,t
-."'and Town Property IS 8J ;
i - '
Sweepiag 'reduetioa ; tt .' property
value ia soms of the eouatle f th
Stat under Ue authority f tha' ,
session of th General Assembly wsr '
mad by county commission aad ap-
praUers, sitting as county board of . . v
review yesterday, som ranging aa high
as sixty per eeat oa farm proaerty.
Severalcounties, including Wake, d ,
f erred ction. .-.-'. : 'r::',
The Wilson county commisaioner ' .
authorized a horitaatat reduetioa ttf
sixty per eent in value ef fan prop
erty and thirty-three aad a third , ia
town property; Way ae.eouaty, thirty t
three and a third per oeat reduetioa ia x -farm
value aad sixteen aad tw-third
per eeat ia towa property! Veaee ooua
ty, thirty-three, aad a third per cant w
ductioa. Dublin and Bobetoa eouatv r
eommissioner authorised a revaluation
of eounty real property. t, ' . ' l :
Wake Farmers ApaaaL 1 ,
The Wake County Commissioner!
tnd th County Board of Commissiens . , "
sitting as a bohrd of review yesterday '
heard th appeal of farmers and their
representative for a redaction ot SftT
per eent in7 the valuatloa of farm prop,
erty in Wake County, considered the
matter later ia executive sessioa aad
deferred action until today.
fhe member ef th board af review ,
are: Commissioners J. J. Bernard, Hal
D. Bald, Ell ,T. Scarborough, Of I
Ray, B. P. Jones, and J. E. Caddell, ef .
Wak Forest, George .U. Baueem. of
Raloigh,.asd . Nathan . . Holkniaa, of
Apex. . .. ,
Tha Wak delegatioa repretentlng
every section af the eounty overflowed
th eourt house la it onslaught aa th '
Board of Bevlew, ' ,
All of th farmers, under tha leader-,"
ship ef J. W. Bailey joined la a uniform
demand la regard te their mad, but '
view aa to ilia tilmttoa a asay ewry
rty ranged from . th uggtioa of
Solicitor Herbert t. Norri that aalua
tion ia cities -ud incorporated Sown
remain al they ar to tha demand of
B. N. Simmt that all property be treat"
ed alike. James H. Poa aad W. -Jf.'
Jone occupied a middle greasd, teg.
gesting a reduetioa ef twenty-five per
eent for arbaa property. Mr. BaUey
stated that be represented the farmers
alone, and made a suggestioa aa to
urbaa property. T. E. Holding, of
Wake forest, was iaclined to side with
Mr. Norm rnd pointed onrtltaflhcome
from towa pr. erty ha aot been di
minished.
Mr. Bui lei , manae-i na '.ha cat for th
farmers, helc'. firmly to th position thft
the present valuation of farm lands
is fester that the present actual val
ue in m. ey of such lands, aad refused
to be drawn into a diseussioa of how
the Commissioners could raise th rere-,
nu to iun the eounfy. . ktr. Jones And
Mr. Holding both sugg sted sweeping
reductions ia the expenditure f publi ,
money, the former deelarinc that "Mu-.
sic 'and drawing Jn th schools are all
right, but j are aot Boston people,,
we are not Philac'elphia people aad w
are not New York people and we must .
live simply.
' Witnesses From Townships.
M. Bailey Disced "sitsiuai" tha
stand from each township in th coun
ty. All of tae witnesses proved snetch '
ma ers, but all of them,-with on ex-'
eeption, agreed thst there should b a
reduction of at least SO per eeat, moat
of them contending for evei. more. Th
single- discordant not ns sprung by
Mr. Bartholomew, from St Matthew's
township, who stated that last mk '
the Wilde place in hi tnwnahin.
which is lister at 12,500-Bold fer 1J7'
000, eash, and -thought that a $0 per
eent reduction . wonld b too maeh. '
However, mpst of the farmer speak--ing
expressed the opinion that land ia
their townships eould not be sold for
more than 60 per eent of it present
valuation.
The farmers bated their ease on con
ditions, the ratio of present valuation
to valuation in the last prior assess
ment made ia 1913, aad th telling '
price of farm product now as com
pared to what it wa when th present -vsluation
was made. It was shown that
nver&ge valuation of land ha increased
from 110.50 to $43.73 aa acre, while
during the last year eottoa ha drop
ped from 40 to 10 eent a pound. V
There waa general agreement a new
valuation as provided for by th legia
lature would entail a useless expendi-' '
ture of money. Mr. Pou urged a hori
zontal eut instead of individual ad
justment oa the ground that the 1st-'
tor course nould result In relief only
for Those "able to plead their own cause .
or to hire j lawyer." .
Predict Special Saesiea. -
Both Mr. Poa and Mr. Simma pre
dicted a special session of the legisla
ture during thia calendar year, and '
wanted Wake -Coufity'r valuation "re
duced to a level ef other counties ia
rantielpatioa of what wu declared to be
inevitable a6V valorem tax. All auggee- .
tion that th prrsfit situstloa would '
end before the next assessment wa
also scouted.
Both at the three hours' sioa .
before the board and at the mass meet- -ing
of farmer which preceded it, ther .
waa a tendency to praiae rather than
reflect upon the men who mad th
present valuation. ,
Speaking before th farmers, J. w.
Bailey contended that th legislature
ha put th issue tquarely up t th
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