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Yesterday was a very full daty in the
v ngolirmpiUgnow.gQljg on it
jjirvis Memorial MethodWch'ufdL'
FiM- services featured the ' day begin
ning with a special talk totljieSun
!mv school by Mi1 Patten and' winding
up with a largely attended and deeply
interesting service last' night , In be
tween eanie the regular eleven o'clock
,raehing service, and meetings 'forj-souls
nu n n n't " wixau iuc vuiiouan aiiil
Methodist church in the -.afternoon.
The meeting is rapidly taking on an
intenicmnoinational charactej'. , The
oilier ministers of the toWn are work
in i: in the closest hirmonjyj with . flAr.
Patten, and their members are attend
ing and assisting in the servicesC Mrl
l'hillips of the .Presbyterian church
jireachetl to the Jtoftesterday aftef-
n.M.n. and the pajof ; the Baptis
mid Christian hurches also particit
pated in the service The Christian
church closed its dotira lasV Bight, and
pastor and people worshipped -with, the
Methodists. Mr. Saddler wilt preach
at the afternoon service today. ':
Mr. Thillips preached a strong ser
mon yesterday afternoon on Thy
Kingdom to Come.V and told the large
crowd of men present some of the"
tilings they were doing to hold the
kingdom back. Mr. PattepP followed
with a clear and frank statement as
to local conditions and pwtother, min
isters present had something, to 'say.
The result was that those present re
solved themselve into a law and or
der league, determined on a clean
Greenville, a safe place to rearchil
dren.
At the same time the women -were .
meeting at the Methodist church, un; and the Camp Fire Girls wiil attend
der the leadership of Mrs. W. E. Hook- in a body.
CITIZEN SUGGESTS N. 0 WARREN
FOR WHtT MAYOR OF GREENVILLE
Mr. Editor: . . , "
I rise to ask where is the public
sj)irit of our. town, and where are the
thanks and 'appreciation of our ciit
zens? After our heavenly Father was so
merciful and good as to give us a
beautiful and prosperous town, is.it
possible that not one of our business
men will condescend to- accept the
leadership, when it would be handed
to him on a silver waiter? God see
ing the indifference and carelessness
of his people do you believe He will
let us continue to prosper under such
conditions? I do not. He condemned
the slothful servant, while. He cqm-mereh-d
the ones who made their. tal
ent count, and placed them heads of
gr 1 cities.
Ag 11, He taught sacrifice: and what
do the people who are qualified to
mo than the slothful serVanfc did?
v w, what are our people doing
gov 1 the town and whom have made
gre msiness for themselves say when
mil . ifhi ns to Xw mavorshio? In
var ii ly they say I .can noVsacrif5ce
my iiine, there Is nothing In the office
aii"
i'7 time is too precious w
V
off
gn
a la
tile-.
had a capable man, who held the
e as mayor for four year' with
business tact and honor, but,
he too, could not sacrifice liis
any longer. Why In the world
n t the board of aldernien raise
tin salary of the mayor to where it
will he interesting to the business men
and property owners to enter the race?
And some people, Mr. Editor,, havs
the most peculiar ideas at all! I. was
talking to a man on the street about
Mr. Dunn retiring from the race, -and
this was his remark: Welk.Col. Dunn
made a good mapor but he . has hadT it
long enough; no man should hold of -
MISCELLANEOUS PARTY
There will le given a Mjceilanebus
party at the Shelmerdine school on
next Thursday night, March 13th. Ev
erybody is cordially invited to be pres
ent and the young ladies are asked to
bring baskets.
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cqsslng problems vponcerolo "the
ug.me or tne town. -
MT'r ?ten preached two earnest ser
mons; to larger congregations, in addi
tion to his, Sunday 6chool talk. In
the morning , he talked more directly
to the Christians, about the power of
their example in the home andln th
community, and put heavily upon their
their personal- responsibility for
tne salvation o& those ahmu f-hm l in
the evening he used Jeremiah's story
of the potter and the marred vessel
as. the basis of a strong appeal : first
that the life should be kept from be
tog marred;- by tTieiding to God in
outh, but, ;toUlilg in that, hat in
manhood afld. womanhood the life
should be matr to God In order
4hat Hejmighsake something
rth.nUet'Jf.v
- The -meeting .-.last night was attend
ed- by another overflow congregation,
most of whom were stirred to the
depths by the evident earnestness and
devotion in. .tlie appeals made by the
minister. There was a seriousness, ov
er h$ congregation that has not been
seen" before, and many took a positive
stand for a better life.
TherQ will be the regular services
each day thjs week, at four and se-en-
vltation to tSose-who are not church'
Z i v - .
members. 'They are asked to make yp
a. lai-ge part of, the congregation. To
morrow night the Sunday school teach
ers, and their pupils will sit together.
Wednesday will be father and son
night. Thursday evening the officials
of the church will occupy special seats,
and Friday evening the Boy Scouts
ice more than 'fcrar "years
aaked that gentleman these questions
Did you vote for. Small? His answer
was, Yes. Now, Small has been "in
office for 22 years, I think. I again
asked: Did you vote'.. for Wilson's sec
ond term? He said, Yes. Well, I said
that makes two terms that's 8 years.
I went further. I said: Di(d you not
try all in your power ta.keep ,Mr.
Shoreas ryour pastor? He said: Yes.
Well, 'I said, why should' you discrim
inate. I then said : Well, why are
you agaiuif Dunn? He said he was
for a wide open Sunday, that s all.
Well, said I, the candidate that you
oArratvTl m told went into a S.v-1
rian cafe Sunday morning and solic
ited liis vote telling the Siyrlan he
was like Col. Dunn; he was for wide
open Sunday, too. I said now what
are youi going to do about that? He
said : Did you hear him say it ? I said :
He said: Well, I'll bet he did
No.
not sav so. Well, I saidr Suppose
our town should be represented In
some big city, which would you have
go to represent us Col. Dunn or your
candidate? He. said: Rice, (you talk
foolish, I rather Dunn because he has
more experience. I saw I had mm
whipped. ' Then I said : ol. Dunn
would stand before that great body
with the look of a statesman pouring
forth .words, of wisdom with ihe ora
tory of our beloved Zebulon B. Vance
or Chas. B. Aycock, while your little
candidate would be sitting in some cor
ner shaking like a -sick kitten on a
frosty morning and if he, did venture
to say a word he would -sfammer and
spuddle until he got everything into a
laugh and muddle.
But," Mr. Editor, I see, that the wish
of the town seems to be for a layman.
NoWI am going to call todutry one
who has been tried arid his' ability
proven, and everyone will say hallelu
jah, amen. lThat man ls N. O. war
ren. . -
" . Yours truly,
W. L. RICE.
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(By United Presa)
Toledo Thirty-five persons were in-
lured, none however, fatally, it is be-
nnssenger-'train at the cr-ossing in
night at eight o'elock. -
Injured
ltingF
Collision
President and Mtb. Wilson coming
ton sh:H-bor.
Lieut. J, C. Taylor
of US. Navy Here
for a Few Days
Lieut. (M. C.) J. (.'. Taylor, Tnited
States Navy senior medical officer of
the U. S. S. Plattslmrg, a troop tians-
, port, inhere visiting his parents at
503 East 8th street.
Lieut. Tarior has been engaged in
the troop transport service for the past
eleven months. He arrived in New
York on the 8th inst., with 1,500 sol
deirs and 500 wounded and sick from
Liverpool, England, adn Brest
He has crossed the Atlantic ocean
twelve times in this service and the
English channel four times.
In. a conversation with a Daily News
man this morning Lieut. Taylor stat
ed that the United States navy is -now
doing its utmost to rush the boys back
home. Fifty new transports (United
States), he said, are being placed iu
commission to speed up this work. !
This will make over one hundred In
the service which should easily bring
irtocMgft-AijSBgtel1- a11 of thg
. transports are. running and in good
condition.
Conviction of
. Debs Confirmed
" by U.S. Court
(By United Press.)
v.
Washington. The United States su-
preme- court affirms the conviction of
Eugene V. Debs, former Socialist can
didate for President. He was found i
guilty of the espionage act for a speech
delivered in Canton, Ohio. v
At the same time the court upheld
the espionage act. Debs claims that
fit violates the constitutional rights of
free speech.
Quart Whiskey
Turned 6ut to be
India Molasses
One of Greenville's citizens is now
a sadder but wiser man ; that is to
say, in the future he will be more pa r-
ticular when he xrders a "little for his i
t
stomach's sake". He" ordered whiskey !
but when it arrived it was pure West
India molasses and just to think, he
shelled out $2.35 for -it, two. dollars
for the booze and thirty-five cents ex
press. This citizen has been slightly under
the weather for. some days and his
phjyslcian prescribed a little stimulant
and so convinced was the doctor that
it was essential in his case that he
signed the certificate for his patient
to order the liquor. The patient did
so and had been anticipating a time
like those he used to have in the days
of Auld Lang Syne when the quart ar
rived. Last week the said quart turn
ed up-in Greenville and to the express
office. It did not remain there, how
ever, many minutes for the patient
was right on his job and went hurried
ly t6 the express office with his thirty-five
cents and his prescription. He
entered the express office with a smile
but this was changed quickly to ne
of scorn and disgust for upon opening
the package instead of liquor it was
molasses, and It was a poor brand of
molasses at. that. Parties wishing a
mm rn's
h 1UUS IAJ fiCl. ilto
ashore from the,t4ktet Ossipee; which
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I GLEANER GITY DEMANDED BY
MEN'S MASS MEETING SUNDAY
From the handwriting on the wall
there s going to he a genuine old-fasli-ioued
house-cleaning in Greenville snd
it is not going, to log off, judging by
what was done at the men's meeting
held in the Christian church Sunday af
teruoon.
Theauditoriuui was filled wirh cit
izens representing all walks of life,
there for a purpose and it looks as if
this purpose Is going to bear fruit
here at no distant day.
These citizens-want a cleaner Green
ville and they are going to have it if
within their power. After hearng a
soul stirring sermon by the Rev. S. K.
Phillips, Rev. j4r. Patten made a talk
referring to local conditions in Green
vile. The other pastors of the city
spoke along the same line. Quite a
number of the; citizens present spoke selves together. The meeting yester
and all agreed 'that something has .got day is being discussed from all vfew-
1 1 lie ftnilA Till il v tHa onm tyi n rvi f T t( i f i t Inilur 1 1 v- tYia ri t i itm a ran f Vi o
.dhave Jjgttftv towj In which to stieets, in the shops and stores. The
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live and rear . tneir cnTlflrenrow twiite- Ftaxday s, meeting -of -.the
Enthusiasm for a purer town reigned
supreme. A law and order league was
UNITED STATES POURING FOOD
INTO COUNTRIES OF EOROPE
(By United Press)
Washington. The United States is
now pouring two hundred and fifty
thousand tons of fowl into Poland, Jft
glo Slavia, including Serbia, Rouman
ia, Czecho Slovakia and Armenia in
the near east.
The food administration states that
Herbert Hoover is now directing this
week under one hundred million dol
lars food relief bill.
Food is being shipped through the
straits' of Gibraltar to Mediterranean
points and through the English chau--nel
to Rotterdam.
Modern Bakery
is Now Assured
for Greenville
Greenville is to have a modern bak
ery at last. Mr. J. W. Massey, who
is engaged in the bakery business in
Ayden has decided to come to Green
ville andopen,up a "business iiee.
This fact was intimated through the
columns of this paper some time ago
and no doubt it will be pleasing news
to the' readers to learn that a bakery
is now an assured fact. Mr. Massey
will open in the building formerly oc
cupied by Mr. Herbert on Dickinson
avenue. He is now busily engaged in
cleaning up things and getting in
shape. He has the best wishes of all
for success.
GOES TO GRIMESLAND
William Bagwell leaves this week
for Grimeslarid, N. C, where he expects
to go into business. He expects to
enter the automobile business there
and the stiyle pt his concern will be
the Grimeslarid Motor Co. For some
tlme 'Mr. Bagwell has been connected
witli the Dail-Overland Co. He has
theest wishes of hts friends in his
new. home. .-.
START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT
WITH A .'SUBSCRIPTION TO -THE
DAILY NEWSDO IT NOW. . .
met the S: S. Georgd Washlngtn in- Boa
formed right on the spot with between
seventy-five and one hundred members.
The following officers were elected ;
President, G. E. Harris; vice presi
dent, W. E. Hooker; secretary and
treasurer, B. W. Moseley. Not only
were local conditions discussed, viz:
blind tigers, etc.. but the question of
next mayor for Greenville was one of
the main Items wrestled-with. The
league Is determined upon having a
candidate for next mayor that will do
things, will see to it that the law is
enforced and that god order prevails.
Whether the league purposes to
bring out a candidate for mayor is not
known, suffice it' to say thq? propose
to have a clean town though the ele
ments fall and for this purpose and
witlT this aim they have banded them-
men is awaited with interest for the?
mean business.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
Tuesday : Evening prayer 4 -J30 p. m.
Wednesday : Evening prayer and ad
dress 7:30 p. m.
Thursday : Evening prayer 4 :30 p.
m. . ,
Fridaiy : Holy communion 10 a. m.
Litany 7 :30 p. m.
Saturday: Children's service 4 p. an.
HAS RETURNED HOME
Mr. Wiley Brown returned home
Saturday from Baltimore where he has
been under treatment at a hospital in
that city. His many friends will be
pleased to learn that he is now con
valescent and will soon be ableto re
sume his business relationsif nothing
unforeseen happens. He will be with
the Willard & Smith Co., on Dickin-
sno avenue.
Perkins Resigns
as Policeman
for the City
J. F. Perkins, who "was elected a
member of the city police force at the
last meeting of the board to fill out
the unexpired term of Policeman D.
R. Oliver, this morning tendered his
resignation to Mayor Dunn and the
board -of aldermen to take effect im
mediately. " Since appocting the position as po
liceman Mr. Perkins finds that his
other businesses such he cannot give
the position of police the attention he
desires so he has decided to resign.
'Mr. Perkins is vor appreciative to
the mayor find the board' of . aldermen
for their c ' 'Vev.c? in him and his
election to 1 '1 (!; position made vi
caut by oli- enun -Oliver. Mr, I'cr
kins will aga.n 'resume hiss trade from
now on.
JlTST RECEH'ED CAR LOAD OF:
ninety-day. oats and. a car load ofr
field, peas.
Hall &s : Savage .Bros.,
. Phone 15.
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From Overseas
. Granceyv SThipe,
-Dept. C-ote Div.
France.
Feb. 10, 1919.
t My Dear Mrs. Clark :
- Be careful don't lose slip enclosed
in this letter for you will be proud
of it after having, read it Sometime
... .
ago an. order- came down from divis
ion headquarters containing the names
of officers and men cited for bravery
and having heard of Ollie's actions un
der fire - was sure bis' name was on
the list. Today I toaaaged to get my
hands on one of them to see If Ollie
was 'given what he deserved and in
it I found what I'm enclosing to you.
Of course you Will be proud and the
proudest little woman in Greenville
and you have eveny right to be.
This is- the clipping enclosed :
Sereeant Ollie F. Clark : Co. G. : For
conspicuous bravery In action bur
ing an advance near Hermeville,
vember 11, 1918, was advancln-;
machine gun nest and y&fi
wounded in the arm. ItWever, he
kept, on fighting and refused to go to
the rear until ordered to do so by his
lieutenant, instilling great courage ia
his section." j
Since Ollie's entry in the army have
watched his rise with a great deal of
interest for I knew that if given the
chance he would make good and no
doubt had the war continued he
would have received a commission
which he deserved. -
I last saw Ollie at Chatel. Sure
missed him when he entrained for the
.Verdun front ; he was in the bestof
spirits and when I learned of hi
wounds 'twas with the deepest regret.
Ejje now. I hope he Is back withyou
and I know you are the proudest of
all the women a round there. If pe
is there ask him to speak to my wife
ad- tell-lietL just how J looked when.
he saw roe last. ' -:-!'w -Congratulations
to you both. The
next time I see him my hat comes
off, for he'is a -real man.
Respectfully yours,
JAMES F. BRINKLEY, Jr.,
2nd Lt. 323 Inf.
ACCEPTS POSITION
Miss Julia Jones who formerly
taught in the Durham high school has
accepted the position as assistant
bookkeeper and stenographer in the in-
surrttice office of Mr. A. White
Mr. J. S. Willard who has former
ly "been devoting all of his time '. as
bookkeeper will from now on be th
chief bookkeeper and outside solicitor.
WAR COUNCILS MBf PROGRAM
MAY' BE READILY ACCEPTED
American People
Are Responding
Wilson's Appeal
(By United Press V
Washington. The American people
are responding " eagerly to President
Wilson's invitation to discuss the Lea
gue of Natons.
While controversies over war poli -
cies drew a tremendous number of let- hineut of neutral credit by Germany,
ters nothing lnthe memory of con- Third, use of, Germany's gold reserve
gress has equalled the present aval-- lf rhe mollPy raised by oflier means
aenhe of'mail to their offices. 'falls short f the amount needed.
The senatdrs are simply unable to j T,lis prft(jj.lU2) constitutes no back
read half of the mail addresses to ,loxvn by the, allies It fits completely
them on the subject they stated today, ' itu 1U1. H:litIonnl terms included in
but what letters have been read show j f arulistice during .Tanuair.
one thing clearly: the country has aVj... .... ; ,
' Tea V ""realized the vast importance of
the question. ,
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CASE OF SJL1LLP0.V
' JJie caunir V health off fee today,-re-
- port a; case of" smallpox fin Grcville.
The yictim -Is William JiefiaicK.
TwL'fl.Ml ho leshles on??h7it street
he lesj'es 05 tS
(By UnlffeiVPVws).--.
Washington. TheVlnyestlgatioa - of
court martlals during the war has been
ordered by J udge f Advocate , General
Crowder. ...
In a letter to Secretary of War Ba
ker General Crowder stated. that the
Inspector -JeneST" of the army will
proceed, with the work immediate!
General Cppwder defended the sys
tem of court1 martial in referring to the
enrages of cruelty made recently by
Brigadier General Ansell Who for a
time was acting 'Judge Advocate Gen.
eral. ' ... I'- " ;
The army officers are taken - from
all" walks of . life says Crowder and
they administer Justice during the war
with the. penalties which are. authoriz-
ed U7. congress. - ' '
President is
Suffering From
a Slight Cold
United Press)
4&?2.isfir George "Wa shinrfHJ. Presl-
Jlit Wilson Ls suffering from a slight
cold, but Rear Admiral Grayson' said
that it was not serious.
The President .hasNweived a great
quantity of wireless messages from,
Paris detailing the progress of the
peace work. "
It Is announced that the President
will go direct from Brest to Paris and
get into immediate topch with Secre
tary. Lansing, Colonel House and other
niemlers of the .American delegaton.
Big Leaguers
Are Leaving for
New Orleans
(By Unite 1 Press)
Cleveland. The first of , the big
4 leaguej-s to hike for the southland
leavejfchere today. The Cleveland In
dians with pitchers and catchers in
charge of Lee Fohol re due tp arrive
in New Orleans Wednesday.
Fighting Reported
Still Going on in
City of Berlin
(By United Preaa)
Berltn.-r-The revolution appetra to
bo yo thft cotitrM of. ita leaders.
Although ' the general strike waa of
ficially called off (yesterday afternoon
following ' a compromise' agreement
with the government fighting Is still
going onin several" parts pf the city.
(By United Prees)
Paris. The, supreme economic com
mission ls expected to resume "its con
fwnce with the German? a"t "Brussels
immediately.
The new program which has leen
mapped out by the mipreme war coun
cil will, it is believed, be readily ac
cepted by the enemy.
The first is a partial removal of
the economic blockade permitting Ger
many Jo export suoji commodities as
lC,ai an(j potash. Second, . the estab
SPRING riSPLAY
F le a'HWuiees her first
Mrs. I.
oiiening'ofprlng uiUUnpry for Wed
nesday. March 12th af which time the
latest creations in Pattern hats and
also untriniriied shancs and the latest
will be shown for your ap-
' nove tu'm
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nmvjii. j . -
vited t-1 present.
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( Reported by Speight & Co.)
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