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t - - V Cotton Report C . . ' "V:,'1 i". ' t ."r : (By'Bpelxht ifc OouJl The Weather Report r gg '"V, ' ;r- ' ' , ' FULL TEXEGBAPITffi RP!PnRrg of rnre TfTTFIt IMffFHT T " Cotton is mIUox tn'jQreearCIe todaj at 30 cents.. C VOLUME II Greenville, N. Thursday Af teniobn, May 29,;1919 !Y FIELD BLACK CAT IS FROM TARBORO FRIDAY - D WILL GIVE EfflBITIOfJS The Langley field "Black Cat", one of the best anplanes at that station, piloted by Lieut,'Augus n;s Leazar with Sergt. Berkshire as mechanic, is now in Tra boro, and will be irf Greenville tomor row whore it will remain for a day or two "giving exhibitions. Mr. D. M. Clark received notice to this effect this afternoon from Lieut Leazar. The purpose of this tour of North Carolina is to stimulate interest m the air service and to set before the young men of the town and county the opportunities that it offers them. Preparations are now being made to secure the proper landing plot for the machine. What time tomorrow the airplane is expected cannot be given at this writing but suffice it to say that Greenville will have a real airplane tomorrow. Don't fail to see it and see it work. SINKING OF. THE . LUSITANIA ISjJCOMMEMORATED IHST SE CTION HUN COUNTER PROPOSAL AS TO PEACE TERMS iinm im Tur uniino nr ni i iro mi m irl iiHiMuo ur hllilo i-x-i.iiAi.SWfa"::::-:- 4 ""i T flu , 1 il 11 r r hi Mi , - ' KJ dPEACE TffiMS F0iS c a lit nMiyutU ntK UtLtuMltd HI g mlTi the sinking o. nine allied vessel the outrage com, inltted against the Lusltania on May 7, 1915, was commemorated. Tli urlerSen pirat. one of the numher sur rendered to the United States, sailed into th narrows of New York ha-and from her deck American sailor, and Victory loan campaigners threw a wreath, into the sea on the fourth anniversary of the sinking of the Lusltania : . : JL-r-- -. - (I'.y United Press) la! i, ti -r -virion of the Ger ppius;ils to the Peace i. il'-lix crt'd to French niip third of the lo-Mii-wi-r of twenty thou- i. ' t "f r ho counter pro- i -i i vtk1 sometime this in tr;insl;ttiun of the first 'I'ly under wav. :A.jQermaa vf oreign : official has been advised that chanees have m changes been made' in the peace treaty but be is not informed however whether thel alterations are vital or whether they effected clauses objected to by Ger many. Does President Wilson expect to es tablish slavery in Europe that Presi dent Lincoln abolished?, Theodore Wolff demanded in an article he pub lished in the Tageblatt defending Ger many's counter proposals to the peace treaty. LEARNED SINCE MY iESTIGATION OF THE CLINICS "Hjl- . II' ;. K. T rime N'lW. PHILLIPS) im. didn't go; some ami some will -not ; ma i MnU M ' t" .-Dili s;nmo will rrf Kt ': -! tli'1 facts. So goes iMi' lu re are the facts at ; a I found them, ni- clinic last week which !'"ipI of Health, working ' 1' Fryer, Pitt County's 1 i set up in Greenville, 'i"' interest of the better "liti ni of the children of i"i was a fine start in '''Me of which can scarce ' -'iaiateil. it is so great. t 11 ventilated rooms on I 'Mil of the Vtitiiinul Rant ' 11 '"-en turned into an em ''"M'ira!. (Too bad that Pitt -'"'I '''sort to an emer-r,-p:t:il: why not have a per- 'itionVi Miss Pratt, con- "it!i the state board of health, -''' uaje nurse in charge, and 'i'les know her work. and Green were the ' iMu'e. and in Dr. Ellen's i i iMg room, nine opera- I vim;.-,, Si., ti Ikmi-ii i Ht-aliii (; It Was ;:, the (',,ui,::, a lv"i'k. II: i.v 1 v, . Fun, f..nr:l: f-lHI- , """"I.V J,,; 'in ii. P'l nM-i,., a , 'Tt;iiii!' l! privat tiniK 1 "H"-i-wie have been '"' Cl ,.i.:. ..1 e .. , 'IT" '1 lOI "a" ton. "iK-rat,.,! Micir h 1 1,,. I het p was not the "iul'" from the ether on niir.v.,. :. . . M, very little nausea, ,1 " 11 s;i'le lieinorliage following ireful and thorough was the work of the surgeon. Within twenty four hours eveir child h ! be-Mi better able to cope with the p. obkms of all future life.- . If these operations had not !oen per formed these children would have been terribly liable to colds, bronchitis, pne umonia, tuberculosis and other wast ing diseases. They wouhl have grown up with peculiar facial expressions, some of them would have been deaf, all of them liable to rheumatism which sooner or later attacks the heart. And through the Club plan, the operation, done by a skilful surgeon, only cost the parents of these children $15.00, a saving of at least $15.00, One June 5th and 6th, there will be another clinic in Greenville, which will accommodate from 11 to 14 op- Real Live Baby Given Away Last Night by Richards Richards, "the wizard," closed a three night engagement in Greenville with his performance last night at White's theatre at which he gave an other of his creditable and laughable performances. Interest centered in the announce menf' that St- real-iiTefeaby would be given waj free on last night to the one h'!diiiK the luck number. Ever since the wizard has been here and ?ave out this announcement curiosity has leen nt f"ver heat as to what kind of a baby '.1 was. Those curious were satisfied last night. As Richards stat ed, it was not a dog. a cat or anything akin to the animal kingdom, but a real live baby. The lucky one proved to be Mr. Jas. L. Mayo, manager of the Daily News, who dropped in town just in time to see the show and hold the hicky coupon. The hah? is a beauty and has been much admired. From last reports the yonugster was doing fine. He takes his milk, regularly and seems to be all o.'k. ' The baby was a duck. SUMMARY OF THE TREATY GERMfNY MUST ACCEPT Marks Nation's. End as a Military, Naval and Colonial Power for All Time. V! 3r EX-KAISER Wilson Pledges Himself to Propose to Voters Will Meet Friday Night to Name Aldermen The voters of the different wards of the city are called to meet at the following places on tomorrow night, May 30th at 8.30 o'clock for "the pur pose of nominating one candidate for alderman in- each respective ward to be voted for in-, the regular election on OTayTJliZnlC First ward,, commissioner's room in ST GERMAIN ON TOMORROW President Will f : Jlalie Memorial Address in Paris (By United Press) Washington. President Wilson deliv er the memorial address at the Amer ican cemetery tomorrow located in the suburbs of Paris it is announced at the White House. He will place a memorial wreath for the American soldiers buried there. There will be one wreath sent to the American cemeteries iirFrance being a voluntary contribution of two cents each from one hundred and eighty three Austrian (By United Press) Paris. The representatives of the nations which crushed 'Austria met in the French foreign office . todaj,' to give their final approval as talthe terms which decree the conditions" un der which the former Hapsburg em pire may continue to exist. The summary peace terms are now leady for submission to the delegates of the -States which fought or severed their relations with Austria. This summary will be submitted to the allied associated powers represent atives at a secret plenary session of the peace conference which is schedul ed to start at three o'clock this ternoon. The?e terms will be handed to the delegates at St. Germain Revival Meeting at Arthur Grows New York. An official summary of the peace treaty made public here by the Committee on Public Information ays: "In addition to the securities afforded in the treaty of peace the President of the United States has pledged himself to propose to the sen ate of the United States, and the prime minister of Great Britain has pledged himself to propose to the parliament of Great Britain in engagement, sub- J Ject to the council of the League of Nations, to cqme- Immediately to the. assistance of France In case of provoked attack by Germany (Continued on page 4) finat . -rw d.. rr, .court house. Dr. J. E. Nobels, chair- . " man of committeemen. Germany Responsible for All Dam. i c, . . . , I Second waid, court room of court fle First Payment 20,000,000,000 hn,lfi j t. J.itt hnirmnn nf m- Marks. liiitteemen. Tiird ward, Centre Brick warehouse. R. C. Flanagan, chairman of commit teemen. Fourth ward, Gentry & Gorman ware house. E. G. Flanagan, chairman of committeemen. Fifth ward, city hall in mayor's rf fiee. L. C. Askew, chairman of committeemen. thousand Boy Scouts in this couutpy. some time- tomorrow. AYDEN GRADED SCHOOL FINALS ARE IN PROGRESS THIS IS nn- George N. Howard of Washington is a business visitor todaiy. Mr. How ard has jusf been elected chief of po ice of thU town. For the past year cr more he has been connected with the Norfolk Southern railway. Dafly in Interest Q Q. p, STARTS INVESTIGATION OF WHAT GOVERNMENT DID WITH THE THIRTY BILLION OF DOLLARS Much interest is being made mani-j fest in the evangelistic services now going on in the Free Will Baptist chnrch at Arthur, of whi 'h the Itcv. Thos. E. Beaman Is tfie- p is tor. These I. services, started last Sunda and thew will cot tinne all during this wccl. and pf.ssibly ,:neir week. . Last night the Rev. J. C. Moya of Snow Hill, who Is assisting the pas Jor, preached a soul-tirring sermon to a large audience from the subject, "The wages of siii. and rewar.l oL grace'. The song service is of unusual" intfer- (By United Press) erations a day. How about your child? est. The entire community at Arthur "li. hi. ii. I'l-IIKl', - ' 111 i'l l-l'l :liicvt "lT.iii,,. Better take him or her to Dr. Fryer at his office; in the court house and have a free examination made, and get in on this next club. Breathing through the mouth, poor appetite, deaf ness, bad ciyesight, catarrh, these are some of the symptoms of adenoids and bad tonsfls, and if your child has them children you ought to have the condition at-handicap-' tended to. life, because ofj See Dr. Fryer not later than June l ifiini'ls. Every child 1st, if -possible about -this matter. Why 1 adenoids and bad let your child go on through this surn ame cases the result mer and hate to start another school term with physical defects that can be removed, find which,' if not removed,- keep himr or her from having an equal chance in life with children who are free from these defects? . is being stirred by this revival meeting- was immediate relief LITE'S THEATRE Ki TONIGHT "branding Broadway" '"'"''iK William S. Hart A,I"i- 10 and 25c "Thfr Dental" C1euV Ofn- Jthersecond floor .of the ..court house, a daily" dental clinic is being conducted, ' This means that under our own-genial and efficient Dr. Schultz, the schoor children of the county are having their- teeth cared for free of charge. Dr. Schultz haa been at work - (ContlffoeJ on- pas 4) t Can God Answer Prayer Heard by Large Audience Another delightful .meeting was held at the Memorial Baptist church last night and this morning. Those present ; last night heard another soul-stirriug sermon by Dr. Brunei- from 'he the a i "Can God Answer Prayer". It was thoughtful and uplifting from begin ning to end and gave much food ior thought. Prof. Padgett again de lighted all with one pf his sweet gospel solos. The meeting is growing in in terest all the while and much good is assured m a result. Attend the ser vices tonight.. You will not regret -it if lyou do, and also the services to: morrow . mornfhg. at eight o'clock, .. - - . -Cii-tv; - --- . F. W, Wood of Hendersoa is here today on business. . Washington. The -Republican lead ers in the House have started to find out what the government did with nearly thirty billion dollars which was spent during the war. The introduction of a resolution to investigate these expenditures on the part of the War Department by Rep resentative Graham of Illinois, is the opening gun of the series. The Democrats, anticipating such a move, have placed members of recog nized ability on the committees which have this work to do. The committees on the -expenditures of the government departments seldom assume much importance but during this session they promise to be the center of a battle royal during the weeks to come. TO ENTRTAIN SOCIETY - Circle Nof"2 of the Social Service Local Anglers Proud of Their Initial Effort The commencement exercises of the Ayden graded schools are on this week closing with tonight's program. Iast Sunday night the baccalaureate sermon was delivered in the Christian church by the Rev. Walter Patten of Greenville. His subject was;, "The IT,nfl,oit?Sff presented to his large audience, spec ial music, was rendered by a quartet composed of R. L. Turnage, L. E. Tur nage, G. W.. Prescott and R. F. Pitt- man. Mr. Pittinan in addition sang a solo. On Monday night the musical reci tal was given in the school auditorium by the music pupils. The program was much enjoyed. - . On Tuesday night the class exercises took place as was the playlet, "A Graduate's Choice" by the members of the senior class. Last night the literary address was made bp Hon. H. S. Ward of Washing ton, N. C. It is needless to state that those present were thrilled and elevated for no man has a more attractive man ner as a platform speaker than Mr. Ward. He is always ready at all times and under all circumstances. The presentation of diplomas was made by Supt. S. B- Underwood of hte Pitt county schools. Those receiv ing diplomas from this well known in stitution of learing were: Idalia Hem by, Johnnie Garris, Almeta Worthlng ton and Anna 'Johnson. ,: Those receiving certificates were: Maf jor lei Hardee, Marshal -KUpatrick Agnes Tenklnsr Affle'BeTle BrSnch,'TIr- -ginia Bell Cooper, Thelma Johnson, Helen Mumford, Ruby Noble and Bur russ Sauls. Tonight the play, "Uncle Ephram's Summer Boarders" will be presented in the Seminary auditorium which will conclude the exercises of the Ayden schools for the year. Principal H. IC. Ainsley and his assistants a."e to . be cuiir tulated upon their years wdrX Xhe past session has been on ot th" very best in the history of the school. RED MEN TO MEET There will be a meeting the Red Men on Friday night wbich time the Warrior's degree-wlll be confer red. The degree staff is requested to be present. x " ST. PAUL'S CHURCH Frdiay : Litany at 5 p. m. BIDS OPENED YESTERDAY FOR DRAINAGE GRINDLE GREEK DIST. Bids were opened yesterday aftei noon in the court house at 5 :30 o'clock for the drainage of Gindle Creek, known as Pitt county draining district No. 2, which contains between twen tjyfive and thirty thousand acres., This drainage district is established under the North Carolina drainage law, the object of which is to reclaim wet and swamp lands. The survey of the district has been made, and the location of the canal has been estab lished and the size of the canal deter mined on. It will be about twenty three miles in length and from twenty six to" about fortwy six feet in width. The width increasing near the mouth. This canal will- drain effectively about Parties desiring fresh, fish can be readily supplied by calling on either Messrs. L. G. Cooper or W. A. Darden. Under the guidance of that expert angler, Mr. June Whlchard, thqy 'tried their lock yesterday afternoon -in one of the nearby creeks with result that they -are the proud possessors of about twenty fivo thousand acres of land, twenty of the finny tribe, ofVarious and sundry sorts from eels up to-Catfish. So delighted were these two young barristers that it is said ,they are contemplating seriously giving up the practice of law and following f isli- that is now either covered with water or subject to overflow. This is consid ered some of the most fertile land in Eastern North Carolina when drained. Other bidders on this work were the Northwestern Construction Co., of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, and Mart P. Moore and F. N. McCubbins of Salis bury, N. C. The work of completing the preliminary survey for classifying the lands to be .benefitted and for this project, is now under way, and it is estimated that the actual work of dig ging the canal will be started during this summer and. that it will be com pleted within a period of 18 months from' the time the work started. The firm of Harding and Rivers, survey ors, are directing the survey of this territory. "r?"- DAYTON AIRLESS TIRES Attention is called to announcement ,' of Anthony & Thomas in this issue ii-H ' forming the public that they are hand-' ling the well known Dayton Airless. Tires for Ford automobiles and trucks. They claim that these tires cat.pimc-''v ; ture, can't blow out and thathey.are' The bids ror this worK was on rne neither solid nor penumatlc,-JK yon estimate of a million five hundred cub- put a set ,ol these tires on iyourear " , ing as a means of a liyelihood. Veteran Whichard had a hard task to keep up ic yards of excavation. The bids or truck it means nothing1: more, nor with his embryonic anglers. They not ranged from 14 and seven tenth cents less than an end to tire trouble These ; Department will entertain the members only caught what was swimming near J to 11 and twenty three one . hundreds tires have alwaivs stood the test '-p&,-. cents per cubic yard. The latter nld der all-conditions. Suppose ' you try was by the Wilson Construction com- them and see the result ;;t.--iii Wil of Woman's Missionary Society of the j . their cork; but according to Mr. M. E. church and Methodist friends on Whichard, are grace .itself in bringing Friday afternoon in the Sunday school J their captives tothe surface. They rooms 'of the church at five o'clock. A' are some fishermen. cordial invitation is extended to all lady members and non-members to be present. rr r r It isn't pride that-makes the gallary gods look down upon the rest of the au dience . - H. S. Ward of Washington is spend ing the day in the city en route to his home from Ayden. v : C, B. West and "daughter, Miss Ru by, left this morning for Raleigh, pany, Lawrence Bret, manager, son, N. C. is understood thaf this! COTTON MARKET bid will be accepted. On the basis ' - ',f of this bid it is estimated that the Reported hy Speight A po.) , drainage of this , territory will involve f- New York Fntore, New'Confcrets air expenditure xf about $180,000 'andj-;"':.'--;''.'-,,"; ' Oening i 'X36rtnt&':'''-':1 will make possible the cultivation" of j Decenriier.,. . . . . ; - . ' 30.37 "ft -3043 " at least V000 acres of farm jagd row Jnff-' . .iX' ','eii . 3L80 ij;31.T4'j.;.t ac .waste. - v .1 October r,;, ,V, 30,83 r- "t;'' ... rV-'. " .1 ' ' s. .Wr - i "f.J'"-r :f": ;.,!V.--v-' , 1. x- --V.
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