The Weather Report
Cotton Repi
generally fair tonight and Thursday'.
No rhai.gc in temperature.
NORTH
Cotton is selling in Greenville today ai"
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FULL TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS OF THE UNITED PRESS
VOLUME III.
Greenville, N. C, Wednesday Afternoon, July 30, 1919
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IRE TROOPS ARE DIPECIED
TO ARRIVE IN CHICAGO TODAY
TO HELP QUELL THE RACE RIOTS
(By United Press)
ciiiiuiio. -' JH) additioi.a. militia
nun ;ire now expected to reach Chicago
f , i r h piuxsc of reinforcing twenty-f,.ip-
hundred state troops now mobiliz
,. liiTi' in different armories. They
u; : In- u-ed in tin event of a renewal
.f ilu race riots that have resulted in
tin- death of twenty-five persons and
injur;.-- to hundreds of other within
ill.' ;i-t thirty-six hours.
The situation has now improved
Tin Mark U'h was calm early today
af'rr another night of sporadic riot
in:; i rrasi"iial outbreaks occurred dur
ing the early morn ins. Shots were
r hantil between the whites and
1. 1 irks at interval- tMroughout the
ni-'lit
Tin' nrn-iM's 'rnerally kept to their
h..u-r- this morning. Increased detail-
if police arc now patrolling the
:.i'i ii sf, tinn of the citjy.
Wilmington M.D.
is Being Sued for
Sum of $20,000
U i ininirTon. w. ;. ('room, a Pull
nii! iiitiiiurtiir between Wilmington
an. I h.ulutte. yesterday filed suit
f .. .' rn.'i-cs in the sum of $20,000
lt. 1 1 t i -1 r. .1. ;. Murphy of this city
'I (! Ltiiuml that the sudden death
i'f 'h. plaintiff? 1.", year old daughter
"ii the operating table in a local hso
' iiiscil hy negligence of the
-nr.'i'iti in not examining the child
i" t'Tr the administration of ether.
u i hit ether was administered care
' negligently Uy an incompe
ti :i nurse.
Thr operation was for the removal
"f i -'rnwth in the nose and hid not
'."a ruii-jrloreil serious, if is alleged.
PRAYER MEETING
"ill lt prayer meeting ser
all the different churches of
this evening at the usual
winch the general public has
ttlP r;t;
li'.iir t.
'i li.il invitation to attend.
GERMAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
VOTES CONFIDENCE E6ERT GOV.
Iiy United Press)
iinai i Delaj. cd Confidence in
:l" HI" !', z . eminent was voted by
1 i.n '-" majority of the German na-
r"'lial assembly.
'I in- ..t- was two hundred and for-tine,-
;,, fjf.y fjv( The assembly
l! ''" I the motion on; -tiring the gov-
"i 1 1 r p i . r i f
I lie Mil (-'-eating a State tribunal to
,rv ill i i-on.- responsible for the war
'' n-acheil the special committee
will consider it. It is official-
inn.iniired that this tribunal will
of prominent jurists and histo
rian
County School
Committeemen to
Meet Satur
day;
j p i -kers is being con-udereJ ny me ''p
Th" ''filial niectin- of the publir i partment of justice. Announcement
M I "'iiiinitteemen of Pitt county of the department's attitude towards
"iM Pla.-e at the East Carolina1 the packers will probably be made
i - TraiiiiiiK school on next Sat- this week. .
" on- o;dock. After 'the bus-. With the report of the Federal trade
in.-. ,, ... , ,,,V I ,.;..:.,', ivaHrAHnn of the pack-
- :i ini encon win oe kpi -.
th
"iiiinitteemen1 fii 4fhe dlnt.i.j
'' " I lie school.
"i,r- s I!. I'nderwood states that
in.
:l"' about two hundred commit-
" in ilie county. It is exDected
:i major portion of thse will be
'""''si-lit -It tl . 1
iniiuiii meeting, a verj i
un'-" iive program has been arranged,
Tar River
F. C. Harding
Training School
Speaker Sunday
Mr. F. C. Harding led the Y. W. C.
services at the Trainine school nn
A
Sunday evening. He made an elo- i
tiuent appeal to the young women to
do their part in building up the world,
pleading with them to use their op- i
portunities and privileges to help hold !
the world up to high standards of
Christianity and morality. He dwlt
upon the place the church should take
in affairs of the world and nation.
He said the league of nations would
give the whole world the advantage
of what ,the States had in the federa
tion of States. He spoke feelingly of
these who are betraying themselves,
their nation, and all high ideals, by
low and selfish reasons.
The Sunday evening services during
the summer have been very interest
ing. Miss Elizabeth Bass of next
year's senior class has had charge of
the Y. W. ('. A. work during the sum
mer. Several Cases
Before Mayor to
day for Trial
Mayor D. M. Clark had several eases
before him this morning for trial. '
Those disposed of were as follows :
Jesse Adams, colored : dog running
ft lai;'c. Judgment suspended upon
patvment of cost.
J. E. Singleton: failing to stop car
at Five Points. Judgment suspended
iuon payment of cost.
Edgar Duke: speeding. Fined $."
and cost.
E. W. Whichard: speeding. Fiaed
$." and cost.
W. A. Teal : speeding. Fined $o and
cost.
Roy Wilson : speeding. Fined $T
and cost.
King Albert and
Queen Will Visit
United States
(By United Press
Washington. King Albert and Queen
Elizabeth of Belgium will visit Amer
ica in Septemler and will be the
guests of President Wilson at the'
White House after he has completed
his tour of the eountny. The king
and queen are also planning to make
a tour of the United States.
ANTI TRUST ACTION
AGAINST MEAT PACK
ERS BEING PLANNED
(By Ucited Pre.s) !
Washington. Preparation? for anti
trust action against the big r. eat
i wnv ""
ers berore tneni me ;" "
are giving careful studiy to the situa
tion. The Federal trade commission report
Itself does not constitute evidence up
on which the department of justice can
file an antitrust -suit, the officials ex-
" "
plained,
SHU Falling; 26 Deaths. Toll
ATLANTIC COAST LINE DEPOT
AND WAREHOUSE AT GRIFTON
TOTALLY DESTROYED BY'FIRE
Fire last night totally destpoyed the
Atlantic Coast Line passenger station,
offices and warehouses at Grifton.
The surmise is that during the elec
trical storm which visited Grifton last
night that lightning struck the build
ing between ten and eleven o'clock.
When first discovered some time later
Hun Cabinet
Reconstructed
Next Few Days
(By United Press)
London. The German cabinet will
be reconstructed within a few days
with Count von Bernstoiff succeed
ing Herman Mueller as foreign min
is, an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Berlin states.
AT THE PRINCETON
The following registered at the
Princeton today : A. T. Cox, Santa
Barbara. Cal. ; W. E. Jordan, Wilson;
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Melville, Greens
boro : J. L. White, Chattanooga.
IT , .I.4ws erected. Since he has been treas-
Mrs. R. M. Hearne and son Edward , , , "
are visiting relatives and friends in
Washington.
MISS PATTIE WOOTEN WRITES
INTERESTINGLY OF JOURNEY
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Wooten are ,
just in receipt of another very inter-
esting letter from their daughter. Miss
I'attie Wooten. who is still touring the
western States. I'art of her letter
dated San Francisco. July 10th. is as ;
follows: ,
.."I'll bet both of you wt-iiid like to
be sitting here with me now because
I know you are about to melt and I'm
h"re at the table next to the radiator
and have the heat' turned on as far as
it will go. Doesn't that seem funny
for the middle of July? This is the
most wonderful climate you can imag
ine, except tnat t is a little too cool.
We wear our heavy coals all the time
and then have trouble keeping warm.
It makes me feel so fine that I want
to keep on staring. It is the greatest
relief in the world after the Yosemite.
for that was 'the most intense heat
I've ever felt. We left the Yosemite
Thursday morning and got here that
night. It was a real nice trip except
for the beat and dirt. It was the
only train we have been on that wasn't
overflowing with people.
Friday morning we rode around to
get an idea of the city, then took one
of the funny little street cars that
simply fly up these hills and went
down to the pier wh?re the fishing
boats came in. That afternoon we
went to Mission Dofores. It is right
in town. It is much smaller and not
so pretty as the oldre missions we
have seen. Santa Barbara was the
best kept, largest and most beautiful
one we have seen. This one has only
the one big room used for the church.
It was built in 1770 and. the original
floor and altar are .-till in it. The al
tar is carved wood with the figures
of the saints on both sides. It is very
beautiful. All of the missions still
keep the old mission bells. They are
arranged in a triangle. Today we had
an all day trip up Mt. Tamalpais ami
to the Muir Woods. It is called the
greatest one day trip in the world over
the crookedest railroad in the world
and I think it. is advertised right.
From Mill Valley we took the Tam
alpais road. They have open cars with
the engine behind all of them and it
backs up all the way. The mountain
is onliv 2600 feet high but, commands
a view of all the country around. When
we started out it was foggy but when
the log! began to lift it v was wonder
ful, "i We were above tne clouds and
..' ' i" - - 'M'i-
the entire building was ablaze and ev
ery effort to save It or any part of
it proved futile.
There was some freight in the ware
house at the time and this also was
a total loss.
The company is todajy using a small
warhouse nearby for office etc. The
loss is estimated to be around $7,000.
Austria Has to
Aug 6 Consider
Peace Treaty
(By United Press)
Paris. Aus'ra i.s unt'I Augu-t
6th to consider the peace treaty as
the result of the action of the Supreme
council in extending the period seven
day. "
MOVES HIS OFFICE
County Treasurer Thurmau Moore
is moving his office to the court house
building in the roms platoned for the
treasurer's office when tiat structure
urer oi t"e county air. iuoore nas naa
his office at Speight & Co.
when we looked around us everything
looked like mountains of snow. Then
as the clouds lifted we could see San
Francisco, the Golden Gate, all of the
little towns in the valley below us
and then--' the mountains around us.
We walked up to the very top and
while we were not so high I felt like
I was going to be blown off every
minute for the wind was going at
about sixty miles an hour up there.
There were some enormous trees, the
largest 15 feet in diameter but they
couldn't compare with the- ones at
Yosemite. We are going to Palo Al
to tomorrow to see Leland Stanford
university.
Y'ou wanted me to describe Santa
Catalina and Yosemite but I couldn't
to save my life because they are both
simply beyond my power of descrip
tion. One thing that impressed me
especially at the Y'Osemite was tin size.
If was so much more enormous 'than
I imagined and there is so much more
in the park than the vallev. The val
11 is a very narrow strip f land,
hardly a mile wide between the very
high mountains. I could have walked
all over the valley in a few days but
not over the park for months. Tno:e
are 719,000 acres in the park and ev
ery kind of climate from tropical to
snow. The mountains on one side are
almost perpendicular but on the oth
er they are rougher and cut into
shapes such as Cathedral spires. I
think that is due to the different kind
of rock. The Merced river runs about
in the middle of the valley and . is
a most harmless looking stream. Lots
of people believe that it cuts its way
between the rock. Of course though !
at this season of the vear 'here 'j't
much water in the streams or lrlls j
and they are drying up evorv cay.
When we first got to the valley we
used to lie in our tents and listen to
the Yosemite falls but by the time
we left it had dried up so that we
couldn't hear it at all and it looked
like a ribbon coming over the rocks!
One of the falls has dried up entirely.
They call that the "Widows, Tears"
because it dries up so quicklry. Be
low the valley on the way to El Por
tal there is only the narrowest can
yon cut out by the river. The road
is cut right out on the side of the
mountain and cost $14,000 a mile to
build.
We expect to reach the Yellowstone
the 30th and be there 5 days,
Capt. Rountree
Has Lived to See
4 Wars With US.
If Greenville's highliy esteemed cit
izen, Capt. C. D. Rountree, is permit
ted to see next Friday he will have
looked upon God's handiwork for a
period of 78 years.
Capt. Rountree has had the privil
ege, of living through four wars in
which he United States was engaged
the Mexican, Civil Spanish-American
and European. During the Civil War
he saw service for four years and
during the latter part of that menior
ble conflict was made a captain. Af
ter the war Capt: Rountree was a
member of the famous Klu Klux.
For a quarter of centuny he has held
the position of justice of the peace in
Greenville township. Although he has;
been permitted to pass three score and
ten he is still hale and hearty and
bids fair to see many more happy re
turns of his natal dajy which comes'
Friday next. The Daily News joins
1 is host of friends in extending to
him congratulations and best wise-i.
Misses Jloye
Give Dance at
Carolina Club
Dispite the inclement weather a
large host of young people gathered at
the Carolina cjub last evening to make
merry at the dance given by Misses
Novella inid Jessie Mojye in honor of
their charming guests, Misses Albert-'
son of Scotland Neck and Wright of
Waycioss. Ga. Dancing began shortly
after ten o'clock and lasted until the
small hours of the morning, when the
j most happy occasion was regretfully
brought to an end. Seldom have the
young pople of Greenville spent a more
enjqyable evening than that of last
night as the guests of the Milsses
Moye. ,
The following ladies and gentle
men attended the dance :
Itena Wright of Waycioss. Ga.. Ber
tha Albertson of Scotland Neck, N. C.
Harriet and Pocahontas Lipscomb of
Richmond, Va., Jessie, Emily and No
vella Moye, Ernestine Forbes. Helen
I.aughinghouse, Douglas Arthur. Dor
is Overton, Rubelle Forbes, Ruth An
drews. Nelle White, Emily Little, I va
S'helburne. Helen Brown, Linda War
ren, Hennie Long. Virginia Arthur,
Nancy Arthur, Helen Joyner, Gladjys
Bagwell. Frances Jeter, Alice Fulford.
Hannah Dixon. Erlla Critcher, Alice
Hooker, Nancy King, Ruth Cobb,, Mrs.
Tom Galbraith, Norfleet Hart. Gra
ham and John Flanagan, David Moore.
Julian and OthujL Joyner, Frank Pat
rick. Dink James, Morton Johnston.
Herbert Waldrop, Phil Thomas, Mr. :
Hutan, Charlie White. J. B. and Leon
Kittrell. Carl Wilson, Linda Smith,
David Whichard, Frank Rice. Capt.
Louis Arthur Jack Brown. Clifton Ed
wards, James White, Mr. Blanks, Pat
Foley. Bob Greene, Bruce Warren.
Walter Whichard, Mr. Jenkins, Dail
Laughinghouse. Larry James. Carey
Harrington, Whit Brown, Mr. Hines,
Mr. Starr, Mr. W. A. Darden, Mr. D.
M. Clark, Shepherd Morton, Robert
Arthur, Shepherd Andrews, James Bar
ber, Bruce Bryan. Charlie Munford,
Robert Lee, Percy and Earl
Forbes, Con Lanier. Clinton Bowen.
Cleveland Hardee, William White. Mr.
Swindell, Ficklen Arthur, Maj. Frank
Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hines, Kenneth
Brim of Mt. Airy, N. C, William
Weatherly of Elizabeth City, Walter
Shepherd of Farmville, Marshall Bag-
well and Knott Proctor of Grimesland,
Mr. Wodling of Tarboro. Mr. Ed Brown
of Ayden, Mr. Ralph Fleming.
Chaperones : Mr. and Mrs. J. Is.
Wooten, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. White.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Arthur. Mrs. Jeter.
Mrs. I. F. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Moye.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Th register of deeds has issued nn
17 one license to marry since the last
report, this being C. E. Daniels and
Mamie M. Clapp.
J. B. Harding returned this morn -
ing. from Petersburg,
ChicagoMmMm
JAPAN BUYING OIL INTERESTS
OF AMERICANS NOW IN MEXICO
STATEMENT SENATOR PHELAN
Enid Bennett in
"Law of Men"
Theatre Tonight
Enid Bennett lias the role of a young
sculptress in her Paramount picture,
"The Law of Men", whieh will be
shown at White's theatre tonight.
The scenes are laid in Washington
Square, New York, and Miss Bennett,
when the picture opens, has gained
auite a reputation for her work in
clay. She is loved by two men. and
is under the protection of a guardian.
The picture develops into a strong
drama, with a mystery predominat
ing. Xiles Melch supports Miss Bennett
i in this picture, this being his fust
i work under Mr. Ince's supervision.
I Mr. Welch, as is known, was reeent
I ly signed up by the Famous Players
i Lasky Corporation to do leads with
various stars.
FIFTEEN INCH FALL IN TAR
RIVER SINCE BEGAN RECEDE
RACE FOR $15,000 AND CUP
Goridwood. Eng. The Steward's
Cup, a handicap six furlongs sprint,
for a handsome gold trophy and a
purse of ,$15,000. was the principal
event in today's racing, the race at
tracting a large and smart field. The-e
was again a huge attendance, includ
ing King George and Queen Mary.
TO ADD NEW TEACHER
AND ADDITIONAL ROOM
At the meeting of the school commit-j
teemen held at Falkland yesterday af-1
ternoon they decided to add another
room to the school building and to em
ploy an additional teacher for the com
ing session. This will give the Falk
land school four teachers instead of
three.
SG
T. LESTER FREEMAN PROVED
NOT TO BE SLACKER AS CLAIM
Sergt. Lester H. Freeman is spend-1
ing a few days in Greenville, he hav
ing just received his honorab'e dis
charge from the U. S. army. The read-1
ers of this paper will doubtless ro-
member that on June 12th. 101s. Air. j
Freeman was arrested heiv .uiu plac-;
ed in jail upon t). charge of being a
slacker. Accompanied by an offic?r
he was taken to Weldon. There Mr.
Freeman was Jid by the auihoriti.-s
that he had been written t n several
occasions informing him of the fact
That he was called into service. Mr.
Freeman stated that he had never
rec3ived any of the letters and then
he demanded to le shown copies of
same. He states that the authorities
were unable to produce these copies.
Mr. Fieeman was on the reserve list
and saw service on the Mexican bor
der before coming to this city. Be
ing a member of the reserve list he
was written to here but he claims no
letters came to his address. From
Weldon he was carried to Camp Lee
where upon investigation of the facts
he was declared not to be a slacker.
On June 14th, 101S; he .enlisted and
went to France on Ju'r 24th and re
turned on July 24th. l!m, beyig. ov
erseas just a year. Since, entering the
service he. has been promoter tf.sser-.
geant. Sergt. Freeman has just re
enlisted in ' the IT. S. infantry for
air service. His re-enlistment dates
from July 27. 1019. While in Green-
i vMle'Sergt. Freeman was an auto me-
l - chanie and was employed by the John
' Fi;.na?can Buggy Co,
VJJUUUU u wuu
(By United Press)
WASHINTOX Japan is now buying
up the oil interests of American in
Mexico who want to leave tuetr hold
ings because they feel that they are in
sufficiently protected, SenatOT-Poe-lau.
of California declares.
Senator Phelau made thi$ assertion-,
urging that this government take ai
stongstand to - safeguard American'
rights south of the Rio Grande river
in view of the critical situation and'
the establishment of a policy by Greaf
Britian to absorb the oil of tbe world.
Mr. Phelman said that our govern
ment should take a positive stand in
Mexico and see thatAmerican interests
is protected in a most and conclusive
way.
Senator Philman's statement fol
lowed the report from Van H. Manning
chief of the United States Bureau of
Mines on the investigation of the ac
tivity for those governments looking
to the control of the world oil fields. :
The water in Tar river up to this
afternoon had fallen fifteen inches..
In all probability the water will re
cede morg rapidly during the coming
few days.
The county commissioners now have
a force at work on the north sicie of
the bridge getting readiy to plaap back
the flooring just as soon, as the wter
falls low enough. And the danr,te
ing to the bridge will be placed back
as soon as possible. Trains over the
Atfantic Coast Line are stil unable
to pass Greenville.
Paris. Aeroplanes were regularly
and successfully used for conveying the
wounded from the battlefields of the
Sahara' desert to hospitals in Oran,
Algiers and Tunis, covering hte 300
kilometers in two hours or less.
Annual Melon
Feast of Summer
Students Enjoyed
Trie annual watermelon feast for the
summer students of the Training
school is alwfs the climax of the so
cial life of the summer term. This
roar the weather was fine and the
watermelons excellent. The scene of
the feast this year was onthe campus,
'.vest of the buildings. It. took a wag- .
on load of melons, and all were cut
at otjee and spread out on benches be
fore the feastinu began. Until the sig
nal "Pitch in" was given the younj.
women played games and had a jolly
time. After the signal all were too.;
bi'sy for play, but when all the melon
had disappeared, the fun began again.
NOTICE
V
I will appreciate all renewal sub
scriptions for the News afltf Observer.
Hione or rail on MrsOUie Clarke. '
COTTON MARKET
Reported by Speight & 5.) :
New York Future. New Contract v.
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