" pair tonight - and ? slibtly, warmer, extreme west portion, possible light frost central and west portions,' Wed- ,.i.iv fair. Gentle "shifting winds. 7 pagi" 1 - jrjj:.; -.----yvv.. " . ., i Mi! 7 FrE?r (By Associated Press.) Chicago. The death ,; toll ' of Sunday's tornado stood today at one hundred and sixty four with fears expressed , that . the reports from the isolated districts' and the deaths, from injuries might in crease' the total . If 'the reports, that fifteen were tflkl at Stovall, Georgia are yerir fiedthe total will increase "to. one Imndred and seventy six of which sixty five are in Georgia and Ala bama, j " ' 1 . It is impossible to estimate the property damage accurately . but the report is fifteen million dollars jn the States of Georgia, Alabama, Ohio, Michigan and Illinois. ' v;; 5 Mississipi Valley Lacross, Wis. The flood condi tions are assuming a serious aspect In the Mississippi river .rowboats are Mississippi river .rowboats are , - used at North Lacross to remove the household effect. Thousands of acres of farm la-nds jre under water and a million and a klf dollar damage has already been! sustained in the Anisigue valley. Salvation Army Aid Atlanta. Among the first to rush to the relief of the .stricken-, citizens ef LaGranse and West Pointrf ol 11 ing the terrible tornadowhicn. swept those cities Sunday night, were-rep ltesentativesi of the - Salvation 'Army iho supplied food and shelter, r in tsaay instances both, to many ; of, fee left destitute by tlie storm. As soon as the-news of thedestruc- tion wrought by the storm reached Atlanta Brigadier A. W. Crawford, commander of the Salvation Army in tiie South, instructed Captain Alex Nichol and his wife of the Atlanta quarters to leave at once for La Grange by automobile to 'assist Cap- Hin Biven in charge of the Salva tion post in that city. ; f 1 ." " : Besides assisting, in caring for"the ajured and serving food and hot cof fee to the homeless thev also helped an i aid" J in erecting tens. - ' Chapel Hill, x. C Tho :ist of Iect- .rs and instructors in the- new ' in states of public welfare to he eon- jcted this summer at Chapel Hill by M agreement between the southern riBum r the Red Cross,, the North prolina state department public rare, and the Uniy?3ityTof Noith Carolina , recently f announced at the itnive: rsity, includes a ' nnmber of , . - . r fest known social science, workers 11 lM country. ' -r' . Among thA worttprs" ata Tr. - Ram- fM Lindsay, Professor of Jso- C Elation at : Columbia Univers r; Pr- Bernard Gluec'k,- Professor of 2 psychiatry at the New ,York J01 of Social Work ;? fori 'Frank on, Director of tbo Pennsylvania .f Social Work; . Dr. E: L. i anf dii-eetor of rural organization KF' (1!l'e'r of education with tlie Cross; Superintendent- El - C. Se00ks; Commissioner Roland'.- F. C-f6y; Presid?nt Chase of tlie tJni L y; JosePh C. Logan, of the Red L, 1Uiesor ;n. W. Walker, di- m summer school and oth- 7 Of theA wltl Yam Mm v uwi Eivc icgumi -v.uiauiuws ana m aaai- i courses win be given by Dr.-PMl- L ' clirector of education of the n 0rn flWaIon of the Red Cross: V, Kathryn Farra,. supervisor if work for tbe Red Cross Dr. E. fndeman, Professor of sociology at r orth Carolina College for VWom- ttr. Harry L. Newman, of tha TOIAGB'S , FOili 'FORUFfflBS 1 if If i n - iir U. -f it, j fed I j, ADMIRAL MAYO SAYS THE FLEiET WAS EFFICIENT Washington. The . 'Atlantic ' fleet was never be tter prepared f or -. war. thai in -the spring of ' 1917, Admiral Mayo,, commander of ;7the - Atlajatic fleet, fold the naval investigating com mittee this afternoon. cram t TO PLAY JOHN J11C0OTS MEW , R.:cky v ..Mount Follower of " Wsi jball throughout northeastern ; North Carolina are looking forward . to the visit of . ohai McGraw and the New York Giants to Eecky'x Mount on "Wed nesday.Apfil 8th, and the big double header base ball event cf the exhL bition season. This date is 4he birth- , t - p--- league ana in view 01 tnjs jact, coupled with the presence of both the regulars and rookies in Rocky Mount he hag consented to"1 play two games. The; Rockyf Mount club ' of . the Vir ginia ieague which is nowTin 'training will battle for z a seven - inning game the regular club: of tha Giants .with alL-their stars in the game. Follow ing . thi3 the Rbchester. International leagueclub, in train !ng '"at,-Rocky -Mptmt;..Tvill , take on. thstrgivkies for seveii: inning: gameEverV 'ktSr aAl to be gtar in early yearsof the Giants r club will be - seen in action in Rocky Mount' on .Wednesday, April 8th. In addition to this some special features attendant uponMcGraws birthday are being arranged and fifteen 'New York newspaper men, r a world famed car toonist or two and a motion picture photographer for one of the motion picture news weeklies will be on band to put the event on the screen to a thousand moving picture theatres. -Handsome Tar Heel park now near dng completion will be gvien its chris tening on ihat - date 1 and . the great "double bill and base ball ' classic will start at 3 p. m. JThis"isithe only vis it of the Giants to northeastern Caro lina and hey are touching only, three cities in the State,: namely Asheville, Winston-Salem and Rocky Mount. mmi North Carolina state board of welfare; and Drs. E..C-Branson, J-.-F. Dash ielL "ana Ej-ic A. Abernathy, of the University.-.'"- v1r .... These institutes, which are only part of the regular summer school at the University, , are especiallly for coun ty superintendents lof public 'welfare, for Red Cross secretaries aDdf or SQr iaal and welfare .workers" Toffall ' kinds, including 'MyiG. Al- and Y. W. C. A secretaries, boy scout and camp fire girl- Readers, settlement workers, probation officers, rtdll j vjllage -. work ers;,;; directors of ctiaritforganitKm societies, rural community,; and farm home demostration agents, and igents and superintendents in ,' children's in stitutions. ' ' y'r y The course for the county suirenn-- tendeiits of public, welfare will last only aix- weeks, but tne other x-oursos vill run for twelve weeks, 'the last two of which will be field work away from'-Chapel -Hill. Both.. . of .. those courses will begin at the regular opej ing - of the summer school, June, 22; . The work 'outlined in the institutes, it was nointed out by President. Chase, will hfl-a new departure for the Uni- J versity and will-form the beginning of the new school of puunc eiuie ....n.-.v-j -"t,a TTnirersitV next ve.iV It is -the first work of the kind 1 r 'a 1 t1q crmtb nnd is a direct LU LIB UUI1C ill- ."v v , - result of social work done during the wnr and of the new social legislation in vrvrth 'Carol:r..i r.r.,1 in wny other mm Greenville, ft WIT CGfflTY: .LEGIOfj-ET M Don't forget that there will be an important meeting of the tPitt Coun ty post of the American' Legion at the Court House tonight at eight oclocki Every :-' ex-service man is urged to be present at, this meeting as business of vital importance- is to be transacteji. Be present and brings another "soldier or sailor man with you. Remember the hour is eight o'clock. new mm : BATTERY CO. , Mr. W.. G. Downing ha& assumed the management of the ' Greenville Battery company succeeding the late H. M. Phillips. . Mr.- Downing ; announces that the business, will be conducted in the fu ture as in the past and will guarantee- the same high classy work in the battery bill. - . . " . , Mr. Downing is an expert in -bat-terywork, has ha4 years of experience and no doubt will enjoy a. large and lucrative patronage. See the. adver tisement of the . Greenville Battery Co., in this issue. ' , v , BO YOU SEE YOUR NAME 'Xiarge number, of 1 subscribers . to the Xjempfial " Hospital Fundi . Every - fam ily itt- Pitt County should "subscribe to utlysJ UeSiorhjl -toournienjwhjo jle- f ended v our homes and our -liberties Previously ; reported .. VI'. .". .$5G,435. Bell, Warren '.............. 10 Hpyd, John , . Boyd, David ; . Carr;- Edward Cash Cox, John . . . 20. 20. 10. 25. 20. Cox, 'Brown . , .-. 10. Corey, Av. L." . ...... Clark, i S. A. CradleV: Henry Cherry, Mrs. Ada . i Davis, Stephen Dixon, Sam ........ Edwards, -C. K , v . . Gaskins, -James' . . Harris, T.' F. . J. .". ; Hicks, S. T. & wife Ilemby, Brown , . . , Haddock, A. W. . . . Haddock, F. . O. .. Hemby Johnnie Jones W. M. . . V. Jordan, " Lucy . . .. . . Lucas, .Wiley . . Iock, Bristol ....... Little, Mariah ' , .. . Little, ; Sam : 20. 200. 20. ' 50. 10. 40, 00. 20. .20. 150. 20. ' 50. . 20. . 2. 200. l .' .. '.: . ;'30. ' 20. 1 po. 30. - 10. 10. - 50. f00. . 10. lb. 20. : 50. SOOy. ' 10. . 10. 25. 40. 50. - ' 40. 20. 20. 10. 50." ' 10. . 50. 100. 30. CO. 10. :no. m 'io. Doggett, Stephen .. Ieggett, Blount . . . . Perkins G. G. Rogers, Rosial Robins. ' McKinley Ricks, Arthur Randolph, L. A. . . Randolphj . Bros ; Rogers, Lonnie . Spruill, Connie Smith, L. L. ., Smith David .'. Swindell, i Demoe Sinimons,' W. A. Simmins, W'. G. Smith, Jesse Stancil Charlie Smith, . 'Dink ... . . . Smith, J. H Tyron,' Lymon . . iV. . Turnage, M . U Touma, IV" E . : - Taylor, T..F. , Timberlake, J. E. Tyson, B. . Taft, ; Oscar . Taylor, J., H. .......... .f Taylor, J. ' F. . f Tucker Beatrice '. . . Tilghman, Mrs. W. B. ...i. io .?.:v.. Oo Thigpen, C Thomas, W Tucker L. ' W,: Tunstall," C. D. Taft,E. H. ... v . . '. iooo.' ;:. boo.' lbo. 100. 25. 25. Thigpen,. vm. Tripp, J. I Thomas, E. B f ....... 150, Tyson, - Lamb '100. :tal $60,035 EVE C. Tuesday Aftcrnoan, March 30, 1920. BELHAVEN E0 k -MUCH FOR THE Thej. Greenvjlle ; Girl's k Basketball team lost another game last" night ' to the "girl team ha iling from Belha ven. The " score was 4;wenty.-f our ' to nr--teen. k ' - ' t ' , . The visitors won out within the last two minutes before tim6was called.-TJp- to this moment the score stood fourteen to fourteen.. Bx.-' expert 'goal throwing - on the part j-of Belhavens centre the game'was .thtii'S. -r ' j,- , , - . -- - ' ' , .-. -. .. . i .. : Greenville - and i Belhayen' played at Belha ven last - Firday ijight rthe con testibeing in favor of te team there. Last night they played iere and Bel haven came out" oir 'top the second time. The result of thf contest puts Belhaven " eligible for th ? - stat& eh'am pionshii)." The game was j'hard foughi one and . was witnessed hy a large number - of rooters. . The rooting - how-, ever didr no good -for Baihaven carieij off the, cup. : - v ' It was a good game f n one. eouhi easily see tliat had it j tot been ; j;or j the superior height' of the. vi3itiug team the - score : would atertainly -havd been dicerent. Everf in Spite of this handicap ; the Greenville - girls rheld their opponents remarkably well and part : of the time they J were : in', the lead.- The Brst half endedin it tie 10 to 10. The Belhaven girls got In the" lead at the beginning v of lhe; second .half but the score was agaa tied3 'rnd untilright .at, the last vhen Bf-r.iaven made several . field "goals in a . fbort time -Greenville rooters ihad hopes ; of I - -. . I did not count. The . game ended w 1th a score of 24 to 14. ''. Jones, 'the Belhaven center,, starred for . the visitors. All "he y'Jreenville team .played welKtog?t?er, their pass wrk being superior to that- of their opponents. Mr.' Randolph of tvo W.' C. I. acted as referee and Miss Martha Lancaster of the E. C. ,T. T. S. as umpire. ' t ." 1 , - The Greenville team goes ; for- a re turn game to Washington Friday j!ght and that will be.". the last game of the season. - ' EXPEL EIGHT STUDENTS, . FROM BAPTIST COLLEGE; . Wake ' Forest. During - the past week eight students have been' ex-: pel led from . Wake, Forest College for hazing. Five of the men, it is report ed,, were freshmen, and , were dismiss ed because of the hazing of a number of their' own classmates' -who . had painted the class numerals, "1923 on several of the college buildings. It is reported that one student hsd ' almost lost an eye as a result of injuries in flicted by the upper classmen," TAL-.HnyBp . .. - :z ' Associated Press.) Buffalo. The second trail of John JIdward Teiper, charged with the muri der of his mother, Mrs. Agnes Teiper, is set to begin in supreme court here tomorrow. Teiper, who has spent four years - in Auburn prison since convict tion in his first trial, is confident of acquittal on a rehearing. . .; V The Teiper murdeTs occurred' on the Orchard; park road . on . the night of January 30, ,1916. Mrs. Teiper and jnother'son, Frederick-C. Teiper, were beaten to- death, and a daughterj GraT " ' " -?nrwas so badly wound ed tha s i nnd death "fo, e' .- John Ed, ber of -the :f an j turning to Bufiuiv park village in an automobiier' vo accused of. the "murders; The prose-, cution alleged that following a. quar rel' over financial matters John Ed ward beat his mother and brother to death with ; a. fire ' iron and believed that -Tie' had killed his sister; xThe defense .was . based upon Telper's claim' that they were set upon : by a If OVILLE ' , RECEIVES G!ET '"Mr. S. J. Everett, chairman" of-v the board ? of trustees of the rWintervtUe High School "has - just beerr-potified by the Baptist Educational Board of Ral-' eighvthat .fifty thousand1; dollars shas been donated the Wlnteryjlle School for the purpose of building a girl's dor mitory. .With this .fifty thousand and seven thousand five' hundred dollars insurance money the trustees expect to build a two story brick ., building with1 every - modern improvement The building will contain forty rooms capr able of taking care of eighty, students. -. - Is i" the intention of the 'trustees at ' no distant day to erect a similar blUt ing for the boys-dormitory. -: The" Wintervllle . High School 1 stti institution of high merit. STATE HEALTH A WAP1 ' Raleigh. For -failure . to -comply with, the state law requiring the ad ministration .of silver nitrate .to. the eyes of newly bom babies to prevent blindness, Margaret Perry," a mid .wife: of Edgecombe countye was tried in the local courts at Tarborojr con victed, fined ,$10 -and- costs and de-- prived of license to .-continue practice; Aoead -nf - tb nTac1 ania. avoo. in noi. tice, it ' is.' stated,-;: and i had not. used, it is charged, the r silver nitrate solu tion required. . The consequence ' i that both the children will probably be blind for- life, it is. said. The case was prosecuted by the state board of health. , ' s- - 4 - i 'J The silver - nitrate, solution is sup plied by the state board S health without cost to all physicians and mid wives "in tbe state The state law requires that it be used within two hours after the birth- of a child. It is estimated that. . omSplijance ; wlth this requirement means an annual sav ing to the state 1 each year of more than $50,000 that would otherwise be necessary, for the education ofi it? Wind children without considerimg the .economic gain of a 'citizen that can see as compared to one that is blind . Physiciang and midwives ; ' of the state have been instructed fully with regard to' the 'provisions of this law: and the methods of complying. The state, bojard of health -is prepared to prosecute all violations that its bffi cers can discover. ' " , . 'An .old hen and: a farmer . both . de. light. in a full crop. . negro highwayman." ' , ;. ,t ' Grace Teiper, the sister, and only surviving member of the.iabtomobile party except the accused, was unable in the first trial either to clear her brother: or , aid in convictjnf him. When she "emerged from the state of semi-consciousness in which she 1 in gored for . weeks, tit was foupd that ner mma was a Dianic as to events within an vhour before the murders. Alienists testified :. that . memory of events, during that rime was gone for ever" because, of s the. injury to her brain from the blows rained upon her jry the murderer. . - a verdict scdnd de 3dto Au In appeal was argu-t. 'e- higher court which Reversed the "verdict and ordered a new: trial. - COTTON REPORT Cotton is, selling in Greenville today for.Svcentsi- . ;. -' iOARD 1DICTS t HI aL .i '. ' .61 The-. Greenville Rotary. Club; . com posed of twenty-six" golly good fellows, with four guests from the neighboring town- of "Washington, graced the fest ive .board - last evening .at 7 o'clock luncheon held In the basement of; the Memorial' Baptist Church . ) t T As is the? custom Rotary songs filled the air, good fellowship reigned and something. appetizing for the gratifica tion' of "the inner man evidenced" Itself on all sides; Business and pleasure in termingled with reminiscences, . par-' ticularl3 of the lafe -district meeting held on Greenville, South Carolina and Anticipating "the next district meeting at Norfolk and the national meeting In Atlantic Ciy, made the meeting one of 'interest to every member. ' The" Greenville Rotary.-Club, as al ready known, ;woA the loving cup at Greenville, S. C.7 for the best, at tendance. At the next 'district meeting the -club" is' going to make a determined effort to uring back home both the.scup for pulling off the best stunt and also the cup for; the best attendance. Green ville always does, things and the mem bers of -the Rotary Club - are no ex- ception, so watch them next year in. Norfolk is the advice of this paper. 1 ; The meeting last night was presided over -by the: president, Sis Ellen, -with i secretary ' Alex Blow sitUng at his right and .iJ: B . Klttrell at "his left, for the- purpose of ) prompting him . if he happenedrto;"make; a-' mistake Their services . were not "heeded howevdr. By vray. ot parenthesis, it might be stat ed,' that 'Br? diet help liim'- one ime Ivherthrt'-rrOT Rotarian, J; L. Hassell was devouring his supper "without a bib. J. Bl saw this seeming negligence on the part of-.' Sis Allen r and ordered ': feats sus pended until Bab.y" Hassell could be fully , protected. . - " " The spread, as usual,-was all that could - be desired by a; hungry trlan thanks to the v good -ladies who pre pared it. ' . v.. " -- - When it" comes to singing, the" Ro tariansv.of Green ville cannot be ex celled. Sweetie" Swnason's' basso-pro-f undo, : Sam Phillips -"false Setter" Burne"y Warren's discord and J B -Kittrell's mezzo, well, words are in Adequate to., tell about the sweetness Of song they - issue forth. It. would do credit: to a' Caruso: a Patti, a Melba, a jMcCormiek. Besides these' song cele- brites, .the club "is fast training it; embryonic songsters. ' Last night they gave a short rehearsal befor? supper; vas. announced All ";?iaim: - that - they are making progress. Bill . Hall . and Paul Clodfelter.'.it Is stated, are run": ning the scale nicely . and bid fair to give a ; good account 'of ' .themselves within the near future, . "-. y j One of the pleasing' things , of every Rotary meeting is the calling of the mm THIS , "?-:-..' ' T.l. SEEK: - r The class of f20 planted . its tree Saturday afternoon at 2 :45.- This class dressed in its colors,' gold and white, followed by the. other, classes and "the faculty made an impressive scene as it led the way to Fifth Street V'whera its tree, a. ginkgo, lay waiting." The following program 'was rendered : America . .-. ... '. . ; . . Entire Schoc.J Class . Song . ... . .th. ... . Senior . ds3 Poem "Trees" .... . . .. . .Senior .ClasJi Song "The True to the Class" Senior ' class j. . - - ! ' Poem "Brown Thrush' . .Misses Baum jnckson, Alston, Thomasson, Daughtridge ' and .Wester. Song "So." we Go planting the Senior " Tree" (Planting of Tree)- Senior ' Class ; ' 4 Poem ; "Woodman spare " that tree' i i Misses Eli'ott, Hensley, Ratciiff, and Stewart. - - - Presentation' of tree to President Wright, Miss McCotter. Acceptance of Tree Pr.s. Wr'ght Presentation of Spade to Junior class Miss McCotter. Acceptance of Spade . .Mi.3 Bahnsnn Class- Song ... ... . ... . . . ; .Tnnlor CI Seng "Carolina" ,'i:'tiro : . 1 nu: r yfi C' ''it'1 ; ft m. . which every . member r.. .: - tt.c .mrt with n few words. -rvr. 1:1- stance, ' Sis. Ellen says he s an eye doctor; Bill Hair says he's-the 'fo; of stock; Jasper ' Winslow, - says L trades, horses ;( J, L. Hassell taj 1:: -ides on'a free . pass; Jim Mayo t ir he belongs to .the Daily News; lie", cit Crow, - says he has a -Tlerricg Itli him .selling shoes, and so on Yhc;i the nanje of Claude Tunstall was reached last night up, he popped nnd in ' sonorous- tones -' excla lmed-, s. nue men, I'm ,theadies man, and .Unliny: by appearances he is from the crown of ' his '-"head--to the sole of i. his feet. Had it not been for his timely sitting down, he would have Jrorn Tiles' Ofl 1 down because his fellow Itotarli" next to him :'intimatei he had - taken advantage of the occasion. '; Bill Hall told in graphic style j'did we go to Greenville, S. C.," and C. L.. Porter - seconded' every word, he said, acquiesced , in by - Pete - Anthony. The rule of Rotary is to lock the' deer when the time for the meeting arrives. It so happened last ' night that Reddy Clark arid Haywood Dail were lite. Reddy slipped In bearing a dish cov ered witha white cloth: His comrades thinking it something appetizing, ex cused him, ' but Haywood Dail was caught - right in. the act. This caused J.;B Kittrell to raise Bj song suitable to greet the, late comer. The song was so . appropos -that - the said Haywood bowed his acknowledgements' arid lii - ,"boys yon have performed . yur t."'I: --'r- was only defect, T(?lh "Ilollin-scrth attempteoTTto hig - without his ncte3 and: made a discord. Pandemonium was in order, for a few minutes but Sis Ellen finally restored order. . At this juncture the president rap ped ; for y order and then r introduced , their visitors from Washington, each of 'Whom made a -short talk". These gentlemen - we re Charles A Flynn o" the Harris Hardware Co., James "A." Hackney t)f the ; Washington Buggy Co.,"Floyd J.Berry of Suskm and Besry. and Sam Etheredgc of : Worthy. &;Ftheredge.'"They. all expressed their appreciatioir at being present and tho hope' that i Washington';, would " at an . early day have a Rotary7 Club. . Sam Phillips, told the club what was being Jorfe towards establishing a per manent recreation ground on. Tar Riv er. ... . ' - After eigars' had , been passed dii? tbj the tnoughtfubicss of Burricy Vrar ren, arid a song:or two raised hy J. B. Kittrell . the meeting came to a - close. At ' the' -next meeting of the Rotarians the ladies are to be the guests of the club. A ' more detailed account" of this meeting will be given later.. : (157 A-:ic!it:l Tr: Paris, Kent w 7.-7:13 Grant Smiths r.e-rro. cl. jthirkinw"n wl.it '-l -ago, vag found Ut3 Zz:. hanging frcr.i a tel: r: slick, Kentucky fen from tha t r . him eirlier . in 'tl.j -forty maslced ir.er.. When theb l-;t i3 tha f. it i . tl - ' . Place yc:: r WEOGfl:::