North Carolina Newspapers

.7 . Weather forecast ; prohaMy local thundershowera to. ,iuht ami Sunday. GnUe winds, most- norrlieast ana east. ' . . w - . . - - , . . ; - ' " " - t Ai.,nie 4: Number 23. v- i - , TgTr ' ' . . 'i ' r ewe i - 'WATCH Y0UBLAE?3j , ' i Do nat forca ns todiscoHtinTia your subscription because of - overdue ac counts. . -V- ' I, i I ID PARTY DELEGATES ARE NOW IN SESSION Summoned to Chicago by Con mittee of Forty-Eight to Nom- inate Candidate For the Pres idency. T ; HAYS EN US CUJNf JSHUJNCE WITH WESTERN LEADERS Chairman Leaves for Clarion, O. To Consult With G. O. P. Nom inee As To His "Front Porch" Campaign. (Br Associated )reaa) 3 CHICAGO The delegates summon e,i t chicaeo by the Committee of 48 md tho Sinslo Tax representatives, .1 1 i 1 f t 1 t M 1 i5.vniiii-n louay in lu preumiuaries (or tho purpose of attempting to nom- ;!Utp i fiiion third party preslden- nal n.ni: lato on a piaaorm wrucn w.U ho s.itisfactory to both elements. Thf fiit work was the election of 'V .o:imi!irto on Diariorm ana toii- ;i'a! pr'H'iitjre. Ailon Mr unly, the secretary of the fnmmirtoo of 4S was elected as tern. yrarv s 'rotary. ' Flays Off to Marion, Ohio Chi cap - rhalrman Ilays of the R'pnlKan national committee con- !(i- hi ronferenre with the mid- i'.t n-pr lu publican leaders today and ijn ! fr for Marion. Ohio, for a Hifcvi.e with Senator Hardin e. Hiy -r 1 1. d that the would consult Harhn.' tmrticularlv on the snhlect ( !..5 "front-porch" campaign. CIIIEFOF STAFF HIARCH IS GIVEN SERVICE MEDAL For Gallantry in Action in Phil - ippines in 1898 When He Led Charge Against the Enemy's Breastworks. x (By' Associated Press) WASniNGmN. By f direction of President Wilslri the dlstinbisled service eross has been aworded to Gen eral Marchv chief, of staff, for gallan try in actitJn in -the Phillipines in 18 08 when a charge against the enemy lreastw6rks near Manila; after his commander had fallen. , General March was then a Henten hnt. y ' . CHARGES HUSB'AND SHOT TWO MEN Philadelphia Woman Tells the Police She Fears Now For Her Own Safety MEXICAN NAVY BE TURNED INTO MERCHANT. MARINE MEXICO riTY. By an order of "h- -creM riat of war and marine M ii.mi's w irshins In the f?rtlf nf Mst. .!! i-e eonverteil into merchant -y Tin- Zarasoza, Progreso and n n n-asje in the coast trade, 0'ii-h ui . ra Truz. TamDico and oth- ?"!f ports. Philadelphia. Cries of "murder" attracted policemen to the city hall plaza early today. They found -a wo man in an altercation with a man she said was her husband, "Jack" Welsh, of New York City. She denounced him as the murderer of a man In the New York subway. 3he police of that city confirmed the woman's story and asked that the man be held. The woman, who says she is an ac tress, said her husband had been act ing queerly for some months and she is afraid he will kill her, she' told the police. Welch, who served for 25 months overseas as a sergeant in the American army, shot an officer in .France and also shot a negro in the South. She said . he was gassed , and shell-shocked-' He had been discharg'- GREENY JLLE, N. C. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 10, 1920. USED HIS FIST FREELY ON THE FUTURE KING British Skipper Who Had Two Encounters With' Late king Edward of England, Passes Away in British Columbia. (By Associated Press) LONDON (By Mail) The recent death in Vancouver, B. C, of v Capt. John Johncox, once a well-known Brit ish yaeht skipper, has recalled bere the story of two encounters the skip per had. with the late King Edward when, he was Prince of Wales." The German Crown Prince, after ward Emperor William and the Prince of Wales had disagreed and were settling-the argument with fists on the sands at Coweg, when Johncox sepa rated them and stopped the fight. The Crown Prince was said to have been so enraged that he boarded his y.acht and returned to Germany. S On another occasion the Prince of Walesc playfully tripped up Johncox at dusk on the Royal Yacht Squad ron Green and the skipper-used his fists freely against-the future king. It was said Johncox failed to recognize the prince. , , NAVAL SECRETARY GOES TO ALASKA ON INSPECTION TOUR Seattle. Secretary Daniels and Secretary Payne sailed for Alaska to dayvon a destroyer to investigate the development of the coal fields as a source of fuel supply for the United States navy, as well as for commer cial purposes, t-.. ed from service and uniform,, still wore the BRUSSA, IN ASIA MINOR, OCCUPIED BY GREEKS Athens, Greece. Brussa, an im portant Asia Minor city, 5t miles southeast of Constantinople, tiag been occupied by Greek forces,' according to reports reaching this city. ABIT OF IRELAND FLOATING NOV OFF THE JERSEY COAST Sir Thomas Upton and His Armada of Six Craft Strong Invading These Waters Hoping to Capture the America's Cup This Month. (By Associated Press.) NHV v.iRK There is a little bit run errands. Numberless smaller I ro!.. n. 1 flr.ntii.r. -.IT f Via Tartov! lonnnhoo a nrj rH-nfirtrS' dnn't COUnt In its riiler 'is a familiar flg 'ini; flannelg and cap. Its I.ipton and his "navy iimm battle off Sandy Hook Mini " :'i y i-:, r T!ioni.i rif- tronu -invading the United ",- 'o cipture the America's Cup n a r;ii 'it.,, iliOtr !: T!i. hit. "Ht ri". m.i n T I whom a large patch of au alien sight thinks of the i- a few imnromDtu jousts ' 1 i "iipio 0f sailing sloops 1 C(' i mite more than the aver in in f;in iifTord TT does not ftat these yachts and their Il.'IVc t.. rrr t..nn.t m.Ia r - 'r l"nu' as that of anv foot- 'f i mine; aI1d a thousand times K-y P'irchase or charter Sir Thomas a rij. INTERESTING SER,ES AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH SUNDAY clock. The hour will be devoted to the Carolina Enlargement campaign. -The speakers for this occasion will be Rev. S. Lee Sadler, a former pastor of the church, now of Wilson; Rev. Fred Kline, of St. Louis; and the pas tor, Rev. Dr. 'Shamhart. Special mu sic has been arranged for the occasion. Carpentier-Dempsey Bout Unlikely Soon, 'If Ever" New York Chance of a cham pionship bout between Georges Car. pentier and Jack Dempsey is regard ed as unlikely .before next year, "if ever," Jffck Kearns, Dempsey's man ager, declared today, following a con ference with Francis Deschamps, the Frenchman's manager, and others prominent in boxing circles. Better Method of Pocking . Eggs by Merchants Urged In una.-,.. 1 l-i fleet. In addition to nalUnr. Shamrock IV., and the the 2.1-meter Shamrock. if: steam varhf Vifftrift ' tViA j . 'r th. fleet, on which the ri,-'!:t in tho TTnaTl in "tch ie houseboat -Klllar- lpti thorp i nor. 1 -"l snugly away in the she! i hi i,. it I1UOK til But r.,., s1iit! On the Killarney re of the ,,tw racing this docs i ii.-re 13 not complete , the the tue Governor " ' tow tl tit n i . . i . . - . a niii imiv nnno.1 nnti r rn your wilt o ,i i m yiur 1 mmt belaid before ns can settled. Consult to (nv ' re,4rd t0 "Pecific insurance u, Inauranee. Co. of t. SELEY BROSenertl AiV his yachting armada. The Irish baronet has his daily schedule enjoyable enough, but just at present a business to which he ad Ws as closely as the broker daily watches his ticker. Each day he steams down to the Hook from New York to watch the challenger his sweetheart, the el derly batchelor calls her match her speed against the trial jborse. Each day, as dusk, approaches, he holds conference with his band of yachting , iexperts, suggesting ; little changes here, little " chahges v there, smoothing out a nipple in a club top sail which to the landlubber fits ex actly or clipping a few inches from a topmast with which,. to the unitiat ed, there seems nothing wrong. - -v And each day he. continues i to deal out dollars .to the" 150. members : of his armada. For itis an expensive sport, this quest of a hundred guniea cup and victor or loseri :.Sir Thomas I will have naid out more than a 'mil lion dollars for this 4 year's races alone, vf . s.j . . ' At eight o'clock, except in n most distressing weather, raising S'ot , Sir Thomas' personal flag a green Sham rock on" a field of gold betokens "that the vice-commander of, - the Royal Ulster Yacht Club is aboard, awake and ready to receive guests. v These Invariably Include a corps of news papermen. ; Most of them come for : breakfast stay for lunch :and- linger for" dinner, and' a a sea air- breeds ap petite, the yacht s iarder receives a blow which would -maktt!the ordinary housewife 'auiver' in' these days' .ti'i high prices. r- v.'; ; "Then he Victoria 'weighs anchor; Recognized by all harbor craf t, jt&ie receives saluteg from Boetiest tug - to the most majestic battleship.' V New York. Losses estimated at $25,000 a week through breakage of ggs in the Ne jjr York market alone, resulted today in conferences here between officials of the State - and Federal bureaus of markets, railway and express companies and produce merchants in efforts to devise better methods of Handling eggs. The egg breaking 'Jepidemic is said to have been In progress for the last six weeks, and officials said if more careful handling is not enforced an egg famine may ensue. Leaves Suicide Note on Skin . Brighton, Eng. Harry W. Broad, 15 years old, committed suicide by shooting himself in the left breast. Above the wound, written in ink on the skin, was the message, , "Good bye to ail. Harry." Tobacco Warehousemen " Are Called To Meet in Wilson Next. -Tuesday President J Fank Brinkley ; of tb,e local Tobacco Board of. Trade said this morning that the tobacco warehousemen, of Greenville are invited to attend a meeting of the East Carolina Tobacco Association in Wilson , next Tuesday, July 1& The prineipal matter . to - be brought up .nd discussed before the association will be the date for the opening of the tobacco market in Eastern Carolina, Mr. Brinkley gave it as his opin ion that the season would open ei ther August 31 or September 1. A JUVENILE MARRIAGE Al LABORATORY MONEY CLOSE Price: Five, Cents GAS INCREASE RATE WILL HAVE OPPirSITIO N Officials of Several Cities Decide To Oppose Higher Rate For Gas Whieh, They Say,, is Not Warranted. WATTS INCONVERTIBLE, IS OPINION POLITICIANS Governor Goes to Landis, Row an County To Make Personal Inspectionof the Situation There. (By Max Abernethy) RALEIGH. Politicians hereabouts who are rated as neutral on ' the woman-suffrage issue are finding lots to laugh over as the-contest for , su periority between the proponents and A most interesting service is sched uled to take place at the Christian Church .tomorrow morning:, at, ?lluvLopponentsof i the usahitiBAnthony Federal Suffrage amendment warm up to their, work. ' The latest move of the national suffrage leaders as told in a Wash ington dispatch to yesterday afternoon newspapers of the State, which would make of Coi. Aus Watts, bitterest op ponent of the suffrage cause in North Carolina, a shouting convert is the hardest task the women bave so far tackled, so old-timers say. Of all the politicians in North Carolina who dis liked seeing the State Democratic convention pass the suffrage resolution Col. Watts was hardest hit. That STROKE OF LIGHTNING KILLS N EW ADDITION To The Machinery Of Courts Of Denver, Over Which Judge Ben Lindsay is the Presiding Officer. (By Associated Press) DENVER, Colo. A juvenile labor atory is a new, addition to. the mach inery of the courts of Denver, through which, wayward boys Bnd girls pass before Judge Ben R. Lindsay. Upon the manner in which the boy or girl passes the mental and physical tests depends the ultimate- disposal of his or her case. . Judge Lindsay asserts that a way ward girl has three ages. Heexplains it in this manner : A girl may be 13 years old, have the physical develop ment of a girl of 18 and the mental development of a child of ten years. The judge says that whenever a girl comes before his court, the first procedure is to obtain her three ages, through methods developed by medical men and physcologists. He declared he intends to make the juvenile labor atory available to the mothers of Denver so they can obtain the three ages of their children and use this information in providing against in discretions and possible criminality. An appropriation hag been granted for the conduct of the proposed labor atory and the judge. Is seeking to ob tain the services of expert psycholo gists to fake charge of - the work. JACK JOHNSON OFFERS TO SURRENDER SELF. AGAIN 'V Los Angeles. Jack Johnson, former heavy-weight champion pugilist, now" a fugitive from American justice, in a long distance telephone call today from Tijuana, Lower California, of fered to surrender himself d Federal ttuthorltl leges. . SOVIET GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS BRITISH TRADE CONDITIONS Spa, Belgium. The Russian soviet government has accepted all the con ditions laid down by Premier Lloyd George for a resumption of" trade re lations as a result of the conferences in London with Leonid Krassin, ac cording to announcement made In British circles here. . English Admiral Dead London. Admiral John Fisher, for mer first Lord of the Admiralty died today. v' The admiral underwent an operation yesterday, from which, he failed to rally. " Five Killed in Airplane Fall A- Mexico City. Five members of the military airplane which was wrecked Thursday at Tinajita, were killed when the machine fell." Two other men in the machine were badly injured. ' Wood Alcohol in Liquor. - Detroit. Prohibition ; enforcement officers who last night confiscated 10,. 000 quarts of whiskey: in a raid said today that it wag found -to Contain a large ... percen tage of "wood, alcohol, n L ; P. Hodges and wife of Washington R. vF. ; D.,passed through the city this afternoon via automobile for - Wilson to spend the"' week end with relatives and friends." - - Senator Lee S. Overman, running on an anti-refusal f6j"bow.to the inevi table" ticket, was given such a record breaking majority over his opponent, Aubrey L. Brooks, who' was consider ed somewhat of a champion of the suffrage cause in the June primary, to some extent allayed the Colonel's wrath. But Col. Watts' "flopping" on the suffrage issue is considered one of the few impossible things in North Carolina politics. Prior to the Democratic National convention Colqnel Watts was more or less pessimistic - over the party's chances of winning in the November election, from a national standpoint, but recent developments are said to have changed his mihd. He now thinks the next prqgiient will be named Cox, and he is decidedly anx ious that the women hve very little part in the winning. In the opinion of local politicians the women have no idea of the task they hae ' undertaken in frying to make of Watts, the irreconcilible, a rampant "female suffrage" worker. It can't be done. Bickett Goes to Landis. Because he was not satisfied with conditions as reported to him and determined to send troopo snly as a last resort, Governor Bickett left last night for Landis, Rowan couny, and wall himself make inquiry v into be a bbr trouble obtaining there. The gov ernor has no definie plans but hopes toi bring about a peaceful setlemen of the dispute between the. striking mill employes and the owners. , ' In the opinion of the officers x)f the-4 State Federation of Labor, who have n been apprised of the trouble except through newspaper reports, the strike is unauthorized and is not being con inued with the . sanction of he-- execu tive officers of the state J federation tinued with the sanction of he execn ther federation stands .they say. , f , To Oppose Increase. Officiate' of, Charlotte,, Winston Salem, Durham .and . Raleigh meeting here 'yesterday- decided to", oppose an I increase , not -warranted and - which they believe the gas companies of their oilitieswil- ask for when they .appear oet ore - the tae Corporation -..commls-ion next week; The"" oorapanies are ex- j pectecfTa try to convince the' ' coifmfe'- -1 da e. 8 NEW ORLEANS WORKMEN New Orleans Eight workmen at the Industrial Canal here were killed when lightning struck a pile-driver under which they had taken refuge from a storm. GERMAN DELEGATION'S ACTION RECEIVED QUIETLY IN BERLIN London. The news that the new German delegation at Spa had signed the agreement accepting the allied demands- relative to disarmament has been received quietly in Berlin, ac cording to a dispatch to the London Times. The people, the message says, generally recognized that Germany must accept the allied terms. NO V EJAPAN 1 FIGHTING IN PEKING SAY DIPLOMATS v' I ' i.- v "' f.'"- .' ST'-. , ' Passing of Easy Monw ; king Has Caused Rush To Tl anese Matrimonial AgenK AShall Be Ko Bloodshed Due To Chinese Governmenf Warned By; Foreign RepresentativesThere: Dispatch Says. (By Associated Press) 1 TOKIO. Japanese find a close con nection between money and marriage by reading the lessons of the existing financial- depression. The passing of easy jtnoneyjnaking has paused a rush to the Japanese matrimonial agencies and women are leading -in the rush In. prosperous times the agency customers are men looking for wives, but now, say mat rimonial managers the old Order is reversed. In view of the approaching "hard times" women are apparently seeking safety in the protection of husbands. One result of the feminine advances is a marked increase in marriages. 7 Wheat Production Washington. Wheat production this year -will be 809,000,000 bushels, the department of agriculture forecast today, basing its estimate on the con dition July 1 of the combined winter and spring wheat crops. , Production of corn was forecast as 2,779,000,000 bushels and the area planted" this year announced as 103,648,000 acres. TAKING A NAP ABOVE CLOUDS IN AIRPLANE Harper Verdict Reversed New York. The appellate division of the state supreme court today un animously reversed the conviction of Clinton T. Brainard, president of Har per & Brothers, for unlawfully pos sessing an obscene .book. ion that an increase in gas rates must be allowed. -,- s Without expressing his views on the merits of the application for in- i crease of gas rates, Mayor - Eldrige, of Raleigh, stated that it was his pur pose to oppose the proposed increase which the local compatny would petit-"" ion for. Officials of the other cities also held in same view, he stated. The hearing will be conducted next We nesday, Thursday and Friday. Char'- Totte wil be heard first, on Wednes day, Winston-Salm on Thursday and Durham and Raleigh on 'Friday. Petitions Not Submitted The report that public, utilities com panies in North Carolina are to ank the " State Corporation Comntf-ssinn for an increase of fares" from six and to the members v of the commission seven "to ten cents Awas today carried fThey themselves have probably heard the rumor but sa far the petitions have no been placed in heir hands, and they are not anticipating trouble. Durham's traction "company has already argued J their cause before" the commission- ask ing" t or ten .cents fares - but no decis ion has been- made. Goldsboro dad like-! wise, but, ade from these" two points the petitions; have not been filed to (By Associated Press) CHICAGO Taking a nap above the clouds in an electrically heated airplane at an altitude of 6,800 feet while traveling between Albany and Buffalo was one of the incidents re corded in the log of a party which recently arrived here from New York on their way to Omaha to attend a wedding. They made the journey in an all-steel-monoplane. Luncheon, with a full complement of silver and ' tableware, and special vrfnity cases for the ladies, were some of the features of the new plan?. The machine covered more than 950 miles on the trip from New York to Chicago, going up into Canada to avoid a storm over southern Lake Erie. The actual running time for the trip was 8 hours and 54 minutes. Some of the entries in the log are : 2:45 p. m. Left, ground at Long Island Flying Field. . v 2:54 p. m. Crossing the Sound. 3:20 p. m. Just passed over Peeks kill. 4:23 p. m. Landed at Albany, 175 miles by road from starting point. Time 1 hour and 8 minutes. After an overnight stop the journey was resumed. .y 10:15 a. m. Left Albany. '- 10 :38 a. m. Have reached 6300 feet above, the clouds. Weather cold out side but electrically heated cabin is warmc Passengers wear straw hats and summer clothes. - 11 :15 a. m. Mr. (the owner) has retired "for a nap. v. AMERICAN LEGATION HAS v ONLY SMALL PROTECTION United States Has One Detach ment of. Infantry Stationed at ; Tien Tsin Which; is 85 Mile " ' ' ;. :; ; Away. . ": - . . . . - ( ; ( By Associated Press) ' . . PEKIN. A warning has, been , giv- en the Chinese government by the diplomatic corps that there ; must be no fighting in (.Peking if there ; hapiy , pens to be an uprising 'and they fur4. ther warn that the city must not be bombarded by the ' forces commanded ' by Tuan Chi, now -surrounding the city. K -; ; ' Just what atitude will result from" -the government's dismissal of . Inner, the Mongolian jcommisssioner, is not known. - -; . . -; y :- Washington. The American ifor-1 ces'in Peking consists of a legation guard . of two hundred . and seventy- five marines.v .. - . The only American army dettch-.v ment in China ; is. the fifteen hY In fantry nojV stationed, ' at Tean-TkinT wshieh Is eighty miles from Peking.' " Sfeveral oher" powers have legattli " guarus. .. f . PLAGUE SITUATION AT PENSACOLA IMPROVING Montgomery, Ala. The . bubonic plafgue situation at Pensacolai "Fla. is improving," Dr. S. W. Welsh", Alabama State health officer, was advised, today by Surgeon General 'Hugh r Cummlngs of the United States Public ' -Health ' Service. .The surgeon general requested the health officer . to . stay any action toward quarantining the city. . , CATTLE TICK PLAYING HOB ' -. WITH CRAVEN LIVESTOCK 12 noon Mr.. called forlunch. Says he enjoyed sleep. 12:15 p. m. Two hours out from Albanv. We have nassed Geneva at a height of 5,500 feet. . 1:05 p. m. Circling over Buffalo at 3,500 feet. Very smoky below. ... .v 1:09 Found the field and landed. 5 :00 p. sm. Lef t Buffalo for Chica go. , ' .'.-":. 6 :09 p. m.: Crossed .into Canada to avoid storm In the states everything appears to be laid out square. v :The fields are square" and the woods are square. On this side of the line , the woods wander all; over the landscape like the veins in a leaf . : ! . v 8 :54 p. m.-City below, . with a .city circling through it. Must ; be Battle Creek.;. ' l-y-C .' - ' i : : -' ; 1 .8:56 p. lm No, it;ls . South Bend, Ind. , The sun just' fell," across the gilded spire of Notre '.' Dame. 5 T: h e river is the St. Joe. - , '. , -xy- v 9:10 p. m. Out over the sottthem end of Lake Michigan.' , . - 9:12 p. mu--Passed Michigan City. .9 :24 p. m. Ten. miles; out m ,. the lakebpposite Garyyatitude 600 f eet Can .see: the town; plainly; 9 :30 ; p.v.m..ircling : over - Chicago business' xiistrict.Speed 130 rmiles ' per Ihour.. rv- j&-df-' 9 55 p." m. nave loca ted field. Two flares "set off belowrlleight' 6,500 feet. New .Bern: The cattle tick is play ing havoc now in Craven county, and unless he tick fever, which' is 'now prevalent, 1 can ' be eradicated qulcklyf cattle owners stand 0 'lose thousands of dollars." . ; " f .J A lease $5,000. worfh of cows have fallen victims to the disease in he past three weeks,' and many ohers are now I1L The tick fever has been" prevalent in Craven county for. more than a month, and despite" effors ma,deo eradicate the disease, 1 appears to be spreadihg rapidly. - f Mt. Olive Postmaster . Named. - Washington. Recess' appointmentfej of postmasters announced "today :,' at the White ; House Inclqde Samuel K. Nichols, Phoebus, Va., and John L. Smith, Mt Olive, N. O. j- - ' r PRELATE PLEADS FOR DESTINIES OF IRISH PEOPLE . x . ; 9 :33 p. mXarf- !. Cardinal Wants Lastine Har- ; . mony Brought Out Of The Ex- - isting Conditions in Emerald , , -' .'Isle. - r':'ht':firf1- - jl - (y Associated Press) .' 5 LONpONi: j 1By aiftrdbial BOurpe,! In "5 the ? course of services" at WestmlnJiter . cathedral in commemo ration ? the beauttfication of Oliver Plunkett, who suffered martyrdom it v Tyburn" Inr 16S1, made- a special ap- . peal for "the prayersor? the Catholics . . "f or j the ? prompt, speedyr just and permanent settlement of the destinies v of , the D-ish' pfeople. X : ' ' '. ' - Sever has frbej' outlook appeared more menacing than'lit, .the j present time the cardinal" saidl ; "Notwith standing the "amazing changes of th -r-1 last feears the future of Ireland, is now so clouded, with; anxieties,' sor- - trow ands perplexitiesi thatthe whola- world. Is gazing at- the portent, won dering end aghast. .' ; V-I v ! ,' ' .7 "We implore God, with the urgency-, which our need-must necessarilj inf?pTre,;';to -brirs "listing -bamc-:r c ' - '.