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T Read all of today's n: Foreign, National, Stziz lz.2 L cal in the GREEN VILL l'.i rt ly cloudy with locar showers f S:im:-Ilii-L.-il: r i , r ,riMiMe tonight and Thursday. ("Gen- ,u. variable winds. NEWS. "' J : '4. , - tNv 0LUMEr4; NUMBER 69. I GREENVILLE,,:. CV, WEDNESDAY AITZIHNQQN SEPTEMBER 8, 1920. 5 Price: Five Cc oens 4 - V rices iaeo It? I? etter I V'"- f V, V oecteel A nnnri H n. Between Twoanc;Thrfee fousahd Disgrimtied Dissatisfied Farmers Assembled in; Mass Meet ing to Protest Against arid Resent the Low Prices Being Paid for Tobacco.--Meeting Unanimously Adopts Resolutions of Protest and Demand a Remedy For Existing Evil-Gall Upph Farrhers in Other Counties to Join. Them in Fight for Liv ing Prices. Unanunously. Recommend Reopen- ing of Warehouses in Pitt County Thursday. Between two and tKreellousarid' formers from all sections of Pitt county stormed Greenville to day for the purpose of prdtestihg against' the low prices for tobaccowhicn"caused! thej closiiig :o'ft. the market here yesterdajr 'rhbrnlrig and at Fafmville in the afternoon. . Although it was not giveii oiit until afternoon yesterday .there would be a mass meet in of the farmers here today ;the ne a urairie nrc.'.'.wiicu .uic ! 0 oVlnr.W hw swarmed Uy Kprj; inrh oF CTia'f!ft i 1 I v" i : J J hnAT nrrasinnfl have haDDened in- which there were a larger tainly none in, which here; r.,e ;neft11H in f he hreastfl or those who came Senator F.;'Harding.was .reuestedto act as chairman and H.' A, White secretary - withnews paper representatives as assistants, ; ; Mr. Hardingjin oDdnirigtterteetma fk r1iHonrfand the ourDOses tor which the assembly had gathered. vHe said.it wasAe cri sis in Pitt county, but ho panic, for there was a vast difference between the ;two ; , &Ads, thaUth m was entitled to the cost of producirig hjs Jobacco. plus a fair pofitn and, that lWfeSSP:-1 ways and means could:not be, ; maooed out : that would be for theest jnterpts;of, noke of the conditions .in the foreigri countries, that Rncland was. the, olycpuntry Jbat;cbu tobacco, that Germany couldUot besesl had no trade relktions Ayithseaker judgment and wisdom in !. rowing Mr. Harding's auiws Mr. napding's address j--v.-r.ti tulk were made in which ,5 . i ll ui;estiuns were made. . It-was hh,iiv d'idod to appoint aicdmmitH t.- r-unsisting of farmers, bankers, i..Hiiu.ss men, etc, to draft resolutions .4 protest and at the same, time adopt -..m.- way, if possible, toward a prop- i Hljnstment. It was then moted .I ;rtT this committee was appotnt - i Unit tho meeting take' til i. -mi in order to give v' the. :.ommittep i. . r.'rrt. ThiWaiii'Wied.j I!.- meeting re-assemblexl at noon ii l th following resolutions were i.iiiiiiiu.i adopter: r-- i RESOLUTIONS ; At :i linH-ting of the.tobaccn growers I I'ift county held in me.Coun rxnse mi Wfdnesiday; SeptemDeir'K920, tbe l-ing resolutions were unanimousTy "Whereas,, the prices paid for; fobac- on sales warehouse floors located in I'itt county on the opening day of tin- (dbacco markets werebelow the " of production ' : . ; N(w. Thvrfar.-hA-it IteSOIVeU." . That In tbe'proaaction. we have iMid brtweeo the; dements and tho 1 of the world ;we havie carried all riks to date and. have already ae-t "tinted for attendant losses, so we do now resent and protest against any i-ndencics of those controlling the price of our tobacco ihasmuch ,ssiid persons or eorporatlonavhave run no in tl production of the cropland of losing if the farmers n-i-M , . ; ;b -; ind no risk paid a faJr price, r, ;r ;t In view of the fact that : tnevirom caxn iu""p Pi.c M"f m.a,,ufxrtnrrr and .dealers 'aro' in- - establishment of the Scyttern Tarm- casing their wealUIn tliese days of Hxxpcrlty. all w ask of the commer- al)world' d iv-quare deal-in op- R v; wut t nwuov: 'into 'the doors like in'the COUTX TObm WaS m U Va-mi tt . an rr; Jtd number of pea cer- was jTioremsle ess oi f tneir,Qeiipc - - .. , - . ,f , ;tr ... portunUy, to H&y fime aceumnt tions for.rtftfrlelteaftfmille8iA desfr'W ttveHayetfuk' We hafre Ltoiledi faithf ullr, not ; foi- r our : health, nor, . for iur pleasure, but in j,ue nope oTproflt; ? OttV prods'are for sale, but e'are detenyne4noio 'Tia&fi flee, the resuttWc Jtotf Won tW&l fA. nf.ihfi Koectilators'. ereed 3iftit filing ofrer our L tobacco uDon : the opentnarket teovldr ed only thatliie trjwie ia wiuing tar su low .Wr good; liiiigprtti J otherwise, we shVll feel eompellfetli "to7 call upon producers everywherejaiid oi by try eIassfteome to our aid in ; mski effort, fto ciase the doors ht Ihe ; packing houses' until ' thVs markets ' Of the r world paylndiea.te disposUIoJi'to) deal ; with us in a juf umuju-. , j, Tliat we 4 further ailvise the far- mers o prepare theni. toba serf , in a good- merchantable condition ?and mar. ket as uniformly as passible so that the market will not be flooded at any one tlni. f SWWeftnhermorerequest that our brother r-fanuerg thoughout the bright leaf h, district call district T or , county me&bigs and take" similar action i im mediately, . . vr v.';6. We - further i reeommeird. that permanent chairman be elected at this meeting and that he be empowered to aFPouit r . conimite, -consLstlesf. of one member;, from each towns tup? to carry nut the "provisions ofthesd' resolutions. - We further; wconunend that: te above . Committee, consisting ,of "on ,nfnber ers Association, which shall, carry out ?ne provisienN oi; uw ruiuww provide treliti- fruch -other ; evils astketed was said to beof inemum grade 01 ft 0 Death TolUn Italy's Earthquake Growing ROME Sept- S.j As reports come in he extent of yesterday's earthquake iiilfidster seeiias growing antt scores, it is belived lost j their lives, in North Florence. Many structures collasped Tlier,e are no tidings from tha popul ous Jowns King Immanuel has gonf to tine scene. Rome Sept. 8. Hie Trinuna ay that several hundred' were killed i) the earth(juke at'Fivizzano and many more injured quoting a dispatch from Massa. ,N . ' t 4 -1 ,1- Iondon Sept. 8. Reports from the Italian earthquake reigion says that Uhe number of ; iiead : and iuim-ed -is discovered to be increasing hourly at Exchange telegram "says; ' K ins Towns oi iuercia, Aitiiaa aim Tarasoo have leen wiped out and -every where the population is camping in the open. nw confront thg farmers of Pitt county- . - , 7. We recommend that the , t(Aeeo warehouses of Pitt county shall jreopeo for business on Thursday morning," 9th of September, and ' we call upon farmers to se - discretion; iijj : jejvttfTer ine f their 'f'M-'Mlr 'bcr' paid -by" tnebtryersT tinder existing conditions.,.; ' : f n-, v 8. Wei reconunend a meeting" of the various farmers'" organizations in the counties composing the bright leaf to bacco belt in Eastern North Carolina, for the purpose of geeting more close ly In touch with the real situation and tor further purposes of appointing a reemmittee to go to Washington to pre sent the claims of leaf tobacco grv ers to the Federal Reserve Board, with I the view "of securing adequate funds to finance same, ji : -i :'" . 9. That a copy of these resolutions be given N to the press for piiblication, and that copies' also be mailed to ail iobacco buyers and , companies pur chasing tobacco on the floors of the warehouses in Piti eounty, and that committees be appointed to confer With aid tobacco companies relative to prices and market conditions. (Signed) Committee J. p, Daven port, J. R. Smith, F. C. Ilarding, S. M. nsp, i. E4.:-nimiow, w. xi. xaoore, L. F. Evans, II. Porter, W. L. Me- iawnorn, j. iu epeir, .viarceilus Smith,' W. II. Woolard, R. L'. Currin, J. R Turnage, J.; B. Pierce, A. L. Jackson, Oscar Spight W IT Smith, C. W.'Faucette, F. A. Elks, J. Brink. let, F. n.;F93thaUiS.jT. Hooker B, B. Sugg, C.fR. "Townsend, W. Z. Morton, J. L. H.' B;6djE-DpJf Sarin; W,;W: buiiocu, J. reri0ns;-M.:O. Moye, P. Anthony, ItBavfsv HW. Whed bee, W, U HaliV Gomuui, J. L Little, EL G. Flanagan, W. B. Quinerly, V. V. Cannon, C. & Elks, It A. White, E. B. IBggs, O. B. W; Badley, B. W. Uoseley I. R Mine. P. L. Clodfelte. aononncement that the farmers In their-resQlutiolis recommended that the warehouses 'it Greenville and in Pitt'County re-openjtoaiorrow comes as most pleasing liewato . all cncerneQ; The prediction is-being' freely made on the streets this . afternoon that prices tomorrow, will -be t higher than thev werjevonf Tuesday Che farmers are to v -. - -.-t sv -aci - - meet gam nei'e1 jsaturoay momirig at At the meeting this morning, Mr. it Jw,.:YVinslow was-, made -Dermanent chairmansof the '--committee' for' Pitt county, to confer with - similar com mittees ;fo i)e appointed in other conn- ties 'looking to getting better prices for tobacco.- Mr, Winslow is to halke his assjg?tants one member from each or. tHe 1 townships; in the county, ? :r: '' Other Markets Close .' T V v News ras Received here ;his af tef noon'jtb .effect that; both "the New Bern and'iVilliamston markets closed today. Tbe Ka'rmyltfe market closed ton , market:, opened this ? morning ; and the reports that 1 tobacco' averaged drtuiu23ti and 4c were" confirmed. Jt is said the farmery were well pleased L there for the, quality rff he weed mar- QB ACCO MARKET 5 CLOSED TUESDAY Ridiculously Low Prices " Prevailed i&F4$8?i Other Markets ; Stopped in the Middle of SaleM t jPRESBYT ERI ANS IN STALL NEW PASTOR Son of Chief Police J. L. Taylor Seriously " Hurt When RunDownBy ari Autoriibbilev - ;'.' (By Special Correspondent ; tie jt FABM VILL.K, ; Sept- 8. One oi i-tne most impressive Installation services ever witnessed in this city was thajt of Rev. Raymond Ratehford, of the frst Pcesbyterian church on last "Sunday evening. Rev. S. iC Phillips, of 53reen ville acted as moderator The beatrti ul" ceremony customarily used by the Presbyterian churches - was carried Qut. .. The sermon, which was fine, was preached by Rev. . Elapagan, iof the firs?. foesbyterian , ihUTCbWilsonv ti&e & K. Phillips charged the pasT toranff -tie "people: both 'ina 'Vmostlm usic;bthboitftaalav by MisS Lucy Crisp', of I'alktandT "and the other y . Miss' Ryfjligsby ;bf thtsi town,, were rendered most admirably. . -Rev. Ratehford is a native -'of fJas- tonia , N. C, , a nd a graduate of DaVi .idsonr Coljege and, the. Union Theolo gical Seminary, Richmond He is one of the best educated, most cultured find earnest young ministers" in the State. ' r .r -. Big Stemmery Nears Completion The big stemmery being erected in this city is being rapidly completed. The plant will belong to the Imperlal, Tobacvo Co., Ltd. When completed this A. stemmery will have few superiors in size, conveniences, and location, in t:he state. The Wise Granite ; corpora tjon are contractors for the ejection of the stemmery A conservative es timate of the cost is $500,6." Chautauqua at Farmvi'le The Radcliffe Chautauqua of Wasli- lugiou, x? win again give a ser ies of programmes in Farmville, on the 17. 18 and 19 of this minth There will be a number of !nteress ing and enjoyable features tliis year. Among these will be several? i.ble and experienced lecturers, and soie musi cians -oi note. This music is of an unusually high quality "and appeals to all who love good'amisic. '":- Bank Installs IUuminated Clock " The" Citizens' Bank ot this city has recently . installed a bandsbmV illumi nated clock in the front of its build ing; which not onlw adds niiterially 4i nit appearance or tne Dus:iiess sec tion of Farmville, but provided a long needed convenience.' . ...... One of the most distinctive features of the clock, otherwise than its artis tic appearance and perfection of .con struction and mechanism, is the com Tlete set of Westminser chimes, with which it -is' equipped. The tlials are 24 inches in diameter on a pearl-white, glass with a crystal glass on the exterior. The, dock is seven feet in height and two feet in width, of dark bronze with a copper hood 3 at the bottom and top. vlarket Closed by the 'Farmers . ine local, tobacco market opened yesterday as scheduled, but did not even finish -the third sale before - it was closed down in a most surprising manner, by a body of farmers from Greenville. - ( - - t ThVewere about 225,000 pounds of the'golden weed; on the various ware house floors The sale oprncd with prices, that were ridiculously .low, to! the surprise, of everyon'. Tobacco I which; wouid. have . sold'Jatr i dollar ner; ponjadJis season hardl' brought 40 cents. : vAU thefarmers wW very greatlj upset -and dissatisfit d because .at the opening, pices, a-farmer would not have Vbeen ' able i to even ' pay the expensesof. raising the crop nd pre paring Jfc. for . the market But there - as'ri uv -j iuitjui uiscuruance. r MFAlffiEWAS SECRETARY 0? STATE J. MM s Registrars from Cherokee ate5 Boarf Election! f orlRiuw to Proper, manner 6JE lpahgNiiteer:qf, on RegistraMoii Bboks for Ballot in tfec? .Goming (By- Mai Xbernethy) . ; RALEIGH, Sept. ' 8 Registrars from Currituck to Cherokee are pester ng the State Board of Election with letters seeking knowledge -as to the propermanner of placing the names of women voters on the ; registration 'looks soi they wilL be. eligible to ballot in the November elections. . ' r J "3 There- is nothing to be done when a xrQman appears for registration except o register her, according to Secretary M. J?. Beasley, of the board. He thinks thai there should be little if any dlf ficnlty of confusion while the, women are asking that their names be placed 4vpon theregistration books, but m or jer v$qu ciariiy . me snuauuu, wuiu? ui never been muddied, the. board wil llthfiB today. or tomorrow mail to the fQt hoards a letter of instructions lions wnuv a. copy; oi uie - oira nv which seii the pace for the' women voters. . -: The biggest thing that the Scales act - does is eliminating tue . wora nale'' -from section 5937 ofs the con solidated statutes. The others pro visions of the act are: r 0 Women voting in 1920 are hot tfablfeAforl the Ivymentofpolltex. vhich is made" possible by rwif ihosxTn? tppl-o women;- '-.' T- v;' i- T T over, and jwno have tnev. otner quan fications for registering; and voting is provide for men for . 1920. ; . . 3. '" For the purpose .of registrarion md voting of women the resideb.ee of married 'woman living with hervius band shall be where her husbahdvre- ides, and a woman living aparlijfrem ior husband or where for anjr othei reasoalher husband has no legal tes idence Tin this State, the residence ' of Thus everyone was startled (and maayv agreeably so) when about 2 i30 p. m., a targe crown ox la-nners, fHrY: Other men rode boldly into the ware house where the sale at that time was being' Conducted and commanded the proprietor, of the house to stop the sale instantly. As there werepoat two hundred of them, discretion 7was seen to be the better part'f , .valor and the sale was ; halted . -Jinstantly. rhe next,, oi-der from ' the ommander- I in-ehief of the force was that the toar? ket be not re-ofF-nea nncn ne-gvene word.' Submissions to jhis s majesty was granted b-fauheseemedto have ample me. ito" f efcephis order to be.obeyetl. 'V 'l..r j i The unknown gentiemeivfthen con descended to ; 'vealr'thefr,-4 idehtlties. They were faj - rs rqi.r Greenville, whicli market . had i uady closed. No one asked th,e. . ,joarior their ratlv er: "free" " condnrt, beca. eyeryone knew, it being i (Ww n t or tnp ln Vr ' 1 t , excusably low j es - i 4 ; After having. that tlie local market was eff c ;tually closed - down, the; "visitors" lei ; f of Kington" it tWs announced. . J . " 'i ' That the men were Justified In their i action is te (opinion of , practir cally every man h this'.secSonriWltii prices the highest "they have evet been In: regards to what the' fajrmer .kajsr to buy, he cannot, afford to- almost giye away his hard-earned tobacco.'- ' M - - -i . No one seems toJ have any- certain knowledge as towkeu'the market will! reopen. Such a iovel1 situation has J'never been heard f before and thereJ Is no way of telling what the outclme wUl be, ' g.x. ; "Boy Bun Dc i I A,.lomoltU' f ! Thomas Tayl v, son of J.' ..Taylor, nlef of ,thvi Tnville poifiwas:run over by.'a lav ; utoinohiietyesterday. TheJ'boy, -jwL .. . about 1 14 v jears of , agerwas serioti? injuretK Attending physicians hope, and believe that there are no, internal fnj uriesiThe boy was playing with & beiWf iolherUi' the street and : not -see -the- ap-l. proaching cnf. cciaent was un avoidable, it 3 us - i to Curritiiclc Are Inquir- e omen So They WU1 Be.Eligible Noyen Elecjfibhs i ' txnvmnn chnll ia Trlira aha - 4. The act applies tdall primaries and elections and is in force and ef. feet from and after the ratification of he federal suffrage aniendment to th" "jonVtitution of the UnifedSiales T: i?hall, of course, be inoperative in tbe ?vnt the supreme eourt of the United States declares ; ratification illegal." Certifles Amendment i. .., Certificatioh' ;of 'ratif icatioh . of . the ntnetoeenth- anfendment - to' the : federal constitution ias .bn made ' by Sec retary of Stale tBainbridge Colby tr t. Bryan Grimes, "fieeretary of State of Nbnth .rolmai-A-Tbe'-:loraloef tificate. af - ratification --was S received it the . secretary f - state's ;6ffice .i- .H)r payiv. The certificate was aen plain 'that smcer3ft; states iiave ratified to every state in tne,nnion ana masej- the amendment, which is the neces iary two-thirds, l Is in full force and effect. .", Jenkins ; Cas Be Argued ' - '-"' ..-Vl..;ytB.3' r- . .1' S: ' Tvii iiackfoh tife constitutionjilit? of hhe ;absentee Ivqtefg'ilaw", made by4 I the Republican , partjr!.-thr6righ 3. f,J rm'n?vfuoVU Jjewirjl bjthis city) ;This t date; was jset "by:Judg'';Kerr y ester Kerr yesterdayrlj arterneou appearing 'for ther plaintiff was - denied temporarj restraining order at , Louisburg. Grounds ,for the attack on the act will be based on that part of the con stitutions,., of . North.; Carolina whir deals with qtialificationaf voters who Vpf f er to V6te.M-y On( ttlBection of be constitution the; , appeat !wfll)le)niade to overthrow the absentee Voters law 3ineei,it will be c argued tliat voting by iaail precludes i ri possibility of the voter of f eriBg. tocaRt his ballot - In h'e eomplalnt Mr a Jenkl us. Ue$e. tiatthe expense of carry tng at the provisions f the" absentee . wtersr law ii &usuallyycestly- made as' a candidate f or public "office wihUe , as.- a icjien1 andl fri&fter h ask the court to enjoin, the' - State Board of Section and prevent tWs Unnecessary "eitpeiMW. If ;t1e ballots are printed and . absentee voters'. ; bat lots cnuntiettndf the law"as it" now stands I oes i will? fce - one 'i rreparabte injury". by illegal votes, so hiv,6m plalnt allegei ; S - iREAD-THE FULi HEPOftTS OX THE " . Tobacco -r Situjitii GarrieirJDaui f- - Rv Mailrtor--Carrierf- One Years: .S . : .1 ma". 8 fMonta-- i " -N 3 Months- s ' r -5- - -1 SUBSCR!!:, T EREEtJVILLE CITY " schools to ors: Supt. Rose Gives Out In- foihiafibn5Xhcefri 3 Some of r New Tcacli- : ing Force for Term. i . r v -. ; GIVES PROGRAM : FOR OPENING DAY 1 ' All Pupils Are Expected 1 to 'Report to Their Ro : pectiye Buildings -Oil NEXT TUESD ' 7 : .. Concerning the' new. teachers in the High, School, Superintendent I JS. Rose gave out the following t i Miss ; Jennie Anthony, tf Stevenson, Alabama, wiir teach Latln In' ;he plaee"'; of.; Jlsff Vera Idof, '"J who resigned: ta. ; , ILatin in .thet John Marshall ' Tjigh . School, Richmond,. ; Va. " Miss Anthony "is" an honor graduate .of the famous Webb School in Tenneseee, and also' a f nil graduate of Randolph Macon. Woman's "College at Lynchburg, Va." 'Miss Anthony has bad four years , experl ence in teaching ? La t in,' .and is well fitted in; every way for hei work. '. , Mlss , Mary. Brumbaugh will .teach. - . lenceln;he;piace "M.ilbrence; lartih, 'whb. nasla Vearieae.of- fcb-' " t5ttTrlttmbinlver6 r- dhioand nas Jfiada -number io ears"treDaratIon' and experience. She la a : graduate , of '. Wooster Coilege lln i Ohio, and has also spent sometime studying at the University of Chicago -She has . had three' years' experle nce as a teacher. y,'z-rf:x "--"' ; . - The ..Teacher . bf Commercial- Hub-s" jects ili be ?Miss -Mary Hoggins of Hopklnsville, -Ky.ri MUs Huggina. 1 a graduate of the Kentucky State Nor- . . mal School where shej specialized ' In. her chosen subject, and also! holds the. . degree of G.r frbm Bowling Green ; ' Business .. University . Kentucky, ' which . "is ' the " leading 'busCiess university of 1 that sectionr -V She !nas ' had - elsht -years Vxperlenceinihef profession. i i The teachers, of .Music in the . nigh -School will .be Miss Eyeyn Howell of Oxford, X; C.l and Mjss Nancy. Lay of Beaufort, N. C.: "' Miss ' HowelL' who studied music" at Oxford College;. Wes leyan College, Georgia; and Peace In stitute Raleigh,; .C. -Mlss Howell has ' bad experience In teaching " ter subject,- having- taught ; in - the p-lito " schools, and was. also Music Supervise Of at Peace Institute at one time, iliss aljc,lay ,lsrVn''iMoAtej:C f a Music JepaVtmenC and AcadAcl ii partment ef St. jMarj'a ' at Bak ' -Wifl in -collegeehe . took hlgh :1l.-4t 5 ors In her work.l ' -..r." The .following Is the prosraxa. for the oteningV)f heicity Schools, - . J" Srday ;SeptlJAll "cbildrea ea ' tetjng: tlrst;3rae will .meet at thevana.Slreet-.Sehiat ;:'vMony.8e':---Ali membei ..the Hlgh-VSchbol ;SvUl ' report ; at. the ; - nigh-KcaooL rn tne louowins ..orcsr:: iJfresnme-a a pip'ciocjc v ; y A jjopnomores. at .au o ciocku... y .1 V 4 Seniors at. 12 "o'clock. : " '..'; ' . - TuesUySepti, 1. All? pupils ".will: Teport it tbelrt respective 'bulklir-i it 8 o'clock, 1 when full work rwlll jliuv V K ... J. & Adams of f Washington. T waiJ 3 ; beetoday attending the opening tc s- ' co . urea k.- v ' V ':-v rived In tht. city this 3&ornlBg ' the city this morning via the Norfoli Southern. ! VvrJfxVV. v i '!': r : Z'V.. . C. GOOD . ASSETS ARE COCD in tunes like tnese t s a coriTort to see a list. of good se?rirides.jXk at the Investments of this oetEfnyV ;, ason reasonv why wr,clibn t llitr to go ; into tbef future ,aod give low net cost and earefut sextice. National1 Lile Isiurdnce. Co.; c r vt.V (ltnaD-JOSLIlYr.C; : , 4. - r" f f ' v , J , v . - ' J ' w - -:v --; . - - -
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