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' 1 L : - ; - r - - s . i - - , . . - - " . . - . - - LEATHER FORECAST Head all of today's : nswg-p Forcign, National, State and !xv cal -- In the GREENVILLE i-rht and Thursday, not much Fnir ton in temperature, rfresh,' west change - 4 t "r" grinds 4: Number 156 "GRI3ENVILLR. K. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, : X920 A Price 5 CenU FiB" A UTOMQBELE -' PAY -BP Ms jjA jj ' jf 1NC0LN MEMORIAL IS ; ; ONE OF THEWO'RLD'S ; GREATEST STRUCTURES Impressive in its Simplicity 13 Probably the Masterpiece ot all Public Buildings and Me morials in the United States It stands in Potomac Park fac ing Washington Monument and The Nation's Capitol. Its Total Cost will Approximate $3,000,000. Construction was Ber:n on I-tocoto's Birthday, 1911. 7 Wdsliin-'Kii- !er. 13. The-k Iiineoln Lumry f Alu-ah;M-ii Lincoln, is one of lie wurl I s most hpuutiful structures iJVt'U U 1 1 1 m hi. ahijj iooi r. tio tplii iv. t:ic memorial, probably'' is l,f 111:1 s: c-r; 't r i an puiuic umiuairs ,d nu n' r-.:a : -' : ii the TTuitedStates.,' It tonus t Himac i .iih. lacing me , . i x ;ff;isliiii'-'t"ii Moitfimeut and its eou- trmtiiMi va- l.cu'im on Lincoln's birth. sr Ikis ar.:.rximntely $.O00,000. Thi- :n nir.iicnr to Lincrln is a ar$;.: vMNL'uiai- i tuiams in vn:re maroie, ' I Henry Bacon, a New York I frchitect. Ii has a beautiful setting nailinrt ; and west !ino with the I'sIuiiL'ioti .Mi i uir.pp.t and the nation s apiiil it 1 1 1 l isps 141 feet abovd ilie Tel lit' ;ln' ; ark. It is compose!' of inr priiii-ina i feature's -a statue of 5f man. a Memorial or his uetrvsbar ldr", .i ! moriak.of bis; sxran! in- sajiiral niMivss and a symbol of the of i!if T'liited States. TV ii-. ,3 r i:niK)rtanf object in the" t-niiiia! :s t lie statue of -Line Jin in par-lie hy Ianeil Chester French, a ev V irk scnlptor, placed in the .den ial ImII where, by virtue - of its im- Hnfinir rcit.n m the nlacp of -honor. : prHl.nnnaros all elso. The statue : coliKsai in size and yet distinctly Jrsoiia!. Ir represents Lincoln, seat. i, in a thoughtful mood, and is the t rhinu' that meets the eces a one paes tlinnj-'li the immense entrance. Di.i'i( i- halls. .iie at either side of the tntral hall. -.ntain monumntal tab-. in wliidi d etily ineisei letters re produce word for vord Lncoln's Get- ysl.ur- addr.-ss on the left wair and hp aiMres made by him at his second sau-tiral on the right wall. Abow w-se are ctwo larg;e mural paintings J Jules Cuerin. a New York artist, ryinfvi nir '-Emanfipationw and thei '"ir typifying ''Reunion." Their pro- tion occupied three years' tune, MiiKMiu lii rlu; exterior of the walls !"iir,' ; e an-in rials is a-magnifi- rrllf I'llilill.lili furmitln o UT-mKr1 rf 4-Iiq Mllili. a -ii column representing one ;y- six states existing- at the t ftlif :ai ..iif On the outer I liovc (he cokniade and support iiiteravls by eagles are forty. N at I l2'lt f.'s'.;fili nlf- fi-i' ad-.1. oi-oA Aviof 'f l'JK lit tllC nroxmil- tima one end of the great axis, planned I" IT a cint him- .... c . .. cihn, in 1 lie vafitUJl UL "alioii. which is the mmmment nf t.le ' an n -1 it. juid a mile westward I'flMll 1 Vl aiiti is the oi5-foot 2ra- Si:l. .lii h is the monument of : 'linirtiin. Xnw.nn f-li'ii uumn 'id, TY j't :.ms 1,,-iif ., maiie west of a.liint..ii .Mi'iiniiiif sfonlj the he rUl'"'ii M.-r.i orial. This comnletes an railed composition, ' a triology f Hl imi:irts to each of its monuments valll1 in .i.Mition to that which". each ! lossesses. il01 th; a (lozen yrs ago Toto- j :'k( olie of the most important ; ' ' Yashin-ton's great park sys- which lies along the Potomac te,., was first suggested as' the site, menioriai to Lincoln. .The "'late I.. JWin TTor n -t ... . . . . .. : . (l jiHicoto s secreuanes- y '''"Kriij.hers and later secretary 'of ' IWfu... , ' xpressing his approval 1 rotp : 1 "nderstiind it. the place of hon- ' is 011 Mip main axis of the plan. Jn-of ;ill Americans next to Wash- MEASI RE WHAT YOU ARE II a WORTH . - - . I.' '"e Tirir-o nf A i. : i l( 1 "i " uuiiiiny ai your age. f Lnven't the price of ' such an mi; lxisurance. : ational T fn t y-i ' ' At iM"taI) MOSELEX J CZ' uenerai Agents,' Green- OLD QUESTION IS ANSWERED WITH A LOUD "YES"? NOW '- . - Do College Athletes Study Answered in the Annual Re ; port of Dr. T. J. Wilson A PROFESSORSAT : THE UNIVERSITY V..: Record of the Vairsity Athletes is Just Under Eighty per Cent Says the Report Ohapel iHll, Dec. 13. The old ques tion, "Do college at Metes study?" is answered with a loud 'Yes" in the. an nual report of Dr. T. J. Yilsoii,v Jr.. registrar at the University . of Ndrtli Cai'oliiia. Dr. Wilson gpes back to the. sjcholttstic records of nil varsity athletes of last year, averages the . , A . . t . . T c ana the results shows that the rertf of the athler3 -ic t trifle hisr'aa'tba of " the a fa.ye undeigrraduater It dies notrank up with such frroxips a. 1 ho debaters of the Y. M. C. lead ers or.4 with ; the honorary jltojarsiiip soe4eti'Bifi eral average ' : of all tindorgrjidu ate work. - IPul ln exact jreftlu t6j6rtf.o the varsity athletes" was imder SO tQ cent and the averrfge of -the whole group of men in college was a little lower, about 78 per cent. Indications are that the athletic scholastic require ment .which-' prevents- "students from inter-coiiegiate taking part m any contest' unless, they keep Up with their work helped raise the record. The 41 women in the university last year ranked much higher than the ath letes and are much Higher than the average run of men students. Their grades average about 86 per cent, which is pretty good proof of th. earnestness with which they drive in. to their work. Of all groups in" the university, Tau Kappa Alpha, a debat ing fraternity composed of inter-col- legiate Sebatprs and winners of orator V ical contests, made the highest iecori. with the f members of Sigma Upsilon, a literary group secondhand Phi Beta Kappa, the national scholarship fra temity thirdr" ' 1 One distinct feature of Dr. Wilson's report is the continued rise of interest in ' French and Spanish, which seems to be displacing Xatin and Greek more and more every year. More students are registered in the - romance lan gauges, French and Spanish, than in any other departments in the univer- - the English . department, with C14. Twenty-three students 'are taking Greek land.- 97 1 are studying. Latin ns against 27 Jih Latin in 191ft. The win ter and spring quarters, will probably .' show a light ;increa.sein students tak ing Latin,-but even so it seems cer tain that each year is seeing a stead falllng off in students of the ancient language and an -increase in modera laiuruajres. - . : t NO CENSORSHIP ; .' - j Washington Doc. 15A , tentative agreement that "no censorship I shall be imposed upon megsaees -merely passing through L relay points"? has been reached "by the international com mttnication .. conference, :. ,Walter Rogers, the 'American; representative tnld t.ha Renflt.e. enm-mittee . todnv. ; r"- 7 - . - , .X ' 1; ' . . JlJl - Boston .Dec. 15.-Women candidates were defeated in the election in six teen Massachusetts cities except for. school committee places." : Six towns voted f afvor ingthe sale of liaurr. - -. ington deserved ' this1' pi ace - of - honor, ell was" of the immortals You ,mnst not - approach too' clos to the lmnyir- 'tl.' Tti mmmment, should -standi Alone:" remote from the common .habi- tations of" man, apart i from -the busi- ,M,mi:: inil Wne-.of- aii'-tw f sites,' this Tone "near,' the Potomac is -most suited: to the purpose.: CAMPAIGN FOR; Tomorrow-is the" day of all days in Greenville and , Pitt county. Its. the day ivvhen the GreenvilleMerchants AsscTdatiori startUheir campaiga of Pay Up and Trade Weeks and it is also the oy. when someone in the county,' as thfeesult of-tradng a dollar or paying a dollar on account, is going to have a chance at the Ford automo Wle tio he given away abosolutely free or the $175.00 in gold irang ing in prizes from $70 down to $5. Now somebody is gping to get tliis atofticbdle, and somebody is going to get that good hard cash. WhJwiili it be?This?aper does not'undertalTe to answer Some one is, however, going to be lucky.. It just as well be you as th other fellow. The fellow who rifeks is the fellow who wins.-is tho old saying, and another might be addedi You'll get the world if yoti know how' to ask for it. Get busy then, do your trading; or pay lip accounts and get in the baiid wagon for-the automobiler 'orf gold prizes..., . . . t' " :-. ' Tfe'i: Renrir.;ber this campaign for trading and paying accouhifabe-: gtns toraorrcrv niorning bright and early and lasts only iintl rthe going down r. the sun on Friday, December 31. Full details 6t-thV campaign was explained in yesterday's Greenville News. If 'ypu have forgcttati how the scheme works resurrect your yesterday's paper an read it over. Every dollar you trade with the member & of the Gresnviile Merchants' Association entitles, you to a coupon which gives you a chance-for the automobile or the gold; ery flo". lar you pay on account from Thursday, December 1G tp FruJyyYJe cember 41, also entitles you to a coupon- The morc dollartu F-pend, the more dollars j7ou pay on account; the more chajnees ybu have-to win th? grand prize. Nothing complicated or cloudy about; 'ho proposition. Its plain as the nose on your face. If you want m 'automobile free or would like a little gold on the side get busy, and get busy rightf now. Don't procrastinate. The early- bird catches the worm. ' . - v The Campaign is on. i- x' .' -.- ; On Highway Research Which Will Work-Through the Na- tional Research Council , New York, Dec. 14. Co-ordination , it ' - - L- 1 3 1 ; .1 ... . 01 an agencies ,ntcre . uigua , , ccnstrucc. 011 zo avoia overlapping efforts and provide a centralized 4ody for research has been undertake by the Engineering Foundation with headquarters in this city. Bureaus o.f the Federal government, various technichal organizations and universi ties art expected to join the move ment, it was announced" here today. An advisory board on highway re-; search has been organized under the chairmanship of Professor Anson Marston of the Enerineer'ne: School ofl the Iowa State College which will work, through the National Research Council. The various co-operating or- ganizations and institutions will name , , .... , . rri, n- members to th.'s board. The result of the board's activities available to highway builders through out--.the country. Work of the board, it is expected, will begin a"t an early date. Effort will be made to obta'.lie fronl congress a definite assignment of part of the unexpended balance of federal-aid read '-.money to some - agency ' which will Administer the fund" under direc tion of the board; . ";' " " - A statement iued by ' the Founda y ciid thftt ne'nrlv $1,000,000. an- be expelt(jed for highways ougftout the pation . and that this . j 1 " '4. V.t o. 1 money-could be spent to better ad- ! vantage following careful research by 1 ovmirts. . " r Organizations,' governmental agen -,.;PS! flnd " institutions which "have proraised co-operation follow: ;AmerU 4 M.!nfimi - nf ' Stnte Hicrhway officials, American Society of Testing - MaterialsSociety of Automotive En-. S.-.1'ee'rs, Bureau, of Public' Road, Na- .- Automobile--.Chamber;-: of -.Cpm- meree," American Society of : Civir En gineers, American Institute ;pf Con sulting - Engineers, American Scoiety if " Mechanical " . Engineers,, - Associa Association , of State Geologists ; Wes tern; Society - of Engineers, American Concert Instituted American - Automo bile "A ssocintion and. the engineering departments of Harvard, Yale . and Columbia Univrsities, - University of Maryland, University, of Illinois, and Iowa State College. .r- ; " Baltimore,' Dec. 13. An agreement has been signed by the miners ; and cpqra'tors of V" tne ' upper ;t Potomac Georges ' Creek "bltuminus coat vfields Insuring -harmonious relations. ;-Jv -'v ' PAY - UM RADE 1T0M0RR ; v -TJ K-'-i GfflEfRH Row Follows Statement that They Could Augment Calling by Acting as Physicians Ion,!on gA controA,ersv is on amonf, the poorly paid section of clerge- fiiwl .i.,, Uj,r(, Mt ,,v the hl'ii cvi 'j. living over a novel suggestion puWorward by Dr. Robert lientoul, prominent Liverpool practition er that the clergymen could augment their incomes by acting as doctors as well as parsons. V Dr. Itenroul advises young , clergy- ; men to study me.dicine, take their de grees and combine body-curing .tit-n soul-saving, work, - Many clergymen do not look will) favor on the idea. They argue-tli at they have plenty to Jp already and that local practitioner? would bitter- ; - 1 ? ' One wants to know-where a poor cu . .. . ViL q,lalf y for degree and other a hold that -""wjtjfih a month the med'- ico-clerico's sermons would be- thin, and that the" soul would suffer at the ex pense of the body." SUPPRESS SPECULATION JJuerips Aires, Dec. 15'-r-A en ma pa Igu to suppress speculation intheater rfck- eis nag ueeii uuuerrakeii m mis fiiy. An, ordinance has been propose"d tt prohibit such re-sale ot tickets except strict regulatiToiis. - ; .. - o;:;:n::n:;oruH;,Tn3:3;nsBLia,;,nn':jn r: v" .1 '-;? : . ; ,r i'.:vc. v.'.r;-:V-'''V ,::: H :'v' r.;'V -".'.' -'fi:.?';., ''; Shopping :, f 1- S S Days? Until a OW GCOSI 2 1". ONLV . t --?:. tiv m ws-a i, for .11 teaewto-u tm:- ttv-:..-NVv:': ; M,.Vvi.'B1t :J: ' -i" on theiob-at that. time. - - rV,.: ' ; of platrlct ; jrii'ic-ijr..v TOBACCO GROW ERS ARE STILL ORGANIZING Enthusiastic Meeting s Held at Bethel and Belvoir Townships . 0 Yesterday ANOTHER MEETING TO & BE HELD ON FRIDAY County Meeting will be Held in J Greenville at the Court House J; Saturday " . ..The tobaeco growers perfected orga- ))lzatiou at Bethel and Belvoir. yes terday". At the eBthel ' meeting there were for ty-three present. Interesting talks were made by manyof the farm- "ers. - The following officers were elect ed for the township: President, M. O. Blount; Vice-president, Z. V. Bunting; 'Secrelary-treasurer, J. B. Corey. Exe cutive eommitteej E. L. Mayo, G. L. Moore, j. L. Gurganus, B. W. James and F. T. Whitehurst. Volunteer can vassing committee: G. L. Moore, J. L. iGnrgahus, W. B. James, Jess Barnhill, B. F. banning, Z. V. Bunting, L. L. Ward, G. M. Watson, J. It. Morris and Whitehurst. This committee will coyer, the towhshlpFrJdayr, rhere will 4lay:night. A t Bell's CrossJioads ne halX; of the farmers of the township yere t present; The foMowjng -of fleers nac uaiucu wi iue io wiismp . - '. T .President: W. W. Bullock; Vice President, A. L. Thigpeu; Secretary- Treasurer, C. I Parker. Executive committee : R. F. Clark, W. B. Pollard Ii. M. Manning, J. R. Tyson and T. E. Pollard. Canvassing committee: T. E. Pollard, J. JR. Tyson, W. W. Bullock, R. M. Manning, X. R. Simmons. R. F Clark, W. B. Pollard, and S. M. Har. ris. Another meeting will be held Fri day night for theh purpose of sending delegates to Greenville liext Satur day which will be held in the couri house at 10 a. m. E TO LATE EiPEROR Was Opened Yesterday in Tokio With Solemn Shinto Jeremon- ies Lasting Three Days Tokk),'Dec. 14. After six year's la bor and an -expenditure estimated at ,10,000,000, the national shrine to the late Emperor ' Mutsuhito was opened restcrday with solemn Shinto ceremo nies and amid impressive manifesta- ions of loyalty. For three days the populace of Tokio celebrated the occa sion. Every street was decorated with hunting and from the humblest door lanterns were displayed at night. The municipality gave a uower show nnd open-air performances and thea trical performances in Hibiya Park' but for the most part the festivities were co-operatively, organized by the citizens' in different wards. At hun ireds of ;. central points- stages had been "erected where vaudeville shows vere. giyen and'there were fire works both nighjt and day. Over 150,000j persons from the coun try districts visited the city during the festival.' ; 4 " - li: ; : ' The hrine is a typical Shinto build ing sit plain wood and of. the simplest possible ' conetructron." The 'opening ceremony was attended by over 2,000 priests and officials and -lasted , about three hours.. The central feature was the delivery to Prince Ichijo, -warder cf the shrine .of the "name tablets of the late r'EmperOrt andtheir- installa- pn COUNTY NATIONAL SHU i D vt ionj irih the .-Inner, sanctuary. Prince 4" IS KtyZ a relatrve of the Emperor, de i 3 ilfvered a commemorative oration . to which 'Prince Ichijo replied.. The I.l -iv- . purine .was -tnereaxter openea mj uib public and - at lease, .500,000 people woirshimed before it during . the re- -a:;--'-- SPEAKERSHIP INmOUSE Several Candidates are Now in the Race for iKs Cov- eted Honor.; There vuTAlso He a Heated con- 9 -I .-- - - .. . . . . . - - - . - test for Engrossing Clerk in tKe Lower House. Date Inaugural Ceremonies will not be Determ-' :ined until the Legislative Committee Fixes the : Time, v Other ."Capital News of mteresL Raleigh, Dec2 15.- Indications p a hard fight foc-speakership of the low er house of the 1921 session " of th. General Assembly are-seen as the con vening date of the law making body approaches and .the' names of a num ber, of prominent members are being discussed.; :,.- " ' - .T While the!amfeof Henry P.. Grier, of Jredell Minty," apparently .Is given -an advantage atthis time by repre sentatives and fepresntatlveselect who visit the capital,"" W. N. Everett, of Richmond,! .J. H. Matthews, of Bertif and E. W. Pharr, of Meckelnburg, are also In the race. ' Tom C.' Bowie, newly elected f rom . Ashe Is also , placed in nomination by his friends from some of the mountain counties. - Mr. Bowie served a short term as speaker several years ago and has experience to his credit, but it is said that lie will not make an active fight for the place be cause he is more Interested In seeing the state-wide primary repealed than in anything else. ' 1 -: Rrepre tentative Griefs friends believe-that with sq. many aspirants in Tth-runtdng- .enoujajfr i supporf y0jrj)e drAwnfrom the 'east andwest to put te-Jpal41-inau -in-Jlie hair. Ile-isi popular and at Jntervalslhas made a prau itipuuie iresiuiug .uuiwr.. , -There Is going to he" a contest for engrossing rlerk of the" house . unlesA Ellis Gardner of Yancey, changes hu mind and withdraws from the race for Otis P. Shell, of Harnett, the incum bent, announced that he will stand for reelection. Mr. Gardner believes in fighting and -will likely , have con-' for more time .in which to study the siderable following to press his claims j act and the time limit was then fixed, at the proper time. Alex Lass iter, fjTbc tentative draft, of the bill. Ilr. Bertie, and Frank D. Hackett, of . Warren explained, "would be made eood Wilkeffprincapal clerk of the house and chief clerk of the senate, respect ively, are not expecting opposition., ""The date of the Inaugural ceremon ies will not be determined until the legislative committee fixes the time.; from Eastern North Carolina where Governor ' Bickett was inducted' into, he is now taking his last vacation be- -office on the eighth dayof the legis- fore retiring to private life- The gov lative session four years ago, which erfior. is spending several days on the was January 14, and Mr. Morrison coast with Tom Dixon, noted writer-, may go in during the second week of lecturer, hunting ducks, a trip that the. session, "January . 12, having . be ?u has on several occasions during his te---predicted.- T)ievote of the -Novemler. nure o office been prevented. OFFICIAL "VISITS ! PRESENT OPEREITA VIA THE AIRPLANE President Millerand has Ordereo an Airplane Limousine to Vis- , jt Foreign Capitals ParisJ Dec. 13. President MlUeramL despite he earnest contrary advice of the Model School will present an ope "Millerand. Is reporeil to hare retta entitled "Under The Sugar Plum Madamja onlered an airplane , limousine for the purpose of making official "visits to foreign capitals and cities in the pto vlnce. . " . T -Should the report prove true tVlw itfwill mean a departure in founded the mode of traveling of Presidents in France and ' the pennanent' sidetrack ing of ihe President's train. A71 regu lar squadron will have to be' provided for the Presidential suite, and the 50 or so journalists who accompany tlie President on all his trips, from Paris. '. Some- - newspapers call V the -' Presf dents attention to the fact 1hat-i fall from the Window pf his aerial limou sine would have more trrlMe results than ""leaning too .far out of " the tfalu - . rtTi V" t ,' tx- eL WILL MEET TONIGHT. " The teachers of UiaMethodist Sun day School will "meet tonight-at the church at 8:i5 Immediately after pray er meeting. There is a matter of vi- election must first be cahrasMHi be- ' fore a committee and the results n- nonnced from both" houses before the ' newly elected state of flciala become"" eligible for the various .positions." The calculations submitted by the state board of canvassers is usually accept ed, however,' and qukrO work L nuda of the uty assigned to the legisia- ' tors.;---- .- , - , "The special committee' appointed by the late session of the General A-" sembly to draft a workmen's com pen. " satiotr act, for sulunission at 'the lOll session found no opposition 't'ther -meeting here yesterday " extended the time . limit for .receiving suggest ions? from any and everybody interested in the proposed legislation" until -. Decem ber 2Sth adjourned. ' " , A score of representatives of em ployers and employes appeared Iefre' ; ' the commltte eand . dlacnssed the pro visions of the Virginia act, which was used as a basis and which in all prob ability ; wilt serve . as a. basis for the North Carolina law.' The questions as to whether. the. act should be drafted so-as -o, apply to all , manufacturers was dioiissed ,but the "opinion was ex- pressed- that- tho -law- ifpaiwed wowlA be Compulsory since the employer who did not . accept It would be put at a disadvantage.'. ...- ;!.'-..".'; r- , .y;:,: Chairman Lindsay Warren called for objections to. the Virginia-art -which he had been Informed were numerous but his query failed to draw the re ported 'opposition Into the open, Some of the manufacturers, however, asked after December -2S and submitted to the judiciary committee and a public hearing announced. - Governor Blckett Is 'expected back, at his office the later part of the week T NIGHT Children of the Model ; School Here will Appear in 'Under The Sugar Plum TTee. t On Thursday night , the children of Tree. This , operetta Will be "re- sented at auditorium of the Training School at eight o'clock. The playlet U ixuii or xun ana acuon, ana at a aress- rehearsal yesterday afternoon the chn ! dreir showed that they had grasped tiu the HURSDAY spirit of the - things and entered Into , work with a great freedom "and na turalness of action. The entire play- let Bflll not. take more than one hour for presentation,' .There Is good music In abundance, and one or two real -comedians. . At no time does the ac tion slow up. -; . . ' The performance .will begin prompt- . ly at eight o'clock. The mothers and fathers' of the .town are urged to come out. 'Tnere.ie na charge at the doors , or anywhere else. The -small children I o' the town will be perm-tted to coma provided they are' accompanied by their.' elders.;.1, " The Boy. Scouts will aet as ushers and have charge f . the ball during the performance Scouts will appesr in uniform. 1. . j. .' ' . , SIURON LODGE 1IEETS communicatvn of Fham?. Thursday night": Official viit Deputy Grand Mater. air
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