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'' '-v-" 'C HBBNWIJH N C WEDNESDAY, JttNE 8TH,'. 1921. 51'"' - Tf) liilH R ij U ' 'iJV ' '.V.-... .'. - .V."'-' WANTS extma: SESSION CALJLED, of asseMbey-t.O:.w CHARLIE AND MAY AT RACES X' I M t 1. ft M Which Makes the 1921; Municipal Finance Act Un constitutional Some - Have Already Voted to rison to Get the Legislature into Extraordinary Session No State Public Welfare .Officer Vet Named. Raleigh, June 8. A conference of North Carolina citizens has been call- d by Governor Cameron Morrison lietween ine races ims auii. The governor has written letters to : . i several score pruimuciifc mm. luuucu nil citizens of the State urging that Jiey attend the meeting which is to y held at noon in the Yarborough Hotel. 1 "I am calling a conference of white .. n r ' ... atizens, uovernor momson -wnies, "frmeet at Raieigh in the Parborough Hitel at 12:30 p. m., June 28 to con fer ways and means of preserving md extending the friendly relations bow existing between the races in forth Carolina and of raising the standard of living and increasing the (Jiciency and contetment of our ne fro population." More definte information relating to ie proposed conference will be an nounced later. The governor is un krstood to have consented to issuing x call since it had been rumored in ftrtain quarters that he was unfriend ly to the negro race. This rumor, of nurse, was without foundation but ras given circulation bectause of the aecutive's work along with scores of jther white citizens in the "Red shirt Campaign." Teat hers in the 'public schools who - m have sufficient credits tor a state certificate are urged to take advantage of the opportunity, to pre sto meet the, requirements -by - at-'. ending one of the summer schools t I Jield tfaia-jefTeraf.ar 3 counties in which .schools will be eld this summer under the directiot rf the State department of eQucatita All of the summer schools. rare pro-, ded free of cost to the teachers ano fc is the aim of the county superin- Lndents to eliminate' all second grad. pachers from the county schools next fill. Any teacher may advance to pt trade by attending a county sum pr sch(K)l and obtaining the credit pr the work. Information desired concerning the wools mav be cured from the- coun- superintendents of the various coun ks who are ex-officio directors of the ionmer schools. ' Struggling municipalities - are to pake a strong appeal to Governor Jlorrison to call an extra sessio nof e General Assembly to correct - the por which makes the 1921 municipal fnance act unconstitutional. This is advince brought to the camtal to- F7 by an eastern Tar Heel who is pmiliar with the position the cities icd towns are in as well as the con- tion the legislators - should the ex- la call be issued. Some of the cities have already vot 1 to petition the governor ' to get I legislators into extraordinary ses m the excutive some time next week kordjne to advance information hich bears the mark of accuracy. pure developmeits may change the fsent plan, otherwise the city offi- fls hope to talk direct to the gov- raor as has leen mdnated mthis cor-: ppondenre Governor Moerison must Fve a chanP'ft .nf heart sirif-e his in- 'lation have been against an. ex- session. TVio chanvA of heart is Pessary before the call can be Issued ra1 to brine about the change of feart the governor must be convinc f that the municipalities cannot Feather thp two vpr' term witEout e'P from the legislature! - ' Mrs. Clarence Johnson of Raleigh is 4e e latest possible candidate for the toition of State superintendent of ?ublic welfare according to a retort St the capital today. r-:::M' will be remembereh-that .'North Molina is supposed to have ' such I" official, the General Assembly ving at its 1921 session refused to lish the office. Roland F Bea'slev the position ati that utime but gned later to enter-other work.; 'our months have passed and the hoard of Charities has failed' to a sSccesgor to j Commissioner . 70,e i he work is now oeing, done, onderstood by. Mrs. Johnson." Her J)ends would make hrtti; bigishoyr . the salarv. The WH hwinflf plicated what course, nitro to take - ' "rl-fV of the Cities 'and Towns petition Governor Mor ' i For j the Current Year -of the (Chamber lof Coraemrce First Meeting Last Night ; The series of group meetings of the members of the Pitt County Chamber of Commerce that will determine the program of work for the current year have been started. The first was held last night in the offices of the Chamber of Commerce at 8 o'clock. Dr. C. O'H. Laughinghouse presided. The other meetings will be" held this after noon and tonight. The schedule is as follows: ' Chamber of Commerce offices 4:00 p. m., W .L. Best, chairman. Chamber of Commerce offices 5:00 p. m. J. H. Blount, .chairman. Mayor's office, city hall 5:00 p. nflf., E. E. Wililams, chairman. Chamber of. .Commerce offices 5:00 p. m., D. L. Turnage, chairman. Chamber of Commerce office 8:00 p. nu, W. L. Hall, chairman. Directors's Room, Farmers Bank 3:00 p. m., P. L. Clodfelter, chairman. JWith the completion of .this series wccuiij iuuij$ut ui ,wur& ox comi t meetings tonight the work of com rhereu will be a series of - meetings i aeld in a few days in the townships it the county so that every member will have the opportunity to help make ap the program. This will be present ed to the directors as soon as they ire elected. Hearty commendation is being heard m every hand about the democratic way in which th activities are being jlanned. After Giving; it a Year's Trial State of Wyoming! Had the First Woman Jury. 4- Jackson, Wyo., June 8. -Jackson, after a year's trial of petticoat gov ernment, has found it good. Half a w firiit liirv of women WCUVU J g V - . to, be impaneled in the United States was drawn in Wyoming and twenty years later Wyoming -insisted, and won its point, that it be admittedto the Union without one single change 1n its constitutional provision giving wome equal suffrage rights with men. Since then the feminist movement has developed astoundingly. And so, when, the votes were counted at Jack son Tuesday;n1gbt, May 10, they-show-ed thet following results: i . : For mayor: - Mrs.J 57; L. Wi Spicer, 21 Grace Miller, For council men : Mrs. Genevieve Van Vleck, 67j G. R; Blaine; 19 Mrs. Faustina Haight,' 66;i Alnier, Nelson; Just a year agbthisf pictdresque lit tie Western town.with .a population of. 52S by the latest census, nestling beneath the .beetling .peaks iiof the Giant Tetens in the heart of the fam- d; Jackson's ? Hole counhy,startled thef nation by turning out? ltsrman- made ' administration : ancj ;" installing a town government jdeiiP entirely o womenTlje victory was line , more . -i t rv. i rs ut.. W.k'Mw noiaoie Decawc .ui . xv' Rose Crabtree'had beesn elected to the town' council over her own husband. Evidently he women of Jacksori had decided to spoil the town's glamorous reputation' as the rendezvous for bad; eexact issue: in the cambaigna yiarago;i a. matter for argument but whatever it ;.was the women won de cisively. -; This, year it was; the same things oyer.f a" threeJ:to TohCIand slides PROGRAM OF WORK HAS BEEN STARTED PETTICOAT GOV. TWO NEW ME OF ROTARY CLUB Judson Blount and D. D. Over j ton Shown' the Mysteries of f the Club Last Evening. Judson BlOunt and Dollie Overton are the latest additions to the Green ville Rotary Club. No two candidates ever rode the goat more artistically. The candidates were willing to try everything that President J. B. said and for once no two candidates can complain of being . sore after- their varied .stunts through which they were put last night. Judson and Dollie, like the rest of the bunch, are all wool and a yard wide, and will help to wards putting Greenville Rotary more conspiciously on the map in the years to come. The baby- Rotarians7 were provided with a table all to them selves. The choicest of the eats were theirs, the milk for their bottles well selected and scrutinized. After being adorned with hib, bot tles, etc., they were told to eat every thing in sight, drink" everything in sight and then to talk about every thing in sighfr They- proved to be obedient candidates. -After being given the right hand of fellowship by President J. B. and introduced to the rest of their 'fellows, both were told they had to say something. Both proved to be orators of no mean ability. In this line much is expected of them in the future. The meeting, last night proved to be one of the most enjoyable in the history of Greenville Rotary. The meeting car ried with it only those things that go to make the local Rotary club the best in the seventh district. President J. B. was par excellence in his role as presiding .officer, and Secretary--Bill- Best proved also to be the. right Ro tarian in .the, right place. It was announced that District Gov ernor Joe Turner would be the guest of the club at its' next meeting. Much business of importance was transact ed. No get-together was more en joyed. It was truly v Greenville meeting. DEAD, WELL KNOWN . . "i Expired Suddenly on N. S. Train ( . - En Route from this City to i-Ney Bern. Kinston was shocked - yesterday morning to learn that Dempsey Wood, prominent and- respected townsman, had died suddenly on the Norfolk Souther train between the city and Caswell, while enoute to New Bern with .friends o na fishing-trip. The end was totally unexpected, Mr. Wood having appeared to be in the health and in- good spirits when he boarded the train. The funeral services will be conduct ed today at 4 o'clock, and the re mains will rest in the LaGrange ceme- ; tery. j Mr. Wood was in his 74th '.Several years ago he retired year, frpm business and had devoted much of his time in .hunting, and fishing, at which he was considered as good as the best sportsmen. He was a native of - Lenoir county. ' Surviving Mr., Wood are the follow- ing daughters and son:, Mrs. W S Dail of Greenville; Mrs. R. C. Hodges Kinston; Mrs. E. T. Moseley, Kinston, and Eugene Wood Kinston Kington Daily News. Buy Them. Now. Buy . your Chautauqua tickets now. $2.50 for adults for the season; 12 entertainments, $t.00 for Junior tick ets; "Boya and girls get ready." Best play ever' this yearT 'Junior,, Holidays; Clown, Turkey . Witches, Santa Glaus, George Washington, and even , Miss Chautauqua ; has a "birthday. CJome and see her; birthday cake. By your tijket' today. Tickets on sale at the drirg stores and banlcs. . Buy' a sea son ticket before its too late. . Skye $7.00 ' By 'buying a season ticket ; S Rev? iMand ' W. Sm the AMianbrial Baptl yesterday for. Am- DEMPSEY WOOD I s xnis picture was snapped r at the Charlie Chaplin and May Collins are intently watching the riders; Many others In the crowd were more interested in they're engaged. : Everything in Readiness For Opening Eastern t ,, i II nil I IT! I Til nnnnri NKW H U lHH IILII IIL.nL.lll UUU1 L.L. NOW IN TURKEY That Man is Not One But Three and These Must Be in Har- ' X. , mony From Middle East. Constantinople, June 8. A new gos pel of health, that man" is not one but three, and that he cannot func tion fully until his three personalities are in harmony, has come here .from the Middle East on the ytide' if :Rus BIO m.-mA ' - - - " sian countries. This gospel is proclaimed 4by a small, dark man of mystery,;a .G:reek Tartar, G. I. Gurdjieff. He hason tributed to the meager intellectual life of the, city a new throb. The outward and primary form of his teachings begins with dances bor rowed from the Mosques of Persia and the temples of India. He puts some of his-patients on bread and water for months at a time but re quires them, all the while to carry on the mqst violent exercises -which con form to the-music of a piano. Gurdjiff's teachings have some si milarity -with the ancient Greek con ceptions of the development of men tal force and bodily grace and cati- vity. I He is persuaded that his teachings will change " the art of living.' He has gathered about him a group of converts who say they are going to the United States. He says that he was taught by Russian physicians and psychologists. - "In harmony there is health," de clared Gurdjieff. "The western world of medicine and psychology has never grasped the truth that man is not controlled by one personality, but by three, and whenv these three are not in harmony a man says he is 'sick.' A sick man. a man with that tired; feeling, is like a horse and jcarriage without a driver. The man is not master of himself. "Civilization has led man away from himself, physically and spirit ually. Too much use of the head has deharmonized him. Man is composed of three parts, just like a machine, One part thinks, one, feels, and one . n 1 -T f ' I T 1 1 ' - ears ana sleeps, u man. imnss too much, or eats too much, or sleeps too much, he falls -ill. Little Bruin Says Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs- Little" change in Ttemper- ctc:.winds recent motorcycle races Los Angeles. the famous movie .pair. . For rumor says Games of the ' Carolina League Accordig to information from the vaous clubs composing the Eastern CaroUna league everything is in readi- ness for opening of the season tomor row afternoon between Greenville at Washington and Kinston at New Bern All clubs are in splendid condition as a result of hard practice during the past several days, and if nothing happens the games will be everything expected by the mo3t ardent support ers of the game, j y The contest between 'rj jnville and Washington in which' rarest in "this immediate section of the te is cen tered promises to eclipse he opening games of last season in :ry, .ay. Both clubs have been strength n -d considerably in many different Vays, immediatecoeray shrdluuu cmfwypp year are contained in Thursday's line up. This is particularly so with the Greenville, club which is playing from five "to. six men, who played an im portant part in placing the'eity in the championship series with Scotland Neck. Manager Guy Smith and Assistant Manager Tom Hollingsworth stated- this morning that they are confident of making a splendid showing against the strong Washington aggregation tomorrow, and if everything pans out as expected the contest will be somtr thing to be remembered in days to come. Washington also is confident of making a creditable showing right at the outset, and judging by the way they have been practicing within the past few days every man comprising the club means to do his part toward taking the initial game. ' A message from Washington this morning stated that the following men will comprise the team this year, although it has not yet beenldecided who will pitch the opening game to morrow. The club is headed by Carl Jeanette, who played with the same team last year. Armstrong will play first base, Johnson, - second base, Aiderholt or Decker, short stop, Lowe, third base, Robbins right field, Collins left field, Roland catcher. The pitching staff included Luding, Step pins and Chandler. The Greenville club is composed Nof the following, although it has not been determined who will play in the outfield andpitch during the opening game: Massey, first base; Wood second base; Ratchford or Pool, third (base; Stringfield, short stop; Carson lor Lyle, catcher; Barnes, McLain; and J Jones, pitchers; TKittrell, Fogleman . X - I V- - TT-. i -V A -5 nWMn aV. Leftwich, Horton and Adams' out fielders. ; s "l I Managers of all clubs throughout the entire league are today circulating petitions requesting all ' business houses to close at three o'clock to morrow afternoon in order that every one desiring may attend "the-" opening games. It is expected that hundreds of people will go to Washington from Greenville, and it will be necessary for them to leave Greenville before three o'clock if 'they arrive in time for open-ing-of . the game. Much more than passing interest! is centered in the e6ntest and a number of personos' have decided to make the trip by boat as, well as train and automobile. - END OF. CENTURY, CLUB TO -t : a i r. . jheet: Thursday The End of the , Century Club will meet Thursday morning at; 11' o'clock with Mrs. E-B. " Fickleri.'' All mem bers " " bers are ,urged to. be present; ; 4 'has also been stated inarinHh,ajt Tp Pamplets Issued Also Denounce Farm Demonstra Hon Work Story Appearing iri Monday's ' Greensboro Daily News of Interest-rDeclares : . that the Press is Controlled and that the Pulpit is Silenced - Pople are Being Mislead is State ment of Knowing Ones. . v tj- (Greensboro Daily News) ? Farm bureaus, county farm demon stration . worK. and tne so-called co operative marketing movement have received a jolt at the hands of the officers of the North Carolina , Farm ers' union in the form of a pamph let entitled, "Things the Farmers Should' Know." The pamphlet de clares that the farm bureau, was or ganied by big business for the pur pose of enabling the farmers to pro duce more" that big business 1 might have more raw materials -pouring intjb its hopper, and was -pot created to help the farmers get more for what they produced. It further asserts that the Farmers' union can and will lead the fight that will save agriculture and civilization. It also takes a, jab at the press and pulpit, declaring that "the press, is controlled, the pulpit is silenced and the people are intimidat ed, coerced, deceived and misled?' The pamphlet bore date April 26", 1921, The document begins by stating that when the county farmdemonstration work Awas first begun in the United States it was, financed by Rockefeller. It was- conducted through the nation al department of agriculture anc therefore had official sanction and the prestige of a government .institution, 1 This continued until some" of the peo ple, according to the pamphlet, learn ed the truth and began to "kick," then jn embers of congress had an appro- : , Under. Rockefeller's . support : the whole' purpose and policy .of the coun- ty demonstration work was to enable, ahe farmers to produce more that big business might have more raw materials constantly pouring into its hopper. To enable the farmers, to get more for what they produced was contrary to the fixed policy of those in control of this institution Continu ing the pamphlet says :"" "the appro priation of the people's money by con- gress was not benefitting the people any more thandid Rockefeller's money The controlling policy was greater production, not more economical me thods of marketing or higher prices for farm products. And this is still) the dominant policy of the national and every state department of agri culture in this nation. Nothing his ever been;doneat Washington or, in any state to. a comprehensive or fixed plan to enable the farmers to price the products of their labors." Making the Fanner the Goat. "But the farmers," declares the state ments, "have not been dumb beast of burden. They have not given all time and thought to production alone They organized. Farmers at last came to therTr senses and began to realize the truth. He had been made the goat in production; the goat in marketing; the goat in dis tribution; the goat in finances and the goat (or a fool) in politics. There were several farmers' organizations in the country; the Farmers' union, Grange, the American Society of tEauitv and1 others; all . independent farmers' organization- . "But there were certain ; men-" and special interests that viewed; with evil eye the activities- of these independ ent farmer organizations. They" re called the wonderful educational cam naign of the Farmejfi.alliance m tell ing the people ' theH truth, and how near' it came to undermining the stronghold of special privilege, until they had to send their own hired emissaries into the convention in Ok lahoma with instruction to control its action or break it up, lestithe conven; tion might, start a movement., it would require force j tOjstop . "A group of these men got 'together in New York, the headquarters ; of Wnll? street. We . don't know, how long; they ; labored but' they: brou fourth another farm organization, the Farm bureau. .; It was born with silt yen spoon m its imoutnr or :war i. gold spbqii' It got alt Wsible;free aaVertisemeiiti: frdrhj big daily paper and big farmweeklies. Ihad plenty of money from the start, and it an agent already in the. field Jn nearly alllIcormtiestt the? county demonstration agency, es-r jabtisjied' by Bockefenerj Wilson, one of the big packers, ad dressed the first " national convention of the Farm bureau and told them to call on him f of, money -whenever they Co-operating With Wall Street " The document also charges the rep resentative of. the Farm bureau with Hirer tnrrtnrli fho TI! .nnmmlna tmgtmg tnrougn the iiisch-Cummins railroad bill which increased freieht rates 30 per,cent and passenger rates 25 per cent. ' The Federal ' Farm i bureau : has ' money "to burn"' says the pamphlet. It pays some members of its market ing committee as much as $10,p00 a , ; year. . . pamphlet, "the county, agent : is the 'key man' of the farm bureau. He is paid by money derived from taxation J of all the people. He spends his time and the people's money in promot ing an organization in competition ;: with existing orgaizations set up by the farmers themselves, not by gov- , ernnient agents. and Wall street money; Why is he doing it?; Why this pre-" tended interest in assisting farmers to market profitably, so different from what has always been the fixed policy -in this work. r- -'. "The Farm bureau is asking farm ejrs to consign their crops- for five ; years to a marketing committee or ' other agency. The farmer is to sign binding - agreement, that'- takes i all ' control of his; crops Out of 'his hands so far as marketing is concerned. -The r wise, thoughtful ' farmer will not do it If those New York men who "con ceived the organization and launched ;' it and the big business men who have financed it," really knew or believed, v that it . would enable the farmers io control the market as to demand high er prices, then they would not be putting their money into' it The Co-operative -. Marketing.. ','In all the propaganda of the Farm bureau and the American Cotton as sociation, conducted through papers that derive all their profits from big business, much has' been said "about the success of the citrus fruit grow ers of California in marketing their crops co-op'eratiyely. Aaron Sapirb .: has , been brought all " the way . from ;! California and, is campaigning the cot ton and tobacco . states, temngwnac . they1 have done with -citrus' fruits. If there was any analogy between the - problem of the citrus fruit growers and that of the cotton and tobacco growers, we would have .some confl- ience in Sapiro's ability to neip us. , But the cases are entirely din erenu The problem of. citrus fruit- growers was one of distribution. They or ganized, . pooled their fruit establish- ed agencies in all .the principal cities, of consumption, who informed the home agent from time to time of, the demand of that market, and thus pre-- tf ATI only where fruit was needed. Citrus fruits are grown with com-v,; paratively little cost as contrastd with cotton and tobacco. They do not have to be stored land held fqr months charges, borrow money, . snrmitag etc., and the; price can be, controlled, because; the crop has never ; exceeded. a ' normal consumption s demand ' and - , the crop is 'protected against foreign importations by a tariff.- -. , a.nd it :wilt require an" immense ' amount of ' : no miev and credit - to - finance cot- . ton: and tobaccp and 'all money rand credit is" absolutely controlled by "the . money trust. ," l.Kx , iPSM fcNationfisHog-TieaV "Our whole nations is hog-tied . in the tentacles of gigantic monopoly, all f the' nation. And. that control today nnssihle bv the monooolv of money and Llredit . ; :'" The elder J. P. Mor gan said "bef oje av committee of Con gress : 'Let e control . the money of the nation, and I ! will- co.ntrol the cre dit of .'the nation and .the business hre totiinidated, coerced, deceived and is absolutely, in tne nanus oi less man fewift Tr.Ti mefii W- are no loneer a free peopled The press is controlled; the pulpit is silenced, and the: people uniThfm union," con- misled." ;. The pampldet'tiien goes into detail Congunn-page our , - . . I " i . i-V;.:- w-'''',--.'5-' kU' r- -'. ,''v'-5;'?'V"v
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