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S , , v f ' Dont plast 'too mcch tciatca cottonvUi yccr. ; Cut 'yea.- t;3 50 per ee&-.. : . . " Volume 4; dumber 23 3. ... - : 1 GSJNYILLE. Hr- CS SATJJRDAYJUjp; I1TH, 1921,1 s WAJS SOUNDS WAMNENG TO. :: CAROLINA "NKWSkMMs SUPER-CHILdREN r A gainst Being Made the Medium for. Exonerating of : Alleged Deserters j Through Misrepresenta- tibn Warning is GiycnThbugh the Adjutant General's 'Office Wai Department'sAttitude - v j 'PFRWlflMFfJTnnilRT J ' mmm w w m Elsplained, Raleifc June War Depart-) ment through Adjutant General .. Jobn Van B. Metta' office ' bere - is sounding a warning to Nortl Carolina newspap ers to be warned against being made the medium f or "exonerat-hg" men whose names Appear on - the printed lists of alleged draft deserters througn misrepresentations. . I ' ' ' The department points out that very likely many . causes -will -arise : where men whose names appear on the slack, er lists will attempt to show that they are wrongfully charged WUh - evading the draft. The following from V letter written to Adjutant General Mettsr will explain the War Departmen t's at titude with, respect to men whose namea. appear .on the! slacker lists : "Attention .is invited tp the fact thatj all of the names on the printed lists of alleged draft deserters are-on those lists because the War Department found, inthe investigation of the selec tive service records, that the proper local board officials bad entered charges of desertion' against thenCand subsequent investigations , have; failed to produce any " reason . for ; removing such, names from the lists.1 : . f ,? "Many cases will arise where the men whose names are on the published lists will attempt to' show, bjf certain evidence 'which they may produce that they are wrongfully on the list,, and by misrepresentations to those not fa miliar with ' the publication of thedr cases in. such a manner as to marty rize themselves and at the. same time put the War Department in. the posi tion v of publishing t men without: just or proper cause theref or." . ' " , " The following 'easel is typical "Ana charge from the army-tn thp part' of HeTSen , wascalled W his local boarfailed .to respond and waa . properly reported to. the Adjutant J General of the Ws .aV deserter. ! xdu inaa may now proauce jua nonor ablq discharge .of 1918 to a newspaper, make clalmTthat' he .W. wrongfully on the list, and have.iher alleged -injustiee done him yery mncfi vertised. Where as he became aV-.C:' Jer"after the? date of his discharge ajq her wis rightfully published, is 'such.' , s -V;.;: After citing several 5 cases similar to this one which'are typical the letter closes with . ? -:? 'CvSit- " Newspapers should be . warned against. being .made, the :meiim;fqr such mlsrepreaentatlon, a tthey" should iiot pAUsh spcb claims with out first having the report from the War Department upon any single case. IVOLUTHZE "N. ORANGE INDUSTRY EvcrlBearingr Orange Tree is Destined to Makehis Change Is Opinion Expressed, iTampa, Fla., June 11. x An ever bearingprange tree which citrus fruit growers believe is destined to revolu tionize the orange industry j of the state if not of the entire'eountry, has been discovered by horticulturists in a-small grove at Avon Park near here, and to protect the specimen) its pur chasers have placed, around it a heavy wire fence -twenty, feet in height, and stationed guards day and night. .' J ' The tree vhas ' been in bearing, con tinuously eight years but until-recent-ly its existence : was known only to the. owner and several - neighbors who, according, to citrus experts, did not realize its Value but regarded it mere ly as a; freak of haturei." - Several of South Floida's lagest citrus growers' have organized a syndicate, purchas ed the tree, leased the ground upon which it stands and already are taking steps ; to., develop its possibilities : by propagating it through budwood, with the expectation of having 250,000 trees ready for setting out in groves by 1923. The ever-bearing tree is about fif TO BE CONSIDERED At the Second Assembly of the League of Nations Called for 7Septemberik Stated. Geneva June, 11.- The most import-,? ant single problem that will be con-".: sidered at theSecond.Assembly-of the; League of Nations called for Septem- -ber 5 is. the establishment of the Per manent Court of International Justice. The statutes of the court which were adopted by the First Assembly have now been signed by "33 states and are in. process of ratification by mem bers of the League. While , this is regarded as the most important subject, the provisional program .of the meeting which has just .been distributed to all govern ments which are members of ' the League, consists of 25 items. Among them are amendments to the Cove nant, the reduction of armaments, the request : of , Bolivia for mediation in her disptfte with Chili, and ; the ap pointment of four non-permanent members of the Council. Reports will be received from tech nical organizations of the League such as. those dealing with the suppression of the opium traffic, the traffic in wo men and Children, communications and transit, -international health, re gistratio' nof treaties, the economic blockade and the allocation of expen ditures of the League. : fay. ' MH. . -v- tfy ' Mi v- ; .-4: - " '-- "mi i rid i wwwbw n? 1 .'. lj. 1 ! i . . PREPAkk'I offer teWGIlESS To Be Held in ChicagoN m July 3U to August 14 -Will Be Great Business Show. I i i i -.-v i Chicago, June, 11. -Chicago is pre paring to offer to the counlry its Pageant of JPrbgre'ssv : Exposition, j to be held here July -SO to August W. The scene of .the exposition will.be fVin i mfrr'o .if AAS AAA . 'r.i7 1 i ... extending 3,000 feet into Lake Michi- The exposition is primarily a great trasmess' show, but combined with the business- andT industrial display will be a gigantic 'amusement and Rentier-; tainment ; programs: i T The : exposition will be .the greatest event of its kind that this, city has seen since the Chi cago World's Fair. . V ' ITwo great., sheds, ; each- 2340 -feet long and 67 feet wide, on the upper deck of' the' Municipal Pier,-will house the main- portion of the exposition. Here will be placed the exhibits of furniture,' shoes, furs, ' automobiles, b9th passenger cars and trucks," food products, clothing,' building- materials, office appliances, paper , products, musican instruments Electrical de vices," machinery, ; chemicals, ' dry goods," beverages and other products: Twenty-one republics of Cental and SouthAiherica; will have exhibits f o the products which they export to the United" States? " . 't - Mayor Thompson," president of :the exposition, a corporation .not for, pro--fit,-insisted from the- first that the A tm . - -f . . oeventy-nve percent con- exposition be BALLOTS 111 in i 'J -V. il III - liUul For the' Primary Election of Di rectors of Pitt County Cham-J- ber of Commerce. - NE IS FOND reeivetfii honorable iM rom the! armv-.n WUl&:ih famous Temple. orange the estate o: the ' Jaie W. C. Temple, one 'time National League baseball magnate, the new specimen stands alone as the first of an entirely, new branch of the citrus family and its Owners believe it will bring forth stock true to the -parent tree, and as in7 the case of the Temple tree, be worth millions toth e men who had the, foresight to grasp its possibilities. ; Apparently authentic records show what for eight years the tree has bloomed and borne "fruit continuously and that at no time during tht period has jit failed to have Jblossoms "iarid fruit at all stages of maunty n LEfil OF VOLF HUNTING Said that He Continues to Live Simply in Striking Contrast 4 I Ut jHis Associates.? 16. BevaEsthoniaj June ilNikolai much rain and cold weather. Spring Lemne, head of the Russian Bolshe- freezes caused neavy damage to crops. viki government, has recently devel oped a liking for wolf -hunting. Ac cording to recent arrivals from Mos cow, Lenine in company with.Kriel enko, one of the Red Army leaders, has Just returned from a . wolf -drive at Zabidoyo. Those who know Lenine mosf inti mately declare that despite the num erous crises, through which he has had to lead the Bolsheviki regime, he is still perhaps the "most cheerful man in Russia." He preserves - his - continual good humor by shielding himself closely Dn von Tielievo that eronina "rnna in tho fotniwv" cr Jt a i. t does.J These , two cMldrenNancy an Edward Woodward, made phenom , ss Yeer cent Li. I. Nancv. aired 8. nwKefvl wifh ; t, iaav ine naval reserve of six lake states vv - Y- " "Xs vvw ..-auws wut vuc VllliU XW.WV I ;ti 1 i . - . could reach. She has a vocabulary of 10,000 words, for thing. Edward, " I .,ummer Fiee aged 10, has a" "mental age" of 17 and the vocabulary of a "superior adult" 4- t -T f1"111 ri?T Their father. General Wondwara .Ba od tirw tt., JZ. r11 tne exposition. Five gunboats, uuce ucauujreni uiiu u wnoie neet OI sub-chases and smaller craft, with full crews of: members of " the ' r United States NavaF Reserves "will, partici- ' pace in snam Dattles and naval evolu- tionsi V Att a song-festival more than 700 church choirs and singing societies! in eluding: in their ; membership more tftan 10,000 tramed singes, will take pgrL '.At night 1.UU0 SiJera will" bl 2 1 placed " on each . gunboat ThV gun boats will be ranged ina cii'cle off. the pier and an' a bafge" in; "the-center of the circle will be a Jband of " 200 pieces," directed by a -leader wilh Jan electrical-lighted baton,' Whw'- ' wilt accompany the great chorus f" 'l , t, ura lar and" patriotic songs, inwhichVthe entire' cowd on the pier will" be in vited to join. june chop ptrriooK x& compiled BY THE STATE AGRICULTURAL" DEPT. Being optimistu: is an; effort to farmers, now.. ;Listen vto the. gist. of what 561 f armefs reported ; 6n basis of June. .1 st , crop ronilitionst ;t-To SIWSFJ- Every things backward from terf to thirty days. Practically all fruit kill ed or a' failure' ' Crops -hr poor, con dition with many sections " paving poorest prospects in many years. Much replanting. Cut worms, insects and diseases doing heavy damage. Recent warm weather more-favorable. Increase in 'hay crops." ,. T- The principal wheat counties of North Carolina have suffered serious ly from hessian fly rullm' addition to the decrease in acreage. The pres mal : (full crop) ' is 12 per cent less than the average. The forecasted outward ' appearance the fruit ,is a from detailed work when in his , ofce production of 5,782,00 bushels is al- orange. Messrs. Gardner and Mul. r.) r; Cleveland Springs is on" the outskirts of the Cleveland- county- capital and is the newest trize fesort of the piedmont section'Of ,Jofth Caroina. Throuffh a misunderstanding s to the'date of,the meeting, the executive' committee ''was Invitation, - however, CHiver, chief dental J.' S. Army andvice- hote 1 surg Pres' sock Uddr! National Dental As- pted an invitation to NEW INVENTION ':&ikx 1 i,jt nfr ni inr IVIAY I Alvt rLAut nerfect Valencia, the variety that .brines the top jpnee in the markets. . . I The ever-bearing Florida lemon has What action the State Corporation' . w Commission.proposea to take regarding. common for J the petition of the Southern Bell Tel j f11 experts Jere Ib , . . . - . before have known Of an ever-beanng vyuiuuv Ksvuip ttujr wr it reuesruig ui lis appcation .for increased telephone rates in North Carolina had not been decided upon today. i A prediction is that they will be dis missed on the grounds that to reopen the case would merely be. a repetition, of what the Commission has already gone into with some' degree of thor oughness. The commissioners seem undisturbed over the intimation in the petition that the telephone company's return from the rate now" in effect is "unreasonably low and if continued will result in confiscating its property in violation of the XIV amendment to the constitution of the'tJnited 'States.? Criticism lodged against the Com' mission for granting the 10 per cent increase Is believed a indication : that farther raie will be disaiowed should the matter be reheard: -" O. Max Gardner and X M, Mull, of Shelby, 'were here yesterday seeking to locate the executive committee Jpf the North Carolina - Press Association. An invitation from" the "city of LheDy and C3efelan4iinty to thier associa tion to hold its next session at Cleve- Valencia except that it is slightly at the Kremlin, devoting his tiem to moeoblone:-than that variety. i: ..The the big problems of government and meat in texture and flavor is that of ,to the preparation of his speeches and phamplets in whch he advocates nu merous changes from his old strict communistic policy. - Of Printing from Type Was Told Lt'.the Recent World's Con- s j gress in City of Paris. London," June ' 11- Suggestion that printing from type is likely td be superseded ( was j. made by William Gamble .at Tthe recent World's con gress of ' Printersheld here in -connection with the International Print ing and Allied Trades exhibition, Mr. Gamble.' said "that at least three in ventors y.t re .trying to deve!op;a pho ' ' ocessi to tbe.s place of p. J.w.-iNtypei,r . x Ha 1 -: l -trd xat the machines for print'- k- . ibtdgraphic, proces land springs Vis "to ibe made throughf w6'uld hardly occupy' more space than a ? typewriter no be any more : com plicated. ' " ' '1 v He expressed Che opinion that' event "tally ".- the', great - printing presses , in nev aper ofSceswbuld give place to smaller, t .it-rzr' and.' compara tivily iQl-elass machines whicn would turn? out printed matter with ? almost the same facility as the 'moving pier ture operator, reels off his film. , Between labor hours when in his office he reads novels and socialistic works by foreign authors in the ori ginal French, English and German, and also keeps in touch with the prin cipal works on other subjects. It is said that he continues to live smply, in striking contrast to a num ber of minor Bolsheviki officials who occupy luxurious quarters. Lenine and his wife bave only a few rooms. . Mrs." Lenine, say . those' who know her, disagrees quite strongly with her husband on many political subjects, being more of the social revolutionist type, advocating slower changes than Lenine's Communism. However, it is said they get along spendidly. ARE MARCHING TO CONSTANTINOPLE Is the New Song of the Bolshe 'viki Concidered to Be Sig nificant in Turk City. Constantinople JTune ; ll.--'We are marching; to Constantinople," the new war song of : the l Bolsheviki, is con sidered here to - be significant in con nection with the Bolsheviki propa! gnda, looking to the taking of the city.- All railways , leading to the chief Black" Sea ports aresaid to be Tin- dergbing jrepairs to prepare them tor heavy' traffic. h Bela Kun, Bolsheviki commissary' in the Crimea, is said, to 7- be putting the Crimean ports in. good June 2S-29 and 3 -This announce- j condition, meantime arranging , to get ment was made hei today by Dr. H, O.Jcoallfrom the Donetz basin and en- P' Carolina Dental So- L'neberger, secretary of the State, -So-icouraglng :the peasants to., increase meeting in Clurloite ciety.; v ''J' . ' : the:cW3' V-- -41 C most three million or 32 per .cent less than last-year's crop,, while the aver age price of $1.69 per bushel compar ed with $2.95 last year. - The United States wheat crop averages ;78 per cent of a full crop prospect as compar ed with the usual 82 per cent condi tion and 78.2 per cent last year,. The national winter wheat acreage was in creased two and a half per cent, while the' spring wheat was decreased seven per cent. The total acreage is about the same. "The state's oat crop has been more fortunate than wheat since its condi tion of 90 is six per cent better than a year ago, and the acreage is in creased five per cent, while last; year it -was decreased sixteen per cent from the previous year. The national acreage wa sincreased three and a half per cent and its condition of 85.7 'per cent of normal, averaged tyo less than a year ago and about four per cent below the usual. The national pros-r pective yield per acre is 31.3 bushels, which is about. four less than last year and the usual.. The average price is 38 cents, compared withr $1.03 per bushel a year ago. " The 1921 crop is forecasted at 1,922,000 bushels, makins a decline in value from, last year's crop of $1, 038,000,000, or twice the value of the present crop. - many mm They Included Labor Disorders of ifivery Kind, Wage Disputes pays a Dispatch. EPWORTH LEAGUE BUSINESS -MEETING - AND SOCIAL The Epworth Leogue held its mbntii ly business : meeting and social Tues day evening 7 at eight-thirty o'clock at the home of Miss Frances JSmith. Miss Dora Kendall ' presided"-: over the meeting. Delegates were" elected to 'go to" Louisburg to : the Epworth League Convention which is fo be held from the 20 to 25 of this month.' The delegates were Laura '-"Foley, - Mavis Lee Oakley, Dora Kendall and Frances Smith. The Epworth League' has a good -'report to ,; carry Ho " the 1 eohvenr tion. ' . - . - i - 1 Rome, . June - 11. Italy lost . 55,- 000,000 days of vwork last year be cause of strikers, according to figures just pnblished by the Ministry of Labor. This figure includes labor- disorders of " every - kind -wage dis- puces, loss , occasionea Dy tne . occupa tion of the factories' by workmen from last July to September and . disorders in the farming, districts. : , Wage disputes caused . the major part of the loss; with 16,500,000 days. The Communist; agitations of last year when the factories - were occu- Ipied are calculated to, have, resulted in 10,000,000 lost days. Political strikes and other suspensions not in cluded in the other classes are. said to have lost 15,500,000 days. ' The textile workers engaged vjn 212 strikes, the . largest number in any' trade, throwing out " of work nearly 150,000 workmen. The : most costly dispute was that of the transporta tion workers wlkrhad 137. strikes, -affecting " 241,359 -workmen and ' losing 2,523,057 days of work - Ballots for the primary," election of directors of the Pitt County Chamber of Commerce are now in the hands of the members. -They must be returned not- later than 7 p. m. ' Tuesday ' next the 14th. At this time the count Will be made and the nominees determined. The list of the nominees 1 will: then be mailed to the . members for -itheir . final selection. " President Ellen has named the board of judges to super vise the elections ' and also ' the tellers to make the count. -. - - N The names of the' judges ; follow: F G. James, J. H. Coward, of 'Ayden, and J . W. Holmes ' of Farmville. " The following have been asked to serve as fellers: J. H.. Blount,, P, tf. Clod- felter, J L. Evans, F. J. Forbes, H. A. White and W. ,H. Woolard. The count of the primary will take place Tuesday-night next starting at 730. The final'election count is set for Mon day "June 20 at the same hour, . Complete directions to theN members are printed on the ballots that have been issued, v Each member will write the names .of his 12 nominees and re- turn;. the" ballot : to' the. Chamber of Commerce bflSce in the retume num- ' bered envelope, j ' ' - , v , r j The qualifications, of an ideal direc tor: and an . ideaL board of directors also 'are' listed on the ballot. They follow: . . . - : An ideal director: , One who is open- ; minded; tolerant j forceful; willing to wojtk;; lactfui; numamtarian ; non-. partisan; a leader in his -own; sphere; who', lends prestige to the board ; ,who will not use the Chamber for personal e'nds, and who has absolute faith in the ' new Chamber of ..Commerce and the future: of Pitt' County, 1 An ideal board of directors: One who ; is capable - of , team-work; repre sentative1 of . important business,., and v geographical : groups comprising ; the membership, : thorough ;,in all under takings, v expeditious, and -that ob serveSjthe ethics, of board meetings. LOCAL BAMS 1 EXPECT DIG DAY T EPWORTH, LEAGUE PROGRAM NEV FURNITURE . inrnnAMnrn LU ip mm 10 hUW ULIVIHNU it I This Was the; Stand, Taken ; by the French, Fuimtur'e' Indus-r try at Recent Congress. k Paris, June.,JlL 5A. .newstyle in furniture was 'demanded :. by represen tatives ofCthVenehfiiurniuTel in dustry at the Fprniture CQngresa re cently held here.tCC ' -f. ' Architects are blamed. by 'the presi dent of the Furniturei Makers Asso ciatjorj, for Tthe continued, production of false VMt XYv;J,puis;xVi;and other 1 styles 'of antiques.' 4 They ! de sign interiors " tqi'ko ' with iuch furni ture and naturally the manufacturers have to meet the demand, he says. . : The president propoosed that the teachers in the , fine arts school should begin -the campaign for a -modern ori ginal style by inspiring original ' ideas' under the general'direction of a com mittee composed, of artists, architects and furniture makers. Sunday Night' 7:45 O'clock, Leader; i Eula Oakley. ; Subject. " - ' Duet and Out forChrist. Scripture Lesson. ' r I Cor. 2 chapter 1-5 Phil. I 21 verse. Hymn -How .Sweet' the? Name of Jesus-bundS." ' - -". i . . ' Prayer Mavis "Lee Oakley. y ' Reading The Golden Rule. sDeanie Boon Haskett. . - i- Hymn.-- I Love Thy kingdom, Lord. Special music, by, Miss Jessie Moye. .Reading Missed ? Three,i Hundred Chances, Francis Smith, ; . ; . Hymn -Hail Thou Once ? Despised Jesus. - - t . v Announcements. . 4 ? . v Epworth ,LeagueHenediction. Air young, people are cordially in One Hundred Men Composing T.I. ; E. Church Class to Be Guests of Washington Sunday. ; , The M. E. Church Baraca class ex-pectsj-toTisitj r Washington tomorrow morning one hundred' strong. -, They : will be the guests of the Barac4: class of the First Methodist ;Church , of that city, .The baracas of Washington are makingn elaborate preparations to en- Itertain the GREENVILLE Baracas.. An attractrveT musical program i3 be ing, arranged and the sermon to both guests and hosts, will be preached by the ; Rev. N.? H .D .Wilson, presiding elders of the Washington districts jAfter the exercises at the: church the GREENVILLE Baracas-will be ten dered, a luncheon at the re-t room, . ;' The local Baracas :-.-f -.'t . . w - s. .5 : -r- .1 -V m ,.jlh yjuuxMu ucrc morrow . vited .to attend. this meeting and see what the Epworthji League is doing, v - i ptnorning not later than ; eighth o-'clock where they will leave via actrtic-iles for Washington. . A reat ,day an ticipated by all who attend. There is .ia fish which lies, buried in the -JSouth Seas the' spinesf of whose dorsal fin are, hollowTlike the fangs of a rattlesnake. - When stepped -;on. it ejects, a poisozr-which kills or cripples the victim,: V. : , v: ' Stage people regard it -as . unlucky to leave soap in their dressing room when on tour, V 4 Littl 2 Cruin Bziwo . .Z: i ' , . ' fa 7 CHAOIAUflOA IS Partly - cloudy ; tonight and Sun- day, probably JocaVthundef show-, -" . '"... ' ,' . - x . "era Sunday in north' portion, lit " was a pity that every" citizen in GREENVILLE especially the fathers and mothers; did nofher the'! 3' of Elliott A: Boyl 5n uT-z : . of a Handicap vxi Chaizt : night. This fe. . : worth "the' tlce c a .As" one: rnanrsaid ibis xnorr.ir f already received n'y ;'inoney's lecture was .a' gem' throu 1 fhe "Fouf -Artists'" ftlso'char.'.cl z I Ton.hf's prograia promises tD : n'stf asvinterstins and just as chm-'- .; The concert will be by the Tc3 1 v Ilusicians Quintet f ollowel by a 'tv -:3 fcy Dr. Frank Bohen, entitled: fAE 'ha-vorld and- Ourselveaw -'.:Tk'e-evenl. performance begins, pronptly at eight o'clock ' , - 1 There will be-a pnion service in th3 Chautauqua , tent Sunday evening c t eight o'clock. 1 On acccX;t cf t" 1 3 there 'will be noV services ia V y churches of the city. -, i f
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