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f - " v , ,i r THE YFEATUEn J L L Saturday falr 'slight.- 'fN I - THE NEWS i For Business r Nw moderate to" fresh north, ' ' ( ' west and north winds , I - C J c J - - - . - - " - V 1 , , - Read the - Ads in tie t Greenville News, - It The Only Newspaper in PitrGountv;With;Assq s., VOLUME 5;;NUMBE 8i: - -v; :-"HiGREENVILIiE?iNA? SATTDAYMORMNGi-bCTPBERl 921; PRICE FIVE CENTS - ryi .A rf "ct '-a ' - - MORE WORuEflS AHE TO STRIKE DESPITE LABOR BOARD ORDER Labor Board Assumes Jurisdic tion and . Orders Workers to Stay on. Job PREPARATIONS ON Maintenance of ' Way Workers and Firemen Will GoiOut With Others . (By Associated Press: Following are Friday's : develop ments m me rauroaa struce situatitm: Chicago Railroad labor hoard am nounces that it . has "assumed ? juris diction in the rail crisis and orders workers not , to Iwaljc- out . and, .cites union cmeis and railroad heads to an pear before it October 26, which board members said should arert a strike. Both sides are to appear for tne conierence. Maintenance of way union, with more than 375,000 members, and sta tionery firemen, numbering 25,000 rail employes, announce -v an ' over whelming vote xot,a walkout. . Oth ers of the 11 "standard" unions ex pect to reach a decision tomorrow or Sunday. ' " . - Heads of the Toads entering Qii- cago nave Deen aiscussmg plans to combat the strike.- v" . Packers began storing all -available jiicai. suyjiucg in preparauon ior tne strike. i 'HlSJ How, Lee Wants to Know. Cleveland W. G.x Lee, head of the trainmen's union; in a statement foL lowing the labor board citation, asks by what authority any. one can com pel a man to work, pointing out the United States Supreme court has up held the right to strike. Washington Learned that the" pos sibility of President Harding exer cising war time powers in case of a strike was discussed in official eir cles, but such action is not approved as yet. San Antonio Trainmen on the In ternational and Great Northern rail road prepared to -carry ' out plans for :i walkout despite the labor board's announcement." St. Louis Heads of southwestern 1 : nes announce that everything legal ly possible will be done to operate me roaas u. mere is a sxriKe.,, tion foi'Tno"trtl-nTiii-: :r'i7s Richmond. VaIn'!?,4S.e-'event 4 of ? tA general railroad strikej'caUedvjpr, Oc tober 31, yuong business inii?v f Kicnmond will assistinesVT in ' thb section in carrying on' the. bperatior of trains. An: organization of tton tha , 50 young men, many of htem already prominent in ' business' l;.!and professional 'life, has been formed, it is announced, ; and its forces "will ; be supported by volunteers. The serv ices of the men have been. tenderec- tn n r. ana tr. rauroaa inline even of need. Volunteers have ? also of fered their services to theC and. O. and other lines here., ' ' ' -r Southern Lines Confer. Atlanta--Representatives . , of T 22 railroad including practically , every road- in- the southeast," at a - meeting herevrt6dayrnda-""Plans - nieet . thr threate4jLjstrik4( and jf6doptd resolutions .jfrjasin wageSjulDnecid:; by the Association of Railway Exec ntives at its meeting in Chicago. The Southern , Tailway sytem which had announced that it took nc rart in the Chicago meeting, was nol reoresented here today. W.' R. Cole, president of the N. C -ind St. L. railroad, who pressed ove today's conference, Siid the tVxecu tives were unanimous in agreeing upon means to meet the strike anc hoped to be able to nerve'tht public ir cas of a walkout. No details of th( plans were announced. SPECIAL SERVICES WILL , BE HELD SUNDAY NIGHT The Protestant i Episcopal church throughout the country and .overseasM js Dusy ceieora cing us iuiaaiuuoi centennial, and its! woman's a'uxilia ry's semucentennial and negro mis-' .ion in this town. Stf Andrew's, on Bonner's lane, having a non-resident minister. Rev. James E. Holder, of fKinston, will combine the -two cele brations nt his monthly Visit here SundaV. He will preach on-the, cen tennial at lra. m. and the local aux iliary will present a program at night setting forth the story of the semi cnnnial its history, and achieve ments. The general public is invited niVfIRAI. RRATTY IS GIVEN ROYAL WELCOME (By Associated Tress.) . , NEW YORK. Oct. 21. His gold braided cap jauntily over his left: arm Admiral Earl Beatty, arrived in America today tto receive a mighty welcome from thousands. He was greeted and officially accompanied Jby Admiral Hugh Jtoaman oi me Aiucr- Accompanying the British admiral 'were hi American wife, the former Mfss Ethel Field, of Chicago, and their son, aged 12 years. LLOYD GEORGE IS TO IT. -ATTEND ARMaJHEETING (Bv Associated Press.) LONDON. Oct." 21--Premier kUoyd George will' leave .for i Washington Novgmber 5 on the tAqnatania .and r tatn arrive - in '- time f or the opening day of the conference; on thel jimitation oJL armaments riovemuer 11; .VC'A That still small yoice is money wi--y,"-J, 3nndav. , ' the ig oia-iooi, ,y-wu ; PITT COUNTYVlLIIEJ? r , 3H0W INCREASE ; MUCH rN i,' LIVESTOCK .IS. OWNED- tion outnumbers that of ' its, . horses, and its hogs outnuM i . ber a all i other animals, " statis- ' tics compiled 1 by the , county auditor, as of,' October', l,MastK show. - . , ' r Furthermore, the .value "of Pitt's i real - and personal prop .i erty Is shown to have increased ' to $47,469,919 by the auditor's compilation for- the purpose of 'making tax assessments As to livestock, the county's farms have 3.871 horses. 5,854 mules, : 500 sheep, 645 goats, 35486 hogs, 5JS55 cows, 2,737' ? The fiffures will enable the county officials to arrive at the ' 4a - 4a jlit-wintfir 4k vvr4' "fow; Morton Mills, Prominent Man of fi SectionCVktim pt Rob-- : bers Thursday , ." Mo-osk.Jills' : weU3mQwii farmer residiny -about i seven ": miles from Green viilei -was 'waylaid and seriously wounded by two unknown negroes at a point .near the "Mumford. warehouse Thursday night shortly before 10 o'clock, and is now a patient in a i- The attempted holdup, and robbery was one of the most brazen in the history of Pitt county, and officials are making a determined searcn to apprehend the negro who did the shooting. i Accordinr to the story in circula tion yesterday, Mr, Mills had started to his . home-in his automobile .when he was 1 approached by . the negroes nd commanded to stop, which he did The negroes demanded . money and Mr. Jaills retused to nza ms ae mand, whereupon . a negro opened fire with a 38 caliber jUstol at snort range, two steel jacket balls taking effect in Mr. Mills body; one ' in the head and the other in the left hip. The tounded man was taken to. tne Tnercenefv;' -,hostital and ..surgeons nrnbed i for" the balls JU'His condifcwrJJ ;s regarded as seriouaM; JdfUs had -esilentaitt that section of the city to rr v- he i seen of. the . shooting and scared he negroes away. - The laek of 1ifirht:2t the scene of htt shootine made it very difficult , Mr.' Mill to firet a cood view of ria, assailants, -and it , is doubtful' if e could 5 make . a positive ldentihea- f ion- GOT NO LESSONS H-lvNot at All, Like Jll-Fated i&yti Government ffl5- . if.--: - dals:,State; WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. Loss 6f ;he. giant British built airship ZR-2 frith many lives on. her trial trip in England has not thus far caused any hagne in" plans ; for the ZR-1 now )uilding for the navy.- The two de dgns were so dissimilar,, it is said 'y navy officials, that the wrecking f the ZR-2 ; carried with it no; les ions so iar- as now' 'known to ne 5 yoven into construction of the ZR-1 :s a saieguara against similar uis ister to that, vessel. The ZR-1, it is explained, is the American navy's pioneer project in lirship construction of the rgiid' type tnd the vessel follows very closely lesigh of the German Zeppelin L-49, apturedt intact inPrance during the var, Modificatibns to :permit instal alion of American made propelling -ngines and a few other changes vere necessary, but navy officials re ?ard the"2R-l as practically a repro luctlon of the I?39, which was prov h by the Gerniansvas a Safe and re iable craft ' with Aall stresses and trains demonstrated in actual, flight mder varying conditions. It was the purpose of the navy ex perts to make the JL-49, which r was tlmost the last word in German war xperience construction, the starting Srtinf fn-r , American deveiopment 1 of io-ttir than air riirid war icraft.t Onl he exberfence gained in operation of he ZR-1 operation p: is planned "to ase- -future improvements - or in reases in size. ' ': - " The ZR-2 on the other hand, repre iehfei the last. ;word JnJSritish en-..-rva.iTif '. nriiimas oveT . ; lerman riginals ; and the disaster ( to the sritisn miiir. vessel, uhkwo ucic mly tends to eonfirm the decision to ttemntitto.. .unexplored- field of con "tructkn in"-turning out American '.et-oelins but to proceed from one Mil oetflhlished model . to the next morovement slowlv. ad 'so on step by -tep to whatever ine.iuimwie..i:. vhan air cruiser ox tne.iwwre w i ' -isJAlv Taken.' : K ' AuviatedPress.) . WASHINGTON-' OCt. Af,"""! nrinnte switch. In' the- plans -of Ke miKitvan lAlprft -nrevented a. votes. on the house-, f . representatives- today hefore adjournment onV th6 Fxrdney i-.-tI a fni-pricW debt refunov :-jm miami: It had i been: planned; I to press tne measure w , , w . I v.1j ..VoAn frti the absence of JUBUTll uv-- -T- .-- - .... ..(fl -a.:. TMn v it. la nnaerstoou. r'f'- -.-V"' -I . I "mil '1 TAU FORCE It! GERMANY VERY NEAR FUTURE Final . Terms ? of Peace Forward ed to Berlin and Vienna" to Hasten ' Return 1 : A SLOW MOVEMENT American Forces On ' Rhine Will Move Out. Gradually For Home WASHINGTON, Oct. 21-The final terms of ratification of peace treaties with Germany and Austria' have been l-sent forward to Berlin andn Vienna it was .announced today. As soon as these? exchanges have been comnleted with, the former enemy powers, it is expected that immediate steps will be 4.ninM. a. 1 . A - T ana resume run; normal relations with those governments. ; ?f American troops, will begin nmvihg out of Germa'ny Immediately upon exenange of ratifications of the treat ies, it was added. The movement, it was said, will bo ; normal, but slow, and will, begin; in approximately two week. ' ''"S''f::H-' -r"-- The withdrawal of troops, it was said, had been delayed b'acause their presenceln Germany had" nroved to i : , - desirable to the evernment and Peo e lar ironr oonoxious and was evsn ple oi Germany. There are approxi mately 16,000 men m th s .American forces on the Rhine, v. CITY'S BIG TRADE Final Details of Event to Be Perfected During .' : v Today With all business and Jpmmercial interests in the-city - co-ooeratine to make the -affair one of unprecedented success, s nnai details tor the staging oi pay up and trade weeks m Green viUe from next Monday,5 October 24; to" November 23 . will be taken care f durjjg-jpjjay,bM KAsa auair wiu on an? earnest ana some person who pays a dollar for merchandise or gives it to a merchant on account 1 is likely to find - himself or herself the possessor of -hew au tomobile or a rather tidy sum In gid coin. - ' - . -' - , Pay up and trade weeks, an Tidea originating in Greenville a year ago. aside from its purely commercial aspect, is expected to do much to ward making Greenville the shopping center, of the entire section. Last year the period accomplished much good, but the one starting Monday is expected to exceed in every way that of a year ago. The 1921 ediJ tion has been 'more; generally adver tised and people invther towns and villages in the section are showing far more ffriteretg than before. Fur ther, money is easier this fall than last, another item that is expected to play an important part in the event Through an error, it is stated in the advertising matter that awards, .of prizes will be made' In J airaary, when? as a matter of fact, all prizes will be given away the last day of the event! . ' ' S TRYING PROBLEM Mariners Will Have Hands Full Putting Majestic in -, Her . NEW YORE; Oct. 21. Announce, merit that the world's largest ship, the Majestic, will be. ready for serv :ce between New York and Southamp ton next spring directs attention to he facilities for docking tne great iuk me greav ip at her .pier on her arrival .t will be. a very tight fit indeed for 'the Majestic, while the task of getting her into her berth will present as big a job as the docking experts em oloyed by the steamship . companies .it New York have yet encountered. New York is perhaps the hardest oort in the worltl in whioh to dock a crreat qcean liner, from the fact that it is the only one where the docks are at right .angles to a river in which strong tides flow regularly. A shjp's captain is usually pictured as experiencing his greatest worries when his vessel, is at sea buffeted by wind and storm. As ( a matter of fact on modern liners storms are mall concern - compared to his anx iety when he enters, a port and finds his, ship hampered by: lack of sea room of space to navigate. ? VIn harbor he! is confined to a chan nel, ofttimes one1 in which he could not turn ' around. His speed' is lim ited to bare steerage way. He must avoid striking passing craft or get ting too ; far to . 6ne side from vthe tjeeoened channel. - . . - Onposite his dock, .which in New York aopears j, like openings between the teeth of huge comb, he rnusj; eome to a stop" and swing ' the hulk beneath him crosswise , to A the flow ing tide . hbld it there:" and "nose; hiaf w v into pne of ; the openings V " . Not - darings to .make j use-, of thp ship's owniremefcdon power by real ftf lack of room, from a dozen to as high as 20 ug are used in swing- rnpt into their docks such pig 1 vessels atSv the.? Olvmoic. the Mauretania, , or and Bosse Hem&f: Gun Battle WM h eWrav. ''In Center of 'the Citu Henry Bryant, Desperate Negro, Officers and Citizens, Flees to fore SurrenderingWanted for Making Threats on v Lives of Negro, Railroad Laborers. ' , A gun battle between Patrolmen Brewer and Ca ton, sundry armed cit izens, and Henry Bryant, desperate negro took place along ' Dickinson avenue in the vicinity of the Atlantic Coast Line station; sliortly after 5 o'clock : yesterday, afternoon. - v The battle finally ended when the ' negro, suffering from the; effects of gunshot wounds ,held . up bis hands andi came ou of Tar river, where f he hadl flown in an effort to escape Jus pursuers. During the course, of the battle, numerous shots were fired and it is regarded as in the nature of a mira cle that the flying bullets did not strike and wound or -kill, seme by stander. No member of the posse headed "' by the patrolmen was : in jured, although Bryant continued shooting as long as he had. a car- tndge.-. .,"'" .The two patrqlmen - were sum moned to the Coast - Line station shortly before the arrival of the line's work, train to take Bryant into' cus tody because of threats made against the lives of jther employes' of the railroad's work., train. Bryant had, according, to 'complaints lodged with the police, threatened to shoot sev eral other negroes and he was known to be armed. The 'policemen were cautioned toj give the negro no chance to use his pistol, but before they could grasp him, he broke into a run across Dickinson avenue from the sta tion in the direction of the Quinn- Miller and company store, pulling his pistol, a 32-20 side wheeler, and fir ing as . he ran. j As he pulled the pistol from his hip pocket he swung his left arm in a circle and began firing. Bullets believed to have come from his pis-1 tol crashed through large plate glass windows ' in vthe.W furniture store, wrecking, among. : other things, a Decide k Improve Lodge Room and Install Some Club i -Conveniences The election, of officers and decision to adopt a program calling for more intensive activity in the future were the features of the meeting of Green ville lodge' Loyal Order of Moose, held Thursday night in the lodge's quarters ,in the building -occupied by the. Coca-Cola '- Bottling ' company. Representatives from Wilson -: lodge, and District Deputy J. W. Welch, vin states eretprewmdniaaeorTn to the success, of the meeting. A. D. . Denton was named vice '.dic ta tor; Leslie Jopes, dictator; Cv D. --Lee, prelate; Sam Lee, sergeant at arms; Lonme rierris, outer guard, and W. C. Braswell. secretary. Three new members were initiated into the mysteries of Moosedom. in creasing the membership of Green ville lodge'o approximately 50. Res olutions ' were adopted -for the imme diate improvement f the . lodge rooms, the installation of pocket bil liard tabels and reading roonis, to gether with such other features as will make more attractive the sociar life, side of the fraternity. Ex-Greek Premier Here. (By Associated Press.) " Premier - Venize 05, of -Greece, and. his rririe arrivert m ixew iorK looav. 1 The elderly statesman was greeted warmly with much cheering and waJ ing of Greek and American nags, ne will visit every state in the union and go f into Canada before returning to Europe. Football Results. - (By Associated Press.) -At Greenville, S. -C Furman, 0; Clemson, 0. . .' At Mercer, .Ga. Mercer, . v 2 ; Bir mingham Southern, 0. At Newberry, S. C. Newberry col lefe 41; College of jCharlestbn, 0. - I lUUUuL LUUUL llnu 1 1 IVLIiUII IIUUU IIULU. NEW SET OFFICERS DAMAGING PROTEST CITY'S FIRST SUNDAY -NEWSPAPER ' 7 " -- OUT TOMORROW; GET YOURS NOW When Greenville people 'arise Sunday morning they, will find, - nHav momiie' dailv newsoaoer for- the first time, copies of a S . prin-ted In " Greenville. 'No longe who wish to keep track' of the trend of Jhe world's events to waif - until the arrival oiLout-of-twn newspapera-rnd then take a ' chance of theagenpinforming them, that a "sell .out''-is the order. . Greenville's own newspaper-rwitti a . policy ..of doing everything : possible for the' upbuilding, progress, and prosperity of - Greenville . and. Pitt county,' will -make its Sunday morning debut - tomorrow. Those who wish copies should communicate with the circulation department today. With Associated Press, state and local , dls- patches The Sunday New will fiUrthat gap that has 'always exist- ed for- readers of Greenv4Ue : papers fronv Saturday .until i Monday r afternoons. - After ; Exchanging Shots' With Tar River and is Wounded Be China closet shpwn in one of ;the dis play windows. ."--- One bullet -that, entered a large window passed within just, a. few inches of where a woman and some children were standing. ; Others were standing . aloug the sidewalk, but ui some "- manner, the "escaiedr?inrv- even though; the shooting done by the uegru. was . ox- ine promiscuoussort. a. uxsuAuf yyuvcuioi) , . S' IBIS '-. joined' .by every , citizen ' who T'could grab a weapon or who happened to have one in a . convenient pocket, wvu. ,w ukiie luuig j.r i.ear 'Oi . jut; ting bystanders,v who, by this time. twb uiuwj; . every jjiiurt ; to reacn points, of safety. 1 '- - . - ; The neero fled down the tracks of the Coast Line toward - the river and did? not hesitate a moment ; in. going overboard.. At one - time .he was in direct ranee of a. shotcron and held up his handsC only jto throw himself inuia a : convenient tree, andAdive when the onnprtdnity presented : it sen. Finally a shotgun got the range and the negro surrendered. He was found to have bees shot In the shoul ders and in the leg and several shot were found in his face. . . He was. brought to the county jail and locked . up, but was given medieval his in juriesr which were determined to be more painful than, seribus. w . First reports of the affair- in the city ' were tKat the negro had held up the cashier at the Coast. Line station or the express agent and was making away with about $4,000 in money when officers attempted to stop his flight. This arose from-the fact that the . negro dropped "his . purse on " the sidewalk in front of the; Denton Drug store, as he fled .-across : Dickinson street. It - contained--about $20. . The statioh cashier and -the express agent both claimed the ' negro had not been; neart tnem msoiari as tney Knew., sat Many injured During Dembn tion Because of Conviction in U.S.. of Others ; J (By Associated Press.) PARIS, Oct. 21. Seven., policemen were injured tonight by the explosion of a bomb thrown into a crowd in jWagram avenue during a . meeting nem oy-.f rjeucMiuniBT; iwriy . m protestagainst ?thc,? conviction ?f for murder? in. Massachusetts of ";fFaceo and Vanzetti. .Several fhmani- . -i; , - ;r ; nstrations ior next sunqay, at American ' consulates throughput French " provinces , continue to be planned by French, communists , as a form of. protest against the convic tion of their comrades in. Massachu setts. ; It was announced tonight that the -Nantes coiAmunists would hold a -manifestation , before the American consulate ,4Jiere. Similar programs have been arranged for Lille, Bor deaux. St. Nazaire and other, Joints where the American -government, is 1 presented." , PROHIBITION NOW LIVE ' ISSUE IN AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, New South Wales. Oct. 2. The question of prohibition and restrictions upon the .intoxicating liq uor traffic has aroused 'great interest an comment- tnrougnou tne com- monwealth and a band of Sydney Jtras- ; ijj c-i .K-. rmr T? TK ' ' . subscribed 1.400 pounds to be ex pended in the United States' and Can ada in an effort to determine what effect prohibition has upon business efficiency '., ' The businessmen plan to spend a vear in obtaining- and ; considering opinions from the United: Stat&r'and 1.. t . . 3 ' 'i ' anaaa ,ana tneir conclusions.; are vo be published here. ;, , . ; ' ' Cotton Market. (By Associated Press.) ' -: NEW YORK, pet. 21 Cotton fu tures closed very , steady. January, 18.21 j March, 18.07; M.ay, 17.65; July, 17.22. " Spdt cotton closed quiet ly, middling, 18.90. " r wlll it be necessary, for thos.e il ; ' . . - - - s - - il CITY TAX RATE IS SET AT $1.50 FOR EVERYll VALUE Each Poll Must Pay I $4.50 Is :: j , Decision Reached By the " City. Officials HOW TAX IS SPLIT General Fund, -Bond Interest and Schools Get Nearly All Of It A. tax rate of $l.Bo on each $100 property valuation in the city 1 of .iceuvie was established jfor the current year by the . board of alder inen in special session last night. In addition- to this property taxr each male poll willj pay a tax of $4.50. ' Each $1.50 prooertv. tax nAid win be divided as follows: General fund. schools, 42 cents, and school, bond in terest, 8 cents; ... . . - It will be recalled that! the taxable valuation or Greenville' property one year ago was set at something over $1.2,000,000. Some, time aero th ooasd , of county commissioners or dered a horizontal reduction ill valV ua tion,; which brought the taxable pos sibilities . to .be. considered by . city of ficials down to approximately I $1.50 on the hundred dollars ; valuation. The horizontal-: reduction , amounted to about 25per cent.. " : !;v . . " As will be noticed, the general fund gets slightly over one-third . of . the money to be raised by .'taxes in Greenville during 'the ensuing year. Interest on municipal bonds is a close second-with the schools third, they geiwing . or eacn iou cents, xne schools get one-third, however, when the eight cents for bond interest pur poses isddedT No 'other, business was transacted by the . board of aldermen at last night s meeting. CouiitIetHpraocIel term Distrlcti Meeting . ' in November 'Have you paid your doctor and dentist? Resolutions were- recentlv nassed by the medicarsociety of Pitt. Edsre. combe, Beaufort, ;Green, Lenoir, and Martin counties ot prepare a bad-pay list, by November 30. You are urged to settle your account by that date and keep your name 'off the list. This does not apply, of course, to patients on the charity lists.; The above does not give you any excuse for waiting until after No vember 30. The old custom of wait-j ft iner to Dav Vour doctor until all other I II bills have, been paid.sheBldH.3Atn? tehed : fSu&-&the adopted" by- th)s-menH)er? tunty Meotsocieiyi2in session " with - urs.-TJ ones; amr;Moseieyjf2 I; - "" - i 'v. supper served at the:"home' of Mrs, Annie Lang by - the women of the Parmville sewing circle.: ; Dr. K. B. Price, president of the county . association, - presided over the session and outlined ; a number of problems that must be considered in the near future by . physicians and dentists. He also named -the com mittee. Dr. I- C. Skinner. Drs. Bas- night, Green and Schultz, that drew the resolution quoted above. , ; A paper on pyorrhea, iwas read by Dr. Fitzgerald while Dr. Laughing- house led the discussion on the -same subiect Others also, showed how oublic health isk jeopardized through the lack of proper dental attention, which often,, result in pyorrhea.. The Pitt county society will en tertain the second district body, com posed of . thee Bertie, Carteret, Ma'r tin. Pitt, Hertford. Lenoir,- Pamlico, Craven and Beaufort, county societies, during:-November. A program for this" meeting will- be arranged and made public later. - PLAN WIDE OBSERVANCE ARMISTICE DAY IN LAND CHICAG6, Oct .21. In keeping ArmisticeV day, November 11, when the . nation will pay tribute to the dead heroes, the National Fraternal Congress of America has sent out instructions to all. its member asso ciations !to prepare special programs in- connection with the., event., The seorM bf ; this observance is best real ized when ;it "is known that the Nai Hnnai Fraternal Congress of Amer ica is composed of 92 organizations, embracing a membership :m excess oi 8,000,000 people." v " - ' v All the local branches of the vant- ous .. societies ; will have ; programs which will include prayer. ' songs, drills and music, appropriately fitted for the- day. In many cities, the fra ternalists will . conduct services ; at i the graves, and gold, star " mothers will be signally honored. --Meat. Workers To Striken ' (By Associated '.Press.) -V , . CHICAGO, Oct. 21. Count, of the strike, vote vm the packing-Industry taken by the Association of Meat Cutters and. Butcher Workers was an nounced' here? today byCi J.1 Hayes, president,- who raaid : the poll stood 35,334 "yes," and 3,499 'pO."; r . BAD PAY LIST SOON CERTAIN Ttt ADOPT WHITE WAY PLAES OF LIGHTING HERE Belief Expressed Yesterday; TJiat White: Way is Assured In Greenville i? ON, THREE STREETS r Dickinson Avenue, Evans Street and Fifth Street Includ- - . v - n ed in Plans' f . ; ; The efction of r a white way sys- ' tern j ot r reet lighting' aloncr nirkfTiV L. son , avert b from . the Coast Line sta tion to I' ve Points.-on-FVhtis Rro the Orthouso square, - and alor cihiu u jei to tne grounds of tr East ; Cpolina ; Teachers' v Tramur school is -now rerardni ; hv fknia .- thusiasti .Ally, favoring the; nroieer p' a certa'-4y. ( , - j . bmcet4st Monday night, when C. , samplers vblock wa:. arranged n nt; (' lightedhip, Sentiment has been steac liy growing , m favor , of the whit way and it was stated ves tarda V business interests - of i Greenville " a: solidly behindi the project, the resu being that-rthe: plan is jiow. regard as certain of, adoption. ' . . , , - The placing of the white wav 'sr - tem along; the sections of the stree mentioned ' Would mean that the tori: . cipal business " thoroughfares - ( Greenville would have the -most mod ¬ ern system of lighting..' The . incan descent lights suspended at interva' of about- half , a blocks the preser . system ot street lighting in vogue f Greenville-, is regarded "as pitiful Inadequate by .' those backing tl white way plan, which; in brief, call for the purchase ' o - the poles . ar ' Other equipment by citizens and . li supplying oi rcurrent, Dy tne city.; i ' --The installation', of the syste along Dickinson avenue, Evans - ai nth streets would' mean . the ehm- mation of all overhead wirse. CThey- ' , . would- be put tin Cables orT conduits 3 and placed underground in ' the . event the white way; lights are put in, a v marked step . in' the direction! of - civic ' beautification; . Itus ; doubtful if , any ; ,r other one thing could ' be done that v would improve the ' appearance of Greenville as much :: as r would the erection ' of . the whitel watr those who - initiad-'the ""movementf contend.'' . " ' -'; " t In " addition to enhancing - the ap-- pearance of thej city by- night,? the -, more -mcKlexhnd . would ' make person, and ' property safer. ' v Robbers : do not t thrive k- in.,', -brightly lighted, places! and then! too. - from : a business: '..viewpoint, there would be much more Incentive for res-: V- : idents to walk down town ; from' their I ' homes i at night if the streets' were adequately lighted.' : - "i;-r; v' The consensus of . opinion prevalent-. : yesterday was that the white way .is , : a - certainty ; and that Greenville was going to take a step it would never ' . - ' regret. ' :S-l i t i - iiif tm Fully l.OOODelegates f rom -E ve- - lYFarvOE Wond Expected 1 at Detroit. :.. ;' ' DETROIT, Mich..' Oct. 21 One .V thousand delegates representing - ev- expected here November 15-17. to at- ery " part of the World and including i . 30 or more bishops or the. church 'are ; tend a conference of - the : Methodist "ANY WILL ATTEfID rw mm a. aw b. a m - episcopal cnurcn tnat is lntenaed to .. become T one of the ' most important ; v meetings in ..the history of Method- ism. ':l-zi?f"X& : Objects of the .conference are set ' forth in tie following call that.;.has . been - sent out by the v committee- itn ' '. ' conservation and -advance " ; of - tiie. : ' -church: -' " " . h"The purpose- of this conference is , i ; ; ; w assemoie representatives oi me r ; ; Methodist Episcopal- church for three. '.:'y' days of - thanksgiving, prayer and -; ' counsel on the general theme. The .y -World's Need and Our Reply." The r j4! i conference "will- be- held for informs- ; . " tion, inspiration ; and. ; the. . deepening of the spiritual life of .the whole-, M church. o It is hoped, .through ; this. : ' conference that America and all, the r -V ( - world will hear the solemn- voice.of ; a great 'church, reiterating ; its ' loy-r .'- V aty and devotion to . Christ as "the hope;; of t the world at a : time :when ; the moral and; spiritual forces of. the world are chaotic' and unaroused." : v The - conference . is 4 described -by church officials as a "follow-up." of thev- centenary, rnovement. - The ' reg- ular 'meetings r of the ; Council of - - ttoapa$ pi ijenevoience, me; oisnops, j sions and church extension -wi.ll, be , r held- mi conjunction with the confer-. ence. - It is' anounced that the bishops and. ? . many visiting pastors and laymen- will" deliver addresses on Atopics of .' i world interest. A ' '.i ' In addition to the delegates, several i hundred churchmen of both the clergy . and laity , from many .parts of thej; country 1 are expected to attend the ; sessions. j t , - . Revival Begins' Sunday. : Miss Palmer" will ' occupy the ; pul-1 ) pit; at Jarvis; Memorial church tomor j httth momin? snd -niffht. -. Mrl LPriceand - Mr.- Thomas 1 will arrive fMonday.' These. workers'' have just a'. closed a successful meeting in wash i ingtoQ. i - i . - Ing. - t '- ; - K
Greenville News (Greenville, N.C.)
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