North Carolina Newspapers

.,.,1 subscribers inld renew at least nhoow vnfnr their five 'v . ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER Aflf $Sf ' "'- t, OP FIRE DAMAGES Finds That Earlier Estimates of Losses Were About Correct-Inswance Carried on About Fourth of Property Relief Agencies Work to Assist People Want More Road Work. v tho Associated Press. hv Born, X. C, Dee. 4. First ac curate estimates of New Bern's loss from Friday s lire were available to jay when city officials checked the r.umkr anc! extent of the houses burn- d: Their report showed : 1,000 homes and other buildings burned; more than 3,000 persons home rs. An area of 40 blocks, or one-ft-urth of the city burned over. The total fire loss will bo approxi mately $2,000,000. Insurance of abot one-thinl this amount was carried by property-owners. One case- of drunkenness and tho assault of a negro woman by her husband were the only cases of dis order hue last night. Adjutant General Van 7, Jetts arr'.ved hire this morning Mid made a gor. tral .um'. the situation. One thou sand blankets, the same number of mattresses and hundreds of cots have teen received. Donatbns are comini in from various towns, and financial rid al.o is coming in from various tiwn?. At meeting of -.hi chamber Oi c imiK) it v:-s est-nated v00,000 will be required to place the victims cf tho fire on a basis from which they will be able to help themselves. Measures for the employment r.i several hundred idle arc being dis cussed. An effort will be made to have the state highway commission accele rate its road building program in Cra ve.! CUr.ty. ..v.,,;;.::,,-v.-- ' KKI) CROSS HELPS Ey the Alsoi iated Press. Washington Dec. 4. Tho southern division of the American Red Cros, acting under instructions fiom na tional headquarters here, is actively tngaged in meeting the situation nt .Vcw Ecru, X. C, where a $2,000,0 fire swept the city Friday. Carter Taylor, Red Cross fi.dd direc tor at Camp Bragg, N. C, if; in charge at New r,Vrn and has distributed u large quantity of clothing dispatched from southern division headquarters. The commanding officer at the Hampton Roads naval station, it was announced today, hr.s befti authorizes to furnish supplies cf clothing and U'ddinK. Mr. Taylor reported that the situation is rapidly improving. WILL CONFIRM SALE ' OF PRICE PROPERTY In. K. A. Price, owner of the pro bity on Eleventh avenue sold to Geo. K. U'ootten and associates last Thurs day, ha informed the Record thai, n would be unable to confirm the Mile unLil he hears definitely from br. I D. Pence, who hold a mort M on the lot and who had been jiven an option on the property. Dr. I'cncc is in a hospital and was too ill to be here for the sale. The Hick ory man .said, however, that theie w"s little doubt of the confirmation t tho sale. Mr. Wootten, John W. Eadew, Hubert Lyerly and Chas. H. itncr bought it to offer to the Masonic lodges here for'a new temple. If the sculptors keep on making statues of Abraham Lincoln, soon nobody will know how Lincoln look- MAte!n.son Globe. By th... Associated 'Press. Lausanne, Dec. 4.- The closing of lr" Dardanelles' to all warships ex " pt those of Turkey and giving Tur "7 the right to fortify the straits were advocate! Lv Foreign Minister Tchit thrin of Russia at today's meeting of the peace conference today. Iriu t Pasha, leading Turkish dele ft", asked for absolute Turkish con- tr(l f the straits without demolitari Nation. ' " -''": The nreliminarv discussion of the MiH-stion by the representatives' of the u- llT"-"" . . Kfcut wi t been completed wtan the meeting was adjourned. - fil!ttfBR . i. i - 11, 1915. .CHECKS f ... . - r . ... By the Associated Press. New Bern, N. C, Dac. 4. Mayor Edward Clark today issued the fol lowing appeal for aid for the people of New Bern, made homeless by Fri day's fire: "To the good people of North Car olina and other states: "With more than 1,000 homes de stroyed, 3,000 persons homeless and hundreds without employment or any means of obtaining an income, our city is struggling against conditions that are overwhelming. "Local pride and reluctance to call for aid first prompted us to confine out pleas to those who escaped losses in New Bern. ' "Now, however, we realize that New Bern cannot stand alone in her dis tress. Therefore, if there arc com munities or individuals who wish to help us in our hour of need, I wish to assure them on behalf of our people that their assistance not only will be appreciated, but will greatly aid a distressful situation. "I respectfully ask the various news papers to give publicity to this state ment. (Signed) "EDWARD CLARK, .". "Mayor of New .Bern." Lii REPUBLICS MEET By the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 4. With the United States not only acting as host and sponsor, but taking the yai t of the largest participant, the confer ence of the Central American repub lics began today in the Par-America, Union building amid mutual expres sions of confidence that its discus sions would inaugurate a new era of Central American peace and stability. Secretary Hughes as presiding offic er of the conference and head of the delegation representing the Unitcu States welcomed the delegated of tin other five nations in the! name oi President Harding, but did not amplify tho program of this conference as already outlined in the invitation sen; out from Washington. m .,n1i i,Vir cton nn tllf- ioo manv """.""v r - gas are working. more with their fee- rnnn ineir neaua. -uvv,:.w'"' SENATE WILL TAKE By the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 4. The admims shinning bill passed last Wed nesday by the house and caught in the senate jam over the filibuster m u, Dver anti-lynching bill was referred to committee today, me eiiuu.c . - i 4-U 1-.511 ii r leaders planned to Dnns tc in the senate the latter paro. TO CITY "HIE Although the weather is not exactly Altnougn ti merchants arcex- .'nf interest i i ny,vt' . i & r rniim. iic in. . n ... ; hp(l at 7:30 in tne mum-.i"" room. , imfsls OUTSIDEHELP (MM DIMM IUHI! UP SH1PP NGB1L : : ;jyi-' t BUNTS 3 tSo tonight .to hear J, Paul .Lcon at 7 secretary, discuss matters ard, state seciBij, Mtino- w 11 QDCPT LUi i CES Greensboro, Dec. 2 The Turks may massacre by the thousand peaceful citizens of Asia Minor and may drive hundreds of thousands from their homelands, but they have yet to touch a child whom the Near East Relief is bringing up in orphanages protected by the American flag. - This is the message brouerht to the annual state conference of volunteer workers in North Carolina of the Near East Relief by John R. Voris of Nev iork,: cctin.-r national field director in the absence of John W. Mace, who addressed the delegates m the Giulford county court house here today. Fifty ot the 100 counties in North Caro lina were represented. "The American flag seems to be the only thmg the Turks respect." Mr. Voris stated. "They have vet to vio late an orphanage under its pi-otec- non. ihose whom they killed in bmyr- na were peaceful citizens, men, women and children pursuing their lives as you and I are doing here. 'JNo thought was given the Turk. Suddenly the Greek ai-my collapsed af ter challenging the Turks to battle The victory maddened and lustful sub jects of Kemar Pasha let loose all th brutal passions of their nature, spurr ed on by the Koran which teaches thai to kill Christians is to receive a re ward in the hereafter of a harem ful. of hoiuis. The Near East Relief is bringing up 110,000 children and making their into the future Armenia, the Turks having all but exterminated the pres ent population. North Carolina is ask ed for $200,000 of the nation's $15,000, 000 yearly for this purpose. All funds above this amount will be used to f eec those 800,000 driven from their homes ahead of the massacre at Smyrna. Morris A. Bealle, state director, in outlining the program for the year, de clared that for every dollar contributec1 in North Carolina, 95 cents finds iti way across the seas and is there swell ed into $1.50 through free labor anc many free services and .commodities which are received in the stricker countries. He declared that the books of the Near East Relief are open tc inspection by responsible parties and that his organization challenges any philanthropic agency in the country to show an equal record for efficent handling of undsi .: ... . , - This afternoon a number of las' year's successful county chairmen will tell how they handled their campaigns last year. Three native Armeniar speakers aie also on the program Dr. Isaac Yonan who has just return ed from Armenia, "his son, J ohn, e student in Charlotte High School, anc N. A. Boyajian, of Columbians. C. Bishop Cannon will speak before a mass meeting tomorrow afternoon in the Grand theatre and will tell of his experiences just after the burning of Smyrna and the, massacre of 150,000 Christians and Jews. si ;, i. j v Stanford University, Cal., Dec. 4. Belgium, through official represents tive, formally dedicated here today : bronze statue set up on the Stan ford University campus in " recogni tion of the humanitarian services ren dered to the Belgium nation during the World War by Secretary Herbert Hoover, a Stanford graduate. The gift was purchased through -small contri butions from the Belgian people, In cluding children. - The statue, the work, of a Belgian sculptor, represents the Egyptian god dess Isis, who typified the spirit oi motherhood, the growing grain and the benignant forces of humanity eter nally in conflict with evil. The god dess, of more than life size, is pic tured seated on a throne, with hex features partly concealed by a veil. Formal nresentation was made by Senator Albert Deheune of Belgium, who was designated by his govem mt and came from his native -lane for this purpose. Frank Deering, ban Francisco, a meraoer oi xne univer sity board of trustees,, formally ac cepted the gift. Dr. Ray Lyman Wil bur, president of Stanford, -and -others, made addresses. The dedication ceremonies were heia ; v.o Rtnnford chanel. famous for its gorgeous mosaics. Back of the chancer hung a Belgian nag cameu uv ox ford wen who saw service m Belgium during the war. ine couege siee nuu sang the Belgian national anthem ana America. , . , . , . The statue has peon maceu irayur ! in thft Stanford Art iGallery bending 'the rection of the War Me morial Building, where it will be permantly located. THREE STUDENTS BURN By the Associated Press. iWaterville,. Me., Dec. 4. Three students of Colby college were burn- 'ed today when fire destroyed a dormi- tory. TIIDIP nr IUI Hi BELGIUM PLIES STATUE FOR HOOVER HICKORY, N. C, MONDAY EVENING? ELLIOTI CHOSEWI GOyERNOBS WILL SPECIAL SBSSBM, . RflflRn niiFTinw Newton, Dec. .4 J. Thomas -Setzer, who retired as clerk of courts today, swore in the new board' cf ."county commissioners and Justi3"-.RMiXsiIl, bis successor, and Joseph D. izJIaoti, chairman of the board of county com missioners, administered the oath to Mrs. Taylor. He wanted the honor of "swearing in the first womatt elect ed to office in Catawba county'.'' " Bonds were arranged and by mid afternoon the various offices haa hanged hands. - Mr. Elliott was the unanimou?- choice lor chairman of the board o county commissioners. j: NEW OFFICERS OF COUNTY The affairs of Catawba county, for eight years in the hands of the Re publicans, were turned over to the De mocrats today to be administered by them for , the next two years.? In the case ol the clerk of the court, how ever, the term is for four--year j. Quite a large crowd was expected at New ton for the induction into office oi the new officers. i Dr. W. A. Deaton, who will, repre sent Catawba county in the houss of the general assembly, will -not be sworn in until Wednesday, Janvarv 10. . - r The new officers of the, county are: Geo. F. Bost, sheriff: Justus O. Rudisill, clerk of court; Mrs. Jose phine Taylor, register of deeds; ,7. Merton Killian, treasurer r S. L. Hei man, coroner; Enloe. Yoder, survey or, r The county commissioners f are D. Elliott, W. R. Frye, R. L. Ashei branneiv James Howard and; C. A. TWO TAR HEELS! ROBBED !N THRACE By the Associated Press. V Dedeagatch, Dec. 4. American to bacco, buyers are being . hellip. and robbed in western Thrace. The latest victims are R. J. Wortham of Hender son, N. C, who was deprived of money and jawelry while traveling by auto mobile, and J. J. Harrington of Rocky Mount, N. C, who was robbed on a road from Serres to Salonica. Ameri can trades are rarely molested in this region. - -. ' - ffl iCCIHTS CAUSED BY 111 Slippery roads in this section were responsible for a number of automo- nle accidents yesterday, none of them serious, according to reports reaching Hickory today. Mr. Ed. Abee's car turned over near Hildebran yesterday and persons traveling the highway be tween Hickory and Charlotte say7 they saw a number of cars in the ditch. The rain, which started Saturday, has -been gentle and most of it has clung- to the roads. They are slick. ; There was no indication ot iair weather today and the chances are that the streams, which have been low for months, will be improved by the steady fall in the mountain regions. Chinese Burbank W DECEMBER 4, 1922. By the Associated Press. Madison, Wis,, Dec. 4. Th "prob L vise Tem'jn government croatf j : X of" the ku l'-Iux Elan ' throughout the country', will be brougvi;: before the state governors of the United State:; and considered by them at their four teenth annual conference to be held in 'White Sulphur Springs, West .Virginia,- December -1 4 to 1G. Miles C. Ri ley, seeretar;,- announced here today. Governor Henry J. Allen, of Kansas, whose attack on the klan in his state has attracted wide attention, is to present a paper to the - state execu tives on "The ku klux klan the prob lem it attacks and the ;'pr'oglem .it cre ates," as the basis of consideration.. A varied business program, sunple mented by - an attractive program of entertainment, has been prepared for the governors and their wives, ivlr. Ki ley announced. Governor Samuel R. McKelvie, of Nezraska and Governor J. A. O. Preus of . Minnesota will speak, the former on agricultural problems, and the lat ter on "The St. Lawrence Waterway." governor ireus win siaxe ine position o the Midwest on the waterway pro ject. ! "The Untertow og Crime Waves" will be discussed by Gov. Wilson G. Harvey, of South Carolina. Governor James Hartness of Vermont, Gov. E. Lee Trinkle of Virginia, Governor Thomas E. Campbell of Arizona, Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland, Gov. John M. Parker of Louisiana, and Gov. Ben W. Olcott of Oregon, are other speakers on the program. Besides general discussions on each of the papers presented, the governors will discuss general problems of state administration and exchange experien ces that may be of value to their col leagues in the business of government. Mr. Riley states the following addi tional governors have advised him the will attend : Governors Kilby, Alaba ma; Lake, Connecticut; Denny, Dela ware; Hardee, Florida; Davis, Idaho; McCray, Indiana; Small, Illinois; Ken dalll, Iowa; Marrow, Kentucky; Cox, Massachusetts; Griesbeck, Michigan; Hyde Missouri; Dixon, Montana; Brown, New . Hampshire; Edwards, New Jersey; Morrison, North Caroli na;Nestos," North Dakota, Mabey, Utah; Morgan, West Virginia,1 and Garey," Wyoming.' - , . ALL STATE TEAM By the Associated Press. Charlotte, N. C, Dec. 4. The Uni versity of North Carolina won seven places, Davidson two and Trinity and State College one each on an all state football team picked today by the Charlotte News on the advice of four coaches. . By the Associated Press. 'Washington, Dec. 4. Forgetting denominational-lines, church-Women of America are making an effort to com plete by January 1 a $3,000,000 fund for the seven union colleges for educa tion of women in the-far east. They al ready have obtained $1,000,000 toward the fund and the Laura Spelman Rock efeller Memorial 'fund has promised another million if the fund is complet ed by the first of the year. The churchwomen 'have organized a country-wide Dollar Day, to be held next Saturday. Women irrespective of their religious affiliations, will be ask ed: to give one dollar each towards the education of leaders for the 400, 000,000 women of Asia. Mrs. Henry W. Peabody of. -Bos ton,-is chairman of . the committee which has organized f. fifty thousand auxiliaries of all denominations in practically ev er large city and in every state. Mrs. Harding was one of the first contributors to the fund, which has the endorsement of the president and Secretary of State Hughes, not only for their work on behalf of Christian education,- but also because of their bearing upon international friendship. The seven union Christian colleges for women are located in either the capitals or leading cities of the far east.'Two, of them are medical schools for training oriental women -as phy sicians.' They, are maintained by ten denominational bodies of this country. In one instance, missionary boards of Great Britain also are cooperating. The aim of the schools is to prepare future Christian leaders of the east. The movement is an outgrowth of the world war. 'When it began in 1914 only two or -three small attempts at the higher education the women of-the orient had been made. ' The war had a great influence ton them and when it ended seven, union colleges had been organized. The $3,000,000 fund is re quired to provide sites -and buildings. All the colleges are at present w.orking in snialUC inadequate c buikiingsv some of which are said to be several hundred year old. -Each .when completed will (Continued on page - 4) COLDEiOii Ten Minutes for Breathing Between Extra and ' Regular Sessions Today Pierce Butler's Nc:nination Held Up While 1,700 Others Confirmed by Senate Minor Doings. Hiflll IIS iiEi By the Associated Press. New Bern, N. C, Dec. 4. President Harding sent the -following telegram to Mayor Clark today: "I wish to express through you my great sympathy for the citizens of New Bern in the distressing calamity , that has befallen them. "Sincerest hopes that their mis fortunes may be alleviated in every possible way and that prosperity may soon return. (Signed) "PRESIDENT HARDING." STRAWBERRY CULTURE IS RENEWED IN EAST Rocky Mount, N. C, After aband oning the strawberry crop several years ago, when the market was bad, hundreds of truckers in the Rose Hill and Chandbourn section of the state now are returning to the berries, this year showing an increase from few shipments to 1500 carloads, according to Guy Cardwell, a railroad land and immigration agent here. The outlook for 1023," he said, "is for an increase of more than 33 per cent and more than 2000 carload shipments undoubtedly will be sent from here to northern markets. "The abandonment: .of., the straw Berry crop years ago meant more than a million dollars loss" in created agri cultural wealth,"-fie said. XTEENiflRRESTS SATUBDAY NIGHT K 3 Of 16 arrests made by the police force Saturday afternoon and night the majority were for drunkenness, two for gambling and four for assault with deadly weapon.- The majority of the cases were disposed of today bv Recorder Russell. , Theodore Stevens, colored, was as sessed $25 and costs for heaving if rock" into the Smyre jitney of Newton, the assault taking place in South Hickory.' Chal Bell and Elihu Wilson, colored, paid $5 each and costs for indulging in the pastime of craps. ' Azalee White, a neess, was giver six months in jail or the privilege of leaving the county on a charge of immorality. The cases against xGcorge Eiam saur, colored, Joe Shell and Lewis T3ietz, white, charged .with slashing John Ilardaway, colored with a knife, were continued until tomorrow. Ram saur did not know much about the ai -faii, except that all of the boys were on him with knives. They laid his right . jaw open .so that the bone ant: teeth : showed, y " By the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. ' 4. The house judiciary committee decided today to ask the house for authority to suo poena witnesses and to obtain papers requested by ' Representative Keller, Republican of Minnesota, in prosecut ing, his impeachment charges against Attorney General .Daugherty, .; - By the Associated Press. " Philadelphia, Deer 4 The condition of John Wanamaker, who has been ill at his home here for several weekt- with a severe cold, was reported "as about the same as last everir.g" by his physicians this morning. SEEK AUTHORITY BRING WITNESSES ' ; Rain ; tonight arid: Tuesday. Colder "in ex treme west J portion Tuesday afternoon and' night. PRICE PI VE CENTS By the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 4. Congress closed its two weeks extra session and started its regular session wit;;, an intervening period of only ten minutes. By resolution the end of the special session which began November 20 wan closed at .11:50 o'clock and the new and final session of the 67th con gress began at the statutory hour ol noon. Proceedings today were largely winding up of the old and beginning of the new which runs to March 3. In its brief sitting the senate form ally dropped the Dyer antilynching bill and confirmed about 1,700 nomina tions, but that of Pierce Butler oi St. Paull to be an associate justice of the supreme court was blocked by objections from Senators LaFolette, Republican of Wisconsin, and Norris, Republican of Nebraska. After a ten minutes' breathing spell the senate and house met and anmed committees to notify- the president oi their presence and readiness for busi ness. The principal business of the ses sion was the transmission of the bud get by President Harding. HOLD N0M1T11 By the Associated Press. - - Washington, Dec. 4. The nomina tion of Pierce Butler, St. Paul attorney, to be an associate justice of the su preme court, failed of confirmation in the senate today and will be submitted to the' regular session. Senator LaFollette, Republican of Wisconsin and Norris, Republican of Nebraska, objected to immediate con firmation and forced over the nomina tion. COTTON By the Associated Press.' New York, 0ec. 4. After opening steady at a decline of four to 14 points in response to rather poor cables, the cotton market stiffened tip on local buying and buying of May by Jap anese brokers.' The market eased off about 10 to 15 points net lower. Open December 24.92 January 24.92. March 24.92 May 24.8G July ' 24.5G Hickory cotton 24 1-2 cents. Close 24.89 24.91 24.9C 24.84 24.00 Our idea of complete party harmony would be Senator Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey, and Colonel Brookhart, of Iowa, on the same platform, both look ing, pleasant. -Ohio State .Journal. Byr the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 4. Alleged illegal acts attributed to the ku klux klan fall within the police power of the several states Attorney General Daugherty has informed Senator Walsh, Demo crat of Massachusetts, in reply to an inquiry and the United States has no jurisdiction over such matters. ' ' The department of justice has had the so-called ku klux klan before it for more than a year, but has not been able to find a single case within" the jurisdiction of the federal government. The attorney general -informed Sena tor Walsh that if any. violations occur within the jurisdiction of 'the. .federal government, prompt action will be taken. . t P ERCE BUTLER IIP ; i 1 " u i ... lit ASSERTS STATES t M f: j 11