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BAIL? EE one P?tf ' fpT News Toiny." jj 2 TEe fl "Todsj'i VOL. XXI. No. 218 SECOND EDITION KINSTON N. C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1919 FOUR PAGES TODAY : Prc J TWO CKJTTi rnr exam oa tbajzj HIE ) O) Zff (ISf g!S5 cents : SATURDAY TO i : (Hi i:.. -t BRING CRISIS- IN SITUATION, THO'HT Gomjw&rs and Other Federa tion Men Call on Attorney-General CABINET TAKES IT UP Argument Before Judge Anderson at Weekend Government and Union Men to Know Just Where They Stand Soon (By the United Press) Indianapolis, Nov. 7. The crisis in the coal strike will be reached to morrow, in the opinion of Govern ment officials and the miners' lead ers. Rulings by Judge A. B. Ander son in the injunction proceedings which will be argued startingvat 10 o'clock tomorrow will let the Gov ernment and union leaders know just where they stand. Gompers Sees Palmer. Washington, Nov. 7. Samuel Gompers, president of tho American Federation of Labor, mot with Attorney-General Palmer at 10:30, a half hour before Palmer attended the cabinet meeting, where the coal strike was taken up. Following the conference with Palmer Gompers said: "We called upon the Attorney-General to ex press our views on the injunction and temporary restraining order and the difficulties which, the order has rais ed in- the situation." Gompers was accompanied by Secretary Morri son and the Vice-President of the federation. s- Cabinet Meets. Washington. Nov. 7. President Wilson and the cabinet met at 11 o' clock to take up plana for ending the strike of soft coal miners. The in junction .secured by the Govern' ment last Friday is supposed to have been been one of(ithe principal fea tures of the striker situation discuss ed, since plans for a settlement now revolve around it. Before the cabinet session Attorney-General Palmer talked with Sam; uci Gompers, president of the Amer ican Federation of Labor, Matthew Woll, vice-president, and Frank Morrison, secretary. . Leavirrg the Department of Jus tice, Palmer went direct to President Wilson's, sick room at the White House and had a short talk with the President. - Survey Boll Weevil Infestation in N. C. is Completed (By the Gnlted Press) Itclefgh, Nov. 7. At present the boll weevil infestation of North Caro ling is confined to Columbus, Bruns wick and New Hanover- counties, states R. W. Leiby, assistant ento mologist of the State Department of Agriculture, following the comple tion of the survey of counties" north of these three made during the past week. The counties of Pender, Blad en, Robeson, Scotland and Richmond were scouted at numerous place, the weevil not being found in any of these. ' The boll weevil Kne extends slightly north of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad running from Chad bourn east to Wilmington. Officials of the Division of Ento mology of tha .Agricultural Depart ment are not taking any chances, however, and have declared a safety rone approximately 30 miles wide ' north of this boll "weevil line. The northern boundary, of the. safety! 1 1 . " . i . tr -I une extends itoui oouta larouna at , a point west of Lumberton ' in Robeson County, through the middle of Bladen County (about five mileis north vof Elisaðtown) across the southern end of, Sampson County, crosses Pender County at Waiha, and strikes the coast at the junction of Pender and Onslow counties. ,The creation of this safety tone is in line with the procedure of ento mologists of states, to the south which,-the weevil has already tra verse Tt is designed to hinder the artificial advance, of the weevil north-! (Contiauei page three) 1 GERMANY HAS NOT COMPLIED IN MANY RESPECTS, Entente Tells Berlin it Has Failed to Deliver Up All Machinery Called for by TreatyTroops Not Re called (By the United Press) Berlin. Nov. 7. The Entente has made the following charges in a note to Germany alleging breaches of the peace treaty's provisions: That German" troops have not been withdrawn from Russian terri tory. x That important official documents have been confiscated from terri tories occupied by Germafl troops. That all German submarines were not turned over to the Entente. That self-destruction of the Ger man fleet at Scapa Flow was a vi olation of the armistice and treaty provisions. ' That full delivery" of agricultural machinery demanded by the Entente has not been made. That exportation of war materi als, particularly airplanes, continues That Germany still owes the En tente 42 locomotives and 4,400 cars. Await Prince Wales in Australia; Will Get Great Reception (By the Unfted Press) Melbourne, Nov. 7. Although it wae 'beiievea mat me rrince oi Wales would be able to visit the Com monwealth of Australia early next spring,, caoies irom London state that official circles consider it hard ly 'probably that the prince will be able, to make the trip at that time. Official communications concern ing his tour of the Antipodes are said to be on their way to the Com. monwealth and as soon as they are received both the state and -Federal government will appoint reception committees to prepare for thi prince's visit. GERM'NY GRADUALLY GETTING BACK ON FEET ECONOMICALLY Able to Distribute Fuel to Needy Enterprises Bau er Tells Schles wig Peo ple of Industrial Recup eration v (By th UviUed Press v Berlin, Nov. 7. Germany is grad ually pulling herself put of her econ omic difficulties, -Otto Bauer, secfe- ary of labor in the German cabinet, declared in a speech at Flensburg yesterday. Addressing the people of the Schleswig seaport, Bauer de clared present restrictions upon tho railways have . enabled the govern ment to distribute 1,500,000 tons oi coal to industries which were, in need of fuel. Agricultural prospects throughout the republic are also favorable, Bauer asserted. -i ' Los Angeles Fights 's " Rent Hogs; City May fiiuld and Sell Homes (By the United Press) " Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 7. Estab lishment of a revolving fund by the city to be used In finnncin house building projects is under consider ation by the City Counoil. It resulted from agitation by the Los Angeles Rent Payera League, 'spread of all., the good things that which claims rent profiteering- in J good cooks and housewives can pro Los Angeles is rampant. , Ivide was one of. the enjoyable social tt , 1 1 i , , t ' ' . . . , unaer me proposea pian a enairer , amendment would be nessary to permit the city to appropriate a sum of money to be used in building hous es which would be sold to citisens on the installment plan at a Jow rate of interest and on long term menta. ' JtJ&' " i 2?;- 'f'K - -Si, new- MME. JANE HERVEUX, FRENCH . AVIATR1X. i Said to be the only woman holding a pilot's license in the French Army, now flying in (his country. DISCIPLES WILL GO TO G0LDSB0R0 FOR 1920'S CONVENTION Belhaven Spirited Bidder for Meeting Christian Endeavor and "Christian Union" Sessions Ad dresses (Special to The Free Press) Robersonville, N. C, Nov. 7. The 75th ' annual convention of the Di- flcipli's of Christ closed a most in spiring and successful session Thurs day night with a great address by Robert M. Hopkins, fationa secre tary of the Bible School Committee. Mr. Hopkins spoke of his experiences in the Near East as a member of the International Bible School Com mission. The convention will go to Golds- boro for the 1920 meeting. Quite a spirited contest resulted from the rivalry of Belhaven and Goldsboro for the next meeting. The commit tee on time and place recommended acceptance of the Goldsboro invitation but Hayes Farrish, pastor of the Belhaven Church, moved an amend ment by substituting Belhaven for Goldsboro and painted the advantag es of Belhaven in glowing and "ap petizing" terms. Sea food and wat er excursions were new out as in ducements, to go to Belhaven. The convention voted in favor of Golds boro by a narrow margin. , The morning session was given to an interesting Christian hndeav or Conference, led by H. Gait Brax ton, vice-president of the World's Christian Endeavor Union, of Kins ton. Quite a lot of interesting dis cussion of the problems and advan tages of th? young people's work came out of this session. Mr. John M. Waters, pastor of the 'hel Church, spoke on the possi bilities of the rural church. His stcTy of the growth wi;hin the past few years of the vision of his con gregation, whose offerings but a half H:izen vears aero were but a little than a hundred dollars but reached the fine figure of $5,100 the past yefif, was most inspiring and emphasized his point that good lead ership in the rural churches was all tht was needed. Mr. Lawson Campbell, pastor of the Winston-Salem C'aurch, spoke or. the city church. Christian Union. -.5 , The afternoon jession was given over to the discussion of "Christian Union. raaiors a. jr. omuu ui ton. and P. B. Hall of New Bern made addresses in' this (session ana tur. Newman of Elon College, anotner communion, spoke on, "Christian Un ion: Its Prospective Achievement. The hosritality of Robersonville was fully sustained and the mid-day features oi w iour-uay kbsiuu. ROCKY MOUNT TOBACCO. Rocky Mount, Nov. 6. According to the Tobacco Board of Trade, leaf pay-'sales on the local market up to date have totalled 13,386,802 pounds. , SENATE DEMOCRATS WILL VOTE AGAINST Hitchcock Sees President Wilson 1 Satisfied With Aihy Reservations' Do Not Conflict League Nations That With (By the United Ptms) Washington, Nov. 7.- -A fter,jL con ference, with President Wilson today Senator Hitchcock, administration leader, declared his forces in the Sen ate would vote against any resolution for peace ratification if certain Re publican reservation in their pre sent form are attached to it. He did not say which reservations A'pre specifically objected to. Wilson, Senator Hitchcock said, would be entirely satisfied wkh any reservations that Hitchcock felt jus tified in accepting, which did not nullify any provisions of the League of Nations. The President, according to Hitch cock, expressed pieasure over the lefeat of the amendments to the titaly. GRAMMAR SCHOOL KIDS GIVE FOR PLAYGROUND Sum of $208.50 Provided for Equip mentScores Contribute $1 or More 6A Banner Grade of School. Children of the Grammar School have given $208.68 toward the pur chase of playground equipment. The following list embraces collections by grades and the honor roll of those who have donated fl or more: A, Miss Cooke teacher, $23.20 (100 per cent, banner room). Adol- phus Mitchell, William Mewtborn, Roland Dail, Norman Hobgood, William Adrey, , Thelma Gardener, Wilbur Cummings, Robert Copeland, Clifton Brown, John Wooten, Fannie Bmton, Pauline Moseley. 5B, Miss Hathaway teacher, $22.11 (100 per cent.) Nora Hoffman, Clyde Sutton, Elvira Hudson, Vera Rouse, Tasca .Smith, Henry Spruill, Matt Stroud, Tullie Taylor, Fred Heath. 5 A, Miss Ruth Cooke teacher, (100 per cent.) Marion Owner, Richard Fowler, Clyde Dunn, William Hines, Edward May, Will Nicholson. 6A, Miss Hollaman teacher, $12.87. Eugene Scott, Edith Waters, Will iom Douglass. Everette Taylor, John nie Joseph, Marie Marston, William Jarman, Thomas Smith. 7A, Miss Mewborn teacher, $11.75. Sheridan Mansfield, MarJorie Hunter, Sadie Stadiem, PHato Col lins, Frances Pollock, Owen Sutton, Thomas . Grainger, Clarence Jeffries. 6A, Miss Shell teacher, ..$11.35- William Pratt, Louise LaRoque, James Braxton, William Moseley. 7A Miss MacKenzie teacher, SI 0.50. James .Black, James Dail, Simon. Hodges, Person Nicholson, Frances Rouse. 7A, Miss Oliver teacher, $8. Preston Snear. Annis Gordon Par- ham, Olive Sutton. 5A, Miss Chadwick teacher. $7.10. Thelma Wilcox, Doris "Johnson, Jarr.es Pratt. 5A. Mis Ruth Cioke, teacher, 7. Su.'ie Mae Hawkins, Julia Hunt er Parhmi. 6B,' $4.65. Edward Cooke, Martha Wooten. 4B, Miss Nelle White teacher, $3. Exie Justice, Gladys Stroud. LETTS AND ALLIES DRIVE BACK I (By the DnTted Press) Copenhagen, Nov. 7. Under cov er of Allied naval fire the Letts are putting the Germans back on the Riga front and in the neighborhood of Grobin, the Lettish press bureau announces. Many German prisoners have . been captured. No T Russians have been encountered during the of fensive, the statement said. WILL PROMOTE TOBACCO ' PRODUCTION IN ROWAN. . (By the United Press) Salisbury, Nov. 6. The Chamber of Commerce has taken up the mat ter bf trying to interest the Rowan farmers in the raising of tobacco. IUNS Red- Crass FullSwing The Red Cross drive is on in full swing here, having gotten under way Friday morning. Chairman R. Frank Hill Friday afternoon stated that no report would be made before Sat urday. Many solicitors were at work during the afternoon, some of (hem setting up stands at street corners. I lie campaign arm band of red and white was to be seen on every hand. The following colored committee wus announced Friday: W, II. Y MORE FEDERAL COURT DEFENDANTS TO ATLANTA PRISON Lenoir Men in Majority Among Those Convicted at New Bern Judge Criticizes Character Wit nesses From County The criminal docket in Federal Court at New Bern was concluded Thursday. It was the heaviest in years, and Lenoir County figured more largely than any other in the district. ' ' ,. ., Sentences were passed Thursday on the following defendants, a num ber of them Lenoir men: C. N. ar.d G. L. Parker, aiding and abetting in illicit distilling, one year and one day and $100 and costs each. v -Olive, Sober, and Joseph Hill, illicit distilling, one year and one day and $100 and costfl for Olive Hill, Sabor and Joseph Hill no't guilty. J. A. Campbell, trafficking in whisky, two years, $100 and costs. Wardie Thomas, trafficking in whisky, ?100 and costs. Jonas Everett, illicit distilling, one year and one day, $100 and costs. Charlie Fonvie lie, illicit distilling, one year and one day and $100 and costs. Walter Worley, guilty of illicit dis tilling, was. not sentenced because of family affairs which made his case one for consideration by the, court. He was put under , a $2,600 bond to appear in April to hear judgment. J. A. CampbeTl gave. .$2,500 bail for his absence for one; night, to visit his home. ' The prisoners drawing peniten tiary sentences will be committed u (Atlanta prison immediately. . Ben. F. Davis, Lenoir man, was ac quitted of t distilling after a long trial Wednesday. . ' , Judge Connor Thursday criticized Lenoir County character witnesses who gave defendants better reputa tions than the court thought they deserved.. Many Jobs Are Open to Ex-Soldiers in Shops and on Ships (By the United Press) Washington, Nov. 7 Good job; at attractive pay for honorplbly dis-' charged soldiers and sailors in all the shipyard trades and as radio op erators at sea are now. open in practically unlimited number. The office of the assistant to the Secre tary of War. through Lieut.-Col. M. C. Smith, has issued the following bulletin: ... "The Bethlehem Shipuuilding- Cor- :,0.1W .Au, ..,B. adv.?s that they- have openings for, first-class . mechanics in practically every shipyard trade at 80 cents an hour. There is also a need for 2,500 mechanics' helpers at &, cents an hour. Men for this work need not be experienced, and after four to six months' time will receive the pay of first-class mechanics. This appears to be sn excellent opportunity, for discharged soldiers who wish to learn a trade. Anyone interested should apply to C. W. Moore, Service De partment. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd., Sparrows Point, Md.. - The United States Shipping Board needs qualified radio operators, and can furnish immediate employment to any. discharged service man who possesses a commercial license. BUT THRIFT STAMPS. MAN Drive is in in Kinston Murphy, chairman; Rev, R. S. Oden, R. C. Green, T. H. Isler, Rev. G. A. Gower, C. I), Biggs, Sig. Canady, Rev. W, H. Bryant, E. D, Boykin. J. H. Jones, Rev. J. R. Grady, John Rhem, Rev. Gregory, John Smith, Rev. W. H. Branch, B. B. Short, Richard Grice, Rev. J. H. Sampson, R. W. Komegay, J. G. Banton, Am os Jones, I. H. HoIIoway, Starr Hicks. Rev. W. H. Hodges, Rev. T. W. Thurston, E. K. Patterson, James Coward, M. A. Mills and Willis ; Pope. POSTPONE Y. DRIVE UNTIL DECEMBER; A Temporary Executive Com mittee Headed by C. F. Harvey, Sr. Canvassing Committees Remain In tact Through Weeks At a meeting of the acting ex ecutive committee of the Y. M. C. A. community boys' secretary movement held in the directors' room of the First National Bank Friday morn ing it was decided to postpone the final work of the drive until the first part of December. Other drives overlapping and the exceedingly heavy pressure of busi ness which made it difficult for tho businessmen on the canvassing com mittees to give any time to the work, made the action of the committee seem best . The committee was organized with temporary officers as-follows: Chair man, C. Felix Harvey, Sr.; treasurer, D. F. Wooten, and recording secre tary, H. Gait Braxton. Tho canvassing committees will remain intact and be called togeth er early in December to resume the work and wind up the campaign. The $6,000 fund was considerably short of the mark when this action was agreed upon. WIND UP ITS SIDE IN POLICE TRIAL Defense to Call Nearly Half Hundred Witnesses Undertaker fells Wounds on Bodies Four Riot Victims of of (By the United Press) ChnrkAte, Nov. 7. Forty minutes were spent Iby attorneys at tho pre liminary murder trial of &1 police men here after court opened for the sixth day of the trial in argument over local press report of the trial. Two witnesses were called, the first a local undertaker who told of the wounds of four of the five vic tims of ths car strike shooting. The witness stated one victim had 10 to 15 bucksjiot wounds between the knaes and the top of his head. Opinion was expressed that the prosecution would complete its evi- d b the end of the day, when ,. . , . . . .,' . the defense will begin to pull up 4C to 50 witnesses. -' Prison Cells Now Serve as Homes at Berlin; All Taken . (By the United Press) Berlin, Nov. 7. Almost anything will serve for a home in Berlin, from a hotel bathroom to a prison. In fact, the Milkenmarkt prison has been slightly renovated, and its-cells are now the rooms of a number of happy families. And, as for hotel bathrooms, they draw just as good prices for sleeping accommodations as a good room in view of the ex treme overcrowding here. STRENUOUS SUGAR FAMINE HERE WILL BE BROKEN BY President Southern Whole salcrs Takes Up Cause of Kinston BOARD PROMISES RELIEF Communications Thick and Fast Between This City, Jacksonville and New York, as Well as to Wash ington When Harvey C. Hines of Kinston wrote J. H, McLaurin. nresident of e Southern Wholesale Grocers' As sociation, Jacksonville, Fla., on No vr-mbcr 3 that the local suaar situ- ation constitutes a famine, that "none of our families have any sugar what soever not even enough for the re quirements of their babies" -and that "never in his life had he seen such distress si our people are en during," MicLaurin promptly tele graphed the whole letter to ,P. C. Ixwry, chairman , of the American Sugar Distributing Committee, New York. "We will get sugar into Kins ton or know why," McLaurin wired Hines. Half a dozen wholesalers wired Lowry: "This city and community have been without any sugar what soever for more than 30 days. Situ ation acute. We urge some relief be given." A similar telegram went from Mayor Dawson to Lowry. The Chamber of Commerce follow-, ed suit. ' , Senator Simmons and Congress man Kitchin were appealed to simul taneously. -' , ' i ' President iMcLaurim ateo( mrVot Mr. Hines that he, had made a per-' sbnal appeal to a friend in a Mg re fiining company. He enclosed a cop of the telegram sent Chairman Lowry in which he said, "City o Kinston appears to be in a deplor able condition concerning sugar" and quoted Mr. Hines letter. Thursday Mr. Hines received: the following telegram from McLaurin1. "Just in receipt of following " tele gram from U. S. Sugar Equalization Board: 'Telegram regarding Kins ton, North Carolina, received. Will hasten shipment to that city. Long shoremen's strike settled this morn ing. Would suggest that you Im mediately follow this p by request ing ;, eoTiafczattort board to advise definitely what you may expect" , Mr. Hines wired the board. . He is now awaiting word from the latter as to how much sugar Kinston ma expect and when. Deluge of Refugees Threatens Poland; Red Cross Must Aid Warsaw, Nov. 7. Twenty-nina Poles who have just completed pil ?Hmage'of many months from the heart of Siberis to the nawly-redeem-ed city of Minsk, have brought the news that at least 200,000 men tak en prisoner by the Austrian are waiting in Siberia for an opportune moment to return to Poland. . 1 According to the newly-returned refugees, who were themselves Aus trian prisoners of war. Western Si beria is full of homeless men claim ing - Polish nationality. , Several among them placed the number a h jgh as 500,000. The problem cre sted in Poland by the returning pris oners and refugees Ms already acute, the government being forced" to rely heavily on Red Cross help to feed and elothc them. Should the num ber of refugees still to return be in keeping wtth the estimate brought by the new arrivals, it will mean an enormous additional burden. ? Futures quotations Friday . . Open. December C8J15 Jsnusry ......... S7.25 March ........... 36X0 May 35.95 were: Close. 37.76 ' ISM. - 55.S1 There were about 100 bales on the local market, prices from J3 3-4 downward.
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