North Carolina Newspapers

"Bead It First Inj The Frco Press . . s" - p. 'l.'J " .' ,'- Today New Today ," . . 1 ..... KINSTON N. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1920 VOL. XXI.No. 276. I; SECOND EDITION FOUil PAGES TODAY fKICE TWQ CENTS ; DEPARTURES IN RADICALS STATE OF SIEGE IS PROCLAIMED; , RIOTS NATIONAL BANKS OF COSTLY- FIRE- AMONG montiily;revi TOBACCO JMFS A SAiiriCEfiliT M SCORES FOR v STATE PAOTY PLATFORMS A BUFORD PEACEABLE AMERICA EARN COOL 1MB OWNED 'BY III AS SO MANY1AMBS ALL PARTS GERMANY BILLION IN' A "YEAR U. S. AT. MILL HERE "A Radicals Dcraand Extension of Government's Powers in I G, 0. P. Plans a Pa fl'ptnh to GO Ueiofl Country With . Story About How it Has Saved and Can Save if Given Op- i portunitv (By the United Frees! , Washington, Jan. .14. Entrance of third party into the presidential k-' campaign' depends , upon whether, eer ' ' tain radical planks will be, incor porateddn the platforms of the Re- publican or Democratic -pai-weB,- -tording to, political indicationsCin Washington. The fight to get. these .' planks into the platform 8eem8. like ly to materialize at the Democratic ' convention. The Republican platform will -best-ulied out and prepared in advance, at least tentatively. There ' does " not appear to be much chanca ' that the convention will 'clash over it. ; - "'"--'M ' Radicals '(this does .not mean reds) want " government ownership of, rail- ; roads and mines ana more govern- ,',ment aid for farmers. If such legis lation is ,not promised by major pnrties the inclination, of thtf"packers '-"xof these issues is to" form: a ' third party, . , . 4 ' Redwing Expenses. . - . IV ' Washington, Jan., 14. Leaders - of t. . r- , ltiOtn. parties in congress are. striving tfi rapture rredit fop-ruttintr 'tlown overnmont expenses. Republican leaders in- the House expect to ac complish such drastia economies that . the :G. O. P. can ; go v before the country in November with the pledge that if they are returned to power government expenditures , within a short time can be reduced to the pre war ,maximum of ?W50,000,000 a year, Representative Fess, chairman of .the Republican ; Congressional Committee, declares. GOES TO REPRESENT AT v. By the United Press) Paris, . Jan. : 14. Lorin Brezel, American commissioner ,to Germany, will leave for Berlin tonight. When he arrives at Berlin diplomatic com munication Will be reumed with Germany - simultaneously with - Eng land, France and Italy. Allen Ikilles will accompany Brezel. MARINE MARKSMEN GET ' BANQUETS AS PRIZES .. . ON THE RIFLE RANGE Parts Island, S. C, Jan. 14. Brig. Gen. di K. Cole, commandant of the marine ibarracks and training area here, has found a new way to win the hearts of his men, and, he has turned it to practical account. Of ficers -in charge of the- rifle practice recently discussed ways and means of inspiring the recruits to further efforts to increase their scores. Fin ally it was put up to Gen. Cole. '"Feed 'em, replied the gener now the marines get good em : "chow" for anybody, but the expiamea tnet jie uneant to vo regular banquet -.to the menin the recruit companies making Jjhe high est eeores. , So anqrder Jra issued that whenever two or more com panies t hot on the rangt the same time , the one returni the largest number of qualifiey marksmen tr better (would xeceAvf a banquet with all the fixings" Jf the new hostess house. FAILS TO PROVIDE FOHlfRY DEPARTMT - (By thr United Press! - - Richmond, Jan. 14. -Virginia legis lators met here in regular session at noon. The governor's, budget was distributed. . He fails to make ap propriation for the prohibition' de partment," explaining that he sees no reason why the state should bear this extra" expense. A Not Even a Threat i as to What t They Intend to Do When They Reach Russia Repairs on' Transport ear Completion (By the United Press) K eI Jan 14Tt u Btated that 24!) deported redicals -aboard the Unijfd States transport Buford, soviem anc, nave Deen peaceable as Officer?if the transport told the United PresMhat the Teds have been eating all. thPkcan get Aut have made no durturbaace. iThey have of fered no threats as what they will oar when they reach nussia, the of ficers said, ixvl"' J? Repair ' work; on the : B been proceeding Tapidly, the said. - She will probably sail for an unknown port. i. Mr. Craig WiD Keep an Armenian Baby Two; v Months; Urges Help Rev. W, Marshall Craig is the new est contributor to the 'Armenian- Syrian relief fund here. Mr.' Craig has sent to County Chairman H. Gait Braxton a check for $10, with "'the statement that", he wishes he could make 'it many times largerj 1 -s -' I have read of .the needs of . tV C people of the Near East with sen sations much , akin to astonishment and with a feeling of profound ymr pathy,? says Mr. Craig. '"Surely this is the most heart-searching call and the most tf!tonlleiwlnfA dnnehl fthaf Tia"s cSiJie w usfllh'ce he War clouds lifted. It is unthinkable that our people in this day of unpre cedented, wealth and progress will al low the -cries of the orphans to go unheard. . , There are thousands of babies to be succored in the Near East. Some are Ireezing and . some otarving to death.'' Lenoir' County is asked to provide for many of these unfor tunate little ones. Sixty dollars will keep a child a year. ' . - Rremea Have, Oyster Roast and lot Guests" ; ;'-..s;'... X- ' ' '' . at Electric Plan) -? The firemen, and their friendiad a fine time at the former's inual oyster roast,, held at the jtlectrle plant Tuesday night. Mansrf'city .nd county officials and memljprs of the police force and othensr were the guests of the men whoman thered apparatus.' There ijfas not much formality .but a lot jif oysters. Fire Chief Tom Moselaf was master of what little cerfnony there was. Mayor Dawson jf R. F.i Churchchfll, -h.iirman of wP'Timissioners; ' C. W. Pridgen, Tcgpter of deeds; John H. Dawson, (Junty treasurer; Police Chief Tbjmvpson; Aldermen George 0. Brcy, C A. Walsh and a lot of tifhe'sjpvnre oij. hand t partakt of he 'yTalvp-a and praise the firemen's he -Jfiality. secretary Daniels ' Urges Goyernnient to! Help Naval Militia ; (By the United .Press) ; Washington, Jan. 14. Federal aid for the rehabilitation and main tenance of state naval militia '. tr ganizations, -which lost their identity during the war, has been ! recom mended by Secretary of the Navy Daniels. He urges that Congress act immediately- V' f The naval militia was superseded by the National Naval Volunteers which ,in turn, were transferred to' the Naval Reserve Force. Hie act providing for this transfer had the effect of repealing the permanent character of . the appropriation pro vided in 1914 for supplying arms and equipment' to the militia organ izations. 1. t Some of the states are reviving the. naval militia, but there is no money with which the Navy Depart ment cart assist them. " The Secre tary's ' recommendation is. expected to give encouragement to these states and result in a bill providing the funds. - . Kprd : has I w ficers 1 !ay Government Determined 'to Put Down Railway Strike, Cause of Widespread Dis orders ' and - Bloodshed ; Many Killed ,- iBy the, United rress) Berlin, Jan. 14. A tate of siege has-ben proclaimed throughout Ger. many with the exception of Wurteas burg, i.5J and Bavaria as a result of widwjtread riots. : The proclama t ion' was' issued late- yesterday- Scores have been killed in the riots. In Berlin over 100 men and women have" been wounded. . Martial iaw at Points. : "Berliri Jan. 14. The government announces martial law has -been de clared in the. Ruhr district and Up per Sflesia , because-: of disorders at tending the' railway striks. The gov ernment is determined - to uss every means to suppress ; tbe strike, ft is ppo-unced. ' 1 ' ' PER FAMINE WILL BE WORSE : SHORTLY UNLESS te USED Raw: Material , in United . States Will Be Exhausted in 20 Years' if, Wood C ;-Cvit at. Present Rate and " Not Replenished " ;'" . (Bv the United Prfc") . Washinrton.. Jan. 14.-fn less than 20, years 95 per cent, of the pulp and paper' mills of the tountry, mainly those in the east,.will have practi cally exhausted Iheir euppues o! spruce, hemlock and fir the prin cipal- wood froth which, the paper on wnicn newnapers . are uruiusu - is made, jr ' Going' Rapidly. , - ih thr New England States and New rJt ' 3 , .approximately 3,262,000 ds, and at this rate the supply ill last' approximately 17 years The estimated annual cutting In . the Lake States Is 8,030,000 cordis, and f continued will exhaust the supply in that . region witnin 10. years. Pennsylvania, Maryland, v Virginia, and North' Carolina - iwith their sWailer Ifbres ' iresources, S're' even worse off, .."the annual cutting being calculated -'at 11,470,000 cords, at which rate;the; spruce, hemlock, and fir will last but 10 -years. Only in Alaska,- Washington, Oregon, . and California, are the reserves in - no immediate danger of exhaustion if the cutting continues at the, present rate Of 2,218,000 cords a year. Official Data. ' ' ' These figures, of special Interest because of the .present paper short age,' are included in estimates com piled by the Forest iService of . the United States Department of Agri culture. The data accumulated ,give additional empha'sis to the demand for a nationwide policy that will put privately owned forests on a perma nently productive basis and will also result in utilizing mill waste for paper making. ' ' - Kinston" Made i Little Effort to Land This Plum, it Would Seem 1. " '-; "' 5 v-; j .The Board of Trustees of Chowan College is meeting at ' Ahoskie to consider the'.location of the college. Bids have . been made by Ahoekie, Rocky Mount, Greenville and Elis abeth City. A strong delegation from the Chamber of Commerce of Greenville is at Ahoskie with an of fer of 15 acres of land in Greenville and a considerable cash bonus. It is understood that Rocky Mount has an offer of a site and $100,000. REACH SALONIKA (By the United Press) , ' Rome, Jan. 14. The Italian aviators attempting the flight from Rome to Tokio have reach ed Saloitiki, message says. r 1 P Greater Growth in Past 6 years Than in Pre- ' s;t. " ceding 50 - EXACTLY : 8 THOUSAND , r Institutions in United States -and Possessions r Texas, Carolina, California and ; Oklahoma (ilains Register Big . (By the . Wyitton, 4&i4 instiiution- under M I til TVUn ttnm supetvibii of the ; Comptrollef' 4&f the , Currency is ' now exactly SJflrt), indlading' 7,948 national banks sK the United i States, Alaska, and Hawaii, and 52' pavings banks, buying J and loan companies and truFcompaHies in tha'Mstrict of Coluftibia.- There have' berf chartered jffder the pres cnt aain inisirauon, jvr ; bhico iuitu 4. 1913. '. more. thar. 1,000 ne.W . na tional banks. anirin6re charters" were fa granted "Tfl 19Jjf than for any other year since njoa Rest Year JEver, The yeiif 1919 was for the national banks ' of the country the most suc cessful M their' history. The re sourafes hii1 deposits of these banks ahaw Ojf the da jfjli,'. can,' !a shawn Uriprdcedented growth. late of the November 17, national bank resources amounted to $22,444,992,000, being ?S2?,000,000' moTe than ever before Aborted. The number ol individual iopftisit accounts in all national banks lepoiVitl June 30, 1919, was 1840,- roase-rf J'fis than 10 years, itieal banks have grown counts-'iir-l Uur? natitieal Jbanks have grown more in the past six years, or say from August . 9-1913,. to November 17, 1919, than they-xiid in the entire 50 .- years . from , the inauguration of the national, banking S&tem in 1S63 up to 1913- . . . ..v North Carolina's Increase. The increases in deposits iw. total assets are scattered widely thriigh out the country. The increase in sources of the "country" banks, thos national 'bantfs outskla of the te- serve cities, , since Jane 30, last, has been in excess of, 800,000,000 dollars. The '.'country'' banks of Texa aione have jncreaised in the past Bix.JmonthS t34,uou,ouu. dollars or 34, per . cant. In North Carolina the increase was over. $51,000,000, or 38 per, cent,; -in California, ;" $72,li21,006V -or 23 per cent., and fn Oklahoma," $49,929,000, 30 per. cent.. -"Z p. ' ,W : t , ' The record for . immunity from failure for the 22 months from Jan uary 1, 1918, to the close of the last fiscal year, October 31 1913,-was 80 times, or 3,000 per cent, better than t(hc record for the 40, years prior to 1914. There was no jfailure involv ing a dollar's loss to1 depositors of any .national bank in the fiscal year closing October 31, 1919. - the earnings' of the national banks for the past year havs also exceeded all previous figures and will ap proximate a billion dollars gross and not far from 300,000,000 dollars net. PARIS BUSY PLANNING STYLES FOR MILADY'S " VOYAGE THRO' THE AIR Paris, Jan. 14. As the result of daily airplane" service between Paris ami London, as well as prospective airplane connections in the near fu ture with all "the leading European capitals, the dVssigningJof dainty air plane costumes.' has become one of the how tasks of Rue da la Paix. . The models now Ibeing shown are composed 'largely of fur, are guaran teed to be, cold proof and fog-paoof this for the English channel and are made in ucb a manner that milady can climb in and out of an airplane 'easily.. " i ' -. REVENT PROGRESS 0 CAMPAIGN (By the tTnitea" Press) Washington,,, Jan. 14. Mexican federal troops are being - rushed to the state of Sonora to surpress the popularity of General .' Alvaro Obre- gons candidacy tor the presidency, ccsrding to unofficial advices from the border received here. Spark , Supposed to Have Caused Blaze Almost Identical ' With Firc t Same Locality Few Wicks Ago Damage bout $13,000 -Tire nmonsf 30jrj"o400 b.Ua of cotton linters at4f!o Southeast Kins tn fjant-.of thAlenoir Oil & Ice Co. at--11 a", m.dedneeday did damage estimated M $15,000. - Checking had not beoncompleted at 2;30 p. m. . Thfl 4"teP!" were a part of a large troveWnent order. They: were in su!M by the "company. ,J . J( spark from a stack or a care- - - tte may hay. caused the fire, A fire started by small boys de stroyed about . 320 bale of government-owned linters at the same place a few weeks ago. The blase started at about the same hour a Wednes day's. The damage was . almost identical with Wednesday's, estimate. NATIONAL-BANKS OF CITY NEARING' FIVE MILLION MARK NOW Total Resources Exceed $4, 500,000-Two Institutions Report V Extraordinarily Prosnerous ' Year Di- Tff ctOratfcs; ReclcCtedT i ' - '! The stockholders of ; the national banks of the 'city held their, annual meeting Tuesday afternoon, heard statements of unequalled prosperity from ' their - officers ' and reelected thdr.'idirectorates almost .'without a change.-?;;- ji'f A":: Aik-i ?i'The-.VFirt.-. NatktnaL. iBnk Stock holders ordered i" dividend of eight per cent.whiohvadded .to a six; per .. .dividend lst year made 14; pe' for the year. ;f Cashier Dal. F. Wooten was named a director to sue- ir. ' N. J.; Rouse, 1 who retire;'. CashierWooten - Said the vear 'waii by .fa tiiUiest the. bank, which now ha resonrceSn the neighborh.'iod of $2,000,000, badger had and that he looked for anotmtt fine year. - , -i The directors of ie. National Bank of' Kinston were reelected and met tater and reelected all aWicers. This bank had previously decfajed a 12 per cent, dividend. Totaltesources were shown to be $2,779,229Xiftt De- posits,aid President H. U. Taylor, had doubled during , 1919, , rainuSa from, about $1,200,000 to more than! $2100,000. - , - Mr. Taylor I thought prices (might drop a little during' the year, but ex pected no startling change in finan cial Conditions. .; : . ; 1 , v The directors of the National Bank are S. H. Abbott, J. C. Ras berry, J. G. Dawson, R. L. Crisp, J. E. Hood, T. W. Mewborn, L. P. Tapp, E. B. Marston, D. V. Djxon and H. H. Taylor, - those of the First Na tional D. -Petbinger, J. F. Taylor, II. E. Moscley, ' Dr. H. Tull, E. P. Wooten, W. L. Kennedy, F. C. Hooker, H. H. McCoy, J. H. Canady and D. F. Wooten. The latter will meet shortly 'o elect officers. " MORE THAN . EIGHT BE TRIED fBv the United Pres) . Paris, Jan. 14. Newspapers here say the list of German war guilty whose surrender will be demanded by the Allies has been completed. The total of accused Germans is 880. ac cording to the newspapers here. , Of these 330 will be demanded by France. The lWt is now being print ed. ,. - - ': ' COTTON STATISTICS. Washington, Jan. 14, Cotton consumed i during December , totalled 511,583 bales, compared with ,472,908 bales in .'December 1918, the Census Bureau an nounces, ' eted;ltt HUNDRED PiioicERpPiiS SilOWiaGH VALUEiS jy . Livestock's Experience j in 1919 Deplorable ' From Breeder's Point of.Tiew --Sweet r Potatoes" Have Increase Coming " : ' (Special to Th r tve Tress.) ; , R:ileitrl, an.M4. The following rcvlwv of pi,odncers' prices has bocn teruCd by the Division of Markets of the North Carolina Agricultural Ex tension . Service for . the lasj iiscnl month: :: . ', .J.-'--.v"-; ' Cotton' Market. 'P. , . " The rapid mrketirar made during the' first thre ,iiontta of this sea son Vcame, nearly to a standstill Deeemtoar,. duo to the conditions in the contract .market and to the holi days. The; Government estimate whioh was published on December 11th, of 11,030,000 bales, was..' con sidered bearish and did. break" "the market, (to (certain ,xtent; for few daysr bu it,1 reacted soon,and Januarj- now (poted ' at 8,8.10, a new -record, ,for this , month. The Edge bill which was passed by Con- grress Jn iecomoerj was consiaerea bullish as it mill help the 'export sit uation .considerably. . Peanuts. , ' i . Virginia, farmers' grade, increas ed still further in Virginia and North Carolina producing sections, ranging 3 1-2 to 10 cents per pound to grow ers, with Spanish at $3!0-$3.35 per bushel. " 1 ': .- " .' " .', .! 1919 Hog Market Review. , y - With : the close of Dccemher vear of remarkable developments, in aorncction with live -stock marketing wns brought to, a close, particularly with reference to the hog . market,. l?r(.f.ints nt market rflhtmns (turinff the year were surpassetl in'' idljahl vlOilG only, while mow high (record prices were established. Prices. have been a .matter of much interest and concern ta hag growers throughout the year. Beginning with Janufery the market worked generally higher until the latter part of July and early August, when new hfgh record prices were realized,' being appr9xi roately' $5,754 cwt. higher than in early Jamnry.. The better igrades of hopi reached the $24.20 per cwt, mark on the 'Baltimore - market. However. i: following the rieriod xif new hi-gih irecord prices, SLhere ;vsc- furred one of the .most spectacular und disastrous breaks in the hog market yet on record. Within , 11 weeks time a decline of over 10 cents per pound bad occurred, prices Tcing to the lowest mark of the en tire year, . Following this sensation al break in values,-a alight reaction occuwed, however .prices ' remained relatively low throughout the Test of the -year.,' The tyear closel with the better grades of bogs selling around $15 to $15.50, cwt.: on northern mar kets, and, the bulk at $14.20 to $14.43 yvt.'on the Chi'nro market, "ackers attribute the year's slump in'lW prices as iu-) ,iarrely to the fipaifl - einbartaaEineTtt of Euro pean caitries.,-:' - . '. Fresent4indlications seem to point to a 10 toLper cent, decline in the number, of brpd sows that will be bred for 1920rriw as compared with 1919. Cowpeas and Soy ben Cowpeas and soybciuiSjk continue to range , Vi.bO-W.ov per wushel in North Carolina marketslthough prices on these commodities rWerage higher in other states. ; Withcow peas, there seems to be a strong for seed from neighboring states.ikj Whit Potatoes Advanrintr' ' ; - Little further nhipments of po tatoes from Western North Caro lina are in progress as imort of those now on hand' are being re!i for early spring trade, although tie? inrket is now .trong and advancing. Leading markets quoted potatoes at tM close of the Tar a follows: .11, S. grade No. 1, sacked per 100 lbs., $3.25 $3.60. and 150-lb. bags at $5-$5.75. Sweets Steady. . Sweet potatoes slumped little ground Christmas, but immediately trengthencd. , Even stronger prices are expected by the end of January. Apples. Dull. . ' The movement of North. Carolina apples is now practically at a stand Hill, a few still moving in small lots, which are bringing the growers $6 $10 per barrel, depending on grade and'varie'ty.' ' " " . . . BUY W. S. S. North Carolina Owes Stand ing in Agriculture Most ' ly;li.WccdL HIGHEST PRICES r HERE No Region Grows Leaf to - Compare , With ' Tar "hceya's Eight Cents a V Pound I Better Than Vir- ginia Product Brings ' (Ppwlal t The Free Press.) ' Raloign, Jin. . 14.- Tobacco has been the pvi.'Kf.vy crop to make North Carolina rank fourth . in the value of a'i n'ront among the state of the rmt.cif," according to Frank Parker, rfin'.'toT' of the state's Crop Reporting fiv'.ce. "This enviable rank clatfsujjicv iwvt to niinoia and Iowa. "We held first place in. the valus per 'pound of the tobacco" crop last year, notwithstanding) ' 1 Kentucky's large- load in production. - Our weed is recognizcl the world over as'jth . best, for it. sold eight, cents above Virginia, who Is our nearest com-" petitor in .average price, and over 15 eentai -a pound higher than - Ken -iuiky's crop." ' Estimates Too ,-IiOW, , ; ' - ' "As with cotton, the preliminary estimates iwere too low, ther? hav- ihg been a natural farmers' bias lew p ward in acreage and yield of the tobacco crop. Tha July leetimates were for 264,000,000 poumls but tha October estimates" eurvey together with the. sales to that date, indicate (! a prnlmile ron . 000 OOff poumljs. : It now louius like - toe crop nay wnch more than S15,OO0,00() jounds with a total value of $157,000,-. 000. The bulk of our sales were made luring the low and ascending price Kiriod Jwhile Kentuckv Is benefiting by the later and higher prices. Cnrolinq Sales. . .' f- "North Carolina's s.iles a'.-er" approximately as follow; Ju)r, sitrht milligns at $2i.C0; Augat, 12 Trillions at .$25.51 Santembciv, 7; millions 'at 941.10;.; O.Holxr, 101 IHims nt $56.85; November, 50 Bullions ft $07.94. : December sales iverafrfd $53 !' 1, l-ut the drop fro n November,-; was- fuo. largely to big ia.n of cran j.ud low g f !es us ually common at the close of the neason. It is now estimated that 12,010,000 pounds of the farmers' virgin weed is still unsold. National Figures.' "The nation's ; crop is estimated ' by the Federnl Department cf Agri culture at 1,901,200 acres; the yield t 731 pounds per acre; the total" production 1,889,458,000 pounds with an average price of 39 cents, giving the entire crop a value of $542,517,-. 000, which is quite record. Ken-, hii'fey leads wi!.h 456,5iK),000 pounds, WM-iijting $38.20, giving a value of $17483,000.-'. The Tank in total val ue among the states is Kentucky first,, North Carolina second, Vir ginia third, Ohio fourth, Tennessee fifth, and South Carolina sixth.' COMMISSION BRINGS UP AGAIN (Ev d VVash'nat 1., tide Coinm1' OnlteJ Press) Jan. 14. The Federal ion today announced it tbd cited -ngo!ent ! :mi(.'tiT .Company, Chi ;;:r;crs. on charges of infair ,mnei;tijn in arauirin? .com peting Urmts in violation of the Clay- .11 -i'n anti-flvt.' law. TI13 company ias been gi 40 days to answer va 0 the citation, fter which the ca&s will be set for tfts.1. ..' :t " HEAD FRENC! (By the United Prens) rans, Jan. 11. Lon iJaurg'eoia was today elected presidt-nt of the French Senate. Bourg-eois is one of the principal members -of the French peace commission and was a member of the committee, which eh-sfted ti-j covenant vi the LiTarne of Natwr.s, IIOEN rat 1 f VSA AA-V . is v . a.