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VOL." 23. -No. 153
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KINSTON, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1920
SIX PAGES TODAY
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Blaze
Guwestori: Damage of Millions
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One Block, Two Piers Smouldering Ruins,
: Seven Other Blocks and Three Ships
Are Afire Wind Fans Flames and Tex
as Port Fears Conflagration Chemi
cals Handicap Firemen Sparks Falling
Over Wide Area Blaze Starts at Sul
; phur Company's Pier Community Vic
tim of Tidal Wave Not Many Years Ago
Faces Second Disaster From Another
; Element
(By the United Press)
Galveston, Sept. 30. The fire damage i now
estimated at $2,000,000.
Galveston, Sept. 30. A fire swept the Galveston water
front today causing millions of dollars' damage.
Two piers and a block of buildings have been destroyed and
seven other blocks and three steamers are afire.
A shed of a cotton concentrating company covering nearly
a block and loaded to capacity has been destroyed.
Eight Blocks Afire.
Houston, Sept. 30. Eight water
front blocks, four piers and three
ships are afire, at Galveston, accord
ing to telephone messages received
here.
The fire started on the Freeport
Sulphur Company's pier. ' Chemicals
are interfering with the efforts of the
firemen to fight the blaze.
Wind-swept flames and sparks are
flying over a wide area, causing he
roic precautions to prevent a great
conflagration.
Exchange Profs.
America and Czechoslovakia In Edu
cational Trade.
Washington, Sept. 30. The Insti
tute for International Education in its
endeavor f"to develop international
good-will by hieing of educational
agencies" is arranging in cooperation
with the Society for teh Advance
ment of Slavonic Study and the Min
istry of Education of Czechoslovakia,
for an exchange of professors be
tween Czechoslovak and American m
iversities. ' '
The Institute's Committee on
Grants to Professors on Leave of Ah
sence, awards grants only to Ameri
can professors who have agreed to
teach for at least one semester in a
foreign university, and who have sub
mitted official evidence that they per
B';nally, as well as their proposed lee
ture9 are acceptable to the author!
ties of the foreign institutions' which
they purpose to visit.
One of the first American profes
sors awarded a grant by the Institute
is Prof. I. Andrews of Tufts College
who will spend most of the coming
year in the Czechoslovak Capital lec
turing on American History and In
stitutions at the University of Prague,
Cox President
Artillery Colonel Heads 30th Division
Veterans.'
(By the United Press)
Asheville, Sept. 30. The Old Hick
ory veterans left for their homes
last night nd today after concluding
their second annual reunion yester
day afternoon.
Nashville, Tenn., was chosen for
the 1921 convention place. Col. Al
bert Cox of Raleigh was elected to
the presidency and Capt. Frank
Bowen of Knoxville was reelected
secretary and treasurer. Sergt.-Maj.
Guy May, Knoxville, 'was elected
first vice-president; Private Harold
Turner, Spartanburg, second vice
president, and Sergt. Harry Baum
Kardner, Asheville, third vice-president.
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Colonel Cox comanded the 113th
Field Artillery during the war.
Legion Adjourns.
'Cleveland, Sept. 30. The Ameri
can Legion convention here closed
with the election of F. W. Galbraith
of Cincinnati as commander.
Building in Mexico
Boom Strikes Republic AH Towns
Sharing in Activity.
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(By tie United Prese)
San Antonio. Tex.. Sept. 30
A building boom has struck Mexico
' with the advent of the first real peace
the inhabitants have experienced in
many years, judging by reports reach
ing building contractors here.
Practically every city of more than
ten thousand, people has reported
much building activity.
Contractors have been asked for
bids on paving, drainage systems, fac
tories and railroad reconstruction they
report. Cities in both North and
South Mexico are building as they
have never built before, the Mexican
Trade Bureau of the local Chamber
of Commerce reports. - '
Siveebs ''ih'ytkrkoM at
EPISCOPALIANS OF
EASTERN CAROLINA
MEET HERE FRIDAY
All-Day Conference In
spirational Service in
Evening Bishop and
New Fork Nationwide
Drive Leader Expected
The clergy and other church work
ers of the Episcopal Diocese of East
Carolina will meet here Friday to take
up the continuation of, . the Nation
wiilp Cnmniffn hptnin last vear. Many
prominent ministers and laymen will
attend the sessions. Most of the del
egates will arrive Thursday after
noon and night.
The sessions of the conference will
begin at 9:30 a. m. The delegates
will sit almost continuously . until
i-.Zti. n short intermission to be taken
at the lunch hour. The conference
will he somewhat in the nature of i
training school. Rev. Louis G. Wood
nf KW Ynrk. will lead the discussions
An inspirational service will be held
at 7:30 in the evening.
The conference will be opened with
a celebration of the Holy Commun
ion. The daytime sessions will prob
ahlv not be of e-eneral public inter
est, though anyone desiring to attend
nrill he coriliallv welcomed and the
rector of St. Mary's Church, in which
the .gathering will meet, is anxious
that all members of the parish be
nresent. Mr. Wood and Bishoo Darst
may speak at the evening inspiration
al meeting, and special music is oeing
prepared. .-
Seeks Bar Geisha
Japanese W. C. T. U. Down on Time'
' Honored Institution.
(By the United Press)
Tokvo. Sent. 30. Janan is soon to
he the scene of a battle of women.
The W C. T. U., assembled in con
vention at Karuizawa,' the popular
summer resort where each year fore
gather millionaires and missionaries
to e.Knsne the heat of the dog days.
have thrown down a challenge to the
geisha, and have decided to do their
hpt to eliminate this famous feature
of life in the Land of the Chrysan
themum.
To make a start, the convention de
nied that it would hereafter officially
frown on allowing geisha to be pre,
sent at any entertainment given lor-
eigners, declaring that while the
guileless stranger sees in these social
butterflies only attractive girls de
corously entertaining guests, he is
hlissfullv ienorant of "the evil influ
ence on the homes in Japan which this
system involves."
It js without doubt true that many
rood wife weens bitter tears be-
cBiise her lord and master finds the
attractions of the teahouse greater
than those of his family circle, and
while many geisha are, as a matter
of fact, entirely virtuous, it is true
that many others are by no means
austere.
It is estimated that there are some
fin.non veisha in Janan. an estimate
which is probably quite low, and they
form such an indispensable feature ot
all Japanese parties of a social na
ture that it is certain that no matter
how strenuous the opposition to
them be, they will not have to worry
seriously, about it lor many a year.
MUST
DO TO
EOR
ELECTION
IN NOV'R
Rules for Registration and
Voting How the; Ballots
Will Be Deposited Ev
erything Made Easy for
Novices ' ; ;'
Raleigh, Sept. 30. The following
information relative to registering and
voting, given out by Legislative Ref
erence Librarian H. M. London, will
be of especial interest to prospective
women voters throughout ,the Mate:
"All persons not previously regis
tered and who expect to vote at the
election on November 2 a?e required
to present themselves in person be
fore the registrar of the precinct for
registration between September 30
and October 23 inclusive. Voters
cannot be registered in any other way
or manner. They cannot be register
ed by mail or over the telephone. The
registrar of the precinct .Will be at
the polling place on each of the four
Saturdays during the registration pe
riod with his books for the purpose
of registering voters. At other times,
he may be found at his residence.
"The woman voter is subject to the
same conditions and qualifications as
apply to the male voter, except that
she is not required to pay o poll tax
or exhibit a poll tax receipt in order
to register and vote in the earning
election. Before registering each
woman voter must take the following
oath:
"That she will support the Consti
tution of the United States and the
Constitution of the State of North
Carolina, not - consistent', therewith;
that she" has been "a 'resident of the
State of North Carolina for two years
of the county for six months and of
the precinct in which she proposes to
vote four months; that she is 21 years
of uge and has not registered for this
election in any other precinct.
"The Attorney-General, has i ruled
that the woman voter need not give
her exact age, but she must state that
she is 21 years of age or over. An'
act of the extra session of the Gen
eral Assembly of 1920 defines the
residence of a married woman living
with her husband to be where her hus
band resides, and that of a woman
living, separate and apart from her
husband to be where she actually re
sides. .
"Where a person has moved from
one precinct to another precinct in
the same county within four months
from the election, such person should
register and vote at the old precinct.
"At the coming election six boxes
will be provided in which the follow
ing ballots will be deposited: (1)
State officers, including United States
senator; (2) member,. of Congress;
(3) presidential electors; (4) members
of the General Assembly and county
officers; (5) township constable and
justices of the peace, and (6) consti
tutional amendments. """
"Under the absentee voters law,
any person duly registered who may
be absent from the county or physical
ly unable to go to the polls for the
purpose of voting in person, which
fact shall be made to appear by the
certificate of a physician or by affi
davit, shall be allowed to register and
vote upon application to the chair
man of the county board of elections,
who will furnish the voter ballots and
blank certificate necessary for voting."
Discharges in Order.
Chicago, Sept. 29. The following
are the eight players indicted for par
ticipation in the alleged baseball scan-
dal.
Eddie Cicotte, star pitcher who
waived immunity and confessed, ac
cording to court attaches, that he
took a 810,000 bribe.
Arnold Gandill, former first base
man.
"Shoeless Joe" Jackson, heavy hit
ting leftrfielder.
Oscar "Hap" Felsch, center-fielder.
Charles "Swede" Risberg, short
stop.
Claude Williams, pitcher.
George "Buck" Weaver, third base
man. 1 .
Fred McMuIlin, utility player. ,
With his team, the White Sox, only
one game behind the Cleveland In
dians in the pennant race, the veter
an Owner Comiskey served notice on
the accused men that if found guilty
he would have them blacklisted for
ever.
The New York Yankees' personnel
has been offered intact to Comiskey
to finish the season.
The world's series will open October
5, the national commission has decid
ed. The first three games will be at
Brooklyn. '
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REPRISALS AGAINST
POLICE THREATENED
IN COUNTY GALWAY
Forays Must? Cease, Warn
ed While MacSwiney
Improves Temporarily
English Officials Puzzle
Over His Case
(By the United Press)
Dublin, Sept. 30.' Counter repris
als against the Black and Tan Police
are threatened in County Calway.
Wording reaching here says the
police have been told that their
wrecking forays must cease or they
will be attacked.
Mac Better.
London, Sept. 30. MacSwiney slept
three hours last night and was much
refreshed today. While the mayor's
life was slowly drifting out the
British cabinet was puzzling over his
case. . -
HOW LENOIR LEAF
GROWERS WILL MAKE
SURE OF REDUCTION
Will Be No Chance for
Backsliders to Violate
Pledge Without Being
Taken to ? Task Moral
Obligation Enough
Leaders of the Lenoir County
farmers organiation to get better
prices for their principal poducts, to
bacco and cotton, are pledged m ad
vance to abide by , any regulations
the State association may adopt at
its forthcoming meeting. Officers
of the local body declare there will
be "fullest cooperation" in this coun
ty next spring and that a 50 per cent.
urtailment of th the tobacco acre
age is not improbable.
Each of the dozen townships in the
county is to have its vigilance com
mittee', it is intimated. These will
be comprised by men chosen by the
neighborhood farmers themselves.
The committeemen will watch to see
that there is no violation of curtail
ment pledges. "Moral pressure" will
be all needed to bring violators back
into line ,it is believed. Leader of
the organization movement point out
that cooperation has become almost
second nature with .the planters and
tenants in- this section. ..
There would be no other means for
handling backsliders without violat
ing the Sherman law, it is said.
If 50 per cent, reduction is requr-i
ed of Lenoir County next year the re
duction will ibe 50 per cent., promi
nent farmers confidently assert. . At
any rate, the biggest corn, sweet po
tato, irish potato and wheat crops in
many years will be produced in Le
noir in 1921. :.. -i
BULLETINS
(By the United Press) I
KARMERS MEET IN PROTEST.
Atlanta, Sept. 30. Georgia
farmers are to meet at the State
Capitol here today in mass sess
ion to protest against the credit
restriction policy. . The farmers
are refusing to sell cotton on a
low market and reports that night
riders are active are again fre
quent. PEACE IN A MONTH.
Rome, Sept. 30. Italy is to de
clare the war ended October 31,
the cabinet today decided.
Aviation Program
Calls for Congressional Appropria
tion $5,000,000 Annually.
(By the United Press)
Washington, Sept. 30. Measures to
make America the leader of the na
tions in aviation will be laid before
Congress at the next session, Chair
man Kahn of the House Military Af
fairs Committee today said. The plans
include an annual appropriation of
five millions to aid experiments, new
inventions and designs developed by
Americans, -
STATE COUNSEL AT
CHICAGO BELIEVES
ICTMENTS N. G.
Hoyne Requests Holding Up
of Probe Until Return
From N. Y.
GRAND JURY PROCEEDS
Apparently Determined
Make Most Out of Base
. ball Scandal Only Min
or Charges Can Be
Brought, Says Att'y
(By the United Press)
Chicago, Sept. 30. The investiga
tion of the alleged baseball crooked
ness will be continued despite the re
quest of State's Attorney Hoyne for
a delay until his return from New
York, Foreman Brigham of the grand
jury today announced.
Hoyne's Stand.
Chicago, Sept. 30. The eight base
ball indictments voted by the grand
jury here are now held doubtful and
have been ordered held up by State's
Attorney McClay Hoyne, who is re
ported to have told the secretary
they were based on a misinterpreta
tion of the law.
Players can be prosecuted for gam
bling or conspiracy to gamble, but
Hoyne is doubtful if indictments on
these grounds would hold.
Diocesan Meeting
In Interest Episcopal Campaign to Be
Held Here Friday.
Delegates from throughout East
em Carolina will attend an Episcopal
conference at St. Mary's Church here
Friday to discuss the carrying on of
the Nationwide Campaign which was
started last year. ' The delegations
from the various parishes will include
both men and women. About 125 are
expected.
The principal speaker will be Rev,
Louis G, Wood, of the central offices
of the campaign. He is reputed to
be a forceful orator. The Nation
wide Campaign of the Episcopal
Church began last fall with a gen
eral survey of the condition of the
church and the needs and future pos
sibilities of the work. The first
year's work in the campaign was
marked by a drive for workers and
for funds to extend the church's ac
tivities. The Diocese of East Caro
lina, of which Bishop Thomas Darst
is head and Wilmington headquarters,
stands highest in the United States
the results achieved during the
first year of the campaign. One hun
dred and twenty-six per cent, of its
apportionment was raised. St. Mary's
church h we increased its pledged in
come over 350 per cent, and exceed
ed its quota 15 per cent, during the
drive. - - ...' " '
During the remaining two years of
the campaign this diocese will not
have to expend any more effort on the
financial side, but will be able to de
vote its whole attention to a drive for
more . workers and for the , "general
deepening of the spiritual life of its
members." .
The conferences here will open at
10 a. m. and will probably close in
time for delegates who are in a hur
ry to catch a late afternoon train. It
probable that many will remain
over, and a service will be beld at St.
Mary's at 7:30 p. m., with a sermon
of general interest. The preacher for
this service has not been announced.
All the sessions will be open to the
public and a special invitation to the
evening service is extended.
COLORED CLERGYMEN TO
PARTICIPATE IN SERVICE.
All the colored Episcopal clergymen
who will bH here Friday to attend
a special diocesan conference at St.
Mary's Church will be at St. Augus
tine's Mission at night, and take part
in a service of public worship there.
Rev, J. W. Herritage of Fayetteville,
a former pastor of St. Augustine's,
will preach. The public is cordially in
vited. On Sunday the minister, Rev.
J. E, Holder, will preach at the morn
ing service and deliver an illustrated
sermon at night.
Another Drop
Troy, N. Y., Sept. 30. Reduc
tion of wholesale prices of shirts
was announced today by Edgar
H. Betts, head of the Earl & Wil
son Co. The cuts range from $1.
50 to $24 a dozen. Betts predict
ed similar action by other man
ufacturers. COTTON
Futures quotations Thursday were:
Open.
Close
January .........
March ...........
May
October .........
23.30
22.00
21.65
.24.75
23.00
21.20
21.40
21.05
23.80
22.20
December
N.g local market.
BIG CROWDS GREET
COX IN KANSAS IN
SPITE OF OUTLOOK
State Supposed to Be Head'
ed Toward Republican
ism; League Issue
TROUBLE FOR HARDING
Is to Get Double Quizzing
on League Question
Will Be Pried Away
From the Porch Again
6th of October
(By the United Press)
En Route With Cox to Hutchison,
Kas., Sept. 30. Governor Cox today
carried the campaign into the wheat
belt, declaring the league the only
definite war prevention plan yet sug
gested. ,
He speaks at Hutchison and New
ton before touring Oklahoma.
Despite reports of a strong Repub
lican trend Cox is being greeted by
large crowds everywhere. He is em
phasizing the league argument in
every part of Kansas, apparently be
lieving it the best vote getter he can
offer.
League Overshadows All.
Washington, Sept. 30. The League
of Nations is standing out as the
most important issue of the cam
paign, with Harding facing a double
quizzing on his position on the ques
tion. ,
An attack is coming from, the Re
publican irreconciliables and from
the Democrats based on Elihu Root's
world court plan. The Democrats say
the plan is a part of the League of
Nations. .
.The irreconciliables agree and de
clare they want rejection of all parts
of the league.
Harding "Rests."
Marion, O., Sept. 30. Harding is
back on the front porch for a breath
ing spell, before his second campaign
trip into the Southwest beginning
October 6, . , , .
ihe candidate is somewhat worse
from his 'open air speaking, but oth
erwise unexhausted.
During the trip Harding made over
20 speeches in three states and replied
directly to the criticisms of Cox and
Roosevelt for the first time.
WILSON MAY NAME
ANOTHER WOMAN TO
HIGH U. S. OFFICE
Urged to Appoint One ,to
Federal Trade Commis
sionSex Deserves Rep
resentation on Body, De
clared ' (By the United Press)
Washington, Sept. 30. President
Wilson may appoint a woman to an
other high federal post, having been
urged to name one to the federal
trade commissionership vacated by
W, B. Colver.
It has been pointed out to him that
the commission deals with problems
touching the home and, therefore, is
important to women.
Mr, Wilson has already appointed
women to four other responsible fed
eral jobs.
Wide Observance
Of Fire Prevention Day and
Up Week in State.
Clean
Raleigh, Sept. 30. The signs are
propitious for a fine observance of
Fire Prevention Day, October 9, as
fixed by law, and the follow-up
clean-up week, October 9-16, fixed
by Commissioner Young.
"This awakened popular interest
in the necessity for conserving the
iives, limbs and property of the peo
ple of North Carolina, and ihe rec
ognition of the value of a spacial
day and week of observance, as set
forth by President Wilson, Govern
or Bickett and Commissioner Young,
is acting as a spur to all connected
with department fire and accident
prevention work, and will result in
an unprecedentedly successful or
ganization for observance of Octob
er 9 And the week following as a
dedication of all the people to aid
in the prevention of fire, accidents
and death therefrom," is the con
clusion of Deputy Commissioner S.
W. Wade. , ,
TO LENOIR COUNTY
FOR ONE
Will Be Heard at Deep Run
During Latter Part of
October
TO BE NO JOINT DEBATE
With the Republican From
Present Indications
Candidate From Char
lotte tia Wind Up Tour
November 1
(By MAX ABERNETnY)
Raleigh, Sept. 30. Joint debate be
tween the. Democratic and Republican
gubernatorial candidates, Cameron
Morrison and John J. Parker, from
all indications will not become a real
ity in the present campaign in North ;
Carolina.
This statement is given weight in
ferentially by State Chairman Thom
as D. Warren today with the an
nouncement of speaking dates for the
Democratic nominee up to and in
cluding November 1. It is under
stood that Mr. Morrison's intinerary
has been held up at the candidate's
request in anticipation of a challenge
from Mr. Parker. Since the challenge
has not been made nor is there any
indication that it will be forthcoming
the State chairman, who is known to
have consistency frowned upon joint
discussions between Democrats and
Republicans In North Carolina, com
pletes the schedule of appointments
for the party's major candidate and
notifies his county chairmen of the
dates. ; .. ., .
That there will be no debates be
tween the two candidates is both a
source of joy and sorrow over the
State. Democrats generally, that is,
the members of the organisation who
are taxed with the responsibility Of
carrying on the campaign, are oppos
ed to such things; so are the Repub
lican leaders. But there is a class of
voters, Democrats and Republicans,
who long for the battle-royal. This
class is , composed in the man of
youngsters who know little of the po
litical warfare of Tar Heclia, past or
present, and they are at all times
anxious for a fight.
Morrison and Gardner.
When Morrison and Gardner had
mallenged each other back and forth,
Mr. Gardner in the mountains and Mr.
Morrison in the sandhills, during the
last half of the Democratic primary,
uid the stage was being set in Ral
aigh for the big event, within 48
hours State managers of both candi
dates were being flooded with tele-
grams from all sections of the State
asking that seats be reserved for big
delegations from 15 or 20 counties.
Telegrams were also received of
course, advising against holding the
discussion on the ground that it would
hurt Democracy's chances in Novem
ber. But there was manifestly enough
interest on the part . of those who
wanted to witness the scrap to fill
every seat in the capital city's big
5,000 auditorium.
Democrats, including Mr. Morrison,
remember that Candidate Parker, dur-'
ing the first primary, said he would
.hallenge the Democratic winner to a
joint discussion. Mr. Parker thinks
that Candidate Morrison made a sim
ilar statement somewhere. Mr. Mor
rison disagreed witki the Democratic
executive committee as to meeting
Parker but is said to have declared
at the time that nothing less than a
judicial decree would stop him if the
Republican candidate asked for a de
bate. ' He consented, however, to let
Mr. Parker do the challenging.
Itinerary.'-; ::.:
The itinerary as arranged by Chair
man Warren calls for addresses from
the nominee in the 10th District,' the
last one being scheduled at Brevard
October 11, after which time he will
invade the Ninth, then the Seventh, .
and carry his campaign further east.
Mr. Morrison will conclude his speech
making with an address at Shelby,
the home of O. Max Gardner, the
nominee's opponent in both primaries.
Chairman Warren made the Shelby
appointment at the instance of the,
county chairman of Cleveland. The ;
list of appointments for Mr. Morrison,
beginning October 11, are:
October 11, Brevard; October 12,
Hickory; October 13, Lincolnton; Oc
tober 14, Gastonia; October 15, Lex
ington; October 16, Asheboro; Oc
tober 18, Elizabethtown; October 19,
Robeson County; October 20, Wilming
ton; October 21, Goldsboro; October
22, Bethel; October 23, Deep Run;
October 25, Plymouth; October 26,
Gatesville; October 27, Wilson; Oc
tober 28, Sanford; October 29, Pitts-
boro; October 30, Troy; November 1,
Shelby.
Since the inauguration of the clinic
plan of treatment by the State Board
of Health in July, 1918, dental dis
pensaries have been held in 39 coun
ties and a total of 33,003 school chil
dren have been given treatment with
out cost.
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