North Carolina Newspapers

DAILY FR THE HOME PAPER Todsysi News Today." "Head It First In" THE FREE PRESS VOL. 23. No. 190 SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. G, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, 1920 SIX PAGES TODAY PRICE TWO CENTS PRESS TURNS COLD DOWN AT POINT ISABEL; A ROUGH DAY ON GULF Harding Has Stay Off Wat er Because of Strong North Wind TOBACCO PLANTERS OF THREE STATES TO HAVE ASSOCIATE ICE DAY IS SPECULATION AS TO WHO WILL SUCCEED COLLECTOR BAILEY NEW SECRETARY OF CHAMBER COMMERCE ARRIVES IN CITY MILLION AND HALF IDLE IN EUROPE; A UNION DRIVE HERE KEPT BY DISCIPLES AT G0LDSB0R0 MEET LEGION CELEBRATES ARMISTICE DAY; AN INTERESTS PROGR'M Lieutenant Allen and Dr i'arrott Speakers Med als to ex-Soldiers Patri otic Songs First Armis tice Recalled STAYS OUT OF MEXICO Unofficial Members of Party Cross to Matamor as, Where They Find Perfect Order and Na . tives Anxious Extend Glad Hand (By tfc United Frees) Point Isabel, Nov. 12. Whistling north -winds kept Harding off the water today, it being too rough for small boat. A sharp drop in the temperature and overcast' skies drove away the semi-tropical aspects of the little fishing village. Unofficial members of the party received a welcome on the Mexican side of the border, the town of Matamoras, just across the frontier, being thrown open. The Mexican hospitality was of the warmest kind, and those who crossed found excellent order preserved. Harding cabled that he would be unable to accept the offer to cross, but expressed admiration for the har monious relations prevailing. Tumulty's Plans Private Business Rather Than Cus toms Judgeship. (By the United Press) Washington, Nov. 12. J. P. Tu multy, admitting he had received the suggestion that he take a Court of Customs Appeals . judgeship after March, today indicated that he pre ferred to enter private business. Want Hire Lewis Mexican Officials Want Kinstonians Aid in School Work. Tentative negotiations are under way between Mexican officials and Elisha B, Lewis, of this city, for the letter's participation in the reconstruc tion of the southern republic's educa tional system. Overtures have been made Mr. Lewis by the department of education at Mexico Cityj He is be lieved to be uninclined to accept any sppointment that would require him to remain in Mexico a long term of . years, but may agree to go to Obre gon's capital for a limited time. It is understood the new Mexican adminis . tration will undertake to put the pub . lie schools and higher institutions of learning in the country on a higher plane, and that American methods will be employed. Mr. Lewis is at present private secretary to Repre sentative Claude Kitchin. A part of his time is occupied with the affairs of a fraternal order of which he is a national officer. He formerly taught in the public schools of New York city, and was educated at the Cook County Normal School, Chicago, a fa mous institution. His father was the late Dr. Richard Lewis, a noted edu cator in this part of the country. Owners Meet All lfl Baseball Club Proprietors At tend Session. Chicago, Nov. 12. The third round in the fight for cleaner baseball was started today with a joint ses sion of the 16 owners of the Amer ican and National leagues. The Am erican Leaguers anticipated an agree ment. . Home Brew Stands to Get Knock Out From .,, Kramer Outfit. (By the United Press) Washington, Nov. 12. Prohibi tion enforcement officials are studying the Volstead law to determine whether they tan reg ulate the sale of malt and hops t discourage their use in making home brew. TRAVEL PROVES BEST RECRUITING LURE, IT IS DISCOVERED. I Mare Island, Nov:. 12. In spite of the fact that all three of the reg ular services are devoting the great est part of their publicity campaigns to advertising the advantages of their respective vocational training ystems, th lure f fortign lands still holds good. Statistics compiled the recruit depot for the Marine Corps on the west coast show that Dr. Joyner of Lenoir Coun ty Temporary Head of Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia Growers Permanent Organization Soon (BY MAX ABERNETHY) Raleigh, Nov. 12. With the idea of ultimately fixing the price on their own product representatives of tobacco growers' associations of North Carolina, Virginia and Geor gia at a meeting here laid the foun dation for what will be known as the Interstate Tobacco Growers' As sociation. Prior to formation of a tempo rary organization the growers went on record as favoring one-third re duction in acreage next year to ap ply to all farmers of the bright leaf whose average acreage for 1919 and 1920 totaled more than three and one-half acres. This proviso was approved as a means of taking cara of the smaller farmers and was passed without a dissenting vote. Organization of the proposed as sociation of the tobacco states will be perfected not later than January 1, 1921, when a committee with three members from each state de siring to enter gets together and submits its recommendations. Until that time Dr. J. Y. Joyner, chair man of the executive committee of the North Carolina Tobacco Grow ers' Association, will act as tempo rary head of the organization. Approval was given by the repre sentatives of the three states to the plan now under way to have sepa rate organizations in all of the to bacco growing states. . This work will be pushed and then the states will be merged into a federation with a central governing body similar to the American Ootton Association and , other farmers' organizations. One point that will be stressed by the state organizations is cooperat ive marketing. Seventeen of the tobacco-growing counties in North Carolina now have local organizations with several thousand members enrolled Chairi- man Joyner thinks that 90 per cent. of the growers in the State will align themselves with the organiza tion. Contention of the plaintiff:) in the case of the Public Service com panies of Greensboro and High Point against the Southern Power Company is upheld by the Supreme Court in an opinion written this week. The defendant, therefore, will not be permitted to present the case to the Federal Court. The court' holds that the Southern Power Company in notifying the mailer companies that it would not furnish them current after the first of the year denies its obligation and in so doing violates the spirit of the law. The mandamus as granted by Judge J, Bis Ray is applicable to the case. This opinion was written by Justice George II. Brown, who holds that the proceeding was in the na ture of a mandamus rather than an injunction and within the jurisdic tion of the State courts. A dissenting opinion, written by Justice Walker, takes the opposite view in that a mandamus can be is sued only where there is a breach of contract or violation of such, and that since there has been no breach or violation of contract and would not' be until after the first of the year the mandamus is not the proper proceeding. The Rutter Case. L. K. Rutter was fined $000 and the costs in Wake County Superior Court yesterday on two charges of i.ssaiilting a female, the woman Do ing his former stenographer wha was the main witness, for the prose cution. She charged that Rutter whipped her with a peach tree switch on several occasions. Details of the whippings are not printable. The young woman, Mrs. Laura Wright, charged that she was beaten by her former employer 10 or 12 times, punished until she cried. He threatened to "make it bad for her if she made known what had occurred. . . . Rutter was severely arraigned by the prosecution, who likened him to Harry K. Thaw and other sexual PTuring the month of October there were 202 registrations with the Ral eigh and Asheville offices of the Federal Employment Bureau and of this number MS were given work in the State, . according to Director M. L. Shipman. One hundred and eleven were skilled workers, 39 were unskilled and 18 were either clerical or pro fessional. ' ' 42 per cent, of rookies give the de sire to see the world as the most attractive inducement shown by the recruiting posters. W. C. Manning Again Pres ident of Convention Ad ditions to Board of Trus tees of Atlantic Christian College (Special to The Free Press) Goldsboro, Nov. 12. President W. C. Manning of the convention of Dis ciples of Christ halted the program promptly at 11 o'clock Thursday morn ing in honor of Armistice Day. Mr. Manning had given no intimation of his intentions, but simply took the floor and announced that the hour had struck for celebrating the great event which transpired two years before at the same hour. He called to the plat form Rev. W, P, Shamhart of Green ville, who in a few well-chosen re marks paid tribute to the occasion, and Rev. J. E. Stewart of Wilson led in a brief prayer. President Manning himself paid eloquent tribute to the memory of the boys who gave their lives on the foreign battlefields. The convention adjourned Thurs day night after having enjoyed one of the most profitable sessions in its history, Resolutions were adopted thanking Goldsboro for the splendid manner in which the convention was entertained and many speakers in the closing session commented on the fine spirit that had prevailed. The 77th annual session will most probab ly go to Wilson, which extended an ur gent invitation. The old officers were reelected as follow: W. C. Manning, president, Williamston; C. W. Howard, vice president, Kinston; P. A. Hodges, re cording secretary, Kinson. L. J. Chap man, treasurer, Grifton; members of executive committee, J. W. Hines, Rocky Mount; J. E. Stuart, Wilson; B. P. Smith, Kinston; George Hack ney, Wilson; F. L. Voliva, Belhaven, and regional superintendent of Bible schools, E. B. Quick, with headquar ters in Atlanta. The following were added to the Board of Trustees of the Atlantic Christian College: Clarence Cannon, Ayden; W. E. Hooker, Greenville; C. S. Eagles, Saratoga; W. A. Davis, Washington, and J. C. Richardson, Garnett, S. C. Expressions of appreciation of the fine manner in which President Man ning presided over the convention and of his constant interest in the work and of the untiring and efficient ser vices of the state secretary, C. C. Ware of Wilson, were given on the floor of the convention and rising votes of thanks were tendered these two popular officers. BULLETINS . (By the United Press) BREAD DROPS. Washington, Nov. 12. Bread yielded to the decline of wheat prices today and a decline of one cent in the price of ordinary loaves was announced by one company. The city Department of Markets said it had been as sured others would follow the example. BENT ON BARRING GERMANY. Paris, Nov. 12. French dele gates to the league have been instructed to withdraw if Ger many is admitted, according to Echo de Paris. FLOUR'S DECLINE. Minneapolis; Nov. 15). FJour has declined $5 a barrel at the mills since June, according to northwestern millers. HARDING GIVES TO HUNGRY. New York, Nov. 12. Herbert Hoover today telegraphed President-Elect Harding his thanks for a contribution of $2,500 to the fund for feeding the starv ing children in Europe. COAL EXPORTS. Washington, Nov. 12. Coal exports so far in 1920 were 84 per cent, of the total production, " according to the Interstate, " Commerce Commission, Thi is a larger percentage than in otn er years. The commission did not excuse high prices taking the country as a whole. Probably Lost Men on Missing Seaplane Couldn't Withstand Blizzard. (By the United Press) r.roat Ikes. Ills.. Nov. 12. Fleet airplanes today continued a search for a missing navy 'plane which left here Wednesday morning with three aboard and was last seen riding the waves off Sheboygan. Hope than any of the crew is alive? nas Deen aoan rlnneH. aviators savin? it would be impossible for the 'plane to stay afloat in tne swirling snow storm and 70-mile gale. Newspaper Men Nominate Parker, Meekins and Jenkins Not Likely Change Will Be Made Be fore End of Next Year, Said (By MAX ABERNETHY) Raleigh, Nov. 12. Josiah William Bailey, collector of internal revenue for North Carolina, will in all prob ability not be supplanted by a Re publican until late in 1921 but there will be radical changes in the person nel of his department soon after Sen ator Harding is inaugurated on March 4 next. ' Deputies under the collector are casting about now for employment to take up when the word comes down from Washington that members of the Republican faith are to take their places. They have set the date of their departure from the federal de partment on the fourth of March but it is unlikely that they will be relieved until from 30 to 60 days after that time. : It "is learned unofficially here to day that the changes from a Demo cratic force to Republican will be made gradually rather than overnight, and some of the most efficient men may not be turned out provided they are desirous of continuing in the service. Similar course was followed eight years ago when the Republicans were given a national licking. Speculation is rife as to who will be Collector Bailey's successor. The correspondents have their own way of selecting him and generally they do not agree. Among others the names of J. J. Jenkins, of Siler City; John J. Parker, of Monroe, who made the race for governor, and 1. M. Meekins, of Elizabeth City, have all been plac ed in nomination. Governor Bickett has called a meet ing of the State Budget Commission for Monday, November 15, when the estimated income and expenses of the various State departments and insti tutions will be considered. The budgets as submitted by the de partments and institutions will be carefully gone over and revised, up or down as the commission thinks best. Next year is the first time that the State departments and institutions will operate under the budget system. Hearing of the Southern Power Company's petition for the right to make a general increase in the rates for electric current in North Carolina is set for November 22. This announcement is made by the State Corporation Commission. The power company's petition was filed 10 days ago, but the date for the hear ing was not made public until par ties interested had been notified and given ample time to prepare counter petitions. BUY W. S. S. CHRISTMAS SEALS TO, BE SOLD IN CANVASS OF CITY; BEGINS SOON (BY I). T. EDWARDS) Mrs. Robert H. Rouse, chairman ! of the tuberculosis seals committet, ! will soon begin an active canvass ; in the city for the sale of the seals tj merchants and business people j generally. It is hoped that in this ; ivav a lartrn IlllMlJsoT tl'ill lip Hlnf.flpd 1 of for use on mail that will be dis patched during the days ahead of us. This year the tuberculosis ueal will not be handled by the Red Crori, as an organization, although it will no doubt be found that the membership of the Red Cross heartily endorses the sale of the seals and, by purchas ing and using 'them, will contribute very largely to the' success of the campaign that the National Tuber culosis Association is now engaged in. It is through the sale of these Christmas seals ' that the association in onahlprl tn nrdvide the sinews of war for fighting the great white plague that greatest single scourge in American life. Every penny spent for a seal means mat nrucn conino uiKfl in thp "war fund" of the asso ciation and in this way is dedicated to the performance oi one 01 tne most vital tasks known to human welfare, workers. Tuberculosis is found; practically everywhere and practically every where the great white plague must ibe opposed in its mad career (f Afaih and destruction. Here in North Carolina some three thousand deaths occur annually from its ravages anrt the economic loss, alone, runs into millions of dollars. Any Article Selected State Aid Must Be Supplemented. The State has made a compara tively small provision for taking care nt Vii nrivhlem. But the rather mea ger facilities supplied through the The American Legion and about 200 to 250 others celebrated Armis tice Day with an appropriate pro gram at the First Baptist Church Thursday night. A feature of the occasion was the presentation of the State service medals to those of the veterans present. The musical num bers included "Battle Hymn of the Republic," "America" and others. Ex.-Lieut. Robert H. Rouse pre sided and introduced ex-Lieut. Rey nold Allen, who made an excellent address. Impressions of the first Armistice Day in France were relat ed by the young officer. He describ ed the scenes along the Allied and German trench lines that followed the "death-ljke silence" that came with the eleventh hour. Dr. James M. Parrott, who pre sented the medals, spoke at some Ungth, eulogizing the legionnaires and referring in tender terms to those who didn't come back." The world may have to undergo another terrible war, he said, pointing out the menace of Bolshevism In the East and the manifestations of it even in America, France and Eng land. His address was replete with historical - facts. Rev. W. Marshall Craig said the opening prayer and the benediction. The following are the officers of the local legion post: George T. Skinner, vice-commander, ii com mand; William A- Allen, adjutant; Reynold T. Allen, Vance P. Peery, Paul Howard and R. H. Rouse, exec utive committee. A Red Farce Berlin Workmen Give Up Factories to Police. (By the United Press) Berlin, Nov. 12. The German gov ernment was triumphant in the clash with radical workmen who tried to emulate the Italian factory seizures. Occupied metal factories were aban doned whea the police surrounded them. Violence was lacking, the work men realizing they would be starv ed out unless they yielded. Muriel MacSwiney Wants to Come to Washington to Testify; Accepted. (By the United Press) Washington, Nov. 12. Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney, widow of the late lord mayor of Cork, has offered to come to Washington to testify before the American commission on Ireland and her offer has been accepted, it ,, is announced. It is unknown yet whether she can get passports. State sanatorium for tubercular pa tients can cope with the situation on ly to a quite limited extent. Though, while the State's provision in the way of a sanatorium cannot meet the exigencies of the situation, by providing a scientific and thorough ly competent leadership in the strug gle to cope with the disease it has assumed a distinct!;.' advanced posi tion, v Cannot Give Quarter. ' But the fight must be carried on, if waged at all, by private funds supplied by private citizeni. It is unthinkable that an Intelligei.t citi zenship haul down the fl.rg before the onslaughts of an enomy of this character. Under no consideration can we afford to give quartec to the deadly foe. And when it is considered that there are at least 25,000 tuberculos is cases in North Carolina it re quires but small reflection to see what we are up against. To Provide War Chest. The North Carolina Tuberculos is Association, a branch of thi na tional association, has accepted the challenge of the situation and will attempt to provide a "war chest' from the accumulation of pennies through the sale of Christinas seals little decorative seals to ba placed on all outgoing mail along about this time of the year and during the hol idays seals that Will not only be found to be decorative and messen gers of cheer and good will, but a means of accomplishing a great hu manitarian and vitally defensive work. The tuberculosis seals committee, headed by Mrs. Rouse, is preparing at an early date to seek the public's cooperation in the fight. Will the cooperation ba given? Van Hervie Gets Results Even Before Assuming Charge Unique Career. Likes and Lauds Long Leaf Pine Land Carel Heristal Van Hervie will be come secretary of the "Chartiber of Commerce here Monday. He is one of the champion boosters of North Car olina after a residence of three or four vears in the State, having resided at High Point, Mount Airy and else where. He came here from Mount Airy Friday. Mr. Van Hervie was born at Hasselt, Belgium, a few miles from whore the snil-driven canal boats appear to ply the air from the sunk en streets of the towns bordering the dyked-up canals. He has been a trav eling salesman and a newspaperman as well as a commercial, secretary. He has lived at Gettysburg, Pa., and Hag erstown, Md., among other places in the United States. Daniel Hollenga, the famous secre tary of the Chamber of Commerce at Fayetteville, hails from a town in Hol land 40 miles from Van Hervie's birth place. "Krel" Van Hervie started boosting Kinston even before he arrived here to make it his home. "The first fam ily from Mount Airy" will travel across the -State to locate here next week. J. D. Martin, of that town, is the head of the family. LEAGUE SUPPORTERS AIM AROUSE PUBLIC FOR RATIFICATION America Can Lose Results of War Country Stands Also to Lose Ten Billion Dollars if Europe Takes the Notion (By the United Press.) Washington, Nov. 12. A program of publicity will soon be begun by league supporters in an effort to create public sentiment that will force ratification. , Publicity is to go out through sev. eral channels to declare that non ratification may result in Europe re pudiating the ten billions it owes us, hurt business and result in the loss of the results of the war to the Al lies and the United States, Wage Award For Short Line Men More Than 100,000 Affected. Chicago, Nov. 12.--Wage awards which will affect more than a hundred thousand men employed on close to 600 'short lino railroads throughout the country will bo announced with in the next few weeks, according to United States Railroad Labor Board officials, here today. The wages sought are similar to those asked by thi Big Four Brother hood and employes on big roads. These employes, numbering two million were recently awarded approximately 60 per cent, of their demands. Though there are " 600 shortline railroads in the country, employes on only 97 have asked the board to ap ply the recent award to them. Orig inally 115 made application to the board but officials of 18 of these have Voluntarily ' applied the award and the applications withdrawn. In ad dition to these 18, 35 other roads have applied the recent award, making a total of 53 roads voluntarily apply ing the award. The decision in the case now being studied by the board will be of tre mendous importance to employes on other shortline roads. . What action is taken in this case is believed almost certain to be applied to all of them. DANGER IN HORSE HAIR SHAVING BRUSHES. Washington, Nov. 12. Surgwn- 'General Cumming ' of the United States Public Health Service has just issued a fresh warning against the use of horse-hair shaving brush es, to, which not a few caes of anthrax- have been traced. He says: "The Public Hja'th Service has made every effort possible under existing laws and regulations to prevent the occurrence of mthrax due 'to infect ed shaving brushes, but in spite of its efforts anthrax cases occur and will continue to occur unless : . the public ceases to buy and use horse hair brushes for shaving.'- Federation of Labor Lead ers Plan Enroll Million More Members ANSWER TO EMPLOYERS Who Would Reduce Wages. Steel Men Get Together Great Britain Has More Than 400,000 People Out of Employment (By the United Press) London, Nov. 12. Strikes have slackened business in Europe and left a million and a half workers idle, according o the estimate of the Brit ish Labor Ministry. Great Britain has 200,000 drawing unemployment pay from the govern ment, but many others are not re ceiving this. , . Laborites report that 403,000 are out of work. , - To Enlarge U. S. Unions. t Washington, Nov. 12. Organized labor is trying to add a million new members to its ranks, Vice-President Frank Duffy of the American Feder ation today said. The effort .constitutes labor's re ply to the challenge of employers who, labor leaders say, are attempt ing to establish the non-union shop and reduce wages. The question of extending mem bership in the Steel Workers . was taken up today at a meeting of the heads of the 24 unions identified with the last steel strike. , . . Buyers' Exchange To Be Maintained by the Merchants' Association. Overstocked local merchants who are members of the Merchants' As sociation may become .wholesalers through the medium of "the associa tion . under a plan announced today. From the association's headquarters bulletins will be distributed to deal is whenever warranted, stating that pertain nleTchants are "in the mar ket today" for certain articles. "If you can meet their requirements from your stock call telephones at once, as they propose to buy else where if you cannot supply them.' This will be the message sent the overstocked storekeepers. "The asso ciation will be glad to receive a list of merchandise on which you are averstocked, and upon receipt of said list will hold same on file for in spection of other members who may be interested in purchasing from you When in the market for mer chandise call the secretary t and no tice similar to this will be issued ;he members of the association who may be interested in selling you." The majority of the large dealers in Irv goods, clothing, hardware, feed s'uffs, farm supplies and some other lines here are members of the as sociation. ' ' :' Best Spirits Do Not Connect With Humans Through Ouija Board. - (By the United Press) Chicago, Nov. 12. -If you would mingle wfith . the elite of departed spirits, do not toy with the shades who use the ouija hoards as means of communication because, under or dinary circumstances, only the riff- . raff of spiritdom speak during the sessions of the great American par lor game, was the warning given today ,by Miss Gail .Wilson, trustee of the American section of the The osophlcal Society. She stands high in the councils of the- theosopbical world. - . , .' ", "Only the low type of soul would make itself manifest on the ouija board," said Miss Wilson, who has given the subject much research. "A high type of spirit would not use such a crude and dangerous meth- od. Why should a highly evolved spirit want to mingle among earth beings when they are on a much higher plane? "Speaking in the slangy language of the earth, most of the spirits wo. get connected with on tho ouija board lie like circus posters. "If you are looking for advice, it is far better to take it from a good living person than a bad dead one. No spirit can tell the future better than an ordinary earth being. It's rare that a respectable, spirit raps on the library table, either," Miss Wileon holds that there are just a few cases on record of high class spirits talking via the ouija route, but these cases are so rare that they may bo dicounted.