North Carolina Newspapers

VOL 24. No. 7 SECOND EDITION, KINSTON, N. WEDNESDAY EVENiNG, APRIL 13, 1921 SIX PAGES TODAY PRICE TWO CENTS ALL VOTERS SHOULD WILIIELM FAILS TO SET HOUR FOR HIS EMPRESS' FUNERAL DIXON FAILS KINSTON WILL HAVE A BIG CELEBRATION KNOX INTRODUCES PEACE RESOLUTION IN UPPER HOUSE SEE THAT THEY ARE TO GET PLACE ON QUALIFIED TO VOTE EXECUTIVE COM'TEE ON 4TH OF JULY Labor Galls General Miners Insist Upon Natiqnaljzation of rits ana r orce ivauway ana wi ransport Men to ActionLloyd George Faces De feat Situation of Great Gravity (By the United Press) London, Aril 13. British miners, railwaymen and trans port workers today called a strike effective at 10 p. m. Friday. The three - groups constitute the -Triple Alliance." The railwaymen and transport workers, who opposed the. strike called for last night, were driven to action when the miners refus ed to consider anything less than nationalization of the, mining in dustry. - " ... "- ' Government Prepares. .-. London, April 13. Facing imius trial death,. Great Britain today is making herculean efforts to 1 meet the general strike called for Friday night by the Triple Alliance. Driven by , the implacable miners demanding nationalization ; of indus try, the railway and transport work ers preuared to . aid them in stop ping all business and the circulation of the necessaries of life. Premier Lloyd George, for the first time seriously threatened with defeat, renewed his efforts to avert disaster and bring about a ' settle ment of the wage dispute. More sol diers and sailors were ordered out. Government officials declared belief that not more than 50 per cent, of the railway and transport Workers will obey the Strike orders. : MEMBERS CAPE FEAR PILOTAGE BOARD. (By Max Abernethy, Special Capital Correspondent) Raleigh, April" 13. The appoint ment of James Sprunt, C. C. Chath am, T. F. Wood and H C. McQueen, of Wilmington, and J. Ruark of Southport, as commissioners of the Board of Navigation and Pilotage of the Cape Fear River and Bar is au thorized by Governor Morrison; The - appointments are under an act of the 1921 General Assembly which pro vides that four of the five commis sioners must reside in the city of Wil- , mington. REPORTED KILLED IN WRECK; HE WASN'T. Washington, N. C, April 13. Will iant T. Wilensky, a Savannah travel ing salesman, has written friends here that his reported death in a railroad wjeck near Charlotte in Feb ruary didn't occur. Reports- said Wilensky's mangled body was identi fied by means of letters in his pock ets, and his acquaintances here -grieved over his fate.1 Wilensky declare:; he was in New York ' and working hard at the time of the supposed trag : edy. He believes he was the victim of a practical joke on the part of & friend. v Baptist Girls Put Ban on the Dance; Organize Against It (Special to the Free Press) Nashville, April 13. In the hope of organizing the young women of the country who are opposed a dancing into an organization that will provide wholesome social existence for them, Miss Virginia Hamilton of Atlanta, Ga., has launched the fi Alpha Delta Sigma, an anti-dancing society. ; ' As soon as her duties at Westhampton College, University of Richmond, Va., will permit; Miss Hamilton hopes td give considerable time to pushing the organization of the society amonjc the young women of the South. Believed to Have Fled to North. , The negro named Miller who is believed to. have driven an automo "I'.obile over John Brown, aged negro cripnle. in South If Inntnn Monday night, has not been apprehended. He Is believed to have fled to the north. Brown, who may die, has been in a serious condition since the incident. AMNESTY WILL NOT C0 il PEACE (By th United PVess " iWashington, -April 13. Amnesty for political prisoners will be held in abeyance, at least until a formal state of peace is declared, according io the impression, memlbers of the labor committee on amnesty received from Harding when it conferred "ith him. Strike for Friday- President's Military Aid 4- 8 y r y Lieirt.-Col. Clarence O. Sherrlll, who has been appointed personal military aid to President Harding. TOO FEW COLLEGE STUDENTS IN STATE Carolina's Average of 23 Per 10,000 Lower Than Most States' District of Columbia Has Seven to One on Tarheelia ( Bv the United Press Chapel Hill,'-April 13. College stu dents are ' too many in North Caro lina, college facilities considered. But college "students are too few in' North Carolina, college attendance in other states considered. The United States over, students m public and private universities col leges, and professional schools aver aged 36 per ten thousand of popula tion in 1917-18. But in North Carolina the average was only 23, and 32 states made a better showing. : Four of these were southern: ; states Virginia, vTennes sce, South Carolina, and Texas. ' College students in the District .'of Columbia are more than seven times af numerous as in North Carolina -which is not Surprising considering the stimulus and the opportunities at hand. The next highest ratio is- in- Iowa, the best developed farm State in the Union. - And the farmers believe in college education in Iowa. V, College students in that (state tire more than three times as. many as in North Car olina. iThey are nearly three times a. many in Colorado.; They fine two and a half times as many In Nebraska and Oregon; nearly two and a half time as-many in Kansas, California, and , Illinois; and nearly twice af many in Minnesota,' Ohio, Utah, New York, Maryland, and New Hampshire. - Massachusetts does not lead in col lege attendance, as is popularly sup posed. Both Iowa and Colorado stand ahead of her. New York stood 20th in 1840, and only 13th in 1918. New Jersey stands at the foot of the col umn. . ONE-THIRD LOPPED OFF MARTIN CO. VALUES. Williamston. N. C. April 13. The ' Martin County board of appraisers has rtiade a flat reduction of 33 1-J per cent.; in values of real estate. , The reduction places the ' average value of farm lands at a fraction less than $30 per acre. Previously the average was less than $45. : . Death of Weil-Known Negro. Lewis S, Smith, a well-known col ored resident, died the first of the week. Smith was generally known among his race and had many friends among the whites. He was a ftian of good character and art industrious worker.- He was formerly the pro prietor of tc successful mattress busi f ness. . .-:'' . "'. ", New Registration in Prog ress Rules KorAnnounc ed, But Last Month's "Enrollment"' Not Legal for May Election Registration for the municipal elec hon, Muy 3 is in progress or supposed to be at these places: if irst Ward,: Brown 8 Store. : . Stcond, Lenoir Drug Store. Third, Grand Fountain, Fourth, Carmer - Sutton' store, Gonkm and East streets. Fifth, Abbott's store .East -Kins- ton. , . j This is not official, the election au thorities having made no announce ment as yet. Just who will have to register is not exactly clear. It is certain that all who "registered" for the recent Democratic , primary and were not duly registered aside from that will have to re-register, however. That Was a mere unofficial enrollment. ., The safest way, according to Plato Collins, retiring chairman of the Democratic ' Executive Committee, pending a statement by the new of ficials, is for one to see if he 'is or. the books, and if net to have himself formally entered and take the oath Meek Wedding at Iligh School Tuesday J a Colorful Affair Tuesday morning at 9 at the High School one of the "prettiest wel dings" of the season was solemnized when "Miss Martha Eliza Steptune Cerebellum Gondola Parsons" be came the bride of "Mr. Moses Ab raham : Nebuchadnezzar Sams," the Rev, Dinah Hilaria Puke'" officiat ing. It was a mock negro wedding. The auditorium was crowded. The iplatform was decorated in potted plants which made a beautiful Jiack- -giround ,f or the gorgeouslj'gowneu attendants Preceding the ceremony "Miss Al icia Ida Eflza , Herndon" sweetly sang, "When a reach uown in ueor- gia , Weds a Rose From Alabam', accompanied by "Miss Lucretia-Jem ima Moseley" at the piano. ,Miss Dorothea Felicia Hooker," in orchid voile and wearing a hat of sky blue crepe de chine, carrying collard sprouts, entered with "Mr. TTerdinand Erasmus Hill." 'lhen came "Miss Melissa Penelope Taylor," dressed In light blue voile, wearing red picture hat and carrying pink roses, with Mr., Lazarus Napoleon Moore," Ihe maid of honor, "Miss Mary Ann Cor delia Taylor," attired in pink voile and lace, wore a black picture hat and carried at shower bouquet of pink roses and lettuce. Preceding tho bride came the dainty little flower girls, attired in white voile and lace, carrying baskets of roses and cab bage leaves, which they scattered be fore the bride. They were "Josepn ine Hannah Edwards" and 'lEmimo- line Bridget Parrott." To the strains of Eohentrrin's wedding march the bride entered with her father, "Mr. George Washington Spear," who gave her in marriage, and was met before the altar by the bridegroom, accompanied by his best man, "Mr. Joshua Emmanuel Hodges." The bride wore a very youthful wedding dress,' "French" model, of white voile and lace. The entire train was em broidered in taffeta roses and rib bon. The veil was of mosquito net ting with .Russian headdress and forget-me-nots. She carried a bou quet of honeysuckle which was gor geous. 1 Cotton Futures were: January May . . . July . . . October December quotations .Wednesday - Open. 2:i!0 12.00 ...... 12.60 13.14 ' ...... 13.49 ...... 13.G5 12.01 12.5f 13.12 13.48 13.C3 were l-2c Local receipts to 3 oclock about 8 bales, prices from J.1 downward. . , HARDING WAITS FOR REACTION ON HIS MESSAGE TO SOLONS. Washington, April 13. Harding is Waiting today for reaction to the "feeler" put out in his message yesterday be fore deciding whether to eek ratification of the Versailles Treaty minus the League of Nations covenant Word came today from ft well-informed quarter that (the Reaction Is favorable. Harding has in mind sending the Versailles , Treaty back to the Senate to ask ratification with reser vation . which would eliminate . the league covenant. ' ; Grief-Stricken Ilohenzollern Proceeds .With Arrange ments Until Asked to Fix Time for Last RitesMay IJe Thursday f By the United Press) Doom, April 13. iForiwr Kaiser Wilhelm, grief-stricken at the death of the former empress, was unable to complete the funeral arrange ments today. Wilhelm insisted on arranging the services himself, but refused to set the hour. Clergymen and others arriving here for the private funeral in Doom Chapel did not know whether it would be hold Thursday as first planned or delayed until Saturday. WILL INVESTIGATE HAZING AT STATE COLLEGE RECENTLY Judge Connor Orders Grand Jury Probe Statutory Offence Witnesses to Be Summoned and Indict ments Are Possible BY MAX ABERNETHY (Special Capital Correspondent) Raleigh, April ; W. An investiga tion" into a -hazing episode at the North Carolina College of Agricul ture and Engineering at' West Ral eigh which occurred two weeks ago was ordered by Judge George Con nor in Wake County Superior Court today. The jurist charged the grand Jury to summon : witnesses and go into the matter- thoroughly. Several ' students',; hair was cut, shots were fired and a 'ormitory room door, broken down by the haz- ers. Hazing is a statutory offense m North Carolina, the sentence toe ing in ' the discretion of the courts,' MONSTROUS BIG FISH CAUGHT IN NEUSE George O. Brown, ajderman in the Fifth Ward, would stand high in the estimation Jit the Moscow Soviet could the latter know him. It isn't that !Mr. Brown holds any political views similar to the Reds'. it's what Mr. Brown has at his King Street butcher shop that would make any hungry Russian proclaim him great among men.. Brown owns 80-odd pounds of potential caviar.', A single iturgeon roe", in , his possession 'tips the beam at four-fiftha of a hundred weight. It is proof-that not nil the big frsh are in the sea, for the mon ster that gave up the roe was caught at a seine beach in the shallows f Neuse River only two miles from here. The sturgeon was one of the largest ever seen in this part bf the coun try It was captured by Robert, Ca sey and weighed 2G0 pounds. Brown paid a price the equivalent of that of a whole box; of shad for the roe. The roe is being , retailed in portions. BULLETINS WORSE THAN AVERAGE STATE LEGISLATURE. ' Washington. April 13. About 5,000 bills will be introduced in Congress this session, it was es- timatcd today. . Already about 3,000 are ' In. FIRE DESTROYS HOME RALEIGH COUNTRY CLUB. (By Max Abernethy, Special -Cupitnl : . 'Correspondent? - Raleigh, April 13. Fire yesterday totally destroyed the clubhouse of the Carolina Country " Club of Raleigh, three miles northwest of the city, en tailing a loss of approximately $25,- 000. The building was covered by insurance. Lack of fire protection by reason of its location made it impos sible for Raleigh firemen to combat the flames, The building will be re built. , : .. .-. URGES LEGIONNAIRES TO APPLY FOR MEDAL. Washington, April 13 Emphasiz ing the fact that the victory medal for those who fought in the world war should be proudly cherished by recipi ents, Col. F.-W. Galbraith, national commander of the American Legion, has issued statement urging all ex- itrvice men to apply for this award. Colonel Galbraith points out that these medals are a badge of honor-1 jhle service and should appeal not only to ex-oldiers, but to their rela tives and friends as well, , Vootens, LaRoque, Moore and Sutton , Comprise the Democratic Steering Board Late Announce ment of Primary Results This Is how Kinston Democrats vot ed on April & for executive committee men: ' ' Dal. F. Woolen, 811. Walter D. LaRoque, 470. Guy Moore, 470. Ls K. Woote,',470!. ; Fred I Sutton, 473. Mrs .Erroi P. Dixon, 342. ' Ed. J. BcCtoh, 3-11. i Reynold T. Allen, 341. H. P. Fort, 341. The first five, comprising one tick et, were elected. Wootca was on both tickets, thereby getting a much larg er vote than the others. The results were announced .Wed nesday afternoon after long delay, due to failure to count one box following the primary. . It was believed following the 'pri mary that Mrs. Dixon had been elect ed, and' members of the old Executive Committee predicted that the: final vote would show her to have been chosen.' The official count proved their prediction wrong. ; Laurene Impostor, Say Masons; Papers From S. A. No Good "Capt." Henri Laurene, who lectur ed here several weeks ago, is an im postor, according to Masonic leaders in the State. An official notice sent out says Laurene is a "fake." laurene elbims to have been a cap tive in a Turkish 'prison eighteen years, to have been liberated during the world war and. to have come to America to seek his wife, who came to this country some years ago. His al leced fcoari-h has not been successful. Laurene says ho was commissioned to Uie French army from a well-known military school in that country. n.i. . jr ... .. : . I ... 1. ... i..if i iriu masonic oiii&imo, wno, inuinatu that Laurene has not attempted to gain admission to lodges on his papers, say he cariios "crclenti:ils" from Hiram Lodge, Capetown, South Afri ca, and that such' a lodge does not exist. Skeptical persons here tried to "trip" Laurene on his recent visit but failed. His knowledge of French and Leffuntine politics for the last generation proved superior to that of his questioners. He siiid he was taken prisoner when a detachment of engineers was cut off and annihilated by Bedouins, just beyond the French sphere of influence in Syria. Trial Assailant v of LaGrange Cop Expected Wednesday. The trial of Fred Penn, negro charged with shooting Arthur Lamm at La Grange, is expected to be start ed in Superior . Court here Wednes day. Lamm, a young policeman, nar rowly escaped death from three pis tol bullet wounds. , The shooting followed an attempt by Lamm to search a negro for-concealed, weap ons. Pcnn was arrested some weeks later. ' ' '' ;" '','!.;"' ;1-'-"'v";.-'-The following cases were disposed of Tuesday: Will Davis, larceny, pray er for judgment continued; Will Cun-r ningham, aiding and abetting larceny, prayer for judgment continued; Rich ard .Garner, false pretense, not guilty; John Boyette, retailing, not guilty; Kid f Porter, selling cocaine, three months; Johnnie , 3rysnt.V larceny, eight months: Alhc... I x'vt-, , lirccny, four months;: Jorome Moore, larceny, three months; Blanch Rhodes, robbery, decision of lower court to stand. , ; BAPTIST WOMAN IS MAKING SECOND RECORD. . Nashville, April 13. Miss Jessie Burrall, recent employe of the Na tional Geographic Society, who built up the largest young women's Bible class in the world jn her work at Cal vary Baptist Church, Washington, is now the head of the religious Edu cation Department of Stephens Col-' lege. Columbia, Mo., where she is reputed to draw one of the largest sal- ( aries pam any woman teacher in America. AMERICA ASKED TO JOIN ALLIED BODY (By the United Press) ' Paris, - April 13. The i United States has been formally invited to join a conference of the Allies on settlement of the Austrian boundary lines, the rench oreign office an nounced today. The conference will be held April 30 at the port of Rosa, Italy. , -. . Automobile Races Postpon ed Until That DateLe gion to Boost v Indepen dence Day Program To Aid in May Day .Exercises This town will Bpend all day cele brating Independence Day this year Only once before.: since ..they stopped holding community picnics and hear ing the best bass voice in town read the Declaration has Kinston observed the anniversary. The American Le mon and other patriotic organisations have started out to promote a big program. Business will be suspend ed. Automobile races will occupy sev eral hours.- Other events will be a baseball game and miscellaneous ath letic events. A fireworks display on a big scale will be staged. A spectac lar parade will be held. i ; , , The Fourth of July celebration will be the result of a compromise rought about by Carel If. Van Hervie, secretary of the h-amber of Com merce, who '. '.."day night told the legionnaires that they should seek to interject nothing in the way of sports into the May Day and Memorial Day program, the former belonging large ly to the children and the latter to the Daughters of the Confederacy, but that the legion should lend active as sistance in the May Day exercises' from the reason that oh that day radi calism gets in its hardest blows at democracy as evidenced by the riotr ing and bomb outrages staged by red throughout the world on the holiday. The legionnaires will furnish a 20 odd piece brass band, marchers for the parade, and financial assistance for the May Day program, Such aid as they fan in the Memorial Day ex ercises, and will promote a record celebration, on Independence Day,: BELT EXCHANGE OF 1LUN01S, WILL NOT OPERATE IN N." C. Wade's Requirements Too Rigorous 1 for Company, State Commissioner Is sues Warning to Policy holders in Carolina By MAX ABERNETnY , , Raleigh April 13. Insurance Com missioner Stacey W. Wade's recent action in requiring the Belt Automo bile Indemnity Exchange of Illinois to pay two claims in North Carolina over which 'there arose some differ ence of opinion astothe rights of the policyholders, gave rise to the with drawal of this exchange from the State. :. . ' Commissioner Wade maintains thai everything favors a company sellinu insurance, since it provides the con tract and imposes all of the condi tions, and often provisions which might prejudice the rights of the pol icyholder are included without his knowledge or assent, or without any explanation as to their full import Consequently such contracts should be so liberally interpreted as to strip them of mystery and technicalities, and to guarantee to the policyholder commonsense' : protection ' and : air treatment. No objection is ' Interposed to the fullest investigation of each claim, and where the existence of fraud is established the company has ample protection, but no , bona fide claim should be rejected until such fraud i' 'proven. a ,;' ''..'.'V: . ;'"" ; The Belt Exchange Is not now li censed in North Carolina and the pol icyholders as well, as the public gen erally, warns Commissioner Wade, should be governed accordingly. Community Advisory Board of Salvation Army Elects Heads At an enthusiastic meeting of the Salvation Army Community Advisory Board he following officers were elected: II. H. Taylor, president ami treasurer; Geo. Hardwicke,. vice-president and Fred I. Sutton secretary. There will be another meeting of the board Friday afternoon at 5 o' clock, at which the president wil ap point the various committees of the board. : . . , , . A. L. Klein, field director from di visional headquarters, Atlanta, has been in the city several days and has selected a board that will give Kins ton and the immediate community a valuable service in matters of wel fare work and in assisting the army to function for the public to th best of Its ability. ' Pennsylvania Senator Paves Way for of War With Germany PHRASEOLOGY IS SIMPLE Panama's Reply to State Department's Last Note Unsatisfactory to Gov- ernmenc AttacK on Col ombian Indemnity (By the United Press) ' Washington, April 13 iSehtor Knox of Pennsylvania today Intro duced a resolution ending the state of war with Germany. Knox s resolution was referred to the Foreign Relations Committee. It was in the "simple declaratory f rm", which President Harding in his message yesterday said' he would approve. Panamas Reply Unsatisfactory. The reply of Panama to the last Hughes note on the boundary ques tion between that country and Cos-" ta Rica was received by this govern ment as '"most unsatisfactory," it was learned today. - Says America Owe Colombian Government Nothing. " Senator Kellogg of Minnesota to day opened a senatorial attack on the Colombian Treaty with a speech.' in .which he declared Colombia hat no proper claim to payment of $26,'- 000,000 from the United States now and never had. i ' ,' American Assoc'n Race Looks Like a Close Fight 1921 ' By DICK MEADE ' (Written for United Press) ; Taledo, Ohio, April 13. No club in the 'American Association came 'up from, the south a favorite for the :humpio(iship honors. Unless there are radical changes made in the early season there will not be a first choice in the croup. Naturally one looks - for St. Paul, the runaway champion of 1920, to oc cupy a lofty niche in the race, but in spite of the fact that Manager Mik Kelly will receive player help in part payment for some of the stars he sent up last fall, it is unlikely he will be able to replace Catcher Bubbles Har grave, Third Basieman Goldie Rapp and Pitcher CombA. f ' Yet-in spit of he loss of three . sych valuable players, the Saints have a formidable lineup and are ound to frolic around the top, through the summer campaign. Right now the association looks like a mighty well balanced, league. All clubs had good training weather in the south and are in good condition for the earlyart of the race. Many Notables to v Speak at Baraca Pfcilathea Meeting (By the United Prese) Ashevllle. Anril 13. Th for the eleventh annual rnnventinn f the North Carolina Rnrno nif PM. lathea Union, to be convened at Hen derson April 21, fairly bristles with subjects of interest to church and Sun day school workers of every denomi nation. Among the prominent speak ers and teachers, with their subjects. are: ur. uuoert M. Poteat, : Wake Forest Colletre: Dr. Frrt 3 P.. tyman, Knoxville, Tenn., "What Think xe oi nristi,"; A ts. Saleeby, Salis bury, "Taking Inventory;" Dr. J. Kenneth Pfohl, Winston-Salem, "The High Service of Fellowship;' Dr, Mil lard Knowlton, Raleigh, "The New Crusade:" Mrs. T. W. RinVott eigh, "The Girl Worth While;" Hugh Latimer, Winston-Salem, "Soul Win ning Our Important Task," ; Alleged Auto Thieves Held. Durham. Anril 13. Fnnr Aim being held bv the iwilien tnr Mn.-i.fML. - . va, authorities on suspicion of being auto thieves wanted in the Virginia city and deserters from the navy. CUBA WILL FLOAT A LOAN IN N. Y. (By the United Press) Havana. AdHI 13 a h possibly as high as 120,000,000, to tide Cuba over the financial crisis, is expected to be consummated In New York todav. The devoted to marketing the sugar crop on the- island. - ;