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N iJarae 25 ; Number 130
TEN PAGES TODAY
THE SUN-JQTJRNAL, NEW BERN, N. C, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1920.
TWO SECTIONS TODAY
Single Copy : Five Cents
FIVE PASSENGERS' PINNED BENEATH
SOMERSAULTING TOURINGCAR DURING
DISASTROUS SABBATH DAY "JOY RIDE
Dashing along at a, speed estimat -
ed by paties who witnessed, the
dent as being not less that forty miles
a nve-passenger . uuage touring car
owned and driven by John H. Smith,
of kinston, Sunday afternoon left the
brick road at a point near Red Hill,
a few miles west of NEW BERN, and,' street, -Kinston, . was the most badly
while the driver , was making a des-j injured. It was feared for a time that
perate effort to right - the machine her skull had been fractured, but aft
and get it back on the brick thorough-' er several hours 'she - regained con'
fare, it overturn ea , ana pinned its sciousness and today, auenaing pny
five occupants, Mrs. Mattie Turner," sicians have hopes for her recovery.
Miss Bertha Gray, Miss Ruby Rouse,1 Misses Gray and Rouse were more or
M. B. Jenkins and Mr. Smith, all of less bruised and , battered but. not
Kinston, beneath the car. , . .
Were Driving Rapidly.
The party left Kinston two hours'
Previously and were enroute to NEW!
Bern for a short visit. Reaching Cra-'ot the car, suffered a broken jaw
ven's brick road-, Mr. Smith is said to bone, but he and Mr. Jenkins left the
have opened 'er up and was making city a short time, later en route to
fast time when he reached Red Hill- their, homes at Kinston,, and physi
The brick road Is .". only nine feet in clans who attended, the men here
width and at points on each side there stated that, in all probability; , their
is a drop of from three to nine inches inluries would not prove to be seri
. from the top of the, brick surface tu ous. , ' ,
the dirt road alongside. ' It was at ' The automobile was a total wreck
one of these points that Mr. Smith" al- and gave much evidence that it had
lowed the machine, to swerve from been through a smashrup of no small
the brick road and, going at a high ' magnitude, and, according : to those
rate of speed, when , he attempted to who witnessed the affair, it seems
cut back on the latter the car somer- little short of a .miracle that any of
saulted. '-. the occupants escaped with theif
There ' was little . assistance at lives. v, v , ,
SOLDIERS RELIEF
WILL BE INTERRED
IN SENATE GRAVE
No Possible . Chance for Action Until
i , Con grews ; Reconvenes In .'
September
V (By Associated Press) '
WASHINGTON. May 31. The sol
dier relief bill was before the senate
- today probably for reference to a
' committee which opponents of the
measure said would be Virtually "in
terment in the legislative' graveyard";
Passage of the ; measure by the
house Saturday with- only 92 memj
pers voung uegauveiy cuueu turec
month's of hearing and discussions,
filibustering and party strifes.
Senate leaders said today that the
bill lad no chance lor consideration
before the recess, which Is expected
IO coiiuliue uulii ocuimuuci ,. nunc
tu be referred- to the committee.
VILLAGE OF ST. QUENTIN
: SWEPT BY FOREST FIRE
(By Associated Press.) '
ST. JOHNS, N. B., May 31. Only pnU8 Daniels, wife of the American
the Roman Catholic church, and the ( secretary ot the navy, with twenty
home of its paster are standing to-. elght other American delegates, al
day in the village , of . St. Quentin, ternates and visitors, who will at
swept by forest fire for the last three , tend the congress of the Internation
days. The thousand odd Inhabitants ai Women's Alliance at Geneva, Swit
are camping out. of doors or in houses Eerland, on June 6-12, arrived In
in nearby settlements or , lumber pari todav , . ,
camps. The property loss is estimated
at from four hundred thousand to
live hundred thousand dollars.
COuG. S. fl BISON ON
LAST LAP SPEAKING TOUR
Cftndklate For Re-election Spending
t)ay Here Goes to WajTie and
' Otlier Counties
Congressman: S. M. Brinson is
snsiiflins the dav-in the city after
having been down in Carteret county
making speeches irt behalf. of his can
didacy for congress. Saturday night
, he was at Atlantic and reports from
tha't' place are to the effect that ful
ly five, hundred people were on hand
to hear him. -
The congressman leaves this eve
ning for points in Wayne and other
cnimtiea. RnpaVIne- tomorrow at Bui
. gaw and on ; Wednesday in, Duplin
county. : ;; -r-'.-ry.
' FIVE PERSONS KILIED
(By Associated Press.)
AKRON.' Ohio. - Mav 31.' Five per
nn wprft biiiod pariv today when a
Cint6n inter urban car crashed into
an. automobile atv Hoover, east of
here. The dead were all occupants of
the automobile.'. 1 " '
CeremonIw at Richmond.
PTPJTMONn ' Va: Mav ai. Memo
rial Day was observed here by hold-
A cemetery,
in memory of soldiers of three wars., was perpetrated Saturday nWht when
., . , 'some unknown person foraed onen
Aniuni nnnrninn
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One . Week Term Was Convened
In New Bern This Morning
' Large Number Cases
. .
:With a .docket comprising eiuiy"t - Mr. Tucker reported the matter to
eigh ; cases. Craven Superior cou" bank officials and inquiry which fol
was convened here this morning tor iowej disclosed the fact that the box
the purpose of diSDOsing of criminal
cases only. . ' ,
Judee Georee Connor, vno i w
and favorably known to members of
tha mtcw, rwtjm hnr is presiding
over the term and'nis charge to the I
grond Jury, though brief; was a most
interesting one , - . !
It is expected" that the docket will
nave been disposed of bx'-Wednesd ay.
. hand, orijy a few colored people being
acci-lright near the wrecked car, but they
managed to extricate the victims of
the accident and brought them on to
NEW BERN and to St. Luke's hospi
tal for treatment. Mrs. ' Turner, ' the
wife of "anainter living on Orion
.seriously hurt, suffering greatly,
-" nnnrovap " frnm
however, from the shock.
Men Not Seriously Hurt.
Mr.- Smith, the driver and owner
NORTH CAROLINA
WOMAN HONORED
AT SPARTANBURG
Miss Pattie Thomasson is RecognUed
For Distinguished , Service to . ,
"i ;'- Humanity -. - '..
(By, Associated Press)
SPARTANBURG, S. C May 31.W
The trustees of Converse college at
the commencement exercises conferr-i
ed the degree of Doctor; of Humane
Letters upon Miss Mabel Boardman
of Washington, D. ;, President of
the American Red Cross, and the de
gree. of Master- of ' Arts upon Miss
Pftt. Thomasson. of Moreanton.
principal ; of the North , Carolina
school for the deaf and blind. The
certifceates"said that the degrees were
conferred in recognition of distin
gned service to humanity.
AMERICAN DELEGATES m.
fON W A YTO SWITZERLAND
'V 1 ; (By Associated Press) ' V-;
: PARIS, May 31. Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Catt, president of , the Na
tional Women's Suffrage Assoclai.inn
lrf thn TTn1tfrt Rfats nrt Mrn Joha.
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN
KILLED IN A COLLISION
(By Associated Press)1 t
ELMIRA, N". Y;; May 31. The'
engineer and firemen of Lehigh Val
ley Train No. 6 were killed and three
pasesngers were . slightly injured
when that train met head-on wthja
train drawn by two engines near
Vanettin, Nt Y., on the main line of
the Lehigh Valley, early this morn
ing. Train number six was compris
ed of six or eight pullman cars east
bound and was due in New York ear
ly this afternoon.
. ' Back' From College x ;
Miss Sudie Rhodes, a student at
the state normal college, has ar
rived in the city for the vacation
days. . ;' ,,
BOLD THIEF ROBS
E
Forces Open Peoples Bank's Box
and Makes Away With The
Contents
I ; One of the most unusual robberies
to occur here in a long while and one
which, if - the thief '.is apprehended.
many send him to a federal nrison.
me reopies Dans mau dox in the post-
lomce, extractea an or the mail there-!
i In and later destroyed parts of thiB
after opening practically all of the
letters, presumably in ; search . or
T. A. Uzzell, president of the bank,
urdav evening. Undine it emDtv. cni.
. eluded that some other official of the
. extracted the n thl
from. Early Sunday morning Roy
Tucker, an employee of the postofnee,
found letters addressed to the bank
scattered over the sidewalk just tu
I the east of the postoffice buildins.
, naa Deen roDDea of its contents. Mr.!
.'.Uzzell stated today that he had no
Wea ugt ow- much' of the. mail . had
been destroyed but that he was posi-
tive a number of pieces were missing,
' Postal authorities are making a de-
termined effort to locate and 'appre
j nena tne tmei nut tnus iar iney nave,
j so it Is said not the slightest clue as
to whom th6 guittjr party, may; et
PSTOF
BOX
WORLD WAR HEROES
GRAVES
DECORATED
ER
Grizzled Civil War Veterans
March To Arlington With
Khaki-clad Youngsters .
MEMORIAL AMPHITHEATRE
USED FOR THE FIRST TIME
Albert, of Belgium, Sends Mes
sage That Foreign Graves :
Are Decorated '
i (By Associated Press.) ,
WASHINGTON, May 31. Heroes
of earlier wars shared today the na
tion's capital's memorial day tribute
to those who fell in the world war. '
In doing this honor i grizzled civil
war veterans marched with khaki,
clad young veterans to the Arlington
National- Cemetery, where for the
first time the graves of those ho
fell in France were decorated. . ;
. The memorial amphitheatre, only
recently dedicated, was used for the
first time.; General Pershing was the
principal speaker. " ; ;
" Throughout the city , other exer
cises were scheduled.
Government business was suspend
ed. Congress,, however,, remained in
session. Numerous messages were re
ceived at the white .house.
King' Albert of Belgium in 'a mes
sage to 'tbe president assured him
that the graves of American dead in
Belgium would - be decorated.
- France Celebrates Day.
PARIS, May 31. America's
memorial day ; in Prance yesterday
was made virtually , a joint Franco
American ceremony by the presence
of French -military and civil authori
ties at all services in the nearly , five
hundred, groups of graves in France.
On many programs the French out
numbered the Americans and promi
nent " Frenchmen everywhere - took
part in ,the exercises, There were
many independent serviced during
the day. ; . - - $ ;,
Tribute to- Roosevelt. ' ' ,.
' OYSTER BAY. ;N. Y., May 31.
Reverend tribute was paid today to
the memory of Theodore Roosevelt
at his gfave here by hundreds of cit
izens headed by the members of, the
Quentin Roosevelt. Post 6f the Ameri
can LegioU and. veterans of -the Span
ish Americik-Uia CAXilVarSJ' T-'Vi ;
Lieutenant Governor Pays Bay-
boro a Visit and Delivers an
Address at That Place -
Lieutenant Governor O. Max Gard-
ner. canaiaaie ior me - uemocrauc
gubernatorial nomination, addressed
a 1 crowd of Craven county citizens
at Bayboro this morning which taxed
the capacity of the court house.
Leaving NEW bkkn at :30
o'clock this morning with a fleet of
automobiles, Mr, Gardner was met
by . a band and : a dozen machines,
bedecked with Gardner banners and
American flags, about two miles this
side of -Bayboro. He was escorted
to town where he made what was de
clared by many to be "the finest
political speech ever made in Bay
boro. :' :'';''"
Mr. Gardner stated that he had
not signed the ; questionnaire sent
him by the representatives of two
certain organizations, because he was
going to be governor of all the peo
ple of North Carolina or he was not
going to be governor. He reiterated
former statements to the effect that
he was absolutely unfetered by pub
lic pledges or private promises and
that his platform was the platform'
of the . democratic party with no
added isms or pet schemes.
-Lieutenant Governor Gardner will
speak in NEW BERN tonight.
STATUE OF LINCOLN IS
PRESENTED TO ENGLAND
LONDON, May. 31.- St. Gaud en's
monument of Abraham Lincoln,
which has been presented by the
American people to the British peo
ple, nrobably will be unveiled in
June, on the site given by the gov
ernment in the Canning Enclosure, i
Westminster, facing the houses of
parliament.
, The Anglo-American society,
through which the gift has been
made and which is responsible for
the arrangements of the unveiling,
has invited Elihu Root to make the
presentation of the statue during his
forthcoming visit to Europe.
' To Visit Isle of Man
LONDON, May 31. King George
and Queen Mary are contemplating
a visit to the Isle of Man this sum
mer.. They nave never ueeii m. mui
part of their dominions. a,
COLLEGE STUDENTS BEGIN
TO ARRIVE IN THE CITY
'Wilh schools and colleges all over
this and other states closing for the
''va.".tou days, NEW h-uin . young
folk . who have been attending these
inst tntions of learning are beginning
to arrive at home, glad of the op-
- , portunity for a relaxation from their
studies of the past tew momns ana
I every train brings In a large number
of them.
PERSHING SPEAK
GARDNER IS HEARD
BY A LARGE CROWD
EMPEROR WILLIAM
HOPES FOR REVOLT
IN Fl
In High Hopes of a Coup That
Will Return Him To
Power
(By Associated Press)
cf the garrison of Greater Berlin vis
BERLIN, May
t t - ....
ited the minister of defense today
and took oath that they and, their
corps were ready to protect the con
stitution by force againts any at
tempted coup, whether the right or
left. - . '
LONDON, May 31 Rumors of an
impending' revolt are steadily grow
ing in Berlin, and there are indica
tions the headquarters of the new
revolutionary movement are at Pots
dam1, where Prince August William,
son of the former emperor William,
is staying. He is regarded as the
leader of the military party, says a
dispatch to the Exchange - telegraph
company.- Advices from Doom,
where the former emperor is now liv
ing,, declared Willim Hohenzollern
is in high, hopes of a successful coup
and believes he will once more be
come ruler of the German Empire,
the dispatch adds.
SEERESS PRESICTS
FUTURE PRESIDENT
Thinks America Will Yield To
' Popular Sentiment and Turn
Anti-Prohibition , s ,
(By. Associated Press) 1
BUDAPEST, May 31. Is there in
America a man who is blond, slightly
bald wears glasses,4 is "surrounded
by, fine -children and who .is an as
pirant to the presidency?" ? y, .'!
, It there is he is the "man of destiny-
according ' to the: revelations
'of ; Madam Sybilline '. Bellangh, ( the
Hungarian national prophetees, who
was asked recently to apply her gift
to tbe task of deteh?iiuing who the
WXl'Jtotrt83&SWiM&.Jbfi. '
- ' In :r dWtioirtr toreastingraistfnCt
peculiarities Madam Sybilline declarr
ed "he was the most popular man In
America and one wh,ose election is
demanded by the masses of the peo
ple, "She added that an attempt was
made to assissinate him within ' the
last two years. v i
, The next president will be a "good
man, 'successful and popular," she
declared. ' . .
; "America will yield to popular sen
timent' and turn anti-prohibition,"
the prophecy added. -
SECRETARY OF WAR TO
OPERATE MUSCLE SHOALS
, (By Associated Press)
. WASHINGTON, May 31. B y
unanimous consent the senate agri
cultural committee today ordered a
favorable report on the Wadsworth
bill authorizing the acquisition and
operation by the war department of
the nitrate fixation plant at Sheffield
and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, through
a corporation to be organized under
the direction of the secretary of war.
T
Placed in Charge of Operations
at New Bern's Largest De
partment Store
- Announcement to the effect' that
M. Bynum Smith had been selected
as superintendent of their entire
pn-e was made today by S. Coplon
& Sons. Mr. Smijh, who is well and
favorably known in this city, has
een with this firm for some months,
formerely : being connected with the
National Bank of New Berne and dur
ing this time he has demonstrated
his executive ability and the manage
ment feel that in placing him in
charge of the establishment that they
have acted most wisely.
JGsepir-Mulhneaux has been named
as auditor of the store and has as
sumed his new duties while W. H.
Simons, Jr., has been selected as mer
chandise manager.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED
IN HEAD-ON COLLISION
(By Associated Press)
TULSA, Oklahama, May 31. At
ieasi nve persons were killed and a
score injured in a head on collision
of two St. Louis and San Francisco
pasengers trains early today near
White Oak, a village about fifty miles
northeast of here, according to re
ports received here. The wreck oc
curred in a sharp 'curve when both
trains were running about forty miles
an hour.
Confers With President.
WASHINGTON, May 31. Homer
S. Cummins, chairman of the deiuo -
cratio national pnmmittoo nnfrriri
with President Wilson today -at the
white house.
RMER EMPIRE
U TED STATES
HEW
SUPERINTEND
FALL COMMITTEE
WOULD HOLD MEXICO
II!
No Recogn
tion Has Been Revised in
Form of Treaty
MUST RESTORE ORDER
AND PROTECT CITIZENS
Failure of New Government
P, Would Mean Entry of Amer
icans Into Mexico
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 31. Recom
mendations that full recognition of
the Mexican government be withheld
until an agreement to revise the con
stitution of 1917 in the form of a
treaty is entered into, was made by
Senator Fall, of the foreign relations
committee, today, in his report of
the sub-committee which has been
investigating conditions in Mexico.
Hold to An Accounting . ; . V
Should the Mexican government
refuse to accede to such a condition
of recognition, it was suggested that
the American government renew the
notice that it would hold "to' a defin
ite accounting", those in .Mexico re
sponsible for the suffering and losses
sustained, by American citizens.
Failure of the Mexican govern
ment to restore order and peace in
Mexico and effectively to protect
American citizens would be followed
in the. plan suggested by the sub
committee by the. dispatch of an
armed force into that country to
"open and maintain open i every line
pf communication between! the city of
Mexico and every seaport and every
border port of Mexico." ,; t. 1
Withhold Recognition ' ., "
It was recommended that Gov
ernor de la Huerta, now president ad
Interim of Mexico, ..should not be
recognized until it was assured that
his selection . was approved by the
Mexican people and until it' was
shown his administration was of ; a
stable character 'and was disposed to
comply with the rules of internat
ional xjomity and the obligations of
treaties. .'''" .'V:'-.,' ''.'--
After receiving the'repdrt the for
eign relations committee instructed
Senator Fall ' to present it to the
senate and the senator planned to
do this later in the day. I
Puts Sword of Gideon Into Play
And Captures a Big
Still
(By Associated Press)
ROCKY MOUNT, May 31. The
sanctuary where "the moon shines
on the moonshine" is ground which
usually is left to revenue officers for
invasion, but the Reverend N. H.
Sheppard, former pastor of the Ar
lington Street Baptist Church, of
this city, now a resident of. Hollls
ter, Halifax countyi:believes in put
ting the sword of "Gideon into play
against the moonshine, and he has
just returned to the city after cap
turing a still in the Holhster. section
and advised officers of the prohibi
tion law of the offenders.
In the capture of the still it was
found to be in full operation and in
charge of a negro youth who , is al
leged by officers to be a son of Rev
erend Elisha Evans, negro. The still
was of about twenty-five gallons
capacity.
DETERMINES TO
fBv Associated Press)
CHICAGO, May 31. By a unani -
mous vote the republican national
committee's first action today was
in throw oDen the hearings on con
tested delegates. Chairman
Hays
made the recommendation, as he!
previously announced he would, and
there was no opposition in J,ne com
mittee. It was decided to-take up
the contests in the alphabetical or
der of states.
The committee was ready to go
ahead hearing contests when it as
sembled, but some delegations and
their attorneys were delayed by late
trains and committeemen went on
with other business while waiting.
Many of the contesting negro del-
I egations from southern states were
j on nan(j 0arly, even before the doors
I were
opened. Chairman nays was
'an early arrival.
j Frank H. Hitchcock was also on
hnnrl parlv and had series of con-
ferences with committeemen and
contestants. He had nothing -to say
ScSflERi
MOONSHINE FLOWS
REPUBLICAN Hit COMMITTEE
OH CONTESTS
NOTABLE VICTORY ACHIEVED
RY CAROLINA
IN EQUITABLE
Had Former Convict in Ch h
As An Illustration of
His Sermon
(By Associated Press.)
ATLANTA, Ga., May 31. In fur
therance of his efforts to. abolish the
whipping of prisoners at county con
vict camps the Reverendl J. W. Ham,
pastor of . the Baptist tabernacle, one
of the largest churches here, laid his
ideas before hundreds of Atlantiana
today asr a result of a spectacle ht
staged at his Sunday night service-
Bert Donaldson, an ex-convict, who
had recently been making addresses
against the whipping of prisoners,
appeared in the pulpit of the church
clad in a convict's stripes and was,
hand-cuffed to a low bench. , I
Reverend Mr.; Ham brought forth;
a heavy leatner wrmp, wmcn ne saia
was similar to those in use in the'
camps, and explained to the audienc-
now xne pumsnmeni. was uypiieu. a.vs
did not Dring the whip down on Don
aldson, but whisked the keen leather
through the air as he told of the pain
it could inflict. , . . , i
Pay For "Unemployed ' i
(By Associated Press) ; j'
VIENNA, ' May 1 31. Unemploy
ment pay has 'cost the government
447,000 crowns in the past sixteen
months. There, are now 42,000 un
employed in this city. ' -r:: , J-
NORMA THOMAS MUST FACE ;
JURY IN SUPERIOR COURT
Norma Thomas, a Syrian, was giv
en a preliminary hearing before
Mayor A. T. Dill, this afternoon,; on
a charge of having a large amount bf
Whiskey in his possession.; Probable
cause was found and he was. sent on
up to Superior court which Is now
in. session in this city.- . -I,-'
.un
SECURES LEAD IN
Twenty-three Stars Were Sent
Away At 10 O'clock This
Morning
' By Associated Press)
SPEEDWAY, Indianapolis, Ind.,
May 31 Twenty-three of the world's
racing stars were sent away at ten
o'clock today in the eighth renewal
of the five hundred mile automobile
race over the Indianapolis speedway
before one of the greatest crowds
that ever witnessed a similar event.
The event carried a prize of $85,000,
he richest purse in the history of
motor racing.
Joe Boyer, Who slid into the lead
at the start, led the field at the end
of the fiftieth mile, with Art Klein
second and Jean Chassagne third,
naston Chevrolet was fourth. Boyer's
time was 34:05:36, an average of
90.67 miles per hour. Andre Bollot
was the first driver forced out of the
race. He quit in the thirty-eight
mile because of motor trouble.
Ralpho De Palma, favorite to win,
went into the lead at the 280th mile
mark. .
OPEN ITS HEARINGS
f
i concerning a meeting of Wood man
l agers called for tonight, at which it
is understood the difference in the
Wood forces are to be taken up and
Mr. Hitchcock's future connection
with
the general's candidacy de-
cided.
The arrival of John T. King, of
Connecticutt, bearing the proxy of
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania,
had added more speculation to the
general discussion of the Wood man
agers' plans.
The first contest to come nefore
the republican national committee,
that from the fuorth Alabama dis
trict, was abandoned when the com
mittee called it.
The contestant. W. H. Mixon, of
Salem, Alabama, made no appear
anee. The regularly certified dele
gate J. B. Atkinson, of Clanton, was
seated. .
In . the Arkansas contests dele
gates at large were considered first.
The case of the delegates chosen
at the regular republican state con
vention was presented by Wallace
Townsend. attorney for the dele-
gates, headed by' Hj L. Rennel, of
J Little Rock. , .
GEORGIA PREACIt! I
FIGHTS1 llPPI'ii
IN PRISON NCM vs
nn-nii'mvnt
KHLrn ut rli
ROM MANY STATES
f ITO! t RIMES
RATESSHGHIV
Revolution in Business in North"
, Carolina Cities Will Result,
These Cities Being Placed on '
a Parity With Norfolk and
t Richmond, to "The North, and
With Wilmington and Char
lotte in This State. :
NEW BERN MEN -IN
THE FIGHT
Agitation for Relief Has Been (
Waged Without . Avail or
Many Years Roads are Given ;
Until September" 10 Jh Which J
To Meet the Orders ' of The
Com m ission Probably Will '
liaise Virginia Rates to Meet
The Carolina Rates. r V Vi
Under the decision, in .the
Virginia cities rate case, handed
down by' the' - Interstate" TComW
merce Commission in Washing
ton, Saturday, New Bern is
placed abfsolutely " on a parity ;
with Norfolk, the ! decision ap
t --v
plying to the water rates as well '
"as to the rail rates.- The dec's- t'
ion does not appl" to Wilming. .'
ton or Charlotte except to. the
extent that the low rates now
enjoyetl by these "cities will beA
made to- conform either the
Carolina cities rates will be low-
ered to meet them or they will
, be increased to meet- the Caro- ;
lina cities rates., WUmingtou
and Charlotte are already on a
parity with Norfolk and Rich-
mond. .. ,.v' r':y",.- :.
' WASHINOTON "Mav 31 A sween
ing revolution In- freight rates ap- V
pllcable to points la North .Carolina
is defined in a decision written 'by"
Interstate .Commerce Commission er
Eastman and handed down by the
commission. . It is the ' celebrated
Virginia cities case' fought by seven- ,
represented by counsel ana tneir,
traffic representatives.-
' Rather than a ' reduction of tho
rates now, enjoyed by North Caro- 1
llria it is as was to be' naturally, ex
pected an adjustment that leaves
to the carriers the' option of raising
the Virginia cities rates or lowering
the rates into North .Carolina. At a
time when v they ore asking . for in
creased Tates everywhere, the gen
eral assumption, is that the Virginia 1
cities " rates ' will, .be .raised' in the '
tariffs, which are to become effective
on September -10, while the North
Carolina rates will not be materially "
ehahged.' I , ' v , . ;
Removes Commercial Plague
The magnitude of the victory
which the shippers of North. Carolina
and the citizens of -the state as a
whole have won. cannot be estimated -in
dollars and cents. , By the order -of
the commission directing tbe car
riers to "cease and ' desist: from .
"publishing, demanding or collect- .
ing" existing scales after' the Sep- .
tember date, a veritable commercial
plague is removed from the indus
trial life of North ', Carolina .'and a
new day for business has been born.
The reduction pr revision of the
rates as forecast in the 'decision" puts
the cities .of Raleigh; Greensboro, :
Eayetteville, Wilson ' Henderson,
Goldsboro, Durham, Rocky Mount,'
Greenville, Zebulon, NEW BERN.
Washington and TarbOro on a parity
with the cities of Wilmington and "
Charlotte and permits- manufactur- -ers
and Jobbers in these 1 several
towns to do .business on , a competi
tive basis with the cities of Rich- '
mond and Norfolk, .Wilmington and,
Charlotte did not participate in the .
fight because at the time the Buit
against the carriers was initiated
they were enjoying rates distinctly
advantageous to other North Caror -..
lina cities. - This discrimination is
wiped out by the order , of the. com-,,
mission." v -v. ";'.-,.- " , . , y
Big Victory, For State . - -"It
is an immense victory " tor
every man, woman and Child in The
state.", Col. .Albert L. Cox attorney
for the State . Traffic Association, '
said. "By its decision the Interstate
Commerce Commission has termlnat-
ed the unjust
practlces, for which
North Carolina has suffered fprty-
two years.
An example of i the beneficial ad
justment that Is wrought by the or
der of ' the commission is cited, by
J. Howard Pishback,' who represent
ed the commercial organizations, as
follows: , '
"The present rate from New, York, .
first class to Virginia cities is 59 1-2
cents to Richmond and. 54 1-2 cents
to Norfolk; to Raleigh, Greensboro,
Goldsboro, Rocky Mount, Henderson
and Greenville and a large section
of the state it is $1.20. There is,
therefore, a difference at present in
favor of the Virginia cities of 60'.
cents to Richmond and 65 1-2 cents
to Norfolk. The commission orders -that
new rates be established reduc
ing the difference as between these
North Carolina cities and Norfolk
from 05 1-2 cents to 30. Cents and
reducing the difference in favor of
Richmond from 60 1-2 cents to 30
cents. This illustrates the radical
readjustment of the rates that the
commission has made In correcting
the unjust and discriminatory ratea
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