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ffMEilT. OLIVE . ' I! nfflMFD'SHFP ' emisumption Vtay Has Eeen Found to Prop erly Sterilize Both Glass and Tin Containers PACICEHS ARE READY TO A 1 )OPT NEWEST PROCESS Ths D. r-rtrcent of - Agriculture Places Tlark of Approval On ' Table Delicacy - (By Associated Press.)" v ' , '. A?. u.NUiyi, . .- dune - Ripe olives have been restored .to favor: It is ar ;n safe to eat them, according to : . eminent experts. The appetiz ing c licacy which, by reason of a lew instances of imperfect packing, waa brought into temporary disfavor all over the United States, has been Socially restored to its place at the table End epicures may, breath a sigh of Eat : faction. Incidentally, the bacil lus botulinus, that tiny organism re sponsible for the ripe olive's unde served loss of popularity, has been utterly routed and destroyed and, henceforth, must seek, other 'fields. AM r commendations Adopted. Secretary Meredith, of the depart ment cf agriculture, in making public the result of ', thorough in tion by government chemists 3 cf poisoning due to the eat ripe olives, said the trouble i cue to the containers in Cry were packed, hut to Iso ( :? s-s of inadequate steriliza- a c hemists found, ; he said, v possible to sterilize com l i glass jars and tin cans. 3 all possible future trou sr .'. 1 J the packers have adopt ..: . . Ttnient's recommendation ? o'lives be subjected to not :i 240 degrees of heat to pre i possiblity of danger to the r. This increased ; steriliza i paid, in no way effects the : t lilllity: of the relish..; . j prejudice, due to ,the pub- , i cases of poisoning from vest:;' of c: iS c: v. - vv 'i lated tion. ' ! ; i: To e. Ue, b ,1 t: tha t' 1 . t: vent i f'C L tion, : O 1 c lives, . according to tne ripe olive packing in - - racticallyv destroy i bavins' fallen, off So - widespread -3 that the consump- v. ; : J tl:.:i i: ves was similarly re- : a no fatalities were u a of. them. It is be lt the action of the depart a -.i iculture iff sdiscovering c iu e of poisoning was not that t due ti t.ir.er tm cans or glass jars, and i i t r ying the packers in a co c ' era '.e movement to standardize tleir r roJuct by absolutely safe nethc 3 of sterilization, will restore the cl.v9 industry to its former posi tion in American trade." : I ' r Now Eliminated. "Tir.5 bureau of chemistry of the department of agriculture,' say9 sec retary Meredith, authorizes the etaten.ent that it has met with a gra- Llijlil vi r. ' L .uvfvi part of packers of ripe olives in im proving methods to such' an extent that ('. r from botulinus poisoning in future packs will be-eliminated. Five groups of deaths traced to poi son produced by the organism known as bacillus botulinus have occurred in New York citv. Detroit. Mich., Can ton. O.. Memphis,' TeniW and Kalis- pell, i'ont. All of these cases were diia to the consumntion of ripe olives. No fatalities have been traced to firppn nlivpft. "Verv extensive investigations have been made by scientist from the bureau of chemistry, ; with the coop eration of the Dackers. ana tne pat. ers have also employed specialists to tiir!v thp, ranips nf hntnlinUS DOlSOn In? an:! the nrerantinfis which should be employed to prevent further diffi culty. The experts agree that the trouble is not inherent in the type of container used. Whether the olives be packed in glass jars or in tin cans thfv mav be rendered absolutely safe if proper precautions are taken, to prevent the infection with bacteria it t.h Dackages when filled are sterilized at' a snm-i cient temperature and for a sufficient jiriai of time. It is entirely practi cable, says the-specialists, to sterilize oth glass containers and tin cans at a temperature high enough to insure absolute sterilization. Not Properly sterilized. "Unfortunately some packs of ripe olives put up in glass as-well as some in tin during past seasons were not prepared with all the precautions uuw known to be essential and were not sterilized at a sufficiently high tem perature, and some of these goods m glass were responsible for the a?;lT ities. lt is probable that of all tne ripe olives on the market but an ex tremely small number actually con tained bacillus botulinus.Of ' moru than 2,000 individual packages col lected and examined in the bureau or -chemistry but eight were found to contain bacillus botulinus, and seven - of these were from the output of one manufacturer and from one batch oi Viia nnlnut In n AAHlr. tn theRC eigUl, the bureau has examined samyeBtl some of the olives responsible for in fatalities and has also f ouna uv.."- "Since there is a possibility of dan. fmw. .1. j whicn naa been; insufficiently sterilized "rT reauvof chemistry has- sugge'-c" : tY.a tnAne.t.. tV.4. -11 .Inl OliVeS 1" glass or in tin wherever : located De f.n.'tiiin that - any .ht.h !,. Soiree oj decomposition be destroyed. It', ha wiiiuu uuiir:iuB Bllguiesi- """" further suggested that all npe ""' which have not been processed at a sufficiently high temperature be re- turned to the packers for immediate reproce :ying at a sufficient tempera- (,n -tinned .on page flle'i' - ' CHICAGO HOTELS SHOW FIST SIGN HI ffl Headquarters of Various Candi dates fAre Blooming With Banners and lithographs . (By Associated Press.) u CHICAGO, June 1. Hearings on the claims of contesting delegates t next week's convention continued to day- to occupy the attention of tha' republican national committee. I - In the District of Columbia contest) the committee voted to seat the regu-i larly reported delegates, v -s ,. While ;the national committee is grinding away at the contests things ara being started at the headquarters vi tne ,ti esiaential canaiaaiea -ana their . managers. Chicago hotels, al ready overcrowded with an abnormal business, are beginning to show first symptoms of campaign week noise and confusion. Headquarters ; are blooming out with banners and litho graphs. ;: -'''i ': ':'" .' r-'-v ';.- Estimates of the probable duration of the convention are as numerous as cand idates are various. ' ' " ,- The generally : accepted: tentative program seems to put Tuesday for temporary ' organization and keynote speeches. Wednesday for permanent. organization and work of the resolu tions committee on platform, leaving Thursday and Friday for voting if two days-be needed. ' . CLOSED FOR THE JERM Only Institutions of Learning in The City Now Open In Craven . " -.- ' County 1 : ' v , R. S. Proctor, superintendent . of public instruction in Craven county, stated this afternoon that all the publio schools in the county, with the exception of those In NEW BERN, had ended their 19i9-20 session and that he was now engaged in lining up teachers for the approaching term. Increased salaries to the teachers will; so Mr.. Proctor predicts, make it ".-possible to secure teachers more easily than ever .before. BOND When Craven county voters cast their . ballot for various county of ficers next Saturday they will also have an opportunity to vote for or a gainst a bond issue of $100,000 to be used in bettering the educational facilities out in the, rural sections. Additional schools and better ser vice in those which are now being operated are needed and an intensive and extensive campaign to induce the voters to cast their ballots for the issue has been made. . All INTERESTING ONE Chamber of Commerce Brings Educational Picture To ; New Bern One Of the best things along edu cational lines that has come to notice recently, and which has secured a great deal of commendable publicity from newspapers and letters qt en dorsements from business organiza tions in the largest cities, is the lec ture and moving pictures on retail merchandising that is being sent but. The chamber of commerce has been able to secure this entertainment for the benefit of the merchants and clerks of New Bern and will be pre sented at the Griffin auditorium to morrow evening, June 2, at 8 o'clock. The title of the pictures is "The Troubles of a Merchant and How to Stop Them." The feature film is pro nounced one of the cleverest pieces of work ever produced covering re tall merchandising. ' " . , The wide-awake business man to day is eager: to keep pace with the latest ideas of storekeeping and merchandising, - and these pictures and lecture come to our city at an opportune time. . The lecture covers i Retail failures- their causes ; store organization; newspaper advertising; window display; clerks efficiency; selling methods; credit business; and system In retail business. . - Any one of these subjects would be of great interest to. the merchants and clerks, and the one in particu lar which should receive favorable consideration from the business man is the value of newspaper advertis ing judiciously and constantly used. The lecturer will, : give some useful nmts . along tnese lines, as wen as Other efficiency ideas that : will be helpful to the merchant and clerk. There will also be run , humordu3 cartoons illustrated songs, and al together the program will be one of the most - pleasing entertainments ever offered to our business men There will be no charge for ad mission. : NO ONE CALLS TO CLAIM , SEVERAL GALLONS LIQUOR Though the police announced tha "the owner of ten or more gallons "l ."j"'" wuisaey iuuuu ui. pu.ui.-im Griffith street, Sunday afternoon,, by several children, .':.?'ld cal1 '?r;th? same, and claim it they would turn n over tq them, no one has yet put RURAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS TH S OV 0 DE - - ?uv, STRING CK RETURN TO PLACES; Improved Conditions Are Being Reported at Various Points Throughout South DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA DELEGATES ARE SEATED Hearings of Various Claims Continue to Engage Atten tion of Committee : . (By Associated Press). . ATLANTA, Ga.,' June 1. -Striking clerks of the several railroadsof the southeast where sympathetic walk outs took place in sympathy with the striking ,'; clerks of the Central of Georgia, . today .;. were ; reported re turning to their places. Improved conditions were report ed at Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, and the Atlanta joint termi nals, comprising lines of the. Georgia Railroad and the Atlanta and West Point. In the Central striking clerks had returned at Albany, Duslan and Millen, but hi Atlanta only one man applied - fori his place,' according to M- B. Smith, division superintendent. There is a slight improvement in the freight . situation, according to representatives of the roads. BUBONIC PLAGUE MAKES APPEARANCE AT MEXICAN PORT President v Wilson Has ' Offered To Send Hospital Ships and Nurses ' To Combat Disease - (By Associated Press) ' . VERA CRUZ, Mex., June 1. President Wilson has offered to send hospital "ships, nurses, doctors and medical supplies to Vera Cruz im mediately to assist in combating the bubonic plague, which has made its appearance' here, eleven authenticat ed cases, having developed to date and five deaths resulting..1"' In ; the opinion of tjie; medical, authorities the plague has not yet ; attained the character Of an epidemic; a'kd they beUeve- it, can" easily be controlled by taking' proper measures -to com bat it. i ' UNIQUE SCHEME POlt ' CONTROLLING TREE GROWTH . (By Associated Press.) CAMBRIDGE; Eng., June 1. The Cambridgeshire Forestry . Associa tion School for forestry believes that ''there is no reason why trees 'can not be made to grow square and pro duce wood of better quality and in greater quantity" if the excessive wood production in certain trees can be controlled. The association be lieves that this can be done, and- if BO "there will , be no more slabs, nor wavy planks, v JUMPING AND FLYING - ' ' ON WINGED BICYCLES NEW YORK, June 1. "Aviett- ing", the new sport or jumping ana flyihg : on bicycles equipped with wings, has received a , stimulus through the offer of a $1,000 chal- enge trophy by the Aerial League of America, to be competed for an nually. - i The first American contest will be conducted as soon as it is possible to make the necesary arrangements. "Avietting" has been accepted as a recognized aeronautic sport ; by ' the International Aeronautic Federation, which controls all aeronautic sports, and judgement on all records made n this country will be roade by the Aero club of America, the. federa- tion's , representative States, '. , ;:'' . in the United SUMMER IS HERE AND WJTH IT COMES EXCURSION DAY S Week-end Trips to Wilmington and Other Points Are Now Assured A gratifying announcement to many who annually take advantage many times during the summer ot the convenient schedules and low ex cursion fares offered by the Atlantic Coast line to visit the seashore ou Sundays, is that these week-end trips are to be renewed this year. This season these excursions be gin on Sunday, June 6, and continue every Sunday until September 5, in clusive. The ' excursion- fare from New Bern will be $1.65 to Wilming ton and return, - and corresponding excursion fares will be made from a large number of other points. The train will leave here at 7:00 a. m., and reach Wilmington at 10:15 a. m. Returning,i it will leave Wilmington at 7:30 p. m. and reach here a 10:45 o. m. With the inauguration of these Sunday trains, on June 6, No: 63. leaving NEW BERN 9:15 a. m. and No. 62, arriving in NEW BERN 6:20 p. m., will run daily ex cept Sunday, instead of daily, as at present. President Signs Bill (By. Associated . Press) WASHINGTON, June 1. Presi dent Wilson today signed the annual agricultural appropriations bill which continues in force the present cotton futures contract under which trading on the cotton exchanges is carried- on. STOKE BROKEN SENATE SPEEDS UP . ROUTINE BUSINESS Both Houses Plan to Adjourn Next Saturday Over Political Con vention Dares ' (By Associated Press ) WASHINGTON, J une 1 . With out a record vote the house to day adopted a resolution offered by Representative Monde) 1, of Wyoming, republican , leader, . providing for sine die adjourn ment of congress-at 4 o'clock" Saturday. ' WASHINGTON, Jane 1. Routine business was . speeded in both the house and senate today.in view of the prospective adjournment next Satur day. Leaders, although -having reached a tentative- agreement to ad journ at the end of this week, said, that members might decide to recess until after the convention instead of adjourning, and that decision in the matter probably might hang fire un til Saturday. ? : , -. .-",'., '' Republican leader Mon dell, 'after a conference yesterday with senate leaders planned . to introduce today a formal resolution setting 4 p. m., Saturday as the time for adjourn ment. ? Disposal of the Armenian mandate resolution today and vari ous -conference reports on appropria tion bjlls and Other pending legisla tion are scheduled before congress quits. ' . The , senate beginning today , wjll lengthen its sessions,' meeting .daily at ten o'clock, two hours earlier than usual. 1 ', SEVERAL LOCAL BARBERS VOiDETflliPiES Haircuts' at Certain Shops Now Cost :.' One-Half DolLtr Other 5 '. '": .' Increases Made Along with" the ever increasing higli cost of living a number of the local barbers have decided that they are not getting a price high enough for, hair cuts,; shampoos, -massages,: tonics, - singes and witch hazel steams and henceforth' when mere man .desires to secure, either of the above it will be necesary for him to dig deeper H Ms jeans in order to foot the bilL4 1? '. -.4.- 'J- - Not all of the shops; however, have taken this course. At least one well kiiown establishment will continue to dispense hair -clippings, face scrapes, etc., at the old-time price. START PILGRIM FATHERS TO BE COMMEMORATED ' (By Associated Press.) , PLYMOUTH, Eng., June l.--Foun-dation stones of A new memorial to be called "The Mayflower Hall," which the Salvation Army proposes to build on a site near the starting place of the Pilgrim Fathers here, are to be laid on September 6. The" ceremony will take place in connection with the tercentenary celebration of the sailing of the Pilgrims. The stones, which are to be brought from Ply mouth, Mass., will be laid by Ambas sador Davis, Lady Astor, who is the member of parliament for the divi sion, and General Booth. The cost of the scheme is 25,000. - ' NEW CHURCH BE READY FOR OCCUPANCY SOON Members of tha congregation of Riverside Methodist church state that they hope to be able to move into their new house of worship in the course of the next five or six weeks. Work of completing the con struction of this , building has been delayed on account of slow ship ments of necessary building . ma terial. - . . i CRIMINAL DOCKET RAPIDLY BEING DISPOSED OF HERE Judge George Connor, who is pre siding over the term of Craven county Superior court for the trial or criminal cases, now in session here, is losing no time in disposing of the docket. A number of minor items were wiped off the docket this morning, these including numerous submissions. GEM HOTEL HAS CLOSED UP ITS DINING ROOM Announcement made by the man agement is to the effect that the Gem hotel, which has been operated for a number ; of years by Mrs. J. W, Moore, has closed its dining room. Whether this will be permanent or temporary, is not known. board of aldermen will hold Meet this evening Tonight the board of . aldermen are to hold their regular monthly session and at this time a number of Important matters are to come up for consideration and action. THIS HOG TUSK IS A RECORD BREAKER IN SIZE 1 W. L. Smith, of Maysville, today Drought to THE SUN-JOURNAL of fice and exhibited what is probably the record tusk from a Jones county porker, the same being eight inches in length and three inches in cir cumference at the base. The tusk was removed from a hog owned by P. C. Foy, of the Maysville section, the hog bearing the reputa tion in that locality of being the most ferocious porker ever raised. POST CHARGED WITR A TENDER FEELING Attorney General Palmer Telli House Committee of Deal- I v mgs With Anarchists POST WAS WILLFUL; ; MADE HIS OWN LAWS Department Head Declares Some Of His Statements Bordered On Falsehood ' - (By Associated Press) 1 -V WASHINGTON, June : 1. Charg- ng that Louis F. Post,, assistant sec retary of labor, had a "perverted Sympathy" for criminal anarchists, Attorney General Palmer told " the house committee today that in deal- ng with attempt by' the govern ment to rid the country of dangerous aliens, Mr. .Post had employed a "self-willed and autocratic substi tute of his own . mistaken personal viewpoint for the obligations of the public law." . Mr. Palmer was. testifying before the rules committee which is invest tigating the official conduct of Mr. Post in the deportation proceedings.. Mr. Palmer said he had hoped , "it might never be necessary to indulge in any criticism of any other govern ment official," but. that "the out rageous and unconsciousable - false hoods laid before the committee by Mr. Post required definite answers." WANKUGEN BLACKS AND MARINES RIOT HOTEL IS CHARGED Trouble .. .Started 7 ; When Negroes Threw Stones at Car Containing :! ' Officer's Wife ' (By Associated Press) . .' CHICAGO, June 1.- Rioting be tween sailors and marines from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station and negroes at Wankugen, a suburb, which for a time threatened to as some : .serious - proportions,; was brought under control early today af- tep two hundred additional provost guards were hurried to Wankugen In motor trucks, , A number of shots were fired, but it was not believed any one was hurt. ..- . . The trouble began, according to police reports, when negro boys who had been stoning automobiles hit the windshield of a training station of ficer's motor car, showering his wife with glass. The service men charged a negro hotel, brought out the guests and damaged, the building. . WOMEN IN GALLERIES . HECKLE U. S. SENATE Irish Sympathizers Want to Throw English Hun Out, of The Emerald Isle (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 1:- The United States senate . was heckled from the galleries today by a dozen women sympathizers with the cause of Irish freedom.!. ' ' Stationed in the four quarters of the galleries floor the women began a volley of inquiries when Senator Brandegee, republican, of Connecti cut, speaking against the Armenian mandate, made a passing reference to the "ravishes of the nun." - "Why; not eject the English hun from Ireland?" shouted the first in terrupter. . "I didn't give my boy "began an other woman, but an usher-j pounced upon her before she finished the sen tence. Gardner to Bayboro. Lieutenant Governor O. Max Gard ner, who deliveredan address in NEW BERN Monday night, left this morning for Bayboro, where he is to address the votors this evenings- Goes, to theCoast' G. W. Taylor has gone to More- head City to spend several days with his family who are summering there. Oi OF AUTO ACCIDENT Mrs, Mattie Turner Recovers Sufll eientlyjto Return to Kinston Others Improve Mrs. Mattie Turner, of Kinston and one of the five men and women from that place who were injured in an automobile accident near NEW BERN Sunday afternoon, had so far recovered Monday night that she was able to acconipany her husband back to that place, he having come to NEW BERN- after her. A report from St. Luke's hospital today, where Miss Bertha Gray and Miss Ruby Rouse, two other victims of the accident, are receiving treat ment, was to ..the effect tat they were geting along very nicely and would probably be discharged in the. course of a day or two. 1 '''.';,; :-, " , -. :: FOB ALIEN REDS" VICTIM HOME ROPHETS PLAGE OLITICAL BETS f.V of All Three Are C,avi Victry Fr Their candidates (By Max Abernethy) . RALEIGH, June 1. As the guber natorial contest nears the end politi cal prophets are placing their . bets and doing their forecasting. The first forecast reaching Raleigh's po litical ear comes without the proper signature to make it carry weight and is said to represent the opinions of several prognosticators in a city about the central part of the State: The forecast is by congressional districts' and ' the vote of 117.Q00 "is distributed as follows: Gardner,- 44,000; Morrison, 42, 250; Page, 30,750. . ; Managers Not Satisfied ' . Neither of the1 campaign managers are satisfied with the forecast since it upsets their predictions, each hav ing claimed that their candidate was leading the field. Crawford Biggs, managers of v. Gardner, . previously atated that there would be no second primary because his candidate would win out in the first; Charles Ross, manager for Page, thinks differently," and sees his candidate m the second round, while Heriot ' Clarkson, di recting the Morrison campaign, has placed his candidate slightly in the lead, with Morrison ' winning with ease in the second primary. ; The -general belief is not with Manager Biggs in his prediction that there will be no second primary, and the Gardner supporters who think their candidate will win out over Morrison and. Page in the' first pri mary are decidedly difficult to locate in this section. All are agreed that the contest is going to be "mighty close."; That, however, means very little since the supporters of all the three candidates say that their favor ite will be in the second primary and will win. -,,: ' . :. ' , Here is the forecast by congres sional districts as compiled by the man who writes In ' that he cannot, because of loCal political ' perplexi ties, sign his name? 1 - Anonymous Forecast. ; -', First Morrison, s2,7 50; Gardner, 5.000 Page, 1,250; Second Mor rison, ,2,60 ; Gardner, 4,500 k . Page, 2,280. ' -Third- MorHson, ',, ' 5,250 ; Gardner, 4,250; Page, 2,5004 Fourth Morrison, 3,750; Gardner 4,000; Page, 3,250. Fifth Morrison, - 3, 500; Gardner, '5,500 (Page, 5,000. Sixth Morrison, 5,250; Gardner, 4.000J Page, 2,750. Seventh Mor rison, ,4, 7 50V Gardner, 2,250; Page, 7,000. Eighth Morrison, 4,250; Gardner, 2,750; Page, 3,000. Nines Morrison, 6,000; Gardner, 7,750; Page, 2,500. Tenth Morrison; '4,- 250; Gardner,; 4,000; Page. 1,250. Total Morrison, 42,250: Gardner. 44,000; Page, 30,750 This week's speaking engagements! VIP MEN TO M Mart, of the three candidates are- Tuesday, nas become a -sinister element in Morrison at Morganton and - Lenoir, cr,me waB expressed today by P. W. Gardner at . .Wilmington, Page at'u. ,oh Wadesboro and Monroe. Wednes day, Morrison at Asheville and Old Fort,-' Gardner at Kinston and S.now Hill, Page at Albemarle and Thom asville. Thursday, Morrison, at Waynesville and Bryson City, Gard ner at Monroe,' Page at Raleigh. Fri day, Morrison at Sylva and Canton, Gardner at Winston-Salem, : Page at Asheboro. , . J' '- - PUTTING A LITTLE JAZZ , INTO LMPETUS FOR WORK (By Associated Press.) BATH, Eng., June 1. To stimu late quicker work in a laundry here, the proprietor has installed a phon- ograph which grinds out popular ( songs and dances while the girls scrub and iron. A marked difference' in the amount of work done Is said to be noticeable. I - - MOTHER OF WOMEN. DEMOCRATS WILL LEAD FEMININE DELEGATION . T (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, June 1. Led by Mrs. John.. Sherwin Crosby, called "the mother of New York demo crats," a special train carrying fifty four women delegates and alternates to the national democratic convention in San Francisco, will depart from New York June 18. This will be the first expedition of its kind in the Uni ted States. Many' of the women , will be accompanied ; by their husbands, children or other relatives. The party will be augmented by delegates from other states at various points en route to Chicago and. after the convention.! the members will visit Pike's Peak, Colorado Springs, the Grand Canyon, of Colorado, Riverside, Hollywood, and Los Angles and the Catalina Is?! lands. The return home will be by J way of the Canadian Rockies, reach ing New York on the evening of July 11. v Delegates and Alternates. The delegates-at-large from New York are Elizabeth Marbury and Har riet May Mills, and the alternates-at-large are Mrs. Maurice-'Connolly, . or Corona, L. I., and Mrs. Nellie Hewitt, of Carthage, N. Y. Mrs. Crosby organized the first woman's democratic club in the Uni ted States in 1904. It was located here, and subsequently, in 1912, she founded the 'woman's national demo cratic leaeue. Two years later she es ta Wished a New Tork State branch AN ill RACE SUICIDE: BB0UTN1DER DEATHS BY 8,753 Includes Only 3 Months; Year's Natural Gain, 35,012; V New. Babes, 18,305 CAROLINA POPULATION STILL ON THE INCREASE Statistics Compiled Do Not In ' elude Transients and. Visitors In The State RALEIGH, June 1. There bas been no race suicide in North CarcA : Una so far this -year, - Reports )uit compiled by Dr. F. M. RegistferV of th vital statistics" detjartraent of tha state board of .healthr: show that dur-i ing. the first ' three 1 months of 49 JO-.-v 1,276 more children wera born in thr" Old North State than in Hhe correal ", ponding period in. 19 19, Last year's ' births the first three months number ed 17.029, this year's 18,305. - -- People Not Dying Fast. ' Nor are the people dying at the ' same rate they, died the first quarter , of 1919. i During ' the v first three months of 1920 only 9,652 have paas ed out, against 11,468, a decrease of 1.916. :; . : t Taking the above 7 figures, birthi exceeded deaths the first quarter of this year by 8,753. This, if the rate is kept up will give North Carolina a natural increase, exclusive 61 any in 1 flux from other states, of 35,012. For a ten-year period this would be a natural increase of over 350,000. ; r By months the birth rate this year, for the first quarter, was as follows: January, ' 6,51 2i February, 6,272p , Maroh S tnfnl 18 snR.--I.ncr' of year; January, 5,556; February, 5-' 253; March, 6,220; total, ,17,029. -Gain this year over last, 1,276. Deaths by months the first quarter, 1920, were reported as follows: Jan uary, 2,465;' February, 4,002; March, 3.085; total, 9,552. Last year: Jan- nary, 5,147; February, 8,678; March 2,643. Decrease this year over last,-, 1,916. ;.' ". ,'-.:, - ' ' , - ;l ' Contagious Diseases, ! : ' There was a caih -in contaeioim di seases reported the first three montl.s this; year of 2,156 over last year. according; ta. Dx.ligl3ter,,,doeB r n , iUeart there has actually been . contagion butt that the doctors and health officials1 over the state hava been more active in making prompt reports.. The above figures do not in clude influenza. . CHICAGO RIVER PROVES AN ELEMENT IN CRIME (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, June - 1 Belief that tha . r. rVtar i rivet tirhinfi run a ty,rm,p-h th. hr nf China itPiv B 1 M-M f I 111 II a . 1111 L f UU.Vi K M. A 1UUU V a survey of recent deaths of unlden tifled persons and said he would con sult with John J. Garrity, chief ot police, to devise means , for ending either the epidemic of suicides or a departure in the method ot disposal of murdered victins. During the last few' weeks an usual, number of bod ies have been taken from the Tiver, Mr. Hoffman said. In several Instan ces: the bodies bore evidence of foul play ' New v Hotel Opens The , Bedsworth. located right' a longside the Atlantic ocean a - few miles from Morehead City, was today thrown open to the public and a nam-', ber of guests were on hand tor.the opening day. Professor J. Henri . Bourdelais, of this city, is in charga . of the new hostelry. ' . t . -. ,. .- . .-.. , V of the national body." Mrs. Crosby savs she cherishes no illusions as 0 what women, in their first actual pai tlcipation in a national political con venticn, will be able to accomplish She said, however, she and most of the other women delegates- they will constitute more than 300 of the 1,028 in the' gathering have certain ideas which will be discussed at caucus before the convention assem bles and that they will be submitted to the platform . committee - in the form of resolutions.' v Legislation Wanted. Some of these ideas. Mrs. Crosby said, were government ownership of oil wells and ; coal -mines, railroads and other public utilities; a modiflca. tion ot the prohibition enforcement act to " permit the manufacture "and sale of "lfght wines and beer;", k plank to make it a felony to profiteer in necessities; higher pay for postal employes; advocacy of the Shepparct Bower "maternity bill," providing for government care for every ex pectant mother and her child and making it unlawful for anyone ' lo employ a woman in that condition; more rigid child labor laws; shorter hours for working women,? 12,000,. 000 of whom are now said to be in industries and professions; more equitable taxation i and the stimula tion of building and other industrial enterprises by the removal of restrict tive burdanj. - ; I w RAN 0 CONVENTION '