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T771 tattle I jo WANT ADS:-' .H tiirrw. '.v. WEATHEK: ' ; Page Six- toalght aad Jhnrw gentle wind. ii v. i r I x- . - vJ .v, -rfV II A I I I i I I k. A'.MM 11 II Y IKI JIUI XMrAHV II 3 0 ffi V VOL.. 26. NO, 251. m AM DEAD AMD MEL IM miPV Af AO miupuirm Am tirffTirh ira in a rtih VILI: NOT ALLOW new commanders of civil war bodies, i THOOSANDSWADE ! BOSTONPOLICE r1 i w .. " DFSTITIITFRYTHF ; Tn nrnim innn - n1 ,t&ftr. tY lUMniUBi -? iMPTWl STORMOFSUNDAYi Places of Strikers Are Bemg Filled With New Men, Cutis :J Announces. WERE PLAIN For Thai Reason They Cannot Be I Allowed to Return to Their Beats. ""nun, ecpi. i. eui king po licemen will not be reinstated under any conditions. O fC1T- k( r ' mm ... . inis was reiterated today at lice headquarters. It bad beep pointed out that the change which would permit suspen ion si a penalty might be construed as. leaving a loophole by which some of the older men ' who' before Che ttrilto had served long might regain ; their positions. The list of strikers who have ap plied for reiPRtatcnient is growing, y. according to Superintendent of Po LV . Hce ' Crowley. No difficulty is e- the pollrng placos.Tuesday. j rollcfl officials said the .striking patrolmen were being regarded s plain deserters, and therefore would not be -allowed to resume their for mer beats, . JiEW. XORK, Bept. 17. A cam i PUn urging the government to re "'issue the 2-cent coin withdrawn in 1874, the new coin to bear on the Obverse Ids A base relief portrait ,f the late President Roosevelt, was inaugurated tods y by the Women's Roosevelt Memorial association. A letter urging the creation of the eoin has been sent to Carter Glass, secretary1 of the (treasury. New Sewerage Line Discussed by Council The city' councjl met in regular session in the city hall last night at 8:80 o'clock. No new business was to come befpre the board and the meeting was S brief one. Newt sewersge linos for High Point wss the ioblc of considerably discussion last nlghu each member of the council expressing his views on this WftVetV Although no defl nlte plans wore formulated it is ex? pectod that by ttho next meeting some decision will sv . been ren dered. - Addltjonjal, i, data on the problem has been secured, and will br ready for prescntatiqn at the next meeting., ; ' k -' , The council unanimously elected ' dV.' M.vSttqlen' to Jill ,the position " of," physician of the- venereal clinic ; ln:Hlgh Point et a salary of ll.ooo annually. tl t y - ; ' Municipal Court Was ' fin ViifatiQn ' .( Municipal court did not convene this morning at:10 o'clock, as was expected, but ' was' postponed until . next Monday morning at the same hour, Chief of, Police Welch and several members of the local force sre in Greensboro attending Gull ford superior court in session In that dty this wcfk and were not here to t sllfy nr.:i' -'t the defendants ar lalKiird f r tri. !. ; 1 It Is ( ' it'" 1 t!ut rases' of more ' -.t) i ' ; . t will ( ' 1 'iSili i 1 tiJi rl 1 rlfc"v COLUMBUS. O.. Sept. 17. Colonel James 1). Boll is the new commander-in-chief of the Grand Armv ,.f it,,. Republic. His home is New York, where he is a United States -district attorney. He enlisted' at 16 ami nerved throughout the war. Mrs. Abble Lynch, thejjiew national president of the Woman's ltellcr Corps, Ives In I'itts burgh. Harry D. Sisson, commander of the Sons of Yet eraus hails from Boston, Mass. ' ! Famous First 1LS0H SETS OUT i It Will Not Aevent any Nation From Recognizing Indepen dence of People. ON BOARD PRESIDENT WIL SON'S TRAIN. Kent. 17 Spttlnir HOFLM TOWARD U forth publicly for the first time hln!' the Potomac, the flrnt interpretation, of the league of na tions covenant as it affects Ireland, President' Wilson said in a statement today that the league would consti tute a forum before which could he brought all claims for self determina tion which are rightly to affect the peace of the world. "The covenant would not bind the United States to assist in putting down rebellion in any country," he said, "nor would it limit the power of this country to recognize tha In dependence of any people." He said Ireland's case was not heard at Versailles because it did not corns within the jurisdiction of the . conference. The president's statement was in reply to a series of questions sent himj by the San Francisco labor council. It is un derstood he will Tepiy in a few days to similar questions put.to him by other labor bodies regarding Shan tung and the, representation of the British dominion: N1?W YOrtK, 8ept. 17. Cardinal Mercler,. Belgium's hereto prince of the church ,was the '.central figure today at one of the: most Impressive ceremonies ever held . here, a jre-1 quicm primate mass, celebrated . at Et. Tatriik's cathedral on the first anniversary of the death of Cardinal Farley. When Cardinal Merelcr entered the church, in the center of a pol- 1 1 i. h i. t' HIGH POINT, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 17, 1919. Marches Along Me Giant Guns Rumble Along Histo ric Pennsylvania Avenue as First Goes By. PERSHING WAS THERE, TOO' The Gun That Fired First Shot at Huns in Line of March ; 24 Men Abreast. WASKINGTOii Sef 17. Out Llstoi-'--. eniif,vl.-.it.iii i.nnut, the American way of victory marked out more than 50 years ago by the re I , turning blue clad legions of ti e army 1 1 vision, American expeditionary forces, marched today. H was -'Washington's liri-t great parade of the war and it was con ceived and carried out-jas the na tion's tribute not alone to the vet eran fighting men who marched, but to the whole great army the nation created to make certain the utter de feat of German dreams of world conquest. Marching in mass formation and equipped , with all the guns, gas throwers .and countl&gg other death dealing devices of front line service, tne flrst division, freish home fromli-mone both employer and employe France, moved along the broad ave nue, a living tide of sunburned ,. fighting manhood that filled the Btreet.from curb to curb. I0 their khakl and olive drab uniforms, the men swung by as resistleasly as the spring? floods of the Mississippi. Above; each solid block of Infantry rose the grim line of. bayonets, the blued.' Bteel glinting dully -as it "caught 'the'llght. : Further back came the long lines of field guns, French to which French offi cers hfve said France owes her sal vation and, after all the trains and ifsgons had rumbled by, came a bat-j talion Of tanks, streaked and yellow edf with paint to conceal them from eSiemy eyee., but now t growlng'and1 clanking (heir way behind the troops in noisy response to the cheers that greeted them,- ; There was, nothing lacking to make the parade an epitome of ' the whole vast army American skill and -' (Continued on Page .Seven). " ( OTTO.V OPKXIXQ. NEW YORK. Sept. T7. Cotton .e; -.e;iIy. October, 29.99; l)o ' r. r, 0 . 4 " ; Jnnunry, HA BOY 0. JTSSVA -ft i E IS HAPPY AGAIN Many of Idle Factories Resumed Operation Today After . Seven Week Idleness. ;.Cv Citljjens.of High Point beard the sound "Of whistles for the first time j In seven weeks this morning when I hey blasted away for the many fac lories and industrial plants of tin city, and the employes who have been out during this period took their baskets and walked steadily back to the same old Jobs they pre viously held. All of the 47 factories, which have) been practically Idle since the labor double that has attracted nation j wide attention began, resumed oper ntion this morning and work Is now progressing rapidly. It is evident that the best of feeling prevail and many prominent citlsens of High Point, who have watched the situa tlon closely, expressed the belief to day there would bp no more trou- i hie of this kind in the furniture city. With the return of the men to their work this morning It appears to be an assured fact that business in High Point will soon be normal, and the merchants of the city Beem to he very optlmlsi-lc over tbat fact. ATLANTA. Sei)b-; 17-'?EConomlc conditions in the soirih',,was tht' ft ; iimay AND in v5i subject for. discussion today at a meeting of cotton" jiroducors,' bank ers, merchants and others, 660 ( In all, Invited here by the American Cotton association and the chamber of commerce. , Tho''first' business meeting wae filled for 2 p. in., with W. P. G. larding, r"vi mor of t'- f.-dral re eel V I'". it ', !M ! U"f, , ' ES! Relief Work s Being Carried Out, as Rapidly as is ' p mi i i MANY ARE NOT IDENTIFIED Twenty-five Person Dead and: Others Starving at White j Point. SAN ANTONIO. TEX.. Sept. I 7. Probably 200 persons dead1 ... -ijui .iiiiau was ine estimate today by Roy Miller, former! mayor and chairman of the relief committee, in a statement over the ' telephone. "From 3.000 to 4,000 persons are destitute,"' he said. CORPUS CHHIST1. Sept. 27 - -Today, more than 60 hour after 1 1 be; hurricane and tidal '.wave thai -4 feW rent n akie-texas coast ) ClUr and environs. It was stHMm'pis4 fiinie to estimate the loss of life or dainaKH to property. Reports from Meiirchers. however, icvealed the iMeieiising mag;nltiid of I the dis;is!er. It wan believed that It I miglit h; a week before Its true ex tent was known. the great pile.s of j " I " ictnoijr .strewn from one end of the city to jthe other may conceal many bodies and today hundreds of nun wpi-p tas ta L- u on at work exploring t hem. Officials generally were agreed the death lint would he in excess of 100 and .some unofficial estimates placed it as between 20(1 and 300, with hundreds injured or sufferine from exposure. KhI itiiiites of the property loss arled from $1(1.000.000 to $15,000,- 000. Attempts were being made .today to rig out several sail bouts to cross the bay t; rescue 2.r persons who are reported In distress at White Point. A message was brought here today saying there were 2" bodies at White Point and 2"i refugees there starving. All bodies recovered here' will be buried there by a military squad be-! cause of the lack of coffins here Reports from other smaller towns stated that the authorities were burying bodies, some unidentified, :ik i-aniillv as nosslble. I Fifteen additional storm victims -ere brought to the morgue here 'ally today, br'nging thte death list In the city to G2 as a result of the 6torm which swpt . here unday. The total known dead now exceeds 150. The most reliable estimate here today placed the loss of life at Corpus Christl, Port Aransas and Aransas Pass at about 2t0. The bodies be ing recojired today are in Buch a condition that identification will be almost impossible. Rain began to day, handicapping relief workers. lU-llef Train Kent. AUSTIN, Bept. 17. Rockport and Port Aransas" suffered tremen dous damage and heed outside as-' sistance according to appeals from those cities received here today by Governor, W.; P. Hobby. Three jives were loe t Rockport, one at Aan- V'. M-..1 Ji 1 ' rrUA BBS ana tUUr ,V ruil, nmuoa, uo governor said a relief train would be sent. " ' .'! -" V Appointed 1 Hchool Mupervlsor, RICHMOND, Va.;. Sept. 17. W. L. Prince, for several years super intendent of schools of Henrico county, was appointed state tuvv visor of hl;h schools at f '. i ' " mccdnrr cf f ' ' ' ! ' IATE NEWS r LONDON, Sept. 17. Flume , by the Italian government which is that has arisen through the action of Captain Gabrielle D'Annunxio in forcibly taking possession of the city and compelling allied and Jugo Slav forces to leave. The veil of the censorship was drawn yesterday and since that time little has been learned of vevents in the city. ENGINE BLOWS UP, KILLS ONE. NASHVILLE, Sept. 17. The engine of a northbound freight train on the L;and N. railway blew up this morning near Springfield, killing the fireman, injuring the engineer and setting fire to the train. The explosion tore down the wires NEW BALTIC GOVERNMENT IS PLANNED. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 15. (Delayed) An important con- 1 ference has been in session at Riga tne oviet but the formation of a Baltic federation, according to ad yicc received here. It is understood there has been no active accept ance of the Soviet's terms. But on the other hand it appears the Baltic federation idea has materialized to the extent that an agreement has ccn reacne' or a common currency and a customs union of Letvia, ! Esthonia and Lithunia NO DANGER OF GENERAL STRIKE IN BOSTON. BOSTON, Sept. 17. Although nine-tenths of the unions affili ated with the Boston central labor union have voted to support the) police, according to a statement made at a meeting of the polios un ion last night by Frank H. McCarthy, local organizer of the American Federation of Labor, union leaders asserted today this did not indi cate ar.y immediate general strike. there would be no change in the situation until after the tneeeting of the central labor union next Sunday at which reports of the strike votes will be received, SOCIALIST HEADQUARTERS SEARCHED. NEW YORK, Sept. 17. Socialist headquarters in the 17th as ; stinbly district here were searched by several men in United States ; service uniforms, the police reported today. The intruders destroyed pamphlets and broke up furniture. IRON WORKERS -TCtGO ON STBIKE PITTSBURGH, Sept. 17.John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the national committee for organizing iron and steel workers, told news paper men today that unless a last minute telegram was received from Elbert Gary, chairman of the board of the steel corporation, the strike of iron and steel workers would go into effect September 22. LIQUOR RAID SET TO MUSIC. NEW YORK, Sept. 17. A liquor raid set to music is Broad way's latest experience. While the orchestra in Barry's restaurant wag; last night playing its jazziest selections, eight agents of the depart-' ment of justice, armed with warrants charging violation of the pro hibitbn laws, stalked into the establishment and arrested a barkeeper and three waiters. Meanwhile musicians and singers continued their i efforts'cheating the diners of the WILSON REACHES SAN FRANCISCO. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17. President Wilson arrived heti; today on a special ferryboat frOm the Oakland mole. President and Mrs. Wilson came off the boat and slipped into a square formed f detachments of soldiers from the Presidio, the usual presidential es cort being conspicuous. WILL GIVE CAMP STRIKERS WILL HOT BRAGG K QWR BE TAKEN BACK I WASHINGTON .Sept. 17. Tho ; Hampstead committee uppmited to inspect cantonment camps and avi ation fields will leave hero tonight for Fayettevllle to inspect Camp 1'n.gg. Representatives Godwin and Rob inson. North Carolina, will accom pany them. Benzol to Be Used For Gas Substitute PARIS, Sept. 17 The government has authorized experiments with a hntizol and alcohol mixture as a sub-' stitute for gasoline In automobile en glnes, in. view of the high price of the altter a dollar a gallon. White benzol used alone undoubtedly give more power than gasoline,1 It has an objectionable odor, and . chauffeurs who have tried It assert that tt cor rodes ' carburetors" ; and cylinders. Both thes edisadvantagea, it is claim- ed,' may be to some extent removed by mixing the benzol with alcohol or ether or both. ; ' ; ' Killmne KnmlcH "Out Burns. , JEIISET CITY. N. J , Sept. 17. Johnny Kllbane, of CIcvcljnd; the world's featherweight boxing chain p'on, Vihh Ued out Krankie Hums, of J ' .:.!! ;-;h I ' I : f f. ;.l (' v (V ill FIVE CENTS. BULLETINS ' has been isolated from the world taking steps to meet the situation and communication is difficult. considering not only peace with It was the general feeling that 'W.'limninr-- thrill of a raid. 'u Ni:v YORK. Sept. 17. Much government repair work at Brook-, !vn shipvardH has been transferred i to southern ports as a result .of the I lockout of 4.000 employes. Tbs ; companies affected Issdsd . a stste. ment today raying Air the men who baa talen a half hoJldsf Batnidsy to ! enforce demands for a tl-uottt week are considered striker! tni will, -be taslen -back. The executive com-," ittee 'pf thet strikers' Wilt , meet to-y mt morrow. Funeral Wat Held For Mrs. Hedrick Today The funeral lot Mr. ' SursUiU' Hadrlck, who died at a local iwnlts rium Monday night, was held rrora the home of Mr. knd Mrs. It. C. H)U' this morning St h o'clock, conduct ed by Rev. , Charles P, Coble. Rev. I M; Wllllard snd Rev. Uluck. an l interment followed in Oakwood -tery. i'o : The following in-led l")"" ; J. A. llerndon, T. S. I'- iK Kogf Imun, J. R. I'! J tind L. D. Woo !. The fni"-'-.l ' l.u !-.. i ' - ' 'A .t i ' '
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