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f?"-x - ' J v . 1 8" PAGES WEATHEK: . ' , ;' Copjer,' tonight; Fair antl eoolw Wednotdiiy. ' K . . -.V '.--, ' 1 liiiTtT-ii'Vitii! iff i'.'ri gi i i''i'i"UJCS TODAY VOL, 26. NO. 298. HIGH POINT, N. G, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 1 1, I919. FIVE CENTS. - 1". til iiiefs Are I RED CROSS DRIVE I HERE INTENSIFIED FOR THIS WEEK PUni Were Completed Last Night for House to Home ' : CnnraM. MEMBERS COMING SLOW. High School Ctrb Given Day to Help Put Drire Over the Top. At a largelvttended and enthus iastic neetj( A Red Crosa workers held In local headquarters last night It was decided to make a house to house canraas In an effort to put High Point oyer the top. Each member present at the meet ing expressed a determination to throw himself heartily into the work during the present wek and see Just how many members he can secure for the organization be(ore the cam paign closes hera on Saturday. It was pointed out last night that the people of the Furniture city can not afford to fall to do their toll duty, Repo'il A'fislwVed that ot!hef cities and townl 16 ftorth Carolina are doing eteeptlonally good work, ana while i grttit, tnatiy members are j being secured here it was intimated by those In charge of the work that they are not entirely satisfied with the results, It Is their Intention to give every man, woman and child re siding In High Point the opportunity of becoming a member. 10 o clock Mr. D. Cox and her as-1 B1BUIUIB Will CHUTUHS lll I1T81 WUrQ, Mrs. Carter Dalton and assistants the second ward, Mrs. W. H. Slane and assistants the third ward and Mrs. Q. H. Kearns and asslstanls the fourth ward. A corps of efficient ladles have vol unteered to take charge of the booths at the Ring, Hart, Mann and Matton drug torea: ' .x !- The glflt'of the graduating class o the locallgh school have kem , hM given a hoi day tor he Purpoao, of laBt man nft, wr jfor the organisation. and jr Qoi today doing' patriotic and effective If i- jrt-- ' . . v . 1 , I ing up man into the divine world. He canvassing upon the atreeta of the I ?. ... . , ,. ..... ..." .If . , , said the proof of the new birth was r rV,fg !?rk To night Pr; Weist will pjrfch 6t to get attond Miss mershlp jnhe Red Croa.,; . ., a !?; fchelocal fchesr. will furnish music, postofflce and .a booth at the chrya-..,.;.:", - v. antheraam hew wilt be In charge of Mrtf Prank1 puriey.v . i ' ." heart and aoUaf' liilthe alo- ran used by those waging the cam- U-tg tW'ii'U' , (.'t . j tContlnned on :laM mhtf.;i- r Pershing SiMmehisjWmse, VrjA WASHINGTON, -1. i jL,Prissl denl WHson Secretary Baker Issued statements to - tile American people on tho occasion ot the first anniversary of the sign , Ing of.the.'armlstlce. i' '. The president said to Americans the reflections of Armlulalce "day . would be filled with solemn pride In the heroinnf of thone who died In the country's service and with grnHtnda for the victory both bennune t,f "the thing front which It has frcnl un, and beratiso of tin) vi roi turily it lia.i given Anterlra in i ' -v 1 r ! : '1 y 'I ft-''; j : , t i.' ' - - , ' S . rlerd State College Takes Holiday Despite Faculty "No." RALEIGH. Nov. 11 Whfln told by college authorities they would not be given a holiday today over 500 students at State College gathered on the athletic field bleachers and off anyhow -or celebrat- of signing oted to take the day and arranged a program for Ing the first anniversary of signing the armistice. The students jiuradetl through the principal streets of Raleigh. The college authorities have not determined what action will be takon. EAI OF That Was Subject cf Dr. Weist, at First Reformed Church, Last Night. "The Nature and Need of the New Birth" was tho subject une'by Dr. Weist at the First Reformed church last night. The sermon last night was a splen-jUd.-ftfte.ajid those in atteniUacsv da clared It to be one of the"be8t the evangelist has dollvered since coming to the olty nearly two weeks ago. Dr. Weist paid that the now birth Is self-cultured, ethical practice or philanthropy, but is a new crea ture, a spiritual resurrection and a partaking of a devine nature. He declared that the how of a new birth is a mystory. Like electricity, steam 8ui, he said it could' not explalned The minister believes that the fact of a new birth is shown in the lives of great men, such as Poter, Matthew, Augustine and Newton. He said that all new worlds art entered by new births, the world of intellect, the world of morals and the world of air. Ilt is necessary, the preacher de clared, for the higher to lift up tho i Inmr tho nlnni liftlne- tin thn Innr- I plot to Depore Sultan V i PERJLIN, Nov Hi A plot to de pose the sultan of turkey has been dt8C9Velf aays a Qonstantlnopte dispatcbS.'j''''' K'::'' " '" A . fa ID NEED with peace; and ijustice la the o iini; ninded down a l 'decision- that ' th(ielee ' (tion' of Mayor John T. Orace, of The exercisa by the American peo ple of practical -patriotism during the war. General Per'shing said, was an avowal of their ilrm adherence to the principles of , free, government that will continue to have great in fluence upon the progressive thought throughout the "world. , ; ;.. : Secretary Daker said ' that while mourning its' dead, the nation was gratfcful tor tboir achievement and for that of their living brothers and (Continued on page 2.) lley Mffl&te to Retort" to i E DAY IN fflY mm LITTLE INTEREST Only Eaak,, Po.toffice and Barber , Take Day 0ff ; ' for Celebration, NO PROGRAM ARRANGED. r a c e Kf...s...iu.K.c,Jc.n.uno. a ae w m All former service Men at ; Reformed Church. ; ; There was no great celebration of the first anniversary of the signing' of the armistice in High Point today. 1 The majority of the stores remain ed open throughout the day and the regular routine of busines was car ried out. In fact very few people here seemed to reillze that th" great war onded one year ago today. A tew flags were flung out her: ; . and there, but they were in n ho.e- WASHINGTON Nov. U. Albert less minority. ; Edward. Prlnoe of Wales and heir to Several weeks ago tentative plinsjthe British throne, arrived hero to wer being made for a grand cele-; day to be welcpmad by Vice President bfation here and it was (thought at ! Marshal, acting; for President Wil that time High Point would be the ' son. . 'first-city in the stsrteto show her ap- A diluting--ralrr tflenofr prevent preclation of tho great work done by tho Americans in France during the recent war. Plans were never perfected, how ever, and yesterd-.y the chamber of commerce visited the busines estab lishments of the city and requested that busines be suspended through out the day. Some merchants ex- pressed a willingness to close their doors provided the majority ruled, while others refused to comply with such a request. When the list of names were complied it was found that the majority ruled, but this morning practically every store and business establishment in the city. (Continued on page three.) WAgHJIQTON, Nov. 11. In the midst 'o'rtlle 'celebration today of the anniversary jo'f the signing of the ar mistice the 'tragedy of war was re vived by a new revised list of Ameri can casualties. The list, includes 34. 265 killed in action Including 3.82 lost at sea; died of wounds, 1 3 . j 5 5 died of disease, 23,692; died of ac cident and other causes, 5,326; wounded In nctlon, 215, 489; miss ing In action, 2. 'COLUMBIA. . Nov. j41, The su- proms court of South Carolina today Charleston, Is nuir and void. .The election machinery is held at fault in the decision Pleads for League. . ' t ' - LTJNDON, Nov, 11. Arthur 3. Balfour, former foreign minister and now lord president of the. council opening the league of nations cam paig ntday declared the future of the league would be dark unlos sail pow ers and particularly Great Britain were not prepared to take an equal share In the burdens. CftSUALTY UST IS HD TODAY MAYOR S ELECTION NULL ID Ohio Voted Against Ratityin: Dry Amrnditioil ' Columbna, Nov. Jl. Ohio last! i Tuesday voted against ratifying thu federal prohibition amendment by a i majority of 64lJ according to com-1 plele offlcial retfrUfl reccived ,0llay Th vo,e M: ( , iaa I For ratificatioa, 499,879. Against 500,520. Secretary of state Smith an- nounced apparent that foue errors are in the comi'leto ofllcial vo,e and lhat tue omciai re,urns fr0m nine counties will be sent back j for correction. He also announced that the official figures from 34 counties would be verified, the gathering of Interested crowds along the rojite over which the vice president and his party preceded by a calvary escort passed to the Perry Belmont home, reserved for the dis tinguished visitor. After luncheon the prince was to call on Mrs. Wilson and at the white house and It was expected he would see the president .In his sick room, Mr. Wilson's physi- cian having announced that his con dition would not prevent the call. RALEIGH, Nov. 11. Having been made a legal holiday in the state by an act of the legislature Armistice day waa generally observed through out the state today banks and state offices being closed. Speclat exercises Were carried out in a number of cities including Salis bury., Hickory. .Fayetteville and Lln colnton. Major General Lewis, who commanded the Thirtieth division, will be the speaker at the celebration at Ltncolntpn. 10 MEET Approximately 400 negro ministers and delegates representing churches in every section of the state are ex pected in High Point this afternoon to attend the North Carolina confer ence of the negro Methodist Episcopal church which begins tonight In the Morris Chapel M, E. church in this t:lty. , An elaborate progratn ha9 been prepared and R,lnhop Darlington, who presided at the Western North Caro lina conference ,'Tecently held in Greensboro, Is scheduled to" addres the .negro church, workers. Rev. W. A, Lambeth, pastor of Wesley Memo rial church, is also slated to speak during.vtbe,'CWTentlon-,:''';.-'v ; s It '"is -I. understood - that y appoint ments will be read out some time this week and the negro preachers in at'- tendance ' wllf. he, given 'instructions concerning their work for, the enU' TO.ISDN mSnsihe NEGRO MB HERE ing conference year. , ' . of tfc i Cork Scene of Latest BiitUh-Irish1 Oalbreai- cf Feeling I , Tr Ust Night ' SINN FEINERS ARRESTED Headquarters of the Party in Dublin Raided by Government Troops and Arrests Made. DUBLIN, Xov. II. The Minn Fein parliament wax raided to day l) I the HUtliorlliex mid t) arrt-sted. CORK. Ireland. Nov. 11. Con stant collisions between tho mili tary and civilians here culminated Wori ERS IN CLASH mi on AAI ITII f I IfVbX m a i mm run N I IE- AK KU til ri v..,iuvw ruiuui. HU mgm session or umowm left in serious rioting last nijjht when soldiers enraged in cone(iuence Of frequent attacks upon Ihem broke through police lines an1 came Into conflict with tho crowds. ; hticRs ana stones were freely used 1 and belts were removed and forcib y ! swung. ' 'Tnere-alsd ware roT n and a private of badly woundod. shots. A captai he troops were The police eventually dispersed the crowd and got the soldiers back to their barracks. THREE- KILLED IN PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 11. Three were killed and n doien in jured when a tug crashed into a crowded Philadelphia and Reading railway ferry boat on tho Delaware river here today. The dead were crushed almost be yond recognition. About IFiO persons were rescued from the ferry boat. WASHINGTON. Nov. 11. Armis tice day exercities were caroled out here, today despite a drizzling rain. President Wilson's message to th nation was read by Fairfax Maulty and addresses wore mado bv mem- bers of congress FI XKRAL OF HIHH .10HDAX WAS HICLT) THIS AFTERNOON The remains or Miss Elsie u. Jor - dan who died at the home of her mother Mrs. N. E. Jordan. 130 Price street; Greensboro, Monday morning at 11 o'clock were brought to High Point this afternoon and interment was made in the family plot at Oakwood cemetery. Funeral serv- ices were held from the home in Greensboro. , FERRY BOATCRASH 1S1GT0N1 CIEBRATES DAYi I miss Jordan was a native of this aii miners ana uperaicr icrAomcrcnco , city but had moved with her faml-, , , ,, . ' 1. '.t' '''' n .1 ' ' ly to Greensboro about 15 year. ago. WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 1 . I shall immediatetr call the mmm, h She was a sister ot Mrs. A. L, Burns, j and operators together to negotiate a wage agreement slid Secte ot this place. :f.r. X'':'?:-' tary of Labor Wilson today, S:0Pyf-i 4 " v negro isuLynched.v i i v Despite the' announcement j. hy union leaders that tho" strike , lATVum huuk, ov.'l."7ipran Jameson, negro,, who It was charged shot and killed Sheriff Greer 1 . . a ' ' -JL -.11-' 1 - a Magnolia early today and burned on the public squsre. " farts By tie Decision WasReachedHiis .-..v--.-yv Before Daylight I Miners and Oosrators Will Together Immediately and Negotiate"; a'v NV ; Wage Agreement; Judge Anderson Says 'It U J; Part of Good Faith. v i . f ! INDIANAPOLIS. IND, Nov. 11. The United Mine Workeri j of America, through its general commfttee, decided early today tov' j obey the mind ate of federal District Judge A. B. Anderson, which V . means the recall of the order for a i 1 miners. The decision was reached at e:on of the conference, which then ernoon. Acting Prcrider.t John L Lewis, of America, made this statement: "Gentlemen, we will comply with d0 jt unJer protest. i . our government. I hat is .alt. Mr. Lewis glanced at his watch fcicn'ecfaf' h 'tKi mfrtgT The United States District Judge A. proved the order of the o cials Amrira rrrinrlincr tht- strike nrrlr ised to try to have it in the mails by 6 o'clock this afternoon.'' This action was taken following a session of the genera! committee of the miners which decided early today to comply witK thi mandate ' of the court. ; The members of the committee, practically ail of them, re mained until the final adjournment and seemed tired out. Judge Anderson charpcterized the order as a "good faith effort''''' to comply with his mandate. The text of the order, follows: "Indianapolis, Ind., Nov.4 I, 1919. "To the officials and members Mmerica: i t "In obedier.ee to the mandate issued November 8 by the United"', States court, district of Indiana, Judge A. B. Anderson presiding,; the undersigned hereby advise you that the order of October 15 di. rccting a cessation of operations in the bitimunious coal fields is with- , drawn until cancelled. ; A 1 "Yours fraternally, " "WILLIAM GREEN, Sec-Treai. "JOHN L. LEWIS. President." The order to rescind was presented to the court by Henry War rum, Indianapolis attorney for the miners. After the court proceed ings Mr. Warrum and associated counsel issued a statement in the . presence of the government attorneys in which their position was made clear. . I he statement says: -m i -ri .... ,-Jl.. 1 .k ...J-V . ' pc:iui r.vc icFa.cU.j to enter nto negotiations wiin tne The government has taken the position that in the vindication ot it 4 f tL. 4..:LA mn Km witkrlraitm K f rr nnv lUni wntllrt it . ?cu ",c ow"vt w,u" " """-7 " " Y r. ' " taken to resume negotiations. The issue has been submitted to th I courts and in compliance with the court's ruling the strike order has 1 , , , , , been cancelled and withdrawn. to 01 me operands iconics mciii . ; purpece of negotiating a settlement of the wage controversy antj 4hat good faith on the part of the government requires it to see that ' uch j9 jone ; -Y-- j ' '.X. ' j' .''r;C!'?'' Secretary of Labor Wilson Immediately to ' j m. ,A ' . '. VVWl- ' '. , . v numu Vs w """"" - !hft?"godtganj2ationwil continue to function UntH, a 'majority of the strikers ,0f ,C(r! return tc work," officials of the central coal committee slid, exr l " would be called on me raiiroaa cerned the strike would not have ' production had been restored. MEM I.' It, Be RenuirerJ to Como . strike of 425,000 bitimunious coal . 4:10 a. m.. after an all night sea adjourned until 2 o'clock this; of the United Mine; Workers V; ' the mandate of the courts. We We are American citizens. We can not "fight - .... ..i . ? . V ... r :f ' yo'f y- and announced the decision Was i;?!'&: conferen kthei Ad idurted'f'f ? i tW '''i '," ,4 t B. Anderson at 10 o clock ap- f of the United Mine Workers of' "C " Attrmv fo fth nitwr nmrnJ"'1 of the United Mine Workers of ua,cu u, .t y miners i me oraer wai wunarawn. , , f . , li llldi guuvi VII Y meet the miners at once for, the "' - - mr' T aamuusirauon wi h ended unt.l someUmrr I e r v. it? : V '"' .i,. ;' ""I
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