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WEATHER REPORT: Ram tonight. Warmer in central and N. E. portions. Wednesday rak Cooler in afternoon and night. Moderate South winds shifting to N. W. COMM AFTERNOON DAILY VOLUME VI AFTERNOON DAILY. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, TUESDAY DECEMBER 31 1918 TELEGRAPH SERVICE NUMBER 22 1BE f YTrYCTTTT A IT HTVYF-Ti s 1 PR. Mo S. TAHHE mm Mm YESTERDAY P - MOST TALKED ABOUT AND ADVERTISED MAN IN 1880 ON ACCOUNT OF ABSTAINING ENTIRELY FROM FOOD FOR MORE THAN FORTY DAYS DIED AT AGE OP EIGHTY SEVEN YEARS (By Associated Press.) San Diego, Cal., Dec. 31. Dr. Henry S. Tanner, the celebrated fast man of nearly forty years ago died here last night at the age of 87. For several weeks in the sum mer of 1880, Dr. Henry S. Tanner was the most 'talked of man in America, if not in the world. This came about through his fast of fortv davs, conducted at New York, under the strict medical and scientific supervision, he be ing the first person of modern times to voluntarily undergo such ordeal. Dr. Tanner first came into no tice in 1877, at Minneapolis, Minn., through his determination to ab stain from food as an erpedient of lelief from asthma, rheumatism and an ailment of the heart. A ten day period was fixed upon, that being then considered about the limit of human endurance Finding himself benefitted from the first, according , to the ' con viction which he held to until the end of his life, he continued the fast for forty two days. Owing to widespread doubt, es pecially in medical circles, as to tlie genuineness of Tanner's ex ploit, he offered to repeat the per formance under anv conditions which might be named. After j first time since the war between long negociations, it was arranged the States negroes in military uni that the test should be made nnd-j form will parade through Kin er the supervision of a prominent ston's streets Wednesday and they medical college of New York, and it commenced at noon, June 28, 180. Extraordinary precautions were taken against possible deception j -go's. The Emancipation Day pro the subject being confined in a ! Rr;lm here calls for a procession bare room and constantly watched to be headed by discharged and For fourteen days he was permit! jfurloughed men in khaki. More ed neither water nor exercise. Af- ! tian iqo will be in line. They ter that in response to public ela ;wn carry, no arms, of course, mor, lie was allowed a short dailv ride in Central Park and water from a spring therein. Large! and it was freely predicted that wagers were posted for and again j he would not long survive the st the proposition of his holding I first food. The subject disregard out for the forty days, the time ed all advice, first partaking of fixed upon. The press devoted j a peach and then a large slice of whole pages to the test, many ot j watermelon. No ill effects follow the larger newspapers keeping re jed. porters constantly at the door of j Tanner was born in England the room. Even in remote com February, 7, 1831. Previous to his munities bulletins of Tanner's con ! first fast his health was so pre Cation were eagerly awaited. I carious that he anticipated an ear- Tanner wTon the test, abstaining from food for an even forty days Physicians in all parts of the wor ld telegraphed warning as to the manner of his breaking the fast ew Raleigh, Dec. 31. With the as-' In all my newspaper exper sembling here on Wednesday ot ience I have never heard of so next week of the Legislative of many "willing barkises" as are 1919, the beginning of a most in- turning up openly in the game as teresting session will be launched: at present. There are a half doz All the little side talk about , en eligibles already in the field, adjoining to meet later in the, Cam Morrison, Max Gardner and ear is the busiest tomiiiv rot and Bob Page beinar in the alrea lon't amount to the value of a(dy announced class, with three o iow of pins there will be nojther possible rivals in the new "adjournment" until the 60 days field these being J. V. Joynei' Period expires, and there's lots ! Col. Albert Cox, and legislator of work to be done. 'Rufus Doughtn, and either of R, FAST GERMAN TO BE ELIMINATED INSCHOOLS By Associated Press . New York, Dec. 31. A nation wide campaign is being conduct ed by the American Defense So ciety to eliminate the teaching of German in the schools through out the United States.- In a let ter written the principals of pub lic schools, private schools an 1 colleges throughout the country the society urges that French La tin, Spanish and Russian should be given prominence in the cur riculum with a view to strength ing trade relations between these countries. - NEGRO TROOPS TO PARADE TOMORRC (By Associated Press) Kinston, N. C, Dec 31. For the ; will get a reception far different ; from that accorded the darkies in jbluecoats who in small number i came into the town during the jly death. Thirty-seven years lat er, at the age of 83, he announced that since the incidents mention- ed his health had been invariably excellent. Leftfteir AMERICAN COST DURING WAR 25 BILLIONS i Washington, Dee. 31. The cost to the American people as a whole was about eighteen billions, one hundred and sixty millions, to run the War Government and make loans to the allies during the year ending today, according to compu tations from the Treasury reports. The December expenditures ot more than two billions, makes a record in the nations history, and will send the aggregate war cost to date to approximately twenty four and a half, billion. HUN STRIKERS IN COAL FIELDS Geneva, Dec. 31. New disor ders occurred in the rush in the valley of the coal fields in West Rhalate, Germany. Armed strikers attacked the sol diers guarding two coal mines and both properties were damaged The strikers were finally com pelled to resume work. LOESE DOES'NT WANT POSITION Copenmagen, Dec. 31. Heri Loese, whose appointment to a place in the cabinet was announ ced" yesterday, has informed the central council of Soldiers and; workmen of Germany that he does not wish to enter the government acording to a semi-official state ment published in Berlin. THE GUN THAT An American officer demonstrating the 1918 model of the Brown ing Machine Gun, the authorized machine gun of the F. S. Army Three hundred and fifty continuous shots, with magazine change; 'requiring a pause of two and one forty, may be fired from this gun stoppage is advisable for cooling IFircrDirffii them would make a good govern- or, all of them are fine and able gentlemen. Morrison is probably the best looker with his beautiful gray hair and intellectual face. Cox is a dashing young officer and the state never had a more servic able and capable officer than Sup erintendent Joyner who is retired from the head of the state's de partment of education on Jann- arv 1st. ' HINDEflBURG FAVORS BRITISH OCCUPATION "By Associated Press London, Dec. 31. Field Marsh al Von JElindenburg has telegraph ed to the German industrial mag nates saying that he would sup port ther British occupation ofi Ber lin, according to a Berlin d'spat ch to tji& Daily Mail. GREAT LOSSES ITALIAN ARIVH Rome, Dee. 31. The supreme command of the Italian army an nounces that the Italian losses on all fronts during the war totalle 1 460,000 dead, of which more than 66,000 jwere officers. The 'wounded totalled 947,000 with more than 33,000 officers. The "number of men totally inea pacitatjbd by wounds and disease is estimated at half a million. SOU. R. R. MEETS INJURY Goldsboro, Dec 31. Frank Cle ment, fireman on the Southern Railroad, had both legs severed from his body at the union station when -his foot slipped just as he was tfcving to catch the Norfolk 1 Southern , . passenger tra m , wh ieh was backing out of the station bound for the yards. Clement is married and has sev eral small children, and resides here. BEAT THE HUN. hal fseconds between bursts of before it becomes so hot that a purposes. TGne i Max Gardner is a popular hun ter. Speaking of Morrison's looks he has a string "prescient' to learn back on. Bmmmitt for Speaker Visitors to Raleigh and the lo al politicians and pretty well ag reed that Representative Brum mitt of Greenville will have a walk over for the speakership Indeed, today it is stated that his name mav be the onlv one vote I MAN c - f PRESIDENT WILSON RETURNS T LEAVING VICTORIA STATION, RIVE IN THE CITY OF PARIS THIS AFTERNOON AND PREPARE FOR THE ITALY TRIP ACCOMPANIED TO DEPOT BY KING GEORGE ALLIED FORCES ARE UNBEATEN (By Associate! Press.) Washington, Dec. 31, Favor able . reports on the si'uath.i i;i the Archangel region of Russia, whore some un-offieial accounts halve pictured the north Russian and allied forces as facing destru tion at the hands of the B;he viki. (. A. Martiusine, represei t a rive There of the Arehangle g.v. ernmeoi - rzr iiiv(s reports to the stale tie purl -meni that he allied forces are tar from beaten and are making sat i'a' tory progress in the no "i. hern part of Russia against the Gup ds. F1 I EN CH TROOPS VANCE ON KIEV ("By Assoeiau-M i-m-s."j Constantinople, Dee .31. A vol unteer army aind a French fnrtv are marching from Rumania, thru Bessarabia, toward" Kiev .the Uk rainian capital .acocrding to an Odessa report received here. In ancient days, if a man who v sited tiie tyrant Procrustes was i'oo long for the "Span bed," Procrustes calmly had him cui down to fit it. It is fortunate for President Wilson that he goes a visiting in modern times. When the stale lied in the French palace where "the president lodged proved too short for hi n lhey simply sent out and got another bed. PEASANTS I SCARES L n: i By Assoeiatt i Press.. P?iris. Dee. :H. The attitud ;)f 'the peasants in Moseow ha. gr(wn alarming to the Lcnine go- t-rnment. acording to a Pctrogao con i-spoodent to Le Petit -Journal Early in December, he report-, the peasants revolted and it was a week before they were subdued. The Bolsheviki red guards broke down the opposit'on with the ur most severity. The peasants wen poor I v armed and were forced t i surrender in large numbers. on New Candidate for Marshall 5E Ex-Senator Thome, of Roch ; indu (' ' Mount, having withdrawn fromjwliic;.- sch: the race a new candidate for P. jmate -to M; -: S. Marshal bobs up today in the j national iv. person of Frank Hampton of the could have same town, but at present a clerk j As the X to Senator Simmons. This entry now we wi brings the list up to G or 7 activ waiting til candidates. State hairman T. D J Warren, it is believed could gel the job if he wanted it, but he is OPAffl THIS MORNING WILL AR (By Associated Press) London, Dec. 31 -president and Mrs. WUson left Victoria station this morning on aspecial trail! enroute for Dover, .where a gov ernment yacht will carry them a cross the British channel to Ca lais, another spee'af train awail ing their arrival to take them to Paris. They expect to arrive in the French capital this afternoon King George and 'Queen Marv acompanied the presidential party to the station, the King and Pres ident ocupying the first carriage Queen Mary, Mrs. Wilson and Princess Mary following in the second landau, the suite following ;in three more carriages. Out riders were attached to aeh oL the carriages and a guard i.f honor awaiting the courtege at the tat ion. Sir diaries Cost, the Kings equ erry. aeompanied the presidential party as far as Calais, as a special courtesy to America's chief execu ti ve. Dover. Dec. ! .--President Wi! on .and party, sailed Js-mm . Dovtl for Calais at 11 :20 this morning. Paris, Dec. -U. Ph ils for th departure of President WiNon foi Pome on Wednesday night wilt not be afifotf'd by the crisis in the Italian cabinet. The sir.; wit ion in Koine is said to be pmv'y political and outside of Preshi- Wilson's visit to Itah London has pre.- hound ah Winds-r soil as to the lh Jec. King (ieorge red a magnificently :tlumiiiatd history o:' th' to President Wil Mislay gift . according Mail. iH!PS TAKE AMERICAN SICK Cop. mer ca. hen ye (icrim-,' the- v sick A , Dec. : -The A hips which a in ve: wili leave today fo o nl he 1 altic where on huard all tie GOITON MARKET Open TTili L ' 'lo ; : .-!.( to I'lL-lS '!. ni i l"...""s -T.C'i s.2s -JT.i'u L'S.ljs (J.Uu -J7.1 7 'JfiJ'.'i L'7.1 7 ..7 J'i.tu jr.r,7 -JCA'-i :;.iu L'::.iiii ::.r.n i.;:.mi . ll.-llkrt JS -'lits .Fauna: Ma:.- Mav Julv . Ottob? mide ?) 'o want it. nihiis. couldn't be ak his program s him to run as iliicr in the Guber y taking (if h-.-." it.) ;ear is dying jusr rresh ourselves b it-w bahv arrives. II: Mb ny ac' the war. ' d ceased ; so did Red ( Yoss didn 't
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