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MYSTERY ST!
PITCHER HOGGARD RULED OUT
j. H, Alexander and
Presented New Schedule
Greenville Meetmir
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ocn& man Arrested ic
day in hcpe.dF find- '
COOK NOW IN JAIL
POLK RES!
OFFICE AGCEP
Norristown, Pa., June 4. Se
cond arrest in connection with
- ih? meeting of the Eastern must complain if he hewed strictly kidnapping of thirteen months
iVlitia baseball Association to the line and he warned the old B1akeley Coughlin was made
. o ,..-,,., T-;il Pi'ociHpiif lnlw ' tliat !, ,Aij 4tn -l todav in Philarlplnhia frTmo
ttrTuaV ni V'ltrrnini-i-i Aoii.. men ivuiuu J-UllOVV 10 TI1Q iviiu
1, in ih- chair, the representa- letter tlje by-laws when adopted- COOK m o111111 nme was arres-
es i,y an unanimous vote adop- He wanted good baseball and felt -ted yesterday.
1 a six lay per week schedule that we could all have good ball 7 " "
.ptinp with Tuesday June Tth but he was determined to stamp
insr August 14th. in all out every feature of professional-
ktv games, including the double i.vn should such a tiling creep in
iVr mi July rth. these sixty to mar te enjoyment of ' the
Les being divided into two sport. He therefore took this
i, ,,f five weeks each- opportunity of warning those pre-
rlub in the association sent that they might acquaint
s represented and passed the t3leir respective clubs to be on
--biws section b' section, the their guard against any infringe-
b- r-ovrections being the increase ment as he would call all to task
t-se total salary limit to $18.50 who failed to live up to be on
r moutli and other sections to their guard against any infringe
rr.iiwl the clubs with further ment as lie would call all to task
s'trictions against playing pro- who failed to live np to te spirit
xi'nmil men. of the by-laws.
P;,i,l umpires are to be used A new schedule was presented
,1 th-'se tlie president is to hire by the representatives of Scotland
'1 li.ive jurisdiction over, each Nck-IIobgood, Messrs J. H. Alex
ib paying its pro-rata part of ander, Jr. and J. C. RiddicTt,
? cost. which was carefully perused and
rylirl mi bto
Bum Buildings on Deck:
in Hope of Killing
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l s s fj 1 i i - si '.) ji ? Mfri 51 $ I l a i s i s , ? ' :
ONE DEATH TODA
Washington, June 4. Under
Secretarj o- state Polk resigned
today. His resignation was ac
cepted by President to be effec
tive June 15th, when Polk leaves
for rest before returning to Irav
practice in New York. His suc
cessor has not been selected but
Norman Davis of Tennessee, as
sistant Secretary to the Treasury
k mentioned. Bad health reason
for his resignation.
Vera Cruz, June 4. Four new
cases of Bubonic plague in result
ing one death here today. Buil
dings on docks were burned today
in etiort to eliminate possible
ceters of infection there. I
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Run Close
COLORED PEOPLE IN PRIMARY
v the w i hi 10:1
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CANDIDATES HERS
Chicago, June 4. After five
(By Maxwell Gorman) J agitation started
------- " ""v. j m v i-in- . ,ias never' ser
i . , j .u..v in .ifu uie senator s
; and "party expediency" as thejprospo ; xlHl the capdidaey or
Uige, and treating the prospects Mr t.oks lias made but IitttXo"
and indications from a purelv " V'.vav.
analytical standpoint, it looks, -Commissioner of Labor Ship
this eve of the State Primary, man, when the anti-child labor
More than ever like a second law element tried to "abolish'7
shot at the gubernatirial nomina- in the legislature, seems destined
tion will be made necessary by to repeat the second of the last
the voting Saturday with Mor- election when he carried nearly
rison leading the first primary. overy county in the State over
With some half dozen candi- Dellinger, including the latter's
dates running for State Auditor, home county.
another vote will probably be
necessary to settle that contention
also Grimes, with no opposition,
and Lacy and Gardner with so
little is to be negligible, and Man
ning with a free track, there can
eh
Freight Rate Victory
Consumers as well as m Gr
ants and other shippers are de-
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FALSEiiaODS
Washington, June 4. Describ
ing utterlv the false charges con-
days oi ; sporadic - activity the i be no' doubt of their renomma-
jockeying o preliminary to trie 'tion.
Republican National convention
For Insurance Commissioner,
lighted over 'the decision just
rendered hy the Interstate Com
merce Commission whereby, a li
ter 12 years of injustice, Nortri
Carolina territory is to receive
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sees things beginning to take on I Mr. Wade, present Assistant Com- j M" J " vlUvona
iiies as compared 10 Virginia
cities, which have been jrettinir
ja rate from the great supply cen-
has an opponent in Mr. McClene-
ghan who is not conceding any-
full -blast? by Sunday. The First
cheers, first boosters and songs
are bing heard in hotel lobbies
and streets. Pianos are tinkling j thing along that line at present,
in many campaign headquarter, j Both are fine men.
leaders; So little general interest has
Tivfi .idded sections to the bv- found to be suitable for the asso-
ws were uucifreiTtOtrsly agreed up- eiation as-it-ave every .elub an'
. rs follows : eual number of o-ames at home
"Any olub paying any" player and awaj and between each other
br the limit specified in these clubs. This schedule had. been
-Jaws shall forfeit the cleposrt worked out for half the season-
said club and the player un- the first series, and .the president tained report of committee law-'on leaders and cheer
r dispute shall be suspended was asked to have the same check- yers to the National popular gov-'are bein heard in otel lobbies been manifested m the lieutenant
;:V';ih. An appeal may be ed over and for im to issued the ernment and league relative trar-; 1ublie. Plans bad impetus and was ; governorship that it would- be
krn and heard by the directors schedule upon the lines submitted ment jias arrested aliens bv t!iei be?inni today- Wood Lowdenjlike drawing straws to pick the
the association who are also the by the Scotland Neck-Hobgood Denartment Justice Palmer ;0. and, Johnson began by giving two ,winner, but of course Mr. Coop-
-'lont of the local clubs.,,, representatives and same to be (ay cane( on Felix Frankfurther daily interviews to tlie newspaper ier or Mr. Harding will be tbe
nmnrtv tho U.nor nf a rprmrt n men' Other candidates are to , nominee, this being no other can-
retract them.
real convention atmosphere, jmissioner, is claiming victory and
Things are expected to be going befriends here say he has good
ground to . claim it, although he :
soon
Any player signed, or assent- mailed to eacli club as
to play, with any club shall completed.
t be hired bv anv other club The first jrames start on Tues-
tlie association, at the same or day. June 8th, "as follows:
ffher salary offered bv the first Scotland Neck and Williams'ton
except bv the consent of the at Williamston-
fanajrer of the club who first Tarboro and Pinetons at Pine-
raecl or hired the player." tops.
The ri M'ting was interesting' Washington and Greenville at
'1 von- harmonious, all the re- Greenville.
tors of about are, half " the cost
exacted of N. C. cities and towns.
The reduced rate (or an increase
,to the present N. C. rate on the
case of tlie Virginia cities, widen
is determined on, probably the
latter, because of the demand oT
the roads for and increase in rates
generally) becomes effective on
or lef ore. September first.
Negroes in Primary
join in plan as they arrive. Vice didate-
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A ruling jusl made by Chair-
! president Marshall will have to Thp renort is nersistent that man Wilson G. Lamb of tlie state
I look at the Republican eonvesthe Wake Forest law school pro- board of elections, would lifor
sand possibly some 'of convention fessor, Dr. N. Y. Gulley, is com- negroes and other former Repun
! enroute West. lie is due here n strong in the home stretch and licans from the Democratic pri
p today. tiP second shot may also be maries. Must show they voted
0 ; ' opeded to name a nominee for Democratic at previous election,
tsj ivTo t, a Chicago, June 4. With arrival Qlinreme court justice to succeed first- This may effect some Dem
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ThP npmtl-. ct.f. na... iuay ui vgucu iums cudumau ui Justice Brown who will soon re- ocratic candidates tor locaL ot-
espiita'tives taking a deep' m- The following day, June 9th, today named sjx uninstructed th.6 RePublican. Executive Com- beeause of puhiie health. fices and countiny where the vot-
onven- milLee policies aim me pmiii-. s to fie Tj Senatorship, it nig 01 negroes is being attempt;
?orm for final conference on plat- . , matter 0f the size ol ed by some ad it should be en-
torm De suomitred to convennon genator Overman's majority. The forced.
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the lifor-oorl in rr Snmo the samp olnba Axrill t1qtt- affain -it i -r-. .1
1 v - .j aeiegares to an irancisio ronven-
"res adopted did not alto- but reverse the grounds, as fol- ion ?
'i suit all present but there lows: m '
a a spirit of generosity among Williamston will play Scotland
p representatives and the dif- Neck-Hobgood on the Scotland
wh problems were smoothed -Neck grounds.
!t without the least friction. Pinetops will play Tarboro on
vs iicni Hah, in opening the the Tarboro grounds.
pp"no, stated that as he had Greenville will play Washing- London, June 4. League 0f
i chosen- president of the ton on the Washington grounds, nations council will consider the
astern Carolina Baseball Asso- The schedule will then 'be fol
'hfiii Avliilp he was out of town lowed out as issued and continue
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OF NATIONS
was expected to begin.
demands that league of nations is
intervene in Persia.
j Chicago, June . 4.: Committee
j has seated Mulvihill, the faction
i delegates from eight Mississippi
districts as uninstructed but
counted for Lowden.
Chicago, June 4. The Commit-
ITALY HE OF
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Mill SHORTAGE
- i'i WASHINGTON
lt" make. is position clear to all dule will be drafted at once and
,''l11', s ntal ives present. Hav- be ready in "a few days for dis-
g v-leeted him prsident none tribution to the different clubs.
Rome, June 4 Premier Nitti
believes that Italy is sure of in-
tee seated delegates at large from demnity from Germany will be
South Carolina ar led by Nation- insufficient. Nitti conferring copies printed to supply members
Washington, June 4. Account
of paper shortage the circulation
congressional record will tem
porarily be limited to only enough
PEACE TREATY SK
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h'nris.
ial f committeemen, Tolbert. Thevith the Italian members repara
delegation counted in Lowden, tions commission in relative of
revision of terms.
mW HI H NhDHY from first ad second districts arc
I1L.LI U I lIUliUMil 1 afed similar tQ act.on other dIs.
Versailles, June 4. The" peace tricts ade indicated.
treaty Avith Hungary was signed
here this afternoon. ; Chicago, June 4. Governor
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f Congress.
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June 4. Lieutenants Washington, June 4. Senate
and Bernard broke resolution declaring 'Presidents
y ihh. record for hours of request for authority to accept j
'i'K.iis airplane flight .in air the Armenian mandate was re-i
PERSIAN OFFICIALS
Allen Kansas to announced he
KILLED IN
TRAIN-AUTO SMASH
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SPEAKS TONIGHT
Tonight, Friday, at 8:30
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'i"ly twenty four and a ported out today by the House;
at
the Dixie Theatre Hon. E. L.
would offer a platform plank de- Akron, Ohio, June 4. Two Travis of Halifax will speak on
claring for judicial settlement f'i killed and eleven injured the present political situation.
1, innefTJai'Uenntoc Tim tvta 'when a train struck an automo-
riLMV ULUIIUI f ,inUi 1. l,p -nn bile tmpV earrvin labnrpr COTTON MARK El
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solutions committee. The Ameri-
'niN ? , r. ..r rolr. ' Tendon .Tnnp 4 Persian an- -p ii, ,v io nmgs JKryan arrived today, t.naii-- October o.io
ini.l,.,- T,i.ni. r.niri vn AiA -not (vr-'imnncpd torlav truth in renort cpi rnoTitatiTO iiw man Hinshaw of the prohibit?on December 35-14
a1, 1 y a Gorman flyer in nine- pect to ask House his action be- that Bolsheviki had occupation of. - national committee, had a confer- January 34.50
f nH ' ' A . TpTiptati I Chieaffo June 4. William Jen- ence with him. March 33.92
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