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ig Day AM vemoeir ota lY . A , nSv ? : v er - ' - nu4ni ii 11 ii if i( iini . . vi n w B a a a a a a -a i i VOL. XVII. NUMBER 12. JSE FOREST TO u Wake Forest, Oct. 30. "Wake forest will celebrate the largest Jjome Coming Week in the his tory of the institution Nov. 24-25 v. lien the literary societies will Kid their annual Society Day, mid the new Gore Athletic Field v.-ill be Formally dedicated with appropriate ceremonies, the an imal football game will be play ed with State College, Any one of these events ordi narily would be the occasison for the return of many old grads and former students but the union of them all within the space of two' days is ca leulated to witness the largest influx of old timers and other visitors to Wake Forest on record. The details of the" events are not yet available but it i certain that a highly attractive program is to be presented, in dudintg many class reunions, alumni activities of various sorts and the unveiling of the bronze j memorial marker of Belviri May-j nard, . ; One of the features contemniat- ed is the bringing together many' educational leaders of the state i and it is hoped the president rj some official representative from every colleg in North Caroline! will be present during the exer cises, besides -former students ! fnanv fripnrls nf r'o iiictii-nt ?nv ' AGE HOME MING- :WEEK from all pa rtr M the "state will f . "Iak'r't'Iass-' Oet.,27. Am he welcomed. 1 Memorial Fellowship yield- , . . iiie lite oi Jjelvm Vv ..laynard. lamous r lying rarson ;will he ! )propriatelty eommerorated by i his Alma Mater when a 1 -T 1 1 - T uronz marker bearing his name is unveiled here in Nov. 24. The marker, which is 17 1-2x24 inch es, will be placed in JWinget Me morial Hall was a permanent rec ognition be Wake Forest of his greatness as a pioneer in the art"j or r lying and his service, as a minister of the gospel. ' As a flyer Maynard established tin ee remarkable records. 191S lie set the world's "loop-the-loop" record at Pomerantin, France In 1919 he won the New York to Toronto and return air raei and late in tk same "year he 'won the undying fame as an aviator by winning the first trans-continental flight from New York to San Francisco. - v . I. ; Maynard's spectacular work as an aviator has obscured in" thu eyes of many his work as a minis ter but those who knew him best say that his ministerial duties va:re always foremost in lis iiimd. His prime thought was to prepare himself to be a minister for which he first entered patrio tic service to his country as an aviator during the war and ai the same time took an active pa-t in evangelistic work - and Y. M. - A. duties.: Several times since the war he made efforts to return to Wake Forest to com plete his ministerial studies. In 1920 he registered but was pre vent e. I from returning by - his' in 'iin v to obtain a house in- Wake west. Not to be deterred by this obstacle, hoAvever, he sought have a house built for his fam- nv but was not able to carry -thi l,!"'.;"'.:t through. liile it is not definitelyassur ed as yet it is hoped' that the bombers of Manai-d's f amilv, mchuliir hjs father, will attend veiling ceremonies. Old Gold ajl Black the collie- weekly, v'il issue a Maynard memorial htjon during, the week of . Nov 'i'u. ' - WEATHER REPORT For Aorth Carolina: .Fair to1 Jh and J Wednesday; .Partly oudy, With possibly showers in fettle oKan iT - unange in Rawest winds. temperature, north and FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION mister During - r AFTER LEADINrt. fiMit ROOM IN PRAYER, REV ELLIOTT PADRICK PREACH ED A SERMON FROM THE TEXT "THOU SHALT NOT " UNTIL ORDERED. TO SIT DOWN BY OWN ATTORNEY (By Associaxed Press) -.Statesboro, Ga., Oct. 31. Af ter leading the court room in prayer, taking the stand in his own defense, Rev. Elliott Pad rick, a Methodist preacher on trial for the killing of his wife and mother, preached a sermon from the text' 'Thou Shalt Not.'' During the sermon Padrick be4 came so excited that he was or! dered to sit down by his own at 1 torney. Padrick stopped in the: middle or a sentence. I walked; to the water cooler' for a drinldl returned to his chair and went to;j sleep. In the sermon Padrick blamed women for the down fall of man; singled out his father-in-law and accused him of forcing his mar riage with ,his daughter. OFFERS FELLOWSHIP WORTH I 12 ,000 A YEAH (By Associated Press) ingt,UUU a year, to be the studv oi social, economi tic and political 3e 'awarded nexi .institutions, will "hT. year, according to fliinniinPAmpr.t made by Prof. Walton H. Ham , ' c v,.v.v... llton, secretary of the 'fellowship committee. Any college or uni versity graduate is eligible for appointment. Eligibility for the award will be based upon evidence of mark ed mental ability in some branch of the social sciences, economics, politics an dhistory, . and , upon promise of original-contribution to ,a particular field of study Candidates will be preferred who have demonstrated a spirit of service rather than ambition for personal advancement, includ ing selection for life work of a study of the betterment of so cial conditions through teaching in its abroad sense, journalism, and field work. - - There are two Amherst Mem orial Fellowships : available through the gift of $100,000. Two years ago the first competition for places was lield and 51 candi dates, representing all the lead ing eduational institutions of the country, participated. Three were selected, two for terms of one year each. Applications for the new Fel lowship ,.wil .be received until December 15, and the. award ..-will be made in January or early . February, 1923. The term of the scholarship begins, on Sep tember 1, 1923, and the initial appointment will not be for more . than two years, although it an later be extended. (By Associated Pressl Constantinople, Oct. 31. The abdication of the Sultan is. tem porarily, out of the suestion under the truce with the Nationalists whereby his status is held pend ing the ;-: conclusion of the Near East Peace Conference, accord ing to the Chief of Staff of the Nationalists. "jr M Preach AMHERST Sl&E11 SCOTLAMK HECK, N. 6. Sermon i Trial For Murder " 1 " " " G0IER1EIT3 II EFFECT FASCISTI HEADERS TAKE- OATH 4 .: . (By Associated rrpsa i London, Oct. 31. Memb'ers of the new Italian government headed,by the leader of the Fas cisti, took oaths of offie'bpfni-J L.f- i the King last night and assumed r.ffi 1 mm change Tele Rome. Rome,: Oct. 31. Tthe : Fascist! i High Command has ordered th demobilization; of-, the-; Fascistii troops in Rome. Tliey wall leave after a patriotic demonstration tonight. The situation is re-; garded as normal ajrain. - ', UKRAINE THRIFTY AND CLEAN (By Associated Pi Kharkov. Oct 27 T,v i"oocl m ; the r. Ukraine has . led i J 1 cnen 'a3ld German colonists ouiiu nouses ot mud bricks held together by straw. ' These bricks are carefully plastered over with mud, and when dry the mud is tinted in water colors. One house will be a bright blue, another yellow-, the next one pink or green, and the village as a whole makes a colorful r.irt.nrp -riots upo mvhieh tho x houses stand are surrounded by low walls made of the same material and tinted to correspond with the house. Gardens are well kept in summer, and there is an abundanceof fruit trees. Harold H. Fisher, historian of the American- Relief Administra - i tion, recently visited both th German and French colonies in the Ukraine. The German vil lages near the mouth of the Dnei.3 ter, across from Bessarabia, h described as exceedingly pictures que and as spick and span as anv along the Rhine. "Protestants settle in one vil lage, the Catholics in another." said Mr. Fisher, "One can recog nize the prevailing religion of the village by the shape of the church spires. I .also visited! the French colonists in the Nie olaev district. These people were brought to the Ukraine years ago to establish vineyards.f and to promote the wine indus try. They have made a success of their viniculture,. but this. year their crop has been verv smalt. dIiq aItt ' T71 J' that AmPlMPfl JC TOO C-iC-T1 .- A' graph dispatch from I lnS. only an )bseiweSJhaai already FRENCH VILLAGES IN They too have been hard hit byUoms." PLEASE PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION When your subscri ption.to the .large city daily ' has expired," your paper is stopped immediately. Why, then, should your home town paper not collect for its subscription? We have been Jenient, indeed, with our subscribers carrying accounts for some of them a long time, aid' we certainly appreciate the interest that our subscrib ers and readers manif est? but we cannot live on air. Our expenses have to be paid each day. Money is getting more plentiful now, and we must insist on payments Therefore, if your subscription is in arrears on Nov. 10th, don't be surprissd, nor displeased, if you do not . receive The Commonwealth on the 11th Armistice Day. CLEE VATJGHAN, Publisher. lirroTs, 1 if 'incieerfnliy corrected. ? f 1 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31.; 1922' nrni U LU IIFEREtCE (By Associated Press) October 31st, 1922. The formal reply declining; the Allied invito tion for American participation m the Near East Peace Confen cnce has been forw.ar4edsfrom Ahe State Department through the. British-French and Italian em bassies. The reply was brief ahd directly ivvoried and inform-: ed tne ii-uropean Embassies abroad - The Merebahts -A Qs-rtidiTi tsot m j T Ai.vvyu called a meeting of all merchants,! wnetner , members of th Asan; ciation or not, tonight at 7:30 at'. Boyette-Shields' Company's store.1 xl lb important that all mer chants be present as matters of interest and importance Will ho tinder" consideration. iNG THE SAHARA IS DANGEROUS UNDERTAKING (By Associated Press) London, Oct. 30. Within the next few weeks an Englishman. N. A. Greville, will make his fourth attemnt to conrnlpfp u film of the Sahara desert. Nine -. white men already have- lost their lives in previous attempts to reach Lagos, British West Africa, from Algiers. Grevillie and his brother" are famous for their film explora tions, and they have already taken many African travel pic tures. More than two years ago the brothers began a comprehen sive film of the Sahara. Thev have already" spent but .$60,000;, and have taken about 30.000 feet of film, but they still have 400 miles of the desert to coyer, v. ; It is planned this time to start from Lagos and make for Zind er, 600 miles away.; - Ajfter", they have left Zinder they will be en tirely cut off from civilization, and it is then that the work of filming will be started. . , , , the famine. "The Frepeh and German col- onisfs have he eh in Russia sev eral Generations, but have n3t as yet been sufficiently Russian f;:ed , to -jspeak the' language -of the country, or to adopt its cus- I I Hi r ... I It L i iv l u 1 1: EiT ! f r RNEAREAST PAS GO -! heen set forth in instructions to MRC H AMTS TDlfvl E ET I N G OF MEET TO W I G HT C D-OPERATIVE FILM . rajMiSTLT gregati6ri; Football KStars Her e 3 ACT nryrin GIBSOilBE; HEfiT'CftTO associated Pres) -. : Brunswick, N. J. . Oct.. 31. -tne past ,ofMMrs. Jane Gibson; eyewitness of .the IlalUMills kill mg, will be investigated following a report that she is the wife ..rt William .Eastpn, of .this city,-. inl stead the widow, of a clergyn man. She denied the; report, while Eastpn had nothing, to sav. ERS SATURDAY -' Tti'gfi i'Svill be a 'meeting tff "Con- operative Tobacco Growers here 'Saturday afternoon at 3:30 at the Mayor's Office for the pur pose of confirming, the officers elected at " the' last meeting at hi to take up any other mattersfof iterest which may come before the local association. All signers of the co-operative contract in this section are urged to be "present, and it is of vital interest to them to push this movement. Country Ham And Corn Pone Raleigh. Oct. 31. Putting em phasis on the "Hog and Homing' ' phase of farming, ten negro agri cultural agents of the North Carolina Extension Service mails very creditable .exhibits at tfie Negro' State' Fair last weejv According to Jno. D. Wray, Nb gro: Farm Maker 's? Club Agecft, the exhibits '"were of great edudk tional value to the negro farmers of the State and show that they are fast going bacfoto the h&g and hominy method of farming. . In the general exhibit cla, firsjt prize weht to E. C. Lacked , local agent' m Forsyth County second to J. A. Colson of Ansoji and third to J. W. Mitchell, local a gent, in Columbus, i First and second premiums far the best single ear of corn were won by E. 'C. Lackey while C. 8. Mithell, local agent in Gates, won first prize for having tUf best ham., . i '12 Although barred from compel ing with the other negro agentl, L. Hf Jiobe'rtOocal agent in Wake, had exhibits from fife local communities .showing thtt various products and activities of that county. . : Club Member Wins Sweepstakes Competincr ajra-inst nesrro azvii- chltural agents as well as sa nuih ber of individual exhibits it re.r mained for a member of the Ne gro Boii Corn--Club5 to win tlife sweepstakes prize on corn oveir al contestants. Edward Mann of Wake Countv. besides wiife ning the sweepstakes" tokk fir. and second in the Club exhibit Third . prize, was ,wo nby .L. ; Manning, a memberjerom Martin County, and fourth by E. C. Cash from Wake. 1 1 Li ii I "I 1 1 m im iuuhuuu unuvv -TTT-7:TrJT r- : ... t ,. 5 NTS PER COPY Ik ggreaation f c stais who will appear-here dnitb game Armistice Day will be w-" iFhgoing.,many inilesto tee iiroably.so sueh, .-team, has ever geey, seen in action: before in this Hodgson. !i0r.Pr: Alt Q'Ui A tend captain the team. Whee- i?T- ,AllT American haif-oack.. of Carlisle- Imlians. - will Wc. ; Mve iinemp,;-as vili Dunn,t iglt Kie, American, of the Uni ; Ytyj iof t Pittsburg V Smitlwiialf. bacK, All South Atlantic, of mpdSidney, .and,, Phillips, t,C. ktate end. Tlio hnl the team aviII ;be made up of col- iiCPtyers;)otnote ;and togeth er should mae,;a slashing linkup. . The United Stats Naval Base rteain: has. oeen .fntakirig-awbnder-tul showing this season. Ti., team; has some , former. vNaval Aca demy; players Jn r it's ..linkup and has a strong . team tnrouh out- ' The'gamehould oneoe intense interest' fro'fn ;the kick off until -the last whistle. MARINE WAR SANNfflU - (B; Associated Press) ' .Berlin, Oct. 3L--Ayith time at his command to make a careful mvestigai ion, and the "disposition to delve mto -statistics, -Dr.; Chris tian Sieiyfriwl . Tnh.ru r i German publicist, ; has anounced tnat a total of 19,900,000 tons o meniy mercantile 3 shipping ;wer.e Mink by German subs. dur?n- the r?o 2Lthi-s .argate, he "says 14,300,000 tons went down durin the unrestricted campaign bein--ping on February 1, 1917, includ ing ,12,300,000 .tons in - English ips. . ;jt . . . Dr. Toech-Miftlor 'wivoe' tal ' German shipping losses dur ing the war as follows: " Ohe'shi of- the lin, (the.. "Pommern." lost. ni . the Sgag:errak, attack) ; seven armor-clad cruisers, .,. (of flinch the newest and largest was the '"Luetzow," of 26,000 'tons and launched in" 1913, also lost at the. Skaggerrak) 17 protected (cruisers, ten- gunboats, three spec ial ships, two surveying vessels lost" at Tsmgtau, 48 large 21 sirfall and '38 oid" torpedo 'hoab f)f variou.izer28 mine-sweep-jors, 199 submarines', 17 auxiliary cruisers. 22 other -auxiliary ves sels, and more than .100 fishing steamers. In addition 30 naval balloons' were lost,"some through fire from ' land some because of .storms, and others on account of landings on .enemy , soil. . . iL The sinkjngs at Scapa ..Flow are' given as five, large cruisers, ten ship's 'of the line, five small cruisers, and 32 torpedo bdatj. Dr.; Toech-Mittler describes th-se sinkings .as "a., noble, self chosen fate which a.toned for the damage done the honor of the'navy by the revoltition and which mani fested to the' enemy the German defiance:" . j . . COTTON MARKET TODAY'S MARKET December JjiU ' 24.21 January 23.95 -farch .. 24.02 May . 23.91 July .. 23.70 YESTERDAY'S MARKET Day TOTAL LOSSE December :lL: 24.20 January ' L.; 23.97 March 24.03 May 23.91 July 23.58 ,
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