v. LEATHER FORECAST, a North and South Carolina Fair tonight; Thursday local thunder showers. i TWO SECTIONS; FULL LEASED WI RE SER VICE ; " WlLMING - : . -3 , ; . ' . VOL. XX11L Ndf 152. CO&lnllflf l EMI I WELL KNOWN BANKER HERE. UIPpiwll mm ;is?s; t iii cut uki the A ' Uuiry Second Only, to the J"H J 1 l-O . XV7.11 Kosenthal sensation will Now Be Made. bVER EIGHT HUNDRED GIRLo AKt. MlDbIING 1 c Fivct nf Year ThU Hianti Since hirst or lear l ms iant u Number nas lisappearea Investigation to Be Made of "" lib Police Department. By Associated Presg.) Xew York, June 20. More than 800 rls between tne ages oi iu ana ears have disappeared from their bmes here since January 1, it tran- jjired today, co-incident with att an- louncement uy roiice commissioner irthur Woods that he had ordered be an ttie most searching inquiry ; into biiee conditions since that conducted iter the Rosenthal murder. The investigation is a direct out- ime of the findings of, the body of luth Cruger, a high school graduate, nried ia the cellar of a motorcycle Jhop, conducted by Alfredo Cocchi, for torn the Italian government autnor- " . . A 1 1 A lies are searenmg at xne request oi le State Department. Commissioner Woods today order- i Joseph A. Faurot, head of the de rive bureau, to inquire thoroughly to the methods and operations .of detectives and police officers who mi io suive me uruger mystery. fhr girl's body was not found through eir efforts, but was unearthed by Hvate detectives employed by Mra. rate Humistoir,-" a Womalt lawyer, ho is counsel for the Cruger family, jeveral policemen have been interro- fern led at Commissioner Woods' insti tioa during the past few days re- Irding their suspected friendliness 1th. Cocchi. 'Spare no one," was the cpmmis- oners orders today m dijooting tne vestigation. All the officers who orked on the Cruger case were in fracted to report to headquarters at ce. Other detectives will co-oper- e with Mrs. Humiston in an inquiry the city's white slave traffic The reports regarding -the missing k rls are on file at police headquai rs it was learned. It" was conceded at the police were without accurate Pres as t0 the number of these whofere bound one of robbers filed fa returned nome. More aetecuves. ucru anctcueu iu uc opened the strong box without appar ent s bureau of missing persons.' zi ir Humiston has been quoted as lying she knew of a number of inci- wnich tne robbers obtained their plun fnts, involving missing girls, which1 4J. raa 010Pt0H nniioo that frailel the Cruger case. Lommissioner Woods later ordered jHnTli nf thft Bhinmpnt of the coin, of Mxcavation to be made of the eel- F of every nlace where Cocchi Jiasv L . pea or had a motorcycle shop since p "rrival in this country from Italy veral years ago. Experts from the "ce bureau of reDairs and suDDlies test every floor and wall of erery gilding and a search Will be con- cted from roof to rp.llar. The police received information to y that Cocchi had lured other girls, Unn prt"UB w "6Ci 13 1 Madame Mureal. a s'dent of the neighborhood, said that t September her dausrhter. PhiliD- VPrir2 nl hob -vciffA tV o chnn u UUO V V-' VI HIV Muwr Cocchi's invitation to' be shown ,J a motor might be attached to the uifjcie. Tne mother, becoming 5PlCi0US. follnwpd nnH sho tnld tho. olife that she saw her daughter Ogling with Cocchi, endeavoring to caPe from his emhrafo Deslrine to i!d notoriety, nd complaint was rw oy Madame Mureal at the time. ES FOR THE FOR THE NAVY lecretary Daniels Makes Sen sorial Charges Against Newport. iy Associated Preas.) . .. dS ni)iir, -r i IN fes hat '.o," , .::L?7r hUced by Goldsboro people, out wnen ""nc 1 1 1 1 iiina vii sonanriMnH 1 sensauonaii "port r t : t ovoimaae its eu"u ovf0' ... icw una v, . "osed tr, r,' v. ..niKht it caused qurte- "Pen gamDimg nouses, resorts and illegal sales of liq-.a""" 7 Wpro r 1 v A M mdue oy secretary uamtsioi r n ., .. . r . s Nil- , auuouncine: mat ne nan ay- r4'ea tn f: Bint -u a yi jr vuu-i there was, jrtality in war ne-1 thora was UQUsul in lhnrstoi into mat ft fou, '' - 17. l, uauionahio nitv TV10 wor dp- rent Put,. " "-11 mc iwaiBiaui,c ui nts of t-v t LreuPon mrio EnnoMQ ana hs c oi nnntia Kewed his complaint to the Gov-.standing topic of. conversation through STEAMER GOES DOWN. (By Associated Press.) Boston, Mass., June 20. The sinking of the British steamer El Ele, presumably by a German sub- marne, was reported im a cable message reCeiyed today by the Leyland Line from Captain Pif?; her commander The ves- col loft Rnotnn rm Tnno O -A. f Chester, England, with a general cargo. The message made no 4' reference to the crew. EXPRESS ROBBERS They Secure Nearly Thirty Thousand Dollars and Escape. (By Associated Press.) Chicago, June 20. Official an nouncement that gold and silver coin sWen from an express car safe here late last night amounted to 'nearly $30,000 was made today by G. M. Curtis, general manager of the West- bepartment pf the Adams Express Company. A package of diamonds thought to have been taken was found in checking up the contents of the safe. Jack Roberts Andrews, of Burling ton, Iowa, messenger in charge of the car, which was attached to a Chica go, .Burlington & yuincy train, ana Ward R- Smiley, of Monmouth, 111., messenger on another car, who wasj with Andrews at the time two -masked men bound them and robbed the safe, still were in custody today. Both had been questioned at length a Muna anA uv oroca mnnnv ., anA .anaoti thQ nf tho occulTence without change, the police ooiH T,rttVl Hor-iaro that after the v duplicate knoD in tne safe dial and' t.0q11C0 nf tho oppmin? ease with mnt havft h advance informa- tne charaeter of the safe and perhaps - After the robbery the masked men dropped from the train in the yards I and disappeared and no trace of themj had been found. They left the two j messeneers bound' back to back, with i one end of the rope passed between! their teeth as a gag. Andrews, in whose car the robbery occurred, man d t release his bonds and' freed Smiley. The money stolen was con- signed to banks in Omaha, Neb. STRANGE LIGHT STIRS GOLD C u Mysterious Glow and Explo sions on High Causes Sensation. Special to The Dispatch,) . Goldsboro, N. C, June 20. A bril liant light moving in the northeastern horizon of the city made its second annearance within the past week here last nieht at 11 o'clock, and it is a km ie BORO a.S'2SL2.S,SI'o owed that a total of J16.802 who saw it. ItJiad the appearance 01 a powerful searchlight and many peo ple are of the opinion that it was an aeroplane of a large type. t xrviiov Tiierht. this. liehL with 0.antra onT.oam.nre. was little no- w . j nnnfkaT.ano herp ast sensation 7 v, hoonrod it -o rxr rai1 whn resides lUSt OUt- u. , . , . . . T , tv a to tori tnrlv that he was m - 7, , On niS iront porcn auu wn.v-"ov lieht for several minutes un til he heard a loud noise, sounding like an explosion UKe an espjuaiuu. "Ibourn, $4,771; White, t . Lacy num. bursted into many parts and fe 11 o . Blue, Dr. C. P. Bolles, $5, the earth. Several other people cor- An obstacle. 01 nre 1 tne eaxin. oevct ai .nhnmtaH -Dnil's statement. Nobody j oooma nhie to define the meaning 01 invaHm.-t.hA'ob1ecL'but anyway such has nerer wnr nnneared here ana it is tne out- WILMINGTON, NORTH W. A. HUNT, OF Secretary and treasurer of the North at his post at the convention being h brother of Mr. H. Lacy Hunt, of this c Reasoned There appears to be a misconception on the part of some as to the necessity for providing war relief funds through private means. The question has been asked why does not the Government provide all these agencies? and the objection has been raised that to respond to these demands would be too great a tax on "charity." These imply a total misconception of the subject and attention is invited to the following exposition: The Government supplies the necessaries; necessaries embrace military munitions and equipments, including hospitals, Jbut the Gov ernment cannot supply Red Cross service, because the value ;ipf this service is its volunteer character. What the Government controls it sys tematizes into rigid rules j of discipline, and women sub eetedj(o such regime waald lose -"therery eflerminate quality which makes their nurs ing at once so merciful and so effective. ... Nor can the Government take any part in establishing religious work, such as is supplied by the Y. M. C. A. field forces, which is under taken largely by volunteers from college life. These young men un derstand from personal touch the temptations of youth and the surest means of bringing into play the moral influences necessary to main tain home standards and avoid the pitfalls of disease and degradation. ' Red Cross service is the touch of a sympathetic hand, the evangel of mercy, the message from home. In this atmosphere the despon dency of the wounded is banished, hope revived, courage inspired and health restored. Its psychology Is more potent to effect restoration than the skill of the surgeon or the tonic of medicine. It is not possible for Government to enter here, nor can the claims of charity avail to satisfy the demand for patriotic service. It fs not "charity" to minister to the wants of our own boys whose lives will soon be offered -for the safety of the homes oi those who remain behind. This is gratitude. Government cannot supply the personal equation, the ministry of mercy and sympathy the Red Cross can. Nor can charity compensate for the life given in the country's defense gratitude can. These are no ordinary times, and the demands are ho, ordinary de mands. The time for sacrifice has come, and no sacrifice7 by those who remain at home can be mentioned in the sameNbreath with that of the boys who go to the front. Our patriotism is now being put to the acid test. Patriotism which involves no sacrifice is worse than a sham it is a snare and a delusion. We need the discipline of sacrifice, and unless we are willing to deny ourselves that our soldier boys may be ministered to in their hour of need, we are unworthy of the blood that will be spilled in our defense. J. A. TAYLOR, Campaign Leader. REV. T. P. NOE, Chairman, H. LACY HUNT, W. A. McGIRT, J. W. H. FUCHS, W. H. SPRUNT, REV. W. V. McRAE, H. C. MCQUEEN, J. B. HUNTINGTON, Secretary. Executive Committee. HALF-WAY MARK NEARLY REACHED War Relief ''Campaigners Re ported a Total of $16,802 At "today's Gathering. Reports of the Red, White, and Blue Divisions of War Relief campaigners, made at the luncheon served at the Y. n A tni- afternoon at 1:15 of the $40,000 wanted, has been sub scribed. At the gathering today, Rev. Dr. W. H. Milton, rector of St. James' church, made an most inter esting and instructive address.. The delightful dinner was served by the npiiirnrnii uiiiiit-fi waa dc ftf th rft ut"'0" The divisional flag was awarded to the Red Divisionriieaded by Mr. C. C. Chadbourn, and the team flag was pre sented to Mr. George Honnet's team Tha Reil Division again won the bonus of $600 offered by the executive com mitee. The totals of the three divisions now are as follows: Red, C. C. Chad- $4,771; White, H. Lacy Hunt, 703. New plans were made by the cam paign workers today and they are con fident of securing :nore subscriptions in the future and making better re ports, ' T':Z Mv.'... - ' CAROLINA - WED NESDAY HENDERSON, Carolina Bankers' Association, who is eld at Wrightsville Beach. He is a ity. Patriotism WILL ELIMINATE ALL THE DELAYS Express Company Promises to Remedy Trouble Between Wilmington and Wilsonr- (By George H. Manning.) Washington, D. C, June 20. The Southern Express Company, in a letter to Congressman George Hood today, promises to eliminate delays complain ed of in shipment of fruits and vege tables from points oh the Atlantic Coast Line between Wilson and Wil mington to the northern markets. Mr Hood had referred to the Superintend ent of the Southern Express Company complaints made to him that delays in shipments 'of fruits and vegetables, from eastern North Carplina was caus ing considerable loss aid narijidyaice to the shippers. The superintendent of the company, in his letter to Mr. Hood, -tates that he is surprised to hear ol the complaints, as special representative had. been' detailed- ta go with each train and see that no de lays were encountered. He will fur ther investigate the matter, he said, and make every effort to ' insure prompt shipments. . ' " AFTERNOON, JUNE 20, I 9 1 7. THE GOVT. TO HANDLE THE L Report Suggests Pool of Out puts and Also Transporta tion Agencjes. COMMISSION MAKES REPORT TO CONGRESS Only .Means of Avoiding a Dis astrous Coal Shortage Next Winter, Says The Federal j v Trade Body. ' (By Associated Press.) ' Washington, June 20. Government pools of coal production and distribu tion and of rail and water transporta tion were recommended to Congress today by the Federal Trade Commis sion as the only means of avoiding a disastrous coal shortage next winter. "The commission believes," says the report, submitted after many months of investigation ordered by Congress, "that the coal industry is paralyzing the industries of the coun try, and that the coal industry itself is paralyzed Ify the failure of transpor tation. There are enough coal cars in the country, but not enough are delivered to the mines and these cars not moved to the point of consumption with the greatest of expedition nor are they promptly discharged." In view of these conditions, the com mission recommends: "First, That the production and dis tribution of coal and coke be conduct ed through a pool in the hands of a government agency; that the produc ers of various grades of fuel be paid their full cost of production plus a uni form profit per ton (with due allow ance for quality of product and effi ciency of service and, "Second, That the transportation agencies of the United States, both rail and water, be similarly pooled and operated on government account, un der the direction of the President and that all such means of transportation be operated as a unit, the owning cor-, porations being paid a just and fair compensation which would cover nor mal net profits and upkeep and better ments."- ....... ,-:.-.. --. ----- ..-fsti These recommendations are approv ed by Commissioners Davies, Colver and Fort. Chairman Harris dissents on the plan for transportation pool, except as a last resort and suggests instead "that during the war the Pres ident be authorized to order rail and water transportation agencies to give preference to shipment of coal, coke adn other commodities in the order Of their importance to the public wel fare." AMERICAN LINER SUNK BY U-BOAT (By Associated Press.) Boston, June 20. The Warren line Bay State, from Boston, May 31, for Liverpool, has been sunk by a Ger man submarine. Advices to the company today gave nothing regard ing the fate of the crew of the steamer. NO BALLOT ON CLOSE OF COTTON EXCHANGE (By Associated Press.) New York, June 20. The managers of the New York Cotton Exchange de cided today, in'' response to a recent petition,1 that it would be inadvisable to grant a request for a ballot on the proposition to xrtose the Exchange ott Saturdays, beginning June 23. Verdict favors bank. Southport Institution Wins In Action Brought Against It. (Special to The Dispatcn.) Southport, N. C, June 19. After deliberating only a short time yester day afternoon the jury which had in hearing the case ef L. Miller against the Bank of Southport, returned . a verdict in favor of the defendant, holding that the plaintiff was not en titled to recover in an action brought for usury. The plaintiff alleged that he was charged usurous interest on a loanof a little over $500. He sued to recover the principle and penalty of $500. The cashier of the bank admitted that he charged 2 per cent, over and above the legal rate of 6 per cent., this being for brokerage, he said. This view of the matter was accepted by the jury and a verdict in favor of the defendant was returned. The action was brought about two years ago and attracted right much attention at the time. Woodus Kellum, Esq., of Wilming ton, represented the plaintiff, while Cranmer & Davis, of Southport, ap peared for the defendant. v5- PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS CRUIT WEEK. RE. (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 20. Presi dent Wilson issued a proclama tion today designating the week 'of June 23-30 as recruiting week for the regular army and called upon unmarried men without de- pendents to enroll for war serv- ice in order that the ranks of . the regulars migt be filled prompt- ly. - '-'' ' PRODUCTS BANKERS AGREE TO BUY AND MAINTAIN MOTOR AMB ULANCE r4 -Jf DUTCH STEAMER SUNK. , (By Associated Press.) Boston, Mass., June 20. The Dutch steamer Eemdikj, -which left Boston, May 13, for Rotter- fc dam, with grain for the Holland government, has been sunk, ac- cording to advices reecived by -Jf- agents here today. First reports gave no details as to the safety of the crew. ' J TORRENTIAL RAINS EAST CAROLINA y Collapse of Drainage Canals Floods Mattamusket and. Causes Immense Loss FOR REDUCTION OF TRAIN SERVICE Coast Line Asks Permission to Discontinue Several Pas senger Trains Travis' Successor. (Special to The DlSDatch.) Raleigh, N. C, June 20. Rains that have filled old Mattamusket Lake and caused the collapse of the canals that drained the vast acreage have been reported here in State circles, and damage in the hundreds of thousands has been done growing crops. As to the extent of the water in the lake nobody has first-hand knowledge, but it comes very straight that a suc cession of great rains, called, water snouts by the victims, rah rivers into ttlHj oJd lake site and made so mushy me earth throughv which the drains ran as to wipe them out. If this is true the work of drainage and pump ing must start up again. The rains covered a wide area. whether they did all that the pessi - mists fear or not. In Washington. Beaufort, Pitt, Hyde, and other coun ties these waters have well nigh de stroyed the potato crop which was being harvested. In Commissioner Graham's office are repotts of ship ments that have gone north and re turned because the crops marketed have gone bad on the shippers. In Pitt and Beaufort counties this de struction was ''tremendous. Bryan Bonner, a big farmer, is said to have lost irremediably his 75 acres in pota toes and J. C. Cherry his 160. These losses combined would run near $20, 000. The Thompson Brothers in Hyde are reported losers in the sum of $7,000 or $8,000 on their 100 acres of vegetables. Many farmers might have saved much of this crop, but they waited a week to give the vegetables a chance to mature. Then the rains came washing the potatoes out and rdittihg them when left in the ground. The tobacco fields suffered greatly, too, but less than the vegetable crops ready to take the market. The heav iest rains in the recollection ofany people in te east fell during those several days last week. The Atlantic Coast Line has filed with the Corporation Commission a petition, for the curtailment of its pas senger service and the commission appointed June 26, Tuesday of next week, for the hearing. The substantial certainty of Chair man E. L. Travis' appointment to a place on the Interstate Commerce Commission, provided there are three places tobe filled, nas made equally as sure the appointment of A. J. Max well as a member of the State Com mission. RED GROSS FUNDS REPORTED TO DATE The South Stands Fifth Among the Sections of The Country. (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 20. In the : Red Cross subscriptions up to today, the North Central division 3L11 was leading with the Middle Atlantic division sec ond, New England third; the West fourth and the South fifth. However, in the West, San Francisco, Los Ange les, and Seattle, have not as yet been heard from. Richmond, Va., has, h.w ever, exceeded its allotment of $200, 000 by $115,000. N MAN To Richmond belongs the credit for "Being the first city of the South to be placed on the honor roll of cities chat have already reached their allotments. Reports by States this morning in cluded Alabama, $28,000; Florida, $30, 000; Georgia, $88,000; Kentucky, $117f 000; Louisiana, $168,000; Mississippi, $2,000;' North Carolina, $41,000; South Carolina, $13,000; Tennessee, $112,000; Texas, $71,000; Virginia," 1375,000, ; A - - '-; - PRICE FIVE CENTS, Two Thousand Dollars Voted For This Purpose This ; , Morning. rt WILSON FINANCIER ASKS ASSOCIATION DO THIS Joint Session of Bankers And , Hardware Men Heard Splendid Address By .tr. Clement U. Ucker on Agri- culture and Live Stock Rais- ' ing. j Unanimous decision to contribute $2,000 for the purchase . and mainte nance of an ambulance in France for a period of one year featured this morning's session of the 21st annual convention of the North Carolina Bankers' Association, in session at the auditorium on Harbor Island. The motion to this effect was made by Col. John F. Bruton, of Wilson, president of the First National Bank of that city, and was carried without' a dis senting vote, every man In the assem bly hall rising to his feet when Presi dent W. S. Blakeney, of Monroe,, put the question. The ambulance Is to be given through the Red Cross So ciety of the State. The motion was made by Colonel . Burton immediately following the ad dress of Mr. Clement S. Ucker, of Bal timore, vice president of the Southern Settlement and Development " Com pany, who spoke before a joint session of the State Hardware and Bankers' Association on "Live Stock as the Ba sis for Permanent Agricultural. Pros perity." " . t In asking the bankers of . the State to take this action Colonel BfOtotk dwelt at length upon the harjUMpit' that 'the young men of the nation yril be" called upon to bear in the early future, adding that the ambulance which he proposed might be the means of saving the life on one deaf, to some delegate present. His re- marks were well received and the second to his motion came quickly. Colonel Bruton stated 'that.' he,, did -not think any one bank should .be aU lowed to, contribute ttMram, IneXSeBBl of $10 and that no contribution small er than $5 be accepted .frpjn. wj-.jflf, stitution in the State. While he et cused the hardware men- present from participation he stated that he was of the opinion that the visiting bankers ! should not be denied the privilege and ; that contributions would be gladly re ceived from any banker present, whether a member of the-State or ganization or not. Preaching a doctrine of more and better live stock founded on improved agricultural methods as the salvation of the South, Mr. Ucker delivered a masterly address before a Joint ses sion of the bankers and hardware men assembled in the handsome audi torium on Harbor Island. - He was given the very closest of attention by (Continued On Page Four.) BIGKETT THE DIRECTORS Puts' End to Speculation, About State Road Officers ' Young Man Shot, (Special to Tbe Dispatch.) Raleigh, N. C, June 20. Governor -, Bickett today ended speculation as to . the directors of the North Carolina railroad, by reappointing as president. ; Word Wood, cf Charlotte, N. C, and six of the old men. The Governor's campaign manager, Bruce White of Wake Forest,' gets the choice $2,000 plum of State Admlnis-. tration in the secretary-treasurer-ship, now held by James P. Cook, of Con cord. Colonel P. M. Pearsall is reap pointed attorney. Robert Hairston, of , Reidsville, is made State proxy and J, G. Steed, of Mount Gilead, State ex- ' pert. ' ; J. M. Allen, of Louisburg; John P. Young, of Newton, J. Q. Gilkey, of Marion; W. T. Brown, of Winston--Salem; C. S. Tomlin, ef Statesvllle; C. M. Vanstory, of Statesvllle; end T. L. Gwyn, of 'Canton, are the board. James W. McGee, Jr., who. was way--laid and shot while riding in an auto mobile last night, seven miles in the , country, was regarded aa out of danger,, today. f The young man, son of a prominent physician, was shot by a man using a -twenty-two calibre rifle. John Slkes, a farmer filling description given by the young man, is under arrest. EX-KING CONSTANTINE REACHES SWITZERLAND (By Associated Press.) Lugano, Switzerland (Via. Paris),'. June 20. Former King Constantlne, . of Greece, arrived here today,- Officers and delegates of the Swiss govern ment met him at the frontier and wel-J, corned him in the name of S witter-' land." A large number of German per--sons waited for the King at the depot. . Constantine and his suite drove direct ly to the hotel, where rooms had been -reserved for them. . A number of Oer-' man diplomats arrived, here In antici pation of the coming, of the 'former; King, who was delayed by;thepmneBrk of his wife. ' NAMES 1 1 r-r 1

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