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EXCHANGES 1
SELF SUSTAINING
CASE BEFORE COMMISSION
Vice President of Southern
Bell Telephone Company
Claims That Fifty Exchang
es Are Not Self-Sustaining.
Negroes to Observe Health
Sunday.
(By Max Abernethy).
Raleigh, March 31. Governor
Morrison in letters to negro leaders
and negro organizations today calls
upon the colored race to observe
Health Sunday on April 3, which is
in keeping with the program through
out the Southern States as National
Negro Health Week.
The State Board of Health is co
operating in the work and Dr. W. S.
Rankin, State Health Officer, is also
urging proper observance of the day
in North Carolina. The churches are
being called upon also and the health
department asks that at least one
sermon on the general subject of
health on next Sunday will be de
livered at every negro church in the
State.
The governor's letter is in the na
ture of an appeal to the ministers
also and he urges that the death rate
of the colored race be reduced. If
the negro race is to hold its own, the
governor points oul, it must im
prove its health. It, must cut this
death rate. "But in appealing to you
in the interest of your own health.
racial question, I appeal to you also
at citizens of the State. The improve
ment of the health of either race is
mutually advantageous to both races
for, verily, in health matters 'no
man lives unto himself.' Infection
recognizes no racial barriers."
Approximately fifty percent of the
telephone exchanges in North Caro
lina were not self sustaining during
1920 according to J. M. B. Hoxsey,
vice president of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company, before the State
Corporation Commission yesterday.
The hearing which began Monday is
expected to be concluded today al
though there will be no action upon
the petition of the telephone com
pany which is asking for an increase
of 23 per cent in telephone rates
throughout North Carolina.
Eighty-seven Ver cent of the tele
phones in operation are located in
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COOL APRIL FIRST.
Washington, 'March 31. April
will come in attended by frosty tem
perature instead of showers the
weather bureau announced.
Freezing weather was predicted
for tonight in upper lake region and
frost in the Ohio Valley and northern
portions of Mississippi and Alabama.
S
LIEUTENANT CONEY DIED LATE
YESTERDAY FROM HIS INJURIES
Natchez, Miss., March 31. Lieut.
William Devoe Coney, age 27, who
was seriously Injured when his air
plane crashed into a tree! near Crow
vllle, La., last Friday morning, died
of his injuries at a local hospital
here at 6:20 yesterday afternoon,
The death of the lieutenant, whose
back was broken In the fan. result
ing in a complete paralyilsV ot.hia
body from the chest dowa, W Hot
unexpected, as his physician .' an
nounced, earlier in the day that he
' could live only' a few hours. '
Mrs. E. Coney, "his mother of
Brunswick, Ga., Mrs. W. IJ. Dff'voe,
an aunt, of Jacksonville, Fla., an,d E.
F. Coney, a brother of Brunswick,
Ga., were with the flier at the time
of his death. J
FUNERAL CEREMONY
OF
LA1ECA!
EULOGIES OF THE DEAD
Celebrated Requiem Mass in
the Cathedral of the Virgin
Mary With Seminarians
Chanting Gregorian Music
Never Before Heard Outside
the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
Baltimore, March 31. With all
the splendor of ceremony centuries
old the Roman Catholic church to
day laid to rest one of its oldest and
most faithful servants James Cardi
nal Gibbons, archbishop of Balti
more. Archbishop John Bonzano apos
tolic delegate at Washington cele
brated the ponticial requiem mass
in the Cathedral of the Blessed Vir
gin Mary with Seminariano chating
Gregorian music never before heard
outside the Sistine Chapel in Rome
during a funeral of a Pope.
Archbishop Glennon of St. Louis
delivered the funeral sermori. Dur
ing his eulogy of the dead there re
mained scarcely a dry eye1 1 among
great mm
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hearers whose memffj went back to advisor to the former premier, Arch
the gentle kindlyif l&ian who led duke Joseph, has a strong force of
with hormany , of 'as well as troops at his disposal to suppress any
harmony of mindSt"?- civil war movement, should any be
There was harmoijfiolor and attempted. Premier Teleky and
sound as the light ptwries around! Count Julius Andrassy, former for
the bier fell on the brilliant cere-jeign minister and friend of the for
monial robes of priests and auditors ,mer ruler, accompanied Count Beth
echoed to the measured rythm of! len to endeavor to persuade Charles
chanted prayers.
TO INVESTIGATE
BALLOON DISAPPEARANCE
Washington, March 31. Acting
Secretary Roosevelt has started per
sonal inquiry into the flight of the
naval free balloon from Pensacola
March, 22 with five men aboard and
has not since been heard from.
This is preparatory to ordering the
usual board of investigation which
will probably not be designated until
Secretary Denby's return from Guan
tanamo on April 5.
AIRPLANES
LEAVE
FOR LONG
FLIGHT,
Camp Bragg, March 31. The two
airplanes manned by men of the
marine corps will leave here some'
time this afternoon for Paris Island,
S. C, fhe last stop planned before
the final flight to the Virgin IS'
lands.
The planes are en route from
Washington. They arrived at Camp
Bragg from Richmond yesterday
afternoon.
STORYTELLERS CLASS MEETING
The Storytellers class will meet
tomorrow afternoon in the Metho
dist Sunday school rooms at 4:30
A special program of stories and
games will be discussed, and all
members are urged to be present.
At the outbreak of the Mexican
trouble in 1916 he enlisted with the
Brunswick rifles, an infantry organ
ization, and saw service on the bor
der. Returning to Brunswick in
1917 about the time the United
States entered the European war he
entered the officers training camp at
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., where he was
commissioned as a second lieutenant
of infantry. Later he was transferred
to the air service, receiving his pre
liminary training at the ground
school at Georgia Tech., in Atlanta.
He was assigned as flying Instructor
during the war and had no opportun
ity to see service at the front. On
the day he was injured the announce
ment was made at San Diego, Cal.,
of his promotion to a first lieutenant.
IN VAIN ATTEMPT
U THINE H
NOW AT STEINAM ANGER
Charles is Under Strict Mili
tary Supervision. Count Beth'
len Has Strong Force of
Troops at His Disposal to
Suppress Any, Civil War
Movement.
Vienna, March 31. Reports were
received by various newspapers
here today that Ex-Emperor Charles
had proclaimed a military dictator
ship at Steinamanger and that Gen.
Lehar was said to be' ready at the
head of 15,000 troops to march on
Budapest and by force if necessary
restore Charles to the throne.
Budapest, March 30. Count Stef
an uetnien, tuny empowered to act
for the safety of the state as tho
plenipotentiary of Regent Horthy,
has been sent to Steinamanger, the
west Hungarian town near the Aus
trian border where former Emperor
Charles has taken refuge after his
vain attempt to regain the throne.
to leave Hungary immediately.
Charles is under strict military su
pervision in Steinamanger.
London, March 31. An exchange
telegraph dispatch from Paris states
the majority of the Hungarian troops
have rallied to the standard of the
ex-emperor Charles.
RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
For North Carolina: Rain this af
ternoon and tonight and cooler in ex
treme western portion tonight and
Friday fair and cooler on the coast
with fresh shifting winds becoming
northwest by Friday morning.
F
FIRE ABOVE CLOUDS
Blaze on the Thirty-First Floor
of Skyscraper is Extinguish
ed. .
New York, March 31. Firemen
fought a fire above the clouds today
on the 31st floor of the Equitable
building in the heart of the down
town sky scraper district. This was
one t)f the highest fires the firemen
have ever been called on to fight
The fire was extinguished before
15,000 bnilding inhabitants arrived.
IRISH UNIONISTS AND
BRITISH TALK PEACE
Belfast, March 31. Cardinal Lo-
gue, primate of Ireland, was inter
viewed Tuesday by Sir William Gould
ing and three other southern Irish
Unionists with. the object, it is un
derstood, of opening of peace nego
tiations between the Irish Republi
can parliament and the British gov
ernment. ' The interview took place at Dun
dale. ;
Sir WiHiam. Goulding is a prom
inent Unionist and railway man.
HARDING MAKES ,v
FURTHER APPOINTMENTS
Washington, ' March 3 1 .The ap
pointment of Chas. H. , Burke
Pierre p. D. business man and
mer,-cnairman or tne ,noue
conimlttee as commissioner of I
REMEN
ESSIVE FIERI HUNGARY REGENT
SERVICES IN HONOR
CONDUCTED THIS P.M.
First to Fall From Wilson
County in War for Liberty
and Defense of Civilization.
First From North Carolina
to Receive Distinguished
Service Cross.
With solemn and reverent cere
monies the body of Lieut. Robert
Banks Anderson, son of Dr. and Mrs
W. S. Anderson of this city, the
first of the Wilson county boys to
make the" supreme sacrifice for his
country on the battlefields of France
in the Great War, was to-day laid to
rest in Maplewood Cemetery in the
plot set aside for the interment of
the soldier boys of this county.
The remains of Lieut. Anderson
arrived in Hoboken some weeks ago
and were brought to Wilson on Wed
nesday. The body was accompanied
from New York to Wilson by Dr.
Paul Anderson, of Richmond, and
Lieut. Jesse Anderson, of Wilson,
brothers of the deceased, both of
whom served in the American Expe
ditionary Forces in France. And
was also accompanied by Messrs. E.
A. Sommers and A. L. Quicke, repre
sentatives of the American Legion
Post composed of the employees of
the Export Leaf Division of The
British American Tobacco Company
with headquarters at New York,
which Post was named The Robert B.
Anderson Post in honor of Lieut.
Anderson.
From the arrival of the body in
Wilson until this afternoon at four
o'clock, when the funeral services
were conducted in the Methodist
church by Rev. F. Swindell Love, the
pastor, of which church Lieut. An
derson was a member, the body lay
in state, the casket covered with the
flag, in the service of which Lieut.
Anderson gave his life, at the home
of Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Anderson.
The military features of the fun
eral were conducted by the local
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NOPE FOR I
E
Postmaster General Hays
Speaks in Optimistic Vein
About Public Buildings.
Washington, March 31. Post
master General Hays said something
that should be encouraging to towns
like Greensboro, Asheville and Mount
Airy that are badly- in need of new
postofflce buildings. He announced !
that he had summoned to Washing
ton for a conference next Monday
nine postmasters from as many large
cities of the country, Including New
vnrir PhturtainhU. st T.oiifa nnrt I
Baltimore. ,At this conference, he
saia mere wouia ve a discussion pi
better postal service as well as postal
facilities.
"Will you take up the question of
a public buildings bill and additional
room of various offices?" the post
master general was asked.
1 "You can't have good service with
out adequate-room and good work
ing conditions, said Mr. Hays. "It is
true that a great many officers are
now congested, with business far be
yond what it was as few years ago,:
and I expect to go into the' question .
of Increased space for work wherev
er it is needed. This conference will j
be followed by a gweral survey of j I
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rtti Jtion at a buildup 4H1 and
Mill! BEM.VMB M
HAS RESIGNED
IT IS REPORTED
MANY TROOPS ASSEMBLE
Also Reported That Former
Emperor Charles .is On Way
to Budapest and Has an Ar
my Adhering to His Cause.
Jugo-Slav Troops to March
on Steinamanger.
Vienna, March 31. It is unofficial
ly reported here that Rorthy the
Hungarian regent has resigned and
will let events taketheir course but
the report was not confirmed.
It is also reported that former
Emperor Charles is on the way to
Budapest at the frontier and an army
adhering to his cause is on the
move.
The Wiener Journal announced
that 30,000 Jugo Slav troops have
been massed in Varesdi in Croatia
with the intention of marching on
Steinamanger and preventing a res
toration of the Hapsburgs by all
means.
FORMER BASEBALL
MAN IS DEAtt
Cincinnati, O., March 31. Framch
C. Bancroft, for many years mana
ger of the Cincinnati baseball club,
died at a hospital here at midnight
last night. He had been ill for sev
eral months of neuritis.
CONEY'S BODY BURIED .
BRUNSWICK, GA.
Natchez, Miss., March 31. The
body of Lieut. W. D. Coney trans
continental flyer who died late yes
terday from injuries received when
he fell near Crowville, La., last Fri
day while attempting a one stop
flight from Jacksonville, Fla., to
San Diego, Calif., left here today for
Brunswick, Ga., where the funeral
will be held Saturday.
The body was accompanied by
Lieut. Coney's mother and aunt, his ,
hrnthnr n,i Mainr v. Riuntt of
the fourth aviation corps.
TOBACCO PRICES
LOW IN VIRGINIA
Danville, March 31. Total season
sale amounting to 55 million pounds
the largest on record were announc
ed today at the close of the Danville
tobacco market. Prices have been low
throughout the season and smaller
crops have brought more money.
COTTON GROWERS MEET
IN WASHINGTON
Washington, March 31. Repre
sentatives of Southern coton grow
ers while in Washington tomorrow
and Saturday for conferences
with
oecreiary noover in an enort to im-
prove credit conditions will call on
I . a. tf m t n 1
rresiueni naming, f ormer senator
Hoke Smith of Georgia arranged fori
tne conference tn hn held at .Qatnvdav
moon. -
CONFER ;IED ROYAL
A : ARCH DEGREE
Rev Morrison Bethea is back from
Windsor where he conferred the
Royal Arch Degree on eieht candid.
atea.
PROMINENT NEWSPAPER
MAN HERE
Mr. C. L. Leach a prominent news
paper man of Suffolk, Va., is here on
a visit to relatives. He is the Editor
and publisher of the Suffolk Herald.
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ENGLISH MINERS
ARE GOING OUT
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AFFECTS MANY DISTRICTS
Decision Was Reached by Un
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ion Executives to Call Strike f ,,
When There Was Failure ta ' I
Settle Miners Wage De
mands. Coal for Export be
Rationed Rigidly.
London, March 31. The coal min
ers began to leave the pits in va
rious districts this afternoon , in
line with the decision of the union'
executive committee to call a strike
tonight because of the failure to fet
tle miners wage demands.
Coal owners have decided coat
for export shall be rationed rigidly:
INTERESTING FARM
MEET NEXT WEEK
Mr. B. T. Ferguson, eounty farm
demonstration agent, announces that
on April 6 Mr. A. C. Kimrey, as
sistant in dairy husbandry, and Mr..
W. W. Shay, in charge of swine ex
tension work, will be in Wilson and,
will attend a field meet to be held
on the ,farm of Mr. L. P. Woodard
on the afternoon of the 6th.
The men and women of Wilson,
town and county, are invited to at
tend this meeting. Mr. Kimrey will
talk on dairying and the family
cow. Mr. Shay will talk on swine.
Mr. Ferguson is sure that farm
women as well as farm men will find,
the meeting f especial interest..1"'
MARKETS
COTTON "
New York, March 31.. The cottons
market opened at a decline of 13 to
16 points in response to lower Liver
pool cables and Wall street and -southern
selling with July selling to
12.62, after the call or about 18:
to 21 points lower but some of the'
Liverpool advices were encouraging?
and trade interests were fair buyers
on the opening decline.
New York, March 31. The cotton
market opened barely steady. May
12.20, July 12.68, Oct. 13.13, Dec.
13.35.
At noon the market was s fol
lows: January 13.50, May 12.21,
July 12.69, October 13.18, Decem
ber 13.41.
Spots 10c. ,
The market closed at 3 p. m. a
follows: Jan. 13.56, May 12.25, July
12.72, Oct. 13.21, Dec. 13.46.
STOCKS.
New York, March 31. Weakness
prevailed at the opening of today's
stock market. The leaders were the
oils, steels, equipment and motor
groups these being among the first
to give way to Increased pressure.'.
Within the first half hour there-
were losses of from one to thrcm
points and these were sustained
Mexican Petroleum, Baldwin, Chan
dler and Kelly Springfield Tires. The
reaction extended to the - rails and?
Union Pacific. . ,"
EX-EMPEROR' SAYS
THAT "ALL IS WELL"
Geneva, March 31. "All is well,"
read a telegram received last, night
by former Empress Zeta from ex
Emperor Charles. The message was
dispatched from Steinamanger on
the frontier between Austria , and,
Hungary where presence vof the for
mer ruler was last repoted.
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