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WILSON, N. C, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1919.
VOL- 15 NO. 319
BAY LINE STEAM--
ER VIRGINIA
WITH 156 PASSENGERS
ABOARD BURNED TO
THE WATER'S EDGE AT
THE MOUTH OF THE PO
TOMAC RIVER AT ONE
O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT.
FIFTEEN PEOPLE BE
LIEVED TO HAVE LOST
THEIR LIVES
BALTIMORE, May 24. (2:00 p.
m.) This afternoon at the offices
of the Bay Line Steamship Company
the list of survivors total up to the
number which sailed onthe steamer
Virginia for Norfolk last evening. It
is said however, that a number of
the crew were lost, and only 16.
of the 62 it was announced were
landed. If this statement proves to
be correct 46 wiL have lost their
livea. "
BALTIMORE, Md., May 24. The
steamer Virgin'ia of the Old Bay
Line loaded with freight and car
rying 156 passengers bound for
Norfolk was burned early this
morning to the waters edge at the
month of the Potomac river. A
naval Commander on board of the
Flordia and one of the the rescuing I
vessels said that he believed from
ten to fifteen persons perished.
FIRES AND
LOUD EXPLOSIONS
Heard in City of Petrograd.
Esthonian Troops on Out
side; People Inside
FIGHTING
BOLSHEVIKI
Three Negroes known to have
Perished.
NORFOLK, Va., May 24. Three
negro firemen and 'it is presumed
that some of the passengers were
lost when the Bay Line steamer
Virginia burned to the waters' edge
off Smith's Point in the Chesapeake
Bay shortly before one o'clock this
morning. Over 100 survivors were
brought to this city, while the oth
ers were taken to Washington and
Baltimore by the passing steamers
which rescued them.
The survivors which ca o thi
port so dazed they could hardly tell
what happened in the early morning
confusion, but everyone showed that
they had spent a night of terror.
They could hardly give a coherent
account except to say that they were
awakened by cries of fire and hard
ly had time to escape in their
night clothes before the ship wase-n-veloped
in flames. Nearly all wereT
asleep when the fire was discov
ered and many pf them saved none
of their effects. How the fire
started has noeen learned at this
the noon hour.
London, May 24. Great res and
loud explosions have occurred in
and around Petrograd according to
reports sent to the J"'"ly Mail by its
correspondent from xielsingfors. It
is stated that the Bolsheviki have
been pressed by Esthonian troops
into and through the city whilel on
the inside of the city the pepole have
risen in revolt. These explosions
are supposed to be caused by re
treating Bolsheviki troops whd are
blowing up stores of ammunition in
their retreat from the city.
over the central belt caused consid
erable excitement at the opening of
the cottonmarket here today, and
first prices showed an advance of
from 15 to 18 points above last
night's close. The buying was
very heavy.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
WILL PASS SENATE
66 Votes Assured, 28 Opposed
and Two Non-Committal,
The Way ,
THE SENATE STANDS
WASHINGTON, May 22. With
the acquisition of Senator Hale
of Maine to the ranks of supporters
of national woman suffrage the
Senate majority 'in favor ot the con
stitutional amendment was increased
today to two above the requisite
two-thirds vote, and Senate leaders
conceded today that tne suffrage am
endment, adopted by the House
yesterday will be carried in the
Senate.
With Senator 'Hale's .support the
suffrage advocates now have 66
votes assured, as against 28 opposed
and two noncommittal.. Even if
(the two doubtful Senators 'vote
with the onnonmits of the meas
ure, the suffrage supporters would
have a majority of 1.
Here is the way the Senate stands
today upon the suffrage proposal,
New York, May 24. Cotton fu
tures opened strong with July 30.05
to 30.33, October 29.60 to 29.90, De
cember 29.30, January 2915, March
28.75.
At noon, spots, Wilson market,
middling basis, 30c.
(HIS SAYS ARMY STRENGTH
200.000
f
MEN
On Railroad Payroll List Ab:
solutely Worthless, Should
be Discharged
GUARANTEE DIVIDENDS
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OF AUSTRIA
and the day, leaders say the votele accor(j
CHICAGO, May 22. Senator
Cummings, who will be chairman of
the Senate Committee on Interstate
Commerce, has worked out a pro
gram whjch he says will relieve the
taxpayers of the burden of the pres
ent railroad deficitand restore the
roads to their owners on a plan
providing for profitable private op
eration and better and cheaper ser
vice, says a dispatch to The Chica
go Tribune from- its Washington
correspondent who adds:
"The Senator asserted that during
the period of re-adjustment of the
railroads it will be necessary for the
Government to guarantee dividends,
and under his plan the Interstate
Commerce Commission would be
charged with the responsibility of
bringing the expenditures and the
earnings of the railroads into clos-
BATH ROOMS.
AI COUNTRY CLUB
Half of Money Subscribed
Last Night At Annual Meet
ing. Mr. Jones
OETTINGER IS PRESIDENT
will go when the amendhent -comes
up, of all the Senators are vot
ing.
For the Amendment
Republicans 40.
New York, May 24. Cotton fu
tures closed steady with July at
30.90, October 30.35, December
29.95, Jam 29.70.
Enterprise Lumber Co., has big fire.
GOLDSBORO, N. C., May 24.
Fire last night virtually destroyed
the Enterprise Lumber Company's
plant at Mount Olive and caused a
loss of between seventy five and
one hundred thousand dollars
which was covered by insurance.
NC-4 Still Unable to Fly.
WASHNGTON, May 24. Weath
er conditions are still unfavoarble
for the Naval Hydro-plane NC-4,
to make a start from Ponto Del Ga
dos to Lisbon, her present objective,
according to a message received from
Admiral Jackson. This news was
not unexpected, since it has been
known here that the weather condi
tions off the Aores. were unsuited
for flying.
Military Terms for Austria.
Paris, May 24. The Council of
four today continued to examine
and discuss the peace terms wit
Austria and especially the military
terms of that treaty. It is expected
the document will be ready for the
Austrians by next .Wednesday.
Versailles. 24. Count
Brockdorff-Rantzau and other mem
bers of the German Peace delegation
who went to Spa on Thursday, re
turned to this city today with the ex
ception of the financial expert. All
the members were smiling and seem
ed to be in good spirits.
MARKETS
COTTON
New York, May 24. Reports of
heavy general reins in Texas and
STOCKS.
NEW YORK, (Wall Street) May
24. The steeds and coppers shares
continued to be the interesting fea
ture at the opening of today's stock
market as the result of the recent
developments favorable to those in
terests. The United State steel ad
ded a small fraction to yesterday's
new high record, but the affliiated
shares and equipments rose one
and one-half points with the indus
trials and Utah Coppers. The rails
displayed further strength. The Mo
tors and kindred specialties made
xadditional avances and added to yes
terday's gains,, but the high grade
Oils and Shippings were irregular.
WEATHER
For North Carolina: Fair to
night and probably Saturday. Not
much change in temperature; mod
erate South and Southwest winds.
COMMANDER READ
WILL NOT START
BEFORE SUNDAY
PONTA DEL GADA May 23. Lt.
Commander A. C. Read, U. S. N.,
announced tonight that strong east
erly winds off the coast of Portu
gal would prevent hia: starting in
the seaplane NC 4 tor the flight
to Lisbon before daybreak Sun
da. High winds and a choppy sea to
day caused a postpohment .of the
flight of the NC-4 to Lisbon- until
Saturday. Lt. Commander A. C.
Read, said he was not willing to
risk the last survivor of the NC
planes until the weather conditions
were perfect.
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CHARLOTTE MAN SHOT I
AND KILLED IN AUTO
CHARLOTTE, N. C, May 23.
Harry L. Montgomery, manager of
alocal automobile distributing house
was shot twice, 'and instantly killed
tonight on the Myers-Dilworth high
way in the outskirts of the city
while riding in an automobile with
his fiancee, Miss Lorine Owens, as
tta two were returning from a
dance.
Ball Lenroot
Calder, McCormick.
Capper McCumber.
Colt, McNary
Cummins -Nelson
Curtis, New
Edge, Newberry
Elkins Norris
Fall, Rage
Fernald, Phipps
France, Poindexter
Frelmghuysen. Sherman
Gronna, Smoot
Harding, Spencer
Hale Sterling
Johnson Townsend
Kellogg, Warren.
Kenyon, Watson
Keys, Hale.
La Foliate Sutherland
Democrats 26.
AshusBt, . . Myers
Chamberlain, Nugent .
Culberson, Owen.
Gerry, Phelan.
Gore, Pittman.
Harris, Ransdell
Hendeson, Robinson.
Johnson.S (. D.) Sheppard.
Jones, (N. M.) Smith.
Kendrick, Stanley.
King, Thomas.
Kirby, Walsh (Mass)
McKellar, Walsh, Mon.)
Against the Amendment.
Republicans 9.
Borah, Moses
Brandegee, McLean,
Dillingham, Penrose.
Knox, Wadsworth.
Lodge.
Democrats 1 9.
Bankhead, ' ' Simmons.
Beckham, Smith, (Ga.)
Fletcher, Smith, (Md.)
Gav' Smith, (S. C.)
Hitchcock, Swanson.
Martm Trammell.
Overman, Underwood.
Pomerene, Williams.
Reed' Wolcott
Shields.
Dial,
in favor
Doubt Tul.
Democrats 2
Harrison
In announcing himself
or tne suffrage resolution today
Senator Hale, explained that when
he voted against it in the Senate be
fore, his State had not declared
its attitude on woman suffrage. He
had voted, therefore, from his own
conviction. Since then the voters
of his State have declared for the
vote for the women of Maine in
Presidential elections.
"If women are qualified to vote at
Presidential elections," said Mr.
Hale, "they are qualified to vote
in any other election. I do not
feel t)hat I am bound by the former
position taken my me and shall vote
for thk amendment when it comes
up in the Senate."
The luff rage resolution. Dr
probabl reach the Senate for a
vote Urte next week.
"To narrow the gap between ex
penditures and earnings' the Inter
State Commerce Commission will
have to do two things, according
to Senator Cummings. They are
First, dismiss from the railroads
more than 200,000 men who are be
ing carried on the payrolls in ex
cess of the number actually need
ed. This witl have approximately
$200,000,000 year. Second in
crease rates in some instances.
." Senator Cum.nings' bill, tenta
tively drafted, calls for the reorgan
ization of the American railroads
into fifteen of twenty, systems, and
it is this period he would have
the Government continue guaran
teeing dividends."
AN UNHERALDED ARMY.
To the Editor of the N. Y. Times:
There is an army returning, silen
tly and unheralded, and an army by
whose .bravery and sacrifice it was
possible for a groat many of our
boys to parade up Fifth avenue.
I mean our nurses.
In my severalmonths experience
as an ambulance driver in the Motor
Corps I have taken many a nurse
from one hospital to another on a
stretcher, a nurse who cried when
I started the motor, .because the
noise was too much for her broken,
shattered nerves; nurses who have
served for months and months on
front line dressing stations, endur
ing unheard of hardships and giving
their all cheerfully, to return brok
en and worn to America.
Isn't it about time that these he
roes receive sume public recognition
for their services?
EDITH OTIS.
Brooklyn, May 7, 1919.
AMERICAN CANNON
WOULD HAVE WON
WASHINGTON, May 13. Behind
the armies in France which smash
ed a road to victory through the
German defenses last fall, the
United States was forging before the
armistice was signed, weapons gigan
tic and powerful, counted upon to
make ultimate victory certain. In
the American artillery program
alone, the full fruition of which
could not have been reached before
1920, there was in creation an ag
ency believed by army men here
to be of itself able to bring the vic
tory. An official and detailed account
of that program is contained t nthe
chapters made public today of "Am
erica's Munitions," efej historical
report prepared under the direction
of Assistant Secretary Crowell
who was director of munitions
during the war.
WEATHER
Probably Showers tonight . and
Sunday. ,
For North Carolina: ' Probably
showers tonight and Sunday; no
change in temperature; me derate
South winds.
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In recognition of a year of earnest
interest and endeavor -to popularize
and place the Country Club not on
ly on a financial basis, but a splen
did resort for Wilson members and
their friends who desired to spend a
while in relaxation and pleasure, Mr.
Jonas Oettinger last evening as re
elected president, and Mr. , V. W.
Stuart, who has also taken a deep
interest in the club since its organ
ization was continued on the direc
torate notwithstanding his determi
nation to retire.
The club membership were the
guests of President Oettinger and
following the meeting in which Secretary-Treasurer,
E. A. Darden's re
port showed the club in a most ex
cellent financial condition, delicious
refreshments of cream and cake,
mints and nuts were served to about
sixty stock holders present.
The meeting was calleld to order
by Mr. Oettinger who read his annu
al report. This opened with the
statement that not a few felt that
the club could not be maintained, es
pecially through the war period
when so many boys were away from
home in the service, of their country,
but this opinion has not proven well
founded, for the report of the treas
urer, Mr. Darden, will show that it
is in pretty good financial condition
comparatively, and now since the
war is over and the boys are re
turning home with the laurels of
victory on their brow we may resume
the former festivities which have
been such a source of plueasure to
the members of the club and their
families.
Mr. Oettinger spoke of the in
creasing value of club ' property;
which would add still greater value
in the coming years, in his mind's
eye he saw beautiful homes front
ing the club grounds, country homes
of club members and residents of
Wilson. He referred to the splen
did 4th of July celebration last year
and stated that he desired it should
be continued.
He was proud to say that the new
machinery for the light and water
plant has been installed at a cost of
around $2,500.00 and this would
light the building and the grounds
and furnish ample water for all pur
poses. The liabilities of the club
are around $12,000 iund the vj.lue of
the property is worth two or three
tiTnes more than that. The member
ship numbers 176. The farm ren
tal for 1920 will be $350 00" while
the rental for 1921 will be $450.00.
He also anticipated some revenue
from the sale of lights to residents
close to the cluV
He read a letter of appreciation
.from Mrs. H. G. Connor, thanking
the club fpr courtesies shown the
Daughters of the Confederacy. He
closed an admirable paper by asking
the membership to give the incom
ing administration their undivided
support and a boost instead" of
knocks.
. He commended Earl, the colored
steward, to his successors, saying he
had labored under many difficulties,
in the matter of water as well as
fuel during the past winter. These
troubles were now remedied. Mr.
E. A. Darden then read his report as
Secretary and treasurer which he
said covered a period of more than a
year. He stated that the receipts
were more than $9000.00 and after
the expenditures there was left in
the bank $25 6.00. He stated' that
he wanted his books audited and
Mess. Earnest Deans and Captain
Tilghman were named as the audit
ing Committee. .
A report was asked of, the stand-
WILL BE REDUCED FROM
A MILLION MEN TO 15,
000 AND ALL OF HER
MILITARY STORES .WILL
BE EITHER SEIZED OR
UL5IKOYED. 30TH DI
VISION SELECTS GREJ
VILLE AS THE PLAi
HOLD REUNION
Paris, May 23. (By The A. P.).
t was announced tonight that the!
reaty to be presented to Austria
ill be considered .at the plenary
ession next Tuesday, and will be
laid before the Austrian delegation
on Wednesday. The Council of four
today considered the military terms
of the Austrian treaty after consul
tation with Marshal Foch, General
Diaz, the latter the Itallian Military
Commander, and other leading Al
lied officers. Under 'the terms of the
treaty Austria's formidable army of
a million men will be reduced to
15,000, and virtuafly all of her mil
itary stores will be either surrender
ed or destroyed.
Will Hold Reunion in Greenville,
South Carolina
Raleigh, N. C, May 24. The ex
ecutive Committee of the Old -Hickory
Association, composed of sol
diers from the famous 30th division,
met here today and selected Green
ville, S. C, as the place to hold their
first annual reunion on Sept. 28th.
and 29th.
Ohio Dry Tonight.
Columbus, Ohio, Mify 24. Al
though the Constitutional Prohibi
tion State Amendment will not be
enforced until- Tuesday, the State
will be practically dry at midnight
tonight. ' ! ifwrrr - f
Sixty Per cent Home. . '
WASHINGTON, May, 24 The
mobilization of the American forces
which have been .returned from
abroad show that sixty per cent
have been returned t civil life, ac
cording to an official report an
nounced. The total report which
includes casuals give 2.215,161, of
which 112.556 are officers. The
sailing from overseas since Nov
ember 11th., total 1,152,427.
Troops Coming Home.
.
WASHINGTON, May 24. Returns
from abroad regarding the force
which have been assigned for sail
ing from France denote that all
the Americans will be returned
home except those in the regular
divisions by June the 12th. Gen.
March announced today.
Mr. E.
C. Fulghu IB has Yo
lected as judge of the Rocky Mount
Poultry Show.
ing Committee, and Messrs Selby
Anderson and George Lucas of the
House and grounds Committee re
ported on the swimming pool and
the golf links respectively. Mr An
derson stated that his committee
had been told to see what bath rooms
would cost, one for the ladies and
the other for the men built on the
outside of the club house and near
thejmol, and when he found that it
:uu'u Sas 750.00 he lost hope.
Mr. Stewart stated that it was im
peratively necessary that something
be done since those who used the
swnnming pool would go up the
back steps and throwing their dirty
owels in the drain of the shower
bath would cause the water to run
!own on the walls below and thus in
.ure them greatly. Mr. Oettinger
end others voiced this statement, and
t hen arose a discussion as to how to
secure the money.
Mr. Selby Anderson, ' Dr. Carl
Moore and others wanted the club to
pay for the bath rooms, while Dr.
Wade Anderson felt sure that a can
vass of the members would secure
sufficient funds to erect suitable
bath rooms on the outside for. the
use of the club members. A divis
ion was call
Con
and it was decided.
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