MEREDITH COLLEGE
WILL BE MOVED
Two Sites Being Considered
—Report Will Be Made
To Board Soon
One of the two tracts of land in
the Hayes-Barton section, the Mc
Carthy property on the north side of
the Leesville road opposite the resi
dence of Dr. R. H. Lewis, or the An
derson property on the east side of
the Country Club trolley line beyond
the Royster residence, will likely be
recommended to the Board of Trus
tees of Meredith Colleges as the site
for the re-location of the institution.
Both these sites have been carefully
surveyed by the committeee named
by the Board to recommend a place
to which the college will be removed,
and in both the committee has found
many features that make them de
sirable places for the location of such
an institution as Meredith College.
Both have ample acreage, and both
have natural advantages that make
them desirable.
Report will be made to the Board
within the next few weeks, and its
adoption will mean the immediate be
ginning of building operations and
within the next two years, it is ex
pected that Meredith will be estab
lished on ground that offers it oppor
tunity for material expansion to keep
pace with its growth in importance
among the educational institutions in
the State. The Trustees have already
definitely determined to move as soon
as a satisfactory site can be found.
The McCarthy property is several
hundred acres in extent and commands
a sweeping view of territory, situat
ed as it is on one of the highest points
in Wake county. The valley below
has many springs, and a small street
that could be utilized for building a
lake, swimming pool, etc. It follows
the Leesville road around to the trol
ley line to the country club. The
Committee is very much pleased with
this location.
The Anderson property has advan
tages almost, if not equal to those
offered by the McCarthy property. It
also is several hundred acres in ex
tent and runs down to Crabtree creek.
It also has splendid elevations, and to
pographically is in every way accept
able. It abuts on the trolley line and
would be accessible from the city.
Nothing approaching a decision as
to what disposition will be made of
the extensive buildings occupied by
the college in the city has been reach
ed. It has been suggested that the
city could use thm to excellent advan
tage in expansion of its school system
and that the proposed high school
for the accommodation of 1,200 pupils
could be chartered there. The Board
of Trustees will meet in November,
at which time the report of th com
mittee will be heard.—News and Ob
server. •
Democratic Tax Amendments.
The proposed Democratic amend
ments to the pending tax bill were
presented by Senator Simmons of
North Carolina, in an enlightening
speech dealing with the repeal or
modification of existing taxes and the
imposition of new taxes. The pro
gram as stated by him is as follows:
To increase the corporate income
taxes, making the maximum range
from 12 1-2 per cent to 25 per cent,
instead of a flate rate of 15 per cent,
estimated to raise from $60,000,000
to $70,000,000 additional revenue.
To retain the capital stock tax on
corporations, which it is proposed to
repeal, estimated to yield about $75,
000,000. .
To repeal the $2,000 exemption on
corporate incomes.
To confine individual exemptions
to $2,000 in case of incomes below
$20,000 and above $5,000, estimated
to yield $15,000,000.
To restore the surtax to a maxi
mum of 52 per cent on incomes in
excess of $500,000, estimated to yield
about $55,000,000.
Repeal of the transportation tax.
Senator Simmons declared that the
tax bill should not be made a party or
a sectional question, but that it
should be a bill fair in the distribu
tion of the tax burden; that would
raise sufficient revenue and contribute
to the relief of business and indus
try.
FOUR OAKS ITEMS
Four Oaks, Oct. 8.—Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Britt and little Clarenc; Jr,
of Benson spent Sunday in town the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will Oliver.
Mrs. W. H. Tucker and children
spent last week end in Wilson with
Mr. Tucker who is foreman for Hack
ney Pros.
Mis. J. W. Paschall and children
returned from Wilson Sunday after
noon.
Mr. Nathan Keen returned from
Richmond, Va., Tuesday afternoon
where he attended the Virginia Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Adams of Ral
eigh spent Sunday with their sister,
Mrs. D. W. Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ira Lee, of
Princeton are visiting TMr. and Mrs.
C. C. Lee.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Levinson of
Coats visited relatives here Sunday.’
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Creech of
Smithfield spent Sunday afternoon in
town with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Laura Creech has returned
from Coats where she has spent some
time with her daughter, Mrs. L. L.
Levinson. ,
Messieurs Lonnie and Emmett
Strickland are her on a visit to their
father, Mr. Riley Strickland.
Mr. E. F. Boyette, of Smithfield,
was in town Wednesday on business.
Mr. L. C. Barbour, of Wilson was
here Mcyiday visiting friends.
Mrs. E. O. Matthews, of Smith
field arrived Thursday to spend some
time with relatives.
Mr. Gilbert Grady and Misses Clyde
Sanders, Pauline Lee, and Libbie
Grady spent Sunday afternoon in Fu
quay Springs.
Miss Annie Ford who is teaching at
Fuquay Springs, spent the week end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
D. Ford.
Mrs. R. B. Strickland has accepted
a position with the firm of Mattox
and Barefoot.
Miss Bettie Adams, of Smithfield,
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
D. W. Adams.
Mr. S. W. Brown left Saturday to
visit relatives in Norfolk and Ports
mouth, Va.
Mrs. W. E. Strickland and daugh
ter, Lucile, are sick.
Mr. Claud Canaday of Benson was
in the city Wednesday on business.
Mr. Kermit and Misses Irene and
Ruby Paschall spent Monday after
noon in Smithfield having dental
work done.
Mrs. W. H. Hudgins, of Norfolk,
came Thursday to spend a few days
with friends.
Mr. L. C. Keen is out again after a
few days’ illness.
Mrs. T. E. Oliver of Benson spent
Sunday with her son, Mr. Will Oliver.
Mrs. M. Gattis, of Clayton, is vis
iting her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Aus
tin.
Geo. W. Watts Estate 12 Million
New York, Oct. 6.—Bequests to 7
religious and educational organiza
tions in the South were provided for
by the late George W. Watts, of
Durham, N. C., whose estate was ap
praised at $12,705,545.
Besides relatives and friends, the
principal beneficiaries are the Watts
Hospital, Durham, $200,000; First
Presbyterian church, $150,000; Dur
ham Y. M. C. A. $10,000; Foreign
Mission Board of the Presbyterian
Church, Asheville, N. C., and Pres
byterian Home Mission Board, Atlan
ta, Ga., $25,000 each; Union Theo
logical Seminary, Richmond, Va $50,
000; Less-McRae Seminary at Plum
Tree, N. C., and at Banners Elk, N.
C., $5,000 each.
18 Lives Lost With Sinking Of Liner
Dublin, Olt. 9,—^Eighteen members
of an American “syncopated orches
tra” are reported to be missing as a
result of the sinking of the Laird line
steamer Rowan off the southwest
jCoast of Scotland in a collision with
the American steamer West Camak .
The passenger and crew of the
Rowan numbered 140. Altho details
are lacking, it is known that 73 of
this number were rescued .
The accident was due to a double
collision in the North channel off Cors
wall point, early this morning; the
Rowan first colliding with the West
Camak, which she damaged badly.
Wireless calls brought the Clan liner
Clan Malcolm, but the latter in the
confusion and heavy fog ran into the
disabled Rowan, which sank immed
iately.
THE NATION PLANS
TO AID THE JOBLESS
Wide Relief. Under. Hard
ing’s Plans Shown By
Secretaries
The national conference of unem
ployment turns today to the task of
whipping into shape a general pro
gram of permanent measures de
signed to combat involuntary idle
ness thruout the country and effect
the return of the nation’s business
and commerce to normal.
Various subcommittees are sched
uled to meet today and the full con
ference is to reassemble tomorrow
While some of the committees have
practically decided upon their rec
ommendations for permanent meas
ures, it is the opinion of conference
officials that at least a week will be
occupied in the study of the coun
try’s economic problems before ac
tion is taken upon the complete pro
gram.
Upon reconvening the subcommit
tees are to receive a report from the
executive secretaries setting forth
the progress made toward relief of
the unemployment situation under
the emergency measures adopted by
the conference. The report, which
was made public tonight, said:
“The predominant object of the
conference was to recommend and
organize measures to meet the emer
gency situation during the winter.
The preliminary recommendations
and organization plans have had the
following response in the seven days
since their issue:
“First. Mayors’ emergency commit
tees have been created and are ac
tively at work in 31 cities on the
lines of the conference plan of coordi
nation of effort of all sections of the
community, with more than a score of
other cities reporting that organiza
tion is in progress.
“Second. Conferences have been
held during the past week by the
President, Secretary Hoover and mem
bers of the conference, with the
heads of the great national industries,
including the railways, coal and ship
ping, from which they have resulted
definite steps undertaking to meet the
emergency in many practical direc
tions.
“Third. The active participation of
the great national commercial and
employers’ associations have been as
sured in definite organization of their
branches throughout the country to
assist the mayors and to meet the
situation generally. The United
States Chamber of Commerce, the
National Manufacturers’ association,
various regional and State associa
tions, have actively entered into the
problem of organization and provi
sion of work for the unemployed, and
assistance to the State and municipal
authorities.
“Fourth. A number of cities have
undertaken steps for the immediate
advancement of local public works,
and for definite advancement of con
struction work in the community.
Steps organized in this direction have
been formally reported from 8 cities.
“Fifth. An office has been set up and
is at work in Washington, under Col.
Arthur Woods to continue the stim
ulation and coordination of national,
State and municipal agencies, under
the general direction of the unemploy
ment conference.
“Sixth. As the result of experience
gained in organization thruout the
country during the past week, and of
suggestions received from many quar
ters, a large amount of material is
now available for further development
of emergency measures.”
Vital questions affecting the indus
trial welfare ofthe nation will be up
for the consideration of the confer
ence. Committees already have shap
ed recommendations involving read
justment of wages and prices, the op
en shop, repeal ofthe Adamson act,
and a declaration in favor of the rail
way funding bill.—Associated Press.
Things Higher Now.
“On my last voyage,” a young sail
or remarked, “I saw waves forty feet
high.”
“Get out!” cried an old sailor. “I
was at sea for fifty years, and I
never saw them that high.”
“Well,* the young sailor retorted,
“things are higher now than they
used to be.”—Ladies’ Home Journal.
GIANTS BFAT YANKS
FRIDAY AND SUNDAY
Both Teams Play Errorless
Game Friday; “Babe”
Gets Homer Sunday
The dam which had been holding
back the flood of the Giants’ wrath
burst in the seventh inning Fri lay
causing the Yankees to run for the
hills and the umpire take the hind
most.
Until that moment the score of the
third, game of the world series was
4—all. In the engulfing seventh the
Giants got 8 runs. They did most of
it with their clubs, which seemingly
of the stuffed variety on the two
preceding days, now were the knobbed
cudgels of ogres. They batted two
pitchers—Quinn and Collins—our of
the box. They batted around the
clock and made 8 hits in this one in
ning, of which one was a three bag
ger and two were doubles.
They were wicked, vengeful, smash
ing Giants. Huggins of the Yankees
was warming up other pitchers as
fast as he could. He shoved in a
youngster, Rogers, to stop the mas
sacre of the seventh inning. Rogers
did it, but the Giants fell upon him
in the eighth and pounded out an
other run. The final score was 13 to
5.
Mob Thirsty for Homers.
The one thing the mob thristed for
and did not get was a home run. It
seemed extraordinary that among so
many cloutings there should be no
home run. Of course Babe Ruth was
looked to to provide at least one. The
knowledge of this expectancy lay
heavy up<yi the Babe.
His hitting in the other two games
had been just ordinary. He was as
keen as anybody to repeat in a world
series match the circumambulatory
performances of the regular season.
So the Babe tried, and he tried too
hard.
Four times he cam# to bat with
the eyes of nearly 40,000 persons upon
him. He swung so hard, whenever
he liked one that he whirled clear
around, but he got only one hit. This
was in the third inning. It scored two
Yankee runs and presented Ruth's
high tide for the day. Twice he struck
out, and the mob groaned or cheered
or merely heaved a restful sigh, ac
cording to its nature. The fourth
time he took his base on balls. This
was in the 8th inning and dusk at
the end of a perfect autumn day was
gathering about what seemed to be a
certains defeat for the Yankees.
So fickle is the mob, so silly in its
sudden turns of temper if a favorite
doesn’t make an ace every day, that
when this big cornfed boy Ruth came
up to the plate in this eighth inning
there was scarcely a cheer for him.
He is the home run king; the Yankees
are where they are largely because
of him; yet just because he doesn’t
slam out a home run every time he
appears his subjects scowl and even
jeer. But hear them gush again when
he does accomplish a four bagger in
this series, as he is bent on doing.
New York, Oct. 9.—(By the Asso
ciated Press.)—“Babe” Ruth made a
home run at the Polo Grounds to
day, but the hit, a tremendous wallop
into the right field bleachers, came
in the ninth inning with nobody on
bases and failed to save the Yankees
from defeat in the fourth game of
the world series.
The Giants by the score of 4 to 2,
evened the count of the series, which
now stands at two victories each.
The game a snappy quickly played
contest, was witnessed by more than
36,000 persons, a few hundred less
than the record crowd of last Friday.
For seven innings it looked like a re
petition of last Wednesday's pitchers’
battle between Carl Mays and Phil
Douglas, these two twirlers again be
ing pitted against one another. Then
in the eighth, the Giants broke thru
Mays guard and scored three runs—
enough to win—by a pretty exhibition
of consecutive batting.
The Giants added another run in
the ninth, but as it turned out they
already had the Margin to win. The
Yankees were able to hit Douglas con
secutively only in the fifth and they
scored once, their other tally being
accounted for by Ruth with his four
base blow.
“I have realized one of my great am
bitions to make a home run in the
KENLY NEWS
Kenly, Oct. 6.—Mrs. T. C. Bailey
returned home Sunday after making
a visit of some length with parents
and relatives in Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Grizaard, Mr.
and Mrs. Toney Barnes and Mrs. Les
ter Watson and others from here at
tended the Robinson show in Wilson
Wednesday night.
Miss Adan Lee Bailey has return
ed to Raleigh to resume her studies
at St. Mary’s college after spending
some time here with parents.
Miss Beulah High of Lucama spent
Wednesday with Mrs. K. D. Morgan.
Mrs. K. D. Morgan and Mrs. J. T.
Edgerton spent Thursday in Wilson.
Mrs. Jack Stallings of Wilson is
here on a visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Bailey.
Misses Beulah Bailey and Inez Ed
gerton spent Thursday in Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. High of Middle
sex were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
K. D. Morgan Sunday.
Mrs. C. C. Savage left Tuesday for
Richmond where she and Mr. Savage
will make their home. Mr. Savage
has accepted a position as druggist
in one of the drug stores there They
formerly lived in Norfolk.
The Kenly High school opened last
Monday, Oct. 3rd, under prospects for
one of the best school years m the
history of the school. The faculty for
the present year is composed of Mr
W. S. Burleson as principal, Misses
Margaret Moore, of Smithfield and
Beulah Bailey of Kenly, teaching in
high school. 'Che grammar s’^ool
and primary teachers are Misses
Frances Hales, Mabel Wommack, Ol
lie Moore, Lillian Hurst, Odessa
Lammond and Rena Edgerton. An
informal reception was given the
teachers Tuesday evening from 8 to
10 o’clock at which time the teachers
and parents got together for a bet
ter understanding with one another.
We trust that the teachers will have
the hearty cooperation of the pareifts
and every member of the community.
We gladly welcome the new teachers
here and are glad to have the old
ones back in the Kenly High school.
The Kenly Community Fair was
held here Wednesday, Oct. 6th, on
the grounds and in the basement of
the Kenly school building. It must
be mentioned here that Kenly and
community pulled off a successful and
splendid’ fair The program of exer
cises covered the entire day An ad
dress was made by Prof. Carl Taylor
from the State College of Rural
Science and the people were lucky to
hear such an able man.
World’s Series,” Ruth said after the
game, “but I’m sorry it did not come
with men on the bases. It might
have meant the winning of the game.”
The real honors of the day, despite
the spectacular feat of Ruth went to
the lanky man who occupied the
mound for the National Leaguers.
“Shufflin’’ Phil Douglas exhibition
was a work of baseball art that was
a pretty thing to watch. He held the
heavy hitting Yankees, with the ex
ception of. Ruth and Schang, almost
in complete subjection, when hits
meant runs and grew better as the
game drew towards its close, only
Ruth being able to reach him to any
effect in the last three innings.
In winning his game, Douglas
pitched five more balls than Mays. He
hurled 103 balls atAthe batter, of
which 30 were callealballs, 27 result
ed in strikes, 14 foul strikes, 8 fouls,
17 infield outs, an out field out and 7
hits.
Mays pitched 98 times for 31 balls,
22 strikes, 11 foul strikes, 20 infield
outs, 4 outfield outs, 9 hits and one
base on error.
Neither pitcher gave a ball on balls.
The official figures gave the attend
ance as 36,372. The gate receipts
were $118,527, of which the share of
the advisory board of baseball is
$17,779.05, the players’ share. $60,
448.77 and the clubs’ share, $40,299.18.
(Special Leased wire to Lyric.)
New York Oct. 10.—Waite Hoyt,
the New York schoolboy again pitch
ed the Yankees to a 3 to 1 victory here
today. He allowed only five hits and
Nehf, for the Giants, allowed only
half a dozen. Babe Ruth failed to
repeat his yesterday’s performapce,
striking out three times and getting
on base once on a bunt. This is the
5th game of the World Series and
the clubs now stand:
W. L. Pet.
Yanks..3 2 .750
Giants _2 3 .333
REUNION OF THE
30THJHVISI0N
Gen. Pershing To Review
Parade at Meeting in
Nashville, Tenn.
Men of the Old Hickory Associa
tion, veterans of the Thirtieth Divis
ion, which three years ago was
pounding away at the German
strongholds in France, will again
march in review before General John
J. Pershing at their third annual re
union, *to be held in Nashville, Tenn.,
on November 4 and 5. In fact, it is
probable that Marshal! Foch, Genera
lissimo of all the Allied armies, who
has been invited to accompany Gener
al Pershing to Nashville, will also
be in the reviewing stand.
The parade of the veterans, however
will form but a part of <the full re
union program. Men who billeted in
F'rench villages or battletieid shel
ters three years ago will find the
homes of Nashville opened to them.
Plans have been made to house and
care for not less than ten thousand
veterans and more if they should
come.
Convention sessions will be held in
the Auditorium with a capacity of
seven thousand. Dances and other
social features enough to give every
man who comes an opportunity to en
joy himself are being arranged for
by the hosts of the occasion, the
citizens of Nashville.
Separate headquarters for each of
the regiments of the Division will
be established in Nashville, and in
the billeting arrangements it is plan
ned, as far as possible, to put men out
of the same outfits in the same sec
tion of the city.
There will be all sort of opportuni
ties for old timers to get together
and “fight the war” which started on
the Mexican border for some, at
Camp Sevier for others, and ran all
the way across the seas, over the Hin
denburg Line, thru the Argonne, into
Belgium and Luxemburg and home
again.
In the course of its training and
traveling and fighting no Division in
the American army made a more
creditable showing than did the Car
olina and Tennessee troops. The
achievement of the division in the
first smashing thru the so-called Hin
denburg defense system at Bellicourt,
acros the St. Quentin Canal Tunnel,
is one of the outstanding achieve
ments of the entire war, while the
artillery brigade, operating separate
ly in the St. Mihiel, Argonne and
Woevre sectors, took rank as one of
the most effective artillery outfits of
the army.
Railroads have granted a reduced
rate of one and one-half fares for
the round trip to members of the
Division Association. Members plan
ning to attend may come to Nashville,
paying the full fare, and there re
ceive their certificates of member
ship entitling them to half fare on the
return trip. Certificates may be se
cured in advance of the meeting,
however, from Frank P. Bowen, Hols
ton National Bank building, Knox
ville, Tenn., or from the Reunion
Headquarters, Chambers of Com
merce Building, Nashville, Tenn.
Simmons a Leader.
Senator Simmons is going to have
the satisfaction of knowing that he
made the Republican leaders pause
and reflect, whether he succeeds in
re-molding the tax bill to his liking
or not. The recent statement of'Sena
tor Penrose that the measure was of
a purely temporary character was a
transparent confession of its defects.
It showed that the Republican lead
er had been placed squarely on the
defensive by the ably directed Demo
cratic attack and the resulting crys
tallization of public opinion.
We learn now that Senator Penrose
and his associates have rushed des
perately into revisions which they
hope will allay a large measure of
opposition, within and without the
Senate. Senator Simmons leads a
minority, but it is a fighting minor
ity; and the country has been treated
to another illustration of the worth
of strong congressional leadership.—
Wilmington Star.
Occasionally we meet a woman who
reminds us of a cat trying to act
kittenish.—Piedmont Press.