. . .... . . , - - . f : . - . " 1 The Weathe " . ' . ( ; , Sunday ,f,air, cold. . Cotton Spots today, on the local i " f ; market were: unreported. VOLUME 40 NUMBER 22 Tarboro,7(. "C,;Saturdy, April 10, 1920. ; MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS mm s.. '''"'' 35,000 MEN ARE NOW IDLE RESULT UNAUTHORIZED STRIKES WHICH SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER LINES Seriousness of Situation Is Brought More Forcefully Before Public As The Other Unions Join Yardmen TRANSPORTATION IN NEW YORK OF FREIGHT IS AT A COMPLETE STANDSTILL (By Associated Press) ' Chicago, April 10. Despite as sertions of the railroad brotherhood officials of a 'break ia, the ranks of . the Ghicago strikers, pr&sagining an early return to the normal, unauthor ized railroad strikes today through .out the country have assumed most seriojls proportions with recent . re ports indicating that nearly 35,000 men are now idle. ; . . . New York. Am-il 10. The unau thorized railroad strikes which 'have virtually pqdJUjied freight transpor tation systA'jji' New! Yprk and vi cinity sprea HSay to the passenger lines. . ' . Reported return to work of . some of the men in different districts yes terday caused feelings of great re lief over the entire country giving hope of an early return, to the normal in the near future. Today's report have again thrown the great serious- ness of the situation ef ore the pub lic land given rise t.owell founded worry. - The spreading , of the strike from .the freight department to the passenger department of the rail roads while at first feared- somewhat ,was not seriously considered as' be coming a factf in the case.; ' Chicago reports today prove that this spread-, is not only threatened, but has in- deed become a fact. " Towermen in Buffalo yesterday re- turned to work, and it was' hoped that the men of the other depart- ments of the roads would soon follow suit. This hope has been killed, today " . ibyObg teporA-jftkeyapFad fc4,hft. strike to the passenger lines also. Washington, April 10. Should the railroad strike threaten complete paralysis of transportation .of the en tire country, the government: would have to intervene, according to high administration officials." The strike is already regarded as having almost reached that staga, but officers who are- keeping in closa 'touch, with the situation believe that the leaders of the unions will be able to control the situation without government inter ference. New York, April 10. An embargo has been placed on express orders as the railroad' strike has gained ground in New York. Further tying up of freight transportation and the seri ous crippling of passenger service on many lines has been reported.; It is also feared that a freight embargo might be required before the end of the day. German Music In England Is Arousing No Hostility (By The Associated Press) London,' April 10. German' music is returning to England without arousing; protest or hostility. Strauss' work was heard here for the first time since 914 when his "Don Juan" was placed last on the program in Queen's Hall recently with the idea that those who did not want to bear it need not remain. Some members of the audience left the hall when it began but there was no other mani festation of disapproval. - PERSONALS Mrs. Houghton James and chil dren who have been visiting her pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Clark, re turned to their home in Wilmnigton today. T. T. Cherry leaves tonight for Hot Springs, Arkansas to take treat ment for rheumatism. Mr. Cherry will be gone for, f out weeks, ' - Mis Sally Staton spent Satur day in Rocky Mount. Mrs. C. C. Todd has returned after a few days' visit in Raleigh. Denmark claims that there is not a single adult person in her domain v.ho cannot read and write. - i ' . More miners die of consumption than are killed by mine accidents. German Newspapers Hail News With Satisfaction (By The Associated Press) Berlin, April 10 Newspapers here are. today hailing with moderate ex pressions of satisfaction the 'report ed disapproval of England at France's action in occupying towns vA coun try n the neutral zone. y Give Preference To German Situation (By Associated Press) Paris,, April 10.- Tihe problems arising from the German situation will take precedence at the allied premiers' conference, at San Remo, according to the Echo De Paris. ' An answer will be given to Germany's t nit n 4-l..AA mnmrho' avtuneinn I period to be allowed for reducing her armies. V A Letter To The People From Mrs. G. W. Weeks When Christ said, love your neigh bor as thyself, whoim He 'mean? Do you' think He iieant the family who lives next door, ' or some friend who lives in the same town that you live. Nay, not so, bat . the man or woman, boy' or girlf Christian or sin ner, or any creature that needs you help,' This is youf aieighbor. h How did God say. treat them? Love them as thyself. Are we doing this? Are we keeping God's aw'? .'.. ! When a certain lajiwyer tasked God, what he should do to inherit eternal life Gqd answered, laying, Thou shalt love' the Lord,, thy, God, withall thy heart, and with allllthy soul?: and with all thy strength, and ' with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as. .thyself.. ,i.Through this wrtkl I want to make an appeal to some Christian 'man, to help a poor lad of 16 ears, who is in jail here, he told me, he had no people, except his; mother, who is in New Orleans, he? is in bondage for stealing. I waret some one to pay his fine, he has nxrfriends, no money, no home, car. yaw imagine anything more pathetic? Suppose your boy were in the same fix. It ia hard for me to understand .why my purse is not sufficient to aorrespond with my heart. L would piy his fine, and tefl him to go live for Jesus. Why is it people are so hajrd to forgive one another for their .sins, when we look up in the face of our precious Lord and hear him say, "Forgive and ye shall be forgiven." Haye we done as He has told us-? 7 'hank God none are so, low down in (sin, that-God does not welcome them, and forgive and forgive. A woman who calls herself a Christian, said to me the other day, "Mrs. WeeMs if I were you would not go to tl ie jail to visit those prisoners, that's t he. preaeher's job." I asked her to shiow me in the Bible where God makes any specifications. I told her I-was a messenger of God, and my business Lin this old, world is l. 1 1. t 1 ' I 1 J 1 I carry ugnt ion me aamen places. And on that f ina 1 day I shall hear these words froj.n the lips of my Father, as he gatj'iers all nations be fore Him for tho judgment: For I was an ' hungred, and ye gave me meat I 'was thirsty, and ye gave me drink, I was a stranger, and ye took me in. N .ked, and y cloth ed me. I was sick, and ye visited me. t was in prison, a;nd ye come unto me." . :.- ': .v The woman who ..made this remark at the last day will find her answer in Matt,' 25, 43, 41, 45, 46 verses. We should be careful in the selection of the material we send to Heaven, with which to build our eternal Home. I seek no guide save only Thee. Nor ask the way Thou tsadewt me. My only prayer:. "Lord, jnay I know the work that Thom would have me do?" In Christian; Service. Mrs. G. F. Weeks. , : Gompers Goes To Confer With Qevelariii Chiefs Washington, April 10. President Gompers of the American Federation cf Labor, ia today enroute to New York to the Cleveland, headquarters of the brotherkood of trainmen. Fed eration officials here would not dis cuss the purpose of the trip, but it is understood1 that he will confer with the unicn chiefs on the unau thorized railifsad strike question. KITCHEN REPORTED T Ten Days Must Elapse Before ' Determining Extent ) Of J- Stroke, Physicians Says '. V (By Associated Press) ) I Washington, April 10.-Represent. ative Kitchen" of North Carolina, stricken with paralysis after having just completed a speech in the house yesterday, ' showed considerable im provement today. ' His left side was completely paralyzed, physicians 'say, and ten days must elapse, bef ore the extent of the stroke can be de termined. ' i The sudden stroke of paralysis is the second stroke suffered by Mr. Kitchen in recent months, although the first trouble in December did not become known, even to the colleagues of the minority letder in the House. It will require several days before a definite statement can be made of Mr. Kitchin's condition, said clo;ie friends who had ?talked with . the medical attendants. The Tar Heel's mouth is drawn and he has great dif ficulty in articulation. v fl ' ' The noticeable illness of , Mr. Kitchin came as a dramatic climax to his address in the House yesterday afternon in opposition to the peace resolution. Democratic colleagues during his speech " called for their leader to speak louder, not for a moment realizing the difficulty with which he was, speaking. Unbounded applause had greeted the utterances of Mr. Kitchin, and his colleagues warmed up to him under the wither- ing f ire which he aimed at" the Re publicans. Mr. Kitchin concluded his address and walked unsteadily to his seat. A few minutes later he moved towards the rear of the hall, where ' colleagues ' were gathering to con gratulate him. He said he was feel ing bad and with , the assistance- of several Representatives went to his office on the first floorof the Capitol. The Thirteen Club Hold Most Enjoyable Meeting A very enjoyable meeting of The Thirteen Club was held last night with Mr. II. C, Bridgers at his residence in the citv. Mr. Bridesrrs was also leader in the ' speaking,' his subject being "Capital and Labor." The speaker went deeply into his subject-, giving the history of strikes and labo.r unrest in general, and suggesting cer tain remedies which would : tend to relievev the present situation. The club had as its guest Mr. Hale, father of Rev. Mr Hale, wly has been with us for some time. An. elegant and elaborate dinner was served, and the evening "thoroughly enjoyed by all present. V Barnegat Lighthouse Is To Be Torn Down ? (By .The Associated Press) ; Philadelphia, April 10. Barnegat Light, one bf the dWest lighthouses on the Atlantic coast, which has af forded a great deal of material for fiction writers, is to be torn down, because its foundation is being un dermined by. the sea. L ' The Lighthouse . Bureau at Wash ington has decided it would cost too much to save the structure, and it will be replaced, probably, by a light ship and a beacon light at the mouth of Barnegat Bay. edgecombe! Commissioner WANTED STATE TO RATIFY (Newa and Observer) To the Editor: I see that several counties have in structed their delegates for and against woman suffrage, which is all right, but when it comes to not vot ing for a man because of his stand on woman suffrage, it is like some cranks on prohibition, that would in vader our orchards and vineyards for private use. have been opposed to . woman suffrage on the ground that women were to pure and holy to dabble in politics, but since they are forgitig ahead in every avocation of life, I would say let all vote that want to. I have learned in the last seven-six years that there is no better adviser in domestic affairs than a goodfvoman, and there is ample room for improvement in publie affairs. If it wasnot for women, I would not care if Adam and Eve were' in the Garden of Eden now, and I be float ing around in the air like a microbe. You may call them ethereal things, fairies and angels without wings, and all that, but they are a power to be reckoned with, and when we see a think is going o come, why kick? I would like to see the grand old state east the deciding vote. ,,-'.; V JESSE BRAKE. Medora, N. C. 0 BE MUCH BETTER -4 i- TODAY'SNEWS OF TARBORO 20 YEARS AGO A sa'ddeath. J ilenny Hedges kill ed by a run-away team, his "head crushed ', and many bruises oil his body. He rives only half an"TiSur. Funeral took place today. Head line. For Congress-Donnell 'Gilliam. ; Cotton sold here today for 9 1 cents. . A-' 16 It is rumored that -the friends of Holland, Day will place hiS name be fore the "primarfcs for commissioner from the first ward. Beef has gone up. When asked the reason for this increase in prices, A. Turner stated that this was caused by the scarcity if beeves throughout the country. Not more than two Weeks ago several carloads of cattle passed through town enroute for the Richmond market. y' JNotice to usr matrons: on ac count of the scarcity of beef and re sulting high 'pricjes, we are compelled to go up a little in our prices. This we regret, but it is absolutely neces sary. Prices will be as follows: Porter house -jsteak, 12 1-2 cents pound. , J Surloin stead,12-2 cents poujid. Loin steak, la 1-2 cents pound. . Chuck rib, lOrcents p"ound. . Roast, 10 cerita pound. Brisket, 8 . cetfts pound. ' Rib stew, 7 jcnts pound. ' Flank stew, 7uenta pound. ' R. II.' Rowe, ' , ; SV. Turner. The. State t:onrention convenes to morrow. The, papers of today1 state that large crowds are expected. There will be; much enthusiusm among the ' delegates tut no antagonism among the candidates.- The .senti ment all over it! estate seems to bo the Amendment first and then the candidates.. i T: ,11. Gatlin; Jr., and Arthur Stamper were thrown from a hand car on the East Carolina railroad yes terday afternoon and badly huit. The car was running at a good speed Kwhe ft hit a pJfe-ief dirtthat had been left on the road, upsetting it and throwing- both Mr. Gatlin . and Mr. Stamper forward. The wheel 'struck Mr. Gatlin on the leg, cutting" the flesh to the bone. ' Mr. Stamper, who had hold of the ' 'crank, was thrown off and received a blow in the back. Mr. Gatlin is up today, but Mr. Stamper is nqt able to leave his bed. He- is reported as resting well today. ' Try my pure Overbold Whiskey, and get an underholt.on lift. Glas gow Evans. v A few pairs of E. P. Reed's black and tan $3 oxfords for $1.98. J. Frank Martin,, The. Haberdasher. The delegation to the State con vention left this morning for Raleigh. H. folk. C. Bridgers is back from Nor- J. I. Barnhill is out after several days' sipkness. Mrs. A. A. Haynes has returned from a visit to, relatives in Elm City. Miss Lizzie Cotten is spending sev eral days with Miss Eleanor Carr at Bracebridge. n Rev. Mr. Morton and Capt. Orrcn Williams left this morning for Wash ington,'N. C, to attend the Albemarle Presbytery that begins its s ession there tomorrow. Mrs. Morton also left today. She represents the Mis sionary Union of the Presbyterian church at this place. v Beer on draught, at Wells' Brothers. Fresh every day PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.: ' Morning service at 11 a. m. Subject t "Love. Unto The Utter most.". " '.- : '- Christian-Endeavor at 7:15 p.'ai. Evening service at 8 p. m. Topic: "What Shall .We Do With Our Sabbaths?" The pastor will preach at ttfe morning service, and there will be the regular quarterly communiomser vice then. Mr. Geo. Cooper, of the Union Theological Seminary, will preach, at the evening service. , . NOTICE The regular meeting of the Miles Harvey Chapter D. A. R., will be held wjth Mrs. S. N. Harrell and Miss Gussie Harrell Tuesday afternoon, April IS, 1920, at 3:30 o'clock. THE-SOIlTHEiEfi'S Milt fflOil Jesus Life After His Death As- .sures Us of Our Life After Death x (By Rev. B. E. Brown) He showed Hinuelf after Hit panion by many infallible proof, being teen of them forty day Actf 1:3. The forty days following Easter are kept in commemoration of the period between the Lord's resurrec tion and ascension. For that period He was -on earth in His glorified body, showing Himself at intervals to a chosen few. We may mention three thoughts that certainly come to us in this time: 1. The life of Jesus after His death assures us of our own life after death. In the light cf that certainty Tins snort earthly l;lu becomes mere ly'the beginning of a new, strange and wonderful life for us. What ad ventures lie before me beyond the grave I do. not know, but my lack of knowledge of it makes the prospect all the more exciting and romantic. What am I going to enter into a few short years? In what distant star am I going to live? Among what mys terious company of angels and spirits am I going to dwell? This life, so tame and monotonous without that prospect, becomes endued with all the importance of a vestibule that opens into a new and unknown world. 2. The presence in visible form of Jesus on earth for awhile after His death, assures me of vthe reality of the spirit world .that lies all about nie now behind the world of things I see and hear and feel. I know that I am walking in two worlds, the world of matter and the world of spirit, and the latter is as real as the former. I see and otueh with my body a world of men and trees and brutes and earth sand water; and altto I walk among a great company of invisible intangible creatures, spirits and angels and devils, and with Christ Himself, and this spirit world is the more ri-a' and permanent of the two, for the reason that matter may be but a creation of mind, while mind-can. not possibly be a creation of matter, if you catch what I mean. ' My body is not really I, you see, but my spirit is, and so the spirit world is the more real ;and-certatniw,"J : -- 3. The life on earth of Jesus after His death assures me of His con tinued presence here to help and guide and bless. When I am sick I have someone near me to whom I can appeal for healing more able to cure me than a doctor. When I am in doubt, I have sojneone near me more able to give me wise advice than finy man or woman. When I am weak or 'discouraged, when I fail and grow oppressed with the sense of my helplessnessI am certain that there is someone, strong and wise and lov ing above all earthly orcaturcs, right at my 'side, to whom t'can turn and never turn in vain, for strength and peace. Senate Devotes Session To Honor Sen. Martin (By The Associated Preps) Washington, April 10. The ses sion of the Senate today was devoted to eulogies- to the late Senator Mar tin of Virginia. Senators Swanson, Glass, Lodge and Nelson spoke. Sen ator Martin was one of the last of the confederate veterans to sit in tho Senate.- Big Business Has Best Of Argument To Date Cincinnati, April 10. In the pre liminary NskirmishPs of the threaten ed industrial war, the Dig Business has beaten its rival, the Trades Unions, Royal Mfeder, Commissioner of Labor Statistics declared today in an address before the city club here in which he urged cooperation as the most promising weapon of the peo ple in the struggle', against high-( prices. uongreKS, instead -or lormu- lating a progressive constructive p-o- gram to restore industries, especial-' Evening prayer and sermon at 8. ly agricultural, tv stable peace con-' From April 25 to May 2,, a mis ditions," he said, $3 pursuing a policy sion will be preached in Calvary of scuttle, with the most unhappy ''- church by the Pev. Father Gavan results. . Duffy, Priest Superior of the Society . . " of the Divine Compasion, New York. REVIVAL BECINS WEDNESDAY Father Duffy is a very holy, learned AT TH METHODIST CHURCH! and eloquent man, and one who lias , Three wcck3 ago our attendance at I power in prayer to bring down heal Sund y school was 137. Two weeks ; ing grace upon both the bodies and ( ago we had 150, and last Sunday 155 J Orj.lomorrow we will have 1C0. If all f .!. 1 A our memoirs wouia ao ino:r ouiy we would iave 400. Preaching at 11 and 8 by the pastor. f . Christian Endeavor at 7:15 p. m. On Wednesday night revival will, begin in earnest. , . Jftt. .wrf i'j tl ji 'ifyyi LAMBERT MURPHY 'Among the engagements filled by Lambert Murphy this season are ap - pearances at the Music Festical in Worcester, Mass.; concerts in Bos ton and Pittsburg, Richmond. Newark, Hartford, Rochester, Tope ka, Oklahoma City, Tacoma, and practically all the leading cities in the Pacific coast. Several New .Yovk appearances -will as usuall bring pleasure and satisfaction to his large Metropolitan following. The noted tenor makes his appear ance in our city on Monday evening, April 12th. Clear enunciation is one of the charms of Murphy's nining, and at his appearance here, students will have a chance to listen not onlv to a faultlessly produced voice but to a musicianly singer who makes himself understood. He is an artist of that sound intelligent typo who ap proaches his work sincerely and au thoritatively. Lambert Murphy has made a name for himself' oil the way from Boston to' San Francisco. In the last four years, he has sung with every im portant musical organization in the country numerous times as soloist .with all the leading orchestras, and repeatedly in, his own recitals. His annual New York recital has now bo come one"of the bright spots in that city's crowded musical season, and the calls for his services come from every state in the union. He counts his admirers by the thousands and wherever he is announced to sing there is sure to be a large and ready welcome. V . . v WflnfrimIffnfiftlTnf "I." This i'onicUrsTS'temrY&ffie" WaniS inyeSJgailOn Ur Vice-president of the Exchange, who Newspapers In England ( . . : ' (By The Associated Press) London, April 10 One member of the House of CoramonB wants an in vestigation of the newspaper busi ness in Ktifrlanil. Captain William T. Shaw acd Preir.itr Lloyd George. in the House the other day, whether he would consider appointing a com mittee' to inquire into the profits and unint'fis methods of the "great news paper truFts in Great lintnin." He wanted the committee especially to ancertain whether the prices for newspapers and advertisements were reasonable. Mr. Lloyd George replied that "the whole subject of trusts and their ef fects on prices is uider careful con sideration." . Japs Wear Respirators During Flu Epidemic - (By The Associated Press) Tokio, April 10. A strking fea- lur of the epidemic of ii.fluenz.' hf-ui vas the verotesque appearance of Tokio crowds wearing all kinds ,of respirators, from the celluloid ar tificial nose to the patch of black tanttfully embroidered by the aesthe tic school girl, InnocuIaMon with preventive serum was tried, it is claimed with good results, though in certain cases it was said to be as fatal as the disease, itself. The deaths from influenza in January totalled 6,775. CALVARY CHURCH Holy Communion at 7;30. Men's E!ble Class at 10. ' Sunday school at 9:45. . Mcrnin' prayer and-sermon. Spe- cial music for Easter Octave, 11. i been especially gifted by Go5 with souls of men. KANSAS MINERS OUT s Pittsburg, April 10. Four thou sand miners were idle today, coal operators announced. The walk-out involves about forty mines. Twelve thousand workers aro employed this district v , SUSPENSION RULE ICAN'T BE RESORTEO TO IN THE FUTURE Rule Had Been Suspended In j March Account of Certain j Apprehensions ! NOT THOUGHT TO BE J NECESSARY REMOVE RULE ! (By The Associated Press) New York, April 10. Correspond- j ends between the Federal Bureau of Markets and officials of the Nejr York Cotton Exchange which has just been made Public nere, indicates that j the suspension of the rule limiting daily fluctuations in futures to 200 points, may not be resorte dto again in the case of maturing contracts. This fluctuation rule was suspend ed, by the exchange in the case of ; March contracts from March 22nd to March 25th inclusive, owing to ap prehensions that it might give rise to claims of an unintentional failure to make deliveries of actual cotton or properly complete the terms of the contract. It seems that such appre hensions had developed out of a mis understanding of the exact character of the New York contract and trad ing rules providing for a penalty of i'o poiins above the spot price in the case of an unintentional default. The' existance of the impresion in the South and elsewhere, that shorts pen alties, was brought to the attention of the' exchange authorities by the Bureau of Markets in a letter re questing exact information. Replying to the inquiry, Leopold S. Bache, vice-president of the ex change, emphatically denied any pos sibility that a .member of the ex change short of the maturing month, who waited until the last day and then, failing to find .contracts for sale at tho maximum price, would be fciven the benefit of this provision, and added that In his opinion, "such action would subject the member to a severe penalty as the proceeding under no conception of the rule could be considered as an unpremediated and unintentional default, unless there were some other ( qualifying frtrA if Sam - VW1IU1 kllVIIPl also informed the Bureau of Markets that in order to eliminate the possi bility of anybody claiming an unin tentional default by reason of the 2 cent trading limit, the limit would be removed on March contracts for the period March 22nt"to March , 25th, was Acknowledged by George Living- ston, chief of the Bureau of Markets, as definite and as clarifying' certain misunderstandings .which had de veloped among some members of the cotton trade in regard to the. nature of the contracts dealt in one the'Ex change. "With a clear understand ing by all parties concerned of the in terpretation of the rule regarding de faults which "you enunciated in your letter," wrote Mr. Livingston, "it ought not to be .necessary to remove for any period what ever the rule prohibiting fluctuations beyond tho 2-cent limit." THE PUBLIC LIBRARY Have you ever thought how much a public library means to the travel ing public? .j We have all had the ex perience of waiting for a few hours in a town, in which we had 90 friends or acquaintances. Memory recalls the desolateness of the notel rooms, the feeling of isolation, and- the long dreary hours drawn, ou to several times their length by the lack of oc cupation or' amusement A i On the other hand, we have all had several hours to wait in quite a dif ferent place. Although we knew no ne,we were attracted by a card reading, '"Visit the 'public library on street." Thither we wended our footsteps and were so absorbed and so .entertained that we almost missed our train. v Tarboro can be just such a town as the latter to our rural friends people ' of the rural sectibns--to transients, and to the tobacconists, who sojourn with us for several months each year. Let's make it such a place that all will remember their stay with pleasure and want to ; come back. CHRISTIAN CHURCH 'Bible school at 9:45. Preaching at 11 and 7:45 by Re. F. F. Grim, of the A. C. College, Wil son, N. C. All members of both school and. church are urged to be present The public are cordially invited. Owing to the dry cold atmosphere, infectious diseases are unknown in Greenland. ' .