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" ' ' . ' .' '-'-' .-''- ''',.'."'.,.- ' " ! .' ' .: J ..' ' ' ' ' ;, r ' '.''' ' ' ' ' 'i ;'J ; . '' '.'V t ' C:"''i'r iV-Vrtv: V-i. . I '.'.'' V ,.'.Vv.- "' '. ': ' -.J -..,..'.'.' n-,V: '-y .' ' , ';;''' f ' ' A;;;Cciicn' ."a ! The Weather 3pota today on tit local market wer : t ;' - ; 39 centa. . VOLUME 40--NUMBER 2G Tarboro, N. C, Wednesday, April 14, 1920 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ., ; ' . .. . i- -.w-- .eV i .-';-..-' A :. .." sr4 nVM --fR. ! ' Jt - - " '' - ' ' -' ' ' ii'wm". in. iim, i. '. ! ! iiwi li....Ln'.i miI'J it"i..M i n h.Wn i .. .i-i ,i ' mm i " . ,jpM.., i,,.,. i . fa.- ...in niif wi ii i i in wmmmm T i hmi , , 51 SECRETARY CH AMBEROF COMMERCE WRITES UPON Condition Of Road Not The - Fault of Men In Charge But fa Question of Class of : Roads We Have Been Content With In The Past Modern methods of travel demand better ' HIGHER CLASS ROADS : By R. G. Shackell, Secretary Edgeeombe Chamber of Commercp) ' Good roads are an essential factor , with every man in Edgecombe coun ty, in fact you can scarce find a hu in being'. 'who is not more or less interested in gdod roads, so the sub ject ia an opportune one. ' Tha winter has passed,, perhaps the Worst winter in many years for the toads arid through that , dreary time wa have been tanalized i day after 4ay with the doubt as to whether we could safely make "this or that trip i hvough the county and have fre quently been held up for days on ac count of the impassibility of the roads of Edgecombe which, in the I Past, had been our pride. . v The fault of the condition of the . jcoads is not one that, can be' charged to the authorities, whose duty it is to make and repair the roads. It . is more the question of the class of ' roads we have been content with m j tlf 8f, snd the greater t - Jmf roads in the present. . 't Not so long ago our farmers were eontent with- hauling rive nunarea pounds of fertilizer or produce at a j lime, but now they do not think they j are sufficiently loaded unless they i carry wenty-five hundred pounds f and frequently this is done on a ; heavy motor truck. , ' ( The advent of the motor ; vehicle 'lis another cause for the roads being L in the condition in which we now find f them for. the sand clay roads 'wiUt not stand the suction strain that goes l with the rapidly moving automobile i mounted on pneumatic tires. ; ' . Roads may be dragged until ,' doomsday but that does not give them permanence. It merely pulls into the ruts and holes the muck with whieh our roads are now covered, this being sand -that has been worn i out and every binding quality it once j had long since lost. If you wish to i prove this statement run your car I directly behind the road drag. You will see quite a nice, smooth - road after the drag has passed over, but your ear will experience the same jolts and ruts as before the road fragging had been done s This shows that while the holes are apparently filled there is no binding quality in the surface sand for the sharpness has been used up. ' -' What then is the solution to the road problem of Edgecombe county? There is but one. All irain artery roads must be hard surfaced and un til this is done there is no hope for good roads in the county. - Many say that this cannot be done because it is too expensive. It is costly, we admit, but the cost is but, a trifle to the lost of time of man and beast, which is the most valuable . thing ' We have today. Money is cheap, but time, and that includes labor, is th most precious thing we possess. v, .'... ' , 'A mas may be possessed of mil liens but if ho is debarred from put ting his money to work he has but . Mere seraps of paper, or mere acres ' ' ef land. ' ' r - f ,,-''v These arc just thoughts given our readers to encourage . them to also think and express themselves. If share can be found a better solution, and someone wifi make known that 1 solution, it will be a happy day "tor Xdgoeombe county for we are all suf- j faring from this unsolved problnm. y I NOTICE The Girls' Friendly Society will held its recreation meeting tomor row, Thursday evening, at the heme 'ef Mis. Frank Hart, at 8 'o'clock. ' LEGCETTS GIRLS CLUB LEARN SALAD MAKING Tee Girls' Cooking Class of Leg geMs met on TuesdaTy morning for a lesson in Salad MakVng, making cook ed dressing and cream dressing, and serving each with a fruit salad. They were interested in the study of the part salads play in the diet, and points in saUd making as presented to them by the county sgent ' teggette girls can cook! E AND AIDING STRIKE Russian Communists Using Strike To Create Mass Strike In Near Future REVOLUTION WAS TO ' . FOLLOW MASS STRIKE (ByLffhe Associated Press) Washiiilton, April 14.--The evi dence obtained by the Department of Justice was said today to show that the Russian Communists Internation alities were undertaking to use the present unauthorized railroad strike in the United States as a vessel for the creation of a mass strike in the nation. Reports received from the Federal agents, it is said, have dis closed the fact that the Communist party is financing and otherwise aid ing the strike through the agency -of the Industrial Workers of the World. Other evidence' which the Depart ment has received it was . declared, justified the statement that v the strike was merely a step in a well known and laid plan of the Commun ist group, 'and the end was a mass strike which was to befollow ed by a revolution. ' Industrial Situation In Two States Reaches Crisis . (By The Associated Press) ' Chicago, April 14. Freight traf fic conditions are reported to have improved in the central west but the industrial situation in Ohio and Mich igan has reached a crisis owing to the stoppage of fuel supplies. In the far westjadozen passenger trains .are re-, ported to be stalled in California. Volunteer crews are today 'manning the trains in New York in an effort to break the unauthorized strike. MAYOR'S COURT Lee Cummins, speeding; $2.85. Soloman Hilliard, speeding; $5. Sonora To Make Defense Against Carranza Troops (By The Associated Press) , Aguaprieta, Sonora, April 14. Citizens and 'troops of Sonora are making a preparation for a deter mined defense against ' the Car .ranza troops Who ' are trying to force ,' Sonora back into the Mexi can Federation. The governor of Sonora declares that the entire state is supporting the secession movement. Chlorine Gas May Be Used As Influenza Preventative (By The Associated Press) . ; St. Louis, April 14. Chlorine gas may become useful in the near fu ture as an influenza preventive, ac cording to an opinion expressed by the members of the American Chemi cajl Society today. Howat Is In Bad (By Associated Press) Topeka, April 14. Governor Al len today 'announced that Criminal proceedings would be instituted at once against President Howat who has advised the miners to stay on strike. Will Attempt To Signal Mars From A Balloon y (By Associated Press) Omaha, April 14. Professor Todd of Amherst University will attempt to signal to Mars from a balloon on April 23, according to Lee Stevens, balloon expert. . ' . . NEW BALE INC SYSTEM WOULD . SAVE BIG SUM ANNUALLY (By The Associated Press) Montgomery, April 14. A new system in baleing cotton would saVe over $100,000,000 annually, Senator Ransdall told the American Cotton Association convention today. EvIDErJC PROVES TODAY'SNEWS OF TARBORO 20 YEARS AGO A vRunner Lee Bullock is the champion pedrcstrian; af Lancaster. Yesterday, on foot, he went fox hunt ing with a crowd mounted. He was in at the finish and "tailed" the fox. It is-estimated that in the chase of about-three hours, he covered a dis tance of at least twenty-nine miles. Body Bound Last night . while fishing, Levin Causeway found the body of Tom Square, the colored man who was drowned 'here a few days ago.- He tied the body t-.ii t-ee, and there, it remaino so, far' as has been heard. The find was made about a mile below Old Sparta. Fire Drill Fulton Fire Co., No. 8, Monday afternoon- at 4 o'clock will have a practice drill and some run ning races. The mayor has been in vited to address the company and hus consented to do so. Georgu Lucas in foreman. v Ward meetings on -the 26th. Superior Court begins Monday. The streets are yet .much in of a road machine. . Fishermen say that. the. run of sliad in the river. is less than ever known. Two cooks at the, convict camp cn the East Carolina railway escaped Tuesday. tyow that the cotton mills are run ning it is time that a knitting mill was being organized.' The strike on the' Southern con tinues. Two freight trains each way have gone through though. At the ward meetings a resolution requesting' the removal of the Wilson monument would not be a bad idea. The mew 'State Executive commit tee, chosen by the Convention, held its first meeting at Raleigh and elect ed the Hon. F. M. Simmons chair man.' .,'. '."" : -, . . ofeVrffie". White Supremacy clubri be formed in ever ytownship in the county. The Edgecombe Demo cracy must always be on the firing line. The Congress convention for this district comes at not the most favor able time for Tarboro Democrats, as both the Medical convention and the Criminal court will be in session here. McKinloy continues in the same mind about wanting the Republican nomination for himself. Alumnae Of N. C. College For Women To Organize For the first time since its organ ization, the Business Woman's Club enjoyed a' social session lasfr evening. The club rooms wer eopen to all the members and a doen or more called. Some served and crocheted, a few read, magazines of all kinds being in evidence; a group played rook, while two sedate maids recalled their childhood days with the youthful game of checkers. Business, work of all kinds, was forgotten and an in formal, good time prevailed. The be loved president appeared with a huge box -of parched peanuts and the joy of all was complete. The hostees committee had pre pared a little stunt. Misses Young and Austin chose sides. The right hand of each was tied in a paper bag, no one imagining what was to follow. When all had been tied, they were told to shake hands until the bags were worn out This caused much fun and all are looking forward to next Tuesday when the club rooms are again open to all the members. DR. ANGELL ELECTED PRESIDENT CARNEGIE INSTITUTE IN NEW YORK I (By The Associated Press) New York, April 14. Dr. James Rowland Angell has been elected president of the'Carnegie Foundation Institute, it has been announced here. PRESIDENT'S SABINET TO DISCUSS STRIKE QUESTION (By Associated Press) Washington, April 14. The pres ident's cabinet has been assembled to discuss the railroad strike. Attorney General Palmer presented complete reports from the Department of Jus tice Field Agents who have been jri vestigating the strike. i " "' " ' ' . 1 r- 1 j ' VTHE FATHER OF THE MAN" 1 ' '' V. . 1 . ; ' . fir- H'-'A '-r ht .i4 5 mm.rif ". "TUnS is "Jimmy," towliended, with nn eye flint meets yonri unswervingly : and ns winsome a lmldle as ever knelt for bedume prnyers. Jimmy Is one of more than 25,000 homeless or poor children' yearly cared for by the Salvation Army in the United States, and he lives In one of the Army's many orphanages. "Send me a papa and nimunia l" Is the burden of "Jimmy's" nightly pleas. "And and, God bless the Salvation Annyl" he almost invariably, adds. The Salvation" lassies find fully ns much enjoyment. In caring for "Jimmy" und his thousands of brothers and sisters as they did in frying doughnuts for doughboys and marines in Franco. "If the child is father to the man, thoy nrgue, the father must have a good bringing up. And so the chain of fifty Jilvation Army 'orphanages, day nurseries and children's hospitals that stretch f om coast to coast. : - r - ' . PINETOPS'; NEWS J;r the Woodmen's Hall af"Pine top:s, H'. C., on Saturday, April 17th, the .adios of ' the -Methodist church expr.t. to conduct, ji-"White Sale." Besi j.i a variety' of garments the ladies' will have on sale a number of useful articles for the home. In pre pare ag f or the outward man, they have, dso kept in mind the inward. A dinner , of .barbecue, chickeji: .sal!, cveum, cake, etc., will be served. Kemember the date, April 17th, and come. ' ; he girls of the Pinetops Cooking Ck-:s met on Monday for a lesson in the making of "Quick Breads," mak ing spoon bread and baking powder biscuits. The were greatly interested in the general recipes for batters and dough which were given as follows: Pour batter 1 cup liquid to 1 cup flour. ' Drop batter 1 cup of liquid to 2 cups flour. Soft dough -1 cup liquid to 3 cup.; of flour, Jlard dough 1 cup of, liquid to 4 cups of flour. . ,; ( For each, cup of flour 1 1-2 tea spoons of baking powder should be used. - .''or each cup of flour-1 tablespoon Iar.j should be used. T' V each cup of liquid 1 teaspoon .iali should be used. 7; iliey also tcok up the - different kim's of baking powder, how baking pov.?er is made, the value of baking Ijovi.er and other lavening agents in bread making. The girls told the county agent that t!isy enjeyed the lesson, and asked ti meet in May for a lesson in Salad Making. TWO ITALIAN AVIATORS KILLED DWHEN THEIR PLANE CRASHES TO THE GROUND (By The Associated Press) Karachi, India, April 14. Captain Gordecco and Lieutenant Grass, the two Italian aviators who were en gaged in a flight from Rome to Tokio were killed today on the shores of the Persian Gulf when their ma chine crashed to the ground. GONZALES WITHDRAWS , FRCM MEXICAN RACE (By The Associated Press) ' Washington, April 14. -Private advices received from Nueve Loredo say that Gonzales has withdrawn from the race for the Mexican presi dency, has asked Obregon Bonillas to do the same, and has called upon Car- J ranza to resign. Gonzales said that j the Supreme Court should name a! provisional president for the country, i Gonzales has rejoined his command.', ERYA.N AT, WYHAR, NEBRASKA V i'- (By The Associated F.-C3S) - Wyhar, N'eb., April 14. Willium Jennings Bran favoring an anti: profitcsrintr .Democratic platform spoke jiere last night. ; : 1 PUBLIC liil! BUILDING IKS Cltiz'.r.t3 Are Boosting For the Succcasi of TSie Local Library Association The committee, that -jicondugting the membership, drive fur the SHf Library ;s mcttr.iir with sucess. ,iar. boro is not only going to have a public !;!i'a;-,y but c:'e loK, Tarboro will have public library .building. Why? llccauw all public spirited citizens ::rc interested and they know thai: a public library will be a draw inn card fur the town. So;:;e (.lie has said that a town should not on judgod by the very best or th;; very worrit citizens, but by the wilt rid - average. A public libraiy ".v UI b-in,T up this peneral a voiar fjot into political Vv ;;!! way not be able to t?ie sr. ma riii?:,. or ciiuicn, t:ie same the same- social clique, but ve all can get into the name library. It is the most cosmo politan organisation in our town and will far-reached in its effect. Dunne; tin- pa.st year three travel ing i,br:ak:J fiorti the State Lilrr.ry Commission have b.'en used sucjci.-'-ful!y in our tov.n, one at Halt's Mills ai d two 'at -the courtmmae. Fifty people, boyi and Kick largely, have tinjoyed tlie.se books. Ivlir-tj Pilary B. Palmei, secretary of the i. C. Library Commission, con gratulate:! the town on the launch in?; of the project and offers hiviur-, vlct.i belli in selecting and calalni-' in,1? the books. ' Mr. Ilayv.ood Foxhall's iv.emir.v-, ship conv.iittee arc hustling. Several have iMrnt'd in their full quota; son.c have pone over the top. if you haven't joined, Mr. Fox-halt ' or i some members of his tornrnitte . The j library needs you, you and the t-)wn , need the library. ; - If the ronvasairg committee for; this work shouhl happen to misi any! citizen who is interested in thia work, ' and who desires to add hiji or her ' subscription to the lists, Mi3 Ora ; Lee Crown will be glad to rv(iy the ; names and amount tha: will i) , jiledged. ! il CHICKEN OWNERS . Tho chief of poiica wiihot to call the attention of tho citlreni that own chicken to the ordi nance regarding the keeping of theso fowls cooped up, or in the yard of tue owner. The or din ince pot:vt:!y - forbids the raniiinf at large of chickena un der a pfcnaity, and th chief aaya that unlefs the law It obeyed the' owner of the chtckena that are ailowod to run at large will be called up before t tho Mayor'i court on Monday. " . ..uuicwr uarage, or call! brew, vscant lot Chu' POISOKTHE BOLL WEEVIL Extensive Trials Show That Cal cium Arsenate Properly Ap plied Is a Profitable Means of Controlling the Boll Weevil Method Perfected by Govern ment Experts. c. A. Whittle Soli Improvement Committee. - Calcium arsenate, the boll weevil poison, was applied to more than 100,000 acres of cotton In Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas dur ing the season of 1919, under the di rection of government experts. The 'results obtained lead them to state that a saving of 500 pounds of seed cotton to the acre were not an un usual matter, and, in some cases, as much as 1,000 pounds were protected from the weevil. Thoue savings have been made at an outlay of from $6.00 to 10.00 per acre, which includes cost of materials, labor and reasonable charge for de preciation of machinery. At the price at which ,cotton is now-selling this would indicate that it is well worth while to poison the boll weevil. It is advised, by those who have per fected this moans of holding the wee vil in chock that the additional cost oi growing cotton should not be assumed on very low yielding ncres, therefore cotton should be grown on the better land and be. fertilized so as to pro duce maximum yields. In combajttlng the weevil with poi son, it is not poeslble to exterminate it, but the object is to control it so that tbey will not destroy more squares of the cotton than would naturally shed. Thie, It has been found, can oe done, thus assuring the farinar that he can grow a full crop under boll weevil conditions When to Begin Poisoning Poison is not applied until aboul 10 to 15 per cent of the squares have beon punotnred. The time to begin can be determined by going into the field in various places, counting a hundred squares taking all on each plant, and if tea to fifteen out of each 100 is destroyed, the spraying can begin. In large fields it is fre quently found that the , weevils be gin near thewoods. The poisoning should begin i there and need not be put all 6ver the field until the In festation has extended to all parts of It. , I - How Frequent end Ofta te Peisen I t has been found that if the spray- )mr hop-In. whon uhr,t 1rt ... ,u. ';r. ui equuit's uru punciureu ana u re peatad every four days that as a rule three sprayings are all that Is neces sary. If weather Interferes and the applications are more than four days apart, then more cf them must be made. Amount Required Per Acre and Cost From five to seven pounds of cal cium arsenate are required to thor oughly dust an acre. At the present time the cost of calcium arsenate is 25 cents per pound. With experi ence in applying the poison, and a good machine, "five pounds of cal cium arsenate can be made to do the work satisfactorily. Applied When Dew Is On Since the weevil is poisoned by drinking dew which has been poison ed, .it is necessary to apply the pot son while tbe dew is on the plants. It is customary to put it on at night, using good lights with which to see bow to do the work. Machines Required Unless a farmer can get a desirable machine, it is better not to undertake to use poison. The calcium arsenate must be forced into the atmosphere from a machine that will form a dust cloud. This dust will settle on all parts of the plant. Three types of machines are to be had, a hand gun that Is suitable for twenty-five acres and under, cart sprays and power sprays 'for larger operations. Various types of machines ar) tested by Professor Coad and as sociates at Tallulab, La., and they will give information as to which are sat isfactory. In this connection, these government men will also analyze samples of calcium arsenate without charge to see if tbey conform to spec ifications. It is essential that the ma terial conform exactly to specifica tions. A few simple precautions are all tbat is necessary to prevent harm to fari animals and operators of the machines, such as muzzling the horses and tho men washing before eating. It Calcium Arsenate is not all used one season it can be carried over the next and be just as good for use then, it docs not deteriorate if kept in a dry place. Some few farmers have tried cal cium arsenate and claim to have ob- ; tulned no desirable results. A nura- ber of these failures have been inves , tigated and almost invariably it has t been found tbat tbe reason tbey failed j is that they did not follow instructions. I It is not considered advisable tor a ! firoup 01 farmers to co-operate in buy- ing a large wtciiine to apply the pot J i'.n for the reason thai the period when i powon mu.st bo applied is brief, and ; if weather Interferes to some extent, ! it wvJ'' ;e found that all the tanners would want tbe use of the machine ) at tie snie time. It Pays To Advertise -!a- '.X SEE AMERICA FIRST T Democratic National Commit tee Opens Transportation Bureau For Delegate POINTS OF INTEREST ARE INCLUDED IN TOURS (By Associated Press) Chicago, April 14. -A new de parture in political convention mas-, agement has been launched by the Democratic National Committee, which has opened a transportation bureau hero to care for the' dele gates, alternates and spectators who will go to San Francisco to attend the convention June 28. The shortage of railroad equipment and the flood of traffic on all roads is responsible for the innovation. "See America First" ( tour te points of Interests in the west, in cluding Yellowstone Park, the griad canyon, Los Angeles and others, are being planned by the democrats as a' lure to attract at least a part of the travelers westward - two or three weeks before the convention, there by spreading the burden on the rail roads over a long period. For the return trip from San Fran cisco a system has been worked oat whereby the visitors can buy east bound tickets within thirty-six hour after the convention opens, the tickets to call for return passage eight hours after the convention closes. The biggest problem In con vention transportation has always been the return trip, as the day and 1 hour for the clo,e 'ways uncer- tain. E. K. Bixby, a transportation offi cial of the Pennsylvania railroad system, has been loaned to the Demo cratic committee to take charge of the transportation bureau. He has obtained the cooperation of the as sociation of western passenger agents and the Pullman company has prom ised him first call for its parlor ear equipment.'. :V:-"VV:'''.: .-v';':-' l1- The transportation committee of the national democratic committee, which is directing the Work, includes Charles Boeschenstein, Illinois, chair- s i man: Isidore B. Dockweiler Calif. w. W. Marsh, lows Fred D. Lynch. Minn., .n p.tw-u tr ....... .w, MUOT island. Educational Conference Is Called At Washington (By The Associated Press) Washington, April 14. Commis sioner of Education Claxton has call ed a meeting of the representative citizens of every state in the union to meet in Washington on May It to 21 to consider the present problem of education. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS PLAN FOR FIGHTING HIGH COST LWINfll (By The Associated Press)' Washington, April 14 The Fed eral Trade Commission today recom mended improved marketing facilities in all great distributing centers as a step toward reducing the high cost of living. v;' PERSONALS M. G. Mann is expected to re turn from New York today. The friends of Mr, Annie Hart will be pleased to learn that she is much better today. Miss Elisa Pender is visiting iq Plymouth. --Mrs. Lawrence Sprunt has re turned to her home in Wilmington after a visit to her parenta, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Nash. Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Lipscomb, and little grand-ton, Oscar Walker, lave returned from Richmond. Mrs. J: E. Harris has been con fined to her bed sine Sunday en ac count oi illness. SOFT DRINKS JOIN THE H. C L. RANKS On account ef the raiae ! price of soft drink syrnpe the drug atorea im Tarboro will reiae the price ef the preeeat cent drink testes centa.' TVia ten cent price will include the , war tax. The habitual "depV I' drinker will in the future hae to "pony up the little dime in stead of the "jitney nine the war tan. Thee drinks which are at present retailing fee IS centa, or ever, will raramln at the same nrice et the drag sterna. . UKOC. CO. Store Phone ES s C"cfl !' 0URSAI1EPH0 FO POLITICIANS .ia superior Court. pr.--e 243. . 4-6-14tc 1-5V cost f 1.20; tot
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