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SECRETARY COLBY
MAKES ADDRESS AT
UNIVERSITYOFN.G.
Governor Bicket Presents 150
Diplomas To Graduates
Of University.
many visitors attend
.the closing exercises
Chapel Hill, June 16. Secretary
of Staie Bainbridge Colby's address,
closely listened to by a crowd that
:. filled the huge sweep of Memorial
Hall, this morning, was the climax of
the 125th commencement at the Uni.
versity of North Carolina. Following
him, Governor Thomas W. Bickett
presented diplomas to more than 150
. students, the largest number that has
j . graduated in the history of the Uni-
versity.
I The commencement exercises to.
i day brought to a formal close what
i oldtimers at Chapel Hill said was the
biggest commencement they had ever
: seen. :: For four days, Sunday, Mon
' day, Tuesday and today, the seniors,
alumni, students, and many visitors
. had enjoyed a round of last meetings,
, reunions, festive gatherings, and had
j listened to addresses on nearly every
possible subject. And after the last
, diploma had been presented the com
' mencement dances, attended by the
I largest number of visiting girls the
1 town has ever seen, started' in Swain
X Hall with an orchestra brought from
't the Waldorf-Astoria to furnish the
music and with decorations' that, had
..turned the huge dining hall 'into
' beautiful ball room. ',v
x The baccalaureate sermon by the
chancellor, Samuel B. McCormick, of
i the University of Pittsburgh, ushered
,"in the commencement. Dr. McCor,
',, mick speaking from Hebrews 11 :40
i pleaded for his hearers to withstand
f the preseWtraytam
institutions and . urged the under.
standing and sympathy of the Amer.
ican people toward other nations as
i the only basis for universal peace.
! The annual Y. M. C. A. sermon, at
twilight," on the campus, under the
Davie Poplar, was preached by Dr.
W. D. Moss, of the Chapel Hill Pres
byterian church.
The big gathering of alumni, chief
ly from ten returning, classes, was
one of the largest reunions Chapel
Hill has known. The classes of 1860,
'70, '80, '90, '00, '05, '10 (15 and '19
sent back many old boys, from the
Confederate veterans of 1860, com
ing back. for their 60th reunion, to
the youngsters of last year, only one
year out in the world. Walter Mur-,
phy, '92, speaker of the lower house
of the general assembly, presided at
the annual alumni luncheon, and the
talks were made by Major E. J. Hale,
'60 ; Dr. R. H. Lewis, '70 ; Thomas H
Battle, '80; ex-Judge S. C. Bragaw,
'90; J. O. Carr, '95; W. S. Bernard,
'00; W. T. Shore, '05; D. B. Teague,
10; R. G. Fitzgerald, '15; and Luther
Hodges, '19.
R. D. W. Connor , president of the
alumni association, presided at the
business meeting, at which President
Chase made the principal address,
Great interest centered around the
presence of six alumni from the class
of I860, Major W. A. Graham, of
Raleigh, Major Hale and Charles T.
Haigh, of Fayetteville, Capt. John R.
Thorpe, of Rocky Mount, Thomas W.
Davis, of Raleigh, and R. A. Bullock,
of Henderson. Of the 93 members
of this class, 92 served in the Con
federate Armies, 27 were killed in ac.
tion, ana 15 are still living-. -
ALASKA WOOD PULP
ATTRACTS GAPILAL JUNE PERPLEXIN
Requests For Information Be
ing Received by Alaskan
Publicity Bureau.
Juneau, Alaska, June 15. Re.
quests for information are being re.
eeived by the Alaska Bureau of Pub.
licity from capitalists in all parts of
the country who are interested in
pulpwood timber, mill sites and water
power, presumably as a result of the
recent intimation that the depart
ment of agriculture is about to pro
pose 30 or 35 year leases to those
desirous of engaging in the manu
facture of pulpwood.
The Tongass national fores;, com
prising about 15,000,000 acres, ap
proximately one-sixth of which is
heavily timbered and abundantly
supplied, with mill sites and water, ia
the subject of. many inquiries. Those
who have closely observed the awak
ening of interest in the pulpwood in
dustry in Alaska are of the belief
that the elimination of the "cash in
advance" and "year to year" system
of leasing timber lands will result in
the development of. a great paper-
making industry, which they are con
fident is bound to attract attention
to other natural resources of Alaska
which have long awaited the touch of
capital.
CROP OUTLOOK FU
General Flow Of Farm Boy
And Girls To City Causing
Much Trouble.
.... ' ; Born, A Girl
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Penning
ton, a nine-pound 'girl. ,
TEXAS TO ESTABLISH
THE FAMILY
Plan To Check Exodus From
Ihe FaurnrTo The City
FARMS
.rr--Ig LauhcheT---Tr: jfT-
FIRE DOCS BIG DAMAGE
TO HART COTTON MILLS
The fire alarm called the fire de-
partments to the Hart Cotton Mills
and to Princeville last evening.
Lightning started a fire in the mill
at Hart Cotton Mills, doing an ap
- proximated damage of between $1
600 and $2,000, it was stated this
i morning by insurance men.
In Princeville the kitchen of one
of the residents was completely de
. itroyed.
GIRLS' FRIENDLY.
The regular meeting of the Girls'
Friendly Society will be held tomor
row evening at the home of Mrs. Jas.
Pender at 8.30 o'clock.
i Tyler, Texas, June 16. A; move
ment to establish "family farms'' in
East Texas as a means of checking
the exodus from the farm to the city
has been launched by the East Texas
Chamber of Commerce. '
The "family farm" means' a farm
that can be tilled by a family, without
hired help and one ! equipped with a
modern farm home. More than one
thousand persons have written that
they desire to acquire such a farm
home as outlined by the East Texas
Chamber of Commerce, and the1 or
ganization is now seeking to organize
companies in each of 50 East Texas
counties to supply these homes, ar
range better living conditions and
better markets.
LOCAL BRIEFS
A crowd of the; young people are
out for -a picnic atpNobles Mill this
evening. , : ::K:'.-.
Boy iScout Troop No. 1 leaves to
night for the straits near Beaufort,
for a ten days' camping trip. '
Just as a warning to auto' drivers,
the chief of police advises that' they
park their cars only upon the right
hand side of the streets, that they
use two lights, and obey the dimmer
and speed laws.
LOCAL KRIEFS . C
The fans from both Tarboro and
Williamsto n saw one of the best um
pired gamves of the season at the fair
grounds yesterday. Monday after
noon President Fowden of the- WiL
liamstort club said he would back
Umpire iPuffy Taylor against ;any
other nin in the circuit as among the
best and squarest of umpires that
could be found, and yesterday's game
proved Mr Fowden's statement. Duf
fy was on the job from the first ball
pitched to' the close of the game,
playing: his position as an oldtimer,
and coverin the entire field, being
ever present where he would be able
to make his decisions correctly, whe
ther close or otherwise. If we can,
we should keep Taylor on the job for
the entire season. - c ,
A little tree in front of the .post-
office was struck by lightning during
the storm last evening. -
Raleigh, June 15.) Suppose the
farmers of the South were to stop
work (not strike) and refuse to pro
duce more food crops until they were
paid prices commensurate with what
they are having to pay for necessl
ties (not luxuries). Of course they
are too "American" to do that, but
the results are leaning in the same
direction. The. boys and girls are
leaving the shelter of their farm par
ents for the brightly lighted town at
tractions and prices where they will
be largely free of the early to rise
and early to bed hours where
ready money of their own is avail
able.
The United States official agricul
tural outlbok as announced by the
cooperative crop reporting service
shows that the June average condi.
tion of all crops of the nation is
per cent below tnat of a year ago.
and five below the 10 year average,
Then draw your imaginary bounda
ries to the 13 Southern states and it
will be found that the average of all
crop conditions is 88 per cent com
pared with 99 per cent for the re.
maining thirty-five northern an
western states.
Then consider the prices of Amer.
ican farm products. Meat animals
are selling at 20 per cent lower than
a year ago, while the present June
crop prices are irom 24 to 40 per
cent higher than they were one to
two years ago. Contrasted with this
are . the farm labor costs of about
twice what they were. Most of the
manufactured farm implements and
farm necessities are proportionately
higher. :
: ToWn Idea of Farm Life.
A' recent conversation with a city
dweller revealed the idea that the
farmer's living expenses are neglig
ible, "Why doesn't he' grow his pork
off kitchen waste? His chickens are
t merely consuming wasted materials
j$QUt .place.Hjs.CuitJtovieiijg-
.Borne without wprktng,--and his fuel
is plentiful for the mere cutting. iSo
consequently all he . sellsr- Is velvet.'
Then again a farmer had difficulty in
saving his fruit from the joy riders
from;, the city, those who constantly
passe by and were attracted by the
rich; colors. ' He was called "stingy"
and "sorry" because he would not
let them "freely eat their fill, and fill
their autos and go. rejoicing and. for
getting, and' all this free from any
outlay, -i , . ." -.
Grain Acreage Decreased.
Then" here comes the North Caro
lina wheat forecast. The acreage is
greatly reduced, although the yield
promises to be good. But who is to
harvest. Jt? And the harvesting has
to be "done at a certain time or else
it is likely to suffer or be a loss. No
six or: eight hour day for the farmer
at this period. Then too the oat
acreage shows a decided decrease for
each of the past three years.
Comparative Crop Vahiet.
The annual bulletin for the crop
reporting" iservide which has recently
been issued shows that North Caro
lina wheat brought a return of $19
per acre. Kye, was $21; oats, $25;
corn, $42; cotton, $118; swee'. po.
tatoes, ?idu; ana tobacco wortu an
-j average of $305 per acre to the
farmer. Do you blame him for de.
creasing his grains and increasing
the cotton and tobacco? Wheat oc
cupies niife per cent of the crop acre.
age of the state and returns to the
farmer 2.3 per cent of the total crop
value. , Tobacco has 6.2 per cent of
the crop area and made last year 25
per cent of the state's crop value.
Can you blame .the planter for doing
what seems but fair to him?
The .fruit outlook is extra good
this yeaVj d St will be the oppor
tune timto can large quantities for
future use. The, grower who pruned,
sprayed - and thinned his fruit this
year is the one who will have pro
fitted, most. The soft rot on peaches
is rather prevalent on overloaded
trees. -''.;;;
The cotton conditions throughout
the southern states about June 1 was
the lowest on record. The late and
unfavorable spring seasons have been
bad on its development. The present
hot nights are recent rains will lielp
greatly to revive all crops.
BUSINESS WOMEN MEET.
The Business Woman's Club met
in regular session for routine busi
ness matters last night with a large
number present. No especially"' im.
portant mat ten were discussed.".
A. F. L."CALLS UPON CONGRESS
EXCLtlb? ASIATIC ' IMIGRATION
Montreal, June 16 The American
federation of Labor today called up
on the United States Congress to
cancel its '.gentlemen's agreement
with. Japan .and .absolutely exclude
all Japanese and other Asiatic: im
migration' Declaring that a band of
"irresponsible agitators'' were ". atl
tempting, to discredit the recognized
organizations,- the federation today
condemned. thetecent railroad strike.
TODAY'SNSWS
OF TARBORO"
20 YEARS AGO
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How Many Are We?
Just now those who take an inter
est in such matters are speculating
and guessing as to the population of
this town and suburbs. The enum
erators will give out no information
because they are not permitted to. 1
Capt. Thomas H. Gatlin, who la
generally very level-headed on such,
matters, puts the population at 4,i
500, as follows:
Tarboro in corporate limits, 2500.
Princeville, 600.
Farrar, 700.
West Tarboro, 300.
North Tarboro, 100.
East Tarboro, 300.
This is within 200 of the total
population of the township ten years
ago. If approximately correct, the
population of the township will ex
ceed 6,000, an increase of more than
25 per cent in ten years.
The population of Tarboro proper
in 1890 was 1,920.
The increase of 600 is the largest
for any ten years in the town's his
tory. If to this could be added the
population that has settled on the
west side from the river to the Rocky
Mount branch of the Coast Line, the
increase would be remarkable for
such a slow going state as this.
The indications now point to much
larger growth for the next ten years,
The new knitting mills will add many
to the population, while the projected
improvements to be begun in the fall
will send the population booming up.
If any reader believes that he has
more reliable figures than those giv
en, he will please present them.
A Runaway.
C. B. Keech, his sister, Miss Daisy,
and Miss Pattie Shaw, of near Mac-
nair's crossing, last evening on their
way t an. fee creant party, met with
a e! iduS accident, which prevented
their attending the party. One of
the horses, which Mr. Keech was
driving, fell and broke the tongue.
This frightened both horses and they
ran. Miss Shaw sprang front the ve
hicle and was bruised some. Miss
Keech seeing her friend leap out, did
likewise,; and was badly bruised on
her neck, back and hips.
Jim Jenkins, fortunately came up
and picked her up where she was ly
ing on the roadside unconscious. She
was take nto a neighboring house,
where she slowly regained conscious
ness. Later on all were brought to
town. Today Miss Shaw is only a
little sore, while Miss Keech suffers j
much pain. Dr. J. M. Baker, who
was called in, says she is not seri
ously injured.
Mr. Keech, remained in his vehicle
and was not injured. One of the
horses was hurt slightly.
Equipment . Hat Arrived And
Will Be In Working Order
In Near Future.
The Carolina Telephone and Tele-
graph Company has received equip
ment for the installation of the auto,
matic telephone service at Pinetopi
Though other cities in the state are
to install this equipment, Pinetops
is the first to receive the equipment.
Work on the installation of the er.
vice will begin at once, and within
the very near future Pinetops will
have a "be-your-own-central" aenr
ice. This means that when the r.
vice is bad no one can be cussedf out
except the operator, and the operator
will be the person making the call.
The equipment was on its way to
Pinetopi at noon today, and from
all reports it fa believed the service
will be in working order before even
the most optimistic would believe it
to be possible.
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PROHIBITIONISTS WOULD
BAR GOVERNOR COX
Washington, June 16. The prohi
bitionists will Ask the Democratic
National convention to adopt s plank
for the rigid enforcement of the 18th
amendment and enforcement act, and
which will "present a solid front
against Governor Cox," Wayne Whe-
ler, general counsel for the AntLSa.
loon League, declared today.
Wayne Wheler said Governor Cox
was the "last hope of the wetai in
their program for nullification," an4
that "his record makes him an impos.
kibility if national prohibition ia to
be effectively sustained and enforced
In the United States."
MEXICO
F
ORMS
WW CLUB
Ian To Eliminate Middlemen
And Increaae Returns To
The Sheep Men.
Albuquerque, N. M., June 16.
The Wool Growers' Cooperative As
sociation ef New Mexico has been
formed for the purpose of eliminat
ing middlemen and increasing the re
turns to the sheep men. It is the in
'tentioirtW year to concentrate in a
warehouse in Chicago, for grading
nd selling to spinners, as much of
the wool clip as is pledged to the as
sociation.. When the association is
considered as permanently establish
ed and is sufficiently strong financial
ly, arrangements will be made for
one or more bonded warehouses in
this state, where the wool will be
graded, and sold.
Sheep men say at present the wool
passes through the hands of from 2
to 5 persons after the grower sella
it until it reaches the man who will
make it into eloth.
New Mexico's wool clip this year
will, it is estimated, amount to 18,-
000,000 pounds. Growers have al
ready pledged -3,000,000 pounds to
the association.
V - A CARD OF THANKS.
to ine wniie ana cuivrcu ciws
of the town of Tarboro. We wish to
extend to you our heartfelt thanks
for your speedy response to our call
on yesterday when we had an unex
pected fire on Church street, at the
residence of R. H. Watson, one of
our oldest citizens; his kitchen was
lost, but by your efforts his house
and furniture were saved, which
means much to the fire, insurance!
company and still more to Watson at
his present age. Fire and flood tides
should bring labor in close commun-
ion with capital without force. Capi
tal can exist without labor for a long
period, but labor can not exist with.
out capital for a moment.
Signed: Owen James, citizen and
taxpayer in the town of Princeville.
I LPIGELBLECIID
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I J TOFIGIITTHE HC.L.
FUf.D7 CeJortio Prof CainpajfB Fori 12,000 Members
And JUport of Actirmea at I Of American Lesion To
Coagroa,, Features. Fight Huh Prices.
The final meeting of the Miles Los Angeles, Calif., June 16. A
Harvey Chapter, Daughters of the plan to enlist 12,000 American. La. , '
uuviii-i. mfnmwi tw pi inwu i ivu ueoiMri in LtOt Angeles in a
was held Tuesday afternoon -t the campaign to reduce the high cost of
home of Mra. C. at. Parks. Mrs. W. living, under the direction of th, city ,
v. w, ui regent, aptHts ox me i marKets Dureao was recently given
Continental Cong-ma, which she re. out by Mayor Meredith P. Snyder.
cently attended as a delegate from The mayor said he proposed to
this chapter. The treasurer made a eloa the city's chain of markets to
goou repon oi ui cnapcers nuances. (the sale of produce which has gone,
A most interesting Utter was read through the hands of middlemen.
from Miss Rsba Bridgera, who' ill Farmers ia aurroundin territorr.
sail in tn t,:m. c. A. service over, under the proposed system, would be
seas. After the business was flnJ invited to aend their produce direct'
isnca nc loiiowing program was ran. to the markets and aid furnished to
dered celebrating Flag Day: Ida no h the citv if necessarv.
Allegiance to tbe Flag. "The success of this plan would
American's Creed. - depend upon there belns an imme.
Prevention of Desecration of the diat sale of the products," the mayor
., v. . mmm.. COOllnUtd. "To that and lnt.n4
Etiquette of the Flag,. Mra. Jemea to lay our plana before the two local
r.. j ,,. I . ...
"" ' IDOIIB Or thm Lairion mrA ..1, k-
Selectioii frbm Speech at Secre. bera to help secure customers. The
tary Oaniela on Flag Day, Miss Susie reau.lt, I am confident, will be that
FOXhall. i the farmcra Will OVA milflli kaUa
r i s as u via wvbbr
Selection from Speech of Secre. prices and the consumers will ret bet-
wry celsy delimea before Etta, Iter food at leaa coat than thev do
who celebrated . rug uay, by atrs. now."
Frank Powell. 1 The mayor has appointed Sterlinar
Poem, Trjcolora, Mra. 1. L. Brid. S. Booth., formerly major of the1
" j 190th Infantry, U. S. A., city market
Alter the program, the Bosteesj commissioner to work out the pro-
served delicious refreshmeata.
Ject,
BRANCH BANK AT LECCETTS
WILL OPEN MONDAY, JUNE 21
The Farmers Banking and Trust
' Company will open their branch bank
at Leggetts, Monday, June 21. This
b'anch will be a rreat convhIane
IU. 3.WtoMlWpV9ntw..1ll'--i9$ in that community,
"""W 'ww wiemee ana the spirit to, give jerviee i much
ml
DuHng CaToatiosi
A LETER FROM HOBGOOD.
The Southerner received the fol
lowing letter this morning, which la
self-explaining:
Wish to call your attention to in,
closed circular advertising our nexf
four games, between Hobgood-Scot-
land Neck and Tarboro and Green,
ville; and while you will note Hob
good is recognized on the hand bin,
we notice you people never recognize
us in your writeups as to standing
of each team, etc., ss information
beg to say Hobgood is financing one.
half the team known as Hobgood
Scotland Neck; in fact, we bare two
home boys playing on thia team and
was first invited into this league and
later got Scotland Neck to take half
of the team. Also wish to say we
have boys supporting our half this
team who are no slackers but come
up with the credit and honors to
ScoftanS Neck, and if allowed to
continue- will am afraid throw up
the sponge. It is not done only thru
your paper and would ask that yoai
please, in showing your writeups;
showTas outlined on inclised circular.
Thanking you very kindly for same,
Tarboro plays Hottgood-Scotland
Neck at Hobgood tomorrow.
I am, with good wishes, yours very
truly, E. P. Hyman, managsr Hob
good B. B. Team.
THE LEAGUE COUNCIL MAY
POSTPONE ANSWER TO PERSIA
, London, June 16. Forecasts of
the reply of the League of Nations
Council to Persia's request for inter,
vention against the Bolshevik aggres
sion, would snnounce tbe postpone.
ment of any final decision which Is
borne out by an official announce
ment made at a public meeting of the
counfU today.
San Francisco, Juno 18. Folks
who associate national conventions
with torrid temperatures, lightweight
suits and latticewwork underwear bad
bettor1 disillusion themselves, If they
are coming to the netlonsl conven
tion here, according to the United
.States weather bureau. All sartorial
effects should include fairly heavy
inner and outer clothing and a light
overcoat.
If the weather "runs true to form"
smart westerly winds, carrying pene
trsting chill, will blow in off the Pa
cific end cool afternoons and cooler
evenings will be the order. The last
phase will be assisted by fogs in the
afternoon.
The bureaubejievea it will bo good
convention liher, with plenty at
opportunity for tbe average orator
to warm up without looking like
bundle of wet wash. If the usual
hectic parades for the candidates sre
staged toward the end of tbe after
noon, there need be no shedding of
costs, collars or galluses. v
But, the weather bureau said, as
leu a man aeeks to keen warn 'by
bia enthusiasm alone,- he had better
come prepared. t j
Appreciated.
MINNESOTA" CITY IS
QUIET AFTER NIGHT OF
. BIG MOB ACTIVITIES
Dufoth, Mlaa., June 16. Normal
conditions are restored today on the
Duluth business streets, over which
a mob of five thousand surged last
night, sweeping aside all police pow
er, seizing three negroes held in con.
necuon with an attack on a white
girL and lynching them. When two
companies of national guardsmen ar.
rived today they found only the bat
tered police station and the littered
atreets as visual evidence of the mob
activity. ; . ,
Avsllsble records show only one
previous lynching in Minnesota, but
is is not confirmed in official cir.
elca. A white man is said to have
been lynched twenty years ago for
attacking a girL
200 MINERS KILLED.
Toklo , June 18. Two hundred
miners were killed in sn explosion at
a coal mine en Yezo island today.
UgktaJag Strikes Garage.
Lightning yesterday evening struck
tbe gsrsge of Mr. W. J. Eason, about
12 miloa from Tarboro, badly dam
aging the building. Other farmers
around Tarboro state thst tbe light.
ning was heavy In their sections, sad
thst a number of trees end other
foliage waa struck during the storm
Hardiag Weak VeeeUee.
r Washington. June if. With no
fixed enxagementa today, Senator
Harding, hoped to make some 'prog
ress toward clearing up the accumu
lation of his senatorial work ia prep
aration for a vacation within tbe next
few days. Be his not decided where
be wCi .-o.
Stadeat Sheets- Frrt Brother.
Haaever, N. H; JjSe If. lenrf
Marosey, .of- West leilerd, Mass., a
feaior at-Dartmouth,' was shot sad
kills 4 during a ansrrel ia a f rater.
nity house today. . Robert Meads, ef
LaGrange, El., a Junior, was arrested
and admitted, the shooting, saying he
had beta drinking and claimed self.
defense.
FIRE CAUSES RIG LOSS.
Rockland, Maine, June If. Four
teen buildings in the business dis
trict of this city were burned today
st a loss of $600,000.
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PERSONALS
Miss Adelaide Hargraves, who
has been, visiting Miss Miriam De
Berry, returned to her home st Lex
ington, this morning.
Mrs!, Randall Pope, of Header. '
son, la tbe guest of Mra. Henry Bry
an la thia city. . I
Mrs. W. S. Clark has returned
from Wrightsville.
Miss Mary Bourne has returned
from Vixgiaia' Beach.
Miss Catherine Bourne is home
from Salisbury, where' she taught
schooLV .
Mrs.' Robert White 'of Camp
Bragg and two daughters are visiting
Mrs. Brsgg's mother at Hilma. .
;' -Scotland Neck bad. a number of
citizens at tbe gsme;yesterday " root
ing for Wniiamston.'
-Mre. Myrtle Burns, and little son'
Barry are visiting relatives this week
in Enfield.
Mrs. Perry Pitt aadlittlo daugh
ter Marian Wright, left today to Tisit
ITr. Pitt's aunt, Mrs. J. H. Rih-
aaiiii, st Esper.