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TARBORO. N. C, ..
TUESDAY, OCT. 3
ALL THE LOCAL NEWS
DAILY
ELECTRIC RAILWftY
51
OF NATION AGA!M !NEVANGELICAL BODY
SP-LENDID SHAPE
CHICAGO, Oct. 3. Electric rail
ways, vith net receipts increasing,
and investors again buying their se
curities, will spend $200,000,000 for
equipment and supplies this year, R.
I. Todd, president of the American
Electric Railway Association, today
declared in opening the organiza
tion's annual convention here. This
is twice the average annual expendi
ture for the last 20 years, he said.
Reports from 72 companies, rep
. resenting one-third of the total elec
tric Tailway revenue of the country
indicates that during the current year
21.6 percent of the operating expense
of the electric railway industry will
be devoted to the purchase of mate
rials and supplies, Mr. Todd added. ,
H.. T.,,1,1 ..-.- .j . N
ail i uim iwiiiiiiuiu.
"Reports from 81 'companies, rep
resenting about three-eighths of the
industry's mileage, for the first seven
months of 1922 show that riding be
gan increasing in May, after grad
ual decreases over last year, and if
the present ratio is continued there
will be approximately 75,000,000
more riders throughout the industry
this year than last.
"Desnite the increased number of
passenger riders in recent months on
these SI companies, gross revenues
for the seven month period are off
$5,526,365 or 2.6 percent, owing to
the smaller number of passengers
riding -during the earlier months.
Several fare decreases brought the
average rate of fare of these com-
panics down from 7.46c in 1921 to
. 7.42tr-in i tpSU.-HPurcs- gmernHy rc
remaining practically stationary.
"Bus and jitney competition still
is making inroad's on receipts, but it
gradually is being put under proper
restraint. All that the industry is
asking is that buses be made to pay
thdir'fair sihare of transportation
burdens in the way of taxes and oth
erwise controlled as are electric rail
ways. "The industry's public relations
are better than they ever have been
before in history and this is directly
traceable to frank dealings with the
car rider.
"Tremendous financial problems,
however, still are before us. Much
new money must be 'raised thru the
sale of securities in the next few
years to put our properties back on
pre-war basis of efficiency."
"BRINGING UP FATHER"
PLEASES BIG CROWD
Jiggs and Maggie have come and
pone and those who saw this show
last night are glad that this noted
old play was in Tarboro last night.
It was undoubtedly the best pre
sentation : of "Bringing Up Father"'
thaf; has ever played in. Tarboro, and
they had a good house.
The singing and dancing was fine
and the house was kept laughing the
entire time.
If anyone wants a real night of
merriment and fun, the Southerner
advises them to see Bringing Up Fa
ther by the company that presented
this show here last night.
GRAND LODGE OF MASONS
IN SESSION HERE TODAY
For the first time in the' nistoTy of
Tarboro, the Grand Lodge of Masons
of North Carolina was held here to
day in special session to pay their
last tribute of respect to Gen, John
W. Cotten, who was past grand mas
ter of the state.
" m- If f D.toDt r.t Wala Forest
waa acting grand master at this ses
sion, and there were representatives
Iron Charlotte, Rocky Mount, New
Bern, Raleigh, Macclesfield and many !
other cities and towns in North Car
olina. la New York City.
Mr. Paul McCabe is in New York
this week on business.
MCI 11 OF
HARRINGTON, 111., Oct. 3. The
eighth quadriennial session of , the
general conference of the United
Evangelical church, to convene here
October 5, will act on the proposal
to merge with the Vangelical Asso
ciation, from which the church sepa
rated thirty years ago. Favorable ac
tion would reunite the followers of
Jacob Albright, who founded denom
inations in Pennsylvania in 1800. The
United Evangelical body claims one
hundred thousand members and the
Evangelical Association more than
150,000 members.
The general conference of the
Evangelical Association will convene
simultaneously, at Detroit. If the
United Evangelical conference ap
proves the proposed union it will
probubly move to Detroit and con
summate the merger, according to
leaders.
The commission on church union
of the United Evangelical church,
which will report at the conference
here, has reached a basis of union
after ten years of negotiations, ac
cording to official announcement by
the United Evangelical church. All
conferences of the Evangelical Asso
ciation, according to this announce
ment, have voted unanimously for
union. All conferences of the other
body, except that of East Pennsyl
vania, voted 614 votes for union and
58 against, the statement said. An
unofficial poll of delegates to the
conference showed 73 for and 15
against, the statement added.
Bishop M. T. Maze of Lemars, la.,
and Bishop W. F. Heil of AUcntown,
Pa., will preside at the sessions of the
Unite! Kvatiftelical ooirfwomre "wh!ci
are expected to last at least 2 weeks.
General church officers will be
elected at the conference. The re
ports of the various secretaries and
church boards will show a gratifying
increase in membership as well as
along financial lines, the statement
concluded.
DIVERSIFIED FARMING
TO BE MADE GUIDE POST
CHICAGO, Oct. 3. Diversified
farming and taxation of bonds now
exempt were proposed as the guide
posts for farmers to the pathway of
better times by speakers before the
Farm Mortgage Bankers Association
which o-ened the ninth annual con
vention here.
CONETOE NEWS.
Mr. Whit Moore of Everetts spent
yesterday with his son, R. L. Moore
Mrs. Emma Hicks spent the week
end in Bethel.
Friends of Mr, E. C. Jones will be
glad to know that he is rapidly re
covering from an acute attack of
serious illness on last Saturday.
Julian Bulluck left for Chapel Hill
last week, where he will be a stu
dent at the University.
Mrs.. R.- L. Moore - has returned
from a visit to Vandemere,
FELTON HOUSE LODGED
IN JAIL FOR "RECEIVING"
On account of having stolen pro
perty in his home belonging io Felix
Jones and Mr. Parker, Felton House,
who lives a few miles from Speed,
was put in jail yesterday to await
his tri I. ' "
It will be remembered that a few
weeks ago some one broke into the
stores of Mr. Felix Jones and Mr.
Parker at Speed and made a clean
sweep. This robbery was done in the
night, tut at the time of the commis
sion of the crime no one in Speed
had anvr. idea who the guilty parties
wereN . :J
Yesterday a search warrant was
procured and the home of Felton
House v as searched, and in the house
was found merchandise that was im
mediately identified as the property
of Felix Jones.
Upon his arrest, Mr. House denied
any knowledge of this property being
in his home.
FUNERAL SERVICES
OF THE LATE GEN.
JOHN W
GOTTEN
The funeral services of General
John W. Cotton were held this morn
ing at Calvary Episcopal church.
The large crowd and floral de
signs were a silent but a beautiful
tribute to the memory of him who
has passed away.
The Lewis-Dowd-Wyatt chapter of
the Com federate Veterans, the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and
the Concord chapter of Masons at
tended in a body.
The services at the grave were
conducted by the Masons and when
the last word was said and the last
flower was tenderly and lovingly
placed on the mound, those present
went away feeling that they had lost
a friend, whose place in this life
would be hard to fill.
I
IRISH REPUBLICANS
ATTACK IN SURPRISE
BELFAST, Oct. 3. Republicans
made a surprise attack on the na
tionalist garrison at Omeath, county
Louth. Sharp three-hour fight en
sued. Ten republicans are reported
killed ami many wounded.
THREE COMPANIES
GUARDING CITY JAIL
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Oct. 3.
Three companies of national guards
men are on duty at the jail here to
day, following disorders last night in
which one negro was killed and a
score attacked. One white man was
shot, following the arrest of Joe Ter
rell; -negro;: charfc'ud- with the murder
of George Wilson, game warden who
was shot and killed Saturday while
searching for a negro alleged to have
killed Albert Sans'om. a city police
man. .
Joe Savage Happy Today.
With nothing but praises for the
show of "Bringing Up Father" last
night, Joe Savage is about as happy
as he could be this morning because
he gave the people a performance
that gave satisfaction.
Everything, even to the sale of the
tickets at the drug store, is to be
commended and "The Lad," Joe Sav
age, has made his word good when
he said this summer he would give
our people some good shows this fall
and winter. -,
APPREHENSION IN AUSTRALIA
AS GERMAN EMBARGO LIFTED
SYDNEY, N. S. W., Sept. 12. A
great deal of apprehension exists in
Australia regarding the lifting of the
embargo upon German goods which
tck place August 1. Three days be
fore this date the steamer Maimyo,
which bad loaded at Hamburg and
wa the first vessel to come here from
Germany since 1914, landed a por
tion of her cargo at Melbourne.
A storm of public protest and wild
threats of all sorts of action by the
customs authorities ceased when it
was discovered that the official origin
of most of the cargo was Czecho-SIo-vakia,
which made them immune
from prohibition. Some German good
in the cargo was landed here on the
day the embargo was lijted. They
comprised pianos and toys, marked
at prices considerably lower (than
those current here, Eleven other ves
sels were listed to load at Hamburg
for Australian urts during August.
PROPAGANDA CAUSED REVOLT,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. Propa
ganda originating in the United
States is blamed for the recent re
volt of the Mexican garrison at Jua
rez, in a statement issued by the
Mexican embassy here..
COTTON GINNED.
' WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. Cotton
ginned prior to September 25 total
ed 3,833,886 bales, the census bu
reau announced today.
CONETOE STORAGE
HDUSETO BE BUILT
The Southerner was informed yes
terday by Mr. N. B. Dawson, Jr., that
the Conetoe storage warehouse would
be built at once. This was decided on
last Saturday by the stockholders at
a meeting in Conetoe.
A building near the depot on the
Coast Lino will be erected to accom
modate l,.'i00 bales of cotton and it
will he completed sometime in De
cember. At a recent meeting' of the stock
holder: the following officers were
elected: ('. I.. Warren, president;
board of directors, J. B. Warren, II.
(i. Brown, W. E. Whitehurst, N. 15.
Nawsun, Jr.
Mr. Dawson stated that, the con-
tract would be let in a few days, and
, work on the building would be put up
as rapidly as possible.
COMMISSIONERS OF
EDGECOMBE HOLD
Eve-y member of the board was
present at the meeting of the. com
hissi oners, Monday, Oct. 2.
The jury list for the criminal court
in October was drawn.
The following order was drawn by
the board and will be served on every
bank in the county. This order ex
plains itself:
To All the Banks of Edgecombe: Tn
... l!e Couuty Funds-:.
As the board of county commis
sioners have heard complaints about
all the county funds being kept in
one bank, this is to request that the
banks of the county meet in the
commissioners room in he court
house at Tarboro at 1(1 o'clock a.m.
Monday Oct. ' Hi, 10:22, and hu mil
iate some plan consistent with exist
ing laws for distributing, the funds
among the banks of the county.
The banks are requested to report
to the commissioners at their regular
meeting, the first Monday in Nov.
The commissioners reserve the
right to reject any or all plans that
may be suggested.
By order of the board.
The matter of rebuilding a bridge
across Fishing Creek at Spiers bridge
was again before the board. This is
about the third or fourth time the
citizens of the northern section of
the county have appeared before the
board asking that this bridge be re
built and that an embankment be
placed on the Edgecombe side of the
creek. This road to Enfield across
the creek has been abandoned for
several years, and those present at
the meeting of the commissioners
yesterday stated that from No. . fi
township toie town of Enfield there
would be a saving of four miles on
each trip. ,
There was a good sized delegation
from No. "6 township and around
Leggett, and Mr. A rthur Fountain
and Mr. Vinton Fountain both stated
that 90 percent of the. people of their
sections favored the rebuilding of the
Spiers bridge. ,
Mr. Horne finally stated that if the
opening of the road to Enfield across
Fishing creek .at Spiers bridge would
mean a saving of four miles, he
would vote for it without any further
consideration, end thi brought on
more talk, as there was no one pres
ent AvJio could say with definiteness
just exactly what this distance would
be that would be saved.
After much discussion it was de
cided that the board would visit in
person this location on Fishing creek
on Oct. 17 and make investigation
for themselves,
Mr. Moore stated that he thought
it proper that the trustees- of the
Whitakers road district should " be
present when the investigation was
made ar d this was agreed upon.
EGULAR
MEETING
MASS
MEETING
COOPERATIVES LAST!
NIGHT AT PINETOPS
There was a mass meeting of the
co-op signers of the tobacco contracts
last night at Pinctops in the tobacco
warehouse. At this meeting there j business of the county will be dis
were nearly one hundred farmers and ! cussed and it is highly important that
there was great enthusiasm.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr. J. I). Foster, who introduced the
speaker, Mr. Works, of Kentucky.
-Mr. Works spoke for more than an
hour. ,'o better speech has ever been
made at Pinctops. He told his hearers
how cooperative marketing liad been
made, a success for the last 40 years
and that, now there are more than
10,000 such cooperative organiza
tions iii this country and Europe.
He-made it hot for those who go
around the country inducing signers
to break their contracts, and paid
his respects in no uncertain way to
the man who hall signed the contract
and then failed to live up to it.
Mr. Works severely denounced the
opposition to the marketing system in
strong language and when he got
through all present knew where he
stood on the cooperative marketing
system.
After his' speech Mr. Rogers ad
dressed the audience briefly and then
formed a local organization of the
tobacco glowers in the pinctops vi
cinity. The following officers were
elected: W. A. -Hearne, president;)
J. P. Edwards, vice president; Frank GOVERNOR MORRISON j ':;: int-ve activities for children
Eagles, secretary; working commit-j HERE THIS MORNING ' ' sections usually depended on
fee: W. E. Philips, chairman; ". K. j ihe willingness of some private indi-
F.dwar.ls, J. A. Forbes, W. II. Pol- Governor Cameron. Morrison and v; lu.-il (.i group to assume the finan
cial, j daughter, Mi.-s Angelia. pas.-cd thru ! clal i.Migations. The recent rapid
Pinctops Was .selected as tha.mj'cj- j
of tills local and it was de-
twice eac-n .mnnin on tne rirsr and i
third Tnesdav of the month.
OSCAR F.DMONDSON WAS
FIRST TO DELIVER BALE '
Mr. X. B. Dawson, Jr.. of Com-toe .
told the Southerner this week that;
Mr. Oscar Edmo'nd-on of N'n, 2 town-!
hip was the first man in the county i
(j deliver a bale of cotton to the Cot-j
ton Association. This bale of cot ton i
ing place ol mis local ami it was He- ; Windsor, where the tovc rno.- will ad
cided to hold the regular meet nigs j ,,.t.s ti(. K,, ,,,,, i;(,,.(j0
was delivered to Mr, Dawson Sep! j., Anierica.". ac cording to . of
1o, at Conetoe. and shipped to IHuni ! (il.ia ;lanou:icenu-ut here of the Xa-
for storage.
FIRE DEPARTMENTS. I
No one can doubt the Value of well j
equipped and manned tire depart-1
ments. Our cities and towns bear the I
cost or rncir esiaonsnnieiu ami up-
keep because ol their, recognizee; a-j
lue in protecting, life and property.
They should be helped and not
hindered.
. Firemen should be used to pre
vent as well as put out- tires. They j
should, under the direction of their1.
chiefinspect all premises, point: out j
dangers,, and have them removed.
This serves the double purpose of
getting acquainted with all buildings
in the city, as well as clearing them
kof conditions that will st:wt and feed
fires. Don't allow automobiles to
park within twenty feet of lire hy
drants. " . '
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Don t allow vehicles to riislrto the
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fires an 1 with people crowd and ham-1
r id ;,. I
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Give your fire apparatus the right
of way to fires. They must get there
quickly but not "at. excessive speed.
It is dangermJs to them and their ap
paratirs. An acctucnt might mean not
only much damage, but a conflagra
tion. How is the fire department in
your city or town? Is it properly
equipp"d and supported? What inter
est is showji in it by your city offi
cials? By your citizens?
When you need it, you will need it
mighty bad.
WORLD SERIES AT THE
COLONIAL THEATRE
Beginning Wednesday, Oct, 4, at
2 p.m., the World series games will
be given in
detail play and every day
thereafter until the series ends, at
the Colonial theatre.
OF'BARBEGUE DINNER
IE
FOR BUSINESS MEN
The following letter has been sent
out to one hundred business men of
the town asking) them to be present
at a hai liecne fliniip,' nf ih Kiwim!,;
TIal!, Wednesday at 1 o'clock.
At this meeting the sweet potato
every merchant
nd man in Tarboro
.
are present: .
Dear sir: You ale cordially invit
ed to attend a barbecue dinner on
Wednesday at 1 o'clock p.m. al the
Kiwanis Hall. One hundred of Tar
boro's l u.-iness men have been invit
ed to this dinner.
As you know, the boll weevil has
invaded Edgecombe county and steps
should be taken to fight this pest.
It is thought sweet potatoes will
be one step toward saving Edge
combe county from a great financial
ioss. At this meeting sweet potatoes
will bo discussed by men who know
the business.
Hope nothing will keep you away.
R. B. JOSEY, Chairman
of Dinner Committee
KEMALISTS QUIT
NEUTRAL ZONE
PA P. IS, Oct. '!. A Havas- dispatch
from Smyrna, Turkish Nationalists
headquarters, says the Kemnllsts
have evacuated the neutral zone on
the straits of the Dardanelles.
Tai-boro
tm. morning :i'tute . to-.
Win,! or u ''l h: ce i liiir .. :,
I'oday, celebrating the j! OOt h unnivir-
isaiy of the formation of the county.
Th, ;k(.,r, 1, ,..,.
i..,.:, . ),:, ,i:lUU , . , v.ls
,.,
. ,
r, noo For Minimi ScfKn..
j'Kf ) '1 !. . 11'.. Oct.- :!. An award
,,, v,,;.n.)() jl ). nmde for a nuisi-
,..,) .-,. !yri,- dance drama
!t - '.nal Federation of Music Clubs.
:The drama will be produced at the
thirle-uh biennial convention .of the
f,.,l,.:l(ion. to be held In Asheville,
x. ('., .June, J!'J.-!. Robert Fr ancis
Allen, nrincinal of Central Kveninir
High School.. Boston, was awarded a
r $400 -ly thl. ivdoration for
Ihe libretto. The musical scores will
be submitted by Mrs. Edwin B. Car-1
l isin s of Philadelphia.
! .
FAR EASTERN RESIDENTS
MUST JOIN THE CHURCH
VLADIVOSTOK, Siberia, Oct. 2.
General Dlodrirhs, dictator of the
1'iimovia. has issued a decree declar
ing that all residents of the Far East
must be.-member. of the church, hop
ing by this means to counteract the
growing, influence of bolsbevism and
coimutinism. Another decree at, h-
cd capital punishment. The first de-
crec is not likclv to be generally ob-
set veil as a larger portion of the
population here have grown up in
complete ignorance of the teachings
of Christianity. The first sentence of
the second decree reads:
"On August IS I happened to wit
ness the 'Liquidation' of a group of
communists who were captured by
the agents of the secret service and
killed without trial. This method of
'Liquidation' I consider as one that
has be. :n taken from the bolsheviki,"
COTTON MARKET
Yesterday's Today's
Clos tpen Close
Oct. 20.18 20.44 20.41
Dec. -r 20.51 20.68 20.52
Jan. .... 20.35 20.52 20.41
Alar. .. .. 20.42
May '.", 20.SX ' 20.63 20.44
PLAN OF COUNTY Tii
CARE FOR JUVENILE
IS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. Coup
officers in many states are finding i
Miuml economy to make appropr'
Hons for local care of dependent, d.-fei-tive
or delinquent children, rath: i
i than to allow this work to be carri. i
j en by individuals or other prlvut .-
groups, according to a report by ti;
children's bureau of the U. S. cK
part mont of labor.
Administration of care for neglect-,
oil, - handicapped or delinquent chi.
lire.! bv local boards of citizens, em
ploying trained workers) aided by
state boards is, according to the sum
mary, the plan which is gaining ap
proval in a constantly increasine ,
number of states.
Within ecent years laws requiring
or permitting some form of county
welfare organization of broad scope
have been passed in Arkansas, Mirfc,
ne-ota, North Carolina, Missouri and
Virgiira, while individual counties,
private agencies, or state boards in
Alabama, California, Florida, New
Jersey. Pennsylvania and South Car
tilitia '.re working out similar plans
without, special legislative action. .
County organization concerned
mainly with the care of dependent
children, is found in Arizona, Indi
ana. Xew York and Ohio.
In 'he past, the report said, the
lovt -opmeftt of preventative and
,YiiiLjtf county welfare, work. ..m
COM'
tin-
e out largely as a result of
levilapment of state-wide plans.
; .'.ii-.il organization is usually
i) o effect only after the county
mlh'nted a desire for it.
iiii- it was found that plans are
.-'. i" any two states because
tr.'ttiims in local conditions, the
:- principles are in agreement." .
L-eneral tendency is in the di
i f broad, coordinated pro
i. according to the report.
it:
La.
SUFFOLK GOLFERS
MAKE GOOD SHOWING
SCI ii'OI.K, Vn.. Sept. 30. Suf
folk giiifers fared well yesterday at
I'he match games played on Laurel
Cliff golf course between five member-
of the Tarboro Country Club
and tho.-e of the local club.
II. C. Hi -Nlgers won from C. L. Me-
CASES
ROM
j Kay. of the Laurel Cliff club; J. B,
lYunir-toii of Tarboro won from C.
j,. Wallace, Suffolk, one up in nine- j
teen helc; . J. T. Withers won fromr
Stamps Howard of Tarboro, one UP.
and none to go; C. J, Dennis of Sii
folk w ni from Willis Powell of Tar- 1
born, seven Up and five to go; John
l' Pi nh of won from G. C, Blow four
up ami three to go.
The visitors left last night for their
homes Mid at an early date a team '
cn miiioiK goiters wni reiurn xne vigil
and will play on the North Carolina V
MOOSE OFFICIALS DEDICATE
"MOOSE HAVEN," TODAY
'JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 8. 4
High officials of the fraternal oi'de.T
of Loyal Moose were here today for.j
the dedication of "Moose Haven,"
home far aged members of the order., I
Mr. Eugens Bishop on tha Strl.
His" many friends will be glad tu
know that Mr, Eugene Bishop, the
Scotland Neck: policeman who has
been in the hospital for several week i
for treatment, is able to be up. II t
was on our streets this morning in a
rolling chair. He will soon be able t i
go to his home.
Remember "the circus here f ,tr
day. The bill boys are distri jt ' .
20.64 20.5Oadvertiaing matter today for .-i
show.