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VOL. XIV.
FINAL EDITION.
NO. 32.
Government Machinery
Stops for Wilson Funeral
Streets "Along Which Cortege Would Pass from Bereaved I
Home Lined With aiting Multitude Long Before Hour
for Funeral ? Marines Hold Open the Koud
(By Th# Aiiociatfd PreiV
Washington, Feb. 6. ? As the nation waited to pay its last
silent tribute and respect to Woodrow Wilson, the simple arrange
ments for the funeral of America's War President were completed
this afternoon, and the machinery of the Government was al
lowed to stop.
Hours before the cortege left
the saddened home the streets I
were filled along the way itj
would pass.
At spaced intervals from the
home to the cathedral, soldiers
and marines were in place to
hold an open road.
Washington, Feb. 6 ? While the'
nations mourns the National Capi
?tol Will close today when Wood row
Wilson is laid to rest. The services 1
at the home will be conducted at I
3 o'clock and at the chapel at 3:30.1
FLAG AT EMBASSY
REMAINS MYSTERY
(By Th? Auoclatrd Preu)
Washington, Feb. 6 ? Some time
between dark and ETaylTgUr ~an'
American flag on a slender flag- 1
.staff was planted on the lawn of
the German eiffbassy here, which on
instructions from Berlin has tailed
so far to half mast its German j
colors for Wilson.
This morning the stars and
stripes had been removed again
i'rom the embassy grounds hut both j
the manner of the flag's appearance
and the exact story of its removal
remained somewhat a mystery.
Police reported that they received
a telephone; complaint regarding in
vasion of the embassy property but
di.l ncrt know from whom the com
plaint came. Embassy officials
said, they made no such complaint.
Whether a member of the police
force had taken the flag away was
not clearly established.
MEMORIAL SERVICES
WILL BE HELD SUNDAY
Raleigh, February 6 ? Governor
Morrison yesterday called on all
North Carolina to bait its activities!
for one hour today from three to
four o'clock - while the peerless!
leader, Woodrow Wilson, is laid to
rest at Washington.
The Governor also set aside next
Sunday as a day of mourning for
Wilson and the State will hold a
memorial service here. Governor
Morrison also asks for memorial ,
services all over the State on that
day.
HIGH WAV COMMISSION HAVE
DEMONSTRATION' OF TRACTOR
Routine business and hearing a
presentation of the merits of the
Holt tractor took up the February
meeting of the County Highway
Commission Tuesday. A demonstra
tion of the Holt machine was ar
ranged for Thursday of this week
crn the Davis Bay road, about a half
mile beyond Hay Ridge. The dem
onstration is scheduled to begin at
10 o'clock In the morning.
Tuesday's session of the Commis
sion was held in (he afternoon in
nrrirr in pprmlt ihp members to at
tend the meeting on methods erf
fighting the boll weevil at the Coun
ty courthouse in the morning.
GOT OFF LIGHT FOR DRIVING
AITOMOIHLE WHII/K DRINK
Nathan Relfe of Perquimans'
County got off light last Saturday!
when. In the absence of Trial Jus-J
tice Spence, he submitted out of
court to a charge of operating an;
automobile while under the Influence'
of liquor, and was lined by Assist-!
ant Trial Justice Markhum only $20 '
and costs.
The minimum penalty imposed by
law In such cases Is $50 and costs.
Mr. Relfe not 'only paid less than
half this amount but his case came
within an ace of not even being re
ported In any newspaper, as. In
formed that there was no session of,
court on Saturday, the reporter for
The Advance took it for granted
that no cases had been disposed of.
KPIDKMIC OF MHASVJttl
An epidemic of measles in Pasquo
tank is Indicated In the monthly re- 1
port of County Physician Dr. C. B.
Williams flled at the February ses- .
sion of the Hoard of County Com
missioners Monday. Sixty-eight cases j
were reported In this County. There
were also 10 cases of whooping!
Cough* two cases of smallpox, and 1
one ease of diphtheria during the
month.
There were only two deaths dur
ing the month.
COTTON MARKET
New York, Feb. ? 8pot cotton
closed quiet this afternoon, declin
ing IB points. Middling 84. 35.
Futures closed at the following
levels: March 34.06; May S4.35;|
July 32.78; October 28.33; Decern-'
ber 27.66.
FORTY ONE MEN
? DROWN LIKE-RATS
iBr Ti>* Awliird Ptmk.)
Crosby. Minn., Feb. 6. ? The
collapse of part of the bottom
of Swamp Lake gent a turtgnt
of water Into Milford Iron
Mine near here late yesterday
and snuffed out the lives of 41
miners, caught like rats in a
trap more than 160 feet un
derground.
Forty-eight miners ' were
working when with hardly a
warning the water burst
through the roof, flooding the
mine, within 15 minutes, to
within a few feet of the top of
the shaft. Seven miners near
the shaft darted up the stairs
?to safet> but their 41 comrades
met almost instant death.
WOMAN CANDIDATE
DEAD IN GUN FIGHT
Now Orleans, February 6 ? Mrs.
Roland Clark, candidate for mayor
of Palmetto in the recent primary,
is dead, her son and daughter are
wounded, and Huey Meyer is in a
hospital probably mortally wounded
as the result of a gun battle in
which all participated.
Mrs. Clark was opposed fen* elec
tion by a man named Isaacson.
They polled a tie vote. She accus
ed Meyer of having brought his
j brother in law from Texas to vote
; for Isaacson and break the tie and
after some words drew her pistol
land shot dawn Meyer.
O'CONNOR CHAIRMAN
OF SHIPPING BOARD
Washington, Feb. 6 ? T. V!
[O'Connor of Buffalo, former presi
dent erf the Longshoreman's Union,
and a present member of the Ship
| ping Board, has been designated by
| President Coolidge to be head of the
: board.
WAKE FOREST PROFFE8SOR
ISOLATES NEW OltGANIBM
Wake Forest, Feb 6. ? Prof. Wal
[ tor F. T^yior. professor of bacteri
olorgjr in Wake Forest College, has
| recently Isolated an organism never
before reported In North America.
The organism Is listed technically as
bacillus columbense castellani, and
was first discovered by Waldo Cas
1 tellani while working with British
clinics in Columbus, Ceylon.
The organism closely resembles
that of typhoid fever, with symptoms
; the same as typhoid fever, except
I Ing characteristic typhoid spots on
the abdomen. There are only three
leases of the disease on record and,
these are pripted in German. Cas
tellani reported one case in 1905
and two in 1913, _
I ? As yet very little Is known of the
^rganlHin and the disease which it
I causes. It is very probable that the
(disease has been common in this
?country for some time, but because
| of its close resemblance to typhoid
j fever, it has been mistaken for that
i disease and treated In the same man
ner. The disease will perhaps fur
nish a new problem for the medical
J profession In this country.
FIVEKAL MILTON EASON
The funeral of Milton Eason, who
j was killed when his cart turned over
on the Newland road Tuesday, was
i conducted at his homo about 1
miles from this City Wednesday af
ternoon at two o'clock and Interment
was made near the homo.
Mr. Eason is survived by his wife;
'two daughters. Mrs. Hermon McDan
| lei of South Mills and Pearl Eason
of Newland; six sons, William, Earl,
Raymond. Andrews. Harry arid"
James Eason of Newland; threo sis-'
? ers, Mrs. Graham' Hudson of Berk*
by. Mrs. F. A. Fouth and Mrs. H. G.
Paulo* of this city and three broth
ers; Augustus Eason of Hickory, Hi
ram Kason of Pasquotank County
and Walter Eason of this city.
WAKE FO It F.ST COLLEGE
WILL IIONOIt WILSON
; Wake Forest, Feb. B ? Wnko
Forest College today prepared 1o
nay honor to Mr. Wilson. Presi
dent Poteat announced a meeting t*?
bo held at 4.80 In ttie afternoon on
the day of the funeral of the dead
Chief. J. W. Bailey of llalolgfi
will deliver the eulogy at the time.
The speech which Mr. Bailey will
use In paying tribute to Mr. Wilson
was spoken before a Sunday .School
[class Sunday. Those who hoard
! the address declare that many In th*
class were "moved to teari.
Senate Wins One Debate!
Senate and House of Congress, through Senator Cameron (bowling)
and Representative McLeod, decided to find out which was the champion
bowling organization. Senate won by one point.
HIJERTA LEAVES FOR
AN UNKNOWN SPOT
i ? Washington. Feb.? 6 ? ^KtitIto;
I evacuation" of Vera Cruz by De la I
Huert? insurrectionists against the
Obregon government of Mexico has
I lieen peacefully effected and that
city is again under control of its
regular civilian authorities.
The rebels left in a manner said
'by the American consular officials
! to have closely resembled panic.
Both military and-, naval craft
which adhered to the insurrectionist |
forces were described as having de
parted in extreme haste. Their
I destination was unknown to Ameri
can officials.
Vera Cruz. Feb. (7 ?The forces of
De la Huerta, rebel leader, yester
day evacuated the city, and De la,
Huerta departed for a destination
unknown on a ship.
CHANGES ARE MANY
AGAINST COOPERS
(By The Aatociatrd Prim) ~ "
| Wilmington. Feb. G ? The Cooper
trial proceeded here yesterday with
| a mass of evidence tending to show
I that the Coopers did many things
i contrary to the hanking laws, allow- i
ing overdrafts and then covering
I them up, loaning money on little or 1
I no security and borrowing them
j selves from the hank with nothing j
' to back up their personal loans.
BANDITS GET JEWELS
J New York, Feb. 6 ? Five armed
, bandits today help up the jewelry
? store of William Schneiderman In
the Bronx and escaped in an auto
with diamonds and other gems val
i ued at |35,U00.
Wilson Had Hoped Write
History Of The Great War
Failure of United Stales Senate to Itatify League of Nations
Covenant ISot the Only Thwarted Amihition of War
President Whose Funeral Held Today
ny ROIiRHT T. BMAM,
Copyrlftit, 1924. by The Advance
Miami, Fla., Feb. 6. ? The failure of the United States to en
ter into the Leaifue of Nations was not Woodrow Wilson's only
thwarted ambition. It was his aim and purpose to write a his
tory of the World War. lie had written a history of the Ameri
can people, which had been recognized as a standard work, and
! he felt himself competent above most other nien to write the in
side story of the war.
In one of his public addresses!
he had said "with" the causes of ;
the war we have no concern,"]
but in all of his proposals for.
I peace he nhowod that tho causa*!
of the war had concerned him a
great deal and were bound to be
considered in the making of the
peace.
Tho writer had the privilege of
first disclosing the fact that Mr. Wll-I
Hon. after his retirement from the!
White House, Intended to devote
himself to a history of the world,
struggle. Thin was early In 1 ktr .
Later that year at a lunched* gl v#n,
to the members of 4iie Democratic,
committee at the White Hotise Mr.
Wilson conflrmed tly report. He did
this at a time when so iti e oi thvj
committee ware insisting that he
should stand for a third term. Mr.
Wilson had no such intention, al-j
though there were those who Insist
ed. even after he was a helpless In- J
valid, that he harbored the ambition
to be the fl rat third term President;
in th'* history of the United States.
The blow which laid Mr. Wilson
low unquestionably robbed the worbl
of a great historic work. It would
not have been much of a record of
the military side of the war. Mr..
Wilson had no great Insight into
that phase of the struggle. ?
it often was remarked that In a
discussion of the actual fighting. Da
vid Lloyd Oeortro had a distinct ad
vantage over all of the other world
statesmen, including even "Tiger" ,
Clcmenceau himself.
To Mr. Wilson fighting was but a
necessary evil In the war.
He stndh'd the war purely from
the psychological or sentimental side
and. from the moment America en
tered the conflict, Mr. Wllsdn began!
to talk about the points on which ?
a peace would be considered. His
disregard of the physical side. It was ,
often said In Washington, may have
had considerable to do with the pro
Ionization of the war. Mr. Wilson
could not concern himself with the
detail* of the airplane program. He
knew little or nothing of the canton
ments, of the condition or training
of the men. It was difficult to in- |
threat him on the shipping problems]
which confronted the country. He ]
may or may not have agreed with |
Secretary of War Baker that It was J
hot necessary to send a vast hum- 1
her of American soldiers to France, j
While Mr. Wilson was making his
notable addresses In this country on
the basis of the peace. Great Britain
sent word that she was fichtlnu with
her back to the wall. Then, and not |
until then, did a change come overj
th? Washington Government.
Up to this time Mr. Wilson had
not visited a camp or a ship yard,
or an airplane factory or a munition*]
works. Those were phases of war |
makjpK which did not interest htm.
But suddenly Wilson, the man < f
peace, became the man of force. Ho
came out for force without limit, !
torce without stint.
Despite his awakening to the Im- ?
porta nee of the military side of war,
Mr. Wilson felt that that part of lils-]
tory could he well left to others. HU
story of war in !ts effect upon hu
manity, in Its rela'lonshlp to the his
tory of the world, was to tell, as Mr. j
Wilson could better than anyone els*,
th?- real story Of the fight for peace, i
Neither t,loyd George nor Orlando,
nor Clemenceau has >?-t brought
himself to the task of history. Wil
son fifrd purposed to do It. Despite!
his Illness he was reluctant for a
long time to give up the task. H"
had brought with him from Paris j
more than two trunks full of docu
ments. Home of these wer?> published
later, but talking the authority and ;
prestige of the ^Vlison name they j
meant little Or nothing, ft* was ft]
bitter official disappointment to Mi1. |
Wilson to lose the League of Nation* |
fight. It was a ureal personal dis
appointment that he could not be-,
come the historian supreme of the
World War. # |
Wilson Funeral Blending
RitualsT wo Denominations
Presbyterian MinUlrrs Former I'uflnM of I)eu?l Lender,
and Episcopal Bi*)mp of !Mrs. W ilson's (llnircii. Show
Mutual Spirit of Conciliation anil Co-operation
It) .IOIIX .1. W. NKVIX
Conyiiciil. 1324. by The Advice
Washinnton, Fob. 6. ? Non-sectarian in every possible way
was the funeral today of Woodrow Wilson. Pomp, fulsome eulo
Kies, military display, muffled music and the usual accompani
? ments to the final rites over the exalted of earth were absent. Sim
| plicity was the dominant note.
The ' ritualistic requirements,
of two Kreat religious faiths |
were blended in the two services
which marked the passage from
view of the mortal remains of
the war-time President. But
only a part of each ? and that
the most simple ? was used.!
There was no clash of denomin-'
at ions.
The lalo President was one of tin
not i?d elders of tho Presbyterian
Church. His widow, whom- devotion
to hint since h,? was stricken 1ms
challenged tho admiration of the en
tire world, is a communicant of tlo?
Kplscopal Church. Rccause of this
it was her desire that leaders in both
great faiths should have a part in
the final services.
SuggeKtiona that this hardly ^was^
possible without a clash for suprem
acy found no echo In the devoted
ministers who were asked to offici
ate. Instead the spirit of co-opera
tion. displayed by Right Rev. James
It. Freeman. Protestant Episcopal
bishop of Washington, the Rev.
James H. Taylor, pastor of the Cen
tral Presbyterian Church here,
where Mr. Wilson formerly worship
ped. and by Rev. Sylvester W.
| Reach, pastor of tho Princeton
Presbyterian Church, or which the
Wilson's were momhcf* when Mr.
Wilson was governor of New Jer
sey was wholehearted In every way.
As a result of their conference,
the services for the family and a
very few Invited mourning friends
at the home on S street consisted of
the reciting of the 23rd Psalm by
Dr. Taylor, prayer by Dr. Reach,
and the reading of favorite passages
from the late President's devotional
book from which he used to read
a loud to members of his family
each evening before retiring.
There was a division of the ser
vice along similar lines at the Beth
lehem Chapel of the Cathedral of
St. Peter and St. Paul, on Mount St.
Alhan. where the last sad rites were
conducted. There the hymns and
the prayers were from the ritual of
the Kpiscopal Church, sung by tie
cathedral choir or read by Rlshop
Freeman. The Rible lesson was
read by Rev. Dr. Taylor who used
the ilOth psalm and the closing
hymn was that stirring tribute of
| militant Christianity: "Now the
Rattle's Over and the Victory Won."
The benediction was pronounced
by Ilishop Freeman. Thus there
wan a complete division of the final
rites among the officiating clergy of
the two great denominations.
The mortal remains of the former
President rested yesterday in his
home. And there, braving a cold
rain that penetrated the heaviest of
wraps and was swirled about the
corners by a sharp Northeast wind,
many men, women and even children
gathered in the street to utter a
silent prayer as they gassed across ac
the big white door on which a bril
liant floral wreath of yellow Jon
'lulls, mignonette and forsyt Ida, !
held together by yellowish crepe'
sash, marked that the Angel of
Death had passed. These flower*,
placed there at Mrs. Wilson's own
suggestion, were changed hourly.
Sunday afternoon and Monday
found the callers at the Wilson i
home for the most part those who
hold (daces In the Government, the,
President and Mrs. Coolldge, the ;
Cabinet, the leaders of busines.t, I
ambassadors, ministers and others
equally prominent. In accordance
with the formalities they left curds
as tokens of sympathy. These two
days the sun shown and the air was
balmy. Yesterday all this was
changed. It was the average clt-j
I sen of Washington who passed by.
stopped for a moment or two to
watch the house, usually with bowed j
head and then passed on through
the rain. A f.*w stopped at the
house, somewhat tlmldlv pressed the:
bell and left small floral tributes.
One of the early delegations on
Tuesday was a dozen children from'
Virginia. They hud b? en friends
of the dead man for a long time,!
On his da fly. drives over the roads J
of the old dominion state they used .
to gather to watch him pass by.
Occasionally he had stopped t<t,Hhake;
hand.*. The youngsters stood fori
a moment or so across the street to- 1
day but made no attempt to call at)
the house.
DANIELS TO TESTIFY
AM) DEFEND POLICY
Washington, !?>??. f? ? Joseph u?
Oanloln of Raleigh, former secretary
of tho Navy, will appear before the
Teapot Dome Investigation com
mittee here and defend his policy
while he wan secretary
T: ?" --v,* "W
STItAWN
Silas H. Slrawn (above) of Chi
cago has been appointed by Presl
j d?-nt Coolidge to test, with former
Attorney General Thomas W. Greg
' ory, validity of oil leases granted by
I former Secretary Fall.
TELL HATCHABILITY
BY SHELLS OF EGGS
I ;
Raleigh, Feb. 6-t-"Does the shell
! of an egg have any effect on wheth
j or or not the egg will hatch," is a
' question that has been asked by
I many Interested In poultry raising
{for many years. Many have Just off
hand. without making any reasoning
other than "just surface reasoning/'
said "absolutely no;'4 still other*
have said, "I don't know;" whllo
'others have opined "Maybe." It was
deft Dr. II. F. Kaupp, poultry inves
tigator for the North Carolina Stato
I College to give a definite decision:
;and, In so far as Is known, he Is tho
1 first poultry expert to have complet
ed riUPM iin rvpi nniMur thwi inv**ti- ?
nation as to ho able to answer this
<iuoHtlon with authority, at least in
I the State of North Carolina.
Dr. Kaupp, who has a nation wide
reputation as an authority on poul
try raising and experimentation, In
answering the question "Doom the
shell of an egg have any effect on
whether or not the egg will hatch,"
said that the shell of the egg has a
great deal to do with the hatchabil
lly of the egg.
The poultry export declared that
the thin shelled egg is very low In
hntehahility and that the ridged
shell egg hatches out only a little
better. The nest type of shell In the
low Ktandards of hatching quality. It
was said, Is the mottled shell. All
three of these shells were declared
to have a low percentage In regards
to hatching and a-e therefore not
roeommended by the State poultry
Investigator for setting purposes. He
said that the use of such types In
setting was practically the same a*
throwing away so many eggs, to say
the least of the time wasted.
Dr. Kaupp recommends for hatch
ing purposes the use of the normal
shell covered egg and that the thin
shell or motled shell eggs be sold
for home use. After Intensive Inves
tigation an(f experimentation, he
said that he Is convinced that such
Is the case.
"fly following this plan," ex
plained Dr. Kaupp, "better hatches
will be secured over the State thlc
spring."
INVENTOK TAKES LIFE
r&roden, N. J. Feb. 6 ? -Prof. E. J.
Chrlntle. Inventor of the Kyroacoptc
nnlcycle which he hoped could at
tain the itpeed of 250 mile* an hour,
committed aulclde today In a hotel
here. 1 .