North Carolina Newspapers

REYNOLDS WILL LET WAR RECORD STAND ON MERIT Refuses to Retaliate in Any Way to Attack Made on Him in Newspaper Advertisement CLEARS THE LEGION Surp That Ex-Service Organization I? Not to Blame; Attack Has Really k Helped Candidacy B 8lr Walter Hotel. Raleigh. May *0. Willingness to let his war record stand on its own merits ?nd a refusal to retaliate In any way to the attack mad* on his service record printed as an ad vertlsement Id the Greensboro News the latter part of last week characterized the substance of the i'rst statement tt,.t ro1>))i., r Reynolds, candidate for the nomi nation for United State Senator against Senator Lee V. Overman in the June prlmarmy, baa Issued regarding the Incident. Reynolds1 returned to Raleigh late yesterday afternoon from a tj-lp of nearly i a week through the eastern coun- 1 ties of the State, and left almost immediately for a speaking en- i gagement at Dunn again / last I night. I had not intended making any statement for publication re- [ gardlng the Greensboro Incident l and should not have had I not been Questioned," he said. "The paid advertisement in the ureensboro paper was first brought to my attention last Sal- 1 urday morning, while I waa In eastern North Carolina by a flood of telegrams from my friends throughout the state who con demned such political tactics on the part of those opposing me. The first time that I saw the article and read It was today. "In discussing the article, I merely desire to call attention lo the fact that a Raleigh newspa per corresponded In Washington, " c- Without any solicitation on my Part, has Investigated my war ord In the W*r Department at: Wellington, which record shows i r? J registered for the draft at f. L Government , called for registration. ?!??">. 1 ln the City of New York engaged In the edit ing and assembling of motion pic- I lure negatives pertaining Inclu- ' alvsly to the activities of the Am erican Army and Navy, which pic tures were distributed through the exchanges of the General Film Company throughout the United States. "When I was called In the draft. I I Immediately left New York for Asherllle, my home town, where I passed the Army physical exami nations and within three weeks waa Issued by the Government rep resentatives in Ashevllle Govern ment transportation for camp on <h<> afternoon of November 10. tt ? '"?'""?"on. 10 Proceed to the ,8' Training Camp at Atlanta on the afternoon of November. I S was scheduled to leave Ashevllle 'ne afternoon of November 11 at ? o clock when the Armistice . * 1,1 ?' "lat ??me day. D"P'ts the fact that I conld cl?lmsd exemption on ac- , count of dependents, I did not ask to .hP.7' . .1 "O""o? "as similar ' In M m""*" ?,her men In North Carolina who were reg ?ra" bul who were HI!* S to see service o v o rses 9a if hi'rS Mrv R'rno,d" waa asked If he thoaght the American Legion ' t0 wlth the ad ?r' SU??" J? the Greensboro pa- I ? , ? 1 digressed long enough I 1?jr state vehemently that he "knew 'AS' """ An>erlcan '>n had nothing to do with It. i. . ?'ealfe lo state that I sbso y know for a certainty, and am Positive that the American Le ''11 ,h?d aothlsg whatever to do i With the ungrounded attack made "r,ljr JSj'ik ??Tertlsement In ""?ely statement Issued yesterday, and Mr. Henry; "apartment Commsnder ' of the legion, with regard to the particlpstlon of the America Leg ion In politics, reflects the atti tude which the leilon has consis tently and persistently maintained In this matter. Returning again to the dlscos ln '"e War. ... r Reynolds said: I have never claimed to have , participated In the World War personally, bat havs ever praised both by act and word the schleve menta of a" the American sol diers. both volunteers and drsfted men, who rought so valiantly for their county in the (rest conflict. 1 All that I did was to register In the drsft snd swslt my country's Call, as did thoussnds sad thous ands or othsr men In North Csro ? 7^.0.w?r, "ever sailed. I r _ . f? 10 eosdemned for taersly having .bided by the wisoen of my GoveroOMOt. as did thoBaands of others, then I an* filling and ready to1 suffer thiP wt,h ^"oee thou "???OS of others who wars In the K* foeltlon thst I > was l?," Mr "'pnolds cosclsdsd fh? V" ""'.I? whM h* 'ought of IhS sppropristeness of bringing (Costtssed as Hit four) Memorial to Elks' War Dead Thl# |J.?MW?.no<? hulldlrtft * niMlHiliAl to fhr umrr than IOOO tn?*nihcT? of th* (?nler of Klk* who jniv?- ihfli llv?i during th* W??rkl Wai will b? dfdicatHl ?llb impn-Mv* itrfmnnt?M> on July M ll U kK?ted id CM c*?o? noutb *td? park district New York World Brings Interesting, Records Of Chowan Out of Dim Past In Letter in Reply to Atldres ? i<lo Iiletl by Carolina lUi/b tints in 1806, Thomas Jefferson Voiced His Faith in Fundamental Tenets of Christian Faith The New York World in a re- 1 cent Ihhuu brings to light inter esting records of the Chowan Bap tist Association which are prob- 1 ably an little remembered right | here in the bounds of this did as sociation as anywhere else. And ! surely if these records are of in- j terest to readers of the World they will be still more so to read ers of The Advance. Here, then. Is the story: "In the celebration of the 183d anniversary birthday of Thomas Jefferson, the occasion at this j time of the high tide of patriotic' sentiment when his Virginia home. 1 Montlcello. Is to be purchased and | made a National shrine, an old historic correspondence Is found i In the minutes of the Chowan Baptist Association of North Car olina with Thomas Jefrerson. In which the great Virginian gave ex pressions of his firm belief In Christian faith and In the efficacy of prayer. 'The Chowan Association In 1806 met at Salem Church and an address to Thomas Jefferson, who was then President of the United States, was presented to the association which was ap proved by the association and by an ordfr signed by the moderator and cl^rk was forwarded to Mr. , Jefferson. After expressions of gratitude under Divine protection! for such a ruler of the Nation, the concluding paragraph reads: " 'Under the wise policy of your administration, we feel no danger of your violating your trust or at tempting to endanger the happl- ? ness of the people who have ehos en you as their chief and h??ad And while our prayers and praises are due to the Sovereign Ruler of the universe who has made you an Instrument In His hands to give such blessings to such a peo ple, we pray that the Ood of bat-' ties may be your sun and shield, that He may give you grace and glory, and that He may wtthold no good thing from you. And may, we devoutly be permitted to add ! our prayers to the great Disposer1 of Events, If It Is His will, that your life, devoted to public good from the commencement of our glorious Revolution to the preseut ! day. may be prolonged with bless ings to yourself and common country. " 'Signed by order of the asso- i elation. " 'George Outlaw. Moderator. " 'Lemuel Burkltt, Clerk. " 'May 20. 180?/ "In 1807 the association met at | Cashle Meeting House. Bertie. County, on May t. 8. and 4. and < at the meeting on May 2 the Pres Ident's reply to the foregoing ad dress was read and Is as follows: "'Washington, June 24, 1806 " 'Sir ? I have duly received the address signed by yourself on be half of the ministers and measen gera of the several Baptist church es of the North Carolina Chowan Association, held at Salem, and I proffer my thanks for the favor able sentiments which It express es toward myself personally. " 'The happiness which our country enjoys la the pursuit of peace and Industry ought to en-' dear that cause to all Its cltlaens and to enkindle their Hearts with gratitude to the Being under ' whose Providence these blessings are held. We ow*to Him espec ial thanks for the light we enjoy to worship Him. every one In his own way. and thaf we have been singled out to prove by experience the Innocence of freedom In rell- i glous opinions and exercises, the 4< Continued on page four) | # . Knobbs Creek Plan Is Turned Down By Engineers 1 An unfavorable report has been made by the Government englu eers who inspected Knobbw Creek, at the northern boundary of Eliz abeth City, recently with regard i to the projiosed widening of the [creek at several point*. and the , installation of a turn basin near the head of navigation on It. Word to that effect was received today from Lt.-Col. F. A. Pope, 'district engineer, at Norfolk. ? The principal grounds upon which the adverse conclusion* are based." Colonel Pope write*, "pre that the Improvement would be largely local in its effects, and that It does not appear that the difficulty experienced In navigat ing the creek in Its present condi tion Is sufficient to JiiHtlfy any Im provement by the I'nlted Htates.*' The district engineer states that interested parties have the privi lege of an appeal from his con clusion to the Hoard of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, at Wash ington, D. C., to which all exam ination and survey reports of this I character are referred. They may appeal orally or In writing, and written communications should be addressed to the board. In the Munitions lluilding, Washington. If oral hearings are desired, these may be arranged by writing the board. "Where Interested parties de sire data m-cessary for the prepa ration of their appeals." Col. I'ope advises, "It will be given them verbally by fhe district engineer at Fort Norfolk, or In his absence by the senior assistant engineer connected with the Improvement. They will not be permitted to have access to the report without authority from the chief of engln- ; eers." A survey of Knobbs Creek was made by the Government at the ' instance of th? Chamber of Com merce here, representing various 1 Industrial concerns situated along the creek. These concerns com plained that their operations were handicapped seriously by the nar rowness of the creek, and by the lack of sufficient room In which to turn barges around after they had been towed .up It. The Importance of Knobhs Creek Industrially to Elisabeth City Is seen readijy when It Is re membered that the shores of the creek afford the only available mill sites adjacent to this rlty which have both water and rail transportation facilities. I H ATTENDING Ft' M KRAI. Mrs. O. B West Is attending the funeral of her mother, Mrs. I) W. Edmondson, who died Wednesday morning at five o'clock at Princes* Anne. Virginia. The body was taken to Bath for fanerai and bur ial today. Besides Mrs. Wast. Mrs. Edmondson Is survived by four, sons. H. H. Edmondson of Bath tint Thomas Edmondson of B has wary, snd by a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Wilcox of Washington. MWIK THE MOVI EM M<?m^is. May 2u. ? The gener ?I conference of the Methodist fcplscopel Church. Houth. hurry ing towar dadjournment today scored the moving picture* Indus try and called upon Congress to pass the Federal censorship bill now pending USE BRAKES AND SAVE THE POSIES SAYS WM. DOLLAR Bill Take* a Day Off lo Talk About "Safely Fimt" And Iih Vulue to tb? fj)in iiiiinily NO I'SK uoosTwr. I Not If Folks (Jet Wra Tliul I Thi* I* a Stale Willi Too 1 Many Automobile I'm* uallir.H ??Hoy it with brakes and save I the flowers." ? j "Whoever turned loose that gam of a thought." said BUI Dol lar. "certainly said a mouthful. ' There Is one place lu Ellaabeth City that can grow too rapidly to i suit o n v body, and that la the graveyard. Carelessness haa filled uiany a waiting grave. North Carolina Is occupying an unenviable position anionic cltlea of the country In the nw?ber of fatal motor accidents that are oc curring here constantly. I "Not only can thla?llat of fatal ities be reduced, but It must be. Of what uae will all the booster literature be If people get the 'Idea that we are a careless peo ple? . I "The Dollar family wants to be spent for flowers whenev r the i necessity arlaes. but we Bills feel much happier when we are paid out for flowera for the living rath er than for the dead. i "The actuaries on .the life in surance company can/teli-tt*. how many of a given a**-*1" dtl" * I year out of 10<M>U0 people. but 'their figures mean nothing w7^n It cornea to chatting the dejrtha ! from carelessness,. : "A number of we WU. wore gathered In n home not longligo, said Elltabeth City Bill Dj>l ar. ? where a little curly kalred boy of five ?? lying With a crushed cheat and a broken arm. An ' had run over him and than slipped away without waiting to render aaalatance. 'You won't l.t mc die will you doctor, aald J"? .fought back t be tea"- ' don 1 want to leave mother, "All the money In the world will not replace the tovlag boy who once had a great future, but a little care may save tons one else from the attendant sorrow of an avoidable accident. | "A number of pungent warn ings about automobiles have been | written by men all ovee the try. Some of the more notable ones are quoted as , " 'He who hesitates le hit. ?? 'Angels are made at railroad crossings.' "?Don't try to scare.* locomo tive with your horn.' " *l?ook before you wee*. " 'One good leg Is worth a pile 0t "stop and go meant nothing to j?*-he's with the ??The " 'Constant caution ke*ps tin undertaker guessing.' ?? -The chump who used to bio* out the gas now steps am It. " 'Take your time or take ? tor """'?Bill passed them all on the road, but? he had some ?? 'Wear a soft hat when riding through the wlndahleld/ "Tliouaands ol oth?* alogana have been written by ??l?r men but the one controlllng .km.?ht lr all of them la "caution. , e " ed Dill Dollar. "We know that, we are HvInK In the ''*?* " \ l|,e world, and If we will all work together we canmake clly in the world In ii?p. "When you aay Too ?ad aft. r an accident you wont bring back | I tie life you took yo?.r..llher careful or careleaa. In wliteh cla?* | do you belong.'' , (Copyright, 1?26. F. W. M?M j FIFTEEN OR TWENTY DKAt) IN EXPLOSION Watherlnonmaln, Clermany. May 20.? An explosion in ne.r Ha-lock. Bavarl.. today ca.l.ed Ihe dealha ot from 16 to 20 peraona. Of the larg. Injured 30 w.r. taken t? t?a boa pltal. Th. mill waa wrwXd defendant FHEED OF FKAUD CWASGE Trial JuatlcT P. O. Sawyer dla mlaecd a charge of c goods on false pretend brought against W. H. Marco, of this Coun ty, In recorder's court Thursday morning, holding that J'* cause hsd not been sh?wn for holding the defendant for Supe rior Court. F. N. WlMems. who operatea a store In the Ifewland section, near South Mills. was the proaecutlng witness. He elelmed that Ilarco had bought a Quantity of goods from him. and hed felled to come up to an ??""????J* pay for th*in. Bsrco denied that such an agreement existed. Theodore Hudson, colored, was fined a dollar and rwrte on a charge of having freQ*?etted a poolroom here while wnder the age of SI years MM mother, sp p.arinu as a witness for him. 1 tes titled that he was bort l? ???*. but ahe was a little Mflf ?s to the exact date, exprsafng fhe opinion that U waa December 10. POLITICS IS QUIET AS FILING PERIOD DRAWS TO CLOSE ' I. Uu Ckm Saturday Night fur Democratic Primar ies to Ite Held Saturday i Two Wfi'k? Hence ' PUBLIC. IS APATHETIC Almence of 1??up? Regard ed an Explaining liidiflcr cure of Voter*; Few Evi driiee* of Campaigning With the Democratic prlniorltw osly a matter of a little more than '? t wo weeks off. Hit* present cam paign la bidding fair to prove out* , of the quietest on record 111 Pas quotank County. Candidates are having little or nothing to say through the prees. and there has been a striking absence of the mud slinging which has character Msml many earlier campaign*. | The period In which candidates 'may file for the primaries will ' close Saturday night. C. A. Cooke, chairman of the County Board of 1 El^ctlona. has charge of thin phase ?of official routine In connection with the primaries. I For the sollcllorshlp. Walter I*. Small, of thin city, the Incumbent. i la opposed by Tom 1/Ong. Helhuv en attorney. Unless Mr. I-ong de velops totally unexpected strength In the counties on the other side ? of the Bound. It Is believed here that Mr. Small will win In u walk. I Only two race* have developed i In Paaquotank County. These are between J. Kenyon Wilson. In cumbent. and W. O. Saunders, edl ,tor of the Independent, weekly 'newspaper pullshed here, for the ! office of Representative In the General Aasembly; and between J. 'Henry LeRoy. Jr.. Incumbent, and C. K. Bailey for the office of pros ecuting attorney. Hot h Mr. Le Koy and Mr. Wilson have held of fice for but a single term, j There Is n striking absence of iMUes In the .present campaign, and thla apparently goes far to ' ward explaining the apathy of the public with regard to It. This liv diffcrenoe was manifested during I I he' 'tcfclst ration period which I closed laat Saturday. In whlth leaa than 50 persons out of seV 'eral hundred ellglbles In Eliza beth City bothered to enroll for !the primaries. i Paaquotank Republicans have | put a full County ticket Into the fleld with the expressed Intention of keeping their organixatlon In tact and functioning. Hopelessly fn the minority at present, they nevertheless are optimistic enough 'to hope for gains later which might make them formidable ud j versa r lea of the party In power. Car Of High Grade Peas Brings $4 Basket Solid I The May pea market strength ened noticeably Thursday, produce 1 brokers here reported, one broker announcing the sale of an entire carload of Pasquotank peas at $4 per basket straight, and a second at It. 50 to $3.26. both sales hav ing been made Thursday morning, in general, the. quotations ranged from M to 13.60. wTth high grade peas readily bringing the top fig ure. Commission men were opti mist to over the outlook. "Peas here should bring $11.60 or better." was the statement or a wire from a Columbus, Ohio, firm. The shipment of 13 refrigerator carloads of peas Wed#esday was reported at the Norfolk Southern freight station. Fifteen cars had been ordered for Thursday, and shipments would have been heavy except for a light rain which fell early In the morning, causing growers to defer picking In many instances. Commission merchant* report that there Is an excellent demand for hlgli quality peas, buteliai few ure being offered. Shipments *rAm points South of tbe Albemarle dls trlct are of decidedly Inferior grade, they declare, and those from Pasquotank thus far have been mainly of only fslr quality. The Improved tone of the mar ket Thursday was a source of strong encouragement to grower* as well as dealers, especially In view of the tendency toward weak ening prices manifested the day before. TIIIIKK HKKATOIIM QMT COMPAIO* t OMMITTK* Washington. May 20 Three of the five Senators named on the Senatorial campaign Investigating committee tendered their resigna tions from the committed today to Vice President Dawes. They were Senator Reed of Pennsylvania and Sena|pr Deneen of Illinois, Repub licans, and Senator Itayard. Demo- . crat, of Delaware. The members left are Senator Reed, Democrat, } of Mieaouli. and Senator l,nKol-, lette. Republican, of Wisconsin. Senator Reed of Pennsylvania said he conld not serve bemuse he Is already on the Senate tariff Inves tigating committee and slao wants to to abroad this summer with the battle monuments commission of which be Is s member. I Coolidge Pets Not Sea-Dogs Win n President Cooildjte ond Mr*. Coolidge ?mbarked on the May flower to attend the Virtiniu ScHiitil-c^nlranial at WllltainftlmrK? Va.. It Ih two while collies didn't want to bo. It took a host of Rofl coaxing whispered in their i-iiih l> y - Mrs. Cool id Be to Ihem up f 1 1 o BunBplank. Notice the I'rwl rfcnt'ii new at raw hat. If you please Look Before You Shoot j When The Burglar Calls llounelioltlem Urged In /?? Fairly Certain I'nhemlded Intruder Isn't the Milkman Before Bringing lleary Artillery Into Effective I'lay ! Alarmed and iucens* d over a i recent epidemic of housebraaklng 'In ICIlzxibi-th City, a L;w of which ? have tfcfrly AUoronttf 11 1 . inso far as the burglar wan concerned, many resident* have oiled up their artillery, I ixht and heavy, in pre paring u warm reception for the ftrst unidentified Intruder who un dertakes to cross their thresholds In the dead of night. Two attempts at housebreaking were'inade Tuesday night on Khr jlnghnUA street, unt far from the i home of Councilman P. C. f'ohonn, whoBe home Mas entered by an j unidentified negro Saturday iilnht. The first attempt Tuesday night, occurred at the home of Mrs. M. j [A. Harris, well known school I teacher. the intruder leaving after he had tried unsuccessfully to 'open the front door. The second occurred ar the j home of Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Cuth rell. The Invader, a negro, tried both the front and back doors, and ' wbh aeon by members of the fani- ! ily as In- tied after liaviiiK dlscov- ( I e red that there were occupants In , : the home. Kverjrwhrre the threat to shoot,] and shoot to kill. Is voiced here, j When one calls ppon his neighbor theft*- spring nights, without liav-? ' I ii K notified him of the Intruded ! visit, it is auggeated as a good Idea for the visiting one to shout his name, uddress and previous condition of servitude, if any. ' 'through the keyhole before the householder opens the door. Oth erwise the latter, all keyed up ov er the burglaries, may he so thor oughly primed to shoot that a re- I grettahle tracedy may occur. Justly or not, police here are , Inclined to attribute the rec nt outbreak of robbery attempts to the fact that a large number of i negroes from other States have been attracted here by the oppor tunity for employment 'presented by the larRO-scale sewer and water pipe Installations, and by other civic Improvements These ne groes larwly are of the drifter el- 1 f rmoiii, they nay, and drlfterij u II too often aru refugeen from Jus tice ami connclenccleaa ImlLvldual* generally. At any rat.1, a doae of Iwud lawaita the enterprlalng lawbreak I er who may undertake to enter i any one of a Kood many Kllxaheth City honieH nowaday*. And, If i Jibe houaeholdera are to be taken j at their word, that done will be placed with a view to ending for (ever the ter rent rial trdublea of the I I Intruder. j The hope Ih expressed that the robbery epidemic may he broken! !up before aome IndUHirinu* milk- I .man. goiug out on hia route a lit-! tie earlw In the morning than uaual, fa I Ih marlyr to the public! i alarm. A really good milkman (h l too vuliiablft a community aaaet to ! be aacriflced that way, a? niOKt j householdera will readily agree, 1 lawide from the fact that IiIh fam ily might Im> seriously Incon- 1 jvenlenced hy h Ih Hudden dentine. Hence it la that the public Ih advined to be reanogably certain that he who calln in the hours be It ween minuet and dark Ih really a j ; bona Hde burglar, engaged in the ( practice of IiIm profegHlon. before 1 artillery Ih brought Into piny. If one in in doubt, h<* nhould ahoot I ov r the vlaltor*? head a gentle] warning that the iatter'n motive are dim runted. Of courae. In the j event the vlnltor la actually the ; milk man arriving u little early, that procedure may mean no milk ; In the breakfast coffee; but that Ih to 1m? regarded an a minor ca lamity, and not of long duration, for the milkman probably will re turn to bin daily roiinda in a cou ple of weeka. to the aatlnfaclion ' of all concerned. The police rea|ieclfully a*k a I no that wlven be fairly certain thai fearaome xoundn on the veranda late In the night are not made by returning hunbanda. Shooting them Ih a m'enay buaineHH at bent, eapeclally right fin the premiftca. even ihough liUHbandH. actual and proHpectlve. are fairly plentiful, j Would Forbid Use | Planes And Poison Oeneva, Hwltterland. May 20.? Concrete proposals to forbid the use of airplanes and poison In war fare and suppress heavy artillery and tanku wore put forward by Germany today at the seaslon of the preparatory disarmament com mission. The proposal were pre sented by Count Von Rerniitorff. former ambassador to the United States. Count Von Hernstorff com plained that a number of dele gates seamed 4n approach the problem with a view to discover- ! In* why nations should not disarm ' rather tfian to finding reason* why they ahotild. He declared that the creation of the League of Nations has changed the whole as pert of the world because it mfcde war. p^kctlcally Impossible since a conflict only could. occur between I the Ij? ague and as Aggresaor atate Miners' Delegates Reject Proposals I'omlon. May 20. The National conference of miners' dfl?-Kaipn to day rejected the government '* proposal* for nell lenient of the minor*' atrlke. HT. f'ATNMUllim Ol'IIA (MTHKKm MILK I'KNNIKH Rt. Catherine'* Guild of f'hrlat Clofeh In gathering ? "Mile of Pennies." When the mile In nafe. ly garnered tho guild will have IH44.RO toward the Pariah lloOM Fund, and the goal In expected to he reached by Saturday of thin week. Saturday afternoon from four to nil o'clock at the home of Mm. O. It oh I n ho n on Main ntreet the envelope* will ho brought In and the pennies counted. An Informal tea will Ik* enjoyed, with light re freshment* nervod. Any frlendK who jp lflh to do ?o are naked to helpT It In eatlmated that some thing like H or 18 pennle* mak>< one foot, and each peraon contri bute* at least this much. FANS DISCUSSING WAY TO FINANCE SIMMER GAMES Plait to Knli*t Fiflet?n Citl /cib on Battia of ricdgni of S UK) Kueli l.ikely to Ih- Ailnplrd ON BUSINESS BASIS u Hoard of Director* Wodld < :<>I|I rol Proposed (3lll> Dropping llapliuitaril Mf (IiimI of Other Year* ' It is regarded oh highly prob able that Hummer baseball for I Kllzabeth City will b?- assured by ;a financial campaign to be put OH. in the next few day*, though an this newspaper KoeH to preaa, the I exact method by which the m 011% y will br ri?ln.?d m 1 1 1 1 Ih In doubt... A plan whereby 15 back,#?* II would be signed up on the basin uf pledges of $100 each WO ! adopted at a meeting of baseball 1 . nihuslastH at the Chamber of i Commerce Wednesday night. Thle plan was advanced by M. CI. Mnr j rlsette. one of the most entM*$ uatlc of the fans, who expreaaed I confidence In the ability of a eop Irnlttee to go out and raise th^t? tal In less than, an hour. O: F. < (ill bert, John L. Wells and Rob iii Cotter were named on II *e committee, with Mr. Morrleettn m ! chairman. ' ^ K. T. AydMt, Hr.. h I ma# if Mi ardent follower of the game. pre sided us temporary chairman nt llie meeting Wednesday nlfht, with Ralph I'ool as temporary , secretary. Having adopted *f. i Morrloette'a plan, the meeting ?? 5 journed. Later, however, Mr. Morrlsft^ip declares he was approached by p ' friend, whom be did not designate 'by name, and was advised not ip undertake It on account of ttte danger of alienating some who I otherwise would be strong spp 1 porters of summer baseball berp. i Hence, he was undecided Thdrl day morning as to the course tbe committee should pursue. I Under Mr. MorrU??e'? ????, I the 15 prospective stockholder* I? the baseball venture would eojr > Mitute a board of director? Wnb 1 would have aole authority to man I age the team. In the event tftftt not enough cltlNOi could be found i who were willing to take blocks of 1100 lu. stock each, It was de cided that two or more tnlS? I come together for a alngle block, wlili lh>> understanding that only I ,,n.' might hold membership oft tlw board. It was felt that IS directors would be amply sufll Icent to handle the club. The stockholders might not er-? cr have to put up a single nlcketj on their shares, It was explained. In fact, they might conceivably, , com * * out with a Hinall profit ftt? the end of the season. Mr. Mor-? rlHi'ttcVldea was to run the base-v l.ull cjtlb on a strictly buslneea basis, Instead of In the haphns ii i d fashion of other yearn. Those present at the meeting expressed the hope that Hertford# Hdenton and HufTolk would deeld* I o CO Ill With Elisabeth City to form h four-team league. Mtt niont , however, waB strongjy against pooling the gate receipts* art Hertford has urged since (me agitation for summer baseball THt gau. . *? '+?* Mr. Aydlett agreed to draw tip the necessary legal papers In co? nectlon with the formation of tnp proposed baseball association, and to do lhat free of change. ? ? Assurance that Hertford l?nd not only raised $?00 already Hinfimer baseball, but that those behind the project still were her*, at work raising more, waa ?!*?? by Aubrey Hhackell, editor of the Hertford News, who waa ptre Thursday. Mr. Shackell that ha Intended to go to Suffolk Friday, to confer with the (?M, there with a view to Including thft.t city In a four-team league, tlte announced that Ih. KdenlonUja planned lu niwt ???l? rrUlty night to start something definite. IM M I l>H< DINVElLED CHARLOTTE TODAY Charlotte, May 20. ? A granite boulder marking the site of the home of Captain James Jack, beer e r of the copy of t h?- Mecklenburg Declaration of Indepetidenee to Philadelphia, was unveiled heft today on the one hundred end fifty first anniversary of the slM* I ii r of the document The dly with the exception of thlft cere mony was no different from any other except that banks and a tew of finis were closed. PKMJXORK tlONH l lt I DAY TO PKOVK HIM (TLAfM ftreensboro, May I* ? Mrs. Pierre O. Htarr of New York and Julius Colemsn Delllnger who be II. v.* himself to b?* Charlie Root i will leave here tomorrow morning for New York where Delllnger will make an effort to prove hie clftlmi. This was learned today from Mrs. - Htarr. 7 rtlfllM MARKMT New York. May 20 flpot eot ton closed quiet, points un changed, middling 18.7&. Futures, . rioting bid: July 18.2K. October 17.(2. ixwember 17.41, Janaary 17.17, March IT.It.