North Carolina Newspapers

I LITTLE MESSENGERS I 1 TlF 1 Th«jr G«t . RraarfW 3 Butintw I jg ; j* VOL. 7 ■ J-M. _ — 1 - ISSUE ULTIMATUM RAILROAD MEN! N GREATER NEW YG1H Muagtri Give “Big Four” Brotherhood Until Satar.*tj Noon To Cot Men Bock WILL ALLOW STRIKERS TO RETURN TO PLACE: Great laprotewent Reported Or TrtAc Arteriee Into Uotl-rm: City'i Food Supply Problem Take* More Hopeful Aeptct V/iik Scale Meat ef Strike uf lb* Teemetrre. New York. April IS.— The railrrail General Manager*’ A*»o«-i*.lon nf New York tonight di-Jiveied an c.lt. matun to the "Biy Fourf ruil.ml brotherhood* Riving them un’.il noo.i Saturday “to have their nv n ; r,,r" for work." A ittk_> * : — - f • rt.t.J ek. . .1 roads “will thpmsvlvn, open Ik^ir hooka for a period of 24 hoirn < n<l lug at noon, Sunday, for »jrli w. i as register daring that p-riixl imd who are acceptable, who will be taken hack Into the service, retaining their rooter rights” “In any event,” the ultirm torn u !• ded, "the railroads iTta.n the riefct to refuse to reinstate or re-emt.io; i eertain employes rwho hare shewn I daring the period of trouble he v o lence, seditious utterances, iitirobls tton or other well defined ir.i-n.ij» unfitness for further isdread sir rice.” Msajt Offers to Help. J. J. Mantcll, rpoli cwrtan for the grnersl nsnsgen. suid hundreds of offers of assistance were pouring in upon the managers oiranlsatlon. Marked Improvement was report od today on trnlllr arteries into Nrw York, while arrow the Hudson in Jersey City and Hoboken, JtrlV>re| railroad men debated '.he q'lr tin of returning to their purls, end soled not to form a nrw otvonlsneinn bo; to "atiek to the bi othr. hoods.” The question of returning to work was not put to a vote, but the brother hood officials were optimistic of an early settlement. At soother meeting of the ririle on tomorrow, it was announced o new wage acnle demand would be drafted. Brotherhood lender* will be shhod to present It to the newly created Federal railroad hr,.r,J -1 . -Waihlngthn it ws* said. 4 The city's food supply problem, which woe aggravated by o strike si lumiu-ra, (Muslim, aclp, rm sun „ porter* handling butter, rear and frosen poultry, took * mo'* hep. Tot aspect tonight when the -Irik-T:-, aft er being idle for 12 hour.- vote.1 return to work tomorrow mr •. ' i_- j The porten, who caused th. .trike will rucciva $36 for a 46 hour week under the new agreement, the unor announced They hart beta gelling The ehort lived tewoiflrr's strike was marked by frequent altarks an tracks and several hundred pr.li.-e r. serves had to patrol th- trrmirfo! market district Creally la»prwved Service. Th* Erie moved its first freight train inta Jersey City today from Tort Jarvis. It brought fuel and wms protected by armed guards, but there was no trouble on the trip. Greatly improved service was given to commuter* this evening on the Erie, Lackawanna and Jersey Cen tral. All Erla and Lackawanna train* wars manned by volunteers, .-ollc-.o students from Princeton. Steven* and Rutgers predominating. Army officer, at Governor'* island have notified th* Pennsylvania vail rood that soldUn will move any sup. plies stalled in Jersey City and thnt others will man cars on which hodie* of American dead, jn.*t returned fram overseas will be taken to horn towns. The military railroad division of the V. 8. Army today began move ment af government freight roo gaated at railroad terminals here. Activities of the govemment's anti, profiteering squadron resulted in the arrest of Nicholas J. Eschcnbr-nner. Frank Shea and Harry Walton, gen aral managers of wholesale <*«„. daallng In Danish batter. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. W* enjoyed a very fine day last Lord's day. The attendance and In terest was the beat since wo have been her*. Two morning worship wos inspiring and instructive and helpful. The evening was a ....u.iir ■MMage letting forth the opnor tonity of a divine lit, ,nd U(,,. Ail inhcntanr . Wo expoet the be»t Bible fthool l<4 Lord’* day that wo have over enjoyed ta a. long time. The «uh loot la right and the opportunity Ls Ideal. Do not min it Yno cannot afford to mlaa it. Tim* l« rhort and the day* of grace nrn on. Coma and foaat white you Harr the trr<at Invitation. The momiag luhjn-i, “The Om footer that Jem* Prumired and the Promt** Fulfilled." Tim evening lubjnct, "The 'Chrir tlan Union that Satiation tCvnyonc " Yoa will th*e« m««angv< with yoay whole aoul. Th.e |, „ oppor taaity for yotf to enjoy a rrlly ooi jorvleo an matter what you believe You will agree with three th«mn* Wa ahatl have *pl*ndid and ipceia atari e. A w«iio«a« await* you Yoa ar< •Ot^aliy Invited to eome and wot •Wp with aa 1. J. LANGSTON. Aeoordlag to tho general organ late of the Barber*' Internationa Uaior^Um dollar hair rut will ,001 I —— - III __ SYAIKINU '.Ci'iC*SHCPF.MEN I J j KKKI3£ ' O WORK I 1 w i *. '' l>. CmiHt- | ^ t.oiM x***iu havi* li. uii for ,,v' t*.v »i « . i«i**ciH»n with " 'iir-i-ru' ;| ill- ?t4 -n t-stun to i j I'alviitUM, '"Civil r.,i muco tncrl- ' , ' ; hoi. hi : lit not Ui n tjrn , ' , ’• ncrk until tk.-r* Ah! jtninlml •hi* ti’ae'Ci <•' ilui n i*i*u k.nwhoi'* ‘I Hi-;* have r.uu.imlcd an 4*' l«llfC 1’ O t* tI ^ ilh Ip HO «c»ii< iin hrjr and from $1 to SJ «n nonr fot overtime and t Surdny* anil hoi «li#y» The of Lo?ur horemon j | ticrtH.nl t1!*- Un Vd Fr r|u ( ono J p. ny *tu! New Rowland rP.-wra •bin *cU!»m liiii'i war >cttlcd to- I , d.tv* »l fh* nun urin ordciod | u> tomorrow | I morn I 17. 'I In* continuation of | to- iril. tn** >L*Jlory. I r^ouM;* to Puciilr nnd other A4- I In i;1p evi>t lm*i irotn Boston lo C«uKi>ton. •I r. Hiloy, ptrxidrnt of the I .W York council of ih* Tr.tcr • »*>•••. ral Lo'n'i h»u m» n’N Ajio | J cl ition, i-ald inn’ohi that ap I I |i:>.yiri.Ui l/ 2 V* 0 dock work- f , . i- •• tfj ionium ■» i * •:!* ^SSlMMNTS TO OSIER E LAW See :ti ry J. Paul Leonard L!i get Compliance with Child Labor Lcguklioai. Slit vtlle. A *1 il. 1 f».—A 'ornulin nt »• wi'h ilitr iflWt nun,re u-olrr the Jur-, udirtion •./ lb* Sul** Child ttVIfur* Cc:»m'•: urric«l i'l a bulletin Le »iul Icdijf bv Statu 8c ci clary Paul !.. ur.ard to ro.*n.bcr^ or the North ''aroli.u Merchants AKauriatlnn A iL.mpulct containing copies of the lew »s bring *nrlo»cd with each bul Ihim which juiviHCd that “inapoc tion.t arc r«»w being conducted by • h* Si.iti nml in«*..clifittil* are lo he ■*\|»crtor. r*h*«r«- tb- law u dirxd' ;>-<i 1" TV. Stale t crclary ia ad* vtao l hevev.r, b* <i . K. F. Carter. \AHcult\e o.Vicsr o' Ihu Welfare Com* role, .on, that on account of the co-1 tiren tlir* (omnno un by tfl«» Merchant* Abolition, fewest ir-| .cgular;t'o.« have been found among lh. •Mxaniju-il rn« re haul*. *Y he luw i in question arc chapter 100 of the public laws of 1919, regu lating and restricting the employ ment of children, ihupter 83, public o' 1*13. “*• pet tal «' >mj>*I all o.:> 4ml vllk v aui manufacturing or J<vtKer bv«i*o»« «o trrpriac* when? malt and female cm pioy«3 nr* • mployed provide s*pa n»*.d «* .t:» I fciti >,u! tn*p • • -7. pi.id • law of IH09, “An .o p»«»%iih it. ala tiicrefor.*’ «-• » ■ n •* K*.!a! ruhi.H by the Wd* ... r Vointw: ••. i . r.vn.v .u ilx request I u« uit \ oris! ho. mnchant*■ •i i p«»m .{ • !u oaiplc; 'cI.JTn for <tc*-! 'ive.ic* und 1 ght work about note* jt»U«r certain condit oiul The parijihfal It«r‘rg ru lffl sIm. contain* ihc spec a! rulings and modifications of the Ins n.uir by the Commission. UCHTS AND SHADOWS ON AN OHIO FARM From Ohio come* a s1ory which give.* nn iixigtit into what modern comimo rf hav<‘ come (o mean in the farm Home. A Mitsift farm hoa*i* In Mont. fcjfnCiy County, Ohio, was almost entirely destroyed by fire a short time ago Thr bouae wu* of brick, r:>«*my and »u1|*i«nttatly built • ** most olH-fiuhioncd fn»tn houses arc. TMck and stoat walls and good workman* hip are probably what .«aved the hooNe from being dt rtroyril, hut as it waa, nothing much but the four walls were left »tund • *'K. The houar ie being remodeled now with aoar.e enlargements and considerable change* us to interior 4'«ang« mvntii. The owner is seeing to it in thiA rebuilding that thr new bouse will have all modern conven iences. Among Mirh convenience.*-, is of coui^c, •'••dirk* service. The owner had cleft;icity in the old houio* thr . Iretrk- plant being ln*t*llrd in the bivmi-nt In ii fin* which destroyed everything inside tht walla iho plant wa? of course ruined. Fortunately here was a new garage un tho place a abort distance from the house and the family was forced to move into thb garage tempoiarily. The ft ret hing thei the fa»7ucr did on th»* morning after the fi.c was to call •P the man who had *old h’m hie rhetrie plant and older another on»*. Before niL'ht the new plant rai m and thu family injoyinf ;h* runvoniem# „f ,if<tr|c light do rpito Inn fact that they h».J no house to live i". Tbs pumping system which supplied the old house waa !neap'd ourddo of the house and o I’ttlo d<itonce from it *n d was not Ivslrojod in the lire so that It was nn i-osy matter to pip* the water in to the parage This pamping system rme iilnn operated by electricity so lh.it as noon as the plumbing was omrilrted, ti»P fMMIjr Wi» lojring 'unite water in the parage Jlist a* ‘■Hoy had in thr house. This rxpplienee goo* to show ths •nUmt to which tho farm family bo Clones attached to modern cimvon loocea. This particular family hoi found that electric light and running '•ter havo mnde llfo in their pros ent rather rrowded living ooarton much rnoi-e comfortable snd It it cor am that they will make ths full*, ^oswbls use of oloettleity I" Uioli new home when it Is completod. A I’liH-dan l>oy, who failed to paai i Jw m-sllcal to*te for entering thk count y on hi* arrival htio si* year :>po, h»' boon held crcr siace at Wlk I I .land, Now Verb, facilities for hli i return to Kuas.t having been lock lag. [GODWIN ENDORSES i PROPOSED n«UH | CoB|KHman For Any Moaaur Thai Will Cootributa to Soldiers Comfort. By R. B POWELL. I Nrwa and Observer. Washington, April 14.—Reyr. acntativo Hannibal Lafayette God win today made a public etatemcn in which he announced that be la li favor of “any moaaur. that will cor tribute to the relief or comfort" o the American boy a who went t France, or who served the colora 01 lb'V side daring the emergency. Mr. Godwin, in his atatemenl quotes a letter which he scat toda to Onpt I. R. William*, of Dunii commandvr of the local post of th A mpripon laoina lo mm_a. •lurry from Captain William* a* b hi* position on th* question of gis •nr a bonus to the soldier*. The Sixth District member i* th third of the Tar Heel delegation t, m»k» known his petition with r» *pcrl to the bonus. There has bori ■ sharp division of opinion amom the North Carolina members as t Whether or not Congreae should gtv, a bonus to the soldiers, and they hav, he..,i besieged with many lotlvrs ad vorating and protaaUng a bonus, barer. Prompt Relief • 1 faror prompt relief for th, American eoldicr," Mr. Godwin say in hi. letter to Captain Williams. "Millions of oar boy* gave up thei home* and hope, of future years not marched to a mthins* and retegtioa war. They became th* bravest sol diers God ever made. Their name have gone down upon the immorta roll of honor and we are still tivini tinder the protecting folds of tin and Stripes. Germany had be come one of the most vicious am blood-thirsty nations that ever dll graced th* page* of history 8tv was eceking to caaqncr th* world o: to engulf it ia a sea of blood. Shi bad drawn from the ayes of worn*! and children enough tons to mmki ■mother aca. 8he had drawn froa the heart* of mankind enough blorn ic redden every wav* of th* sea It hreamv necessary for us to dras the sword of a righteous rstrihutioi and that sword waa not sheathed un til the Grrman Kaiser, th* Turkid Suitan, and the Austrian Emparoi were scourged from their blood soaked thrones and the ponce *f th world ra-wtahliehad apon an eodnr ^g|i|f»undation of liberty and bo "Some #f nor soldiers who anaol to war will never return. We on «^"*rr~^Fh*fTb!#£f*haI*^n93!e! the soil of France and from th* pl**< wh^rr thvir blood WAS rvnnr»e4 Mil ioxfcA and lilies have sprang up an< Ml. growing, and their perfume wil tx' for the hasling of down-troddei humanity. We have had oar eaeri firet. li i« and has rvar been tin intern table taw of God to blot ou the sins of the wicked with the bloo. of His saints. From Calvary's erlm •on eiv>as to the battlefields of th. Marne and the Somme, sacrifice ha brrn the immutable purchase prie« of progress, while civilisation ha written every luminous page of it resplendent history in profusion o precious blood. Joan of Are gav. bar Ilf* to save France. Abrahan offered his son, Isaac, because of hi feitfc in God, Moeee suffered the prl vstions of the wildcmees to liberal the children of Israel. “Our America* boys want b France, from there, through count leas lines of bottle, with machia. guns and can eons In front pf thtm with poisonous gases envaloptni them, with the air Ailed with death dealing drafts above them, with n ploding mine* beneath them; through all these horrors they triumphant!: bore the flag of this Republic b liberty and freedom, and I favor an; measure that will contribute to the! relief or comfort“ WANT GOVERNMENT TO HELP FINANCE SHIFFINt Investing Public Net Interested li Buying Shipping Securities. Washington, April 1#.—Govern financial aid for companies purchst ing flipping boprd vessel^ to cnabi them to compete sueceaefalty wit foreign lines, was rucommeaded tc day by business men and members a Congress who advised with the hour on methods of transferring into prl vat* hands tha asvtmaiit ovne merchant marine. Agreeing upon the advisability of the boards disposing of it* float, the conferees, upon motion of Trad IL Wei a. «f Minneapolis, adopted • resolution that "tho ship* shoald be told, upon nick price* and Wrma that lhe American mbrehant marina may he Dimly established." Lmek of interest by tha investing public In shipping securities, and the handicap* under which American •hiP oW"«T» »P«iute fa, competitien with subsidised foreign Haas war* liscuseed end i committee sr*s ap pointed to study a plan suggested by Eugene Meyar, director of the irai finance corporation, that tha fleet b« told through aa organisation simtlai to the railway equipment dnaact corporation Ha proposed that tht assets of thp merchant fleet be taker over by such organisation and that It isnue bonds against nay monte dm by purchasers, buyers being permit tad to make twenty per cant dowi and the rest of b from fifteen u w~nly yew*. Only alight payment would be required during tha fire few yean to enable operators ta ae tahlish their lines firmly vote to arrow* to wowc. Colombo* O., April 14,—Alt strih ln* switchmen iu Dayton, Ohio numbering 150, voted tonight to re t*m to work tomorrow me rob*. crmwl FadliA* b Moot ing os “'ll-*~r # N»ed for tool faeili . tie* la Dunn forcefully ■ to tho attention of parents of school 1 children whoo they (wore guests of ’ the faculty at the hxnool parent*’ f day exercise* bald JU tho school > building Wrdn* t day-4u*rtiir g 1 Among those in jkheodsne* worm all of the mvmbcreff the city guv > ernmeet, all those nakrly elocted and ’ all of those defeMH In Taotdoy'i ■ primary Those, lef by EUls Gold 1 stela, member for th§ Board of Com 1 miaaloaert and PrAdsnt of the > Chamber of Comrade*, declared far • another sad larger building to care for the growing neqls of the com ’ muniiy. So freat bu become th« demand ■ uBon tha school bnUiiuf* that in 1 Mac of the trade*' it ha* become I one emery to divide She clam** into > two section*, permitting one eoc f lion to leave at hoc* and the other ‘ to begin •« 1 o’clock. Tbit, it ie poibtod out, seriously hamper* the work of child and taocher and im poses a heavy burden upon the ■ faculty. Immediate toepa, R it understood. wiU be taken te Inipnovr the condi ' tiona. v I The vtoitora Were eotertained by 1 a dance to which Him Whitfield's first grade little nnaa paitMipwted, | and by a deboto by pupils in the 1 sixth grade, which Ia;ta«ght by Him l Annie Pariter. Nearly 100 parent* of pupil* were pro*eel. _| ’ MILITARY FORCE* RtGJN DRIVE ACaIMST MEXICO ’ RobeUma “Repebli* af Sewer.»• Tehee Ag(res«r«w Again** Cerreee* Pa* !■ 1 Agua Prieta, 8onoih, April IS.— (By the Associated from.)—Mili tary force* of the new “Republic of 1 Sonora," have croaud the cute lia« of Sinaloa, captured awe towns and are continuing towards Culiacun, capital of the ~ * it’lkf~~ r state, thus taking the aggdUvc in the etalc’. fight agmanjha Curran*a government ef hn[A, B Haerta. on* egrthe moat has to (he Sonora forces, according to Rrporu that lix othor stale*— { Mirhnaran, Monloa, Tansaulipaa, Ta 1 banco, Campeche and Jaliaco—hare 1 joined forcci with the Sorora mv«. meat against Carranm. remained 1 irconfirecH tonight it la known ' that agents and sympathiser* with 1 -hr Sonnra aovnant ware active throughout Mexico aeekiag aid. More than three tboumnd Sonora 1 troopa already hare mured 9ina ■ 'oa, it wax mid. and lh*er included ‘ a large command of folly equipped | Yaqoi Indiana, conceded to be among the beat aoldlara In Mexico. Othor ' troopa are being rushed U the forte* i In Sinaloa and to guard the line be i tween the two states. ’ JUDGE CLARK’S LETTER to a woman candidate • Urges Mias Clemeart. el AaberiEe, M Seeh Nmiaalisa foe Hmm—She Haa Slaw Declared Heraolf. Asheville. April U—Miss I„ Kxum - Clement, lawyer, of this city, who haa i announced heraelf for the house on r the Democratic ticket, received the ’ J°llo1*rin* latter from Chief Justice r Clark, of the Supreme court, arg r .ng her candldecy: "Mr <U«r Mias Clament: I am gratified to note that your friends •f* .«**■• ®f nominating you fur i lotW'Ur. from four country. I Aould be glad to aro North C a re nt* take this forward atop in'recog' 1 mtion of the aerrie* women hare rendered this atat*—though a tardy recognition—and hap* that you will »°t decline the honec. . "Napoleon’s power was largely - mpo" Mia assertion -of the ra > P*bM*aa doctrine, *a» avenue open i to merit without JisUoetion of birth.’ - It la equally necessary that wa should ! ■•*«< the doctrine A ‘an avenue la I merit without distinction to sex.’ ’If • woman cax make a bettor I legislator, or a better lawyer, or writs a better book than a aaan, she f should not be barred. At any rate, a they should ba gives an opportunity „ to do- th# bast not only fee Uirm a ***yee. but for the Stale. as "I BOW in VAUr CfM tilRl PAH will **'•** the nomination, for by your mrrjee In tha legi.latere you win do U shatter tha ngo-loag tradi tJoai that women an mcomatmt to *■ the making «f law* andm which they lira. “I haw# never found anything ir «®«wUUition of North Carolina which debars worn* from hold!Of oflka. Than are at tenet 100 warnat holding office new in thla abate, ai yau know, and I horn- that yon aril cams down not winter and aid ii m»klng broader and wider Held f« tha women in tha repeal of . tin statutes which have hindered woaei frma having a fair and fall eppor aaity of osing their ahillUaa In th« aobllc service or in whatever fleli (hey may see lit to mak. (Signed) ^WALtKT'clXmL1 i _ ■ STUDENTS AT CHAPEL HILL JOIN OVERALL MOVEMENT Chapel Hill, April II.—Uahraa •ity students are Joining tha averal movement. The lay clam voted an > animoualy to wear overall* SO dam > and four other class** have catted • meeting te take action. Many st* dent* are already wearing ovartJU. BASE BALL IN DUNN ASSURED FOR YEAR Chamber of Coounwx* Ar> r*M« For Fheucing Strong Toom Hero. BimcMI for Dm U aeeured. • meetinf hold Wednesday nhrht Under the auaplcce of the Chamber of Commerce a fund euf nciont to procure unifoimi and other equipment war eubeeribed by the bualncea men of Ifcian. EOk Coldetein will solicit further mbaerip tjon* to UMrt niftcient ftnancM to tide the team gear the practice per iod and to dtfrur the coat of build Twenty youngster* who ore eandl dnu* for memfruntlp on the tew were present in the meeting. Be Jjdee the usual local material H. J. Winges, cotton buyer, and George W. Carthroa, the Big Marine who manipulates the linotype for the The Diwietch—former leone players und Ralph R. Koona, fertliiao* talss mnn, were among the candidates Winger has a good record as a pitcher In more than one longue as well at an outfielder, white Carthroa hails from the Charleston. W. Va., Ohio Stato^aggmgatlon of Itli-lt, as a It is certain that with the dosing of the college season Dunn will bo able to master a team that will prove a strong contender for erne tear championship honors in rasters Caro lina. On* strong factor la Henry O. Shell, now a benedict and a bad ness man. but still a youngster and w<Uing and able to hold Me own lu the box, behind the bat or at Brat. “Oilcan" Wilson, also wfli bo here -wHy in the spring aad will greatly strengthen the team. Games will be played oa a dia mond to bo constructed oa the aero ptane landing Beld at the Tale Ground* Mod of the practice, how ever, will bo done on the old die-, moad near the Durham aad Seutb ern station. Manager L. C-Buell. (temporary manager) had Ms gang of prospective contenders for bertha on the regular lino-op oat yoderday afternoon for a brief work-out. The Httte prac tice consisted of dde-Hate warming ap, *a*y iaflsld aad outfield practice. Alto each man took a few swats at (he “white apple''—aad haw dm boy* did done that "apple" was a sight to ssa Pram what could bo esan, it eeye teaks like the materiel that was eat aad some that was not oat for practice, will surely guar antee for Duxu thgfemt bat) taw in ffur^tCepS**S3^^5woSnate a regular team that cam take ou any thing in the state, barring no team— not even the Cincinnati Rods. The business men mads it clear that Uie only way they could he con vinced of e good taw was plenty of practice, hard work aad pteatr of "pep". Once being eenviicid that '.h* boys are really sincere in their work, and trying for a “real” ball club, it is enured that the backing loruieemmg -loot moot —or H might be put “mark sncll"—either way one it able to "pari event” or “forstayense.” — ■ _S MRS. CAROLINE GODWIN. On Joae the iith. 19*0. at tba boos of bar son. E. J. Godwin, Mm. Caroline Cod win passed into tho creat beyond. She was born in Wayne Coanty, N. C., Jan* 14, '8*4, and early In Ufa joined th* rhareh, remaining a faithful mem ber throughout tho long period of yuan that her Ufa covered. Twice woe the marriad. Her first husband was Sir William Lot and to this union was bleated with three children. The second starring* was to D. J. Godwin, who resided near Dana, end there were bora to this anion ocean children. — In many respects Mrs. Godwin was a wonderful woman. The writer *"fT after the waa greatly alWctod with rheumattma. bat her mental faculties ware wonderful B*e» until death aha never forgot tho liner eoartielo# duo a viRtor. Thooe *“•» her often remarked about bef cheerfulness, her submission, and her faith In Cad. toaUmocios and her devotion to Oed wars toiproarivo. Those who k*er, often remarked what an Bcecllent Christian chandler, ,8b* srae Grandma, as Ac waa taadarly ^okan of, Heed nearly eighty-six years and was hlcaaed with many offsprings who were devoted to bar. BtXJfeitn zE&JzxE'tn&rx bit* of rovpoet And Iota to a moUitr <» I*?* Htr funeral JLTtJZ *2d "?• ‘•“'■•sly laid to rest la the church cemetery. MANY CHARLOTTE CITIZEN* CONGRATULATE TWIN CITY CbtriHU, April IS. -Sivtrtt Qitr lotto orfanl*atioaa telmyaphod Wla »toa Sol—i courmtuktin* that cHj apoB (to b*co«m* tk* lirna cHy If tk* *«t« * P*»« «*tp«1«ratloB fio* pm* dl^atohto. utota* tk* eenrai report, wnr* r*e»tv*d korr. TV# kad Uk*t> b» tk* Twin aty «>* th* cn«M •f tnandwkk comment oa tk utrroti b*r*. and *er*ral btulsu i mrm that i rood thiwr bad bapponded to cao« th# a Mi *f tht» -city to “wak* up." • NO CANDIDATE NOMINATED. Luiaborton, April II.—A. L. Me - CaaklU, of CmnVarland, and U B Tucker, of Oakuabua. wore oloela - d«l*cato* to tho Eapoblleaa nation* I convention by Ik* alstk dtotoiet E* - poMlraa eMMiUon here today. Tk . matter #f **aiaatin* an olortor aw t a candidate for Coafrma from tkl - district wa* raforrod to tk* otneatto eoaaaitto*. - — 'was™ ii «■ ■ ■ } FBEIOMT tsatfsc again TIED UP IMWAIHINOTON I i Washington, D. G. April II. ! i —‘T®* io*° U*la city. particularly from tha South, war I again threatened with coat plate • ; I'FW tonight when employes rr*W“ *•**» Joined the rtrika for tha second tima ' ! £“•*•«*•«» *•*» out also at ' Ec^,nV°<5> Yard., tha receiving I point for fi right from tha North and Wert. i Officials at the Potomac yard. . ““ *M Virtually at • I Jtnndwdl lh.ru. They hoped, , • however, to affect a settlement 1 befor* morning. They ware in I conference with employe, ropro- I •entatlve. at 11 p. a. Land ara of the striker, had agruad > to attempt to get the man back : *“ "0rk' “ »»' M«d but doabt I i ditfc* r “bnity ^ do so without I i ^ Eekington I yard, was mid to be as com- I fisator** th,t at **“ Pat®m*<' I I Officials mid the striken its. rinded many of tha same an 1 I who want out aarliar In toe weak i virtually cloning this main gala- I I induced by rmreietUtin of the i r#iiro»d Brotherhood* to return I i to work Tuesday aigbt with tbo | . I l in tbo conference bo- ! tween strike loader* aad rail- t | road official*. | PAGE SPEAKS IN OLD CUMBERLAND Fayetteville, April 1*.—Although It io in territory claimed by both Morrison and Gardner, Fayetteville today gar* Robert M. Page, candi date for GwAor, a rousing reOap UoU wb*a be hddrawad a Mlkmteg Iliad tbs large auditorium of the Page defended revaluation and hi* record a* a l«bUtm la Cnagram. He said, bowevur, he was more in terested in the welfare of the com monwealth -than becoming its Gov ernor. Revaluation ef real and per sonal property, he mid, la one of the Ifvswiacu «n isror ox alMoBIKj u lltting taxes. With rwalumtion, however, ha wanted to sac a lower limit ftxad by the constitution on tha taxiag pow ers of the Legislature- The present rate of aucty-eix and two-thlrda cents an the honored dollars was non* toe high for old valuations, hut with new valasMons multiplying values at least «* times, be was certain that tha system would raoait in abuse unless some curb waa placed on the State's ability to taa. Mr. Page apehr far an heur and a half. He waa often applauded, espe cially by tha woman, many of wham ware among his auditors. At tha clam af Ms address hundreds af thorn who had heard him primed for ward le shake his hand and to prom h* rapport Ha waa introduced by John k. Tolar, a life-long friend oi the cmndiitetes father. Ha iatro dneed him as a worthy aon of a worthy father, who bad wienght wall for North Caroline by training so as af tha candidate’s type. PRESENTS HISTORY OF KING’S BODY GUARD 4 la easamemmeratien of tha SOOtl anniversary of the death of Sir Wal ter Kaieigh, Colonel Mr Keginals Hammeli, C. V. O., O. B. Z., D. 8 O , lieutenant of tha King’s Bods Guard af the Yeoman of the Guard has presented to tha State of Nertl Carolina a magniftcantly bound bia lory of the historic organisation 0 which Sir Walter Baleigh wan onn Tha King’s Body Oaard was farm rd In 1S4S and It the oldest milltar; organisation in the Brtildl Empire Raleigh commanded the guard whai Quern Elisabeth area on tha Britisl throne after ha had made an unrae rcaaful attempt to colonise America The volume received by Govarno Bkkett la bound In rad Moreen iNHivr, m mwnxi miuimi w homed paid. The work it dedicate' to the memory of Edward VII. I will he (trail a plare la the hall e Watery. RERUN TAKE* STEM TO THWART ANOTHER REVOL Pari*. April IS. (Here*)—Tt German povaramaat hae decided 1 place truer dr eround the governmei aad public building* and ha* emit f< II larya taafce and Id armored rai beraam of rwmora of a new attemi ' lo overthrow the government for ti . porn no* of fonRbm oa alliance wtl I eoviet Rttjela to declare war « I Prance, aceovdlnp to advicaa fra ■ Bo ilia today. i The teelal deaaocraU have lemi I an appeal, tba edvtcee add. eailfi l apen their adharanu ta rapWter fi I defame *f tba rcpahUe apainet I teraal aamalei, arm la baa*. ■ WADE VICTORIOUS OVERTURNACEDi TOWN ELECTION • Poll* 231 Votes to Oppoooot'a 103 hi htomtoi OLD BOARD WINS FROM YOUNGSTERS JuM Jmu Leads Cwanitn Twlu* sad Ben M. Brewer Utorsi —*o*Ue flsllsss Hapaa si Yontbfel Aspiraate—Nat Tew*. ! **H M Easwliouf. j la the harden fought Democratic primary ever held in Dean. J. Lloyd W*d« wet nominated for Mayer by an overwhelming majei+ty Lett Tues day afternoon when tbs younger vot er! of the town, with J. Walter Tur nage aa their candidate for Mayor, attempted to wreot control of tho government from the elder and more eaaaervativt. Mr. Wade’t vote was S31: Mr. Tomage’s 101. All of the oreeeut C orrmisr'nneTt who stand for rr-rlicr on wcr* swept in with Mr. Wad*, ami W. Judd Josvs, chosen by thr rouecrve tivs* to succeed L. H. Leo. now in n hospital, ltd the ticket with >M against af e 7» polled for hie opwe sent, Dr. Thomas E. Harden. Mr. Jonas was aemiaatrri from the First Ward. In the dec and Ward L. A. Tart was choien CommUaioncr over Mar lea C. Butler by the vote of 262 to SO. lq too Third Ward William H. Newberry was successful ever Jo seph N. Croat. Jr., by 207 votes to Ben. V. Brewer, opposing Ellis Goldstein In toe Fourth Ward led toe liberal ticket, Far Mr. OoW eteta 1*7 votes were cast; Hr Mr. Brewer, 1M. Contrary to expectation* none but bard aad fast Democrats were al lowed to participate in the primary. This, it la alleged by friends of toe losers, was responsible for the poor shewing made by the youngsters. “Steam Batten” and “Machines'* are some of the other things alleged to have put a crimp la the aapfru tieas of the beya. M. A. Townsend, ehaHeager for the conservative forces, acted a* chief executioner whoa “doubtful" vetera cams to the box until ha bad taken tot nath of allegiance to Democracy. Even the innocent representative of this paper was challenged when he dPpitod to one of the poll holders for a cigarette. Since that band some young gentleman we* only seven months repatriated from In diana, Kat held that he had not the privilege of smoking where an elcc tioa eras being h*td in hi* native State. However, there was no bitterness about the election. The youngster* reaHaud surly ia the gum* that they could not win unlesc the independent and Republican citizens were allow ed to vote. They tarried until count ing time merely to see how badly they bad been beaten. Even then Mr. Townsend bad to have hie fua. Me soon ins ucicu uia sue aox. car the bit handled he managed to keen the liberals well In the lend- Than came the deluge From that time enward titer* wert* few except those for the old liner*. COLD ^NAT CAUSES MO DAMAGE TO FRUIT CROP Yield Cot Down 90 To M For Cent le West ere North Carolina Rf Freeta. Statesville, April 1 1.—The frost end freesc of last night played havoc with the fruit crop Id tills section. • Mr. F. T. Meachman. superintendent rl the Piedmont branch experiment station, two miles wot of States ville. made a count about noon to day la the orchards of the farm, and his estimated le that 90 per cent of the peers are kill'd and 98 per real of the peaches appear to he killed. Up to last signt, Mr. Meaeham ue tlmatcd that half the peach and pear crop was destroyed, and last night tha frost and frvctc action to have al most completed the work-of destruc tion. If nothing happens from now on. Mr. M vac ham Hgeres that there will be from 6 to 10 per cent of a crop of peaches and pears. The • > cherries and apple* are aef* aa the bloom was net out enough to be In - Jared. The early wheat flop has beep in jured, but the extent of the damage > cannot be adequately estimated at > this time. PERIODICAL FUSLISHEKS ARE FORCED TO CONSERVE PAPER N*« Vnui Amofl If. rtmk1l^..wa •I ssrotal periodical* of national eir t cttlation harp drrid.d to teaUp* the r number of page* in rock becauae of PM** shortage due to the railroad strike. It wa« announced tonight. Many of the leading magazines may r have to respond publication tempor artty If condition* do not improve, e -he announcement laid. 1 ILON COLLEGE DONS BLUE r DENIM rod ALL OCCASION ft t -- it Mon College, April 1L—Today e Elea college student* adorned them h *ehra« in blur denim mreralle far the n purpose of promoting the movement » whUb la rapidly spreading over the eountnr to Tight the Mgh coat of d clothing. C . « The Republican senatorial too *- rentlou will bo boM bore seat Wad AHdl|.