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FABMVXLLB. PITT OpUNTY, NOETH CAROLINA. JULY 16, 1915
G. A. ROUSE. Editor.
VOL. YI
Items of Interest of State
and Nation Taken From
Our Valued Exchanges
and Condensed to Brief
thousand people sflw the liberty
bell here this morning on its
journey to San Francisco. The
ringing of church bells an>
nou need its coming and depar
ture. Governor Alexander met
the special train at the Utah line
and will accompany the bell to
Weiser, the lad Sop in the date.
San Francisco, July 10.?
Thousands of women are ex
pected to attend the convention
of the wotnen voters of America
to be held in San Francisco
September 14 and 15. A "call"
to the women voters of the
United States has been sent out
from the headquarters of the
congressional union for woman
suffrage, in San Francisco
The prospedive cotton crop
of nest year according to the re
port of the Census Bureau is
12,000,000 bales, 3,600,000 bales
less than lad year, a reduction
of 22 per cent. The acreage
this year is 31,535,000. a reduct
ion of 5,871,000 acres, or 15,6 per
cent. The condition of the crop
is better than la& year. This is
especially true in this State.? i
State Journal.
Boise, Idaho, July 12.? Twenty
> : L j .1 ill ...
WaslnD j'.on, July 10.? United
States marines were landed at
Cape Haiticm, Ilnyti, today to
proted foritgn interests during
the evolutionary criscs which
arc now coins on. Admiral Cap
erton sent word to the navy de
partmcntof his adtlon today. Ho
dated that he also bad brought
the United States ship Eagle
close into shore to support' the
landing force in tisc of trouble.
The marines have taken poiics
sioa of the railroad station whe^c
the wireless is inflalled. .
London, July 9.? Fornfal apol
ogy has been made by the
Auflto Hungarian government
to tne united stales Amba*??|icitj
Fredrick C. Penlield because of
the abusive article printed in the
Neues Weiner Tagblfltt, attack
ing President Wilson and ^nMjj
American people in connexion
\with the second note to Germany
. on submarine warfare. !>; As a
rigid censorship is exercised
over Audrain papers, Ambosador
Penflcld l.ad formerly asked the
foreign office if the article repre".
sentedthe opinion of the Aus
trian government; The result
was an ' ngology and. u sharp
T"" ,or 1 ? "*
Cornish, N. H., July, 11,? in
t of Cornish hills Pfeai
ycderday has
to,
United States will take, although
there will be no final decision
until the situation has been dis
cussed fully with the cabinet It
now seems probable the Presi
dent will be back in Washing'
ton in time for Friday's cabinet
meeting. No inkling has been
given of what Mr. Wilson thinks
should* be the policy of- the
United States in view of what
officials consider .the unrespon
sive and unsatisfatfWy nature of
the German note.
Washington, D. G, July U.?
Study of Germany's reply to the
American note on submarine
warfare strengthens the convic
tion of high officials that a criti
cal point in the relations between
the two countries has - been
reached, it was said here tonight.
Not only do officials feel the
United States mu& refuse to ac
cept German proposals tor the
future conduct of American cit
izens on the high seas, it was de
clared, but failure of Germany
to disavow the sinking of the
Lusitania with the loss of Ameri
can lives, in their view, has
brought on a critical crisis.
That there will .be ,no action by
the United States for at leaS an
other week was indidfated today.
Several days will be required to
measure fully the consequences
and responsibilities the American
government will incur in fram
ing a policy to meet the situa
'ion.
Washington, D. C., July 12.?
Secretary oi State Lansing spent
[.mo& of today preparing data
and opinions for the American
reply to the latest note on sub
marine warfare. Vie indicated
that he probably tfbuld not go
to Coroisb, N. H., but that Pres
ident Wilson would return here
at the end of. the week. The
situation was described in official
quarters as critical aipa there
was no concealment of the lad
that relations between Germany
and the United States had be
come more drained than at
any time in their hiflory. High
officials said the policy of. the
American government would
be worked out carcfully and
that to meet the situation firmly
the utmo& deliberation was re
quired. This information was
given out that a delay of pos
sibly a week or more in prepaf
ing op answer might not be mis
interpreted as meaning that the
United States intends' lo recede
from the position it has taken in
the two notes already sent to
Balio.
The office of Farm Demon
.Ufation Work at Washington
' Jinuhea talnriating
yields of corn and cotton in
demon&ratioa territory in the
south for the year 1914. It
shows some moil interesting re
sults. In North Carolina there
were 7.386 acres ia corn with a
Of 45.0 bushels l>er acre,
is the higher yield per acre
of any of the southern dates.
The average in this date for a
five year period is 419 bushels.
As compared with the average
, yield of the date,
| yield in ^1914. ff
figurcsufthc butt
?nates, to be 20.3'
tbe five-yett.
bushels. Thus w
tlto application of |
" 1 " " 'it *"OuM
double
soul
Fayetteville Has
High Death Rale.
Vital Statistics for 1914 Just. Is
sued by State Board of Health.
The first annual report which
is for the year 1914 of the Vital
Statistics Department of the State
Board of Health has jufl been is
sued. The mortality Statistics
for the towns hrving a popula
tion of 5,000 or over are interest
ing and enlightening. For in
stance, Fayetteville is found to
have had ,la& year the highest
death rate from both typhoid
fever and tuberculosis and she is
only iourth from the top in the
number of baby deaths from
diarrhoeal diseases. Her rates
per 100,000 population are: Ty
phoid, 14.3.0; Tuberculosis; 487.7;
Diarfboal diseases, 244 5. The
average death r8tes of the regis
(ration area of the United States
for these three diseases are per
100,000 population: Typhoid 17.9;
Tuberculosis, 147.6; Diarrhoel
Diseases, 75.2.
Goldsboro plays Fayetteville a
close second with n Typhoid
rate of 132.9 and with, a tubercu
losis rate of 388.6. Her rate for
diarrhoeal diseases is 230.9.
Elizabeth City had according
to her population the greatest
number of baby deaths lail year.
Her rate for the diarrhoeal dis
eases was 361.2. WinSlon Salem
followed with a rate of 272.6.
Winilon-Salem follows Fayet
teville as having the next higeSl
tuberculosis rate, which is 468.4,
while Rocky Mount was second
with 360.5 aud Elizabeth City
third with a rate of 345.4.
These three diseases cause a
large per cent of all the deaths in
North Carolina every year, and
yet they are preventable. Ty
phoid and the diarrhoeal discas
es: are spread mainly by flics;
therefore the fly control in any
town will be largely the control
of these two diseases in thai
town. Tuberculosis is also
spread by flic* but ino&Iy
through ignorance and c-arclcss
aess. Perhaps the moil feasible
means of contrqling tuberculosis
will be through u great cducn
tional campaign that (caches
prevention and early cure.
Report ot the condition of
The Bank of Farmvillev
?t Farmvillc, N. C., at
the close of busi
ness June 33,
1915.
uSfrl'fv , RESOURCES, ? ? :
Toans and Discounts $
Overdrafts, ? 1,431.:3
lurntlurc it, Fixtures, ? |,M0.
All other real eilale owned ; ? 3,#(W.
Do? Iroaa Banks and Bankers, 15.39.V7fc
Cash Items . I.316.SS
(Joldcol*, , 2J.5I
Silver coin, including all
?ssa^.rnroT".y;d 545,1
other U. S. notes, / J,7lfc M
; ? uT^TTTt
t in
Capital Stock JJS.000
Undivided rroliu, lesa current
T1?m certificates ol deposit 39.9VI.M
Drposlta tvbjcil to cheek 61,395.11
Cashier's chccV. ouKUndln-, 2M.4S
Certified Cheek, J3J.
* 147, 197 44
State ol North Carolina, County ol
1,'r. !>, Davis, Cishlcr ol the
named tank, do tolemnl^K3^JI?>t
the aho*? flatcmcnt Is tra??AJbHlU ,9#
my knowkdse and telle/,
H, U DAY IS, Cashier.
f t it. - A L _ A . S_,? .
;?r>
Seventeen Thousand
People Vaccinated.
Anti-Typhoid Campaigns Rapid
' !y Gaining Numbers.
The anti-typhoid campaigns
arc fairly booming. Those con
duced jointly by the State and
the five counties are gaining
every week in the number of
.persons taking the treatment
and in a wholesome interest.
The firit two weeks of the cam
paign, ?which ended July 4th,
show that a total of 17,383 peo
ple are taking the treatment.
The five counties in which the
campaigns ate now going on re
ported the following number -of
people treated the fitft 2 weeks:
Wake was 7,988; Northampton,
4,782; Cumberland, 1,828; Bun
combe, 1,495 and Henderson, 1,
290. Wake County leads with
3,206 over Northampton, the
next in line. Buncombe during
the second week had an increase
of over 100 per cent of new peo
ple to take the treatment while
Cumberland was not far behind
with an increase of almost 100
per cent.
Already the plans are being
perfeded to sAait the campaign
rolling in the five other counties
beginniog August lfl. That date
will find everything in readiness
and the momentum gained from
the firfl is expected to hold its
own in the second. These coun
ties arc Ircdel], Wayne, Wilson,
Edgecombe and Halifax.
Warren County refused to be
left out. Recently she voted
$400 with which to pay the ex
penses of aa anti-typhoid Cam
paign and was willing to wait
till September in order to have
Ibis opportunity this year. Pro
bably the finft of September will
find the campaign on in full
force in Ojd Warren.
Pinctops Defeats Elm City
Pinetops N. C., July, 9.? In ?
one-sided game of ball ibis after
noon at Elm City, Pinetops de
feated Elm City, 8 to 3. Webb
Pinetops' bifj-Southpaw had El?n
City at his mercy' allowing but
(our hits and striking out thirteen
men.
R H
Pinetops, 010 320 200 8 13
Elm City, 000<JC0 030 3 4
Batteries: Webb and Walton, |
Brinkley and Dole.
Report of the condition of the
CITIZENS BANK
of business*; June 23, 1915
RESOURCES
Loan* anil discount* $59,484.97
Overdrafts, 480.97
House, Furniture and Futures, &.0W.
Due from Hanks and Bankers 1,303.08
Cash Items MM
GoMColn 237.S#
Silver coin, Including all minor
V. coin currency 1 ,53 !.(,(,
National bank notes and other
V. S. notes
'MM.
Total
^WaJ sioct LJ^?" 'TJES
it!?"
K?'J**tSi. >":%g
T. r.
r?;
. $ 71,073.73
irolina, County ol
ct ol the above
r swear that tb?
othe beil ol ray
\t?E, CasLier.
before at
bmI
SNOW HILL YOUTH
SHOT DOWN BY NEGRO
Sam Overby, Vkftim. May Die;
Negro Escapes And Is Pursued
by Posse.
Kin&on, July 12. ? Sam Overby
a Snow Hill youth is in a hos
pital here with a slim chance for
recovery and Horace Busbee,
colored, is being searched for
by. a Greene county posse.
Overby was shot in the abdo
men and Blaney Morning, a
friend of Overby, in the leg by
Busbee. The youth had had
words with Busbee previously.
With friends he met Busbee on
the &reet and demanded retract
ion of an epithet applied to him.
The black refused. Overby drew
back to strike him, but Busbee
drew an automatic pistol and
shot him down fir&. The negio
then ran firing back. A police
man pursued and a running pis
tol duel followed. Busbee Sloped
once to take deliberate aim, and
it is believed received a bullet in
the shoulder.
Busbee escaped and blood
hounds failed to track him down.
There was this morning every
possibility that a lynching would
follow the black's capture. With
a report this afternoon that
Overby, son 6f u prominent fam
ily, may recover, his friend are
cooler.
MRS. FANNIE JOYNER
AT HOME.
On Monday evening, July 12,
Mr3. Fannie L. Joyner delight
fully entertained in honor of her
house gue&s Misses Ada Suggs
and Muriel Hadley, of KinSon,
and Miss Lucy Farmer, of Wil
son. Hie lovely home was
tastefully decorated with cut
flowers and potted plants.
The gue&s were received at
the door by Mrs. Joyner who
presented them to the guests of
honor, Misses Luges, Hadley
and Farmer. >. . .
Delicious fruit punch was
served by Miss Annie Laurie
Lang and Dr. Herbert Mosley.
Interesting names of progress
ive heart dice and five hundred
were enjoyed by the gue&s.
Miss Annie Laurie Lang being
the lucky player was awarded
Ihe prize by Loyd Horton with
appropriate words. She in turn
rraceiully presented if to the
guests of honor. Mils Ada Suggs
rendered several chaining vocal
seledtions.
_ At a late hour a delicious ice
coursc was ?erved by Mrs. Paul
E. Jones and Mrs. Ben Joyner,
after which (he gue&s departed
declaring Mrs. Joyner a very
charming hostess.
In Honor of Visiting Yonng Ladles.
The. Misses Chr&iman gave a
delightful Gypsy Tea in honor
of Misses Ada Suggs and Muriel
Hadley, of Kin# on, gueAs of Mi*.
Fannie L. Joyner, on Saturday
night July 10th. A party of
twenty enjoyed the delightful
ride over to Bynum's school
house, each participating in
games and music, at eleven o'
clock a delicious sandwich
course Was served; then all re
turned home, declaring the Miss
es Chrirftican charming ho&ess.
AUTO LICENSE
NUMBERS USED
FOR GAMBL INC.
"Auto-Poko" Said To Be T!.e
Latent Wrinkle In Gamb
ling World.
"Do you kno v," said a youn ;
man ye&erday, ' that the auu>
mobile tags issued by the State
are used by certain young men
and boys in the city to gamble.
Well, whether you know it or
not, they are. For a better name
we fcill call it 'auto-poko.' And
thetrhe explained.
"You see a crowd sitting on
benches in the Capitol Square
or some other point where the
autos are constantly whizzing by
and- you may think they are
talking about baseball, how
Raleigh is going to finish at the
top or at the tail end possibly
they are, and yet at the same
time they are indulging in auto
poko. Here's the game. In
some respects the tags answer
in the place of cards. I-or in
stance 12345 is a Straight; 4444 is
fours; 1111 is four aces; 55666 is
a full house; 7711 two pairs. As
to the arrangement of the 'hands'
orte of the gamblers will say, for
instance. 'I will take the firSt
car that comes by and you take
the ne*t. After the cars whiz
by the numbers are taken and
he who holds the biggeSt 'hand,'
according to the rules of poker,
wins. And the blue coat who
may be swinging his billy in a
short distance of them is in bliss
ful ignorancc that a game of
poker is going on right under
his nose. The police may pull
the crap shooter, but the auto
poko player never." ? In News
and Observer.
To My Old Patrons and Friends.
On account of a chronic ulcer
of the stomach, associated with
an unusual degree of displace- ,
ment or lowering of the stomach,
I have been forced to give up
heavy work and take the resl
treatment pradically. Some few
of my friends know how I have
been handicapped- Iorv several
years, but none of you can
realize how much it has really
eofl me. I hope I have done
the wise thing? "a flitch in time"
?in locating at Seven Springs
for the benefit of this splendid
water. Let me sayl am improv
ing and feel quite hopeful.
1 shall be glad to see or hear
from old friends nny limp
To .those. -wishing to make
settlement or payment on ac
counts, I would say, I shall not
be able to sec you soon, but I
hope you will note my address
and mail any amounts when
convenient. I prefer collecting
all my accounts myself rather
than placing them in bank or
hands of an attorney for collec
tion. When you were "down
and out," I went to see you and
have waited for my pay to suit
you. I don't ask this much of
you. All I ask is that you fol
low the golden rule? treat me as
you would have me treat you.
Only one day Infl week, I had
a check from Mr. John T.
Thorne for one of the befl
colored men in that section
which shows the right spirit. As
soon as he heard 1 was not able
to work, he wouldn't let Mr.
Thorno refl till he seat me the
check. Mr. Thorne said, "there's
a colored man with a heart in
him." There are other* but they ,"
are scarce. ^;nj ( .