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OPENING ADDRESS DELIVERED |
INTERESTINGLY BY VICE
PRESrDENT MARSHALL
ffiOM I UNO OF MO NATEfll
Presbyterians Flocked Into The Ohie j
Valley, Erected Their Houses and
Sat Up Their Stills.
Washington. ? Dr. J. B. Gambrell o t
Jort Worth, Texas, was unanimously
re-elect;d president of the Southern
Baptist Convention.
Vice-President Marshall in an ad
dress opening the convention charac
terized the church as "one of the an
chors of the republic" but warned
against entry of the church as an or
ganization into politics.
Mr. Marshall was introduced to the
convention by Dr. Gambrell, who told
the vice-president that the Baptists
came from a land of much water,
where Democrats and Baptists went
together.
"I have been greatly shocked t?
learn that Democrats and water went j
together, but there is nothing between
you and me save a little water," re
sponded the vice-president who is a
Presbyterian.
Referring to the early days of his
own church the vice-president said
that the pioneer Presbyterians flockfed
over into the Ohio valley and history
chronicles, erected their houses and
set up their stills. ' ?
Mr. Marshall asserted that the sep
aration between the church and State
would contfnue. forever.
- A letter from Premier Lloyd
George, of Grefct Britain, expressing
his regret at his inability to attend
the convention, was read to the del
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President Wn?on Now Rscsivlng
Formally Foreifa Diplomatic Corps
Washington.? President Wilson it
now receviing foreign diplomat* whc
hare been waiting impro regent ol
his health in order to formally pre
sent their credentials.
Southern Baptists Should Form an
Alliance with Baptists of World.
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Washington. ? Southern *Baptlst3
should lay plans for an alliance with
Baptists of all the world, Dr. J. F.
Lore, secretary of the foreign mission
board declared here to the Southern
Baptist convention, in his annual re
port
As a start in that direction it was
announced there will be>a conference
of all European Baptist missionary or
ganizations at 'London net July to con
sider an European Baptist program.
, . SHORTAGE OF EQUIPMENT THE
CAUSE OF PRESENT TIE-UP
AT JUNCTION POINTS
226,030 CARS ARE REQUIRED
Some Improvement Shown in ? Move*
ment of Freight, But Complaints
Still Come from All Sections
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Washington. ? Congress -was asked
to help the railroads overcome the
freight conegstion so as to keep pro
duction ? needed to put down the cost
ot living? going tall tilt.
A 3 a means of enabling the roads
to provide equipment, shortage of
which is said to be largely responsible
for failure to move ocean of freight |
piled high at the principal gateways
in the east* and middle west, the sen
ate interstate commerce ^committee
approved an amendment to the trans
portation act under which they would
be given<l5 years instead of five to
pay back' advances under the $300,
000,000 revolving fund.
Railroad officials said this would
help, fcut they pointed out that the
Immediate trouble called for heroic
measures to relieve congestion, and
that the carriers, for instance, requir
ed 226,000 cars to reach normal.
While most of the roads were
swamped with freight at junction
points and big gateways, America!
Railroad Association officials said a
perceptible improvement was shown
by reports received. from all sections.
Existing Second Claw, Mall Rate
May Continue Until July 1, 1*21
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Washington.? Existing second class
sail rates would be continued untii
July 1, 1921, under a bill ordered re
ported favorably by the hquse post j
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|?|||| MW Mighty Blow.
Warsaw. ? Polish and tTcranlan
i'ortes have struck a mighty blow at
tho Russian bolshevik front far north
of Kiev and have drives ths enemy
bark along the Bereslna river, Betchit
sa, an important Dueiper river cross
ing, has been captured and serious
losses .have been Inflicted on the so
viet army. Fighting is now going on
over a front of approximately 420 1
miles.
8?nator' Hitchcock 8ays Mountain
Labored and Brought Forth Mouse.
Washington. ? Democratic attack ;
upon the peace resolution was launch
ed by Senator Hitchcock, who de
clared, In addressing the senate, that
the measure was futile and Incon
sistent and' inimical to the treaty.
"The mountain has labored ana
brought forth a mouse," he said. "The |
peace resolution is before us. It is
not cxaeily still born.., but its feeble
character suggests a disturbs! gesta
tion and a. dotffius future. ; >
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AQfNT IN 4UQAR PLAINT WOHK j
MAKS? ?#ME INTEpirriN?
OMIRVATION?
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?enrd of Trade is Congratulated en
its Splendid Work along The UltO
of Reforest ration
Ashaville. ? "The maple trees . is
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Ashe, Wnutauga and At;ery comities
could be made to yield aa much a* live
million pounds of sugar a year, if all
the trees in these countks were oper
ated," was the statement mafe by It.
W. Hensel, ag?nt in sugar plant work,
with headquarters at West Raleigh,
N. C. "During the Civil war, the farm
ers in these counties made a great
deal ef maple sugar, that is, In a crude
way, but in later years this industry
has been seriously neglected,, Mr.
Hensel said on account, of the elfiw
tion of western North Carolina where
the sugar maples have a longer period
of freezing and thawing and the win
ter is as long or longer than in south
ern Michigan or northern Ohio, thai
the farmers ahould produce a ^ much
greater amount of sugar tfean they do. I
Mr. Hensel's work is to get greater '
production from the sugar maples,
sugar beets, sorghum and the sugar
same but in his conversation with Wm.
Parr, director of the agricultural divi
sion at the board of trade- rooms ha
stated that he is a strong worker for
forest conservation aqd he congratu
lated the board of trade, on the apian- j
lid work they are doing along the line
of conservation and restoration in
the Appalachian mountains. ,
lome National ]
Building, valued at
inds of dollars, Jo
which gutted the building occupied by
the United Wooloa Mill* and O. T. j
Harrell, sporting goods dealer.
Littleton. ? Speaking before a larg?s
ind highly enthusiastic andfcoct can>
posed of the leading citisens, men ard
(romen of Warren and Halifax ceunr
tiee, Lieutenant OoTeraor . O. Mas
Gardner delivered an eloquent aad
aighly appreciated tenth of May mc*
oorial address here.
Greensboro. ? Cameron Morrison, of
uhartotte* candidate lor > the democra
tfe nomination for governor, deliver
ing the principaraddress at the Me
norial day exercise* hero, paid high
;ribute to the valor -of the Confederate
>oldlers. He spoke of them as "the
loblest figures in the history Of man's
Jtruggle fM* independence."
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Resources of Country Must
wt at Seryjee of Human
Warid will' Take Them
ilea. that the yorMr *%t?e 1 a. jilt
enceaad wait a trifle longer"
itained In a statement to thef
sn people by Salvadore Alvara
visional minister of finance for
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statement, a copy of which ]ni
i here, follows, in part: ' 1
men of good will in Mexico
ua inexpressible anguish at this ,
acause we know that the world
[ of wir disorders, because, we
foublesome neighbor. We know
U our duties, if we wish to he
M like a dviUaed people; we
fcat we hare to;>n>tect the llTee
r know we^B^vto^^lur 1 om
is gentlemen; we know tha^ th?
ties of Mexfco affect many parts
world; that we can not livi be j
Chinese wall, and that, cue to
Utness of meajjf of communi
interdependent* of nations it .
lal and positive thing; and' thai
itry can act*s she herself d* 1
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also kno^. that if we are no!
Kot placing at, the service of hu
jil of -the enormous resourcej
Bibiizico, the world will.
of his army entrenched in the hill)
country between San - Marcos* and
Apizaco, 160 miles northwest of Vera
<Jru2r The ata*e fl^ tke final, act ol
the drama of Iheirevolution la appar
ently being set and rebat chieftains
are evidently deternrined to capture
the president^,,-- a f
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Wilmington. ? The annual summer
reunion of the Scottish Rite bodies in
the Valley pf Wilmington will be held
June 1648 when It ^*--$xpected there
will be a large class' of candidates to
take the degrees from the fourth to
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HE SU66ESTS RATION SYSTEM
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Immediate Government Action 6heuM
be Taken to Control Through Com
mercial Not Ufti Mother
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Washington .?-Herbert Hoover, Cor
nier food administrator, gave his
ribws to congress on tie sugar and
Industrial situations. 1 '
Appearing before a house commit
tee Inveeti gating theaugw situation,
Mr, Hoover declared that the world
.hortw ?M4?ct ?. 0M, to
with immediate government action to
control the supply through commer
cial, not tegattatic methods.
In making r^ply to members who
wanted to know wfcat has been done
to keep the present Ugh sugar coat
off the people, Mr. Hoover reiterated
tfcftt the government should ftatt
bought the Cuban crop as #elf aa the
Loulslanp crop and that even now
there waa a chance to help fcy limit- !
ing the supply to non-essential tadufr
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Unlawful to Require Purchase of
Other Goods When telling Sugar.
St Louis.? The practice . of some
growers in requiring that a certain
amount of other commodities be pur
chased with each pound of sugar is
a violation of the fedend trade com
rolssica act, according to- instructions
received from Attorn^rjMnsna Pat
tJ&mt d^fcntr^f jS3
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A. R. P. Synod Adjourns
Gastonis.? With the selection of
Richland, Tenn., as the next place of
'meeting sad the election at the Rev.
W. A. N. Plaxico, of Rock Hill, as mod
erator of ths next session, the synod
the Associate Reformed Presby
terian church adjourned^JThe matter
of the location of a big orphanaje at
Linwood college was left in the hand3 j
of a committee.
fa ThcrQUMtiom of the removal of this
^hqaC^:ii <ssmtoa?y f?m Due West
It ^/|?rcsp <tjp was slao left to the
at all! and had the trustees stood by
their former decision, the college
would doubtless hare come to Elisa
beth City.
As <4t iss the school will i-emain at
Murfreesboro, receiving certain aid
from Murfreesboro to paying off its
<lebt and also aid from the Baptist
Educational Board.
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!: Want No-Fence Law
Willismston.? The advocates of ths
are busy in U?e, county,
but ths signers of a- petition to the
?rcfttsty.commiss toners wers-not aw-,
ereus enough to come withinth?,r*
, quired number, so the petition wa^ ef
.no effect. The antls are very strong
and it is not -expected that Martin
county will gst in that progressive raw
soon, though It would bs in ksepihg
with other improvements.
The local Shrlners ars preparing to
move on Ooldsboro when the day for
the fqn begins to that city. ;
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I* PRACTICALLY SUMTITDT1
FOR THAT ACY? UW>N ?Y
THE LOWER HOUM
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DRf 68ES 10 MUFEMUCE
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8enat? Qave th? Majority Predicted
By Demoeratie Lsadsrs for the
8ubatltut# of Senator Knox
Washington.? With few thrills and
ao hitch in the prearranged program,
the senate adopted, 43 to 38? the Re
publican -resolution 46clarlng the state
of war with Germany and Auitro-Hifa
t*ry at ?n end.
The measure was in the form of t
substitute for the peace 'resolution re
cently adopted by the house, which
dealt with Germany alone. The two.
froposale will be adjusted in confer
ence, the result be endorsed by both
houses and the final resolution sent '
to the president for signature.
That the president will' veto it is a
foregone conclusion, unchallenged by
any speaker during debate in the
bouse or senate. (
r The senate rote gave the majority
sf fire predicted by Democratic lead
en for the Knox substitute. The
party alignment was about that antic
ipated. Three Democrats ? Reed of
Missouri, Shields of Tennessee and
Walsh "of Massachusetts ? Joined the
Republicans in supporting the resolu
tion. ' Two Republicans? McCumber of
North Dakota, who was paired, and
NlUom of Minnesota ? lined up with
Democratic opposition.
' Predictions by leaders on both sides
that the treaty of Versailles would
remain in Ma present unratified posi
tion indefinitely were made during the
debate.
Court Decide#; te., ;'y,
. Of the
utive commitiit. ' :i.'3 "
" The court held that, fnawnncM u i&
the last election the republican party
in Florida poUed less than fire per
oent of the total vote, it U aot recog
nised as a party under the laws of
this ?t*te. r~
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Eighteenth Amenir.ent Absolutely
" Against Local Self Government
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Richmond, - Va. ? Vice-President
Thomas R. Marshall declared in a
epeech be^pre Uxe Virginia State Bar
Association .U?t "political salvation
for America lies In a speedy return
to the constitution ? the faith of th?
fathers of the republic."
Touching lightly upon prohibition
Mr. Marshall declared, that the eigh
teenth amendment to the Federal con
stitution absolutely is opposed to the
principle of local self-government and
State's rights but as a part of the
fundamental law of the land It should
be upheld by all law-abiding eltlsens.
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