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TODAY; ADDMBS TONIGHT
Forty-thru# studwata will ha gradu
ated from tto* Ouldaboro High School
today • It to oatoaMarod on* of tho
ltorsM claaaaa of |*ara. It (a much
ItMar tkato tku claoa of last yaar.
BORarttotandoat A.’ 0. Hamilton rr
paytad. It would hart hcoa much
larghr hut for tha fact that thru# of
ttoa ptuduut* wara htofortnnat* snowgh
to fall oa tharl work at ha last mo
mitot
This morn Irk at 11 o'clock will ha
tha olasa day exercises while tonight
the graduates will ha addressed hy
Or. Satoo Wflll. will get their aheap
sktaa. sad «o out la the world, for
tto leant atod to do "
The program atod names of the
graduates follows:
Ena dialing Rgarriees
S:M P M
WHERE li DATE’
torooeeslocal >...* School
Invocation /.»....... Dr. Zeno Wall
Chorus "('erne Ye Kalitas”
Iddraoa Mr. Edgar Broadhurat
(Introduced b> Mr. Hamilton)
Farewell Song risks
Present at 100 of Diplomas
Mr. Ouo. C. Kornegay
Presentation of prises . Mr. S. Emory
Recessional —“God of Our
Fattoera" Class
Class Motto "Love. Labor and Laugh”
rises Colors: .'... Oreen and White
mama Flower White Rose
rr Oftocers
Praatdeut Chanda Barrlllt
Yke-president ........ Henry Blaeell
Sec Stria ry Charles Norwood
Treasurer Shockley Gardner
Class Rett
tth.ee. DeHhl old ttnccllft. Charles
Btowey ttnrtoom. Bmry Bitt.ll
ttaipk WOMO Bpaaolto. ttbockley De
Ms Oordttar. McKinley Ginn. Hen
juriu natotolfg Orady. Thoms. Nor-
TO,. Edwin Charlton Ipock. Charles
Stephana Norwood, James Bryant
(Cototltouad so Fags Thrte)
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THE GOLDSBORO NEWS
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PCS RESOLIITI TO
RUSE FUNDS FOR I
COMUUITY MDSE
Doktttotltos of CKhtem DtocUo II
I«Tt«o for Adk»; i‘Wft
SufUFt Anew
WILL ML MBMO&IAL TO
TH£ AMERICAN SOLDIER
A reedutkm that* a entepalgu too
launched tor funds to flaiob tha pay
aaotota oo ttoa lot In front of tha court
house which to to W tha sight of a
coaamualty building, aad for fultda
for the greet 100 of a torsi dans build
ing to which a gymnasium will ha a
part nr aaay ha addda later wga uu
antmousty passed toy a moating of
cttlaaaa of OoMaboro in tha halls of
tha chamber of commerce last night
Lktaal Wall. Captain O'Barry, aad
others prom toad not only to pay
their original Meeaaments hut morn
If necessary to put the project across
sad give the people of Goldsboro, the
American Legion, the Red Croes. tha
Charily OrguatttajUou. aad the Com
munity Center a home Indeed It to
the parpoee of the U or Sto men and
woman present at loot night's meet
ing to canvass the city for funds,
aad than to erect such a building as
their fund# will permit, though they
want something adequate to take
care of the situation. The gymna
sium to considered as a pert of it
and will either be built with the
building or added later. It will eon
atltute a moderate site auditorium
which will be available aid which
hoe been much needed in the peat
The lot 00 which tie building to
to he erected will he deeded to the
httird of truatees ahd held tm_WM
Vwa’teTk* to peUfoT ttgtrteea
thousand dtoHara already have boon
paid on the lot. and the remainder to
ahont s7.k»«. Including late rant.
Sanaa of thoae who spoke out
straight from the shoulder last night
tor the campaign were. Lionel Well.
Mr. end Mrs. Tom O'Berry. Mr. nod
Mrs* Ed Lknd, Captain O'Berry. A. K.
Howell. Miss Mary Hardy. Mtos Kath
erine Park. Miss Gertrude Well. Her
man Weil, W, F. Taylor, aad others.
Hoy others were there who listened
and voted for the piano whea the
time for action came. Mrs. Lionel
Well presided at thq meeting.
GRIND JURY HEPRAT
PRHSES IRE M'S
WMI COURT
Pinttto Prison Camps in Good
Condition And That Jail
Prisoners Wall-Fed
FAVORS ARRANGEMENTS
SEPARATING PRISONERS
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The grotod jury report congratu
lates tbs judge on the way ha han
dles bis court and flpds that Jht
prison camps aad jails are In good
order. It recommends more shelves
for the register of deeds, a aafa for
the clerk of courts, add -suggest ar
rangements be made 00 that diseased
prisoners may be kept separate th tha
jail. The grad jury found that all
l prisoners uere being well fed and
well cared for,'
topo tin tied on Page Fire)
BASEBALL REBTULTB
High Petttf 4 Wins tea ttetom to.
High Paint to, Wlastea ha tom t ....
Barham % Raleigh to.
Baa rllle 4 Greeashero fc
Virginia ■>
X erf elk t, Rirhmeed 4.
Portsmouth I, Rooky Moo el to.
IMsaditorf to, Wilson 4.
Heath Allaatio
t olambla «, to area H.
GreearNlo 4, jagasta L
I harlotte to, Npofteaharg t
Probably Heady Hotardayi ms decal*
seaitoeast and saalb winds.
Aamricoa
Dot roil I, HL Louis H.
I'klrage 4. Flevelaad 4
Now Verb % Beaten L
National.
('laHaaati t, I'Meuge t
Philadelphia 4 Now York 4.
Beaten to, Ireahlya 4 .
ML Laato 4, Ptttetoarg L
f kattaauega to, NoafevUlo to.
NykrilielNapre took I, 4 po» 1
. ijptl to, Memphis B.
; :> v MahUe 4 ttinaiagksm &
ftttrttrfantoi 4 little Hook 4
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FUISSO, HRECUUS
NINMOUSLY REFUSE
KUtt BStff 6MRRDS
Act Innidlilfiy into Writ* L»t
tcr in Kn KH» Khui Tdl
Imm Tkem Um
, MB fßtii so
KLUCKERB WILL KLUCK
ANYWAY THEY DECLARE
Directors of th« Wtoyrta coun
ty ftoir astoocitotlon ah a call
meeting here yoaterday refused
the use of the fair grounds hy
the Klonkltove'of the Kang of
Eastern North Carolina which
is to taka place here June 14.
Tho momhara were to give their
public deroonatratioiu in the
grounds. It is declared how
ever that kansmen will go ahead
with their plana and have the
meeting/here despite the action
of the directors.
Action of the directors came
promptly, uaaaimoasly. and without
toebete. and they addressed a letter
to the Ku yClun 'Klan itnuoonclng
their decision This letter was bead
ed M- R lx>ften who nppered before
the eaecuttve committee of the fair
aaaoelatton the toy before as the at-
the klan in behalf of se
curing the fair grounds. Directors
ware of «h« opinion that the klan
using the fair ground* would do more
harm than li would do good, and
they were out of sympathy with the
asaembiaigapf H»® Klonklav* here, it
had been reported that a number of
negroes were leaving the city aa a
result of the proposed easembling of
Klockara. however, have intimated
that It doea not make any difference
to thorn whether they have the fair
grounds or not since they merely
wanted It so they could demonstrate
pVoparly to the public. They expect
to pull tholr parade la single ale of
more than a mile just the same so
aa to lot Ooldaboro get an Idea of
what a hooded Ku Kluk looks like,
whether the organisation goea Into
the hands of receivers at Atlanta or
hack la tkf hands of Kmparor 81m
mona a«d tmperte Wfsard Evan. In I
other WOrdk* ”fVe Kluckera will
Mack lor ah toMT'
CHIIDREU RUSH THE
PRESIDEUT MD WIFE
WTH FLOWER VOLLEY
Thouaandri in Ball Park ter Mu
sic Week Turn It Into Wild
Beqtiet Throwing
MR. AND MRS. HARDING
ALMOST SUCCUMB TO IT
WARHINOTON. May SI-(By the
Associated Press.) Eight thousand
school children gathered In the
American league park today to aern
ad# President and Mrs. Herding. As
tlte feature of Washington's musl<
week, they broke awey from their
teachers before the program was con
cluded: aad rushing good-naturedly
but wildly acroae the a«ld, laid down
a barrage of flowers on tba Presi
dential party that bad started aa a
quiet aeruade but was turned into a
wild rush of eager children when
anxious to present to elthtr Presi
des or Mrs. HardfUji a boquet, took
the abort oourae of burling the floe
•n dI thorn \
The President and his wife with
stood the barrage briefly at first but
soon tha boquets began coming so
fast aad thick they were compelled
lo ward off the rain of blossoms.
The childrsa had been marched fbr
the as made to he right center «f)<t
left fleld bleachers of tha ball park.'
Parents and otbera Interested In mu
sk week festivities were in tbs
grandstand. President and Mrs
Harding occupied a Improvised
stand near tbe center of the fleld.
“Pf AN IT BAMKBAI.I. GAME*
FLAY KB I P IN NUMTH
Ktnaton. May fl.-ißruce D. Hodges
"peanut baseball gdme." which at
tracted much here aome
weeks ago. baa Omen “played up” M
trade publications In tha North.
Hodges devised tbe dlpplavffir his own
amassment and utlllted-JUs window
display
the game have been priqted la a nuin
-1 her of publications
Hodgea built to mtnature baseball
park, with stands, bleachers, diamond,
plopsra' duMMts. and every other es
eepUal. He pdkited the whole attrac-
J lively Ha tßgekuoualy and paintak
tagty painted feundredsor peanuU to
serve ea spectators and players Borne
of tbe “fasa" wore smiles on their
flbroug faces, had others had the ap
pearance of being deep la gloom.
There were white fana aad colored
fans, bat boys, aad a blue-copied urn-
F pi re or two. Catchers’ masks, foul
line flags aad every other little de
tail waa included Players wgre In tha
midst gs a hat play ‘ „
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COLD ABO MO, N. C,
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CLAUD KIItHIN DIES
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Heenad DMrirf l>iMrrc*v»an iffiHlunaieli Kaawn as “The Geallsatan frwm
Scctlaad JW<- Rhe Bled Yesterday. Ha Onward Wilson *>n Ike Her
Bat Got Mare Yales la Hi* Blatrkt Than tbe I'resMeat. lie Was par
et the Beat la form (<d B*er Went Is Caagress
CLAUDE KITCHIN DIES
WILSON; CARRY BODY
TO SCOTLAND NECK
Wikf Rest Beside That of His Father Who Was a
Congressman; Condolences From Alt ' '
Parts of the World
SCOTLAND NECK, May 31.—(8y the Asso
ciated Press.)—The body of Claude Kitchin* ret*
i-esontative of the Second North Carolina Dis
trict for more than a score of years and one oi
the most powerful members of the Democratic
party, who passed peacefully away today after
an illness which extended over a period of more
than three yars, inched here today and lies state
m the Kitchin home. The funmil of the North
Carolirfa statesman, affectionately referred to as
the “Gentleman from Scotland Neck,” by his
friends in Congress, will take place in the Kitchin
residence at five o’clock tomorrow afternoon. He
will be buried in the family plot at the Baptist
cemetery one mile from here near the grave of
his father, who once represented his district in
Congress.
When the motor hearse bearing the l>ody of
the former Democratic leader touched the city
limits, church bells tolled and the throngs bared
their heads as it passed o» its way to the Kitchin
home. Schools and business houses were closed
for the aftprnoou out of respect to their famous
citizen. 'A continuous stream of friends visited
the Kitchin home during the late afternoon and
night. Messages of condolence were recieved
by the family from all jrarts of th§ world.
WILSON, May <Hy the,’
Associated Press.)—Kepromm
, tptive Claude Kitchin, formerly'
minority loader In t'h* lower
| house of Congress. died nt u lo
cal hospital at 6:14 o’clock this
i morning. d I
Mr. Kitchin, whose death had
■ been expected hourly for the
last three days, began to aink!
shortly liefore midnight last!
night, and the end came peace- 1
fully early this morning. He
had been in a semi-conscious
condition since Monday, .but |
I rallied Yesterday afternoon anri (
; a spark of hope was held out
for his recovery last night.
At the bedside of the former!
Democratic leader when he died'
were Mrs. Kitchin, Mrs. Lewis'
Huter, daughter; .Mills Kitchin,;
a son, and Dr. Thurman Kitch-j
I m a bruliwi' XLw iuul lumn
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I4IBVT MOlhriu., JINK 1. IMM
with him throughout the nffht.
Iliirlnl nt Hen Maud Jirfk
Tba body of the etntraman hi ra*
MOM early today to if tocal under
taking catablinhment, where It wan
prepared for burial. Accompanied
by member* of the family and aooraw
of frlenda It will be carried tbl*
morning to hia old home at Scot
land Nark, where Ilia funeral '"will
In* bald. Arrnnaement* for Jbn fua
aral had not bun completed early
Mila morning. but peraon* (loan to
; the family aald they thought It would
i taka plnra tomorrow nflarnoon.
f»r C. A. Woodard nujd Mr. Kltcb-
I In’a daalb wan tba culmination of
i rom pi (ration a which developed after
j ha ai’ffcrad a. atroke of ptualyala In
' tin never tieeh In good
health since. f|r. Woddard elated, al
though tba turn -for tba Worot did
not conic until about three weak*
•IKO.
Alwgya Cheerful
During the lonic montha of »u(er
ty **u* Mg*l ,
MX PAGKM
Rev. Stroud Sentenced To
19 Months For Contempt*
Court And Pro*UtyMss
Ukm Appeal; Judge Hartoa H« Hiropld Bp Ttff lii 9m
Perjury—a "T
Rev. I. R. Stroud. Duplin county preacher, wm aammmd
to eighteen months on the roede for prostitution, am
9160 fine on being found guilty of contempt of court Uw-M
Judge J Lloyd Horton in Superior court. In ■■nliejlMnWhlßl
Judge Horton declared that the solicitor should wHmrSrS
perjury which was a felony and for which M could he
the penitentiary where ha belonged.
VIST CUM M Hi
n OTQK OF TIE
SMITH MMQ TMIL
Bbtrtf Grant and Two Memhere
of Coroner’s Jury Easmtaai;
Trial May Red Today
MANY WOMEN rRftMBNTi
GALLERIES ARE PACKED
A TMI crowd MM the court
ieada s SEs^a&saem^AsflE
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■flrrniea rhal euld the hth*
slag es the trial of Mpwoy laM
Jim fterttb. The Jory ««• m!m3
end Hherlff liras* ood tw# KM-
Sen. elHlbc «W
h|a delrgsr »MI Mb
lew w eve ■*
According to Shortg (treat tho boy
•old Dm killing was tho result of a
quarrel be esM hie lather hah wtth
lilt mother. The youth. Sheriff Oraat
ante. told him. ho vent to the wood
pile, secured aa am. nd atrooh We
rather several those behind the head
with tt. Counsel fro the Safoaaa tried
to got the ahortff to any that tho bog
was threatened and coerced into tea-
Ufylag haters n coroner's jory, hat
ibe ahortff eetd be loM Dane* ahat
bal kavßlft tteftl ft Ateft Ml Ihft
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line |f be did not wapt
rtWy ~.
wVrV wWiufl. WM9 Me inww wirwj
ttaanerephers who eat In tha audt-.
race The galtertee were Sited, lea.'
etth ffeojrpte All hash of tho her
vert, lawyers, spaction., both nan.
4 ltd women l*ully oa many people
were on hand aa ware present at
ibe grown murder trll last Augaat.
I score of wtmcaoes remained to ho
examined, though tt la eonaldarod]
MNm|bte that the eaoe my he tubbed;
oday. The defense have declined to
isy whether or sot they will put Um
lefebdant ou tl»a stand. The crime
for which young tenUb is hateg triad
occurred about sis weeks ago. eolith
la around If years of ago.
octlikb or uiaroi
NT ATMS Hfl A Bf
RI OT KM r«OM M’UIIM
Kinston. May *l.—Tho outline of tho ;
Kinston union passenger atatloe hnn
taken shape at the site a few Mates
from the hootnaea district. A largo
the week during tho ooteWro manthi.
taunted ITS*«sS*« m towktei
yet erected In-thte aaoUoo. wUI ho
completed by early fajl. tegatKer wtth
tbs MO to gM meet teVheda to flank
the bonding. The etettomjhnteg erect
ed jointly hy the Atlantic Const (Ate
and Norfolk sad Southern com pastes.
for their ose and that of the letter's
subsidiaries terminating hero. Will
.front on t'aawall street
I OI.OIKD KINNTONIAIN IATR
A MEMORIAL. PAY
KINSTON. May *l.-Catered Kla
stonlans observed Memorial Day today
with a parade, decoration of graves to
the cemetery In South Kinston, aa ad
dress by R. I. Johnson, of Wew Bern,
nud a baseball gams. Several local ae
groes lost their lives to tha World
War. Missing from the raaha of tho
marchers was Captain Barnaul O Ma
son. who for years waa colored' com
munity grand marshall for all ttgf
ffslrs. “Cap's Samuel" died a few
weeks ago Ha waa vary old. Moot
prised of all his possessions was o
faded niform of blue, piped la white
and gill. He waa aa officer es negro
militia I nthe Spanish-American wnr.
cannon” Fall to
MAKE 24 HOURS
EARLIER SERVICE
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The new Cannon Ball Perishable
Prelate train that will pass through
this city from Wilmington after Juno
4. will make deliveries >4 hours ear
lier on the Baltimore, Philadelphia,
and Washington markets. Traffic Man
ager Ankea said last sight he had
been Informed by M A Slocfcerd. gen
eral superintendent of the A. C? L
That train wUI leave at IS:M p.m
MRMRKB QJ> ”
ASSOCIATED RRttS
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rmm «rrt MW
The only tteaa that ftrvnd took*
down on trial at all wro VhgO the
judge naked him while he was lito
tes Hied fgv onpfpiat TMf,
did not any yesterday tha is AM gjpt
visit Matilda TTglftr ffMfcf •ho-***
that if ho waa 9jSf,
that he d|d
spl rattan aprons tefeuffg #jh
and A inroad whit*? *OA 'MtolP-
I-ate la the rntumm 'SIMT jjh 'fte
glvlog an appeal *>** Jl Mpf
,t sot king had ever .
j'srr.iaE
slder him one of thg iflUlpiM**.
(bey ever etamluoi llhilftWh
*“S lr £ i SE
tempt Charge. This ghpfMjMNML
es the temporary dteapprofilll”
\uillds Kennedy last jloapgf- l|HttL ■
that Biro ki 'vmiJhl
leaving fWnr OtOtOw' 'J
ft u Mte «4nd Just! *
(bu Moroini
cam.
fii oil oruitH
.tame of Claude KWto<ir^' : lll
•I ‘ ongreae lorn the
.be Republican party - 4#
of HU and orpouteod Mf^jp
of t ongreea.
Mr KttCbai. eppt to CM|MR MR
mil lad bad served jtf Mo# M
(be dec and North CowßM^f^y,
_ onteteTy
Oeorge L. White. Ip# taaf%Hfl|MM|Ml
it was la itik whop tm,um
under lb ejoint teadereMft
< bsmp Clark and dgWff ■ftHh.
lauacbd their vtotertenaaaZatte# X,
IRUNUIU oroteil
Payne-Aid rich tariff ISO fRftT M
mlnated In |he orerthlh* Jf <K
ipitkif jmeSmeii o %HSI
tot. successful party mgaßato^S
tlouse and electing ctotefff gßtefetei
He was than named ehOlffUg of top
Way. sffn Means C gMftjgMffßl
r*o.lt lee be became a gMffpteSto
worto figure T.V" % -
Hie career aa too DnmoteglN Ifto
ar In too fiooao durto too .VftnPlte
taoMnr. In ihooorty datyaarjEa fir
after ha had voted agates! tMfomffb
ailoa kla re let teas wtth Mailftmt Rf
aoa became strained boPMMI%#?M|
Ist retina merchant m* rifflMV
Many Btopka wft|ji * ;
Repeatedly, alter thle |BjSf9te#|>
tbe Scotland Nevfc Rte ffg.ttto'
lUMiropolltmo prtM liMb4 lIR E|w >
ed with Mr Wllaee A
•lory la Washington soon tflMkp gte
fered Me flret sinks of faMtafls. MM
of bla dramatic defy of top (MaMteg
when too tetter warateMte JkM ffft
Ittoa on edmlaUlratteO
would bp ahor of the tetthMft* te
agree to Ibe Mil yoe wn«Mke |ogf
That poruenter piece «f ftfldfk
did act peas
Easily In Me {eadertelp «f j|ft D*to
oc retie party |g|>
without hla party. tetphlT mt
ceeded to gotUug hla dnM it «te
Democratte plaUpnp op MR
roeßloa on which brought pgltett lld
I tM.btaaa. adopted g. too
'onvintlon Marty kedor* thro tel ft
. *<* >u their Mte'hi Tst