WtiATHEB
♦®Uy tetr Friday and Saturday Not
■Mk chain >■ temperature
VOLUME BIGHT; NUMBER 8C
CENSUS BILL IS PASSED BY HOUSE AFTER CHANGING
PROVIDES FOR ,
REALLOTMENT
< HOUSE SEATS
PNMMP *f BUI Marked By
Ttm* Situations And Skil
ful Maneuvering
DEFEAT PROVISION WHICH
WAS AIMED AT SOUTHLAND
Mmtort CControversy
b Tkrow* Back Into Sen
ate Again
■ Washington, June(api—Th#
cm■ a Mil OS* pnaied by lb# borne
today oft Os s stormy session featured
Mr a saeeoasfal parliamentary maneu
ver by loaders for elimination of turn
amendment! which they feared had
eadaacerad the reapportion mem pro
rialoß of tha I eel elation.
Tkd Mil goes back to the senate for
agroomont to minor changea made by
the hoses. Pas ease of the l*gt*Ui-
Woa made It almost certain that Nouec
representation would be reapportion*"!
among the state* on tbs bails of the
ltM oeneae provided by the meaiuiru.
There has been no re-allotm*nt of
the eeata lull. although the
eonstltatton specifies that a reippor
tlaament ahall be made every ten
Consideration Jof the legislation in
the bouse was marked by i eerl u or 1
the most teaee situation* that branch
has experienced In several sets' ms.
It saw written In the measure and
then stricken from It two proposal*
which would have made large func
tions In the representation of. Indus
trial and possibly Southern Sta'e*.
The first was to exclude aliens from
the count upon which reapportlon
ment waa based. The second would
bare excluded from the coant dlv
enfrdirglTddd cltlsea* and waa slim'd
at Southern States where U has hen
contended many Negroes were not
permitted to tote.
Both proposals were adopted by the
house Tuesday and the more by lead
ers today to strike tbera from the hill
came as a surprise arter they had
failed to agree on a parliamentary
method by which this might be ac
complished
. O' tr
The export debenture controversy
was thrown heck Into the Senate;
where the' proposal was pul Into the
farm Mil over vigorous administra
tion opposition, by the decision of the
Senate end House conferees to re
commend Ita elimination alter adjust
lag alt othsr differences In the retler
measures passed separately by the
two chambers.
The House was called upon to act
on the revised farm bill first, but
little opposition appeared In sight
.there In view of the fart that It fol
lows rather eloeely the measure pass
pd by that chamber early In the spec
ial saagtoa.
i The national origins contest, which
has been la progree* for several day*,
wee expected today to reach a vote,
tomorrow.
Thp cotton controversy arose -after
the New York attorney's nomination
had bean confirmed yesterday la opeu
session—the first open session con
firmation of n presidential nomination
la many years- Reconsideration was
demanded by Senator Wheeler, who
said ha wanted time to consider some
questions raised with respect to «'ot
ton's record. Protests. It was under
stood,* were presented to the foreign
relatione committee on the ground
that Cotton was a member of William
C. McAdoo'a law firm when It was
retalasd by Bdward L. Doheny, Cali
fornia oil man, who subsequently was
acquitted pf conspiracy with Albert
Fell In connection with the naval oil
leasing agreements entered into while
the letter waa Secretary of the In
terior.
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WAGE INCRBAHK GRANTED
OHICAOO. June «.-(AP»-A wags
Increase of |6 per month end certain
Improvements In working condtt'ons
have been granted to ll.noo porters,
and tnalda by the Pullman Company,
a company announcement today said.
IOGU TO DBDIfIITE
17. R. LEGATION
TIRANA. Albania. June (AP»
King Zogu has agreed to dedicate the
new American legation here which Is
rapidly nearing completion end which
ta the first building constructed by the
United State* government anywhere
tg tha world for the specific purpose
at »>9f«U9g 9i mbmjj .^g*.
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THE GOLDSBORO NEWS
READ IN THE MORNING WHILE MINDB ARE FRESH—READ BY BUYERS BEFORE THEY BUT.
Examine IN timber Witnesses
In $75,000 Damage Action
ADDISON HAWLEY TELLS HOW HE WAS CALLED TO
KRESS’ STORE AND FOUND MRS. BOWEN,
UNAIDED, INJURED IN FALL FROM
OIL ON FIXM)R
Wefne County Superior Court will
convene an hour earlier this morning
—at 130—to again take up the |7S.-
000 personal damage action of Mrs.
Mamie Carr Bowen at Faison against
the 8. H. Kress end Company. About
one-half of the evidence for the plain
tiff was Introduced yeeterdsv.
It was expected that Judge Mldyettc
might adjourn the sessions of the
court today upon the completion of
the case. Members of the bur agreed
yesterday that they wnuld not ask
for trial other canes st this term
which might require additional Juries
Mrs. Bowen claim* |7(,opn of Hie
Kress Company for Injuries she sus
tained In • fall In the defendant's
store here on December IV 1924. Thai
floor had been excessively ofled. It Is
EPPS FUNERAL
AT 10:30 A.M.
•41 •
q
Blxty-Tlye« Year Old Man Dies
Os Injuries Sustained in
Fall Four Weeks Ago
Funeral aervlce for C. P Epps. who
died at hts home on Georgia Avenue
at 11: AO yesterday morning from In
juries sustained In a tall four weeks
ago, will he held from the residence
at 10:30 this morning. Service will tie
In charge of Rev. W. V. Mcßae, pas
tor of St Pent Method Ist dhtrch,
and burial will he made Ip
Dale Cemetery.
The following have been selected
to act bn pe H hears re at the funeral
this morning; Active, Jesse Summer
lin. W. D. Creech. W. C Smith. A.
M Pete, J C. Carmack and W. R
Crow Honorary: Colonel Joseph E.
Robinson, R. Jack Smith. B. W. Datl,
Dr. D. J. Rose, J A. McClenny, B. A.
Parker, T. M Waters. W. E. John
son. E. E. Griffin, Grsves Smith.
Mr. "flpps was engaged In paint
ing the |toof of Well's' store when he
fell and sustained a fracture of liih
skull. Ills death had been anticipated
for several weeks. JusP two weeks
ago. P. Bdward Epps, a son. died sud
denly after a brief and seeming In
consequential Illness.
C. F. Bpps moved to Goldsboro
from Wilson several years ago. Born
In Wilson In 1859, he was In his six-,
ty-thlrd year. He held the reaped of
all who knew him.
He la by hl« wife, Mrs.
C. K. Bpps, two daughters, -Mrs. C.
Poeey of this city, and MYs. H. C.
Branch' of Dumbarton and ons goo,
H. U Epps.
KELLOGG PACT MtTIHKI)
/BKHNE.
The first chamber "Ji the council of
state ratified the Kellogg pact unan
imously today,, the second chamber
having ratified It yesterday with two
opposing votes
•„' ' * •
SENATOR OPERATED (PON
WASHINGTON. June 6 <AP)-
Seualor HlSfck of Alabama, was oper
ated upon for a minor ailment at Wal
ter Reed Hospital today and It wee
said afterward'that the operation was
‘‘entirely successful.”
Lite Saving Program For
Red Cross During Summer,
Plana for an extensive program of
Instruction In life sating and first aid
fourths summer are now being work
ed out by the Wayne Bounty Chapter
of the American, Red ,<Vohs, in* con
junction with the National Head
quarters Thlw Instrueflon has for
years been s fnajure of the summer
activities of the Red Crop* end will
he pushed more vigorously ihl- sum
mer than ever
‘These plans call for dally leeaons
to children of-the rlty at the niunlrl
pally operated swimming pool, for a
school In life saving and first aid.
and for the organisation of life spying
corpses throughout Ihe county.
The local chapter Is anxious to Re
curs someone to attend one of the "in
stltutas for life saving and first aid
conducted the American Red Cross
M Idte tfes W -«VSW
claimed, Mitt the plaint Iff fell m l a n
so Injured that eh*- vti, ntja' te I ’
rtae. *' .
80 severely hurl that she could n *1
help herself. It Is allexr'l. the em
ployees of the comnenr m.» > n* e'-
fort to aid her or to ppoctce at’.
%
Addison Hawley,- w-bn tmrrl d 1
niece of the plaint Iff testified >e t r
day that a friend- hrniighl him w > d o’*
the accident to Mra. Bowen wh*>.-<- h
was at work ut Ihe Yelverto'i Hsr I
ware The Jnltt r comnnuy I
shout three block* on Best Walnut
street Trom the Kress store oh Wed
Walnut street where Mr** Bowen fel'
and wajt Injured He al onc-i went to
the Kress store, lie tesilf od. and
(Continued on peso ft
NARROW ESCAPE
IN AUTO WRECK
Freighter Truck Sideswipes Car
of Frank Hanks And Con
tinues on Its Way
**——■ " -»«■■■ t
Frank Banks, local white than, had
a miraculous escape from serious In
jury or worse- when his Chrysler
coupe wee sldeNwlped by a huge truck
freighter on Highway 40 between Wal
lace and RnrgAw Wednesday ..night
about 9 o'clock, ilne aide of the car
was badly damaged, but Banka escap
ed with only a few slight ents apd
■cratches. The,driver of Ihe track
did not stop, and It gfaa so dark the
license number could not he obtained.
A piece of one of the fenders, torn ofr
when the truck scraped by Banks'
car. fall on the car, however, and It Is
hoped that the truck may be Identi
fied hy this.
Mr. Banks and Roy Keller attended
a wedding at Hurgaw Wednesday eve
ning, The Newa waa told Keller de
cided to remain ovwr, so Banka start
ed hack home alone. When about
halfway between Wallace and Burgaw.
the driver of the Chrysler saw a pair
of bright headlights approaching hint
from the opposite direction. In order
to play gafe he drove off (he pavement,
leaving only the two left wheels on
the highway, It wa.» said. The truck
came closer and and Banha
told friends that he edged further
•till off ihe road- The truck side
swiped the Chrysler, however, rip
ping off both left fenders, the run
ning board and part of the top. and
badly scratched Ihe body of the oar
on tfehl *145.._ Several at Hfe glass
windows were, also broken.
The driver of the truck did not even
slow down. II was said, and finally,
after, ascertaining that he was not
seriously hurt, Banka replaced a tiro
which had been blown out by the Inm
j P*bt. and drove on In to Goldsboro.
Theyleft front axle wa* said to have
been bent, forcing the local man to
drive at a low rale of speed for the
remainder of the trip
FOR NORFOLK HARBOR
j WASHINGTON. June 6 -(API—-The
I war department announced today (he
i allotment of |450.nn0 Tor Improve
ments for Norfolk harbor, Va.
parr of the state The school offer*
3 • -I
Its Instruction absolutely (rep. th
only cost Incurred by the student wilt
be thirty dollars for board and Inci
dentals for the ten dsyi, spent In camp.
Anyone Interested In attend ng the in
stitute should gy.t In touch with the
lo*al chapter secretary.
Through the efforts of the Bed
Cross, the enormous loss of life
through drowning, electric shocks,
and suffocation ha* been greatly re
duced during the past few years, tty
the teaching of the simple methods
of resuscitation, of rescuing drown
people, of applying first a|d, tin u»
(I
■ends of lives can be saved each ytar.
These simple methods can he learn
ed bare this summer by all lnt>-r«*teJ
(Continued on page (j
GOLDSBORO, N. C. FKU»4Y MORNING, JUNE 7, 1920
yin* Formation of New Cabinet
l. .;*■ —1
ME3R f V
**‘#3
nrr
Since the resignation ot bumc> Lnulwin as Prime Minister 61
England. King Gcotg* expects Ramsay MacDonald. Labor
Prime Minister, to form a new cabinet. Philip Snowdeff, left,
is expected to be returned aa Chancellor ol the Exchequer and
either James fa. Thomss, right, of Arthur Henderson, below,
ia expected to be called tg/Foreign Secretary to succeed Sir
Austin Chamberlain. _
City’s Airport To Be Used
As Permanent Port l»y Plane
Commercial Flyer, Native of
Wayne, To Bring Hln Ship
Here at 2 P. M.
T _
Goldsboro gets Ita first commercial
airplane toddy and Ihe Goldsboro
Municipal airport on the northeastern
edge of Ihe city Acquires a plane
which will he operated fi4tm the field
permanently. ,
At 2 o'clock this afternoon Humid
Wilson, a native of Ml. Olive, expects
(o pilot a Travelalr plane to the City's
port. Accompanying him as passenger
will be ('. W. Barbee, also of Ml.*Ollv.e.
Wilson Is the first native of Wayn-*
county to secure a pilot's license so,
the purpose of- engaging In air com
merre In Wa home rounly. Wilson
saw action in the World -War a« «
member of the aviation service, but
did not seCure lilk pilot's license at
that time, beinq not then Interested'
In aviation as. a huslneas. Recently,
however, he ban (iomplVyl * count'-
In flying In Tampa, and lias been II
as a commefflal flyer.
Mr. W'llson and M;r, Barbee arc
joint owenrs of the plane which they
will fly regularly from the Goldsboro
port.
“We are going into commercial fly
ing," said Mr Barbee last evening In
telling News of hts plans "lie P
cause we jiellcve that avjhilou I* on'-
of the coming Industrie,. W.. want t->
*>
get In oa the ground flrioe, and
believe that Goldsboro's ItJ"*allow
makes It Ideal for the beg It into g of
operations In Esatern North Csrollna
We expect to keep- our ahlp on th' 1
Goldsboro port from now on
"You can tell the folks that If noth
Ing happen . .we will bring the „hlp
down to earthrirt the port at 'l o'Clocl.
tomorrow afternoon.''
HOPES OF TARK-OEK DASHED
Oi.bOkt'HAKD. Me. June 6. (As
Hop. 1 t»i tat 1 ot it.,- (,1 - ;
Hash and the Yelhi* Bird for Europe
tomorrow were dashed tmtay when
Dr James It Kimball ot Ihe New
York Weather Bureau, advised |,<«l
A- Yancey t»f the (lyeen Eladi, agjm it
t£ take off
MALE PLEADS Gl ILTY
CHARLESTON, S ( . v June f. (AIM
W illiam It It ile, of llolih.ir I down
M« one of (<-n Indicted here sos;
fraudulent trnffti In postage slnmpk
ort an extensive stale, pleaded guilty
Jn United State. Didrict four lore
today aud was firntent-ed (o serve 2)
'month* In the Atlanta federal penl-
UljUgry. ... ..
THIRTY-ONE
GRADUATED
Commencement Exercise* it
Dillard High Completed
I-ant Evening
The commencement exercise* clos
ed a very surcesaful year at Dillsrd
high Mchcxi’ last night. TJhlrty-one
diplomas were Issued to aa many
negro hoyg and glrta. Prof Allison Da
vis of Hampton Institute spoke on
Hie Nubject, "Tomorrow and Th# Next
Day." He warned the rlaaa against
laxlnesH. against misunderstanding.
It*- said we must face the South,where
there are marvelou* opportunities for
development
Prof. Ray Armstrong presented the
diplomas and' Prof. Ixivett awarded
prison tn students who were succeee
ful In the e*aay contests.
Early In the day, st Chapel service.
Edward Bostic graduate nf la*t
yours* class delivered certlflrstea to
one hundred and fifty children who
had not been absent nor, tardy during
the yeaK
.
RAH.ROAD MAY DIE*
j MOBILE, Ala . June li—Gregory L
Lroith, 74 member of the Alabama
constitutional convention In Ut2o gen
oral counsel of the L A N. railroad
In Alabama. dl«-d h-re today.
Eleven Cases Os Typhoid
In County Causes Warning
Three new cases of typhoid fevr
having developed ye tefdWy In the M1
olive bringing the toul full
her of ca,.p* for the county *o el«v n.
Dr L W. Corbett city and county
health officer yesterday warned lbs!
iyt the present rate Pi case. for the
cosinty for the year are Ind ral'-»l He
again appealed for the public' *0 pro
to t lt*Hf liv centring vaertnsHmi
-,, 'k
There wile no “epidemic" of *v ph'lltl
fever In XVayti" count* la t ve-«r. he
declared, vet HO person .I'-qulf.-d .he
disease. Ho far, till, year II p»-'V*B 1
have' had It, although th» ins* n ttru
number of ca »ea doe* nttl appe ir un
ttl late Kiimmer and fail At thD same
time last year, only 7 easos had been
reported. A similar Increate n ap
pearing nv,*r the entire country 1 In
other word*, we are entering one >f
tgofe svasoiM wluu typUyid («v«i Inj
Fear Mediterranean Fruit :
Fly Is Discovered In City
INSBfT FOUND IN ORANGE OUT OF SHIPMENT FROM
FLORIDA LAST EVENING-WILL BE SENT TO
RALEIGH FOR EXAMINATION BY . „ V
DR. LEIBY TODAY
Has the Mediterranean fruit tty.
dread pest whh.-h attacks trull* hnd
vegetables, been discovered In Golds
boro?
Msny believed last evening that this
question should lie answered In the
affirmative.
A soda Jerker cutting an orsugs at
Hicks and Hawley's Drug Store last
evening, noticed a spee.k-llk# Insect
crawling In Ihe Inside, of the fruit.
The nrangt was at one* opened and
th* luaect captured and placed In a
bottle ,
When placed In the bottle, the In*,
sect wn* more of Ihe grnb-vnrtety
than anything else. Bui M It W taat
evening. It had developed Hny wings
The Insect was lo he held nt the
store until this morning wheH County
WOOTEN CLAN
TO MEET SOON
t> | ’ c>
Letiiruc Will Have on
I’rcsidenl of Nntiom»l BUwy
I’roßram at Bay view
Members nf the Wnntesi Family
from far and wldewlll meat for their
fifth annual reunion nt Bayvlew, near
Washington, N C.. on FHdny. Jnne
21st Rooms may he reserved at tha
hotel for thoee *ho wleh to spend tha
night.
The meeting will he called to order
at to:.a# A. M . hr tha Prestdsat, Dr
W I. Wootan of (Ireegvttl* A moat
Inleraatlng and Inspiring progm® has
nrlnctnel speaker will he Frofaaaor
Matt H Wooten, former superintend
ent of the Duplin ronntr sebooln. who
deliver e memorial address.
A very Intereetlng feature of tha
program will be entertainment by
Mine Daphne Uarrawny. Wllnoo. who
Is president nf the Nat tonal Btory
League. Miss Unrrnwny will appear
on the program during the morning
hour, and after the picnic, dinner,
while the older members are In bua
-tnesa eeeelon. ehe will ronduot a
special program of einrtea and nttinU
for the children
I *
1 Mrs. Daley Wooten ftmllh. Raleigh.
j rhalrmnn bf the the mualc commM
lee. will he In charge of x pre-ar
rang'd nittsical program. Tlpia will
be reserved for n series of short
talks by varlona members present.
Descendant* of the earliest Worden
settlers have borne the name worth
ily and have served their atate and
church with honor and generation
with unselfish devotion. The Woot
en* have been, for n number *oT years
prnriflneni and prosperous. There are
hundreds "of them In Eastern North
Carolina aud It Is noted that there. In
an exception number of repreeentatlV<i
men and among them. Thera
are bankers, lawyers, doctors, educa
tors, planters, merchants, and prom
Inent army officer Among the not
able , member* present will he f!ol.
Counrlt 8 Wooten, ortognnnrlnn resi
dent' of Mount Olive. V
GREEN fUBINET BENIGN*
ATHENS. June 4 IAP» The rah
Inet of Premier Vrnlxrlo* resigned
yeati-rdav ». "
come# niore prevalent than tunal;' 1
why, no one haa explained aatliyfic;
torily. ,
ttne of the .certainties aboir. this
disease I* (hat Tv*fh be prevent’ | bv
vaccination. During the Hpanlsh-
Anieyican War 2*l ,tKM» men went Into
th'- Artnv Os tbl* number, one In
every twelve had typhoid fever. It
was almoct- like an epidemic of Influ
ebxa Kin een years later, typh'dd
vaccination *a* Introduced Into the
Ariny, By the time we entered Ihe
World War it had become routin '. A*
s reault, only one man In 3700 ac
quired the dl'eat,e, although they
Wen- ex posed to It In many placra and
were often living under grossly In
sanitary condition*.
If thai rale prevailed In .Wayne
county loday. we could expect only 9
l£»ty»!Wl v*» m - >'• w- f. tMi a
***.»•» ' v itmiWrliimlM -thi
MEMBER OF
THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS
PRICK FIVI CENTS
Agent A. K. Robertson will go with
It to Raleigh to deliver It to Dr. B-
W. I .flliy. slats «nU)S»olsotat, I* •»-
amlnatlon.
The orange la which tha laaoot VU
discovered waa la a shipment recently
received from Florida. _
If tbs Insect proves to he the fnrtt
fly. It Is possible that other Infects*
fruit la the same shipment hare beea
distributed la OoMahoro.
Full grown Mrdltsrrsaiaa fnUt fUaa
were discovered la the wladow of a
Raleigh srocer last Saturday *M
ihts discovery ha* led Oomasteloaer
of Agriculture W. A- Orabem to oo*
sert that a serloas sltnaUaO con
fronted North Caroltaa. Ho lotlhroe,
hdwerer. that with «essral eooporo
* (Ooataieed oa page I)
BREWINGTON ,
DISCHARGED
•
Mayor HIH to MRf *
Mid-Week ftoaaloo of City
Gaart H I
('bargee against Buddie Brewlngtoa
negro, of aaaaait with g deadly w —*~
on In conannUoa whh the aertnoo
Injuring of Herman Wootaa. gß* col
ored. ahoat tero wooha ago. ernre d*e
mlssed at a beartog at the *Ooa hadari
Mayor Jaeh Mill IB poHf Ogg*
to a local hospital for afml *g»4
Wootaa test if lad at lha hearlagthot
he and two other friends ware iMiM
dowp Pin# struct cad that they ate#-
P ed near the cart ie-Treat of njgM
nred church. Brewingtot *»d aafgMW
negro ware aalAtft hart hoaa MM I 1
Ing et the curt, aad auiarMa* B
Wootea. Brewlngtoa asked "why #M*
yon run over as. yen -r—s" MRlI*
en told tha eoart that ho got eel Os
the cor aad ashed tha negro why Ba
called him hy IBM oan*e, aad tßgt
both the other men ~|B M«
pieces of cement. OOC oh the hack of
the head, and the other over the h®
eye. The Injured negro woo gteksd ag
In an unooaacloao condition. glacod «g
the car by his frlefll aad mghdt to
a hospital. iaiUBlR
that when Wootaa got o«t of the oar,
he later went hook to It ngi aggrnaak
ed Brewlngton will MMMtßlag dhgt
looked like n halfo. One witness Ma
imed that she now the knife. Brow-
Ingtog claimed that he need the ce
ment la self defease ’* ,J
Tobe Smith an* Theodora iaak
negroes, were fined |t aad the gaota
each for being disorderly at the dgßOf
held for the colored people at the Dur
ham Hosiery Mill baltdlog teat Mas-
day night According to pfftoa4M
two staged a prlrmla (Iftat
while ft* boxing match waa getHn
In (he Kxpoaltlon building. Acitodtog
to th« evidence. JotM followed Smith
up tb* itaJra and down until ftanllr
Smith turned, nround and beached Uke
other man tori. ’ • . c'
~ John Hlnnaut, member as the tonal
tire department, waa toned wtth pay
ment of the coeta fop aaennlt. dta
nant waasaid to here flapped India
(lore, local whlto youth.
Misti Well Is Named
Delegate to Meeting
Thu Wgwa Murana
By H. a »t *IUOAB
RALEIGH. June •—Delagntae
reprearnt North Carolina at tilt Ha
t lon a I Conference of Social %vrfl tm
Mih annuel meeting at Ben FranhtoMo.
California, Jena 2d to July I, ton
been announced at the office of <J#v
ernor O. Met Oardner, aa folj'wai
Irani P. Graham and Dr. Howard
w Odum. Chapel Hill: Dr. Carl Tgy
lor and Mra. Mary Camp Bp-table,
Raleigh: Mra Marlon Crawto• I
agd Judge Wiliam Ydrh. Iraeanhoro:
ln:V B Waddlll Hendertoe. Waa
Ruth Burke, LaQrange: Radnor H, U
Mlllner. Morgantoa; Mr*. Bllbr
Pauley. Wilmington: Miab darn «.
Cox. High Point; Col. Wiiltndl A.
Blali. witi«ton-Batomj MM* QitUfto
Well, (loldahom; Mtm lama OtfßgJiggk