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i:,t,;'U';:,'i.f"i,i Jl- RATIONAL BANK OF GOLDSBORO iMU ru bailnesi a win u ftei to emetprai wltt yet. n Ceo. A. Norwood, President Tho. H. Norwood, Cuhier NATIONAL BANK OF GOLDSBORO Geo. A. Norwood, Pre!dnl Tho. H. Norwood, Cashier Want your business ant will fee glad to correspond with too. ti Aw "This Argue o'er the people's right D0U1 an eternal Yigll keep. No boo thing strains of liel's son. Can lull its hundre eye to sleep." GOLDSBORO N. C , WEDNESDAY, EVENING, MAY 10, 1922 NO. 29 VOL. LXXV ... : . 4 1 ... . ,- -i m . 7? sr WILSON MAN TRIES . SUICIDE III II. Y. (By Associated Press) New ' York, May 10. D. A. Batts, of Wilson, N. C, attempted suicide In his room in the McAlpiu Hotel here this morning by stabbing him self several times in the throat with s pocket knife. A note addressed, "to my friends" was found in bis room, but the po lice refused to reveal its contents. . , Two other letetrs written by Batts were found in his room, one of these was addressed, to Mrs. O. J. Harrl son, Elm City, N. C, and the other to Mrs. J. H. Cbauncey, Miami, Fla. who are said to be his daughters, He also left a note requesting that the news of his suicide be sent to sheriff B. E. Howard. Wilson, N. C. In the letters to hsl daughters he gave no reason for his act, only saying that he was weary of life and hope dto meet them in heaven He had only 8 cents on his person when taken to the hospital, where his condition Is pronounced serious. HARDING WILL TRANSMIT VIEWS ON BONUS BILL TO SENATE COMMITTEE SOON Washington. May 10. Views of President Harding on soldier bonus legislation, described today at the White House as unchanged, will be transmitted wHhln the next two days to Chairman McCumber and Republi ran members of the Senate Finance Committee. .The President's ideas on the sub Jeot will be presented to the majority committee members as a result of the vfslt of Chairman McCnmber and sev eral of his associates to the White House recently at which time outlines of the bill approved by the committee , majority was laid before Mr. Hardlr.g. This bill differs only slightly from the V "sui':t)asse"'by tho House. , vT.The. -, President's position on the soldier bonus was outlined In a letter to fchalrman Fordnay of the House Ways and Means Committee when the matter was pending before that body and which was to the effect that either a sales tax to raise the funds for paying the bonus should be en acted or the legislation postponed. From that position the President has not wavered . Methodist Board Of Extension Meets Nashville. Tenr... May 10.-Reports received st Southern Methodist head guarters In Nashville, Teen., form the annual meeting of the Board of church extension which was organized just forty years and met In annal ses sion In Louisville recently, Indicate a wonderful advance along all lines of work enterprise by this body. According to the report of the sec retary, Dr. 8. H. C. Burgle, during the forty years of the board's exis tence. It has given aid to nearly 11. 000 churches and over 3,000 parson ages to the amount of $8,542,686.32. Dr. Burgln represented that the funds at the disposal of the board are whol ly Inadequate to the needs of the Church, which he says Is in the midst of an unprecedented era of church bu tiding. Matters which found special em phasis at the annual meeting included a memorial to the general conference now In session at Hot Sprlrgs. Ark., asking that a Board of Home Missions be created and that It be united with the board of church extension. This memorial further asks that the Wo man's Missionary Council be con tinued as It is. unless by agreement some better way can be devised for the administration of the woman's work; The board of church extension Jolred the Board of Missions In a request to general conference that the unused balance, amounting to about $1,500,000 of the Southern Meth odist War Work commission be used In caring for students ir the great educational centers throughout the South. The Board also asked the general confererpe to jnature plans for raising, during the next quadrer. WELL HEELED PEOPLE sometimes slip up. Those in the shoe trade, as well as others will be strengthened by some of our Inssr nce. Consult us. Katieaal Life Inraraae Co, of ft (HatiaL) - M M. Haa Party, Stat Manager, t ruit Soor Bordsa Biililn REED EXPRESSES HIS SYMPATHY (By Associated Press) St. Louis. Mo., May 10. United States Senator Jas. A. Reed, demo crat, now in the primary for renomi- nation, and being btterly opposed in letters by ex-presldent Wilson, said today in a public speech, that he deeply sympathized with former President Wilson in his Illness. Mr. Reed sad that the statement that he voted against every measure that President Wilson favored was both untrue and unjust. Banquet In Honor Of Medical Society The Wayne Medical Society, of which Dr. C. F. Strosnlder is presi dent, was host last night at the Kennon, at a banquet In honor of the visiting physicians In attendance at the Fourth District Medical Meet ing which was held yesterday. The program of the meeting was published In the Argus and was a most interesting and scientific one. After the meeting which was held in the Community Building, the visi tors were taken In automobiles for a tour of our city. The banquet was held at 7 o' clock, and the elaborate repast was thoroughly enjoyed. There were tosts and music and the occasion was an altogether delightful one. Dr. T. M. Bizzell .presided and Mrs. BIzzell and Mrs. Charles Barham, Mr. John Arment and Mr. Wlnstead, rendered a number of attractive musical selections. There was a short talk by Rev. W. O. Cone, which was humorous and appropriate to the occasion. Tuesday of next week, May IB, Is I he dule selected by I he mer chants of (oldNoro for the stag ing of their great co-operative Dollar Sale event, which will be the biggest trade offering ever known here, and In which the trading public alone will be the bf neticlarles. (ioldsboro will lie thronged as neier before with visitors next Tuesday. Get ready. Pay Final Tribute To Henry P. Davison Locust Valley, N. Y., May 10. Mirltl-millionaire and slinplu villager met teday todaw at the little Ivy clad chaptl of St. Jotion'B of Lattirgtown for the funeral of Henry I'. Davison, banker and philanthropist. Present, too, were men and women of the American Red Cross to pay tribute to ,,le mar- who during the World War had directed the organl. zationV efforts to keep alight the spark of life or ease the final hours of the dying. The Red Cross wreath occupied the place of honor st the brier; the Red Cross flag floated from the raf ters In the tiny Long Island church; group of Red Cross nurses stood with bowed heads on the church lawn during the simple Episcopalian ritual, and a dellgation from the Red Cross war council officially represented the 'greatest mother In the world." J. P. Morgan, head of the banking house in which Mr. Davidson had beer a partner, led the procession Into he church, to which only the nearest relatives and closest friends mere ad massed mmen and women internation ally pmnJnert who had come by motor or special train for the cere mony. At the gravelde for th final rites were only the closest friends. Texas claims to raise the biggest strawberries. It also raises big winds. nlum. an adequate sum for the care or superannuated preachers and that right of way be given the commission on Flnarce for this purpose. During the past year $115,000 has been added to the Loan fond of the Board of church extension. It was re DOLLi-flnf Monument to Brave Scots at. Airas S Jrl fit 4 "STo r4CKH0T , - j j fog ; j y -fwA.r 4 jx : tvs rrw'fc' yi4 In the presence of u largo number of visitors a nionuinen wu unveiled to the officers and men of the Ninth Scottish division at Arra- The cere mony was attended by MaJ. Gen. William Furse, who commanded the division In 1915-16; General Tudor, who commanded in 1918 General Hugeuot and Olrault of the French army, and M. Leroy, the muyor of Arras, v Prices Of Gasoline Goes Up One Cent '(By Associated Press.) New Vork, May 10. The Standard Oil Company ht New Jersey today advanced the price of gasoline 1 cent per gallon, making Its retail price 26 cents. The Sinclair and Texfas Companies made similar advances last week. MRS. THOS. II. PRINCE HOSTESS One of the loveliest parties of the season was that given yesterday afternoon by Mrs. T. II. Prince at her delightful f- home pit west Chestnut Btreet. i -.-' The Interior of the bouse aud the piazzas were beautifully decorated with fragrant flowers and handsome ferns. ,i The reception hall offered its wel come In delicate blue rugged robins contrasted with a profusion of yel low coreopses and here the, guests were greeted by the gracious hostess. The drawing room was a bower of yellow flowers and shaded lights to correspond, masses of Shasta daisies, calcmlulea and roses, and j traceries of delicate green vines made the setting a veritable indoor (lower garden. The dining room color scheme was in red and green, ef-' fected by artistic grouping of a pro fusion of crimson rambler roses, and shaded red candles In glass candlesticks. Here Mrs. I'aul Yelverton and Mrs. R. H. McCrary presided most charmingly anil served delicious Iced fruit juice punch. A most interesting game of eight tables of progressive Bridge was en joyed and at the close of the game, the winners of the highest score at each table were presented with dainty Pompadour boxes filled with novelty candies The fortunate ones were Mrs. Wm. Neufer. Mrs. R. B. Miller. Mrs. Hugh Dortch. Mrs. Vance Weill. Mrs. Tom Holmes. Jr.. Misses Ruth Bizzell, Lah Slaughter and Clara Splcer. Mrs. Prince was assisted in pass ing refreshments by Mesdames II. P. Dortch, Paul Yelverton. Dewey Slocumb, K. W. Vick and K. H. McCrary. H4 i ne coior scheme of the dining room was expressed In the delight ful luncheon, which consisted of chicken salad served on heart let tuse, maraschino colored fruit salad congealed, cheese straws, beaten bis cuits, waters, red and white mints. Those enjoying Mrs. Princes hos pitality were: Mesdames J. D. Gul letie. J. N. Johnson. R II. McCrary. Paul Yelverton. U. D. Harriman, Paul Borden. Spicer Holmes, Graves Smith. Hugh Dortch. W. H. Smith. Wm. Neufer, Faison Thompson. J. A. Tilton. Walter Borden. Murray Borden, Kdwin Lee. J. J. Hatch. Kdgsr Lambert. ('. U. Grove, . p Dortcb. W. I.. lUwlings, Kenneth Royall. C. E. Wilkins, C. E. Britt. Herndon Tuule. C. M. Black, E. W Vick, R. B. Miller, Tom Holmes, Jr Robt. Powell, Thos. O'Berry. Vsnce Weill. Misses Rolin McGlanls. Ruth Bizzell. Leah Slaughter. Mary Slaugh ter, Clsra Splcer, Mary Humphrey. D. E. Cock and Gertrude Well. Mr. John Splcer and Mrs. W. H. Cobb ? were luncheon guests. T 1 . - Ell Greensboro Rescues High Pc at Bank (By Associated Press.) High Point, N. C, Vay 10. The Atlantic Bank and Trim Company, of Greensboro, will tule over the affairs of the late Home Banking Company of this city, jreotly closed by State Bank : Exaniitfcf Latham, and will reopen It as a branch of the Greensboro institution. Walnut St. Prient- Teacher i fleeting The last moetlng f the. Walnut Street Parent Tfi! Association was held ye'itc- mn .at 4 It. , Mothers, who have .cliildiYB to be enrolled at this school next tall were especially invited to this meeting. 1 iMrs. Sam .Bridges,' as chairman of the Free Lunch Committee, gave a splendid report of the work her committee had accomplished during the period of tig months November to May that the service was flven, 262 children having been served. Miss Allle Freeman, supervising teacher, spoke of how much the children have enjoyed the Junior Classics, which had been presented by the Association to the school. The milk question was discussed and a committee composed of Mrs. Lionel Well and Mrs. John Spicer was appointed to confer with Dr. Kllingtoii In regard to a milk in spector. Goldsboro at present has no Inspector and the Association fools the Association feels the re sponsibility of protecting the child ren, especially at this season of the year. All empty jelly glasses were ilis Irilmted among the members to be filled and returned next fall for the lunch room for next year. Miss Galloch's room won the at tendance prize for having the larg est iuim her of mothfrs present at the meeting. At the conclusion of business fruit punch and saodwiches served. were Peters-Wooten Tarboro, May M An engagebeiit of interest to a wide circle of friends in the state recently announced ir Tarboro, is that of Miss Mary Wharton Wooten and Mr. Robert Brookes Peters. Jr., twj popular yoinig people of this city. Th u siding will tak. place June S . Miss Wootrn is the attract I v nrd accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William S W ooten, of Tarboro, a graduate of the North Carolina College for Women ef the class of 1S19. Since her graduation, has been In charge of the piano department of the Tarboro public m hools, In nhich work she is particularly glftid. Mr. Peters, the t of Mr. and Mm. R. H. Peters. ( Tarboro, Is one of the promising younir hjislness men nf this city.-' He graduated with honors from Davison College In the class of 119. served ss second lieu tenant of Infartry In the World War and slnce graduation haa ben con. nected with his father la the whole-' sale and retail grocery business. The equator, ther ar, is) not where It was. Perhaps U got too lot there. TWO cmra POLICE KILLED (B' Associated Press) Chicago, May 10. Two policenum were shot dead here today and a third seriously wounded incidend to labor warfare that broke out here early today, growing out of the strike situation. The chief of police at once or dered out the entire police force of the city, and has given instruction to arrest every !alor leader and USpect. Who Will III) IflVBIl ll,,un In. vestlgation as to their responsibility for the trouble. Young Man Killed On His Birthday (fiy Associated Press) Hickory, N. C May 10 Roth Forb es, 38 years of age, died at a local hospital today, his birthday, as the result of injuries received this morn ing, when he was struck by a train of the Southern Railway. Baptists Hold 67th Convention (Raleigh Times) The sixty-seventh session of the Southern Baptist Convention will meet In Jacksonville, Florida. May 17 to 22. Dr. E. Y. Mulllns, presi dent of the Southern Baptist The ological Seminary of Louisville, Ken tucky, Is presidetn of the convention. Unusual Interest attaches to this convention as it Is the middle point of the seventy-five million campaign which was to cover a period of five years. This period has been marked by phenominal progress along all lines in tlio face of great obstacles. Be tween, thirty-flve , and fortjr millions ' been raised and more than a half million members have been add ed to the churches by baptism within that time. Baptist schools and col leges, orphunages, hospitals and mls- Usionary work has gone forward by leaps and bounds. North Carolina Baptists, according to the report of the State treasurer, Walter Durham, have contributed to objects fostered by the Southern Baptist State Convention, a total of $S9S,212.:i:i, a falling off of approxi mately $155,000 from the total given last year. The total amount contrib uted since the beginning of the cam- j.palgn was $2,S22,40S.78. But In view of the stringency through which North Carolina churches have pass ed during the year, the amount U Considered highly satisfactory. THOS. H. NOinVOOIl SK( KKTAKY AM O. Ill HltOMH MANAGhK (OOPKKATIVi: POTATO ASS'X. llolilsboro was yesterday selected as permanent headquarters of the Hast en; Carolina Co-operative sweet po tato federation, composed of the lo cal sweet potato organizations in Rocky Mount, Nashville, (roldsbom and Bethel. G. S. M Intyre. of Had leboro, was elected president of the Federation, at the meeting held here yesterday after noon Ir thp rooms of the Goldsboro Chamber of Commerce. Thos. II. Nor wood, of tliildsboro. was elected sec retary and C I) Burrows, of Nash- ville, was employisl as manager of the j federation . i One hundred and fif'v thousand i ,., i I nusneis 01 sweei piMui..-n win " I trolled by the federation. Mr Nor j w.xicl announced after the meeting. I Other local organizations are expect- I i-d to conic in and swi II t Ills total so ' ! that the bulk ol I lie Ka-tcrn Carolina , sweet potato c rop will hereafter be; I marketed through the fish-ration. j I Permacent offices, including ''r j . leal help, will he maintained I'0'1 it i I was annoum "d Another will be held on June 6 in eel i nK MARKET REPORT (niton Isture New York. Mjv 10. -Cotton future ' opened firm May 20.10. Jul) litv. Oct. 1.60. Dec 1 62. Jan. Owing to bullish Manchester ad vices and the strength of Liverpool cables the cotton market opened Mtron. with first prices i points' higher, sending July to and October to li ti VET. AT CAPTURE IF PRES. DAVIS (By Associated Press) Spier, O., My 10. 'Just 57 years ago today Jefferson Davis, president of the Southern Confederacy was taken prisoner by the 4th cavalry of which I was a member, near Swanson, (la., in the early morning, and 1 am one, of the only two sur vivors living who were present at his capture," said private Miles Hunter, 79 years old. u federal vet eran who was in 73 engagements during the war. Continuing his remlscent talk, he said: "President Davis wus not in female attire, as has been so often circulated. He had on ageutJeman's gown over his clothes, and a striped sun bonnet, but with strings on It, and no appurent attempt at disguise. He was every Inch a man and acted the man.'' Potato Federation Holds Meeting Goldsboro was yesterday selected as permanent headquarters of the Eastern Carolina Cooperative sweet potato federation, composed of the local sweet potato organisations In Rocky Mount, Nashville, Goldsboro, and Bethel. G. 8. Mclntyre, of Battleboro, was elected president of the Federation at the meeting held here yesterday afternoon in the rooms of the Golds boro Chamber of Commerce, Thos. H. Norwood of Goldsboro was elected secretary and O. D. Burrows, of Nashville, was nominated as manager of the federation. One hundred and fifty thousand bushels of sweet potatoes .will be controlled by the federation,. Mr. Norwood announced after the meet ing. Other local organisations are expected to pom On jna ihM&'Hjls total so that the DuHc of the Eastern Carolina sweet potato crop will here after bo marketed through the fed eration. Permanent offices. Including cleri cal help, will be maintained here, it was announced. Another meeting will be held on June 6. Our Next Wayne County Fair Date Goldsboro Week of November 11-17. Dates for the annual iWayno County Pair which has been refinanced and made sur Vor another time, were fix. ed yesterday for November 14, 15, 16 and 17. Hehetoforo the fair has been held earlier In the fall but changes has been made In order that all the farm ers of the county may offer thelr agri cultural and live stock exhibits and so lhat thi) pick of iIih fillies may be brought here for the track everts, a hlg pari of (lie new fair program. Secn'ary Denmark was authorized by the directors to begin making contracts with the midways snd other attractions and the management has already been negotiating looking to the races. Good lt's not what we have done for our customers, but It's the way we have done It, that has secured their good will. It'.s not attending to the routine banking functions which we're obliged to perform, but It's the going out of our way voluntarily to be helpful to all. that has made people speak well of us. Helpfulness, or courtesy in action, ia not selective in this bank. We never hesl ate before rendering a service, nor discrlmln' at between customers all are valued friends. We cordially invite everyone to use this service which our depositors have found ,) helpful, and which has given to us our biggest asset their good will. The Wayne National Bank Dependable For Two Generation llll' BANK WINS T (Special to the Argus) Raleigh, N. C, May 10. The Su preme court today handed down Its decision In the now rather widely noted case la banking circles, which came up from Goldsboro by appeal on demurrer. In which two Rich mond banks were suing the National Bank of Goldsboro on "raised" New York exchange. Issued by the defend ant bunk In sums of $2. 3 and $6 to one L. N. Massey. of Richmond, and by him adroitly raised to aggregate about 40,000, which the Broad Street Bauk and the Virginia Bank and Trust Company of Richmond cashed for the "raised" sums, and which were not detected till they got to New York, and were charged up and reported back to the defendant bank, the National Hank of Goldsboro, which promptly repudiated the forg ery and the New York bank charged It up to Richmond, two banks that had been taken in by the forgery, who In turn sued the Goldsboro National Bank, and when the case came to a hearing the Judge dis-" missed it on demurrer and appeal was taken by the plaintiff banks to the Supreme Court, and the opinion handed down today sustains the ac tion of the lower court. Chief Justice Clark, however, filed a dissenting opinion ot considerable length., ' MPQRTAN CASE "Springtime? ' "Springtime," a fantasy ot mirth ! and music, will be given under the 5 auspices of the Business and Profee- I ' ional Womans Club on May. IS ''at j the Messenger Opera House. The t-i production which will be staged un-J der the personal direction of a pro- fessional producer. , " The leading musical and dramatic talent, In .GuldsUoro ia to. appear ix I the various roles and In the dance " and choruses. j ' ,? ' "Springtime" it a musical produc- tlon of merit. The Ltbreto, music,' ' costumes, scenic equipment, etc., aro the property of John B. Rogers Pro duclng Company, and the show will be produced by a representative of that concern. The scenic equipment for the production la far more elab orate than that usually supplied for the ordinary amateur affair, and for the splendor closely approaches the metropolitan offerings. The heads of the various commit tees are as follows: Mlis Annie Stevens, chairman of program com mittee, with Mrs, W. A. Loftin as as- . slstant; Miss Blanche Parrott, chair man ot the talent committee; Mrs. W. A. Loftin, chairman ot the ticket committee, and Miss Fannie Edwards and Mrs. Loftin, chairmen of the pub licity committee. Be sure to see "Springtime." THE WEATHER North Carolina: Partly cloudy to night and Thursday. Not muCn change In temperature. The straws we shall soon be clutch ing at will be straw hats. Will rf .0 .