North Carolina Newspapers

' r he f trt A VE sv MBER OF CfOMWESR'Eli- f.'vlB ER SHI P DRI M A Y v NATIOiwL BANK : :, OF CQLDSBORO Gto. A. Norwood, President Thos, H. Norwood, Cashier Want Jeur and '"III k glad U eorrespos wit yea. it NATIONAL BANK OF GOLDSBORO ts four business and will be glad to correspond with you. 11 Geo. A. Norwood, President Thos. H. Norwood, Cashier No soothing strains of slat's son. Can lull its hundred eyes to sleet," GOLDSBORO, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1922 VOL. LXXV NO. 37 . vs. 1 Mess,' i:: "This Argus o'er the people's rights : - Doth an eternal vigil keep, i.'i, ' - ft M If i. COUNTRY CHURCH CONSIDERATION CONGRESS . (By Associated Press) Washington, May 19. In connec tion with the report of the Sunday School Lesson Committee and re port, of the Sunday School Board, it was annunced that Prof. John L. Hill, of Georgetown College, Ken tucky, had been elected Book Edi tor of the Sunday School Board. He will begin his work In June. The' convention was memorialized CHILD LABOR LAW (By Associated Press) Washington, May 19. A Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Federal constitution giving Congress the right to regulat? the proposal of employment of child ren eighteen years of age was in troduced in the Senate today by Senator Johnson, republican, of California. The amendment waB proposed in an effort to meet the situation re- tbo hi Id . Planting the Bourne Mc idment hv f K. Madrv of Raleigh, in be- h-if r the State Secretary Asso- h""'" frm decision of elation, to consider appointing a Supreme court declaring the c , w mmi.ir.n ith labor law unconstitutional. country tiiuivii tuuiiuwowup - Dr. & J- Vanness, of Nashville, as Chairpan. The committees were to study the problem oi country churches and to report at next year's convention. The convention staged a rousing demonstration when announcement was made by Dr. , Livingston John son, of Raleigh, Chairman of the Boardf Of Trustees of Wake Forest College that this Institution would, probably get one million two hund red and fifty . thousand dollars ad ditional through an endowment for the estate of the late J. A. Bost- V . Mr. qniette. WESLEI PH1LATHEA CLASS OF (8T; PAUL CHURCH HOSOREES The- Wesley Philathea class of St. Paul M. E. church were royally en tertained last evening at a barbe cue supper given by their teacher The class met at tnt chhrcb at 6. SO o'clock and took , ears from there for the J. P. Tay Jo j ' factory where the supper was served. - After -supper a . rising-" vote of t""Vg was 'given Vrr -TMltcUe by - lowed by several very inspiring talks i by. r. , Gillette, Rev. Adams and MT. o. H. Dixon, an oi whom or fered their best support in helping to make the Wesley rhllathea class larger snd better than ever before. Our class president Mr. Matt Allei then set the first Sunday in June as the day on which every girl in the class should do her utmost in help lng to have 100 girls present for Sunday school. On leaving the building the girls of which there were 69 present gave nine rahs for Mr. Gillette and everyone left declaring him the best of entertainers as well as the best ef Sunday school teachers. LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press.) Genoa, May 19. -The Genoa 'Eco nomic Conference adjourned at 1.15 this afternoon. Frit i :) CREA T OE GASOLINE 1j iiinsjiw in m Belfast, Ireland, May 19. Four men, all of whom were Catholics, were dragged from their beds at Desert Martin, early today and mur dered. One half of the village was turned. Genoa, May ' 19. (Prime Minister Lloyd George, of Great Britain, in als valedictory speech to the Genoa onference today said the conference had rather "fine crops," meaning 'he meeting to be held at the Hague. Biggest. Money Drive Year On Record (By Associated Press) Charleston, V- Va., May 19. Rec orders of fifty-six years yore broker, ii Che contributions of the last year U Southern Presbyterian Home Missions Receipts, Which amounted to $543,431 were the largest in the history of th Executive Committee of Home Mis sions, according to the report of th' committee to the Southern Presby. tartan General Assembly here. Thit amount exceeded that received th year previous by 76,594. Special attention was called to th fact that Oklohama. said to he thi weakest synod in the Assembly, and largely dependent upon home mis stan funds, for carrying on Its homr mission work, with fifty-six congre gations which have received church erection aid, leads the church In can didatee for the ministry in porportion to memberhlp and ministers at work During the yes.r the committee aid ed thirty-eight ordained negro minis ters. It maintains a theological sem inary for negro ministers at Tusca loosa, Ala., a college for Indians at Durart, Okla., and a hospital and or phanage tn e can ectlo: with Highland school st Guerrant. Ky.. and forty seven schools elsewhere. It support In whole or In part, besides the ne gro ministers mentioned above. 90? home missionaries. Including 2T1 un salaried wives of missionaries. DURING THE TEARS OF PLETT Joeeph stored up grair for the yesrf of famine. Endowment insurance l rh expression of this plan, plus pro tection for your family If your stor ing capacity Is cut short. Consnlt n stlftMl TJfe lavurasfs Ca. ef Tl (IdbL) It Bsaipkrer, StsU Vaasirrr,. New York, May 19. Gen. Gregorie 3emenoff , former Ataman of the Cossacks, was. ordered released from u-rest . today" by a decision of the Supreme court which reversed the ItIhIoti of Punrpme Coii't 1 ; TTpon the side of Mount Washington In New Hami tirt to a pile of rock marking the pluce where Lizzie Bourne met her deatli 'ears ago In n mouii tnln slide. A simple tablet murks the place, but each all If Is carried hun dreds of feot down to milder cilmcs and nvvny from vlntey storms. Each spring conies the event here photogni plied the;.''l)l ntltiB of the liourtm lUOllUlmMlt." f ;';';i?... 1 (Ii' Associated Press) St. Louis, May 19. Oil companies have u surplus of eight hundred million gallons of gasoline on hand, despite the Increase in the price of gasoline throughout the country, ac cording to delegates attending the convention of the American Auio mobile Association which opened here today. M. O. Aldridge, of Knoxville, Tenn., director of the National Roads Hoard of the Association, de clared there are approximately elev en million automobiles In the coun try, one-third of Which are owned by farmers. Increased gasoline prices and legislation providing for severe pun ishment for theft of automobiles, were subjects under consideration of the convention today. FAVORITE LI MELSGHT (By Associated Press.) Sun Francisco, Cal., May 19. Henry B. Walthal,, screen actor, who Is playing in vaudeville here, expressed no worry as to the pro- IB LYNCHED THE RIGHT MAN (By Associated Press) Davlsboro, Ga., May 19. The mob which burned Charlie Atkins, 15 year old negro at a stake yester day, disbursed today apparently sat- posed Investigation Into his mar-llsfted that Atkins alone was respon- HELD FOR MURDER OF HUSBAND Raleigh, N. C, May 19. At meeting of the North Carolina Agri cultural Society here today consid :ration Of the question of moving he State Fair Grounds to a point mile or so from the citl, or whea .ner to purchase land adjacent to he present site was postponed until une 5tn. Options on a number of sites were submitted. Jacksonville, Kla., May 19. The Southern Iiiiptisi convention today :Joptcil a recommendation of the Committee on Resolutions that the country church problems be cared for by the Sunday School Board ind enlistment Department of th lome Mission Board instead of by ormation of a new Mission. Receips For Presby terian Foreign Missions (By Associated Press I Charleston, W. Va., May 19. Total receipts for foreign missions of the Southern Presbyterian Church during he last year amounted to $1,281,323. in increase of mo.-e than $90,000 over he receipts for tlie previous year. ice-onllng to the report of the execu- :lve committee of foreign missions to he fleneral Assembly here. The re port showed that the debt that the committee has been carrying amounts oow to $251,704. MRS. ROY A I.L H. SI'ESCE HOSTESS Mrs. Royall H. Spence entertained nost charmingly at her home on irk Heights yesterday afternojn in jonor of her guest Mrs. Lucille Hooker of Aurora. There were five tables of progres- ive hearts, which afforded much amusement during the afternoon. Wis Maude Hunter made the hlah- st score and was presented with a irlze. The guest of honor was also liven a prize. A delightful salad ourse was served. Music was ren- lered on both the piano and Vic- trola. Those enjoying Mrs. Spence's hos pitality were: Misses Lucille Hooker. Mildred Snyder. Hazel Grady. Couise Wrenn. Eleanor Cobh. Mildred Smith. Vivian Simmons. Ha Brijeden, Clara Lee lohnson. 'Eula Baldwin. Marie Whlt- nn. Jame Scott. Hazel. Minnie snd Nannie S.immerlin. Maud Hunt- r and Mrs J S Adams. (By Associated Press.) Glrard, Ala.. May 19. Mrs. Lela Humber is held here in Jail for an Inquiry into the t'.aath of her hus band, Julias F. Humber, who was fatally shot at the Humber home near here last night. Humber was a warehouseman and a planter. ' - Mrs Humber Ia quoted by county authorities as saying she accident- . , .... , . . r, ,. , WILL Gf METE BAP 1ST FUND (By As elated Pr?ss.) ... i i -. - Jacksonville, I 'la., r May 10. Plans for completing the 'seventy-five mil lion dollar f d ot the ' Southern Baptist Conve f ion will be outlined and an. extci ve Southwlde cam- Sixty Communities To Hear Professors (I?y Associated Press.) About sixty communities in the State have arranged to have member of the faculty of the University of N'orth Carolina as speakers for their high school commen-omen's this year, according to a list crtnipiled by Miss Louise M. Venablc, secre tary of the university extension di vision, who has charge of the bureau of lectures. Each year the extension llvl- ion supplies speakers upon request nd. this year the demand for uni versity professors to make com mencement addresses has been so urent thai the university will he thus represented In ne.-iriv ,..,,. ounty in the State. North Carolina communities which will have university sieak- 3rs this sprliiR include Calypso, Knap of Reeds, Menola, Newton, Vass. Wendell, Yadkin County, Hnnn School (Rocky Mount I. Atlclna .n Mt. Pleasant High School iBunnl. lUhoboth, Rich Square. Lillineton Pink Hill, Summerfield. Mineral Springs, Rohersonville, Walnut Cove, Hookerton, Linwood, Mount L'lla, Harmony, Shady (irove, Chadbonrn. Aurora, Yadkinvllle. Plymouth, Tyn ?r, Colerain, Dohson, Broadway v llllamston palgn launclii the Baptist June 20-21, t. convention ' P!;i""s liOU. at a conference of iders "in Ashevllle t announced at the '''"f an organl- f-1Mt The : meeting. ! was devoted to re ports on ItA work, to "the seventy five mlllioi dollar fujid, and the election of officers.- Women Barred From Egyptian Throne (By Associated Press ) Cairo, May 19. Women are ex cluded from the throne of Egypt under a royal rescript which has been issued establishing the right of succession by primogeniture. Prince Farouk, son of King Fuad, was designated as present heir of the throne. The rescript provides that if the King has no male children his eld est brother sucxeedes to the throne. The Mohamed All Family arc eli gible for tht throne excapt Uh former ex-Khedive Abbas Hilnii, who was deposed in 1914.) but the exclusion does not apply to his des cendants. Each king will -secretly nominate three persons us proregent but par liament is -allowed the riKhi of ap proval or change. "Dust of the Earth" Splendid Melodrama Most Admirably Presented Here Last Night Under Auspices Pikevllle High School rlage. "There are absolutely no grounds for an Investigation into my sec ond marriage,' he said last night. "I married my first wife, Isabella Fenton, an actress, fifteen years ago. We couldn't get along and separ ated. I obtained & divorce at Chi cago five years ago. I was given a dual decree with the provision that 1 would not marry again tn the State for a year. Ten days after my divorce I married my leading lady, Miss Mary i Charleston, In Indiana. At that time the legality of my act was thrashed out by Indiana Judiciary and it was decided I bad done nothing outside my legitimate right." Victoria Cross Man Wants Job! In the Acme theatre, last night notwithstanding two music class re citals In other halls of the city, and several sncln! fipuvloiis, j; goodly audience ot itpicscnUlivd citizen assembled to greet the complement of players from the Pikevllle 8tate and County High School that pre sented yiat bright and Interesting melodrama "Dust of the Earth," and It Is but the plain expression of absolute truth to say that no pro fessional company c0ul4 have pre sented It any better. Every member of the cast-and It was dulte I ay, large ; o'nerfiustalned his or her j part-etther ! stellar or the particular role essayed that showed ' capable training' and re sponslve talent, and even genius. Plkevillo State and County High School from its incipient year has been a credit to the county ai d the State. The spirit of Its home people has set a pace for other school sections of the county to follow and to It is due in large mea sure tlio credit for that educational rcnaissanco In the county that be gan with the opening of the Pike vllle IIIkIi school, winning for thai fine school the $500 offered by the State f.)T the school In the State making the best progress during its ImiplciiL year. Anil all through the Intervening years the Pikevllle High School and the I'ikeville people have been Hlcadilv working together with rnllliilile showings of progress at very recurring commencement. From the (ir.st rising of the cur- l.iln mi the first .ict of last night's play u m : i I the i lose the attend in of tin- cultured audience was gripped uid held with t'Tise Interesi and over increasing delight. The lead ing role, of course, came In for "ic gr -iter applause - and the ap plii.se was spontaneous, frequent I and pi')! ii.gcil, and was not fav I 1 loriiism Im ' wa- richly deserved. th.- , at partiality, we , i. , w . n: i ' lie pardoned for Attempt To Move Famous Landmark Lor.dun, May 19. Ex-Sergeant I c ailing e. pedal attention to the Charles Spackman, a holder .f th. f-ll iiiu v- rs .n ili.i-s in the play: Jack Hemes, of l.ucaina, of Griffon, Reelshoro. highest British military award, the!. Mr Oriental. Arapahoe, Raeford, East-' Victoria Crop recently appealed to 'the school f,nult. whose solo in )ver, rounta ri. nm,, si-hnni d-.,.- . i i . c . - n iiriiiiwif iirrwn autri u, iiii.i i n a mm I . for ha vi ano, Misennetmer. Glen Alpine, as he had trM unsucce-.isf.il likevllle, Wadeshoro, Farmvllle. i months an.! was fn bad .traits lie- both Kings Mountain. Mebane. Reidsville. i tall8 of his case were publh h- d and -f ' Roxbor,., Hendersonville and Rock-I ,.p .r e , ,.rJi,n- "Kham. . ' iwni maur j mrse nt "between hc'h would iI'iik- ci'di; tu a prima 4onna, in scape. !'in' and uioduiatlon as well ,n in grato of ex- ed whose aitln' In the ' ililini" roe of the MR. PAIL KORDt: HOST :,,: t!r 1, Mr. night Paul Don't fail to Elaine Hammer- teln In "The Way of a Maiden" at the Acme tonight. Spackman Is row reception clerk in an office building: with permanent em ploymtnt assured. He won his med.i; Borden was host last i .. ., i. v . .... i,t uiaiup;. niiiK'HBUueu. H iiiui ome- at a most delightful course L, tmm .i,,. eml dinner given to him as a "Surprise" at f arn,)rai. Party by Mrs Borden, in honor of! his birthday. i MR. AMI XV BE WITHFRIM;. Their very attractive home was T(l HOSTS beautifully decorated for this occa- ' ' Ion. and the dining room was1 Mr. an I Mr'. M. S. Wkherington especially charming Ir, hlrthday i were hosts Iat night In honor of note of gala attire. The table was kr. Withering whose hlrthdav .domed with a center piece of ex-! ann;vers.,rv was being celebrated, quis.te swort pea, of .,, gha(1, an.i Thp 1)om ws, decor,tf,(, with rf( a: each place was a souvenir card 1 ,,. ,-v. rr t, . Indicative of this happy event. Manv'.hu ..,-.,. c,l- ,',..!... ai-pr-ciat .if rl.f !v II excellent: head of ar' an I :t'M I.. an.i wisne, were extend-; ref 4hments ri i ,De nost. Arter the dining was over. Bridge was enjoyed, in whiru Mrs. R,.rden and Miss Bogle )o!ned the aues.s, ho were: Messrs. Tom Dewer. Frank "Daniels. Kennoa Borden. Edwin Bord-n and George Dsniels. were served after a very enjoyable game of Bridge. Those present were Mr and Mrs. Hugh Dortcb. Mr. aa4 Hi. Edwin ' Mr ami lira Tl.,r Imhwi I Kt fan - v rn pa t ! Self Tlirf '' M JWWS''CS. d : ire quail. ' oii.r. f.' : ! m--i! . ! Ti I... j.lav VI H ;epe ,v s.-o". ( : Flimitig H Crj ford a-id I'ikeville m future she w.i! j.i iy la large ano a id i n en an I will te i ' ,: .e i w hen she rte-1 t i.ni.lhir iinv here. I London, May 19. By appealing to King George, friends of Mrs. Caro line Orford hope lo save front alioll-1 lion the little refreHlvllent kiosk In St. 'James' Park which' she Ijsu conducted for the past 60 years and which has been In the possession of her family for three centuries. Mrs.' Orford's great-great-grandmother started the "business in a little shelter near the Mall, oppo site the . Horse Guards' Parade, and was 101 years old when she left h to her daughter. Successive mothar- to-daughter transfers have kept the refreshment ' stand In . the family's hands for more than 800 yearj. . The sue Is aoif wanteabr'thc Office of Works for the erec'.Dn of the. Guard's war memorial, but an Influential committee Is trylnf to have another location substituted. slble for the death of Mrs. Elisa beth Kitchins, a mall carrier, who was shot to death on the roadside. Before his death Atkins is said to have told the mob that John H. Carvey, another negro was ' lnj pli cated In the crime, but after search ing for several hours the search was abandoned. Sheriff English, ot Washington county, and Rev. A. P. Segars made ' every effort to prevent the lynching. A desire for Mrs. Kit chin's automobile is said to have Influenced Atkins to. kill her, be is said to have confessed. ' i, , New Era Movement Program Successful Trade With Russia Improving Rapidly (By Associated Press.) Moscow, May 19. Detailed reports of development of .rade between Rus sia anl the outside world since the beginning of 1920 have been publish ed in the Soviet press, covering the period since Russia's first peace treaty was concluded wUb Esthonla when the blockade against Russia was brought to an end. Chiefly due to lack of sys tem and tho chaotic conditions which existed during 1920. Russia exported but. 11' tie Ir that time, the Imports, however, being valued at 60,000,000 gold rubles. But as soon as trade agencies and representations had gained a Arm footing In ionilon. Berlin, Stockholm and other it luslriul c :itors, an act ual system became apparent in the foreign trade of Soviet Russia, all aislncss being carried on under super vision of Cie People's Commission for Foreign Trade, L. U. Krassln. In 1921 Russia imported goods val. nod at 24S.OOO.OOO Jld rubb-s equlv- Chamber Of Com merce Plans Drive On Wednesday, Thursday and Fri day of next week the annual re newal and membership drive to the Chamber of Commerce will be launched. Our membership will re call that our fiscal year does not dose until June 30tb, but, due to al.::.: lo 12l,000,0.0. chiefly coal,tne fact that there many lumbal and metal goods, foodstuffs matters that!' our office is handling. we are going to renew our mem bership at this time. However, your pledges will not be due until after our annual dinner, June 80th, at and textiles. In the same year Rus sia exportel goods valued at 20.000.000 gold rubles, chiefly flax and other raw materials. England took the lead In supplying , which time the President and the Rirssla with Its needs last year with j Secretary will report in detail our Krmany second. The deliveries con- activities for the closing year. slsted chiefly of agricultural rooulsi- Thankine vou for vour oast moral es. America took third place, having ami financial aid and soliciting the supplied 16 per nnt of the import i 8upport ot every merchant, busl goods. exclusive of relief supplies. j an, professional man In our The Soviet pr.ss occludes that. .;lv fr ,hP new year, we remain, . d hi:n-i owing to the exhausted condition rf , r gervlc. Vit':!" '..tin'rv ji ..- .;i:tit Vf CO-iUjttUX. :i'!it i,f possible to increase the exort bnsl- n during the nex' f . w years, at- Qa J t rriflpnl' Af Railroad Crossing v : "i A -T j r' i'( oiler. . assist-; though, says on paper, an improve-' imr: of! ment In the quality of the goods may .tack-on. ! well be expected j uyie Bass, nine year old colored girl, was struck by an Atlantic ChailtaUQUa OlenS Coast Line shifting engine as she srs. B. Clyde ! I' "' was going west on Pine 3treet late ) Our 1922 Chautainna opened this yesterday afternoon and seriously. -sarel that in !afternoon to a ,ar(r an,i enthusiastic'1' not fatally. Injured. ,-dallv i bl'- to pre audience who greatly appreciated the opening numlers on the pro gram. The Chau'auqun will be open each afternoon at 3.13 and each evening at S o'clock. The Sunday program will consist of a sacred THT lVMTHER V.rti, Cir.'l '!.. c -iiraliy fair to- eoncert at 3. SO oMock S;inday Sf- One foot was completely severed from the body aad an arm was so badly mangled that it had to be re moved. The little girl also suffer ed cuts and. hruJts,siii.fcdi;fice. She was rushed; to the Goldsboro Mr. nA. Mrs, Beav WHheHneitu: ! niirht and A.t.trdn. little change In . ternoon. There will be no, charge Miss Clyde SatferfieW and Mr. Mose-i temperature, fn-'i sou'hwest and i for the Sunday performance and fhej west winds. I public Is invited to attend. ly Davis. . hosplt anltwa. .Ifcejl last Uat thatJ..W'hUs ,he PCOb- ahly; live, her condition Is danger- . ous. . . -f r!"-"! Dos Moines, la., ,Jay 19 With- . out - some such snterprise as the t. New Era Movement, which , was launched In 1918 as a church ex pansion . program,' missionary and educational. Aieriirlses -of the ' Press . iiyterlan church in the United Slsites cf ; America ' tnortlir ,'Voiild ;.,iav . been utterly unable , to continue their work,' ' according to the " re-, port of the committee on the Move- ment, This report, submitted to the, General Assembly of the church here today, also declared that "dur-! lng the brief period of years, .whea the' cost of ' doing " huslness has steadily been mounting, it is slg- . nlficant that the receipts of our missionary and . besevolence agen cies should practlcsiiy hay don bled." " " ' . " -u ' ' . The report ' summar. .1 achleve ments of the. Movement as follows: "The ingathering of souls, the in crease in the. .number of family alters, the development of steward-! ship plans and activities, the .setting of goals by individual ehurches for t their work, the increase of the or- ganised work ot the men ' of, the church, the rapid development of religious education, the inspiring advance in the number of young men and young women enlisting ae wholetlme religious workers, the ten million dollar gain in congre- . gational Income, the practical doub-. ling of the benevolerre budget of the church, and last, but not least, the unprecedented Increase, in the program of Preshyterlai evangelism. culminating In the Easter ingather ing, are all evidences that while ; the goals have not been fully real ized, they have not been forgotten." ! 5 13