GREENVILLE IS THE
EE A RT OF EASTERN
VORTIJ CAROLINA. IT BAS
A POPULATION OF FOUR
T HO VS AND, ONE HUNDRED
iND ONE. AND IS SUR
ROUNDED BY THE BEST
FA hWINr? COUNTRY.
INDUSTRIES OF ALL
KINDS ARE INVITED TO
LOCATE HERE FOR WE
HAVE EVERYTHING TO
OFFER IN THE WAY OF
LABOR, CAPITAL A ND
TRIBUTARY FACILITIES.
WE HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE
JOB AND NEWSPAPER
PLANT.
m
voi.rvK xxxiv.
Agriculture Is tlie 3T<>st Ceefnl, tfce Most lloalitifni. the Most Xoitle Einiilojnitiil at "Ifan.—Gt'orgt jish!u/H;u.
v. ( fkidav >i n i:m».
WE HAVE A CIRCULA
TION OF TWELVE HUN
DRED AMONO^ THE HEsT
PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN
PART OF NORTH CARO
LINA AND INVITE THOSE
WHO WISH TO (JET BET
TER ACQUAINTED WITH
THESE GOOD PEOPLE IN
4 BUSINESS WAY TO TAKE
4 FEW INCHES SPACE AND
TELL THEM WHAT YOU
UA VE TO BRING TO THEIR
ATTENTION.
0 UR A DV E RT I SI .V G
'lATES ARE LOW AND CAN
BE HAD UPON APPLICA
TION.
Huerta Envoys Cannot
Pledge New Goverment
l.\l> IS HUfI.V
m;i;i»i:i) i\ sui iii.
Peace Parley is Suddenly Brought
to a Hall
KliOIIE
.)l«'\icaiis l>«'i'ii[f at tli<‘ Lust Moiiiciii
til IssiiiiiK rroiiiu'ia-
nu'nis Outlining' 'I’lu'ir
Views.
XbUiAKA KALhS, Ont., May UtJ.—
TIu! wiiKl has suildi-nly voorotl once
iiiort’. When all seemed Roitig well
anti c\>*ry ouo was optimistic and tin;
Mexicau delegates, believing tliey liad
reached an agreement with the
Auierieans. were about to issue
a £ orinul Htatement explanatory
o ftheir position on the land ques
tion. and n gretling that it was clear
ly impossible for them to give guaran
lees as to the aetion of a new and sov
•sreign and recognized government,
there canto a sudden halt.
The -Mexican delegates had their
stenograpliic work tinished their hec
tograph ready to print the document
and then they stopped. They said the”
liad fon<'luded to i.ssu« no pronuncia
ini’uto.
Orleans a! Golion Seed
It might distuib the saitsl'actor.’
progress of the mediation, they said.
-Not that they were less optimistic
than ever, 1)>U they were less certain
ot the wisdom o fthe promised deelara
lion at this erltieal motnetit.
Mexico ll(i|i*-i'iil.
sessiOTi
iiisruiim in iMHtr iii\i iiri:i:.
l A titn Ai{>i.s.
(U'il.son Times.)
-Ml'. I’’. Itridgers has rctiinied
W AMII.\(!1().V, .May JtJ _\\ ur ani. f,.,,,,, ,, and profitable trip
•\i.vy Depariment ollieials do iwl f Srw Orleans where he attended
eredii .-urrent reports that the linerj,,,,. state Cotton Scd Crushers
I’ii'varia has landed a cargo of ainis-
aiid iinimunilion for Huerta at ruerl i
Mexico, which like 'i'anipico. still is r<'
gariled as an open port.
The silualiou and th<
the mediation at .Niagara Falls was
discussc'd in the Cabinet meeting to
day wth out annouticenient.
Some men in the conndence of the
coTistitutionalists declared the north
ern chief was closely watching pro
ceedings at -Niagara and was serious
ly considering some proposals.
Of those developments the view was
taken in some iiuarters that reports
that the two missions sought to ap
proach the Vexing agrarian problem
in a spirit of coneilialiou seemed mo:;t
encouraging. ■ The Huerta delegates
were said to have receded from their
original position that tJio land issue
was for internal solution only, while
(oiilftiiKMl l>rj- ^Veadicr .Serioii-
Itctardinu' t;ro«ih of rrttps.
A^soceiation wiiich was
iioni the IMJi to till' L'litli.
•Mr. Hi'idges says that the election
(>l .Mr. C. L. Ives of New IJi-rn to the
j pi esidency is very gratifying to tlie
’.\orih Carolina Delegation. This is
the lirst president North Carolina has
had and this is the H'th annual con
\ention.
.Mr. iiridgers was also honored with
a membership on the Kules commit
leo the most important of all thP
eo:nmittejs dealin" as it does with tho
r.'guiation of tr.iic> in coiton seed pii.
duets. There are twelvo m"ruber.s
of the committee, six from the Crude,
Oil dealers and six from the refiners
The other -Vorth Carolina members
of committees are as follows;
M-'s-.rs. H. A. While of Greenviilv.
I'ubllcity; \V. A. Reynolds of Cliarlotff
on legislature and C. A .Tohnsoi,
the American mission galvo ground and W. X. Gregory of Men
from their lirst viewpoint that it
should be settled at the mediation pro
ccedings.
With that factor giving promise of
adjustment, the hope grew in admin.
istiation circles that further aggres
sive tiiovenu'tits by American troops
in .Mexico could be averted and peace
iintimately restoreit in the tioutliern
I't public.
Keports from .Mixieo City slated
there was a hopeless reeling amoii;
govi'rnnienl oflicials over the conf>'
r'nee but they belieVed it would con
ih<' .Mi'Xicaiis ari' hopelul of mei t j ^ anticipated,
iiig the I'nilid ytale.s half way in tho i
adoption of some suggestion to In' sub'
milled to the new provisional govern
m-nt in .Mexico, which might be used
as a linger post in pointing llie way U.
a linal solution.
(^rimeslaiul Hems,
j (iKl.MI';SlANI). May J.'i, Dr. C. \
•Tones and son. I-’red, and .Mr. I)
Clark went to Cliarloilr .Monday afi''.
The land ciuestion is recognized by!noon,
all as a fertile breeder of revolutions. ‘ m,. p_ Klks went to
It is virtually conceded here that iulAyden Wednesday.
histent demand by tho United Statics i
Mr. W. K. Proctor and
Knott
Wedner
for a guaranity in precise terms con | proctor went to Oreenville
not be met by the Mexican represcnia
tives since they have no power tirmly ur. ^mil Decker of Haltimore was
to bind such an independent govern
on business.
ment as the mediation conference , .vorfolk was h, ' ■
aims to bring into existence. business.
The -Mexican delegates are about! Miss Corine Ward of Paetoliis i*^
rtady to present a list of suitable per
sons from which to choose a provij
ionalal president, and the .■\merican
government and the mediators to in
di<ate one who would be acceptable.
The -Mexicans expect tliat the pro
visiting her sister. .Mrs. C. .M. .Jone..^.
Miss Miller of ISayboro is visiting
her sister. Mrs. Harrell.
Mr. W. K. Proctor anil daughters.
-Misses JCiilel and Mary Pro( loi w«
;o Washington Friday.
,1'ord on tho Governing C'ommiltee.
There were from five to six liun
dred delegates in the eonveniion.
representing every stale in the union
either as dealers or manufacturi's.
The North Carolina delegation do
sires to hold the convention next
y-'ar in .Asheville and feel coiil'ulenl
they will get it.
visonal presdent to chosen wllwnly t Misses Blanch'' Proctor and I'ui r
ivisional president to be chosen wi'.l; (Jodley and Mr. Sam Hiilliil;;y !■'
appoint a cabinet representing thejsaiurday afternoon to visit relativis
varied political interests of the coun-|near Kverettes.
try aiul there shall be assured a fair Mrs. A. O. Clark and cliildi'en w)i
election for a new president and spi'nt last week near Hlack Jack visit
chamber of deputies with guarantees ing relatives, returned Friday after
for the equitable treatment of all fac noon.
tions in the forthcoming campaign. .Mrs. Tom Stokes and daughter.
They fully expect that the provin Klia. of Stokestown, returned Sun
ional governmeiii established as a reliiay after spending sevi ral days Hi>’i
suit of the mediation is to be accorded !icr parents, Mr. and Mrs. .V. A. Cam,)
\ii(ed M''ii A>.si>( ill Oedicalieii.
WAsni.VGTON. D. \iiiy l'7.
The dedication this afternoon of tii
coUi'ge (if lii.-itory. ilii- liis! hiiildiii^'
to be conipli'ted on the campus of t!ii
.•Viuerican I'niversity. ilu' gra'iuii',
school which tht .Mi'ihodist Kpi^u(lI;;.l
Church ill tlie I nited Slates i.s i r:
lishing in this city, attracted to | . ■
nallytown Heights a highly notahli
gathering of educators, eimniini'i
and men prominent in iiiiblir liie.
President Wil.son pri'sided at the olli
cial opening and Secretary of Stale
Hryan was one one o fthe speakers.
Bishop Karl Cranston, the senior bish
op of th(' church, presided aver the
ceremonies and Bishops McDowell of
Chicago and Hamilton of Boston, deliv
ered addresses. Bishop Alpheus W
Wilson, of the M. K. Church, south,
delivered the benediction. The musi
ral portions of the programme wcr ■
furnished by the .Marine band,
suggestion for a graduate school to I i
built ill the nation's capital was mad"
by si'uif of the leaders of the cluin’ii
but it was not until many years lal'M-
jlhat Hu' idea took definite shape.
liishop .Tohn F. Hurst, began tl.'
collection of funds and some yeur-
lati'r he was able to purchase ihi' trju'i
of land ill the extreme northwest* i n . ^
pai i of this eiy. where the universily ; *' *
buildings are now being consiructi'd.
'"(':ibc later took up tht worl
and when he died it was turned ov. r
to Bishop Haniillon of Boston, who
was named chancellor of the univ.T
sity and who still tills that nosit ion
■.VASIII.VC'CO.V. .May i’.;. Ilain is
Ki'i'iUly ni-eded in ilic ,south<'ni states
e.ist of llie -Mississiiipi. especially in
till' t'arolinas and \ irgnia, according
to ihe Weather Bureau's .Nalionul
Wi'i'liley Weather liulleiiii today suei
nuiri/.ing the Wfatiiep for tin- Wi'i'U i
.'hicli ended last niglit. it says:
'In till’ cotton belt dry watlicr com i
tiiuied in the s’.ales to eastward of ihi'|
.Missis.sippi river and it was cspi eiallyj
severe in the Carolinas. where tli
stand of cotton is poor and
gerniiiiation are being r
the crop is clean and well cultivated.
"ill till! states to westward of the
.Mississippi continued rain has fiirt'i
er interrupted planting and cullivr
lion, especially in Texas and Okla
homa. where that which is up is late
and badly in need of cultivation, while
over the northern portions the stand
is poor and much still remains un
planted.
“in the principal truck growing <lis
tiicts of the south, including much of
Florida, continued dry weather is
greatly retardng growth and rain is
liadly needed.
Over the Atlantic Coast states from
.North ('arolina to New Kiigland eon
tinned dry weather has provented the
setting of tobacco plants and retarded
Ihe growth of all vegetation in Ihe
more southern portions.
ili6f hd l|uinBil/. of Grillon.
k{or uver \\n Stliefs
"r 'WL[OICiefi!« Of cuss 19H
It.'M.KHill, .May I'T. ■ i-jiglity iwo
men from all parts of .North Carolin i
and from -*arious parls of the souin
yesterday received tlieir diplomas at
the commoncenient exercises of the A.
and -M. College, It was tho largest
class in the history of the institu
lion, and marked the closing of th.,’
twenty fififi annual session of the col
lege.
Governor Lock» Craig presented
thu diplomas to the young men. and
concluded the exercises of the morn
ing with an earnest, conscientious
talk'to the members of the graduating
class.
(iuiiicrlj n<if >Iedal.
prompt ri’cognilion.
i;x|K‘ft t« t'ouipU'te Work Shortly.
"We will not let the agrarian ques.-
tioii disrupt the niediariou proceod-
ii'ps." said one of the Mexican dele
gates. "1 think there is a way ot
coming into common accord on this
and other points so that we may com
piete our work very shortly."
After the conference between the
mediators and the American delegates
Justice Lamar dictated the following
statement.
"We have begun to discuss the term
and details of a plan of pacification, from the draught. The farmers are
On a number of them we find ourselv' s [having a time getting a stand of to
in substantial agreement. b.iico.
bt 11.
.Mr. ,r. W. Wali-rs (illi ii his regul.tr
I'ppoinlmeni In re Sunday and Sundaj
night in the Christian church. He
preachi'd two able sermons.
Mrs. .1. O. Proctor left this mori,
ing for Wilson to attend the com
mencemeiit of the .Atlantic Christia'i
College.
.Mr. Kd -Matthews of Washingto’i
was here this morning.
.Mr. Bob May of Greenville was in
town today.
The weather is still dry and warm
The crop.s are suffering- .some what
To Set* History In I’afTiantry.
ST. LOriS, Mo.. May 2T.—Begin
ning today and continuing eacii day
during the remainder of Ibis week S’
l.iOuis is to have the opportunity of
sei'ing iiraclicaiiy the whole of hi r
iiistory uiirolli'd before her own eyes
and those of her neighbors in liviiisi-
portraiture and brilhtnl syinbolic dis
play. Till' pageant, which is di'ch.f!*
cd to be the uiosl elaborte evi r alleiiili j
ted in America, is in celebration of
Ih l.’idili aniiiver.'.^ary of llie fouiidin;:
of the city by Pierre l.aeUde.
Seven thousand live Inindred per
formers have been eiigagi’d to take
part in the series of tableaux and the
great picture dramas. In addition
to these, hiiiiilreds of men and wonie'i
have been working for months wif.i
sketches, costumes and ideas to make
the pageant as accurate historical:y
as possible. Tho plans have been car
ried out under Ihe genral dirction
of 'i’liomas Wood Stevens, head of the
school drama in the Carnegie Insii
lute assisted by Percy Maekye. Ihe
poet and dramatist, and .Joseph l.in
don Smith of Philadelphia. Frederick
S. Ciuiverse of Boston is in charge of
the liuisie. Tiie scene of tile siieel i
ell-.- is Kiii’est junk, wheie thefi'
gi':;l iialii;,il ainpUithi'Hil: cap;ili!
I'liniiii.Tilaring ^|l•et;^tors.
Mr. .Miller Heed Uuinerly. of Pit!
county, was the siuc-’ssful conti.s;t
ant f(u- the medal given by tlie col
lege for Ihe best oration in tlie con
lest of the ri'preseiilalives of tht’
senior class yesterday morning. Tin re
Were five young men who spoke n'.d
ail of them liiid chosen topics of in
l"resl. and which admitted tlie b-'-t
tiioiurii! iiiui Ihe wi(*esl tieJ.I lor gatii
erii.g laeis to Ii-„r c.ui t:i';r
iss Myrtle Warren iiraiiyates
Wi Hiyli Honors From
SI. Mary’s Eollege
it V, ill III' ri lui mlji I'l d liy li,. p.njii,,.
1)1 Ii 1 I'l'.vilJi ihai fo',1 yiais ago.
wiiiie in tile niiiiii grad' ni' 11,1: t.:ii;..ja
viil-' flradi'd s< liool .\iii-s .\I'. rUe \\ !1
M.i. U'iureM, dau.irhti'i' of .'dr. ami Mrs
iuiii 11 Warren. ,li-., of ihis l iiy having
jinade tlu’ higiii SI glade im a comi"-'
j It livi- I'xamiiiaiioii in J-Ia.-^ti rn .Nort;i
11 .u ulina. was awarded a si.liolarship
I III .Si. .Marys t'oll'-.q. . Haleigh Misi;
\'.'arri n eeiiiej'i d ,Si. .Mary's Colleg.
tile fall following and in order 10 hold
In r sciu)iai'ship she was required to
make an avei-age of l»L'. l-^acii yi';tr sh'.'
a.eragi* the requirnients and yesti.r
day she gradualert with the honor of
having made the highest grade for
the senior year of any ini'iubi r
of her class. During her lirst and sei;
oiKi year in collegf she surpassed the
averages of her classmates and only
o'vving to sickness during h< r junioi
year, was her second surpassed by
one of the member of her class. This
VI ar s^he regained ihe honor of leading
1 cr class and failed only by two points
of receiving being the Valedictorian
of the class of ‘14. this being due to
ll.e loss on account of sickness dur
{ing her junior year.
I During her sophmore. junior and
|M'nior year she held the honor beitig
Ifiri'sident of li'T class, bi'sides other
oUices besiowi d upon her by variou.-;
siH'ieiii s and clubs ciuiiierli d with
llie school.
Miss Warren wa> while in sihoo;.
as well as ai liDiiie. very popular and
evi rywher<- slK was gr.'i t"d with a
glad hand With le r eonntliss otle r
iri'iids v.'i Join in iMi ndii.!.' lica’'i>
|( oi.gra'ulatioi:.-..
>Vliiter\ille Iti iii’».
Wl.NTKliVILDK. May :;T. Mr. 1
I.U. . i«.vp mfw vp
Uliiiitic < itj t'iiriiviiil 0[«‘ii>,
A'l DANTK' CITY. N. .1.. May ;;7
.Mlaiitic City's first great carnival for
which she has been preparing for
many months, was fomally upeiie |
thins morning, when Father Xeptiri •
rose from the sea in view of the t a
of thousands of spectators who tilled
Ihe boardwalk and lined the beach :or
a distance of several miles. 'I l.i
festivities will continue nntil Ihe end
of the week. Features of the elabo
rate programme will be carnival baPs
and pageants, hydroplane exhibition.;
and aquatic sports, automobile an 1
motorcycle races, and a baby and
iuvenile parade.
}Phelps of Kichmoiid w;is in onr tow.i
lyesterday lo sell II. D. Forrest and
Co.. the biggest line (if Hunt Club f
'i-hoes for the fall that has ever been
I shown in this conntiy. .Mr. Forresi
also has a few nuire of Ihe Hunt Clu'.i
slipjiers,
l.ow prii'es in sin;imer dress goo'l.^
prevailing at I larriiigtoii. Harber and
C'.nipany's.
.lust veeeived a '-ilipment of .\ngis
svriip at .A. U . .Ange and Co,
Mr. C. T. Cox has pun hased a ne .
automobile.
, F«U SM.i: Dee Young horse, bug
gie and harness. C, T. Cox. Winter
Ville, X. C. i
'•nbject'- i;i Inferc'.l.
"Tlu (Uillook in the Smuh." h;. |
I’ai'ii l K:ne.t( Robi-rf(>f .'ioh-s/ii: !
lonniy.
".•\grii nluire and Life." by Thomas
"Co (iperalior; in Uura! Betier
nil III." liy Lacy .Tolin. Kobi son eon.;
ty •
"Souiliern Heroes."' by William
Hobert Paiton. t-'f Burke county.
".A l.«ind of Progress and Opportii
nily." by Millard iieed Quinerly. of
Pitt county.
.\s will be noticed from the sub
jects, all of thei young men chose
topics of interest, either in their own
stale or in Ihe south as a whole ;u;d
this selection on their part was heani
Iv commended by .Mr. 1\ !• W. Coii
nor. secretary e fihe .North Carolina
1 I<ir-iiiiical Commission, who pre".:enteil
liie ine.ial lo the winner, Mr, Ciiine,-
!>aid ilial it was far iiioi'e ajiproprtal'
‘ for Ihein 10 chouse subjects of ih* r
;’st lo I heir slate than ffor ilem lu tr'
llii (;rei re or Kome, or to Hi, ar' i; : t
lileratnri s. fur ibeir theini . .All c>;
I the speei'hes were Well said, and ih-
jihoiighi and •■Npre'^slon of ih'< y<nin-:
I i.ien showi d that they had put hard
{work and much tinii' int<i Ih" pr< paf.i
,’lion of iheir oration.' They a!'
Ilande:j tile ai hievenients of the stal-
I and tie south and plea.i for wid >
(di’Velopnii’nt along id! lines of inihi'-'
I try. The contest was hard foucht and
I Mr. liiiinrly did nol get the medal l y
(a «iilk oviT The judges <u -'i,. 1
jti’si Were all nieniliers of the b'lani
!oi tnistei..<
* >i. U. (*uincr!j Valeiiii iiim.
.Mr Millard Hoed Quinerly. of Pitt
eoiinly, was the valedictorian of the
class of P.'H, which means that hr
*.IIM
I'o hll I.I B IM-
SIS I IN(.
V KISS,
\iniiig Man \Mm) \('cid»'iiiall.\ (aiisiil
Her Ui'iith Kill' Uiiii'-eli' .Viter
Kiiiirth \fictupt.
LISLK. llis.. .May l!i; Leaving a
m ie declaring thal his slaying of liN
sweetheari, Florence P.enlley, at Down
I rs' Grove last Saturday night was a-.-
tidental. iJeginald A. Barr jumped be
iieath a moving train here early today
and was killed.
It was his fourth att'Uijit at sui-
cide. In the note he said that be looK
a drug twice in an effort to die beside
the body of his sweetheari but boUl
tini'S failed.
In di sp.,r.itiiin he nexi jumped into
a qaarr.s pit. but he lit in the stag
n-,nl water ami "I louldn't sink." said
il',.- lU't". "'he clolhinir mi his itody wa.j
stil! W't v.lun taUi n from ilio tracks.
'I'!" riuie s.'tjd that Miss I'enlley wa ;
kill'll when he tried to Iviss her. She
e-,.;inied and h" placed his haiid ov' r
hei- mouth. In the rnsuin struggle
thiy trijipi d and f' ll. He believed h r
pei U w.is broUi n.
MMMVfioN .\i.Kiii;ii i;vi:\ ir
ui;iu:i.s MIX
In this ceniuiy every time a man has made the highest average for the
builds, ho tries to surpa.ss his neigh entire four years that he ha.s be. n in
^)or. lo do liiis you must buy the college. In announcing the honor,
liest malt'rial W. Ange and Co .^I’resident Hill stated that the people
ha.s just received a car load of the'Haleigh Commeneenient 2
lest building lime and hard (inish l;>i Pitt county are in a habit of send
plastering. Better see them before you ng men to the A. and .M
purchase
(Continued on r‘age Five.)
Cari'an.'a s ulliniate positiu;i o\et
riediation was discussed again lodav
|i> i.lisiTvers of the iitualion. Somo
took the view that i ven if the noilli.
•'rner fought their way into Mexico
City till re still would be work for a
niedialing board in helping to estab-
lith a conslilutional government; that
the good otlices of tho South Alner-
can rejiublic.^ would be needed to re.
s^i're order out ot the chaos of five
\ ears' war.
Reports from Mexico City Ih it
Huerta faceii serious straits liecausi;
of the rumored unrest among treas
ury and growing unrest among this
aimy and the people, renewed intert
college whjjest in Ihe situation at the Mexican cay
ital.