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Volume 2; Number 147.
1Y GROWTH
FORM
Thousands Witness Pranks On
1 Rocky, Mount Streets When
; 139 Initiates Are Given Out
ing It Was a Great Day for
The Shrine.'
ii fit1,'! mil
Rocky Mount's Hospitality Is
Praised by The More Than
Two Thousand Visitors The
v Day Crowded With Feasts
And Afriusements.
(Ey Jay Bee Dee) .' "
SOMEWHERE IN ROCKY
MOUNT, N. C, (via Eevening Tele
gram's leased wire, through the cour
itesy of Noble j! L. Home,) May 24.
Socky Mount ' today, through '.her
Shriners and hospitable people, out
did herself. . Last night the opening
. wedge of the biggest drive in Shrine
dom in Eastern North Carolina was
entered, and since that time not a
minute has been wasted. Twenty-five
hundred beautiful and magnificent
ladies and Nobles and Illustrious men
irwe here and. enjoyed every minute
of it to the full. , . .
While the ball was at its height, i
Khedive Temple, from Norfolk, f with
its magnificent patrol and drum corps,
. marched across the floor and captured
the crown. by their superb appearance.
This morning a clear sky and cool
atmosphere, ushered in. a. full day and
it was enjoyed by the vast throng that
honored Rocky Mount with their pres
ence. The Shriners' Pullman special from
New Bern arrived at five-thirty' this
rooming with its hundred ox more lad
ies and Nobles. Pleasant howdy-'do's
were in order for a season, and then
the festivities qf the day began in
': earnest, i
One hundred and thirty-nine init
- iated and affiliated, made up the magnificent-class
that was added to the
membership of "Baby" Sudan. The
outing of the candidates took place
at ten o'clock this morning, and it was
some fun. ' Many new and varied
: things were 'used to test the mettle
. of the candidates. . 1; '!.;.-fV." :Y-'-..
Registration at-' the liUcks Hotel
, consumed a good portion of the morn-J
, : mg. , Each Noble was presented with
a genuine leather, card-case and each
t viBiting, lady . 'received as a 'souvenir
a lovely coin-purse. '" The usual par
. ade took place at: noon and ft was one
of the biggest and most gorgeous ever
pulled off in North .Carolina. Sudan
patrol and drum corps led, and the
i T Rocky' Mount band' and the band of
: the Second Regiment, North Carolina
v. National Guard,' furnished the music.
j ' Khedive Temple, With her patrol and
. drum -corps, was a part of it, and
made a fine showing. -, Over two hiin-
dred automobiles were in the line and
, were loaded with women and hand--.,
some men.
The pleasing feature of the day was,
' a barbecue dinner given at the Bras
well JPark.' There was. plenty lor all
..- and it was much enjoyed. 's The cere-
'monial. took place in one; of j Rocky
' Mount's mammoth tobacco warehous-
;ses. As preliminary to the initiatory
i work by- the. temple, ,.- Sudan patrol,
of New Bern, gave- an exhibition 1 of
drilling on the warehouse floor. v-lt
was highly pleasing to the visitors
. and came in-fora large amount of
praise.; The one hundred and .twenty-five,
candidates were shown , the
; right-way to be Shriners. During the
. ceremonial the visiting laides were
: entertained at the - Sagamore Club.
They. were also given an automobile;
ride pyerthe city, s - i
At seven-thirty tonight, at least one
,: thousand visiting Masons, with their J
lady friends, sat down to a sumptuous j
- repast, which was- greatly ' beneficial I
to the inner man. The climax of the;
full day was the nobility ball. It was J
' a "magnificent Spectacle, i Not a danc
er on the floor, except Shriners with
a fezvin their top-not. :.'
Among" the notable visitors attend-j
ing the ceremonial were Noble- Estes,
Potentate of Almas Temple, of Wash-'
inpton, D. -C; and1 Noble Walter S
Liddle, Past Potentate of Oasis Tem
ple, of '.Charlotte, (the father of,
Shrinedom in the .Carolina s. It was
pleasing indeed to see "Daddy" Lid
deli, at this meeting, who, during a
-speech at the ceremonial made the
statement, that at one time, not fari
back, he thought that North Carolina
only -.needed one temple, but today, j
upon beholding such a '. magnificent j
outpouring of nobility and such aj
ued on Tape Six)
SPECIAL RETURNS
SUDAN
LESTER DARGY
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Succumbs to .. Pneumonia at
-Memphis After Short
Illness.
(By International Newt Service.) '
MEMPHIS, TENN., May 24. Les
Darcy, the Australian middleweight,
took his tinal count this afternoon.. He
died in a local hospital of pneumonia
after a brave fight. Death ended .his
career before he ever stepped into the
ring in America, though he came half
way around the world to- win his for
tune, here. '
Darcy : came to America several
months, ago but was ruled out of the
big: American sports. He came here
several weeks ago and went Sn train
ing to meet a local man, but was
stricken with pneumonia, which rc-
j suited in death four weeks later.
Lc3ter Darcy 'was born in West
(Coninued on page 6.)
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Colonel Fred A. Olds of Raleigh,
. The Speaker, to Arrive on
Evening Train.
GRADUATING CUSS
01
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. J"he commencement exercises of the
city public' schools will take' place to
night, at 8:30 o'clock! '(The -public is
invited . to, attend. ; The ' address will
be made "by 3oL VA; Olds, of Ral
eigh. Col. Olds will reach New Bern
at 6 o'clock this evening.
-" .The school is this year V changing
from a ten to an eleven grade- school,
hence the graduating class is made
up of two parts an eleventh grade
and a tenth grade. . The full diploma
wiir be given to the 'eleventh grade
pupils. Certificates -will be awarded
to the. tenth grade pupils, most of
whom will likely spend next year in
the high school and get the. full di'
ploma. ; i ' ' ' ' '
"- A few days ago the authorities sent
a full statement of the courses com
pleted by the two-classes to the lead
ing colleges for evaluation: -The re
plies' are very satisfactory; the per
sons Who have taken the full four
year course have no conditions of any
kind; they can enter college next fall
free of all entrance conditions of any
sort.-- The, tenth" grade pupils have
from .ten to' thirteen units. - As "no
school can hope to make much more
than 'eleven ; units in ' a. ten-grade
course, the pupils' who receive certi
ficates tonight have every "reason to
feel highly gratified. ' , : ;-i v V ? :
v The members of the persons com
pleting the course in full tonight are:
Charles Abenethy, Gordon Battle,
Kathryn Richardson, Emma Louise
Kehoe and Mary Parker. The tenth
Grade pupils are: : Mary Eray, Kath
leen Caton, Roy Kellum, Thelma How-'
ell, Mildred Barrington, Kathleen Lil
liston, Rosali Elliott, Beth Ferebee,
Helen Pinner, Mabel Taylor, . Celia
Moulton, Addie McDaniel,- Lucy Mc
Daniel, Elizabeth Harrell, Elizabeth
Harper, . Carrie McDaniel, William
Jones, Primrose Fisher, Augustan
Nelson, Wolga Bland, Gladys Jack
son, Catherine Boyd, Louise Hudson,
Thelma Dudley, Blanche Hancocl:,
Glady3 Willis, Martha Munger, Julia
Bryan Jones, John Bonner, Josepr
Lucas, Rose Carraway, Margaret
Bunting, Iha Lipman, Georgia HaJ
not, Cly le Wricht.
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COMMENCEMENT GROWN PRINCE
EXER Gl SESTfJ B E Ffll LS 1 H ATTAC KS
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NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY
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President Entertains Visitors at
Dinner Government Officials
' "' Attend. ,
BROUGHT LETTER -.
FROM THE KING
(By International New Serriee.)., -
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 24.-
President Wilson today received the
Italian war mission in the Blue Room
at the White House -with impressive
ceremony. . Tonight he entertained
the distinguished visitors at a dinner
in the state dining room. 1 Present
at tonight's function were scores of
men of high rank in various branches
rf fVin mvonmanf - ' '
l 'Ferdinando Di Savoya, Prince,1 of
fUdine, head of the mission, presented
to -the President a personal letter
'from 'King Victor. Emanuel of Italy,
congratulating the United States upj'
on its entrance into the war and ot
fering the most-cordial solicitation on
behalf of his kingdom. The President
replying, praised the Italians for the
daring part they have played' in the
war against ' Germany and promised
them the utmost support Of this gov
ernment. - - -Before
going to- the White House'
the members of the mission paid calls
upon secretary Lansing,''. Secretary
Baker, arid Secretary Daniels. Re
turning to the Italian, embassy the
delegation Held a several-hours con
ference with Ambassador Di Caller i.
ON THE FRENCH
Counter Offensive on Vauclerc
; Plateau Beaten Off With Lit
- " , tie Difficulty,
10 OTHER ACTION
-1 - (By Intenwtieiial'Nnn Serrkc.) ' .
LONDON, May 24. The" German
Crown e Prince again threw fresn
troops against the new French lines
of the Vauslerc pleateau toward Laon.
Again the attempt was shattered. The
Teuton storming waves had scarcely
left their bench when "the milrder
ous fire from the ? French "75's"
chased them' back.: Aside from this
vain attempt by. the" Germans there
was no action on- a major scale in
the 'west during the last twenty-four
hours, ' " 1 -
Hoover's' Offer to Serve Without
Pay is Called Insult to Amer-
lean Working Men." ;
(Br Internatlnul New Serrke.) -
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 24.
The idea of Bernard M. Baruch, oi
New York, as purchasing agent, a-
rounsed the ire of J.'Hampton Moore,
of Pennsylvania. Speaker Clark
said that he would give credit to Bar
uch for getting copper for the govern
ment at sixteen cents per pound, but
commented that the .Utah Copper
Company .declared that it could load
copper on cars for five and one-eighth
cents. Baruch did not fare so easily
at the hands of Miller, of Minnesota,
who also attacked the New York
banker. The attack on the appoint
ment of Herbert C. Hoover as food
dictator, was also made by Moore:" -He
read an interview from a' New
York newspaper, whith quoted Hoover
a3 saying that he would work
without pay. Moore said the senti
ment of working vithout compensa
tion was an insult, to American working-men
who needed the money. .
The bitrger a man is, the harder it
is for him to hide behind a sul t- r-
WHITE
MAJOR
SCALE
BOTH
B1CW
HOOVER
EHUBIN
A SUDDEN LEAP
Cardona's Troops Are Now Less
Than Ten Miles From'
" - -''.Trieste. - 1
NINE HUSH
T,
(Bt InternatioiMl Neni Berrie.t
LONDON, May 24 The - Italian
army has taken a sudden leap to
ward Trieste. ;,
So unexpected and- irresisible was
this leap that on a front of five miles
the Austro-Hunarian troops had ho
time for a ''strategic retreat," much
less any sort iof, a defense. , Their
first -.lines.; were- shoved back' like "so
many, pin soldiers, the second lines
overrun by friend und foe, ' were
thrown into indescribable . panic, and
the lines just beyond fled just as fast
and as far as they could. : V v ;
' When the blow had struck home,
General . Cardona's right Wing stood
less than ten miles from - Trieste.
There it stands now beating off bitter-
"comebacks" liy the Austro-Hun-gariansT
who have meanwhile rallied.
Nine thousand fighters, who were on
the Austrian side when the surprise
came, are not among the counter at
tackers. , They --are prisoners in Ital
ian hands. ; Three hundred of. them
are officers, v The proportions besides
showing heavy losses in killed and
wounded, prove" that the attack was
entirely unexpected.
Plans for Patriotic-, Demonstra
. tion on Registration Day are
' " J Taking Shape.
E
. . It was announced last night that
Major Malloy would act as Chief Mar
shal of the parade in honor of the men
who register under this selective draft
bill Major Malloy is in charge Of
the troops stationed in this section.
. Serving under the Chief Marshal,
there' will be an assistant marshal
for each division of the parade. Those
wh(t have been, named rare ' ' Sheriff
Lane, C,X, Bradham," W. H. Lee, Ed.
Meadows." Lieutenants Barney. Barr.
Ray and Alger, Rodman Guion, Char
lie McSorley, Fi L. Ashley, C A York,
D. P, Henry, W. T Hill, T. S. Daniels,"
Other assistant marshals will be ap
pointed if necessary.'.
Chief Marshal Major Malloy and
Chairman Henderson have' gone over
the line of march ; and have recom
mended" , to . the committee' that ; the
parade form on Broad street; both
east and west of Middle.' It' will
move north .on Middle to i Johnson,
Johnson to East 'Front, East Front to
South , Front, South Front to' Middle,
Middle to Broad; Broad to Hancock,
Hancock to Masonic Temple.
In the front of the Masonic Tem
ple1 a short speech Will be made ,by
one of , the best; known orators pf this"
city, praising the men who "have reg
istered arid honoring the men who are
and will be serving the nation in its
fight for the safety of Democracy.
If this line of march is selected, .the
reviewing stand will be at the corner
of Middle and Broad streets. At this
All Flen Between 2 1
And 30, Inclusive,
, , Must Register!
REGISTRATIOrJ
DAY JUICE 5
There Are 11 Days
Left.
PfflSH
m
MHILEOr
CHIEF MAFiSHflL
IF THE PARADE
LlfJE OFMARCHHAS
BEEN R COM
25, 1917.
PERSUING GETS'".
. FINAL ORDERS
Probably . .Be His Last . Call At
j White House. Before Going
'. ' . To France. ,
TO
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(By International Newi Serrke.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 24.
Final plans for the participation of
American troops on the French front
were made at an extended conference
between President Wilson and Major
General John J. Pershing, who will
lead the first American division over
seas, late this afternoon.
General Pershing called at the
White House at five o'clock." He had
been busy all day with War Depart
ment officials working out details of
the expedition'. It was the first
time the General had. met President
Wilson, and after the conference it
was said, it would probably be the
last before General Pershing departs
for1 France. President Wilson set
forth very plainly his views concern
ing the part the United States forces
must ,take. J
It was late when General Pershing
left the White House. Before he rfid
so it was reported that before Persh
ing leaves for France or very soon af
ter he arrives there he will receive
the rank of Lieutenant-General.
Major Warships Have Been Or
dered to the Mediterranean
, ' ' Waters.
HOUSE (F COM MS
- (Br International Nm Serried.) ,
LONDON, May 24. Japan has
sent a fleet of major warships to-Med
iterranean waters to help the French
and - British , fleets combatting -the
German U-boat warfare. Announce
ment to' this effect was made in the
House of Commons, today after the
lots of four hundred and fifty-eight
lives in the torpedoing of two -large
Lvessels, one the British .Transylva
nia," or nearly hiteen thousand tons,
had been made public officially. "
Troops Train Attacked By. Vil
, listas Near Chihuahua, 1 ;
Paso He'ars.
'4
(Br International Mewa Serriee.) ' ,
EL" PASO, '.TEXAS, - May 24.t
Four hundred Carranza troops were
slain by ViUistas who attacked' a train
near Chihuahua, according to advices
reaching government, agents here'to
day. ; - ', V ";. '
point the chief mrashal, the commit
tee and city ftnd County officials" will
review the marchers. '' . ; - r ' ; ; "
Ttce who were appointed to as
certain what organizations vjould par
ticipate in the parade are requested
to report as soon as possible- to t the
chairman or to the secretary. ).;
' The final details of the parade, and
other details, will be completed next
week at a meeting of the marshals
with the executive committee. - : .
WINDOW SCREENS
Time for them.
Keep them in the windows all sum
mer. .
Screen doors are necessary, too.
Be sure they fit in snugly.
Flies can squeeze through the small
1
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RECEIVE RM
LIUTEII
japanese fleet
SIak
AlOUNCEInEIlT IN
TROOPS AR SLAIN
BRAZIL'S WAR--
DEMJTf IS !J AITE PAYS THE
CilNC SOONj DEATH PENALTY
President and Government Offl
cials Openly Declare For
Aliarnin? With U. S.
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(Br InternaLonal Newi Service.)
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 24. Only
a few 'remaining steps need be taken
for Brazil to declare war on Germany.
The stand taken by the President and
the Foreign Minister says Brazil
should align herself with the freat
North American republic.
The assumption of such a stand ha3
been forecasted for the past three or
four days, not only in the utterances
of government officials, but also in
articles appearing in the most repre
sentative newspapers of the country.
Brazil's attitude in to be pitched upon
the same lofty plain as outlined by
President Wilson for the United
States.
The foreign office, following the
action of the congressional committee,
sent telegrams- to the officials of other
South American republics explaining
to them just what this stand with
the United States means.
Before women undertake to work on
the railroads they should practice up
on not getting off a fast freight back:
ward. Washington Post.
Count Vitzthum Sees Victorious
Peace Before SnorV Falls
Again.
(Br International Neva Serriee.)
BERLIN, May 24.-"We are not
far from peace, but we can only ob
tain it by the force of our arms and
must hold out a few months longer,'
said Count Vitzthum, Saxon Minister
of the Interior, -in 4 speech at Dres
den. -
The minister predicted that the war
would end before snow falls again
and continued; , ,
"We are ready to end the terrible
conflict by negotiations, but our en
emies, who still belieye that they can
crush us and were already, sure of
the aid of the United States , when
they rejected our peace offer -wit
sneers and insults; willed' it different.
There is nothing left to us- now but
to strike with all. our - might.."",' We
must and will win. '
'fin the east-we are victorious al
ready. . The - offensive power . of the
Russians ii-"broken, although.; several
months may pass before the Russian
people will be able to force, their new
government to cut loose from the En
tente and to enter into, negotiations
for a separate peace ." .
"On the" western front the' new co
lossal ' offensive of the . Allies s will
again be shattered and the success
of our submarine war surpasses all
expectations. Our food supplies are
very scanty, but they will reach "un
til he next harvest can" be brought
in. The situation on the .different
battle frohts has never been better
than now and our military strength
today is greater than at the '.begin
ning of the war. - .-'.''V'-'.y. v '
"Ml we nave to de is to remain
united, grit burv teeth and hold out.
Victory is in -our grasp and , cannot
be snatched from "us" by England,
France and the United States." ,- -;
WEARS SHOES TO BED Y
r ,WnEN HE LOSES. KEY
- (By International Newa Serriee.) ,
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., May 24.
Colonel J. H.- Worth, lead and sine
king of Joplin, Mo., arrived at the
Claypool Hotel here wearing shoes' of
black and read leather, fitted out
with tiny electric lights and fastened
with padlocks instead of laces.
OTHERS
RICA1
ICS ill
PREDICTS SEPARATE
PEACE WITH RUSlSIA
$1.50 Per Year
ARTHUR 1RREII
New York Dentist Dies in Elec
tric Chair for Murder of- His '
Father-in-Law. . ?
WAS KNOWN" IS THE
(By International News Serriee.)
OSSINING, N. Y., May 24. With
the same calm demeanor that char-'
actcrized his stay in the death house,
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite unflinch--ingly
walked to his death in the elec-- (
trie chair at Sing Sing prison tonight ,
for the murder of his father-in-law,
John E. Peck, wealthy merchant' of -Grand
Rapids,' Mich. i(i
Three shocks were necessary. - At
11:12 o'clock the prison physician an
nounced that Waite was dead. '
Waite went to his death with the..'
faintest trace of a smile on his lips.
He was by far the feast concerned of
any in the little crowd around the
doath room. He scanned the witnes
ses calmly, almost contemptuously
Te heeded the prayers of Dr. Peter
son, who preceded him to the death
chamber, as little as he did that which
was about to happen. , .
His every demeanor showed that
Waite was not afraid of death. Un
til less than an hour before he was
led to the ghastly chamber, he read
his books, on physical research. Now
and then he read the Bible, but in
preparing for the "beautiful" adven
ture" he left off the serious and re- ,
sorted to poetry. Even while, the 1
clergyman prayed Waite read Keats'
poems with an intensity that was un-.'
canny.
Story of Waite Murder Case
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, a young
dentist of engaging manners, con
fessed last year to being one of the
most accomplished, scientific mur
derers of history. Nothing in the
pages of fiction approaches his re
cord of. cold-blooded, calculated slay
ing.
His crimes were based on careful '
experiments. Among the. means ' be '
employed were germs of virulent dis- '
eases, poisons, powdered glass, anaes
thetics and over-doses of medicine,::
and he did not hesitate at violent acts ,
such as smothering. f.
Living in luxury with his young'
wife in a fine Riverside Drive home, 1
New York City, he apparently had
nothing in the world to lead" to his
career of crime. ,. . '
1 His wife was -the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John E. Peck, of Grand'
Rapids, Mich. . The former wag a re-.-tfred
druggist worth, several million .
dollars. ; , ' V; y , ' '('jfj;.;
Mrs. Peck died in Dr Waite's home '
January 80, 1916, apparently of nat-
uraf causes.. On March 12 following
Mr. Peck died in the same place, also. :
apparently of natural causes, and the .
dentist son-in-law shipped the body
to Grand Rapids, as he had done with
Mrs, Peck's body. . y
- Suspicions ' were, aroused among
certain friends of the family in New
York who; notified Percy; S- Peck, :
Mrs. Waite's .bithet.'.The.solvUif pf
the mystery was due to fine detective
work on the part of Dr. Perry Schurtz ,
of Grand Rapids, - Mich., the Peck "
family physician, and Dr. A.' W. Wis- .
hart, the pastor of the Baptist church -
in ' Grand . Rapids, :': attended by the
Pecks. :. ; m--V''i
Slowly but surely the evidence was v
collected which led to the: arrest of
Dr.Waite in his home, half overcome"
Vith drugs. He confesse4 that he
had notonly made, away: -with his
mother-in-law. and father-in-law; but ;
had; tried to kill Eis wife," his wife's : ,
wealthy aunt and others, llo had
also," he admitted,: Iieen leading -j a
double life, having associated with a
beautiful woman . named' Mrs.- Mar- -garet
Hertoh, .who later told the de- .
tails of their relations : t
Waite's life story earns out little by
little. ; He had stolen in college; had
had a- black Career1 as a dentist in '
South- African 'cities and had been ''
proven a " scoundrel time , and again. .
L-rsDite of these facts he had min
gled in gbod society in. New York
City,' and many-young men wh had
no inkling of his real character 'htd '
found him; a - pleasant- companion 4 at
the country club.' - .
The evidence showing' how" easy it
was for Dr, Waite to obtain danger
ous disease germs led indirectly to
the passing of , a .recent New York
State law strictly regulating the pos
session and sale of such cultures.
DiSCIElTIFIC MURDERER
' "Do yoa have much variety at your
boarding nouse?" inquired one board
er of friend who lived down tin
block. "Well, we have three di'.T. i
ent names for the meals," replied t -
other. Harper's Mapaziive.
.