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WILSON, N. Ci SATURDAY, OCT
1919
VOL. 16 NO. 74
MAYNARD STILL
LEADS FLYERS
LEFT THE GROUND AT lie Educated at Rock Ridge
SALT DURO AT 6 '47 THIS' Willie Williams and Joe Langley
MORNING AND LANDED j the two boys who were cnnected
ATRATTIF ato.19 WII I ' with the attempted robbery of Mr.
PROBABLY REACH SAN
FRANCISCO TODAY.
Sacramento, Oct. 11. Lieut. B.
"W. Maynard, the "flying parson"
leader "of all the westbound racers
in the Trans-continental aerial derby
arrived at Mtherfleld, ten miles
from Sacramento 11:49 this morn
ing. He has seventy-five miles more
to go before completing the first
half of the race.
Washington, Oct. 11. Lieut.
Maynard's actual flying time from
Mineola field to Sacramento was
24 hours and five minutes and forty
eight and one-half seconds, the army
air service announced today. The
distance was 2,635 miles and the
average speed was one hundred and
nine and five tenths miles an hour.
Salt Lake City, Oct. 11. Lt. B.
W. Maynard, who with his plane
Number 31, is making the cross
country flight to San Francisco and
his observer, Walter E. Richardson
left the ground at Salt Duro 100
miles west of here at 6:47 o'clock
this morning, Pacific time for San
Francisco. Battle Mountain will be
the next control point west of Salt
Duro.
Was at Battle Mountain at 8:13.
Reno, Nevada, Oct. 11. Lt. B.
W. Maynard landed at Battle Moun
tain at 8:13 this morning.
Maynard at Reno.
Reno, Nevada, Oct. 11. Lt. May
nard landed here at 10:30 a. ra. and
will leave here in thirty minutes for
Sacramento.
Battling With Wind and Rain
Chicago, Oct. 11. Despite unfa
vorable weather over the greater
part of the course the army aviators
who are now proceeding eastward
and westward in the endurance and
reliability aviation contest are
fighting against the elements and
making remarkably good time. With
rains in the east and high winds in
the west it is expected that the
leaders will reach San Francisco
and Minnelo.a N. Y., sometimes this
afternoon.
Mr. Floyd Lamm left this after
noon for Richmond on a visit to
friends.
MARKETS
COTTON
(By the Associate! ve3."
New York, Oct. 11. Reports of
general rains in the belt led to heavy
buying in the cotton market this
morning. -There was some realiz
ine over the holidays and further
hedging and selling carried a mod
erate advance of from 29 to 40
points.
New York. Oct. 11. Coton. fu
tures opened firm with October 33
25. Dec. 33.30, Jan. 33.50, March
33.45, May 33.45.
At noon the market was as fol
lows. October 33.15, Dec. 33.41,
Jan. 33, March 33.20, May 33.25
Spots Wilson market 32 1-2.
New York, Oct. 11
The cotton
market closed steady with October
32.20, Dec. 33.28, Jan. 33.30, March
33.20, May 33.25.
STdCKS
New York, Oct. 11. Today's
6hort session of the stock market
opened strong on the receipt of
bullish operations in the motors and
oils .also the shippings, equipments,
tobaccos and the miscellaneous
specialties showed gains of from one
to three points. Mexican Petroleum,
Central Gulf, Bethlehem Steel,
Baldwin Locomotive, Sumatra To
bacco, Metals also improved but the
rails were irregular. Southern Pa
cific lost a part of yesterday's sub
stantial rise.
WEATHER
Rorecast for North Carolina:
Probably local showers tonigh and
Sunday; cooler Sunday; moderate
variable winds. , '
Riley's store have been sent by Mr.
Leonard, commisisoner, of welfare for
Wilson county to Rock Ridge where
they will be educated. The boys
will receive their tuition, board and
room for the chores they will do
around the place and on the farm.
The clothes will be furnished for
Williams by his father who has
promised to set aside $5.00 per week
for this purpose. Mr. Leonard will
see Mrs. Langley and secure money
to provide clothes for her boy.
Mr. Leonard has caused the ar
rest of R. G. Carraway for failure to
support his family on the ground of
abandonment. He was found in
Goldsboro following a "hot dog"
stand.
Taken to Hospital in Richmond.
Rev. Mr. Bethea has returned
from Richmond where he ac
companied Mr. Ed Adams
where he is in a local hospital
for treatment. His many friends
will wish for Mr. Adams an early
restoration to health.
RESPONDING FINE
In an interview this morning Mr.
D. S. Boykin regarding the listing
of property in this county under the
recent act of the legislature whichr
is endeavoring tosecure a list of all
property at its true value that the
assessment of taxes may fall equally
upon all, Mr. Boykin informs us
that he is greatly pleased with the
way the people of the county are re
sponding to the call upon them.
The job is a stupendous one and
those who have not listed their
property will please come forward
as early as possible and do so, since
the state anticipates that all the real
property will be listed by January
first when the personal property
will be taken up an dthis is expect
ed to be finished by May first.
The listing of the real property is
bringing some property on the tax
books that has not heretofore seen
the light as far as taxes are con
cerned, and this investigation for
that reason is beneficial to all.
The amount of taxes that will be
collected will not be more than a
normal increase of ten per cent if
that much, so the listing of the
property will not hurt any one.
To give every one some idea of
the size of the job Mr. Boykin said
that roughly guessing there are about
12,000 pieces of real estate in the
county.
A HEROIC ACT
Yesterday when the fireman went
upstairs and told Jim Crocker the
colored engineer that the blow pipe
valve of the big boiler in Clark's
factory was giving way, Jim didn't
do a thing but rush down and stand
on it until the fireman could pull the
fire from the box and thus relieve
the strain. If the steam had blown
out and sent the water over the
building this might have been ruined
and the flues strained, or an explo
I sion might have occurred which
would have endangered, lives. If it
had blown out with Jim standing on
it he would have been scalded tc
death, but that did not deter Jim.
He stood to his post and did some
thing one man out of a thousand
would not have done. It was a he
roic act.
Dry Enforcement Bill Enacted and
Only Awaits "Wilson's Hand
Washington, Oct. 10. Enactment
of the prohibition enforcement bill
was completed today by Congress
with the house adopting the con
ference report already agreed to by
the Senate, and sending the measure
to the President for approval. Pre
ceding the House approval of the
report by a vote of 321 to 70, vain
effort was made to send it back to
conference with instructions to elim
inate a section permitting state au
thorities to issue search warrants.
TC
RECi
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System Will be Changed in
Order to Give Fair Rates
to North
LOWER W
MENDED
AND SOUTH CAROLINA-HE
Washington,vOct. 10. Today saw
the beginning of the end of the pend- perkinson of Charlote, N. C, was
ing fight for better freight rates in shot and killed at a railroad cross
North Carolina. Examiner C. V. J ing early this morning by Branch A.
Burnside, of the Interstate Commerce Ford,, the gatekeeper of the crossing.
Commission led this afternoon the' He fired three shots at a passing au
tentative decision in the case of the ! tomobile after the occupants had
Corporation Commission of North taken him to task for blocking the
Carolina against tne Director uen-
eral of the Railroads, the Atlantic J a public chauffeur and two oher
Coast Line and other carriers oper- ( passengers were in the car with her
ating in the State, and recommend-: when she was killed. According to
ed a scale of reduced rates for ap-1 the passengers the shooting follow
plication between North Carolina and ed an argument on account of the
South Carolina, pending a general
adjustment later.
In this report, Mr. Burnside ob
serves that "rates for the shorter
distances between North
Carolina
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and South Carolina are found to be
unreasonable: and rates between
North Carolina, on the one hand,
and South Carolina, and, the Souht-
east on the other hand, are found ' ing New Bern as the meeting place
to be unduly prejudicial to North ' for next year and voting to invite
Carolina, and preferential to the the general body to come to North
Virginia cities." Carolina with Ashevilje as hostess
That is the milk in the cocoanut, city in 1920, the Daughters of the
the things the Corporation Commis Confederacy adjourned at noon to
sion started out to sboMV the Inter- day. Much enthusiasm prevailed
state Commerce Commission and in when lire. J. M. Gudger, of Ashe
which they were joined by a dozen ville, announced that the mountain
or more commercial organizations metropolis wanted the meeting of
in the State with the single purpose
of removing discrimination in year. Spirited discussions followed
freight rates in order thac North and jt was decided to seud a strong
Carolina busines sinterests would delegation to Tampa, Fla.. next
have a better chance to thrive. month to -make every effort to bring
In analyzing the scale of horizon-' this biS gathering to North Carolina,
tal reductions recommended by the Jt is known that Miss Mary B. Pop
examiner, J. Howard Fishback, who ponheim, of Charleston, president
represented the commercial organi- general favors Asheville for the next
zations, made the folowing illustra- meeting. If the invitation is ac
tion to show how the new rates cepted the State will be honored
proposed by the examiner between and the entire membership of the
North Carolina and points south division will count themselves host-
would ce apped, the reduced scale
in the ctate of Njith Carolina as
well as intei -stat
shipments in
South Carolina
"Taking rates from Raleigh, as a
typical shipping point, the reduc
tions would be about three cents per
hundred for forty miles, a reduc
tion of five cents for eight ymiles,
fifteen cents for 120 miles, 20 cents
for 200 miles, fifteen cents for 225
mijes and ten cents for distance 225
to 300 miles.
"It means the breaking up of an
unjust system of rate making that
has been in existence for more than
forty years. It also opens up to
North Carolina immense possibili
ties in commerce by virtue of the
fact that it gives North Carolina cit
ies a show against their neighboring
towns in Virginia."
The tentative report and decision
of the examiner is subject to excep
tions which may be' taken either by
the defendant carriers or . the com
plaining parties, the North Carolina
commission or the chamber of com
merce. Upon such exceptions, oral
argument before the Commission is
made and the case goes to the jury
a second time. In case the carriers
except. Mr. Fishback this afternoon
expressed the opinion that the In
terstate Commerce Commission
would go still further in adjusting! " 'Transportation conditions con
the scale in favor of the N. C. cities. ! sidered alone would juhtify a less
Proceeding with his observations,' rapid rate increase ni North Caro
the axaminer after recommending lina than farther south, rather than
scale of class rates for application
between North Carolina and South
Carolina pending' the determination
of a basis for just and reasonable petitive and transportation condi
rates for al lthe southern territory j tions south of the Virginia cities, do
involved, says: not, under present conditions, give
"Rates between North Carolina J sufficient recognition to the rights
andjDoints in the East and North
areot found
unreasonable, but
rates between
certain North Caro -
una territory ana points in tne tsast
and North are found unduly preju
dicial to North Carolina territory and
preferential of Virginia cities.
"The resaonableness of rates be
tween Virginia cities and the south
east is in issue in docket No. 9 40 9.
GATE KEEPER
AT
Shoots Into Passengers on a
Car and Kills a Woman
After Argument
IS HELD FOR MURDER
Norfolk, Va., Oct. 11. Mrs. J. C.
street.
gatekeeper holding the car up long-
er than the occupants of the car
thought necessary. Branch is un
der arrest charged with murdering
the woman.
"
DAUGHTERS ADJOURN TO
MEET AT NEW BERN NEXT
High Point, Oct. 10. After choos-
the general body in November of next
esses and do the honors
The Virginian interests are repre-
sented in that proceeding but have
not appeared in this. It would be
improper to defer all relief to the
North Carolina shippers pending the
determination of the questions in
volved in that preceding and of oth
ers here raised by the defendants.
"The record indicates that a sub
stantial measure of relief can be
given promptly by establishing a
distance scale of class rates from
North Carolina to South Carolina, ob -
serving the present rates to Atlanta
and Southern Georgia as maxims
and grading back in substantial con
formity with the progressions of the
central freight association and
western scales, as Indicated by the
exhibition which compares the
present rates from Richmond with
present and prposed rates from Ral
eigh to points on the Seaboard Air
Line.
"To Catawba, S. C, for example,
the proposed scale would produce a
first-class rate from Raleigh of
eighty cents; to Greenwood, S. C,
95 cents, and to Athens, Ga., $1.16.1
This will sufficiently indicate the de-
tail of the scale, which would apply
in either direction, and between
points in North Carolina as well as
interstate points,
the reverse The facts indicate that
the carriers, although warranted in
recognizing the difference in corn-
j of .the territory most unfavroably af-
; f ected by the discrimination.
i "The service at Norfolk incident to
the transfer between water and rail
lines mayj be recognized by water and
rail rates relatively higher to ponits
immediately south of Norfolk than to
more distant points, but there is no
apparent reason for a greatel allow
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NORFOLK
THE CAPTURE
2000 LIVES ARE
REPORTED LOST
When an Unnamed Ship Went
Down Probably With Brit
ish Soldiers
FROM ARCHANGEL SECTOR
Archangel, Oct. 11. Two thous
and lives are said to have been lost
in the wreck of an unnamed British
ship on the Norwegian coast accord
ing to a wireless message from Hel
singfors. Admiralty Does Not. Credit Report
London, Oct. 1L With neither
the Admiralty or Lloyds receiving
information relative to the wreck
of the British ship on the Norwegian
coast it is not regarded as authen
tic here.
ROANOKE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
The Roanoke Baptist Association
will meet in its twelvth annual ses
sion with the First Baptist Church
of Wilson, on Tuesday evening, Oc
tober 13, at 8 o'clock. The Asso
ciation will be in session through
Wednesday and will close Thurs
day at noon. The introductory ser
mon will be preached on Tuesday
evening by J. W. Kincheloe, of
Rocky Mount.
The following counties compose
the Roanoke Association: , Nash,
Edgecombe, Wilson, Martin, Hali
fax, Beaufort and Washington. The
officers are as follows: C. W. Wil
son, moderator, Greenville, N. C, T.
L. Vaughn, vice moderator, Nash
ville, N. C, J. E. Kirk, clerk and
treasurer, Tarboro, N. C, J. W.
Robin, auditor, Sharpsburg, N. C.
The usual reports will be made and
the regular topics discussed but the
entire association will center around
the 75 Millian campaign, which em-
braces all the Associational objects.
Threw Pepper in His Eyes.
Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 11. Six rob
bers held up the paymaster of the
Sam Emerson Company in Euclid
avenue and after throwing pepper in
his eyes seized and made away with
his sack of money containing Sll,-
. 000 and got away.
Big Auto Race Postponed on Account
of the Rain.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 11. The
300 mile world's series automobile
sweep stake race for $30,000 which
was postponed today on account of
the weather will begin tomorrow at
two o'clock.
Robbers Hold Express Messenger
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 11. Five
men boarded the southbound pas
senger and express train on the Ya
zoo and Mississippi Valley railroad
as it was leaving Memphis today and
held up the express messenger and
his helper and secured several of
his packages and escaped while the
train was held up at the Western
Junction in response to a telephone
message to the yardmaster who saw
the men board the train. The rob
bers secured several packages and
made their escape. A posse is
scouring the neoghborhood for them.
Unveiling of Jackson Statue.
Richmond, Va., Oct. 11. Rich
mond is alive with people and sol
diers today in attendance on the un
veiling of the equestrienne statute
of Stonewall Jackson.
The parade preceding the cere
mony was of great length, and the
ceremonies were imposing.
President Wilson Continues to
Improve
Washington, Oct. 11. President
Wilson continues to improve. He
spent a good night and rested well.
OF RIGA
AND THE COALITION OF
GERMANS AND RUS
SIANS GIVES THE ALLIES
MUCH CONCERN. THIS
ANTICIPATEL COALITION
CAUSED VON DER
HOLTZE TO REFUSE TO
DISCIPLINE HIS SOLDIERS
AND LEAVE RIGA. REV
OLUTIONS IN PETRO
GRAD AND WARSAW.
Lodno, Oct. 11. It is stated in
authoritative circles that an attack
on Riga was carried out on Friday
under the cover of a heavy canonad3
by the German-Russian forces,
which forced the Lexts from the city.
Giving the Allies Concern
London, Oct. 11. The reported
capture of Riga by the German
Russian forces and the revolution
in Petrograd and Warsaw are re
garded as very serious by the allies,
since if the forces from Riga ever
reach Petrograd there will be no
way to stop or dislodge them, and
there is no adequate force in their
way to stop them.
Copenhagen, Oct. 11 According
to a despatch from Helsingors a
revolution has broken out in Petro
grad between the adherents and the
opponents of the Soviet regime. The
oppenents of the government seem to
be in the ascendency, since they have
taken possession of a number of im
portant government buildings and in
stitutions. V
There is also a revolution in pro
gress in Warsaw following the at
tack with bombs on the Soviet lead
ers, which would indicate that the
Soviet government has lost its popr
ularity in Russia.
Big. Ship Reported Gone Down
Archangel, Oct. 11. If the losg
of life in the reported wreck of a
large and unnamed ship is correct
in the report from Archangel today
it makes a new record in the loss of
life from vessels. The reported loss
of life is 2,000 and if true it must
be one of the large transports that
Great Britain is using to move her
troops from the Archangel sector.
Anticipated Attiu-k on Prohibition
Bill.
Washington, Oct. 11. Anticipate
ing attacks on the wartime and con
stitutional Prohibition enforcement
bill, Attorney General Palmer will
prepare an opinion which he will
transmit to the White House before
the bill becomes a law.
The enactment of legislation which
has not yet been completed by Con
gress will probably be sent to tne
White House Monday unless it is
signed by the President within ten
days under the authority vested in
the war time prohibition act, in
which case it will automatically be
come a law.
s President Must Stay in Bed.
Washington, Oct. 11. Although
the'President continues to show
signs of improvement he will he re
quired to stay in bed for sometim
according to the decision which has
been reached after a consultation
between Doctors Francis Dercum,
Admirals Grayson and Stith aiid
Sterling Ruffin.
The bulletin issued by them U a$
follows: "President Wilson contin
ues to improve, but his condition Is
such that it will necessitate his re
maining in bed for an extended pe
riod, Signed Grayson, Dercum, Stith
and Rufan."
Negro Killed at Neverson Quarry.
A negro was killed by the falling
of a large stone and striking him oa
the back of the head at the rock
quarry in Neverson yesterday morn
ing. The name of the man was
Craig Little and he had been work
ing for the firm for about three
weeks. His skull was crushed and
he died almost instantly. .
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