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The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-03-17
CITY OF RICHMOND UPHELD

Washington March 17.-The
constitutionality of the ordinances
passed by the city council of Rich
mond taxing telegraph companies
doing business insids the city $500
for each pole was upheld by the
Supreme court today in deciding ap-
pea1s from the decisions of the lower
court regarding the Postal Tele-
graph Company which asked for an
Injunction enjoining city officials
from enforcing the ordinances.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-03-17
TAXPAYERS OF
NORTH CAROLINA
Chairman Lee of the Corpora
ton Commission on Re-
valuation of Land
AT ITS FULL VALUE


To The Tax Payers of North Carroll
ma.
The General Assembly, just ad-
journed, has imposed responsible
ity upon the Corporation Commits
sion as a State Tax Commission
which it feels unable to properly
meet without the support Of the tax
ayers of the State. AS Chairman of
the Commission, desire to take the
people into the confidence of the
Commission and acquaint them with
the purpose of the General Assem-
bly, and request ot them their full
cooperation in aiding us in the
proper discharge of our duties.
For many years, it has been the
should be assessed for taxation at
it's full value in money. Notwith-
standing this law, nearly everybody
in the State has escaped full val
uation of his property for taxes.
General Assembly, just adjourned,
has said by passing the Revalua-
ton Act, that an end must be made
of this condition and that hereafter
property must be valued for taxes
at it's true value. It places the re-
sponsibility upon our Commission
to see that this is done and it must
and shall be done. 1t is the pur-
pose of the General Assembly upon
a proper valuation being made, to
lower the tax rate. and it will meet
after the property has been assess
ed, for that purpose, SO that the
burden upon the tax payers will not
necessarily be increased. This is
assured to us as Commission and
we in turn desire to assure the tax
payers of the State that a full val
uation of their property will sot
mean greatly increased amount of
taxes. The act under which this as
sessment is made provides that the
State, no County or municipality
shall collect in excess of ten per
cent. more taxes after this revalua-
ton is made than is being collected
in 1919 under the present valua-
ton.
I call upon the people of the State
to assist the Commission in the Sc
lection of a splendid business man
in each County as County Tax As
SCISSOR. He should be a man of fine
judgment, good business ability,
having a good knowledge of values
both in town and country, and one
in whim the public has confidence
as to his honesty and integrity. 1t
is not a political office but one of
strictly business and we trust our
political friends will understand
this and only suggtes the most COM
petent men. After the County Su-
pervisor is selected by us, we trust
every tax payer il each and every
County of the State will fully CO.
operate with him to the end that he
will be able to assess each pperson's
property at it's true value in money.
w. T. Lee, Chairman.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-03-17
STRIKING CLERKS
ARE BACK ON JOB
1900 CLERKS WHO TIED UP
FREIGHT IN AND OUT OF
ATLANTA ARE BACK AT
THEIR DESKS. TROUBLE
At TIEN TSIN BLOWN
OVER.

Atlanta, Ga, March 17.-About
l,5OO clerks employed in all the
roads leading to and from this city
with the exception of the Nashville
Chattanooga and st. Louis returned
to their desks this morning after
having been on a strike since +
day and effectively tying up the
freight traffic of Atlanta and vicin-
ity.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-03-17
BOLSHEVIK SUFFER
SEVERE LOSSES

Archange1, Saturday, Mar. IS
By the Associated Press-The futile
attack which the Bo1shevik made
yesterday on the allied and the Am
erican fronts comprised the first Sc
rious attempt to cut the line of
communication over the Dvina and
Viga communities. It was not on
1y frustrated but the Bolsheviki
forces suffered defeat and sustained
severe losses. ,,4
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-03-17
GERMAN GENERAL
BEATEN TO DEATH

London, Sunday, March 16.-
General Count Six Won Arnim COM
mander of the German army in
Flanders during the large part of
the war was beaten to death by
peasants at Ash Bohemia, according
to Paris dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Co. 1t is said that the
Gen. Won Arnim shot at the peas
ants while they were poaching on
his estate and gathering fire wood,
and he was beaten to death and at
forwards his estate was rified.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-03-17
COTTON

New York, March 17.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady with May old
1885, new 24.92, July old 22.S5,
new 1856, Oct. old 21.O7, new 22.02,
Dec. old 22.10, new 21.90, January
old 22.00, new 21.S7.
At noon March was 25.05.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-03-17
M A r K ET S

New York, March 1.-THE cot
ton market showed activity and
firmness during the early trading
today and opened steady at an ad-
vance of from 81 to SO points on
new contracts while the old were rs
points higher to 20 points lower.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-03-17
MRS. CURL VERY FEEBLE

Mrs. J. M. Gold has returned from
Rocky Mt. where she went to visit
Mrs. NJ. e. Curl who Is I'm very roor
health.
Mrs. Curl is very popular In t1&6
city where she has . great
friends, and they win regret
that she has lost her eys
that she % very weak
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-03-17

You cannot afford to overlook the
wonderful opportunities to be found
in the advertising columns Of the
Daily Times
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-03-17

Misses Lille and Rosa Culpepper
spent the week end in Rocky Mt,
the guests OF Mrs. D. A. Wick.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-03-17
GREAT DAY
FOR WILSON
Hon Thomas j. Hehn of Alabama Electres th@PeopIe
Wilson County He Sings the Praises Soldiers
and Makes Appeal Our. People for
Substantial Monument to Their

The Committee its work we'll for vehicles of
description brought people to Wilson today from dir
ion in the and hear Hon. Thomas j. Hein
of Congress Alabama and the silver tongued
the South who spoke this afternoon in the Banner Wareho
the people of Wilson greater deeds of patriot
he appealed them the money substant
of brick and stone the valiant dee
# our brave boys. -.
The following program observed in the parade.
BANDIT front of Presbyterian
m.
SOLDIERS SAILORS-Meet
green at m. Maplewood Ave- and
halting Presbyterian Church Capt Dunn
and Rawlings in charge.
SAILORS-Meet in
Leave the at Maple
those machines will be supplied with same
Ave., on he Nash street heading into
Nashs F. Petus in charge
south side of Nash street
at the of Maplewood at 1919 MISS
R1air Rawlings and Mrs Whitehead in charge
BOY side of Nash street at l:l5
behind the B. c. West in charge.
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE-On south side
of Nash Boy Scouts Mr. Case in
THE HOME GUARD-On the north side of Nash street
at the of Capt. Grey
GIRLS-On the north of Nash street be-
hind the Home Guards Ella Hackney in charge
COUNTY SCHOOLS-on the north side
of Nash street Fire Girls at 100. Mr.
IN
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-03-17

SHOWERS TONIGHT & TUESDAY
For North Carolina, showers to-
night and Tuesday, with flesh south
winds. .....s,.,s ,s:.,,s,.l.L
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-03-17

The ads I'm today's Times will
mention thingsy you want.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-03-14

tween Paris and the river? This
would give access to StSLouis, Nash
vile and Louisville and intermediate
markets, via the river.
The very thing that the Legislature
is proposing in connection with the
proposed road legislation, it is seem
ingly throttling. That is, getting
the country out of the mud. When
one main line road of concrete is
built only small part Of the copn-
ty is pulled out of the mud; and the
money it takes to do that means thai
nothing is left to lift the other roads
out of the mud for 20 years.
Our people must not let this pro
posed legislation get by without max
ing sure that it is either right o.
wrong. AS things look now, the spe
cial legislative road committee, is go
ing to recommend for passage thu
bond issue of $5O,oo0,ooo.oO.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-03-14
GROVE SCHOOL NEWS
BY OUR REPORTER

The basket ball game our boys
played Henderson last Saturday night
was success, so far as attendance,
yelling and good playing was con-
cerned Up until the last five min
utes our team was ahead, then the
opposing team united splendid forces
and the game ended in the score ID
10 in favor of Henderson.
There are prospects for good
strong baseball team for the up.
preaching season. The qualifications
for players ares more rigid than here.
tofore. The man must have enrolled
at the school at the first of the Gem.
ester and must average 80 on two
thirds of his subjects. Other rule:
may be enacted to make the standing
Of Groves 4pill-rolleis" the very best
expected Of any team.
| Miss DeFord, teacher of Home Ec
ononffcs, left Wednesday to spend {
few days in Knoxville. m
Browning Literary Society had |
splendid program on Spain last We'd
nesday. The country to be studied
this week is Hawaii, and we antici
! pate very, pleasing results from tn,
study Of so interesting country.
Several more new pupils have en-
| rolled at Grove this week Misse
Mary Lee Hallam, Susie Lee Lank
ford and Hattie Neal from Henri.
and Robbie Hooper Of Puryea.r
Some attention must be paid th,
Latin classes, they deserve it. Mr.
Douglass, teacher Of languages, say
! that his first year Latin class Of for
ty-eight pupils is quite the banne
class of any school.
Hamilton and Atkins Literary So
cieties are doing splendid join
work.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-03-14
PEACE TREATY IS
READY FOR WILSON

The supreme council has adopted
military terms for German disarma-
ment, designed to put her out Of ex-
istence as a military nation and linn
it her strength to the size of Swift
zerland's army Of about 100000 men
with 1000 officers, all to be recruited
on voluntary system for a period
Of IL years, says an overseas dis
patch.
Other provisions limit arms and
munitions for only 100000 men and
all the remainder must be destroyed
or delivered to the allies.
German forts along the Rhine
must be destroyed and the Imperial
general staff abolished.
Progress made in framing peace
treaty insures the completion Of the
task by March 81.
The rough draft win be ready 70,
President Wilson when he arrives
today, Thursday.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-03-14
ADVERTISING is SUCCESS,
SAYS MEMPHIS MAN

Knoxville, Tenn, March 49, (spe-
cial.) This is the secret for success
in business as emphasized in an inn
pressive address at the merchants
short course here by Albert G. Jail,
Of Memphis, president Of the Associa-
ted Advertising Clubs Of Tennessee.
Every successful business is based
upon Advertising" declared Mr.. Jail,
therefore constant advertising scat
tiers the seeds of business in fertile
soil, and the continued advertising
of your business generates life and
develops the growth Of your business
and enables you to reap the harvest"
Newspaper advertising as the best
means for getting results was recon.
mended by Mr.. Jail.
"You win find that practically al
advertisements that come to your at
tention are simply old gems polished
anew and an adjective stuck here OF
there to make it little Different
from its predecessor" said Mr.. Jail
"The real success in advertising j!
the fine art of doing the thing a:
others have not done it."
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-03-14

there that night, but we were still
hauling ammunition. We were on
the front for seven months so you
may know we needed some rest. We
have been on five differnt fronts since
July 18th On that date we heard
big guns that had never fred before,
and on the morning Of November
18th at / o'clock, when firing ceas-
cd, the earth sure was torn up. We
fought for SO hours without stop
ping. The roads were torn up and
we hauled our ammunition over roads
that had holes in the. ,.Arge enough
to bury one of oar tracks in; but
we kept travelling just the same. We
had some good officers with us, and
! will always love them, they did so
much good, and we also have a fine
bunch of boys. We hardly ever get
blue or lonesome. Well, it looks as
though might ges home sometime
soon. We just can't tell, but there
is talk of US coming soon, and l will
be glad to get there My running
around will stop. Well. it is supper
time so / will close. Write soon.
Lots of love to all.
Your son and brother,
Elliott w. Cunningham.
Truck Co. B, 1T Am. Train.
A. P. o. Ills, 42nd Din zion.
A. E. F.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-03-14
THE PROPOSED BOND
ISSUE OF $50. 900. 1000.

Henry county citizens unanimously
voted at the meeting held last week
with the legislative committee. to OPP
pose the proposed issue of some $780,
o0o,O00.00 in bonds for the purpose
Of building a trunk line system Of
state highways.
The question is simple one. Do
our people prefer to go in debt for
$4,000, 100000 and pay the interest
on this large amount to build a sys-
tenn Of concrete highways connecting
county-seat towns. and leave all the
other roads in the county and the
laterals floating in mud for the pc
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-03-14
AMERICAN LOSSES
in WAR ANNOUNCED
Battle Casualties OF American Army
In France, Totsl 24o,is7 Says
General March.

According to dispatch from
Washington this week, battle casual
ties of the American army in France,
as shown by revised divisional rec
ords, announced by General March,
totaled 240,197. These include Kill
led in action, wounded, missing in
action and prisoners. There proba-
bly, will be some slight changes in
the further revision as final reports
are received.
The second regular division show
ed the greatest losses in the revised
list with 24,429. The first division
came next with 20, 973 The -28th,
lPennsylvania,) led national guard
and national army divisions, being
fourth in the list with 14,417. The
32nd michigan and wisconsin, was
fifth with 14,26S.
In the new list the 42nd division
/ lRainbow) reported a total Of battle
casualties Of .12,252, the 77th (New
York metropolitan national army,)
1929; the 18th New England,) g.
e55; the 9th New York; 7,94o
the 30th Tennessee, North and
South Carolina,) 6,S93.
| American trops actually participa.
ting in engagements against the en-.
envy numbered 100000 men. Gen
March announced the figures today
showing that 100000 comprised di-
visional troops and divisional re.
] placements, 100000 corps and arm,
corps and $4,000 service or supply
/ troops.
i The battle casualty figures now an
| nounced include the totals of wound
/ ed which were not included IN ths
tables Of major casualties made pub
lie by the war department The new
list includes: Ninetieth (Texas ans
oklahoma,) 9,71O; 82nd Georgia
Z. Alabama, Tennessee,) $500; 35tl
Missouri. Kansas,) 7,745; 89th (Kan
sas, Missouri, South Dakota, Nebras
ka, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, ]
j 1908; 36th (Texas, Oklahoma,) 2,
397; 92nd NEGRO national army,
; 1899.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-03-14

when you hear 6-inch shell coming
and don't know where it is going TO
land, broom straw would look good
to stand behind, and when you are
out for three or four days and nights
with load of ammunition you don't
care il shell does come over and
give you bump. But, I am proud
to nave done my bit, since have
gone through it all 0. k. Now, I
will tell somthing Of my trip across
the big pond. / sailed from New
York on the 18th of last March and
was ON the water for IL days, and
believe me, there were lots of sick
boys, and about mid-ocean we were
all down in the mess hall when the
ship gave big lurch and all the ia
bles went to one side of the hall, we
fellows after them. 1t sure was a
sight to Sc US all piled up in one side
of the mess hall. We didn't sight a
submarine, but was so sick / didn't
care to see one, didn't care sometimes
/ where We went to. We landed on
the goth, unloaded at Brest, France.
We liked to the old Napoleon Bar
racks, and We're there for four days.
We then went to Montdue, and there
we stayed for four weeks. Sure was
glad to get away from there. We
were then assigned to this company
at Evansville, and there was where
heard my first big gun. We were
then sent to the Champagne front
and there is where my fighting began
That is where we made believers out
of the Huns. We gained on them al
the time after that. They shellee
1 the town we were in and we left
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-03-14
Altenahr, Germany.
Feb. 81, 1919.

Dear Father, Mother, Brother, Sis:
WIN write you a few lines to let
you know am still well, and would
like to be there to help you make
a crop, but guess | won't be there in
time for that. Ed, | wish you were
here, we would so deer hunting;
there are lots of deer and wild hogs
here, and I'm afraid to stick my head
out at night, but | keep my gun close
to me. but guess if were to see one
| would throw my gun down and run.
| went to a wedding today. A Ger
man boy and girl were married and
they looked happy.
viii tell you all something about
the country over here. This is the
rockiest place l ever saw. There are
large mountains of rock, and am
located between two mountains, zoe
feet high and they are solid rock
There are two railroads and wagon
road through one of them. was on
J top of it the other day when train
went through, Guess ! could picl
lots of grapes If were able to stand
on the side Of the hills They have
to prop themselves up to be able tx
work, tsome hills believe me.) II
! I'm going to be kept over here wan
them to send me back to France.
have been through France, Luxem
burg, Belgium and Germany and like
! France the best.
| Think ! have seen enough to do m,
for quite while. Have had quit,
a lot of fun, also lots Of hard times
Have been scared so bad / didn'
know how to get into my clothes fo
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-03-14
SOLDIERS RECEPTION.

There has been considerable COM
ment on the reception for the Both
Division, in connection with which it
Is suggested that this reception also
include the other returned soldiers.
Insofar as Paris and Henry county
is concerned, it is the understanding
that the reception will be for all
the soldiers who have and will have
returned up to the day of the recep-
ton, including the colored soldiers.
As to the statewide celebration that
is to be staged in Nashville, the Ban
ner says editorially.
II. should be taken as matter Of
course that the Tennessee soldiers in
and around Nashville, all Tennessee
soldiers in fact, who, after service in
either the training camps or over
seas, have honorable discharges and
have returned to the vacations Of
civil life, will participate in some way
formally in the reception to be given
those of the Thirtieth Division and
others who are expected home soor
prom France.
1t was not practicable to give tht
boys who returned individually or ir
scattered attachments the welcome
home that was their due, but the pub
lie appreciation Of their service car
be shown in the demonstration soor
to be made in behalf Of those veter
ans who were SO heroically active OF
the battle front in France.
Every soldiers who did service il
the country's behalf, no matter wha
his experience or to what field o
duty he was assigned, was still
soldier, and deserves public srecos
milton Of his service.
The Bonner has been number .
times requested to say something i
y s$
regard to the part the Tennessee sol
diers already at home are to tax
in the coming reception. 1t shout
be taken for granted that some ads
quate provision will be made in tha
RESPECT and that no soldier entitle
tn recognition will be neglected. Til
soldiers already at home are not Q
one command, and there may b
some difficulty in effecting their Of
ganization for parade purposes, br
they should all appear in uniform
and some provision should be mad
to give them a distinct and conspi'
pous part in the reception.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-03-14
ADVERTISING RATES


DISPLAYS cents per inch
measured single column.
LOCAL READERS--10 cents per
lin. Second and additional in
sertions. same copy, without
change, Z cents per line.
CARDS OF THANKS--l0 cents
per line.
OBITUARIES--75 cents. II more
than t50 words, l cent for each
additional word.
In estimating the amount of check
money order, or cash, (which mus
accompany copy, figure six words
to the line.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-03-14
CHURCH SOCIAL MEETING.

A seminary meeting wall be held
at the First M. E. Church Friday, in
GLIDING all preachers of the Paris
district, and one delegate from each
church.
Rev. j. r Pepper of Memphis and
Rev. w. J. Mccoy Of Martin are ex-
pected to attend.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-03-14

riod of 90 years that it would take
TO retire the bond issue; or, do they
prefer to let this money come, back
into the county from the state treas
ury every year as 1t accumulates, and
build roads Of their own design and
selected location as fast as they can
be built with the money available?
When the state, and necessarily
the counties comprising the state, go
into debt s50,OOO,OO0.0o for the
building of a system of roads, and it
will take all the zone mill' tax, the
tax from automobiles, automobile
dealers, and the money that the gov
eminent viii appropriate, naturally
there will be nothing left for any
other road building until the princi-
| pal of the bond issue is retired. Now,
under the building of a trunk line
of roads under this bond issue, each
county would get only one road.
Henry county would get road from
Dresden to Camden via Paris, built
with concrete, and that is all Henry
L 4
county would get for 20 years unless
| il issued special series of bonds for
} other road building. All the tax
money that is now available from au-
tomobile taxes for repairing the ex-
isting roads would even go into the
| "hig pot under the bond issue. II
4 would sew-up the whole outlay OF
, money available for road purposes
and all Henry county would get
would be one mainline road. Know.
ing the attitude of the people OF
Henry county, as expressed on sew
4
, cral road boBd elections, we are safe
i in predicting that this concrete road
, way would be the first and finish oil
i. road building in Henry county fol
! 90 years. And, thus we would gt
! ahead in the same old rut that VIZ
/ have been in for at least 10 years
3 according to the evidence Of ont
: man who attended the recent meet
ing.
Whether or not a concrete roat
: is practicable we do not know. W.
doubt it, on account of the soft sand,
soil for the roadbed, and the effect o.
4 the climatic conditions OH concrete
e We do know that macadam roads ar,
h suitable for this country, and Civ,
r satisfaction and are not expensiv,
d to maintain, considering the burden
+ Of traffic.
y What Henry county would seen
n to want in connection with the roat
q question which is now before th'
n legislature, is a bill that would re
turn to Henry county it's prorat,
g of the some mill" tax, its prorata O.
2 the automobile tax, it's prorata 0
g the automobile dealers license, an
: its prorata Of the government appro
n priation. Then Henry county can g
n ahead and spend this money in roa'
+ building as it sees fit. We can spen
n it as fast as it is available and won
have any interest to pay In 2
m years, it is safe to predict that ever
at main line road in the county coul
u be graveled, graded, and kept SUI
a faced in a passable condition thro
3 out the year.
Had we rather do this than hav
y singel line of road from Dresde
N to Camden via Paris. Hadn't we ratl
= er have road out to the river, con
Ae ing in from the Como direction an
~ running out to Paris landing? Woul
= not this put Paris and Henry count
~ in position to enjoy the cheaper ri
20 er rates on freight, when mot,
he truck line would be established b
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