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The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
TERRIFIC GALES ON
ATLANTIC COAST
Hundreds of Thousands of Dol
lars in Damage Along North
Atlantic Coast
SNOW STORMS IN NORTH

New York, Feb. 6.-The blizzard
which has held the country in it's
grip for the past two days and the
high tides which have ccompanied
are gradually subsiding. Much suf-
fering and damage have resulted from
the sever weather, and over $4,000
900 in damage has been done to
property along the water front
while many vessels are in distress.
The center of the greatest damage is
near Atlantic City.
New York, Feb. 6.-Huge waves
rolled up by a 50-mile gale were
still sweeping the North Atlantic
coast while cities and towns along
the shores were trying with indif-
ferent success to dig themselves out
of the deepest snowdrift for years.
Damage done by the sea to resorts
and summer homes along the New
Jersey and Long Island coasts was
estimated at hundreds of thousands
of dollars
Shipping remained at anchor or
moved with utmost caution. In the
land locked waterways around New
ork huge ice floes menaced naviga-
ton. The steamer aine of the New
England Steamship Company was
driven ashore on the north end of
Long Island and found. other sound
liners were reported creeping along
through filds of ice The aine, which
carried five passengers and crew
of 20 was reported in no immediate
danger and tug has been sent to
her relief
City Faces Fuel Famine
Cold, snow, ice and high seas has
made it almost impossible to trans
port coal from the Tidewater reser-
voir at Perth Amboy to New York,
and the city faces a fuel famine
which will force all it's transporta-
ton lines to suspend operations
unless the weather moderates swift
ly
While mountainous seas were bat
tering the coast, the highest tide ev
er recorded in New York harbor
caused floods along the Harlem and
Hudson rivers. Ferry houses on the
New York and New Jersey sides of
the Hunrson were flooded and wa
ter from the Erie terminal dripped
into the Hudson tubes at Jersey
City. Homeward bound commuters
fretted and fumed as they waited
for ferry boats to get them to the
trains they knew would be far be-
hind schedule in reaching theid des-
tination.
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The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
Funeral of Mr.. and Mrs. Murray.

Middlesex, Feb. 6.-The funeral
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Murray occur
red from the home of Mr.. r. Murray
yesterday afternoon at 4 O'Clock and
was conducted by Rev. Mobiles, pas
tor of the Baptist church. Mr.. and
Mrs. Murray were asphyxiated at
the home of their uncle, w. A.
Murray in Norfolk on the night Of
Jan. 31st. The coroner confirmed
that they came to their death by suf-
location by city gas.
Mr.. Murray returned from over
seas early last fall and early in De-
cember was married to Miss Alma
Strickland, of near Wendell. After
their marriage, most of their time
was spent visiting friends and .rela-
tives. Mr.. Murray had recently
taken a position in Norfolk and was
to begin work the first of February.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
LABOR LEADERS
IN CONFERENCE.
IN WASHINGTON ARE
PLANNING A GREAT PO-
LITICAL CAMPAIGN TO
CONTROL THE GOVERN
MENT OF THE UNITED
STATES

Washington, Feb. 6.-Plans for
the greatest and most aggressive
campaign ever waged in America are
being formulated by the executive
council and heads of the unions In
session here in the city. 1t is plan
ned to secure the election of Co.'S
gress and President favorable to the.
labor cause. At the same time act
i've effort is being made to control
the legislature and secure the cleo
tion of governors favorable to La
Dor.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
STATUS OF LIQUOR
IN STATE OF VIRGINIA

Richmond, Feb. 6.-Commission-
at a hearing on the Gibson resolu-
tion, calling on the commissioner to
furnish the General Assembly with
certain data concerning the activities
Committee on Moral and Social We'll
fare substantially what Lewis H.
Machen, counsel for the Prohibition
Department, told them Wednesday,
that it would be impossible for him
to give the legislators the informa-
ton desired.
The Prohibition Commissioner,
however, Informed the committee
that he was able to comply with the
provisions of a resolution to be in
troduced in the House by Delegate
Norris of Lancaster, as to the guam
tity of whiskey turned over by the
Prohibition DEPARTMENT to Druggist
H Mercer SHIELD of Richmond, for
sale on physicians prescriptions.
The Gibson resolution calls for a
statement showing among other
things, the quantity of ardent spir-
it's confiscated wholly by the depart
ment, by local authorities and by
joint action; the number of prosecu-
tions for violations of the Mapp law,
pressed to a successful conclusion
wholly by the department, wholly by
local authorities, and by joint ac-
tion.
The commissioner told that COM
mittee that the Mapp law did not
require his department to keep rec
ords showing what liquor had been
captured by his officers, and what
had been confiscated by local au-
thorities.
"The fight" said Commissioner
Peters, addressing the committee.
''has shifted from war on prohibit
ton. to a war on the Prohibition
Commissioner
Liquor for the '.FIu."
Dry forces in the senate yester-
day railroaded through an emergen-
cy measure removing all restrictions
on the handling of whiskey and 9th
or ardent spirits for medicinal pur-
poses by drug stores throughout Vir-
ginia.
Although only introduced the day
before, Senators Mapp and West, pa
irons of the bill, succeeded in get
ting it reported out by the Senate
Moral and Social Welfare Commit
tee, and it passed the Senate without
dissenting vote.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
Mountain Youth Shot Sweetheart
and Beau.

Asheville, Feb. 6.-Jerry Dalton
convicted in Macon county of mur
dering his sweetheart and her beaux
who was sentenced to the electric
chair, has been granted a new trial
by the Governor and is in the Bun
combe county Jail awaiting tie trial
at the March term of the superior
Court in Macon. Along with two
other prisoners he is confined to an
isolated section of the Jail and is
suffering with influenza None of
the cases among the prisoners is re-
ported as serious. Jailor Ed. Will
1iams, who has been i'll with the in
fuenza for several days, is reported
slightly improved. Rob Roy Kink-
ins, convicted of violating the liquor
laws and who is now serving his sen
tence, is reported to be suffering
from an attack of the influenza al
so. but his case is said to be a
mild one.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
PRINCESS ANNE
RUNS AGROUND
OLD DOMINION STEAMER
AGROUND OFF THE LONG
i, ISLAND COAST AND HAS
! WIRELESSED FOR TUGS
TO TAKE OFF HER PAS
( SENGERS.

New York, Feb. 6.-The Princess
anne of the Old Dominion line, with
323 passengers and crew from Nor
folk to New York, ran aground this
morning about a mile off Rock Way
Point on Long Island. The S. o. S.
calls were answered by transport
and police patrol boats, who at once
went to her aid. While the position
of the boat is serious is not thought
to be in immediate danger, but she
has requested that her passengers
be moved.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
New York Offers Women j
ShOveling Snow.

New York, Feb. Women want
ed to shovel snow at SOC an hour
that was the sign hung out today by
Street CLAIMING Commissioner Nc
Stay.
A force of 1900 men was needed
to cope with the extraordinary stu
alton, caused by the heavy fall OF
snow, hanI and sleet, and less than
1000 men had applied for work.
The commissioner therefore an
nounced that he would give jobs "a
women if they applied and would
pay them the same wages as men.
''The high wages paid elsewhers
make it almost impossible for us to
get men," the commissioner said.
f'I wish some of the women who did
mems work during the war WOULD
come to our aid now
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
GERMANS TRYING TO
SAVE WAR CRIMINALS

Berlin, Feb. 6.-The Germans are
still trying to avoid the extradition
of the war criminals demanded by
the Allies, but a government crisis
is not expected. The Prussian cab
net has endorsed a national assem-
bly, in its efforts. This shows the
spirit in which the Germans regard
the terms of the treaty with the al
lies, as something to be obeyed only
when they are forced to.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
Seeds For Distribution.

We have received a lot of seeds
from Senator Simmons for distribu-
ton, and we shall be glad to have
those who desire some of them to
call and get what they need with the
compliments of the Senator, who
has elected this way of distributing
same, thinking they would get
around in this way probably better
than if the fsuests were made of
him -
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
STOCKS

New York, Feb. 6.-Owing to the
tie up of traffic of the surface and
subway the stock exchange was late
in opening today. Stocks opened
from 1 to 2 points higher and chief
gains being in American wooden and
industrials. The rally was probably
caused by more favorable conditions
Of foreign exchange. The cotton
market was very irregular and COW
eTing absorbed considerable of the
advances.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
Ant-Sedition Law is Urged by MIR
Palmer.


Washington, Feb. 5.-Additional
Anti-Sedition legislation simple in
character and guarding the guaran-
tees of the bill of rights but COW
ering the hiatus in presensA statu-
tory laws" was urged by Attorney
General Palmer today before the
House judiciary Committee.
IUpholding tn rights of free speech
and constructive criticism, the at
torney general protested agains
pending measures which he said
were too drastic and far-reaching
and so searching that they evOr
reach their purposes" None harm
than good would come from repress
i've legislation, he added.
'But there is no existing statute
adequate to meet the present situa
tion," Mr.. Palmer told the COM
mittee. There is a eonditnon OF
revolutionary intent in the country
on the part hof both aliens and citi-
zens which is sufficiently widespread
to merit serious consideration of
Congrese This revolutionary intent
is manifested chiefly by threats
both written and spoken by persons
who would injure, destroy or over
throw the government by physical
force or violence
Citizens rights should always be
guarded, the attorney-general said,
adding that he agreed with those
who criticised the Graham-Sterling
bill on this ground.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
Cotton Market

New York, Feb. 6-The cotton
market opened steady with March
1885, May S2.4O, July 33O.4O, Oct.
1856, and December 1925.
At noon the cotton market was as
follows: March 34.7O, May 32.40,
July 3O55, Oct. 1854, Dec. $500.
Spots on Wilson market 81 cents.
The market closed at 8 p. m. as
follows: Mar. $3.50, May 32.35,
July 3O.4O, Oct. 1888.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
Demand Increased Wages.

Detroit ich. Feb. 6.-Formal In
sistance for favorable action upOa
the demands of the railway employ
ees demanding increased wages were
sent to Director General Hines BY
the conference who were in session
here today. The unions instructed
their committee in Washington to
dmand of Director General Hines
immediate action.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
Feathered Heroes Of the War On
View.
View.

Paris, Feb. 4-(Freneh wireless
Service. .)-Several feathered, heroes
of the war are on view here at the
annual bird show organized by the
Societe CentraIe d'AViculture de
France at the grand paIias. These
tiny aviators are the carrier pigeons
which have the honor of wearing
decorations awarded in recognition
of their valuable services I'm
the ordinary form of ribbons bat
rims attached to their legs.
Their special citations are OFF,
cialIy recorded. Pigeon No. 7S715
for instance. in spite Of enormous
difficulties carried the last message
from Major ROynal, the heroic de-
fender Of the Vaux fort.
Another pigeons No. zoos con-
veyed a message ON June 6, 1917,
announcing that the enemy was go-
ing to launch powerful attack on
a certain point and asking for re-
Inducements. The message added
that the French troops wOu1d hold
the position at any cost.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
Russian Volunteers Defeat "Red
Forces.

Archangel, Feb. A wireless dis
patch from Odessa today reports a
great victory of the Russian volun-
teer army over the Bolsheviki for
ces, which have been driven back
over the Don river The finest cav
airy of the Reds under Generals Blu
denny and Doumenko, are in dis
orderly flight the message says.
The volunteers captured so guns
100 machine guns and 5000 prison
oners.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
Three Deaths in Danville

Danville, Va, Feb. 6-Two hun
dred and forty-four cases of flu
have been reported so far in this
city to the health department. An
emergency hospital at the Memorial
Mansion was opened today and had
admitted ten patients Three deahts
have been reported.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
SHUT Up HORNETS
WILSON DEMANDED
President Saw Need of Shutting
Up German Submarines
Before Naval Stats Did
NAVY SEC'Y DANIELS SAYS

New York, Feb. 6.-President
Wilson was given credit here to-
night by Secretary Daniels, speaking
at the Democratic club dinner to
National Chairman Homer S. Cum
miDgs. for having seen the necessity
of shutting German submarines OF
the seas as the only effective method
OF combating them before naval
stats ION either side of the water"
moved to that end.
"You must shut up the hornets in
their nests" the President was
quoted by Mr.. Daniels as having said
in a quarterback speech to officers
of the battleship Pennsylvania, early
in the war, "for you can never end
the submarine peril if you let them
out and then have to devote your
selves to chasing them all over the
ocean,"
"The barrage finally built across
the North Sea-" Mr.. Daniels said,
"was the American nayy's answer
to the Presidents counsel. 1t was
proposed by Admiral Earle (Chief of
Ordnance) in April 1917, approved
by Admiral Benson and Admiral
Moyo by the general board by the
Secretary of the Navy and by the
President. 1t was the greatest new
constructive naval measure of effect
IL IT. q
factor both in destroying the morale
of the German navy and in its dead
ly destruction of submarines.
; President Wilson had also pointed
out before naval staffs had reached
that conclusion, Mr.. Daniels said,
that the only way to most surely
safeguard merchant ships was to
send them in conveys protected by
armed ships"
The Secretary attacked the record
of Congress since 1918 when "dis-
honest appeal to hyphenated politics
enabled the Republicans to elect a
majority of this Congress" and de-
/ clared the people had ALREADY
found that they got gold brick :
That record, he characterized as GER
; tain to defeat the Republican party
next November ''as it is certain that
the Democrats will have the wisdom
to go forward and nominate great
leader who is himself a platform of
constructive legislation"
Mr.. Daniels said he believed that
League of Nations such as that
proposed in the treaty would enable
the world to maintain peace with
/ out competitive naval building, but
that without such a league, Ameri-
can duty is cas- plain as a pikestaff.' %
He quoted President Wilson's state
ment in 1916 that the navy should
be 'incomparably the most adequate
navy in the world" and added that
none of the present American build
ing program would be delayed OF
abandoned.
1--WE are to have a League of Ma
tions with America making as large
a contribution as any other country
to the mobile police force afIoat,' he
said, cor we are to have a navy tin-
| comparably the most adequate navy
in the world Which is it to be !?
1t must be one or the other"
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
FLU. SITUATION IN
NORTH CAROLINA
State Board of Health Receives
Requests for Liquor, but
There is None to Be Had
REDUCTION IN PNEUMONIA
Wanted-Nurses.

Emergency influenza endemic
calls are being received from .
the state and it seems impo to
locate the graduate nurses and Sc
cure their services l believe it is
due to the fact that most of the
nurses are on private duty and do
not know of the urgent need Of their
services in localities where volun-
tee workers are available but no
trained workers to direct their eff
forts and that by giving publicity
that our nurses would be ready
with the spirit of 1917-1S to NEE
the emergency. May we ask that any
graduate nurse willing to give up
private duety for community work
and respond for emergency work
throughout the state report to the
State Board of Health.
ROSE M. EHRENFELD, r. N,
Director Bureau of Public Health
Nursing and Infant Hygiene, State
Board of Health.
Raleigh n. c., Feb. 6-A virtual
standstill in the spread of influenza
and material reduction in the mum
Der of new cases of PNEUMONIA, is
indicated in the totals furnished the
State Board of Health yesterday
From 3S the 100 counties in
the State 2,5O7 casesN OF influenza
were reported, and from nine coun-
ties there were 35 new cases of
pneumonia with II deaths No one
in the department cared to venture
an estimate of the approximate cor
rectness of the reports.
Health authorities were somewhat
encouraged at the small increase in
influpenza, and the material reduc-
ton in pneumonia. 1t is hoped by
them that the epidemic has reached
it's peak, and that from now on
there will be turn to a lower daily
level of new cases developed The
comparative lightness of the attack
is indicated in the very small num-
ber of deaths, all of which are re-
quined by law to be reported.
May be 10000 Cases
Estimates of the total number of
people in the state that actually have
or are recuperating from Influenza.
are placed at from 100000 to 150,-
900 since the epidemic began three
weeks ago. So far thre have been
not more than 100 deaths reported
that are directly attributable to
influenza or complications of the
disease 1t is freely. admittd that
only a part of the actual number of
cases are reported here.
Distress calls for liquor to be
used in treating influenza began to
flow into the department yesterday,
some of them requests, some de-
mands of more or less imperative
nature. The department has no
liquuor to dispense for the treat
ment of disease and applicants are
advised that the only way it which
it can be secured is through the
family physician Family physicians
seem to be about as helpless as any
body else about getting supplies OF
the element.
{Continued on r rage TwO.)
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
Will Surrender to Neutral Powers

Berlin, Feb. Still seeking to
evade the delivery of the war crimin
ais to the allies, Germany has offer
ed to surrender them for trial by
neutral powers. The Swiss govern
ment has declared its readiness to
make arrangements for the creation
of a neutral tribunal
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
Preparing to Return Roads to Own
ere.

Washington, Feb. 6.-The gov
ernment is making preparations for
the return of the railroads to their
owners by the first of March, and Di-
rector General Hines is striving in
every way to have things ready by
that time.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06

Federal Grand Jury Returns
indictments Against Six
Merchants for Alleged
PROFITEERINC IN SUGAR

Raleigh, N. C. Feb 6-True bills
against six prominent Raleigh mer-
chants for profiteering in sugar
were brought in by Federal grand
jury today
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
jacksonville Sees Sun After Ten Day
OF Rain.

OF Rain.
Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 6.-Jack
sonville and the surrounding section
was today blessed with a half day
of sunshine after continuous rain
for the past ten days which caused
considerable damage to growing
crops and hard surfaced roads. Du-
val county's damage to public high
ways has been estimated at $4,000,
while in st. Johns county the dam
age was much greater.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
CONTINUED on rage Two.)

Reports of '.F1u' Cases Today
The Health Department has re-
ceived reports from three physicians
today as follows: New influenza
cases Al; new pneumonia cases 3.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06
FAIR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

For North Carolina: Fair tonigh
and Saturday, not much change il
temperature; moderate northwest t
north winds
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-02-06

THE TWO EDITIONS OF THE
WILSON DAILY TIMES COVER
EVERY SECTION OF EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-05
BEAUVAIS LEGION POST
DISCUSSION ABOUT FLAG

BIZ Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE. June 4-Beauvais
Post No. 126, American Legion at its
meeting Tuesday night at the Aque-
bonga Athletic club house took up
the matter very strongly to impress
upon the people here to show more
respect for the American flag partlc-
ularly when the flag Is being carried
in parade. But few. 1t was said, stand
sng along the line of march on Mon
day. dotted their hat when the colors
passed and those that did were mostly
foreigners that have been naturalized
The meeting of the post was largely
attended and several matters other
than the flag subject was taken up.
Plans were made for a block n to
be held In Tottenville some time the
latter part of this month. and an out
ing for the members some time IN
July OF August. Robert Lewis is at
the head of The committee for the lat
ter event and Leland Nance ana
Thaddeus Cline are the leaders In the
block party affair. A membership
campaign was also started
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-05
MatoUan

Tomorrow will be known as Every
Member Present Sunday at the FIRST
| Methodist church. and Rev. Elijah
f. Reed, the pastor has sent an lnVl-
tation to each member to be present
at the services. In the morning ne
will preach from the topic, "Oppor-
tunity and How We Meet It IN
the evening from the topic, Diverted
Heritage"
William Duncan is attending the
commencement excuses at Lafayette
College. Easton.
Mrs. Ronson J.. Warner who has
| been spending several days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred HI. Nor
ton in Broad street, has returned to
her home In Washington, ID. c.
Mrs. s.. B. Eggleston and daughter
Ethel. have returned to their home
here after spending several days at
their summer home in Shelter Island.
Mrs. Frank Anderson will entertain
the w. c. T. U. at her home in At
lantic avenue on Wednesday after
noon at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Jacob A. Lewis who has been
confined to her home by illness. Is
able to be about again.
The building occupied by the Mat
avian library has been sold to make
room for the new building of the
Matawan Bank. h trustees of the
library are planning to place the
books in some other location but have
not decided where this will be as yet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-05
JOHN R%ODVONSKY'S BODY
BROUGHT HOME TODAY

TOTTENVILLE, June 1.-THE body
of John Rodvonsky, twenty-three
years old the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road brakeman who was killed at the
Crawford Junction Thursday night
was brought to his home at 62 Andro-
vette street, K~reischerville, today by
Undertaken Bogardus. after the iden-
~ti1cation was made by the father~and
brother of the dead man, at the
morgue of Daniel Leonard, LAB Eliz-
abeth avenue, Elizabeth, last night.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock from his late
residence. Interment will be in st.
Joseph's cemetery, R~ossVille. Rod-
vonsky was killed when he fell from
the. engine of the train that he was
working on and was horribly man
gled.