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The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
College Societies
Debate Last Night

The inter society debate at the
college last evening was most inter
esting and entertaining and the two
societies, the Alethian-and Hesperian
who were contesting for honors dis
played unusual enthusiasm, the re-
spective societies being massed on
each side of the aisle and at intervals
before the speeches began cheered
their college yells.
Prof. James Hilley presided and
introduced the speakers. The judges
were Mrs. C. L. Coon and Messrs.
Frank Hassell and John D. Gold. AT
the conclusion of the speeches Pres
ident Hilley announced that the
judges would remain in their seats
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The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
LABOR BOARD LAYS
DOWN PRINCIPLES
/. FOR LABOR UNIONS
ELEVEN BASIC RULES
These Rules Include Eight
Hour Day, Proper Overtime
Rate in Excess of Eight
Hours, Rules for the Pro-
lection of the Safety of the
Employees.

Chicago, March 1S.-Eleven basic
principles satisfactory to labor and
on which labor unions can depend
more laid down to the United States
labor board by B. M. Jewell presi-
dent of railway employees depart
ment of American Federation of La
Dor.
Included were eight hour day law;
Proper over time rate in excess of
eight hours.
Arrangement of working shifts for
reasonable living arrangements for
employees and their families.
Reasonable rules for protection of
the lives and health of employees.
Definition of the work each craft
to be performed by mechanics and
helpers.
Formation apprentice rules, four
years for mechanics and the right OF
the majority of each craft to decide
which organization shall represent it
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that the State Fair should reflect
the life of North Carolina, which
it has not been doing. Resolutions
were adopted and recommendations
and suggestions offered with a view
to making the fair. properly represent
the State.
Col. JOS. E. Pogue, secretary, ask
ed for, authority to erect a grand
stand to seat five thousand. J. Bryan
Grimes wanted better facilities for
handling the crowds and these with
a request of Dan Gray of the Depart
ment of Agriculture that more provi-
,, sion be provided for agricultural ex-
hibits were referred to members of
the advisory board.
The following vice presidents were
! elected: First district, T. P. Latham
second L. J. Baker; third, DIR. Cyrus
Thompson; fourth, J. Bailey Owen
fifth, A M Scales; sixth, Hugh Me
Rae; seventh w. N. Everett; eighth
Thomas d. Brown; ninth, Col. J. E
Everett, tenth, T. Lenoir Gwynn.
Josephus Daniels as Senator Fur
nifold M. Simmons opponent il
CONTINUED on page 81
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18

PUBLIC WELFARE
HAS RESIGNED
QUIT WORK YESTERDAY
MIR. Beasley's Resignation Has
Been in Hands of State Board
Charities and Public We'll
fare Since March z. Resig-
nation Accepted With Keen
Reluctance.

Raleigh, March 18.-Roland f.
Beasley, Commissioner OF Pubic
Welfare since the formation OF State
Board of Charities and Public Wei
fare in 1917, relinquished the place
Yesterday when his resignation was
accepted by the commission at
meeting held in Greensboro. Mr..
Beasley's resignation has been in the
hands of the board since March 7th,
and becomes effective at once. He
accepts a position with the Interna-
tional Petroleum Company.
Keen reluctance was expressed by
the board in acquiescing to Mr..
Beasleys desire to return to private
life after three years OF service to
the State. Resolutions of apprecia-
was urged to reconsider his deter
mination to give up the work, but he
for some time past has been deter
mined to leave public life.
The commissionership for Public
Welfare was created by the General
Assembly of 1917 to supervise the
work of the department throughout
the State, and Mr.. Beasley was the
unanimous choice of the board. Hs
| assumed the Office October 1, 1917
and since then has devoted his entire
time to the organization of the worl
outlined by the General Assembly.
Those attending the meeting yes
terday were VIM. A. Blair, of Win
ston-Salem, chairman; Carey j
Hunter, Raleigh, vice4chairman; A
w. McAlister, Greensboro; Mrs. I
L. Lingle, of Davidson College; Mrs
Pless, of Marion, Mrs. Woodward, O
Wilson; DR.. M. L. Kesler, of Thomas
vile, and Mrs. G. A. johnson an
Miss Daisy benson, of the Raleig
office.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
RUSSIAN FORTRESS
HAS BEEN TAKEN
Bolsheviki Troops Have Cap
tured Kronstadt, the Cen
ter of Revolution Against
Soviets.

Stockholm, March 1S.-Reports
that the Russian naval fortress Of
Kronstadt, the center of the revolu-
ton against the Soviet government,
had been taken by Bolshevik troops
appear to be confirmed in dispatches
reaching here from Finland. Leon
Trotsky, Russian Bolshevik minister
of war directed the assault on the
fortress it is said and hurled upwa.
of $4,000 men at it's defenses.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
Stantonsburg Negro
Woman Badly Beaten

A negro woman Mollie Brown
whose home is in Wayne County
was seriously, probably fatally. beat
en- last night, presumably at the
hands of a negro man, the affair hap
pening near Stantonsburg. Her head
was crushed with blows from a bed
slat. She is at Stantonsburg in a crit
ical condition. The man suspected OF
inflicting the injuries has not been
apprehended.
According to information obtained
by local officers the negroes were at
tending a dance at Stantonsburg last
night. The two left the dance for the
woman's home. A little later the
woman was found in a field nearby
seriously injured. A bed slat lay near
, her. 1t is believed that she and the
man entered into quarrel, the man
| beating her and then making his
escape.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
MARKETS
COTTON.

New York, March 18.-The cotton
market was steady at the opening
today owing to continHd steadiness
of Liverpool. There was considerable
realizing following advances of yes
terday. While there was also scatter
ed hedge selling and the market soon
showed net losses of to 10 points.
New York, March 18.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady. May 11.8O, July
1926, Oct. 1915, Dec. 1898, Jan.
1898.
The market at noon was as fol
lows: January 1900, March 11.27,
May 11.77, July 1921, October 12.-
6S, December 1895.
Spots Wilson market 10c.
The market closed at 8 p. m. as
follows: Jan. 1885, March lilo.
May 1870, July 1912, Oct. 1880
&c. 1880.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
STOCKS.

New York, March 18.-The trend
of prices at the active opening of
oday's stock market was again down
ward. Rails, Oils and Tobaccos
showed initial losses extending from
large fractions to point. Pennsyl-
vania made a new low record for a
long period of years at 35. The to-
bacco were the weakest of the spec
ialties, falling Wrom one to 2 IA
points. Studebaker, American Woolen
and Beet sugar also averaged one
point decline.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
MUCH INTEREST IN
SONG LEADERS CLASS

The Song leaders class under Mr..
Russell in the Graded school is prov
ing very interesting, and will be con-
tinued next week on Monday, Tues
day, Thursday and Friday evening at
1880 o'clock Every one is invited
to join these classes, and may come
as convenient, for one evening or for
the eutire course. Mr. Russell expects
to have quite a number ready to
lead sings when he leaves, and so
keep the community sings going per-
manently. Pianists are specially in
vited to help out with accompanying
as this is a great help to the leaders.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
COAL MINERS WILL
RESIST ATTEMPTS
TO REDUCE: WAGES
PRESIDENT V.EWIS SAYS
The Executive Board of the
United Mine Workers of
America Will Insist That
Present Wage Scales Con-
tracts Continuing Until
March, 1928. be Kept.

Indianapolis, March 1S.-Any at
tempts to reduce the wages of coal
miners in the United States will be
resisted by the miners union, John
L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers of America declared
today. He announced that such a
policy had been approved by the un-
ion executive board now N session
here. The union miners it was said
have contracts at present wage
scales that continue until March 81,
1922.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
FORTY PER CENT OF THE
COTTON UNSC

1t is estimated that forty perd
of the cotton nj this county rema
in the hands of farmers and unsl
The farmers are of course max
preparations to greatly reduce I'll
acreage since the presence of ibis
ton gives them a ve-y acute dem
stration that it will not pay 10
more to the low priced staple
ready on hand.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
COST OF LIVING
STILL HIGH IN FRANCE

Paris, March 1S.--The French
are still paying more
than four times the pre-war prices
for the necessities of life, although
there has been a big decline in the
cost OF living.
The French government has made
public figures comparing the living
cost in France with those in the Uni
ted States as given by Bradstreet's
and for Great Britain, as given by
the STATIST. These show that the
ueak of the cost of living in all three
countries was attained in April,
1920. Taking the prices of 1913 as
normal, or 100 percent, the prices OF
necessities in April last year are CIV
en- as 5S7.5 percent in France; 225.1
in the United States and 313.1 in
Great Britain.
According to the government fig
ures these percentages had declined
in December last to 434. percent in
France and 243.5 in Great Britain.
The figure for the United States in
November last was given as 147.9
percent. The December figures were
not given. Most of the French news
papers find the joy of reduction in
| the cost of living tempered by knowl
ledge that it is still more than foni
/ times higher than in 1sfs and tina
lit IS accentuated by much unemple
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
POWER AND GAS
RATES ARE STILL.
UNDER DISCUSSION
DATE SET FOR HEARING
Cotton Mills of West Object to
Increase of Power Rates and
Towns in the East Object to
Increase Of the Gas Rates.
Senatorial Pot Seems to be
A-Boiling.
(By Max Abernethy)

Raleigh, March 1S.-The State
Corporation Commission has set
April II for hearing the Southern
Power Company's petition for an in
crease in it's hydroelectric power
rates in North Carolina.
If the new schedule asked for by
the power company is granted cotton
manufacturing plants in the Pied
mont section of the State and divers
public utilities, consumers of hydro
electric power, will pay approximate
fy 40 percent increase over the pres
ent scale of rates. The oral argument
was begun in this case last Decem-
ber.
Over this question the late session
of the General Assembly spent sever
al days considering a bill sponsored
by the cotton mills which sought to
estop the corporation commission
from fixing a new schedule of rates
and which would allow the Southern
Power Company to abrogate contracts
entered into one and two years ago.
This bill was defeated by margin of
one vote in the lower house after it
had passed safely in the senate.
Incidentally the fight over this bill
brought to Raleigh and the capitol
the most powerful lobby that ever
winged its way through the 1egisla-
tive corridors. The Southern Power
was not any more powerful in its
mills; both had attorneys from the
mountains to the sea. Settlement O
this problem is the most importan
that the commission has been cal1eC
upon to decide.
Beginning Tuesday, March %, tn
commission will begin hearing appli
cations of the various gas c0mpanie
that have petitioned for a econtinu
ance of the temporary rates fixed sew
eral months ago and which will e8
pire at an early date. The city @
Raleigh as we'll as other municipal
ties affected are opposing the app1
cations and it is likely that consider
able time will be consumed hearin
involved:
Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Durham
Charlotte, New Bern, Goldsboro, o,
ford, Henderson, Elizabeth City, Wi
mington, Salisbury, Spencer, Ea
Spencer, High Point and Greensbor
While no announcement has bee
made it is altogether probable that
reduction will be ordered in the g;
rates.
Plans for making the 1921 Fa
the greatest ever held in the Sou
were mapped out at the executi,
meeting of the North Carolina Agl
cultural Society here yesterday.
North Carolina's position with re
erence to the other States in vall
of farm crops was brought to Il
attention of the members prese
and it was the sense of the meeti
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
CHILDREN'S SING ~
SUNDAY AFTERNOON

A Children's Sing will be condq
ed by Mr.. Russell. song leader II
Community Service. on Sunday al
noon on the lawn of Mr.. and N
Fred Carr at o'clock. The child
will choose their own songs. aud
about 800 are expected, it will
doubtedly be an impressive eveut. (
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
BANDIT is KILLED
IN RATTLE WITH COPS

Chicago, March 18.-Facing more
than SO policemen bandit with a
pistol in each hand was shot to death
today after he had kept up steady
fight with them until his ammuni-
tion was exhausted.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
STORY TELLING CLASS
MEETS THIS AFTERNOO,

There will be meeting of til
Story Telling class this afternoon at|
4:30 o'clock at the Methodist Sun
day School. Miss Howe. of Commun-
ity Service, will give some special
demonstrations of social games, anM
Mrs. Hanley will talk about stol
and festivals for vacation work En-
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18

authorities having a seatiYg capacity
of about $4,000. Applications were
received for more than 100000 seats
and 10000 have been Issued.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18

ceived here today from Glen jean, q
nearby village. The report said that
the shots which were fired from the
mountains were returned by the po-
lice No fatalities were reported.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
HUGE CROWD WILL
ATTEND AN ALL !
AMERICAN MEET
THOUSANDS EXPE CITE D
Meeting to be Held at Madison
Square Garden Which Has
Capacity of About $4,000.
Five Hundred Policemen
Have Been Detailed to Ham
die the Crowd.
THOUSANDS EXPE CTED

New York, March 1S.-Fiye hukH
dred polieE-,1en have been detailedrto
handle the 10000 or more pekgons
expected to turn out tonight III the
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18

Ardmore, Okla, March 18.-Freed
of }he charge of murder for the
shobting of Jake Hamon by a jury's
yer hict yesterday Clara Smith Ha-
mob today was planning to leave
ArAmore the scene of her ten years
association with Hamon which cu1-
inflated in his shooting.
She probably will go to Wilson, Is
miles, west of here for short visit
with her sister and later will proceed
tell Paso where her father is ill.
After a trial lasting a week the
IL rtk in the Hamon case debated its
ydNict only 40 minutes
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
HEAVY firing ON
POLICE STATION
FROM MOUNTAINS
IN THE MINING DISTRICT
Report States That Shots Were
Fired From the Mountains
Near the Little Town of
Willis, But No Fatalities
Were Reported. Police Re-
turned Fire.

Charleston, w. Va, March IS
More than 100 shots ..e fired at
the police station at Willis Branch
a mining town Tuesday night accord
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
CLARA HAMON SMITH QUICKLY
ACQUITTED OF MURDER CHARGE

National committeeman and million
aire railroad and oil promoter.
The jury was given the case at
4:30 p. m. and returned to the court
room 40 minutes later. B. F. G.
Laughridge, 73 year old foreman,
said only one ballot was taken, a
secret one, confirmed by rising vote.
Clara Hamon obtained the infor-
nation fully seys4 minutes before
the verdict was rendered in open
court mad sat, surrounded by mem
bers of het family, half smiling.
half afraid to believe the mods of as
surance thaN were bent toward her
When Judge Thomas w. Champion
mounted the Abench and received an
affirmative r Ronse to his question:
Gentlemen, I'VE you reacbpS -
(contid "a on ~ nth.
!
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-18
NEGRO PORTER DECLARES HE
WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR vi

Black was dis
porter testifad
quor on tb
edge or
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-14
BLONDE HAIRS HELD IN W0MAN'S HANDS
 ONLY MURDER CLUE

Perth Amboy, N. LA few blonde hairs clutched in the hands of pretty Mrs. Edith Marshall Wilson, church organist. form the main clue police are working today in running down the slayer of the young woman, whose brutally mutilated body was found in lot less than one hundred feet from her home late Saturday night Early today it was reported the police had detained four~11en on suspicion but this report later turned out to be untrue.
 The murder of Mrs. Wilson has deeply stirred the entire community. Her beauty and talent had made her known to hundreds of people. She and her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Mar shall came here from Brockton Mass, about four years ago. Mrs Wilson then Miss Marshall, began teaching music. She married Harvey Wilson, chemical broker, from whom she has been separated recent ly over some minor difficulties He is travelling in the West
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-14
CABINET GIVEN FREE
 HAND TO DEAL WITH INDEMNITY PROBLEM

BerIin.-The vote of confidence in the German cabinet by the Reichsta g gave it a free hand today to deal with the new indemnity situation created by the Allies occupation of Dussel- dorf, Duisburg and Ruhrort.
 Dr. Trinborn, leader of the Gen. trum party, during the debate in the Reichstag which preced the vote of confid dence, urged all parties to sup port the present ministry, adding:
 Neither the government nor any other can carry out the Allies in demnity demands as formulated at Paris"
 Dr. Trimborn emphasized Ger many's desire to rebuild northern France with her own money and her own architects.
 ''Our vote of confidence was given to the German cabinet, not to Dr. Walter Simons, the foreign minister. ' said Count Westarp, leader of the German Nationa1ists. "Even the first indemnity proposals rendered by Dr. Simons at London did not have the approval of the German experts. It is lucky for us that the Allies did reject both sets of German counter proposals"
 Count Westarp urged the govern ment to take the view that the Allied penalties abrogated the Treaty of Versailles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-14
VENGEANCE LAW OF AGES WILL PLAY
 BIG PART IN TRIAL

Court Room, Ardmore, Okla.-nAn eye for an eye.'' the vengeance law of the ages, was to come into play today in the sensa tional murder trial of Clara Smith Hamon, when Mrs. Jake L. Hamon, widow of the slain oil king, takes the stand in a desperate effort to convict the "other woman" of her husbands murder.
 The court room was tense with eN- pectation of the dramatic battle of wife against mistress - one woman seeking vengeance on another be- cause of a dead man whom they both loved.
 The most sensational testimony so far brought out at the trial is expect cd when Frank Ketch administrator of the Hamon estate, goes under cross examination.
 Through T. II. Edwards of Topeka, Kas.. president of a life inSnranee peach the defendants statement that she WIS only 17 when she yielded to the advances of the dead oil king. He has been ordered to produce an in surance policy carried by the defend ant in his company, which according to the prosecution. records her pres ent age as 29, instead of 27, as she claims
 sam Blair, newspaper correspond ent. who found the accused woman in Mexico, is another witness scheduled to be called during the day. The de- fenSe regards him as the prosecution'S S most important witness.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-14

Moscow RisiingZs {
 QuelLed

London-The Moscow Soviet claims the capture of three of the forts at Kronstadt from the Insurgents, said an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Helsingfors today.
 The HelSingforS correspondent of the Daily Express reported that firing has been resumed between the for -tress of Kronstadt and forts on the mainland west of Petrogfad.
 An unconfirmed report was current at HelsingforS that General Budeny, whose cavalry formed the strongest unit of the Red army, had gone over to the Anti-Bolshevik forces at Orel Gen. Budeny's cavalry troops played a spectacular part in the Russian drive against Poland last year.
 -(By Associated Press)
 Copenhagen - Leon Trotzky, the Soviet war minister, has ordered big howitzers to Oranienbaum on the Gulf of Finland opposite Kronstadt, after executing M. Kolesov, chief officer of the flying station and A other rebels, the adviceS say.
 The Moscow rising is reported to have been quelled after the severest street fighting.
 Conditions in Kronstadt are said to be serious owing to the lack of food, none having been received from the American Red Cross or the Finnish Relief depots. The cause of the large civilian population which includes 700 children, the garrison's rations are ex- tremely Scanty.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-14
NEGOTZA 77ON TALK QUELLED
AUTHORITIES ARE
 OF DIFFERING VIEWS
 ON UNEMPLOYMENT

Reports of mingled optimism and pessimism are forthcoming from au- thorities closely associated with Bridgeport's industrial and commer- cial life. On one hand. Superinten- dent Thorne of the Charities depar- ment can see no Improvement in the general situation, and is receiving ap- plications for aid in larger numbers Manufacturers association report that approximately 57 per cent. of the workingmen are employed and grad dual improveme ent is seen week to week. Reports from charity civic and philanthrop3c organizations seem to bear out Superintendent -Thorne's contentious
 The weekly industrial report of the Manufacturers association issued to- day will show 57 per cent. of the in dustrial class employed at the ave- rage of 41.2 hours per week. The statistics are based on reports filed by 31 of the leading manufacturing plants in the city. It further shows that every industrial plant in the city has resumed operations, and not a single report of complete shutdown mas been received, It is also esti- mated by the association that the total unemployed in Bridgeport has fallen from 26,000 to between 15,OOO and 10000.
 expressed in the manufacturers re- port are the announcement of the Charities Department and the civic Organizations. Superintendent Thorne stated that between 1900 and 1900 families receive municipal aid aid in one form or another every week Municipal employment has been gwen to 500 men, and 25O nome cases are treated each week. The number is increasing every day, and the prospects for the immediate fu- ture are darkened by-current reports of forthcoming shutdown of many plants The startling increase in city aid applicants can be seen in the fol- lowing figures Supplied today by Su- per1ntendent Thorne: in October the daily average was Is, in November
 32, in December 40 and in March S2. In confirmation of Superintendent Thorne's report are the statistics fur | nished by the Bridgeport division of the American Red Cross. Within the past four months 5000 applications for aid have been received from ex- service men Ninepsr~per cent. of the applications are from disabled men The daily average has been increased from 25 to 60. A large percentage ] are transient ex-service men who tracted by fabulous tales of wartime Other charitable agencies have
 made similar reports, indicating thai l the number of persons receiving aic l in one form or another at the present | time are the largest in the history l of the city. It has been .conservativelJ | estimated that the several organiza. 1 tions supply assistance to close tC 4,00O peronss in Bridgeport every week.