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The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
BAPTIST WOMEN
IN SESSION At :
ROCKY MOUNT
REV. DR.. MERCER SPEAKS
Seven Hundred Delegates Are.
Expected to Attend Conven-
ton of the Women's Mis-
sionary Union and Auxiliary
of the Baptist Church Con-
vening Tonight.

Rocky Mount. March 29.-With
approximately 700 delegates from
all parts of the State the 31st an
nual session of the Women's Miss
ionary Union of North Carolina and
the Auxiliary OF the Baptist church,
will convene at the First Baptist
church here tonight.
The convention will continue until
Friday with a program which will
contain speakers of note.
Prior to the first formal session.
tonight there will be a preliminary
conference of officials and the execu-
tive committee at the Y. M. c. A
They will also be guests at a o.
clock luncheon tonight.
Tonight's program includes an ad-
dress by DR.. I. NJ. Mercer of Wilson
and a sermon by DR.. C. l.. Jackson
of Wadesboro. The session will get
into full swing tomorrow with morn
ing, afternoon and evening programs.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
WE'LL KNNOWN BAPTIST
PREACHER is DEAD

Raleigh, March 28.-Rev. J. D.
Huffman, D. D., one of the best
known and most highly esteemed
Baptist preachers in the State and
referred to by many as "the Baptist
bishop of North Carolina" died Sun
day night after brief illness with
pneumonia at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Singleton, at Mebane,
where he had lived for the past few
years.
DR.. Huffman's funeral will be held
tomorrow morning at Scotland Neck
and the services will be conducted
by DIR. R. T. Vann, assisted by DR..
Livingston Johnson and the local
pastor, DR.. Charles Anderson.
DR.. Huffman, who was in his 88th
year, was born in Duplin county
near Warsaw. He received his early
education in the local schools and
then went to Wake Forest College
He matriculated at this institution al
an unusually early age, being the
youngest graduate in the history OF
the college at the time of his grad
uation.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
BiGHAM CONVICTED
OF KILLING FIVE
OF HIS FAMILY
SENT TO ELECTRIC CHAIR
Convicted Man Upon Hearing
His Sentence Declared He
Was Innocent. Bigham Is
Charged With Shooting His
Mother, Brother, Sister and
Two Children

Florence, S. c., March 29.-Ed-
mund Bigham, charged with killing
five members of his family at Pamli-
co over financial troubles, was con-
yicted of murder by a jury here yes
terday and sentenced to die in the
electric chair at Columbia between
the hours Of 10 and 2 o'clock Fri
day, April 8.
After passing sentence, Judge r.
w. Memminger, presiding overruled
a motion for a new trial and A. l..
King, of counsel for the defense, an
nounced he would appeal.
Mr.. King, in his plea for new
trial, asserted that previous to the
trial one of the members of the jury
had declared he would like to see
Bigham burned. Mr.. King also had
asked for delay in arguing his mo-
ton before Judge Memminger but
this was denied.
Bigham turned pale when the
verdict was read and his face lost the
smile that it had worn during the
trial, but when asked what he had
to say before being sentenced he
leaned forward from the dock and
in a clear and unshaken voice re-
pleid:
Nothing except that I am inno-
cent. 1 know nothing as to how that
crime was committed. That is the
truth so help me God" That's all
have to say continued Bigham, who
: was charged with shooting his moth.
er, brother, sister and the latter two
adopted children, 81 wish my mother
could come down and tell how that
| thing happened. I wish that little
boy had lived when I asked DR.
w. H. Poston to save his life He
would have told the same things my
wife and I have told.
Judge, I hope you will give me
time so some of the people who testi
| fed here aainst me may have {
chance to come forward and tell the
truth and not come too late, lik,
Judas making his offering of the 81
| pieces of silver
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
AUDIT OF PINK
HILL BANK DELAYED
Willard-Smith Stores Have Re-
Opened Under Supervision
of Committee.

Kinston, March 29-Completion
of the audit of the Bank of Pink
Hill, closed since early in this month
has been delayed a few days, accord
ing to couns1 here, because of the
necessity for the auditors being
transferred to another point tempor-
arily. 1t is stated that as soon as the
audit is completed plans will be set
in motion for the reopening of the
bank, either under the present char
ter or as a reorganized institution.
Dissolution of the receivership of
the Wi11ard-Smith company, of
which George S. Willard, former
cashier of the Bank of Pink Hill, is
a member, has been followed by the
opening of it's chain of stores again
under the supervision of a creditors
committee. The committee is COM
prised of Richmond, Charlotte and
New Bern men.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29

Ashboro, March 2S-Committees
representing Ashboro, Ramseur
Randle man, and Worthwhile have
organized the Randolph County base
ball league. The purpose of this or
the county some real enjoyment of
the national game. Each of the
towns entering the league is plan
ming to put strong team in the
field, thus causing a very close and
exciting race for the championship
1t is the hope of each team that the
fans of the county will attend these
games and do their best to promote
the welfare of the league
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
TROUBLE AMONG
THE COAL MINERS
Guards Placed Around Coal
Mines After Two Miners
Are Shot in Ambuscade.

Birmingham, Ala, March %
Guards are being placed about coal
mines as a result of an ambuscade in
the Pratt City zone last night in
which two miners who had worked
during the recent strike were shot,
one seriously.
A hundred shots were fired when.
negroes said to be former strikers
attacked a number of men return
ing to work. Fifty special deputies
are on guard.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
WARMER WEATHER PREDICTED

Washington, March 29.-The cold
wave which broke over the eastern
states last night continued today,
but was giving way to more normal
temperature in the middle west and
the dissipation of the cold spell
by tomorrow night was predicted by
the weather bureau.
Freezing temperatures were re-
Carolina and northern Georgia,
ported as far south as western North
northern Alabama, northern Missis-
sippi and northern Texas The en-
tire east at the same time shivered
with temperature below freezing.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
JOHN BURROUGHS
FAMOUS NATURALIST
DIED THIS MORNING
DIED ON THE TRAIN
The Naturalist Had Been Ill
for Six Weeks and Was on
His Way Home From Cali
fornia When Death Occur
red. He Expressed Desire
to Reach Home.

Utica, N. Y, March 29.-John
Burroughs, naturalist, died on a
New York Central train! near Kings
VILE, Ohio, on his way home from
California at two o'clock this morn
ing. He had been very i'll, for six
weeks with an abscess on the chest
and heart and with kidney compli-
cations.
He was so eager to get home that
the long journey was undertaken
with the hope that he would survive.
The end came suddenly few min
utes after he had asked "How near
home are we?''
His physician DR.. Clara Bauras,
his granddaughter, Ursula Bur
roughs, and the Misses Eleanor and
Harriet Burroughs, accompanied him
on the journey.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
WILL NOT HEAR
TRAFFIC LEAGUE
Labor Board Thinks Hearing
of; Case Would Not be to
the Public Interest.

Chicago March 29.-The United
States railway labor board declined
to admit the National Industrial
Traffic League to the Rules case now
before the court.
Hearing of the petition would not
he helpful and would not be in the
public interest" said the board.
The decision also argued that to
admit this organization as a party
contestant would result in opening
the gate to dozens of similar bodies
and would perhaps result unfortun-
ately.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
TOBACCO MEN
STUDY PLAN To
MARKET WEED
MEETING IN LOUISVILLE
Cooperative Plan for Grow
ing and Marketing Tobacco
Will Probably be Proposed
at Meeting. Twelve States
Represented, North Caro-.
lima Has Delegates.
MEETING IN LOUISVILLE

Louisville, Ky, March 29.-Tobac-
co men from IL states were here to-
day for a cnoference at which the
adoption. of a cooperative plan of
growing and marketing tobacco is
expected. The meeting called by the
include all phases of tobacco indus
try in the proposed marketing plan
The States represented at the
meeting are Kentucky, Connecticut
North Carolina, South Carolina
Maryland, irginia, Illinois, Ohio
Tennessee, Missouri, Indiana and
Wisconsin.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
GOV. MORRISON
DENIES ROW WITH
STATE COUNCIL
DISLIKES NEWS STORIES
There Will be Held Today a
Meeting With Members of
Council of State Which is
Expected to Set at Rest Ru-
! mors of Friction Between
Officials and Governor.
(By Max Abernethy)

Raleigh, March 29.-Pictured by
some of the Raleigh newspaper cor
respondents as at dagger's end with
the council of State over divers mat
ters of State, Governor Morrison CALI
ed another meeting of the officials
in his Office today at which time the
executive will likely call upon each
member to make known any grlev-
ances, if any, he has with the Norrl-
son administration.
Governor Morrison's denial yester-
day that there was any truth what
ever in published reports that there
has ever been discord or disagree
ments between the council of State
and himself, was not unexpected by
this correspondent who has known
for some time that the governor dis
liked certain news stories appearing
in the daily papers. The xecutive at
first refused to take cogniZance Of
the story charcaterizing him as fight
ing the council of State ard Com
missioner Frank Page of the High
way Commission, but after consid-
Grafton dictated the denial and gave
it to the reporters for publication.
Today's meeting with the mem
bers of the council of Sta6e is cx-
:pected to set at rest the rumors that
friction has arisen between the Of
ficials and the governor. The COVER
nor believes it will be genuine love
feast since he points out tina. there
has never been the slightest disscrt t.
ion from any source since his induct-
ion into Office. The fact taat he has
had "the most hearty cooperation
sympathy and helpful advice" from
every member of the council was
commented upon at a recent meeting
and the executive quotes Secretary
Ben Lacy as saying that such cor.
diality between the governor and
the State officials has not been seer
since Zeb Vance occupied the man
sion.
CONTINUED on Page 81
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY
WELL KNOWN DEMOCRAT

Marion, O., March 29-The new
comptroller of currency in the
Harding administration d. r. Girls
singer of this city, is a life long
friend of President Harding and a
we'll known Democrat, lawyer and
banker.
Mr.. Crissinger, long prominent in
the business, financial and legal life
of Marion, was born on farm in
Tully township, Marion county, De
in the public schools of Caledonia,
Marion county.
He was graduated from Buchtel
college at Akron, where he took the
honors of his class. Subsequently
he was graduated from the Cincir-
natl law school and then entered
into a law partnership here with
Judge William z. Davis under the
firm name of Davis & Crissinger.
Early in life Mr.. Crissinger en-
tered politics and was elected pros
ecuting attorney on the Democratic
ticket in 1888 and was reelected in
1891. In 1893 he was elected city
solicitor and was reelected in 1895
and 1897. He was the Democratic
nominee for congress- in 1904 and
1906.
Mr.. Crissinger has been identified
with a number of successful bust
ness enterprises in Marion. He as
sisted in organizing the Marion
county telephone company and the
City National bank. In the reorgan
ization of the bank recently, wher
the name was changed to the Cit.
National Bank and Trust company
Mr.. Crissinger became president Of
the institution. He also is heavy
stockholder in many of Marion's
| largest businesses and large lanC
| owner.
President Harding and Mr.. Girls
boyhood and Mr.. CrissiD. ger took al
active interest in the ,sampaign o
Mr.. Harding for thfl presidency
both before and afteS his nomina
ton last June. He B president o
| the Marion Civic association, which
was organized shortly after nomina
! ton for the entertainment of visi
tors to Marion during the campaigr
and delivered the address of wei
j! come at the home coming exercise
when Mr.. Harding returned to Ma
rion after the nominaySn.
| Mr.. 1crissinger accof pied Pres
ident Harding to Was ton whe
the latter left for iAaugura
tion and was g1MorId q p Whit
:. House for SON
auguration
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
STOCKS

New York, March 29-Although
overnight advices especially as to in
dustria1 conditions were reassuring
The leading shares were under pro-
nounced pressure in early stages of
the stock market today. The mo-
tors, oils, equipments and tobaccos
were the objects of renewed short
selling. The motor specialties par
ticularly the rubber tire division al
so eased and the coppers and SUI
gars reflected a lack of support.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
TEN ARE KILLED
IN AN EXPLOSION
IN CHICAGO TODAY
WRECKED A WAREHOUSE
Several Score Were Injured in
Explosion Which Wrecked
a Building on the Southwest
Side. Cause of the Catas.
trophe Was Not Made
Known in First Reports.
WRECKED A WAREHOUSE

Chicago, March 29.-An explosion
which wrecked a warehouse building
on the southwest SIDE caused 10
deaths and injuries to several score
of others according to first reports
given out at police headquarters to-
day.
Police and fremen said they could
see bodies in the ruins. Cause of
reports.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
INVESTIGATION OF
WAR RISK BOARD
President Harding Has APP
pointed Committee to Inves-
tigate Care of Soldiers.

Washington, March ga COM
mittee of II headed by Chas. D.
awes of Chicago, who served as
brigadier general with the American
Expeditionary forces was appointed
by President Harding today to con-
duct an inquiry into "the admins
tration of the war risk bureau board
for vocational training and care and
treatment of wounded or impaired
service men generally"
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
CAROLINA WINS

Winston-Salem, March 29.-In
the presence of 5000 at 81 per head,
with the score tied, and 8, one
man down and the bases loaded,
was the hero of the hour and won a
ball game for Carolina in the ninth
inning this afternoon by clouting
Hill over left field fence, scoring
college to g.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
FORMER ARMY OFFICER
GIVES $25, 900 BOND

New York, March 29.-Robert'
Rosenpleuth former United States
Army captain charged with having
caused the murder of Major Kronk-
heit on October 25, 1918 was releas--
ed on $4,000 bond by Judge Knox
He agreed to return to Seattle to
answer the charges preferred against
him.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
AMERICAN LEGION ATTENTION.

The members of the Robert An
derson Post of the American Legion
are requested to meet in the court
house at three o'clock Thursday af--
ternoon to attend the funeral of our
comrade 1t. Robert Anderson,
which will be held in the Methodist.
church at four o'clock.
M NJ. SALLIBA,
Commander
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
Will Attend Meeting

Among Wilson people who VIII
attend the meeting Of Baptist Wom-
en- in Rocky Mount are Mesdames
J. r. McLain, T. r. Pettus, W. M.
Moss, I. M. Mercer, Mrs. Mclean and
Miss Elizabeth Culpepped DR.. Mer-
..Ar hasNAlready gone to ARocky Mt
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
FUNERAL OF LIT.
ROBERT ANDERSON

The remains of 1t. Robert Ander-
son will leave Hoboken tonight at
8:45 and arrive in this city tomor-
row at 1:41. 1t will be accompan-
led by DIR. Paul Anderson of Rich
mond and 1t. Jesse Anderson OF
this city in addition to a military
squad. The remains will be taken to
the residence of his parents DR.. and
Mrs. w. S. Anderson upon arrival.
The funeral services will be COM
Quoted from the Methodist church at
four O'Clock Thursday afternoon bE
Rev. Mr.. Love pastor of the churcf
The Robert Anderson Post of th
American Legion viii act as qua
OF honor an&ebe members are ul
he court house
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
GREEK TROOPS

London, March 29.-Greek troops
have occupied the city of Eski Shehr
capturing many prisoners and large
quantity of war material says Cen
tral News dispatch from Athens.
This has been one of the import
ant objectives of Greek offensive in
Asia Minor.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
TO MEET IN HIGH POINT

Salisbury. March 29.-The call is
going out today for meeting of the
Central Carolina Development As
sociation at High Point on Friday.
This meeting was to have been held
earlier but circumstances prevented.
A large and interesting melting is
expected.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
LIEUT.. CONEY
BARELY CONSCIOUS

Natchez, Miss, March 29.-Lieut.
w. d. Coney who was seriously in
jured when he fell with is plane last
Friday while attempting a transcon-
tinental flight passed a very restless
night and was much weaker today it
was announced. He was barely con-
scious at 10 a. m.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
OFFICIAL OF DUBLIN
CASTLE KILLED

Dublin, March 29.@ufapt. Reese,
one of the oficials Of MIN castle,
was shot dead this mo- outside
his hotel it was announ day.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29
FROST TONIGHT

For North Carolina: Fair tonight
and wednesday. Frost tonight.
Warmer wednesday. Strong north
east and east winks diminishing.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29

TOE WILSON DAIvT TIMES, AN
ADN ERTISgNG MEDIUM THAT
GETS DIRECT RESULTS FOR ITS
USE.RS, FOREIGN AND LOCAL
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-03-29

TIE TWO EDITIONS OF THE
WILSON DAILY TIMES COVERS
EVERY SECTION OF EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-03-04


 Washington, March 1. Warren Gamaliel Harding took the oath of of- flee as president of the United States at 1.19. His voice was firm and clear. Chief Justice Edward White of the supreme court administered the oath.
 As the cheering died away, MT. Harding stepped forward and extend ed his arms, as if to embrace the 50,- 900 spectators. He started his inau- guration address with arms so ex- tended.
 Around the new president were high officials of the American gov ernment, representatives of foreign powers and plain everyday Americans.
 Through the delivery of the address, MT Harding's voice was resonant and trifle husky.
 Calvin Coolidge took the oath as vice president in the senate chamber just before Mir. Harding's inaugura- tion.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-03-04
b|C THRONCS
 SEE COOLIDGE
 GIVEN OFFICE
tBy United Prcss)

Washington, March 4.-In the presence of a great assemblage of statesmen, diplomats, jurists and cit izens. Calvin Coolidge of Massachu- sets today took oath as vice-prcsident of the United States and presiding of ficer of the senate.
 The ceremonies attendant on his induction into office have been fixed by long custom, and in some res poets rivalled in dignity and pomp the inauguration of President Har- ding, which followed.
 Just before noon, Vice-President Marshall called on the Senate to pre- pare for the ceremonies. Senators thereupon grouped themselves on the left of the vice-president's chair, and in few minutes members of the House, headed by Speaker Gillette, arrived and took seats on MarshalPs right. Gillette was escorted to seat directly beside Marshall, and on his left.
 Then with great dignity the ser geant-at-arms announced the arrival of high army and navy officials, who paraded to places assigned them. Following came members of the dip lomatic corps, ambassadors and min- isters, with their attaches, whose gold lace lent touch of color to the scene. Next arrived the Supreme Court, with Chief Justice White leading, and the associate justices in their still black robes.
 At this point the sergeant-at-arms announced the arrival of President Wilson and President-elec Harding, who, amid great applause, were es- corted by the joint congressional con- mittee on arrangements to seats di- rectly in front of Vice President Mar shall.
 Finally Coolidge was escorted to the chamber and standing with up- raised hand before Marshall, took the oath to uphold the constitution. This done, the ceremony and the life of the 66th Congress came to an end with the dropping of Marshall's gavel.
 Marshall and the retiring sen ators became private citizens with the sine die adjournment of the old Congress.
 Immediately after Coolidges in- auguration was completed, process sion began from the chamber to the stand at the east front of the cap- tol, where Harding was inaugurated.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-03-04
HARDING TAXES
 OFFICE AS 29TH U. s. PRESIDENT
WILSON TOO INf|RM 10 VIEW CEREMONY WEAKNESS AWES CROWD
Ex-President Ashen and Weak as Finally Quits White House-Hard-
 ing Controls Voice Firmly.

: ..'''''':s'....:..ss'....:...-...s-.:-:.. I. . Mir. Harding's inaugural ad- I
 : dress is given in full on the 4
 !. fourth page of this paper. I . T
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-03-04

(Continued on page 9
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-03-04
HUN SEARCHES FOR SOLUTION
 OF INDEMNITY
tBy United PressI

London, March Alderman dele gates here to negotiate settlement of the separations question with the al lies, vainly labored through the night without being able to reach agreement. A short rest was taken at daybreak, and then the delegation attacked it's problem, having in mind the allied ulti- matum that the question must ze set tied by Monday or German territory will be occupied.
 Despite the heavy air which sur rounds the delegation, it's leading members profess optimism. Counter proposals which will be acceptable to the allies, will be completed by noon Monday and the amount of separations fixed, one of the delegates said.
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HONOR SEATS GIVEN
 BLINDED VETERANS
(Ry United Fress)

Washington, March 4.-Simplicity was the kepnote of inauguration to- day when Warren c. Harding became president of the United States. The same lack of ostentation was observed in the senate when Calvin Coolidge became vice president and 33 senators were given the oath.
 All flags in Washington were at half mast as mark of respect to the late Champ Clark, whose remains lie in state in the house chambers.
 Alone of the vast audience which Saw MT Harding take the oath of office, 0binded American soldiers were given seats. High American and foreign officials remained standing while the inaugural address was read
 When the inauguration was conclud- ed, MT. and Mrs. Harding with his father drove to the white house for luncheon.
 The oath was administered by Justice Edward Douglass White on the east steps of the capitol Above the president had been placed an am- plifier designed to make his speech audible to the outer fringes of the crowd.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-03-04
SUBS GO AGROUND
 OFF NEW ENGLAND
(By United Press)

New Bedford, Mass, March A. The navy submarine 0-e, which grounded on the Penikese Island last night, was today dragged 30 feet by the revenue cutter Achusnet. Anoth. CT attempt will be made by the cutter to float the submarine when high tide comes in.
 An eagle boat and tug have been sent from the New London navy sta- tion to the rescue of submarine or which is aground off Wilderness