Iffl MISTS
EM MOTIVES
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ROCKEFELLER ANO CARNEGIE
APPEARS BEFORE FEDERAL
COMMISSION SQARD.
FOR 6000 INTENTIONS ONLY
Mr. Rockefeller Never Attende Board
Meeting of Foundation?Hae No
More Rights Than Others.
New York?John D. Rockefeller,
Sr. and Andrew Carnegie speared be
fore the Federal Commission on In
dustrial Relation and defended the
foundations which they have endow
ed with their wealth.
Neither would say he believed the
institutions constituted a menace to
the religious, political or educational
liberty of the people of the United
States A desire to promote the wet
fare of mankind and that alone, they
aaid. prompted them to establish the
foundations which bear their names.
Widely different was the manner In
which these two men faced the com
mission and the audience, composed
largely of representatives of labor.
Socialists, Individuals and members of
the Industrial Workers of the World.
Mr. Carnegie went to the witness
stand from a teat In the 'audience.
He was in'a JovJaJ mood and his ans
wers to questions caused the audi
ence and the commissioners to roar
with laughter more than once.
Mr. Carnegie enjoyed that When
he left the stand he said he had not
spent such a pleasant afternoon In
many years.
Mr. Carnegie revealed that up to
the close of last year his donations
totalled $324,657,399. His present
busltiees, he said, was to do all the
good he could do In this world. He
sketched the growth of his steel busi
ness and said he "never had such
a good time in his life'1' as when he
wae talking to his employes. The
men liked him, too. "When they call
you Andy Instead of Andrew or Mr.
Carnegie you know) the boys are your
friends." said hey
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GERMAN YNAME8 NEW WAR ERE/I
Declares Waters Around England and
Ireland in War Zone.
Washington ? Germany's ; declara
tion of a naval war rone around Eng
land and Ireland. Including the English
channel and the northen passage by
the Shetland Islands, Is regarded here
as one of the most sferlous develop
ments of the war.
It was regarded as highly possible,
for one thing, that it would hasten the
-movement begun by the Latin-Ameri
can countries for a speedy conference
of neutral states to devise means to
reduce losses to a minimum.
At first there were some intimations
in administration circles that it might
be the subject of a protest by the Unit
ed States but the official view devel
oped that there was Uttle or no ground
for that.
Arkansas To Join Dry States.
Little Rock, Ark.,?The bill which
would declare Arkansas a dry state
after January 1, 1916, was passed by
senate S3 to 2. It was passed by the
house to take affect June 1, and as
amended by the senate, wouljl be sent
back to the house immediately. The
governor has expressed himself ita
favor of IL
Immigration Bill Fails In House.
Washington?The attempt to pass
the immigration bill, with its litera
cy test provision, over the veto of
the President failed In the House. The
was 261 in favor of overriding the
veto and 136 against it. Two members
voted present, and with this attend
ance. 266 ayes would have been ne
cessary to give the necessary two
thirds.
Two Dreadnoughts Provided For.
Washington.?Over a strenuous pro
test frotp Majority Leader Under
wood the house voted to retain In the
naval appropriation bill the provision
for constrncttion of two new dread
naughts and then passed the bill with
out roll call.
* Three Killed With Hammer.
Buffalo,V Y.?The bodies of Mrs.
Llnie Drake. 85; Mrs. Irene Si>encer,
35. and her daughter Gertrude Spen
cer. 12, were found In their beds at
their home jit Salamanca. Their heads
had been crushed in with a sledge
?hammer. Boys passing the Drake
homestead, observing the rear door
" open.' found the bodies in separate
rooms. There was no evidence of a
struggle. Apparently the victims had
beetf slain as they slept. Physicians
said the murder had been committed
three or four days.
Rosin Not Contraband.
Washington?Shipments of rosin to
Italy, The Neltherlands and Denmark
are not now being haltedmnless there
la evidence of fraud on the part of
the consignees or the consignor. That
. Information was communicated to the
state department from the British em
bassy. The British privy council sev
eral months ago had declared rosin
contraband There are indications that
Great Brltian's action on rosin may
be followed by further modification of
contraband orders where they inju
riously affect American commerce.
Diplomats May Leave Mexico.
Washington/?So serious has the
friction between the Carranza Govern
ment and members of the Diplomatic
Corps in Mexico City become that the
' withdrawal of many foreign legations
la now threatened. Some of the prom
inent diplomatic representatives of
European countries already have cab
led their home Governments suggest
tag that Inasmuch as communication
ta growing more restricted snd Utile
respect Is given them by the Carransa
authorities It might bs advisable for
?11 to withdraw.
mini's HTH ON I
SUEZ CSNIL FAILS
NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENT AND
PROBABLY AUSTRALIANS
TOOK PART.
FIERCE EIGHTING IN POLAND
British Warship* Again Bombarding
Qsrman Position* on Bslgian
Coastr?South African Rebellion.
London.?Ths Turks at last havs
mads a definite attack on the Sues
Canal, but after a sharp fight they
were driven off with heavy losses.
After a fruitless attempt to bridge
the oanal near Toussoum. they re
turned the attack with a force esti
mated at 12,000 and six batteries -of
artillery and essayed to cross on
rafts. The British force threw the
Invaders back, taking about 300 piis
onsrs.
A considerable number of the Turks
were killed and wounded. The Brit
ish lost 15 killed and 58 wounded.
'The attack was renewed by the
Turks at El Ranters, but this met
with no greater success than the oth
er attempt, the Turkish losses In kill
ed, wounded and prisoners number
ing upwards of 100.
The New Zealand contlgent and
presumably the Australians took part
in the batt'es. Compared with the
battles In Poland and the Carpathians
this was a mere flash but as British
territorials. Australians and New Zea
landers are receiving their baptism
of fire In Egypt and thsre Is much In
terest in the attempts of the Turks to
move a big army across the desert,
the operations In that part of the
world are attracting a good deal of
attention In England.
PHYSICIAN 8HOT BY POSSE.
Dr. Culberson, Evans, Ga., Lynched
Por Assaulting Young Woman.
Augusta, Oa ?Dr. A. N. Culberson,
a practicing physician of Evans, Oa.,
was shot to death by a posse of citl
xens that had been searching for him
according to reports received here.
Culberson was charged with assault
ing a young married woman, daughter
of a prominent cltlxen of Martinet.
The killing of Dr. Culberson occurr
ed at ^ farm house near Evans, In Co
lumbia county, 1 i miles from Augus
ta. The assault with which he was
charged was committed early the day
before.
About midnight Sheriff Plunkett, of
Richmond county. In which this clfy
Is located, and three deputies, start
ed for Martinet to arrest the physi
cian who was reported to be hiding
near that town.
A posse of citltens, however, con
tinued their search and shortly be
fore 4 o'clock In the morning locat
ed Culbertson In a farm house. The
physician was ordered to come out.
Reports of the affair state that Cul
berson drew a revolver and tried to
escape, and that ths posse fired upon
him and he fell with his body riddled
with bullets. ?
Culberson went to Evans about
two years ago to practice medicine.
He came to Georgia from Culberson.
N. C. He was married, but it la
Said he and his wife have not been
living together for some time.
Anti-Catholic Lecturer Shot.
Marshall, Texas?No hope was held
out tor the life of John Copeland, a
bank casbler here, shot In the hotel
room of William Black, of Bellalre,
Ohio, a lecturer and professed critic
of the Catholic church. Black and
John Rogers, of Marshall, were kill
ed in the same shooting. Black claim
ed to have been a former Catholic
priest. The shooting occurred within
two minutes after a committee of
Marshall men, Copelaqd. John Rog
era, and George Ryan called on Black
to request him to stop his lectures
here attacking the Catholic church.
Japanes* Cruiser and 600 Perish.
Washington.?Rear Admiral How
ard, commander of the Pacific fleet,
reported to the Navy Department
from his flagship San Olego. that the
Japanese cruiser Asama with 500
men was wrecked.
Avoid Coasts sf Franc*.
Washington.?Germany notified the
state department that American ves
sels should avoid the north and west
coast of Prance.
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Fear Yacht Crew Lost. ?
Washington.?Two blnkets markf\
"Idler" washed ashore at the Cape
Hatteras coast guard _ station were
regarded as silent proof that the ves
sel wrecked on Diamond Shoals last
week was the yacht of that name and
that her capatin and crew of 12 un
doubtedly perished. j
Van Horn Gets Thirty Days.
Vanceboro, Me.?Werner Van Horn
was sentenced to thirty days In the
county jail on conviction of having
damaged property in Vanceboro by
the explosion of dynamite, under the
international bridge.
Villa Proclaims Presidency.
El Paso, Texas.?General Villa,
who has proclaimed himself provis
ional president, as well as military
-chief. In a telegram described activ
ities of his forces against Carranza
troops.
Rev. L. Q. Broughton Resigns.
I-ondon?III health has forced the
Rev. Leonard G. Broughton, former
ly of Atlanta, Oa , to resign his pas
torate of Chriet church here.
Steamer Sank, Crew Saved.
Chicago.?Ths steamer Iowa of the
Goodrich. Transit Company sank In
Lake Michigan about three miles off
the river mouth after being crushed
In an ice jam. The crew numbering
70, and one passgpger, clambered
over the tea pack and walked to
shore*.
STORMY WEATHER IN SERVIA
Servian aentlnel doing guard duty over a commissary train in tt^g midst
of one of the flerce snow storms that have been sweeping ovar^i^t country.
NAVAL OFFICER'S REPORT
NAVY'S PREPAREDNES8 FOR WAR
WOULD BE JEOPARDIZED
SAYS THE BOARD.
Telle of the Recent Teete of the High
Exploeive Shell Which Hae Been
Urged as a Substitute.
Washington. ? Secretary Daniels
sent to the house a report from a spe
cial board of naval officers expressing
the opinion that the navy's prepared
ness for war would be Jeopardized by
the Hubson amendment to the naval
appropriation bill forbidding the pur
chase of 12 or 11-inch armor-piercing
shells unless it is demonstrated that
they can pierce 10-inch armor at 12,
000 yards.
This amendment was adopted by
the house several days ago. but prob
ably will be voted on again when the
bill is advanced to the point of final
passage.
The house spent all day on the
measure and remained in session until
late at night, most of the debate cen
terings on the provision to abolish the
so-called "plucking board."
In its report on the Hobson amend
ment the special board headed by
Rear Admiral Flske said:
"The board is of the opinion that
such a provision would Jeopardize the
readiness of the navy for lfar. We
believe that our armor piercing shells
are as good as can be made in the
present state of the metalurgical art."
Mr. Daniels also submitted a report
of the hoard on recent tests of a high
explosive shell which has been urged
as a substitute for the ajqjnor-pierclng
projectile. It follows:
"The board on torpedo shells has
the honor to report that in its opin
ion the experiments held with the
Mham shell on January 27 were not
conclusive, and fell far short of
demonstrating that the Isham shell,
can be considered an effective weap
on of naval warfare. All the shells
ricocheted that fefll at a distance of
8,000 yards or less. Out of seven
fuses only two operated correctly and
the shell being filled with black pow
der only_ no proof was given that
if high explosive had been in the
shell, it could have detonated by safe
means. The experiments, however,
are to be continued."
BIG BOUNDARY BRIDGE WRECK ED
t ?
Alleged German Officer Held for Try
ing to Wreck Bridge Acrose
8t. Croix River.
Vanceboro, Me.?An attempt to de
stroy the railroad bridge spanning
the St. Croix river which forms, the
international boundary line between
eastern Maine and New Brunswick,
was made. One of the three spans
of the etrbcture was blown up by dy
namite. , ?,
The attack caused excitement on
the New' Brunswick side, where ru
mors of a German plat spread rapid
ly and result In an immediate in
vestigation. Inquiry was also begun
on the American side and that led to
the arrest at a local hotel of a man
who gave his name as Werner von
Horn. According to the police the
prisoner said he was an officer in the
service of Germany, but refused to
divulge his rank. The police assert he
admitted that he exploded the dyna
mite under a section of the bridge
and that a dynamite cap and a plan
of the bridge was found in his pock
et.
Peace Sentiment Over Whole World.
Washington?President Wilson said
that while he saw nothing definite
now toward making peace in Europe,,
there was a strong hope and senti
ment for peace all over the world.
The president was asked if there was
anything definite in sight but he
said he was sorry to say there was
"not.
WORLD NEWS IN BRIE?.
Great Britain has notified the Uni
ted States that all foodstuffs to Ger
many are contraband.
President Wilson stated that no
legislation was needed to meet the
treasury deficit.
A German submarine made an un
successful effort to torpedo the Brit
ish hospital ship Asturias.
Women's hats will be more expen
sive this year If the styles displayed
at the milliners convention at Chica
go are followed.
The eldest son of General von
Kluck fell In a battle near Mlddel
kerke on January 2*.
The House Judiciary committee fa
vorably reported bills to provide for
an additional Judge for the fifth cir
cuit, includlftg Texas and Louisiana,
and for South Carolina.
A severe windstorm passed over
Eastern North Carolina. Several
houses were unroofed and one woman
killed at Battleboro.
Nineteen new national banks with
capital aggregating (737.000 were au
thorized to begin business during
January.
BOLT AGAINST SHIP BILL
NINE DEMOCRATS UNEXPECTELY
JOINED WITh REPUBLICAN
FORCES.
Miwourlan Congratulates "Hoary Old
Monopoly" on Invasion on Demo
cratic Territory.
Washington. ? Nino Democrats in
the Senate Joined an alliance with
the Republicans in an unexpected at
tempt to recommit the Government
ship-purchaae bill.
The sudden revolt turned in a
twinkling an Administration advant
age Into a defensive, which appeared
almost hopeless to many Democratic"
leaders.
Democrats who voted against the
ruling of the chair were Bankhead of
Alabama, Camden of Kentucky, Clarke
of Arkansas, Hardwlck of Georgia,
Bryan of Florida, Hitchcock of Ne
braska, O'Gorman of New York,
Smith of Georgia and Vardaman of
Mississippi.
Senator Clarke of Arkansas sprang
tke surprise when he rose while Sen
ator William Aldeh Smith of Michigan
was concluding a long speech against
the bill and asked him to yield to a
motion. The Senator yielded and
Senator Clarke, introducing his re
marks with an appeal for considera
tion of other legislation moved to
send back the ship bill.
PROTECT AMERICAN INTERE8TS
Cruiser Montana and 600 Marines Are
Gathered at Haitian Port.
Washington.?The cruiser Montana
with 600 marines gathered from the
Atlantic fleet at Guantanamo. has
taken station off Port au Prince,
Haiti, to protect American Interests.
A report to the navy department
from Rear Admiral Caperton, com
manding the naval forces in Haitlen
waters, summarized by Secretary
Daniels, says: 'Conditions unchang
ed and quiet at Port au Prince."
Admiral Caperton, who commands
the cruiser squadron of the Atlantic
fleet, baa taken his flagship, the
Washington, from Cape Haitlen to
Port au Prince. The gunboat Wheel
ing is at Saint Marc. Although Ad
miral Caperton does not discuss the
military situation, it is supposed that
General GuBIaume's revolutionary
forces are'nearing Port au Prince to
attack President Theodore at the
capital.
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Mrs. Carmen on Trial Again,
Freeport, N. Y.?After a conference
with William Bailey, whose wife was
shot dead in the office of Dr. Edwin
Carman last June, District Attorney
Smith" of Nassau county, announced
that Mrs. Florence Conkltn Carman
would be placed on trial again, ac
cused' of the murder. The first trial
resulted in a disagreement, and since
then Mrs. Carman has been at liberty
on bond of 25,000. District Attorney
Smith ctated he would endeavor to
have the second trial started in Mln
eola in May or early In Junei
Revenue Collections Short.
Washington.?Revenue collections
by the Government In January failed
by $8,166,427 to meet the month's dis
bursement. Receipts usually are low
at this time of the year but In Janu
ary, 1914, the excess of disbursements
was only $4,512,262. Neither customs
nor Internal revenue brought in the
expected returns. Customs receipts
were $16,558,193, compared with $23,
528,080 in January, 1914, and $14,890,
982 in December.
Mexican* Executed.
Laredo, Tex,?Qen. Jesus Carranza,
hie eon, Abelardo, and Ignaclo Peraldl,
members of his staff, were executed by
Qeneral Stantlbanez, former Constitu
tlonallst general who deflected to Za
pata, according to te'egram received
by the widow of Oenera! Carranba
from the first chief at Vera Crux.
FLASHE8 FROM THE WIRES.
Secretary Bryan Issued a statement
denying the report that any nation
had filed protest over proposed ship
bill.
A big sleet storm has done much
damage In Chicago.
S. F. Clemment, prominent mem
ber of Virginia legislature from Pitt
sylvania county was found dead In
bed at Richmond.
The supreme court has advanced
Leo M. Frank's appeal case until Feb
ruary 26.
Heavy fighting has been resumed
along the Warsaw front of Poland.
A feminine uprising Is Imminent at
Washington high school because of
the Issuance of an order placing under
the ban vanity cases and similar art
icles designed for adornment.
Wben the Chicago women regis
tered for the coming election they
were required to tell their ages.
Official statements given out In
Berlin 'say 1279 German jurists have
been killed In the war. Total Is made
up of six professors, 2TS judges, 240
lawyers, 234 assessors and 424 bar
risters.
COMMERCIAL BODY
REARS ADDRESSES
PRESIDENT WILSON, SECRETARY
BRYAN, AND OTHERS SPEAK
TO BUSINESS MEN.
ALL WILL POOL INTERESTS
Co-Operation Between B.'S'nsss and
the Government In Framing the
Lawa For Benefit of People.
Washington.?Co-operation between
business and the Qovenftnent In fram
ing laws for the benefit of all the peo
ple was urged by President Wilson Is
an address before several hundred rep
resentative business men here attend
ing the annual convention of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States. He declared that "we must
all pool our Interests" to discover the
best means for handling public prob
lems.
The President urged the creation In
the. United States In tlms of peace of
the same kind of united spirit whleb
moves Nations during wars. Ha
declared that "when peace is as hand
some as war there will be no wars"
and that "when men engage In ths
pursuits of peace In the same spirit
of self-sacrifice as the? engage In war
wars will disappear."
The President predicted that while
there is a shortage of food in the
world now, the shortage will be much
greater later. He .pointed out that
under the guidance of the Department
of Agriculture efforts must be made
bp American farmers to grow more
and more grain that the world may be
fed.
Speaking of the foreign trade of the
United States the President askgd that
business men devise some waybf al
lowing American exporters to com
bine to form common selling agencies
and to give long-time credits Jn such
a way that these oo-operative agen
cies may be open to the use of all. He <
declared (bat apparently the anti
trust laws prohibited such combina
tions now but that he would favor a
change, it a method fair to all could
be found. He spoke of the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce's
work in "surveying the world," for
the benefit of all business men.
Business men themselves are to
, blame &-intelligent laws affecting j
them are not framed, the President
asserted. He added that they should
come out Into the open and use their
knowledge of conditions to bring about
laws to prevent business evils.
NAVIGATION BILL* PAS8LD.
Measure Designed to Facilitate Oper
tion of Foreign-Built Ships.
Washington. ? Several bills clear
ing up discrepancies In the navigation
laws were passed by the bouse. Tbe
measures were designed especially to
facilitate operation under American
register of forelgn-blult ships owned
by American citizens or corporations.
When the Panama Canal act and
recent amendments to the navlgatloh
laws established tbe policy of admit
ting foreign built ships t o registry
when owned by Americans, penalties
and discriminating duties Imposed on
mch vessels remained on tbe statute
books. The bills passed repealed the
section of the Underwood tariff law
imposing an additional duty of 10 per
cent ad valorem on goods Imported
in such ships, and tbe old penalty sec
tion of. the navigation laws imposing
a tax of $1 a ton on such ships when
they touched at an American port.
=V
Fight Foot and Mouth Disease.
Kansas City, Mo.?Quarantine, not
only of stock but of persons and dogs
and cats on all farms where the in
fection is found, is the only way to
eradicate the foot and mouth disease,
according to speakers before the Mis
souri Valley Veterinary Association,
In session here.
Mall Carrier and Money Gone.
Winstpn-Salem.?General A. Hill, a
mall carrier between Danbury and
Walnut Cove, Stokes county,' is miss
ing and also over $3,000 In currency
sent out from the bank at Danbury to
Richmond, Va., and other banks.
Cotton Prlees Slump.
Washington.?The break in German
cotton prices from 1# 1-2 cents to 1 ?%
cents a pound Is due. American Am
bassador Gerard stated in a dispatch
to arrival of cotton steamers at Bre
men opening of the port of Rotter
dam, slackening of demand from
spinners on account of freer offerings
and anticipated decline in prices, and
sale of captured cotton stocks from
Lodz and Antwerp. Cotton mills In
Germany are running three-qnarters'
capacity, and using 150,000 bales a
month.
<a
Drawing Republican Aid.
Washington.?Closely guarded plana
of the senate administration democrats
for saving the ship bill developed as
leaving the bolting democrats. out ot
the recontng entirely and making the
bill agreeable to enough progressive
republicans to overcome the deflec
tions. The plan as finally agreed up
on was to move an amendment to the
motion to recommit, instructing the
commerce committee to return the bill
with amendments providing that the
government should not lease to private
corporations longer than 12 months.
Nine Burn to Death.
Kane. Pa;?Nine woodsmen were
burned to death and sis seriously In
jured In a Are which destroyed
the sleeping house ot the Tlopesta
Chemical Company at Mayburg. For
est county. The house was heated by
gas and It was believed Increased
pressure caused an explosion which
fired the building. The nearest town,
Sheffield, Is 18 miles away, and medi
cal aid was hours In reaching the In
jured. Only one occupant of the build
ing escaped unhurt. Physicians be
lieve that two of Injured will die.
WEATHEK FORECAST.
Movements Due and Their Lo
cal EffocU for tha Cotton
Stataa February 7 to
February 14, 1*14.
Sunday, February 7 ? The
week will open fair and cold In
the South, aroopt that warmer
temperature* and unsettled
weather wHi be starting In the
Western Cotton Belt.
Monday. Feb. I; Tuesday,
, Feb. 0; Wednesday, Feb! 10?
The warmer temperatures and
rain will move slowly Eastward
over the South, reaching East
ern Cotton Belt by Thursday,
having been delayed by re-en
forcements of cold In Middle
and Eastern Belt during the
early days of the week.
; Thursday, Feb. 11; Friday,
FM> 12; Saturday, Feb. IS?A |
cool wave la due In Western
Cotton Belt Thursday and srtll
cross to the Eastern Belt by
the clpse of the week, preceded
by rain and bringing clear and
frosty weather, light treexlng
over the greater part of the
South with frost to the Coast In
exposed places.
Sunday, Feb. 1<?Warmer
temperatures will be setting In
as the new week opens.
GATTLING TO BE POSTMASTER
Collector Bailey Wires Bart Battling
Will Be Selected as Postmaster at
Raleigh.
Raleigh.?Bart II. Battling baa been
selected to succged Mr. Wlllla 6.
Brlggs as postmaster at Raleigh. Mr.
Brlgge' term expiree on February IS.
It was stated on authority that Mr.
Battling had received a "telegram
from Wf. J. W. Bailey, collector of In
ternal revenue .that the way had been
cleared and that Mr. Batting's name
would be tent In.
This announcement put an end to
the tense Interest which has been
manifested In" the postoffies fight. The
friends of Mrs. Aycock were very
much disappointed.
Mr. Betllng was the only Candidate
wh remained In the race against
Mrs. Charles B. Aycock. Upon the
announcement that Mrs. Aycock was
a capdldate, Mr. Charles H. Anderson
Immediately wired to Congressman
Pou of his retirement In ber favor.
Later Mr. E. E. Brltton, who was also.
a candidate, wired Mr. Pou that he
desired to go on record as not oppos
ing Mrs. Aycock.
Some of the friends of Mr. Batting
have been outspoken In their opposi
tion to the appointment going to Mrs.
Aycock or to any other woman. They
declared that It would be to Mr. Pou'e
political Interest to appoint Mr. Bat
Ung who they asserted would be able
to rally tha voters for the Congress
man at the next election as he will be
a candidate to succeed himself.
Mr. Battling Is a lawyer and a native
of this city and Is prominently con
nected. _ ? ?- ? ? ?
MARKET REPORTS.
4
Cotton, Cotton Seed and Moal Prlcoa
In thf Markata of North Carolina
For tho Paat Wtak.
At reported to the Division of Mar
koto, North Carolina Agricultural Ex
periment Station and Department of
Agriculture. Raleigh.
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Norwood 844c (6-88c 27.00 1600
Sallebury ...8 -844c SO-38c 28.00 1800
Shelby 8c 84-40c 27.00 2000
Statetrllla ...7%-8%c 33c 27.60 1800
Wadeaboro 7%-8 c 8444c
Norfolk. Va.. 8c
RETAIL PRICE8 OF CORN FORTH!
PA8T WEEK.
No. 2 No. 2
Town White Tallow or Mixed
Charlotte 78-82 44? ?0c
Gaatonla ........ ??44c 9444c
Greensboro ?5o i 80c
LxOrange 90c 80c
?eulstnifsi 97c .
Monroe .... 86c--l.lt>
Mtyock 73c
New Bern ...... l.oo
Nowton ... .TITT 90c
Raleigh . 1.06 1.04
Salisbury SOc 95c
Scotland Neck .. 90-95C 85-?Oc
Shelby 1.00
Tarboro SOc
Wkltaker* 96c
Wllaon 90c-1.00 86c
TAR HEEL BREVITIES.
Geo. W. Ship to now county physi
cian of Catawba county.
Seventy-five carloads of cotton hae <
]nst been shipped from Fayettevllle '
to Norfolk to be exported. I
The British steamer Edernlan sail
ed from Wilmington with a cargo of <
12,800 baler of cotton valued at 2640,- <
000 for Liverpool. I
Joseph Hughes, aged 80, of Camden I
county, died recently.
The Rocky Mount base ball club 1
has received s charter. I
Rev. L. B. Broughton, formerly of
Raleigh, has resigned as pastor of a
London church.
Herbert Cherry was badly crushed !
by a wrecked log train near Elisabeth J
pry. ??
J. P, Herring la president of the '
New Hanover Truckera'' Association, l
Wilmington will undertake the unt- '
form planting of a hade trees on her i
principal streets. 1
Many prominent men will attend <
the big Industrial dinner at .Newfcern '
February 11.
Elisabeth City wtU soon build a '
210.006 JalL 1
DR. a T. M10
LK MEREDITH
REBIGNB *0 BECOME SECRETARY
BOARD OF EDUCATION NORTH
CAROLINA BAPTIST.
PRESIDENT FIFTEEN YEARS
The College Has 'Flourished Under
HI* Admlnlotratlon Being a Power
Per Qood and Work.
Raleigh.?Meredith College la to loaa
the eervlcea of Dr. R. T. Vann aa Ita
president. He gave out the atatement
that he had tendered hia resignation
In order to accept the poeltioo of thn
aecretarjr of the Board of Education
recently created by the Baptlat State
Convention.
Dr. Vann'a reelgnatton la not to be
come affective till the cloae of tha
preaent aeaalon of Meredith Collage.
At an aarly date there*will be held ?
meeting of tha board of truateee of
the colloge to take up the matter of
the college to take up the matter of
he knew of any one In view aa presl
| dent of the Institution Dr. Venn said
that be knew of node.
That Dr. Vann la to leave Meredith .
College will be a aource of regret to
all the frlenda of that great Baptlat
college for the education of young
women. Dr. Vann had been an edu
cator for many yearn. For fifteen
years he has been president of Mere
dith College, and that Institution has
grown and flourished under hfs ad
ministration. being a power for good
In Its work and Influence. Raleigh
will regret that he will be taken from
the city, as his nevr position will take
him to. Durham.
Aa secretary of the new board Da.
Vann will be Its executive head. His
duties will have to do with the cor
relating of the work of the Baptist
high schools and colleges of the state,
a position of the greatest Importance
In the educational work of the Bap
tists of the state. That the board
has mjtde a wise choice Is the opin
ion of those who know of the work to
be done and the qualifications of Dr.
Vann. -4Je Is In close touch with tha
Baptists om?'state and he will be a
tower of strength to the. board which
as one of Its duties Is to have charge
of the collection of funds for tha
four Baptist Institutions of the state,
with charge also of the matter of~
ministerial education.
, Bryan Addresses Law Makera.
Raleigh.?The Initiative. referen
dum and recall, extending even to tha
Judges, woman's suffrage and the ex
tended application of the Income tax
for national and for state revenue, to
gether with a presentation of the re
lation of the legislator to his con
stituency were the overshadowing
features of the address of William
Jennings Bryan, Secretary or Stat*
In President Wilson's Cabinet, to the .
members of the North Carolina Gen
eral Assembly.
These views of Government policy
were presented In a clear-cut manner
and without regard to whether the
North Carolina law-makers had any
predictions in these directions or not.
The Initiative and referenrum. ho
Insisted, are fundamentals of Demo
cratic principles, and he was for them
even to the recall (if Judges?even
though his own father was a Judge,
"and a good one. too," boasted th*
speaker. In advocating woman's suf
frage Mr. Bryan declared that no
state which has tried It has ever turn
ed from it.
Effort for world peace and the policy
of the Administration to this end, and ?
tributes to the official coarse of Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels constitut
ed a pleasing prelude to discussion
of legislative matters. The theme
was really, according to previous In
dication, "Man's Duty to Govern
ment." He spoke on "Man's Relation
to Sociey," In the auditorium of the
North Carolina Social Service Confer
ence, and stated that he would at
Durham discuss "Mali's Duty to' His
God," thus In the three addresses
covering the whole scope of the three
told relations of man.
Mr. Bryan was heard by 3.000 or
more people In the city auditorium
Wage War on Fly Hatcheriea.
. Ktnaton.?KInston's new meat and
Til'j '"'r*"""" service will Include an
other bit of public usefulness In Its
lines of endeavor after March 1, If an
ordinance now being prepared by an
alderman committee goes through. It
Is proposed to pet It up to Dr. J. F.
Foley, at the head of the Inspection
service, to search out the pest spots
where flies congregate and propagate
and "kill off the young" and the em
bryo. Dr. Foley saw the army clean
up Vera Crus last summer^and will
practice some of the principles.
Durham Road Builders' Equpped.
Durham.?The county commission
ers have given an order for twenty
mules and about $15,000 worth of
other machinery, which will be used
on the roads of the county. It Is the
Intention of the board to establish an
other camp In the county. At the
present time there are two convict
camps. 'The county commissioners ?
now have under construction two
roads. These are the New Hope Val
ley road, which wfll strike the Chat
ham county. The other leads out
northwest and taps Orange county.
Will Get Medal.
Elisabeth City?Leslie Hooper, the
15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Hooper, of this city, will be presented
with a handsomely engraved medal
within the next few days. In recog
nition of an act of special bravery
which he displayed several weeks
ago In rescuing Harold, the seven
rear-eid son of Mrs. Dell Glbbs, from
Irownlng, In the Pasquotank river. He
made the rescue after he had been
warned by older people not to take ..
the risk. The little Oibba child wan
playing on the dock and fell
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