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CONGRESS HEARS
k WILSON'S MESSAGE
President's Address to Both
Houses Is Quite Short.
RAIL TROUBLES COME FIRST
Further Legislation on That Line la
6trongly Recommended—Bill Giv
ing Foreign Commerce Promo
ters Free Hsnd Necessary.
Washington. T>ec. fi. —President Wil
son today delivered his message to
both houses of congress In Joint ses
sion. The address was as follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress:
In fulfilling at this time the duty laid
upon ine by the Constitution of com
municating to you from time to time
Information of the state of the Union
and recommending to your considera
tion such legislative measures as may
be Judged necessary and expedient I
shall continue the practice, which I
hope has been acceptable to you, of
leaving to the reports of the several
heads of the executive departments the
elaboration of the detailed needs of
the public service and confine myself
to those matters of more general pub
lic policy with which It seems neces
nary and feasible to deal at the pres
ent session of the congress.
I realize the limitations of time un
der which you will necessarily act at
this session and shall make my suit
gestlous as few as possible; hut there
were some things left undone at the
last session which there will now be
time to complete and which It seems
necessary In the Interest of the public
to do at once.
In the llrnt pine*. It norm* to me Im
peratively necew*ary tlint tin* «»II
possible consideration n ri«l nation
ahould bp accorded the remaining
meaaure* of tin* program of aett le
nient and regulation which 1 had orrn
iilon to recommend to you nt tho clow*
of your liint ac*alonln view of the pub
lic danger* dlacloaed by tho unaccom
modated (limrtiltlfM which thru existed,
and which still tinfmj^f>lly continue to
exist, between tho railroads of tho
country nnd their locomotive engineer*,
conductors, and trainmen.
Railway Trouble! Flrit.
I then recommended:
First, Immediate provision for the
* enlargement nnd administrative roof
fanl ration of the Interstate commerce
Commission along the IIUCN embodied
ID the bill recently passed by the house
of repreaentatlvcs nnd now n\\nltltitf
# action by the senate; In order flint the
commission may be enabled to deal
With the many great and various duties
now devolving upon It with n prompt
mm and thoroughness which are. with
ilta present constitution and tneuna of
-Action, practically Impossible.
Second, the establishment of an
tdght •hour ilny an tin- legal hnala alike
I®* Work BIHI of witH In Iho employ
ment of nil railway employees who are
actually engaged In the work of oper
ating train* In Intoratnte traiiKporta
,llon.
Third, the aiithnrlr.nllon of the tip
polntment by the president of n small
body of men to observe the nrtiuil re
nultn In experience of the adoption of
the eight •hour day In railway trnim
portation alike for the men nnd fur
.the railroad*.
Fourth, explicit approval by the con
great of the consideration by the In
terstate eptnnieri'e commission of nn
increase of freight ratea tri meet such
additional expenditure* by the rail
roads aa may hare lioen renderiil nee
•aaary by the adoption of the eight
hour day and which hnvc not been off
aet by administrative readjust monta
and economic*, ahould the facta ill*-
doaed Justify the lnTen*o.
Fifth, an amendment of the existing
federal statute which provldea for the
-gpedlation, conciliation, and arbitration
of Wich controvor*!'-* aa the preaent
,by adding to It n provision ttint. In CUM
Ithe methoii* of accommodation now
provided for ahonlil fall, n full public
' Jlavestlßation of the merit« of every
■uah dlapute ahnll he Inatltuted nml
1 jaompleted before a strike or lockout
jinay lawfully be attempted.
And, alxth, the lodgment In the
hands of "tkaexocutlve of the |H»wer,
In case of military necessity. to take
■control of sift-h-pArtlon* and anch roll
line ato-k of the rnllroada of the coun
itry aa may be required for military
aae and to operate them for military
[purposes, with authority to draft Into
ithe military aervlce of the United
Vtatea auch train crows and ndmlnla
jtratlve otflclala a* the circumstances
jeQjllre for their safe nnd efficient use.
. t Renewa Hla Recommendation*.
•W»c aecond and third of these ree«
ommendatlons the congress immediate
ly acted on: It established the eight
{boar day aa the legal basis of work
land wagea In train aervlce and It au
thorized tho appointment of a com
■ ml salon to observe and report upon the
results, deeming these the
'measures most Immediately needed;
but It postponed action upon the other
aaggestlons until an opportunity should
Jp offered ffir a £on-
BI _
Kldfration of them. The fourth rec
oiiuiMn«lnilmi I do not deem It n«»ces
sary to renew. The power of the In
terstate commerce commission to grant
tin Increase of rnt«*n on tin* ground re
ferred to Is Iri«li^|»iitiil>l> elear and a
recommendation by the congress with
regard such n matter might Heciu to
draw In question the scope of the enro
riiN*l"ii'n authority or It* Inclination to
do Justice when there Is no reason to
doubt eltlier.
The other suggestions the Increase
In the Interstate commerce commis
sion's membership and In Its facilities
for performing Its manifold duties, the
pro\|>|i»n for full public Investigation
arid assessment of Industrial disputes,
ami the grant to the executive of the
power jo control and operate the rail
ways when necessary In time of war
or other like public necessity -I now
very earnestly renew.
The necessity for such legislation Is
manifest and pressing. Those who have
Intrusted us with the responsibility
nml duty of .serving and safeguarding
them In such matters would And It
hard, I believe, to excuse a failure to
act upon these grave matters or any
tlve to make Immediate and uninter
rupted use of the railroads for the con
centration of the military forces of the
nation wherever they are needed and
whenever they are needed.
This Is a program of regulation, pre
vention and administrative efficiency
which argues Its own ease In the mere
statement of It. With regard to one
of Its Items, the Increase In the effi
ciency of the Interstate commerce com
mission, the house of representatives
has already acted; Its action needs
only the concurrence of the senate.
For Control and Operation.
I would hesitate to recommend, and
I dare say the congress would hesitate
to act upon the suggestion should I
make It. that any man In any occupa
tion should be obliged by law to con
tlnue In an employment which he de
sired to leave. To pass a law which
forbade or prevented the Individual
workman to leave his work before re
reiving the approval of society In do
lug so would be to adopt a new prin
ciple Into our Jurisprudence which I
take It for granted we are not prepared
to Introduce. Hut the pro|s»sal that
the operation of the railways of the
country shall not be stopped or Inter
rupted by the concerted action of or
ganlftcd bodies of men until a public
Investigation shall have been Instituted
which shall make the whole question
at Issue plain for the Judgment of tin
opinion of the nation Is not to propo*
any such principle. Jt Is based upon
the very different principle that the con
cprted action of powerful bodies of men
shall not be permitted to stop the In
dustrlal processes of the nation, at an>
rate before the nation shall have hu«!
an opisirtunlty to acquaint Itself will
the merits of the case as between etii!
ployee and employer, time to form Itf
opinion upon an Impartial statement
of the merits, and opportunity to con
shier all practicable means of concilia
Hon or arbitration.
I can see nothing In that proposition
but the Justifiable safeguarding by so
clety of the neccssury process*** of
Its very life. There Is nothing arbl
trury or unjust in It unless It be arbi
trarily and unjustly done. It enn and
should be done with a full and scrupu
lous regard for the Interests and liber
ties of all concerned as well as for the
permanent Interests of society Itself.
Other Leglslstion Urged.
Three matters of capital Importance
await the action of the senate which
have already been acted uiwin by the
house of repreaentatlvcs: the bill
which seeks to extend greater freedom
of combination to those engaged In pr«»-
mot lug the foreign commerce of the
country than Is now thought by souic
to be legal under the terms of the laws
against monopoly; the bill amending
t ne present organic law of Porto Itlco;
and the bill promising a more thor
ough and systematic regulation of the
cx|M*ndlture of money In elections, com
monly called the Corrupt Practice* Act.
1 need not lalwir my advice that these
measures be enacted Into law. Their
urgency lie* In the manifest circum
stances which render their adoption at
this time not only opjsirtune but neces
sary. Kv eti delay would Seriously
Jeopard the Interests of the country
and of the government.
Immediate passage of the Mil to reg
ulnI«• thr expenditure of mwlloy | n elec
lions may seem IO bo lets nnwur;
than tin* Immediate enactment of the
other mensures to wtilrh I refer; be
cause ut least Iwo years will ilt|ui>
before nnothi'r election In which fed
eral oltlce* are to bo filled; but It would
greatly relieve public mind If this
Important matter were dealt with
while the circumstances and the dan
gers to tlic public morn In of the pres
ent method of obtaining nnd upending
campaign fund* stand clear under re
cent observation and the method* of
expenditure can be frankly studied In
the light of present experience; and a
delay would have the further very »«■
rtous disadvantage of postponing ac
t Ton until nnother election was at hand
nod some speclaj object Connected with
It might be thought to be In the mind
of those who urged It. Action can b«
taken now with facts for guidance and
without suspicion of partisan purpose.
x I shall not argue nt length the desir
ability of giving a freer hand In the
matter of combined and concerted ef
fort to those who shall undertake th?
essential enterprise of building up our
exi>ort trade. That enterprise will
unnecessary postponement of 'action
upon them. > - r -
Not .only dot* the Interstate com
merce commission now find It practi
cally Impossible, with Its present mem
bership nml organization, to perform
Its (rrent functions promptly nml thor
oughly, but It Is not unlikely that It
may presently be found advisable to
add to Its duties still others equally
heavy and exacting. It must first be
perfected as an administrative Instru
ment.
The country ennnot and should not
consent to remain ntiy longer exp*»*«»d
to profound Industrial disturbance* for
Inck of additional mean* of arbitra
tion and conciliation which the con
gress can easily and promptly supply.
And all will agree that there must he
no doubt as to the power of tin- execu-
presently, will Immediately assume,
bin Indeed already assumed, a magni
tude unprecedented In our experience.
We have not the necessary Instrumen-
for its prosecution; It is
deemed to be doubtful whether they
could be created upon an adequate
scale under our present laws. We
should clear away all legal obstacles
and create a basis of undoubted law
for It which will give freedom without
permitting unregulated license. The
thing must be done now, because the
opportunity Is here and may escape us
if we hesitate or delay.
Porto Rico'a Needs.
The argument for the proponed
amendments of tlie organic law of Por
to itlco is brief and conclusive. The
present laws governing the island and
regulating the rights and privileges of
its people ure not Just. We have cre
ated expectations of extended privi
lege which we have not satisfied.
There Is uneasiness among the people
of the Island and evcu a suspicious
doubt with regard to our Intentions
concerning them which the udoption of
the pending measure would happily re
move. We do not doubt what we wish
to do In any essential particular. We
ought to do It at once.
There are other mutters already ad
vanced to the stage of conference be
tween the two houses of which It Is
not necessary that I should speak.
Some practicable basis of agreement
concerning them will no doubt be found
and action taken upon them.
Inasmuch as this Is, gentlemen, prob- j
ably the last occasion 1 shall have to
address the Sixty-fourth congress, I
hope that you will permit me to say
with what genuine pleasure and satis
faction I have co-operated with you In
the many measures of constructive pol
icy with which you have enriched the
legislative annals of Hie country. It
has been a privilege to labor In such
company. I take the liberty of con
gratulating you upon the completion of
a record of rare servlceableness and
distinction.
Bound to Make Good.
The well-dressed stranger stepped
Into the drug store and, passing by
the boy who usually attended to cusuul
customers, approached the proprietor,
who was arranging some goods In the
show case.
"Mr. C , I presume?" he re
marked, pleasantly, and the druggist
turned and bowed gravely. "I have
heard my friend, Mr. Quorn, speak of
you often," said the brisk man. "He
told me If ever I needed anything In
this line to come to you. He spoke of
you as a man on whom one could rely
with perfect confidence, who had only
the best of evrythlng and with whom
It was always a pleasure to deal."
"Mr. Quorn Is very kind," answered
the other, beaming with gratification.
"He Is one of by best customers. What
can I do for you this morning?"
"Well—er—this morning, as It hap
pens," said the stranger, with Just a
little briskness, "this morning I should
like. If you will allow me, to consult
your directory."
"Certainly," was the calm reply. "We
also have a good selection of one and
two-cent stamps as well as railway
time tables, If you need anything of
that kind."
Franklin Objects Seriously.
She Isn't very large, that's true, but
being a county seat, and boasting of
a college, several factories, Hour mills,
railways, Interurbans and her lately
acquired Masonic hojne, Franklin feels
that she Is not a town to be passed
lightly by, in fact, she knows her iui
Importance, and thought that everyone In
the state reall/.ed It until she was
taken down a bit lately. 1 >urlng the
big conference of the Methodist
churches held recently In the town a
meeting of the Indianapolis presbytery
was In session at the same time at
Hopewell, u country church In a pros j
pcrous fanning community a few j
tulles out. One of the Presbyterian l
delegates, on leaving the train Joined !
In the throng headed tor the Method
ist church. When It came to regis
terlng, some of his Inquiries caused j
someone to suggest that probably he
was In the wrong place, and he asked
Innocently: "Isn't this Hopewell?"
"No, this Is Franklin," was the proud
reply.— Indiana (tolls News.
Rather Embarrassing.
Irvln Cobb, tin* war correspondent,
home from Kurope long enough receut
ly to get his breath and look over the
pnnif sheets of a new lunik, attended
an authors' banquet In New York.
A deaf man sat next to Cobb. Far
thcr down the table, another man tola
a funny story, and when he finished,
the deaf man laughed and applauded
louder and longer than any of the
rest.
"(hnhl old tH»y!" shouted the deaf
man. "That reminds me of a story," he
added to those ne»*r by.
"(Jet up and tell It. Charlie," crhsl
several. The toast muster
the su&estion.
Then the deaf man got up and told
the same story the other man hud told.
He Was on the Job.
The undertaker arose and said to
the mourners assembled: v .
I "If anyone present wishes to say a
few words of tribute to the deceased,
now Is the time, when the family will
be glad to hear such."
A stillness prevailed, and after a
few moments of silence It wus broken
by a young num, who urose and
asked:
"Do 1 understand that no one wishes
to make any remarks?"
, "It would appear no," replied the
undertaker.
' •Then," asked the young tnan, as s
1 light came into his eyes, "may I be
permitted to make a few remarks
about southern California und Its won
derful climate?"
There la the keenest Interest In the
approaching seventeenth annual ses
•lon of the North Carolina Literary
and Historical Association, to be In
progress In Kalelgh Tuesday and Wed
nesday, December 5 and 6 with former
President William Howard Taft a*
the speaker.
MANY BILLS ARE TO
LOWER FOOD COSTS
NATION-WIDE INTEREST IN EF
FORTS TO REDUCE COST OF
LIVING.
EMBARGO IS NOT FAVORED
President Wilson Will Likely Deal
With Subject In a Special Message.
—Speeding up of Program la Urged
By All.
Washington.—The high cost of liv
ing and what steps the Federal Gov
ernment can take to control It .assum
ed proportions as a national question
with the convening of Congress,
which overshadowed all other issues
in the first day's proceedings.
Possibility that President Wilson
will deal with the subject in a special
address grew stronger.
Eleven bills and resolutions, seek
ing to check the soaring prices of
food by Btopplng shipments to Eu
rope, reducing parcel post rates on
foodstuffs or controlling cold storage,
were Introduced In the house.
President Oompers and a commit
tee of the American Federation of
Labor called on President Wilson and
asked him to appoint a special com
mission to Investigate the food ques
tion. The President assured them
that the government would take some
steps lo meet the situation. He is
understood to prefer not to appoint a
commission as It practically would be
without authority to compel testi
mony; wlilie a congressional Investi
gation probably would mean a pro
tracted delay.
Reports being gathered by the De
partment of Agriculture are being laid
before the President as fast as they
are .compiled and upon them he Is
expected to decide on any * action,
which undoubtedly will be prefaced
by a special address to congress.
One report submitted by Secretary
Redfleld and held confidential as yet,
Is understood to show a wide margin
between prices paid to producers and
those paid by consumers. In a recent
address the President virtually charg
ed the mlddlenym with responsibil
ity for the high'cost of living.
RESIGNAJIONB OF THREE U. 8.
OIPUdMATS TENDERED WILSON
Washington.—The first resignations
from the diplomatic corps, which are
expected to be the forerunners of oth
ers as a consequence of President Wil
son's re-election and the closing of his
first term, were announced.
Dr. Henry Van Dyke, minister to
the Netherlands, has resigned and
probably will be succeeded by John
W. Garrett, of Baltimore, formerly
minister to Argentina. Dr. Van Dyke
It was explained, has been concerned
over his health for some time and also
ileslred to return to his literary work
after being abroad nearly four yeas.
The resignation of Thaddous A.
Thompson, minister to Colombia and
William M. Ilornlbrook, minister to
Slam, also were announced. Mr. Thom
son was appointed In 1913. Mr. Horn-
Ibrook was appointed In 1015.
Some time ago it became known that,
"he government was expecting that
members of the diplomatic corps would
In acordance with custom, forward
their resignations.
AMERICANS IN CHIHUAHUA
SAFE SAYSLATEST REPORT
' El Paso. Texan. —Reports telegraph
ed by government agents to Washing
ton that a number of foreigners had
been killed In Chihuahua City when
Villa bandits occupied the town, were
met with a statement by General Tre
vlno, commanding Carranza forces
that reoccupled the capital that only a
few Chinese w*>re killed during the
time Villa occupied the city.
General Trevlno's statement tele
graphed In response to an Inquiry by
Andres Garcia, inspector general of
CarraAza consulates, was taken by
Gan Iff to mean that no other foreign
ers were killed. The Informtlon tele
graphed Washington was said to have
been obtained In Juarez.
Villa's were retreating
north toward the border the night be
fore Chihuahua city was evacuated by
Carranza troops.
WIVES OF MISSOURI FARMERS
FIGHTING BAN ON EGGS
Bt Joseph, Mo.—Wives of the farm
ers In tho vicinity of Harmony, Mo.,
have combined to fight the boycott on
butter and eggs declared by the house
wives of St. Joseph and Maryvllle.
Mo. It Is said they would refuse to
sell butter and eggs for use In either
of the towns.
KING GEORGE ACCEDES TO
WAR COUNCIL OF PREMIER
London—The expectation that an
exflanatlon of the Crblnet crisis and
Itf solution would fco forthcoming
when the House of Commons met was
not realized Premier Asquith slmjily
announced King George had approved
his proposal for reconstruction of the
government which was forced by the
demand of War Secretary Lloyd
George f.nd olher ministers for a
smaller war council with powers Inde
pendant of the cabinet.
Help For Girls Dt-sirinn Education,
campus an apart
ment house, a >wo storyb uildin£
of 25 rooms, with a frontage oi
100 feet which may be used by
girls who wish to form clubs anil
live at their own charges.
Pupils can live cheaply and com
fortably in this way, many of them
having their table supplies sent to
them from their homes.
For further information address
.J M. Rhodes, Littleton College,
Littleton, N. C.
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LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE
Bhort Paragraphs of Btate News That
Hav« Bean Condensed for Busy
People of the State.
The Women's Club of Durham has
boycotted eggs.
Every office In Burke county la now
filled by Republicans.
A lumber plant at Greensboro suf
fered a loss of $60,000 by fire last
week.
The town of Shelby has Just com
pleted $40,000 worth of asphalt street
paving.
Material la being placed for a
SIOO,OOO hotel and bank building at
Monroe.
Prior to November 14 Scotland coun
ty ginned 14,025 bales of the 1916 cot
ton crop against 23,749 bales of the
1915 crop up to the same date last
year.
The report of Cotton Statistician R.
K. Helms for Union county shows
15,571 bales of cotton ginned to Nov.
74, as againat 20,186 on the same date
last year.
Coroner R. B. Jones, of Wadesboro,
was called to Lllesviile on Sunday to
hold an inquest over the remains of
an infant that was found in a cotton
patch with its head crushed.
Sparks circus having arrived from
Its summer tour, Salisbufy again has
its public zoo. Everybody who visits
the zoo misses Big Mary, the elephant
that was killed In Tennessee some
weeks ago.
Jamie Aycock, the eight-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Ay
cock, of near Monroe, was Instantly
killed in her home by the accidental
discharge of a shotgun in the handa
of her brother, a boy of seven.
Ben Levi, a 15-year-old youth, living
near Kanuga Lake six miles from
Hendersonville, had the top of hia
head blown off by the accidental dis
charge of a shot-gun in the hands of
Munroe McCrary, age 12, while the
two were hunting.
A temporary restraining order Issued
by Judge Carter of the Rowan Coun
ty Superior Court at Salisbury, pre
vents the state board of elections from
certifying the election of Zebulon
Weaver as representative in Congress
from the Tenth North Carolina dis
trict.
Complete reports to the state, depart
ment of education show that there
have- been held In North Carolina
during the school year of 1915-16 just
994 moonlight schools well dlstrbulted
throughout the state and having ' en
rollments that totaled 9.G98 pupils,
who very generally signed petitions
for these schiJols to be continued
through the present school year.
The Southern Railway reminding
the public of former disastrous wrecks
suffered by the company on Thanks
giving Day had a serious wreck at
Elmwood. eight miles east of States
vllle Thursday morning when pas
senger train No. 15 crashed into east
bound freight No. 88 as the latter
stood at the station. Thnee train
men were Injured and a number of the
passengers received minor bruises.
The Btate officers' votes, name of
the Democrat being first in each office
follow: Governor—Blckett, 167,761;
Llnney, 120,151. Lieutenant-Governor
—Gardner. 167,261; Jenkins, 119,999;
Secretary of State—Grimes, 1G?,263;
Stroud. 119,065. Auditor—Wood, 167,-
189; J. Q. A. Wood, 119,950. Treas
urer—Lacy, 167.290; Harris, 120,020.
Superintendent of Public Instruction—
Joyner, 167,106; Pugh, 120,078. At
torney-General Manning, 187,312;
Parker, 120,121. Commissioner of
Labor and Printing—Shipman, 166,927;
Jordan, 119,517. Corporation Com
missioner—Lee, 167,282; Falson, 119,-
878. Commissioner of Agriculture-
Graham, 166,947; French, 119,538,
Commissioner of Insurance—Young,
166,903; Harden, 119,624. Judge Third
District—Kerr, 166,928; Snipes, 119,.
567. Judge Eighth District—Stacy,
166,920; Meares, 119,537.
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS.
Fire of undetermined origin destroy
ed tho plant of the Waccamaw Lumber
Company at Bolton, 20 miles south of
Wilmington, entailing an estimated
loss of $200,000, Insured. An electric
power plant operated in connection
with the lumber mill was also de-
Btroyed.
Harry O. Dorsey, of Charlotte, has
just been granted a patent by the
I'nlted States Patent Office, Washing
ton, providing for force draft hollow
grate-bar or burner.
The Methodists of Lenoir are try-
Ing to get the Methodist Hospital lo
cated there. At the annual session of
the Western North Carolina Confer
ence. Just closed at Gastbnla. It was
decided by that body to establish with
in the bounds of that organization a
hospital.
The total receipts of the Baptist
slate convention this year are 1170.-
035 09. a gain of $12,119.23 over last
year, according to the annual report
of Rev. Waller N. Johnson, corre
sponding secretary which is now ready
for presentation to the convenlion at
Elizabeth City.
English Spavin Liniinnet re
moves Hard, Soft and Calloused
Lumps and Blemishes from horses;
also Blood Spavins, Curbs, Splints,
Sweeney, King Bone, Stifles,
Sprains, Swollen Throats, Coughs,
etc. Save ?JO by use of one bot.
tie. A wonderful Blemish Cure.
Sold by Graham Drug Company
adv
Only 1.'i.000 tnen have applied
for emergency jobs to shovel snow
in Now York the coming Winter,
compared with 15,000 last year
anil 40,000 two years ago. This
indicates that workingmen are
generally employed, and also that
New York will be in tfveti more
trouble than usual whenever there
is a heaVy snowstorm.
WE nAVE THE EARLIEST. BlG
gest, high class Strawberry grown.
Also the Best one or the ever
bearing kinds; bears the best fla
vored berries from Spring until the
snow flies. Free Booklet. Wake
field Plant Farm, Charlotte. North
Carolina. ' - 17Ieb6t
NEW MIL LAWS
URGED BY WILSON
HOUSE LEADERS CLARK AND
KITCHIN CONFER WITH
PRESIDENT.
t
LEADERS TO SUPPORT BILL
i
High Cost of Living Is Likely to Re
ceive Attention.—Leaders Want No
Holiday Recess as Time Is Short
For so Much Work.
Washington.—Speaker Clark and
Representative Kltchin, Majority
Leader of the House, assured Presi
dent Wilson at a White House confer
ence that they would do all . they
could to hasten the passage of rail
road legislation at the short session cf
Congress which began Monday.
The President summoned the House
leaders to talk over with them the
legislative program and to secure
their co-operation in expediting im
portant measures. Legislation to sup
plement the Adamson law, he said,
was of the utmost importance and he
asked that this be given precedence
in consideration over all Other gen
eral legislation.
Realizing that three months Is a
short period for consideration of gen
eral measures when appropriation
bills also must be passed, the Presi
dent asked the House leaders If they
thought there would be time for en
actment of new railroad laws before
March 4. Both told him they thought
there would be, and promised to ex
ert every effort to economize time on
other matters.
Speaker Clark reminded the Presi
dent that Congress would have to pay
strict attention to business, and him
to help at the outset to eliminate the
usual two weeks' holiday recess.
President Wilson spoke briefly re
garding other important measures,
among them the Webb bill to permit
domestic corporations to maintain
collective foreign selling agencies, the
corrupt- political practices bill and
conservation measures. Proposed em
bargo legislation and .Issues raised
by the high cost of living were not
mentioned at the conference, although
the House leaders believe the subject
is bound to demand attention of the
congress.
WILSON TURNS FLOOD OF
LIGHT ON STATUE OF LIBERTY.
Roar of Salute Sounded From Great
Guns of Atlantic Fleet.
New York.—At a wireless signal
flashed by President Wilson from the
yacht Mayflower In the harbor here
the Statue of Liberty was bathed in
light. Bartholdi's famous symbol of
American freedom, which for 30 years
has been a token of welcome to the
United States to millions of immi
grants from every land, will be illumi
nated every night hereafter from top
to bottom. Funds to install the perma
nent lighting system for the Statue,
the gift to the United ..States of 400,-
000 citizens of France were provided
by subscription In this country.
"I light this Statue," said-the Pres
ident, "with the thought that It may
always stand as a symbol of our pur
pose to throw upon liberty, out of
out own life as a nation, a light
which shall reveal its dignity, its se
rene power, its benignant hope and
spirit of guidance,"
Grouped around the President up
on the Mayflower's decjt "as he flash
ed the signal were. MM. Wilson, Jules
J. Jusserand, Ambassador of France,
Madame Jesserand, high officers of
the army and navy and representa
tives of several nations.
The great guns of a division of the
Atlantic fleet anchored in the harbor
as a guard of honor, boomed a salute
as the statue flashed into view, out
lined in white ilght. The whistles of 1
countless harbor craft shrieked In uni
son and flares of red light, blazed up
along the shore.
There was a flash of flame high
above the statue and Ruth Law In her
airplane added a spectacular touch to
the ceremonies of illumnation. Spout
ing sparks and fire from the tall of
her machine, she circled the lower
end of Manhattan Island.
PREMIER OF BRITAIN NOW
FAVORS NEW WAR CABINET.
London. —Premier Asquith has de
cided to advise the King to the recon
struction of the Government. The
statement reads:
"The Primo Minister, with a view
to the most effective prosecution of
the war, has decided to advise his
majesty the King, to consent to the
reconstruction of the Government."
The political crisis has become acute.
It 1b stated that David Lloyd-Georg»
has tendered his resignation. ■»'
U. S. OFFICIALS ANXIOUS
OVER VILLA'S PROGREBS.
Washington.—While they wait for
General Cfarranza to accept or reject
the protocol signed by the Joint com
mission at Atlantic City. Administra
tion officials are giving much atten
tion to every report relating to the
activities of Villa and to rebel move
ments in other parts of Mexico. Addi
tional Information reached the State
and War Departments tended to con
firm the reports of Villa's capture of
Chihuahua City.
Small Store-house For Rent.
Well located close to the best
trade in Graham. Price reasonable
and building ready (or occupancy
now.
J. M. McCRACKEN,,
asnovtf. Graham. N. C
Vou know Wtiil 1»u Are Taking
When you take Grove's Tasteless
Cbiil Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle
showing that it is Iron and Qui
nine in a tasteless form. No
cure, no pay—soc. adv.
One reason thitt the South is HO
solid is that most of it is no longer
liquid.
Those famous sentences of John
A'lams and Kufus Choatecouldn't
have been much longer if they
had been imposed on the Standard
Oil Company by Judge Keunesaw
Mountain Landjs.
Children Cry for Fletcher's
The Kind Ton Have Always Bonght, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borno the signature of
and has been mode under his per
sonal supervision since its infancy.
y-cCCCAu/H Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good " are but
Experiments that triflo with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment*
What is CASTOR IA
Cantor!a is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its affe is its guarantee. It destroys "Worms
and allays Feverlshness. For more thau thirty years it
lias been in constant use for the relief of Constipation,
Flatulency, "Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and
Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels,
assimilates the Food, gfving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTOR IA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
THI rt KNTAUR COM PAN V", NEW YORK CITY.
Annual. Statement II
In accordance with the requirements of Section 1326 of Revival of
1915, of North Carolina, D. Johnston, Register of Deeds and
ex-officio Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners of Alamance
County, North Carolina, do hereby certify that ihe following state
ment is true and correct, to-wit:
Ist. The Number of days each member of the Board met with the
Board.
2nd. The Number of days each member served on a Committee.
3rd. The Number of miles traveled by each member respectively.
GEO. T. WILLIAMSON.
To 18 Days as Commissioner at 82.00 per day. .. . $36.00
To 7 Days on Committee at $2.00 per day 14.00
To 432 Miles traveled at Sets. pr mile 21.H0 S 71.60
W. 11. TURRIiNTINE
To 24 Days as Commissioner at 82.00 per day.. . . 818.00
To 17 Days on Committee at $2.00 per day 34 00
To 144 Miles traveled at Gets, per inile 7.20 8 89.20
CIIES. 11. RONEY.
To 22 Days as Commissioner at 82.00 per day. .. . 844.00
To 1 Day as Committee at 82 00 per day 2.00
To 208 Miles traveled at scts. per mile 13.40 8 59.40
CIIAS. F. CATES.
To 22 Days as Commissioner at 82.00 per day.... 844.00
To 9 Days on Committee a 1 82.00 per day 18.00
To 440 Miles traveled at Sets. per mile 22.00 8 84.00
M. C. McBANE.
To 15 Days as Commissioner at 82.00 per day;... 830.00
To 1 Day as Committee at 82.00 per day 2.00
To GOO Miles traveled at scts. per mile 30.00 8 02.00
Grand Total $300.20
In the above is given 24 days the total number of days that
the Board of. County Commissioners of Alamance County, North
Carolina was in session from December Ist, 1915, to November 30th,
1910.
Witness my hand at Office in Graham, November 27th, 1916.
CHAS. D.JOHNSTON,
Register of Deeds and Ex-officio Clerk to
the Board of County Commissioners.
Very Serious
It is a very serious matter to ask J
tor ne medicine and have the '
wrong one given you. For this i
reason we urge you in buying to £
be careful to get the genuine— B
BUCK-&BT
Liver Medicine
I The reputation of this Mj, relia
ble medicine, for constipa'ion, In
digestion and liver trouble, io firm
ly established. It does not imitate
other medicines. It is bettri than
others, or it would not be the fa
vorite liver powder, with » larger
•ale than all others combined.
SOLD IN TOWN F2
Mortgage Sale of Land.
By virtue of a power of sale contained In a
certain mortgage deed bearing date June sth,
lUII. execued to the undersigned mortgagee
by ft. A. Wyrlck and his wife, Victoria Wy
rlck, and ffannah Brown, and duly recorded
In Book No. 5S of Mprtgage Deed*. page h
112-114 In the office of the Iteglrtter of Deed*
of Alamance county, N. C., the undersigned
will at IS o'clock M.. on
MONDAY, DEC. 18, 101G,
at the court house door Graham, N. C., tell to
the highest bidder for cash, an uudlvlted
one-half Interest In the following real estate,
to-wit:
Lylnv and being In Alamance county. Bo >n
station township. North Caroline, adjolulng
the .unda of Yancey Tackle, I). H Barber and
others, and bounded as follows, to-wlt:
Beginning at a stoi.e on Yancey Tackle's
line, running thence HBS deg K 36 chs and 50
| I nks to a stake; thence N 2 Ueg E 10 chs to a
stake; thence HI* 4 deg KlO cha to a Htnke
on D. H. Batber's tin*-: thewe N 2 d«*g K 11 ct a
and 4 links t»» a stone; thence N deg K 1
chain and 130 links to a stone; thence N 3%
deg W 11 cb» and 27 links to a stone on U. It
Barber's line; thence N deg W 1* t hs and
88 links u> a stone: thence « 8 deg W 12 chs to
a stake; theme N W« deg W 1»> clii snd tTT
links to i stone; tbeuee * >!-, deg W IT cl.s
and 75 links to t tie beginnlug, containing el W
acre*, more or lets.
bald sale Is being made to satisfy the bal
ance due on a bond |or s:iu. o, bearing even
date with the above named mortgage, with
Interest. 4
This the 13th day of November, 1916.
J. B. GEUIIINUkK, Mortgagee.
I W. H. Carroll, Att'y*
I UP-TO-DATE JOB PRININQ .
I DONE AT THIS OFFICE. I
| X OWE US A TRIAL. |
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MALL SUMMER SICKNESSES BY!
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If you do "Digestoneine" will give
you one. For full particulars regard
ing this wonderful Remedy which
has benefited. thousands, apply to
Hayes Drug Co.
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