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Asheboro, N. C, Thursday, February 11, 1915
LOAN FUND PLAN NO
LONGER AVAILABLE
EXISTANCE ENDED WITH AN
NOUNCEMENT FROM THE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
ONLY A FEW APPLICATIONS
i However Knowledge That Such a
! Fund Exitited Wu Beneficial,
The Board Declares.
' Washington. Loans under tho
f 136-000,000 fund plan has been closed
and tbe plan virtually ended Its ex
istence with an anounceraent from the
'Central Committee that Federal Re
serve Board acting as individuals
that subscriptions probably would not
be called for. Applications amounted
to only $28,000 and this was not ob
tained from the fund, but elsewhere
on notes and collateral offered with
"the applications.
Subscribers, the Central Committee
point out, have not been released
from liability for their proportionate
share of the $28,000 but if all the
loans are paid, subscriptions will not
be needed.
The announcement says that sub
scriptions aggregated $101,036,100
from 487 banks, 185 mma and 17 In
dividuals, ranging from $100 to $5,
000,000 and representing 64 cities in
19 state, and the District of Co
lumbia. "The beneficial effects of the fund."
says the anouncement, "are not to
be measured by the small amounts
actually loaned. Its benefits consisted
largely in the public knowledge that
there was a Bource of assistance
whclh could be confidently looked to
and availed of. When the organiza
tion of the cotton loan fund was un
dertaken, the exchanges were closed
fixed quotations for cotton were un
obtainable, demand for staple was
light and sales were being made In
some Instances at prices as low aa
va eenta a pound. The buying move
ment wbtcb set la rollowng itrtab
Jlshment of tfaia fund has carried
prices up to eight cents and exports
since December 1, have exceeded
those of same period of year ago.
Twilight Sleep Association.
New York. The National Twilight
Sleep Association, just organized
here, is the latest move to further the
easy child-birth propraganda. Its or
ganizers are women of Manhattan and
Brooklyn. They expect to found a
twilight sleep clinic in Brooklyn and
to send lecturers into all large cities
to organize branches. Mrs. C. Tem
ple Emmett is the president of the
association.
Record Cotton Exports.
New Orleans. Shipments of cotton
last week from United States ports
were the largest on record. They to
uted 68S.032 bales, of which 483,476
went to foreign countries and 101,556
moved coastwise. While it was
known throughout the week that the
movemeat would be large it was not
expected that it 'would go so far over
the half million mark.
Would Avoid Extra Session.
Washington. President Wlison told
calers he was making every effort to
avoid an extra session of congress.
Senator Williams told the president
he favored an extra session if the ship
ping bill were deeated through a
filibuster, but some other senators
opposed an extra session for any pur
pose. British Casulties 104,000 Men.
London. Premier Asuuith, speak
ing In the house of commons said that
British casulties in all ranks in the
western arena of war, from the be
ginning of hostilities to February 4th,
amounted to 104,000 men. This in
cludes killed wounded and missing.
Sympathy For Belgium.
Madrid, via Paris. Moro than 100,
000 persoas of all classes called at the
Belgian legation here to express sym
pathy for tbe people of that ;country.
All who took part In the manifesta
tion left cards or signed their names
to tbe register.
German - Aeroplane Brought Down.
Paris A Havas despatch from
Dunkirk says a German aeroplane
wheih flew over Dunkirk was brought
down by cannon.
Women Sell Votes.
Pikeville. Ky. Three women indict
ed on charge of selling votes in last
school election will be tried with the
1,100 men accused of having commit
ted fraud at the August primary. It
was alleged in Indictments that the
women sold their vote. for a dollar
each. . -.
'OUTE TO. TEXAS
Mr. W. t, Owen Writes Interestingly
of the Sights He Saw After Leaving
Liberty Will Write More Later of
What He Saw in Texas.
I left Liberty on the 20th of Decem
ber for Brown county, Texas, about
1800 miles away. I went by way of
Greensboro to Winston-Salem and
spent the remainder of the day (Sun
day) and that night there with L. Y.
Owen.
I left Winston-Salem Monday morn
ing at 6 o'clock, going by way oi
Mocksville and Barber's Junction to
Charlotte arriving there at 11 o'clock.
I took a local train out of Charlotte
at 11 o'clock for Greenville S. C.
There are numerous stations between
Charlotte and Greenville and each has
from three to ten cotton mills and all
seemed to.be running on full tim.
One man remarked that if the millf
were, distributed a mile apart there
would be a mill on every mile from
Charlotte to Greenville a distance of
130 miles. If cotton mills pay there
where the only power available is
steam or electricity, why shouldn't
Randolph have many more mills and
utilize some of the water power that
is free?
From Greenville I went direct to
Atlanta and owing to the train I waj
on being late I had to spend the nitrh-
in the city. Next morning I went to
Covington, Ga., to see W. B. Owen
and remained until baturday tne zhtn.
On my return to Atlanta on the Sea
board the large granite quarries es-
peciallly attracted my attention. Ai
Stone Mountain there is a large moun
tain that looks to be 300 feet abo.
the railroad. It is said that there is
between 500 and 1000 acres of naked
granite in this mountain. There aru
also a number of smaller, granite
mountains in this section.
I purchased a round trip ticket m
Atlanta to Bready, Texas, good unt
March 1. and started for that town on
the Seaboard at 3 o'clock in the after
noon. I went bv way of Birmingham.
Ala. The land through the section of
Georgia and Alabama which 1 traveled
all looks to be rough and mountainous.
Nieht came soon after I passed into
LXlabama and therefore I didn't get to
see verv much of that state.
I arrived in Birmingham at 10:30
at night and changed to the Queen &
Crescent route and went to Meridan,
Miss., where I changed trains, but
continued tfce same route to Shreve
port. After crossing the nver we
nasscd through some oi the richest
farming country I ever saw. We went
about miles through, the- watsstp
pi bottoms, which all seemed subject
to overflow. You can see marks on the
houses, some times above the doors
caused by high water. I noticed a
number of houses that had been mov
ed from their foundations by water.
The trees show marks many feet up
them where the water has been.
arrived in Shreveport at 3 o'clock and
remained until 12:30 that night.
It was Sunday afternoon when I
arrived in Shreveport and 1 went foi
a walk to see some of the town.
soon decided that they didn't observe
the Sabbath or had forgotten that
there was such a day. Many of the
business houses in the city were open
and doing business same as on a week
day. I soon became tired of such a
scene and returned to the station to
wait on the tram.
At 12:30 I left for Fort Worth, Tex
as, by way of Dallas, passing there at
day-break. 1 could soon ten uat i
was in Texas by the large cotton
fields and big herds of cattle oa the
plains. Dallas is located in the black
land country of Texas where an acre'
will make a bale of cotton without
fertilizer. I arrived in torts Worth
at 9 o'cloc'.c and waited TiM 11 :a0 p
m., at which time I loft for Brown
wood, Texas, arriving there at 5:00
o'clock. I changed cars at Brown
wood for Zephyr and arrived there at
8 o'clock. From this place I went by
private conveyance to the home of
Brother I. N. Owen, a Tar Hei, wno
loft North Carolina 26 years ago and
went to Texas. Brother is doinj? well,
but is getting feeble with age.
I will write more later about whut
I see in Texas
W. B. OWEN.
FOREST NOTES
It is estimated that the govern
ments' Grand Canyon game refuge,
in Arizona, now contains about ten
thousand deer.
More than nine million young trees
and ten thousand pounds of seed were
planted on the national forests i
1914.
The government built more than
two thousand miles of trail and three
thousand miles of telephone line on
the national forests in 1914.
At least 25 per cent of the larch
timber over large areas in eastern Or
anvtn has Vinan killed or weakened
mistletoe, and the forest service is tak
ing steps to combat the pest.
Success has followed forest planting
on the sandhills of Nebraska. JaC
pines planted there by the government
forest service ten years ago now hav
a height of over 15 feet and a diame
ter of 4 inches.
Increasing use of the national for
esta by local farmers and settlers tc
supply their needs for timber is show
in the fact that small timber sale on
the forests numbered 8,298 in 1914.
against 6,182 the previous year.
Inconsistent Man.
When a roan marries, ho wants ar
angel; then, after (he honeymoon,, ha
fro vis because he didu't uut a cook.
WILL COKSIOER
an mm&
A WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD AND SITUATION
DISCUSSED.
THAT SHIP-PURCHASE BILL
Only Hop For Measure ie to Press
Substitute Scheme Regular Ses
sion Ends March 4.
Washington. Whether President
Wilson will call an extra session of
congress in case of defeat of the ship
bill at this session probaly will be de
cided at conferences this week be
tween the president and Democratic
leaders in congress.
At the White House it was said
present sentiment among officials was
against an extra session, but that no
definite conclusion had been reached,
All appropriation bills will be freed of
legislative riders which might cause
prolonged discussion in the senate
and leaders think they can be passed
In a week or ten days if the shipping;
bill is disposed of.
Administration senators agreed It
would be Impossible to recommend
the ship purchase bill with Instruc
tions for its modification anj deter
mined their only course to get an
amended bill before the senate was to
yield to Senator Clarke's motion,
which threw the Democratic ranks
Into confusion.
They will then press Senator Gore's
motion to discharge the commerce
committee from consideration of a
substitute bill containing amendments
satisfactory to progressive Republi
can senators.
Suggestions that Republican Sena
tors eventually might yield their op
position in order to take up appro
priation bills and let the measure
come to a vote are denied by minority
leaders. They insist the bill cannot
get a vote. i
Democratic. Senators - 'championing'
'the hilt admit the situation Is desper
ate. They Teallze their insistence on
keeping the bill before the Senate will
mean failure of the great appropria
tion hills. This would make an extra
session Inevitable.
FLIES STARS AND STRIPES.
Menaced by Submarines British Ship
Sails Under American Flag.
London The British steamer Lnsl-
tanla ot the Cunard line which sallea
from New York January 30 and ar
rived at Liverpool flew the American
flag from the time she passed Queens
town until she entered Mersey. This
Is vouched for by American passen
gers who crossed on her.
The Lusltanla received a win-less
from the Baltic of the White StaT linb
that two submarines had been sighted
from that vessel. The captain. In re
ply to a question of one of the pas
sengers, declared he had a rigM to
fly the flag of a neutral country fo
mail which his ship was carrying
After being delayed by heavy storms
i"sio i-led reae oVc1: ri!.71i a-'l In
jured 11 passengers, the Lusltanla
arrived off Queenstown. She eruisec.
off the Irish port two hours and, with
out picking up a pilot, as is usually
dence, proceeded to TJverpool nt full
Rpeed. arriving at the Mersey chan
nel at daybreak, with the Stars find
Stripes still flying.
Mine Explosion Kills 20 Men.
Fayettevllle. W. Va. Twenty min
ers were killed by nn explosion In t!w
Carlisle mine of the New River Coal
company. One hundred and sixty oth
ers were entombed but escaped.
For Textile Enquiry.
New York Chairman Wnlsh ef (''
federal industrial relations commis
sion announced that hearings would be
opened In Atlanta late In Mirch on
conditions In the textile Industry.
To Raise Bread Prices.
Pittsburg One . hundered and fifty
master bakers of Pittsburg district
decided to raise the price of broad.
More Money For Ships.
Washington Ry the provisions of
the naval appropriation bill, wheh
passed the house and use of the mon
ey from the saile of the old bnttlesMns
Idaho and Mississippi to Greece, the
United States will have $7,005,000
more available for new warships than
was authorized by the building pro
gramme In 1914. Secretary Daniel
pointed out In a statement that while
the house bill totaling $138,844,364 U
less than the 1914 appropriation by
$1,892,171, the bulldinir appropriation
Is increased by $1,245,688. .
BUSINESS REVIVAL THROUGH
OUT THE NATION
Steamship Wharves. Crowded and
Farmers More' Prosperous Than
Ever Before in Country's History.
Balance of Trade in .Our Favor Re
flects Condition, of National Pros
perity. Steel is a Barometer.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 8. (Spe
cial.) From every quarter comes re
ports of renewed business activity. In
many lines business is becoming e;.
never before. The present situation is
well depicted in a speech delivered a
few days ago by Secretary of Com
merce Redfield, who said in part:
"How great the contrast between the
financial facts of August and those ot
January 1. Then the currents of ex
change ceased to flow, and for a timt
ceased also the movement of our grea
trade.' Now one finds-exchange plenty
and cheap, and few have witnessed
such an outward rush of merchandise
as today taxes our porta and over
whelms our shipping facilities. Tr
progress has been steady. The tempo
rary adverse trade balance of the stu mer
was changed to a favorable ba'
ance on merchandise transactions i'
September of $16,000,000. This we
multiplied by three in October, and to
the total 60 pir cent was added in No
vember and almost another 50 per cen
in December when the favorable bal
ance was $110,000,000. The facts thus
far during January are such as to
show a probability that this will be ex
ceerlnd durinfir the D-esent month.
"Our floating debt to Europe, which
it was once felt might have to be paid
fully in gold, has instead been paid in
goods, and more than paid. So that
there seems to have begun an inwara
flow, of (fold responding to the reduc
tion in the price of exchange.
"It must be remembered, too, that
most of this has been done without the
presence in our exports of that -vhich
has at this season usually been largest
of all. namely, cotton. Th.s lias now
begun to move and at rising prices,
justifying the hope that since our cur
rent debts abroad are pain we may ac
cumulate further credit balances
Surely this is a strong financial posi
tion, a sound basis for courage.
"Coincident with this nature Decamb
generous to us. There are two places
at least in America where no one dares
to talk nessimism. One is on the
wharves in our ports and the other is
on our farms. The men who have been
raising wheat know nothing of dis
tress and the steamship, whose crowd
ed hold I entered the other day, gave
no aim of disaster. I am told tn
not only hare w bumper crops of cot
ton and wheat, but that we have
surplus also of over forty million bar
rels of apples aoove lasi year, wmcn
if facilities can be found to ship them
will be eaeerlv taken abroad. It if
not long, however, since sixty carload
of them lav in this port unable tc
find transit abroad.
All Turn to America.
"The world turns to us today fo
irnods. for food, for raw materials. We
draw from all the nations orders for
that we have to sell. Just as we arc
sellintr to all the belligerents.
"I do not mean by this to imply tit
the consequences of war can be fruit
fnl onlv of irood to any one. We hav
had our share of war's ills, as those
who have carried the country throujrr
the recent months know, and it sti
impends as a cloud upon us all. It ha
however, had as an incidental ettec
the necessary result that when two ou
of tht- three greatest nations doing in
ternational trade are busy in ciestruct
ive tasks. We must for the time a
least fceeome in part the beneficiary
of that which they have laid aside.
A Honeful Sign.
It is a hopeful sign that last week
for the first time smoe the great r,nro
pear. rr.:- ?.v.:; rralpltrAcJ on
o-nst l. Inst., hank clparinir were nearh
normal, says the Philadelphia "Record
.pco--Vr'ie- to t1' 4.i",TT(-r ,,''ia at
nanclal Chronicle four of trn seven
leading cities of the country Phila
delphia, Baltimore, Chicago, end St
1 ouis showed cains over tfw corre
snnndinir work of 1914, while three-
New York. Boston and New Orleans
reported losses. On the total
rlenTincs of the seven (he decline wa
nnlv 2.f nor cent, wh'le for all the
cities of the reporting the loss w as bu
3.9 per cent.
The significance of tcso figures ran
better ho realized when U is remem
bered that for months pa.-t Xho ban';
elcavinrs have been from 15 to ''0 per
cent bflow those of the previous year
This shrinkage revealed in most su
ing firm tho business depression
caused by tho war. the closing ot In
stock exchanges, the 'interruption o
evnnrta nnd the other tbsooiirarrmT
fpiit-nres of the past five months.
parcntly Vie tide has now turned, nni!
the new jear is to be marked by a
rising flood of trade. The signs of
this are already apparent.
DIED
Burnio Tucker died at his home on
the Dnvidson-MontRomery county
line on February f, near Tuckertawn.
formerlv Milledgeville. His dentn
was the' result of a saw m"'l accident.
Mr. Taylor fell on the mill. carriage
and had a leg sawed olf. It vr
sorrv time rr'ce n physVian cmih'
be secured and the loss of blood picv
ed fatal. The deceased leaves a w--.-ow
and three children. Only .Sunrinv
hefo-e Mr. Tnvlor and his family
joined in a family reunion
father's which was attended
relatives.
at his
by 7.
Sometimes Seems So.
Virtue Is its own reward. But it If
a terribly long wait lor pay da?.
. fi. I. VANN 18
leave mmw
RESIGNS TO BECOME SECRETARY
BOARD OF EDUCATION NORTH
CAROLINA BAPTIST.
PRESIDENT FIFTEEN YEARS
The College Has Flourished Under
His Administration Being a Power
For Good and Work.
Raleigh. Meredith College is to lose
the services of Dr. R. T. Vann as its
president. He gave out the statement
that he had tendered his resignation
in order to accept the position of the
secretary of the Board of Education
recently created by the Baptist State
Convention.
Dr. Vann's resignation is not to be
come effective till the close of the
present session of Meredith College.
At an early date there will be held a
meeting of the board of trustees of
the colloge to take up the matter ot
the college to take up the matter of
he knew of any one in view as presi
dent of the institution Dr. Vann said
that he knew ol none,
That Dr. Vann la to ieave Meredith
College will be a source of regret to
all the friends of that great Baptist
college for the education of young
women. Dr. Vann has been an edu
cator for many years. For fifteen
years he has been president ot Mere
dith College, and that Institution has
grown and flourished under his ad
ministration, being a powe. for good
in its work and Influence. Raleigh
will regret that he will be taken from
the city, as his new position will take
him to Durham. ,
As secretary of the new board Dr.
Vann will ba 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 ot the Bap
tists of the state. That the board
has made , a wise choUw is tho opin
ion of those- who- know of the work to
be done and the qualifications of Dr.
Vann.- He is in close touch with the
Baptists of the state and he will be a
tower of strength to the board which
ns one of its duties is to have charge
Df the collection of funds for the
four Baptist Institutions of the state,
with charge also of the matter of
ministerial education.
$2.50 the Pupil in Henderson.
Hendersonville. The Henderson
County Board of Education has appor
tioned the school fund for the cominii
school year. The school fund in ad
dition to the appropriation from the
Btate amounts to $19.S1S.24, minus the
contingent fund of $5,000 required fot
the high schools and general expenses
of the board and suiierintnedent, leav
1ng a balance of $14,S18.24 to be ap
portioned among the school children
There are 5.905 children in the public
schools and the per capita apportioned
amounts to $2.50.
RalelRh. Flfcy-elght of the class of
sixty-four which made application be-o-
!l;e S-nr.-m 'T':ri r'.'e-;:iy for
law license, passed a successful exami
nation. Miss Theodosia Harm the
only woman applicant, was among the
successful ones. She is a native of
Pikeville. but is at present a resident
of Charlotte. Miss Hpni is the fourth
woman to receive a law license in this
state. Tin first woman to receive a
law license was Miss Laura linlton,
of Yadkin, a sisler of former District
Attorney A. K. llolton. She is dead.
Blon H. Butler Talks to Youth.
Clii.ivl Hill. In accordance with its
plan of laviting somu of thr le;iiiin;
men rif t'ie slate to t;eU before the
North I'nroliiia Club, the elnh had ihe
pleasure of roariiifi Dion H. Butler. Of
Southern l'inen. deliver the f''r:t of
tlieve til'us. His subject was "The
Land of Oppnrunily for Young Men
Today is Nortli Carolina."
C. Y. llnrty. formerly of Snnrtnn
burg, has accepted management ol
the Tryoii water plant.
War; War on Fly Hatcheries.
Kinnji. Kinston's new meat and
m'M: ir.pvi.-ticn swrvice will l.iriuue an
other bit of public usefulness in its
lines of en-.Ieavor after March 1. if an
or.;8".ee "ew hc-in;: pricr"'.! hy an
alderman committee goes through. It
Is proposed to put It tin to Dr. J. F.
Foley, at the head of Ihe Inspection
son ice. to search out the pest spots
where Hies congregate and propagate
and "kill off the young" and the em
bryo. Dr. Foiey saw the army clean
up Vera Cruz last summer and will
practice some of the principles.
DR. T. H. LI
Noted Mini?
dress Tuet
19- Every
At 7:30
February 19
dent of Wo
Westministe
the Mcthodii
Where ev
reccpnized a
cators and f
He was ri
the Univers
clined in on
with his ow
Dr. Washi
Congregatio
that as a so
administrate
no superiors
While pre
ference of h
visited the j
Methodist 1
and by invit.
presided ove
the only mei
preside ovei
the M. E. ch
When the
M. E. Churc)
Dr. Lewis n
the conferi
speak, and t
ly ordered tl
sand copies
Come and
19, at 7:30
SAV(
The "Rc
A little v
nominated t
gentleman
there was :
a wink or
would have
he said nay,
the party,
and to the
and he saw
confirmed.
crat, and h
strength on
the party h
Congress w
sion in Apr
President t
come when
is as welcoi
is his supp'
Republic:
on the leac
of the Send
the admini:
also-elasse
never Pref
support th:
not in fort
more ably,
brilliantly
it. I am r
edgemeht
most to del
to the Sen:
And I w
Claude Kit
since Marc
mons has
ocratic adi
plate his el
the House
they now
TH
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The pret
pressive n
ly considc!
gressive r
of most i
are noted
to everyth
governmer
some form
olina will
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ballot whii
Primary t
tpT-i- as
States exi
form of ii
tion and t!
aid to pm
lost by bi
(I'fteult.v i.
bin withoi
them with
are oNijre
U'.ws in si
ei-iy is evi
of the co
with whirl
m:ny in.-t
private je;
There is
system of
v l:o h:;s .
Stf.te, kr.(
existed. '
down to 1
namw po
dor the
nearly im
work "of f,
trusted tr
the State'
V.l.nlc WO!
looi-.e fron
dices, and
sense busi
Dyspep
Vou inn
toking at
lunch err:
lUU'.fcoSliui.
ferer. I j
absolutely
roast por,
Scotch ale,
solemn me1
vice, and
fessed tha:
peered In
icle.