VOL. XX. NO. 44.
SALUDA, POLK COUNTY, C., FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1915.
ESTABLISHED MAY, 1894.
PRESIDENT ORDERS
SIPS 10 VERACRUZ
EMPHATIC NOTE SENT TO CAR.
rANZA DEMANDING PROTEC
TION TO FOREIGNERS.
CONDITIONS REACH CRISIS
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u Admitted By Washington Author?
ties That Situation is Most Serious
jt Has Been at Any Tim. f
Washing00--" General Carranza has
beea informed in a note from the
United' States Government that un
less there is an improvement in con
ditions itn respect to foreigners and
their interests in Mexican territory
under his control, such steps as may
be necessary will be taken by the
American Government to obtain the
desired protection. The note is the
strongest and most emphatic docu
. 'meat that has been sent by the .Wash
ington Government to- Mexico since
the correspondence with Huerta a year
aTo. Carranza is warned that the
United States has viewed with deep
concern the growing complaints made
by foreigners-generally against his
Administration of affairs and now in
effect, demands an early change.
The contents of the communication
were revealed to several Ambassa
dors and several Ministers here -who
expressed satisfaction at its urgent
language. Some regarded it as an
entire change of the country's policy
toward Mexico.
American Consul Silliman should
have presented the note to Carranza.
A copy of it was. sent to the Brazil
ian Minister at Mexico City to be
I 6howa to General Obregon,. the Car
rania commander. In the meantime,
some movements of American war
ships have been ordered the effect oi
which will be a naval demonstration
that some officials hope will convince
Ganarai Cairanza of' the fletefmlna
tion of the American Government to
obtain a change in conditions in Mex
ico City. ' ,
After a conference " between Presi
dent WilsoA and Secretary . of the
Navy Daniels, it was learned on high
-authority that two or more attleships
would be ordered from Guantanamo
to Vera Cruz. The entire Atlantic
fleet! of 21 battleships is at Guanta-
nam within two and a half days sail
of Vera Cruz.
Only one war vessel, the battleship
' Delaware, is at Vera Cruz, but, in ad
dition to any battleships that may be
ent from Guantanamo, five warships
will be in that vicinity in a few days.
The Delaware will remain there in
definitely, the cruiser ' Tacoma left
Porto-au-Prince, Haiti, for Vera Ctuz;
the gunboat Petrel is en route from
i Mobile, Ala., and the' cruiser Des
-Moines, is bound from Progreso to
Vera' Cruz, while, the gunboat Sacra
-raento is at TamDico.
MORE TURKISH FORTS QUIET.
Sritish and French Fleets Making
Progress Slowly.
Lonrlrm Tho TIt-iHcI-i anH TT'rpnr'h
fleets have battered away a step near-
to Constantinople, not, however,
1 without damage to the ships engaged
f! battle for the Dardanelles con
tinih--
More Turkish forts on the Asiatic
side have been silenced according to
statement by the-British admiralty,
tut the Turks are making a teriffic
resistance and shells from their Ger
man-made guns have found more than
f)ne mark on the besieeins: craft. This
Ptf'iKgie for the gateway of the Otto
man capital is the big feature of the
v" i news and closely linked with it
ir.fe sustained excitement in Greece
:r. iil--nt to the resignation of the cabi-rj-'
of M. Venizoleos, who, deeming
I race's entry into the hostilities on
the side of the Triple Entente imper
ative, could not agree with his King
..arid resigned.
Virginia Sues J. P. Morgan.
Washington. 8he supreme court'
sranfed the application . of the State
of Virginia permission to sue J. P.
Morgan, for the return of the will of
i ;Ia rtha Washington.
Aeroplane Attack on Ostend.
London. The admiralty, issued the
following statement: "Wing , Com
mander Longinore reports that an air
attack on Ostend ywas carried out by
six aeroplanes dfjthe naval wing. Of
these, two had to return. The remain
der reached Ostend and droped 11
bombs on the submarine repair base
and four bombs on the Kursaal, the
headquarters of the artillery. All the
machines and pilots returned. It is
probable that considerable damage
was done. No submarines were erei
in the basin." A
McADOO EXPECTS PAN-AMERI
CAN FINANCIAL CONFERENCE
TO DO THIS.
MAY 10 DATE OF MEETING
Bankers of Central and South Ameri
ca Will Meet Financiers and Offi
cials at Washington.
Washington. President Wilson
selected Monday. Mav 10. as th dor
for the Pan-American financial con-
rerence here, at which the Ministers
of Finance and leading bankers of
central and South American conn trios
will meet financiers aid treasury offi
cial of the United States to discuss
the establishment of more satisfactory
financial and commercial relations be
tween the Nations of the Western
Hemisphere.
In a statement announcing the date
Secretary McAdoo said all the foreien
Governments had responded fovorably
when approached informally regarding
the conference and that formal invi
tations would be sent them imme
diately. Congress authorized the
conference and appropriated $50,000
for expenses.
"The Secretary of the Treasury."
said Mr. McAdoo, is given authority
to invite, in his discretion, represen
tative American bankers to partici
pate in the conference. This discre
tion will be exercised so as to secure
the attendance of as large a number
as practicable of our representative
financiers in order that a thorough
and comprehensive discussion may be
had of existing financial conditions
throughout the Western Hemisphere
and of the measures that should be
adopted to strengthen financial and
trade relations between the United
SStoCMi and ahi Pantral and Vi
Aertcan i eIgfib"c?A?"ta1jte 5ro
gram will be carefully studied and
announced in due time.
MEDICAL BOARD ORGANIZED.
Rockefeller Foundation Undertakes
Improvement of China.
New York. The Rockefeller Foun
dation announced that it had decided
to undertake a comprehensive plan
for the improvement of medical and
hospital conditions in China.
For this purpose the foundation has
established "the Cchina Medical Board
of the Rockefeller Foundation," and
plans first to develop medical educa
tion in China. This will include aid
for the two or more medical schools
in China; the strengthening of the
staffs of the mission and other his
pitals; assistance in the establishment
of two modern tuberculosis hospitals,
and the establishment of six scholar
ships to enable Chinese graduates in
medicine to prosecute further studies
abroad, and of five scholarships to
enable Chinese nurses to obtain train
ing in this country.
Mad Georgian Kills Six.
Brunswick, Ga. Armed with an
automatic' shotgun, Monroe Phillips, a
real estate fand timber dealer ran
amuck in the business district here,
killed six Citizens, wounded 32 and
was himself5 shot dead. Of the wound
ed Gunner Tolnas, a bank collector,
probably will die. The dead are:
Harry F. Dunwoody, prominent at
torney. William M. Hackett, undertaker.
R. M. Deaver, policeman.
George W. Asbell, motOTman.
Earnest McDonald.
Monroe Phillips, real estate and tim
ber dear.
Bernhardt's Condition Good.
Bordeaux, via-Paris. A bulletin by
Dr. Denuce, attending Mme. Sarah
Bernhardt, whose right leg was ampu
tated recently, says Mme. Bern
hardt's condition continues satisfac
torily.
Portugese Minister Resigns.
Paris. A ' Havas dispatch from Lis
bon says the Portuguese minister of
finance has resigned and that the min
ister of foreign affairs has taken over
his department.
Horne A Federal Prisoner..
Machias .Maine.-rWerner Horn,
the German reservist, who attempted
to blow up an international bridge at
Vanceboro early" last month and, as
serted that he did so as "an act of
war" against Great Britain, has be
come a Federal prisoner. tHe will bs
taken to Bangor tomorrow for arraign
ment on indictments charging illegal
transportation of explosives. Horn
finished a sentence of 30 days in jail
here on account of property damage
caused in Vanceboro by the explosion.
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-IN DANGEROUS STRAITS WILS0P4 STUDYING i
MEXIGAHJUESTION
mm< llMBW&WrlHl DRASTIC1 MEASURES mW BE
WSm fm NECESSARY TO PROTECT
; MPW0 f2i MEXIC0 C,TY'
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63D CONGRESS ADJOURNS
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS OF. SES
SION AMOUNTED TO APPROX-,
I MATE LY $1,120,484,324. f
Including Ship Bill and Rural Credits
Bill. Two Appropriations Fail
Passage.
Washington. After two years of
almost continuous session the Sixty
third Congress, which revised the
tariff and the' currency system of the
Nation, supplemented the Hrust laws,
created an income tax and demonstrat
ed the first popular election of United
States Senators, has adjourned.
When gavels fell in the House and
Senate signalizing the adjournment
they marked the close of half of Pres
ident Wilson's Administration, the
crauc party since limb.
The total appropriations of the ses
sion were approximately $1,120,484,324
several millions under the record of
previous congresses.
Two Bills Failed. f
Two appropriation bills failed. Cur
rent appropriations for the postal ser
vice and "the Indian office were ex
tended for another year.
After refusing to accept the Indian
bill the senate reversed itself and
passed It, but the house refused to
agree to minor amendments added at
the last moment.
Bills Signed.
In the closing hours, President Wil
son signed the seamen's bill, the neu
trality resolution empowering him to
prevent ships leaving American ports
with supplies for belligerent warships,
promoted Colonel Goethals to be a
major general for his services as build
er of the Panama canal, and gave pro
motions to other officers associated
with the work.
The administration ship bill, the
Philippine bill, the conservation bills,
the rural credits provision of the agri
cultural bill and ratification of the
treaties with Colombia and Nicaragua
all hard pressed administration
measures, fell by the wayside.
Last Hour in House.
In the house, the last hour was de
voted to tributes to Speaker Clark,
Representative Underwood and Re
publican Leader Mann. Representa
tive Palmer announced presentation
of a portrait of Mr. Underwood to be
hung in the hall of the ways and
means committee. In doing so Mr.
Palmer said: i
"There is no doubt Mr. Underwood
soon will be the leader in the senate.
He is one of the greatest Americans
of his time."
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President Makes Statement.
After his return to the White House
President Wilson dictated the follow
ing statement:
, "A great congress has closed its ses
sions. Its work will prove the purpose
and quality of Its statemanship mpre
and more, the longer it is" tested.
"Business has now a rime of calm
and thoughtful adjustment before it,
disturbed only by the European war.
The circumstances created by the war
put the nation to a "special test, a
test of it strue character and of its
self-control.
"The constant thought of every pa
triotic man should now be for the
country, its peace, Its order, its just
and tempered judgment in the face of
perplexing difficulties. Its dignity and
its strength alike will appear not only
in the revivalj of its business, despite
abnormal conditions,, but also in its
power to think, to purpose, and to act
with patience, with disinterested fair
ness, and without excitement, in a spir
it of friendliness and enlightenment
which will firmly ; establish its in
fluence throughout the world.
NOTHING FOR WARSHIPS
RESOLUTION PASSED BY HOUSE
TO PREVENT ANY" AID TO
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WARSHIPS.
Suspected Ship Would Not Be Granted
Clearance Papers. Departments
Want More Authority.
Washington.-A resolution drafted
by the Department of Justice for the
State Department was passed in the
House, designed to prevent vessels
from leaving American ports with coal
and supplies for belligerent warships
at sea.
The resolution would authorize the
President to direct customs collectors
to withhold clearance from any vessel
of American registry or license which
he has reason to believe has any in
dention to carry such supplies.
The resolution was pressed by
Democratic Leader Underwood and
Republican Leader Mann. It was put
through after Mr. Underwood had pre
sented a letter from Robert Lansing,
Counsellor of the State Department,
saying that the .Government had been
hindered by lack of sufficient legisla
tion to prevent vessels from leaving
American ports with coal and supplies
for warships. "The Department of
State heartily supports the proposed
resolutions," the letter continued,
"and desire to emphasize the great
urgency and need of Its immediate
passage that the Government may not
be bound internationally and yet have
its hands tied so as to be unable to act
in the discharge of its international
duties."
The resolution, to take effect im
mediately and to continue while the
war lasts, is designed to "prevent vio
lation of the United States neutrality
by the use of its territory, its ports or
its territorial waters as a base of op
erations for the armed forces of a
belligerent, contrary to the obligations
imposed by the law of Nations."
By unanimous vote the' Senate late
at night adopted with amendments a
substitute for the joint resolution
passed earlier in the House enlarging
the power of the President to prevent
infringement of American neutarlity
by vessels leaving ports of the United
States with men or supplies for bellig
erent warships.
CZARS TROOPS ADVANCING
Furious Attacks Fail, to' Break Lines
of Russians.
London. In their determination to
leave Przemysl and drive the Rus
sians out of Galicia, the Austro-Gerr
man armies which for some weeks
have been on the Galician side of the
Carpathian mountains, have made re
peated attempts' the last few days to
break through the Russian entrench
ments but without success.
Since in massed formation they
threw themselves against Russian
troops holding strong positions, the
Austro-Germans have attacked again
and again in spite of heavy losses.
According to the Russian official
account, the Austrians delivered fu
rious, but unsuccessful attacks be
tween the San and Ordawa Rivers,
while the Germans made fruitless at
tempts around Koziouwka and Ro
janka. At Rojanka they lost two com
panies, which were surrounded and
annihilated.
President May Abandon Panama Trip.
Washington. President Wilson
proctically decided to abandon his
contemplated trip to the Panama Ca
nal in July, because of the action .of
Congress in eliminating from the leg
islative and executive bill the appro
priation for the celebration of the for
mal opening of the Canal. .
REFUSES THE AID OF ALLIES
But Virtually Tells the Starving Peo
ple ta Help Themselves to Any
thing in Sight.
Washington. President Wilson
faced one of the most serious and
perplexing "developments that has
arisen in the Mexican situation. Mex
ico City is on the verge of starvation.
General Obregon the Carranza ' com
mander, refuses to permit an interna
tional relief committee, composed oi
wealthy members of the foreign col
ony to succor the needy. "Mexico
needs no foreign aid," the general is
reported to have said.
All merchants who closed their
stores have been ordered to reopen.
Three hundred of tbem, Mexicans,
have been imprisoned. The popula
tion is in terror since Obregon has
announced he will not prevent loot
ing or pillaging for food or money.
The Brazillian, British, Spanish
and Italian ambassadors give the
state department pessimistic reports
of the situation, which correspond to
reports already received.
Secretary Bryan announced that
he had telegraphed American Consul
Stillman to lay the 8ituatIon,.earnest
Iy before General Carranza, so that
General Obregon might be directed
to accept aid proffered by foreign resi
dents. Freight service is suspended
between Mexico City and Vera Cruz
and transportation facilities for relief
purposes are being withheld by Gen.
era! Obregon on the ground of mili
tary necessity. r
President Wilson was advised of
all the .facts,; He was said to- -be
studying the situation closely.-Should
General Obregon continue to refuse
outside air, drastic measures may be
necessary. Talk of an allied expeni
tion similar to the one that went to
the relief of foreign legations at Pe
king during the Boxer uprising was
heard again in official quarters.
PRESIDENT POSTPONES TRIP.
Vice President Marshall to Be Repres
entative at Exposition.
Washington. Vice President Mar
shall will go to San Francisco to rep
resent President Wilson at the for
mal dedication of the Panama-Pacific
Exposition March 20. The President
still hopes to visit the exposition later,
The Vice President left for Cleve
land, and later will go to Indianapolis
before leaving for the coast. Assist
ant Secretary Phillips of the State De
partment, chairman of the Govern
ment Exposition Board, also left for
San Francisco to take part in the ex
ercises in honor of representatives of
foreign Governments.
President Wilson reluctantly gave
up his plans for going to the coast
this month, but decided he was need
ed in Washington to direct the nego
tiations for the protection of Ameri
can interests during the war. He
may go later.
The Vice President conferred with
Secretary Bryan and Mr. Phillips,1 who
discussed the trip with the President.
The invitation to the Vice President
to represent the President at the ex
position followed and he accepted.
IMPORTANT NEWS BRIEFS
Col. George W. Goethals has been
nominated to be a major general in
recognition of his services in build
ing the Panama 'canal.
Alfred Hampton, youngest son of
Gen. Wade Hampton, of South Caro
lina, was appointed assistant commis
sioner general of immigration by Sec
retary Wilson to succeed F. H. Lames
who will be transferred for duty at
Ellis' Island.
Representative Joseph T. Johnston
of Spartanburg has been selected by
President Wilson for the new Federal
judgeship in South Carolina, created
by congress ,shortly before adjourn-
nient.
I The Standard Oil" Company steamer
Platuria, bound for Malmo, Sweden,
has been detained at Kirkwall, Scot
land, pending investigation.
The German National Bank of
Pittsburg did not open its doors for
business. A notice on the door said
it had been closed by order of the
comptroller of the currency.
T. R. Manning, formerly vice-president
of the North Carolina Press As
sociation and up to four years ago
owner of the Henderson Gold Leaf,
died at Henderson, N.C. He was 58
years old and had been confined to
his bed for three yearsi 1
WEATHER FORECAST.
Movements Due in the Cotton
States, March 14 to 21, 1915.
National Weather Journal
Sunday, March 14 The week
will open clear and cool In
Eastern Cotton Belt as pre
viously forecast and with ris
isg temperatures in Western
Cotton Belt.
Monday Maroh 15 to Satur
day, March 20 A cool wave
wflll overspread Western Cot
ton Belt Monday, preceded by
light rain. The rains will in
crease as the movement passes
East. The cool wave will clear
the weather' and bring frosts to
very near the Gulf Coast, ex
cept in Southwest Texas and in
Florida. It will continue gen
erally fair in the South the re
mainder of the week except that
U will be clouding up at the
close is Western Belt. Temper
atures will steadily rise until
minima will range la the 60s
all over the South.
FEBRUARY BIGGEST MONTH
Collector Watts' Office Breaks All
Previous Records in Collection of
Government Taxes..
Statesville. Cashier Carson of Col
lector Watt's office reports that the
collection of Government taxes, from
the various sources in the fifth dis
trict, exceeded during the month of
February any month in the history
of the office, having reached a total
of $695,173.40. This exceeds the
month of June, 1914, iwhich was here
tofore the record month for amount
of collections, by $2,668.42.
The various sources from whence
the taxes were received were; To
bacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff,
$679,072.45; lists, corporation and
personal income tax, $5,966.54; opium
tax, $92.48; documentary and prop
rietary stamps, $8,892.46; wine
stamps, $64.22; special tax $942.35.
Over 400 Pig Club Boys.
"WestT Raleigh Four 'hundred "North"
-Carolina farm boys have enrolled in
the new organization known as the
Pig Club, which is being conducted
by the animal husbandry division of
the North Carolina Experiment Sta
tion. J. D. McVean, in charge of the
work, states that since January 1,200
have enrolled. This movement is cal
culated to teach boys how to raise
meat. It is aiming to keep some dol
lars in the State which have been
going out for the imported product,
and also to utilize the by-product of
many crops in the State as a. means
of fattening and also of enriching the
soil. '
Sues Southern Power Company.
Newton. Complaint was filed in a
suit in superior court here by Ellen
Bolick, administratrix of William Bo
lick, against the Southern Power Com
pany for $3,000 damages on account
of the death by electrocution of Wil
liam Bolick, a child of 12 years at
May's Chapel, pear Maiden in this
county, some time ago. The com
plaint recites the "negligently and
carelessly" constructed wires caused
the boy's death while he was playing
with other children at the place. .,
800 Bafes Cotton Burn.
Monroe. The cotton platform and
a few over 800 bales of cotton were
destroyed by fire recently. The origin
of the fire is not known.
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MARKET REPORTS.
Cotton, Cotton Seed and Meal Prices
in the Markets of North Carolina
For the Past Week.
As reported to the Division of Mar
kets, North Carolina Agricultural Ex
periment Station and Department of
Agriculture, Raleigh.
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Farmville 7 40-42 20.00
New Bern.... 42-45 2000
Parmele 5-8 37-46 iO.OO 1609
Vanceboro 7 -8 40-42 32.00 2000
Washington.. 7 45 30.00
Winsdor 7-7 35
William8ton..7H-7 35-37 30.00 1700
Winterville. . .7-7 40-43 30.00-1900
South Eastern North Carolina
Jacksonville.. 7 38 32.00
Maxton 7-7 3-8 35-45 30.00 2000
North Central North Carolina.
Battleboro ...5-7 42-45 32.00 2000
Greensboro. . .7-7 7-8 31.00
Kenly ...7 -7 40-42 32.00 2000
Nashville 7 40-45 32.00 2000
Pine Level.... 37-42 30.00 2000
Pittsboro .... j 40-45 30.00 2000
Raleigh .....7-8F " 42 30.00 200
Rich Square.. 7V4-7 40-45 32.00 200
Wilson ...... t - '40 30.00 i
South Central North Carolina.
Charlotte 7-8 ' 33-39 30.00 2000
Cleveland ... 36-43 30.00 2000
Kings Mtn... 8 35-40 30.00 2000
Monroe 8" -8 34V2-40 30,00 1800
MooresviUe.. .7-8 40 30.00 1900
Newton 8 . 40-50 32.00 1900
Norwood ....7-8 .1 40 31.00
Shelby ... 7-8 33-39 30.00 1900
StatesviUe....7-8 36-40 31.00 1800
Norfolk. Va...7-7 7-8
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