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VOL. VIII, NO. 253 ' CLOUDY AND WARMER
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 28TII, 1916 .-.
(HOME EDITION)
PRICE: FIVE CEM
EMPLOYES-flEADY
T
T
Committees of Trainmen's
Brotherhood in Washing
ton Asking For Raise
RAILROADS PLAN TO
ENTER POVERTY PLEA
Railroads Have But Thirty
; Days in Which to Make
-Their Reply, Though They
Are Outspoken in Opposi
tion to Proposed Demands
of Their Employes.
(By A,socUtd FrtMT-"
Washington March 2. Committees
representing the engineers, firemen,
conductors and Trainmen's Brotherhood
are expected to present demands for in
creased wages to railroads throughout
the. United States next ThursuTIyrThe
men will flsk that the eight-hour basis
be adopted for computing' the pay for a
day's work and that tjme and a half
paid for overtime.
Thede:maiid will apply to all men
in the service of the road, freight
yards and hustling service. The jjbv
of passenger .employees already is baa
ed on a day or less than eight hours.
Although the railways have HO days
in which to reply to the demands, ofli
"cials here Rtnte they cannot possibly
mpet them with their present reve
nue!. 'Presentation of the demands of
the "railroads in the southeastern terri
tory will he made to the Southern
at headquarters "here, the HeaboarC Air
Line at Norfolk, the Atlantic Coast
Line at Wilmington, the Louisville &
Nashville. 8tLouisville, the Central of
Georgia at Havannnh, the Florida Fast
Coast at Jacksonville.
COLLEGES NEED BETTER -
FTNANCTALf BACTCTVn
Raleigh, -March US. That an unduly
large numlir of colleges are being con
ducttid in North Carolina with insiilti
cieut financial support and consequent
' inndeuiiate cipiipineht and .iucllieii'iit
faculties, is the general conclusion ad
vanced by Samuel I. t'apen, specialist
- in higher ''education 'for the tnitctl
States Bureau of Education.
Repoi,s on the exhaustive invesfiga
tlon by .Jr. Capen are being -mailed
nut just Aow by the State !epartment
of T.Jucaiou to the educational nisti
tutions .ml educators of the State with
a view t stirring action which will
ra' ; the standards of the 'colleges and
bring about wetter-financing and gen
eral management.
lr. Capen's report states that the
conditions shown to exist hi this State
are not peculiar to North. Carolina,
but that it is uone the less serious. He
suggests that ins. 'tutions not -qualified
to grant batchclor of art degrees should
not, be permitted to confer them and
that schools that do not meet require
ments for worthy conferment of the
degrees should not be permitted to tiitl
themselves colleges. -
OUR NAVY IS NOT AS
STRONG AS GERMANY'S
Washington,, March I'M. Willi the
explanation that he" "hated to say it,"
Rear .V.miral Bradley A .Fiske, former
aide for operations, told the House na
val committee today that in fighting
strength the Failed States navy was
only about half as strong as tier
many's. ' Reluctantly in response fo
questions he expressed the opinion that
all things considered, two to. one
'eonld not be very far away'' in an
-esfimnte of the comparative strength
of the German and American fleets,
although the German fteet did not cost
anymore.
The admiral declared that the navy
was not getting value received for
money expended, and was only about
75 per rent of whn., it should lit" under
a better system of administration.
Naval Contractor Kmory S. . Land
test i tied - Hi at i ncludi ug boat a nearly
completed and five at l'.inama, 14 sub
marines could be- made available for
war service immediately "or within .'to
dgvs. Of the IS submarines of the A
lantie. fleet he said l.'t were available.
... Mora Boy Babies Born.
; The proportion of boy babies born in
England and Wales during lit 1.1 was the
largest; since apparently confirm
ing a popular belief that more males
are horn during vartii)ul. For the
quarter consisting of July, August and
September, 1915, the proportion of males
births to female was 1,(15.1 to I.imhi; in
18S4, the ratio was 1,054 To 3,000.
The ratio of boy babies to girlhns
rieen increasing with every quarter. In
the first quarter of 1915 the proportion
was 1,032 males to 1,000 females, in
the second quarter 1,043 to. 1,000, and
in the third quarter 1,055 to 1,000.
; Seienee can give no explanation of
this phenomenon, contenting itself with
declaring that there probably is some
natural law
which is resonaible.
0 OFFER DEMAND
FOREIGN
HOUR
E
T
TAKEjRLDNG WAIT
By Vote of 10 to 9, House
, Places Both Questions
on Waiting List.
THE POSTPONEMENT
IS TO BE INDEFINITE
That All Matters Pertaining
to Woman's Suffrage and
quorJVjlLNoLComeUp
at This Session Seems In
dicated From Action Tak-
en by-the House,
' Bv Associated Press. 1
Washington, March tin. The House
Judiciary committee, today voted 1 to
! to postpone indefinitely coiisuleral ion
of air suffrage and prohibition propos
als before it.
HAS GROUNDHOG BEAT
ON TELLING THE WEATHER
Norfolk, Va., Afsrrh If the fore
cast af George Storming1 1' is carrect,
spring is here and here to stay, George
has belt calling the turn on the wea
ther for several years and has never
missed it. His method of announcing
the arrival of spring is in wearing a
straw lid ami he made Ins appearand
ill such a top piece this morning.
George 'is the first citizen to be seen
on the streets with straw headgear
and some of his friends have told him
lie was ahead of time.
'Leave It to me," waff the replv of
the weather prophet. Spring is here ami
here to stay. I do this every year and
never have- to selve the split braid
after I once decide to put it on. 1
said last week that Saturday would lie
t he' "da v Tor t liiT-Kt raw- liitr Wpm't-f
APPEAL AGAINST USE.
OF PLEASURE MOTORS
London, March The national
organising committer tnr war savings
has issued an appeal tor .cconomv in
order to briifff-hboiit nn early victory
It will, frqm Jhnie to -time, call atten
tion ,f d fornix 6f spending which" should
most clearly be checked, as being
wnsfcful and absorHuig labor thai
could be put .1 better use. It protests
earuesty-jiga'iiist the use of mot or i-iirs
anil motorcycles for pleasure, it states,
millions of monv- would be saved
and much "work could be translcired
to more use till, channels, r or example, -the
work of ships and men now employ
ed ill carrying oil and. rubber' for cars
and cycles; men at docks and railway
men, and so forth, employed in hand
ling these 'cargoes and in work con
nuectod with the importation of motor
cars and cycles;- chauffeurs now en
gaged in-driving and looking after mo
tor cars; men uow engaged in garages
and shops all over the country, repair
ingcars and cycles; men engaged in the
manufacture and halding of tires used
on. cars and cycles.
- They emphasize the fact that they
refer only to cars and cycles used for
purposes of pleasure, and they appeal
to all owners to consider earnestly
whether the use of their cars can be
justified by any question of public
utility or by real necessity.. They -cannot,
the appeal concludes, with any
effect ask the poorer classes to save,
as long as they see well-to do people
en joying an expensive luxury.
Weather. ft
FOR NOIiTH TAROUNA: Fair tonight,
uilh frtii ; WiMhifrtiiuy, fftir. slightly warmer
in w"s )U)rlHMi wild motif rtitt wfst ul.
COTTON MARKET .
(By Associated Press)
New York, March 'otton fu-
tuies opened tiini? May, r.';.)ulv, 12.1:!;
October, U'.2.".; Iecei'iiber, 12.41; ,lnu
univ, 12.14.
The cotton market opened fimr at
an advance of 5 to 7 points today. A
live months sold about 7 point n. t hi
er right after 'The eaTT it Wit iiyiTatenH
ing 12.U2: .Inlv, 12.14 ami October, 12
2I. The advance wajciiecked at this
level and there were read ions of S to
lipoints fivoii the best before the end
of the .first hour.
-STOCK-MARKET-
- (By Associated Press)
Xow York, March L's. further. nn
eertain tendencies were manifested at
the, opening of today's market, al
though advances outnumbered declines.
Cains of 1 to 2 points were made by
Continental Can, International Nickel,
National Clonk & Suit Co., and Phila
delphia fcbTT wliiTe-Crucible RteeT.amT
American Meet Sugar rose fractionally.
South forto Kieo scored a new high
record on its rise of 5 points to 1!K.
Lossea of a point wer recorded by Mer
cantile Marine preferred and Maxwell
Motors, vhile (Baldwin and American
eru Marr-I
land, wera non.Inally lower.
ANQ LIOUOR MUS
MEXICAN CROWD HEARS CAKRANZA'S STORY
This photo, which hus just been received from Mexico City, shows a crowd of Mexicans in Queretaro, tho
provsiionai capital of Mexico, lisf5ing to the Carranza government's report of Villa's depredations in Colum
bus, New Mexico. ... : .. ..'' .' ..' . '. . . .. . ' .' .-. ....
CARRANZA
REPLY TOAID IN"THECHASE
BRITISH C01MVERTED
immm
PRAISE
(By As.sociateU Press.)
Loudon, .M:iriti The licit inli eon.-
verted itmisim' AihI ip'ts the rr'lit
Kinking tlu firriiKin - raider llm
lirli'l' ill llu' .'Mil I h yea
I VbriKH v L!!'- itt-
additional details of the battle .pub
lished toda.v"." "After the British, armed
merchant iiinii Alcantara hail engngeit
the (liicf iiiiil lu'i'ii rendered helpless
iy a 'slicll whicli shallcieil lie nuttier,
one of lier consul Is, I In1 Andes, appear
ed and made it impossible' for- the CI riff
to est ape. The (iiief "asset nlire unit
blew up iv it It a tci i ilic explosion.
MRS. L. E. SUMNER
DIES VERY. SUDDENLY
(several scon- of relatives ami maiiv
friends in this- cily- were last iiiehi
grieved lo learn of t lie 'sud.ien ilealh of
Mrs. 1.. K. SiiiniM'r. u bieh occurred at
her home on Hammond street, after ah
extreme illness of less Ihan two hours.
Mrs. Sumner at li::iO o'elock yesterday
-af teuioon suffered a stroke of apoplexi
ami never revaluing cons-iiiiisness died
at H : :ii o'clock lnsl.iiigHt'.'.'The ileccas
ifil is survived by a e,i ief st l iekeu ,lius
bami, (Mlicer l.' 10. Snuiiier, liie Mm;,
and three 'daiiehlci s. The ilatighf'-rs.
all xif whom reside in this citv,' are
Misses Maiy, Lottie and liache'l. The
sons, Messrs Heuiiie ,of Norfolk, Ya.,
Lou, Allreil and Herbert, of this city,
and Willie, of Coldsboro. The deceased
viis-4'.t veas oltkand a member of well
known and respected family' of this
tion, tniiiibei ing one brother, apt.
llerb. i t Went In
rsliv, ami. t hree
si.slers,
"trn. K. 1 ir-.-tiiyiuT, tf -K-htr-tHty ,- ""
Lou ltroHii, of Hamilton, and Mrs. .1. L.
Miadley, of l-.dgecombe county.
From tie. home this afternoon at 4
o'clock the funeral is to be conducted
by .Rev. l. li. Williford, yastor of the
J'riniitive Uaptist church, of which the
deceased !i a member. Interment will
I be "Vmtle in the family plot at I'ine
View eeinoterv.
SEABOARD TOURIST
TRAIN DERAILED
Raleigh, March 2S. Seaboard
' passenger train No. ! was derail-
cd at Lemon Springs enrty todav.
1 T-MgarVliarbe.., of Raleigh, the
engineer, as slightly injured,
but was able to continue his run
after thiengine was placed bek
on the track.
None of the passengers wera ,
injured. - . j
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Vr
if.iV.'
ttt3 i
- ' 7 A
4X"Hprh r Y AT-
URGED MAKE EARLY
:'::
(By A-.iiociiit.eil Pro.iH.)
Mshiiigloii,.., .March 2.s, --A nieino
raiiilimi to (Iciiernl ( 'ai ranza fur al
iin'inediale 'reply to t bere(iiest foi- pcr
inissimr. Iji s- Mcvicaff
rnilToafts - u
toipdying Ameiii-aii Iroojis
in
pursuit
I today
of fiaiicisco Villa was pit'i
nt the Stale Depart incut . ,. Jl w
forivaitli'd-. lo i 'oj'iauza ...-.probably
ioilav. .'"... ' '
will boi
lut
Motor Trucks to Aid..
F.I I'aso, Tcv..' March 2s. I lie pur
suit of l-VaiiciM-o-'YilUt may be. haoi
pered if not actually hailed unless the
Mexican railroads ;n:e made available
an Hie initio in 1 ton imin u .n ion 1 oi
the j in1 rii-.'i ii
t.-iiy men expr
st inlying -1 isp
'ilietilijj...t Ujit.
aimy in .Meii-'u
-ss I hal view toti;
' ' lies 1 1 urn t h it ('
Villa nas still
Mili
v, ai'iei
oiit, iu
in, full
liilit south wniil ;ind was uoi Tm'i'ltii
with any " ur litfli opjiHHititni. . '
The Aint-ncinr t'ort't-s arc nior' t iia 11
L'i'O lniifH Itcinvv tht AnnTii an- Itordcr.
Kv t-ry-in i!i- that tin Aiitvfican ihlvniifi
into tin jsoiitli iiH't-faMi's tlu'TTttt'iiiiatcd
liin1 of Amt'i iciui t'litit in u it icii t
.Motor t rtir It an hcing rushftl to t lie
army hasi;. at . (Jolnnilnis 1o kccji
up tin lu'cessun tnovi'liirn T iJ' Xii'ilit'S
nt -thr licht. hfa'UjTiai tvrs'. At n point
iir-ar r'asiis (tr;)iiii-s rvrtv rtTrt in Im
in; miiilf to cunt inui- t In- lint of -taiirt-port
at in in t'nil tipei at inn ttcr the
rocky ami mainly trails ,ih I'asas (iraiult'M
until tin ih' tai'to tjtfvt'rif men! f;ivts
uriii isHtttii- to iiM"thi' railroads,
,riifi i,'"rTs Ho'tcft "pitirniiii in army ir
clcs over the capture of Villn, an! it . is
ft'jj that, mill'"' In is rono-rcl within
'"f"vtvk, thf hamlit will have out run hi
pmsm'is ami that many months may
pasH lu'f ('t e . h ami hii ltaii'1 can In
iirmn out of their hiding place in tlu;
msmi. tains. . ,
WAR SUMMARY
(By Assovlated Press)
The infantiv continues inactive
be-
fore Verdun "ami-even the notable ur
tillery tire in. 1'iat region east of the
Teiisi1i;s sla ck f iTt-it." Tti i; ITcTiira IT
giinshave resiimeil a heavy tire ti tho
west of the river, however. Hitter
lighting i- again taking plate along
the Austro Italian front. - -
Vienna declares that Hussion 'acti
vity In talo-tuhTiSslackeneiT.
iiritish airmen have made a suc
eexsf ill -444 oh t lit j Turk ish Hilvaim
space lull miles east of-the .Sue--ea-nal,
aei-tirtrtiig". to reports from Sue,
the-aviators dropping bombs ami tin
ing extensive damage. Loudon figure
ou Uie damage done sttrce- the inaiigura
tioriof (leriiianv'.s new submarine pol;"
icy shts that in less thaji a foifiiight.
beginning March loth, vessels with an
aggregate ionnnge of 7",IMHI have been
sunk. Onf-Hiird of this tonnage be
longing to neutrals. Today the siiikijig.
of the ' Brjfish steaiuer Kiiipres!;; of
Midland is" rctnrted, the crew, was
sa ved. "
- Casualties froin the" explosion which
damaged the stearaer Sussex is not ex
peeted to furred fifty, according to the
statement of th-; steamship agents.
OF VILLA INVASION
Wi
'-;;'' n ', - ' - , '.
iniiir
F
runic
J. PENCE IS TODAY
(By Associated Pr.)
Raleigh, March "S. The "fimeral of
lliomns A. Pence, secretary of the
riciiiocrat ic National -committee, who
nloi Jay in ..Washington, n -,u
I'tmiliictetl here today, the -L'.rd anniver
sary of his birth from the liiHt TSaptist
It n ' ! Willi interment, in Oak wood
cemetery. v ' Meii;ii;rs of the '-Raleigh
lodge 'of Klks of which Mi-. Pence was
one of the founders and a member, nt
tended the funeral in a body, while
Wake Forest college, of which Mr.
I'once was an -alumni, also was rep
resented... At the church the casket was
hidden Under a jjrofusion of lloral of
t'erings sen! to lialeigh by organ iza
tions -and pei.sons of . national . promi
Hence, .('arils bti-e the iiames of i'ro.si
dent "Wilson, Attorney tieueral (ircg
ory, Secretary and Mis. Tumulty, Meua
tufs Hughes, Overman and others.-
T
(By Ansociatcii Presn) . "
New -York,. March "S.- Tindings by
the 'grand jury investigating the case
of lr. Warren AVai.te, have been de
layed by the continuous discovery of
ii PwTTliteTlf t'. ' It HWV lie' 111 eend of
the. week jtr even later, the district at
tornev "naiil today before th grand jury
reaches a decision. " The prosecutor is
aid to have declared that he fs satis
fied wit h the evidence connecting
Unite with the murder of his lather in
law John I'eck, of (irqiul Hqpids, Mich
T.fTorts are iiow Ticiiig inude to show
tli'.-it the young dentist's activities or-'
tended to a number of crimes.
SAYS THE MAKCIIESTER
NOT GIVEN WARNINO.
London, March 2S. Two
American citizens ,vho were on
board the . steamer Manchester
have made affidavits before Un
American Oinsul thM the steam
er was toriie'doed without tint!
according to a tJeutral News dis
liatch from yueeustown today. -.
RALDFTHDMAS
HELD 1M RALEIGH
50MUCHM0HENEW
EVIDENCE DELAYS
THE COUR
CABINET WOULD HAVE Wti
EVIDENCE;SUSSEXTORPEDO:
CLEVELAND HAS BAD DIRECT AN INOU I RY
APARTMENT-HffUSE AT GERMAlJYjVEn
F!RE: THREE DEAD ATTACK ON SUSSEX
Waitress Says Masked Man
Kntered Her Room and .
Fired the. Building.
TI I UEK PERSONS I) KAD
SCORE- OTHERS HURT
Majority of Those Injured in
Disastrous Fire Jumped
or Fell From Windows of
Building; Two Firemen
Hurt While Rescuing Oc-
rTupahtsfAparulientTT
(By AssoRlsted Prena.)
Cleveland, March K. Two unidenti
fied men and one woman were burned
to death and fully a scoroof people
iveririii,jured this morning at 2 o'cluck,
when Maines swept through an apart7
inent honse here. The police are search
ing for a masked man who, according
to. a story as told by a waitress, enter
ed her Iioiiiii mi tho third floor, bound
and;'gagged her and set fire to tho
building. Most of those injured Were
hurt by jumping from the thiul floor.
Two women, aro fatally injured while
two firemen were injured badly'iu f
ti'inpting to rescue residents of the
building that they' may die. ' Both fell
from third fimu windows, Thr fire
under control before the building was
destroyed. .... ' ' .
Af-
rf f .. f ....fa( I.
uiul nitasoii of the t'iir-
rent Topics club was brought to a
close with the meeting of last night
when one of the largest attendances of
the spring season heard ex-Senator I..
V, .Basset t on the relations of the .-.r-ring
powers in Kuropo today and of
some of the. great . conclusions that
might .brJdrawn from the greatest war
the. world' has ever seen. The speak
er's address showed marked study, and
' profound search, while the"uddres
has been liberally commented Hipon by
all who heard it as one of the ablest
delivered before the club during, not
ii I v the present season, but any season
u' fact. ;- '' ,' '. '..:- " ", . r "
In rounding out its fourth year's
work the local club, which draws Us
membership from the rank and tile ot
our citizenship; hus' accomplished great
gootl and at this time numbers a large
membership than ever before in its his
tory. The weekly meetings at the .
M. V'. A., the gathering about the ban
quet board is .the perfection of the
ideas of the brighter member of the "V.
M. ('. A. cause and it. does much to
cement that link between the business
man, and citizen and the Y. M. ('. A.
The, urrent Topic club the past year
has bven ably served by efficient offi
cers whir have as their guiding -hand,
Mr". M. V. Hunihill, the president of the
club, though Secretary Kinch of the
Y, M. ('. A. Mr. R'. T. Fountain of the
membership and Uev. K. '.'raven,,
of the program committees have lent
time' and effort that has done much
for the success of the club.
ONLY ONE CASE FOR
CITY COURT II BARING
There was but one case for the at
tention of the Recorder at the morning
session of the city court today tnd that
rnasTTiT a negro. Jolly Simms, who was
charged with forcible trespass, submit-
trd-Ht-4 he-eh m e an.l paiVtytiwe $ tr
YOtTNCf NEGRO UNCONSCIOUS
IS FOUND BESIDE RAILROAD
Lniiil.erton, March -" fieorge Mc
Queen, yoimg T-titored man, -was found
last night at 11 o'clock at the west
end of the Seaboard bridge just west
tf the town in an unconscious condi
tion apparently leaving been hit a se
vere blow on the hcatl. lie was discov
ered by Kugineer Bunily of the pas
senger, who reported the matter at the
station. If struck by a train it must
have been a freight - running heati or
.the passenger. McQueen died early
I h;a ..i.irnin.r Tiiiiie.it will be cmiiiili t-
ed tomorrow.
JABLE ADDRESS
CLOSES CURRENT
TOPIC SEASON
Secretary Lansing Wt
Ask If Central Powers
i Were Responsible
CABINET MEMBERS
THINK TORPEDOED
Li;. . :, ' . :..y,. -
Though Furnished With All
Reports That Have Come
to State Department, the
Conclusion That Boat Was
Torpedoed Is Baseless ; To
"Direct an Inquiry.
(By Associated Prenri)
WASHINGTON, March 23.
Secretary of State Lan
sing announced, after the s
Cabinet meeting today, that
the United . States would
make inquiry of the German
government whether any, of
its submarines torpedoed tb.
Sussex. Members of thp O-
inet said that evic!"' ace in th
possession of the Ur.it; il ;
StatMmsr;iiot conchsive ' ;
enough to warrant action at
this time, and for this reason
it wasnaecidect ' to make in-"
quiry of Germany.
A majority of the Cabinet
members said they believed
the preliminary reports indi
cated that the Sussex wa3
torpedoed, though later de
velopments did not carry
this belief. ,
The President and Cabinet
members were furnishe;'
with all reports that had s
far reached the State D
partment from diplomat
and consular representativ
in f'rance and England.
The t'nited States has inquired
Oermany, through Ambassador tic"
whether any of its submarines t
doed the British channel steamen
bcx. Secretary Lansing announc
er the Cabinet meeting today t
had . been decided to make sm li '
quiry and it was later learneH ('
inquiry had been made and is pr
in Berlin. .
The present status of the communica
tion is that of an inquiry it has not
advanced to the stage of a protest or a
demand.
While Cabinet members declared the
situation grave, they .thought a break
with Hefmany was hot an immediate
prospect. It was said, however, that if
Germany admitted torpedoing the Sus
sex a situation would be brought about
which -was most serious. Cabinet mem
bers ttiought action won hi depend on
Germany'! reply. Hhould Germany deny
that a German submarine attacked thtt
Sussex, th American.governnient would
reach its conclusion from the evidence
being collected, by its diplomatic reprc
wuitntivcs. J. W. .. . . .. . . .
Shuuid Germany admit te attack,
but claim thw submarine t mn: ' r
exceeded -tiis orders, officials tt. .,
that it would tie evidence that it v,
impracticable that submarine eommi
TfiriCamjijpfctadlHtingDii.hed arii:i
vessels from those that were not armM.
UROES CONSIDERATION
OF BAIL LEQISLATIC:;
Washington, March
House Leader Kitchin tu!:!
ident Wilson wrote to P. -' -.t
urged consideration of t
ping bill and the rt '
the investigation of
Hons of railway t
ami legislation.
The railway It '
included in fla
grant laid tieft. ;
caucus last w ... '
fi