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The North V.'ilkesboro Hustler brings Informa
tion that work cf recor.struc.ting the Watauga &
a. rui.ifha la ISSi. Tadkin River Railroad Is suspended probably until
after the sale of that property on December 17,
and thia calls to mind an experience that la a
j. A. rmriiam, Mac. EAtac tragedy la the history of railroad conatruction In
North Carolina, The Watauga, & Yadkin runa
. j Txt. V, iv. m tW T31u.fi
i r FIT eaeuSSiw Siol u th. ... from North Wtlke.boro to the foot of the Blue
n ef all w. diapetehe. erected to It er . Ridge, east of Boone, ltsvwestern objective. ; It
If OF Tint AMOCIATBB fllW.
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not hriw " traveraei a virgin section of the State- and runa
T ntipiw nedm eemplt wort tv Am through one of the richest agricultural, timber
important Stat new eatn. ' . - , builders of this road were granted State aid In the
' .' " ' ..MiMina. -' shape of a squad of convicts to help In pushing
tart 'at t.Srtnt3 UbllISrVw Ta. .' the line up and across the mountain, but when the
ihtmn , ahewa hra tb eutoeripuoa aapiraa. grading had reached the fool of the riage ana tne
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SIW afdreaa
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prospect seemed bright (or an. early crossing and
connection with Boone, the "hands" were abruptly
, recalled and the work waa stopped. Then came
'the flood of July, II 16. and the roadbed Vas
! washed away almost hi It sentlrety. The man-
agers of the road could not hope for State assist
ance, but with their own resources they set to
work and put the line In such shape that It was
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Months.. ..........I .! Montha...... s "of last August once more put It out -of commission
Tt:!!!::::":" rie r f The Wauuga ft Yadkin waa originally started
'' a'ss ".."ioBlbl to resume transporUtlon of freights. The
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EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE' PAGE
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1HI.
. . Tha enthusiasm with which the neoole of Char
lotte voted $260,000 for the purpose of building
and equipping a High School was sufficient mani
festation of the urgency of this utility and of the
determination of the city' to secure it Arrange
ments for the building of the school were fairly
under way . when the necessities of the Government
for war materials held up. all plans. The ' city
authorities made proper acknowledgment of the
situation and bided In patience the coming of the
time when the ban should be lifted. That time has
arrived.1 The way la open, and there Is every pos
sibility that the building committee will begin anew
and make sure that the opening of the Spring sea
son will find the reproach of the situation, removed.
During all the four years the war was going on,
the demands upon the Charlotte public, achool fa
cilities grew Instead of dlflnlshing, as waa thought
might be the case. The enrollment today Is on
the rise of 1,000 children and the city -has no
High School building, having been required under
fore of circumstances to adjust itself as well as
lining of the embargo on building materials finds
Charlotte In readiness to take up the work. The
j bonds are in ahape for conversion into cash and
' sufficient avenues are open to the supply of needed
structural material.
" "There would appear to be nothing In the way of
.the building committee for a resumption of activi
ties, tne situation oeing one wnicn snouia give
j romlse of the realisation of this ambitious hope
of the people by the coming of Spring. The school
; authorities will no doubt manifest a proper appre
ciation of the desires of the city in the matter of
giving it the modern High School facilities so long
delayed under circumstances which are of full
public recognition.
j the crjn fc;;um
Doctor Ccrrirg Woull Eavo All of
TUcm Erontht to Justice, but or
Merciful Bind. J
i . . -. . . - .i i -
Chairman Hurley, c-f the. h!rp-i-l BwfJ.
making public some of the pUnt o,f tlie Var De
partment for bringing back home that portion of
the Army which can be spared, with about the
tame haste In which it was sent over. Incidentally
revealed some matters In connection with the mer
chant marine of the future that must cause mucn, I th Editor of The Observer
ratification anion the American people, for It la p .. , instate:
plainly indicated that it is the Intention of the
Government to give the United Etatea the largest
fleet of commercial ships of any Nation. The
American flag Is to become a familiar sight In all
na.ta ,V vnrl A Bihar. Ka la ailMvlAnt tlflla
nes. to invite tne nag. . Tno war nas V cour,a thero is. and of course
Luuiii.ry wosv iiiiBni mil iwvti k ,u"
secure in the course of half a hundred years of
agitation in Congress s merchant-' fleet large
enough to carry the goods and manufactures of
the United States to ap parts of tha world.. That
there la to be no relaxation in the efforts directed
to the upbuilding and equipment of - this fleet
seen crawling on her hands and feet before the
that enlistments in the merchant marine are being
urged with renewed vigor, and that during the
two last months of, the year.' alone, as many, as
ISO vessels will be added to the fleet through the
activities In American shin-bulldlng yards. Fur-
nuiM which we cannot with Inv
acuvmes in American snip-puiiaing rucai-ifir-: jf we conUnue,
thermore, the fleet Will be added to Immensely p., t0 our purposes. '
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I read:v"Thcre Is an Insistent de-:
nwnd that the kaiser and those offl- j
cere, officials and other responsive
for the crimes and outrages against
the accepted usageg'of humanity, be
these peoples, whatever their atatlon,
should be brought to trial and be. pun.
lshed according to the gravity ,of their
offenses, if found guilty. - " .'
Not so to do would, more than hall
defeat the purpose ' which have
brought us into this war. .
It would leave -In the midst of our
recent enemies many persons thor
oughly imbued with the vlcloua ideas
that we are combatting who .would
only serve as foci for the tnture re
organisation of that system which wo
have pledged ourselves to destroy. A
LETTING WELL ENOUGH A BONE.
A meeting is booked for Columbus, O., this week,
of prohibitionists whose object Is to start a move
ment, not for Nation-wide prohibition, but for a
dry world. These advocates are- going ahead of
the band wagon. Prohibition has not yet been
established in this country, though the results of
recent elections would give encouragement to the
belief that it Is actually on the way by a com-i
blnation of .legislative action and direct vote, and
It would appear Co be the policy of wisdom to wait
for this accomplishment to make the home con
tract fast and binding before undertaking a world
proposition; They could not hope to make effective
progress, at any rate, until the peace matter Is
out of the wax nd the world' established on that
new basis. ; An agitation at this time would lose
force by reason of the very fact that the world Is
not ready for It and In no position, to give it at
tentlon. The prohibitionists, like the , woman suf
fragists, seem to have the common falling of too
much impatience. Through a campaign of pre
cipitancy, the women have delayed their cause to
a considerable extent. Both they and the prohi
bitionists ought to come Into a better appreciation
of the safety first policy of letting well enough
alone.
UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S HAND.
Director General McAdoo has laid plans for gov
ernmental operation and control of the railroads
for some time to come, and In the same connec
tlon comes information of the consolidation and
taking over of the express business. There are
Indications, also, of continued Government control
over the telephone and telegraph business. At this
date there Is no one wise enough to predict with
any certainty the probable time when the express
. - vate ownership. As for the railroads, the Gov
ernmeht apparently has come to the conriuatnn
. . that Jtwants Jomake, extended j8permentatlon
" and the time for restoration of these public utili
, ties to private ownership, is exceedingly Indefinite,
, The people are given the hope that within a year
ccgnurajea m Bperauun may nave oeen effected
' which will permit a reduction in both passenger
' and freight rates.;; - It Is to be hoped so, for the
tariff now" in force are entirely too suggestive of
. war times and are proving a burdensome form of
taxation. ; : 1 j
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', ' - - I , ' ' EXPECTING WILSON. .
' There has been no word from the White House
" yet a to presidential expectations In the matter
of a trip to France, but there Is a growing feeling
on p$rt,of the people that the peace conference
wouia nna a very important Dit or furniture mlss-
; tng , u tresiaent . wuson should not be there. A
press dispatch Indicates that the English public is
; expecting, him, and we have nodoubt that this is
. the (,'zpattoo;lf tBa;:;'llI.s4i,iworId.::1rssIdent'
Wilson; has played too important a hand in the
prosecution of the war an.d in. the framing of terms
upon which the armistices were based and upon
participant; in the deliberations of the . most im-
aa a lumbering road, but the posslblltles of its ex
tension over the ridge and the bringing of the
vast agricultural resources of that section within
reach of the State, were of so appealing a nature
that Its extension was decided upon. With char
acteristic short-sightedness, the Legislature shut it
eyes to the Importance of this particular railroad
extension, and now a railroad 'has been built to
Boone from Tennessee and Virginia, and the agri
cultural, timber and mineral products the people
of North Carolina have been calling for are going
from this State into western markets. Some day
when this railroad Anally gets across the ridge. the
people of this section of North Carolina will won
der that. Its building should have been so long
delayed.
CONSCIENCELESS REPUBLICANS.
What do you think The Charleston Mews and
Courier Is doing? Why, it Is suggesting to the
leaders of the National Republican party' that in
vew of the manner In which the war against Ger
many has been wound up, a statement In the form
of a confession and sn apology Is due from them.
The News and Courier does not know the men It
would deal with. ' They are pastmasters. in the
arts of political trickery, but they are strangers to
any sense of the proprieties. Confession and
apology are not to be found among the articles of
their "faith." The suggestion by The News and;
Courier, nevertheless, is one which will have the
endorsement of the intelligent and fair-minded
people of this country, and It ought to sear jthe
consciences of some of the Republican leaders to
whom it was directed. The Observer has Just one
man in "mind of whom it entertains some expect
ancy of remorseful profession, and that man Is
William Howard Taft, President of the League to
Enforce Peace, who, In the later days of the cam
paign, astonished the world by parroting the voice
of Roosevelt, and in making an attack upon the
one man he had been previously ahoutlng for the
people and press to "stand by." Until Taft makes
some token of regret some admission of mis-take--hls
league Is going to languish and perhaps
go Into Inocuous desuetude by very reason of his
presidency of it.
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THE RALEIGH IDEA.
"Aa for Camp Greene at Charlotte," remarks
The State Journal, "that has never been satisfac
tory to anybody save General Leonard Wood and
to him not 'or long and The Charlotte Observer.
Of course It will be no more and can be used as a
brickyard." That la the Raleigh Idea to a dot.
If Camp Greene, with ita f 5,000,000 investment In
paved streets' sewerage system, water plants, ice
factories and laundries, electric lighting station,
barracks and warehouaes were located at Raleigh,
Its conversion into a brickyard might be about the
best thing that town could regard as poarlble. The
Charlotte spirit, however, is quite different. - This
city Is not concerned about the fate of Camp
Greene., If the Government Anally decides that It
would not' be desirable to convert it Into a military
post, then' the people of Charlotte will take hold
of it, and instead of a brickyard. The State Jour
nal, dropping In some day, would be likely to see
its site converted Into the model Industrial center
of the South. The brickyard la strictly a Raleigh
conception. The Charlotte vision Is a little more
progressive than that. , '.
THE STATE'S BIGGEST ADVERTISEMENT.
Government-wireless telegraphy Is a commercial
proposition an dthat fact only makes more certain
the completion of the radio station at Baker's near
Monroe. There need be no uneasiness about the
development of this plant, and Monroe need feel
no disturbance over newspaper stories which are
likely to develop. The Journal last week gaVe In
formation of the presence On the ground of con
tracting agencies who are preparing bids that will
be opehed next Monday. There are to be Ave tow
ers and each tower will require 400 carloads of
material, which fact alone will give some Idea of
the else of the plant. When It is completed Mon
roe will claim the distinction of being the base of
the largest wireless -outfit in the world. The Gov
ernment will make full utilization of its facilities
r.nd there is an Intimation that Its services may
be taken advantage of by the Associated Press,
which will establish a regularly appointed news
Agency there The radio station is looming up at
North Carolina's biggest advertisement of the fu
ture.
through the conversion of transport ' ships Into
commerce carriers and through acquisition from
other sources. The United States ,1s to take over,
by way of friendly loan, ajnumber of ships owned
by Germ nay and. Austria for the purpose of bring
ing back the soldiers who have - whipped these
countries and It may be that Germany and Aus
tria, finding no need for these vessels for years
to come, when their. relations with other shipping
Nations may have undergone satisfactory changes, ! they havo recently been at war nor
nut in tuatice to our ideals we must
be fair and Just and mors than fair
and Just.
The trials of these people must be
surrounded with .every safeguard
against any Injustice and any appear
ance of injustice.
I do not think It would be right or
fair to try them In any country nor
In accordance with the laws ana iegai
procedures of any country with whloh
TEN YEA3 AGO
TWENTY AGO
might be willing to turn these liners over to per
manent ownership by this Government.
MKMORUL BUILDING.
Raleigh is now agitating the erection of .V me
morial building, having been Inspired by sugges
tion made by Mr. D.v E. Henderson, of Charlotte.
The plan has the endorsement of Governor Bick
ett and all State officials, and the Governor will
shortly name the committees to get the movement
under way. It Is proposed to establish the build
ing on a lot owned by the State adjacent to Capi
tal Square. We have, no doubt in the worft that
within a very few months the State will have
established the pride it feels In the achievements
of North Carolina soldiery In France not only
through memorial buildings ' and hospitals, but
through monuments at every courthouse within Its
borders.
THE "ORIGINAL" CLAIM PRE-EMPTED.
The Houston Post Is. inclined not to believe the
story somebody- phoned It tha General Pershing
Is a Republican. It insists that It. is impossible.
"The man," It contends, "who helped to roll up
that great Democratic majority in Germany "can
have nothing to do with the devilish and depraved
Republican party." Still, it Is The Post's notion,
that "to be on the safe side, it may be advisable
for the Democrats to hold their convention and
nominate him on November 11, next," So, to this
unreconstructed paper down in Texas belongs' the
honor of being the "original Pershing man."
CONFERENCE AT STATESVILLE.
The War Savings Conference which was booked
for Salisbury will be held in Statesvllle, having
been changed on account of Influenza conditions
in the former city.' The conference opens at 11
'clock this morning and Mr. F. H. Fries, State
director, who haal given the causa such excellent
qervlce, hopes to have a full attendance. This is
the ninth conference of the sort to be held in the
State and to the interest manifested in the eight
previously of record,, Is due much of the success
which has marked the labors of Mr. Fries and his
lieutenants. .
rould wo hope for a -Just and fair
trial and-adequate punishment If we
"oave them to the tribunals of their
wn disorganised country.
Their crimes have been agalnat in
ternational conventions of humanity
and agalnat internatioal law, -which,
if not formulated and written, still I
sanctioned by International usage ana
'Berlin. Forced by the tide of pop-j
ular feeling that swept the empire
from end to end. Emperor William
today yielded to the nation, and prom
ised henceforth to conform himself to
the constitutional - methods of con
ducting the policies of Germany. In
terpreted by the events leading up to
It, the least the declaration of the
kaiser can mean -is that his majesty
promises , to limit his freedom of
speech, and observe carefully the con
stitutional fqrma, in taking no .initia
tive without the' advice and consent
of the premier minister. A view, as
voiced by the liberal press, is that
Germany enters upon a new era of
government responsible to the people
with the crown and the nation acting
together. r--,--'-
Mr. Laban McDonald Is to build
soon In Dil worth on the corner near
J. E. Reilley. :"h ;.v"1; .-JAv.:-,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Van Ness and
Mr. and Mra L. Sexton and Mrs.
M. M. Branch will leave early next
week for Savannah, Oa to attend the
automobile races there Wednesday
and Thursday. -v- '-. .-,
Rev. R. E. Hough has consented to
take charge of the. pastoral work of
Chalmers Memorial , Associate Re
formed Presbyterian church, which
was tentatively organised sunaay art
ernoon at 8.1ms .ball, in Dllworth.
DAILY REMINDER
"1
New York. A mass meeting 'of
negroes to protest against the treat
ment of their race In some southern
states recently, was. held last night in
Cooper Union. ; . 4
Pana, III. Non-union negro miners
and white strikers clashed In the
streets of this city again today. Sev
eral hundredshots were fired, but the
combatants did their shooting from
behind trees and hedges, and no blood
was spilled. ' .
Mrs.. Peter Gilchrist and sister, Miss ,
Porter, went to Columbia, 8. C.yes-.'
terday. . ,
A. R. Williams has returned from
Mt. Pleasant, where he has been put-
ln In m Vn( xra t.. hjlatlnfl1 OVtltAm
in Mt Amoena acadciyy, $ , " ;
I, R. Harry, who spent Wednesday'
In the Are swept district are nearlng
completion.
John Bchenck Is eonflned to his i
room with the prevailing influensa .
int appraisers tor jna) uvvensiein
stock are Messers. W. C Long, J. O.
Harris and Roy 8.' Ramsey. Captain
John R. Erwtn Is trustee. The ap
praisement was begun yesterday. ,
The missionary teayesterday at the
Second Presbyterian church proved '
fully as delightful as was expected.
The talk by Miss Davidson was ex
tremely interesting and instructive.
DOUGHTOty PROUD OF HIS
MAJORITY OVER LINNEY
BY H. E. O. BRYANT. j'
Washington. D. C., Nov. 17.- -Rep-
re-
,.ww mrtf naV) NKWS.
the common dictates of humanity. " , v has "been wnington, c.. Nov. 17.-
Tfc. .Vnlri thMtar. ha trlA Iw . PhlllDD Scheldemann, Wno n " P-MB.ahM, T. nnnrktnn h
an International tribunal preferably ravins 0 promlMW ZJSzZJt ni turned here Saturday, ta proud
sitting in neutral country--a trl- mcmen tons n im n? cf again being rs-electedV
buni !??;toAi0.,Mr! ?-hH.S th latter ed majority over F. A. Linney -
cunnuenco ana uiir. ui an iiiv u- . ' , ..,.,,. Kri 1 was ODDOSea By admittedly the
tlons of the world. It should have In his decision to abdicate, has been t P inh.atV
x x A ) aha. Ahlaf tnnVMITIH.n a IfaV VltV SSj-v. - - . . - . " '
autnonty m maae ru.ea Pro- .j---.-v------ - . amoeratai J
The Methodist Conference opens in Charlotte
Wednesday and will bring the ordinarily large
number of delegates and visitors, all of whom have
been provided, with homes. The city will be found
in readiness and with the usual Charlotte variety
of welcome, which is about as good as there Is
going, anywhere.
The Republicans know juat at much about Col
onel House, the President's personal representative
to France, as they know about Mr. Elihu Root, the
President's personal representative to Russia, and
they might aa well abandon their hypocritical pre
tensions, pretensions, by the way, that are of full
understanding by the country.
When the Americans first got Into position on
the western front, they formed the spear head Into
Germany. It is eminently proper, therefore, that
these same Americans should lead the Army of
occupation into German , territory They are
marching through Germany today. '
The South, having already fulfilled its contract
In the matter of financing the War Work treasury,
will continue the good work until Wednesday in
the laudable undertaking of helping the balance of
the country to a completion of the Job. -
NEWSPAPER SENTIMENT
WHINING BEGGARS.
The German Government is making complaint 1
that the people In some of the towns which th
Germans have been holding for several years, hav
of asud'dnmantf
German population, which consists, by the way,
entirely of rough-neck soldiers whose conduct in
the past has not been characterised by any degree
of gentleness. Particular complaint Is made of the
unfriendly sentiment developed, in Alsace-Lorraine,
and these once mighty German soldiers are now
asking for the, protection it the Allied War Gov
ernment They ought to consider themselves for
tunate that they were "not handled more roughly.
They might even have reason to thank their stars
that they escaped with their lives. It Is quite too
much of a wrench onjpublio sympathy when this
pack of bullies comes forward with a whining re
quest tHat they be protected from such manifes
tations of contempt aa are being righteously visited
upon them by an outraged people.
; NO WORRY THERE.
. Wheg war was declared by the United States the
crews aboard many of the German ships interned
In this country damsgd or sunk the ' vessels, v ; It
Is reported that in Germany , this same procedure
.has. been, adopted in some Instances by submarine
crews, but In this case, there need be but small
pot-taut, organization in the history of th Na-J worry by the Allies. The value of each submarine
tions. Tne poserver is fortified, against surprise
when the information is officially divulged that
t' e President will personally assist Colons House
in the proper direction of the course of proceed-
HER LAST WORDS.
(From The Springfield Republican.)
Many a person must have died lately who had
wished to live long enough to see what bdeame of
the KaiBer. The late Mrs. Russell Sage's last words
were, "Has the Kaiser abdicated?". ; - '
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. . . LODGE'S BED PELLOW."
(From The Buffalo Express.)
Senator Lodge did not dream of a Democratic
colleague from Massachusetts, bat It Is not prob
able his chagrin will prompt him to resign.
full authority tc
cedures to define the rules of evl
dence and should be so composed that j
there could be no question In the
mind of any man as to its unpreju-1
diced .fairness. ':x--.t--.;.-
It would formulate and define an
those vague conventions which have
been sanctioned, by usage and inter
national agreements and partial agree
ments of what It is permitted to do
In civilised warfare and would consti
tute an invaluable starting place for
that convention of nations which Is
to take place for the prevention of
the recurrence of war.
It should have .broad and ample
powers and its , decisions an V sen
tences should have back of them the
force of all nations for their observ
ance and carrying out
This tribunal should be speedily
and expeditiously constituted and
'should get into action without delay
lest much of the evidence upon which
It is to act be dissipated and lost.
Its formation should be one of the
primary and principal articles of the
convention of peace which Is so
shortly to come.
Its formation, however, need not be
awaited before the Indictment , and
collection of evidence against the per
sons to be tried. This preliminary
can be begun at once by, each of the
nations ' aggrieved by the outrages
that havo - been - committed against
their denixehs and it should even be
allowed for individuals to press such
charges as they may be able to sub
stantiate, 'r"''
Of course at beat many criminals
will escape but better, far better, that
such be so than that any really In
nocent man be punished. .
To this end, therefore, every per
son from the kaiser down should be
afforded the amplest opportunity to
exculpate and dlalnctimlnate himself
or extenuate or mitigate hla respon
sibility. The individuals brought- to trial
should be charged with specific crlm
Inal acta for which they should be
J found personally responsible before
m-iiig cunvicisu ur pumsneu. - mere
should be no- eonvictlons for "high
crimes and misdemeanors" or other
general unspecified accusations.;
As to what the punishment shall
be, that is probably a matter which
could largely be left to the court It
seems to me It would be better to
err on the side of those nations which
practice the most humane treatment
or their convicted criminals.
It would bs better perhaps to in
flict no capital punishments even .up
on the most guilty. ! v ,, 4 ,
" There are nations who do not do
this even to their murderers and who
consider It barbarous and uncivilized.
Let the nations' of the world be not
more backward in humanity than
they.
. Adequate other means of punish
ment can doubtless be devised.
. I crave your pardon for trespass
ing upon your, space, if you publish
this, as I am but a private citizen and
my oplnlon'has no weight other than
that carried by the sentiments ex
pressed therein.
I feel, however, that It Is my duty,
as It is of other citizens vho hav
supported this war, to make known
to those - representing them In the
making of this peace how they- feel
and I feel sure that there are many
who think as I do.
I know of no better way of making
known such sentiments than to appeal
to you to print them. '
W. CONTERS HERRING, M. D
-. Presbyterian hospital. Nov. 17.
Ity group of ' the social democrats
party for several yesra.
DhaMomann became affiliated
with the soclaliats, and at the request
of his associates ne eventually , i
the book-binding trade, to which he
had been apprenticed, to take over
the editorship of a socialist paper
published at Glessen. From that post
he went on to others of more impor
tance In Nurnberg and Cassel, and
finally took .up his resiaence m eer
iin on belnr elected . a member of
the executive committee of his party.
For the 'past 15 years he has been a
member of the relchstag.. v v ;
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES. ; J
1752 Joseph Heister. revolutionary
officer, congressman ' and gov-
' ernor of Pennsylvania, born In
Berks- county, Pa ? Died at
Readlng. Pa.; June 10, 1881
1810 Asa Gray, eminent botanist
born In. Oneida county, N. Y.
Died at Cambridge. Mass.; Jan
"uary 80, 1888. , Tr
1868 Gen. Jose T. Monagas, presi
dent and dictator of Venezuela,
died at Caracas. Born in 1781.
1883 Standard time went Into effect
in the United States and Canada.
1885 In Holland a worklngman was
slewed to parliament for the
first .time. . " .
1887 Th tzar and czarina of Rus
sia made a state visit to Berlin,
1114 U. 8. 8. Tennessee fired on by
: Turks In Smyrna harbor.
1915 Germans joined Bulgarians In
drive on Monastlr, held by
British garrison. ,,
1816 Canadian - troops on western
front accused ""German officers
of "unspeakable treachery" In
battle.
e
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY IN THE
WAR.
Italians drove ' back Auatrlans on
Asiago. ,
General Maude, commander of
British forces in Mesopotamia, died
from cholera.
London announced the- occunatlon
.of Jaffa by tha British Palestine ex
pedition.
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS.
Rlccardo Martin, celebrated oner-
Mr. Doughton said. "Hs was onca
the republican candidate for gover
nor, and solicitor for-three consecu
tive terms in his- district He con
ducted a very energetic camnaian.
using much porrespondenco and many
pnotograpns. Aarnitteary, one or th i
ablest men in the sute. he had mobil
ized all his machinery for the cam
paign." ?-...?.:..:. ;
The; two men 'are doss personal,
friends. Mr. Doughton la proud of
the following letter from Mr. Linney:
"It appears that you have been re
elected by a substantial majority. Ac
cept my congratulations.
"About the only comfort I get out
of the result is my Increased majori
ties in Alexander and Watauga, the ;
majority In Watauga being 808." ,
., Mr. Doughton replied as follows!
"Your kind, letter of congratula
tions received, for which I thank you
sincesely. My increased majority in
Alleghany, my home county, as well
aa In the entire district is equally
gratifying to me as was your splendid
vote in Watauga to you." - -
Mr. Doughton said he does not feet
llge boasting.
"Instead I feel a heavier obliga
tion." he said.' "and am determined
to render better service than ever to
all the people, regardless of politics."
DEMOCRATS CONTRIBUTED
MONEY IN RECENT CAMPAIGN
BY H. E. X "BRYANT.
Washington, D. C Nov. 17. Th
statement of the democratic national
committee for the period from Octo
ber SI to November 18 shows two 81.
000 contributors from North Carolina.
W. N. Reynolds, of Wlnston-8alem.
and F. L. Seely, of Ashevllle. Former ,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue W. ;
H. Osbornr of Greensboro, gave 8760.
Five hundred rinllara onr-h waa rnn.
trlbuted by Hugh MacRae, of Wil
mington, and Julius W. Cone, of
Greensboro. Two hundred and fifty
dollars was contributed by former
Governor . R. B. Glenn, of Winston
Salem; A. D. Watts, of Statesvllle;
and P. H. Haynes, of Greensboro;
I. W. West, of Mt. Airy, contributed
$200.'... V '
v One hundred dollars each was con
tributed by the following': William
Jennings Bryan. Ashevllle : W. H.
atlo tenor, born at Hopklnsvllle. Ky..l ?0- Charlotte; JH. . ChathanS.
40 years ago" today Winston-Salem; J. C. Webb. Hllls-
Rt Rev. Michael ,J. Gallagher. thniJ'-Pl'nJKt'..
new Catholic blahon of Detroit born 1 DowU' 8coi,nd Neck) C' C Thm,,
sus uivi ia uuhf v an as.
Sprunt and J. A. Taylor, of Wilming
ton.. . t , t. s--y -".y; .
JETTON RETURNS FROM
FUNERAL OF HIS MOTHER
J
SIXTY MILLION X)R ROADS. j '
(From The Christian Science Monitor.)
Illinois has approved the issue of $60,000,000 of
bonds to provide means for the construction of
4,800 mlley of good roads, the work to bs done
and the expenditure to be made within Ave years
after the close of tke war. The interest on the
lean Is to bo met by automobile fees. Illinois soil
la naturally much better adapted to. the raising of
crops than to the construction of roads, but this Is
not to be permitted to Interfere, with the project
Rather do the apparent difficulties In the way" serve
to whet the determination of th Prairie Btate to
gridiron itself with roads. ,
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BERLIN'S SIEGES ALLEE, "T'
. (From The Philadelphia Record.)
. When such a thorough-gotng Teuton as Theodor
Wofff makes fun of Berlin's Sieges Allee and urges
that the sjatues of the Hohensollerns shall be re-
Mfaii1 mm It IharA an- H tiA ilAifhli nf th' im-
plete reversal of German sentiment and that U is Jv'wAla.fi nttli6
sunk can be easily ascertained: and tht cost at-, ' running strongly gainst Kalserlsni ano militarism. ; cof Newberry, 8. C, was elected as
tached to the bill being made up against, Germany. .These monstrous effigies have been : considered vice president; R. E. Henry, now of
Whan th( Alllefe itn'mandail in mditv nilimirlnu l hlo-h mrt In Ttbrlln. - thnito-h ' ulinvs an nb1erf. of Utlca. N. Y., but formerly With the
these subs must handed overi or their equiva-1 ridicule to persons of other nationalities.. The YfSr JniSi'J1.
Charles Jetton has returned from I
Lincoln ton, wnere be was called by
the death, last Thursday, of his
mother, Mrs. Sarah Jetton. She died
at the home of her son, County Com
missioner J. M. Jetton. The funeral
service was conducted at the grave;
the Interment being in the Methodist
church graveyard. Mra Jetton was
83 years old. She was the widow of
F. J. Jetton, of Lincoln -county, and
l survived by five children; Mra J.
T. Hoover, Miss Katie Jetton, Harvey
Jetton, Charles, and J. M. Jetton. She
was the daughter of D, H. Beagle, a
prominent citizen; of Lincoln county
before the civil war. She was beloved
throughout Llncolm , i .
DUNCAN MILL NAMES
HAYNSWORTH PRESIDENT
. Special to The Observer. .- -'
Greenville, 8. C Nov. 17. At a
meeting of directors of Dunean mill
there Saturday,: H. J. 4 Haynsworth,
well known lawyer or wis city, was
elected president or toe mill, succeed
at Auburn, Mich.. 58 years am tnt.v
Hon. Francis Cochrane, member of
the' Dominion cabinet, born at Clar
encevllle, Que., 66 years ago today.
Harry A. Worcester, federal director
of rallrtads o,the Ohlo-Indlana dis
trict born at Albany, N. Y.. 56 years
ago today. -.-';:,:
Henry Lee HIgglnson, Boston bank
er nnd philanthropist born in New
lork city, 84 years aoro today..
Lindsay Russell, New York lawyer,
prominent as a promoter of ' Anelo-
will born at Wilming
ton, N. C. 48 yean ago today.
N ' WHKBr.
nl lSr. Norwood liwrcnw )
Oh Hohentollprn, now
-Whera wilt thon law thv hettd?
Neer avaln on France'a aoll .
m?l fl,,,a spoil
The ibodlaa of their dead.
jWlllfBuaala hold a hand
And aajr "Deapollfr romp,
Now wltnara oar deaoalr.
With crlma and chnna rara
Corns habitat this tomb." .
Can Aoatrta. ene thjr friend. '
, Or e'en th loathaaom Turk.
. Thr slater la dlrie. V
Now tolerate thr faea
Their downfall la thy work. .
Not on the ample breast f
Of thl warm-hearted land '
"Wher yon sowed aeeda of hat
Her now roar harveete wait,
Tour sarnerlnc's at hand.
'Tou'v nothing left but wrath
You've now no .place nor thins
But condemnation's Are,
A with a scorpion's lr ,
Oo din by your own sting. , - "
9n Tielfer, cxalled, '
' Throogh vile ambition fell,
. 8o yon who lately reigned
. Stand withering-and chained
Hard by the sates of Hell. f
Lumberton, Nov.. IU. .-'
i-
- ' JTCBII.EK..
, (By Arch Uunayeatt)
Now alng ev peace
D war hit's don
C battle fit
D victory won t
. No mo" er blood '
. r No mo's ev strlf
;: ' Iawd won't dat b .1
Ahappyllffc ' '
, "i t i i
r ' Now ln ov peace
n , De war hit's done
- Oo break d sword u
, , An' buit d gun , "'
.- j Turn all d apear .1
. ' Tar pranln' hooka ' ,
'' - '. , Aa' reconstruct ,
' . D school as' books. - - -
lent tn-eash-wiltbe exacted
flewTeghnf'ls-llke!jf to make-short- work of them,- rnr w
WHITENER-MILLER.
Denver, A Nov. 17. A marriage of
much interest to the many frlonds of
the contracting parties was quietly
solemnized at 8 p. m. Thursday.
November 14, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. P.7A0 Thompson, of this city,
when their granddaughter, Miss Buren
MlUer. '..became the bride of Lieuten
ant Joseph B. Whitener. The word
that made them man and wife were
spoken by the bride's pastor, Rev. W,
B. Shlnn, of the Methodist ohurch. .
Miss Miller is the daughter of Mr.
A. A. Miller, of Narrows. Va. but
since the death of her mother, when
she was five years old. she has mad
I her home with her grandparents here,
j Mr, and Mrs. P." A. Thompson, ono '
of Denver's leading and s most sub
i stantial families. She is a younir ladv
of exceptional beauty, of the brunetto -.
type, possessing a personality that
makes her especially attractive. 8h
is a talented musician, having studied
at Queens college, Charlotte. where
her many friends will learn with in
terest of her marriage. . . -
Lieutenant ' Whltener Is a son of
the late Prof. S. J. Whltener, for
many" years one of, Catawba county's
leading cltikens. V -.; :
" Immediately after i the ceremonv.'
Lieutenant and Mrs. Whltener left fo-
wuvb, . x CAM, wuers u n wivn lll'i
1 6th cavalry, doing service on , tha
border, t
Give' thank ter day
1 " An4 , about wid gle '
Far ptac at laat
On Ian an ea
t No mo' ov blond ;
No mo' ov strlf .
Make jubilee - : :
An'- kles TV WW-
ANSONVILLE NOTES.
Ansonvllle, Nov. U.-vMr. and Mrs.
W..G. Eflrd and Mr. and Mrs. Huber.
Patterson) of Albemarle, WerA Sundav
afternoon guests of Dr. and Mrs. J.
M. Dunlap. : :? ' r :
Mr. R. V. Lockhart and Mrs. T. C.'
Robinson, of Monroe, were ths day
truests Wednsdav of Mm. T. T. T.min
and Mrs. T, B. Dunlap.
Mr. and Mra T. B. Dunlap gave a
charming dinner party Friday even
ing in, compliment to Mr. and Mra '
James Lockhart Gaddy of recent mar
riage. ; Besides the honorees guests
Included Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Dunlap
Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Dunlap. Mrs.
Myra A, Doyle, and Miss Ida Richard
son. . ' . -
Saturday afternoon Miss Tjillle Tnn.
lap entertained the Ansonvllle, Book
club, this being the n first meeting
since the lifting of the "flu' quaran
tine. The club contributed ten dol
lars to the united war, work campaign.
After the regular routine business a
pleasant social hour was enjoyed over
the tea cups. The hostess and her
mother,, both gifted musicians play
ed a number of beautiful piano eelec-
injut- ... ' -