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f;,:.:3 fc,tti;i c:lc:: Walter B. (Sir'tra OW'tRS Cnrtlt B. Johaaaa. Vi.ier B. faUiwi, rrecidMit. Secretary I-ane of the Interior Department make , Evry ry ia th Ter t II South Church SI the returning so.dier snd "the new farm Idea" the "leader" to his annual, report to Congress, ine .... . . . . ' ...111.... ...II l. .1... Vnn,-. .1 I'uouc J8 more or less laiiiiiiax nun hhj ccviciaw m 'plans for providing the soldiers homes on the va .cant lands of the Nattq, and this plan he elabor- ..., , j. smm.. ates at length In his report. It was at first pro- d II. Barrlt, Editor. J. A. !., Ml 8oldiera Government reaer. M1MBEB TWB ARSflClATEn MESS. vations, but on Investigation the Secretary was , J-At.tu.r.r t? 'Pressed with the greater possibilities in the cut- t thtri erm4 la this ppr ass sis tsa local over and idle lands in the southern section. Ills t7.PM-Sp!!rrr;lTM'U,l.t. reports f tie Aaas- Investigations served to renew enthusiasm In his ilaud frM an aia maintains r:iai erraaondnaa pians. He found, for Instance, that In North Car-w haraatm l Wtihlnston. tha Bute Capital an at sUaf 11,745,000 acres of rich lands that p.rui.t Btata saw, sastars. . cre ot under cultivation, in addition to. 2.741.000 acres of swamp lands, some of which would need NoTICTsTO BTBSCRIBEKS. task at tsa prints" liM on yar par. Ta Sate, SrBOCSIPTIOX BAITS (TayaMs la Araae)t Dsujr Oaly. I Menta. ........... ..I . t Month............ 1.1 Manias... B.H t Yaar... . assay Oaly. I Month....... t Months.... I Yaar,,... .......... . I Months... .........t . t Months . t Tear l.lt BcprvaaateUvea Tardea ACwMlat't - t tW7, Braekt rialey. Sew Tsrk, CMrasa, rWtaSataMs. EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE PAGE hm tho snbocrlstuni expira r.nr.rt drainage ana some oi wnicn are quiuvsoie vnur metor In ample thne for renewal Wotica present condition- It Is the reclaimed swamp 'mUlU&ZS2& that prove the richest of .11 soils. Congress pi stat la their eommsaicatlsei seta, taa OLD ; haS paved the way by having- made appropriation Kisw agdrs. : - : " " -:-Kih wm cover an investigation of these lands, TmUn4 at the fas MTles as fuss! Pass MsB Mattetv . t and the Secretary only last week made personal i . . i oms nf Ilia Vnrth Parftllna DrOSDeCtS. 1 " iV W. " ' ' " DsJty art 8aUT. . Secretary Lne is suggesting iie co-wpern.iuii J ! with the Government, and as to the cost, "It should MonthsiMi!!!!"!! be as much as we wish to spend; as much aa we 1 Tr.............. . ; nH ."it would be. the Secretary argues, less than many a strike has cost the country. It might be as much as we wlllspend this year in pensions for veterans and- dependents of wars which ended 20 and 50 years ago. "Would It be unreasonable." he suggests, "to ask that we spend In. the next two years on these veterans ; of - the great war as much as it cost us to conduct that war for a single week?" SecreUry Lane makes note of the fact that England la planning in the hundreds of millions of pounds sterling for hous: ing and lands schemes. Canada, with less than 7,000,000 people, is offering to each man ICO acres of land and $3,600 with which to Improve it It could not be that the United States, "which has escaped with so slight a c6mparative loss in life, will not do less." "To waste," argues SecreUry Lane, "Is not sound "economy to save is, but sounder yet Is the economy that invests to create; this Is the sowing of seeds." He makes tho point that this land is yet In its Infancy.; "It ha 5,000 years to run before it-reaches the age of that country which still holds Verdun and is planning now the reconstruction of S50.000 homes destroyed by the Invader." In advocating his "new farm Idea," Secretary Lane stands firmly for the small acreage, well cul tivated. The soldier should be,glven a farm which he Is able to cultivate in Its entirety. The farms should not oniy be so small that they would not be speculative ventures in unearned Increment, but they should be non-transferable to anyone holding any equally, large tract of land In'the same State. This will prevent their being aggregated in the course of years into great estates. To compel their use the owner might well be required to live on the land for five years before gaining sufficient titfe to make any transfer, and during the full pe riod prior to the last payment three years of ldle i.ess should make the land subject to forfeiture to the Government upon repayment of the payments which have been made. "This," he says, "U not suggested as an infallible' nor an ultimate plan, but it would save to the Government the opportunity to hold in Its own hands the fate of these lands and see that they were made to serve. We wish no slacker lands. Enough land for a family, but not enough to make a new draft on the labor supply." SATURDAY. DECEMBER 14. I9tt THE PRESIDENT IN FRANCE - The big event in the news ofThe day was the arrival in a foreign, country of the President of the United States, the Incident being one which has. furnished the world with a supply of descrip tive matter of. an intensely entertaining nature. President Wilson's reception by the people of France had real heart to it The details treat of scenes of wild enthusiasm on part of great out pourings of people; of thunderous salutes; of gaily decorated Btreets and houses; of fluttering banners and bands of music; of speech-making and gen- ' era! manifestations of rejoicing for, that the peo ple of France actually rejoiced over the presence of the President there can be no doubt. To our mind, however, the simple and profoundly respect ful address made 'by the mayor of Brest was the most eloquent Incident of the day. It was a clastic in composition and was a manifestation of splen did taste. Mayor, Goude gave the country an ob ject lesson In the value of brevity in Haying much in little, In saying what he wanted to say and then stopping. It was a happy conception that of the symbol of the ship which brought the President to the shores of France and of the mission, itself, : of the President that of the possible comfort of his "authorized) voice in the debates which will calm, our quarrels." Neatly expressed, also, was the sentiment that the hearts of the people of Breton were unanimous in saluting hi in as "the messenger of Justice and peace." That was Bre- THE CLARIX? HEADLIGHT. : The Asheville Citizen has no been waiting for another accident to popularize public denunciation of the practice of automobillsts In ignoring the lair, and who nightly streak their blinding way through city street and country highway behind the glaring headlight, but it is pleading for a com mon sense observance of this law ''by automobile drivers. It is a State law. More -than that, almost every municipality has a supplemental law for iU special protection, but mighty small attention is paid to it anywhere. We should say that in Char lotte 0 glaring lights flash their ways through the streets to nine dim lights, perhaps the law is not observed to even that extent At one time Just after a faUl accident in this city, caused by glar ing lights, the commissioners made vigorous threats of enforcement of the law and for m few weeks traffic became comparatively safe. . Then by de grees the lights began flashing up again, until now stceets and county roads have become carnivals of flashing lights. ' People have even quit dimming their Jlghts in passing and all seem to have re turned to a condition of recklessness, which ap pears destined to be curbed only through the oc currence of another accident which will bring; the dangers of the glaring light into renewed empha sis. The Observer not long ago suggested that perhaps if SUte and municipal authorities would repeal the bright light laws and leave drivers stripped of the temptation found In "a law" to break, drivers of automobiles might settle down to a better consideration of safety fori themselves as well as to others. The general spirit of disregard for "the law" undoubtedly plays some part In this nightly demonstrated violation of a law common prudence should cause to be respected. T1IF. XEW DAY FOR THE RAILROADS. The railroad managers are not in accord with Mr. McAdoo's suggestion for five years more of Government control and operation. They believe i the 21 months after the ending of the war, sped- GKRMAX ACTIVITIES. ton's welcome.- On the morrow, as the mayor as- ' ator Overman's beer money committee that Hearst ; fle as tM aate uPn wnlcn lM roa8 re 10 De did not know his man Hale wes also In the employ reswrea ia lormer .env. . r . of the German Government and now that the -ufflcl.nt for a satisfactory adjustment of af- , ,.nnrifalrs leading to that restoration. They make can- sured the President, "the entire Nation would ac claim him," and i,he whole people would thrill with enthusiasm "over the'eminent statesman who Is the champion of their aspirations toward Justice and liberty." The. mayor of Brest did honor for ..both himself and his people. President Wllscyi stepped ashore fully prepared for- the Immediate taking up of the business which had called him to France. ' Among his last duties aboard ship was the formulation of a statement that would make clear his position on vital ques tions in order that his Ideas should be well defined man are being aired a gentleman by the name of Fox, who served the Hearst news agency It is stated that Hearst was likewise in Ignorance of the fact that Fox was on the German payroll. But all the Baine, this man Fox used the Hearst agen cies to fine effect In spreading German propaganda. For one thing, he sent to this country a story of alleged atrocities by Russians that was concocted by German officers and sent abroad to counteract before the meeting with the Entente Premiers. ! the reports of perman atrocities in Belgium. Fox . He had furthermore typed the views he would y make public at the reception scheduled for him In Paris and at which President Poincare is to make the welcoming address. The day and until Tuesday will be given over to the receiving of , French honors, and then the President will attend the first of the conferences out of which such far- caching consequences for the good of the world are expected to come, for, with the President of ; the United States on hand, no time will be lost in getting the affairs of the Peace Conference under v 'way. The first phase of the President's epochal trip Is therefore safely concluded. The ocean voy ' sge was attended by no mishap. The unfailing eye of Providence is still keepinjr watch over him, and we shall believe the guiding hand of Providence is still directing him in the course of wisdom to the . profitable deliverance of the Nations out of the trials and distresses of war. . THE MYSTERY SHIP. The "papers arc carrying illustrations of ihe "British mystery ship," designed in Ihe latter days of thc,war, and whose peculiar characteristic Is the equipment of an upper deck on which airplanes cau land and from which they cunbe launched from the ship at sea. It is possibly an adaptation of an American Idpa, and a Charlotte Idea, nt.thut. Readers of The Observer may 'remember that in Its Issue of June 23, 1918, it' printed a copy of u letter written by Mr. Thomas I!, lee of Charlotte to Senator Smith of South Carolina, in which he outlined a plan whereby submarines could be "sent to Davy Jones' locker in 13 minutes and all lis crew shortly thereafter In hades, reporting to th devil why they had not sunk that transport.". Mr. Lee's suggestion was for the equipping of the j transports or warships with a platform for the knew nothing about these "outrages" by the Rus sians, but obeyed Instructions given him by Ger man officers, for he was the recipient "of more courtesies than any other correspondent was ever able to secure." Mr. Hearst's moving picture ven tures are also playing a part in the testimony. It is also disclosed by the Investigation that Germany had made promise, as early as June 10, 19,14, that a world war was on the way. It brolfe out in less than two months, and the men to whom the prom ise was made had beeii hurried to the United States where they were scattered so as to effect ively give spread to the German propaganda. They came over In company With the German paymas ter. Altogether the country Is getting much more Hon thnn had at first been promised. It is a "meaty" affair, and the end Is by no means in sight. AN EXCELLENT OUTLINE OF WORK. The Southern Commercial" Congress recently 4n session at Baltimore, formulated a program which would be a good thing to follow up. We fear, however, It will go the usual way. The commit tees will take their papers home in their pockets, tell their constituents what great things they are going to do, then consign, the papers to forgetful ness in some convenient recess of their roller tops. The Congress Is strongly advocating a vigorous Kood roads building campaign, and would start out on a five-year plan with a- Bankhead appropria tion of $100,000,000 for each year, and In connec tion with this work would prosecute the develop ment of waterways transportation and the devel opment of rivers and harbors facilities. It would foster the merchant marine, would bring ,about a more equitaoie condition m ireignt rates; wouia did admission that Mr. McAdoo's administration has been "able,", but they cannot agree with him in the flve-year control Idea. They are evidently in full harmony with the view expressed by the President that the roads should not be returned under conditions that existed before they Were Uken over, but that when they are handed back it should be under a new system of laws represen tative of a constructive policy. Whatever the out come, the indications plainly point to the fact that a new day is coming for . the railroads of the country, when they will be treated as friendly In fluences and freed from hampering-prejudlce and legislative ennjity. -. , . We are hoping that Secretary Lane's suggestion for the settling of the soldier boys on these' Idle lands will hold the attention of Congress to some purpose. He is laying befort It a proposition based on sound common sense and one which if successfully worked out would prove the greatest material development the Nation has 'ever known. All hail to Sergeant Kaufman! He was given welcome In New York In manner entirely befitting of entertaining development out of this lnvestlga-ithe occasion, absorbing All by hit lone self the "" ; gilding off and gliding on of airplanes and he ac j stimulate Industrial enterprises or ail kinds to the tjompanled It with clearly understood specifics-1 further production of goods for the foreign trade, ' - tions. Senator Smith submitted the idea to Secre-1 The Congress could no have mapped out a pro . ""tary Daniels, who made report that it had been i ev&m of greater usefulness Ho 'the Nation. The in turn submitted to the proper naval authorities. best thing we could hope for is that it' will not go ': It may possibly develop that the British naval au-; to sleep on the Job. welcome that was prepared for a regiment.. Ser geant Kaufman and the war -horse, "Joe," had almost as big a time of It over here as the French people were giving the President on the, other side, . ' . iV f . . Captain Lester says that as many as 200,000 or 300,000 pro-Germans in America volunteered their services as scatterers of propaganda in this coun try previous to the time war was declared. It is perhaps from among these thiat the Hrst papers are scoring their gajiis in Subscription. '' -,. v; i.i.n.1, ,-. --; What is known as the cotton distribution com mittee of the ariTrade Board has gone into the discard. Its dayis done, as Is also , whatever of possibilities for mischief ,it might have: been capa ble of. rnn c; ;;u;i or it xivc:. ) CCCNTir.S. People of Western tec;'utt Who Are . FoHowlus tha TraJlT Out of . the- State, To the Sditor(,pf The Observer-. As a citizen of North Carolina, liv ing near that section of North Caro lina lying west of the Blue Ridge and observing the efTorts which have been made by the citizens of that section during ths last !5 years, and know ing something of the' history of ths efforts' -made by past generations I have read .with Interest your editor it is the First and I'.i.ri I . cf the Ameri can Army that have t , t;,, j t",.i forward posi tions in Germany. Tha Anient as s are now well across the Rhine, .backward from which the Ger mans have retired to art-average distasce of nine miles. Indications everywhere develop the fact that the Germans are keeping faith with the terms of the armist to the best of their ability and municipal authorities are disposed to givs full co operation, the rnllitary authorities at the same time placing all Information in possession of the Americans in regard to ths territory east of the Rhine' that needs be known. It is perhaps worthy or remark tha,t ths First and Third, in case any !als in Ths Charlotte Observer where- ugllness develops, have ths support of ths' Raln-1 "n x d " T ,lh,VS!SJ! bow Division, in . which the "Wild Cats" are in cluded, and wfloh, is posted conveniently ,to the rear. The clvUian government of Coblenx, which has been operating in connection with?" the Ameri can military government has turned over the en tire control of Coblens to the Army of Occupation. The "invaders" are being treated- with becoming respect, broken by only a few ; trifling incidents, such as the throwing of a battle from & window by a woman at a soldier,' and in street crowds gently Jostling the men. .Incidents of ths kind ars passed by with the display of the usual American good sense, and within a few days we shall be hearing that ths German people are getting alng much better with their friends, as they become better acquainted with ' American 'characteristics. as to the duty of ths state of North Carolina to aid in constructing rail roads In order that the state may have" the full benefit of the energies of - these .people. - and in. order that that section may have free access to their horns state ' , ; X believe" if the psopls of ths state' could ones see the situation as it really, is,, knew mors of the peo ple and their present and past worth to th stats of - North Carolina that this result ..would be brought about That ' section now composing ths counties ' of ' Alleghany, Ashs, Wa tauga, Avery arfd Mitchell was set tled prior to the revolutionary war by the Scotch-Irish when that sec tion was a part of ' Rowan county, cleared, ths 'forest. and built their homes, .schools-and churches facing all the hardships of being far from ths main .settlements of North Caro lina., Ths men - leaving their . fami lies almost defenseless until they dragged over ths rails through ths mountains and over the hills -carrying their , products to . market at Charleston and exchanging them for such supplies as they needed, and as railroads wsrs . . built. . bringing their southern markets nearer and finally to ths state of I North Carolina the roads from this ssction - throughout ths year and mors especially ths fall and wintsr were . lined v with their whits topped wagons, droves of cat tle, horses and turkeys to different markets in ths state, thus enriching the, stats of North Carolina with their trade and their own efforts at home up until "about the year. 1100. Then these sections began to trade in th towns and cities of Virginia and Tennessee where nearer and mors accessible markets had been built by railroads from ths north, though these , markets ' were much poorer for their products than the markets down . In North Carolina from ths reason that that portion of Tennessee' and Virginia lying con tiguous to this section produced the asms thing. They have not done this with "their own free will, but from necessity. They have at all times since railroad dsvelopment has been anywhere within their, reach' stood ready wltti their money offering to vote bonds to any railroad in their sute who would give them a southern outlet to their old markets down In North Carolina, and when they had failed by reason of building agree ments .between railroads they then turned and voted ,thelr money in somenstances'at least and are now being served with "the exception of Alleghany county by railroads from Virginia and Tennessee. Mitchell county, of course, hss since about 1S0S, had a southern outlet through the state of North Carolina to South Carolina, but by reason of the feel ing .between the Southern and the C. C ft O., and their methods of dealing with each other have not re ceived ths benefit of the outlet as they should. Ths other sections of this territory, rexoept - Alleghany, ars shipping all of their products through the states of Virginia and Tennessee and doing their principal trading at Galax and Abingdon, Va., and Mountain City, Ellzabethtown, John sen Jlty and Irvlhg, Tfenn! .This gives these' towns and cities -'such new growth and prosperity as they had not kriown before to their enrich ment and to North, Carolina's hurt. There is not a wealthier or richer section in the ' stats of North Caro lina. These people have made it so by facing all kinds of weather, camp ing out along ths roadsides at night and certainly do deserve better treat ment at ths hands of their own state. Not only have they succseded In spits of hardships financially, but they have maintained their schools until its people en a whole are equal In Intelligence of any section in North Carolina. But North Carolina under present conditions stands to lose not only the commercial energies, f this section but the social and educational as. well because with the commerce of a country goes . its : social body. These "people now are' subscribers to the daily papers from ths state of Virginia, nd Tennessee. They are discussing things : In Virginia , and Tennessee mors thap things happen ing . in" North ' Carolina. As their LOOKING BACKVmRD it:r,$ cf Interest "Ccnc:r:.:.-.j F::,:! cf Charlitli tni . t3 Circles, Frcm Th C::rv:r cf Jihziz, AZZ2 tr.d 1C::. TEN YEA.13 AGO TWENTY YEA" 3 AGO Paris. Since the accident to the Gatun dam, part of which recently sank, ths French critics who disagree with the American plan for.th con struction of the Panama canal have been actively predicting its complete failure. The Figaro declares that the fatal mistake on ths part of ths American engineers when they adopt ed the lock canal project, was ths substitution of dams at Rio Grande and Gatun fo rthe plan of dams at Mlraflores and Bohno, where ths foundations were demonstrated to be SOlid. ." ' . - - " , Marlon. There Is a movement' on foot that assures Marion a nsw and up-to-date hotel for the accommo dation of. summer and winter vlsitorsJ as well as ths traveling public Ths hotel is to Cost pot less than $J0,000. Mr. W. J. Adams, of Moore, ap pointed by Governor Glenn to suc ceed Judge Walter H. Neat on the superior court bench, is a lawyer of fine ability and standing and it is not to be doubted that he will1 make an excellent Judge. Observer Editorial. Rumors are afloat to ths effect that there will be no dearth of D. As R. chapters In Charlotte in tho future. Plans have already been consum mated for three and It is said that a fourth is now in prospect to be named Hornets' Nest chapter. ' There is no limit to ths number which may bs formed, provided only there be as many as 13 members. , Miss Ohla Brown, of Concord, Is spending severat days in the cit.y with Miss Nancy Brown, at her .home on East avenue. Mr. J. M. Hsuse, of Greensboro, was registered among ths guests at ths Southern Manufacturers' club last evening. - Ths many friends hers will regret to learn that Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Coddlngton and Mr. .Lee A. Folger will move to Charlotte the 1st of January. Mr. Coddlngton Is district representative of the Bulck Motor company, of Flint. Mich., and he and Mr. Folger will open a branch office In Charlotte. Mr. Coddlngton is handling the general business and Mr. Folger the local Greensboro Record. Miss Shirley Montgomery, of Con cord, is visiting her brother? Dr. J. ' street Havana. The Spanish troops with drew from Guanabacoa, a suburb of Havana, at 10 o'clock - last evening. The Inhabitants rang ths bells and -discharged fireworks in celebration of., the sVent. - " .. v New York. The eighteenth an nual rally of tha Salvation army was held tonight at Carnegie hall, and . drew out a very large audience. Com mander Booth . Tucker and Mrs. Tucker were present and took an . active part in the exercises. Com- mandec Booth Tucker made his an nual report on ths army's farm col onies. There was a liberal response to ths appeal for money. . It will probably requlre '90 days to repair ths damage dons to the battleship Massachusetts last ' Satur day ia the New York harbor. . ' Mr. L. L. Jenkins, of Gastonta, is at the Buford hotel. . ' . Miss Bulow Wilson will return to her home in Morganton next Mm. day,' '.'..'..;,. ? -.'. .;'$:,;' Col W. C. Jones, of Wilmington, is in ths city. V Lieutenant , 8. L. Faison, of, the United States army, who ia now at West Point will arrivV here Monday to spend a week with his brother, Dr; ... I. W.i Faison. ,,.-.'!-:' .,.;, i Mr. E. R. McElwee. of Torkvllle, 8 C, is in ths city. Hs will b hero several days. ; , . Mr. D. Mi Carpenter, of Idalden, is down on Business. Mr. Ernest Jl Bush mads a hand some bouquet of bridesmaid roses and presented it to the President last night The roses wsre the handsomest ever seen in Charlotte. ' . Mrs. Brevard 8prlnga and Mrs. T. B. Gautlsr will entertain ths Married -People's i Pleasure club tomorrow night at ths homo of tho former. There were 173 bales of cotton re ceived at ths platform yesterday. The highest price paid, was S.IS 1-3., Mr. J. P. Delllnger, of . Shelby, is here attending federal court' Mr. J. F. Carlton- and bride, of Statesvllle, ars at ths Buford. They came here from Statesvllle last night and will remain here several davs, Mr. P. O. Leak and bride, of Win ston, will arrive here tonight from the south. They, will stop at ths Riifnivl Montgomery, 'on South iTryon T Hon. Thomas Settle, of Greensboro. is at the Central.- Ing Mat I hope you will continue to stand by these. people until Justice is done them. ' ' CHAS. G. GILREATIL . Wilkesboro, Dec. 12. DAILY REMJND ER "IN THE DAY'S NEWS.". David Lloyd George, whoyj politi cal future is at stake in today's gen eral elections in Great Britain, has Just rounded out his second .year in the premiership, to which he was called at one of the most critical stages of the war. Lloyd George, as hs is popularly known. Is ths Idol of British democracy. His extreme rad icalism has made him at times "one of the most hated men of England." particularly ' among the aristocracy' but on more numerous occasions he has loomed . up as "the man of the hour." He is pre-eminently the Brit ish government's man of "push and go," energetic, determined and fear less. Though a, little man, almost frail in physlqus. he has been such a successful fighter that he scarcely knows the meaning of defeat A. Welshman by blood, he knew the meaning of extreme poverty In his youth and received only a limited education. His public career began with his election to parliament when 87 years old. o? the finest hospital in" the entire south for this city. ' Buncombe Boys and Their Gun. (From The Asheville Citizen.) ' As annouueed in the news columns of this issue, Asheville has a chance to secure a valuable relic as well as a tribute to the prowess of Bun combe county's soldiers In the shape of a captured German gun, some thing on the order of the famous French "seventy-fives." It was taken in-a hot engagement by the members of Company I, 321st infantry. Elght- leiu aivision, mis company oeing compose'd largely of Asheville and Buncombe county boys. In a letter to his father, Sergeant Theodore H Sumner, son of B. H. Sumner, de clares that his company had dragged the gun for many miles, but Would eventually have to turn it in to the brdnance department unless permis sion from the U. S. war department to send the gun to Asheville were secured. Lieutenant Locklinrt. , " (From The Wadesboro Ansonlan.) Lieut ' James A. Lockhart, one of the best known attorneys of the town who volunteered and entered the service soon after the United States declared war on Germany, passed through Wadesboro Frlduy morning on No. S. He was wounded In France and goes to Atlanta to enter an army hospital. He was seen at (ho nt.l rr Kt, IT. T nit... Tn ... TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES. d7 7 s'ta T" " " d l d 1829 Commencement of civil war in j glasses to be delivered to his brother, postmaster s. s. Lockhart. The over- Chili. 18S5 Sir Richard Cartwright. for many years a leading states man of Canada, born at Kings ton. Ont. Died there. Sep tember 24, 1J1J. ) . , ... 1843 George W. Goldsborough, who wrote one of the first naval histories of the United States, died in Washington, D. C. Born . at Cambridge, Md., April 18, coat Is a little the worse for wear. and Is mute evidence of what our men have passed through at the front. There are some blood splotches on It and some o: the now famous trench mud. t. Got Out of the Wagon. (Rocky Mount Dispatch ; to Wll mlngton Star.) .'. One tt tha trtn - .. I . 1861-Prlnce Albert the husband of that paed over this" V sterday Queen Victoria, died at Wind- morning on their way from Wangle? sor castle. Born near Coburg. field. Virginia, to WllmlngtoX was sources of their commerce start l IZZlSZtlir" " 'f? e?i..w w,ln.out .Wt In life and soon become citizens of J879 John B. Brondel consecrated a foreign state,-and at the present tne first Roman Catholic time wnen a- .orwi varuunmn vuuib bishou of Helena. Mont. the town'j and cities above named and begins to meet ' the people and read the sign' ovr 'ths ' places of business thsy re strikingly reminded that" North Carolina Is losing Its cit izenship, i' This section is a larger Item to ' the state of.. North Carolina than, one would' casually think but when yotf refer to 'the last census you 1914- 1915- Serblaiis reoccupied Belgrade, following Its evacuation by the Austrians. -British on 65-mile front , from Ypres to river Somme poured destructive artillery fire on Germans. r" 1916 Germans and Austrian peace notes received In Washington. find that they, nnmber 67.620. The.enrlei of the ancestry of , ONE YEAR AGO TODAY IX .THE this people hnvs gallantly stood ' by ; " WAR. r and aided in the building of the stater , An.Voi K"aiAino io . - ,K ?VIL f"?! D-'caikf r1ipoVtedeti,be nder IJltll llirjv - Diiuuiu iits,tS7 ' s 1CUU 1 aornof SSI IOVi i us u i-niiijr morning oatn In the Ta i river. Here's how- it happened: The said colored man was loading ou in a wkuji near ins river when he heard the drone of the airplane motor. An airplane being a curiosity to him, he thought it was an auto- " mobile. He scanned the road on his right for the approaching machine but saw nothing. He looked to the road on the left with the same rei suit. He was puzzled. The sound, seemed to come from above. lt ' looked up and saw something he had never seen before. As to how he felt about it Is told in his own words: "Man, when I saw dat tWng , I was gittin' outa dat wagon.' ' The offer of the United States Government to smooth over the troubles between Chile and Peru Is received with open welcome by the latter Gov ernment, whllp the former would appeaY a little backward. It Is another case of one side being afraid and the other glad of it- - - - thorltlcs Investigated the merits of Mr. Lee's sug gsstion and that out of this investigation came the "mystery ship." At any rate, the published de scriptions of the British airplane ship appeur to embrace the substantial ideas advanced in Mr. Lee's letter to Senator Smith. x " ""',' ' t ' " i " . ( ', - BACK Mi-ADOO. , The development of bargo traffic on the Missis sippi was one of the best undertakings the Gov ernment ever launched, and now some of the busy .bodies in Congress are calling tor Its abolishment. It Is a comfort to note that Mr. McAdoo is lifting his voles' for the .continued . development of this traffic, and it is to be hoped the progressive ele ment in Congress will back him to the .finish. " The.task of the big ships in the Amet lean' Navy having been accomplished In European waters the fleet has been ordered home and according to .a statement by Secretary Daniels will be in familiar BURLESON AND THE WIRES. Chairman Moon of the House Postofflce Com mittee has introduced a bill looking to permanent ownership of the telegraph and telephone lines as auxiliary to the operation of the Postofflce Depart ment, claiming that President Wilson Is "In favor of such a measure." The bill was drafted with the assistance of Mr. Burleson and will be "eluci dated" by Mr. Moon on the floor of the . House when the postofflce appropriation bill Is under dls vusslon.. This is one measure which is likely to develop vigorous opposition.. There Is a faction In Congress thut contends Mr. Burleson has already in hand as many things as he can conveniently manage, and there are some who claim that hs has not established ;a record for efficiency to en courage giving him powers over such important utilities as the telegraph and ths telephone."1 ' NEWSPAPER SENTJMENT , PULL THE TEETH. ! , ' , (From 'The Baltimore American.) The Allies are not the victors in battle, General von Elnem has Just told the people of Cologne, It Is this stubborn spirit that makes' Germany still dangerous and requires that the teeth of the mon ster shall be pulled In tbV peace Congress, " , NOT EXCEPTED BY PERSHING? , (From' ,The Houston Post) General Pershing says of ths army: "Finally, ly.pay the supremo- tribute to our offi cers and soldiers' of .the line. ' When I think of the heroism, their patience binder hardships, their un flinching spirit of offensive action, I am filled with emotion which I , am unable to express. Thslr deeds are Immortal, and they have earned the eter nal gratitude of our country.' - r.-." "i ' ' v Doesn't the valued New York Bun think ths gen eral should have excepted from ths glorious tribute the 500.000 soldiers from Dixie? Surely it wou!4 vourself in The city, of Charlotte for the reason that when. Lord Cornwallls had taken the town of Charlotte and was proceeding tosmtrch northward to conquer ' wSstefnvNorth Carolina that h b'ravs men- of this section under General Cleveland came to the aid of Mecklenburg county and were among ths numbers united who drove the British - from North Carolina and to; flnaI:;defeat.;.'V..;;;.''i"-''v;. They have ably served the state in all its endeavor, .in its wars and in its development and while the state House naval affairs committee -at Washington ordered an investigation into the navy department's conduct of the war. Secretary Daniels announced the forming of an allied naval council in cluding representatives of England, France, the United States, Italy and Japan.; -- -r . TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS. Prince Albert, second son of King George, born 23 years ago today. Sir W. W. Cheyne, surgeon gei.eral of the British navy, born 66 years Bionain, of North Carolina was Issuing bonds tn th AavlAnmnts of thn atsta In knlMlnr rnllrnads this aectlnn hnv It ago today, tvat h hniden. earned th mnnov ! Hon. Plerre-Edouard to pay iU part of the taxes to pay Postmaster general of Canada, born off said bonds by hard labor drag- yar af oda" glng over the mountain trails to mar-! ' Aslley H. Robertson, recently pro ket in all kinds of weather without mo,ted ' be a rear-admiral of the a murmur, and do not now deserve fLUted States navy, born In Illinois, to h literal V driven from the stats t s , and its best markets because of .pres ent conditions. ' There are now two short Unas of railroad running to the foot of ths Brig. Gen. .Charles G. Lost." of the United States Marine corps, horn in Massachusetts, -49 years ago today. iti. ev. rranK a. McElwaln. Blue Ridge in which the state" of 1 bishop of the Episcopal dloces-j of I jmtion of her coming, police North- Carolina . already owns stock. I Minnesota,, bot-n at Warsaw. The Elkln ft Alleghany going from 1 "su muu, Elkin, the Watauga ft. Yadkin River railroad going from. North Wllkes boro with a few more miles added to each would take .the former into Sparta,' and 'the - i latter into Boone which would give this souiern but- let' restore ths .old market -and bring that sectloruback to ths stats of North Carolina. .Thls would pay the state of North Carolina, If It should com plete these roads dividends of a good business, and would be to its future COUPLE ARRESTED IN SALISBURY HOSTELRY Charged With Passing Bogui . Checks They Are Also Want ed in 'Concord. - - - ..... .......... Special to Tho Observer. Salisbury, Dec. 18. A man and wo man,- who were registered at a local hotel as L. W. Goldman and wife of South Carolina,- are beig hTld 'for superior court on a charge of check flashing. The check in questU was tendered to. a local garage for ah in ner tube. The couple were also fined $26 each forreglsterlng as husband and wife. The woman admits her name is M. M. Culbertson, say the police.-and the man says' he was ex pectins his wife to Join him at the "' icsioierea for. ner in antlci- N. Y., The Chicago Tribune is now cited as one Vf the 'American papers that Was "friendly". to Germanv ports weiore sew years day, which is as much as That seems to b a characteristic of thorn mwra ha utiii. tr.,t.i,l d..u' .ml Irlort- n nf thit i ar n'nii wi.hnHnn in v. v.i. t .i. ... W..J,.. i.. - ,i . . . . . . ... . .. V - . .. i . . ' .i . . i T am Sorry to worry vou with , a , - m . . ... . n. itio.1, run au nt'iau iu Bvvuuiuuiaiii u iwi ine Kroc.ktnn Tnr ih m ii .ii nr ihi Simitn: t rt unnre in : - ... ..." i .. . . ... ...... u i. . i- ... ... ... . , , 'iT ,. .Jt .. . , im , I,; , , -' ;,u-i ,. hi. I, , I ' r.i " " . - . '"long letter' iiks .tnis, uui ie,n tine say- ipiiai. .....ins gosi 10 wnicn tne program wie ji m uiuugnt necessary ... . i a inuuir. ; -- .- -.-r-- -r----T-;-'-'r--T-'ing this tnocn;- harbor Is scheduled- before'the"losetf"thl"eflr'tTribullr,' I TAR HEEL, PRINTS ' V : i The Watts Hospital. " (From The -Durham Herald.)'-. No program of progress In Dur ham's hlutnrvV will- rAnnfi had tn the hearts of , neonle In renera.1 thsnPim than When that announced veaterrfsv hu the ' here, , approximately board of trustees of the Watts hos-r The epidemic has not yet reached ths sending news of the counle'a m.i ... other towns where check flashing has " been carried on recently. Concord has alieady unswered by1 sending four u warrants for ths couple. I'LV SEAIOL'S IN CHESTER. . Chester, k 'C. Dec. 13 Influenza Is again serious in this city and in numsrous sections of Chester county Ths malady is decidedly milder In ' it: first aimearoil 60 i": days ssn.-;.. f I t" ,
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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