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NEWS-HERALD. COBB, Editor and Owner. Th6e regaSonntyHeraM Consolidated November 29, UOL G. Subscription Price $1 Per Year in Advance. MORGANTON, N. C, JANUARY 13, 1916. NO. 34. r .4- riollinnli the Allies Completely ieS r..ii:M f Lla-British Battleship L By Mine, No Loss life. . AsSociated tress aispatcn Of i morning s papers saiu to in complete evacuation of the Peninsula by -tne .oriiisn the withdrawal of tvencn iuii- French troops from the summit Je sinking of the British battle King Edward VII after it had , in contact with a mine, are the ending ieature m uiC ww. British soldier wounded was the casualty suffered in leaving the Fnoli remnsuia aim uic jjiinBii French were auie xemwc n guns, except 17 old ones which destroyed. ere also was no loss of life in 1 . . 1 IT' T7 J 1 TTTT ;inking 01 tne JVing liuwaru xi only two men aboard the pre- Idnaugnt were wuuuueu. m wic are of Hirzsten, Berlin says 20 ch officers, 1,033 chasseurs and -jus were taken. Paris, in ad ig the evacuation, says it was to the capture by the Germans hill to the north of Hirzstein. p the remainder of the Western little activity has been shown ither side, except in the usual krdments and mining opera- Comparative calm prevails in Austro-Italian theater. TWO TONS SMOKELESS POWDER EXPLODES. Three Men Killed and Many Hurt in an Explosion at Du Pont Powder Plant. Philadelphia Dispatch, 10th. Three workmen were killed and a number severely burned early today in a terrific explosion of two tons of smokeless powder at Carneys Point plant of the Du Pont Powder com pany. The force of the explosion was so great that it lifted a ferry boat, which was just leaving the dock at Carneys Point, partly out of the wa ter, breaking all the windows and smshing a part of its cabin. None of the passengers, most all of whom were employed at the Du Pont plant returning to their homes in Wilming ton, across the river, was injured. The report of thd explosion was distinct ly heard in this city, 25 miles dis tant. According to an employee who wit nessed the accident, the explosion oc curred in No. 2 wet house and No. 2 blending tower of Plant No. 2, short ly after the midnight shift of work. He declared it was caused by outside influences and it was reported that two men with dynamite and nitro glycerine in their possession had been arrested. This report, however, could not be confirmed. END OF LUSITANIA CASE IN SIGHT. . AMERICAN - POLICY. President Tells What It s Address iv ocicnmiv; vim- Sress. a a Washington Dispatch. ie United States government's American policy was revealed letail by President Wilson v in an ess before the second Pan-Ameri-Scientific Congress Thursday it He explained the proposals aitted to South and Central lerican diplomats by Secretary .sing as a basis for an effective knent between all the republics ie Western Hemisphere, "not only the international peace of Amer but the domestic peace of Ameri pis programme as outlined by the ident proposes that all the Amer nations shall take concerted ac as follows: arantee to each other absolute Qcal independence and territorial grity. ?ree to settle all pending boun ty disputes as soon as possible, by able processes. ?ree to handle all disputes aris ing them by patient, impar iwestigation and to settle them arbitration. " ' ee that no revolutionary expe- fn shall be outfitted against or fc for revolutionists shipped to Poring States. Je President said the Monroe doc e always had been and :ld be maintained by the United j5s 0n its own authority, but that joctnne did not disclose what at- the United States would as ;e towards other nations of the Death of Mrs. O. C- Carter. Mrs. O. C. Carter, after an illness of several weeks, died at her home here last Friday night. On Sunday before Christmas Mrs. Carter suf fered a stroke of paralysis. She had been a semi-invalid for years, being totally blind for a number of years. Her patience in her affliction and kindly disposition had won for her the admiration of a host of loving friends whose hearts have been saddened at her passing. Surviving are two daughters, Misses Cornelia nd Ophelia Carter, who with loving care have tended their moth er's every need, and a son, Mr. Dan Carter, of Wilkesboro. One sister, Mrs. William Avery, of Quaker Meadows, also survives. The funeral services were conducted from the Carter home Sunday at 12:30 o'clock by Mrs. Carter's pastor, Rev. C. E. Gregory, and the body laid to rest in Forest Hill cemetery. Mrs. Carter was in her 74th year. She was a member of one of the most prominent families of this section and related to many of the most influ ential families of the State. A thor oughly consecrated christian the influ ence of her well-spent life will long be felt. Sincere sympathy is ex tended to the bereaved children and relatives in their sorrow. Secretary Lansing and Von Bernstorff Confer Will Pay For Lives Lost. Washington Dispatch, 10th. Von Bernstoff, the German Ambas sador, and Secretary Lansing had an other conference on the Lusitania matter today which both agreed should be confidential. The Ambassador plans to confer again with the Secretary within a week and not again on the subject. That fact is taken by those conversant with the status of the case that Ger many and the United States have ap proached a point in the negotiations where only one more exchange be tween Washington and Berlin will be necessary before the long controversy is ended. American officials described the sit uation as "very hopeful" and reflect ed the view that satisfactory set tlement is in sight, which include in demnity of 115 American lives lost and some expression of regret or dis avowal which -will be mutually satis factory to Germany and the United States. ' The impression grows mong ad ministration officials that the nation ality of the submarine which sank the Persia will never be disclosed. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS. Morganton Banks in Fine Con dition Old Directors and Of ficers Each Re-elected. The stockholders of each of the Morganton banks held their annual meetings on Tuesday night of this week. Each declared the usual divi dend. At the First National Bank the old directors were all reelected and they in turn re-elected the present officers. Mr. A. M. Kistler is president, Mr. I. I. Davis vice-president, Mr. A. M. In- gold cashier and Mr. J. A. Claywell, Jr., assistant cashier. The directors are Messrs. A. M. Kistler, I. I. Davis, S. R. Collett, W. C. Ervin, A. M. In gold, K. C. Menzies and C. H. Geitner, Also all the old directors at the Bank of Morganton were re-elected. Of these Mr. C. A. Spencer is presi dent, Mr. F. P. Tate vice-president, and other members of the board are: Messrs. J. E. Erwin, W. E. Walton, E. W. Phifer, J. L. Morgan and B. S. Gaither. The old officers, Mr. W. E. Walton, cashier, and Mr. Gordon Tate, assistant cashier, were re-elected. DRUG STORE DEAL. Dr. Harry Riddle Buys Stock in Leslie's Drug Store Business to Be Enlarged. Dr. Harry Riddle, who until last week was druggist at the State Hos pital, has purchased from Dr. W. A. Leslie stock in Leslie's Drug Store, and this week took up his duties there. Plans are being made for enlarging the business considerably. A large seed warehouse will be built in the rear of the building and other im provements made. Dr. Riddle, who thus becomes more closely identified with the business in terests of the town, recently led the class taking the State examination before the Pharmaceutical Board. Mr. Lawrence Erwin, who has held a position with Leslie's Drug Store for several years, has taken a no- sition as bookkeeper for the Morgan- ton Furniture Compny. MUST READ NEWSPAPERS. Prussian Judge Says It Is the Duty of Every Citizen. Statesville Landmark. The newspaper should hold in grateful remembrance the judge at Osnaburg, Prussia, who held that the reaing of newspapers is a duty of the citizen. Residents in a neighbor ing village sold a quantity of wool contrary to the regulations and plead ed in defense that the particular reg ulation was not placarded in the vil lage as has been customary and ap peared only in the newspapers, which they did not read. The court ruled that "persons who now read no news paper act culpably and cannot plead ignorance of war-time regulations as justification," an the defendants were sent to jail. That may have been a little hard on the defendants in that particular case, but on the main proposition the decision was a common sense one. In these days when the newspapers are sources of general information, when anybody now keep well posted by reading the papers, those who fail to do so and get in trouble as a result, have only themselves to blame an deserve lit tle sympathy. LITTLE BOY SHOT. Sad Accident Near Chesterfield. Correspondence of The News-Herald. A very sad accident occurred Sat urday afternoon, January 8th, when little Willie Carswell, the five-year-old son of Mr. Elijah Carswell, was shot and killed. The little boy went with his two older brothers and two neighbor boys to hunt for pine. They had an old pistol in the crowd and while trying to load it, the hammer slipped and it went off, , shooting Willie, who was standing in front of the gun, putting NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST. Brief Notes of Recent Happen ings in North Carolina. Davidson county is making plans for a fair next fall. The Ford assembling plant, recent ly established in Charlotte, turned out its first car Tuesday. A course in printing will be added to the Winston-Salem graded schools and a plant is to be pur chased for that purpose. Figures from the census bureau six shot in his heart, killing him in- state that during the past . decade stantly. His mother and baby broth- North Carolina has passed from six er died about three years ago. He teenth in point of population to four- has a father, one sister and two teenth. brothers living. Willie Carswell was an unusually bright boy and loved by all who knew The Seaboard Air Line railroad has bought 100 acres of land at Hamlet and will build shops at that place for him. He was the iov and hri onpSa MVm W1" UUim bnPS of his ho TTic fcfv I the construction and repair of cars er has the sympathy of all the peo ple m this great sorrow. But it is mostly freight cars. Major B. G. McDowell, 83, years old, The Prosperity Wave Increasing in Velocity and Scope. President's Plan For Pushing Defense Program Probably Includes Series of Speeches. Washington Dispatch, 10th. President Wilson may put the ques tion of national defense before the country in a series of speeches as one means of getting the necessary legis lation through congress. The president tody received sev- I eral invitations to speak at banquets J t 1 Till' J or meetings here, in Bltimore and New York within the next month and other invitations are known to be coming. Officials intimated today that the president might take advantage sPhere and consequently the the invitations to lay the adminis- nations had been distrustful of wauun Pn ior iiawonai ueiense ui- rectly before the people. As soon as for ' e SUDmarme controversy is entirely cleared up tne president intends to devote his whole attention to get ting the national defense plans through congress. :nia Peru, was selected 5et session of the Pan-Ameri-JCientific Congress, which meets the centennial of Peru's dec f of independence. The choice s y t"e executive committee was gestion of the delegation from ;e whose chairman, Ambassador " wujica, is president of the s'ess. The tion. ire was virtually no op- TO WEST INDES. W- W. Neal in a New York spital. 5e Marion P jd Dr. G. S. Kirby, left the ,e last week for New. York City, entered a hospital for an y:0n- Mr. Neal underwent the lj'0ri the latter part of the week ;f fends wm be pleased to learn Vo"able reports have been re- l concerning his condition." man .WiU be read with interest il h y .News-Herald readers, Mrs. aving been before her mar- ;mss Addie Malone, of Morgan- Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt Will Leave. New York February 15- New York Dispatch, 8th. Col. Theodore Roosevelt will start on February 15th pn a trip to the West Indies, from which he will not return until April 1, it was. announced today. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt. A Surprise Marriage. Correspondence of The News-Herald. Miss Sudie McCarthy, daughter of Mr. Jack McCarthy, quietly left home Sunday morning and went over to Rev. Mr. Sherman's and was married to Mr. Arthur Graham, of Earl, NC. They went to Morganton and caught No. 11 enroute to the home of the The wave of prosperity, started some time ago, seems to be increas ing in velocity and scope. The Fed eral Reserve Board in a bulletin re cently issued, shows that the Rich mond district, which includes North Carolina, is in a very prosperous condition. All tne mercnants did a good Christmas business and the farmers are getting excellent prices for 'their products. In this bulletin the Board says: "The department stores and re tailers now are generally busy, set tied cold weather and the holiday seasons have materially stimulated business. There is no lack of em ployment. Skilled labor of almost every kind is in demand at full prices. "With the softening in the price of cotton in November there was noted a decided tendency to store some of the unsold portion of the crop. While the market has recovered, this same tendency persists in many directions, but not to such an ex tent as to prevent the liquidation of debts due for settlement. "Lumber is noticeable improving. under a broadening demand. Coa operators are fully engaged on profitable basis. Credit is easy, and while there is no evidence of abuse is being freely used ty manufactur ers and jobbers in caring for fresh orders withheld over a long interval While both sellers and buyers oi commodities express themselves as satisfied with the proesent outlook, neither, as a class, are over trading. The result is a healthy trade condi tion. General conditions are highly satisfactory." New Drug Store for Morganton. For some time there have been rumors of the opening of a third drug store in Morgnton, and that its es tablishment some time next month is to be a reality will not be unex pected news to many of our readers. Dr. Ralph Kibler, an Void" Morganton boy, who has conducted for several years a drug store in Spartanburg, has leased . the Hogan-McGimsey building on Main street and will short ly open a new drug store. The pres ent occupants of the building, T. C. Morgan & Co., will move back into the Pitts & Giles building, two doors above their present location. This building is now being made ready for their occupancy and they intend mov ing about February 1st. sweet to know that Willie is happy died Saturday at Bristol 1. Texm. He with the angels and .that we can see was a native of North Carolina and him again some day. served in the Confederate armv in the Ton 19 1Q1K ' I ciix n j t ii y-t oixiy-oecona iNortn uaroiina red- ' o ment. BUSINESS PROSPERITY. The Boone Democrat says that Country Most Properous. But Mrs- D- c- Cofl?ey of Shull's Mills, We Must Prepare For the watauga county lntended to give her mi xxr-n n . xi. o-year-uiu uaugnier a aose oi caiomei Slump That Will Come at the and administered arsenic by mistake. war S una. The child died in 15 minutes. Secretary of Commerce Redfield. in i mi a. i v a a memorandum on business conditions Ane lown OI Daiem 1S i0U years transmitted to President Wilson, nic- id At was on January 6 that a par- tures the country as in the most urns- of eiht men arrived from Betha perous state of its history. The warn- nia and f elled the first tree in mak ing is added, though, that war's infla- mg the clearmS f or the erection of finn f ,-n 1 4..M I tne nrst nouse in tne town, nans VV A VV M lA. 1. IJII1 V 11 II I.I I war's end and that business foresight are being made to celebrate the event alone will prepare the United States The fourth annual meeting of the i ior peace. North Carolina Live-Stnrk Assrvi The slump that will follow the war tions will be held at Salisbury Janu abroad, the summary declares, must ary 25, 26, 27 and 28. There will be find Americans ready to take their live-stock, meat and dairy products snare oi tne world s trade unhamper- contests. Many nrominent sneakers ed by provincial .notions. False val- are on the program. Reduced rates ues created by unusual conditions he are offered on the railroads. fears may lull the United States into a fancied commercial security. Marion Butler has filed a petition It is not to be expected." the Sec- and affidavits from Randloph county retary says, "that our business move- "tizens with President Wilson, pre ment, will continue in its present form. f erring charges against W. C. Ham- No one dreams that we can now or in mer United btates District Attorney the future maintain an export move- for the Western District of North ment of more than five billions ac- Carolina, and requesting his removal, tual value or that we may sanely ex- There are fivec harges, which relate pect an apparent net balance in our to alleged practice of fraud m con favor on merchandise trnsactions of nection with the election of November three billions in one vear. 3, 1914, and alleged non-performance It is alike impossible and unde- V duty as district attorney. sirable that these things continue. It is impossible because the world has not the power to pay to any one na tion such vast sums for any long pe riod in addition to the waste of war. Lynching At Goldsboro. Since a news item appearing in an other column of this issue was print ed there have been fearful develop ments in the Goldsboro murder last Thursday. John Edwards the negro who confessed to taking part in the killing of Anderson Gurley, a farm er, wasremoved from the Wayne coun ty jail early Wednesday, taken to the scene of the crime and lynched. Ruchards was hanged to a tree and his body was almost cut to pieces with bullets. The jailer declared that a mob of more than 200 masked men visited the jail shortly after midnight and forced him to produce the keys of the cell in which Richards had been confined. Over Three Hundred Were Prob ably Lost On Persia. London Dispatch, 6th. An announcement made tonight by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam ship Company says that the number of persons on board the steamer Per sia who have not been accounted for aggregates 336. Of these 119 were passengers and 217 members of the crew. - ' groom. , Glen Alpine, N. C, Jan. 12, 1916. In the apportionment of the $250, 000 to the counties by the State Board of Education, Burke, with 7,091 chil dren receives $2,193.67. The State Supreme Court filed opin ions in 20 cases Wednesday morning and adjoruned for the term, the spring term to open February 7. The case The nations are not spending their Public defded wa markets, but their TJ L. f incomes in our -i,! . . Ida Bell Warren, Forsyth county, in capital, and vast as it is, there are v.i.T.jrj. j limits to which the continuance of thewmc" ""uer ccc ; 1 1 j. ... .j tence to electrocution ior tne muraer processes is undesirable, for it would . T . . , , i Tvr;jc -v .. of G. J. Warren, husband of the wo- TnaiCP. us T.hP Minns n m nn o tho Tiarinno 7 j j ! . . . man. The Superior Court's convictions and produce a moral overstrain that , , , TT would be dangerous. "We shall he subjected through having such a giants strength to the temptation to use it like a giant. Every evil that excessive power brings to men would threaten us." Opportunities for a normal pros- Dr.'L. W. Alston, of Savannah, who recently purchased the Tillinghast property, was here this week attend ing to preparations for greatly im proving the place.. and death sentences are affirmed. Un less the Governor ntervenes it is said that Mrs. Warren will have been the first woman to have been electrocuted in the State. Last Friday there was registered in the office of the register of deeds perity after the war are outlined, the of Rowan county at Salisbury one of Secretary pointing out that the Uni- the largest papers of the kind ever ted States has jumped to first place recorded there. It was a paper among the nations in international transferring all the water rights and trade. other nronertv of t.Vip Southern Alu- "Whether we shall remain the minum Co., of Paris, France, to the first," the memorandum continues, tallahasse Power Co.. of North Car- depends upon the vision and energy olina and Tennessee. The considera- ot our banners, manufacturers, mer- tion was in excess of $5,000,000. chants and farmers. We have for the This paper was recorded also in Stan first time in our history a sound sys- 7f Cabarrus, Montgomery, Davidson, tem of finance." fJrnnvillp nnrl Porsnn ni-mtip this State, and Halifax county. Virginia. Bills to make illegal in South Car- The emergency revenue stamps to olina employment of children less cover the registering of this docu- than fourteen years old, and to amend ment. amounted to $4,909. the new prohibition laws so that only one quart oi liquor -per month may be We Live I on e'er snipped mo tne state to any one in dividual instead of one gallon, as at University News Letter. present allowed, are among the prin- For several centuries the length of cipal issues to come before the South human life has been increasing. Bet- ronna general assembly, which con- ter living conditions have mevented m i vened luesay m regular session. many 0f the needless deaths of in- : fants, children and yound adults. Mr. Decatur Newton, of Raleigh, a ln recent years- the gain in this former resident of Morganton, has country has been about 15 years per been visiting his father and brother, century. In Prussia the rate of gain Mr. P. F. Newton. Many old friends has been twenty-seven years. . were glad to welcome him back home. The reason for this difference lies in the fact that Prussia has utilize Mr. D. A. Kanipe, of Marion, was in Morganton Wednesday on business. Mr. C. F. Hudson, a theological stu dent at Wake Forest, left Tuesday morning to resume his work at that institution. Miss Netta Bridgers is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Lee Latta, in Hickory. modern . knowledge of sanitation and has vested her sanitary officers with authority to make and enforce sani- i tary laws. Mr. Gray Murray left Monday to re enter school at Mars Hill.