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" ' ' ' N COBB, Editor and Owner. The Burke Countv News ) . v The Morganton Herald C Consolidated November 29, 1901 Subscription Price Per Year in Advance. XXXI. MORGANTON, N. C, February 10, 1916. " : ' ' - . j , NO. 38. - ARRANGE DETAILS FOR CONVENTION. 0f Controversy With Ger v Seems Near at Hand L,t Communication is Ac- table to me uimcu oiuie. Lton Dispatch, 8th. )St&lCe tile tcauitivc Luuuiiuii- hfi LUSH"11' -co -J ' United States. High Adminis- officials tonignt cunsiuer mat in nrpusnlincr unnn government w . & v t0 make tne concessions ana Lents, as set j.uilii m me uwu- ks achieved recognition 01 an fjirh principles for which it has ijed in connection with subma- carfare. liie the substance of the pro- communication admittedly is T X 1 -C actory minor cnaiigea ciuxixy wording and in connection with take were suggested today to von Bernstorff, the German assador, by Secretary Lansing. desires of the United btates in connection were made known' to i. jm. T) ,3 4- Turn mbassaaur aitei jticbiucui yyu- ad discussed the subject with his et. Count von Bernstorff imme lv informed the Secretary that T lU T 0 no reason wny uie cuaiiges j not be made but explained in that as a precaution he thought mid be justified in submitting the k matter to his Government for approval. He did so in a dis sent to Berlin tonight and with out six days the resulting formal runication is expected. esient Wilson and the members is cabinet have gone over the :t proposal of Germany for a set- ;nt of the American government's Lnds concerning the sinking of Lusitania. While some alterna ; in the form of the agreement, ii will require its reference to is again, must be made, they are Med as minor ones, and optimism prevails that within a short time Democratic Sub-Committeemen See Wilson's Renomination as Certainty. St. Louis Dispatch, 8th. That President Wilson would be re nominated without opposition was the consensus of opinion of members of the sub-committee of the Demo cratic National committee who met here today to arrange details for the Democratic National Convention. The committeemen agreed in ad vance of the meeting not to select a temporary chairman today, and that task probably will not be taken up until May. Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri, however, is being dis cussed as a possible choice, the com mitteement thinking it would be fit ting that the State in which the con vention is held should furnish the temporary presiding elder The committee met shortly before noon in executive session and this af ternoon . inspected the Colliseum, con sidering desirable alternations MAY NOT MAKE SOUTHERN TOUR. NEW ... HYDRO-ELECTRIC PLANT ON CATAWBA. President's Callers Gain Im- .pression That Hfe May Decide Against Another Speaking Trip. Washington Dispatch, 8th. Southern senators and representa tives who have called on the president to urge him to visit their districts should ,he make another tour in the interests of preparedness gained the impression that the president may de cide against another tour; that he had not yet made up his mind and might defer decision until the end of the week, when he had thoroughly can vassed the congressional situation. Ihe president's callers said the president believed that, the people of the country had already shown that they approved of adequate national preparedness and that he might well remain in Washington to confer with leaders. . The president has an engagement to address the Chamber of Com merce of the United States on Febru ary 10 and would not be able to leave Washington before that date. FLOODS IN ARKANSAS. Southern Power Company Plans Another Development of Wa ter Power. Newton Dispatch, 8th. That the Southern Power Company is planning still another great de velopment of hydro-electric power on the Catawba river in this county is indicated by interesting reports from the southeastern section of Catawba, relative to options being taken along the stream of Monbo and Long Island. On good authority it was learned to day that the Long Island cotton mill had given an option for $225,000 on its plant and properties and that the Turners at Monbo had' given an op tion for $425,000 on their two cotton mills, while individuals are reported MORE ABOUT THE BROWN MOUNTAIN LIGHT. Water Highest Known Two- Thirds of Three Counties Un der Water. Little Rock,"Ark., Dispatch, 5th. Residents of the territory in the southeastern corner of Arkansas to night faced a perilous situation. Two thirds of Lincoln, Desha and Chicot counties are covered with water which is flowing southward through a half dozen breaks in Arkansas river levees. Arkansa City, McGhee and Lake Vil lage and dozens of smaller towns are flooded and the high stage of the Mis sissippi river added a new danger.1 At Arkansas City the; level of the Mississippi river is 15 feet above the town. So far all Mississippi river levees are reported holding and the flood waters inside the levees are certain to weaken the mud at Arkansas City, where the stage of the Mississippi late today was 55 1-2 feet, the highest ever known. Water from the Arkan sas river flood is six to eight feet deep in the main streets of the town and expected to go at least three feet higher. About 1,100 residents have left the city which now is cut off from communication with the outside world except by boat. There are 500 homeless and hungry persons in the town. MONTHLY MEETING OF TOWN COUNCIL. NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST. Brief Notes of Recent Happen ings in North Carolina. The discussion concerning abolish ing the postoffice at Salem has been settled by the Postoffice Department. Salem will retain its office. The War Department has reported to Congress adversely on a project for Federal improvement of the Ncuso river, between uoldsboro and New as having given options. It is said controversy will be settled ami-jthat tne dam contemplated would be erected at the lower end of what is known as Clark island, where high hills encroach on the river, driving it into a comparatively narrow channel, and in a location where as much or even more power could be generated than at Lookout, where 30,000 hydro electric power is now being made. Yesterday Statesville and other good towns were switched to the Lookout circuit.' verything is substantially all but it is not finished," was the rk of Ambassador Von Bern- after a conference with Sec- :y Lansing on the situation. high official of the Administra made this announcement: settlement of the Lusitania case sight, probably within the next flays. Ihe United States has not ased its demands; it has not re- them. You can draw your conclusion as to the basis of the ment. The wording proposed by pny appears to cover the posi- ol the United States. It is not o assume that there will (have to my further admissions or con- ans from Berlin." eville-Ridgecrest Road Now Assured. sille Dispatch, 8th. special train bearing over two fed good roads delegates from Mountain, Ridgecrest. Swan- ar- Prisoners Taken. Berlin Dispatch, 7th (via Wireless to Sayville.) "A total of 1,429,171 enemy soldiers to date are prisoners of war in Ger many," the Over-Seas News agency announced today. Thi is not inclu sive of prisoners made by German troops and left in Austria-Hungary in order to shorten the transport. "In addition 19,700 cannon, 7,700 military carriages and 3,000 machine guns have been conveyed to Ger many, these not including numerous cannon and machine guns destroyed by the enemy before capture and 1 and intermediate noints f at Asheville this morning. The ' tnose used at once by German troops. "ine number of nnes taken which are still fit for use is 1,300,000." es went before the commis- ifs and before they left secured Promise of a splendid sixteen mile reaching from Asheville to prest on the McDowell county Carload of Shrapnel Shipped From Gastonia. Gastonia Special, 8th ,to Charlotte Observer. Gaston in-TnaHp shrnnnpi ic tVio lof J"8 read' in which he urgedjest thing on the market. Since the . anting of the request of thejtown was' established carloads of rot.. k on the road is to be started at a telegram from Governor! f wn, pointing out that the road IOrm the final link in the highway ng the eastern and western ;of the State and will also be a of the Southern National Just what Vinrl nf Tosirl Je built has not been decided, ""rill be a nermanent road, the doners have assured the del- flu. r ! ps Singer Now is Mrs. Lou Tellegen. Nc Dispatch, 8th. uine arrar, opera singer, and eleen, actor, were married atnoon today at the home of Farrars parents,, Mr and Mrs. rarrar. The ceremony was ed by the Rev. Leon A. Har retary at the Unitarian de ;5atlnal headquarters in this and Mrs. Telleeren plan to visit -u odpan at the close of their "icdLncai seasons. ton yarns and fabrics have been going out from here daily to all parts of the world, but until now no manufac tured product in the nature of a steel article for m use in war has ever gone out. The Cocker Machine & Foundry Co. yesterday made its first shipment of steel shrapnel to, Washington. These shells were all inspected at the Cocker plant, by the official inspector of the buyers, Mr. Cauldron, and are ready for use. Indigo Dye Bought in China foi Durham Mill. Wilmington Dispatch, 4th. . Three tons of indigo dye are , on their way to Durham for the Erwin Cotton Mills, from China, this unusual shipment having been recorded in the local customs house. The dye came through! Seattle, and is being re shipped by rail. ThisTime Seen From a Point in Silver Creek, 12 Miles Away. To the Editor of The News-eHrald: On the night of January 19th, 1916, I was standing on the porch that runs around north end of my house when I saw a light flash up about the north east end of Brown Mountain. It looked to be about six or eight feet high and leaning toward the south west. Then it rose about two hun dred and fifty or three hundred feet high and assumed a round shape, arid looked to be about six inches in di ameter. It remained still for a few minutes, and then started north-east j j i , i otates. ana sxoppea apparently about the foot of the rock that caps the top of Table Rock mountain, stood perfectly still for some time, and then started south-west at its former speed and stopped apparently close to its first base; stood still several minutes, and sailed away again toward Table Rock. When about two-thirds the distance from said first base to the Rock there was a flare behind it, making a com et tail appearance, apparently about eight feet long, square at the rear end and curved shaped in front, something like the shape of the shoe to a corn drill. This tail-like ap pendage appeared like a fog of ash es mingled with fine red hot cinders, something like a cherry red. The tail j looked to be about seven feet. Im-! mediately after this beautiful ap-l pearance it dipped downward a little! irregular at an angle of about fifty or sixty degrees and then began rising on an angle of about 15 or 20 degrees and stopped again, apparantly at the Table Rock base. One time it turned a perfectly dark side toward me, but only for a few seconds. It appeared to stop and stand perfectly still while the dark or black side was visible. The reason I have for saying it turn ed a dark side it looked like a light behind some small black1 object, when it flew the last time it appeared to stop about half way between the points I have named close to north east end of Brown Mountain and spread out until it looked like a red hot piece of mettle about four feet long and three and a half feet wide, pointed at the lower end in a right angle. I went into my room and saw no more of my interesting entertainer. The entertainment was witnessed by my wife, son and baby daughter. Now, I will tell you how I felt when it was all finished B-l-a-n-k perfectly so. I based my guess of height, distance and stopping points by the light from the window of Mr. J. M. Harbison's house. I saw a light flash up one dark, rainy night about the same place of the one just described but thought nothing of it, believing it to be caused by a fast moving train on the C, C. & O. crossing the moun tains. . Respectfully submitted, M. A. BIRD, J Route 1, Morganton, N. C. A GOLD MEDAL Mr. R. H. Faulkner Elected Chief of Police Mr. Millner's Franchise Extended. The two important matters which the town council considered and acted upon at their regular monthly meet ing Monday night were the election of a chief of police and the extension of the franchise granted Mr. II. L. ......i ..,,, j ttii iu luiuiMi eiectric uerne. current to the town. ,.,,. ... , ... , c . . ... ilham Wood, the Wake county Several weeks ago, as told in this! -it ' u , t-, , ,,. . . i t j o "v sclera lofZ'l' "fi " under great provocation -tle Mr' Jhn killed his fathcr sentenced to Wall, who held the position several 10 years in the penitentiary. - bv, uaa ween serving tempo- T ... , A , . rarily. At Monday night's meeting Lif ' JA S" f 1'"" Mr. R. H. Faulkner, formerly night ' ' DoutKhlon' of policeman, was elected chief of police. ?7 "UnV hf Mr. Everett Mull, night policeman, ctth F I ,anTJ La resigned, but his successor has 5 dra In?!! not yet been elected. Mr. Charlie Ward qT at t ' is filling the place temporarily. Secretary McAdoo will be the com- In regard to Mr.'Millner's franchise 1 mcnccment oralor for lhe Univcrsitj a statement in last week's paper fromithls ycar He has an invitalion cx" Mr. Millner himself'explained the de-'tcndct! 80me lime a by rrcsid lay in the materialization of the!1" K- Graham. Mrs. McAdoo, plans of the Catawba Valley Light! younfi:est dauSter of the President. and Power Co: to build their project-j WlU accomPany him- ed hydro-electric plant on the Ca-I Former conductor W. B. Tilghman, tawba river just above Nebo. Their! on the S. A. L. Railway, was awarded inability to acquire, up td the present' a verdict of $14,800 by a Wake coun- time, a small tract of land, which it ; ty jury for injuries received in a is necessary that they have, has de-1 wreck near Norlina in 1912. It is paid layed their beginning work many 1 tnat Tilghman has been a physicaP months longer than they had antici- j wreck since the accident. pated. Mr. Millner appeared before Concord and Cabarrus county are the board, explained the cause of the to have free typhoid vaccine treat- -vm,, 00ftW iui aim was granted an , menu ine county commissioners extension of his franchise from Feb- have contributed $C00 and the city ruary 1st to September 1st He is $100 for this purpose. The State hoping that the legal proceedings j Board of Health will supervise the which are now pending in McDowell ; campaign, which will ftart this county court will soon settle the mat- j spring. ter and that the land will be given j With an attendance estimated be the Catawba Valley Co. by condem- tween 1.000 nnr! l.noo K rwi . - I w - ? ' , ... . V V S I l VVM- 4u.,.g una iraa 01 aooui; vention of the North Carolina Lav- For the Rest History of Burke County During the Years of the War Between the States, 1861-1865. The Daughters of the Confederacy, Samuel McD. Tate Chapter, have had circulars printed offering as a prem ium a handsome gold medal to the pu piK in the schools of Burke county, above sixteen years, who shall sub mit n mnnnsmnt rf nrwf lace Vin onno i words, descriptive of the part the !; MVfi "' ,ast11wc1c k e.xP lained j men's Missionary movement opened in county took in the War between the ? , mi inat 13 neces" Greensboro last night. While the first i. r i . . . I dIVeiore Beginning actual work on ; session was largely in the nature of Competitions for this pride must ! t macnmerJ'! anancial arrange: ; a preliminary meeting, much cnthu certify that the work is original with ! enJf- everything else for carry- s siasm was manifested, the authors and the manuscript must j "&int thltl Thc -oihold child of Mr. and Ernest Erwin, not later than May 1st, 1916. The successful competitor will have his work read at the meeting of the Memorial Association on May 10, 1916, and the medal presented. The Daughters urge upon the teachers that they encourage their pupils to compete for this prize. Fire Tuesday. About noon Tuesday a house on the farm of Mr. Thomas Walton near Morganton, which was occupied by Mr. Walton's son-in-law, Mr. James Harbison, was completely destroyed by fire. The blaze was clearly vis by fire. The blaze was clearly visible from many points in torn. The origin of the fire was fro ma defective flue. Before it was discovered the flames had got such headway that it was found impossible to save the house. Most of the household effects of Mr. Harbison were saved. There was no insurance and the loss is estimated at about $500. adiusted. n nn f k. I inori, was snot to death when pressing needs of Morganton now is i S?t PnJn the hands of its 5-'ear" twenty-four hour electric current. , brother was accidentally dis- : charged. Mr. Crotts had laid his gun MORE BIG LAND DEALS. '1? .1 th,e boy !ckc? il up with the fatal result, usually the case Further Transfers in LinviHc lol" a chiId ets ho!d of a ,oaded the Southern Power Co. j a:na i lL , . A jail delivery from Caldwell coun- bince our last issue the followine :m ... . . , . r , . , . . .,i y Ja" waa narrowly averted Sunday nave sold their farms in Linville town-! -r. i t . .. . 7 u ,n,Iie i own"! afternoon when the jailer detected ship to the Southern Power Co. at;,,M;n o.-j- . v u . , nnVPQ cH0fi. r nr ' " Prating sounds which came from the Mrs E I FrLl M'M -ork ith Eaws of five prisoners. ... -,vv, jx. KV otltsir!rt frt'on,!. Thomas $500, S. S. Thomas $5,500. Fort Married Wednesday, in Scott, lias. Mr. A. M. Ingold left last Saturday for Fort Scott, Kas., where on Wed nesday afternoon of this week he The rawing and filing were discovered by Jailer Bush just in time to prevent the carrying out of their plans. When the Seaboard's crack passen ger train, the Florida Limited, left the frack one mile north of Niagara, I station near Southern Pines Tuesday, GLEN ALPINE NEWS. Correspondence of The News-Herald. Messrs. J. M. Brinkley, L. F. Brink ley and J. L. Padgett have bought out the general store at Valdese and will do business there with Mr. Padgett as manager. Mrs. Thurman Brinkley has moved over to her father's, Mr. John Houk. Mr. Charlie Scott has moved out on Asheville street in the Brinkley cottage. Mrs. J. H. White is very sick with a bad case of the grip. Prof. M. T. Hinshaw, of Ruther ford College, will hold services at the Methodist church next Sunday morn ing and at night. Miss Vivian Simpson is visiting in Richmond, Va. JAP. Glen Alpine, N. C, Feb. 9, 1915. State Democratic Chairman A. W. McLean, of Lumberton, has been crit ically ill of pneumonia during the past week. Chief Justice Walter' Clark, of the North Carolina Supreme Court bench, has sent to the judiciary committee of the Senate a communication . urg ing the confirmation of Louis D. Bran- deis,' and Associate Justice George H. Brown is opposing the confirmation. The Tennessee Legislature passed a law abolishing the death penalty, ex cept in cases of criminal assault. The Governor vetoed the measure but it is said his veto came too late that the law stands. Tennessee is the tenth State in the Union to abolish the extreme penalty for murder. The other nine are Kansas, Maine, Michi gan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ore gon, Rhode Island,, South Dakota and Wisconsin. was married to Miss Mae Swift. The' f" " n i v l L ,TV ceremony which took place at 5 o'clock I nee.r Dav,d "ht was him in his cab. Bairiraremaster Rmn. was performed at the bride's home in that city. Mr. and Mrs. Ingold are expected to arrive in Morganton about March 1st. They are now on an extended bridal trip. Morganton people will be de lighted to welcome 'them and offer congratulations. Likely there is not a man in Mor ganton more universally esteemed by all classes than' is Mr. Ingold, whose integrity and uprightness in all his dealings have won for him the highest respc ci of rich and poor alike. He is cashier of the First National Bank, which position he has filled most efficiently and acceptably for a number of years. His bride is a young woman of un usually charming personality, es pecially gifted in music and of a dis position that wins and keeps friends. It is very gratifying to her many friends here to look forward to hav ing her back again. Chief Justice Walter Clark, of the State Supreme Court, has denied an application made to him for a writ of error to the United States Supreme Court in the case of Samuel P. Christy and Ida Ball Warren, under sentence to die in the electric chair March 3 for the murder of the woman's hus band, G. J. Warren The famous "Muddy Creek murder mystery." The petitioners claimed that the admission (on was seriously injured. No pas sengers were hurt. The exact cause of the wreck is not known. H. T. Ham, who committed suicide in Greensboro a few days ago, left an estate valued at more than $100,000. He left $1,000 to the Church of the Covenant (Presbyterian) in Greens boro, $500 to the Greensboro College for Women, $1,000 to Barium Springs orphanage and $1,000 to the Young Women's Christian Association of Greensboro. The Iredell county commissioners have agreed to accept the Southern Power Company's proposition as to the bridge across the Catawba river at Island Ford, the company to pay at Island Ford, the company to pay $5,000 and each of the counties $5,000, if Catawba will agree. It is proposed to leave the question of tolls to t determined by the counties, until au thority can be obtained from the Gen eral Assembly to permit the counties to operate toll bridges. Mrs. R. E. Little, of Wadesboro. president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, has become a mem ber of the board of directors of the Soldiers' Home; C. W. Small, inmate, charged with being a disturbing ele ment, was ordered by the board to I 1 - 4 I ..... . iave ine institution, and Col. A. H. Miss Mary Hildebran, of Gastonia, is-here on a visit to home-folks. '. process of law." of confessions, while the prisoners i Covdcn. of Salisbury, chairman of the were in custody of the officer, even if!bc!a.rd of directo, is to be allowed. i voluntary. u a violation of the "due! " "Z ' " or . I v uui prooicms lor tne improve ment of conditions at the home.
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