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GENERAL ASSEMBLY f GETS DOWN TO WORK DULY ORGANIZED IT IE READY FOR THE SIXTY DAYS' WORK. | LATE STATE CAPITOL NEWS * I Rtvlaw of tho UtMl Now* GiMiind * Around tho State Capitol That Will So of Intoroat to Our Roadoro Ovor North Carolina. BaMsh. _ ! p The 1916 General Assembly la duly e organized for buslnees and the wheels a of legislation hare begun to turn tor u the 60 days grist that lies Just ahead. ? Indeed*, the mill took a little start u the first day when resolution! No. 1 In both branches of the Legislature , pasted all readings and was ordered ? enrolled. It provides tor the appoint- t] moat of a Joint committee to repre- h sent the state at the centennial eels- t] bratlon o tthe battle of New Orleana a January 6, and two bills were Intro- B duced la the Senate. The first was by j Senator Chatham for amending the g, charter of Winston-Salem and ratify- e ing a 6460,000 bond Issue. The other was by Nash of Orange and provided ? for the maintenance of the Orange j, County public roads. T A Republican olive branch was held 2 out to the Democratic majority c through an Incident In the Senate a when Senator Charles A. Jones of j, Linoolnton, Republican, In seconding the nomination of.Senator Haymore for President Pro Tom, declared that y In organizing his party was not pre- B paring to play small politics but get- , ting In line for cooperation with the a majority party for the beat Interests of the state. Neither branch devoted much tlbe to organisation. Nominating speeches 11 were brief and the election of Sen- 11 ator O. Max Gardner for President of t the Senate and Emmett R. Wooten as s Speaker of the House went through 1 on strictly party votes and all the oth- r er Democratic caucus nominees nam- 1 ed last year were elected with the combined vote of Democrats and Re- i publicans alike. ? The Senate. ' The gavel, in the hands of Lieut. c Gov. E. L. Daught ridge, sounded for 1 order In the Senate chamber at noon ' and Principal Clerk R. O. Self was 1 directed to call the roll of members t for them to approach the desk and take the oath of office. This was ad- ' ministered la regular form by As so- ( date Justice W. A. Hoke of the Stt- < ' preme Court ? The election of officers was taken 1 up and 0. Max Gardner, as the choice ' of the Democratic caucus for Presi- ^ dent of the Senate, was placed In nom- 0 lnstkm by Senator R. D. Johnson of Duplin. Senator Lineback of Spruce Pine for the minority, placed In noml- e nalton the choice of the Republican 1 caucus, Senator R. L. Haymore. The 8 vote was 39 for Gardner end 6 for Hay- <1 more. Senator Gardner was sworn c In by Justice Hoke. ' t Other Officere. ? Senator Hobgood nominated R. O. 1 Self for re-election aa principal clerk, J seconded by Senator Gardner. J. H. ? Burnett was elected reading clerk, e W. G. Ayoock engrossing clerk and W. D. Gaster serjeant-at-arms. Lieutenant Governor Daughtridge 0 announced a number of stenographers, 1 pages and laborers. The stenograph- r erg are Misses Nell Hinsdale, Sophie 0 Bus bee and Irene Smith. The pages 8 are Weston Taylor, chief, Percy t Meeklns, Edwin Plera, Francis John- * son. Heath Price, James Messenberg, messenger, and- Edward Sprulll. V The Senate adopted a motion by Senator Haymore servdng notice on c the House of Representatives that the h Senate was organized ready for the 0 transaction of business. C Bear Own Expenses ti Senator Ward sent forward a mo- fi tkm which was adopted providing for t the appointment of a Joint committee a of two from the Senate and-three from r the House to represent the State at r the celebration in commemoration of E the Battle of New Orleans at New b Orleans January 8, especially because ti Tar HmIi Should HaveXredit. h Commissioner of AgricuKjtns W. A. Graham says that Washington dis- C patches were, inclined to five too * much credit to the United States De- b partment of Agriculture in the recent' o advancement of North Carolina in if the matter of the farmers growing a their supplies at home. He says that t! for a decade the State Department of V Agriculture has been preaching this fl thing to the' farmers And that It has G only been during the past two years tl the Federal Government has been eo- 1? operating with the state in this work, pi New Charters issued Recently. 8 Tomyllnson-Tatum Coal and Trans fer Company of Greensboro, with su- h thorized capital stock of $50,000 The 8 incorporators are J. K. Tomllnson, B.tT) B. Tatum and J. A. Dalton. N The Home Building Company, of a! Wilmington, with authorized capital a stock of $20,000. The Incorporators j d are E. T. Taylor. J. UtUe and J. F. v Roach i h The I. W. Hunter Drug Company, si of Norwood, with authorized capital o stock of $5,000. The Incorporators d are T. W. Hunter and I. H. Forbis-.- a The Hoover Chair Company, of I Thomasville, with authorized capital F stock of $25,000. The Incorporators are C. A. Burnham, E. F. West more- o end and E. F. Perryman. n The Dover Supply Company, of !' Dover, with kutfaorlzed capital stock ' of $10,000. The Incorporators are D. *' W. Richardson, W. B, H. Blandforrt * and W. L. Bell. The Carotins Feed and Lumber B Company, of Andrews, with anthorla- n ed capital stock of $10,000. The In- P corporator* are W. a King, J. J. King e ?nd B E. Bmathera. I fife? liiintril fatih'a'ii'ii ~?dhi*" Urtoaa force# against the British In his decisive engagement, wee e North 'arollnlnn. An inquiry by Senator lohnsou brought the explanation feom Senator Ward that each member of he committee who went would bear lie own expense#, there being no call >a the atate for any part of the sx lenaee. On motion of Senator Majette It raa voted that the rule* of the leat Innate shall be the rules for the praa mt eeaalon for the present. The new ulea committee waa announced aa dllows: Gardner, Ward. Giles, John on of Duplin, Muse, Pextoa, GUI lam, : hath am and Hobgood. I.ieuteuant Governor Daughtrldge noounced Senators Gardner end Hob ood aa the committee to notify the lovernor that the Senate waa organlx d for bualneaa. The Houm. Ptyclpal Clerk T. G. Cobb celled tbe louee to order end Dr. H. T. Venn. 1 resident of Meredith College, offer d the prefer. Then there wee for ' n hour the routine of administering 1 ie oath of office to the memhefs, 1 hlch was done by Chief Justice Wei- 1 w Clerk. . I In the lining up of the members In roups to teke the oath of office there 1 'as especlelly noticeable youth among 1 *e members. There is not wanting, 1 owever, men of advanced age; for 1 bare la Capt. T. W. Mason of North- 1 mpton, who is here with his grand- 1 on, W. L. Long, Representative from lallfex, the two occupying adjacent seta. Captain Mason is not the old- ? st nor is Mr. Long the youngest man ' i the House. Bryan Conley of Mc ?onajd is the most youthful and J C 1 ieektns of Tyrrell County is 8l! < here are numbers of the members ' 5 and under and also a goodly per 1 ent of members of rather advanced ge, veterans of the Confederacy or i service to their state. I At 1:19 o'clock the House took up ' lie work of electing officers. E. R. ' Vooten of Lenoir was nominated by iepresentatlve Dinning. The second ' peech was by Representative Thorn- ' a of Anson. I Working in Harmony, 1 Paying high tribute to Mr. Woo ten, \ lie Democratic nominee, Represents Ive Denver. Republican, speaking for he minority, placed in nomination for Ipeeker H. S. Williams of Cabarrus as he choice of the Republicans. The oil-call showed Wooten 99 and Wll lams 21. Representatives Williams. Bowie, leawell and Allred were designated to ?cort Mr. Wooten into the hall and o the Speaker's desk. The oath of 'fflce was administered by Chief Jus lee Clark. He was roundly applaud ?d when he entered the chamber with he four men who had been his op loslng candidates as special escort. Speaker Wooten declared the House ?eady to complete organisation. T. Q. lobb's name for re-election as prln ilSAl clerk, was presented by Repree ntative Doughton,. The unanimous ote was cast for Mr. Cobb, there be ng 112 members present and Voting. ITiis Is Mr. Cobb's fourth term of ifflce. Other Officers. For reading clerk David P. Delling ir, Democratic caucus nominee, was lomihated by Representative Bowie md his election was unanimous. In leed the votes on all the other oth ers were unanimous, the Republicans laving no candidates for any of the ubordtnate officers. J. H. Morltng ras elected sergeant-at-arms and Ellas '. Jenkins of Granville assistant. M. >. Klnsland of Haywood was reelected mgroesing clerk. Representative Benehan Cameron utroduced a resolution providing for . Joint committee of three from the louse and two from the Senate to ' epreeent the state at the celebration >f the battle of New Orleans January A duplicate of the resolution from he Senate was passed unanfinously ' nd ordered enrolled for ratification. ! Vant Inroads en Timber Stopped. One of the questions which will ! ome before the next Legislature will , ? that of conservation of the timber, n the mountains of Western North . 'arollna. Appeal has been made to be Representatives and the Senators rem the western counties and dls rl<Ss to bear to the Legislature the 1 pgpal of the people there that the I apld inroads into the timber on the ( mountain side the spruce and the 1 lalsam be stopped. The danger from I eavy floods and forest fires has ma- I srially increased. j lationai uaura Matting postponed. The annual meeting of the North Carolina National Guard Association, i rhlch was called to meet in Golds- ' oro January 12 and 13 has been post- i pend to January 28-27. This change t i on acoount of there having been a I all issued far the National Asaocla- t on of Adjutants General to meet In ( Washington January 13 and the of- < cers of the North Carolina National 1 uard prefer to await the action of I ve adjutants general as to just what t iglslaitloa is to be passed upon the ' resent Congress. t r ??? ummlng up Health Work. In summing up North Carolina ealth conditions and statistics the , tate BoaM of Reakh declares that pe-jtfst of the whole matter Is that orth Carolina's -total death rate Is ' bout 17 per cent higher than the ' verage In the United States; the ' sath rate tn this state from pre sntable diseases Is a great deal ' lgher. than the average, but are 1 lowly .decreasing and that North Car- ' Una's old age or non-preventable ' sath rates are lower than the arar- ' ge, . . ? ' ? arms re' Institutes In the East. Director T. B. Parker of the division f farmers' Institutes. Bute Depart- ' tent of Agriculture, announces a aer- ' n of farmers' and wamenja Institutes ' > be held in the eastern 'and.centra ' ectlons of the state during'January nd February. The special vorkera >r tbsee lnstletutes include A. U reach, Rockingham County; J. D tullock. Beaufort County; O. M. Oar sn, Raleigh; J. Rives. Lee County; J '. Kerr, Alamance; W. N. Hntt. Ret Igh; Mrs. J. W. Roblhson. Catawba; 1 Irs. J. Henry Slagle. Maoon. Kill SPEAKS MMUS BLOOD or THE MEXICANS IS THEIR OWN TO SPILL, SAYS WILSON. ' ' ' ??? * ' WORK OUT OWN SALVATION Prealdent Intimates That Ha la Head ef Democratic Party and Almost Announces Por 1916. Indianapolis, Ind.?President Wilson In a Jackson Day speech here volcen what his hearers Interpreted as a hint that he might be a candidate tor the presidency again in 1916 The audience of more than t.fOO pejpie rose to tin lr feet and cheered until the President called for quiet. The Prcrldent had been discussing, the Mexican question. Referring- to his belief that he knew the tempe-a ment and principles of the American people, he added that he would not he fit to stay where he was if he did lot understand them. "There may come a time," he said, 'when American people will have to ludge whether I know what I am talking about or not." There was a slight pause and then the crowd began cheering. Realising the construction which hhd been put in his words, the President held up lis hand for alienee and said: "I did not mean to stir up anything rhat was merely preparatory to say ing that for at least two more year* I am free to think I know the Ameri can people." Previously the President had at tacked the Republican party, defended the record of hie Administration on the Mexican policy, the tariff and. cur rency and declared that a careful el imination of the returns from the elections last November showed that If It had been a Presidential year a Democrat would have had a majority of about 80 In the electoral college. Mr. Wilson gravely spoke warning to Democrats not to break up the solidarity of the party. He declared those who did would gain an unen viable poaltlon for themselves. "If a man won't play on a team he must get off the team," he said and later spoke of himself as the "captain of the Democratic teem for the pres ent." The President spoke briefly of Mex ico. He said the people there are en title!! to liberty, "no matter how long they take In determining It." Speak ing slowly and carefully, he declared that "so far as my Influence goes1 while 1 am President, no body shall interfere with them." "Have not European Nations taken as loag as they wanted, and spilled as much blood' as they pleased to settle their own affairs," be continued, "and shall we deny the same right to Mex ico? No. 1 say." BRITAINS SATISFIED WITH RATE. Houm of Lord* Adjourn* Aft*r Hair ing Government Statement*. London.?After a two day*' session hi which Parliament heard speeches from Lord Kitchener, Viscount Hal dane, Lord High Chancellor; the Mar quis of Crewe, Government leader In the House, and Baron Lucas, on be half of -the Government ,on the pro gress of the war and Great Britain's preparations to carry it on the House of Lords adjourned until February 2, when Parliament will reassemble. The opposition tailed to learn from the Government the growth of the Army or the operations of the Navy, regarding which its members persis tently questioned the Ministers, but, generally speaking, the Government sxpreslibd satisfaction at th* rate at which recruiting was proceeding and Viscount Haldene declared the neces sity for compulsory service had not irisen. Made Farewell Speech. Washington.?Governor-elect Frank B. Willi* of- Ohio made his farewell speech in the House, resigned from Congress and left for Columbus, where le was inaugurated. He gave a pari ng against what he called a tendency ;o believe that legislation must be tuided by a political dlotator. ?????????? Assemble Off Vlrglnls. Washington. ? Virginia Senators lot 1 fled Secretary Daniels that they srould Insist upon execution of the law -equiring the assembling of the inter lational fleet in Hampton Roads next nonth preparatory to the cruise hrough the Panama banal to the Pa :lflc Coast. Naval officers have been tonslderlng the feasibility of supply ng the threatened deficiency in Euro lean representation In the interna lobal fleet by making special efforts or the participation of Latin-American lavies. Favors Chambsrlaln Bill. Washington.?Unqualified endorse nent of the Chamberlain bill to in :reaae the strength of the coast ar lllery corps was given by Secretary Jarrlson in a report asked for by the lenate Military Committee. The measure would add to the corps IS colonels, 12 lieutenant colonels, 40 najors, 176 captains, 117 first lleuten inte, 1(7 second lieutenants, a corres ponding qnota of non-commtssloaed pfllcers and 7,(72 privates, making the otal authorised limit of 30,309. Prlos of Wheat Soars. Chicago. ? Two-dollar wheat will mean that Americans will eat corn, train dealers said here. National agi nation to Induce Congress to place an embargo on wheat and flour exports still be started by the Chicago Retail drovers' and Butchers' Association, It was announced. One well-known expert put the breadstuffs situation this week: "It Is no so much a question of price for wheat as a question of sup ply. Will there be enough tie feed two contlnenUf" >' MISS GENEVIEVE CLARK Speaker ond Mr*. Clark hava Juet 1 announced the engagement of their ' daughter, Qenevleve, to Jamea M. * Thomeon, owner and publiaher of tho 1 New Orleana Item. ? WILL SEARCH VESSELS BUT IS MUCH PLEASED WITH AMERICA'S PLAN FOR CERTI FICATION OF CARGOES. Washington government Notifies Ship pers That Officer to Supervise 1 Loading Will Bo Furniahad. London.?Although the foreign office 1 regards with high favor the American 1 government's plan of certifying car- ' goes destined for Eh rope, It was said ' that England cannot accept such cer tification as an absolute guaranty of the nature of the cargo In case cause for suspicion prises' after a vessel leaves America. In other words, the right of search cannot be waived be cause of the possibility of shifting car goes at sea. The waiving of the right of search "In the opinion of prominent Britlslf officials, would be. an Invitation for smugglers to carry contraband to sea In small boats and transfer it Uo a ship of certified cargo. The position is precisely the same as that taken by the foreign office concerning cer tification of manifests by British Con suls at American ports. The Govern ment constantly is In communication with representatives of Sweden, Nor way, Denmark and Holland, and it is reported these nations are now taking steps to revise their lists of prohibited exports to correspond with the Brit ish.contraband list. That would make possible a resumption of shipping to neutral European countries from Amer ica with delays or danger of seizure. Owing to failure of the London newspapers to discuss the preliminary negotiations between Ambassador Page and Foreign Secretary Grey ex tending over several weeks before the American note was presented, the English public was not well advised concerning the difference which grew up. Even now the opinion Is quite general, notwithstanding publication Wilson denied England's right of search. Consequently much of the shook occasioned by the presentation of the American note was due to mis- < apprehension and now is disappearing ] on acoount of the calm and friendly ) attitude of the government i ________ 1 Canal Slides Prova Difficult Washington.?Governor Goethals of the Panama Canal Zone told a house appropriation sub-commltee 'that the ' slides In the big waterway had proved much more extensive than was at first ' thought. At the point where they occurred, he said, there Is a channel 100 feet wide and 35 feet deep, but shoaling has complicated the situa tion. He did not discuss the probable ' effect on plans for sending the Ameri can fleet through the canal in March, 1 but said the Zone government was 1 working the dredges 30 hours a day. J _________ j Turkish Advance Ends In Disaster. 1 t London.Two of the three Turkish < columns which last week Invaded the i Russian Caucasus have met with dls- a aster and the troops not killed or cap- t tared are In disorderly retreat. <1 The Russians also report another victory over the Austrlans In the Ussok Pass of the Carpathians. Em peror 'Francis Joseph's army In this region Is declared to be in full retreat in a mountain pass deep In snow with Russian cavalry attacking its flank and rear. V By forcing this pass, the Russians gain control of some of the most valu able oil fields In Austria, and thus shut off another sonrce of fuel sup piles, which the Aostro-German armies are said to so much need. While forcing back the Turks and Austrlans the Russian troops are hold ing the line of the Masurian Ladies In East Prussia; are fighting strenuously to withstand the German offensive in North Poland; are advancing towards Cracow and have crossed Bukowlna, which Is now virtually In their pos session. In North Poland where Ruasig Is confronted with the most serlousNtaak, the weather is proving a useful ally. The Germans, according to their ac counts. are making only slow prog-' rasa with their offensive operations. HOn YEARS OF j PEACE CELEBRATED COMMEMORATE AT NEW OR LEANS THE CENTUltV FOL. LOWING RIO BATTLE. ENGLAND PLAYED A PART tpeclal Envoy of tho British King Felicitated Roprosontstlyo of tho* Government of United Stats*. Now Orleans?A three-day oelebra ion of the one hundredth anniversary >f peace among English-speaking >eople was held on the site of the last trmed conflict between the United States and Great Britain. The c*:o nonlea opened with the firing of a islute of 2 guns so timed th IV the last tun boomed at 8:20 o'clock, exactly 00 years to the minnte, according to ilstorlans, that General Jackson Q tlly triumphed over the British on the leld of Chalmette near New Orleans. Peace advocates from many parts >f the United States and Canada wit nessed formal exchange of greetings ?etVeen a representative of the Pres dent of the United States and an es ?eeially appointed envoy of the King if England, watch the unveiling of a nonument to General Jackson and he maneuvers of the Seventh United States Infantry and other regular sol llers transported from Texas City, rexas, for the celebration. The Sev- ' ?nth Infantry composed a ' part of rackson's command 100 years ago. rhe soldiers were In charge of Brig. ' Jen. J. Franklin Bell, commanding of lcer of the Second Division who Is ! tere with 72 other army officers andj 1,000 men. Sailors also took part In he Chalmette ceremonies and a mill- ' ary parade was commanded by Rear ( tdmiral McLean, who arrived here on ' he bauleshlp Rhode Island from 'era. Crux. Preliminary to opening the cele iratlon reception for Mrs. William Jerry Slade, president general of the , United Daughters of 1778-1812, took | ?lace at a hotel here. Other itemen , prominent In this organisation and , tome members of the Daughters of , :he Confederacy are here. RUSSIANS MOVE IN HUNGARY. Most Significant of Campaign* Haa \ Now Begun. London.?A complete change la the , situation in the Near East may be , nought about by the Russian victory >ver the Turks In the Caucasus. If he Turkish fleet is aa sweeping as , las been reported offleially?the Tlrt- , tal destruction of two Turkish army :orps and the repulse of a third?the rurklsh menace against the Russians In TransCaucasia haa been removed, rhe loss of so many of their best rained officers and men ,tt is beilev sd here, will compel the Turks to five up any ambition they had of In- , lading their enemy's territories and ; 'orce them to cencentrate on the de 'ense of their own cbantry. Military nen however are, taking even greater ntsrest in the Russian invasion of Hungary through Usaok Pass in the Carpathians, and their rapid advance ( >n Transylvania through Bukowlna i simultaneously .with their movement s oward Cracow. These combined op ?r a lions are the most gigantic under- ( :aklng In the war. In the meantime the Russians are leld by the A astro-Germans in West- , n-n Gallcla. Field Marshal von Hln- i lenburg, the German commander In i Northern Poland, can piove but slow y in his olTenslve operations against Warsaw because of the muddy roads. Thirty-Day Rata Reduced. Richmond.?The Board of directors >f the Richmond Federal reserve . nnk authorized a reduction of one lalf of one per cent In the re-discount . ate on thirty-day paper. The new ' 'ate, 4 -2 per cent Is effective at once. . rhe other rates, 6 per cent for .60 to , to day paper and 9 per cent for more ' han 90 days, are unchanged. Gov ?rnor George Seey said that the re luctlon was ordered because of the teneral reduction In discount rates hroughout the country. - , Tennessee Liquor Laws. Nashville, Tenn.?Governor Hoop ir's recommendations regarding fur- , her legislation which went to the Leg- , statute Include the following promos d laws: For removsl of derelict ofB- , lals; prohibiting all clubs "from serv- , ng liquor or operating lockers search , md seizure law; strict regulation of , iquor sales by druggists; Interchange , if judges; amendments to the anti- ] bipment law. The so-called "nuls- , ince" law, he says, should tr. ~mend- ( id In several particulars. One Is the ; iestruction of her fixtures. ?- , Villa Moving on Border Towns. El Paso, Texas/?General Villa Is moving to attack the Carransa garri- < one of the Mexican border towns op losite Naco and Douglas, Ariz., with j 1,000 Convention troops. To drive the . larranza forces out of the border , owns is Villa's solution of the prob- ] em of stopping border fighting. It ] lecame known here that Villa had , ommunlcated his intention to Oen iral Scott, United States Chief of t Itaff here, to secure an egreemnt to ] leutrallze the border cities. , Villa promised not to expose the | tmerlcan towns to fire for more than light hours, at the end of which per od he promised the Carransa garrl lona would have surrendered or would w driven Into the United States. , Halt Villa's force passed through Iparez en route to Casas Orandes vheu the troops will move overland nto Senora. It was at a 'great sac iflce" te his campaign against Car -ansa forces on the Eastern seaboard bat he came north, VlUa stated. In irder to settle the Arizona border dlf lculty. SIR 8TANLEY BURKMA8TEII Sir Stanley Owan Burkmaeter, K. C., M. P., la eanaor af war newe far tha British Government and ,1a a promi nent lawyer. PUSH PROPOSED SHIP BILL BY A VOTE OF 41 TO ? SENATE PUTS SHIP SUBSIDY BILL FORWARD. Say* That United Statu Should Buy Shlpa For Commarclal Indpend aneo?Soma Objects. Washington.?Government purchaaa ?f sblpa aa proposed to the Admlnia ; ration bill to create a shipping board, Inance a $10,000,000 shipping corpor ition and expand not to exceed $S0, 900,000 for the purchaaa chartering of icean carriers, because the foremost issue before Congress. By a vote of U to M the Senate made the ship purchase bJl the un Onished bnslness, to be supplanted inly by appropriation bills. This ac tion. on motion of Senator Fletcher, icttng chairman of the Commerce Com mittee. precipitated a showing on the lart of opposition Senators which tare certain Indication that there were breakers ahead for the proposed leg islation.. Charging that an effort was being made to rush the bill with un Jue haste, Republican members, imong them Senator Galllnger,- Lodge and Root, served notice that the meas ure would be fought to the last ditch. Minority members of the Com merce Committee, Died a report writ ten by Senator Burton and endorsed by Senators Nelson, Perkins. Smith of Mlchlgansnd Oliver, asserting that the plan proposed would not relieve ?hipping conditions enough to do any good. It pointed also to dangers of of Michigan and Oliver, asserting that declaring that "every craft set afloat by the Government would add one more risk of our being drawn into the present war." Senator Fletcher, who has charge of the bill and who recently conferred with President Wilson concerning It, urged the measure In a lengthy speech, after Republican Senators had Issued their pronounclameato of opposition. He declared the war has produced a "ship famine'' and that the interests of all people In the United States de manded that the Government take Im mediate action to supply ships to car ry American products demanded In the markets of Europe and South America. He Instanced the fact that cotton sold at 1$ cents a pound la Germany when it was bringing seven cents in the United States. Germany would consume 500,000,000 pounds of cotton If she could get it, he said, ind the South had 15 times that amount to sell. $75,000 FIRE AT CHARLOTTE. Ben Vonde Company and Nearby Stores Completely Wrecked. Charlotte.?Fire that started In the My dyeing and cleaning establish ment of the Ben Vonde Company, No. 18 West Fifth Street, early In the light wrecked the E. Reld Russell Block of stores there, extending from Mo. 1$ to No. 25 West Fifth street, ind entailing what Is said to be a to tal loss on every perspn. firm and cor poration occupying quarters in the block, namely the Ben Vonde Com pany, Overcash A Propst contractors; romllnson Furnishing and Decorating Company; Frank P. Drane. assayer tnd chemist, and J. S. De Vonde. :bemlst. The loss was estimated to le in the neighborhood of $75,000, with nsurance probably covering one-half >f the damage. The building was own ad by Dr. E. Reld Russell, of Asheville, rho when Informed of the disaster, itated that although his block was anly partially covered that he expect ed to rebuild as soon as possible. The oss to each and eve#y tenant was as nearly complete aa a loss could be he Are burning Itself out between the leavy brick walls that confined It on atther side. 1 Turkish Troops Ravaging Persia. Petrograd, via London.?Turkish :roaps whose defeat by Russian orces was announced December 11 vhen they attempted to invade Russia rom Persian territory, are now re ported to be ravaging the region south if Lake Urumiab In northwestern Persia. Hastily assembled - levies of Persian troops sent against .the Turks vers defeated. A protest was made some time ago jo Turkey by the Persian government It is said that no reply has been re vived. I N?vy and Congress Work Together. Washington.?Co-operation between be government'! executive and legls atlve branches In appropriations for national defense la tbe object of a inference arranged between Secreta ries Qarrlson and Danlela and the chairmen of tbe senate and house military and naval committees. The conference will be bold and besides the four committee chairmen, other Democratic leaders have been Invited ft la generally expected an effort will >e made to belknce tbe various appro priations. t BLUEJACKETS GET MEDALS OF DONOR SECRETARY OP NAVY, DANIELS PR8ENT8 THE SADOES OP HEROISM TO MEN. THE BATTLE OF VERA CRUZ Soya Aro Honored Who Boro Thorn aolvoo With Distinction Under Fire In Mexican Port. Now York.?Medals of honor were presented by Secretary Daniels to IS enlisted men of the United States Nary, who won special mention for distinguished conduct at the occupa tion of Vsra Cms in April last. The formal ceremony took place on the deck of the battleship Florida at the Brooklyn Nary Yard and Bear Admir al Fletcher, now commander-in-chief * of the Atlantic fleet, who commanded the American naval forces at Vera Crus. and other high o(Beers of the Nary participated. The medal win ners were: Tenry N. yieherson, boatswain's mate, flrst class; Abraham de Somer, chief turret captain; Joseph O. Har ner, boatswain's mate, flrst class; George Cregan, boatswain's mate, flrst class; Lawrence Cregan. boatswain's mate, flrst class; Lawrence c. Slnnett. gunner's mate, third class; Percy A. . Decker, chief boatswain's mate; Shar les F. Bishop, quartermaster, flrst class; James A. Walsh, quartermaster, third class; Charles U Nordsiek, sea man; Fred J. Bcbnelpel, seaman; Berrte H. Jerrltt, gunner's mate; third class; William Zoiderveld. hospital steward; Harry C. Beasley, coxswain; Edward A. Glsburne, electrician, sec ond class, wss not prseent to receive his medal, but It had been sent to him. Secretary Daniels also read a long list carrying names of o(Beers, head ed by Rear Admiral Fletcher, and bluejackets and marines, who had re ceived special mention for heroism and braveyy at Vera Crux. Before presenting the medals. Sec retary Daniels declared that the out standing naval event of the past year was the courage, sacriflce and self restraint displayed by the officers and men of the Navy and marine corps at the battle of Vera Crux. - "On answering the call of their country," said the Secretary "nine teen men, sailors and marines, won the distinction and glory of death on the field of battle. America then, mourning her loss, was like Nlobl ?all tears-'" The Secretary spoke of the honors paid these heroes at the time their bodies were brought to the United States, when President Wilson him self In an address at Brooklyn, voic ed the Nation's appreciation of their valor. WILSON DECLINES AID. Tells Woman That State* Are Proper Agents For Action. Washington.?Prealdent Wilson dS clloed (or the sixth time since he en- ~ tared the White House to support a Federal constitutional amendment (or women suffrage. When a delegation of Democratic women, who declared they had helped elect him. presented a plea that he support the proposed amendment, be reiterated bis previous declaration that he considered suc rage a state Issue. Mrs. George A. Armes, president o( the District o( Columbia Wilson and Marshall League; Miss Alberta Hill of New York and Dr. Frances McOas kln, spokesmen (or the delegation, re minded the President that the House wonld vote on the suffrage amendment January 12. "I am most unaffectedly compli mented by this visit that you have paid me," tbe President tohl ths wo men. "1 have been called on several times to say what my position Is on the very Important matter that you are so deeply Interested in. I want to say that nobody can look on the light you are mgklng without great admiration and I am Interested. "But 1 am tied to a conviction which I have had all my life that changes of this sort ought to be brought about State by State." Panic In New York Subway. New York.?The worst accident In 10 years' history of New York's sub way occurred during the morning rush houTS when 700 passenger* In two: . stalled trains were stricken with panic In the darkened tubes, by dense smoke and acrid fumes from a short circuited cable. In the struggle to escape some 200 persons were injured, one a wo- ' man, fatally. Others, overcome, were * rescued, unconscious, by police and firemen, while scores struggled to the street unnerved or hysterical, their clothing torn and (aces blackened. . Tbe city was In the thores of a transportation blockade without par allel in its history. It was not until . late in the afternoon that a wheel again turned in the subway and then-* only a limited local service was main tained. The hundreds of thousands of passengers the suhway ordinarily cdrrlers were diverted to elevated and surface systems and when the home bouisd rush began neither system had adequate facilities. There were no subway trains running to Brooklyn and a dense mass of humanity, con centrating at the Brooklyn Bridge, prolonged the rush two hours. Kitchener Addresses Englieh House. London.?The Houie of Lords met s month esrUer than the Honse of Commons chiefly to hear from I/ord Kitchener a review of the military operations for the six weeks since Parliament was prorogued. While the speech of the Secretary for War I contained little not already known. It was listened to with rapt attention. The peers, as usual, were la their robes of office, but beyond this the soene, was lacking In the usual oolor, for of the long rows of peeresses vir tually every one was lh mourning.
The News-Herald (Ahoskie, N.C.)
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