North Carolina Newspapers

t i' Green sboro ID ATRIOT if PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY ESTABLISHED 18 GREENSBORO, N. C, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1915 VOL. 94 NO. O E ' ' " I , , LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF FORM MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE READERS OF THE PATRIOT FAR AND NEAR! Good Butter Production. During the year 1914 Mrs. Lizzie McFarland, of western Guilford, made and sold 364 1-2 pounds of butter. ,)ob in Legislature. Mr. A. T. Mar hle. who resides northwest of the ,itv, has been apppinted to a position laborer in the house of representa tives at Raleigh. Tobacco Sales. The state agricul tural department reports that the t,r-ensboro market sold 4 5 4,27 7 rounds of tobacco during the month ( i December. Temperance Lecture. Mayor Mur-jv-.y made an address before the tem perance society of the Agricultural Mecnanical College for the col ; r-:d race yesterday afternoon. Infant's Death. The infant daugh ;,r of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bennett, , -o reside near Guilford College, tlid Saturday morning of pneumonia. The burial took place yesterday after i.non at Pleasant Ridge. Quit Keeping House. Mr. and .Mrs. G. S. Bradshaw have given up housekeeping and moved from their residence on Church street to apart rnts in the McAdco hotel, where they will make their home for the present. Wilkei son-Dark. Mr. O. P. WUx. erson and Miss Vyra E. Dark; both of orange county, were married in this city Thursday evening, the ceremony lading place at the residence of Rev. J. Clyde Turner, who -.vas the officiat ing minister. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce will be held Thursday night, when reports will be received from the officers of the past year's work and directors elected for the ensuing year. To Wed. Mr. and Mrs. John Pet ty have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter. Miss Martha Tomlinson, and Mr. James Hunt Hannah, the ceremony to take lace in the Moravian church Tues P day evening, January 10, at b.oU o'clock. State School Law. Guilford coun ty's share of the state school fund of ?250,000 this year will be $6,426.61, based on a school population of 20, 7 2 7. Only two counties is the state, Mecklenburg and Wake, have a lar ger school population than Guilford and in consequence receive a larger impropriation. Indian Relics. Col. Fred A. Olds, of Raleigh, collector for the North Carolina historical commission, has presented the State Normal and In dustrial College with an interesting and valuable collection of Indian rel ics. The relics were found in differ ent sections of the United States for merly inhabited by the Red Man. Occupy New Parsonage. Rev. Dr. W. Byrd and family nave moveu o the residence on West Market mt -treet, adjoinng the home of Mr. C. H. McKnight, recently purchased by congregaton ot West Market t eet Methodist church for a parson- The old parsonage property, the corner of West Market and Spring streets, will be sold. Harness Stolen. When Mr. W. A. Montgomery, of eastern Guilford, ho was in the city Saturday, went ro hitch up his mule to return home - found that some one had stolen the harness from the animal's back, leaving only the collar and bridle. The matter was reported to the po h -- officers, who are on the lookout i'''r the thief. Dividend Declared. Meetings of . creditors of Robert Harris & J;ro., J. H. Walker & Co. and the Jidsville Fertilizer Company, bank rupt concerns of Reidsville, were held i.ere Friday before G. S. Ferguson, Jr. referee in bankruptcy. A per 'r.t. dividend was declared by Rob r; Harris & Bro. and a 2 per cent dividend by J. H. Walker & Co. Tom Beall Appointed. Mr. Thom as S. Beall, a bright young member of the Greensboro bar, has been ap pointed second assistant United States district attorney for the west ern district of North Carolina, a posi tion created cn account of the extra ork in the district attorney's office incident to the purchase by the gov ernment of thousands of acres of land in the Appalachian mountains. It is understood that Mr. Beall's work will he in connection with clearing up the titles to these lands. The appoint ment is for six months, but may last longer, and the salary is at the rate Qf 12,000 a year. Death at Pomona. Mrs. 1). J. Aiken died Saturday night at her home at Pomona after an illness of orly a fevv hours. Heart trouble was the cause of her death. Mrs. Aiken is survived by her husband and one child. The funeral was held from the residence yesterday afternoon and interment made in Greene Hill cemetery. Rev. Mr. Barrs, of Prox imitj, conducted the servces. Y. W. C. A. Meeting. The annual meeting of the Greensboro Young Wcm':n' Christian Association was held Friday night. The reports show ed that the past year was a success ful one in tne life of the association, progress being reported in all depart ments of the work. The financial re port showed total receipt?, of $2,665. 77 and total disbursements of $2, 522.05, leaving a balance of $143.72. Made Superintendent. -Mr. Oscar R. Teague, who was employed by the Southern Railway as a train dis patcher in this city a number of years ago and who has been with the Sea board Air Line since leaving Greens boro, has been made superintendent of the Alabama division of that road, with headquarters in Savannah, Ga. For some time he has been train master of the Florida division if the Seaboard. Debate at Guilford. The annual debate between representatives of the sophomore and fresnman classes of Guilford College was held in Memo rial hall Saturday night. The subject of the debate was "Resolved, that the United States should maintain her position as one of the three leading naval powers of the world." The sophomores upheld the affirmative side of tne question and wei declar ed winners of the debate. Bns nes's Change. Mr. C. T. Ha gan, who has conducted a china store on South Elm street for several years, has sold the business to Messrs. W. J. Tonkin and J. Mourane, who will continue it at the same stand. Mr. Tonkin is well known to the local trading public, having been in charge of the novelty goods department of Meyer's department store for the past four years. His associate is an ex perienced business man. The new owners will run the store under the name of "The Crystal Palace." Want a Market. A number of cit izens residing in South Greensboro have petitioned the city commission ers asking for the reopening of a city market on Asheboro street. A mar ket was conducted on this street for a number of years, but it was closed when the city built the new market on South Elm treeet. The petition ing citizens complain that it works a hardship on many people to be com pelled to go to either of the two city markets for their fresh meats. The commissioners have taken no action in the matter as yet. Aged Woman's Death. Mrs. Jacob Baach died yesterday morning at her home on Chestnut street. She was in the seventy-third year of her age and had been in feeble health for some time- Mrs. Raac-i is survived by her husband and 11. children, three of whom Mrs. A. M. Lindau, Mrs. S. J. Lindau and Mrs. J. B. Gump reside in Grc-nsboro. The funeral will be held from the resi dence this afternoon at 3 o'clock, fol lowed by interment in the Jewish cemetery. Rabbi Friedlander will conduct the services. F. Z. Clapp Dead. Mr. F. Z. Clapp, an aged and well known citizen of southeastern Guilford, died at his home Saturday morning. He was in the eightieth year of his age and had been in feeble health for some time. The funeral took place at Brick church yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, interment being made in the church burying ground. Mr. Clapp is survived by two sons and two daughters; a brother, Mr. John E. Clapp, of the Brick church commun ity, and three sisters Mrs. Augusta Michael, of Whitsett; Mrs. C. T. Foust, of Gibsonville Route 2, and Mrs. Elvira Boone, of Sedalia. Store Robbed. The Terra Colta Store Company's store, at Terra Cot ta, was entered Friday night by thieves and robbed of 13 pairs of men's shoes and a number of pairs of socks. This seems to have been the extent of the needs or desires of the thieves, for nothing else was missed from the stock.' The robbery was discovered when the store was opened for business Saturday morn ing and officers were notified, but no trace of the thieves has been discov ered. A blood hound was procured from High Point and put on the trail, but it did not take the anfmal long to demonstrate that, whatever other qualities he might possess, he was no good as a man-catcher. Branch in Sweden. J. E. Latham & Co., cotton merchants of this city, who do a large export business, are sending two representatives to Swe den to look after the company's busi ness in that far-off land. The repre sentatives are Messrs. M. Schwab and Edward Latham, the latter being a son of the head of the firm. They sailed from New York a few days ago for Copenhagen and will be located in Gottenburg. Deserted Wife and Baby. Friday a rather handsome "voung woman called at the po'ice station and in formed Chief Tseley that she and her seven-months-old baby had been de serted by her husband and asked for assistance that she and her child might go to relatives in Greenville, S. C. The young woman stated that her husband had come to Greensboro in search of work and had deserted her and the baby after remaining here a few days. The police officers took up a collection among them selves and paid the woman's bill at a local boarding house and bought her a ticket to Greenville, where she said she had relatives who would care for her. For Reckless Driving. Justice of the Peace Collins was engaged for several hours Saturday in trying sev eral cases that grew out of an acci dent near Jamestown on the night of December 19, when an automobile driven by John Ridge struck and badly injured a mule and buggy driv en by Charlie Noble, colored. The defendant was found guilty of driving in a careless and reckless manner, of driving without lights and of cruelty to animals. Two cases were made out and in each case Ridge was fined $50 and taxed with the casts. The defendant gave notice of an appeal and was held under a bond of $100 in each case for his appearance at the next criminal term of Superior court. Killed by Fall. While at work on the roof of Greensboro College for Women Saturday morning Alfred Blount, a respected colored citizen of the city, fell to the ground and sus tained injuries from which he died a few hours later. Blount was en gaged in painting the gutters and was at work over the dining room when he lost his footing and fell. He fell a distance of about 4 5 feet, and in ad dition to fracturing his skull and breaking his right leg, he suffered serious internal injuries Tne injur ed man was carried to St. Leo's hos pital, where everything possible was done for his relief. Blount war, about 5 0 vears of age and had spent his en tire life in Greensboro. He was a tinner by trade and enjoyed a gcod reputation. Robbery Prevented. An unknown negro made a bold attempt to enter Hanner & McCuiston's hardware store, on South Elm street, Friday night and had almost succeeded in his purpose when he was detected and scared off by Mr. J. T. Blackmon, vho rooms across the street. Mr. Blackmon was aroused by the sound of breaking and falling glass, and when he went to a window to inves tigate he saw the would-be robber in the act of climbing through a hole he had made in the plate glass door. When asked what he was doing, the negro drew a pistol and told Mr. Blackmon it was "none of his busi ness." The negro then walked off down the street. Mr. Blackmon pro cured his revolver and notified a po lice officer at the railvay station. Search was made for thi negro, but nothing further was seen of him. C. E. SCHOOLFIELD ENDS HIS LIFE WITH SHOTGUN. Mr. C. E. Schoolfield, the son of Mr. andd Mrs. A. N. Schoolfield, committed suicide Thursday morning at the home of his parents, about five miles north of the city, by shooting himself with a double-barrel shotgun. Despondency over the condition of his health, which had been poor for some time, is believed to have caused him to commit the rash act. A few moments before ending his life Mr. Schiolfleld left the. house by the rear door with the shotgun. Pass ing out into the back yard, he dis charged both barrels of the weapon, the contents of which entered his breast and made a horrible wound. "Mr. Schoolfield was about 25 years of age and a young man of promise. He was well known in Greensboro, where he was employed until hia health broke down. Several months ago he gave up his position and re turned to his father's home in the hope that the change and a rest would restore his strength, but his condition did not improve. TO EXTEND PRIVILEGE OF CARNEGIE LIBRARY. The report of the proceedings of the county commissioners published in Thursday's Patriot told of a move ment to have the privileges of the Carnegie library extended to all the white people of the county and of a request for the co-operation of the countyin the way of an appropria tion $kjf the library. Mp E. P. Wharton, chairman of the oard of trustees of the library, is interested in having the benefits and influence of the library extended to the whole county. At present peo ple frdm outside of Greensboro have the privilege of going to the library at their pleasure and reading the pe riodicals and reference books, but they are not permitted to take any book away with them. If the plan inaugurated by Mr. Wharton and others is carried out, itis contemplated to establish stations at about half a dozen convenient points in the county to which a certain num ber of books would be se7tt every month. Under such ar. arrangement people would be able to get books from the library without coming to the city for them. Another part of the plan is to send books from the library by parcel post, the library to pay the postage one way and the person using the books to pay it the other. It is stated that any money ap propriated by the county would be used exclusively in buying new books, none of it going to defray running expenses. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE LEAGUE. The annual meeting of the Social Welfare League of Greensboro was neld Fri lay night in the Odd Fellows hall, rfh West Market street. Tu ports of the work of the league fo the past year were made b Rev. Earl J. Harold, .the secretary, and Mrs. Blafi&e 'arr, the family visitor Among her other work. Mrs. Crr made 7 29 visits to 122 families and distributed 329 garments and 245 papers and magazines. Dr. C. W. Moseley told of the league's method of handling charity work. The charity funds are now kept and disbursed separately from the league's general account and a contributor to the league may desig nate that a part or all of his contri bution is to be used for charity. Mr. A. W. McAlister, president of the league, spoke on "The Social Wel fare, a Man's Job and a Job for Every Man." Dr. J. I. Foust handled the subject of pubUc amusement and Dr. J. T. J. Battle spoke on the public health and the need of a whole time health officer. Mr. W. H. Swift talk ed on "Law and Order" and declared that Greensboro is the best governed city in North Carolina, due largely to the enforcement of Guilford's pub lic morals act. The report of the treasurer show ed that receipts for the year amount ing to $4,345.88 and total disburse ments of $4,305.80, leaving a balance of $40.08. The disbursements were divided as follows: Miscellaneous, $327,94; printing and postage, $392. 90; salaiies, $2,5 4 7.50; charity, 037.71. No Dum-Dum Bullets Exported. In reply to Germany's complaint that American manufacturers were exporting dum-dum bulllets and "riot guns" for the British army, Secretary Bryan has informed Count Bernstorff, the German ambassador, that the manufacturers named had denied the charge, and asked that the state department be furnished any evi dence the ambassador might have to support his protest. The secretary added that he was directed by Presi dent Wilson to say that if any Amer ican company was shown to be en gaged in such traffic, he would use his influence to stop it, regardless of questions of legal or conventional duty. As to the German protests against alleged use of dum-dum bullets by the allies in Europe, Mr. Bryan said the United States government, in its efforts to maintain a strict neutral ity in the present conflict, was "ob liged to refrain from investigating their truthfulness or making any comment in regard to them." Baby Killed. The nine-year-old son of W. Mcl. Blue, of Aberdeen, was caught between an automobile truck and a gate post Friday and crushed so badly that he died at a hospital in Fayetteville s-ome hours later. GREAT BRITAIN REPLIES TO AMERICAN PROTESTS. Great Britain's preliminary reply to the protest of the United States against interruption of American commerce by the British fleet has been made public. The British note concurs in the view of the United States that com merce between nexitral nations should be interfered with only when abso lutely necessary and officials here construed it as conceding that the principles expressed by the Ameri can protest were just. The only formal comment was this statement, issued by Secretary Bryan an: "This answer, being preliminary and not being intended as a com plete reply, we will postpone com ment until the full answer is receiv ed." Briefly, the British reply, while conceding the principles on which the American contentions are based, points out difficulties in actual prac tice, refers to alleged fraudulent practices by shippers and cites sta tistics showing an increase rather than a decline in certain neutral commerce in support of Great Brit ain's suspicions that Germany and Austria have been indirectly obtain ing contraband through neutral coun tries. The note promises, however, that Great Britain will make redresd whenever the action of the British fleet rnty unintentionally exceed the limits of international law. Storms and Floods Interfering With Armies. JtVinter storms and floods, while they are preventing any extensive military operations, have V not kept 'he armies in the eastern and western fields of the European war from pur suing the offensive at isolated points along the two extended fronts. In the snow-covered hills of the Caucasus the hardy Siberians are seaching out the routed Turks, who are reported to be surrendering by thousands. In Flanders, which is virtually all under water, the allies assert they have found u possible to make some headway. Only in Po land, where Field Marshal Von Hin denburg's offensive is held up on the banks of rivers between him and Warsaw, and in Galicia, where the Russians have been compelled to halt their advance, does there seem to be an almost entire lull in the fighting. The Russians continue their for ward movement in the Carpathians and in Bukowina, while in France in fantry attacks have been made at many points, followed by artillery en gagements, sapping and mining oper ations. The French have advanced a few yards in the vicinity of Rheims, but were compelled to give ground in the Argonne, where the Germans cap tured some of their line trenches. Rumania May Join Forces With the Allies. Should Rumania, now that the Russians are on the border, if not actually in Transylvania, decide to join the allies, her army will provide the missing link in the chain of troops 1,300 miles long winding from the Baltic to the Adriatic. This battle line would be composed of Russians, Rumanians, Servians and Montenegrins on one side, and Germans and Austro-Hungarians on the other. The allies believe Rumania scon will take the plunge. Other develop ments are expected. Retions be tween Greece and Turkey have reach ed the breaking point over the alleg ed ill-treatment of Greeks in Asia Minor. Italy is growing restless over Turkey's delay in giving satisfaction for the violation of the Italian con sulate at Kodeida, fro nr- which the British consul, who sought refuge, was forcibly removed. Italy also, it is reporte I. has agreed that Servia should be granted a port in the Ariatic. Rumania and Greece, it is thought, however, may delay taking up arms until Bulgaria, which is anxious for a part of Macedonia, ii satisfied, for a hostile Bulgaria on their border would compel them to divide their forces. Found Dead. J. A. Fountain, divi sion superintend cnt of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, wa-. found dead on a street corner in Wilmington at daybreak Thursday morning. He bad left his office for home the night be fore and it is believed -hat he was overtaken by an attack of heart 1 rouble. There was no evidence of foul play. PRESIDENT WHSOH SPEAKS HEARD BY THOUSANDS IN JACK' SON DAY ADDRESS IN INDIANAPOLIS. In an address at the Jackson day celebration in Indianapolis, Jnd., i Friday, President Wilson voiced what j his hearers interpreted as a hint that he might be a candidate for the pres idency again in 1916. The audience of more than 4,000 people rose to their feet and cheered until the pres ident called for quiet. The president had been discussing the Mexican question. Referring to his belief that he knew the tempera ment and principles of the American people, he added that he would not be fit to stay where he was if he did not understand them. "There may come a time," he said, "when American people will have to judge whether I know what I am talking about or not." There was a slight pause and then the crowd began cheering. Realizing the construction which had bee:n put on his words, the president held up his hand for silence and said:: "I did not mean to stir lip any thing. That was merely preparatpry to saying that for. at least two more years I am free to think I know the American people." Previously the president had at tacked the Republican party, de fended the record of his administra tion on the Mexican policy, the tariff and currency and declared that a careful examination of the return from the election last November showed that if it had been a presiden tial year a Democrat would have had a majority of about 80 In the elec toral coHege. The president criticized Republi can Senators opposing the govern ment ship purchase bill, whom ue characterized as "self-styled friends of business." He said the Republi can party has not had a new idea in 30 year, and that "the Republicans do not know how to do anything but sit on the lid' He added that the country wants the ship purchase bill enacted into law and "will have it." Mr. Wilson gravely spoke warning to Democrats not to break up the isolidarity of the party. He declared those who did would gain an unen viable position for themselves. "If a man won't play on a team he must get off the team," he said' and later spoke of himself ar the "cap tain of the Democratic team for the present." The president spoke briefly of Mex ico. He said the people there are en titled to liberty, "no matter how long they take in determining it." Speaking slowly and carefully, he de clared that "so far as my influence goes, while I am president, noboly shall interfere with them." "Have not European nations ta ken as long as they wanted, and spill ed as much blood as they pleased to settle their own affairs," he con tinued, "and shall we deny the same right to Mexico? No, I say." Much of Mr. Wilson's address waa devoted to the independent and pro gressive voters. He said about one third of the Republican party is pro gressive and about two-thirds of the Democratic party is progressive. "Therefore," he added, "the Derao craic party is more progressive than the Republican. He declared that most of the voters of th3 country are independent, but that it was his am bition to have them vote with the Democrats. He spoke of himself as an "animated conservative." and add ed: "The people of the United States should not pay too much attention to the European war, but should keep their own affairs in good order." He closed his address with a fervent ex pression of the hope that the time might come when the United States could be instrumental in restoring peace. Business conditions were taken up briefly. He characterized talk of business depression "a3 a state of mind." He said the Democratic party already had done much to free busi ness and that its program was not yet complete. Whenever the country really wants something beside talk. he added, it turns to the Democratic party. The president advocated establish ment of a great fecerai employment bureau; said some means should be found for quickening and cheapening the processes of the courts, and spoke of the necessity of Congress passing the administration conservation bills. Cheering interruped the president at frequent intervals during his ad dress. v V hi . ; . a :i it ' . j - ... f ! 'ill -vyt 'Ai '' I 4 .. i i