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1 Ti, - 4 rut 5 -j 0. J Af PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY s4 E STAB LI SH ED 1 821 GREENSBORO, N. C.s THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18, 1915 VOL. 94 NO. 14 - 7 J" LOCAL NEWS IB BRIEF P0RI1 HATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE HEADERS OF THE PATRIOT FAR AND NEAR. Sew Lawyer Her.- Mr. J. Mack Williams, formerly of Charlotte, who was recently licensed to practice lav, ibs located in Greensboro. tole Automobile. A Ford auto Tiiobile belonging to Messrs. M. Rob ins and Charles Weill was stolen from in front the Y. M. C. A. build ing last night between 8.30 and 10 o'clock. The car is practically new. Buy Property. Messrs. O. L. Sapp and M. W. Gant yesterday pur chased a lot on South Elm street, adjoining Mr. J. A. Long's bottling works, for a consideration of $7, 000. The property has a frontage of 79 feet and a depth of 12 8 feet. To Sell Bonds. The city commis sioners say the issue of $ LOO, 000 of street improvement bonds advertised Lor sale March 1 will doubtless be sold at a good pnc Inquiries have been received from a nunbcr of prospective bidders. The commis sioners are planning to begin the street work by May 1. To Visit Neighbors. The direc tors of the Chamber of Commerce are planning a number of monthly trips by business men of the city to neighboring towns, the idea being to strengthen the business relations between Greensboro and. her neigh bors. The first trip will be made to Mt. Airy next Wednesday. Moves to Greensboro. Mr. Thom as J. Jerome, one of the state's weL known lawyers, has moved to Greensboro from Salisbury and will engage in the practice of his profes sion here. Mr. Jerome enjoys the reputation of be'ng a splendid law yer. He has leased Miss Rebecca Schenck's residence, on street, and will occuny fidgeworth t upon the arrival of his family in a few days. Want New Building. A delega tion of colored citizens appeared he tore the city commissioners yester day afternoon and asked for a new public school building to take the place of the present building on High street, which was declared to oe inadequate to the demands made upon it. The commissioners prom ised to use their best efforts to im prove conditions at the High street school. For New Members Several teams representing the Chamber of Com merce Tuesday began the annual carvass for new members and re newals of membership. They re ported a splendid day's progress. More than 200 people and firms are to be canvassed. During the last two years subscriptions to the work of the organization have been lib eral and as a result, the chamber has done much effective work. Many Convictions. So far this week more than 2 0 defendants have been convicted in Municipal court on the charge of retailing liquor. .nd while it is not claimed that the I lind tiger industry in Greensboro has been entirely destroyed, it has prob ably received the worst scare in iis -listoiy. Judge Brown sentenced practically all the convicted dcjfeiul ?rts to the- counts roads. Several of thorn t ok ar appeal to the -u-perior v.otirl and uero j (.-leased un !er bend. ' fuse Tried Yesterday. The ease "harping A. Horwitz and. his daugh ter. Miss Tillie Horwitz, wif,h con--ea'inp; assets in a bankruptcy pro eedinp, came up yesterday for a earing before United States Com missioner D. H. Collins. Miss Hor witz was discharged and her father 'as held under bond for a judgment o bo rendered today. It is contend 1 ty the government that about $2, 'Hi was concealed by Horwitz when went into bankruptcy some Months ago. The Guilford Banquet. Prepara 'ons have been completed for the annual alumni' banquet of Guilford 'oiice, which is to be held in this Saturday night, and the indication- are that the attendance will be 'he largest in fhe history of these annual events. The principal ad revss of the occasion will be made by Isaac Sharpless, president of Uaverford College, one of the lead lnE Quaker educators in the country. Official anouncement will be made of the retirement of Dr. L. L. Hobbs from the presidency of the college an address will be made by Dr. Hobbs. Mr. J. Elwood Cox. of High Point, chairman of the board of trustees, and Mr. George W. Wilson, of Gastonia, a member of the class of 1892, will also make addresses. Wants Football Game. Secretary Garland Daniel of the Central Caro lina Fair Association announces that he is prepared to offer special in ducements to football teams that will play a game on the large field in the center of the race track du ring the annual fair here next fall. He has invited two elevens and wants at least one game. Probably arrangements could be made for at least one more game during the four days of the fair. The plan is in keeping with the movement by Greensboro people to bring intercol legiate games to the city. Funds Distributed. In the United States District court here yesterday Judge Boyd signed a supplemental decree in the case of the United States against S. Montgomery Smith, making a further distribution of the funds in custody of the court for the purchase of the lands of the defend ants, which were condemned under the provisions of the Appalachian park act. The original purchase price was $107,000, and the amount here tofore distributed, together with that disbursed yesterday, leaves still in the custody of the court about $15, 000, concerning which there are con flicting claims. Playground For School. The Po mona school has arranged to pur chase an entire block of property on Spring Garden street and Cam eron avenue to be used as a play ground. The property was purchas ed at a good figure, yet the advocates of the proposition feel that it is a moderate price considering the loca tion and the advantages that will come to the school from it. The block is about 300 feet square and is a very attractive piece of property. The school now has an enrollment of 400, which will be doubled with in the next few years." It is one of the most progressive schools in the state. Southern Buys Farm. The Geor gia Industrial Realty Company, act ing for the Southern Railway Com pany, has purchased from Mr. H. C. Rudd 116.80 acres of land lying along the tracks of the Southern near Rudd station, paying $10,000 for the property. In its double track work north of Greensboro the South ern has deviated from the original right-of-way in several places, the Rudd farm is one of these points of change. The new survey ran be tween the Rudd residence and the outhouses of the home. Under this survey the Southern contracted for the tracks to be laid, whereupon, when the work was begun, Mr. Rudd sought an injunction and secured it. Tied up in its contract, it is said that the offer of sale for $10,000 was ac cepted by the railroad or by those purchasing for the purpose of guar anteeing the Southern right-of-way. Killed by Train. C. W. Gordon, a prominent citizen of Mullins, S. C, was instantly killed by an engine on the C. A. and W. Railway in Hamlet at 8.30 yesterday morning. Dr. Ii. Ii. Hobbs, Retiring President of Guilford College, - - -if-. . -V 1... r (. St ' --C -V . PRESIDENT HOBBS RESIGNS HEAD OF GUILFORD COULEGE TO RETIRE DR. NEW LIN WILL SUCCEED HIM. Dr. L. Li. Hobbs, one of North Car olina's foremost educators, has re signed the presidency of Guilford College and will sever hip connection with that old and honored institu tion of learning at the end of the present term. He will be succeeded by Dr. Thomas Newlin, at present president of Whittier College, in Cal ifornia. It is understood that Dr. Hobbs is to retire from the position he has adorned so long out of consideration for his health. He placed his resig nation in the hands of the trustees of the college about a yeor ago, since which time the members of the board have been quietly looking around for a suitable ma-i as his suc cessor. The resignation was formal ly accepted at a recent meeting of the board of trustees, after it had been . ascertained that Dr. Newlin would accept a call to the presidency of the college. Dr. Hobbs has been connected with Guilford College for about 30 years, going to the institution as a teacher when it was known as New Garden Boarding School. Under his administration the college has taken high rank among the educational in stitutions of the state and is recog nized as one of the leading colleges of the Society of Friends in the na tion. The retirement of Dr. Hobbs will be a matter of regret to the thousands of his former students and the public generally. Dr. Newlin, the president-elect, is a splendidly equipped man and will not come to Guilford as a stranger. He formerly taught in the college and was dean of the faculty when he resigned some years ago to be come president of Whittier College, the Quaker institution of learning on the- Pacific coast. He will receive ? cordial welcome upon his return to Guilford, and the friends of the college believe it will continue to grow and prosper under his guid ance. Fatal Sawmill Accident. Oscar Spaugh, aged 17 years, was suddenly killed about six miles from Winston-Salem Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, when he was caught by a belt which he was trying to put on the fly-wheel of a saw mili engine. When he was caught and carried around the first time he struck the belt running the governor and knocked it off. The governor did not shut off -".he steam entirely and the unloaded engine rar at a terrific speed, carrying the young man round the fly-wheel for about 15 minutes before it was stopped. WLi'ii the engine was unallv stop ped Spaugh was dead. II s clothing was torn and he was badly bruised and v;p.thpci. out it Is said that he was not torn or cut. IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRO DINGS OF THE STATE'S LA RS IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE. Tbef Joint liquor committee of the legltvre last night voted to report favobly the Anti-Saloon League bill prohibit the shipment of in toxicftlng liquors from any point without the state of North Carolina to any Ilnt within the state, and to prevent; the delivery and receipt of any fifcipxicating liquors so shipped withiiihe state. Th3iouse yesterday passed by a largepiajority the Seawell insurance bill t(jgive the state commissioner of insurance the power to raise or low er the fire insurance rates after the manner of the law in Kansas, as recdntinended by the legislative in vestigation commission. Th house defeated by a vote of 70 tov40 the bill of the state depart ment .'of education and State Teach ers' Assembly to provide uniform examination and certification of pub lic scu)ol teachers. Senator Hobgood introduced a bill yestpiy to amend the corrupt prac tice&iijet by prohibiting the payment by candidates any money for ser vices lather than clerical service, be ing ajb'signated to stop ward heelers from i taking money for their votes on the pretext of rendering service in th0 primary. Thfe house yesterday killed the Douglas bill providing for the exam inatin of railroad trainmen in North Carolina. This measure had been opposed by trainmen from all parts of the state, committees going to Raleigh from various cities A ioint resolution passed by both branches of the legislature endorsing the administration ship-purchase bill tnat has been pending in the I nil ed States senate for some days under ,neh strenuous conditions. It pass ed the house without opposition, but in th senate Senator McMichaol pro-noe-Hrestiutioni. iti tfie face" for Congressman Claude Kite)! in. Senator Ward denied that any thing of the sort was intended, but insisted that he and the North Caro lina legislature have tue right to d'fl'er with Congressman Kii.chin on any measure of public policy. Mr. McMichael's vote was the only one against the resolution in the senate. The house committee on education has reported favorably several bills providing for election of the county boards of education by the people. Several of the bills included provis ion that the county superintendent of schools be elected also, but this was eliminated in each case. The counties named are: Lee, Moore, Henderson, Richmond, Brunswick, Beaufort and Anson. Two are Re publican, these being Henderson and Brunswick. The joint finance committee has about completed the machinery bill but it will require a day or two to perfect it for introduction. It was decided to cut out the $6,000 appro priation allowed the state auditor for enforcing the machinery act and concentrate this duty and the appro priation with the state tax commis sion which has had $6,000 appro priation for several years. This was increased to $10,000. Bankers Want Legislation. There are five bills that the North Carolina Bankers' Association will undertake to press at this session, chief among which - is a bill to au thorize eight per cent interest on loans in cases where there is agree ment in writing between the par ties. Another would specify a pen alty for false pretenses in the mak ing of false statements in effort to obtain a loan from a bank. Still an other would impose severe penalties for making false statements or starting reports about the standing of any bank; and another would make the crime of breaking into banks with the use of explosives a felony and impose severe penalties. There will also probably be a bill to. prevent the use of the term "trust" in the name of any company that is not engaged in the actual banking business under the super vision of the corporation commis sion. Death From Apoplexy. Thomas E. Caldwell, for 13 years dining car Conductor on the Southern Railway foetween Charlotte and Jacksonville, suffered a stroke of apoplexy while on his run Wednesday night, and died from the effects. CPE m UNDER FREIGHT TRAIN John Walker, a colored drayman, was crushed to death under a freight train at the Davie street crossing Monday' afternoon while engaged in hauling stage property from the Southern freight depot to the Grand opera house. When the accident occurred the dray Walker was driving was crossing the rail road tracks on South Davie street, a,nd it is supposed that he failed to see the moving cars because of his interest in keeping the piled up trunks from falling. When the wag on was struck Walker was knocked under the car and his body was cut almost two pieces. Another colored man engaged in the work was uninjured. He felt the impact of the car and escaped, but after the accident was unwil ling to return and refused to go on with his work. The engineer of the locomotive to which the freight car was attached is said to have been unable to see what was happening at the end of his half dozen or more cars, on account of the misty atmos phere. He did not know until the car struck tliat the accident was imminent. Walker's body was sent to his for mer home at Mebane for burial. In the Superior Court. The Superior court yesterday af ternoon took up the case of John H. Deligny against the Tate Furniture Company, of High Point, it being a damage suit for $10,000 for alleged personal injuries. A non-suit Was entered in the suit of E. G. Allred against the Southern Railway Company for damages al leged to have been sustained in a collision between a train and the de fendant's automobile at a street crossing in this city. J. R. Pitts was given a verdict fcr $199 against the trustees of Ml. Sinai colored church, in this city. A verdict for $100 was given the f plaintiffs in a suit brought' bj Aim- field & Taylor, of High Point, against the A. G. Dale Motor Car Company. The Vaughn Seed Store was given a verdict for $122.32 in a suit against George W. Todd. A non-suit was entered in a suit brought up on appeal by Claude Mills against C. B. Mattock. Real Estate Transfers of the Week. Deeds for the transfer of real es tate have been filed in the office of the register of deeds this week as follows: C. C. Walker, et ux, to Ada L. Ra gan, a lot 68 by 75 feet in the city of High Point, High Point township, ?200. R. M. Stafford to N. L. Hanner, a small tract, $5.21. W. L. Hanner and wife to J. B. Cobb, a tract consisting of 52.94 acres in Morehead township, $2, 435.24. C. E. Rutledge to T. B. Mooney, a lot 100 by 160 feet on Julian street, in the city of Greensboro, Gilmer township, $350. A. C. Lyons to Nathan L. Hanner, a tract consisting of 17 acres, $41. R. M. Stafford to Pleasant Burton, a small tract, $5.21. G. P. Edwards and wife to E. F. Edwards, a tract consisting of 13 acres in Friendship township, $200. E. B. Stilwell and wife, Mary Stil well, to H. H. Hill, two lots, one 50 by 150 feet and the other contain ing 7,500 square feet, in the city of High Point, $600. W. G. Balsey and wife to Joseph H. Armfield, two small tracts in Morehead township, $10 and other valuable considerations. J. A. Newton and wife, S. A. New ton, to R. B. Murphy, two lots on Cassady street, each 50 by 150 feet, in the city of High Point, $350. Tells Alleged Trade Oath. Des Moines, la., Feb. 15. An oath of allegiance to the National Association of Master Plumbers con taining the sentence, "May all the horrors of the damned be my portion when I retire at night," was declared by Joseph Hagen, of. Sioux City, in his testimony at the trial of the36 master plumbers charged with viola tion of the Sherman law here today to have once received his signature. He was to suffer the "horrors of the damned" in case he violated the rules of the organization, the witness said. Each member, he testified, was sworn to the utmost secrecy. Mr. J. H". Stanfield, of Greensboro Route 4, gave The Patriot the pleas ure of a call Tuesday. GERMANY'S WAR OH SHIPPING TIME LIMIT OF WARNING NEUTRAL NATIONS HAS EXPHIED. TO The time limit set by Germany for neutral shipping to take measures of safety has expired and Germany is now expected to put into operation her declared intention of employing her submarines and mines in the wa ters around the British Isles, which she has proclaimed a war zone, with the object of cutting off food sup plies to the British people. Germany has earnestly warned the neutral states that this zone will hereafter be a danger zone for all shipping and has expressed her de termination to take the most strin gent action against British mer chantmen. It is announced from Berlin that Germany's reply to the American note of protest against this action has been handed to the American ambassador at the German capital, but the reply has not been received by the state department at Washing ton. In the meantime, Germany, in de- veloping her submarine warfare, has added one more merchant ship to the list of vessels destroyed, by sink ing the small French steamer Ville de Lile off Cherbourg. Regarding operations of land, it is apparent from the official an nouncements issued by the French war office that heavy fighting is taking place both in Belgium and in France. British Make Another Air Raid. London, Feb. 16. The air wing of the British navy today made an other massed attack on the German positions along the Belgian coast in an effort to destroy or damage the submarine base at Zeebrugge, the. guns at Ostend and Middlekerke and the aerodrome at Ghistelles. According to the official report good results were attained. Forty machines were utilized. While the British airmen were dropping their bombs on the gun positions and the supply trains, barges and trawlers used in mine laying and mine-sweeping opera tions, eight French airmen attacked the Ghistelles aerodrrfme,' preventing the German airmen from making an attempt to cut off the British ma chines. ' "The air operations of the naval wing against the Bruges, Ostend and Zeebrugge district were continued this afternoon. Fortjr aeroplanes and seaplanes bombarded Ostend, Mid delkerke on transport wagons on the Ostend-Ghistelles road, on the Mole at Zeebrugge to widen the breach damaged in former attacks on Zee brugge. ' "Instructions are always issued to confine attacks to points of military importance and every effort is made by the flying officers to avoid drop ping bombs on any residential por ions of towns." The official report makes no men tion of the airmen engaged, so it is presumed they all returned safely. The day was bright and clear, condi tions being more favorable than for last week's raid. MAY ABOLISH OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER, -The citizens of Guilford generally will be interested in the announce ment that a bill hae been drawn and is to be introduced in the legislature to abolish the office of county treas urer. The bill was sent to Raleigh this week and probably will be in troduced within the next few days. The bill was drawn at the instance of the county commissit iif-r, and the county board of education. Should the office of treasurer be abolished, the county's funds would be disbursed by a bank or banks without cost to the county. Such a law has been in effect in Moore county for the past two years and is said to be working well there. The proposed law would result in a saving of $1,200 a year, which is the salary of Guilford's treasurer. If passed, the law could not become effective until the expiration of the present term of County Treasurer McKinney on the first of December of 1916. Prof. Thomas R. Foust, county su perintendent of schools, spent yes terday in Raleigh on business. Mr E. P. Huffines, of GIbsonvllle Route 2, was in the city on businesg Tuesday. 1 'A V t 1 1 : it :1 f.V.TrV i4 'ft A
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