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READ OUR CLUB OFFERSvCZlfTHE SEVENTH PAGE r4 PUBLISHED EVERY, r-IOWQAY AW b THURSDAY GREGHsbdno, n. c, r.iorapAV, uarch o, ioiq. LOCAL HEWS i W FOEU 1 HATTERS OP INTEREl TO THE BEADERS of. Tiui jtaxwva FAB AND KJEAHit : ttonrd of Education. The regular -ncetuig of the county board of edu- of her death comes W great sor eation was held Saturday in the of- ro: The funeral ah(interment took fice of Superintendent Poust, but no place" at the: Pleant' Garden Meth 33siness out of the regular routine odistVcntt'fjC vas transacted. the servi$Sibe Postoffice 'Receipts. The receipts pastor, Rv;;;C: F sherrll. of the Greensboro postoffice during Elks mqclxlThe Creens Fcbruary, the first month of the ad- Qro iodg;Friday , night ministration of Postmaster Cooke, elcted the following officers for the amounted to $11,375.15, this being ensuing year: Thomas J. Murphy, an increase of $1,171.08 over the re exalted ruler; W. B. Merrimon. es ceipts for February, 1915. teemed leading knight; C. M. Van- Brooks-Marley. Mr. Emmelt H. stojy. esteemed loyal knight ; J." R. Brooks and Miss Blanche Marley, McClamroch, esteemed lecturing hrtth of Chatham county, were mar- kniKht: E p. Ross, secretary: F. N. risd in this city last Thursday after- nfln. The ceremony tooK piace thp office of the register of. deeds nnd was performed by Justice of the peace B. E. Jones. Lawyer Makes Change -Mr. Rob ert D. Douglas, who retired from the or;ce of postmaster of Greensboro a raonth ago with the expectation of levoting himself to the general prac tice of law, has formed a connection with J. E. Latham &. Co. and will xnt as general counsel for the varied interests of that concern. ; V. W. C. A. Anniversary r-r-Friday w;5.rt the fiftieth anniversary of the "organization of the Young Women's Christian xssocration and was ob-yerved.- by the local association with a special service in the First Bap tist church at 8 6'cloek in the even Ins;. An address was made by Miss Ada Starkweather,' one of the field secretaries of the organization. Fine Revival Meeting. The pas ior Rev. F. L. Townsend, closed a . . . . . j. I most successful revival meeting at he White Oak Methodist church -BAKtPrdav. The services were at- I tended by large congregations and a great deal of interest .was mani fesled. There were over 100 pro Issioris of religion and about 100 'Bwmenibers have been received in to the church. Called to PortsmoutlK Rev. R. G. Kpndrick. who has been paster of Forest Avenue Baptist church, tor the past six years, has received a tall to the pastorate of the Park- view Baptist church in Portsmouth, Ya.. Mr. Kendrick has made no an- jnouncement as to his decision in the rnatter, but if he should accept the fail, it is expected that he would move to his new field in about a month. A Plowing Demonstration. -Next Friday and Saturday the M. G. New- I til JQmpany will give a demonstra- church, near Liberty, for interment, lion of a Mogul tractor pulling a Mr, Coble is survived by five sisters .yang disc plow with subsoiling at- and one brother, who are; 'Mrs. M. tachment on Mr. J. E. Latham's Pretzfelder, of Greensboro; Mrs. W. farm, near the old. Finishing mill. R- Rominger and Miss Annie Coble, This farm is located between Wisher of Winston-Salem; Mrs. E. E. Ham park and the Country Club and is mer' of Washington, D. C; Mrs., near the North Elm street car line. Dora Fruit, of High Point, and Mr. An invitation is extended to all farm- J. B. Coble, of Staley. ers to witness the demonstration. , Death of Good Woman. JVlrs. O. Henry Meeting Arrangements Hannah Elizabeth Ballinger, a well are about complete for the O. Henry knowh woman of the Guilford Col meeting to be held in this city next lege community, died at her home Saturday night. Dr. C. Alptionso Friday night. She was a most estim mith. of the University of Virginia, able woman and was beloved by a will deliver an address on "O. large number of friends. She was Henry's Achievements" and Mrs. B. 70 years of age and is survived by C. Sharpe -will give a reading trom two daughters and three sons, who his works. Dr. Archibald H. Hen- are: Mrs. Carl Knight, of Guilford derson, of the University of North College; Mrs. Bedford Brown, ot Carolina, the originator of the O, Raleigh; D M. Ballinger. of Greens Henry memorial movement, in the boro; W. T. Ballinger, of Guilford state, will also make an address. I W. H. Daily, Jr., Dead. Mr. W. H. Daily, Jr., died Saturday morning at his home on East Bragg street, following an illness of several months. He was 40 years old and ls survived by his wido and six children, his father, two brothers and two sisters. The funeral was noon o 1. V... .Aixvi lUlCiWCUt 'UKM.C til ccuc , , Hill cemetery. Rer.'w, R. Smith, of The Patriot is in receipt of a let Asheboro Street Baptist church, and ter 'rom a good lady of Randolph Rev. j. D. Millsr, of St. Andrew's county wno nas decided Tiews on Episcopal church, conducted the ser- some of the Public men and ques riees tions of the day and doesn't hesitate Prohibition MeetingRev. Dr. to.ess them. She says: Madison Swadener, of Iowa, and ex- V1 am a Democrat's wife. Think Governor Malcolm R. Patterson, of Wilson a good man, but Bryan not Tennessee, who are touring the much good. I do not think much of South as representatives of the Na- Roosevelt, except as a hunter in tional Anti-Saloon League, made ad- Afr.ic 9r on the hunt of a new river dresses in Greensboro yesterday af- In South America or a new party to ternoon before an audience of the split the Republicans." He is no good Grand opera house, where the meet- any more for president. Taj: heels ng was held. . Both men are speak- don't want such men as le or But ers of imivi.ai fn;n- J flnH thev iioiH ier- He is another bad ' stick T xne close attention of the crowd for two and a half hours while they ar- sued the cause of national prohiW- tion. At the close of the meeting a collection was taken to aid the cause. Mrs. Carl Hockett , lead. Mrs., Linda Hodgn Hockett the ' younff wife, of Mr. Carl W. Hockett, died Friday morning at" her home on Cli- max Koute l, lonowmg .a r.nort m- ness. She was 28 years of , age ana irreatlv beloved fcv a wide circle of friends, ta whom the; announcement Taylor treasurer; W. R. Butler, til- er - T Julian. Price and R. N. Hadley. trustee s: oL. SaDD. J. R: Oettinger. Ben Pickard, Tom Pemberton and Dr.l B. B. Williams, members of the board,, of governors.' John Li. Cobb "Dead. Mr. John L. Cobb, a well known citizen of east ern GuilfOBd, died yesterday after- iioon at 3 o'clock at his home on Gib- sonville Route 1. He had been ill for sonic time and his death was not unexpected;" He was 53 years old and is survived by his widow and seven children. He also leaves a brother and two sisters Mr. I. R. Cobb and Mrs. R. R. Fryar, of McLeansville, and Mrs. D. R. Huffines, of Greens boro. The funeral an':l interment took place this afternoon at 3 o'clock, the .services being conducted by Rev T. S. Brown. 4 ... Death of Youths -Charles Dewey Sherwood, the lS-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Sherwood, diedThurs- dav mnrninp at. St T-p'h liroTital " following an illness of a week or ten aays. Brbwn - Belk Company and was held in high esteem by his friends and associates. The funeral was held Friday afternoon from the home- of the parents, on Bellevue avenue and interment made in Greene Hil cemetery. Rev. C. E. Hodgin, pas tor'.of Westminster Presbyterian r. ' " a emoer, conauctea tht services Died in Pittsburg. Mr. John W Coble, who was a native of the Lib- orty section, died Friday morning at his home in Pittsburg, Pa. The body reached Greensboro on s late train last niht and Was carried to the home of Mr. M. Pretzf eider After a short service conducted by Rev. Dr. P. H. Fleming tTiis morning, the re- mains were carried to Pleasant Hill College, and C. E. Ballinger, of In- I dianapolis, Ind. Another daughter. Miss Nannie Ballinger, died a few weeks ago. The funeral was held at j the Guilford College Friends church yesterday afternoon, the services be- I ing conducted by Rev. Albert Peele I and Rev. G. W. Dawson. A Good Xdv Expresses Her Views. "ieau manon. wneon nas Kept us out of war and tnat is more than Teddy would have done with Mexi- co and Europe. 'I am opposed to wo- men VQting.", ORE BESOLUTIOIMS KILLED SENATE STANDS BY, PRESIDENT BY VOTE OF 68 TO 14. WARM DEBATE FOLLOWS.' Washington, March 3. By a vote of 68 to 14, the senate today carried out President Wilson's wish aryl kill ed Senator Gore's resolution to warn Americans off armed belligerent ships. In a turbulent scene, such as is seldom witnessed in the senate, the voting ; proceeded with senators shouting objections, f utilely demand ing recognition to explain their posi tions and making hot retorts to each other,.all of which were out of order. At one time so many senators 'wore shouting for the vice president's re cognition that the sergeant-at-arms was called to restore quiet. .After having maneuvered for two days to get the resolution in such narliamerttarv Dosition . that it was disposed of without debate, the senT ate then proceeded to a general dis cussion of the subject which continu ed all afternoon, to the dismay of ad ministration supporters. There were rree expressions of opinion that the senate's action, because the vote ac tually was taken on a motion to table the Gore resolution w(ith a correction by the author and a substitute by. Senator McCumber, was in effect aN "Scotch verdict" and had hot actual ly accomplished the purpose of the president. Such statements aroused the ! president's friends, who feared they would produce an effect directly opposite to that intended a notice to the world that the senate stands behind the president in his demand on Germany for the rights of Amer icans traveling the seas. In the house, however, the foreign affairs' committee, by a vote of 17 to 2, took a longer step toward meeting fully the president's wishes. It'voted to report the McElmore' warning res olution T with the recommendation that it be .tabled. In th report the cgmitteeiasserts thaj tion imposed the conduct of diplo matic negotiations on the president and "with this practice the commit tee does not feel it proper for the house of representatives to inter fere." At the White House satisfaction was expressed with the senate's ac tion, i Senator Gore voted for the motion to table and declared he considerea. the administration victory a mixed one. - i Sensational Debate. The debate which followed the senate vote was sensational. Senator Lewis, the Democratic whip, pleading with senators for moderation in their remarks, declared the Spanish war would have been averted by action in Congress similar to that taken to day and that the war was brought on by vituperative debates. Senator Clarke, Democrat, of Arkansas, who voted with the administration forces, declared their action did not repre sent the real sentiment of the sen ate. ; Senator Fall, a Republican, said : "By your action today you have sent to the kaiser, if you have, done anything, notice that the senate of the United States will look upon his sinking of armed merchant ships and the j death' of an American citizen probably with some degree of regret, but that no action would- be taken against him." Senator Borah, of Idaho, arraign ed; the senate for what he character ized as its evasive action. He said he "would rather have battleships sunk than to have the honor of .this sen ate compromised before the world.'!: : On the other hand, Senator Kern. the. majority leader, upneld the ac tion, asserting that it would proclaim to all nations that the . president Is exercising His constitutional powers in the conduct of negotiations with xnem, -not lor himself,. not for his party, but for all the people of his country who are prepared to back him with their lives 'in an in sistence on American rights. Emphatically asserting that 'there could be no confusing of the senate action 'because of technical parlia mentary entanglements. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, ranking Republican member of the foreign relations, committee, said - the senate, had gone on . record as opposing a warning ; to Americans and against interference with the executive. The Gore Substitute. Senator Stone moved to bring the Gore resolution before the- senate and Senator Gore then obtained per mission to change his resolution. ReH taining the original nreamble, he- substituted the resolution with the following: rResoived, That the sinking by a submarine without notice or warning of tan armed merchant vessel of her public" enemy, resulting in the death of f a citizen of the United States, would constitute a ust and sufficient cause for war between the United States' and the German empire." Senator McCumber,- a Republican, immediately introduced r. substitute similar to Senator Gore's original resolution, warning Americans off armed ships, pending negotiations with foreign powers to revise the rules of international law to meet thfevnew conditions of naval warfare. Senator' James, one of the admin istration leaders, then moved to table al. ! proposals the McCumber reso lution, the original and v substitute resolutions offered by Senator Gore, and all amendments. N The motion "wis; carried with 68, senators, r 47 pniocrats and ; 21 Republicans, vot ing with the administration and 1 2 Republicans and two Democrats vot itp against it. The Democrats re ccrded iii the negative were Senatbrs -Qaniberlain and O'Gormanr ??After his substitute for theGore resolution had been slaughtered-in the! general motion to table, Senator McCumber, of North Dakota, re-in- uced it as a new resolution. In- asjoauch as-"it contains . I. is- i .. - - - . - a provision f Ojl a warning to Americans to keep ships, discussion may 'arise again wKeri the senator gets an opportuni- t5t; to call it up next week. Demo- cratic and Republican leaders assert- ephowever, that should it be called up"'it would be forced to the calen darlfjwhere other business would ef- 1 li-J ,1 -'" f . e:ctt .iiy smoiner n. ators who most resented the S2 d$ i rid from the White House that te Gore resolution be defeated were nclined tonight to gloat over what v characterized as the out-maneu-verigg of the administration forces. By reason of the wrangling and con- fv'looyer many senators had no clear concep- tion or; what they were voting on. As amended, the resolution was sus ceptible of almost the direct oppo site meaning of the original and some senators were inclined to re view with consternation the action of the senate. The more experienced parliamentarians, however, pointed out that Senator James' motion to table was broad enough to cover the entire gamut of proposals to inter fere with a declaration of the presi dent's right to conduct negotiations with foreign governments without congressional hindrance. Renewal of the debate in the sen- ate is promised, not only by the Mc- Cumber resolution, but also by Sen ator Vardaman, who today gave no tice that he would disccuss the ques tion of warning Americans from be! Kgerent ships as soon as the Shields iraterpower bill, now the unfinished business of the senate, was disposed The president personally did not comment on uie o,uiiuii ui me otsu - V , . . . j a : as st u TJr:;:ZZ Il w-..?Hfci .-;J - " - maiion ana cenierins nis attention dn ; the expected action of the house. I Administration officials generally, iowever, regarded the outcome as Satisfactory and pointed to the fact mat Senator Gore had introduced an . na Iriginal resolution and then had ZlZ t T!nwhia own amendment . ----- - - - as a clear indication that he realized i : . . x,.- i - ais Dame was iosi ana mat me pres- L 4. . , - ; (ucuv uau wuu. There wM BOme discussion In ad- Ministration circle of forcing "a di- i - rect vote on the reintroduced Mc- Cumber resolution warning Ameri- ians off armed shiDS. It was the ex bectation of most or the leaders, however, that nothing further would 1 . ho nn in the Senate at the nresi- dent's request. Rise by Choice in Navy. Washington. March 3. Promo- inn of naval nffirers of higher ranks U Mwtinn ir,tead of the rule of k r t increase. in nfflj of all erodes during the next five years to mee,t the expan- siori program, are recommended to i - .tii .oftaH hv the npr. hor, of th.- naw' board and Jma u GrotrV TVanieis rkffiro AM he aeleoted for nro- " . ' k ,hn.0 f the next hieher grade. That, the board believes, Will bring about the elimination of poll- o rsfflro in thA three lower rNkd nofhe affented. O MVIVU .VTA MWW 9mTm w w - GREATEST 1IARI11E DISASTER OVEB THREE I THOtSAND UVE8 LOST IX THE SINKING OF ? FRENCH CRUISER. In the sinking in the mid-Mediterranean recently of the French auxili ary cruiser Provence II the indica tions are ; that - there occurred ' the greatest marine disaster . in 3the worjds' history, so far as loss of life is concerned. '"" - - - The French admiralty reports that there were nearly 4,000 persons on board, and up to date it has only accounted for 870 of them. Seem ingly, therefore, more than 3,000 men perished when the former trans Aatlai'tic liner went to the bottom. The staff of the third colonial infant ry regiment was among the mmy soldiers aboard the cruiser. The story of how the vessel was sunk re mains to be told. The offiical statement issued by the French ministry of marine announc ing the sinking of the Provence said: The French auxiliary cruiser Pro- .vence II, (so designated to distin guish her from the French battle ship Provence) engaged in: trans porting troops to Saloniki, was sunk in the Mediterranean on February 26. Two hundred and ninety-Six survivors have - been brought to Malta-, and about- 300 to Melos by French and British patrol vessels summoned by wireless. . f "No signs of a submarine ' were; noticed either before or after the sinking. La Provence was armed with five cannon of 14 centimeters, two of 57 millimetres and' four of 47 milli- metres." v i . Battle of Great Intensity. Around the village of Douaumont, which is in the hands of the Ger- mans, is raging a battle of great in- tensity. Having.; captured the village and extended ' their lines " west and south, the4; Germans were forced to giye ground before vicious attacks ; ..'T . .rivm luc icgiou oi inaiancourt, west of the Meuse, to the Woevre region, east of Verdun, the bombard - ments are of a violent character, the Germans endeavoring to force their way closer to the fortress of "Verdun and the French tenaciously striving - - i to hold them back. Several assembling points of the Germans have been vigorously she'll- ed by the French, especially in the vicinity of Beaumont. The Germans admit that in the region of Ypres the British recap tured the positions the Germans, took from them February 14, but gay I that, tho "RriHah woi. immoHoMW " 7 " V " 1 1 - British, however, declare that they have consolidated these positions. There has been considerable artil- lery activity in the Argonne forest and in upper ; Alsace an infantry en- gagement in which elements of Ger- man trenches Were taken by the French. Comnarat.ivA nniAt nrpvalls nn l ' w. I r , .. , . . Russian, front. Along the line in the and on the . sector . the. Austrians and Italiahs continue their bombardments and attacks at various points by infantry, but with- out materially changing their t posi- uons. - - An official communication from tne Turkish army beadquarters says and west coast districts of Aden have come under Ottoman rule as xne result ot tne submission of v-TuiT- m,. m uiuwhubu. iub X UTKB re- rt..-0 001 M" '. ... .1 port a defeat recently of the British i . nA, - - " w I oureau aenies that an ene'ae-ment r last luesaay, ai wnicn consm- , - - 1 ine irillsn nave reoccupied Sidi BaranVm w ueeu m "ie nanas 01 enussi tribes- I viuib. 1 men cnmrnnndiui hu Tim:fi.h New Plan of Punishment. ai xoungstown, unior a judge has - vVuCU4 i Punishing petty criminals without depriving meir lamilles of support I man io smy, aays in but requires him to serve his days Sundays, working the rest of lue xaia 18 mgenious, Dut we M uul uneiy io De enecuve. xne cbances are that after the average offender has spent one or two Sun ua' lu ju w wui icave me 5. com- l.n Tn '4.11 ' ,11 . J.1 munity to deal with another-case uuirau use nis mier- mediate liberty to put a. long dis- "" ,."BWU - uiuibcii. ana court's jurisdiction. , HOMICIDE At whtte oak MILL. THIS AFTERNOON Shortly after noon today Carl Freddy, foreman of the weave roorx at Hhe White Oak cotton mill, w&sk shot and killed by a discharged era- ploye by the name of Johnsom At ter .firing the fatal bullet Johnson fled, but was captured in a few min utes by Deputy Sheriff Boatman Clark and brought to Greensboro" and commited to jail. It appears that Johnson, who Was discharged by Freddy this morning, , came to Greensboro apd purchased a revolver, . after which he procured & pint of whiskey from a blind tiger He then returned to White Oak, and entering , the mill, made his way to the weave room where he shot Pred dy. These circumstances would seem to indicate that the killing was premeditated. . Very little is known here concern ing Johnson. Police officers stated after his arrest that he had" been connected with a homicide in Ran dolph county some years ago. : BAXTER" SHEMWELL UNDER ARREST IN NEW YORK. New York, March . 3. Baxter' Shemwell, 58 years old," who says his permanent home isT in Lexington, N. C, and his son is president of a bhk, was arrested at his" "offices at No. 97 Liberty street, this city, by Detective Behan, of the First Branch Detective Bureau, last evening. He was locked up in police headquarters on a .eharge of obtaining money un- der false pretenses. The arrest was made upon a war- rant issued from the Garland coiintv Circuit court of Hot Springs, Ark. The warrant recites that Shemwell was indicted in Hot Springs Novem- ber 18, 1915, on the complaint" of John Longinitto. The complainant is said to be proprietor of the Pullman hotel. Hot Springs. Detective Be- ban said $9,000 was involved in , the , u..:,. -r .' "v, ymeij uusiucss uansacuon. fie ae- clared he is willing and anxious "to I go to Hot Springs to face his accusers as soon as possible and can easily clear himself. He said he would waive extradition. He said the affair grew out of interests which both he and the complainant had in the Mays Accounting Machine Corn- pany. For the last , year Shemwell has been New York agent for the accounting machine company, with offices at 97 Liberty street. Shemwell is well known in North Carolina and has a court record. Over'20 vears a?n hp was triad in " 7 7, mi- V " acquitted of the charge of murder. A few years ago he was convicted in the Guilford Superior - court for an assault on a Southern Railway con- ductor . and sentenced to jail. He was pardoned by Governor Kitchin -on tbe ground, that his health was im- paired and confinement in orison would endanerer hia life. . Insurance Companies to Withdraw. Various foreign and American fire I in n ran no mmnoni rn k I mm mm vvuiJUUlbU VUOfc AAA T W UVVU doin, business in South Carolina are preparing circulars notifying their : I j i to iju. iuai swie iu Buupeau oyer- ations there.and those , rnmnaniP that have not renewed their South Carolina, licenses, which expire April l, are planning to allow them to ianfift I lapse. I v Thk anting l nl.itAiu1-:l..- vt-wBWW w o m Pursuance of an informal deMinn I r r 7 I -rr m-j . . . . . eration was given to the fire insur- ance brokerage and anti-compact and which have since been signed l.. - -r . rm-i i uj ""'ciuui mouuiuj. iuw uetis- ion by the companies is declared to mean; a virtual abandonment of their fire insurance operations in South Carolina' : . ''-: ':- ' ' .. -; Ford's Candidacy a Joke." Detroit, March 5. Henry f. Ford I said today mat he was not to be serl ously considered as a Republican cauumaie ior me presiuenc,, 1 ; uui- wui, aujiinuB m Politics or political offices, said - Mr. Ford. "The filing of my name at I T nHAtU ... uiU6w J". of 1 One of .'Mr. -Ford's close friends ifMHj1,'' by admirers of the manufacturer, considered an ro wed ciudl-at & :
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