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I n.waw. . I TTtl : ' TT " ' ..Be vest Mtenismt k WIWUtUIH til : ..Nortli Ctrolina. RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY. MORNING, FEBRUARY IS, 1I19' nOCESCENTS v ' . . , . T.-rt . r ciPUTimi vnn nun nr vitpuiii : Lion I iLin iLHn iruiij ur iuiuum OF TWO SOCIETIES AT WAKE FOREST Anniversary Exercises, at Bap- tist College Celebrated Un der Best; Conditions FINE WEATHER BRINGS A BUMPER ATTENDANCE 4 Affirmative, Wins In Debate On " Ship Subsidy, By Unusually i Brilliant Forensic Efforts, Decision; Negative Contends Stoutly That Principle Is Un- ' democratic; Mr, '. Arledge Pictures Pathos of Unfortu nate Belgium and Mr. Pre fC yettr Declares Catholicism a Mertace; Annual Reception I I At I Largely Muenueu . . T rtteth itnlverery celebration of tnc EuMliaa and I'hilumatbealan literary ocietiea wai brought Ut a cloaa thla ven:n by -the- reception In the ao- -dy- hall. -A frneral ol'ttar mi :r oberred In the college, and the fruLfiy t fair vlxltora mlnElIn with the atu- -et- formed -tne".tf tlwiargtat ; mnd ntoM enttiaalaatlc audlencea that have : ' attended the annual anniversary cele- - bration of the aocletiea In year. A ; aplrtted and Intereetlng debate in the .,: afternoon waa the (Irst number of the ' Vroicram fur the day." The following , xentlemen actinc aa Jwdirea, Chief 1 Juetk-e Walter Clark. Dr. T. W. . O'Kelley, tw. rU .,T. Vann. M. 1 Kn ler. Rev. Baylua Cade, rendered their decieiona. three to two. In favor of the .'. iiffirmalvVe aide upheld tn Messrs. J. . Mull and K. A. Pittmah. - Two senior orations la the evening. : fallowed by the annual reception la j the society halls.' completed the pro- Kram fer the day. Muale waa fur ' . nlshed throughout' all th exercises , by the Third Kesirnent rcheatra of , llaleigh. It was, Indeed, one of the ayeat days Wake. Forest haa witn ess ed for month's.' The high standard of II the speeches, the enthusiastic au-:-- dlenrws, and the brllllanoy of the re. cen4o. mark lt,aa ,ons,lt. hV th ' greatest ' anulverwary--ever awlebrated by the two societies. , The uutpof-town vUlters began to pome to on the evening trains yeeter ' . . day In order, to wltneaa the basketball frame of last night. More arrived on the morning trains, and It was aa audience - that tamed Wlngate He mortal Hall to its capacity, when Mr. Jl. Dr-.rVgg. president of the debate, uf .the Kuselian society, railed on Mr. V. K. Duncan, secretary of the tle bate. of the ! Vhllnmatheaian society, to announce the query for debate. - The query announced read: Re solved, '''hat the United mates should adopt the policy oL subsidising its men-hart marina, engaged In foreign trade. "Mr, John H. , Mull, t Ka., of Cleveland couaty. and Mr. Kenneth A. llttman. Phi., of Kranklln county, -, appeared for the affirmative. Messrs. (Continued on Page Eight) E Wilson Gets From Under The v Adverse Report; .A Protest Erom Saluda ,W, K. VFXVKKTO.V. v Washmgtoit, p. d Ifah. llf-John ' H. WHaon, who waa nominated to be ' postmaster ai' (Pylva, has withdrawn -' a a candidate since the investigation by a pastofnos Inspector of charges against ( bint. Wlson withdrew before- thi Inspector's report waa sent from the Peatofnce Pepartment to - the Senate committee which waa con- Hldering Wilson's name. ... Several new - . candidates for the Bylva offlce have come out for the place, . Representa tive Oudger has not yet decided the winner. ' i. I Hill, of Tryon. came to Wash 1 ington today "to.. protest against the recommendation otj. B. Culiopher as . postmaster- at Raluaa. : Charles 8. - WsJI-.ce, of Morahead City, a former candidate for Cpnsres J-:.m the ThlrdT dlatricC; came W Wash ipgton today to sea Senator Simmons. THE DAY IN CONGRESS Washington, D. C. Feb.' II. fcENATE: Met -at-noon. Rule committee deferred action otrl several cloture proposals. ,, Investigation . of senatorial cam paigns tn Pennsylvania, Illinois, and other States deferred. - Senator - Lee, of"" Maryland, read . Lincoln's -Gettysburg address. Adlonrned at i.S j. tn. until noon Saturday.' . : , .; HofKtt. ; Met at 11 a.'VB. Debate -contlnnad on : sundry Civtl appropriation MIL - -Addresses delivered In celebration . f Uacoln s birthday. . , ,v - Adjourned -.& p. m. until Ifya. m. 'Haturday. . - ; Wohhi fli In leu - -.' iRf tesrlMii resL. .. De Moines, la.. Feb. IS. The Icwa : Senate today adopted the ""woman's suKraga amendment St. to 11. The measure' which provides a rots of the people on the question next fall, now goes to the House SYLVA NOMIfJEE WITHDRAWS fJAM TURNED DOWN 'i ; . . s - t; ' Administration Firm . For Gov ernment Ownership of Ship ; Corporation v -" NEW COMPROMISE BILL Under This Plan Forty Millions ' Would Be- Provided and at End of , Two ears Ships , Might Be .eased if Advis able; Nght Has Shifted lo Floor of House 'rrasmgidnn; ship purchase bill fight shifted today from the Benata to the House. In the 8enau,the measure blocked ' by Republican opposition was displaced aa unfinished business, and a cloture rule, designed to terminate forcibly the filibuster, was taken up. Administration forces begaa work n. a compromise house bill . but House leaders were far from confl dent it would unite the divide Senate Democrata or win Republican . sup port. The declared the administra tion did not concede enough In the proposed compromise to secure lis The cloture rule presented in the Senate met -the same Republican fill- and conflrence of Senate Demo crats waa tailed' for 'tomorrow to consider the advisability of continu ing the-fight for the cloture proposal. r ef abandoning It .and returning to a Direct contest lor the shipping bill. The new bill In the House was de veloped after Postmaster General Burleson, for the administration, wjlnt to the capltol and definitely rejected the compromise measure advanced by Representative K. Itch In. The Kltchln proposal contemplated making- the ship bill -a temporary . emergency measure and would have takes the government out of the ahipping buat-nee- two yearn after the terminatloa oft Me European war. Mr. Kltchln declared passage of this ' measure through bush branches of Congress waa assured. - OwMershlp lnsisfc-d On. The administration ' counter prtt- poael, as it wiur being framed today. would organise shipping board with an appropriation of $4,tto,v to engage in, ahipping for a period, end' ing two years oner tna war a ternii natton-' Then the .ships would n the .ahiM wonld be lufned over to the Secretary of Navy to be leased or operated in the merchant service In his discretion. Thla plan, to place the government permanently tn the shipping business was the point the administration In sisted on. It Is the provision. ' too, against which the Senate Republican filibuster Chiefly. Is aimed. Houife leaders today said that provision would - defeat the measure In the Senate. , The administration proposal, which embraced the Weeks bill for the or ganisation of a merchant marine naval auxiliary, the (lore compromise shipping bill and amendments proba bly will, ne brought into the Mouse next week- Passage of the Weeks bill with the administration amend ments would, place the compromise before the Senate aa a house amend ment to a bill already passed. tUtrMa Not Very Hops-fat Representative Kltchln said today that he had no hope of the adminis tration compromise passing the Sen ate. "It may have a moral effect upon the Senate and the country.' he add ed, however, "and may strengthen the administration support In the Sen ate." The Weeks bill would provide for the establishment of "United States navy mall linea between the United States snd South America and be tween the United States and the countries of Europe;" It would au thorise the secretary of the navy to enVploy available naval vessels at his discretion In general mall, freight and passenger -business, Thsshlp purchase bill to be add ed to the Weeks measure Is the one agreed on In the Senate caucus. With relation to the purchase of belligerent owned merchant ships In- American harbors the only limitation would be that In buying vessels during con tinue nee of the European war "no purchase shall be made In a way which will disturb the present con ditions of neutrality." FRENCH DEPUTIES Y0TE T0 PROHIBIT SALE OF ABSINTHE (Br Ox AsMdsn rtssV.1 Paris, Fb. JJ,-Th Chamber ... of Deputies today adopted the bill pro hibiting the sal of absinthe. The measara now goes to the Senate. Indemnities will be granted to man ufacturers affected b the Wit and will be covered In a special act later. The bill also appliea to Algeria and the .colonies and will be proposed for adoption by the protectorates. Daring the .debate today Deputy Edourd LAChaud." a radical republi can, sald: "Absinthe stippressloB la only the commencement. We will arrive at the suppression of all similar appetisers." An amendment making the prohibi tive feature of the. bill apply also to alcohol and bitters was '. withdrawn aftrr the statement was made that thla would be the object of a report by a special committee and that proposi tions tending to the suppression of all alcoholic extracts were being con sidered. . . ' JAMES IKUXMAX DEAD. Kewsfjaper Writer Away an Bertta, Washington. V, C Feb. 11. James Creel man. well known' American newspaper correspondent died in Rer un todsy after an Illness of several weeks. News of his death was cabled by Ambassador Cerar-d to tna aVte Department. , Mr. Oeelmanv-whose home, waa in New TecA waa si, years old V' ' . " ' - ' . ;PLY OF BERMAFJY THE GIG USTil Will Berlin Be - Disposed To ; Give Guarantees Delnand in American, Note? NO WORRY, OVER LONDOf- The Grievance Against The . Flag Habitt Not One of Law But Fairness, BtH Ques tion at' Stake in Note To Berlm Is Vital; All Neutrals Uphold American Position - ' ' 1B ne Isnrtim P.I BcHha, FVb. IS. vU ixindon Frh. IS. Ill a. at.) Jasoes W. Gerard, the Aaerrlcaa Amhassador. called oa OotUkcb Voa Jagow, the tin mail forrigsj secretary, at o'clock thla evening sad prrwnitnd to hima tue Asnarkwa goverammt's note ooocrming the Ciermaa ana war aunci prwiasnatlon. li Washington. D. C. Feb. 1J. Reao- Ing of the tjftVisi texU of the two notes from the United States to Germany and Greet Britain developed today an Intense Interest among officials and diplomats In the question of what would bo the' nature of the replies from the two belligerent governments. That Great Britain would give as surances! of no intention to sanction the general use of neutral flsgs by flrHish-snerchant ships Was the belief of many officials. ' But the widest sort of speculation, baaed on a variety of conceptions of . Uermany'a plans In waging a submarine war-on merchant ships, was. heard aa to the probable response of the Berlin foreign oRloe. Count Von Bematorff, the German AmhsBsndur. declined to discuss the note to Uermany as hs had received no advtoea from Berlin concerning it. The British embassy sum waa silent. What excited most-attention la Con gress and among diplomats, how ever, was the serious tons of the noes, even though qualified by the polite terml of diplomatic usage. - The deter mination of the United States govern ment to have the American flag used only by the shins entitled to fly it and the warning that Germany would be held "to a strict accountability" a Amsrican lives or vessels were lost In the attacks on merchant venae is la the I ""- T -. wer.-wtsw quarters, as well as among the am bassadora and ministers of belllggrent and neutral nations. v. Other Nesjtrala Approve. . While there were no authorised ex pressiona. It waa evident that ths neu tral diplomats In general gave both notes their approval, because of the Identity, of interest of their govern ments and the trnited States In the circumstances. The opposition of a powerful neutral government to the practices suggested-by the LAisltanls incident or the threatened attacks on merchant vessels was considered as likely to have a most beneficial effect and there were suggestions that ths argument of the American govern ment would be- folluwed In a Joint protest to both Germany and Great Britain by three Scandinavian coun tries aa well aa separate representa tion from ths othen neutrala of. Eu rope. . ' Mala Note to Berlin. Discussing comments upon differ ences1 In the two notes, high officials of ths government said the cases are not parallel, as the United States had tHtle ground In international law for protest agalnat the occasional use of a oewtral- flag by a belligerent when escaping capturs and even the objections voiced against' the general misuse or the neutral ensign could be raised only on general moral prin ciples or on the ground of unenigh- borlineas or .serious Inconvenience rather than on any definite rule oJ International law. As for t ha. communication to Ger many administration officials who helped prepare the document em phasised the point that the American government proceeded on ths firm groundpf international right, aa It has beep, a long established principle, they said, based on Innumerable pre cedents, that a merchant vessel with out means of protecting itself must be visited first by an enemy warship and given an opportunity t eur- reunder or save its passengers before violence is applied., Again it ,gas de clared that the necessity for a strong warning waa moat compelling lest the sinking of an American vessel or loss of American Uvea give rise to a critical situation with, alarming pCMatbilitea. um Dyke Caaw Inquiry. Interest In the situation was height, ened by the addition of another diplb malic difficulty with Germany over the Interference by German military authorities) with mail, communications of American Minister Henry Van Dyke between The Hague and Luxemburg formal inquiry was sent to Berlin concerning the incident and offldalt hoped it would be satisfactorily ads Justed, relying on the uniform cour tesy hitherto manifested by the Ger man government in dealing with Min ister Whitlock at Brussels and other American officials tn the war aones.' AMERICAS STKAMKK 6XKK. ; The Wanhingtnn (iot I Wsy of Hon. oc 1 srfckxii tort. , Washl n gron, Feb. 1 S. A m baasador Msrgsnthaus reported from Constaa tlnople today that the steamer Wash Ington. portly American , owned, had bees 'sunk while in the harbor of Trebisond. ""Turkey, during ths Roe sisn bombardment of thst port. He said he would forward a report of the incident tsler. f- ---. It at not known whether the steamer flew' the Greek or American flag, though she waa not nndr American registry. She was owned by the Greek Archipelago Company, a concern In corporated In lb State of Maine and la which-'a,, mslority of the stock is understood rtwbe eid by Greeks who are aaturalised Americana At no formal notice .of Bombardment Continued en Page Tws.) AMERlGflFJ BANKS New Step Will Allow Them To Get Into Financial Reld of ,:J South America : ' STANDARDIZES THEpOLLAR ft Now Gradually Become a Medium of Exchange Be tween This Nation and Oth ers, Is View of - Reserve Board; Order Tg Be Extend ed As Conditions Justify t (Brae other step In the development of American flnanee designed to bring It more In accord with that of other sa tjons, was taken' by the rederal re serve board today when It tssusd rer ulstlons governing the discount or purcnase ol bankers acceptnncea, The Federal reserve act authorised national banks to- purchase accept ances based on the Importation exportation of goods and the board's regulations Ind teats how banks may avail themselves of ths aid of the Federal reserve banks In securing (he rediscount of such . papers and lay down the lines by whloh the. reserve banks themselves will be . guided in purchases ef acceptances In the open market. . Before the Federal reserve. act waa passed domestic dealings In acceptances were confined to State banks, trust companies and private batik. How far Ametioan hank may proceed In taking away from- London a share of this business, a consider- aide part -of -which la done with South America, officials here do not (new pretend to know. Although under today's: regulations the reserve banks are not barred from outright purchases of aeceptaaeea, the board indicates a present prefer ence tor oiscount ei such paper of fered by member or other banks. -. Make Dollar a Medlsnav, Ths board announces that accept' ances must, be "payable ta dollars, in ths United States." a at so toward making the dollar at least one of the mediums of international exchange. Wecka have been spent by the board In preparing ths -resolution and many conferences have been held with ths advisory council, some of the govern ors of Federal reserve banks and the Federal reserve agents. "Ths acceptance is still In Its In fancy In the field of American bank ing," the board says in a circular. !How rapid Its development wUI araw e rorsoaiar out tne ne-veion-meat Itself is certain. Opportunity hi given by the Federal reserve net to as sist the movement In this new direc tion." :. The circular adds that present regu lations are to be regarded as a first step to be extended as circumstances warrant. "By reason of Its beinjr readily mar ketable it is widely regarded aa most desirable paper In the secondary reserve ot oank and wui help to pro vide an elective substitute for the call loan.' Its growth, however, will depend upon the ability of. the Ameri can market to adjust Its rates ef fectively to those prevailing in other markets ror paper of this class. "Federal reserve banks may from time to time submit tor the approval of the board maximum and minimum ratea within which they desire to bs authorised to deal in aooeptancea: within such limits and subject to such modifications as may be imposed by the board.- Federal reserve banks will be allowed to establish the rates at which, theV will deal In acceptances.' Mtould Be Safely IMornrd, The board says preferential treat' men! should be allowed on acceptance bearing the Indorsement of member banks and will sanction such a prefer ential, but points out mat Federal re serve banks which desire to purchase such paper not so indorsed may do an, though they should restrict opera tions to acceptances bearing some other signature than that of ths drawer and acceptor, preferably that of a ba or .banker. An acceptance, the regulations say, must bearer be accompanied by evi dence satisfactory to a reserve bank, that It originated In an actual bnna fide sale or.., consignment involving Importation or exportation of goods "In framing their policy with re spect to acceptances.' says the board. "Federal ' reserve banks will have to consider not only local demands to te exnecied from their own member, but also requirements to be. met In other. districts. The plan to be fol lowed must In eachssass adaot Itself tn the constantly varying needs of ths country."' - v - i. , , - mT I, ii COITEiTCftSri S UNDERCOVER Craven Court Closes and The Matter Rests Fof Present, But May Come Again pi lil lT Kees dOUina.t New Bern, Feb. IS. To all ap ances the regrettable affair which oc curred In Craven County- superior court this week when Judge Frank farter adjudged Solicitor 'Charles Abernethy In contempt and fined him fifty dollars, has come' to a close. The present term ef court cams to a. close today and although it had been expected that Judge , Carter would have some further remarks to make on the subject, sacb he did hot do, not once referring to It. la the first statement issued by solicitor -Abmrthy. .he declared that he bad paid the fine under protest and that he would seek rvdress to the fullest extent nf his means and abil Ity. Thla aXternoon he left for Ra- Irlga "Snd it ispresumed that he has gons tn the Capital Clly In - connec tion with 'the matter. ' -. . Judse t-arter presides ever a"bn'.i week sVsjfton of Craven .court for thel trtati-vOf civil cases next week and II la possible that ths matter will again be brought up at that time. , , . LSUFFHAGE : IOT THURSDAY Senate' Will Debate Measure as Speciar Order at Noon On ' That Day CAME UP YESTERDAY Bill of Senator Chatham To Regulate Practice of Archi tecture and Establish Board . of Exarniners Comes To Roll Call Vote JBut Falls By-Way- t l - ani side ot no yuorum .. .,AMhwah-tbs.Hiiiae efltspresew I tatives has already disposed bf the Eqaat Suffrage bill. It Is no dead Issue In the Senate. The advocates of the measure axe going to be heard from fully and to their complete sat infection. This was plainly evident yesterday when the bill peeped out of the mass of snags on ths calendar. But It was Just a peep. No sooner had It ap peered than Senator Hubgood -asksd that It go over. He did not know how Ions he wanted It to mo over. Nor did he act any time for delate on Jhe question. Opponents of equal suffrage did not like ths idea of such Indefinite proceedings and said That brought on more talk. . breesy and cutting, . it all ended to ths satis faction of the Senator from Guilford and te the pacification of the" Opposi tion by making It a special order bill for Thursday next at noon. Senator Johnson of Duplin after Senator Hobgoed'g .. request ..that ...the Mil ge ever, moved to postpone indef initely, declaring that there waa lit tie use of extended argument and that every man on the floor knew exactly how he would vote on the bill, sen ator Speight ihought that It was full time for these who were musaled by their wives to Vote fsr the hill and those who wens not munled to vote agaiast It. " Senator Hobgood, hfrw ever, did not like the word "muaxled. Nor, likewise, did he like the matter to be treated lightly or temporised with. He emphatically stated that he waa not tied to any apron strings. and that aa n matter of fact, his was n house divided against itself. To Table Hcoor. Senator Johnson then withdrew his motion to post pons Indefinitely and offered n motion to table the minon ty report In favor of the bill. Intlmat ing that Senator Hobgood wanted an opportunity to prepare his speech en the subject. ' The Senator from Guil ford too-, exception -teHhtavstectsr-lag thst ha was appealing for con stderalion ef the bill not for his or anybody's personal convenience but. that the bill should be considered on Its merits. - with such seriousness s its cravltv 'demands. . The motion to maks It a special order bill for noon on Thursday mat his entire consent. ' An hour of debate after the Joint session of the House and; Senate at noon, roll call vote on a bill, passage by majority of those present and no quorum; that was the situation 'that forced the Senate to adjournment yes terday uDon the consideration of th bill to regulate ths practice ef architecture and to establish examining board for the same. Ths bill was one of Senator Chatham's tn the committee It has been turned over to Senator McRae for revision with' the author.' The substitute bill (Wme-up on Thursday was postponed for the benefit of Senator Muse and yesterday cams Up for disposition, . Senator Muae repeated hia tsars ex pressed on the day before; namely, that the bill waa one that would In effect, license a monouiily and sad die a trust on the people of North Carolina. ' He thought that It would serve to freeze out of ths architeC' .... I n I . .. .11 awhtteefa ehn would ISiot subeeribs to the fees of the or ganixed architects. He asserted that the State might as well license conks. -, . - y ' Senator Speight . went at It with both feet. "In the name of-humanlty and High Heaven," ha Cellared, "If there ever was a bill that ought to be nut down, stamped upon, and ut terly annihilated. It la the bill before the Senste." He admitted, however. In answer to w question of Senator McRae that he had read tne bill, out aeciares ne was opposed to It, on general pnn Ctples. , Senator Chatham championed his bill, declaring that he had found It disastrous to allow persons un qualified to make plans to design buildings. He erged that it la aim ply a matter of Increaair.g the effi ciency of the profession. Senator McRae declared he would hot favor the bill If for a moment hs would create a monopoly. haracteriied such arguments as and ghosts. MrMlchae! did not see any thing in the bill harmful In effect. dangerous In tendency, or even alarm ing. He thought it on tne otner nana entirely meritorious and declared that the judiciary committee has given this bill consideration which H had given no ether bill during this session. Senator Nash broke Into the discus sion at this point, with a motion for adjournment When It failed, - he spoke to ths bill declaring that since architecture is one of the most highly paid of the professions, as wen as of tne most nigniy specuuiseo. It should be given thsf proteitlon de manded. The main feature of the bill he said simply specifies that a man ahail not hold himself out as an ar ivkvi un'-es he Is an architect. This protects ths public as well as ' the ...iiuct.' More than this It gives room for the striving for betterment IMC what Is not Just a profession, but kn art. splendid and honored. Srnater Muss .csiiea ror tne roil call on the bill. The roll, call came. Thirteen Senators voted In. favor of the measure and eleven voted aralnst It. Bat there was in this no quorum and ths whole thing is to be done over n. probably today. r KKX.VTK PROCEEDINGS. President Pro' Tern O. Max Gardner called the Senate to order" yesterday morning at 10:10 o'clock. Rev. C. P. Wilcox offered the Invocation. ; -:. Favorable committee reports were had on the following bills; - (Continued r"t Pn-e Five.) ' EQUA PHflRMAGIST'STAX WILL BUG 55,(1 ; -J ' One Thousand Pill flollers in State Must Pay For Knowing How PROGRESS REVENUE : BILL Thought That Consideration of Measure Will Be Concluded By Monday; Bill To Increase Powers of Insurance De , partment Gets a Favorable Report .Komss, as,.cp,rturlUt ofchei whole considering the revenue bill made good progress yesterday adopt ing 14 of the sections of the bill, two of them with slight amendments and discussed S other sections which were' passed ever for further consideration. Mr. Hall made n strenuous effort to get the five dollar tag on p harms cista lu section SI eliminated, but failed, the committee deciding that It. 004 was too big a sum ef money1 which the State Institutions need so badly to let slip from its fingers. This' Is the amount the tax will bring In, Mr. Hall stating (hat there were one thousand pharmacists In the State that would have to pay the tax. which Information Mr. Doughten was glad to get. . and thanked tbegentnaan. irom ireoenTor It. The Iredell member said he waa not hollering because he was pharamrtsf himself but already that profession is paying special taxes amounting to someimng lias rinees qc:!,rs. Gift i.aieipslaaav Mr. Hutchison offered an amend ment te section SI Increasing the fat on girt enterprises rrom 1 1 tq floe, hut the members were afraid that It would affect the small dealers, as Mr. Small expressed It where they- give away a eilk umbrella la order to In duce. Crude and the" amendment was ust. Section "caused a lively debate and finally went over. Mr. Roberts In opposing) the bill let It - known that he was opposed to special taxes la every form. Mr Freeman of Meck lenburg offered an amend me at to strike out the entire section but It was lost. Action. VhTrevenV The sections taxing cotton com' presses, billard and pool tables. newspaper onntseta, oil dealers, . au tomoblle livery. Insurance companies, and cigarette dealers were ail ever, - t '. - election 11 Uala botOIng works eat through without a tisple. an amendment - Including concerns ta rural districts being added. The State will receive n k per cent In from thla section. fsertlona Adootcd. Other sections adopted were the tax on cotton ell mills, slot marhlas-s, bagatelle tables, stock brokera, pock Ing houses, malt dealers, druggist sell Ing liquors, newsdealers on trains, venders of soda' water and carbonated drinks, dealers In patsnt rights and formulas, dealers In pistols, piano and organ dealers and public ferries and brk ges. It Is .thought thst ths I 4u now be finished not later than Monday and their la a poesibiliiy u.a the flnal touches may be put en It to day. - School snd Road rVHe Galore. Large numbers of school and road bills sgaln engaged the attention of the House yesterday, many ol them passing final reading and others Just getting a stsrt. Ths bill tn .enlarge the powers of the Insurance commissioner and amend the Insurance laws of the Htste waa reported favorably and placed oh the calendar. It waa made a special order for next Tuesday. Detailed proceedings follow; HOl'KK THIRTY-TH1RD DAY. Called to order by 8peaher Woolen Prayer by Kev. C. IS. Maddrey, pas tor of the Tabernacle Baptist church, Raleigh. Petitions received from number of eltlxens of the several counties of the State requesting the enactment of a law to purest shipments of liquor in the Bute also In regard to Statewld primary and segregation of land be- twevn the races Bills reported Favorably. "Bllla were reported favorably as follows: . Authorise board of trustees of Rec Oak school district Nash county, to Issue bonds for schools: regulate bunt Ing In Northampton: relative to game In Clay; prohibit the shooting of ouali In Bladen: prohibit hunting- and selling quail In Surry for a' term of years; amend revtsal relative to erec tion and inspection os nuiiaings; amending fire insurance . law relating to Carteret county; amend law estab lishing medical depository in A neon Drohlbit sale of liquor, wine and cider within three mllea of eertaia churchee In CumtMtfland; amend compulsory school law of Bylva township, Jackson county; authorise special tax levy for Setma township, Johnston county; au thorise Gastonia to- laoue bonds for school purposes, authorise board of trustees of unentai scnool district. Pamlico county, to levy special tan fo schools; authorise com mission ers et Raleigh township to submit te the people the question of- issuing SIM, SO boa da for school purposes; pro vide for a bond Issue In Macon. War ren county, for schools: allow Syl- vans.' school district, Alamance rosn ty te raise money by local taxation for schools; changing the boowdary line between Red and Oak Grove school djeficts. Nash county; establish Clare mont school district. Catawba county; allow Shoal Creek township. Jackson county, to levy special tax to pay In debtedneas; enlarge SmtthlKid school district; relative lo credit on tuition for those living outside school dis tricts; compel attendance of children from S to 14 years In tne srneois ol Yanorv: authorise buck horn town ship. Wake county, to levy special tax for schools; change boupdry-,--tlne Fairfield school district. Hyc-ooun-ty; esiarga Crouss school district. Lin eolTf county: enlarge srhool district number three, Tatum township. CdM . . . . . , .1 lumnus csanir, -1 " . w. vwr m member of the board of education of New Hanover; authorise Belmont to lasue bonds for schools:' authorise El kin graded school district to issue bonds for school purposes; enlarge (Continued en Page Twe. i - FLEET OF BRITISH AIRSHIPS HIDE GERMAN BELGIUM Thirty-four Flying -Boats In Squadron That Drop Shower of Bombs RAILWAY STATION AT .. OSTEND DESTROYED Claude Grahame-White Fell But Was Rescued By F renchs Vessel; The Kaiser Is Lead- lng His Troops To What Geri mans Claim Is Already a Great Victory In East Prus sia; Berlin Report Says 26,- tOOO Russians Captured There; Germany and Austria Said To Have Declared In dependence of Poland and Set Date To Choose a King Tomorrow ' 7 :-' j 4 a fcia Infcuuaailiin burran today -TMrrv.feaae ' --- -- -' - raldrd Heaeea Wmhrmm . i i nnd Blaakeabes-gbe, (aU in Bet. Rtsan). Cland 43mhamn Whim -ia. as A description of the rant given out by the official Informal! n bureau fol lows: ' - . . Tne secretary of the admiralty makes the following announosmsnt: " 'Iruslng the last 14 hours, cent- -sd aeroplane and seaplane, opera tions have been carried out by the naval wing la ths Bruges. Zeebrugge, Blsnkenberghe nnd Ustsnd districts, with a view to preventing the devel opment of submarine bases and es tablishments. Thirty-tour naval aero planes took part. ... 1: Oasnd Station Ratrard. . . "Oreot damage ta reported td have heeg done to, the Cm end Railway station., whktn; aoosedlng te present information, has probably been burs- ' ed to the ground. The railway station . at Blankenburghe was damaged, ana railway lines were torn up In many places. ' 'Bombs were" dropped on gun positions at Mlddelkerke and also on the power station and the German mine sweeping vessels at Zeebrugge. but the damage done la unknown. encountered heavy banks of snow. No suomannes were seen. tirshame-Whlle I lew wed. ""Flight 'Commander Urahame White fell into the sea off N leu port " and was rescued by a French vessel, Although exposed to a heavv sun nm from rifles, anti-air craft guna. machine guns, etc all of the pilots ' fConUnusd on Pasrs fwo.) F BRITISH COMING Will Be Over Six Thousand Word -Reply To Protest On Seizure Ships ;aj ia nmin reas.) Washington. D, C, Feb. IS Trans.-, mission of the r first Installment et Great Britain's supplementary aote. in answer to the American protest against Interference with neutral ship ping by the- British fleet waa com. plated today and the Stste Depart-, ment'a cable experts began decipher ing It. About S.444 code words have been received, and as H Is understood that twice as much mors is to come. It probably will be two or three days before the communication is ready j for consideration by Secretary Brvam Beyond the fact that this' sutI mentary note generally "it an expan-. slon of ths srguments briefly set out In the preliminary British--note of January 14. little la known here ot -Its contests. It Is understood, however. - that among the new -matters Introduced lg the recent Oerman decree expropriat ing the Empire s grain supply. In its preliminary note to British government admitted that foodstuff should not be detained and put Into a prise court without presumption that they were intended for the armed forces of the enemy or the enemy gov ernment. But' It was alvo stated that the British could not give an unlimi ted and unconditional undertaking' tn view of what waa termed Uermany'a . departure frcm accented pill ef civ-, titration. The great length of the rommunicstlon la accounted for by he mass of atlles embodied tn It hearing on the dt"erencea between nnrmsl and war time trade by neu tral countrl-a In six ra,w mstert-l as topper, and commodities which meht . he of new le the military- forces of n betlleerent. , One of the prtndnel urromente srt nut In the note Is ondsiai"I t be In enopnrt ef the rNrht of the Rrtthih. emveremeot to take snsoectael ships nto Port for Inspection -te detenrnine " . . i . - . Record CRres Croex. Tamne, F1a Feb. 1 1. SWnmenU f citnm fruits from Florida. tbe sa- Mn total more than 14.444 carlnada scrordlng to figures' announced hers odav.' '.xsreeeot , ertlmtes Indicate the j-ej's crop vatll break ail previous record '.'. " . ' - . ECOfJD ITtfl
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Feb. 13, 1915, edition 1
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