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(It THE NEWS'AND OBSERVER. MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 19.5. 000 FISHER WILL EVERSTOOUIT .' 1 e - r i- J, ' GETSI.QQfl WEEK BASEBALLWORLD BELGIUMOF EAST Jl I FT" n.:-. 150 ROTflRAHS : HERETOMORRDsV PEBSUMITBE .IieOFilE ? t This Interesting Fact As To iNew Contract Brought Out In New York Litigation - Frew. th 1, : Editor and Publisher - l m brought out hi th rajanetlon procedlaga tha week before Mr. Ju . UN Wke, 'tn Part I of the Supreme Cdurt for New Tork county, that "BnC . rtriw, lit rator of the - comle character "Mutt -and "Jttt, ; is nader contract for IMjtwgest I ary ver paid te a ee-eallcd "comic ' artisV namely, a minimum f ll.oefl a Ht. Bamhrtdg Colby, of counsel for the It tar Company publisher of tha New Tor" Agwtni) admitted that Flaher haa Ini drawing d salary of 1100 per . - for ths aewtrpaper rtghta exrlue ve f book and dramatis rlghla. and that the Star Company hai realised , II ill areas week v from (ha feature Mr. Colby pointed oat to the court (hat fha Star company had made ih fearers exrmilar through the eipenai ture of a Ursa Bum of money for promotion and by placing- hark of It tha great power and force "and pree- tlge of a natloa-wtde organiianon H axplalnad that Fleher had baen coddled, pampered and spoiled: that -, the Btar eemieanv created tha "Mutt and Jeff" comic strips, and aabod that tha Mar Hint he protactad 04 tml Pteer b enjoined. FUher'e contract with tha Star company a. ' brum fluortav, August I -tomorrow C ri'hr and tha TVheeler -yndlcste. Wfreed tha court that Fisher hid declined a m!ry "f areer to erect tha -ontrac with lha Whwlw company, which provide ae intercut of II a or cant In all aalra of tha fea ture to fiawapapora aed a guarantee of II. aft par week. Mr Kally amphaiaad tha fact that - tha Whaatar ayndlrata had already !d tha futur . rmli. aarta fa avar 16 papar. which nra undor ,aontraot to pay $.0 the II rat yar; and maoy papara ha.v contract ad for tha ark-a for a tar a of wars, ao that tha tyadloata haa bona Ada contract arith nawanapara for orar iioa.oaa tt wa borna In upon tha raurt that tha Nw Tark Werld baa aarad to pay par waah, and a Boatoa, papar artll (HI mk Thr litlcatlon waa aomawhat In volvd. Tha Star Company aoucht to retrain tha Whaalar ayndlcat aad liaaar aa follows: 1. From Mt any way Mains tha aam "Mutt aad JaS." I. From advartialna or offarln for aala or aaltln any comic atrtpa. or aoo .tloea under tb aama aad titl "Mutt aad Jff."" or arabodylna or daplrtlnc tha Sfura "Mutt and Jair In comic atrlM or aactloaa. t. Front aonapltinir or rnnfadarat ti'. with any of ti ampktyaaa or workman with a viaw to tha making ad oxarotloa of any akotcha or rep raentatlo;ia of tha rharartar "Mutt aad--Jail.'' of of romio atrip ao deaia : aatad aad mbodrlnc anld charaolara. . 4. From In-any mannar unlawfully lntarferlna with plalntlfTa buMnoaa, or Infiinrtna plalnUfTa trademark -nr trd aam -Mutt and jeir- aa aucn. r a aaaiamaiiou or aTip"on of tha eotnic eharactar or Bfuraa "Mutt and itlf oonatltutlna tha aub loet mat tar of tha romlo atrip or aac tioa knowa and deacrtbod a "Mutt and 4tlf." Mr. Juatlca Waaka denied all thaaa roquaata oacapt that pandins hla flnal dadataa In tha matter ha laauer a ra- ttralniBt order prarantinf tha Whaalar yadlrata from uaint lha tula "Mutt sad itff aa auch. o Thuraday mornli.t Mr. Flahar and tb Whealar ayndlcat aoucht to . ri)o1n tha Star company na follow: , 1. From uain tho UUa "Mutt and Jeff' In aay way, t. From uatnt lha word "Mutt or tb word "Jeff" I ny war. I. From harln any other arttat draw eartoona In Imitation of Mr. Fiahar'a "Mutt aad Jeff" cartoon la th trfumwt It wa ahown that th Star company had laauad a comic for Sunday. Aatruat I. that contained a pat "Matt and Jeff" comic tn which tb following tltl appeared: "Mutt and Jeff: Mutt Wanted Something Handed to Him and Ha Dot If . Th Judr wa Informed that th orb had baen done by another art 11 OLd that Flsher'a rharactera had boon reproduced without hi permtaolon. t The )ud,f granted th relief (ought and laauad an order remralnlng he defendant from circulating the eo r ailed "Mutt and Jeff" comlo and con tinuing th Injunction until midnight of Sunday. Auguat I At th tlm of going to pre thr wa being held In tho Judge' Cham txrx a coBferenc of th parties la ta reL Tt ta ondaeafoAd that ewflul fn Wlteeler and rihr are alao aeeklng to enjoin the publtaher of papeo In Wooton and Chicago from aalng th Mutt, and Jeff" comic, . To a reporter for Th editor' and Cti!lhr Mr. Flahar ald: 1 ha not drawn anything a yet for Wheeler, but I have about decid ed that th title of Wheeler flrM trip will ho, Well, Well! look Who' Her! -Mutt" hlmaelf and hi aid kick "Jff." By Bud Flhr. "Tb frat Mutv comlo appeared la tho San Francic Chronicle Norem bar 11, 1T. I copyrighted tho flrot comic en December 11, it and IX. ltT, and entered the employ of the fan FranciorO JExetAlner oo December 1 us i i,rma jiLHtiittwi in May. lief, and made my contract In Auguat., 11. tt proeldod a (alary at !; tlit and 110 por week, eating up. . ' It 1 thouyht that tho litigation will b long drawa out and that an extended hearing wilt bar to be had at th October term of court. Couneel call attention ta the fact that th point at lu ar new and that they bar not been adjudicated in cither the Buater Brown ault of tho New fork Herald or th Dirk cult of th New Tork World. - v.-- - (A a part of th comle supplement of the New Tork American which reached Raleigh yaeterday no peg waa a "Mutt aad Jfl" comic la col or. Th nam of tho artlat .draw eg th exvmtr ft' not given, but thero thitn 'Cupyrlrht. 1111. by "tar rrmpany. Great Bntaia ftlghta He eerred." The Editor and- Fubllaher which gavo th account of tbe eeurt proraedtng and Injunction waa laaued under data of Auguat T. and It I not known what arranrementa. If any. r-re mad after th publication of th Editor and FublUhar. Th flrot of tb Pud Flahar "Mutt bad JafT -r.mir. the origtfiaf, w'H appear In tr New and Obeerver tomorrow ii - rnir ) - . v . -; ! .TI-.r.ATlCNAL IXACUlt i r t t foint, H, tt Prwetdeac 1".: 1 "-uBd 0. ' t - - thy ; Itarrivburg I, ( l -e f..kfr-.n1, ram). ' i ' . i ! ; i. 4al -. Braves' Captain Says He Is Tired of Unwarranteatriti cisni By Magnates (Br M let. I .out a Mo.. Ana. I. "I attall I quit tha aaaebalf world nart. Wednesday 'I lUl tb alowa of th Boatoa-St. Loul erioo." Jehany Kvera. tr of the world' ehamptoaa, iota Bweppr maa ara tonight. "I am tired of buildta oonerote graad ataada and rliliii tbam with fana for baaeba II maamataa who not only are ana-ppr riatlr. but who bar gene out of their way to hare m aid erftlciam bi- Baracr rwe.. aad Ckarlaa Kbbetta owner of tho nttaburg and Brooklyn rta tlonal lieaguo team aa boon oedafl. bitter and anwarranted. "Soma club owner think thay can hAii b rh-l- bmamI hnM hv 4 riv ing en out of baaeball," Kvr con tinued. "Ill beat th to It; I II quit. ueorge Stalling, manager of Boston team. id tonight: the of crttletam f hla work on th diunond UDl L uti t 1 1 1 1 1 p. i win mvmww Lansing, McAdo Coonfer On Mexico - (Coatrnued from Pas One.) Mexican conference. Dr. Ortega. It I Mated here, ha not booa on good term with Carre nt for eome time Carrana' agenta hero hare been ap pealing to the iiuaumaian mi meter to th t elte Btate. Mr. Manor. urging him to auupoft th caue or tarranta In the Jotnt deliberation now being held. Their a p oral, it la declared, have not been aurceaaful Mlntatr Cordoaa. who haa baen In charge of Ameavan affair ( Mexico City Mac th withdrawal of Chare O'Shaugneaty, will leavo for Vera frua for the VnHed State Tueaday morning. Tie naa been In communi cation with Senor Cordoaa. Courteale to Onrdoaa, Stat Department official cabled American Coneul Caaada Vera Crua today tnatructlng him to extend to Minister Cordoaa tho courteateo of th aovernment. Inqatnaa were eant to Vara cru by th Stat Department regarding a report to tho larranaa agency that W. If. Fraaclo, a nwpapr cor re epoadent and Brltiah aubject, hod bee arraate there, charged witn ending "maBctou and libelous In formation t th foreign pre." The vera cru diapatca aay another aor respondent guilty of the tarn of- fane and fearing rooscutloa. h taksa rafttg In the United State consulate, conaui Canada an ana man hv been aakad to Investigate thl cae lo. With raaard to General Carrana' UKKeatlon In th briar filed for him yesterday with tho State Department, that hi repreoentatlve would confer with any element" ta Mexico ler the welfare of tha 1 country, there have boon ao aoveloamoata report' ed. It la knowa that th suggestion waa diepatehed to Oeneral Villa, now at Juaraa, but mo reeponee from him baa been received, -j Jeeuo Aouna, Carranaa a forelga mlnieter. cabled today from Vera Cru regarding oondltlono la Mexico City- A report from tho capital, b aid, aaBouncad th opening of th railway eouthweat to Toluc for bringing provision purchased bf Carran la tho mm of Mlcheaoan. aecretorto Confer. Nw Tork. Aug. I A conference which waa believed to have had an Important bearing on effort, to re- Mar peewo la Mexico, waa held today by Secretary of Stat Lanin. and Secretary of th Treasury McAdoo. Qut!on arising from th recant Pan-American nnaneiai conierenc alee are aald to have boon taken hp. He fore leaving for Waahlndon Mr. Lanaing declined to 'make any state ment. Mr, Medoo vaa eummoned her yesterday front Maine to meet Mr. Lanaing. Th two Cabinet members were to gether for several hour. Maeh In terest', wa attached to tho mooting because of the report that Mr- Mo- Adoo. who had seen President Wil son at Cornish, during th weak, wa supposed to oonvey to Mr. Lanang th President' exact Idea regarding bland to bring th warring Mexican leader toast her. There were re aorta that tho object or. ta mooting waa to arrange financial measure necessary to ootabiian a ataoio government in the eeuthern republic On three and other matter, Mr. Lanaing declined to talk. I have ghaohitely nothing to aay." tra hla answer ta all qneetlcna : Cahtea For Warahrp. Cordooo. tho Brlllan mlnieter. who ha reoreeentad tho United State here sine tho withdrawal of America em- baasy, today oablod tho Washington State Department reo nesting that a warthf p b provided to tab him t Ky west on ni way to Washington, whar ha will confer with th Bra alllaa fnlnlMer ta tb United State aad Secretary Lanaing. Ho ha per eonally thanked General Qonsslee, th Carranaa commander, for agreeing t nrovids him with a SDOclai train and an escort for tha. trip to Vera Crui Tueaday. ': The Carrania rorce nave reached the city waterworka aad electric tight piaat, Tber ha beea ao dteorder. H ftti. 1 - Vara Crua Aug. . 0rl Car- ran -aa atutude toward Intarvertttoo by torsi r power in Mexican aSair waa lad lea ted la a meago be sent today -to ond of hi military chief wa had aaeureal aim of loyalty la ach a contingency. t arn confident,' said Ooncral Car that tho situation In ' our country will oo ad lusted in favor able and dignified' manner and I am aura that tn an ad vera cm a all Mex ican will kaaw how to comply with thir duty." - - - Wilson. Aug. I. Foe tbs wk end ing last SaturdF Sftornooa 1.101 persona took the "enti-typhold treat ment at tbe dlirpenaanea which ooan. ad at th following place in Wilson county, and which will continue for eeverar-weeka on tho day aamad bo- low: " fttantoneburr Monday., V'. .. Tt Wtcl t-reek Tueeaay ucama weaneeoay. . , I4t Mrya Thursday i. . tei Bock Hid Friday.. . Ill itoon -turdy. ,. ;4IJ Total . . ..i.itt Cle.cl-M Amerioani f, Cridl-O- tOli liU. iM4iui'ILa ii. Finaf Preparations Madq For Day Complete With Entertainment On hundred and Sfty Sotarlaaa, mora or ' leas. wlU be tha guest of Raleigh tomorrow. It will bo Rotary Pay. From fllchmoad. Norfolk. Ash- elllo, and Wllmlagton will eowio dl gatlona open Invitatlaa of tho Belsigh club, to partake of th hospitality of thl city. From early morning until Wte-at nlgbr. every minute of time will be spent In tho elaborately planned en tertainment of varied feat urea that the committee on arrangements ha pre pared. Everything will move on schedule time and. from 7:48 when tn live notanans gainer ax is union depot bntfl tho last aumbor on th ..IT ' GKO. JE. LEE, President Rotary Club of Anhevtllc. program at th pardon Party at the country Club, tbere will be not aa un Interesting moment Today tho finishing touches will be put to the big barbecue arrangementa. Ten plge and a poultry farm have gone into the areoaranona for the barbecue and brunawlck stsw oa that day. . In ths meantime plans bays baen made for tha merohaote aad business men of tho city to allow clerks and employes tho aflarjpoon off. This will rcfWT P. COBB, Betxetarjr Itotarr Club of Aahsnrllle, b for th big gam of ball betwaea Raieign and Durham. At tnat tlm, Artorney-Oeneral T. W. Blrkett will resent to Raleigh th trophy for the argeet Brat day attendance In the league. Th HbtKHana will b apse ators from tb neld. where their car will b parked. At tha Country Club Clarence Coley will be in charg of tho entertainment program. There will be solos and musical numbers by some of Raleigh's best talent. Mr. Coley. but lately re turned from England, will giva eome of tho latest stage hits there, popular aew. oven la the midst of wan - - Thus far numbers of Invitation have not been heard from bat the club confidently expects, and all Indl eatlons ootnt to It that North Caro lina aad Virginia - Rotartana of the four Cities will not bo backward. U, S. at Seat of Customs in Haiti " (Continued from Pago Ob a) result of renewed confidence regarding Intentions of th United Statea. Ex apt for tb alight d 1st urbane at St. Marc th entire Island was reported Haitians la tne coast towna, me ad miral said, exhibited tho best of feel ing toward tho 'American force and were co-operating with th officer is charge. KqaaUaatloa Uuard to Me. ., I ta Tea Neea asd oaeamvl. . OAldabsro, Aug. .Tba . Counts Board of Equalixattoa of Wayne county having been reconvened, will meet la the court house In this, city tomorrow for tho purpose of re valua tion of portion of th assise moot re turn and a trior careful fevtMoa and oqualtaatloa pf property In tbla coun ty. Tb county assessor win meet to ast ner wtta tne ooaru or, om mission- era, aad complaint or application for rvtw will be heard. Had Moay ta Ortaoul Baoa. ' Kow Bern. A us. I. Dri William T fjiigtrs, a PhyMciaa who resides at No. West orac street, Richmond. Vs.. had Svo thousand dollar depoaltod In tho Orieotel whoa cashier, J. .Will Milter, a few weeks ago blew his brains out. Not only did Dr. Ortgx. ho I well known alt over Para ilea County, have money ta th beak, but wire alao earned a deposit of tw thousand or more dollar thtro. Hartcd Froa Baggy, Badly Hart, Mt. Airy. Aug. l.-Mra, Anderson. of tho Hrlna section of Surry eountr. whtlo driving dowa Moore street yes terday afternoon waa hurled from her buggy by tho boree taking fright at aa automobile, bruising her up right seriously, fh wa hastily carried te tb' nearest doctor' office and at tended. Whl'e It to thought aha will recover soon. It Is ttne-iMaln. aa her eg ta against her. Th lady I fortu Bat ia escaping aa well aa ah did, as it looked exciting When th animal waa running. 1 . .. . . -m William Y. Sayad, Persian Lec turer, Speaks at Presby " terian Church "Pse-ela ana WsQ be exited ths Bel glum of tb Bat. Sh ie bet oa tba North by tho Jteastaas. oa th East ty the Turks aad ; tb south by th Ensiieh." declared Mr. William T. Bayad, Feral s a Isetarvr. last night at ths First Praabytetisa church. With this statemsnt In mind h en deavored to make plain tne present pugnv or tne l ru-istlaa feretana Mr. Bayad Is on a lecturing tour through this' Stats to maka know tho neede of tho country for tho l hrlMUut mleatoaary. Freeh from the (lid World, tho speaker apok with a slight accent and. occasional ly. In broken Ensiieh. Nevertheless. he held hie audience closely during the two hour whll be explained the sixty or more rtewa witn wnicn n lllastratod hi tacture. Thero are peopler In th i'crslrvn oanplr and they are drylded into Mahammed aha Armenian per- ia Christian. Karda. Dvtl Worship. rs aad Fir Worshipper- Th Hu- riammanr-rallaion Is th predoml uartt lonuonc la the life of all th IMrople.-v To show tb evil effect of tne Mohammedsa rule, he compared the camel eriss of ths Christiaas and of tbs Mohammedans at th capital city of Tabcu. .Tbe Mohammedan graveyard la apoa tbe Assert elope or a lonely mountain, grown over la weoeta. Tho Mohammdsna tk no care of tho graves, for after tho bodloa of the men have been burled a year, they take them up and carry tno doboo to tho Holy City of Mecca. Th woman, however, are not thought to have any sou la. They are hurled two feet lower than the men. and tholr bones lie undlsturbsd. Th Christian oomotory la as well kept aa any In this country and auits tha ap posite of th Mohammadaa. The Christians of Persia are the oldest In ths world and they, were a one tlma the foremost mlsMonarl of Christ. It was a Persian prophet. Zoroaster, who prophesied th com. Ing of tho ChrlM In 70 B. C. Now. however, they are la dlr need of assistance, a Holy war haa Dean aa- eiared against them by the Mohan' medan tribe A there ar not over 109.ne Christiana in the whole coun try against ths l.OOO.OOO heathen. their situation, th lecturer pointed out. Is desperste. The Devil worshippers are tho most unique and Interesting or the acta. Ttiey claim to b th descend ant of the ten lost tribes of Israel, declared Mr. Safad. and thay believe that after th fall of Adam and , Ood expelled th devil to tbe earth for a period of 7,w years and thai ths evil one repented o vigorously, be ahd . seve basin fall of - tears Those aevi basins, th sevsa seas of th world. Ood la saving to extinguish tho Area of bell with en Judgment day. Bo devoutly and carefully do tbey worship th devil that thay do not son on tn ground vn. for fear of drowning aorta. Uttl devil that la IrrrislM but nevertheless, vary Th speaker dosed with an earn set Kta ror mora misslonarlee to com t tho rulaous doubts and ' looai moral ood of this great and historic people. v Teutons, pjtss On Ttf Cut Off v Slavs; " ' (Continued from Pag On. sura being brought against ths Ostrw sector. Beport Aagto-Frexkcri FMottoit. Berlin. Aug. $. By wireless to Bav- eiiiai Tno following waa siren out today by th Oversea News Agency: "Telegrams from Athens report In creasing frietloa between French and British officer on OalUaoll nsn Insula. It haa boon nsoessary te forbid then to converse with each other. The French aecuss tba British of baring root courage aa account of tholr hoary A Milan dispatch aay tba Brltiah fcb . purchased flv . ItaJlan ship. nna in em witn Ballast, and sunk thorn off tho peninsula to form a bring for leading of heavy artillery. "Tb Control railway Mat ion at Bel grade waa reduced to ash a by th latest attack of Austrian artatora. Shlpyarda and barracks also were Bred. Athena newspaper say King Coa tantlne haa determined personally to opea , tba now session of parliament with a peech emphasising that pr. senration of Greek neutrality 1 th only guarantee of th counrya wl- The Leskal Anaetser prlau a letter dated Hoboken. Belaiunv July 14, aay Ing that tha Dutch steamship Rettr dam, dtalnd by th British tn Juno waa eorapolled to make several trips at night between Dover and caiala. apparently la the nope that aba would bo mistaken for a auitiea troop amp and torpedoed by a Oermaa subma rine. Austrlaas Ree-ort Somas. . Tlanna. Aug. I. via london The army of Archduke Joeeph Ferdinand. after repulsing tha Rnastana west of tho Vlepr haa occupied Lubartor and advanced northward te tho bend of tho river, according to aa. official an nouncement hero today. South and southwest of Wlechoe tho Austrian are declared to have 'gained a fyd in c .f The statement Sara tha Rnskian corps which remalaed tn tha Vistula dbeirtct northwest af Ivangortd how hi retreating nortbweetward r4aurued by th AuroHunsartan forcoa. - A strong I lanes taiaatrw attacx ta tn aietnct ot reiasso asi vermeg- Ha no has boa completely' repulsed, while In Cs tin this and Tyrol thr baa been oaly artillcry combats. MACHIXlHTS NOT TO STRISJ. rtrtford. Conn.. 'Aug t. William H. Johnston. tntoraaUonal president of th Machinists' Association and sixteen union efflelale from the New England State conferred hare today. and later It waa announced that no. general Btnas f ot in macnintst would bo celled nforc tb unions' demaadg for thb ight hour day. It was decided. however, President Johaetoa said. I start a general cam paign ta oecofe tbe working condl- tlons asked fAr through negotlatione with employdra. If that fails. Mr. Johnston add, strike probably wilt rerivw. -i f SB Head sfaralTssel Dartag Nigfct. ' - - 1 , , , . A . - IB) sen at tsj aesa ta Oteemel. . -FJllsabetg City. Aug. Whe Rliaa Prltfbard woke ap Wednesday morning ho found that he had no uee of hi nkht band. When manipula tion failed to work any improvement be consulted a physician , who told him that the hand wa paralysed. Up to (this urn t her la no sign t ImproVament. About six weeks are Prltchkrd brnks a tons In hia rishf wrist. 1 VSaen. the bone had knit he went back to work a uiuaJ. .......; " "' ' , r i.i i I 1 i i I 1 i i i - i i - II 1 ' WILLIAM Y. BAT AD rerstaa Studcsrt Who Lectured Lest Night at tbe Flm PreabyterUa Church. TRAVELED MILES TOSUEREGISTER Floreoce Carringtort, of Mass achusetts, Is Unexpected Vis itor To Register's Office "Boaa, t want to know about my two babies sitting married papers hero," aid Florence Cnrrington. a stout col ored woman. Saturday aa aha ap- reached Deputy Begieter John C. loot la ths Reslster of Deeds' office. Mr. Root Inspected th record and Informed her that license had been laaued for tho marriage of her two daughters. Aani and Kthsl Carrlng toa. The reeorde ehowed that the age of each had been given as It years aad both licenses were Issued during April. When Informed ot tne recoma tne woman then politely and tn strong words told Mr. Root that ah wa going to start suit against Register Arch J. Wood for Illegally Issuing li cense, "One of those girls I only II year old aad the other I 17." h In formed the deputy. A few Questions asked her oy ir. Hoot brought th Information that Floroiico came all the distance from Masaachuaetta to Raleigh In order to start action against Register Wood. She. In fact, said that shs had read la the News and Obeerver of another uit against the registrar. Tho two daughter, ere now mar d. ' The licensee were Issued III Anrfl at different times and ths rec ords show that both are 1 year old twtB. ' --i Register Arch Wood Is not worry. Ing over the woman'e visit or her statement to tho effect that she Is going to bring suit. He Is now think ing how hard It IS going to be for counles to set neons in tn tuiure. 11 am not solnr to Issue llceno until the prospective bride show her face and It rsveals tbs wrinkles ot oia ge." h said. It la svn now more troublesome for applicants to get li cense. Anyons applying for a license must be given proper identtncation ny eome reliable person. An applicant's truthfulness aa to the age or tne bride-elect must b backed by strong endorsements. TARBOR0 PREPARING FOR COLORED FIREMEN (Besrlal W TIm Pen sad omne). Rockr Meant. Aug. I. With a larger program of event and a greater number wf prises than have been ofrered before Tarboro I pre paring for th coming of th colored Bremen of tho Btate who open a three days convention In that city August IT. II. l. There naa neen apportioned I14J.00 In prise for th varlnua event" which win no nve tn number aad will Include first, second and la aom tnatanoea third prize money In the hook and ladder, grab race, foot raoa, the hand reel and grab root race Thero I being laid out this week under the direction of Tarboro Fire Cblef raul McCabe an excellent track which I located on Main street directly fronting' the Comtaoaa. en which park It la antl cl naled that bleachers will be erected. The white fire department under the leadership of Chief Paul McCabe ar aiding greatly In their effort for tbe suroese of tho outing for the col ored firemen and In addition to the gift of winch time and effort tho Tar boro laddlea will tnta year not send a racing team ao the tournament at New Bern, but Instead will bo repre sented by a committed and they are turning over tno . several hundred dollars that would be appropriated for tha tranepcrrtatlatl of th racing team to the whit tournament over to ths committee oa dnance for th entertainment of tb colored fireman of tba Btate. . Ul WOAION AXB MK.MBF-K8 OF , - F.VMXLT MOTOR TO RVTXA.VD sssSSsisBe, . ComUh, M. H-, Aug. Important oommunlaatlons from Attorny Oen eral orwgory and Secretary LaneJBg occupied FTeaidoar, Wilson s attsation for several hour today. - In th aftr noon, aeeomaanlod by member of nat ramuy. a motor ta. Rutland, a aistanoo or 11 muse. Although m' statement was forth- eomlng aa to th contents of th re port a received from Secretary Gar rhna today, tt was understood they dealt wRh the subject of national de cs, secretary Lanstne's report, tt is aald, related to th Fan American conierenc oa tho Mexican, situation. RrSSlAXS TO StTWllH'IK - KNGJASU FOR GaUlMAif ,3 ta aw i i tvwr....' rtregrad. July 10. iCorreeoond- nc of tha Assoc la ted Preaa). English is to be substitut ed for Oar nun In twee r . the commercial schools of Rueeia a en of the eeenputeory subjects of the ror. rtcullum, Tble step was ordered by th minuter nf Bosses at ths request of the, school authorities, : M OCTT S. CAIXKXDEB DEAD.' Branferd. Conn.. 'au n.iv Stevena Callender profeeeortnf poliii el economy at th fiherlleld! rjcient.iic School, aad aa autherily .-on eceno- j rnics died of apoplexy tonlaht at ln- dian Neck, near here. Ma was year of age, j IIS. PROCTOR Will BIG SCHOLARSHIP Professor Rich Square High School Gets Honor From George Peabody College Prof. R, S. Proctor, of Denver, haa been awarded th on a-year Montgom ery-Ward Scholarahlp to the George Peabody Colhsg for Teachers at Nashville, Tenn., accrdlng to lnfor matlon received by th State Depart' ment of Education In a letter from I. O. Warn pier, of that college, chair man of th Scholarship Committee Just on urb scholarship, valued at $150, Is awarded to North Carolina and Is regarded as . a high honor to the teaching profession of th Btata. Professor Proctor Is principal of th Klch squar High School and I a man who has mad good and achieved a splendid aucceea In face of many obstacles. He Is at present on leave of absence for one year from tha Klch Square School. This ysar, ac cording to the latest developments. he will enend at Peabody College. Ths honor cams to Professor Proc tor while he was at ths Peabody College. In the early Spring, he was one of the two North Carolina teach era to win tha Montsomery-Werd summer school scholarships. Ths other was won by Miss Ellaa Parker. Taking advantage of thla scholar' ship, Professor Proctor will make a special study or rural education, just twenty-four years of age, he 1s known to tho State Department of Education as a young teacher of large merit end much le expected from him when he again takes up hla duties, after the year a leave of absentee. i Wilson to Push Impo re merits. (SpartaJ le Tea Ifese aad Otiiaisl. - Wlleon. Aug. t. The tVater bonds l6.ooo and th gas bond for ts.oo. which were carried t a recent elec tion by an overwhelming majority will be advertised for sals within a few day. This order Waa mod at a recant meeting ot tn board or at drmn. When tb resolution ar gotten Into proper shape by the New Tork attorneys tho 110,000 bv,nd issus for streets will also be advertised and work oa ths three proposition will be begun, and rushed through to comple tion. - Octttrur r lieM PolBW. raasriej te Tee Mesa aa Okeamrl. Elisabeth City Aug. I L. E. Blanchard. eon of Mr. W. S. Blanch ard. of Hertford, and farm demon stratlon agent for Robeeon oouatr in this section to study ths cultiva tion and general crop condltlona of the soy bean crop on tho farm lands of Pasquotank and Camden counttea Farmers who cultivate tb soy boaa In these counties consider them, a better monsy crop than cotton In ad dition to their great valu In Improv ing tho soil. . :. GEJUfAS-AMT.RICAl; . CATHOUCS I SESSIOJf nr a St Paul. Mian.. Aug. Th ria teenth annual convention of the Fed oration of 0rman-Amrten Cotholtc locletie began hare today with a rede la which thousands ot member participated and a mean meeting, which concluded with tho singing e. "America." Tb dslsgat alao at tended a general session wbr ad dresses of walcom were mad a Tonight the committees on legiala Hon and workfngmsn's organisations mat and outlined stiRgrwtion to b mads to th general business Masion or tne Fsderauoa, tno nrw. at which will b held tomorrow.' RKTVrUfS FROM VACATION. Patrolmaa T. A. Arnold and FanUy VIsH Old After spending a week at the aid home-place la lower Wake Rear Dun can. Patrolman T. A. Arnold and his family returned last night to tbe city. atr. Arnold return to hi oolio duties Tuesday. . ... , , - , ... Mr. Arnold and his family mad th trip, to and from Raleigh through the country in his horse drawn "machine. wnicn was squipped with an auto bore to acare th dogw, hogs and Chickens out or tno road. Accord l-g to Mr. Arnold, his horn worked like a charm. H dldnt run over fowls or anvthlnr la. Tha trip to Duncan wrs toads last Monday, Stops ' going and re turning war mad by tha roadstd for meala. - ,. , . - Wednesday Mr. Arnold's family was present at a re-union dinner given at th horn f a brother when. It peo ple war seated at th table. i-a r, KEABOARD DERAILMENT, Tliraagti Faasenaia Train Over Three 1 Hoars Late) ia Raletghw Oa aecouat of th derailrrkenf ef four freight cars near fwaford the Seaboard Air Lin through train duo her at tl:t p. m. waa marked .over three hour late last wight. The. re ports of th week save ao details other than four car were derailed and no injuries,' About, an eighth of a mils of track was dsmaced. this rein ing, moot of the delay to th passen ger traaa. ' 1 aa-- ' The Jewish population of th Cnlt. ed State is l3.;i. accordins le DePalma . Given Second Prize; -: Mulford Gets. Prize of'r V - -' l.ij i'f-v..f. D Molnsa la Aug. t--Aa tneea ' ligation lata th awardlaa af prig la Da Moines 110 mile speedway con test ysafrday ' ssaraod probable to night, whoa tt was aanounced that a ' protest would bo Bled with tho Auto mobile a assoitioa of America. After , an all night session tha decision of, tha Judges was reversed, and Inst sad of - Ralph Do Palma being declared tho winner, Ralph Mulford was glvn first place, Mulford'a tlma waa an -nounced as l;tT:0i.St. v Mulford wad awarded th prise of H.ooo and aa extra 1 100 by tha Judge for leading at 100 ml; D Palma, escoad prise ot tl,00 and also 100 ror leading at ioo mil. Eddts O'Donnall, tn third plae geu 1,000. Th other prise winners Were W. W. Brown, fourth place; W. Barndollar, fifth; Pets Henderson, -sixth aad W, J. Shrank, seventh place. , 5 em Alley, wh drove for H. W. (dsn tonight declared that ha In- tndd to protest against ths award. Ha eeia as was snuttoa to either Bftn or sixth place. - ia - i 'i, Count Okuma Names Cabinet (ConuBued from Pag Oajt y 4 powerful couatrtee. Ths count, alrcu- . lar say. reetgned beoauee allegations - of alaotloa bribery created a situation , repugnant to one of hi lofty ptind filee, but aeverUieleea hsw a unwlll ng to be a cause of onera ta tha Emperor, who asksd aim to .remala . i In office. . ., Notwithstanding . th raarur - . brought to bear on Count Okuma to retain hg place, dlfferenee of opinion have sprung up among his supporter. , Ths leaders ot tha Osaka branch of ths -Okuma organltation telegraphed , tho Pramier urging elm to insist oa him retinas. ... The appointment for th war. Jus- ties and comma roe portfolios are th . aama In ths cabinet which resigned J sly 10 in eensequenee of charge of lection Irregularltle atfeetlag mem- bars ot th government. Vice Admt " ral Kalo, aamed for Mlnlstar of Ma rine, was Admiral Togo's chief of staff In the battle of tba Bee of Janaa. M. . Taketoml, (elected for Minister of PI- nance, wa Minister of Communtea- tlons ta the retired cabinet and M. Ieblki, aamed as Minister of ths a- ' Urlor. was MJnlstsr of Education. M. t -Mlnoura, whose nam la mntlend -' for Minister of Communications, haa hold several public ofRees and la edi tor af th Pohl Shlmbua. Vlssaunt ' Ssngoku, altarnatlv choice for this' place, I a member of the House ot Peer and a maaafaeturer, aad for- ." , merly wae secretary of the home office. - M. Takata, designated Mlnlstsr of : Education, 1 Dan of waseda unlver try, and a member af tbe Higher Educational Council. OLD TIME RUSSIAN STRATKOT OBSOUETTaT tar a Budapest. July llv A Budapest newspaper publishes' an Interview with General von Buelow In which he discusses tb' dlfTaraaoa between tha resent oertnaa eam.pe.ga ia wussi aad that of Napoleon l- ltll, It has been rmarkd,- sale; th isral. "that th present strategy af the Ruwlan Is th -' earns as that which proved effective .against Na poleon. Buch stratsgy waa affsctlv then but not now when mean of eom- munlcatlon have been ao much ehang-' d and Improved. Th bread whisk soldier eat today la Wlndau waa baked la Breelau yeeterday. 'in times when a railway la being built a mil behind th advancing force, when thousand of motor forrtea ar cloee behind a; wba road grow, aa It war, out of th earth, no tuck traugy la effaotive. W drink Oerman mineral water and eat fresh meat direct from Berlin and can build a road If necessity, Sfty mil long ta on day." ........ .. .r ,., ,r,n .iiajn, i nr ..mill n r Look Fat Csaal Cooa Orop, . 'y Ooldsboro. Aug. . A wall 1a- ' formed farmer la authorrty for thd state meet that there will bs aa much eottoa raised In Wayne county this year aa there waa test. If not a Uttla re, Th outlook . la that the to- ; baoeo acreage will be abort, with poorer grade than those produosd last fall. Thr will be more buyer oa the Ooldsboro market thla year than for any previous eeasoa ta th history of ths mark whlok open August II. . av sr rrcs a. a wiatm , Raleigh. N. C Aug. I. il. For North Carolina: Partly eload Monday aad Tueday east portion: thunderhowr in west portion. Sunrise 1:11 am. I Sunset fill p.m. 1 1 apfAluDC 'U I J n a. m. m. Highest temperature ......... 0 Lowest temperature - l Meaa temperature ..,,....4... It Exceed for the day 1 Average dally defldancy . since . ' January im t -S.Cieif Tio i ISCMtf, Amount for. tt hour ending I p. m. ...... -, ' Total for th month te date . . - l it Exeeaa for the snsnth I. II Deficiency since Jsnuery I i, I II eratiesa aaa wMtna at P. a. TXMmtaartraa sTATJora a iiii ------------- ----ae, five VctJUi : a m m HMejnanweS Abilene. .. ,. ,, 111 l Aahevllle , ... Til II 0 Atlanta ...... I2 It) 70 Charleston 11 -t III Charlotte .. ... It -ft) It s Chicago , . . , .10 Tl Oarveeton 14 . O II JackaonvtU . -ft II T4 Kncxvllre .. Tt 4 II Memphis .. ... It t Montgomery . II 1 II Tt New Orleans - ; 4 f 1 tl New Tork .. .. m -1 e ! Norfolk . v. If 4 I0 70 Raleigh .. .. . It l! II Richmond .... 10 1 Ml II Vlcksburg .. I4 4 l Weehlnrton i. III 4 ' . I Wilmlnertoa .. 10) O It II1 Wythevlll .. . 4 j .Aft . .04 .0 .40 .00 .00 .14 .04 .04 "i v-mea rrom Texas to New England, aad caused er"e-d . . -. . 'iiiri,nwrri it V-' - cooler In the Weet la cennecuon wi'a at Snakes, lea e. t s-ea S -ev - l !. J ""r 1 I - I ta last cs'imat. , ' .
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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