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Ltm Observer fine,! Best Advertlslnjj Medium in . North Carolina VOL. CL NO. 104. JGH, N. G, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12, 1915. PRICE 6 CENTS VTi V THE WEATHER Fair ul WMr today; Mall on page ( l- -r i.K7 If ft WAKE CELEBRATES PRESENTATION AND DEDICATION OF COURTHOUSE COSTING OVER National State And Municipal Officers Present And Take Part In Event In Persons of Secre- " tary Daniels, Governor Craig, Chief Justice Clark And Mayor Johnson EVENT BRINGS FELICITATIONS FROM PROMINENT MEN REPRESENTING STRONG INTERESTS IN COUNTY Perfect October Day, Lively Music, Free Lemonade and Free Movies Interest Crowds Which Throng Streets. All Day. Court House Exercises Tnree Hours In Length, and Thou sands Inspect New Building KiiMRh, North CitroUna, uml the Nation, Joined Wake County yesterday In celebrating the acceptance and dedication of the $275,000 Temple of Justice, declared to l the finest example of rourt houae architecture tn the Htute The sueats of honor on the occasion Included Secretary of the Navy Joscplms Daniel. tSovernor Locke Craig, and Chief Justice Walter Clark of the North Carolina Hupreme Court. Presentation of the court houae on the j.an of the architect, acceptance by the commissioners and fellcitatlonH from tne prominent men of the county, t Prti-louM curt room over three houra In length. Mr. Kdward K Hrltton. chairman of the general committee, presided and Introduce rl the npeakers. beginning at 10:45, the program continued with in! a break until 1:45. The formal presentation and acceptance were brief. Mr. Frank Simpson made the opening apeech and Mr. B. C. Heckwlth. for the County CommlHsloiiera. accepted the keys, turning them over to Judge Kobert H. I'eebleK who. in turn, received them for the court. Then came rxeetlngK Irom Solicitor Herbert K. Norrt. representing the relation of the court house and ttm people: Hr: Armhwead Jones, speaking of other Wake County court lioueen: Col. John W. Hinsdale, representing the senior members of the bur: Mr. K. N. Hwnmx. representing the Juniors; Cot. ,T. C. L. Harris, delivering th eulogy un thoss who have passed , Judge K W . Winston. brlngtnK greetuu from other counties: Mr John O. Mills, of Wake Forest, speaking for the country lawyers; Superintendent D. F. Giles, representing the county depart ment of education: Mr. M. A. Griffin, of Wendell .talking for the people of the county; Hecretury Daniels. Governor Craig, Chief Justice Clark, us guests of honor: and Minor James I. Johnson, extending the welcome to the city. Music from the Third Regiment Hand enlivened (toe exercises. Eveti the County Commissioner could not have choseu better for a ilu. Ii Wis "W.iki" County Day" and i h i h.'lc h d.i Wake or diy other rounty can hav. Itlch. warm, i 'cTot er itiirifhlpo. not oppreasive, lust Koolhiiig. softened the bitter tinge of what might hi.ye been a raw October tvlnd. Sunshine, and crisp air. the luiuli ( (all. the crowd and the lnui-lc of baiuls thesa and the spirit of the dedication were, the forces that held lialeiah i active. That It waa a glud captivity! no one doubted. Cme of the guests of honor yester Oay did not apeak. But he vrai pre -sent on tha streets, in the court kiuus mitA hm.tuA tn Uu rlsht of BSCTS. : tary Uanlala. On the street he laaaed tipon his cane and tnrougn eye nau clooed looked about the new Raleigh and on the new court house as he told in his soft voice of the time when Jlalelgh was a" forest. It waa J. W. King, a hundred and four years old, the father of twenty-one children and the survivor of two wives. He llTee in Houae Creek township, and came to Raleigh yesterday morning to take part in the exercises. Yesterday afternoon he strolled up Fayetteville eireet looking for someone who hap pened to be going his way In a buggy. He walked without much difficulty and without any assistance until he found Thorn he was looking for. Two of the expected guests yester day did not arrive. They were Hon. Francis I. Winston, who wired hi congratulations but waa prevented from attending by reason of court session, end Mr. Judge Charles M. Cooke of Luhiburg who was prevent ed by reason of court in session at lleaufort. Judge Cooke, however, sent his greetings In the shape of a letter. This Chairman Britton read at the proper time. Judge Cooke's Letter. "It is barely possible," Judge Cook had said, "that I may be with you in Kalelgh Monday but certainly not (Continued on Par Two.) FOREIGN EXCHANGE ON DECLINE DESPITE LOAN (Rj 1st AamUted Ptcss, I 'New York, Oct. 11. Foreign ex change rates went down again today, Ihi the face of the successful flotation of the 1500. 000. 000 credit loan to Great Britain and .France, to their lowest point since September It. So disquieting was the situation deemed that a three-hour meeting, attended by Wall street bankers and Sir Ed ward Holden, a member of the Anglo French financial commission, was held at the National City Bank for the re ported purpose of devising aome new method to bolster the value of the Knglish pound sterling. WILSON AND FIANCEE MAKE WEDDING PLANS Washington, Oct. 11. President Wilson and Mrs. Norman Gait, bis fiancee,, today began making preli minary arrangements for their wed ding. The President and Mrs. Oalt are not discussing their detailed plana even wltb their immediate friends and relatives. A wedding trip la being considered, but the place has not been revealed. Reports that the couple might go to Ban Diego or San Francisco exposi tion apparently were dispelled today, when the President replying to an in vi tail on from school children la Ban Diego asking him to visit the exposition-wrote that he seecr o possibility of visiting the Pacific cosM at present. MOUNT AIRY MAN FALLS SO FEET. SLIGHTLY HURq Monat Airy, Oct. U-Falling 0 feet over the aide of a mountain here Sunday afteraoon. jr. H. afcCraw and his son. J. H. McCraw. Jr sustained nly slight Injuries-y when the horse attached to a buggy tn which-they : were riding took fright at a passing automobile aad backed the vehicle over the bank, i l Toung MeCraw caught hold of a limb of a tree whan he had fallen ten feet and huag on until be waa rescued from above. m Desplta the fact that the elder man fell the entire feet, he sustained, only minor Injuries. The lioree waa killed and the buggy washed.. . QUARTER MILLION all this composed a program in theH OUFFY LEWIS' HJT SENDS BIG 1EX' IN DEFEAT Kinth Jnning RaUyves ! Red ISox Second Victory Over ' Phillies BOSIONIANS NOW HAVE ADVANTAGE OF SERIES Crowd of 42,300 Persons See Opening Game In Boston. "Dutch" Leonard Turns Thllly Batters Back With Only Three Safe Blows Dur ing Game; Barry Stars OFFICIAL RECEIPTS YESTERDAY'S GAME Total attendance Paid sdmiscckins . . . Mayers' ehare Commission's share Each ciob' share . . . 41,800 $g,ltl.OO . 44.Ht.l4 . S.Slt-10 . H,T.M (BT UW ASHHtSMd Fnss.) Boston, Mass., Oct. 11. The big batter faced the. big pitcher at a crucial moment of the world's aeries between the Philadelphia -Nntlnnals and the Boston Amerioans today and the big pitcher declined the chal lenge. It waa in the thrilling last half of the ninth Inning. More than forty thousand baseball fans had passed the frantic stage and were raving, in a delirum of excitement. The score of thla critical third game of the series waa a Us. Harry Hooper fleet of foot waa on second .base, a, dancing dervish, with only one out when Trie Speaker, of Hubbard .City. Texas, stepped to the plate, knocked the soil from his spike, drew a line in the bjack earth (Continued on page three.) 1 NAVAL COMMISSIONS OPEN TO ANY YOUNG MEN OF LEGAL AGE Secretary Daniels Mattes Announcement of Requirements and urges North Carolinians To They Can Show Character (By H. E. C. RRTANT-) Washington KtasT Crcspondcnt vVashlngon. kcU 11. Bv aa order Just Issued by Secretary Daniels any young men of legal age are afforded an opportunity to obtain a commission In the Navy. The applicant moat be a citlsen of the United States aad have character. North Carolinians will get a num ber of these places If they apply for them, and take the necessary step to win. -.--.v ':" - '' - Ths conditions to be met by thoss desirous of taking advantage of the opportunities offered A by.. Secretary Daniels are explained n the following statement: . ,-.-- "Identical examinations will be : given 'December eighth at New ' port, - Washington. New Orleans, Chicago and dan ' Francisco; se that thera may not be the least possibility of any section being ' 1 discriminated against and so that v Worthy young men who are an--"-able to stand: tv expense of a " 'long Journey have a fair - chance along wu the others. - - "The physical examination la .. - - mp. i:RS WHO ii mi I fCtt: ? - r. ,"' i,, I ,A,-riv..fc-t".1 I Las,; lipft to ritht Cmmliisjcjocr W. H. Cliambiee, JrL H. Limn, Jotw A. Mllla, Cbairman; K. C. Bedding-held, 8. Franklin, & C Be with. Count Attornc5jr 1 ' - ... " - -- . 1OCllE CRAIG, Governor of North Carol tna OSAITIS President Formally Approves Action of Pan-American Diplomats (B IM ASMfUUd Pnst. ) Washington, Oct. 11. President Wilson today gave formal sanction to the plan of the Pan-American confer ence to extend recognition to ye Car ranza government in Mexico. Diplomatic representatives here of several South American governments received Instructions to take the same action as the United States. Similar word is expected within a few days from the government of ail the other American republics. The form and time of recognition will be fixed then. Europe To Follow. European governments. It la under stood also will follow the lead of the United States and the other Ameri can republics. Great Britain aad Prance It is known have Intimated that this would be (heir policy. Correspondence that passed be tween Ellseo Arredondo, Cnrranxa's representative here, and , Secretary Lansing and' members of' the Pan American conference relative to the protection of foreigner amnesty, the treatment of the clergy and Carranra'a pledge to restore constitutional gov ernment became public tonight. It reveals that Secretary Lansing asked particularly of Mr. Arredondo con cerning tha attitude of the Carransa government toward tne ciergy. The Arredondo reply dated October 8, aid: Complying with your Excel lency's request, asking me what Is the attitude of the Const it u- (Contlnued on page three.) Take Advantage of Offer If ' " ? such Cases Is sumiently Hsiil tn secure for the naval service only such men as are absolutely sound. The mental examination will em- . brace grammar, rhetoric, compo sition, general literature, commer cial trtthmetlc and ' commercial practice, algebra, plana and solid geometry, physics, chemistry, American history, English history, modern languages in either Oer- . man, Spanish or French, book- keeping, general Information and ' general composition. , ..Tphere Is no restriction what ever as to who may stand the examination the successful can dldatea being appointed strictly In the order of merit At tha present time there are thirteen vacancies to be thus filled; but it la pos sible that, before the candidates are finally marked, other vacsn- 1 eies may exist. "Applications in tha handwriting of the applicants, are required to be filed In advance " -'with the - bureau of navigation. Navy Department, -Washington,; ' Continued oa page two.) WILSD RECOGNITION PLAN PLANNED COURT HOUSE AND GUESTS OF HONOR AT DEDICATION YESTERDAY iirT7 4 ' f f v. - 4 F"V V t 1'-.-"A :t sT'- ? ' v 1 - Becsetary s. ffvy ,;. TO KEEP MUTUAL BUT OPBIG LOAN Chicago Wornlh, Holding $2,- 000 Policy Files Suit In Federal Court TAKING $10,000,000 IS PLANNED, SHE SAYS President of Great Insurance Company Denies Thought of Investing Any Such Sum When Told of Her Actio. Other New York Financiers Silent ( ST Chicago. Oct 11. Alleging that the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New Tor k contemplate Investing $10.- OSO.OM of its trust funds in the Anglo- Frenelt" loan of f 500,000.600, Olga H. 8. Walsh, of Chicago,. holder of a 12, 00 insurance policy in the Mutual, filed suit for an Inlnnctlon In the Fed eral court here today. Ths Insurance company. Charles A Peabody. Its president; the directors, members of the Anglo-French credit loan commission. J. P. Morgan Indi vidually, and J. P. Morgan ft Co., were named aa defendants. Potlcytioldsrs Object. The complaint sets forth that among the thousands of policyholders In the. Mutual Ldis insurance company are many persons or various nationalities. and that the Investment of the trust funds of these policyholders tn the Anglo-French loan would tend to pro duce antagonism among tne policy (Continued on page twelve.) $599,599 IS PAID FOR NORTH CAROLINA LAND (By H. K. C. BRYANT.) Washington Staff t'i i it Kwcient. (Sseclal Tfts Neai sss, Olscusl.) Washington. Oct. It. Ths follow ing figures were made public today by the Forest Service: -Coder the Week law North Carolina has sold to th Federal Government 71,07 acres of land and got 5MM0 cash. Of this total st.ltl acres are In Macon and It cost flit. Ill; 10.171 In Mcowell at 1104.111: !1 in Buncombe at 11.707 and 74 In Jackson at It. IT.' . Th Vanderbilt tract In Buncombs and a' large trect In Mitchell have not been paid for yet. . Many smaller tracts have not been settled for. -Ths figures hers show , how much money has been actually paid out A party ef East Tennessee people was here today to negotiate for cer tain rights of way for ths Tennessee Power Company of Polk County across lands owned by the government od (Agones river. It is thought that a satisfactory arrangement can be made with Uncle Sam. - Ths power company desires to sxtsnd Its transmission Una., ASKS NJUC1 -iL?Vv I t i . 4-, r r r j 1 iiaj CH1KK JUHT1CK WLuYi'lOt CldJUa, mt tha State Baprana Conn Miss Ardella Riley Dies at Hos pital In Danville, Va., After Taking Poison (Spatial le TIM Kca sad OSus.) Danville. Vs., Oct 11. Much mystery surrounds the death of Ardella Klley. a young girl, of Dur ham, N. C, who thla morning suc cumbed In the General Hospital as result of swallowing seven grains of bichloride of mercury on October I. Handsome, still tn her twentieth year and well equipped for a life of servic she declined at her last hour to say what had prompted her to take her life, despite tho pleadings of her twin sister who came here with her three weeks sro and her flances who came from Durham to find her in extremis. They maintain that th girl accidentally took an over dose of the disinfectant. Taken to th hos pital three day after the dose she denied taking the drug until told ahs waa to dls whereupon she made the admission. Hy that time salivation had set in and her case was hopeless. Ardella and Arnexza. her sister took a year'a course of training aa nurse at a South Boston sanitarium, but left to minister to a dying sister at Sanatorium. Three weeks ago they come here, Ardella securing a position aa hook keeper with a clothes pressing estab lishment and Arnexza In a dry goods store. The dead girl had an unusually cheerful disposition. The remains accompanied by the surviving sister left at midnight for Durham. FOOT AND MOUTH MYSTERY N DEATH OF DURHAM HAN ABOUT STAMPED OUT IN WEST Department of Agriculture, Assisted By States Affected Has Won Fight Against Dreaded Now Is Safe -B, Jf. F. C. BRTAXT) (Washington Staff Correspondent) (mill M Tin Jess sss 0 I Washington. Oct. 11. Tha Depart ment of Agriculture, assisted by tha states affected, baa about succeeded In stamping out? ths foot and mouth disease that broke out In the middle West In 1M4. Tha light has been long aad hard but conditions seem favor able for a final victory over the dread ed Infection which is said to' havs been brought from Argentina In a lot ef hides. - . Virginia was tha only Southern States that suffered from the foot and mouth outbreak, Kentucky waa hit ta spots by being close to Indiana. It naa cost Ins government nun- dreds of thousands of dollars to keep ths disease , In check, and prevent greater damage than has been dona A statement Juat issued oy tne ue- partmsnt of Agriculture says: ' "Ail Federal restrictions an' tne movement of live stock because of foot-aad -mouth disease la ths CrDDIAWC ADE DCATCM D A PV D V TEUTONS NOW PAST BELGRADE; RUSSIANS REPULSED BY GERfilANS I I I,. I iis.ii j A . ! tr wsa wsa. a at' Assault momentarily is cxpectea ay ouigana On Railwav Cnnnectinc Nhh and! fvlnnili:- itumania aiso snows increasinff a arm at Actions of Sofia and CZAR'S OFFENSIVE STOPS AS GERMAN FORCES CHECK ATTACKS ON BATTLE FRONT NEAR DVINSK Germans Leave Thousands of Dead On Field After Trying To Rersantnrft Pnsitirvns nt I nns. Ravs French Offlrinl fstat- ment; British Parliament Meets Today and Will Discuss Big Anglo-French Loan In United States t By th Associated Press) Vienna. Oct. 11. (Via IiiiUwl -uMro-Wrms troop advancing frosa Belgrade have bos (on back the Serbians both southeast and soathwewt of that city, Um Austrian war oflloe annonnord today. London. Or. 11 White tho teutonlo armies oontiaae to advanco la Ncrbla, there Is nothing to Indicate aa actual military move) by xisrijrswas against Serbia, nrew a raport that aa assault Is motnen tartly expected eat the raitfoad mnncotlng Itlsh and nalonikl. Rnxnanls Is showing incTonMlng alarm on sxmmnt of tho thrca tested military movement by BuUraria and tho central powers la rioee proximity sa her frontiers but neither Alliens nor Bucharest fa exhibiting aay rradlana so dextart from a policy of bniovolent neutrality toward the the triple esn powers. The onlv sumlAcaat point In aay of Uie oAicial mnorta of the) f Ins; along the major fttiita today was Marstiai von HlndenBarg had repussea Kneels attacks ea ttm Irvusk froat which saesntr.gfy woald Indicate that for tha first turn since the tiermaa drtre throogh Poland begsn tho A luctro-(iersnaas are ssaktng no big odenelvo at aay pnint along ths whale casters front. Of the 'rilling Id the) west. Uie French eanrtal eoanmnnksMioa says tha CsMiinwa left between 7,000 snd B.OOS dead before the posttiona which they tried la vain tn rcwaetnra at Istos recently. Tha snertlrut of the British Pari lament tomorrow pre an teas tn bo of ansnal bniiortjince. The AnKlo-Prc-nc h loaev of 500,000,008 obtained la tha Vnltad States will he uiscasaed and ratified. Tha country will await with fary greater lnteret however, for what ever Mght Sir Kdwsrd Orey may throw upon tha Balkan developments and whether he or Premier Asqulth will rev sal the cabinet's policy on the vital alternative which confronts It. That alternative t whether Ureal Rtitala and France will throw all th forces they can command Into the Balkan peninsula for the protection of Serbia and ftreece agxlnst teutonic Bolgar aggression, or will let events there take their eoum. The military and newspaper otitic are agreed that one or the ether path mast be follow ed. ...... Th fnfrtiertttal WestmtnMar tlaaette second; ths protest ef the Times, military expert against submitting to German dictation in tne initiative, saying: "If there la to be an expedition It must be on a sufficient scale and we must not weaken the west. The government. In other words, must have a clear Idea of how to get new men In addition to those on whom it had previous ly counted." The attack on the foreign office and Sir Edward Orey, the Foreign Minis ter, promises to carry tha country with It aa little aa did ths attack on Earl Kitchener. Sir Edward Orey Is tha most Dopular civilian in the country. The weaknesses of tha British diplomatic service ore no new discov ery. The diplomatic staff is largely composed of the old school aristocracy who are unequal, to dealing with the shifting and complicated problems and elusive politicians such aa they en countered In tha Drlkana. The gen oral disposition is to credit Sir Edward with doing as well aa posslbls with tbe lieutenants at hi disposal. Nevertheless, the diplomatic failure I Continued on Page Two.) DUMMY POLICEMEN NOW DIRECT KINSTON TRAFFIC (Xprritf M The Hen ni Ol 1 Kinston. Oct. 11. The "trafno squad" of the local police force has been put to doing somcining sise. Dummy policemen, something after the fashion of the safety sons igns the btg cities, have been placed at the principal crossings, with tne warninga on opposite sides to drive to the right or to the left. The signs, in tne center oi tne street, ara accomplishing tneir pur- Dose admirably. It Is a case or driv ing to the rixht or left as ths case may be or running into anomer ve hicle, possibly, or else over the sigh. Formerly one or two men were em ployed In directing traffic ct busy times. DISEASE NOW Enemy- of Farmers; Virginia t and Virginia ara removed by an order signed by the Secretary of Agri culture, affective October t. "With the removal of tha quar antine from these Btatee the whole country, with the excep tion of northern Illinois, la now practically free. Small areas In Steuben county, N.w York In Hudson county. New Jersey and the so-called "neck" tn Philadel phia are still under a modified form of quarantine, however, and a part of the West Philadelphia Stock Tarda are in the restricted area. With the exceptions, how- - ever, th quarantines which were imposed as a result of the out break in If M have new all be -removed. SBBSSBlSSBSSSSSJBBHBSBBBmBSBBJBBMaslBBSaBSaa . " (Will RetaJsi Rowland. ittM)asasBsaalTas.i'. V; Chicago; Oct, 11. -Clarence Row land will-be reinstated as snanager of ths Chicago American League cub for the 111 season. Charles A. Com l key. owner of the team, aa aouaced today, . .. .-. . Central Powers tho stateanent frosa Bertln thatesd - PRESIDENT URGES AMERICANS TO BE NEUTRJUJ1N ' VAB Stand For United States' Firsts He Advises at D. A. R. Celebration SAYS AMERICA TRIES TO PRESERVE PEACE Peace Can Be Rebuilt, He De clares, Only Upon Principles' of International Law; Great' Cause of This Country, He Says, Is Cause of Humanity Itself I Br a Washington, Oct. 11. A demand upon all Americans en pain of ostracism to be more than neutral In regard to the Suropean war, to take their stand Tor Amerloa first, last aad) all tho time, waa votoed by President Wilson here today In a speech at the celebration of the twenty-firth anni versary of Ui rounding of the Daugh ter of the American K evolution. The United States, the President said, was not merely trying to keen out of trouble, but waa trying tb preserve the foundations upon which ' peace could be rebuilt. "Peace can be rebuilt." he added. "only upon the ancient and aooepted principles of international law: only upon these things which remind na tions of their duties to each other and, deeper than that, of their duties to mankind and humanity. America has a great cause which Is not con fined to the American continent- . It is the cause of humanity Itself." Declaring his faith In ths lorajtv of ths great body of naturalised cltl aens of foreign birth, the President said hs believed the Impression 'was too general that a very large number of these citlxens were without a suf ficient affection for the Amerloaaj ideal. "But I am tn a hurry to have a line-up," be explained, "and let tho men who are thinking first of other countries stand on one Bids and thoss who are for America first, lest and all ths time, on the other aids." The President's address follows-. , "There Is a very great thrill to be had from tha memories of the American revolution, but - the , " American revolution was a be-., ginning not a consummation, and . ths duty laid upon us by that be ginning Is the duty of bringing ' ths things then begun to a nobis triumph of completion. - For it r seems to ms that the peculiarity . (Continued on Pago Nine-) v TO EXHIBIT ONLY N. C." LIVESTOCK AT FAIR Upon ths suggestion and advice of Mat Veterinarian B. B. Flow, all ex- : hibljs of cattievabeep and swine from outside the State will be excluded from the North Carolina Stats Fair this year owing to the danger ef foot and mouth Infection, according to aa- -nouacemeat from the emce of Secre tary Joseph E. Pogu yesterday after noon. - i;;.. - There never -has been any foot aad - meuth disease in North Carolina and the fair authorities readily accepted . the suggestion- of the Htsto Votert- n aria a. aa they were unwilling to take any risk of bringing the disease Into th Stat. , In view ef thla precaution: tt la believed that there will result aa In. crease ot-exhlblts of North Carolina stork, and the -fair management . nrgss owners to send In their aeW mate for xhibltieeu f t
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