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10 THE NEWS' AND OBSERVER TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2, 1917. THE.1I GOVERNOR Campbell, Rep. Inaugurated . Chief Executive of Arizona, ! But Denied Offices ,' (By tlio Associated I'm) Pkaanix. Aria Jan. 1, Interest in the effort! of O. W, P. Hunt, Democratic claimant to the office of Governor of Arizona, to prevent occupancy of the offiM by Tbomaa E. Camibell, Republi can, who vat formally inaugurated to day, centered tonight in the probable legal steps expected to follow, t An armed deputy sheriff, lifting, he aid, ou the authority of I-eRoy ladd, Hunts private secretary, prcientrd Campbell adherent from m copying the ; Oovernor'ii office. A suggestion '' '''' Campbell men thnt the doofs he broken down provoked direr from tin" crowd which wituessed th- inauguration, but Campbell counselled the employment of orderly mean nud the crowd quietly dispersed. It wan -explained that. Campbell , in thin manner will he identified s th i do facto governor of the Mute lie fore I tha legislature convenes- J.inuury 8. ""Itnat deterniinRtion of the controversy it expected to rent willi the result iff the contest instituted by Hunt. Attorney s for. Campbell tonight-serv---d notice on Hunt of a plun for a writ of mandamus. The matter linn leen set ( for hearing on Thursday morning. An other development of the night wns a Jiroffer from friends of (invuruor Hunt of a surrender nf the office tomorrow on the conditions that the inspection of the ballots b" idnppi'd t once and the eontest proper be Ix'gun on the discove Ties thHt have been mad so nr fn tlw inspection of a little umre than half tha ballots. The proffer was rejected by Campbell, nho replied: ' Ton have put yourselves lieynnd' the lal of the law, I will net stipulate with bandies." GENERAL E. L. HAYES, IS CLAIMED BY DEATH Prominent in North Carolina During The Days of Reconstruction illy tho Associated Press.) Verona, N. J., Jan. I. tieneral Ed ward Lewis Hayrs, a cousin sjf Presi- dent Rutherford H. Hayes, and at one time Governor of North Carolina, died at hia home here today- He waa 97 years old last Friday. At a celebration in honor of the event he insisted on cutting the birthday cake himself and seemed better "than for some months. That night, however, he suffered an at tack of indigestion and grew steadily wurse. deniral itnyea uu a prominent Ke publican lie J wiia a delgate to the con mention wlm li nominated Abraham Lin coln fo, t,e Presideiic . He served throughout the civil mr, entering the scrci. t as a Major in the looth Ohio Volunteers. He a promoted to Col- I of that regiment and later Ix-came brigadier general. He took part in thirty battles, although he was a pris oner -in ltiliv prison Tor il montns. Durinir the reconstruction period he was (invernor of N'ot'th 'Carolina for about nine month-. After the war General Hayes entered the erntmisnn business In New York city but leiired n bruit eight years ago hecHiise of fuiling health. He is sur vived by offc daughter "Mrs. KliHiheth (iraves, of tilen Kidgc, N. .1., one granddaughter and one great grand daughter. marre: coumenance KES()LIjT10'N'S cost , ' . Hpecial( to The New and Observer. ) Washington, .tun . i. A -the rtitrH- a New Year's resolution to giie op amoking for a year, W. C. Kdnnrds. n , . well-known local young man ! d.iy , auffering from a slightly marred coun tenance and the loss of t'..'!o from bin porkethook, said amount being the cost . of eourt. Edwards came down town Mondny morning, firm in his resolve not to touch tobacco. An acquaintance, I,. It. Par well, met him in one of the local drug stores and nskeil him to have a cigur. Edwards refused and told of his resolu tion. Farwell bought the cigars any way and then tried to force one of f them into Edwards's month. The lat T ter resisted and, when Farwell persist - fd in trying, to force the cigar upon "si T'j f' grew nugry. A tight started aud before the) two young men could be sciar:ited, several hard blows had lieeu exchanged. They were later ar rested, brought up into court, nud fined - ewst. Edwards hasn't smoked yet. BARGE TRANSPORTATION FOR EASTERN CAROLINA (Special to The News nnd Observer) -Washington, Jun. 1. A party of of ' ficials of the Virginia-Carolina Navlgw ' lion Company are expected here this A. week for the purpose of making an in , apection of the feasibility of operating ' their power-barge lines on the Pamlico and Tar rivers. Heveral northern' - capitalists will accompany the officials. It is the intention of this company to connect Washington and other eatt - era Carolina cities with Baltimore and -.. Norfolk through a power-barge line. capable of handling large cargoes of - - t reight and to operate, ou regular aebedule. This line has been under discussion for some time and the barges are bow being built. It is expected,! hat tha boats will start their trips neat , .. .. apring. Local business men have been , mneh Interested in tho project and when ' tha party arrives her this week on their trip of inspection, everything possible will be done in helping them to obtain v a good impression of the waterways -- - her. The iuiprcs-siou here N that deneral Haves, while not a (Imeiiior of North Carolina, was proiision:il military gov ernor nf the department of North an I Smth Carolina. BIT)" FISHER WINS ANOTHER VICTORY FOR MITT AND JEFF" FARMER ATTACKED IN ALLEY AND STARRED i (Special to The Newa and Observer) Washington, Jan. 1. John Wllliamn, ' aa aged firmer, who resides a few miles from Washington, was found in a dark llsy In the city Sunday night, stabbed , ia two or three places andcovcredwitb t bhMd. -r-r--. - - Passers-by happened to see Williams. He was carried to a near by residence aad a physiciaa waa auminoned. After - hia weuads had been bathed and treated, it was found that while they were ex tremely painful, they were not necessa rily fatal. Williams, when able to talk, tated that tied not the slightest idea who aomnvitted the assault; that ba waa going through the alley and that some one had some up behind him and struck him. Police offlciala have the ease in charge bat, at Williams mast have lain ' In the alley for almost half an hour be fore he waa found, the men who stabbed hint had ample opportunity to make gnod their escape. SENTIMENT GROWS FOR - RECALLING EXPEDITION (By tha Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. toThe American . mem be re of the Uexicaa-Ameriean joint commission will meet here tomorrow to discuss Genera Carraasa's -latest eom raualeatioa on the protocol signed pre viously for a settlement of border ques tions, aad to fix a data and place for a meeting sf the full eommiaaioa at which tha decision as to whether there are to be farther conferences will bo made known. . ' " " Without" iregarf io"lae"iatfffuaeof Carraaaa sentiment is known to be - growing in the administration in favor : of withdrawing Qeaeral Pershing' ex pedition in Msxko ta the border, nnd at the same time notifying the de faeto government that further border trouble will be promptly followed by more de cisive aetioa a the part of the Ameri caa fores . "r ' .' "Itiul" Fisher, creator of "Mutt and Jeff," nnd the Wheeler Syndicate, with which -Mr,- Fiehar- ia uuder . contract .to furnish his drawings to the News and tlt,ej,Vi:r Slid i t)u t newspat-ers. have jut won another important victory in iT 'tTtitrTition to settle the- iiieli f the ivuerhii of the "Mutt an I Ji ff" trademark The litigntiou against Mr. Fuller -und the AVbeeler Syndicate was brought by the Star Company, pub lisher i f the New York American. la bunding down his dwision in the esse, dismissing the actiou against M'. Fisher and the syndicate, the I nit' 1 States Comiiii sioiu r of Patents says: "The mark "Mutt and Jeff' is held to be a iwrsonnl mark which the Htar Company could not use on comic strips not made by Fisher, for the evidence shows that this mnrk identities the prod uct of bis genius nnd skill.'' Prior to entering into hia contract with the VYlicler Syndicate Mr. Fisher took steps to have his rights in the title "Mutt nud Jeff" protected, and the Cnited States I'ntent OfHee granted him a trademark registration on this title. After Mr. Fisher had started drawing for the syndicate under contract, the Jstar Company instituted proceedings itefore the Cnited States Commissioner of Patents to have this registration can celled, tho Star Company claiming thM nl trademark rights to the title vested in it. Now, after a year and a hnlf of lit lent i. n en this point, the Patent t.iflice has rendered a decision in which it is decided that the trademark ".Mutt and Jeff" belongs to Mr. Fisher. Mi. t'bailes Kelley, the attorney who rcpresoi'.'.'d Mr. Fisher in nil the liti gatiou, lates that this decision of the Patent Ulice establishes the right of an. artist to acquire a trademark i it his drawings independent of the newspaper iii which they are published. PANAMA-CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION HAS ENDED j,Hy the Associated Press" Kan Diego, Cal.. Jan,, With the aouuding of "taps, followed by Jthe rendition of "Aubl "l-Jiiig- Hyue" by Madam Ernestine Schumann lleink. before a vast assemblage at the great outdoor organ, the Panama-California Exposition passed into history at mid night tonight, after being opened con tinuously to the public for two years. A shaui battle, iu which soldiers of the Twenty first United States Infantry took prtr was a feature of the day'a program, as was an army and navy parade and review. AMERICAN REPUBLICS BROUGHT CLOSER TOti ETHER. FAMOUS SONGSTERS DRAW PICTURES OF THEIR OWN VOICES BY SINGING Washington, Jan. 1, Tho achieve ments of the International High Com mission in promoting financial and com mercial .ro-operntiun among the AmerU can --repuldiea ar deaertbed marking' a distinct success for the movement in n report presented to President Wilson by the United States section of the com mission and made public tonight. It fevicwa'Tn" detail the steps taken at the Huenos , Aires; meeting; inctudiug the creation of a permanent central council, and the adoption of a program for har monising money standards, classifica tions of merchandise and laws govern ing negotiable instruments. A draft of a treaty soon is to be submitted, the report adds, embodying. the principle of federaliaation of license fees for com mercial travelers as recommended by the Bneuoa Aires conference. LEANS TO PEACE. Official of Deal Empire Approve Wil. soa'a Suggestion. London, Jan. 1. The ' Anstro Hun garian foreign minister la quoted in a dispatch to KCnter'a Telegram Company from Vienna by way of Amsterdam as saying with regard ta the note of Sweden, Denmark and Norway concern ing peace! "Th Austro-Hungaria roverament is glad to state that irk vftsr oa thin matter asrree with yours. H has svm- pathetically accepted President Wilson's suggestions ana were1 wnsr ssmsiacuoa sees Sweden, Denmark and Norway sup port President Wilson's initiative." fit , x- -i : ; .,.Vr .- '. a,.- w. ox i - t -------- i , tri I . I i -ii- - r" -tJr-iflr vcwvsvwsi ' ft a. : 'Tvi '. iV O r- . -j-v, M. 3 i --.'ft - ; - VsUt I IT1 V I -sm a a a --asn -i Weathor Handicaps rfcW trlaK ' tBy the Associated rsanrP Grand faction. Tsaa, Jan. Lr Cloudy weather ; and light showers handicapped the IS doga which . ran first aerie heata here today in tho derby of the t'aitod Htatea field .triaU eluh. The remaining four braces of the 29 doga entered , will have their first series triala tomorrow meraiag. UPPER- RECORD OF VOICES . tTOP TO BOTTOM . CRR. USO'S , TETRRZZ INl'3. St MA TO '3 t?NS LOWER HMRTO, TETcHZZIril , CmRUSO CS0 SAYS GREAT GULF IS FIXED BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY No Peace Until Militarism Is Crushed, Says Ambassador To Russia London, Jan. S. "A great gulf filled TWd with the blood of peaceful i:on-conWtants between Great Britain and tiermany," according to Sir Oeorge Buchanan, British amhaalor to Bus sin, as quoted by Reuter's dispatch from Petrograd. We cannot grasp Germany's band again until her armies have been de feated and the spirit of militarism per meatisg the whole nation exorcised,' Kir George is quoted as having aaid at the annual dinner of the Knglish Club of Petrograd last uight. "During the last twenty years," he declared, "Ureat Britain more thau once haa been ar c n aid, not only of wishing to secure thu lion's share of the spoils, but of tbwnrtirig the realisation of Russia's traditional ambitions. Trenner Tre poff' s recent statement in tho Duma laid that bogey at rest forever. 'The British government when first approached on the suhiect of Constant 1 unple and the straits early in the spring of 1915. immediately -expressed its whole-hearted assent. We want to see. Russia Wrgel.v compensated for all her services and sacrifice ; we want to help her to the prize she baa so long dreamed of; 'we fftntto see Her strong and prosperous and we want to con solidsfe for all time the alliance which this war has cemented, for upon its irtaintenanee depends the future peace of the world. That is the cornerstone of our policy." Sir George, in the course of hia speech, said that Great Britain during the war has advanced more than 600, ixtO.OOn pounds sterling to her allies for the purchase of war material, which otherwise they would hare been unable to procure. RUSH AT ALL RRITISII - - - - RECRUITING OFFICES Delegates to the Congress of Scientists, assembled iu New York at the couven tion of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, saw the voices of Caruso, Tetrazzini and Amato dance before their eye on the walls of ft darkened, room. The phonodeik, a re cently invented machine, consists of a siipersensitiie diaphragm of n gau.elike naterial. through which the sound waves pass, causing vibration. A series of highly polished mirrors jctlcet the vibra tions to a revolving triangular mirror disk, which in turn reflects them upon a screen.; Tho sound wave reflections appear upea the screen magnified 40, 000 times the siae of the vibrations upon the diaphragm. Caruso's' voice, pictured at the top in the accompany ing picture, as seen through the phimodeik, varies from a clearly outlined curved line to n hhn.Low.v blur as bis voice rises from A low, natural note to a high burst of oiumc. Photo shows tho phonodeik and back of it a chart denoting differences be tween voices. Top record is Cameo's. Next to it is Signora Tetrazzini's, and 1'iiow is Amnios. Portraits, left to right. Amato, Tetrazzini, Caruso. BRITAIYS DICTATOR TRANSFORMS NATION GUmt Mechanism Responds With Readiness To Push- Rutfon Control (Cablegram by Charles 11. Crusty to i New York Times of Jaiu I.) In a single month's sojourn iu I,on don it bus lieen my privilege to witness a whirlwind like change. When I landed in F.nglnnd I felt .ins tided in recording as my strongest' first impression the changelessness -of every thing. There was no visible difference in the aspect of affairs a comnred with fifteen months previous. Within less than thirty days there lias been a political revolution, the far-reaching ef fect of which probablyjins not yet filly penetrated the popular consciousness. The thing wns done without disturb ance or dislocation, and the phlegmatic Britisher still goes on his wny, h!hs fntty tenornnt Trf the fneT thnt he" ts no longer a separate individual unit, but an infnitesimnl fraction of nn un divided national whole. Xeeesaity, a flexible constitution, nnd a leader possessing public confidence in a remarkable degree have given, Eng land in the twinkling of nw eye a change that almost Imfftes imagination. Where there waa divided authority, coufusion J? fcpatftwaAaatiaat "u ntil doomsday in the afternoon, ' and- gen eral muddle, there is, as a -starter, abso lute concentration of authority. A single mind dominates the whole situa tion. There is push button control by which the whole giant mechanism is run and regulated. Not even Germany has more unified rule or responds more readily to a single human will. While the individual citizen of this hitherto free, undisciplined country will learn at his leisure the consequences to himself in the altered manner of life which a levee' en masse under a single headship will impose, the new regime, aided by events, has brought about an entire change in British feeling. Whereas December opened with Ixn don optimism at almost the lowest ebb, the New Year sees a bnovant recovery from the humiliations. of Rouinania and Greece, reassurance against starvation by submarine, and a renewal of con fidence in the Homme offensive. ..Lean well imagine that America would like to knew the methods by which theitety results have lieen accomplished. A no inconsiderable element has been the miscarriage, of the German peace proposal. As nsual, there was a flaw in the careful reasoning of Berlin, They are prone to overanalyre. They leave out taste and human feeling, and all their carefully calculated plans there fore eollanse like n house of cards Aa" it haa tojjiejrojit-JftBr-thsitage peace which -tfa ay Vpro ng om th wtd,. TeUng-t..to;"be appropriately stunned by such a, proposal. Instead of it prov ing n firebrand amid the allies, it gave them a new,- copper-rivetted on its-. Never before btl the dealfnatio "en tente" been so accurately a description. It looks as if the anion is cemented to the very end of all thingw. , This sense of being eternally in the right, shared . all the1 allies. Is breathed throughout by the answer to Germany printed in today's papers. Whether he penned this paper or lint, it has Lloyd George's touch. Its eleaincss, consistency, and sincerity are expected to Are British patriotism to a pitch that will make less difficult the sacrifices to be imposed under the thorough plan now framing in Downing street. The new government ore chary "of red fire unit bin- bands. I.lovd George has what is called a magnificent press- that is, almost uuaniiuous journalistic ap proval. He is taking advantage of this condition to work under cover. The old government whs so discredited that it was obliged to make a showing of some kind in order to meet thu criticism of lost motion and wasted opportunity, l.lbyd tieorge is being trusted by the country, and he in turn is trusting his colleagues ami subordinates, whom he selected, with rare judgment. While enormous routine is being car ricd on by vninuis departments, he keeps before bis own eyes in letters writ large a list of the big things that must be doiie, nnd done qjiickly, to win the wnr. Almost first oil this list at the beginning of the year in which vic tory is to be attained is the magic word money.'' No matter .where tho front, whethiT"the""hnttti' be on sc.i or land, whether the question be one of man power or fighting tackle, behind, above, below, nnd paramount toi all power is the power of money, npd that is why there is such dread of America iu Wii helmstrasse. Next in difficulty, if .liot in impor tance, comes the drink problem, with which tho premier is grappling firmly. Jto.-tTOttbla.Jlie4mte..loni aeBwtUtc-:-ly to the party --system, for both par tiea are largely tins need .out of the same purse that of liquor. The liqiior people , will gut. full value for-tho prop.-, erty and business. The third big question is undoubted ly toe enemy's submarines. To the' so lution of this First lord of the Admir alty Carson and Admiral Bentty, two of tho most strenuous men- in the em pire, are bending their energies in co operation with the always steady Jelli coe. Then there are the blockade relations with America, the mobilization of . re sources in men and women and . food and shipping, and, . lastly, the great conference iu which representatives of the empire are to be assembled in Feb ruary and the scattered fragments and the mother country welded into a union one and indivisible. From being political in a partisan and spoils-hunting sense. Downing street has become exclusive.. - It is a hive of industry. No man ever had such power over a democratic people as Lloyd George, and no man ever exercised power with apparently so little personal consciousness of it. This- mightiest of potentates may develop some structural Weakness, as has been so often pre dicted, but sp to date all he is doing is to work all day seven days a week, at tending faithfully to everything without Wing aight of th big realitlew which win or loee warsi - , Foor Vessels Reported, Ssak. ; Iondon, Jan I. Lloyd's, reporta the following vessels as having been sunk; The Greek steamer Demetrlos lnglesis, 2,0ti8 tons, erew landed; the Norwegian steamer Flora, lJXiS tons', erew landed. ana cva, part or erew latMled; the Rus sian saumg snip JSeedo POLICE CHIEF RUNS AWAY FROM SHERIFF AFTER HIS ARREST Lillington Officer 17 anted in Florida On Charge of Giv ing fl orthless Check Thomas Hey nobis, for three months chief of police ofLillingtou, is being hunted by tun sheriff of Harnett coun ny from whose custody he escaped Sun dny afternoon. He was being held by the sheriff pending arrangements for $.-(0 bond after his arrest upon request of Floridii authorities on the, charge of passing a worthless check in stat state Inst summer. UeynoMs has been chief of police of Lillingtou since October 1 and was well liked. Hecently notice renehed him from Florida that a check, of which he was claimed to bo signer, was turned down for lack of funds iu the bank. Reynolds Sought advice in Lillington about the matter, protesting that he did not remember having given such a check when he was in Florida last summer, but asserting his willingness to pay If it were found to be his. A regis teied letter was dispatched to the 1; 'er of the check with the request t ...! .he cbeclt lie attached to a draft dniwu on Keynol.ls at Lillington. reply to this When the sheriff served him with a warrahTTf roin Florida. Kuther thau go to jail Keynolds put up t he- WBHMMrt- of- thee he k a n.l titney to cover costs and wired the lorida holder of the check to see if this would not bo a satisfactory settlement. No an swer had been received. The sheriff placed his bond at $500, and it waa while lie was in the custody nf a deputy sheriff; who was assisting him to get up his Bond that the escape took place. Tho $500 was slow in coming up, and Keynolds, apparently, became uneasy. Reynolds and the officer went into a drug store and Keynolds stepped behind the drug clerk's partition to get some headache medicine. The drug clerk re turned to the front of the store for a moment and Reynolds stepped out of the rear door, lie haa not been seen since. " TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS . - - BEGIN BIENNIAL SESSION. (By the Associated Press.) Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 1. .The six tieth general assembly of Tennessee be gan its biennial session here today, ot gantration being completed with the elevtiott of W . B: Crabtreey of Chatta nooga, as speaker or the tenate aad Clyde Shropshire, of Nashville, sneaker getting tangled up lu details, ana nevcior Jffie House A-mcssago relative to the financial con dition of the Stat will be received from Governor Rye tomorrow. Other business to come before the assembly wilt be measures advocating a stricter enforce ment of prohibition laws; abolishment of fees for county officials, restoration of capital punishment and iome storm i a A . .' . ,L a ui iiicrraimu luiisn, Ami-pass ana workmen's eompeusatioa laws will also ba discussed, -X- ' i.Bv the Associated Press) Ijondnn, Jan. 1. New Year's day was eventful in the lives nf many Britishers. Thousands of men of military age who lia1 been granted temporary or other itriangc.Bi.eut,f or.,the... carrying onof their business were called to the colors. while others who had been doing work ?f national, import and whose places have now been taken .by women or by men over the military age donned khaki for the hrst time. There was a rush at all the recruit- ing otficea and all da,r long columns of men aftlr having complied with tho formalities were marched off to the de pots to commence training. The new railway time tables and fares also came into effect. Numerous trnins were cancelled stations were closed and travelers were called upon to pay a fifty per cent increase in fares. Except in Scotland, where there is an other week's supply of white flour. bakers today under the new order of things started to bake exclusively w hole wheat or standard bread. SWITCHMEN'S LEADER OPPOSED TO STRIKES Buffalo, N. Y . Jan. 1. P. A. Ileber ling, international president of the hwitchmcn's Cnion, said tonight that uono of the switchmen affiliated with the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen had gone on a strike in any of the New York Htate yards nor in Detroit. Toledo, Cleveland, Chicago and St. Louis. "There was a threat of a strike among these men for New Year s day, aaid Mr. Heberling. "They are the men who were not included in the arbitrator's award of the eight-hour day for the switchmen affiliated with the union announced on December 23. The award did not cover all the members of the union itself, but only those working in yards for which we hold contracts with tho thirteen railroads party to the award. 'It is time for union men to realise that strikes injure the business men of the country more than they do the men on strike or the railroads." AMERICAN ENGINEERS SAFE. Eacaped From Ra mania a Oil Fielda During German Invasion. Ixindon, Jan. 2. Seventy-live Ameri can engineers who escaped from the Ru raanian oil fields during the German invasion have arrived at Gothenburg on tneir way home, according to a dis patch to the Morning Post from Stock holm. The engineers quit tho oil fields at the last minute, they say, and several persons were killed when the rear car of their train was shattered by the uerman artillery are. M . Rtnort wf Register of Beedt"" ' ' Tees collected in "the office of Regis ter of Deeds Arch J. Vood during'the month of December amounted to 974.10, according to a statement issued yeeterday to H. G. ITolding, countv auditor. Of that sum, 139 was paid for marriage licenses, 1.17 for land transfers, 16X35 for mortgages and the balance for miscellaneous registra tions and paper. The - report shows that there were 260 real estate trans fers during the month, an increase of 108 over the corresponding month of the previous year. Thero were 814 i struments filed. Safe Blowers Get tie. Lynchburg, Va,, Jan. 1. -No trare had beea found tonight of the robbers who, early this morning, blew the safe in the Baltville, Va, postoffiee and made off with, about $1,000 in cash and stamps. The robbers used aa automo bile in making their escape. CaL W. IX Caster Here. CoL W. D. Caster, of Tayettevllle, who was aergeaat-at-arma of tho Senate last session, arrived in -the city yes terday and was greeting bis many friends both ia the city and members of the General Assembly who had arrived. Ha is a candidate for re-election, Wants Ta Be Door Keeper. Mr. John W. Alexander, of Clay coun ty, arrived ia the etty yesterday and is a candidate for assistant sergeaat-at-nrana of tha Senate. - t No Effect Ta Take Nasrr Landsv Laredo, Texas, Jaa. 1. New Tear's day-passed without any attempt by Mexican revolutionists to rapture Nnevo tared. Persistent rumors hut niht had it that a demand had been p reseated for the surrender af tha town . -.::-. v MANCIPATION DAY E CELEBRATED HERE Cordial Relations Existing Be tween Races Ls Emphasised. Optimistic For Future , The good feeling that exists between the races in North Carolina, figures showing the progress that the negrfb race has made since the emancipation and a spirit of optimism for the future were the outstanding fcaturea of the celebra tion of the 54th annlveraary of the emancipation proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln held here yesterday in the city auditorium. The exercises were presided over by He v. James K. Bmtterwhito, the president of the association. The resolutions which were adopted were presented by Prof. Charlea N. Hunter. The Lincoln proclamation was read by Dewey Leak. The music waa furnished by the united choirs of the colored churches -of the city. The oration was delivered by Rev. W. R. CuHins of Durham, who spoke on uegTO emigration and he took the position that for many years to come the destiny of the negro could be beat worked out here in the South. Nannie Perry was the poetess. There was a selection . by tjjt. Augustine's Glee Club. The exercise - were opened with the song "My Country Tis of Thee." The following ire'm braced ta' the read-'" lutinns adopted : "We bring to the celebration of tbe day no feeling of bitterness. While slavery had its harsher features it was . not all dark and cruel and unfeeling. Many tender ties were formed between the slave and his owner during those days that have resisted all the shock of our changol relations. In our own State of North Carolina cordial rels Hons between the races have been gath ering strength during the recent years of the past. With the exception of tbe lynching spirit that has broken out in Certain communities and which we so much deplore we have been at peace. "Racial distinctions, eolor proscrip tions, jimerowism intended to discourage and humiliate' us are throwing the race back on itself nnd opening up avenues and inaugurating - business enterprises throngh which thousands of negroes jure finding' a decent airport." The following is taken from tbe sec tion dealing with the progrosa of the negro: - The negro popnlatinn of the unrbrd- States in 1H00 being 4,4413.10 and in 1910, 0.927,763, a gain in 60 years of 5,45,13. Beginning with practically 100 pet cent illiteracy in 1865 this haa been reduced to 30 per cent. At this ratio it ia said that by 1940 negro illiteracy will entirely diaappear. In this eonuec tion it says that thousands of negro graduates of high schools, colleges and universities are ta be found ia all parts of the country. Many are from tbe most celebrated schools of America, Eng land and Germany. In 1860 homes owned P.000, farm operated 15,000, busi nesses conducted 2,000, wealth accumu lated 920,000. In 1913 homes owned KiO.OOO, farms operated 937,000, busi nesses conducted 40,000, wealth accumu lated 700,000,000. The race is urged .to save money -and buy property and to keep aavinga bank accounts. The plan on foot to publish a negro weekly paper in Raleigh waa endorsed. The earnest activity of the State De partment of Education and tho educa-. tional officials of the various counties are appreciated and commended for their efforts to improve the educational facilities. The importance of having the ballot is emphasized and endorsement is given to the Twentieth Century Voters Club recently organized in Wake county. having for its object the registration of every qualified negro voter and the use of his vote in supporting the best men and measures which may be pre sented for the action of the electorate. The non partisan, independent character is commended. President Lincoln is also eulogized. GORKY SAYS RUSSIA HAS BEEN BETRAYED (By The Associated Press.) Berlin, Jan. 1 (via Kayville). Re ports of tho recent memorable session of the Russian duma receivsd here, says) the Overseas Newa Agency, include a speech by a member of that body named Tshenkeli, quoting him as saying: "The parliamentary majority, formed . in arbitrary fashion, raves against peace ta order to conceal the fact that the whole Russian nation aad all laborers of Russia desire nothing more ardently than peace. The so-called Progressives intrude themselves in an effort to sepa rate the government from the people in order to enslave ' the nation to a so-.-called allied power which today is even more hated than all our enemies to gether." t Maxim Corky, the Bnssiaa poet, im quoted by "the Overseas Newa Agency- as saying in a speech at the anniversary celebration of the Association of Bus- lisn Writer that the future now ia larker for the Russian nation than ever before, that her military prospects are hopeless and that Russia is facing a winter of famine, privation and misery. "Russia sacrificed herself for " , friends and in return has been abaa- doned by them," Oorky ia quoted aa : declaring. "Wealthy England, wniea, ' could alleviate our misery, remains dull,, or offer help at conditions which ar. shameful and humiliating.'' The News Agency adds that Oorky, predicted a further increase in Toaetioa- ary tendencies ia Russia and asserted,' "Since it ia impossible to bring the war to a happy ending it would be. betterv to terminate it ia order to avoid a peaew by th grace of England." . INSTITUTE IS PLANNED FOR GATE CITT S, 8. WOEEEES .. Greensboro. Jan, 1. An enthus'uurtle; meeting of representatives from tha - Baptist Sunday schools of the city, sf which there are tea, waa held Sunday , afternoon at tho First Baptist ehurch, looking to the completion of the plaa for the holding of aa institute for Ban day school workers ef the Baptist de nomination iu this eity January 21 tor Bo inclusive. Th teacher aro Harry L. Strickland.' fleld secretary af "the- Ban day school board of tho Southern Baptist coavea tioa, Birmingham, Ala.; E. L. Sliddle-1 ton, Sunday school secretary of th4: Baptist Stat convention of North Car. ohna, Bateighjjaiidjbjv. J. C.. Turnari-" GreeasVora. -'; K "' V
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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