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SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1917. THE NEWS AND OBSERVER GERMAN PEOPLE ononis Hardly Any Chance That Food Situation Can Become Anyv Better V 1 "ALLOWANCES ,v SCANTY Life Fonnd To Be Far From Pleasant; Labor and Fertili er Scarce So That Complete Reliance Is Not Placed ,in Soil; Grumbling in Some Sections (By tho Associated I'ross) Geneva, Switzerland, via London, Feb. 36. The foodjituation in Oermany may not prow worse, but it scarcely can be eome better. This' is the outstanding feature of Germany's great problem. The German people as yet. are no: starving and they t'il have, provisions ta adequate quantities to srpport lii'e. while in the case, of furlgei, decrenm- In available supplij there ii atill the Institution of compulsory "up kit-n-ens" the most economical methoc of making all foodstuffs go as far aa poj-j-ble to stand between Oermany aut an 7 forced termination to the war through an absolute lack of food. Life of the civilian population of Oermany on the present scanty allow ance of food, however, it far from pleasant, though the German newspa pers are fond of referring to conditions tnis winter and last winter as excep tional. They also say that the short rations are due largely to bad harvests and like to intimate that riermal crops of grain and potatoes in the coming ' summer -may -end the principal food ... difficulties. . Many agricultural experts believe that the central empires did quite as well in both years as could be expected and that the populations of Germany and Austria Hungary - must reconcile them selves to getting along during the com ing harvest year on no greater allow ance than in the past. The problem as frankly discussed in agricultural , circles and as outlined in a re$enjt circu lar df the Prussian ministry of agri- . .Milt tire is not one -of moro land for crops, bet one of labor and fertiliser to cultivate the land already available advantageously. Even tho normal supply of potash a fertilizing material indigenous to Ger many in great quantities will not be available the coming season owing to the labor shortage. The many facto ries producing nitrogen from the air will not be stile to produce enough nitrates by far, in view of the ammu nition requirements to replace the nitrates normally imported from Chile for Afrrieu'tural purpose and other im ported ! tilizers. The decidedly short supply of labor, evea by working every available pris oner of war and the inhabitants of oe rnpied districts is not enough for the intensive cultivation which made Ger many a world leader in big crop farm ing. Taking all these factors into consid eration, it is highly improliahle that there will be any increnso in general crop production over 1916 and 11)13. Weather Conditions may, as in 1915, produce a bumper potato Vrop and a poor grain crop, or the reverse results aa in 1915 but the general result prob ably will be about the same Little Help From Outside. Very little fielp, Adolpli Von Batoeki, president of the Food Regulation Board, stated in a recent address, tan be expected from ontsiile sources in tho future. Neighboring countries, he said, being nnder the stesdiiy increasing pressure of the British sea control, would have little or nothing available for export' to Germany this year and the Germans must pall in their belts a notch tighter and reconcile themselves to holding out on present allowances. The food expert of New Cologne, one of the municipalities of greater Berlin, ' stated recently in fact that the current allowance of meat, fat, bread and pota toes waa inadequate for worklngmen en gaged in heavy labor and that men so employed required a supplementary allowance which,' however, the factories managed usually to supply in order to maintain production. So fair the people of Germany are holding oat welU though with a great deal of grumbling la urban and indus trial regions, where conditions are worst. The German people are still well disciplined and for the present are not apt to give way to pressure and to aban don the war, in which they now feel they are standing with their hacks to . the. wall,, with no alternative except to light, out the struggle for national ex isteaee. ' . Food Riots Inventions. The government has had no trouble of moment in keeping citizens to the mark and "food riots" reported from time to time In the foreign, press are either Inventions or exaggerated ac counts of unimportant demonstrations. ' As to actual conditions: Potato stocks, ander tho ration of five pounds weekly, to which the) authorities plan to return as aooa aa turnips are offered as a win ter substitute, will barely last until the advent of spring, tarly summer vege tables and turnips have proved a very i A food authorities have been forced , to augment the bread and flour rations to make op -the disparity. : As a result there will be'Vio reserve stock of grain to carry over into the new crop year. ,' The meat ration may and probably "will be increased from the present 250 grams, or half a.-foetid to 350 grams .weekly, though at the next year's pros pective supply. There Is no hope for an increase in the rations of milk and : butter because, although with green pasturage available in the spring, the .:wiUeom. throttch the winter Jn an. inv- . ' poveriahed condition, because potatoes, "1 turnips and other "strbhf fodder" has been taken fro mthera for human eon- sumption. 8atall Towns Beat Off. There is, of eourse. a large quantity - of food in tho country which does not . some into tho governmental food dlatrl i bejttaa system. The country popula- tioa and the inhabitants of small towns ia tho agricultural regions are far bet- i ter off than residents of cities and in dustrial enters. . Ths average estate owner -and small farmer,, (t ia aaf to say, has been able to supply his needs with virtually the same amount of food for family consumption aa ta pear times, and holds out enough from ths tentacles of Von Batoeki's food distri bution machine to supply -hla farm hands with normal rations of meat, bread, potatoes, milk and cheese, which they demand as a preliminary condi tion to working. r So, too, in ths small towns and vil lages of east Prussia, Bchleswig-Hol-stein and other predominantly agricul tural regions and oven ia south Ger many, cheese and eggs, which have dls appeared entirely from the larger cities, are obtainable without difficulty. Bread and potatoes are supplied without much regard to the card system generally prescribed. The food distribution department, which has tried vainly for two years to bring the entire supply of such articles within the food distribution scheme, has Anally been forced to admit failure in this regard and Uerr Von Batoeki has recommended that municipalities go out and make direct contracts with pro ducers for surplus supplies of various agricultural products. y Every urbanite who has "sources" or "eonneetiona'-T-words which have ac quired a specific war-time significance have used them without compunction to obtain required food supplies. State men ta of amounts of food on hand in households have resulted in wholesale falsifications. Well-to-do' or wealthy families spend large amounts to ob tain surreptitiously and illegally the provisions required to keep up their normal before-tho-war standard of life. Wide-awake members of the proletariat visit regularly the country districts to induce farmers to join with them in breaking the laws and sell food to be smuggled bsck into towns. The persons who suffer most undor the existing conditions are Urbanite of small income teachers, petty offi cials and others who have neither "sources" nor "connections" and whose means do not permit them to pay the enormous prices, demanded for supplies not distributed through the , regular channels of the wartime marhlnury. COAST ARTILLERYMEN TO SEE INAUGURATION The Wilmington Company of Coast Artillery will attend the inauguration of. President Wood row Wilson accord ing to announcement made from the office of the Adjutant General yesterday. upon the receipt of Information that the Governor of Virginia has issued or oVrs permitting' the ' troops of ' North Carolina to pass through that State un der arms. Heavy overcoats and other equipment wero shipped from Raleigh to the Wil mington Company yesterday in prepa ration for the event. Ths , men will pnv their own expenses and hare beea training for the drill on the event for months, it is said. They will leave Wil minptn on March 3 , and return oa March 8. TRINITY TEAM GIVES GEORGETOWN DEFEAT Washington, Feb. 16. Trinity College of North Carolina gave the Georgotoi University basketball team the first de feat it has suffered on its home floor this season tonight. 36 to 24. The Tar Heels coupled a long passing game with unusually accurate shooting that prac tically swept the local players off their feet. Georgetown was only able to stay in the running through the visitors' numerous infringements of the rules, Pees, of Georgetown, shooting 12 out of 16 from the foul line. . A. AND M. DROPS ONE MORE NORTHERN GAME Washington, Feb. 16. North Carolina A. and M. was r beaten at basketball here tonight by Catholic University, 25 to 21, in a game that was well played and close from start to finish. At the end of the first half Catholic University bad a two-point margin, 10 to 8, and no time was the winning team more than Ave points to the good. O'Brien's ability to out-shoot Temple from the foul line was the deciding factor. SENATOR JUSTICE WILL ADDRESS Y. M. C A. . Senator 3. Foy Justice of Henderson ville N. C. will address the men's meet ing at the T. M. C. A. Sunday after noon. "High Cost of Living vs. Cost of High Living," will be the -subject of his address. Senator Justice is a prom inent member of the State Senate and a well-known attorney he is a student of moral social and religious conditions and hit address on this subject will be of special Interest. The opening song service begins st 8:80. Mr. J. Fur man Betts will be the soloist and con duct the chorus songs. All men are cor dially invited. TAKEN ILL ON TRAIN, DIES SHORTLY AFTER Half an hour after he was removed rom a Norfolk Southern train E. C. Kellogg, of Washington City, died at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the Norfolk Southern freight depot. Death was due to apoplexy, is the belief of Coroner Be park. The man became ill shortly after the train pulled out of the anion station and he was taken off at the freight depot -n Jones street. An ambulance was HBnjlinreuhstitute for potatoes; irt,h rolled to take him to a hospital, but hs died ahout ten minutes afterwards. He had purchased a tieket for Greenville. Papers found on his person identified Him aa E. C. Kellogg and employed as talesman by a Winston-Salem eonesrn. Inquiry from his employer gave the in formation that his home was in Wash ington City. The body was taken to Brown e - undertaking establishment pending instructionatfrooi relatives. - " Mrs. Z. C. Bee vis Dead (Special to The News aad Observer.) TRoavia, the young wife of Mr. U.. (J J.mZZZ. mVnit& flu. wlthf. geavisy-pf -Warren-connty, rBd ' Wed neaday at the Sarah Elisabeth Hospital, of Henderson, She was brought here very UL Both of them are highly es teemed in the era an unity, aad ranch sympathy ia felt for the young husband and relatives. . ; "r Death of Infant. ' ' " I Friends in this city of Mr. and Vra. Samuel J. Kir by will regret to learn of the death of their Infant son Wed nesday in Pallas, Texas.. Both Mr. and Mrs. Klrby are well known la Raleigh, JUVENILE FIGHTERS ACCEPT PEACE TERMS SUBMITTED BY JUDGE Peace among the kiddies of Northern Ral 'gh has been declared for good and for all. There will be no more juvenile wars and forts will be vacated at once. Air rifles will be discarded, "rocks and brick-bats placed oa the baa aad the youngsters will now settle back Into that happy life among playgrounds. . Ths peace agreement was accepted yesterday morning by aine youths after proposals were submitted by Judg Har ris in city Court. A number of the boys attempted to postpone final acceptance of peace terms but they will be forced to appear before the judge, as soon as they are rounded up. Busjter Manning, William Ltnehan, Joha Allen, William Ruth, Lester Smith, .Norwood Mathews, Wilbur Ward. Hob son Gattis and Kenan Smith were ia court yesterday but presented aa ap pearance far from being warlike. On the other hand, they showed the results of the "battle" and seemed glad the fray was over. Others who will have to appear in court are Brown Shepherd, James 8hepherd, John Cheek, William Wise Smith, Andrew Hinton, Thomas Stone, John Ward, Fred Barber, Dick Mason, Rowland Brixelle, Carl Mason, Warren Bhelor, Hubert Pettoa, James CTeighton, Palmer Jerman, James Briggs, Joseph Rerwangrr, Edwia Crow, William Ball, William Harris, Charles Elmore and William Woedley. FINANCES MOBILIZED FOB. ANY- EMERGENCY -.. (By the Associated Press) Washington, Feb. 16. The nation's finances are mobilised to meet any situation likely to be presented in the near future, in the opinion of the Federal Beeerve Board, whose precau tionary measures, undertaken upon the severance of diplomatic relations with Germany, are believed to cover every contingency that may arise. There are at present on deposit with federal reserve agents in the various re serve districts approximately $300,000 -BOO in cash and the huge reserve of t3O0,0O0,O9O is available at Washington wherever needed. As a precautionary measure the board has requested the bureau of engraving and printing to engrave a large additional sum of re serve notes which will be ready foe use in ease the occasion may arise. An estimate by George M. Reynolds of Chicago that the banks of the coun try' are at present able to-withstand: n financial strain involving eight times the sum Involved in the panic of 15W7 is believed by officials, to be a correct appraisal of the strength of the Fetleral Beserve system. MISS FLORENCE TELFAIR -SUCCOMB9 TO PNEUMONIA. Following a short illness from pneu monia, Miss Florence Telfair died early yesterday morning at Rex hospital where she was taken last Saturday. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Alexander Telfair, of Bmithfleld, and had beea a resident ef Raleigh for the nast twenty years. She waa a musical instructor for a long time and was well known in this city. She is survived by a number of nieces and nephews, Mrs. Everard Baker. Miss Inex Horton, Mr. Archie and Telfair Horton, of this city. and Mrs. L. N. Zealy, of Columbia. 8. C. The funeral services will be conducted nt 10 o'clock this morning from the residence of Mrs. Everard Baker on 118 West Edenton street by Dr. Milton A. Barher, rector, of Christ chureh. The pallbearers will be Messrs. E, E. Britton, C. J. Clark. E. T. Hall, C. O. Abernathy, C. W. Ellington and B. H. Merritt. CALLS RACE SEGREGATION SATISFACTORY IN RICHMOND (By The Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 16. City Attorney H. R. Pollard, of Richmond, today pre sented a brief to the Supreme Court commending race segregation ordi nances of Richmond, Louisville, Balti more and other cities as a means of pro moting the interests of both negroes and white citizens. The Iciuisville ordnance is before the court and if declared void similar meas ures in other cities wll be affected. Photographs of negro residence, schools, churches, and banks in Rich mond were incorporated In Mr. Pol bird's brief aa evidence that restriction upon intermingling of whites and blacks dees not enrb ths negro develop ment As the ordinances also prohibit white persons from residing in negro residential sections, it was argued that there is no unconstitutional discrimina tion against the eolored race. Ths case will be re-argued next month. M'CORKLE. BLIND. PROBABLY NEW 8. C CONGRESSMAN, (By Ths Associated Press.) . Columbia, 8. C,,Febv.l.-tT-Pnul O. Mc Corkle, of Chester, who is Wind, will orobably represent the Fifth South Carolina district In Congress from Feb ruary 21, when the election will be held, until March . following. . Early returns from the Democratic primary today gave MeCorkle 4,583 votes for the short term nomination, and his nearest opponent 410. The election will be to name a successor for the lato D. E. Finley. Forthe long term W. F. Ftevenson, of Cneraw, and either T. B. Butler, of Oaffney or Clande Jf, Sapp, ef Lancas ter, will run. The primary rules pro vide that if no candidate gets a major ity the two leading candidates ehalf run in the general election. Stevenson's vote, based on virtually complete return, was S.0t9j Butler 1. 821, and Sapp 1.734. , There were five Democratic candidates for this term and three for ths unexpired term. No ether party has offered a candidate for either term. j.- " V New V. ft. Wireless Plant. . (By Ths Associated Press.) Washington,' Feb, IS Construction eonnectingthe United States with Its insular possessions, has been completed at TutuUs. placing the Samean Islands ia direct communication1 with the out- aide world. The station .at Tu tolls eon- nsets with Honolulu where s great plant communicates with Ban Diego, Cel. ..Texas Hawse Rejects "Bests Dry." ' (By The Associated Press.) Austin, Texas. Feb. 16-A "beae dry resolution failed to pass finally in the Texas House today by a veto of M to 41 Two snore votes were needed- CUBA SUBDUING ITS REVOLUTION At Least Officials Claim That Government Is Rapidly Get ting Situation in Hand (By The Associated Prose.) Havana, Feb. 16-0&eial announce ment was msde tonight that quiet pre vails in the provinces of Havana, Pinar del Rio, Mataaxar and Santa Clara -and that a large, force of troops is ia the province of Camaguey operating against the insurgents. Anrelio Hevia, secre tary of government, departed today for Santa Clara ..province where he will di rect all military operatiuhsr The school ship Patria sailed today with 500 men on board. William E. Gonzales, the American Minister, todsy issued a note in answer to many petitions for him to urge clem ency for military prisoners who were likelv to bes hot. The note assured tho petitioners that the Minister knew it waa the intention of the government to "follow the usual legal course." A sensstionsl report was in circula tion today that American mariaes had been laadedxat Santiago de Cuba. This was denied. The statement issued at the Palace to night says: Quiet prevails at Pinar del Rio, Ha vana. Matanzaa and Santa Clara. In this latter province several bands are still at large, but continue to i-e ciosety pursued by detaehmenta of the army. "Troops numbering 800 lsnded early this morning on the southern coast of Camaguey and by noon were at Cen tral Stewart some 8 or 10 miles from Ciego de Avila headquarters of the in surgents. Two other columns, number ing nearly 2,000 men are converging on the same point and fighting must be in progress at this moment, though, owing to the wires being rut, no onicuu re port naa Been reeeivea. "Several eye-witnesses of 4he evenTi at Ciego de Avila reached Havana today, They stated that Jose Miguel Gomes is at the head of the rebellion there. lie h nnlv ftttftiit 100 deserters from the armv and three or four hundred men ' SOCIETY ; 1 Red Crews BatL Interest la the faney dree ball to be given In the auditorium Tuesday night from 9 to It is increasing daily. , It is hoped that the dancers will eons In faney costumes, but daaeing privilege will not be denied to those simply in evening dress. Exhibition dances by local and out-of-town dancers and other attractions will be well worth seeing. Bed Wry -Cask. The following announcement has been received in the eityi ' . "Mr. end Mrs. Clarence Denting Bed berry snnounce the marriage of ( their daughter, May Hunter, to Mr. Jehn .H. Cook, en Wednesday, February fonr teenth, nineteen hundred aad seventeen, Fayetteville, North Carolina." Miss Sedberry is well known in Ral eigh social circles, having beea a fre quent visitor in the city. a V. P. U. SoclaL . ' The Senior B. Y. p. TJ., Section "A, of the Tabernacle church gave a very unique social in the junior room of the Tabernacle Sunday school Friday even ing. There were about 7S young peo ple present, who gathered at 8 o'clock and were ushered into aa old-fashioned school room. Mr. J. D. Berry was the schoolmaster, and ha taught in a rlgV and interesting manner classes in reading, writing and arithmetic H had the "hickory stick,'' too. , At 9:30 recess waa declared and the pupils took their lunch baskets and seat tered in groups to all parts of the roon to enjoy sandwiches, pickles, cakes and st iek csndy. During recess games of all kinds were played and enjoyed by all. Tie social was enjoyed in every way by sll present, and the young peopb felt when they left for home that the' knew each other better and that aft) all going to school could be a pleasure B. F. STAINBACK hastily recruited from among the civil ian element. "Camaguey will be In the hands of the government before 24 hours have psmcd. "The eye witness's referred to abovo say that not a single sugar mill ha stopped grinding, the . rebels having given them five days ia which to finish up the cane already cut. As this period of time expires on the lHth, and the government will be in full control by tomorrow the 17th. it is very probable that, the mills in question will be able (o keep oa grinding. Reach Agreement en Harbor Rights. Santiago ,de Cuba, Feb. 16. Major Loret de Mola, the military governor of the province and Commander Knox, in command of the united States gun boat Petrel, have reached an agreement concerning the right of ships to enter the harbor here. The military gover nor wished to block the entrance to Santiago harbor' but with Commander Knox signed the following agreement subject to the approval of the com mander in chief of the American fleet: "The commanding oRicer of the Unit ed States steamship I'ctrel guarantees to prevent the entrance of a Cuban gun boat, provided that all ships now in the channel be removed and anchored north of Ratones Key in Santiago bay. "It is further agreed tbat IheT guaran tee to prevent the entrance of gunboats is to continue in effect until' 24 hours have elapsed after notification of the Admiral's decision has been made to the senior officer then present at Morro Castler "Simultaneously with the delivery of the above notice a similar notice will be cent by ships' radio to the shore radio station and by a boat furnished by Maj. Ixjrct de Mola." , Major Loret de Mola in case of at- Confederate Veteran Passed Awsj Thursday at Epsoss ( Kpecial to The News and Observer.) Henderson, Feb. 16. B. F. rltainbeek one of the oldest citUens in Vance eoun ,y, after an illness of two weeks die. at his home near Epsom Thursday morn ing. He was nearly ninety years of ac Ho waa highly, respected in the com inunity. Ths funeral was conducted today b; his pastor, Rev. William Mitchener, an. llha remains were., in ter rej in the cemc tery at New Bethel Baptist church, o KLKh he was a dcroted member fo many years. Mr. Stain back is survived by severs' Km:, Messrs. 1'. J. and J. P. Stalnback Joseph and Augustus, and oue daugbtei Mrs. 8. W. Duke, of Epsom ; also Thvma Stainback, of Vance county, and Messri E. . Wain back and June Stainback, o Northside. He leaves also many grand children and great grand chUArec among them Mr. Jtansom U. Duke an Miss Zola Duke and Misses Ufala an' Floy Htainback,. residents of Header eon. Mr. Stainback was a brave Confeder ate soldier. tack wilt enearor:T::mceV Ihy govern -ment troops outside the city and not inlhe city itself. '..;: , It is reported here bite today that the Culuin gunboat Cuha with govern ment troops was on its wny to attack Santiago. It also waa reported that Col. Juan Suarex encountered the forces of President Menoeal at Cueto, north of this city, and di"erd them. Demand MeaocaFs Resignstion.' New York, Feb. 17. Dr. Orstes Fer- are, sneaker of the Cuban 'House of Rcpreeentatires, and representative in the United States of the Cut a Liberal party made public tonight the text of a long message received from Bappael Mnnduley, mayor of Santign de Cuba. Manduley declared that not only the troops controlled by the Liberals,, but the civilian adherents of the paryt would be satisfied if President Menoeal would resign immediately in favor of Dr. Enrique Jose Yarona, the vice jpres--Ideal' "who also"!! a conservative," nrit it ths result of the pending bye-elections is determined. The assertion was msde by Mandnley that the Liberals would protest.nnani moualy if there were armed intervention by the United States in the present emergency upon the ground that there was no danger ef anarchy in Cuba. SUPPOSED GERMAN SPY ARRESTED IN ARIZONA Nngalca, Arix , Feb. ML Pred Kjalsar, aid to be a German subjeet, was sjrxest rd here tottay on a charge of violating ths national defense laws. He wits specifically charged with entering n warehouse- illegally and was alleged to have been obtaining military informa tion. Kaiser resided In Nogalcs. Former Censel. Raiser, who waa released tonight en 1J 000 ball. Is to said to bo a former German vice consul at Manxanlllo aad Collma, Mexico, Government agents charge Kaiser, since . the arrival of troops here for naalnteree ef tho lEIIftnry officers at rwieetfag aHcul Camp-"iirtao-"BUd;r lavishly entertained them C .-;. !U- Attention ef the Department of Jus tice f gents they say was directed' to Kaiser try questions ho is alleged; to have, asked concerning equipment and other military details. Patten Named New York's P, M. (By The Associated Press.) -Washington, Feb. .Representative Thomas O, patten was nom lasted by President Wilson today aa postmaster 0C fleer IMt uty. v DISTRICT AGF.NT FREEMAN WILL ADDRESS BANKER! (Mnecial to Tho News and Observer.) Wilson. Feb. 16. It. W. Freeman, o this city. District Agent of Fnrm Pen onstrxtion Work for ths Eastern Dis trict of North Carolina, vrill add roe the bankers of Uroup 1 of Eaateri North Carolina at Washington, N. C on February 22. His tbenie will 1h "What the Bank era and Farmers Have Done for Eae Other." He will remind the banket of the great help they have been t the tillers of the soil in financing thet to conduct their farms along the line that have csusi-d them to get the ber results. Also how the farmers havi by depositing with the banks cf th State, matiruilly increased' the proi perity-ef Nwrth Carolina. The extension work of the Agrien' tural Department, wit h Mr Freeman its head -err Eastern Caroline, is tescl ing the farmers new methods how t get the best results with less work froi the soil how to si most doubls th yields of nil manner of products. AWARDED $250 BECAUSE TELEGRAM DIDNT COME (Hperial to The News and Observer.) Fayetteville, Feb. 16. Mrs. Lotti Humphrey, of Greensboro, wanted II Vmj from the Western Union Telegrap' Company because she was compelled t tr.rnd an hour around the Atlaati Coast Line depot in Fayetteville, he' home town, when her fr.'hor here faile o receive a. telegram warning him o her approaching vialt. The jury gsv Ver 25f, returning the verdict "thli norning. The plaintiff contended that she ws nit to trrent Inconvenience in havin a stay around tie depot while anxionsl waiting x her father to show up. r 'eiigth having to crll a bach snd H-' "lit frt 1if 'laf 8fh-4iOTOe And that the experience reduced her to nerrons state. recesMtnting the servW 'f a doctor. The case was' given to th mry th Superior Court late yestci 'ay' afternoon. - COMMERCE SECRETARY - TO ACCEPT POST IN 0HIC (Sneclal to The News and OV server.) Wilson Feb. 18. Mr. O. E. Hop has tendered his resignation, as eeerr tary-treurer and traffic manager c the .Wilson Chamber ef Com mere While here he has done' everything .1 his power to ntrJie of Wilson a blgge better end busier town, He will jcav for Mlddleton, Ohio, ebmrt March firr, to assume the duties of secretary of th . 'bomber ef eotnmcrea ef that thrlrln, city. i - ' - VILLA IS PROMOTER OF " . CITIZENS" CONVENTION Tty the Associated Press)7.' TH Psi, Ten. Fsb. 10 A "ettlxan ennvent'nn" started tedny In flan At draa. thirty .rsllps vrest of . ChUmahtr riceUag was uwl cy villa to leer 11 the 'neeptc's chotee t drMr-TUrovtslen-peoaldent they said. Villa was there ti person, 'his partisans claim J Mlgue' Ds LnrabnrdA wss said to be t'ja popq las choice for provisional president. The Sahara FloateeV v--'-'.. . Norfolk. Ve, Felv JeV-rTbe tWltls steamer Sahara, reported early tods ss ashore off Cebh'a Island, eras floats tonight by wrecking tugs standing bj and it proceeding to Hampton Read under see own steacn, las vesesl wa net damaged, . ORPHAN FUND NEARS THOUSAND IKOLLARS Funds for ths relief of orphan' chil dren who suffered ths loss of their slothing in recent fire at the Methodist Orphanage here and for the orphanage which has lost an important building, have now grown almost to the thousand dollar mark. The amount received yes terday totaled 3S0.7S Which added to previous reports of $405.60 makes 989.25. List of persons who have contributed to our orphanage sines report on yes terday: Miss Alice Johns I 6.00 6.00 2.P0 1.00 200 6.00 2.00 6.00 2.00 6.00 jv Mrs. B. R. Jolly Mayor J. W. Allen, Warrenton. .. J. W. Morgan T. B. Crowder W. P. Woods Miss Sadie Matthew. Banford.. Royal 4 Borden E. M. Loekhart, Hillsboro....... lily Pair Park T. B. I'pchurch. Rae'ord Mrs. B. E. Woodard, Wilson.... Kinston friends . . Mr. and Mrs. M. J Best, Golds- boro R. T. Barnes, Raleigh Henry T. Hicks Co- Raleigh.... R, S. Stephenson, Raleigh M. L. Shipman, Raleigh Barber t Towler, Raleigh Volunteer Class Central S. 8., Raleigh . . . Sunday School Central Church, Raleigh .... T. M. Garner, Warrenton Haywood Dail . . Mrs. J. E. Stevick, Raleigh I. E. Suiter, Oaryaburg The following have contributed cloth s: Clothes, hats and shoes from C. T. fohnson, of Benson. '' Clothes from friends in Raleigh.' Clothes from friends in Raleigh. Clothes from Mrs. J. E. Stevick. Clothes from Mrs. Ttarbee. Capa from Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Mat hews. Pants from Mrs. Arnold. Clothes from Craddoek Theim. ROAD IPJSTTUTE CLOSES SESS 11 Hundred and Thirty Road Men Discuss Practical Highway Problems ATLANTA INVESTIGATING SHIPMENTS OF LIQl'OR. (By tho Associated Press) Atlanta, Gs., Feb. 18. Four addi lonal indictments in connection with he investigation of liquor shipments nto Atlanta were returned here todsy y the Fulton county grand jury. The louthern Express Company was charged n three indictments" witlrviotating the aw and the fourth names the Southern 'xprrss Company and the Diamond iupply Company, ef Chattanooga. Oxford's Dossiers. (Spotisl to The News and Observer.) .Oxford. Feb. 16. In a preliminary ontcst at the Jilgh school auditorium, he following were chosen to represent he school in the State-wide Triangular tebate to be held on March 30th at 'hapol Hill: Affirmative, Miss Nina 'oopcr and Robert rarham. Negative, loorge Hunt and William Webb. This i tho first time that a girl has been hosen to represent the Oxford school t any such contest, I, A. MANN; FORMERLY OF RALEIGH, KILLED IN ATLANTA. (Special to The News aad Observer) Chapel Hill, Feb. 18. The fourth North Carolina Road Institute ceded tho best session in its history at noon today, with a total 'attendance of 130 road engineers, patrolmen, and supervis ors from 42 counties of the Stats, aad many other states as welL Themeet ing wss characterised by a thorough going discussion of the most practical and vital problems of road location. 6000 building and maintenance, eombined 3i).t0 I ... , . ., 1 M wiin acraonairauoui - vj exfmria vi , methods and processes involved In read making, and also in bridge building. The many exhibits, eharta and pictures stimulated considerable interest aad In quiry. .. . Road surfacing materials were up tor discussion this morninc. Dr. Jeeeph Hyde Prstt gave a complete discuseion of The Factors Determining the Selee tion of a Surfacing Material". He brought out some of the important points which are incorporated la the proposed eounty road law now np for consideration by the legislature. . W M. Pevton. engineer Hth the State Highway Commission, talked on the tes ing of road materials, and Inspec tor J. E. Smith, of tho University, gave Instructions for the location of top-soil deposits in North Carolina. Economic methods of road building in the coastal plain region were eet forth by Engineer R. E. Snovden, and road building in the Piedmont waa explained by Engi neer R. T. Brown of Davidson eounty, D. Tucker Brown gave- a brief report on the methods emploted in the- con struction of the bituminous-concrete road from Greensboro to High Point. Prof: R. L.-Jnmes of the Tniversity read a paper on "Bond Issues''.- no explain- ' ed the three types of issues sinking fund, annuity, and serial. Ouy O. Mills gave an illustrated lecture last night on Concrete Roads, and conducted in door demonstrations with O. F. Youni in the use of concrete for bridge piers. 200.00 600 20.00 3."0 10.00 10.00 6.00 40.75 5 00 600 8"0 10.00 (Special to Ths News and Observer.) Monroo, rcb. In. -J. A. Mann, ma hinist foreman in the Seaboard shops ere for several years, vras killed in tho hops in Atlanta, this morning. He iteres a vife and five etiililreu. His .ome was in Richmond, aad he was a ephew of former Governor Mann. He as ft man of much influence in Mon os. Ho cams hero from Raleigh in ASK8 DEF'NITK OVTA - ON RELEASE OF SAILORS. (By the Associated Press.) . Washington, February 18. An tn qulty as to the truth of unofficial re ports of the release of the 72 American. -VSrrowdale prisoners was sent to the Spanish minister at Berlin rate today by the State Department. Pending a rn!y demsnd that the men be freed will bo withheld. , MANY JOINING GIRL SCOUTS Dillon Awarded Decision. ' (By The Associated Press.) New Orlnons, Feb. lfi.-Jack Diilon, if Indianapolis, was awardeil the eferec's decision oer Gunboat 3uiith, f Boston, at the end of a 20 .found out here touiglit. Dillon, was the ug ressor throughout and -both heavy eights were fighting furlous'y when tho nal gong rang. being nice to bis wife's family a naa knows that ho is acquiring virtue n his wife's eyes National President Offers T-lr Services to American Red Cross. ,. , New York Times. . , ' ' Hundreds of girls and young women have joined the order of the National Girl Scouts since the' break w'h Ger many, and Mrs. Juliette Low. the Na tional President, yesterday announced from the headquarters, 527 Fifth Ave nue, that to meet the Xatipnal emer geney the-orgnnicatieti will be recruited up to the strength of the Boy Seoul of America. Mrs. Low has telegraphed to Elliott Wadsworth. Vice Chairman of the American Red Cross nt Washington offering the serviccj it the Girl Scouts and if the offer is accepted the different troops will each bo notified to co-ope. rat with the nea-est Red Cross branch. To aid in the recruiting, a trtlnine; school l'or Girl Scout Masters has been op Bed ut Kt. Bartbuluuow's IVtrisU Hall, 2M Esj'. Forty-srond street, her sesHious will le held the second and fourth Thurniiyi in each moLth. A lctrer hi.. '.ecu received by Mr). Low from fir Robert lln.leV Powell, telling of the woik of Girl Guidra, equiva lent to the fcouis, in England, an! mothers of future gtneinttotia, their work ii more importai.t than Jhe boys' 'READ IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO" "The News and Observer Is An Institution Read By Something Like 75,000 People, Two-Fifths of Whom Hate It Uke The Devil." fFrwa The News aae Obssrvar. November It. lll- ta emnsetlen with Us' Ws wwrk es the awiMpsesr situation. Collier's offeree ..sixty nriMS ef Ut ieUars each fat- the clU and rseioos of .the' tana States aad . Canada tor taw ast totters fress readers sonearalna their aweaprs. It prints the Sftso-wlnalns let tan. Ia Ha am of last wws1t prist the prise North Carsiina 1st. -Isr It wss written by Dr. Q. M. Ompst, ef Cuataa, aad bis snbeet was Th Nswa sad OfeMrrar. CoJW paid Dr. Ceopsr flftr dollars' for ths tetter, aa It smtd Sfty- sine others Whe wraU the bast criticism coeeernint newspapers In aH the Btatesi Tbsse tottsrs have baea Inurastinc aCd Olonlnatinc and helpful both ts the pefeUe sad to the editors. It I a rood thins fer aa editor to raad the opinio of s sahssribsr. aitlcnUrlr whan s srsat newspaper, Uke CoWari thinks atraaea of the pinion at Hm wrltor to par arty dollars for it. If he b a wfae editor he will be balpad by saadU srraewsas. Dr. Casper is saost kind, bat Is the sort ef al-iticiam ef which it , was said by the klshcst anthorltri Taltbfol are the wnmdji of a fricad." Bars Is bj article for which Collier's paid Dr. Caspar tity dollar : BALEICH. N. C. T read the dairy "News aad OWsrvwr" ef Ratolsh, N. O. It Is raad sy sasMtMaja naa smaty-avw taasaaas p Tkct acmr Is aw lastlts. paapto, rwa-Srtac mi wbaai bate k Ilk th DcvIL but raad It just to can. WbyT.BaeawM they have to. Us pallatos Make aad wasssfee Governor. Caraton, Jadcaa and lisbto af I aT nssav-j adit, Pnlltically tt Is iwlsbttor than all the polltlcicae and basMS fcs the Stato, tor the sbsple ihms tbat It bakad by yobUa aplsiiaw. Ask any af the anamla why tkey read Tbb Nws sad Csnsrvir aad the anew kt ' ahraya the mum i "It poMiabes the aews." That Utarally the trath: swthiaw ef real tntaraat w aui laani. By "wi" I da sm asaaa the atakaalas atorias mt trass sad dowMatIs wifcUcity that Sit the aslsasa af Saost dally papat. I saaaa srai sf palltlaal bapartsaa ar af sayamaasae to saalsty m sananl. Ia atbar warda. Ms swws attar Is daaa aad healthy. Mm Ma aditarials It niaits the beet UiasM ef th s det Ihtoaace sa she eae try aad eepeciaily af the iiath. A aether seed rauea fee the kaflwases wiektad by this papa b Ms dfawet s rnael , appeal. Ka eae baevs er earaa whe swan He stock, bet every na M sasrlihis fc alnreclty iadsd ss the hiaiat, aaer utiliSisi f the adMae. Ts Olastiat SbM okiti It M Paejatvati ta politic, and whenever a Republican apaaVrr aa paper al btok to aa editorial fa Th New. aad Oheorver they always refer to "Jim tea- (ha editor fc Joseph Daaletsl. That to peroaaJ Jtaiflmna" watch siisat ssaae eeaa a Kebwa e a Wattoraea take awtiae. Ma aMrtol eaa bmbsSiw th tafia aene which (hi eae paper werte. tt e f. erwi t'aWMC''vtocJF. rtvlles Is aarlisssl aSain. Mesh mere sstobt be aaid fat to eaeae Md fair to aaaataa a nth. t what I have saw M safaatoai to uaHrat its power let- see. , On the ether bead, what erntolesa have I to aeTorf Very HUM, Fire, seat eblef. H M set at all time aad hs ail thlmja eoadetewt. Tmt tactaac. M earrlet Be whwhep lMemT s'war swsvarsaucnr s taa'sitototton"' this paper, which far saaay aeta ef tha aee)ua Sold ha this llltlm enrtleemcata, hot tijad mt Ha frtoadra fieeueaUy Sercea to siaan wna tsais et eaeae ef Ms shtrias peteat wirlahn tasieaisatsnto, . - 0sMOwMf M IB sMBMeaWOsnsa" eM B anMlfl rtaneai a eaa whe teres tha wleetoaa Ma far Ms fwtoie, I weald Bvwapa to me. seihaaa thaa af ths spwtt ef . Cltotoa, . O, elestoae his tan af thl beaaeeh Ha editor to bee are aananleesly, fast a msus asses the prtoebles e whleh thb Me,' svaat asaaui. aas wee acnes hat to Ha seal fee the can he sf she spirit sf parti eaaaklp a k. ooorn ! r
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