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hOXS ft ' The . New and Observer rwaVsfce mi oar m the teat tWe AND OBSEBVII rVMUU. INO COMPAM1 .V KWETHUI DANIELS OPTIC Nrwg and oBssRvra botloimo IJ4-U West Martin Hm TvWpkonaa I fcmerlal Baaae M Ueal Km DwrlMl M Asvrttalnf DwrtMl 17 Cwvolatiea Duutanl 17 fill AmchM Rapcrt SUMCRIPTIOM PRICCi PareM to aaVaaoa. mT It. la Moat ... DM Tkrse Mratba ...... tl.TI Oh Moat I A Oa Week I .1 . taml the Poatofftc at Ita Men. Hank Cefauaa, aa MaoaC-alaae latlar. All waaUrMd eeaimoaiaatkma will ka rejected. No maotMripU will he r tana on law aeeempaaied kr eeUia THEjNEWS AND OBSERVER ' SATURDAY MORNINC, FEBRUARY 17, 1917. THIRTEEN. MORNING IONIC ; (Charles Darwin.) ! If I had to live-my life again I weald bars made a rule to read come poetry and listen to soms music' at leut one vry week ; (or perhaps tha parte of My brain bow atrophied would that hav beea kept ectiv through use. Tha Joe of theao testes ia a Ion of happl on and may possibly ba injurloua to tha intellect, and mora probably to tha moral character by enfeebling tha emo tional part of our aatnra. UNC1.E WALT MASON Including today there ar Just thir ty a day ia which tha General Aaseav My of North Carolina will be la ses sion aa a paid body. If it eoacludaa to go ahead with work afterward it will be with ao salaries for ite msmbers. There ehould be a speeding tip of matter, for maay important measure are yet to be givea attention. It i evident that from bow on there will have to be longer aetaioaa, with theee perhaps taking place morning, after aoon and night. With loel legisla- tioa all diapoeed of in tha first week of the session the work that ia bow In hand ehould have" been further on the way to finality. Thia paper haa heretofore called at tention to tha anmber of bills intro duced ia both the Houae aad the Baa ate which had the appearance of belnf loeal IcfiiUtloa. Yesterday Speaker Murphy appointed a committee to la vestigat the calendar and throw eat all the bill that appear to the aom mitte to be ia contravention to the amendment! relating to loeal legialatioa adopted at tha election ia November. This ia a wiie atep. It I reported that more than ssventy of aueh billa have already been found. There ia enough State-wide legiala tioa to keep tha General Aaaembly buy till tha eloea of tha session, parka p be yond it And with today there remains bat thirteen working day. Speed op should be the rule. MeekWabarg acwaty aemetartee be re pealed. The matter f thia law waa aot known to the people ef that reaaty, aad tt ir reit y tkece tat pretest that a great injustice te then ia feaad ia the act The MeekWabarg delegation ehoejld aak for tha repeal ef the law. Aad eoa eeraiag thia here ia what took place with regard te a like law enacted which affected HUlebore, Ia that tew there i a cemetery for aegreeav A bill te have the bodie removed ta another place waa In trod need aad paaaai. There came a proteet from Hillebcre, Becaoae of thia pretest Ue introducer ef the bill aaked iu repeal That ia what waa doae for a aegre cemetery at Hillabero. Should net the delegation free Mochleabarg eoanty now aak for the repeal of the law which affeeta alike the white aad the ategre cemeteries of Mecklenburg county t JUSTICE FOE PUBUSERS. PLAN TO PREVENT MORE LEAKS ANY Adopt ding Resolutions Employment Newspaper Men Kew Tork, Feb. 16. Measure aimed te prevent a recurrence of the Pries Ident'i peace note "leak" incident were voluntarily takca here today by the ROCKINGHAM PLANNING CXTSMf IYB ROAD BUILDING (Special to Tha Neva ! OluapMt.i Beidville, Feb. lAr-Oa hundred and thirty-fir and five-tenth mile of good roads are to be constructed ia this county I All that tha K..I . .;.. Forbid-1 aloner are waiting en la. the properly sifc-nea petition, which, ef coarse, mean that, righte-ef-way, top-solL St, must be given gratis. -Twe hundred thousand dollar will be used in building coed roads. A splendid, boainoss-lik meeting of in inrmera or Boekingham county was neia Wednesday ef thia wsek at Went worth. Thia waa a resumption of the sojourned meeting ef January 20th, but of J I THE MANEATER, I I . ' ' imneea has a aavage pap, aad I t Vha it aeee a stranger, It seems te ! 1 rtofc hlra aa, aad pnt hi life ; la daager. With smiling eye Jame J Jlmaaea ewe wheae'er abroad he aalliea, the people ahlaaiag a the tree, or "., aprlating down the atleye. Some mora iag lame vtrt call hts deg. and rail aad whutl walaly) It will he deader thaa l m lag, aad eat of baalaeaa, plainly. ' m angry victim ef ite Jawa will feed ' It deadly bittern, aad whoop aroand with . dew heeaaa he alow that went ef erlt tare. If strangs how maay take de ,lk 'ag grtef te ether, who am te work, la fooUeh eelte, against all men aad brothere. If strange be. ' arAnna Altanv aw.ak at ua 1. . . .1 m-rwwm mm I. Wp WBire SMSI NO INCREASED POSTAGE. Good new It la to tha newspaper of the country that there is to be a In- ercaax in the poetage rata for the publications. Aad it should be good news to th people generally, for It is becaoae of th present ratee of post age oa aewspaper that it ia possible to famish tbera to subscribers at such subscription price as now prevail. Th newspaper has com te' be a rrrogaiaed part of bom Ufa. It4erve the peei ia many way. It Serve the government. If there ia a reasonable r'.e of postage due to any, it is due te the aewspapers of th country. If the postage rate had been iaereaaed by Con great the 'access! ty of Increasing the rate of subscription is obvious. Following aa amendment to the post- offie bill introduced oa Thursday by tator Bmoot. of Utah, for a ene cent i ste on drop letters, he coupled with this another amendment offered by Sen ator Bryan, of Florida, by whieh poet-, ago rate oa newspapers aad magaaiaes would be Increased fifty per eeat this Intense, and ceases language naughty. And why should any fellow wish te ge forth seeking treWble? We hsv eaoagh unasked, edsftsht Why try te make It eleabler We have t treat ear neigh. hn wslLaei oa their rents be tread ing, or utia aid world in which w dwell will furnish rocky aleddlag. Memorandum for the General Assem bly i "Judge not that be not judged." yif r, the rate to be made one and half and two eenta a pound. Th adop tion of this aiusndrasnt would have brought a groat hardship upon the papers. Yesterday th Senate, on motion of Senator Lodge, eliminated thia pro. vision from the poatofflc bilL This was oa a point of order that aueh amendment had bo place in th measure under tha role of th Senate. This That the aewapriat paper manofae- tnrer hav found that they will not be permitted to rua rough chad ever the publisher of th eeuatry ia recognised by th waa u facta re ra la their offer mad yesterday te agree te prfeea ef aewsprint paper from the trot ef March to the first ef September ef this year fixed by th Federal Trad Oeaa misaioa. v That there haa eome each aa offer la due to th activity ef the newspaper publishers aad th t ho roagh going In vestigation mad' by -the Federal Trad Commissi oa. Th work ef thee brought forth such testimony aa to evi dences of a conspiracy to raise price among the newsprint paper manufac turers that th Department of Justice of the United State took np tha mat ter, while la New Tork the grand jury also begta aa lavestigatioav Tha proposal bow being eeasidsred by th Federal Trade Com mission ia a to whether or aot the offer ef the u com print manufacturer te seO at pHeea to be fixed by th Commiaalon ehall be ac cepted. Though the newsprint manu facturers specifically deay that there ha beca any eeaipiraey t raise the price ef paper, yet it ia manifest that their offer in accept priera found to be Just by the Federal Trade Commiseioa ia a virtual admiasion that they aav Nee a making extortionate chargea. Firat of all wa hope that the Federal Trade Commiaaloa will take aueh atep a will protect tha aewraaper fraea th present extortionate price. Bee we ef rtiese over a tbousaad aewspaper have been forced te ge eat ef bvsUsse, Cob tinued high price will drive ether paper to th wall Bight aow the pwb lie ia maay parte ef the eeuatry haa V vl. .... u v. M I --""""u aaeei ,.3 Zw Tf ?h. tfU. was much larger at the tk. k-.j ..".' Ti.. Sntlierlng aad th fsrmsrs were e TtZ hr5 thcre to d business. That business employment by exchange brokerage wu d .tterted by the fact that houses of newspaper men to give them .ii,.n-7 " ... u , i.i . jM. . PP"etions wsr handed ia before rdrD or.nd!r0rplo7;.nt ! If MlMMt,Hi f thli Dnu " lha nl. . : . -Illfi' a i k. . .i. 7 ' kVv ror Wongs ths aasretary of the O. olutioa aaid. "by a member of the New K AnsocUtion aad Mr. F. a Walkr. Tore wloek eiehsnn. or h his firm ... . . V ' . . v...ii ' .j, I ' rm xremoastratioa Agent for our detrlmeatel to the interest or welfare ef th exchange." The resolution pointed out that the investigation of the House rule com mittee into th "leak" brought out that certain member of the exchange em ployed newspaper men for that purpose. Thia referred to evidence adduced at Washington that E. F. Hutton A Co, broker, received advene information oa the peace note from a newspaper maa employed by F. A. Connolly A Co, th Hutton firm's Washington corre spondent enabling them and their cus tomers to anticipate th break in the market that reeolted when the not wa mad public a total of S100.000 should mark th firat application from our county under tae recent act. Among thois who were at the meet- Ing wa Mr. F. & Millsap, of States vllle, who earn especially to address the meeting upon the workine of the Federal Farm Loan Aet. MOUNT AIRY BRIEFS Negro Slayer Get Tn Yean Boy Back Pre the Borden, (Special to The Now and Obaerver.) Mount Airy, Fen, !. Oscar Mitchell the negro who killed Will Reynolds, also colored, just after Christmas wa The "J. U I" mentioned in testimony ri B"J P0 an1 n BAD NECBO ABBESTEA yesterday waa definitely established to day aa being Jesse L. iivermore, a well known speculator. The testimony show ad that "J. L. L." was carrying at the tim of tha "leak" a s7.000.000 or 18, 000,000 short Interest Oliver Hnrriman, broker, the witness who told of this ac count, refused to divulge the owner's nam. House Committee Bill To Raise Revenues (Cea tinned from Page Oae.) Mitchell, Avery and Yancey counties. By request. ' . H. B. 1173. MrBee, to proteet the tri county fair at Bprue Pines. H. R 117. Me Bee, to provide for th disposition of waste from the mine in Mitchell county. H. B. 1175, Coffey, an act to amend chapter 113 public, laws of 191S, rela tive to the board of trustees of th Appalachian Training School. II. B. 1179, Davis, to regulate th sal or barter of vinous, spirituous or in toxicating liquor in Dare eounty. H. B. 1177. Brock, to authorize th auditing of book of various eounty officials of Davie eounty. H. 11. 1178. Brock, to amend the law of 191$ aboliihlng road commissions. H. B. 1179, Brock, to rive the people to the State Penitentiary at Baleigb for ten year. The big, new echbel building on th R. S. Gilmer place ia now occupied by the higher grades of th city school. The now building reflect great credit upon the town. The military company at thi rtlae. having returned from the Bio Grande on the Mexican border, is now scat C : J. I tered about town and the boy are siek- The soldier all look fat and well and Kiy they have been well eared for by i nele Ham aince they left Mount Airy, They are expecting to b ealled Into vrviee again almost any day. While thoy are free they are disposed to go n work at almost anything that present Itself. The city , authorities hav combined 'h' office of town clerk and city tax eollector "into one and employed Mr. McDonald, of Rocky Mount, to do the work. 8omo of th big furaiture factories are again running day and nipht oa account of so mnny order eomlng in from many different mate. I action relieves the kente aitnatlnn whirl, ureal Britain te bow trying to get a carried a grt threat to th news boea forced to nar hurher nber!ntion of tt a"nt 40 ot oa local rates htttanac at ik. hi, i. j Bxearore applying to Davie eounty. ratea bMau ef the high price for H R U80i Wrlfhtt to lntTtm th, aewsprint paper, the prteee charged by number of trustees of th University. th manufacturer being equivalent to H. B. 1181, Bogen, to Incorporate the highway robbery. Holiness Church In Clay eounty. N mt. !.. i. Amm k. tk. wvji B- 1182 Oriet, to amend chapter Jl ? l . ? M 6f PubUo Uw ' 1913 eral Trade Commission the Department te tax levies. of Justice should eoatiane ite iavestiga- H. B. 1183, Orier. to require Insur- tion. aad if it ia shown that thm kaa ae' Commissioner to pay fee and II- bee. a e,.splry l SSSZZ Zl Iln on all the peeping periscopes. Vnn"Ti C your gun, get your gun," ia now the popular song with th Ameri can mercantile marine, War hurt and help. The export of Irish lina from the Emerald Isle was 10,000,000 more in lUfi than iu 1915. The latest is that the Colonel will go -to Jamaica. EvldentlyHic want ginger up. Henry Ford is the modern day ex ample of the desire to bo. "first in peaes u4 nrst in war." paper of th country. W are glad to i say that for thia session the prospects ar that th fight to ineert thi pro vision i over. Such an aetioa would hav been absolutely unjust to the newspapers and th public ON A. AND M. GBOCNDS. Tha General Assembly should put it foot down on any proposition to erect a new building for the Department of Agriculture on the present site. The joint committee on agriculture yesterday afternoon heard argument! for and against the proposition, hut finding that there were too few mem- to increase th price ef. aewsprint ra defiance ef the anti-tract law there should be punishment. Aad beaidea thia tha maaafaetarert who may he found to have go aged th newspaper publishers ihouid be forced te disgorge eons of ute of limitation applying to deeds of trust. H. B. 1185, Breeee. to provide for licensing public cotton gin. u. H. 1180, Breecs, to regulate the ue or seed cotton. IL B. 1187, Love, te create and estah- &0LDSBORO TtTWNJ OTTT AMATEUR PERFORMANCE (Artec?! to The New and Obaervwr.) Ooldsboro Feb. IS. Th whole city seemed to tnrn out tonight to witne a "ley rendred by loeal talent "The Wishing Ring" riven under th ans- nicei of the Goldnboro graded school. The plav was a greet sueeess, playing to standing room. All tickets were sold enrly in the day. The play was full of humorous situations, and afforded aa evening of rare pleasure to the large audience. A feature of the p!y was a apeelaKy dance given by little Mis Larlee Rieyea, six years old, who did her part graee- rnlly and won prolonged applause from tnc audience. ARTHUR WOOTEN. Tebaeeo Bayer, Well Know Threagh Enatera Carolina, Die. (Special to The New and Observer.) Ooldsboro. Feb. 16. Mr. Arthnr their ill-gotten nrolta. All that I naked I County Assemblies and impose cer-1 Wooten, well known throughout Ist uunrs. i rrn Carolina as n ropaceo Buyer, aiea . o. una, wuaoa. relative to Traa ..'If the United Btnte Congres nuts through that bon.-dry' law it will stop l T . ' , the -leak" in the whiLcy 1! H n J M" e,taa Just at this junctur we are led to inquire as to what ha become o the gg ana me Doyeott T . Ky the publishers ef aewspaper te that they receive jostle ia the- charge for newsprint. Their view la that by reason it th war tha newsprint paper annaa 'scturers have adraaecd the price f paper withbirt jvstifieattea, that the aaat f manufacturing haa not increaaed. In securing the present offer of eon reesion frota th nrwwptint maanfae 'nrers the aewspapernaen ef North Car- aylvania county. H. a 1189. KKtreTI. t Amend sec tion 3366 and 3907 of th Bevisal of H. B. UD0, McLendon. to authorize the commissioner of Tyrrell to levy a specisj tax. By request. H. B. 1191, McLendoa. th earn. U. B. 1192, Farrish. to renovate and repair the State CanitoL H. B. 1193, Grant of Onslow, to amend lina have rnder4 ervlee. Both thai chapter 1906 of th Bevisal of 1005, rel to taka action after' going into execu tive session. Another meeting haa been ealled for Tnesday morning at nine o'elock. "Capitol building." says the Charlotte T dB rnraB, Pted la favor Observer. "Capitol" aad "baiMinr't h UM of prBt aiU was that am " I . A I 1 1 . a. a a wner ar w "at'l Present dsy popular pastime Swat ting the newspapers. The newsprint Taper trout and members ef Congress are both at it Ko, dear Paulina, it will not be poa aiblc to hav any law passed to regulate th appeadlx. The surgeons will con tinue to cut up about it. Ia view of the fact thai after awhile w will have th baseball season with us w arise to protest against any law to prevent strike. : Th 'Hofcatioa ef the Tarrtrwdal Axaenean hy Germany brought to i arrow margin th "evert act" poaiUok of the Ualted Btatea, of accessibility, It being argued ia op position that with a buildiag at th A. and M. College -thi would be very nearly a accessible to visitor to the city, that there was ao deair to re mov . th. mnseun . from it city en vironment. - 1 The point mad for th placing of a new building on th A. and M. Col lege grounds wore that th college and th department ahouid be clow together because of tha almilarity of th work of each, that there would be n cost for th alt, that th Stat would thea have a piece of property worth 1100,000 ia the city aad could afford the funds to North Caroliaa Pre Association and h Afteraooa Newspaper lassciattoa have beca active In the matter. It it the Ptate Newspaper Iastitute of th Vorth Carolina Prea Asaociatioa at Tiapcl Hill that there were steps takca 'o present to the Federal Trade Com mission and the Department ef Jostle he evidences ef there being a eca piracy te raise prteea, Mr. H. B. Tar- ativ to Judgec f Buosrior Court. H. B. 1194, Klser. to prohibit chara- I ing a greater rate of Interest thaa alx per cent. H. B. 1195. Dardea. te amend chapter ok or tne puDiie law of 1900 and to t a hospital in this city last night He had been a patient there for aeveral week. He la surrived by hi wif, two chil dren Mis Lillian and Sterling Wooten; two brothers. Messrs. Shade Wooten, of LaGrange, and T,, A. Wooten, of Mount Olive, two sisters and hi aged mother. The remsins, accompanied by friends and relatives In thi city were taken to Laurange thi axtemoon for interment In the family burying ground In that town. REV. LEE M'BRIDE WHITE ACCEPTS CALL TO SHELBY, Monroe PcHee Have Boon TreUlag Teen - Davis a Year. '. (Special t The Nw aad Observer.) Monroe, Peh. 18. On the afternoon of February 13, 1918, Mr. W. H. Outen at that time a merchant In th city waa hot la th head aad assaulted with th butt of th gun with whieh he had been ahot Maay pcopl have aaipeeted Tom Davis, a negro, aa having guilty Knowledge oz th affair and th valiant police officer ef thi city hav host a hot trail after him sinee hi departure from the city en th night ef the aa aault They have trailed, him throua-h South Carolina aad Georgia te Florida aad yesterday h wa arrested ia St. Augustine, after h had mad aa escape from th chain-gang ia Savaaaah, On. Previous to bis going to Georgia he naa roooea a Jewelry stor in Southern Pin, N. CL. and h will be taken an that towa tomorrow to answer tha charge, after which k will b brought ra aaonro oy ta ofBeer ia aa attempt io eiear in mviierv in Unten'a eua. Mr. Cliffdrd Fowler, of th loeal police fore, located Davis In Florida aad will receive the SS0 rward offered by Soutli em x-iues. After the assault Outea waa taken to a hospital ia Charlotte, where he remained aeveral week In aa ss- oaaciou eondltioa. H haa asvtr been able to giv any informs tioa a ta tha ctreumitaae of hi misfortna and th anowMdg that Davis mar noaaaaa la awaited with much anxiety. WILMINGTON CONVOCATION MEETS AT RED SPRINGS (Special to The News and OImtm, A a opringa, reo. it). The Wilming ton Convocation of the Diocese of East ern Caroliaa haa be a in aeeaioa at St Stephen's Church thi week. Th meet ing wa opened by a sermon by Bt Kev. tuoma u, uarsi. BUbop of th Dio , who ia vry popular ia Bed Spring. Among th other ministers in attendance were Archdeacon Nooe, Dean Heald, Eev. Archi T. Boogher, Bev. J. a Moody, Bev. Mr. Qrlbben and Bev. Mr, Nooe. Among the delegate we-e noted Mrs. Bonner, of Now Bora, president ef the women's work ia the Diocese; Mrs. Mary James, Mrs. James F. Woolvin, Mr. Adams, Miss LeOraad, Mis Lati mer and Mia Graham, of Wllmlnvtnn . Mia Robena TUlinghast, Mr. Leigh ton Busk and Mrs. Wosten, of Fay etteville. Mis Tilllnghaat waa the guest of Mia Carolina Bervln at Flora Macdoaald College while attending th Convocation. Celebrate Goldea Wedding. (8pecial to The New and Obrvr " Angler, Tab. 16. 3Ir: and Mr Jam. A. Adam, ef New Kennebec, eelebrxtr their goldea wedding on Wednes.' evening, aU of their children being r . ent except one son. who live in Ok: home. There wcr twenty-four grand children present. About S o'clock all repaired to th dining room whr a bountiful tapper waa nerved, after which game were participated la bv th grandchildren, while th older member of tbcfamily very pleasantly passed the time by swapping stories of by-gon days. Music waa furnished by Mr. B. u. rage, tne iter tiddler. , Those present to enjoy th oeeaaion were: Joseph A. Adams, Mr. aad Mm. C. 8. Adams, Mr. aad Mr, J. R. A dam a. air. ana airs. r. B. Adams, Mr. L. F. Adams, Mr. and Mr. P. B. Adam. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Harvel aad Mis Emma Adam, together with all tha araadehil. area except four. RAILROADS TO DO jULL PART Their Resources Placed at Dis posal of The Government in The Event of War (Special to The Newa aad Obeervwr.1 Monroe. Feb. IS The reaimatina at permit the board of comminioaer to Rev- Le McBrlde Whit a pastor of increase th pensions of Confederate I tn' Fi,,t baptist church will be accepted veterans. H. B. 1198, Nolan, to amend chapter 63S public law of 1919, relative to th account of officer of Haywood eounty. n. u. im, mat noon, to consolidate cr, of Lexlagtoa. belag chairman of Igame law In Iredell. ho committee aad making th charge I B. B. 1198, Pearson, to amend ehap- wlth regret by the congregation of that church Sunday, Mr. Whit having ac cepted a call to the First Baptist church In Shelby, to which field ho will To on March 1st. Mr. White cam to Monro in October, 1914, from Georgia and naa proven himself a forceful, en which Impreci the rprt !" ' WIS. relaUv to prftie ptor aad preacher and all de- w . i ... v. v.... ... , i mmWWVU CUUQ' I , . . , .vw 'ice. It is a glad thing te haow that ty. Introduced by request. acre is now iignt oreaning ia ta aiv H. B. 1199, Pearson, to repeal ehap uation which k proving rnlneua to th tor 353 public law of 1915, relative to lewspaper ef th country, aad that Jry cf th clerk of the court ia here is to be a radudioa la the eoet ef j newsprint' IN ELECTORAL VOTES. That there la a growing recognition n tha r4.ht fit . v. L. rct . .w building on th college by tt u mbf Caswell eounty. Introduced bv re-1 auewt. Th House adjourned until ton 'crock today. INTERNATIONALS TO OPEN SEASON APRIL 17 nd iuigu WB-db appelated j. b. grounds, that the location of the build- Statoa la which womea hav been mad pnt them ant of heala by a big Jump u in ex or aoctag. thea. why mat for the I M aVaa Aiiaa aallaasa awnWcaam Jaa tJ vM ... v..Vw rvlMUv wvuv prgv ... . m. - A MM I aaww. .Wall IT Ml vi-wiajit, UW VWVAVJ IWfVI fj n9 Th. .nwn af thta ,..tr, wiH far-.ra .1 tha Bute Ti'.k. .,.7""-." ITiU' BLVTrl. TSZZ J!?..! aw - a a . . I Mil mm asiVaaaam sa.ay aam I . -w 1 "mvn, wno ined to -r" w I ivUm.,!- l la the hope ef maay of th frleadsl .a . . " were win ol wi.vnvi. w l ,v m I J " m WNsay cftaay wvauTICIaaar VmW M CVBH I deatial ballot tpoa women thero are aow fourteen. 8tate which east 120 ole. torn! vote in which woman vote for the President. Thia la nearly onrthird f th eatir electoral vote cf th and far mere than half th a amber of I Senator MeOia now Urew an edn catioaal bill lata the ring which calls for a chang la the. matter af elcctlag onaty board of education. Bat thea oola la aiway ascded for shaag. . Th Decs osra tic platfona adopted at reached aa agreement by which the col lege ground will e salscted aa th alt for a new building. That ia the proper plac for It. WBT NOT EEPEAL ITf There ha been passed at the preasat MawtmrAlaMa .r an. -o.ry u nut ape. u.i la Mecklenburg eo.aty which haa aron am trm aa to mea." The Deaaoerati I d a atens at r,r.t ew -.-.. majority la th North Caroliaa Eca I argajaiaaUoa of Charlotte, In thia th r - --"tuc I iolninar. A State-wido meaanre along the asm I Ma aa th Mecklenburg eounty bill waa given aa anfavorabl report' by Hons Jadleiary Committoa Re. I, aad i i new Bought that tho law affceUag party. wawanwaamwamwaawawawamB rdaj for th 11 of "Boae-Dry," TTher there' aot a drop of corn , Nor a miitgilam of old rye, ' i T' oU actk g-cte) mar f ejslorav . roe in regret at hi leaving the city. GREENVILLE HARDWARE STORE MAKES ASSIGNMENT. (Special to Th New and Observer.. Greenville, Fb. 1.Th Carr A At kin Hard war Company, a local eoa eern doing a general hardware bnslness nere, haa made a general assignment ef lltoc for the benefit of the ere.lltor. Newark. N. J- Feb. 18.-Th. I.tar, iZ: .T-JTl national Lcagu baaeballaeaaon-will J the ereditAva. n,. oi.l IftBLV 1 Dm I Onmeiaa w aaa I J A a. m m . c , Vr I " wwu w urn aronaia xout rieWIK- MOB- I fNAHaan HIAV 1t-t.lt ... fivaavml an. IWv.... ..J m la.. ml " W1VA1 lASUlUVlCTSI W Ul iBr oantofcn thou-nd dolUra. adopted at the league meeting hero to- WlllUm H. Eton Dead. V"!? 11 famcawaa Special to The New. aad Obaerrer.)' arraagea ana win oc made public reb-l ureenaboro, Feb. 16VWilliam H roary L All of the clubs were rep-1 Stone died thia morning at the home ret"l . I of hi eon. W. H. 8tonv. Jr- asred 7B unnwiw .nn w nsa mu ran xi was a native of Granville the I the t the aatr a. tk. a...- i- k,..t: Tl VT. w,wr fram. th..oojial mSiW;B.mv' from. th-,enal auflrag. State. bored IL Sine tho North Dak eta haa added five votea and Ohio twenty four, thU briaging the tctal to 12ft. What th figure will grow to ia 1920 la yet to bo eu And the taatimoay fat that tho women are Previa wwrthv of tho ballot, Aayono owght to knew that thia would prove to bo the Aad It now look aa If wo will have ta again roea the horde into Mexico. America Aaaociatioa club was an-1 conntr. and had llrt at v.rl.. ivwa. aaa bow await ratioeauoa by I in Wilmington. Durham aad Raleigh aaaociatioa at it annoal mwetina In hi carl nr. v. . M.n.. . i &aaa yiry repruary 14. the Balctgh aad Gaston. Bailroad. He The precideat ef th Buffalo, Roches. I was admirer! .nit ln1 .. vapfvhM ' K. ciaocr ww wwmw w onw' i mvmmuat: reel w a ror inc coming yvar. Preaideat Draper, of the -Providence BROWN MOUNTAIN PASSES ' crab, today cold hi player-manager, TO U. GOVERNMENT Daro Shean. to the Clnelanati Natieaala. "- ! . : ... .Lft- (BpociaJ to Th New and Oboervcr.) vrTA2 vDEAvW BD"W. Morgaaton, F.b. ld.-Browa Moua Vav rb, baaketball game tain, of W mysterious light fame, was fuU of enap and pretty ahootlag Vasa. included la the recent purchases of thi afternoen, downed Aberdeen by the meuntaia land bought la thi aectioa eoro of 17 to 11. Th featare of th by tho government, It ia being hoped Jh"A aheotinr on the hero that government clentiste will be P1 .J?? v25" P1 " iavertigat the light, aad, aolv l" aayatory that haa ha a baffling., in of Creel for Abordna. EXTRA GUARDS AT STANDARD OIL PLANT AT WILMINGTON (Special ta The Newa aad Ohasrver . Wilmington. Feb. 18. Extra raaxda nave oeen stationed at the loeal dia. tributing station of the Standard Oil Company, although official have re fused to discuss why it was thought necessary 10 tale tbl St CD in view of tne fact that Wilmington, like the rest of the country, ia quietly awaiting th development that hav been looked for aince diplomatic relation were broken with Germany. CoL Walker Tavlor. collector of customs, issued a statement this morning to th effect that there waa nothing new so far aa thi district i concerned, and that he had not raw eelved additional order from Wash ington in aeveral days. Monroe Pcopl Oa Forelga Trip. (Speeial to The News and Obcsrvcr.) Monro, Feb. 18. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Stack, of this city, who. arc touring abroad, write to friend from aboard the Caaadian-Australasiaa. Boyal Mail Line steamer from Honolulu to New Zealand, that from the latter place they expect to go to Australia aad thence to India, China, Japan and thea bach te North Carolina, reaching Monroe about May 1st. Mr. Stack ia oae of the leading attorney ef tha Monroe bar and oa of th progressiva mea of tha eooaty. MEMORIAL SERVICE IN HONOR OF THE LATE JUDGE DOUGLAS CBy The Asaociated PreaO Nrw Tork.- Feb. 16V Th railroad of th United State today informed Presi dent WUaoa that tho noooreoa of their organization are at tho disposal of tho government In the event of war. Official of IS roada were appointed a special committee of aatioaal defense. President Fairfax Harrison, of the Southern Railway, being k.i.n He the chairman Of thav eommitto formed by the railroad but fall to ex pedite the transportation of troona ta th border, whieh will bo upplementod by tho committee named today. v. w. Atteroury. vice-president of A Pennsylvania Bailroad. cent tha telegram" to Preaideat Wilson notifying him of tha action of th rail way. The committee waa aamed toa a meeting of the American Railway As sociation's executive committee and will aet ander the dlrecUoa of President Wilson's National Council for Defease Daniel O. Wizard, president of the Bal timore and Ohio, and a citiaen mem ber of the council ia eharaw af traaa. portation- aad communication, will aet la aa advisory capacity both for tho aw committee and for tha eonne.il tat Ue raJlrood' preparedBOM meaaurea, ueographieal division waa mad of the country corresponding with tho four army department, aad a aub-oommlttee of railway head wa appointed for each territory, the headquarter of each te bo ia or Bear tho city where tha com mander's headquarter ta located. In the southern depart B. Scott, pres ident of Southern Pacific lines In Taaaa aad Louisiana I chairman ; B. F. Bath, receiver of Missouri Pacific; a E. Sehaff, receiver of Missouri, Ejusaa aad Txaa, ar ku associate, At th meeting today there waa ao dissuasion of th work which tho govern ment might call upon the roada ta An The aow committee will meet in Wash ington aa aoon a the council for na tional defence wish, it waa stated, pro pared to assure the Federal body that the roada will cany out instruction faithfully. Facing Criminal Action Paper Makers Decide To Make Price Reasonable (CaaUancd from Pago Owcw) (Speeial to The New and Observer.) ureeaiboro, Feb, Ifiv The Guilford county Bar will hold a memorial aerv ice in honor of the late Judo Dona-laa mo courxnous in ureenaboro, North uaroltna, February 22nd. at twelve o ciocg boob. A memoir of th Judge will be read aad appropriate addressee naoa. Th bar ef North Carolina and tae puoiie generally are cordially in vnca to oo present. WORK. COMMENCES ON ' ... NEW HOTEL AT MONROE. (Special to The New aad Oharr A Monroe. Feb. 18 Work becaa vector. lay oa the oxeavatioa for the aew alOO.. nocei ana Mat bulldina? ta ha invt. ed oa the corner of Franklin aad Main street. Th brick aad aom other ma terial have beca placed for the erection or tuts structure. Tho sommercial nulldlng adjoining thi and that ef raarp Hardware Company will besia construction within th next few day. : .; Wadeehore Item. Wadesboro Pah. 16V H. HL MeLca don and B. M. Covington have formed a copartnership for the praetioe of law. The- former-k-long tiewu-vrsxtieter Hiiail4b?4UItUftiC. - 1. graduate of wake fftr -,- . --..' The eounty teachers at a meetinar re cently held hero made arrangemcate i or e eounty commeneement whlrk will be held on Thnradav aleht anA Friday March X9tk aad toth. ' " Locates la AlhmmarM. " - Special to Th New and Observer.) Aioemariw, rwo, iOi Attorney Mack . Spears, who' has been eraetleiaw kia prefaasioa la Charlotte for soma tiaaa. haa located in AJbomule, creased cost of production of otaadard newsprint paper In th United State during th period of time commencing March 1, 1917. and ending September 1, 1017, over the cost of production of newsprint paper tn the United (States during th year It 18. "(b) What price per handred peaad at th mill would bo a fair aad reason able priee for the aale of each paper for a la the Uaited State during th aforesaid period of time, from March 1, 117, to September 1,1117; taking into consideration such inereaard coat of production nnd other renditions affect ing respective manufacturers which, the commiaaloa may deem pertinent at this time. It ia agreed by the manufactarera that they will carry out all existing contract even If at price lower thaa those fixed by the eom mission, aad that with respect to contracts whieh ar for higher price, reductioaa will bo mad. Further important clauses in the wrona. sition ar these: - "Aad each ef the nndaraianaA An hereby agree that it will, ao far aa lie la Ite power, limit each contract mr- eher to his necessary reqalromeats only, and aell to, Ite customer recpee uvely who have ao OOBtraeta ouffleleat paper to meet their nee canary require ments only during aaid period ef time at a prie aot la excess of tho amount found, fixed aad determined bv tha red. eral Trade Commission to be a fair aad reaeoaable maximum price on seek paper. "And th undersianed does nhaa aaraa nd bind Itself to co-operate with the Federal Trade Commission in carrying out any plan approved bv the jDommla. . Ion to bring about th distribution of newsprint paper for th purpaao of a curing prompt and effective relief to the small pobtiahr ef tha nlkal State and which will enable sack email ' puMianers tnrougn co-operative baying, to secure their newsprint poser at practically the same price aa that which is hereinuader to bo enjoyed by the larger publisher, duo provision belag. made for any additional eoet -of distri bution. New publisher shall not bo charged more than aaid maximum priee so found, fixed aad determine b the Federal Trade CommiaaioB, daring aaid1 period of time. "And each of the andersimati while aot admitting H. but en tho contrary expresaly denying, that aay law has beca violated by H. doe acvarthelaaa - hereby agree that tho Federal Trade Commission may if it fade it aceeaaary or advisable proceed forthwith to make reoommcadatioaa for the- rcadjastmeat ef ita business ia order that it may maintain ita orgaaixetloa manacvnBiaat and conduct of bn si nose ba aonrdsawi with the law." Jary Cawtlnnea InvcatlgaUcm. New Tork. Feh. 18. Bainbrldwa Calk aad Mark Hynaa, special proeceater ia ' charge of the Federal grand Jury in vastigatlea to demand whether tho hltrh cost of print paper te doe to criminal violation of the Sherman anti trust law. ' tonight assumed that th iavcctigatioa would aoatiaua. They said they had re ceived be instructions to withdraw th inquiry. The Jury has boea naked to report again oa Monday, -k . Two officer of th Nwprlat Manu faetarer' Aaaociatioa wwra hefara tk. Jury today. They were Robert M. Houk, aaaistaat aacretary. and U B. Lockhead AWSAral. nianages aad eashieiwTB gov-.. cpiuboiiwi im'U'H'ji'ii'Jiips lissms'i go enil ii y -: -tttettiritr W'Kinpttot'18xmtmiimi& Aaaociatioa, aa orgaaUation of 8 com- " 1 paaioe or indivit jaic : . DAVIDSON DEFEATS 1 CWLFORD ONE POINT (Bpeeial to The Newa and Obaervw.) Stateaville. Fob. ItL-Davidana lego baaketball team defeated tho Gnil- rora uueg team oa the Btatecville floor tonighl hy a aeoro of 19 to XA,
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