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Wkt THE CHATHAM RECORD H. A. London EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance THE CHATHAM RECORD Rates of Advertising One Square, one insertion - - $1.00 One Square, two insertions x - $1.50 One Square, one month - - $2.50 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts will be made. VOL. XXXVIII. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, NOVEMBER 10, 1915. NO. 14. In if 4V u ' 4V iSV 4VTHV IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER Happenings of This and Other Nations Fcr Seven Days Are Given. THE NEWS JTHE SOUTH What Is Taking Place in the South- land Will Be Found in Brief Paragraphs. Foreign The defeat of the Greek government in the chamber of deputies at Athens and the consequent resignation of the Zaimis cabinet is the latest sensation afforded by the Balkans. The Chile chamber of deputies has adopted a bill providing for the set tlement by arbitration of all disputes arising between the United States and Chile. The Swedish government has de cided to distribute the Nobel prizes as follows: Physics, Thomas A. Edi son and Nikola Tesla; literature, Ro- main Rolland, rFench; Hendrix Pon- toppidan and Troels Lund, Danes, and Verner von Heidenstam, a Swede; chemistry, Prof. Theodor Sxedberg. Yochihito, emperor of Japan and the 122nd head of the Japanese imperial house after the first emperor, Jimmu, whose reign began 2575 years ago, left Tokio for Kioto to make his state en try into the capital of his forefathers and there formally accede to the throne of the Empire of the Rising Sun. The Roumanian government has de cided to abolish the prohibition on the export of grain in carloads. The measure is interpreted here as a re opening of navigation on the Danube, w hich enables Bulgarian grain to com pete with Roumania in Austria and Germany. A serious negro uprising is reported in the Danish West Indies. Both the United States and Denmark have been asked to send warships. General Villa has delivered his long expected attack on the Carranza gar rison at Agua Prieta. A United States soldier was shot through both thighs by a Carranza soldier, but not seri ously wounded. The German steel output during September, according to the Overseas News agency, was 1,174,350 tons, as against 1,158,702 tons in August. The daily output was 45,167 tons in Sep tember, as against 44,566 tons in Au gust Domestic The Florida liquor law has been up held in the state supreme court The net profit of the Panama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco is an nounced as nearly a million and a half dollars. President Wilson's automobile struck and injured a small boy while the I president was motoring to the Penn-1 sylvania station in New York to catch his train for Washington. The boy apparently was more frightened than injured. Because of his wild infatuation for his landlady, West M. Barnes, a trav eling salesman, shot and killed him self in Atlanta, Ga., and would have probably killed the woman in the case it she had not leaped from a window. It is announced in New York City that at least five hundred thousand dollars have been expended 'in carry ing out alleged German plots in this country to prevent war munitions from reaching the allies. This is the statement made by one of the officials investigating the cases of Robert Fay, who claimed to be a German army lieutenant, and five alleged accom plices. The mayor and vice mayor of Mem phis whom the people are trying to oust made "legal admission" of the allegations upon the suits were based, and announced that they would take the matter to the state supreme court, and would demand a trial by jury, the chancery court having denied that course. Half of the $200,000 fund sought to take the Democratic and Republican national conventions to Chicago has been raised, and a committee of busi ness men has opened a two-weeks' campaign to raise another hundred thousand dollars. Returns show that McCall (Rep.) was elected governor of Massachu setts. The state-wide prohibition amend ment was rejected in Ohio. But the "drys" gained considerably over the last election. Emerson C. Harrington (Dem.) was elected governor of Maryland over O. E. Wellers (Rep.). Herman Ridder, former treasurer of the Democratic national commit tee and publisher of the New York Staats Zeitung, Is dead at his home in New York City. Twelve persons were burned to death in a tenement fire in New York City. Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston has been ordered to assume command of the United States forces at Douglas, Arizona. William Jennings Bryan, speaking for prohibition in Cleveland, Ohio, told the audience not to pity him for his unsuccessful political career, pointing out that since his entry into politics reforms had been accomplished wlth- out the loss of a single life that two -v j j clx o agu tt uum ua c wow i thousands in human toll. J Amendments to the constitutions of the states of New York, Pennsylva nia and Massachusetts to enfranchise women have met with overwhelming defeat at the hands of the voters, while the amendment to the Ohio con stitution for state-wide prohibition in that state met a similar fate. One is dead and several others are wounded as the result of the Villa- Carranza battle on the Arizona bor der. The North Pacific Steamship compa ny s passenger steamer Santa Clara, plying between Portland and San Fran cisco, was wrecked on the south jet ty of Coos bay, 179 miles south of Astoria, Ore., and it is knowc that at least 15 of the 48 passengers and crew of 24 have been lost. Among the dead is Capt. Gus Lofsted of the Santa Clara. Washington Postmaster General Burleson an nounces that business conditions are improving. He bases his statement on the postal receipts at fifty of the larg est postoffices during October, which, he says, is generally acknowledged to be an accurate barometer of business conditions. President Wilson, speaking in New York City, declared that the United States has no aggressive intention in its program .to enlarge the navy and army, but stated that the country must be prepared to assume "full lib erty and self-development." He stated that the influences of the great Euro pean war "are everywhere in the air,' and that the conscience of this coun try beats for preparedness. The results of the election in Mas sachusetts, New York and Pennsylva nia show that while the Republicans and Bull Moose have gotten together in some states, the Democracy has made some large gains from the Pro gressive party. Brand Whitlock cables that he Is coming home on a vacation from Bel gium. He has been ill for some time and his physicians advise his speedy return. His leaving is entirely vol untaTy and the interest he took in the case of Miss Edith Cavell, the British nurse who was executed by the Germans, had nothing to do with his leaving Belgium. Business conditions throughout the country are reported double the same period last year. The reports from the South are particularly gratifying. After a consultation between the white house and the war department, it was decided that the orders given to United States troops on the Mexi can border to return any fire from Mexican territory that endangered lives on the United States side of the line would be effective in the present situation at Douglas. Senator Fletcher, the president of the Southern Commercial Congress, presented President Wilson the gold key which citizens of Muskogee, Okla., where the congress was held last year, had made especially to com memorate the occasion, engraven on which was "The Key to the Heart9 of the People of the Southwest." European War Announcement is made of the sink ing of the British transport Ramazan by a hostile submarine in the Aegean sea, with a loss of three hundred lives. The vigorous support which the Eng lish and French have promised Serbia is about to be realized. Fresh troops are being rushed to the front in Ser bia daily. English and French diplomats are continuing their efforts to interest Greece and Roumania in the plight of Serbia. The Russians on the eastern front continue to inflict great losses on the Germans, and are on the offensive all along the line. The French have made arrange ments to supply munitions of war to Serbia through Montenegro. . All buildings of military importance in the stronghold of Kraguyevatz were blown up by the Serbians before they retired. Premier Asquith is asking the Eng lish government for another billion and a quarter dollars to carry on the war. This brings the sum total up to seven and a half billion dollars since the war began. Vienna announces that the great Italian general offensive, launched two weeks ago, has broken down, af- ter a loss of 150,000 men. Along the eastern war zone front there is evidence of a considerable extension of the Russian defensive. Von Hindenburg announces another advance on Riga along the railroad from Tukum to the west of the city. Hard fighting has been in progress near Dvinsk. with the Russians on the offensive. It is announced that there is much sickness among the British troops fighting at the Dardanelles. A Russian force has been landed at the Bulgar port of Varna, on the Black sea coast. The situation of the Serbs grows more and more critical as the invaders advance. A Serbian arsenal town has been captured by the Teutonic allies, and the Bulgars are shelling the outer forts at Nish The Teutonic forces engaged in the Serbian invasions are pressing rap idly southward. The Anglo-French forces in south ern Serbia have checked the Bulgari ans, and have captured a few Bulga rian towns of some importance. The Germans have recaptured the Ruttft Ac. Tahure. on the western front of the war zone. It is definitely anncwced that the Germans have failed in their cam- Daien against Riga and Dvinsk. Thej will probably make another drive and Mf.thpv fail will witnaraw an uexi 1 spring. NOTE 10 IS MADE PUBLIC BLOCKADE IS DECLARDED INEF FECTIVE, ILLEGAL AND INDE FENSIBLE. A STRICT ACCOUNTABILITY United States Cannot Submit to Cur tailment of Neutral Rights. Great Britain Must Hew to Line. Washington. The United States , in its latest note to Great Britain just made public here covering exhaustive British interference with American trade since the beginning of the Euro pean War, declares that the so-called blockade instituted by the Allies against enemy countries on March 11, is "Ineective, illegal and indefens ible." Notice is served that the Am erican Government "cannot submit to the curtailment of its neutral rights," and it cannot "with compliac ence suffer further subordination of its rights and interests." Ambassador Page to whom the note was sent by special messenger for delivery to the London Foreign Af fice, was instructed by Secretary Lansing "to impress most earnestly" upon the British Government that the United States "must insist the rela tions between it and His Majesty's Government be governed, not by a policy of expediency but by those es tablished rules of international' con duct, to which Great Britain in the past has held the United States to account when the latter nation was a belligerent engaged in a struggle for national existence." Declaring the United States "unhes itatingly assumes" the task of cham pioning the integrity of neutral rights, the note proclaims that the American Government will devote its energies to the task, exercising always an im partial attitude. The note, nearly 15,000 words in length, was made public by agree ment between the State Department and the British Foregn Office. It carries with it a voluminous appen dix, giving the text , of American naval instructions issued in 1862 and a sum mary and table showing hundreds of vessels detained by British authori ties since the beginning of the pres ent war. The body of the note Is divided into 35 points, dealing with all phases of the contraband question, seizures and deteitons, prior to, as well as after, the so-called blockade was instituted, and announces that a separate com munication will be sent soon dealing particularly with the "propriety and right of the British Government to include in their list of contraband of war certain articles which have been so included." BIG FIRE VISITS RALEIGH. News and Observer Again Burned Out. Other Property Destroyed. Raleigh. The News and Observer building is again a mass of ruins, this being the second time the plant has been wrecked by fire within less than three years. This time the conflagra tion that burned the newspaper plant included a number of adjacent build ings and piled up a total loss of nearly $400,000. The other burned buildings are the E. M. Uzzell Company's print ing house and the annex to the Raleigh apartment building, the burned section containing the Wake Shoe Store, the Crystal Theater, Baptist Book Store and the J. L. O'Quinn flower depot, also, a second-story storage section, in which was stored furniture of the old Raleigh Hotel, valued al $10,000. Nothing was saved from the News and Observer building, but proofs of the mailing list and the advertising records. The state is a very heavy loser nearly 50,000 volumes of supreme court reports, several thousand vol umes of miscellaneous law and other publications, and a large stock of white paper used in connection with the state printing. The loss is easily $60,000 in actual value and the insur ance is $19,000. . Food in Mexico City. Washington. Discontinuance of many of the government food stations in Mexico City was announced in dis patches received by the Mexican con fidential agency here. Restoration of transportation facilities and appreci ation of the value of constitutional currencv. the message said, had re duced food prices to such an extent that it was considered necessary to maintain only a sufficient number of the government stations to guard against price manipulations. Disarm Panama Police. Panama. Disarmament of the Pan ama national police has been virtual ly agreed upon between that country and the United States. Policemen hereafter will be armed only with re volvers and batons. . It is understood that Panama agreed to give up the ' high-powered rifles which hitherto have been used under negotiations with the United States who desire to prevent further riots in certain parts of Panama City nad Co lon where unarmed soldiers have been killed and wounded. COUNCIL OF GREEK ITERS CALLED KING URGED ZAIMIS TO RETAIN THE PREMIERSHIP BUT HE REFUSED. GERMANS ON DEFENSIVE Germans on the Defensive In the East and West, But No Large Battles Are Fought. London. Another 24 hours have complicated rather than clarified the situation in Greece, the attitude of whose King is causing the Allies much concern. King Constantino urged M. Zaimis to retain the Premiership. M. Zaimis declined to acquiesce, however, ac cording to Athens, whereupon the King called a council of Ministers, the deliberations of which may or may not determine whether Greece is to align herself against Bulgaria or persist in her attitude of "benevolent neutrality" which means that though the Allied troops may cross her soil her armies will not aid them in driv ing the Bulgarians from Serbia. Meanwhile the Serbian northern army is being slowly out sureiy ground down before the combined pressure pf the Austro-German and Bulgarian forces. The fate of Nish hangs by a hair and it is only at the southern end of the battle front that the Bulgars are meeting with any reverses. There, according to reports, the British are co-operating with the French, but as heretofore, these reports are unofficial and frag mentary. If the Bulgar-Teuton tide is turn ed, the best opinion here Is that it will be some weeks hence. But giv ing the Allies a month's time, it is argued they can throw three hun dred thousand, perhaps five hundred thousand men into Serbia, not in cluding Russians, and such a circum stance not only stop the advance of the Central Powers but prevent Bul garia's occupation of Serbian Mace donia. The Germans maintain the defen sive in the East and West In neither theater, however, are any large bat tles taking place. The Turks continue sporadically active in the Dardanelles region, the British official communication says. OVERMAN TO CALL ON WILSON. To Talk With President on the Pre pared ness Program. Washington. Senator Lee S. Over man will call on President Wilson one day next week for a conference, a good part of which doubtless will be about the preparedness program. Senator Overman is in sympathy with the policy of better prepared ness. especially on the part of the Navy, but is not committed as to the extent to which preparedness meas ures should be taken. He expressed warm approval of the speech made by the President be- fore the Manhattan Club, which he described as very appropriately and forcefully expressed. Mr. Overman was attracted especially to that part of the speech which called for loyalty to America and which challenged those who have not been true Ameri cans in expressing their sympathies Other matters in addition to the preparedness program are expected to be considreed, Senator Overman be ing an important member of several committees in addition to having the chairmanship of the Rules Commit tee. President's Car Strikes Boy. New York. President Wilson's automobile struck and slightly injur ed a small boy here, while the Presi dent was on his way to the train. The boy apparently was more fright ened than hurt. After stopping his car and ascerntaining that the acci dent was trivial, the President con tinued to the station. The accident occurred as the President's car turn ed a corner in frout of the Pennsyl vania station. Discussing Campaign Plans. Washington. The President's two- day visit to New York is expected by administration leaders to have an im portant bearing on the 1916 campaign. At numerous informal conferences between Democratic leaders, the out come of last Tuesday's elections and the prospects for 1P16 were discussed. While no clans were revealed the leaders professed to feel much encour aged by the outlook. Many of them will come together here when the national committee meets in Decem ber. Edison Selected to Receive Prize. London. Thomas A. . Edison has been selected by Sweden as recipient of one of this year's Nobel prizes. The dispatch from Copenhagen announces that Edison will receive one of the physcis prizes, the other going to Nikol Tesla, the famous Italian inven tor. Other prizes follows: Literature, Romain Rolland, French, endrik Pontoppidan and Troels Lund, Danes and Verner von Heindensiam, a Swede; Chemistry, Professor Thoedor Svedberg, Swedish chemist. 1 WILSON SPEAKS 0 NATIONAL DEFENSE CALLED UPON ALL CLASSES OF MEN TO SUPPORT BIG PROGRAM. ' BEST OPINION IN COUNTRY Defense Program Represents Best Professional and Expert Opinion. Should Interest All. New York. President Wilson open ed, the Administration, campaign for Its national defense program in a comprehensive end carefully prepared address delivered there at the Man hattan Club banquet. He declared solemnly that the United States had no aggressive purposes, but must be prepared to defend Itself in order to assume "full liberty and self -develop ment." Significantly, he said that "with ourselves in this great matter we associate all the peoples of our own hemisphere," adding that " we wish not only for the United States but for tnem in the fullest freedom of Independent growth or action." The president was received with enthusiastic applause as he entered the banquet hall and during his ad dress. The hall was decorated with American flags and filled even to the galleries with Democrats happy over their victory of Tuesday in New York City. When the president arose to speak every one applauded until he was forced to signal far quiet. "Within a year," said the president, "we have witnessed what we did not thlnir possible, a great European con flict involving many of the greatest nations of the wor"d. The influences of the great war are everywhere in the air. All Europe la in battle. Force everywhere speaks out with a loud and imperious voice in a titanic strug gle of government and from one end of our own dear country to the other men are asking one another what our own force is, how fax we are prepared to maintain ourselves against any in terference with our national action or development" The president called upon "men of all shades of political opinion" to ral ly to the support ot the defense pro gram. He said it represented "the best professional aid expert opinion of the country" and gave warning that "if men differ with me in this vital matter, I shall ask them to make it clear1 how far and in what way they are intemsted in making the permanent interests of the coun try safe against disturbances." There is no need for the country to feel panic-stricken, the president de clared; because it stands in friendly GREEK CABINET RESIGNS. Premier Appealed Tor Vote of Confi dence in Government and Lost. London. The dek'eat of the Greek government in the chamber of depu ties and the consequent resignation of the Zaimis cabinet is the latest sensa tion afforded by the Baifcans. While of course it was understood that Eleutherious Vwnizelos, the former premier, had it in his power to turn the government out whenever he so aesired, having the majority in the chamber at his back, the fall of Zai mis came unexpectedly as it was be lieved that the leader of the majority had decided to accord the premier suf ficient support to enable him to re main in office for the present at least. As so often hanoens. however, a vote of confidence was demanded by the government on a matter of minor Importance some difference of opin ion between M. Venizelos and the min ister of war, General Yanakitsas on military proposal--and the govern ment was defeated ly a vote of 147 to 114. Fight in -aiti. Washington. Prir&te W. L, Dud siiek of the marine v?orpsf was serious ly wounded and five Haitiens were killed in a fight between a marine pa trol and natives near Le Trou, Haiti. Rear Admiral Capterton reported that nniet Dre vailed erne where in tne island. Did Not Have Einough Help. Boston. Rear Admiral William N. Little, retired, charged with neglect and careless methods in superintend ing the construction of submarine K-2, did not has sufficieiit help in his in spection work at th Fore River Ship building plant, according to Lieut. Warren C. Child, wfoo testified before the court martial. It tfas impossible, he said, for Admiral Little even with seven assistants, 1o inspect every piece of metal that went into the con struction of a battleship, etc., which were under his charge. Will Press Fay Case. New York. Prefliminary examina tion of Robert Fay anl three other prisoners under arrest here accused of conspiracy to blow up vessels carry ing war munitions to the Allies was postponed to November 11. Counsel for the defendants olbjetited strongly to the postponement and demanded an immediate hearing alleging that the complaint was defective-. The govern ment's counsel expects that the grand jury now investigating the case, will have disposed of it before tbe date set for the examination. FRANCE WILL FIGHT TILLVIGTORY IS WON NEW PREMIER ROUSES DEPUTIES TO ENTHUSIASM BY DECLA RATION. WAS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE Aristide Briand Is Favorably Received and Declaration Given Vote of 515 to 1 Amid Great Applause. Paris. The Ministerial declaration ade by Aristide Briand, the new Premier, was favorably received in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate; and u vote of confidence of515 to 1 was given the government amid great applause. The Premier's announcement thai "France will not sign a peace agreement until after her restoration by right of victory, and until she shall have obtained all guarantees of a durable peace," was greeted with enthusiasm. M. Renaudel, the Socialist leader, in a speech declared that France should annex none of the territory captured from enemies of France. This was taken to - mean that the Socialists were opposed - to the recov ery of Alsace and Lorraine and the deputy's utterances 'brought forth tu mult and violent protests. When order had been restored tuere came another outburst of enthusiasm following a reply to M. Renaudel by Deputy Andre Maginot, who is still suffering from a wound received in battle. In the name of the soldiers at the front, M. Maginot declared that M. Renaudel had no authority to epeak for them. Deputies Renaudel, Emile Constant and Rameil attacked the censorship, and demanded that there should be entire liberty of the press on politi cal questions. Several interpellations not essen tially hostile to the Cabinet but more In the nature of requests for guar antees as to the policy of the govern ment, gave Premier Briand the oc casion to show once more his great mastery over the chamber, his broad grasp on all questions and his dex terity in meeting emergencies. The Premier was never more eloquent than in his simple development of the gov ernment's views and in replying to the interpellations. LANSING'S NOTE EMPHATIC. Sharp Passages Protest Features of Orders-in-Councii. Washington. At the Instance of the British Embassy, copies of the latest American note to Great Britain pro testing - against interferences with neutral shipping will be handed the British Ambassador and the French Ambassador in Washington simultan eously with the delivery of the note by Ambassador Page to the British Foreign Office. This is in recognition of the fact that France is equally con cerned with Great Britain in the sub ject matter of the note. It is learned that Secretary Lans ing's note contain some sharp pas sages and is very emphatic in con demnation and protest against sev eral features of the British orders-in- council. Objection is made particul- larly to that part of the British or- ders-in-council under which cruisers were diverted from their voyages and detained for long periods in British Torts. American vessels 'bound for the neutral ports of Northern Eur rope. Miss Wilkes Asked to Be Sponsor. Washington. Secretary Daniels has asked Miss Janie Wilkes, 87 years ofd, daughter of Admiral Charles Wilkes, to name a sponsor for the christening of the torpedo destroyer, Charles Wilkes. Miss Janie Wilkes resides In Washington. Russians Capture Germans. Petrograd. Capture of 5,000 Ger man and Austrian prisoners near the village of Stenkoaroe, on the Stripa River, is announced by the war office. The statement says fierce fighting continues. Jusserand Thanks Wilson. Washington. Ambasador Jesserand called at the White House and pre sented to President Wilson the thanks of France for interceding with Ger many in behalf of Countess de Belle ville and Mile. Thurlliez, two French nurses sentenced toy the Germen auth orities in Belgium to be shot When the women were sentenced. Ambas sador Jusserand appealed to Presi dent Wilson and through the interces sion of Ambassador Gerard at Berlin the women's lives were spared. Whitlock Coming on Vacation. Washington. Brand Whitlock, Am erican minister to Belgium, cabled the state department that he was prepar- inf, to return to the United States for a vacation on account of ill-health. Mr. Whitlock'B decision to return home, he advised the department, was in pursuance of orders from Washing ton. Officials had known of his ill- he lath for some time and several weeks ago he was instructed to leave whenever his condition required it. RALEIGH LAY CORNERSTONE ROMANS CLUB BUrLDING TO COST $65,000. IS BEGUN AT CAPITAL. STRICTLY A WOMAN'S AFFAIR Mrs. C. A. Johnson, Mrs. R. R. Cot ten, Mrs. E. E. Moffitt and Mrs. Hollowed Among Speakers. Raleigh. The cornerstone for the 5,000 building of the Woman's Club of Raleigh was laid with fitting cere mony a few days ago. It was strict ly a woman's affair except for a little address at the last by Albert L. Cox in the way of an appreciation for the work that the Woman's Club has done for the civic and social life of the city arid pledging the co-operation of the men in their future efforts. Mrs. Clarence A. Johnson, as presi dent of the club, was m charge of the ceremonies, Mrs. R. R. Cotten of Cottend'ale delivered a strong ad dress on "The Woman's Club Move ment of America," and Mrs. W. R. Hollewell of Goldsboro, who was in troduced as the "aunt" of the Ral eigh club, gave a review of the growth of the woman s club move ment in North Carolina. She told of ' the formation of the first' woman's club in the state at Wilmington 17 years ago, and of the second club a year later in Goldsboro. Mrs. Holle well told of the successful work at the Goldsboro club and of effective co-operation by the mSn of the town in all their efforts. Dr. Delia Dixon Carroll, former president - of the Raleigh club and chairman of the building committee. declared this is a glorious day for the women of Raleigh. She readily ad mitted that woman's place Is in the home first and foremost and declared that their present undertaking is the building of a real home for all the women, one where the women may gather, and the men, too, at times, for interchange of ideas and mutual aid. She said the cltfb at Raleigh as pires for a membership of 1000 and to an active part in the furtherance of every 'civic and social interest of the city. It was under the direction of Dr. Dixon Carroll that the corner stone was lowered to rs place in the foundation and she enumerated the contents of the inner casket These include a complete roster of the club membership, the year books of the club in the past years, the "City Beautiful," a plan for the civic devel opment of Raleigh, year book of the State Federation of Women's Clubs, copies of the local newspapers and copies of the special papers read for the laying of the cornerstone and the membership of the building commit tee for the erection of the club 'build ing. Girls Promise to Wear Skirts. Asheville. Eight young women of Asheville .sadder but wiser, have de cided to stick to skirts for the balance of their natural lives, and so promised Judge Glenn in police court here. The young women were arrested during the Hallowe'en festivities and charged with masquerading in the wrong kind of apparel. They had donned suits belonging to fathers and brothers and were having a great time when ar rested. Forced to appear in police court, they were lectured by Judge Glenn, and prayer for judgment con tinued for one year. If the young women stick to skirts for that space of time, no sentence will be pronounc ed. Orphanage Damaged By Fire. Raleigh. -The main building of the North Carolina Methodist Orphanage was slightly damaged by fire recently, the flames being discovered in the northeast corner of the third floor by one of the children. Fortunately the children were assembled at the time in another building. The city fire de partment was summoned, but the flames were extinguished before the firemen arrived through the strenuous efforts of the residents. The origin is unknown. Great Textile Show Held. Greenville, S. C. The Southern Textile Exposition which was held in Greenville all last week, has proved a revelation to the people of this sec tion, the attendance approximated 10, 000 ' each day. The great number of exhibits and their wide range, cover ing everything from looms in opera tion to generating plants and manu factured goods, have been viewed with greatest interest with throngs every day and evening. The promot ers will make the show an annual event. Child Killed by Street Car. Newbern. Virginia, the three-year-old daughter of B. F. Hagood, was run over and instantly killed on Pollock street by a street car m charge of Philip Weiss. The Motorman saw the child when he was half a block dis tant and at that time she was sitting down on the side of the street. When the car was about 10 feet distant, she arose and darted toward the track. The child did not strike the front of the car, but ran underneath It and was run over toy the rear trucks. Death was instantaneous.