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PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C. FEBRUARY 6, 1919
VOL. XL NO. 27.
IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
THE NEWS 0FTHE SOUTH
What Is Taking Place In The South,
land Will Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
Pome&tic
Washington, D. C, police are engag
ed in an attempt to solve the mystery
of the killing of Dr. T. T. Wong, chief
of the Chinese educational mission to
ihp United States, and C. H. Hsie and
F -n en Wu, students at George Wash
ington University, whose bodies were
found in their home in the fashionable
Mount Pleasant section.
During explosions and fire which
wrecked the Nyack plant of the Ameri
can Aniline Products company, at Ny
ack, N. Y., one man was killed and
thirteen other employees were injured.
Several other persons have not been
accounted for. The property loss is
estimated at about one million dol
lars. Heavy damage was caused over
the city of Nyack by the heavy deto
nations. The entire Atlantic fleet is expect
ed to sail from Hampton Roads short
ly fcr Guantanamo, Cuba, where the
mid winter maneuvers and target prac
tice will be held.
Alfredo Gonzales, formerly president
of Costa Rica, has been named defend
ant in a suit for $25,000 damages
brouhgt in New York by Lincoln G.
Valentine, an American capital Inter
ested in oil lands and railroads in
Central America.
The twelve federal reserve banks
broke records in 1918 by piling up an
aggregate of $55,436,000 net earnings,
largely rediscount operations, as com
pared with $11,202,000 the year before.
Gross earnings, tire federal reserve
board reported, were $67,584,000.
There have been many petitions to
the present congress to pass a univer
sal eight-hour day, and thereby settle
by law this question which has been
before the public for forty years, and
which, it is realized, must come soon
or become the biggest political tissue
In all history.
Mary . Powers, the pretty, Atlanta,
Ga., blond affinity of the dead John
Abbott, of the Atlanta fire department,
is being held as an accessory to his
murder. Face to face with the widow
who killed her husband, she took the
verdict without a sign of emotion. Mrs.
Stella Abbott took the stand and ac
cused her slain husband's soul-mate.
She stated that if it had not been, for
Mary Powers effort to get her husband
over the telephone, the tragedey prob
abaly would never have occurred.
Additional impetus was given the
better . highways movement in Geor
gia in "Atlanta recently when, at a
meeting, the Retail Merchants' As
sociation adopted resolutions request
ing Governor Dorsey to "call a special
session of the legislature to establish
a well defined and connected system
of improved highways in Georgia.
Child labor in the United States, if
we are to judge by the sentiment in
the present congress, will soon be a
thing of the past in the United States.
Prohibitive taxation on articles pro
duced by child labor will prevent pur
chase or sale.
The textile workers of the United
States are out after an eight-hour day,
and have notified the public that re
gardless of what the employers think
about the matter, Monday, February
3, will see the movement inaugurated
by a gigantic strike if a strike is nec
essary. European
There is still no prospect of any
betterment in the labor situation in the
United Kingdom. If anything the sit
uation, both in Glasgow and Belfast,
has become more serious, particularly
in Belfast. The strike movement is
very similar to those which are tak
ing place in Germany, and the govern
mental authorities are calling on or
ganized labor to help adjust the mat
ter, as it is realized that a strike of the
disorganized very largely borders on
anar ;hism, and the only hope for a
quick solution is by organized labor
htlijtag citizens and the government
to pacify the malcontents.
Thi American steamer Piave, which
we&t ashore near Deal, England, part
ed a midship during a fierce storm ac
companied by a blinding snow and is
a toal loss. It is feared that several
lifes wee lost.
T.ie Northern Russian government,
in a proclamation to the population,
warns the people against any unneces
sary alarm over the recent events
which resulted in the evacuation of
Shenkursk . by American and allied
forces.
Germany's colonies occupied the en
tire attention of two extended execu
tive sion of the supreme council of
the great powers, and the disposition
of tbs small empire scattered over the
African maind, in Asia, and all over
the Pacific, is presenting a territorial
question of the first magnitude.
Allied headquarters at Archangel
announce that the evacuation of Shen
kursk was to avoid the possibility of
a long siege, and further reveal that
It was only by a ruse that an Ameri
can battalion and other allied forces
succeeded in escaping from being sur
rounded. Neckwear In Youthful Effects.
Spring brought In its wake many
bits of dainty neckwear neckwear
which will bring that air of dash and
youthfulness that proves such an ef
fective weapon to the summer maid.
Straight from La Belle France the col
lar, vestee and cuff combination has
won the heart of feminine America. A
collar, vest and cuffs can be worn with
a silk sweater, developed In black and
white; the set Itself may be of polka
dot handkerchief linen In black and
white. Tiny crocheted buttons trim
The supreme council, it is annonnn.
ed in Paris, has reached satisfactory
provisional arrangements dealing with
tne trerman colonies and the occupied
territories of Turkey in Asia.
As a result of the protests of the
allied powers against the spoliation of
Greeks and Armenians, the Turkish
cabinet has quit.
The announcement is made in au
thoritative oruarters that tha exeat
colonial powers, notably Great Britain
and France, have accepted in princi
ple the Amermican proposal put for
ward by President "Wilson for the
league of nations exercising supervi
sion over the German colonies.
Washington
A $50 bonus has been voted by con
gress to enlisted men; $200 for the of
ficers. x The figures have been agreed
upon.
Secretary Baker has issued instruc
tions modifying to a limited extent
the blanket prohibition against promo
tion of officers promulgated by the
war department immediately after the
armistice: wis signed "and which has
been sharply criticised in congress.
It has been shown conclusively that
Apaches of all nationalities, in Paris,
dressed in American uniforms, were
mainly responsible for the acts of vio
lence which have caused broadcast
publicity to be given to an alleged
American crime wave in Paris. It is
further shown that assaults and hold
ups are infinitesimal in number as
compared with the published figures of
the crime wave.
A dispatch from Lima, Peru, says
several persons have been killed in a
battle between government troops and
strikers at Laredo in northern Peru.
General strikes also have been declar
ed at Trujillo and Salaverry on the
coast, and the inhabitants are said to
be greatly alarmed.
Administration policy of vast naval
expansion unless world disarmament
becomes a certainty through interna
tional agreement at Paris, has been
approved by the house naval commit
tee in unanimously recommending a
new three-year building program of ten
great battleships and ten scout cruis
ers. An army of five hundred thousand
men was unanmously decided on by
the house military committee as the
basis for determining the appropria
tion for army pay for the year begin
ning next July. Committee members
say that the number is expected to be
the average force during the year. -The
decision marks the beginning of the
committee's work of framing the an
nual military appropriation bill. Mem
bers say, however, that it has no bear
ing on permanent military policy in
the future.
Field Marshal von Hindenburg, ac
cording to reports sent out from Paris,
Is endeavoring to bring about the re
tur nof the former Emperor William
after the meeting of the national as
sembly. Leading German manufac
turers in "Westphalia are said to be
interested in the plan.
Drastic import regulations covering
a wide range of commodities, and ef
fective March l. have been promulgat
ed by the British government for the
protection of its industries during the
period of reconstruction. Commodities
not on the list may be imported with
out special British import licenses un
til July 1.
A birthday dinner was; given in
Amerongen castle in honor of "William
Hohenzollern, which was attended by
about twenty persons, including mem
bers of the family of Count Bentinck,
the former emperor's host.
According to estimates made by in
telligence officers of the American
third army, based upon reports from
all parts of Germany, the organized
German army now located in .various
depots numbers from thre"e hundred
thousand to five hundred thousand
men. The reports indicate that these
soldiers are of such morale that they
hardly will be available for operations
of any extent.
Cotton seed interests have been no
tified by the food administration that
the price-stabilization plan for cotton
seed and its products put into effect in
September will continue through the
present season, if all elements of the
industry continue to co-operate.
At least two hundred thousand Amer
icans now in the army will remain in
France. The majority will remain be
cause they wish to marry French wom
en and the rest because they are
charmed with French life and see great
opportunities for American energy.
The report of the house immigration
committee says that legislation of the
United States congress should not only
Tirotect American workingmen from
unfair competition during the period of
industrial readjustment, but also
should prevent the Bolsheviki from
coming to America to spread its doc
trine. Montreal, Canada, newspapers an
nounce that $300,000 was lost there by
several local men who gambled on the
American race tracks through a fraud
ulent scheme concocted in Montreal.
Prominent men are mixed up in th
scandal.
Ratification of the prohibition amend
ment to the federal constitution was
proclaimed formally by Frank L. Polk,
actine secretary of state. The proc
lamation was dated January 29, 1919,
but legal authorities of the department
sav ratification wa .saccompiisnea
when the thirty-six states acted fa
vorably on January 16 and that un
der the terms of the amendment itself
prohibition becomes effective one year
from that date. "J
Thirtv-four murders, 220 day ana
night assaults and nearly; 500 serious
fights due to American soiaiers,
a Paris dispatch,
the vestle, which so ably camouflages
the absence of the blouse. An organdie
fichu collar edged with net can be worn
on a tailored suit. Organdie has been
exploited in this way, and a narrow
ruffled edge of net makes an effective
finish. The color scheme may be apple
green and white.
Lace Trimming.
Filet lace trimming &ad hand env
broldered are prominent on sheet
white voile and organdie rammer
dresser
GOVERNMENT AIDEO
BIG MEAT PACKERS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
RESPONSIBLE FOR PACKERS
CONTROL OF MARKETS.
CHARGE DENIED AS ABSURD
Assertion Made Food Administration
Served as Screen Behind Which
Illegal Deals Were Made.
Washington. The food administra
tion : and i the department of agricul
ture aided the five big packing firms
.in obtaining a monopolistic control
of the meat packing industry, Edward
C. Lassater, of the National Live
stock association's executive commit
tee and a former employe of the food
administration testified before the
house interstate commerce committee.
While Mr. Lasater was making this
charge and asserting he had resign
ed from the food administration be
cause he realized "its practices were
harmful to the common welfare," L.
D. H. Weld, manager of Swift & Co.'s
research department, told the senate
agriculture commitee a combination
of big packers to control the meat
industry was impossible because of
the large number of independent con
cerns. Mr. Lasater asserted before the
house committee that during the last
18 months the food administration
had "served as a screen" behind which
the packers operated illegally against
the public's interests.
The department of agriculture aid
ed the packers, Mr. Lasater charged,
by delaying investigation of the meat
growers by the federal trade commis
sion at the time the packers them
selves were being investigated.
TYPHUS AND DRUNKENNESS
RUNNING RIOT IN PETROGRAD.
Petrograd. The bolshevists seem,
to be in a state of panic owing to the
reported landing of allied troops on
tha Narva front. They are prepared
to evacuate the city and have allow
ed the garrison to pillage the city.
Krylenko, a bolshevist general, who
enlisted in the army of General Deni
kin for the purpose of pushing bolshe
vist propaganda, has been arrested at
Rostoff.
The official bolshevist organ in
Petrograd, Krasnays Galetta, states
that the typhus epidemic in Petro
grad is assuming enormous propor
tions and that the sufferers exceed
tens of thousand. At the same time
drunkennes in Petrograd is becom
ing legendary. Everybody is abau
doning himself to drunkenness, in
cluding the communistic leaders. Ten
thousand roubles is paid for a bottle
of palsified alcohol. Official data say
that the number of persons in Petro
grad who are fed bv the public kitch
ens surpasses 300,000.
NO REASON WHY BUSINESS
SHOULD BE BAD IN SPRING.
Washington.- Government officials
nere see - no reason why business
should not be good in the early
spring. Members of the federal trade
commission, who keep their fingers on
the pulse of industry in the United
States, believe that by the middle of
June the entire nation will be busy.
This belief is based on the demand
for rcontruction material and sup
plies. Reporter troubles between labor
and empolyers come from some com
munities. Many employers are reduc
ing wages. This is met with protests
from -workmen, who claim that the
high cost of living has not been re
duced. North Carolina and South Carolina
seem to be in fair shape. The fall
in the price of cotton is hurting those
farmers who held it. Cotton mills
who had war orders were hit hard
and suddenly when the armistice was
signed, but there are sigr.s of new
life.
TROTZKY BEGINS ATTACK
UPON NARVA WITH FURY
Helsingfors. Leon Trotzky has ar
rived on the Yamburg-Narva front
with a strong detachment of sailors
and a good deal of artillery. He or
dered a general attack upon Narva,
which began with great fury. The
Esthonian general taff" is hopeful of
being able to resst tihe attack, al
though the stiuation seems dangerous
because of the possibility of a desper
ate attack by the bolshevists from the
Riga direction upon the right flank.
OMSK GOVERNMENT HAS
NOT REPLIED TO PROPOSAL
Omsk. In the absence of detail
the Omsk government has not yet re
plied to the proposal to r.ttend a con
ference of the Russian factions on the
Princes' islands. Admiral Kolchak
however, has issued a proclamation
to the army in which he says there
can be no thought of an armistice
with the bolsheviki "who crushed the
nation, pillaged property, defiled sane
tuaries and massacred the people."
WORK EIGHT HOURS AND
QUIT AT COLUMBUS, GA
Columbus, Ga. After completing
eight hours' work, textile workers at
10 Columbus cotton mills, numbering
approximately 9,000 walked out.
The workers declared they woultf
return. to work as usual if permitted,
and would continue working eight
hours each day. If they did not re
ceive pay for 54 hours Saturday, they
said, they would strike. The textile
workers are reported to be veil or
gaaifted here -
MYSTERIOUS LOSS
OF 10,000 TROOPS
GREAT UODY OF MISSING MEN
WHOLLY UNACCOUNTED FOR
AFTER THREE MONTHS.
TOTAL DEATH ROLL, 40,709
Late Statement Shovfs Only Twenty
Nine American Prisoners Remain
in German Hands.
Washington. Official tables of the
major battle casualties of the Ameri
can forces in France, made public by
General March, chief of staff, show
that approximately 10,000 men remain
-wholly unaccounted for, .nearly- three
months after the ending of hostilities.
The deaths, missing and known pris
oners are tabulated up to January 10
for each of the 30 combatant divisions
of General Pershing's army. The to
tal is 56,592 of whom 17,434 are classi
fiedd as missing or captured. An ap
pended statement shows that only 29
American military prisoners were be
lieved to be still in Germany on Janu
ary 8 and that 4,800 prisoners had
been checked up as returned and,
118 died in captivity.
Some portion of the great body of
missing men may be located as the
return of the army thins out the
American forces in France. Indica
tions are, however, that the majority
of the 10,000 finally will be added to
the roll of honor shown in the tables
of those killed or died of wounds, now
recorded as 39,15 8men.
To that figure also must be added
1,551 men of the Marine Brigade, fig
ures for which, not carried in the
tables', were obtained from official
sources. This brings the grand ag
gregate of deaths from battle up to
40,709 on returns estimated officially
to be 95 per cent complete.
WAS PENCHANT FOR TALKING
THE CAUSE FOR TREATMENT?
Washington. Reiterating in the
house charges that National Guard of
ficers were removed from their com
mands after practically continuous
fighting service to make room for
regulars, Representative Gallivan of
Massachusetts, Democrat, read a let
ter signed by 40 wounded officers say
ing that investigation would prove
that medical officers had been order
ed to report as unfit officers who
might replace the regulars first as
signed for duty.
Referring to Major Gen. Leonard
Wood, the letter read by the Massa
chusetts representative said:
"When General Wood visited the
front he was treated more like a Ger
man spy than an officer of the United
States. We have the word of several
colonels that knew him well for this.
He was ordered back from his visit
here without being allowed to visit
the Italian front or returning through
England, as he was invited to do by
Lloyd George.
"General Wood was the idol of the
army, officers and men alike, and was
one of the most efficient officers, yet
he was kept in a corner all the time."
Who did it?"
SOUTHERN CONGRESSMEN TO
DISCUSS COTTON ACREAGE
Washington. The plan of waging
a campaign in the South to urge re
duction of the cotton acreage, and re
tention by growers of all their cotton
until a price of 35 cents a pound is
reached will be discussed at a meet
ing of the members of the senate and
house from the cotton states.
The meeting was decided upon at
a joint session of the senate and house
agriculture committees, called by
Senators Smith of South Carolina,
Sheppard of Texas, Smith of Georgia
and Representatives Heflin of Ala
bama, Lee of Georgia, Jacoway of
Arkansas, Candler of Mississippi and
Young of Texas.
Mr. Heflin said the demand for
American cotton is 6,000.000 bales
greater than the supply and that just
as soon as peace terms are signed
prices will be advanced to 40 cents.
REACH COMPLETE AGREEMENT
ON WAR TAX REVENUE BILL
Wahsington. The war revenue bill,
revised to raise about $6,000,000,000 by
taxation thi syear and $4,000,000,000
annually thereafter, assumed final
form when senate and house conferees
reached a complete agreement on the
measure.
The conferees already had announc
ed agreements on all tax rate adjust
ments. Absence of President Wilson
made doubtful the exact date the new
law would become effective.
MILLION MARK PASSED IN
DEMOBILIZATION OF ARMY
Washington. Demobilization of the
army passed the million mark during
the past week. General March an
nounced, with 6,1237 officers and
952,411 men actually discharged. Of
the officers mustered out 2,444 were
on duty in. Washington.
The demobilization has proceeded
to such a point that general officers
are being discharged from the war or
ganization. General March announced
honorable discharge of 33 generals.
RETURN BY AMERICA OF
REQUISITIONED DUTCH SHIPS
Washington. Dutch ships requisi
tioned by the American government
during the war and now operated by
the shipping board will . be uncondi
tionally returned to Holland as
rapidly as they reach American ports
at the conclusion of their present
voyages. This announcement was
made by the war trade board, which
has reached an agreement on the sub
ject with the shipping board.
LABOR PROBLEMS
BECOMING SER OUS
SURPLUSAGE OF UNEMPLOYED
THROUGHOUT THE NATION IS
RAPIDLY GROWING LARGER.
NEW PLANS FOR STIMULATION
The Department of Labor Proposes
Two Plans by Which to Relieve
Acuteness of Situation.
. Washington. The reports coming
to the department of labor show that
conditions of unemployment are be
coming more serious and that labor
surpluses are growing . throughout
the nation... ; ' 1 ' -CX : "?
"The labor surplus in many indus
trial centers has increased rapidly in
the last 10 days," said a statement is
sued by the department of labor.
"Plants heretofore engaged in war
work are not changing back to peace
activities fast enough to hold their
proper proportion of labor.
"The department of labor's investi
gation of ways and means to stimu
late building and improvements and
augment the absorption of labor in
industry disclosed these two impor
tant ways of getting results:
"1. Legislation enabling the build
ing and loan associations of the coun
try to use their real estate mortgages
for collateral in a system of federal
home loan banks; and
"2. Legislation to authorize imme
diate adjustment and payment by the
government of reasonable claims
growing out of the summary rescind
ing of war contracts.
"The former would permit home
builders to avail themselves of almost
$2,000,000,000 in loans; the latter
would provide much-needed, immedi
ate capital for manufacturing. It is
probable a proposed law on the for
mer soon will be introduced in Con
gress. Legislation on the latter now
is pending in the United States sen
ate." UNEXPECTED OBSTACLES BAR
PROGRESS ON REVENUE BILL
Washington. New and unexpected
obstacles to the long-delayed war rev
enue bill developed, resulting in set
tlement of more minor disputes be
tween the senate and house, but en
tailing postponement of final action
by the conferees and submission of
the conference re-draft.
While house discussion was pro
ceeding, it was learned that the con
ferees had agreed to a compromise
amendment for pay bonuses of $50
each to enlisted men and nurses and
$200 to officers of the army, navy and
marine corps upon discharge. The
bonus would be paid to those already
discharged as well as to those subse
quently given honorable discharge or
who resign.
PRESIDENT WILSON TALKS
PLAINLY TO DELEGATES
Paris.- -The crisis in the peace ne
gotiations over the disposition to be
made of Germany's colonies seems to
have passed, momentarily at least.
It is too early to say President Wil
son's view has prevailed in its en
tirety, but in American quarters there
is confidence that a compromise plan,
which has been accepted in princi
ple, will be worked out with details
which will be acceptable to the Am
erican viewpoint.
What he said did not appear in
the official communique, nor has it
been disclosed with any official au
thority but it may be stated that it
was a very clear re-affirmation of the
principles for which the President
has previously contended. In phrases
stripped , of diplomatic niceties, it is
understood, Mr. Wilson told the mem
bers of the supreme council he would
not be a party to a. division of Ger
many's colonial possessions among
the powers which now hold them and
then become a party to a league of
nations, which, in effect, would guar
antee their title. There are infer
ences that the President even refer
red to a peace of "loot."
ALL PRICE CONTROL OVER
COAL BY UNCLE SAM ENDS
Washington All price control ex
ercised by the fuel administration
over anthracite and bituminous coal
and coke will cease under a blanket
order signed by Fuel Administrator
Garfield and made public. Zone regu
lations and practically, all rules for
the distribution of fuel,- as well as
most regulations concerning oil and
natural gas, promulgated under the
Lever act as war measures, also are
rescinded.
WILSON VICTORY IMMENSE
BUT PROPOSAL MODIFIED
London. The Paris correspondent
of the Daliy Mail says Japan on
Thursday formally accepted the
theory of internationalization of
colonies and that it was understood
South Africa had abandoned its oppo
sition to the scheme.
"President Wilson," the correspon
dent adds, 'Undoubtedly won an im
mense diplomatic victory, but has had
to modify hii original proposals to
.tome extent."
FURTHER FREIGHT REDUCTIONS
ON OCEAN GOING STEAMERS
Washington. To meet further rate
reductions proposed for British ves
sels, the shipping board's division of
operations announced cuts in freight
tariffs on cargo carried in American
bottoms from north Atlantic ports of
the United States to Australia, New
Zealand, South Africa, and the Far
East, including Yokohoma, Hong
Kong, Shanghai, Kobe, Manila and
Singapore an! the usual ports of caU.
GERMAN
COLONIES
aCCUPV ATTENTION
TERRITORIAL QUESTION ONE OF
FIRST MAGNITUDE IS THE
OPINION OF COUNCIL.
HUN INTERESTS HAVE LAPSED
It la Generally Accepted View Among
Those Having , Interests That
Germany Has No Claim.
Paris. Germany's colonies oeca
pied the entire attention of two ex
tended executive sessions of the su
preme council of the great powers and
the; disposition of this small empire,
scattered over the African mainland,
in Asia and throughout the Pacific,
is presenting a territorial question
of the first magnitude.
It appears to be the generally ac
cepted view among those having in
terests in the matter that Germany's
colonies should not be returned to her.
This in turn has developed another
crucial question, namely, whether
German sovereignty over these colo
nies should pass to the powers who
may receive them or whether they
should be entrusted to a league of
nations which would exercise interna
tional control while giving a man
date to such powers as administer
the particular colonies.
German East Africa is the most
important territorial possession in
volved, as It has upward of 7,000,000
inhabitants. Besides being adjacent
to the British South African com
monwealth, it is a necessary link con
necting the Britisn in the south and
the north, thus completing the Brit
ish territorial chain between Cairo
and Cape Colony.
CHINESE PROBLEMS QUICKLY
SOLVED EXCEPT FOR JAPS
Washington. In a statement, com
menting upon a statement at Paris
by Baron Makino, Japan's senior
peace conference and toward the re
turn of Tsing-Tao to China, the un
official mission here of the Canton
Chinese government asserted that
Baron Makino must know that Chi
na's problems could be quickly solved
if the Japanese ceased their activities
in China. It also said it was disap
pointing that the baron failed to in
dicate the nature of the notes ex
changed by Japan and China in 1915,
under the terms of which it now was
proposed to restore Tsing-Tao.
AUSTRIA CLAIMS RIGHT TO
JOIN GERMANY IN ALLIANCE
Berne. German-Austria, under the
terms of President Wilson's 14 points,
has a right to self-determination and
a right to join Germany, declared
Karl Seitz, president of the German
Austria national assembly in a state
ment to the press. He declared it was
impossible to form a federation of the
Danube from discordant elements of
Hungarians, Poles, Czechs, Slavs and
Germans.
"A misunderstanding regarding the
present status of German-Austria is
apparent in the outside world," Herr
Seitz declared. "The belief is general
that it is merely the shrunken re
mains of the old monarchy minus the
states which have established their
own government. German-Austria to
day is no more the shrunken re
mains of the old state than Czecho
slovakia or Hungary.
PLEDGE TO WHEAT FARMERS
IS LIEKLY TO BE COSTLY
Washington. An administration
bill appropriating $1,250,000,000 to en
able the government to carry out the
guarantee to the farmer of a price of
$2.20 a bushel for the 1919 wheat crop
was transmitted to the chairman of
the senate and house agriculture com
mittees by the food administration.
The measure, which was drawn by
food administration and department
of agriculture officials, was described
by some senators as an omnibus meas
ure which would permit the president
to continue the food administration
in operation.
BATTLES BETWEEN POLES
AND GERMANS CONTINUE
Berlin. The baales with the Poles
near the Brandenburg frontier con
tinue. The Germans have again oc
cupied Schoenlake, after sanguinary
fighting.
Well-informed persons say the gov
ernment, although it denies it, is not
merely holding the national assembly
at Weimar, but will transfer the seat
of government there.
Further developments are awaited
with interest.
GOVERNMENT PLANS RELEASE
OF WIRE CONTROL DEC. 31
Washington. - Government control
of telephone . and telegraph properties
would end next December 31 under a
resolution ordered favorably report
ed by the house postoffice committee
by a vote of 10 to 8. Chairman Moon
announced he would ask for a rule to
give it right of way.
The resolution made no mention
of cable . properties and that phase
of the situation was not discussed.
COTTON EXPORT RATES ARE
REDUCED BY SHIPPING BOARD
Washington. Reductions of nearly
75 per cent in trans-Atlantic freight
rates on cotton carried in American
bottoms, effective immediately, were
announced by the shipping board's di
vision of operations. Sweeping de
creases were made In rates on general
freight to meet cuts by British ship,
owners, and some shipping board offi
cials regarded announoement as prev
aginr a rate war.
SHOTGUN ARGUMENT IMMINENT
Hoke County Landowners Whose
Farms Have Been "Occupied" By
Uncle Sam, Guard Property.
Southern Pines. Uncle Sam will
fool around down in Hoke county if
he is not careful until he will start
the movie camera in that direction,
for the atmosphere is taking on a
"mellerdramar" tang. A tourist who
came up from there tells a story that
has thrills in it. He fell in with an
engineer who iB working on the Camp
Bragg survey, and he says the engi
neer told him that an irate citizen
laid on a hill top for three days with
a. loaded shotgun to prevent the gov
ernment forces from trespassing. It
seems the government representatives
have been following their own sug
gestions in dealing with private prop
erty that is in their way, saying to
send bill and the government -will pay,
which it is said not to be doing, until
the farmers have grown hot under the
collar, and this particular farmer con
cluded he would not hav a bill to
-send.
Grand Lodge A. F. M. Adjourns.
Raleigh. At the concluding session
of the annual meeting of the North
Carolina grand lodge of Masons here
the following officers were elected
for 1919:
Grand master, Henry A. Grady, of
Clinton.
Deputy grand master, James C.
Braswell, of Whittakers.
Senior grand warden, J. Bailey
Owen, of Henderson.
Junior grand warden, James H.
Webb, of Hillsboro.
Grand treasurer, B. R. Lacy, of
Raleigh.
Grand secretary, W. W. Willson, of
Raleigh. " .
During the session Grand Master
Norfleet, of Winston-Salem, and other
speakers pointed out the need of in
creased support for the lodge orphan
age at Oxford.
The annual reports showed that the
work of both the Masonic and East
ern Star homes had been excellent.
It was noted that the Oxford orphan
age service flag contained 82 stars.
Twenty Gallons Not Too Much.
Kinston. Robert F. Brady, a live
stock dealer, went free in Superior
court here after admitting the pur
chase of twenty gallons of whiskey
from Thaddeus Tyndall, now serving
a term on the Lenior county roads for
violation of the prohibition law,
Brady paid $120 for the liquor. He
said it was delivered to his residence
late at night. T. B. Brown, a neigh
bor, saw the delivery and was a wit
ness against Brady. Judge Owen H.
Guion in charging the jury said hav
ing more tha none gallon of whiskey
in one's possession was prima facie
evidence of having it for sale, but that
the burden nevertheless was upon the
state to prove beyond reasonable
doubt that the defendant -for it for
sale and not for personal use, as Brady
claimed in his defense. The jury ac
quitted the defendant.
Food Workers Demobilizing.
Raleigh. The Food Administration
which has been the largest adminis
trative body in North Carolina dur
ing the war, is rapidly demobilizing.
Several offices and a considerable
aprt of Administrator Henry A. Page's
office force was released a month ago
and . on Feb. 1 the balance of the
staff at Raleigh with the exception of
Executive Secretary John Paul Lucas
and Mrs. E. P. W. Adickes chief
clerk, will be released. Mr. Lucas and
Mrs. Adickes will remain until all rec
ords can be closed, files assorted and
shipped to Washington, the office
equipment disposed of and the office
closed.
State Administrator Page and Coun
ty Food Administrators will remain
in the service until peace is formally
signed. With return of approximately
normal conditions the activities of
the administration will be very limit
ed. Mr. Page and his organization
will continue to keep a watchful and
helpful eye on the cottonseed indus
try on account of the necessity for
maintaining the stabilized program in
the interest of producer, dealer and
crusher; and a weather eye will also
be kept open for any flagrant cases of
profiteering in food and feedstuffs.
Child Burned to Death.
Hickory. Four children of Mr. and
Mrs. James A. Herman, who live four
miles northeast of Hickory, were
burned so badly by the explosion of
a can, containing a mixture of kero
sene and gasoline, that one of them
died during the night and two others
are in a precarious condition. The
three younger children were playing
with the mixture near the stove when
it exploded with fatal results. The
dead child is Claudie Irene, age six
years.
Will Build Stemmery.
Goldsboro. Goldsboro chamber of
commerce had a request from an out
of town expert tobacco man this week
stating that if Goldsboro capitalists
would erect a modern stemmery
building he would lease it for a long
term. At an interesting meeting held
by the business men it iwas
decided to build the stemmery and
the attorney for the foregoing party
wa instructed to notifiy his client
that such a building would be avail
able. The influenza situation in the
county is reported better.
Prepares for Public Park.
Kinston. One bank of the Neuse
river here for a distance of several
blocks will be converted into a public
park and playground, to contain a
community recreation building at the
most convenient point. Between 50
and 100 representative men and wo
men are backing the plan, including
the mayor, city conncilmen and cham
ber of commerce representatives will
discuss the details with a committee
representing various women's organi
zations and churches. The bank se
ated is Win abort the river.
BUT BELIEVES
III SAVING MOW
REASONS FOR ERECTING ONE
BUILDING ON CAMPUS OF
STATE COLLEGE.
WOULD SAVE STATE $150,000
Additional Co-Operatlon Would- Be
Secured Between the College and
Department of Agriculture.t
Raleigh. Reasons for the erection,
of a single building on the campus of
the State College for the use of the
Department of Agriculture were setV
rorth at length in tne special message r
sent to the general assembly by Goy.
Bickett. , - , ' fPijj
-The governor believes that by doing
this and concentrating the women's
work at the State Normal at Greens
boro, a saving of $150,000 can be ef
fected. Also, he argues that the pres
ence of the building on the college'
grounds would tend to additional co
operation between college and the de
partment of agriculture. ' .
Low Score's for Hotels.
Raleigh. The hotels of the Btate
are not living quite up to their usual
high standard of sanitary excellence,
if the scores made by twenty-three
hotels recently inspected by official
representatives of the state board of
health can be taken as safe index. Of,
the twenty-three hotels inspected,
only three scored as high as ninety.
These were the Kentucky Home, Hen
derson ville, with a score of 93 ;Blue
Ridge, Hendersonville, 92; New Briggs
Hotel, Wilson, 90.
Other hotels inspected scored as
follows: The Southland, Wilson, 87;
Proctor, Greenville. 87; Imperial, Can
ton,87 ; Imperial, Wilson, 86; Bntella,
Bryson City, 85; Gordon, Waynes ville,
84; Critcher, Boone, 82; Mountain,
Jefferson, 81; West Jefferson, West
Jefferson, 77; Waynesville, Waynes
ville, 76; Blue Mont, North Wilkes
boro, 76; Suyeta, Waynesville, 74;
Seabrook, Wilson, 73; Blount. Bethel,
72 ;Tull, Kinston, 71; Bonair, Waynes
ville, 70; Kenmore, Waynesville, 70;
Wilson, Wilson, 66; Central, Canton,
63 ; Young's, Bakersvllle, 62.
Asheville Gets Baptist Convention.
Asheville. The State Baptist con
vention will hold its 1919 session In
Asheville. The mountain city .was se
lected as the place of the meeting by ..
the state board of missions which met
in this city for permanent organiza
tion and the regular annual appropria- .
tion of State missions. The date of
the convention will be December 8-11.
After making an appropriation of
$65,000 for missions in North Caro
lina, this money going to churches
and associations dependent upon the
state convention for maintenance
funds, the board officials for the en- '
suing year completed its work by
naming Rev. Livingston Johnson pres
ident to succeed the late Dr. John E.
Ray. J. D. Berry was elected record
ing secretary of the board. "
Sees First Street Car.
Greensboro. In superior court the
grand jury returned a true bill against
James Coble, alias James Shoe, charg
ed with the murder of Henry L. Amick
on Christmas eve. It is said that this
man, although living in Guilford coun
ty had not been to Greensboro for 20
years until brought here by the offi
cers Christmas day. He then saw a
street car for the first time.
May Extend Car Service.
Gastonia- An important conference
was held by a special transportation
committee of the chamber of com
merce, headed by W. T. Love and E
Thomason, general manager of the
Piedmont and Northern lines, with
reference to extending the. local
street car service from Groves east of
the city, to Ranlo, a mile further out.
The establishment at Ranlo mills,
with a population of several hundred
people, makes this extension of the
service almost imperative.
Lynching Not Feared.
New Bern. Word from Jackson
ville, Onslow county, is to the effect
that officers now anticipate no vio
lence against John Daniels and Dan
Petteway, both negroes, by whom Mr,
Grover Dickey, farm manager for the
Roper Lumber Co. at Camp' .-Perfy,
near Jacksonville, was done to death.,
Mr. Dickey was struck on the head
with a heavy wooden pole, which- re
sulted in death. Both negro 3 3 were;
taken into custody by a sheriff's posse,
shortly after the fact became known
that Mr. Dickey could not live. J
Vicious Dogs Are Killed. ,
Hickory. Two dogs, neither be
lieved to be mad, were shot and kill
ed today by Chief of Police Lentz in
the campaign to rid Hickory of worth
less or vicious dogs. Several persons
have been bitten by dogs here recent
ly and at least two have taken the
Pasteur treatment at Raleigh. The
latest victim is W. S. Pollard, wno
was attacked and bitten on the' leg
several nights ago, after the canine
had entered his brother's home. . Mr.
Pollard killed the dog after a fierce
encounter. i -
High School Debate.
Chapel Hill. The fourth of April it
the . date set for the first series of tri
angular debates for the high schools
that are members of the debating
union throughout the state; Secretary
E. R. Rankin has just announced. The
schools winning on the' ; affirmative
and negative, on "this date, will enter
a second triangular contest to be held
on April 25. On the first' and second
of May those schools winning out in
both triangles will come to Chapel
Hill to enter the final contest for th
Aycock memorial cup. .:"",:"'