E AM ORB ESTABLISHED SEPT. 19, 3878. 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. .:"",:"'

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