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ALEM IOUENAL WEATHER FAIR EIGHT PAG TODAY VOL. XVII, NO. 53 THE ASSOCIATED PRX8S DISPATCHES WINSTON-SALEM, N. O, FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 19, 1915 jouiNAL ADvirnsMiurrt URTWr) FKSULTi TRICE FIVE CENTS NSTON-B HIGE III 1 llOIIuECQ'S IN NORTH CAROLINA jointFinanceCommitteeRe jects the Proposal to Reduce Tax WOMAN SUFFRAGE MEASURE TABLED MANY WOMEN GALLERIES SEE EQUAL SUFFRAGE CAUSE FAIL SENATE FLOOR JUDGE CARTER AND SOLICITOR ABERNETHY CASE IS AIRED IN THE HOUSE Jtnleigh, Feb- 18. Tlip joint commits toe on finance? reached a decision this afternoon to leave tax on insurance companies the same it Has twen for the past two years, instead of changing it ... a liiwiiw tax of tlfW on each com pany, 2M on each life company and premiums. The tax that will lie left as heretofore is O-ii on each Are coin, pany, $250 On each tiTe company and 2 1-2 per cent on premiums. A joint cawus oi trie iM'mocrais oi the Senate and House is called tor February 2 to consider the disposition of pending bills to allow certain icoun tics to elect county boards of educa tion fliy the people. ' Carter-Abernetny Case The aiipeal of Solicitor Chas. L. Alier- netby, solicitor in the fifth judicial dis trict", to the House of illeprewntatives for an investigation into the sensa tional contempt case at New Bern in which Judge Frank Carter fined him for contempt and entered orders on the ratords of th court considered detrimental to his official and personal character, came in the House this morn ing when a lengthy communication from Solicitor Abernethy was read appealing fi. thio-.n.iinniiitmput. nf a-- .committee to investigate. This was followed by resolutions by Representatives Davis of Carteret and . Clark . of Bladen for the appointment of a committee for such an investigation am eammunications from members of the Xew Beru bar and ollfcers of the Craven county court through (Representatives Whitford r Craven cominviMliiig t he conduct ot Judge Carter in the holding of the reg ular and special terms in travel for Judge Connor anil making the fol lowing special declaration: " e feel that it ibecouie the expiwsi duty of lawyers" In attendance upon hc 'ourt to aid the presiding lunge in controlling and onserving necessary decorum. And most especially do we ft-cl that it was the duty of the soli citor of the district to aid the judge lu the exercise of his authority rather than oppose his command and by an open challenge of such authority place the presiding judge ill the position to enforcing his power, or admitting to the public that the prosecuting officer of his court possessed the power equal to that of the presiding officer or an exemption sliarcd in by no other of ficer, litigant or juror." The communi cations, resolutions and petitions were lefcrrcd to the judicial committee No. 1. Senator' White introduced a bill to 'prohibit delivery) of more than one quart of liquors at one time to any person in North Carolina. Three hun dred copies were ordered printed. A bill introduced by Ilobgood would (Continued on page seven) Alleged Slayers of Georgia Bank President Are Now in Jail Ieshurg, Ga., Feb. 18. 'Roy Black, d- C. Webb and Roy Jones, all living in Sumter county, Georgia, were ar rested late today and placed in jail heie, charged with the murder of A. 0. '.'liver, president of the Farmers Bank an( Loan Company of Lecsburg. The hanker was shot and killed last night '"ile standing in front of his institu tion. The warrants for the arrests were "'lulled at the conclusion of the coronor" impiest. Tbe def etidant s dcnyny "RitowleilgiL of the killing. It is alleg ed that they had financial relations wilh Oliver when he operated a bank at Stnithville, 'ieorgia, some time ago. E WILL FIGHT CSTIl DECISIVE VICTORY IS IK Paris; iFtd. 18. Premier Viviani ti. day dcilareil anew to the Chamber ef lrpMier that the French government was determined to prosecute the w'-i "Mil the victory, of Allie is fully at ta ne,. Hp ajeil that the government is determinea to tiring about the restor 'ion of llelgiuin and retake Atsae and . '"rraine. His gtateiniftita were wildly ihisTi-.l, SIGNED BY MOBILE Mobile, "Ala, Feb. R Manager Hiarles .Schmidt of the Mobile South ern Aviation eluh has signed Out b'hler W. H. poweii 0f tlie Xorthaest eni Uague, wlio.haa a batting average fl -73 and fielding of .900. THREE HELD FOR KILLING RANKER TWIN-CITY MERCHANTS ARE OPPOSED TO AN INCREASED INTEREST RATE IN STATE Board of Directors Yester day Declared That it Will Work Untold Hardships f on the Smaller Business Men of State Also go on Record as Opposing Ry. Mileage Plan Advanced . The bill recently introduced t fiat eigh irtopoVing to make the ..legal I ale oi ' interest in .North Carolina eiht pep cent. i MK'ftiiig with no- little ili.ior with tins mcrchanti p( the. Twin-Ciiy. At a meeting of the board of directors oi the Retail Merchants' Association 'ot this city held ill the 'assriclirthnT room's yes teTdiry afternoon at t- o'clock,. ,Scj-.-(ry V. K. OritfitU of ,tb wssncjution, wa' in structed to send the following Idle, of protest again.-t the measure to Hon. Hugh C. Chatham, KemfUir irom tbi 'county: Letter to Mr. Chatham Feb. 18thrl')TT. Hnnr ll.'glv "Chatham, Senate, Raleigh, N". C. My IVnr ftir: In accordance wilh the direet'rm cf tilt -hoard of . directors of the Winston Sulem Retail Mer-hanta Association, in session Thursday, Feb. 18th., 1 a:n writing to notify .you of the unanimous resolution passed bv that body opposing ' the present bill to' increase the .ate ot I inlerU in North i-arotina,. ! Tl. director nr.. of ill. nnininn til-it the law is unwise, that it will work a hardship on, not only the mercantile in terests of this city and the entire State, but upon the small liianufaetur.'i and those engaged in all lines of busi ness upon a moderate or small scab', as well as all citizens who have not direct communication with the Northern uioil ey markets. ThcLdil'ectql'S nlHu ielkvs publicji('iitt ment in Winston-Salem, not only among the merchant, but among all classes of people as well, is that if the. law is passed, its proposed, It will soiiiid the death-knell to the six per cent, int-rest rnte in North Carolina, for .could any one be expected to lend money at isi pei cent, when it is possible to sootirc eight!" , . itoping that you will see fit to use your, influence, in opposing this nieamrci, which we hold is dangerous to the in terest of the State at large,, I p.& to remain, ........ Yours very truly, IF. K. -GRIFFITH, Secretary Winston-Salem Retail M- r chants' Association. Oppose Ticket Scheme During the course of the meeting of tin.- directors yesterday atternoon, one of the members cuileil me anemnm ui the body to the fact that there is in town a representative of a company try ing to arrange with merchants of the city, to give .with eacll n pur"iia- a one mile coupon -Jiod on any rauroa i or steamship line operating in the United Slates. (Continued on Pae 8ni BUSINESS INTERESTS HERE LOOK WITH CONFIDENCE ON THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK NOW Healthy Condition of Winston-Salem Reflected in the Multitudinous Building Operations in the City at Present The City Bonds Will Also Help to Relieve Tension Winston .Salem h the busiest city oi any size in the I'nited States today. Indeed, the depressed business conditions of which so many cities and sections have complained have thus far bceii practically unnoticeablo in this ci'y. Tiie traveling men, who touch all points in the Nation, serve as authority for this statement. They disdare that in no citv they lmve visited have condi ions seemed to be so healthy as in this citv, Tbt-y come into intimate coiitirt with iill of the eitiea of any si m the Xation, and they unhesitatingly de clare that the hum of indu-try is more pronounced here than anywhere el-. That is splendid news for the people ol this section, where the citizens are ?o noted for their thrift, and for tli-sr energy. The factories here have con tinued to run with good orders , in ad vance, notwithstanding the general j business depression, in other section-. And the prospect lor next lew month- a r-e-a U oget her- bril 1 ian t r-T-Xt rmlv liuve the factories cood order in advance for their commodities, a!'iin- without exception, but other sg.-n ie combine to mnke the future i rosea M, as fat as Wi ston Salem Ls concerne-l. Within t he next few days, over I1 "V flflO w ill be secured from the .ai ; f mt'iiieipnJ--bonils. Half of that amount uill be nended in beginning public 1-n-pnnements of various kinds which will make work plentiful In this section f r the next few months at least. Tln.u-a-iiids of dollars will be turned lo(e for needed public improvements. It was during the. panic of 1W7 thst (Continued on Pag Four), Both BreakTheir Fngagements to Elope New Yolk. Feb. 18. .lames L. Knox, publisher, formerly a Harvard athlete '"ul w'ur" ocii, .la eiopeu ini .-usfi., Horencc Caroline Jloll and after being ninrrnd :n this city, has willed .for iu "l,h --no-' W'n l" i""''" !'' mother, Miss lxionora Kdiu, of Washing ton, and, Miss Moll was eugnged to be married to another man. Her wed ding was set for January 18, kist, but Was postponed otrMUs Moll's, plm of poor health. Miss Kdie -is said to have sullY'Ved a nervous collapse t the news, cind is now in a sanatoritnu, Knox, through his association with. Miss Kdle, and her sister ilrs AIoll, hail kitowiiT Fhireiifie- HT7e she was a child. He now is 42, and she is 22. II Jamestown School, Guilford County, Was Burned Yesterday High, Point, Feb 18. The Jamestown State High School of Guilford county was burned today at noon. Very little of the contents of the building were snved, thoigli no students lost t.u-ir lives. The. loss is twelve tloii;iiid dollars and the insurance is eight tttou sand. The Jamestown M-hool was the second largest high school in XorHi Carolina and orie of the best schools of its class (Continued on Pago Reveal LOSES NOT Sundry Civil Bill Re tains Appropriations for This State (By George H. Manning). Washington, Keb. 18. The sundry civil bill a reported to the Senate to day from the committee retain all the North Carolina items included, as it passed the House and increases the ap propriation for commencing construc tion on the public Ibuilding at Waynes-villi- from if,m to WI,liK. Another item nddeil i. ?41f)0fl or lenijiorary quarters for the government at Chur tofte while ; f lie KcderertiuldTiig i h'Thg reconstnicfcd. As the i-esiilt pof the protest m,l against the appoiUaneiit of J. H. Oil Upper ii-s xtnt nmster at Saluda,- Con gressmatl (Judger has asked the-PteiU olTiee I)i)ait'iiient to withhold action on (Use reeoiniiiendiition he made for Cul-li-er two weeks ago until he ati-uni adilitional information """ BELGRADE E! II IUSTl,lkS Ilelgnde, Keb. IS. The Austrian to day carried out the heaviest bombs rd- ntent of Belgrade since the evaeiutioii of that citv. The Jlonitor and Setnlin battel ies pai tiejpted. Several home.i acre wrecked and many pnj-sbni were killed and injured. The Serbian re plied bv laitiibatding the Semlii for the first time. They did much damage and forced the -Monitor to retire 1 1 ' - i ir w nf ' I H SCHOOL DESTROYED BY FIRE NORTH CAROLINA 01 TAR HEELS HOLD n on 250 North Carolinians, I fold ing Office in Washington Attend CLAXTON, DANIELS AND OTHERS SPEAK NO SENATORS OR CONGRESSMEN ATTEND, EXCEPT MAJOR STED- MAN, WHO MAKES FINE SPEECH ' IN CLASSIC PHRASE HE SINGS THE PRAISE OF HIS NATIVE STATE (By Geo. H. Manning) Washington, Fib. Is.- The North Carolina Society of Washington held its annual ihaiiquct tonight. About 2i0 members were in atii-imnnce, NcitlKT of the Senators and none of the North Carolina Congressmen ; tended, with the exception of Major Stediuan, who made ft sp.'h.. The a f Tendance consist ed almost wholly of Tar Heels hold ing offices in the government depart ment here. Speeches w-cre delivered by, SVvretary Daniels, V. V. ('lux ton, Unit ed States Commissiorrr of Kdueation, P. D. (lold, Jr., of Wilson and Con gressman Ktedman. Major Stedman'g Speech I Congressman Stediuan spoke in part As follows: "The name of North Carolina sign! ficrraatl Iter childreivtinorenre' for childhood, joy for youth, heroism for nianhnod, deference for women, human ity for the world," said Major Stedman. 'To them she is still the well-beloved mother and sovereign regal in Abe virtues of elder and better days, when chivalry and honor wvre the cardinal traits of manhood, when -rasping and crtud avarice stalked viih coward ;yia ago In the reRr. To her exiled son forced from home by the decree of fate, her name ever tilings that pox-try of youth, of the early happy days w hich neither gold, nor place, nor power can bar. . . 'H would ill lievome me tonight to attempt to give all the reasons why her children love her. Tlw child loves its mother beuause nature so ordained it; the youth loves the maiden lxyause he cannot help its tlir friend loves his comrade because of kindred sympathies of mind and heart; the patriot loves his country because the highest and noblest im'jHilses bind Iilni: jo big home. North Carolina, is to nis mother, maiden, friend, and nntive land. ''Shall I attempt to sing lT praisesf II would he useless forme to ' tell you of 'her jurists, .scholars, orators, exploits of her sons of war, beauty of her daughters and unrivalled beauty of (Continued on Page Seven). Congress is Asked to Change 12-Inch to 16 Inch Guns Washington, Feb. 18. tiuns of a greater range end power than any that could he arrayed against thom w ask ed for the American coaat defrnses in the army board rcxirt, aubmitted by Secretary (iarrison and made public to day by the Houkc appropriations miii oiittee. The l-oard advi-d tliat the old type of twelve-inch guns and mortar aio "not equal in range wer to the major calibre guns alloat." Garrison lecum mended immediate improvemeiit in omc coast defense, no tliat the range of the bid f Bi lve-inch guns "will" Tie in creased to twenty thousand yards. The board suggested that wherever it is necessary to construct new works that the larger gun should be aixU-en-inch weapon. REPEAL ANTI-CAPITAL PUNISHMENT LAW Oh-rnp!a, Wa.h., Feb. R-A bill to repeal the Wi .-Miti-capital punishment law was favorably reported tod.iy n the State Senate. - Reports at Washington Deny Evacuation of Mexican Capital Washington, Feb. lS.Ke-art of the ivacuatioo of Me.vico Cjty by the Cr ramta forces were discredited late to da'y, when a dispatch, dated last night, aa received at the State Depart in 'tit from the l)rr.iiin miniter there iimk ing no ineutlon of any change in the situation, Karlier in the day officials received, through border ource, what they considered an authentic report thnt (iencral lbregoii hd withdrawn; and that ilciico I it y w a again in the In ml of the sputa troops. Keceut iiifiinna. tion ha indicated that the rapi'al is liVcly to change baud at any tiuia. BIGGER GUNS FDR CABRANZAHASNOT III MEXICO CITY BRITISH STEAMERS BOLDLY PLOW THE DEEP AND GERMAN SUBMARINES HAVE NOT MADEG00D THE VIOLENT THREAT , . --r-:- ; - ;zzz;rrzzzr-. ,rrrr: ... g . . Delay Strengthens Bernstoiff Removal Rumorl -",- , C ' "' '" ' I , Jf5 tH . ' J . . : t"'"7-.- i.4'-', "' I" ........ yft. i. ...... i . r' - . .X'"-" ,ff,',-rf,,v f -t ' &A'4 " j. A. ? 1 r--?-iV iv WaMiitigtoti; FeK IK Thi Amster dam rumor that Count nm Ui-rustorfT, (iiSMiaa aniliassaditr to l.'iolwl States, has been suiuuioned buck to Herlin, lass j-aineil strength in diplo matic curies since the reH)it that the aiiiUissndor's wife, who was to have ail SHIP PURCHASE IS SENT TO CONFERENCE BY A GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT Democrats and Republicans Take up Appropriation Bills by Common Consent Republicans Agree Not to Filibuster Ship Bill . Will be Considered Again on February 27 Wssltiiifrton,- Ft-h. 18 lllokd - in. their t-rtofU, to &. ,vole -jn the House ship imrchase bill, the Democratic Senntojs today agreed to ttike tip the appropriation li 11-4 and icnt" thu hip ini-auiv to rtiii(rrinie uhUI . Fatuuary 27, when if, must take chances on being ti I i blistered to death until March 4. The linpiibiicaii Senator eiitereil into a "gentlemen's agreement" with the Democratic leaders to let tlia bill go to conference on condition that the hi iiio- j priation nieasitres would In. pa sued wit h in the next leu day to avoid an extra session. - - it was r"--oneu that The IVinoernls n greed to a reiiosnable leduc tiou in the river mid barlsirs bill and the He-publican in turn gave assurance that they would not tilibttsfur against any Bpri-pri:itioii neas.iires , l'he Demoijats further agreed that wHien the ship bill come out of con ference, if tiny agrenmeiit is ever reach, ed, the Itepubliraim will 1m giu-n an opHiii unity to renew their tmggle against it. The revolting DeiniM-rats and. other Senators o-.poed to the iueaure refused to let it go- to Tjonferenee when the time came to put the j agleimienl in effei't until votes could bo hud on their tr-cii-kiiem . All the amendment were voted down. . . it, F TO OEM JESSE The Aged Ex-Bandit Passes Away at Home in Missouri Excelsior Spring, MiMouri, Feb. IS. Frank .lames, one of the notorious .lame gang, died t lit farm near here late today, lie had been in ill health for several iniotith and wa stricken with aMiply early today, lln age was "I. - .liitiic had been livinjr the1 life Of a farmer for more than "W year. He was one of the hist immilMMs of the robber baud whose career of crime dur ing the war between tlm tState and iliini'ttled (H-riial that followed kept the people of half duen State in ter ror; . ' . In iHs-J, after Jcme dame. had U'cu lnt nd kilhxi at bis home in Saint Joseph, Missouri, by poll Ford, also bandit, for a reward o lift y tbousund t dollar,-- Frank dame aurrendt reil in .letfersoti City, Missouri. liis latwi-ver, ti never eonvicteil of any of the (Inirge against linn. INCREASE rBUIUARirr Victoria, II. C, Feb. 1 Kecausl (d ciiniietition from American fruit, grow w, the provincial legislature ha ak ed the Dominion goveinment to increase tlx. fruit tariff. FOURTEEN FRENCH GENERALS CO TO RESERVE LIST . Iaris, Feb. l.-lenera .loffre today transferred II geiieral of brigade til the re-fve lit. The vacancies Hill Ik filled by younger men. Anions tho' promoted is Count Kdouard de Maema lion, urn of the former prcsidi n of France, alto bat been a cololicj of in f a try. . . N RANK JAMES GOES ed fur America, k cortidle- her pas sage, and announced she Is not coming J in this eoiMitry, l'lii is Ukes to mead that she Mif In tn rejoin her hunband in (iBnimny at an early date. Tim cimntus Jcuu Luckcsiiey. er. of New Ymk, MEASURE Cornfortablo Place Provided for White Girls at Rey nolds Factory No. 256 As the Is-giiining of a plan to fur nish a eoiufi-rtabie place in which it vast army of employes ran eat their rncaU a it hunt' having to eat on the sidc-wnlks and in the s(ii:uts wnere Hie sanitary conditions are not of the lit, the, II. J.; 'I'cyuoldY 'f(Aae'(i' f'oiupMiiy has started a room nt factory No, 2."6f here the while girls nnployed by the company tlieie are able fa eat the noon day meal amid splendid iiirroiuid nigs. The coiunnnv lias Usn at work on the idea for mmm time, nd, diMit U"s, after it is worked out morn thoroughly further feature will be add ed to the plan. It ha been started ex pcrinientally ,at No. ,2,'itl, . n Jwrfl. tl. white girls eat their meals, hut it i the plan of the big loral company to also make provision for similar loom for the colored people lit their employ a well the remainder of the whit 4 prnple employed. " ' . V It is not unlikely that t the plan unfolds, that,, the company, ulll.make arrangement to wrve hot enffee or lint chocolate to It employee it go with their Imi'hes, The luovenietit yet I in its infancy, tmt those familiar with purpose of the company dhing that line nay that it will, -uidouhtedly, develop to muh n extent that it will lie a great boon for the large mimls-T of people who eat their noon day meal at their work. Heretofore, the employee have eaten their lunch in the streets, on the ide. walk, and at point near the faetortc t which they work, but the Indication are that within a eoiHtiaratlvely hort tlmet arrangenient will be made fot pleasant and -otur-nient place for the employees to eat their lunch. The matter i one that, i greatly appre ciated by the employees, ani that -will make their daily life much more at tractive. WOULD CIIIE WiLSON FREE HAND III TIE JMFSE Vshingim, Feb. IS. Far tastrr! t BffBirT-wer-- brought" lip' agntirlri the II,, on. late today by I!epreta!iv llolrMin, ho tut resolution Jienilln, whhh refer to the Japanese demand on China. Itepublicati, louder Mann and Chair man Flood of the foreign illairs om mitten' both protefted that the a'lbjeet should not 4m Cfmi-Iattd and tlmt ('resident Wilson shwuld tm h (t with a free baud in dealing with the.ituv ti-iii. In her rtepreseiitative took tbe same utiitlonr . BERLIN PUTTING LID ON CABARETS AND CAFES lleriin, via ' London, Feb. J.-r-W bile piopro-tor of large cafe re ph-adiiig for exteu.hm until 2 oVkxk of th re wot I o.ihsk ehing order, on irround that they are facing ruin, the p'l' are reported to lo eoniilring fiiH ti ding all afteriiia-n catwret and vaule rille tea. Failing in oti!in result merely by making appeals, the polu have irsiied an order operative tomorrow, forbidding sale to (dilier of all heavy intoxicant. Virtually everyjlUiu iut beer is placed uodur th ban. LUNCH ROOM FOR GIRLS ATFACTORY Vessels Cross Irish Sea Flying British Flag and Sail Into Port Unharm ed, But Precautions Are Being Taken RUSS1ANSRALLY ON THEIR OWN SOIL Reinforcements Are Be ing Harried From In terior to Check the Ger man Advance'-Allies Have Taken Offensive EMPEROR WILLIAM TO DIRECT BLOCKADE London, Feb. 18. The Daily Mail dispatch from Cop- nhnfrn snva that Piiu NW-tlll.. J Li.. I .l tii iiiiuiii mm inn urvintT au- miral, Irince Henry of Prus sia and Admiral Von Tlrpltz, minister of the navy, and their respective staffs, left lleriin Thursday for Wilhelm , haven, HeWund and other naval stations, to direct the arrangements for blockading Eng-lnnd, , . .uti It In reported that the Ger mans have built 120 big mine Ining submarines during th last nix months. Each Is said to Irave a carrying capacity of more than a hundred mines. l-oiidon, Feb, IS, Kg incident ! M far a known have Vet marked thfl owning of Germany' ubinrinc lilmk' ' ade of the llritlsb Ile. altlwiigh- it has I wen ifl-.fofc 24 hour. '- Nor f " the Ilrllisli guverutuent 'hu far InJ nounced it prouiis ndaliatory nieaa tires, I 1'msMitions, lioweier. are Mng tk. en in the North nea, althiaigh the ter man government ha wariie4 the tier, man people not o ax-MN't any aeusa tional deelprment in wjne dy. Th regular rroiw-channel patwenger fertlen Iih been H'lmwhat curtailed and alter ed. ltheiwie, til m borne trade o( the country is iMeeding tmnll lh same a luiul The Into Mar tsmhip, Adrlatle. from New Votk, Kebruarf !, enel the Irish Sta during the night, but riiil not resort to Hie use of a neutral flair, tfvudt. the German ubmariiiet. Other lours and freight .-drainer ara mains tnining their regular schedule, A fli-et of freiidd .tcaim-rs left. Denmark 'of Kiialand with provision alsmrd It i btlieved it wa to kep tim-k vf the that the German airship, one of which (Oontlnnxl an P Font) Major Stedman Wants Park at N. C. Battlefield Like Gettysburg (By Geo. H. Manning.) Washington, Feb. lH.Th establi.h. ment of a National Military I'art at Guilford Court House Jlattlelleld similar to that at Cittybrgk VirkMmrg, Cbklc amauga and hhiloh t provided for in a bill iiitnxltiieI 1u the Hou oi Hep. reMntatlvt today by Coiigrtumji 5tediiptn. The Guilford Ilattlegrounil Company, forui.d alsoit 2d year ago, own th bnttbfleM land now In addition .to lha' M.verl rnoiiiiuienl erected t hereon. Th biittlefleld coiiiiiU of about lio sie on which all tli active fighting took place. It was puxcliaiied several year ago by the turporation and ha beta maintaiiMil in. with the aid of IT' given to tin company annually by the State of North (.'arulina. The butti.' Held is now nrs-n to th public iTt on eaih Fourth of July whin udmissioit of 2o cent I charged each erson. Major Stnlman' bill provide for gl ing. uver cuittrol of . the hattletteld !o the Federal government for its sta. Ii-lnoeiit the "Guilford Court House National MiUury Park," and for '.he appointment of a commission of three nd a secretary to control It, to oe nt-med by the Secretary of War. T" aiarle of th cuuiinitsioner ar not to eu-eed flOU cai-fc aneually, and tLat of the secretary $T00. It i prond' ed that one of the eoiumiiomr klull be a reident of luiIfotd county, to N chaiiman of the board, and that the witntnissjon ahall luve au olfi m t.ie'slnro. l.i,tti is to be app'-opii-' ated to begin th siwistruction of rials through the park, and the marking of the Uut of battle ef thu Uoop -city i-j- NATIONAL PARK FOR GUILFORD
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