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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST-GENERALLY FAI RTONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE POST RECEIVES IN ITS OFFICE DAILY LEASED WIRE REPORTS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. NEWS SOURCES ARE NOT EXCELLED BY ANY NEWS PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA. low y Evesiiira. SPEAK OUT! LET POST WANT ADS ACT AS TOUR SPOKES. MAN WHEN YOU WANT HELP. WANT TO, SELL OR WANT TO BUY. THEY GO HOME. " VOL. 12. NO. 184. SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9. I91fi. PRICE TWO CENTS v. Sals gP SEC. IMIADS Two f the 4,680 Victims of Infantile Scourge.1 SHERIFF KRIDER SEIZES U.S. N. A. SINCLAIR COMMISSION Will Be Leadinc Man in Nego tiations Over Border Disputes Republic of Mexico. LOUIS D. BRANDFIS OF SUPREME COURT A MEMBER Only the Selection of the Time and Place Remain to Be Set tied, Third Member Named. Washington, Aug. !). Secretary of the Interior Lane and Justice Hran U'H of the Supreme Court, have been named as two of the three members cm the pint of tlv Unite:! States to confer with a like committee from Mexico to arbitrate the differences at issue now between the two countries. The third will be named in a short time. Formal announcement was made today by Acting Secretary I'olk of the acceptance of General Carranza's proposal for a joint international commission to seek a solution of the border disputes and to discuss other matters which may help clarify the rclationi; between the United State.-, and Mexico. Only the time and place for the conference remain to be decided. Sec retary of the Interior Lane will head the American commission, .supported by I.ouis ). Brandies of the Supreme court and a third commissioner who will be ns' mod later. These are the tirst photographs of little victims of infantile parulysis in New York hospitals, showing some thing of the treatment for the dread disease. To dale tli.'rc have been i.iiMl cases, and l.d'Jfi have died. Oth ers have been left crpipled for life. The scouragc h:is become so "Teat that physicians of national reputation have been called in to combat it, and the federal government has sent men from Washington Uv make a study if means of prevention ami cure. Many l itltes have 1iiarunt.ed against New York child: i'ti. Thousands who are usually taken from the city to the country during the heated term have been compiled to remain at home. KEATING BILL IS PASSED BY SENATE. large Majority Vote for the Measure in the Senate How die Men Voted on the Bill. Washington, Aug-. 8. The Senat? late today passed the bill to prevent interstate commerce in products of cMld lalwr by a vote of 52 to 12. The measure which already had ... ...I . t. u . . yn&Bvii luc jiuuee, was croufrnl lo a vote in the Senate upon the insist ence of President Wilson after the Democratic Senate caucus once ha derided to defer i s cons deration un til next December. Senators who voted against the nill were: Bankhead, Alabama; Brya r.and Fletcher, Florida; Hard wick and Smith, Georgia ; Overman and Sim mons, North Carolina; Smith and Tillman, South Carolina; Williams Mississippi (Democrats) and Oliver and Penrose, Pennsylvania, (RepuMi cans.) ' Opposition to the measure ha'! come chiefly from Southern cotton mill owners, an dthe group of South ern Democrats Who voted ajrainst it bad fught it in caucus and main tained their opposition during the Senate debat eon the ground that the regulation, proposed is unconstitu tional and would interfere with the ryrhts of the States. Eleven Demo crats from the South, Senators Swan son and Martin, Virginia; Under. vood, Alabama; Vardaman, Mississippi; James and Beckham, Kentucky; Cul bertson and Sheppard, Texas; Rans dell, Louisiana! Robinson, Arkansas; and Shields, Tennessee, voted for it. ffr, ' ft v - My . J I - - I fe , - , h ; I I " ' ' ; V- " & ' f S 8 28 OF LIQUOR I'pper Photo: Physician Using Electrical Vibrator on little girl's leg, in splints. Lower Photo: Child's legs bandaged BROTHERHOODS ACCEPT BOARD'S OFFER TO MEDIATE THE DISPUTE Kni amqnilf tw fliA Man lliA Mam I? a Tii r n r nuauo iiiiuotu iuc tcuiauuoui iuc incii, iuc mcu uci uccil niff) TllinTV fWIT Mediation Board to Arbitrate, They Offered Services and After Conference the Tainmen s Leaders Accepted. Young Mun Discovered loading IJ. i quor in a Buggy and He in Taken 1 in Charge ' Sheriff K rider and Deputy Sheriff Gra'ham yewttrriny afternoon a out r:;t0 o'clock made a raid and secur ed a small ipiuntity of corn liquor, only twenty-eigH gallons, an i as consequence Tobe Uentz, a young whit man of the city, was arrested and a horse and buggy, together with the liquor, confiscated. In the county court this morn'ng the cae was set for a hearing next Tuesday. Effort to have the horse, which le longvd to another man and who said he thought Uentz was working it leg itimately, returned to its owner fail ed. The sheriff refused to return the . team to the owners unless he was con vincid thai he had a right to do this. I This phase of the case will prabulily I awa t disposition until after the hear ing. Just "how come" but Sheriff Krid er got wise and made a trip to the ol i Huffman place three miles from the city on the road leading by the fair grounds yesterday afternoon and found Tobe lntz loading something from a barn into a buggy. Investi gation revealed that it was corn li ouor an iV.en gallons had already been loaded. An tivestigattion disclosed eighteen more gallons of the same stuff hid in the barn hncT this was also taken in charge. In court this morning Lentz's case was siet for a hearing! next Tuesday morning an i bond was fixed at $f00. The officers are continuing to work on the case and have good reason to believe that there are other parties interested some way with this wh skey. It is a safe 'bet, they say that it originally came from David son county. I BLOWN TO PIECES IN EXPLOSION William Bailey a White Mao, Meets Death at a Point on Witherow'i Creek. WAS PREPARING CHARGE FOR BLA8TINO ROOK While Box of Explosives Went Off Blowing; the Body Clear Aoros sthe Creek. Mr. J. O. Chrr, of Wilmington, was a Democratic elector-at-large and his appointment to the district attorney's office laft a vacancy. This vacancy has been filled by the executive com mittee naming Mr. N. A. Sinclair, of Fayetteville, to fill the place. Mr. Sin clair was recently a candidate for the nomination ror attorney-general on the Democratic ticket. L CONTRACT AWARDED FOR SEVEN SEL BRIDGES Countv Commissioners Hold a Two- Day Session and Dispose of Much Business BAND OF VILLA OUTLAWS CAMP ACROSS RIO GRANDE (Hy Associated Tress.) New York, Augf. 9. A threat ened strike of 400,000 railway em ployes of the United States was averted this afternoon when the railway brotherhoods accepted the proffer of the United States Board of Mediation and Concilia tion to mediate their differences with the railroads. Announcement of acceptance of the offer was made by A. B. Garrettson, head of the conduc tors organization, after it had been delivered by a member ofj the board, following an appeal to of to the the ARBITRATION PROPOSED. El Paso, Aug. 8. lAhout 350 out- Jaws under Mariano Tames, a former j Villa nlnTrol ar nnnmrwfT tfinicyht I on the Mexican side of the Rio I that bcdv to intercede and which Grande, about 13 miles fielow Ysleta, Tex., which is about 12 miles east of here, according! to unconfirmed re ports to American military headquar ters. The reports said that he had announced he did not intend to raid the American front. His band, it was asserted, has been p-Jpatly augumented in the last 24 Jjgtos by recruiting among the peons 'afftjjdesertions from the Juarez region. The bride never ceases to wonder how a girl can love and honor if she also has to obey. WOULD ADD, FIVE CENTS Td BREAD. was made today by the National Conference of railway managers. Mr. Garrettson said he had in formed the board that the offer was accepted on condition that "its good offices were promptly exercised." Salt Lake City, Aug. 9. The National Association of Master Bakers in session here is on record as favoring a (en cent loaf of broad. A resolution fa voring the increase in the size ,and price was adopted last night ' New York, Aug. 9. The national conference of railway managers to day again reiterated the demands of the four brotherhoods for an 8-hour day and for time and a half overtime and again made a proposal to settle their difference by arbitration be fore the. United States board of ar bitration and conciliation. This proposal was rejected by A. B. Garrettson on behalf of the brotherhoods. Chairman Lee of the railway managers said that he would appeal to the Federal board of arbi tration and concilitlon nevertheless the offer to arbitrate was rejected by the men. Th:s board as now in ses sion in a nearby hotel. In making his proposal for arbitra tion before the Federal board Qiair- New York, Aug. 9. Wheth er the strike of four hundred thousand railway employes throughout the United States would be averted through med iation by the Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation de pended at noon today upon the railroad ' brotriernoods would be willing to accept the services of that body. The National Conference of railway managers today re ject the men's demands and proposed that they mediated by the Federal tribunal. The brotherhoods refusing to join in appeal to the tribunal the railroad managers made an in dividual appeal. The Federal Board then of fered its services io the Broth erhoods and were at noon awaiting a reply. The indications were that the reply would be favorable. j The Fund Which the People State Have Contributed Flood Sufferers Amounts Up as the ) Days Pass, Every Dollar of This I is Needed, and More. ' Speaiking of the fund the News & Observer says today: , ' The fund for the rel'ef of the suf , ferers by the flood in Western North ' Carolina was increased yesterday by 1 $501.97. The total is now $35,495.47. And every cent of this money is need ed as well as more of it. The fund being raised and handled by the relief committee at Winston Salem is also growing, a telegram yesterdayi from Secretary F. E. Grif fith, of the Winston-aSIem commit tee, saying that the total now is $10,- 159, this not including the $3,000 sent that committee by Committee. After investigating the matter of train schedules, Governor Craig finds that he will not be able Wilkesboro t'll Momay. a in Raleigh FrVay to attend the con ference of' representatives j county commissioner and county : school superintendents with the State man Lee stated that he was" aware I Relief Committee, the mte::ng called of the fact that the brotherhoods had i by Governor Craig to discuss meas previously rejected the proposition to ures to be taken for the rehaWHtion mediate under the Newland act, but of the flooded districts. He will go that the railroads saw no other way ! from Wilkesboro to Marion and Mor out of the situation but to arbitrate. Mr. Garrettson reftterated the po sition of the four brotherhoods that they 'did not in previous arbitration before the mediation board get a satisfactory reward, and said the un ions can reach a settlement much better by dealing direotlyi with tfie roads. "I beliere," he said, "that a settle ment of our differences can be much easier attained by dealing directly with you without outride interference." There ia nothing new under the sun. but the druggist can always give you something: just as good. ganton as train schedulse permit, as he wants to talk with the people of the devastated sections direct. Acting under the directions of Gov ernor Craig, Chairman Edward E. Britton, of the State Relief Commit tee, kft last night for Washington to confer with Secretary of War Bak er concerning the method of the cis- tribution of the Federal appropriation! in the mountain countries. He w'll return, in time to present a report to the meeting in the Governor's office Friday afternoon." The worst thing about killing time is that it is apt to come back and haunt you. The board of county commissioners at their regular monthly meerting this week, being a two day session and all members being present, transacted the following business: Ordered that T. C. Wyatt be ad mitted to the county home, also that Ellen Phillips be admitted. Dr. Curric reported all county in stitutions in good shape and healthy conditio. Will Johnson was exempt from poll tax and is allowed one dollar per month out of the outside poor fund, and several other small allowances were made from this fund. Ordered that the matetr of the j Krider and Cleveland road be deferred. Ordered that Walter Shuptng be ! given $75 to move his barn and fill the , old road. j Ordered that the matter of the the road lead'ng from the Bruner place out to and near St. Paul's church. A survey is also to be made of the road leading from the Jess Lyerly . . . ri -ill. m J the State Relief i place to a point on tne nernn s ioru 1 road near Charlie Graham's. ! Also ordered that a survey be made I on the Wilkesboro road from Mc- ! . . . L T I to reach Culloh's shop to a point ai me nr- is to be ' rioon place. Ordered that the Tallassee Granite of the Quarry property be reduced to $15,- 000. The contract for six steel bridges was a warden 10 me urn"' 'c an Iron Company at $5,166. Messrs. Gray, Summer and Thom ason were appointed to look over and make arrangements for some changes to be made in the National Highway at Mrs. Misenheimer's -home. rwcrmin and Company were awarded the contract to furnish sup plies to the chain gangs, workhouse and countyi homes lor the monm. Another contract was given to the Virginia Bridge ami Iron Company for a 100 foot bridge for Coddle creeK at a cost of $1,190. TV nmncttr of D. L. Arey was - r - reduce? in assessed valuation as loi Iowa: Oil mills to $25,000, old mavt- tress factory to $600 three house and lots in East Spencer to $3,000. A number of rernct'ons In the sessfd valuation of small properties of other parties were allowed. Germans Drive the French from Thiamont But French Make Gains t Fleury Italians Capture Ten Thousand Austrian Prisoners. (By Associated Press.) The new gains by the allies on the Somme front in Northern France are being held despite heavy counter at tacks by the Germans. Two attacks last night on positions north of Hem wood are aeciarea to nave been re pulsed. Near Verdun the struggle for Thi- aumont and the village of Fleury continues. TheGermans have driven me rrencn rrom tne lniaumont posi tion and only the outskirts are held by the French. In the Fleury sector the French have made some progress in the vil lage. The driving of the Austrians from Gorizia bridgehead marked only the beginning of the Italian offensive along the Isonzo, according to Italian expectations. Italians Take a City. Rome, via London, Aug. 9. The Italians took the Austrian city of Aurozia this mornirr according to official announcement. Thus far 10, 000 prisoners have been captured. Flock of Zeppelins in Action. London, Aug. 9. From seven to ten Zeppelins took part in the air rsid over the east coast of England and the southeast coast of Scotland early this morning, according to an official statement issued this after noon. About one hundred and sixty bombs were dropped and twenty-three casualties were caused, says a state ment supplementing an earlier an nouncement William Bailey, a white man, whose bom was in the Amity section of Iredell county, was instantly 'killed this morning by being blown to piecei by an explosion of dynamtie, the ac cident occurring at a point near the home of Mr. F. R. L. Schaffer on Witherow's creek, where he was en gaged with a dredge boat crew, work ing for Mr. L. O. White. The unfontnate man with two oth ers, all white, was engaged in blasting rock from the creek by means of dy namite. About ten o'clock this morn ing Bailey went to a hill on the creek side to prepare cnarge of dynamite, leaving his companions at the creek, and he was noticed to ba smoking when he left. The other men waited at the stream ready to place the charge and Are it as soon as Bailey returned, but he had only been gone a short time when they i heard a terrible explosion, jarring the country for some distance about. They knew at once what had happen ed, and rushed to the scene. It was found that an entire box of dynamite which was for use in their ope nation In the creek had gone off. The body of Bailey was not near ani a search located it across the creek. The ter rible force of the explosion had sent the body, awfully mangled, clear across the creek and landed It on a hillside, tome distance from tha scene of the explosion. The explosion ruvMirmd a mi la or mora from Barber. ' Mr." F. R. L. Schaffer was Immedi ately notified by the other workmen of the accident and called up Sheriff Krider and Coroner Summersett to inform them of the affair and leam ' if an inquest wouli be' necessary be-, fore moving the remains. 1 As there were two near-eye witnesses to the accident and the circumstances were known and undisputed it wea decided that an inquest was unnecessary and the body was gathered up and ar rangements made to have it prepared for burial. Mr. Bailey was about 23 to 25 years old and was single. STRANGER SUICIDES IN GREENSBORO. DYESTUFFS WORTH $70 Were Part of the Valuable Cargo of the German Under Sea Merchant man DeuUchland Will Go Principal ly to Mills. (By Associated Press.) New York, Aug. 9. A circular is sued here by a dye importing house quotes prices on dyes - which were brought over on the Deutschland and shows that some of these were valued at $70 a pound. These are h:gh pric ed on account of their being the rare colors not yet made In the United State. local dye importers were expect 3 to receive the first shipment today from the cargo of the under sea mer chantmen.- None of these colors will be placed in the open, market but will be supplied to regular customers, largely to meet the demands of the mill. Drowned in Bath Tub tn Sanatoc ium in That City Had Been In a Despondent Mood. (By Associated Press.) Greensboro, Aug. 9. -E. O. Bish op, of Luverne, Alabama, aaid to be a prominent banker In that ' place, was drowned in a bathtub at a local sanatorium laert, night The body waJ discovered early today." - Bishop, who had been here about two months, , was said by officers of the sanatorium to have been despoil- , dent and it ia belJeved by the au thorities that the man committed suicide. SHIPPING BILL TAKEN UP. General Debate in the Senate Begun on the Measure and Ultimate Pas sage is Assured. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 9. The afcnin- istration'e shipping bill waa taken up for general '.debate in the Senate today. It was made: unfinished bus iness following 'the passage yester day of ,the child labor MIL Republi can Senators are expected to vigoK ously' oppose1 the shipping bill, but it suKlmate passage Is assured. Wigwag "Last night I dreamed I waa married uenpecKxe I wia you not to eat that last WelsB rabbit" A ; brilliant conversationalist Is merely one who can say nothing and make it sound interesting. RECORD'S AGAIN BROKEN. V.-L. 1 Tlu ni. ? New YorK, Aaf., p- demic.of infantile., paralysis broke all nrevtoas records for the past It hours ending at 10 this; morning. 57 children died during this period, while there 183 new eases reported,
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