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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. n LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST:- FAIR TONIGHT; WEDNESDAY MODERATE VARIABLE WINDS. hwcy EveeSinig Posit SPEAK OUT! LET POST WANT ADS ACT AS YOUR SPOKES MAN WHEN YOU WANT HELP, WANT TO SELL, OR WANT TO BUY. THEY CO HOME. VOL. 13. NO. 19. SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY. JANUARY 30, 1917. PRICE TWO CENTS HILL 304 ONLY PO DISPLAYING ACTIV INI ITY French Are Continuing Their At tempt to Regain Ground Re cently Lost in This Region. GERMANY DECLARES THESE HAVE BEEN FRUITLESS NEW BATTLESHIP FOR THE AMERICAN NAVY. French Airmen Reported to Have Brought Down Three Hostile German Airplanes Monday. (By Associated Press.) The region of Hill 304 northwest of Verdun was the only one in the European war field in which activity of note has developed in the last twenty-four hours, so for as today's pffi cial reports from German and French war offices revealed. The Berlin statement indicated that the French are continuing their at tempt to regain the ground recently lost there, and which the German account declures has been fruitless. Last night's efforts were as unpro ductive as those proceeding them. It is declared, the Crown Prince's troops repulsed all attacks. Paris mentions only German hand grenade attacks on the French trenches, which were stopped by gun fire. French airmen brought down three German airplanes in an engagement yesterday, Paris announces. Hi $'V$ :X S?.;'' ' .ft: "V ' ' x V fcf The great .Uttkuhip Mississippi, built at Newport News, is GOO feet long and displaces 3l',000 tons. She has .'2,000 hors .power, and is expect ed to make at least 21 knits an hour. She will carry what Admiral Straus, of the Ordnance Bureau of the navy, believes the best suns in the There will bt. twelve 14-inch longer than any of that kin made. world, rflies, ever NAVAL PRISON CONDITIONS STUDIED BY OSBORNE. Washington, Jan. 29. Thorna.? Mott Osborne, tormer Warden of Sing Sing, who as "Tom Brown," spent a week as a prisoner in the Portsmouth.' Naval Prison to study conditions for Secretary Daniels, to day told the Secretary he ha: a num ber of reforms to suggest whiah he would outline in .writing. Calling at tention to bis shaven scalp, the for mer warden related how he was sen tenced to five days on bread and wa ter because he refused to remove two rings when ordered to strip and don prison garb. The sentence was can celled when Osftome, satisfied with the discipline, complied with the order. BRUTALLY ATTACKED ! ITS JOTLLE DIVISION NEGROES FOUND GUILTY. Four Louisiana Negroes Found Guil ty of Murdering Five Members of a Single Family. (By Associated Press.) Mirv'en, La., Jan. 30. Chester Ty son, Mark Peters, Larkin Stewart and Anderson Heard, negroes charged with killing five mriwbers of the fam ily of John Nelson, near here, on DecerrJ'r 24tfo were found guilty y the death penalty, while Stewart and Heard were found guilty under a low er degree of punishment. The four negroes were specifically tried for killing Mrs. Reeves. After they were sentenced they were plac ed in an automobile and started for the State Penitentiary at Baton Rouge. Heard and Stewart were sentenced to life imprisonment. ' All of the negroes confessed to oarticipation in the Reeves killing, but Heard and Stewart repudiated tjieir. confession on the. witness stand. ' The grand jury has not yet com pleted its investigation of tjhe Reeves tragedy. Henry Waller and John Long, two white men implicated 'by the mgraes, ar? held in jail without bond. They are not yet under indictment. FOOD FOR THE PRESIDENT AT ; TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A DAY. Here is a sample twenty-five cent menu: The President has ipromiser to try the quarter--day .plan if "his ife will let him." Miss M'cClary says that the three meals would provide 3,000 calories r whatever they are nd that it takes less food for a president than for a New York policerrran who grt3 3.500 ralcTies in his quarter-a-day diet. T;ie President's sample' provides: Breet'-ifast: cost seven cents Oat ieaL milk, toast, butter, coffee and sugar. Dinner, cost eleven cents Salmon croquettes with pea sauce, date bread, tutter, tea. " Sapiper, cost seven cent Bacsn am split peas, stuffed (rreeh peooer. whole wheat bread and (butter, sliced oranges and bananas, tea. Dr. E. L. Fiske, of New Yck, nd Professor Sherman, of Columbia Uni versity, and Mary S. Rose, ordpared this quarter menu to meet the exact needs of th President's life. Mr. John Crosby, a Quarry Boss at Neverson, and His Son Cut by Drunken EmployeSenior Crosby's Throat Cut and He is in a Critical Condition. Wilson, Jan. 29. Sunday night at the rock quarry, near Neverson, on the Norfolk Southern rai!roa;, John Crosby, one of the quarry bosses, had his throat cut from ear to ear by a diunken negro named Will Bell, who was employed in the quarry. Mr. Crosby's son, who was with his father at the time, in attempting defend his father, was ladly slashed on the arm. John Irvin, a notoriously uad nepro, who thn.w a brick at the Crosbys, was knocked i nthe head by Richard Evans and is now in the Wilson jail. At the .beginning of the trouble Sheriff Rowe received a hurry call ani at once sent Deputies H. F. Barnes, W. P. Lrster and Joe Pitt man to the scene, and they brought back with them John Irvin, who will be charged ith aiding and a' etting in the near riot. The whole quarry force went on the hunt for Bell, tut found no trace of him. It is harned that the senior Cros by's condition is critical. Mr. Crosby is a Rowan man and formerly worked at the quarries at Granite Quarry. He is a son of Mrs. Jennie Crossett ,of Salisbury, and a brother of Mrs. Henderson N. Brown, also of Salisbury. He has been em ployed at the Neverson quarries for some time and his son was also work ing at ' that place. Salisbury rela tives were notifiaj yesterday after noon of the affair and of the critical condition of the eldtr Crosby. WILL GET ALL BILLS "Liquor has no defenders but the matters and sellers of it. They are barred from the witness stand be 1 1 M, liquor never nti mn.i never win keep its promises," says the Des Moines' Eerister. Mr. Wil3on Thinks the Congress Will Pass His Pet Bill This Session Endorses Postmasters on Civil Ser vice. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan 30. Administra tion leaders in Congress got some en couragement over legislative pros pects from President Wilson after his regular visit to the capitol yester day. The President said that he be lieves the important measure in which he is interested will all be pass ed at this session of Congress. He explained that he does not in sist on any paiticular strike restrict ing bill but believes that some legis lation in this respect is necessary. He also endorsed Senator Poindexter's proposal to place postmasters under the civil service. OLD PREACHER AND UNDERTAKER DEAD. Aged Man Who Officiated at Many Burials and Preached Without Fees Died at Ripe Old Aage. New York, Jan. 30. Reverend Stephen Merritt, Methodist clerg7 man and undertaker, who died yester day assisted inthe funeral of Daniel Webster, U. S. Grant, Commander Booth Tucker of the Salvation army and many other prominent Americans. Mr. Merritt was born in this city in 1833 snd founded one of the largest undertaking; companies in the city. He preached at 11 different churches and it is said that lie never accepted compensation as a clergyman. An , era of enforcement is on in Main which will probably pass ad ditional bills against the liquor traffic. Concrete and Steel Being Used Al most Exclusively in the Building of Jermanent Bridges Trackage is Abo Being Greatly Improved. iHidkorj-, Jan. 29. .Persons arriv ing in Hickory, over the Sauthern Railway from Aaheville, bring re- pons ox me extent oi tne improve ments on the roadbed. Concrete and steel are being used, almost exclu sively, in .tuilding permanent bridges along the line from Valdese to Ashe ville. Permanent camps have (been trected for housing the laborers, foremen and superintendents, who are engaged in the work in the moun tains above 01: Fort. The railroad company is not stop ping at repairing the damage that was wrought by the July flood, hut is going ahead and making even bet ter trackage than heretofore. Lately a number of the heaviest locomotives used by the Southern have bern put on tne Asheville division and, it. is said, more will te iput on as soon as the roadbed is made stronger. E WHITE DENIES HE HAD INFORMATION New York Financier on the Wit ness Stand in the "Leak" In vestigation and Qusetioned. LAWSON MADE NO SUG GESTIONS OF MARKET Direct Examination of Mr. White Was Conducted by Attorney Whipple. FORBID WOMEN TO WEAR MEN'S CLOTHES Munich, via London, Jan. 29. Mu nich's military authorities have for bidden, under the penalty of police action, the "unnecessary wearing of men's clothes by women.'' In Bavarian health resorts "atten tion-challenging imitations of peas ant girls' costumes" also is under the official ban. This action is necessary because, according to the police, visi tors at the resorts and especially wo men, had adopted bloomer and similar costumes "even wearing them tc church." SOUTHERN OFFICIAL HAS Motor Track Car of Mr. McCarn, of the Maintenance Department or Road, Struck by Freight Train Near Landis and Demolished. Ltfndis, Jan. 30. 'Yesterday after noon about 5:30 o'clock, Mr. JlcCam of the signal maintenance cf the Sou thern Railway Company, was com ing south on his motor car, and about a mile north of Landis a freight train running extra overtook him. Mr, Mc Carn got off, and had one end of hi? car off the track when the freiglhf train struck it, and completely demol ished it, however, Mr. MioCarn wa? very fortunate to escape without in jury. Mrs. Sallie E. Beaver, of Landis. underwent a very serious operation yesten.'ay at the Whitehead-Stokef Sanatorium. Two Cars of Hogs Shipped by One Farmer. A dispatch from Warsaw, Duplin county, says: Two car loads of live hogs raised by Urban Potts, one of the leaders among the progressive farmers of this section, were ship ped from this station Wednesday. The hogs were bought by the wholesale and brokerage firm of J. M. Wilson and company at 9 1-4 cents per pound on foot and consigned to Rich mond, Va., for slaughter. Besides this shipment of live hogs, which netted Mr. Potts about $3,500 there has. been almost daily, express ship ments from this poitt of dressed pork and beef throughout this .fall and winter. This points .to the fact that the farmers will raise hogs and cat tle for packing houses if such are es tablished in this state. Raleigh, Wil mington and other cities that ttt planning packing houses need not worry for fear that they will not be able to get th animals. The farmers supply a market for almost any kind of product when such is opened. Senate Naval Committee Acts Fav orablv on Proposition to Advance President's Physician to Rank of Rear Admiral. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 30. The Senate naval committee ordered o favorable report today on the nomination of Dr. Cary Grayson, President Wilson's naval aide and personal physician, to be medical director in tL"navy with the rank of rear admiral. The committee was divided on a strictly party basis, Senators Lodge and Poindexter, Republicans, leading the opposition. STATE DEPARTMENT Reported That a More Liberal Use of Guns on Merchantmen May Be En dorsed by Washington. Washington, Jan. 29. State De partment officials let it fee known to day that the American Government has under consideration the advisabi lity of issuing a new set of regula tions to American pert officers gov erning the status of armed merchant men. From intimations let drop tn those quarters the American Government will iprotalbly take the position that the merchant vessels of Great Britain and other belligerent powers are en titled to carry heavier armament than heretofore, and to mount their guns fore as well as aft without los ing the right to the customary privi leges aocorded merchant vessels at American ports. Notable Concession. Should this action be taken it will involve a notable concession to Great Britain, which is preparing to in crease the armament of her merchant craft. It may ibe expected to bring forth a vigorous protest from Germany, and may lead to serious complications with the government of that coun try. The action would fee based on the view that the recent operation of German submarines hag .teen of such a character as to warrant the Amer ican Government in permitting mer chant vessels using its ports a more liberal degree of the defensive arma ment than the present port rules sould inrply. Limits Set by United States. Under the orders issued to Amer ican port officers at the outbreak of the war it was specified that among the factors determining the unoffen stve character of a merchant ship were the following: That guns should not exceed six inches in caliber j thai there should not be more than two of them, and that they should be mount ed aft. AtoconJin to the press reports from London, the British admiralty has issued, or is about to issue, or ders directing British merchant ves sels to carry, guns of larger calaber than six inches, and to mount them fore as well as aft Plain intimations have come from German quarters here that if the ad miralty orders are put into effect Germany will consider that her sub marines are entirely justified in sink ing; such vessels -without warning. (By Associated Press.) New York, Jan. 30. Archibald S. White, the New York financier, de nied today that he had received any advance information from Ambassa dor Bernstorff, his personal friend, or any one else regarding any of the peace movements. Mr. White made thia declaration whn he resumed 'the stand in the inquiry being made by the House rules committee. The direct examination of Mr. White ws conducted by Mr. Whip ple, counsel for the committee, and at the conclusion of this examination members of the committee asked ouestions. Mr. White denied alsi that he had any ' account in which .arsons in official life were interest ed. "Did Mr. Lawson suggest to you," asked Representative Campbell, Re tublican. "that the market was top heavy and that a suggestion of peace would start the market down, ana that it was a good time to get all your friends into a pool? "No, sir," said Mr. White. Baruch Had No Tip. New York, Jan. 80. Bernard Baruch. Wall Street speculator and $50,000 contributor to the last Demo cratic campaign fund and heavy short seller preceeding tho issuance or Pre. Wilson's oeace note testified at the "leak" inquiry today that his profits on the stock market between Dec. 10th and December 23td ere linn . f n XT' 4- n liiB he declared was dus to his foresight in interprttnr--th-' speeches oi von Hollwigg and Lord George as mean in c that oeace was coming. Not a single transaction was influenced by advance information that the presi dent was about to dispatch a peace note. He received no such informa tion, he asserted. As proof of his as sertion that he was unaware tnat a note was forthcoming from the Presi dent he was on the buying side of the market when the news of it was pub lished. Neither he nor any otner man would have been caught in such a po sition if he had intimation of the note. Baruch also pointed out that sev eral other errors he made on the market was made iiuring the thirteen days of his profit taking. KKWAKD FOR GREATEST NAVIL CONSTRUCTOR. The United States Senate quickly confirmed the President's nomination of Captain Duvid W. Taylor to be rear admiral, because this officer is lboked on as the foremost naval con structor of the world. The official organ of the Nsvy League thus de scribes him. The promotion was one of those in which the navy rule of seniority was followed. s JUDGES i Iff OS E LIFE SENTENCES Senate Passes Bill Giving Jndffes Discretion in Captal Cases ,; When Mercy Recommended - WHOLE TIME HEALTH" . OFFICER BILL DISCUSSED McEakin, of Columbus County, Goes After the Raleigh Timet With Cloves Off. GUESTS OF NASHVILLE GOVERNMENT FILES A SUIT. (By Associated Press.) - Neiw York, Jan. 30. -The govern ment today filed suit in Federal court here gainst the Pan American Com mission Corporation, Sol Wexler and others, charging conspiracy under the nri-trust law to restrain inter-S U tnd foreign trade in sissal and to in crease the ma-iket price of sissal in th United State. Visitors to Tennessee Capital by In vitation of the state Legislature A Day Crowded With Events at Which Both Are to Participate. (By Associated Press.) Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 30. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bryan are guests of Nashville today. They art here by invitation of the " legislature, but equal suffrage organisations and cit izens are joining in entertaining the distinguished visitors. The day's program includes a breakfast to Mrs. Bryan, a Buffra?e luncheon with Mrs. Bryan as a speak er, an address to the legislature iby Mr. Bryan, a talk to the Young Men's Christian Association, and a tanquet tonight at which both Mr. anl; Mrs. Bryan are expected to speak. ' SE ON INAUGURAL PLANS Requests Pouring in From Thousands of People Regarding Inaugural Ceremonies Mrs. Wilson Will Ride With Senator Overman and the President. - , Salisbury is proud of the honor be stowed upon Senator Lee S. Overman in being named as chairman of the second inauguration ceremony of President Wilson, Already Senator Overman is buy with plana and handling requests from thousands of people in re gard to the ceremonies. It is learned here that Mrs. Wil son will ride in the carriage with the President an j Senator Overman from the White House to the tmpitol. Here tofore it has not been the custom for the President's wife to tide with him on this trip. ; WOULD INVOLVE US N CONSTANT WAR Senator Cummins Declares That to Do What President Suggests Wonld Have That Effect. DEBATE BEGUN ON WILSON WORLD PEACE PROPOSAL Asserts, However, 'That He Stands With President in Mor al Efforts to Secure Peace. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 30. Opening de bate in the Senate today on President Wilson's world peaice proposal Sena tor Cummins, tRepublieaiv dot la red that to do what she President sug gested would involve the United States either in almost constant world war or constant rebellion airainat the authorized world sover eignty the President proposes. Asserting tnat ne stooa witn me Presi:tent in every moral effort pos sible for him to exert to bring about n end to the nresent war Senator Cummins said he refused to follow him "when he leads the way toward the world's sovereignty which he hss proposed." FIRST VICTIM OF YEAR'S BASEBALL. Virginia Girl the First to Pie From Baseball Injuries for the Yean. Fredericksburg, Va., Jan. 30. The first baseball fatality of the yea? 1917 occurred a few days ago in Pot- tsylvania county and the victim was a nine-year-old girl. According to the story received here today Ruby Crafton was playing baseball with a number of her school mates at the noon recess when she was struck oh the temple while running a base and died from the injuries. PRESIDENT HARRISON'S HUNT. Head of the Southern Railway With a Party of Friends Has Been Seek ing Sport in Guilford County. Greensboro, Jan. 29. iPreeident Fairfax Harrison, of the Southern Railway company returned to Wash ington yesterday afternoon in his pri vate car, No. 1, which was attached to train No. 36, leaving here at 1:20. President Harrison arrived here Sun day night from Richmond and spent yesterday morning at Climax, where a number of New Yoifters are enjoy ing quail hunting for some time. THE ENTIRE STOCK LIST IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED (Special to the Post.) . Raleigh, Jan. 30. An act invest ing Superior court judges with the right to impose life sentence in all capital offenses nen the Jury recom mends mercy passed the House to day. - , . . The House also passed the bill making it a misdemeanor to enter en automobile and 'monkey," as some ex pressed (t, with the machinery. As the House sojourned notice of the 2.30 o'clock conference on the ' j Oatee 111 ipfoviding for popular elec tion of school boards was given. More than fifty Durham citliani came into the lotibies then to be present at the first hearing. Educators . from all , parts of the State are also here.. M'cRslUn of Columbus county, ril ing to personal privilege, denounced ' the' Raleigh Times for publication of a story Saturday afternoon detailing the debate upon the absentee voters ' act that passed that body. The Co- , lurwVus man, after twice branding the ' details as falsehoods, announced that for this alleged defamation the pa per would answer in Columbus oun- , ty, and as&ed if "Mr. Reporter csulj get that straight," ' , When Senator Allen of Wayne county secured (postponement of the special order for Wednesday "morn- , ing to Tuesday of next weak it ap peared the Senate was in for a quiet session this morning but a bill for creation of a whole time health offi cer, offered by : MoOoln. of Vane bounty ri carrying endorsement of the 8tate Board1 of Healta, caused a ipjr-ef interest to run through the body wheiF kt readm it the clerk -came to the provision for examination fee of $25 to be psld by the appli cant and to be applied to the expense of the board or examiners, three i members of which would be elected ty the State health officers associa- . tion.and two by tbi State board of health. Objection was made to the third rscKihg of the bill and1 in fact got iy , second 'reading: only through courtsey of the opposition which did not feel 4ike putting it to sudden ; death. ' ' 1 . The Australian Ballot Bill. Raleigh, Jan. 29.-North Carolina would have Australian ballot, system if a &111 offered in the Senate this evening iv.y Senator Thomas A Jones, of Asheville, should become a law. It is a measure for which there v are ; hosts of advocates' in every quarter of the f.'tate, and Senator Jones says the bill shall have his beat service in effort for its enactment into law. - The bill is. the regulation Austra lian ballot sort, and was referred to the committee on elections. A date for hearing will be agree! on later. EARTHQUAKE TREMORS. Shares of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Mado a New Low Record Early Today, Carry, ing Down Othr Important Stocks. (By Associated Press.) New York, Jan. 30. Shares of the New ' York, New Haven & Hartford railroad broke 4 points, to 39 1-2, a pew low record during early dealings on the Stock Exchange. This ex ceeded tho previous minimum made in 1915 by 3 1-2 points. Last year's stock recovered to 77 7-8. This morn ing's decline represented 'a loss of about 15 points since the first of the year. ' - The entire stoi list was adversely affected as f.is decline in New York, New Haven A Hartford shares. Unit ed States steel and other important stocks forfeited the early gains. Very Severe Shocks Were', Recorded - Last Night and Needles thrown From Scales, . , - ' , , k (By Associated Press.) " M Washington, Jan. 30.-iA very sj- vere earthquake tremor which contin ued for more, than three hours last night was centered about 5,000 from ,' Washington. So severe were ' the ' -shocks tha tthe needles ' of the two siemogTSiplhs at Georgetown obsenva tory were thrown from the scales. These shocks were , recorded first at ' 9:57 o'clock. i Dawnward Swing in Wheat' . Chicago, Jan. 30.- Apprehension of crop damage as a result of unfavor able weather tended to give a down-; ward swing n tho wheat market to ds v. The opening prices which rang ed from the same as yesterday's finish .. Q A lirt,a ariffc XfV at 171 1.2 IV U .1, . ...v.. - - . to L72 1-2 and July at 1.45 1-2 to 1.46 were followed oy decided gams in new crop' futures but by a tempor ary sag in May options. Cotton Market Quiet New York, Jan. 80-The -cotton market wss quiet esrly with prices easing off under scattered liquida tions. The opening was1 barely steady , at a decline of 2 to 8 points and ac tive months sold about 13 to 15 points net lower during early trading with May touching 17.36 or in 9 points of the Ms y level reached on the break yesterday. , - New York, Jan. 30 The cotton! market opened arely steady. March.. .. i. .. .. ..17.26 , May.- .. .. .. ..... ..17.47 V July.. .. . ....... .'17.40 1 Oetofter. -16,80 (December (no quotations.)
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