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8AL1SBURY. NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1917.
PRICE TWO CENTS
ACONSPRACYTO
ASSASSINATE THE
BRITISH
PREMIER
Three Women and a Man Arrest
ed at Derby Charged With
Conspiring.
i Mayor Woodson to Be Candidate
i i
"DAYLIGHT SAVING"
THOUGHT THEY INTENDED
TO POISON THE PREMIER
Three Suffragists and a Man
Conscientiously Opposed to
War Being Held.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Jan. 31. A conspiracy to
murder Lloyd-George, the English
Premier, is reported by the Daily
Sketch, which says the arrest of three
guff racists and a man opposed to mil
itary service has been made.
Three Women and a Man.
Mrs. Alice Wheeldon, her two
daughters and the husband of one of
the daughters, Albert Mason, were
today charged at the Guild Hall with
conspiring to murder Lloyd-George,
the English Premier and Sir Arthur
Henderson, of the House of Commons
and a member of the war board.
After formal evidence had been
submitted concerning the charge c?f
which the arrest was made the case
was postponed till Saturday. On be
ing arrested the defendants denied
all knowledge of the charge and de
clined to make a statement.
Unearthing a Deep Plot.
London, Jan. 31. In the story on
the conspiracy the Daily Sketch says
that the persona charged with the
crime are three women and a man,
and the evidence is at hand to show
that a remarkabla plot conspiracy is
to be charged, the paper saying that
the morning papers all carry the
story of the plot.
The Daily Sketch says: "The police
hive unearthed what is believed to
be a plot to murder the premier with
the result that Mrs. Wheeldon, of
Derby, Miss Hettie Wheeldon, her
daughter. Mrs. Mason, another daugh
ter and the latter's husband, Alfred
Mason, have been arrested and, taken
to police headquarters and formally
charged with conspiring to murder
Lloyd-George. They will be taken
before a magistrate today and only
formal evidence be submitted, but la
ter the charge wHl be given a thor
ough investigation.
The details are not known yet, but
it is understood that the conspiracy
intended that the Premier should be
put to death by poison.
Wheeldom Case Set for Sautrday.
' iDerby, England, Jan. 31. Mrs.
Alice Wheeldom, her two daughters
and the husdband of one of them, Al
bert George Mason, were charged at
Guild Hall here today with conspiracy
to murder Lloyd and Arthur Hender
son, of the House and War Council.
After foimal evidence concerning
the arrest, had been given the case
was :adjourne,i until Saturday.
lOn being arrested the defendant
denied all knowledge of the charge
and declined to make a statement.
' iNo details were disclosed in police I
court proceedings ymi it is under
stood the charge will be made that
the defendant purposed to use pois
on; '' The inquiry by Scotland Yard
began during the week end.
The Wheeldoms are well known in
Derby in connection with the suffrage
movement. Mason is a conscientious
objector to military service.
The municipal election is drawing
near, will be held the first of May,
the primaries for the nomination of
canjdates for mayor and eight mem
bers of the coard of aldermen will
be held in April, the exact time being
only about six weeks off, and the
citizens are beginning to discuss the
question, and a rost representative
inquired of Mayor Wbodson this
morning as to whether or not he
would offer for a third term and he
stated that he would be a candidate
for nomination and re-election.
Mayor Woodson is now rounding
out his second term, four years, as
chitf executive of Salisbury. Several
important changes have taken place
in city affairs during his administra
tion: The city limits have been ex
tended; several thousand people have
been adde: to the city's papulation as
a result of this; the territory has
been grently enlarged and the tax
able value of property in the city has
been greatly increased. A $200,000
bond is3u was carried for schools, a
modern .later system, streets and
sewerage.
Mayor Woodson took a leading
part in these matters an: feels a
pride in them, and the improvements
in the building of new schools, the
water .system and extension of sew
ers and. water mains, lighting system
and paved streets is now in progress
and well under way. Having taken
the initiative in these matters, all of
which aie for the .betterment of a
bigger and greater Salisl'rui-y. Mayor
Woodson naturally desires to see
them through and completer under
his administration, and it is for these
reasons that he will again seek elec
tion as mayor of the city.
There is another matter that will
come up within the year and that is
the question of the form of city gov
ernment to be adapted by the citi
zens. By an act of the legislature
this city, as well as others, will like
ly vote in Septemlber on the adoption
of its future form of government
aldonmanic or commission and there
is a probability that the commission
form may be aipproved by the voter.
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RECEIVES ATTENTION
Congress May Be Asked to Offi
cially Authorize Setting All
Clocks Ahead One Hour.
PRESIDENT WILSON AND
MB. TAFT ARE SPEAKERS
National Defense, Foreign Rela
tions and Preparation for Bus
iness After War are Topics.
HUTTEN EVIDENCE
BARREN OF RESULT
George Ellis Who Wrote Warn
ing Telegram Regarding Peace
Note is to be Summoned.
CONNELLY DENIES THAT
BOLLINO GAVE A TIP
In this event the term of office of the
mayor and board to 'be chosen in May
would expire one year from the date
of election, an,J the n:w form become
operative. Should Mayor Woodson
be chosen to succeed himself in May
and the commission form carry he
wolud have then served the city as
mayor five years. The additional
year to the four already served would
sulfide to complete improvements
now under way and close up the work
he had in mini and at heart when he
first aspired to the office of chief
executive of the city. Should the
commission form not prevail he would
serve a full two year term and thus
still complete the work mapped out
and now under way.
It is known that several members
of the present board of aldermen will !
again De ueiore we people lor en
dorsement, but as to the board as a
whole the- matter of their running is
not knqan. In fact none have as yet
teen questioned by the Post as to
this.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 31. Congress
ional action to iu'.licrizc the setting
of all clocks one hour ahead was re
commended to the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States today at
the opening of the fifth annual meet
ing by a committee on "daylight sav
ing." As an alternative the com
mittee suggested the plan between
April 1st and December 1st. Eight
hundred national and local commercial
organizations were represented.
The railroad situation is the to
pic of tonight's hession and the re
sult of the referendum of members
on railroad strike prevention and other
labor problems will be announced.
National defense, foreign relations
and preparations for business after
the war will be considered liter in the
week and President Wilson and former
President Taft are speakers on the
program for the concluding dinner
Friday night
HORNE BILL KILLED
COMPLEX SITUATION? $1O,00GRSUITILED
IN TWO COUNTIES 'AGAINST SPARKS
Eight Mile Long Lake Made by
Big Dam at Badin Will Close
Number River Crossings.
A JOINT MEETING OF TWO
COUNTY BOARDS IS HELD
Some Want Crossing Just Below
Dam, Others Object to This and
Matter May Go to Courts.
MEXICAN DELEGATES
Representatives to the Constitution
al Assembly Complete Labors Af
ter. Two Months and Place Signa
tures to Important Document
(By Associated Press.)
Queretaro, Mexico, Jan. 31. The
delegates to the constitutional as
sembly which concluded its labors
last night assembled at 11 o'clock this
morning and signed a constitution on
which they had been wording for two
months. The ceremony was attended
by great enthusiasm.
'. .
ANNOUNCE PROGRAM
, , FOR NAVY INCREASE.
I According to the $351,000,
000 naval bill completed yes
terday the committee author
ises Ike cons traction in 1918 of
thfJ)Uowing warships:
-.jlee 42,000-ton battleships.
' One battle cruiser. . . ' .
. Three scout cruisers. .
, Fifteen destroyers.
One destroyer tender. i
One submarine tender.
Eighteen 800-ton submar-
in .
- Completio of thin program,
AMfmlinar t Jk ianl nrtA will
put the United State in see--end
place relatively anon the
naval power of the world,
Great Britain alone exceeding
in naval strength and Germany
followinf with France, Japan,
Russia, Italy, and . Austria
Hungary la succeeding order.
(Special to the Post.)
Albemarle, Jan. 30. Quite an in
teresting meeting held here today
was a joint session of the Board uf
Commissioners of Stanly and Mont
gomery counties for the purpose of
considering the uestqion of a cross
ing on the Yadkin river which runs
between the two counties.
The aluminum company building
the big dam at Badin will (have a lake
seven or eight miles long and this
lake will shut off several crossings
now in use, especially at Penning
ton's Ferry. The facts brought out
at the meeting today seems to he the
aluminum company desires to change
the crossing from Pennington's Ferry
to S'tokes' Ferry, which is albout
eight miles above. This would, as
many think bottle up more or less the
residents in both counties residing
between States' Ferry and LowfcTers
Ferry, and the space of 12 to 15 miles
along the Stanly and Montgomery
borders would be shut off from a
crossing..
The Montgomery people want the
bridge built just below the dam at
Badin rather than at Stokes' Ferry,
and they are up in arms at the idea
of anything to the Contrary.
A large delegation from Mont
gomery was here today, consisting of
some of the leading citizens, and they
ma:'e no hesitency in saying that
rather tfian have the crossing chang
ed to Stokes' Ferry they will take the
matter in court.
Chairman of the Board of Commis
sioners of Montgomery county, N. M.
Thayer, said at least 75 per cent of
the Montgomery people were against
the Stokes' Ferry crossing and this
statement was concurred in (by Hon.,
Charles Armstrong of Troy.-
There are also many people here
who think the crossing at Stokes'
Ferry would work great hurt to Al
bemarle and this section of the entire
country, and there will . possibly be
interesting developments in the near
future. It is said the Aluminum
cornrany at Badin favor the Stofki'
crossing' rather than the crossing
just below the dam and herein will
develop the fun scwbtlees in the near
future. A committee was, named by
the joint board consisting of six leading-
citizens both counties, three from
Winston-Salem Man Seeking
Large Damages for Injuries
Alleged Sustained in 1915.
CLAIMS HE FELL FROM
TOP OF RAILROAD CAR
Papers Have Been Filed in For
syth Superior Court and Sum
mons Served on Mr. Sparks
The following interesting item is
is taken from the Winston-tSalem
Journal:
Attorney W. J. Swaim will file the
complaint in a few days of a $10,
000 damage suit against the Sparks'
World Famous Shows. The suit is
for the recovery of this amount for
W. W. Potest, by his next friend,
Willie Craddock.
Mr. Swaim stated yesterday that
the complaint would be filed, prob
ably next week and that it was for
allege:! serious , and permanent in
juries, which the plaintiff is alleged
to have received while traveling with
the defendenat show in 1915.
It is alleged that the plaintiff, who
is a minor, was a member of the show
troupe at the time of the accident
and that, while riding on a flat car,
claiming that the show offered no
plaice to sleep, that he was thrown
from the train, .while it was in mo
tion near a granite quarry, near
Greensboro and sustained a broken
leiii, a bruised arm and internal in
juries.
The plaintiff is from Mount Airy,
but is at present making his home
in this city. v
Summonses harve been served on
defendant' company but th date of
the, trial cannot be ascertained as
the Superior Court docket is crowded
it is understood.
IN THE SENATE
Would Give Right of Appeal in
All Cases Decided Adversely
by the Corporation Com.
DECLARED ITS PASSAGE
RESULT DISASTROUSLY
Customers of Hutton Company
Had an Hour s Leeway in
Which to Get Busy.
New York, Jan. 31. .Further ex
amination today of K. F. Hut tan was
'-ar.-ejj of result as far as showing
th? origin of the infoimation on
which E. F. Hutton & Campany
warned its customers that the Witaon
peace note was to be issued. The
congressional leak investigation com
mittee then leoid.d to summon
George Ellis, Jr., men:).er of the
firm whj wrote the warning telegram.
Ellis, according to Hutton, is ill in
Georgia, but the committee decided
that he must appear.
F. A. Connelly, head of the Wash
ington n.-m which furnished Hutton
the information, is expected to take
the stand later today. Connelly on
arrival from Washington1 denied that
the information came through R. W.
Boiling, President Wilson's brother-in-law
and a member of his broker
age firm. He said that it was gather
ed merely from general talk around
Washington.
Hutton said today that although
having information as to the Presi
dent's note at letfbt two hours be
fore the market closed on Decern
ber 20th no member of his firm had
tak n advantage of it His custom'
ers had an hour's leeway to sell
fore the mailket closed. They were
long in the aggregate about 340,000
ahai'fs. He was of the opinion that
few heeded the warning Cut promised
the committee to furnish the exact
number of selling orders.
SERBIA SENDS MINISTER
TO THE . UNITED STATES
THE ETERNAL HOG
QUESTION UP AGAIN
A Delegation From Chestnut Hill
Appeals to Aldermen to Out- v
law Swine Family.
MINORS PROHIBITED FROM
POOL ROOMS OF CITT
L. MWAJLQVITCH
Vote Was 95 to 7 Amendment
to Usury Law Killed on Sec
ond Reading. -
Summons in the albove case was
served on Manager Ches. Sparks of
the Sparks circus, the headquarters
of which 'are in Salisbury, yesterday.
It is said the civil docket of Forsyth
Superior court is pretty .well crowded
and it is not known when the case
will come up. " '
Let another year pass with the de
crease in crime continuing as it has
during the last 12 months and there
will be almost enough cells to supplv
private quarters for each criminal,'
said Warden JIurphy last night"
each, and this committee-n ill investi
gate tre situation and report back
soon to, another joint meeting- of the
two hoards.
(Special to the Post.)
iRaleigh, Jan. 31. By a vote of 05
to 7 the House today killed the f ill
introduced, by Representative Home
of Anson giving people th right of
appeal in all cases decided adverse
ly by the Corporation Commission.
The House iceibated the measure as it
it were the most important one offer
ed during the session. Lawyers al
most exclusively discussed it but
Representative Page fought it as a
layman. All declared its passage
would wreck the commission's useful
ness and so crowd the courts with
petty litigations as to make impossi
ble the dispatch of legal business.
In the Senate the bill introduced
iby Representative Clark of ritt, a
nephew of the Chief Justice, amend
ing the usury law, was killed on its
second reading by a vote of 32 to 13.
Jones cf E.'jncoTrfre championed the
bill. He quoted dissenting opinion of
Supreme court showing the need
therefore and saving it was the pur
pose of the bill to put the poor man
who mortgages his home for security
for debt on the same footing as other
borrowers.
Harding of Pitt reviewed the case
of Corey against Hooper in .which
the: dissenting opinion was filed as
brief for the bill. This case was de
cided on equity and not un'er usury
law, he said.
Person, Franklin, saiJ he would not
vote to make a dissenting opinion of
the' Supreme court the law of the
land. He disliked the bill, especial
ly on it's paternity.
- FOR -MEXICO
Washington, Jan. .30. Full diplo
matic relations with Mexico are to be
resumed immediately in an effort by
the United States to solve through
formal channels the troublesome
questions pending with the Carransa
de facto Government, and for Its mor
al effect in aiding Carranza to restore
order and set uo constitutional Gov
eminent It was announce. ? after to
day's Cabinet meeting that Henry P.
Fletcher, confirmed as Ambassador to
Mexico months ago, would leave for
his post in a few days, accompanied
by his Embassy staff. ,
There has been no American Am
bassador at Mexico City since Henry
Lane Wilson was recalled after the
killing of Madero and Huerta's as
sumption of power, and formal diplo
matic intercourse has not existec
RUSSIAN
OFFENSIVE
HAS BEEN RESUMED
New Ground Haa , Been Gained
Along the Kacoben Railroad
Where They are Pushing.
A
ALASKA IS PASSED
j (By Associated Press.)
(Washington, Jan. 31. The Senate
today passed the Jones 'bone dry"
bill to nwlke Alaska prohibition ter
ritory.
The bill would prohibit the manu
facture or sale of intoxicating liquor
in the territory and transportation
thereto also. It now goes to the
House. .
A SEVERE COLD WAVE.
; Washington, Jan. Jl. A
cold wave, severe and prolong
ed in most sections, will over-
spread the Southern and East
, era States by Thursday night
or Friday, the weauer Bureau
announced U a special bulletin
today. . " -
The eoMwave is expected to
reach the Middle Meet and
Southwest tonight and Thurs
day. ' ' l - '
1,150 MEN PRISONERS AND
12 MACHINE GUNS TAKEN
There Has Been Sharp Fighting
on the Lorraine Frontier on
the French Front.
(By Associated Press.)
The Russian offensive on the north
ern end of the Russian front has beer
resumed with some measure of suc
cess. New ground has been gained
along the Kacoben railroad where
the Russians are pushing westward.
Berlin today concedes the rapture
of a point of support in the vicinity
of Vale Putna. This tewn is neai
the point of the junction of the bound
aries of. Buckowina, Transylvania and
Moldovia. The previous advance here
was effected by the Russians in a bat
tle fought Saturday when the teu
tonic position on a front of twe
miles was pierced, according to Pe
t regard, and 1,150 men and 12 machine
guns captured. - ?
On the north end of the Russisn
front the Germans again took the of
fensive and stormed the Russian po
sition bn the east bank of the river Aa
southwest of Riga, taking' more thar
900 prisoners and capturing ; 15 ma
chine guns. : "
' There has been sharp fighting on
the Lorraine frontier on the Trends
front The French penetrated two
lines of German trenches here. Pairs
reporting the routing1 of the French
garrison and taking- of prisoners
Berlin records this operation J
French attack which was repulsed.
L. Mihailovitch, wno ns just ar
rived in Washington as minister to
the United States, has presented his
credentials to Secretary Lansing.
The only other! Balkan state which
sends a minister here is Bulgaria,
whose minister has been here about
two years. ' A
since HuerU halved Charge Nelson
O'iShaughneesp his paf ports April
23 1914, upon the landing of Ameri
can marines at Vein Cruz. Since the
recognition of the de' facto constita
tionalist Government subordinate of
ficials have been in charge of the
Embassy. .' ; ',
Ambassador Fletcher will go by
steamer from New York to Vera
Crui and from there to Queretaro or
to Mexico City if Iby that tim Gener
al Carranza has ' re-established his
Capital there. He Is expected to ar
rive at his post a few days after the
last American soldier ' has cross the
border Into the United States. Cept
Frank R. McCoy, of the Third Cav
airy, has been detailed as military at
tache of the Embassy.
(Although no official notification' of
the intention of General Ctrranza has
been received, H is taxen ror gran tea
that he will at once send to Washings
ton an accredited Ambassador, Eliseo
Arredondo, now in Mexico on leave
of absence, has teen here as Ambas
sador designate for more than a year.
It was invested that the sending
of Ambassador Fletcher would be fol
lowed by an order for the return of
many consuls to their posts, Con
iuIpc rc oresentatives at all interior
posts were withdrawn last Summer.
TRAININGS H00
L
FOR S. S. WORKERS
Will Meet for Organization and
Recitation Thursday Evening
at 7:30 O'clock.
TEACHERS ASSIGNED TO
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
Registration Fee is Fifty Cents
and May Be raid to tbe Treas
urer, Miss Vera Ruth.'
The Training 'School for Sunday
school workers will meet for organ
Station and recitations at the court
house at 7:30 d. m. Thursday. The
work will (begin as follows:
Primary Department-Mn. T. E.
Johnston, teacher.
Junior and Intermediate Depart
ment for Boys (Mr E. M. Hoffman,
teacher. . ,
For Girls Mrs. Frank R. Brown,
teacher. v
Adult Department Mr. A. L.
9moot, teacher. ,
Officers Department A.- T. Allen,
teacher.
Tre International Uniform Lessons
Dr. Florence E. Harph&m, teacher.
Study of the Book of John Rev..
C B, Heller, teacher.
It is very desirable that every
body Interested in this school ihouli
be present for the organisation m'et-
Committee to Go Before' County
Commissioners to Ask Help of
Chain Can? on North Main. '
There was a lengthy and Important
meeting of the board of aldermen at
the city hall last night with Mayor '
Woodson presiding and various city
officials being present in addition to
the members of the board. , i V .'
After the reading of the minutes
of last meeting, which were approved,
the )':oatO got doun to real business.
Mr. B. R. Ketchie .appeared before
the board In behalf of some work
on the street and sidewalk on North
Shaver street, tunning in front of
Park Avenue Methodist church and
parsonage and a motion carried to da
this work at once. ' -
The report of the finance commit
ten ahowed expenditures in all de
partments, including the several bonj
monies, from June 1st to January lit,
to have been 184,473.65.
, The reports of the various stand
ing committees were received and
accepted, including that of the city
treasurer. -J- u''.- if'
The bill of total cost of paving
Council street district No. 1 was sub
mitted by City Engineer WtM adopt
ed and he was instructed to make cal-:
culatlon as to each property owners
part of this expense. ':
.Mrs. Linten, secretary of the asso
ciated chatities, was vestal with au
thority in the nature of an offlsec.
This was done because in her official .
enpaotjr as secreaar to the charities
board and having much of the work
in hand frequently needed some au
thority In her worik. ,
Too matter of sand or white finish
walls for the nor school buildings
and also several other matters in con.
these houses was referred J to the
tuildittg committee to make report
at a meeting to be held Thure:1ay t
night.
Representatives from North Main
street, near the new school building
appeared in (behalf of a wider street
at the fill and also sidewalks.. The
mayor stated that this was an urgent
matter and that the county -would be '
asked to assist in this work and a
commlttoti consisting, of ' Aldermen
Ludwick, Rufty and Hennessee sal
any other members of the board was
named to appear before the county -
commissioners Monday and asked the . -assistance
of the chain' gang in wid
ening the big fill just north of Mr.
C. . M. , fienderlite's.: ':. -
A letter was read from Mayor Bur
ton of "Spencer asking that a com
mittee ie named to join a similar
committee from the Spjncer board to
go before the county board aifcdng co
operation in work on the highway
connecting Salisbury and Spencer,
an" the above committee -till consti
tute the Salisbury representatives.
A delegation of leading citizens
from Chestnut Hill was before the
board on the "hog eruestion." They ,
wanted the hog outlawed. This com
mittee said it did not want to do any
one an injusticeland thought that be- -
fore people iegan purchasing pigs
was the time to act.- They are con
necting up with sewerage, live in v
congested district and asked for re- -lief.
There mas some e'iacussion on, .
the matter, and the sentiment seem-' ,
ed to be to give people in thickly set-
tied districts relief, there is a well
grounded (belief that a 'specified dis
tance in which a hog pen can be main
tained to a residence, will be estab
lished. However, the matter went ,
over until tomorrow night. ,
Salisbury banished the hogs years
ago but when1 the limits were extend
ed a year or more ago the new terri
tory was not rna.e forbidden ground
for hogs. 'J . ' .Vv' V; '-; :;-'.;
Alderman ' Ludwick, stating . that
the matter had keen overlooked when
the policemen and fire station men's
salaries were raised, made a motion'
to raise the salary of Mr. S. C Miller, ,
janitor at the city hall, and Sanitary
Officer W. W. Poole $10 each a month. "
This carried after being made appli
caibte also to Superintendent of Ceme- "
teries M. A. Shank. - . .. V '
There was muc) discussion on
ligMs, and the aldermen nrere almost
a unit In asserting that - the new -lights
being placed in the new terri
tory should hang over the center of
the street and not be suspended from
a rod hong on a pole. The location
of a number of new lights was also
discussed and the whole matter finsl-
ing and to nnooui we cenerai P'"iy t over until Thursday night
A the woHiv The repstraUonfee is! A motjon mad and carried to
50c. This can be paid to the Treasur
er. Miss Vera Rcth, at Judge Cad-
ton's office, at any time a hen conven
ient to ber. She also will have the
books end' books may be purchased
t the time ef registration. Please do
not forget the hour. 7:30 p. m, Feb.
1, 1917, at the court bouse.
ask the Public Service Company to
let passengers along the Chestnut Hill
cemetery blocto off the ear on the
cemetery side instead of the street
side as Is now the custom. ' ; -It
was voted to donate to the fan-
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