North Carolina Newspapers

ME TEST FOR DEMOCRACY WEATHES FORECAST veran ONE EDITION 2 CENTS V Fair anj cr.ldcr tonight, dav fair. TtK'N- MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS vol.. ii. no. an SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA, MIINIHV JAN I WRY 7. IWH PRICB TWO CENTS US of hm Id MEET ISELECTIVE DRAFT MOTOR TRUCK MAIL 'SEEKING TO PREVENT THE FEDERATION TO MEET BIRMINGHAM INTRIGUEJ WEEK DESIGNATED iHELD BY SOCIALISTS1 IS CONSTITUTIONAL ROUTE FROM HERE! THE WITHDRAWAL HIS YEAR WILL GOME THE SUPRE CFRMANx M ENTENTE Thrxt is Given as the Reason for Refusing to Remove the Peace Conference to Stockholm. GLRMANS ARE 7)!STURBED BY THE LIBERAL ATTITUDfl More Lively Infantry Activity on Weslcm Front and Artillery Activity Above Normal. (By A.:- .,:ilU.,i r(.ss.) Effort- .f ivussia to lia.r Germ-any .-.sen: to tne transfer of the rie ir e c negotiations f -oni Brest -I it Ask i:i the German i.-uncil to the neutral city .a Si.j.-i; i.lm have apparently ,';:ikd. An official statement issued at P.cr in 3ays the German Couneil sitliru-' ilisCiiv i-J the Ru-ssi.-in demand arte!1 which it -a a. aniuv.need tha sittiii;; was ter.ii.un.rily suspended. The re. port frc:n German sources that the si.ar o!' intrigue in Ifio.k.v.dm an the lit of the entente interests would endanger the work of tne plenipo'.eu t:ai ics is net confirmed fm letro grr.d. l..cn Trotsky wV.t to Krest '. tovsk in a van attempt t.) per suade th? Germans to go to "Stotk hi 1 in . ir. (Ir.ni'i'iiij" th? political .situation i .ruch di.-.tiii bed over the stti.udc of the literal .i riles rui.vrniiig the eovernmont's stand on the proposed t. .1 :sfer. The Socialist appear to bo the gi r tu:rb!i:i;r Meek and th?re i-, dan they may ie.-.ert tiie reieh.uag y.i.: ;erity . :r.a ir.g it necessary for the .'vOiT.in.nt tj eorro arty align ments. lkriin has is - tied an official denial Vat General l.u.lendorf f, tiisl qu.iv !.iauj'..:r general, has resigned, Gen era! Ludendorff with his chief, Field Marshal -on Kiiidenburg. was. pres ent at the Crown Council which de cide! to suspend Russian negotia ti ms. TVre has been more lively infan- t! activitv on tho western front but no aerations in s'rength. In F'-inders, near Arras and south i.'tvt of Verdun, infantry lighting has been lively but little change in peti tions is reported. In Frir.ce and on the Italian north ern front the artillery firing '-as been above normal at several points. MAY CONTINUE I'LTERSON TRIAL. Fflimcr Paymaster Genera! in State National Ouard to be Giver. Hear ing on Embezzlement Charpe. (By Associated Press.) Rnlci;ih, -Ian 7. Counsel for Major Geoi sre L. Pi'C' S n. former jv.vymas ter r-neral pf the North Carolina na tional fui.ird, whos - trial en a charge of enibozzlin.r over S7.000 of the state funds is scheduled for this week's term of Wake superior court in this city, are understood to intend to ask for a crntinuan:e when court re-opens this afternoon following the noon recess. NEW WAR PRODUCTION PLANTS PUT N WEST Ci;ngc:-unn in East Makes Necessary Tapping cf Resources West of the Alleghanys. P.y Asosciated Press.) Washington, Jan. 7. New plants for 'war production will be located entirely i nthe Middle West under the policy of the War Department, made known today. Because of the congestion in the east, untapped re sources west of the Alleghanys have had to be used. AS REPRESENTATIVE Lord Chief Justice is Named as a Spe . rial War Mission Ambassador to f . the United States From Great Britain. (By Associated Press.) Londun, Jan. 7. Earl Reading, Lord chief justice, will go to the Uni ted States as a direct representative of the war cabinet, according to the Daily Express. While Earl Reading will bear the title of an ambassador diplomatic matters will be handled by the charre de affaires at Washing ton, and th Earl will only handle matters on war activities. The appointment of Reading as am bassador primarily for war purposes probably neans thst Viscount North cl;ff ill not return to the United States as the head of the permanent British mission, but he will continue the active read of and direct the American mission in Europe. Special Efforts to he Made Next Week I.: dove i-r.'cdi! in I argi Volume Help r, SI e and Cilv Oliicials 'Vill b: .v k' a. I ' !'y Ass;- dated l'r. ;;.) V ' hi..' ) -Ian. i. Vvt week has b. :; de ;if. : sti d tiy Director General Me'o as "ftci.-ht inavi.ig week.1' A specie 1 campaign w:il be conducted vcr the en! ire co'unvy to linduce sidii,.;)!" - and c or.eie:necs to unload fi eight e:rs quickly to relieve the rai! ro.'i I congestion. Mr. M.vVlou will issue an apnea! to governors of staf s, railroad offi cials, c.!y officers and others to as-.ii.-t in this matter. li)!7 Ul TI'I T OF COAL. Was 544,000,000. an Increase Over 1916 of 42,000.000 Tons "'ad Been Expected to Reach 5."0,(IO(i,000. (L'y Assjciati'd Press.) Washir.Kton, Jan. 7. The 1917 bit uminous coal output was ...laced at ."4 1,000,000 tons, an increase of 42, 000 OH!) t-:ns over that of 1916 in a "eliminary estimate by the geologi c i! su: vy. The fu.d administration had expeci.ed the total would exceed more than 550,000,000 but a fallinij off in De'L'embsr reduced these fig ures. The December production was ti'.e s'lialiest of any mjnt'.i since the j shortr.e due to car shortage. ! SMITH SITCEEDS NEW LANDS. ! Scuth Carolina Senator to Be Placed on Senate Interstate Commerce Committee as Chairman. (By Associated Pre3s.) Washington, Jan. 7. Senator Elli son I). Smith, of South Carolina, was today chosen by the Senate Democrat ic steering committee as chairman of the Interstate Commerce Committee to succeed the late Senator Newlands, and will have charge of the adminis tration's railroad legislation in the Senate. Although formal announcement of Senator Smith's selection has been deferred it is understood he virtually had the unanimous support of the steering committee which adhered to the long -tanding rule of priority com mittee rank. j C.OYERMENTS REQUEST ! IS GRANTED (By Associated Tress.) Washington, Jan. 7. The govern ment's motion to postpone because of the war further consideration of sev eral important anti-trust suits was today granted by the Supreme court, with the exception of the case against the United Shoe company which will go forward. OVER HALF MILLION BOOKS SENT TO SOLDIERS Campaign For Funds to Buy Books in September and October Netted Over Million and a Half Dollars. Washington, Jan. G. As the result ! cf its campaign lust autumn for "a i million dollars for a million books for a million soldiers," the w-ar service committee of the American Library j association 'already has sent more than half a bullion books to the I training camps and to France, has eiTc.tcd a complete library building in every army cantonment but one, where local conditions have delayed the work, and has placed trained men in charge of these libraries. Buildings are in course of construction at the 1C national guard camps and at two special camps. In a memorandum to the commission on training camp activities of the war department, Dr. Herbert Putnam, li brarian of .congress and director of the American Library association's war service, announces that there are now in strvice in the various train- I ing camps 344,000 books, and that an ad fitional 220,000 have been shipped I and are on the way to them. The campaign for funds during September and October last netted something over a million and a half I dollars for this service. Of this sum, $320,000 a grant from the Carnegie corporation is being applied to the erection of the library buildings at 34 camps. The Woman's Missionary Society of the Faith Reformed Church will meet with Mrs. C. C. Waggoner, at the parsonage, Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. This is the first meeting ! of the year and all members are urg- ed to be present. However, the Tapcbhtt Assorts ' Supreme Court of United States Government Seeks Bids for Opera There Was Calm Feeling Pre- So Decided in an Opinion tion of Trucks From Salisbury vailing; in Germany Sunday, i Handed Down Today. ; to Greensboro Via Winston. EFFORT MADE TC OVER THROW SEC. KUEHLMANN Attitude of Socialist Party Dep-n- den: on Whether Government Returns Recent Declaration. (!y Ass in.' Anr; crda.,i. Jivi. calm feditu1 in i( ary circles Sunday Taueblat:, and the I I'r-s.) 7 There was a roan pariia rr.ein aec.;: t i n t !o lb-' i v :.'!i-Lar inaio "- ity paiiies ii government. aly intend to suppe't the On t'lc other nun I til' Socialists held moeti.ig:- Sunday whiih the Vorwaertz c.iil.'d "pei haps the most momentous' ; ince Aut'.st, l!M !. The Socialist organ savs the Social ist pa ty makes its attitude dependent on whether the govcrr ,i;nt returns to the declara;i.!! made De.-7iib -25th. In th-j meant :me the Taceb' itt says the annexationists are making ever, effort I ) overthrew F-r-.ign SeivetAi-y von Kuehlmann, cert.: in seri.iu con sequences being threatened openly if he stays in office. The Vo waert. publishes speeches by Philtip Schei lemann, Uaci.r of Lb. majority Socialist party in the reich stag, and liugo Haase, the minority leader, condemning- what they term the annexationist project of the Ger man government as disclosed at Hrest Litovsk. The speeches were delivered before the reichstag main committee. EFFORT TO PI T VIRGINIA BONE DRY WILL BE MADE Richmond, V'a., Jan. 0 The gen erai assemoiy or virgin. a will :-on- vene here Wednesday for a fiO-day session at which prohibition leaden are planning to put t'-.e state on rec ord as favoring national prohibition. Perfection of the present liquor laws and a proposition to change the state tax system which it is claimed now works a hardship on cities and toMTis, also will be taken up. Governor Henry C. Stuart, of Elk Garden, Russell county, will retire from office during the present session, being succeeded by Westmorland Da vis, of Leesburg. The inauguration, which will take place at the state house February 1, will be character ized by a somewhat elaborate cere mony. The retiring governor is a norhew of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, t:he noted Confederate cavalry leader, and like Governor.elect Davis is one of the wealthiest men in the ftate. Gov ernor Stuart also is one of the larg est land owners in America, owning more than fiO.000 acres of blue grass land in Russell county, alone. When it takes up the prohibition question, the legislature (a;'i11 be ask ed to abolish the present law allow ing each householder to import a quart a month, and to make Virginia "bone dry." ALIEN ENEMY IS MAYOR. I By Associated Press.) i Michigan C ity. Ind., Jan. 7. Fre 1- eiich Mil'er, allege;! enemy alien, ns - sumcd office as mayor of this fity without opposition at neon tcday. At a late hour no word had been re- ceived as to the progress of injune tion proceedings began at Valparaiso by persons who objected to the in - stallation of a "German mayor." There was no disorder. WON APPROVAL OF ALL Nothing That the Premier Has Ut tered Has so Far Won Such Univer scal Support and Endorsement. (By Associated Press.) London, Jan. 7. If the country's opinion, as is probably, is expressed through the IxmJon press it may lie paid that never has Premier Lloyd George won such universal approval as is given in his statement of the war aims of the entente allies. It is regarded as certain that there may be some divergency of opinion on details, like the economic problems at stake and the German African colo nies, but on all essentials the speech of the Premier is hailed as satisfac tory and he is declared to have per formed a most important sen-ice. All interest is now focussod on how the statement wiH be received m Germany and Austria and not the least in Russia, but nothing as yet is received to satisfy this curious anxiety. ! DRAFT MEN FOR SERVICE ' IN THE U. S. OR ABROAD, j Court Was Unanimous in Opinion j and Asserts Contentions Were Imaginary Rather Than Real. ( !!y AfM -I..! (! Pres.-.) linglon, .1 :i! 7. The selcc'.i'V ;-.:' v ice act .vus lU'b. Id as ( oust it ut io.i i! by i lie United Stale supreme eau-t tM.IV ', . in an opinion handed down in ' .if. I .'l s, Th,1 gOV! uiiicut's c intention was that the power giver, eongri ss to dui Lire war include.-, tin i -ever ti co, up. d ci.i.ens t render militaiy set vice both at home abroad and were sustained by the court. ' i Chief Justice White, who delivered the unanimous opinion in a brief stHtemrent, d'H'lared that after con-i ridoiing various contentions the con-! elusion had beta reached that mo-t j of them were imaginary rather than real. BINDER TWINE WILL BE CONTROLLED 1918 l ord Admini:tn.tion Announces That It Has Made -Arrangements for the Pi Ire and Distribution of Twine for The Year, Assuring the Farmer Supplies. Washington, Jan. 7. The food ad-..ninist-aticn ha arranged to contral dari.ir th - ye-..- ll18 the su -fly of nr.eer f.vr. o imD.irt.-mt to farmers, I particularly those of tne Granger I stae . .Reasonable prices, but not so lew as those of farmer years, will be fixed. This control will be effected through oitint.eer agreements the binder mak i !- wit:, the food administration whieh will center the buying and elim inate competition. P iOtto Rtipp and Wife Held Without ! Bail By the Authorities Along With a Number of Other Persons Rupp Well Known Here. The following Gastonia Special un der date of January 5th was read with great interest by Salisbury people Sunday morning: "Ga-toirans were greatly inter ested in Norfolk papers received here today cont lining accounts of the re cent $2,t)ui),)00 fin1 there and the ar rest of 12 persons suspected of in- ccediai ism, especially because of the fact that two of tne persons arrastod j ar, held without iail in connection 1 therewith were 'Uto Rupp and his ; wife, former residents of this place, j "Uup;) was a butcher ami conductc.l n ;.iCMt market lr-re fir more that a 'year, lea', ing her- just about a year j ;l(r0j for Richmond. Both Rupp and : ,js wife were "rank" Germans, it i3 j fjnd, ami were both, it is declaiel, 0f a be'igerent disposition, f requent- j lv gel-ting into troubzle. There were even those who believed that they were uc rman pies. Rupp and his wife livd here for a year or probably two years He came here fiwi Cincinnati and was employ ed as head butcher in a local shop and later entered business for him self, operating a combination market and restaurant on the corner cf Coun cil and Le streets. He then went to Granite Quarry and -pretended to run a restaurant but diet not remain here long, leaving Salisbury for Gastonia. Rupp was in trouble a number of times while living here and at one time caine near having his head sever ed with a knife in the hands of a young man frcm Kannapolis. Rupp was known to be a full-blooded Ger man bat left Salisbury before the war broke out, Rupp while here often boasted that he had at one time been an officer in the German army and exhibited to a number of persons a photograph of himself in army uniform seated on a hoie. He said, however, that he had left Germany before his army term expired or had in some manner vio lated the military rules of his coun try and could rot return without hav ing to answer for the same. A DAILY SERVICE PLANNED WITH EXCEPTION SUNDAY Would Leave Salisbury at 11 A. M. Arrive Greensboro 6 P. M. Return Salisbury 7:10 P. M. The Uivt'd State-, gave--tnient, p( .;1(,f!'u e di ',)arlir.i'i-t, is to establish a Member of mutir truck mail r.iuts tb'-oiitnoat the c.iunt- j and it is pro pi. m I to opera' ; several of thecte route-; out of Salisbury. For some time it has been knaiwn that such a mail delivery plan was contemplated by the postoflillict1 department and ef-fo-ts have been made through the ( Irimhoir of Commerce and otherwise to have one or more ol these routes operated out of Salisbury. It now seems assured that this plan will be tried out by the government and that Silisbuiy will ge-i at knit one of these routes at the beginnig of the tejt of the plan. The postmaster general ;s now advertising for bids foe the operation of motor truck mail routes in various sections of the coun t:y and one of these includes Salis bury. Bids are to be leeaived at the office of the fourth assistant postmaster general until Jan'.:iry 17, UH8, for cairyin the United States mail for he term froai February 1, 11)18, to June '!(', 1920, on the following sched ule of routes: Fn,m Salisbury by Spencer, I.ex ingl:..:, Winston-Salem. Walkertown, !ve: nersville, Colfax, Friendship and Guilfoid College to Givimsboro, a dis tance cf 70.7 miles, and back, six time. 5 ii week. Contractors will be re quired in addition to the usual box delivery and collection service to sell stamps supplies, deliver registered matter, and to accept and, give receipt for application for money orders and the money therefor, also for matter presented for registration or for in surance and C. O. D. parcels. The schedule proposed is as follows: Leave Salisbury daily except Sun day 11 a. m., arrive at Winston-Salem 3 p. m., leave Winston-Salem 3:10 p. m., arrive at Greensboro 0:10 p. m., have Winston-Salem 3:10 p. m., arrive at Salisbury at 7:10 p. m. Trucks of one to two tons carrying capacity with an emergency truck on each route will lie required. A bond :f SI 5.000 will required of any party to whom fuch contract may be awarded. BUTTER S2.25 A POUND. And Other Things in Proportion in Berlin, the American Food Adminis trator Learns. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan 7. Butter is sell ing at $2.25 a pound in Berlin, sugar at 56 tents a pound, ham and bacon at S2.ll a pound and American so-up five bars for $1.12. This information was received by the Federal food ad ministrator from reasonably reliable sources. Ths prices" are from four to five times as high as those now pre vailing in the United States. It is kinder to say that a man or wnman is ignorant than that they are so selfish as ta disregard ths pitiful cries of starving humanity on the other side. IS STARTED ON ITS WAY Inter-State Commerce Committee of Both Houses to Hold Hearings and Director General May be Present in Person Railroads to be Repre sented by A. P. Thorn. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 7. legislation asked by President Wilson to perfect i government control of railroads start-1 ed on its way to congress today by the consideration by the inter-state commerce committee in both houses. The house committee arranged to be gin hearings tomonow morning at 10 o'clock. Director McAdoo or 40roe one designated by him will make the initial explanation of the measures to the committee.' A. P. Thorn, general counsel for the Southern railway, will handle the case foe- the railroad executives. It was said on behalf of the railroads that they do not want to appear in .position as being antagonistic to the princi ples of the measure but want to furn ish statistics and other information for use in congress. J An Affidavit Alleges the Meanses Are Appropriating the King Eutnte to Themselves Mrs. Gaston B. Means' Personal Check Not Honored. i Nov lork, Jan. 5.As an after math of the recent trial of Gaston B. Me ans, acquitted ut Cjncord, N. C, of 'j.e murder of Mrs. Maude A. King, an affidavit was filed In the Supteme Court here today alleging, in effect, the appropriation of funds belonging ta Mrs. Maude King and her estate by Means for the bsnefit of himself in, I wife. The affidavit was mRde by thi tem porary administrator of Mrs. King's c-tate in an action in which it is sutght to prevent- Mrs. Means from drawing out money despositcd In her name in the Corn Exchange bank here. Tihe bank refused to honor a check of her's against the account on being notified that the United States court for the western district of North Carolina, had issued an order re straining Mr. and Mr. Means from interfering with any of tho property of Mrs. Kind's estate. Mrs. Means began suit against the bank to compel it to honor her 'check, but by nn order of the Supreme court here issued today on the strength of t-e affidavit, the temporary admlnis '"ator of Mrs. Kind's estate I sub stitute! for tihe bank as defendant in the suit. The affdavit allege that a sudden change from humble circumstances to apparent prosperity came to Means and his wife shortly after ho became Mrs. King's confidential agent handl ing sums for her aggregating several hundred thousand dollars. It is al leged that he collected these sums, but that the records fail to show the deposit of thousand's of dollars to Mrs. King's account. On the other hand, it is alleged that, in addition to their increused expedi tures, Means and his wife opened bank accounts in their own names. It is specifically charged that part of the money belonging to Mrs. King thus collected, amounting in one instance to $10,000 was used to create the Corn Exchange bank account for Mrs. Mean.4 involved in the. litigation. RETURN FROM BIG DUCK HUNT. Salisburiana Enjoy Great Sport at and Near Morchcad City Free Drove Large Quantities of Game Close In. A 'party of hunters from this place spent last week in the Morehead City neighborhood hunting duens. T.iey returned yesterday ladened wdth game hating killed more than u hundred ducks besides geese and brant. In the iparty were A. E. Davis, N. W. Collett, P. B. Beard, and. J. M. Stoddard. Mr. Stoddard liked the sport so well he returned to the hunt ing grounds today accompanied by John D. Kenerly. Mr. Collett and party relate a story of fearful weatber in that section of the State and say a party who were hunting on the island on wcich Is sit uated the club house of a hunting club of which Mr. D. L. Gaskill of thi i city is a member were caught on this :sland when the aful freere came and they were compelled to walk twelve miles on the ice in order to reach "civilizatbn." Ducks were found in plenty around and close to Morehead City, having come in there to get away from froien waters, something they rarely do, come in chue J.o thickly inhibited sections. At times it was possible to shoot many ducks from the boat, the freeze driving these in close to boats and populated sections. OMNIBUS RIVERS-H ABORS BILL. Chairman Small Announces the Com mittee Will Report a Measure Ap propriating $20,000,000. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 7. An omnibus rivers and harb:r bKl at this ses sion of congress was assured today when Chariman SmaJl of the rivers and harbors committee announced that the committee would report a measure appropriating $20,000,000. Estimates fot maintenance, comple tion of projects and additional im provements for projects approved but not completed total $18,000,000. Rep resentative Small also said the com mittee intended to exclude most of the proposed new projects. Deputy Sheriff David Graham went to Charlotte this morning to deliver Will Alexander to the authorities of Camp Greene. Alexander is a desert er, being in the class of registrants called for Rowan county and not answering. Spencer Shop Delegates Go to At- 1 tend Annual Convention South ern Shopmen in That City. AUXILIARY B. OF L. E. IN STALL SPENCER OFFICERS Torpedo Boat Officer a Visitor in East Spencer Spencer Fire Department Organized. (By A. W. Hicks.) , Spencer, Jan. 7. The nannual in rtallation of officers of Division 3U3 Grand International Auxiliary of the B. ,?.f L. E., will take place hero Thutsday night, the 10th inst., when an interesting program consisting: of music and recitations will be rendet txi. Refreshments will also be a feature of the evening. All members of the G. I. A. and B. of L. E. are ex pected to attend. Officers and offkert elect are requested to dress in white for the occasion. The federation of shopmen met in rnmial convention in Birmingham to day and will remain in session for nlmut ten days. About 46.000 work men fiom all crafts employed on the Southern railway! and allied lino are represented in the convention by about 150 delegates. Tno business of this convention will be routine and will be of special intercut to the worker. Those who went from Spencer include Lee Ketchie and J. M. Eilis, from the B. R. C. of A.; machinists by W. E. Shuping and E. M. Cauble; Boiler makers by Wm. Wands; painters by A. C. Iddiniga, and electricians by B. B. Everhardt. An interesting visitor In East Spen-, err during the past few days was W. M. Simpson an officer of the U. ' 8. torpodo boat destroyer, F. Walko, who was the guest of his kinsman, Mr. A. C. Robinson. While Mr. Simp son whose rank was not disclosed and who did not talk for publication, he was decidwly optimistic as to the war. He declared that the people of Ameri ca should not be down hearted in tho least about the submarines. Mr. Simpson has been in active service for several imontha and has returned to his ship now In an Atlantic port. The Spencer Fire department waa re-organized Saturday night by the election of H. J. Kester, chief; W. P. Ncister, assistant chief. C. W. Crow ell, secretary nnd treasurer with five new members added to the list. An amendment to the by laws was pass ed providing that any fireman fail ing to rcpond to an alarm is to be dined. Failing to pay fines four suc cessive times results in dismissal from the service. A representative of the United States government has been in con ference with the merchants of Spen cer giving epecial instructions as to the operation of the Food administra tion laws. He found the merchants disposed to be reasonably fair and by his help a few minor irregularities were corrected. Frequent visits from theie special agents are expected. S. T. Don-sett, "of Washington, is visiting relatives in Spencer where he formerly lived. Mrs. Marvin Earnhardt has gone to Pinacle to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith. J. D. Dorsett has returned from Sl ier City, where he spent several days with his father, J. Dan. Dorsett. Mrs. Sallie Goode, of New. Castle, Va., is visiting her eon. Chief Clerk R. J. Goode, in Spencer. E FACTS ABOUT FINANCE Commerce Commissioner Asks the Railroad Presidents for Statement of Their Needs for the Year and for First Six Months of the Year. (lEy Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 7. As the first - step in the Government's assisting in financing railroads the presidents of the roads 'have bee requested by In terstate Commerce Commissioner 1 Daniels to telegraph immediately the amount of capital required for the ' year and also for the first six months : of the year, this sUy? being to'rfen at the direction of the national director of roads, Mr. McAdoo. Railroad presidents were asked to detail the precise purpose for which these funds are needed, if to meet ms- turing securities not already provided for and payment of construction work , ; already started , which cannot be stopped. ". .. -. . '