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o SI. 00 a Year. Due in Advance Published by Estate of J. C?. Boylin. WADESBORO.N. C., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 25. 1915. VOL. XXXV. O. 7 ESTABLISHED 1881 r , , . ..... . , l . ... zinrtf Ana l THE WAR. , . . IA AL.L, BAV-IlJC-vivo. CANDIDATES COMING OUT. Two Gentlemen Running for Mayor Majority of Present Board of Com missioners Will Stand for Re-Elec-tion, . ' ' ' Town officers for the ensuing two years will be elected the first Tues day in May, arid two .candidates for mayor have already announced them selves. They are Messrs E. K. Dun lap and Pembroke Wyatt, both of whom threw their hats Into the ring several days ago. Messrs. Dunlap and Wyatt have no platforms, so far as we are informed, except they- promise good government for the, town. Messrs. G," W.. Huntley and F. M. Hightower,; both of whom have been urged to make the race, decline to an nounce themselves, and the probabili ties are that they will not enter the race. ' . ' ' ' ' ' ' .' Messrs.. II. W. Little, W. P. Led better and J. P. Allen, of ,the present board' of commissioners, probably will stand for re-election,. as they' have served only one term. Mr. umap, jis stated above, is a candidate .for may or, and therefore will nofcToij for com missioner. .The other." -flptnw&sioner', I Mr. uignwwer , aoefr n?r.fPec? run for coiiW8sofleragih?"tJItl)ia8 V)ri ttr-'rt.'osa and ' Messrs. Ifj B.; BrdtlcV.aTil Al len are ,beins'uggejslefc$oij; oontmia sioner tov fill lt!he 'rAnces of.Mesa; Dunlap and fcigTitewerV TMs farina one eise uas-ueeu.la&Tv;?u. ... Must Pay InJiei-jtji'ilttf.Bk? " . Estate.? '-.i , ; To. the Teachers of Ansonville Town- ,- : ship. ;' . The following is the program which we wish to carry out in 6ur township contest to be held at Ansonville Mar. " The teachers, with their pupils, are earnestly requested to be at the school fciiiMinir nromntlv t 1:00 P. M Submarines Sank Eight Vessels In Past Week Otherb, Including Two American, Sunk by Mines Opera , tions on Land. . r London, FeS. 24. The German submarine blockade of the British on ' Isles has been in effect one week. The the above date. We trust that a very 'result, so far a8 i known, w that ; two large- number of the pupils of the Norwegian, one French and five Brit- township will be able to attend. isn smii --m- - 1. Prade through town. , laoea.oy lUDowrinn, w.u. 2. Song, "America" By all the ingly small loss of four Byes.-. Two of schools. , . - . j 3. Dialogues, story telling, songs, I . un tne otnep;swe ox me count vwo etc., by small cmidren. w wuv. Bv.-.w--.r t-r--- - something from every schodl, if pos- and a uura axt, ana i rooaoiy suns uy sible). , - . , - a French -destroyer.f - j , ' . -; .1 HaciHfittifha VAacolei ttrnipn Toll Vir- ' 4. Seventh grade contest. , Vv - - 5 Spelling contest. (Pupils above tima to the submarines two American the' seventh grade excluded.) , ' land one Norwegian steamer have been 6. Song, "The Old North State.',';: sunk by mines near .the German coast 7 Athletic contest. High jumj)-un- antf the, Swedish steamer Specia and nmg. (one fourth mile run; any boy one or two British 'steamers are over may enter.) Potato race, only girls ( due and it Js feaiv4 they have been competing. v -v. V " V v . , Premiums for successful contestant I v Nearly all the steamers torpedoed in the'races, and for best speller. 'fby submarines- were email ' and low ' ! Itkis requested that teachers bring vessels and' at least three were caught snecimens of any good work of their while at anchoe. or while barely under Uupils irt i map drawing, language,., way. f ThisJfactJ '.yith the failure of Courino- nAnmanshiD. and composi- a submarine to rata, fast cross-chan- tipns. , It will encourage the pupils, el steamer a, which it fired a tor and' delight their parents to know of 'pedo, apparently proved to the satis- their; interest. ; y - Very truly, Ansonville Township Com. - gram, i ; 1 on Pro- Raleieh. Feb'. 4 .Z411ie.-Strema Court rules in 'fife, test 'case .of Solid tor Noma vs. uary A.' .iJuriejr, irus- tee of the estate -of Florence y.iacK er, from Raleightha.tyr4fe" 5tjt-)f in heritances are subjetl;, fo" inheri tance tax under the 'iennl -Mk 1905, 1907,' 1909; anfl' Vahsequcrtt acts in spite of. 'th'rYingb General Gilmeifj 5 cjpured Sj.Mjy't- torney ueneraijBtt:iieM uuxi . . v n as then worded only ipe.ttt'fVson r al proper t . '5SVV''?) -. This suit was'.bpuhttnorefthan'via yea;fago at the instance ;oi the CV.i; rr-porition- Commission thepjoiiiiu'rt holding that theTe'vehue acts )n ques tion intended thai -real . w&te.lnjirv' tances be' taxed' "as" .well ;.1tprBnal property,,, selecting,' the jFuekeij 'istAte. valued at nearly 3"$l.bOOJ)00 :ks,.bne' tot the biggest involved) fot'peiest eu, ; xnent to. see ,to it ihat alt iWviniet-J''' ' tances thaTia've jassed iringVthe'se ,, "years, are held' as fa as possible to the payment fit tfie tax amounting, it is stjiuated' topossibly 250,O0O the f'tatf ovbrf y'ii f." . VJ' '.'- '"Jude'Whedbee -tried 'the case be low and Veld thatithA'tax could not be : :'4WJtV "atahisteal'itate. "The! opindu of the -Supreme Corirt revers ing this, SaVwritten by Justice Brown. The opinion.'; ts"out thtLtthe lan 'guage of (tthje act' v in 'Question ncit 'imerely decl4res an .intention or pur , pose td tax real estate along with per , onaV property inherited, but is an en . actment itself by actual imposition of the tax by the expression "shall be and hereby is made subject to tax." The court holds that this plain declaration . of the Legislature should not be de " feated by subsequent words unless they are clear plain and emphatic. A , Recorder's Court Tuesday. .Mjagt Tuesday the last regular ses sion of the recorder's court was held, faction of British naval writeas that steamers with moderate speed, which observe obvious; .precautions can es-. cape the underwater craf,t, and such vessels are coiitiriuing to cross . the seas. 'J .'';. The blockade, however, has in creased insurance rates and some neu- as the court goes out of existence tral owners are keeping their ships in Ar4w.ii lot A inwlsil RRinTi of the neutral waters.. . L i?t will be held Friday, and it is ex-r With -such conditions obtaining the I pelted that all the cases on thedocket public in England and in neutral r ttii n. i - i. 4.:" ';TV rnnntrio ora tiiinn no tn V10 latcct. wu pe aisposea oi at mai-wmB.!ue, follj,Ving cases were .disposed- of proposal of the American Government Tuesdays 'V to Great -Britain and Germany con- P. A. Davis, giving mortgage on corning the blockade and as to what reprisals the Ames will make to the blockade. . ' . an'adition to the loss of the mer chantmen the British Admiralty has givea up" hope for the armored steam er Cln.MacjJaughton which has not been fccsaijd from since February 3 and whicbr jt la believed, went down, as did another armed merchantman, the Vinor.'jn a storm that struck English waters early in the month. The Clan MacNaugh ton. carried a crew of 280 men. ; j.; ' ''' '',.;""'"' ' The Admiralty also reported tonight the loss of three airmen of the 40 who recently raided German positions along the Belgian coast. 1 Nothing farther has been heard of naval operations in the Dardanelles, interrupted by unfavorable weather conditions, but it is understood the intention is to continue all efforts to destroy forts "which line the Straits. Otherwise te Turiks, "who 2umre feeenj severely handled in the Caucasus, Egypt and Mesopotamia, are being permitted to rest while preparations are being made by, the Allies for a powerful attack againBt them. A wireless report from Berlin says further obstacles have arisen to pre vent the invasion of Russia and this is accepted by military observers as confirmation of reports frojii Petro- property already mortgaged, remand ed to justice's court. '., John ' Smith, alias Wm. Gallant, larceny; five months on roads. , Henry Mitchell, trespass; judgment sqpended on payme'ntof cost. I f uun-riatts, trespass nol f ross.ed. Charley .Starnes, carrying conceal ed weapon; jflO.OO and cost , Walter Ledbe'.ter, nol prossed, 'William John Bennettgambling; 12 months on roads. ? - John Lilly and Classic Lilly, affray; judgment suspended on payment of cost. ; ' ' Lon Huntley, trespass ; judgment suspended on payment of cost., , Walsh Flake, abandonment; nol prossed. - Robins Lead the Bird Population. Washington', correspjondence. New York Herald. ' Robins lead all other birds in the United States so" far as numbers are , particularly, likes his meat, concerned, according to a preliminary , no less "than the German, but he likes Diet May Decide War. Washington Post. , "The matter of diet may play an taporitant pari in the (European to, remarked Dr. J. A. Freiderich of New York. Dr Freiderich recently returned from Europe where he spent several weeks in the battle zones. "Expert, militarists agree that the question of endurance may determine the length of the war, and endurance will depend entirely upon the condi tion of the soldiers. Lord Kitchener, it is said, has 1,250,000 men in train- Bill Introduced in nouse Providing That They Pay $2.00 Per Year. Raleigh News and Observer. Hurrah! Also cheers! ' The dadblamed old bachelors of the grandest state in the Union which is us are going to get their just dues at last. ' A tax of $2.00 on every able bodied bachelor is the sense and purport of a bill to be introduced in the House to day by that little old sassy farmer; Representative A. M. Benton of Col umbus county. Mr. Benton, when the notion seizes him, gives the honorable House of Representatives trouble. He is small of frame, large of convictions and an able parliamentarian. Here is the bill: A bill to be entitled an act to tax all bachelors in North Carolina be tween the ages of thirty and fifty for the support of the institution for fal len women.!; The General Assembly of North .Carolina do enact: Section 1. That a special tax of two dollars is j hereby levied and im posed upon each and every able bod ied bachelor residing in the state of North Carolina Who has reached the age of thirty years and who "is not over fifty years old; said tax to be collected as other state and county taxes and held as a special fund and disbursed by the State Treasurer for the support of the Institution for fall en women under such terms and con ditions as may be prescribed in the bill providing' for the establishment of said institution. - Sec. 2. That-this act shall be in force and effect from and after its rat ification. Mr. Benton is a married man him self, the father of nine children. He is a farmer, a merchant, and has been postmaster' at his home town for thirty-one years. "There are said to be from 50,000 to 100,000 men in North Carolina who would come under the provisions of this act," said Mr. Benton. "That means a revenue to the state of from $100,000 to $200,000 a year. -'A "There are hundreds tf men in the Record of Corn Club Boys We give below the records of all the corn club boys of the county who reported last year. The list was pre pared by Mr. J. W. Cameron, county! demonstrator. There were a number of boys enrolled as members of the club who did not do any work, but aboiit all of those, planted their acre gathered the corn and reported. Here is the list: Name, of boy. 1 No. Bu. Cost per Per Acre Bushel Robert. J. Northcutt 121.11 .28 Roy Roberts 103.0 .42 Roy Stegall . 86. Travis Northcutt 78.09 John McRae . 75.33 Plumer Beachum 74.02 C. E. Braswell 72.18 Claud Brooks 70.33 Vance Tucker 70.85 Browten Lowery 67.31 Frank Beachum . 50.61 James Jones 58. C. L. Phillips 58.5 James Jones 58. J. Bradley Ratcliff 52.8 Young Rushing 52.5 Justus F. Nance 50. Roy Baker 48.75 Charley Gaddy 45. Baxter McRae 43.3 Frank Ratcliff 43. Walter Johnson 40. Johnny H. Russell - 39.7 James T. Russell 38.14 Homer Goodwin 38. Elmer Winfree 36.5 Seaborn Shepherd 37. Wallace Carpenter 30. Clayton Nance 30. Floyd Stegall 27.8 Wm. Knotts - 92. Sidney Powell 96. MAN DIED OF RABIES. .35 .36 .36 ,42 .44 .38 .38 .53 .32 .71 .53 .68 .58 .82 .52 .42 .60 .97 .41 1.10 .39 .46 .32 .52 .58 .56 .61 .44 .36 50 First Genuine Case in Charlotte fai Which a Human Being Became Mad. Charlotte Observer, 22nd. What is said to be the first genu ine case of rabies or hydrophobia that has come under the eyes of ex perts in Charlotte was that of Mr. Simon .McDonald of Huntersville, whose death occurred yesterday morning at the Charlotte Sanatorium at 9 o'clock. Mr. McDonald was brought to the city Saturday from his home in the upper part of the county by his fami ly physician when he exhibited mark ed symptoms of rabies and a number of local physicians and several spe cialists were called in. There was hardly any doubt from the outset that it was a case of rabies for paralysis had developed in both of the lower limbs, both arms' were beginning to show signs of paralysis, the throat had contracted so much that there was great difficulty in swallowing, the pupils of the eyes were dilated, and did not respond to tests, temper ature was ranging about 102 and there were marked signs of frothing at the mouth. The physicians admin istered as best they could but they could do nothing save give bromides to relieve the patient until the spe cial virus could be procured from Baltimore whence it had been order ed by wire. This did not arrive and as a result Mr. McDonald died yester day morning in great agony in spite of the efforts of those looking after him. There have been scores and scores of cases of reported rabies appearing in Charlotte from time to time but local specialists say that thi3 is the first genuine case that has come un der their attention. All of the symp toms of a well developed case of rab ies were present, including the con- which gives This bill prohibits the shipping of li quor to anyone, and even the posses sion of liquor within the state and it state who are able to marry and make is expected that the Senate will amend Bills in. Legislature. The revenue and machinery act, which was passed by the House sev eral days ago, is now being consid ered by the Senate. ' The bill prohibiting the. shipping of tracting of the throat, intoxicating liquors from points out- rise to the name "hydrophobia" f ear side the state to points inside the ( of water, which is rather fear of chok state passed the House by, a vote of ing, and also the frothing at the 100 to 6, and is novr m the Senate, mouth. A cursory effort was made of homes, if they would. ' ' "This bill may persuade some them to do so." The bill was favorably reported by propositions and grievances commit ee. It will be introduced in the House today. The last bill to tax bachelors in this state was introduced by former Rep resentative Hamilton G. Ewart, of Henderson county, four years ago. ing for services,, because he knows ! erad that the Russians are making a the, importance of conditioning his soldiers. The Germans are in fine physical condition, but' whether they can last is a question. I believe the Latin raceB are better able to stand a long strain than the Teutons or the English. Both the German and the Briton are meat, eaters. The English, perhaps, it, and science has proved that meat eaters, while physically strong for a supreme struggle, cannot endure an extended strain. "There is not a finer race in Europe than the Bulgarians when it comes to census of birds of the country which has just been completed by the Gov ernment biologists. The English spar row is a close second. i In the Northeastern - United States, .where the census was most thorough, there were, on an average, six pairs of pure physical perfection. The men are robins to each farm of 58 acres. Eng- j big, strong grappling fellows' capable lish sparrows avej-aged five pairs ,aOf enduring all mannci of hardships, farm. Taking 100 robins as ,a unit, and they can stand the strain much other desirable bird3 were noted in better than the pure German or the these ' proportions:.; . Catbirds, ;' 49; Englishman. In the Russo-Japanese brown ! thrashers, 37; house wrens, war, it was demonstrated that the 28;' kingbirds, 27; bluebirds, 26. Japanese were marvels of physical : The biologists of the department in- endurance. The Bulgarians and the tend to repeat the census for several Japanese are, essentially non-meat years and on a much larger scale if eaters. They live on vegetables and bird lovers throughout the land are ' f sh and mighty little of the latter, willing to aid in the work. The de- Meats, particularly red meats, while partment's biological Burvey furnish-I tliey have strength, Bubtract from the es the necessary-instruction and report ' sum of endurance, and if this greatest blanks to whoever wishes to co-op-1 of world's struggles comes to a ques erate. There are no funds to pay for tion of whi is going to ' last, I be tfcia work, and it therefore deDends on 5 lieve 4116 frce that has the largest volunteer observers. Meet me ,at McRae Co.'s and get seven 5c cakes, of good -laundry soap and 1 box of bluing for 25 cents. number of non-meat eaters will win, and I think the Allien can claim this." " WANTED Corn for cash. Laney, Cheraw, S. C, R. B. successful stand against the invaders along their fortress line on the north ern rivers. : The Russians, from all accounts are holding back the Austrians in Buko wina and. official dispatches state that they have re-occupied the important railway center of Stanislau. . There has been little or no change in the Carpathians, where fighting has been in progress for nearly two months. ' ' In the West the region around Perthes and the Vosges apparently are the only centers of fighting' of impor tance. Significance is attached by military critics to operations '" near Perthes as a successful French of fensive there would relieve Rheims. ' The campaign northwest of Verdun has a similar object in view, the French hoping to drive the Germans from Montfaucan, which has been strongly fortified, and thus deliver a fatal blow to the German plans for capturing Verdun.. ' According to a Berlin dispatch con cern in that city regarding the at titude of Italy has been greatly ac centuated. Nothing is known in Lon don as to any change in the Italian policy, except reports that the neutral ity party has been (jainm,? adherents particularly among business men who are doing so well out of the war that they do not desire Italian participa tion. ; '.';'. Fresh Cabbage Plants every Tues day at McRae Co.'s. Senate Debates Primary Measure. Raleigh News and Observer. Forhree hoars and thirty "mwHrtes last night the Senate waged war over the State-wide Primary bill introduc ed by Senators Weaver and Hobgood as amended by the committee. Ad journment was taken at 11:30 with the understanding that the bill will be taken up again this evening as a mat ter of special order at eight o'clock. Amendments galore were offered to the original bill in addition to those of the committee. The most significant rates were those of Senator McRae and Sen ator Giles. The former sent forward an amendntent to except from the pro visions of the bill, county offices and legislative offices. The amendment was so framed that it will allow the addition of any number of counties. The Giles amendment provides the application of the measure to the Democratic party alone, , Senator Hobgood and Senator Gard ner led the fight on the floor of the Senate for the bill. Senator Weaver and Senator McNeely both interested in drawing the bill and in furthering its progress through the General As sembly were also kept busy during a part of the session in answering' ques tions. - A similar measure was cham pioned on the floor two years ago by Senator Hobgood and Senator Gard ner. The bill passed the Senate but was defeated in the House. it so as to allow a man who wants to bring his own liquor into the state to do so. However, he probably will have to go after it The bill establishing a state high way commission has passed the house, and $10,000 was appropriated to sup port the commission. An article stat ing the purposes and work of the highway commission was published in a recent issue of The M. & I. This bill has not passed the Senate. A report of the caucus which killed the bills to elect -county boards oi ed ttoMCion the pwople is given nt fcrlb ther column of this issue. A statewide primary bill is now be-, ing considered. It is - impossible to predict what kind of bill will be decid ed upon, but the indications are that some kind of statewide primary will be provided for. The insurance bill which passed the House has been amended by the Sen ate, taking away from the state insur- I ance commissioner the power to lower which the bill as originally drafted gave him. It is reported that an investigation of the recent affair at New Bern be tween Judge Carter and Solicitor Ab ernethy will be ordered, and that the investigation will be extended to in clude the private lives, of the two men. A committee has recommended that the state's stock in the A. &'N. C. railroad be sold if suitable price is offered. Little Hope For Workmen's Compen sation Bill to Pass. Raleigh, Feb. 24. The joint Com mittees on Propositions and Griev ances this afternoon gave a hearing on the Hobgood substitute for the Nettles and the Allen and Mintz work men's compensation bill, and the Sen ate committee voted 4 to 3 for unfa vorable report and the House com mittee voted for report without pre judice. The committee heard former Judge Burgaw of Washington, N. . C. in advocacy of the bill. Germany Still" a Big Seller to U. S. New York, Feb. 24. A feature of the January statement of commerce at the port of New York, made pub lic at the Custom House by Collector Malone, in addition to the record ex ports for a month since the war start ed, was the ftct that Germany prac tically held its own as compared with last year in imports to this country. I The import trade from France on the contrary snowed the heavy loss of over 60 per cent from January, 1914. The loss in German import trade with New York for the months, as compared with the previous January, was only $456,447 in a total trade of $10,070,016, against a loss by France of $6,144,114, the trade declining to $4,460,172 for the month. Imports from Germany were over $2,000,000 greater than those from England. Austria-Hungary appeared on the import sheet to the anount of $1,229, 348. against $1,185,128 in January, yesterday to find the little animalcu lae which cause the rabies, but they were not present in the ; specimens., examined. ' The paralysis of the limbs and the dilation of the pupils, etc., were all well defined. Mr. McDonald, according to those acquainted with the history of the case, was either bitten by the dog or only scratched by it The dog also bit two of his children and shortly thereafter was killed. This was in December but no sign of infection showed up with Mr. McDonald until several days ago. Neither of the children has devel oped any symptoms of the disease but both are to- be -sent down to Raleigh hS moVmng wWere they will fee fctven the Pasteur treatment under direc tion of Dr. C A. Shore. It is stated hat two other children in the neigh borhood were also bitten by the dog. They will be sent down to Raleigh to take the treatment also. The case of Mr. McDonald was dis tressing beyond description. When he developed paralysis of the lower limbs, he could only lift himself about by his arms and then as the poison gained on him he exhibited profound concern not for himself, but for his two children, who were also bitten by the dog. When it became manifest that he had rabies, the attending physician ordered the virus from Bal timore and brought Mr. McDonald to Charlotte where he hoped that life might be prolonged until it arrived. Nothing, however, could be done and as a result he died yesterday morning. Mr. McDonald was 27 years of age and is survived by his wife and sev eral children. He worked in tha Anch or Mills at Huntersville. . 1914. Program of Washington's Birthday Exercises at Graded School. The pupils of the sixth and seventh grades of the graded school celebrat ed Washington's birthday with special exercises yesterday morning. The ex ercises were interesting and enjoya ble. Here is the program: 1. Devotional. . 2. "America" Evrybody. j 3. Reading Mary Burns. ' 4. Story Louise Williams. M 5. Story Agnes Bennett. 6. Song "Mt Vernon Bells." 7. Reading Charlie Lowe. 8. "America The Beautiful" Song. 9. Reading Anna Little Massemore 10. Minuet LOST Open face gold watch. El gin movement Return to The M. & I. office and receive reward.