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VOL. 1. NO. 47.
FAYETTEYILLE, N. CTUESDAY HORNING. JANUARY 11, 1916.
PRICE, SJ.OO PER YEAR
GAPE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN HAD
1 Mi KICKS LAST NIGHT
Taxes Come Un and Were Given a Thorousrh
Airinsr By Several Indignant Citizens They
Thought Partiality
and Records Incomplete.
At the board of aldermen meeting
last night the most talked -of thing
was taxes. They were given a thor
ough airing by several indignant citi
aens who appeared before the board
and rendered protests.
The first kick which the board re
ceived was that of Mr. G. W. Thomp
son, an auctioneer, and an old Con
federate veteran, who said that he
would be forced out of business if the
board compelled him to pay a privilege
tax of $25. Upon motion of the board
it was decided to release him from
paying the privilege tax, there being
, a clause in an act of the Legislature
which permitted it to do this.
Mr. H. 0. Drake, proprietor of the
Lyric movie house, and who run a
-dairy also, came before the board and
stated that he had searched the
records but could not find who paid
.dairy licenses. Mr. Drake had had a
warrant served on bim a few days
ago, and wanted to get it straight
about who were dairyman. It was
stated that the chief of police, who is
supposed to keep track of these taxes,
did not know who paid them or who
'did not It seemed from the general
intimation that the city records in this
line are woefully lacking, and there
seemed to be no one present who
.could shed light on the matter.
The mayor stated that there was
no record of who were selling milk in
Fsyetteville, but that he could tell
who paid licenses in 1915.
Mr. Drake stated that in the records
h could find nothing but accounts of
shoe shine licenses. He was: very em
phatic that the city ought to know
'who was selling milk. He made it
-plaia that he did not want to pay
Hicense while the other fellows paid,
none.
Mr. Drk requested that the
licenses on his movie house be re
duced to the same as that of the opera
house. The mayor replied that the
opera house had a ' rpecial contract
with the city by which it received a
small license. .
It was asked In circles outside the
board if the butchers, who are in a
similar contract with the city, enjoy
the same privilege.
Mr. Drake advanced the fart that a
member of the board of aldermen, Mr.
-R. M. Jackson, was selling fertilizer,
fcut that he did not pay any taxes. It
was shown by the city attorney that
Mr. Jackson is exempt from taxes on
the ground that his company hasn't an
ffiea in Fsyetteville.
Dr. McNeill stated that there were
everul dairymen on the hill who did
' not pay licenses. They still milk from
their houses, but he does not inspect
it. It was also stated that several
people bring in miik from the country
and fail to pay taxes. uv.-.-It
term that when Mr. Drake was j An
e(l a notice, he was given the j y,
wrong one. The man that should ; ,
have imtten the notice hn mvr Wn r.
notified and has nut paid his taxes.
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no Illu.fl riniC'l lliMl IIIITIC K (IB lltl Tjv
list of those that paid taxes. j, .
Mr. Gentry, a contractor, protested' ; tut n
that he had been forced to pay $25 i m.-i.
taxes, while other contractors had'l'ccr
been let off with five, twelve and, fif- jn'rn.t
teen dollars. It all seemed a muddle t'-s
to these gentlemen. jr"""
Mr. Gentry state! that he had asked r! ..v
the mayor to give him a list of the t;ni
STILL ATTEMPTING T O A DJUST
DIFFICULTY WITH ENGLAND
Washington, Jan. 10. The United
States will continue to attempt to re
ceive a release from Great Britain's
rder in council affecting American
hipping. It will not, however, adopt
fetaliatory measures to prevent Great
Britain from interf erring with Amer
ican shipping.
This is the attitude of the State
Department as obtained authoritative
ly today.
It was said that Great Britain will
abserve all the courtesies and that she
will be glad of the exchange of
diplomatic correspondence, looking to
Shown, But Found Books
contractor, but he could not do it.
The street committee's report show
ed that considerable improvement has
beea made on the streets. In some
places the committee waa authorized
to lower the curbing, especially where
the property owners requested it.
One coat of paint has been given
the Half Way Bridge. -Work
will be started on Robertson
street improvements in the near fu
ture.
During the month there were six
deaths here. Three white and three
colorde. This is a remarkably low
record.
There were eight white births dur
ing the month. Four male and four
female. There were fourteen negro
births. Five made and nine female.
The health officer reported that the
streets were now receiving more
sprinkling.
Some meat and fish was condemned
during the last month. ,
The report of the finance commit
tee was read and approved. It shows
up fairly well,
An engineer ' will be employed to
measure off the improvements which
have been made on the streets.
During December there were twenty-one
arrests made.
Everything in the meeting came out
well except taxes. They will be
given consideration, fo the protestors
were told.
BELIEVE CASE
IS NOW CLEAR
Think Controversy Over
Lusitania Sinking
Ended.
the
Washington, Jan. 10. The govern
ment and the German embassy believe
tonight that the controversy with
Germany over the sinking of hte Lusi-
Ur.;a eight months ago and the loss
of ..ne hundred and fifteen American
live is nearing a close.
Ai that remains now is for the
German government to approve a
druf of the final agreement between
tht 'r.ited States and Germany.
Hi:
s draft went to Berlin tonight
ifiii-ial State Department wires.
iw,r is exptted within a week,
ro is no doubt that this draft
sect the approval, for it was ac-
' by Berlin before it was sub-
! to the American State Dupart-
Frc.sidcnt Wilson has given
pprwal to the draft, and re
' it today to the State Depart-
vuh a few minor changes. Both
-try I.aning and the German
-micr guarded the draft with
no-st secrecy, however, it is sup
that it contains practicallyy a
val of the sinking of the Lusi-
a .-titlement of the issue Dow at
stake.
Tbsj only retaliatory measure which
oulii tie taken would be an embargo
n iiiiiiitions of war, and as the Soc-roi.-.t
n of State and the President have
airci t stated that this would ba a
breh of neutrality, there is little
likci '. Kxl of its going Into effect.
A i'-oup of Texas cotton growers
are ii: A'ashington to see if a shipment
of cut t ui can be sent to Germany. It
is und. rstood that the price to be paid
is 27 cmt per pound. The State De
partment stated that it feared if it
would jver reach Germany.
MAN IS SHOT
BY A GIRL
She
Then Turns Weapon on
Herself, and Dies
Later.
Joilet, 111., Jan. 10. A girl known
among church folks here as Lillian
Piper, fired a bullet into her brain to
day after she had shot and wounded
John Roberts. She died later in a hos
pital. She left a note asking that her
father, William Ogden, of Richmond,
be notified.
The girls waa waiting for Roberts
this morning when he came to his of
fice. He said: "I am through with
you. I don't want to have anything
else to do with you," he concluded,
and then began to open his mail. As
he read there was a revolver shot and
a bullet ploughed its way into his
neck. The girl tired again, but missed.
She then turned the weapon on her
self. In her purse was a note addressed
to the finder. It read: "The wages of
sin is death. Please notify my father,
William Ogden, at Richmond."
DARING ESCAPADE OF A
GERMAN SERGEANT
Berlin, Jan. 10. The new adminis
tration reports that Sergeant Schowe
desky, of Angerburg, has been deco-
' , T 7
Class and that Private Kurzhals, n
volunteer from Wittenberg, has re
ceives the second class of this decora-
tion.
On a cold November morning Seh-
wedesky, who was in a trench on the
Yser,, noticed that a small enemy de
tachment
on the opposite shore of;,. , i i" n
... .. . Congress the passage of such 8 law.
the river w
as leaving its position vein -
porily to go te, a shelter for a rest.
The daring non-commissioned officer
decided to capture the position single
handed. Throwing off his coat he
jumped into the water and Kurzhals,
who did"not know what was intended,
followed him.
With a few strokes the two men
reached the opposite bank and, arm
ing themselves with guns they found
in the trench, they made tor the shel
ter of the enemy. There they found
six men, who surrendered after two
of them had been wounded.
The serpent and his cm
imnnnlnn
safely reached the German side of the
river again with their pnsoners.
ANTI-AMERICAN
AGITAT10X PROHIBITED
Berlin, Jan. 10. The latest subma
rine controversies and the steady
growth of the export of American
arms and ammunition to the countries
of the allies have further increased
the bitter feeling of the German na-
tn against the United States.
airit.ition for a general boycott against
American goods after "the war has
en started. A self-constituted com
mittee sent out tnotisamls ot circu
lars to merchants and consumers,
urging them to punish the United
Pta'as commercially for their unfiiir
nes to Germany and for the arming
of the allies.
The government does not look with
favor on this propaganda and in
Baden and Wuerttembcr it has already
been stopped by the authorities.
PASSENGERS IN LONDON
TRAMS CARRY OWN LAMPS;
,
London, Jan. 10. On account of the
.larxening oi London streets to avow authority of the directorate
giving information to the Zeppelins, j Require ofliccrs and employes to
some travellers now attach a small
electrict light to their coat sleeves so
that they may read their newspaper
in the trains and trams.
ENGLIH BOYS SUFFER
FROM PROSPERITY
Lonnon, Jan. to. Leaders ia the
Boy Scout movement complain that
the boys are being demoralized be-
cause they are now able to earn twice
as much money as before the war on
account of the present demand for U-
oor. Picture palace do a roaring
business largely through the patron- j
age of war-prospering boys.
ES
GIVEN AIRING
Report of the Comptrol
ler Condemns Practice -
of Usury
'Usury Unchecked, Means a De
population," Declares the
Report Set of Rules
Suggested.
Washington, Jan. 10. The tWr .
to the campaign against the cha. : . .ig
of alleged usurious rates of interest
by American national banks which has
been prosecuted by John Skelton Wil
liams, comptroller of the currency.
came today when Comptroller Wil
liams submitted to the House
of Representatives his annual report,
in which he gives a mass of detailed
information regarding the exaction of
excessive interest rates by national
banks and urges upon Congress dras
tic measures to punish offenders.
He says;
"Usury unchecked means depopula
tion, hopelessness, thnftiessness and
resulting loss of producing capacity,"
"If there should be an amendment,"
the comptroller adds, "to the national
bank act authorizing and directing the
) Department of Justice to bring suit
. Dfi
I against usurers upon information fur
nished either through the Comptroller
of the Cu -rency or through other
sources, the practice of usury in all
the national banks throughout the
country can be stopped. I therefore
1 fci ,. , ...
j The comptroller's report state that
on the outbreak of the European war
New Yprk banks increased their nor
mal interest rates to as highas 12 per,;
cent in some cases. Through a threat
to publish a list of names of New ,
York banks not charging usurious j
rates, Comptroller VV ilhams says he
succeeded in forcing the banks to re
duce their charges to 6 per cent.
Taking up the campaign among the
country banks, the comptroller pub-1
lishss long tables of rates charged in ITelegram
which he shows that rates as high as!
200 per cent were exacted by some
J0"1"; ,, . S u
I . . . . ' . , ,
ivsiif V DJ1UI L Jei UUV HV
cites the instances of three Oklahoma
hanks, which, he declares, show aver-
ja.ee rates of interest charn-1 on all
itheir loans of 25 per cent, 36 per cent
and 40 per cent respectively. In
nis table the comptroller refrains fr.m
giving the names of the banks.
The comptroller appends to his
port a letter written by Judge L. C
McNahh, of Sequoj'ah rnuntv. Okln.,
entitled "The Crimes of the Usurer in
Oklahoma: How They Have R-i-m-d
the Small' Farm Owner, the Tn;int
and 'the Workinpmm." Th:s U tter
dc.-,Tbes the pitkiMe cn.''.t;n
V.r-- ir : t . -f u t Bmnn2T th v-rk p pit1
f r.ir.l rmrm:nitks due. it i.- li'e'.rod,
tht usurious rates for money charged
'y the country bankors. Orhor evt
i nee, the comrtro!i. : ' iiitri!;! ;it
t;it ks linkers in vi'.riui!i t'ions -of
the country. Jutle M- NnHh. tb canp
trwHer says, was forced fcm the
i.ti.h en account of his v:irf:tre un
'he usurers.
Curatrnller Williams recommends
to Coptrreas, in his report, much legis
lation designed to prevent hunks from
being "broken from the insiile."
Amoni? these recommendations at e the
following:
Prohibit officers from borrowing
from their own banks and prohibit
t , . . . .
'.'fecter from borrowing except on
give surety Domis.
Limit the amount of a bank's m .ley
which may be lent to one firm, corporation-
or individual.
Prevent or limit payment of over
drafts. Require certificates of I'-nosit to
be signed by two officers.
altering by erasures or acids entries
!on the books of national banks.
'on the bokoa of national hanV
Limit to 4 ner cent the interest to'
be paid on deposits except when the:
discount rate fixed by the Federal Re-1
serve bank fixes a higher rate, where-
upon banks in such Federal Reserve
banks districts mav enual but not ex-
1
HUSBAND AND
WIFE KILLED
Also two Children When
Four Train Hits
Buggy
Big
Greenwich, Ohio, Jan. 10. Arthur
France, aged 45, his wife and two chil
dren, Harold and Helen, aged 12 and
10, respectively, were killed here to
day when the buggy which they
were riding was struck by a Big Four
passer.ger train.
The closed curtains to the buggy
.-.Soured the vision of Mr. France and
j''svesited him frcm seeing the ap
! .oach of the fast train-
WAR BULLETINS
Paris, Jan. 10. The German troops
have launched a new and powerful
offensive in the Champagne district,
the war office announced tonight. Dur
ing Sunday there were four fierce at
tacks by the Teutons upon the French
positions, lasting until midnight. In
the bombardment, the Germans used
shells filled with gases.
Paris, Jan. 10. The Bulgarians are
hastily concentrating fresh troops on
the Greek border, while Turkish forces
are being massed on the frontier
north of Kabala, according to the Sa
loniki correspondent of the Matin.
MARKED INTEREST IN
THE COMING CLASS
Marked interest is being shown in
the coming of the Wesley Bible Class
Federation which is to be held here
on January 13-20.
Loch! hotels and boarding houses, it
said, will grant low rates to all
visitors here.
NO EPIDEMIC OF
ii
Was Not Published
Correctly in Observer
Yesterday.
A report curried in the afternoon
paper of this city yesterday raised an
indignant howl that a meeting of the
Women's tiynodieal here had , been
j ,onei, the report said, because of
Ln t.,,i,i,.niic of "grippe in Fayette-
nmnnr
mi
ill I U
re-iville. It was a big scare, for there
iv;!s nothing to "it.
I The telegram received here Mioul.f
;hae read: "On account of Vr'i'P?
o;-: i' mic, 't.yetteville meeting called
iff. the gripped epidemic is gen
era!, and the telegram did not say
that it iri r'ayptteviiieJ
The Xoh-s is it';..' to svt this thing
i-H-ht wtih the Fiiyt-ueville folk?. 'for
-here is nn epi ienmie uf 'gripped here,
.iht-uli'th n'ny fe a few casvs.
TWO SI!
w i'N r
ASHORE
IN GALE
SeaUk-, V,'a.-h ., Jan. 10 The French
ship Ma" h a! Oastria and the. Ameri
can lar'!:e't:ne James Stanford went
ashore h tiday in' a gale. The coast
guard c'-Uer Vngala is standing by.
CIIAKGE1) THAT DANIELS HAS
"GAGGED" THE NAVAL OFFICERS
Washington, Jan. 10. A squabble mittee might expect difficulty in get
at a meeting of the House committee tinS testimony from the naval
here today narrowly missed developing officers. He cited various instances of
into per md affair between Chairman naval officers who had been prevented
Padgett "til Representative Britton.
Hritton t h rged that Secretary of the
Navy P i ?ts had "gagged the naval
officers by an executive order which
.
'heir giving information of
... !,;. '
the nav !
Representative Butler, of Pennsyl-
:van a. r . ker. acted as peacemaker,
,na with difficulty quelled the dis-
.v.
,., ;tiw Rrltt W inti-
E
LEGISLATIOII
Former Gov. Kitchin, of
This State. Attacks
Measure.
Would Thow More Than Twenty
five Thousand Children
in the South Out
of Work.
Washington, Jan. 10. Proposed
legislation to prohibit the intra-Stata
traffic in child labor products was vig
orously opposed here today before the
House labor commission by former
Governor W. W. Kitchin, of North
Carolina, and David. Clarke, editor of
the Textile Magazine of Charlotte.
The measure was to prohibit the
employment of children under sixteen
in mines and quarries and to prohibit
the employment of those under four
teen in the' cotton mills.
Former Governor Kitchin attacked
the measure and said that it would
throw more than twenty-five thousand
children in the South out of work. Ha
said that conditions in the textile mills
were gradually improving and that it
was unconstitutional for the Federal
authorities to meddle in it.
RECORDER'S COURT HAD
LIGHT SESSION YESTERDAY
Recorder's court had a light session
yesterday morning, trying only three
cases.
James Sikes, who was tried soma
time ago on a charge of carrying a
concealed weapon, but upon whom
judgment had not been rendered, wa
discharged yesterday as not guilty.
Hannah Campbell ' mi Narcissus
Jessup, two colored women who were
arrested Friday night on a charge
of disorderly conduct, had judgment
suspended upon the payment of cock.
A case against Willlinm Clark,
charging him with disorderly conduct.
was continued until tomorrow.
HI "ES IN ESS- IS GOOD
SAYS FORMER RESIDEUT
Mr. II. A. Walker, who is engaged
in the copper industry in Jacksonville,
KJa., but who was a former resident.
of Faye?rwilIe' was in tne ci,y ye"
terday. It has been a ,lW
Mr. Carter was here, and he stated
that the growth of tha town was some
thing wonderful. "Why it is even bet
ter here as regards business than it
is in Jacksonville," he said to a New
reporter.
Mr. Walker will spend several day '
here before returning to his home ia
Jacksonville, where he has resided fot
the last fifteen years, "t Come up
to Fnyetteville everev few years." he
js-ii'l. "just to see how things are get
j -sitf? along, and I am. unusually prati-
tied at the pleasing aspects which
j things here present now."
HALF DAY OF THE MOHR TRIAL
j Providence. R. I.. Jan. 10. The first
'h!f -ai- the.. day. saw the beginning of
what promises ot be the three weeks'
trial of Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr and two
iK-gmes, charged with the murder of
Dr. C. F. Mohr, physician to the so
ceity colony here, ended at 1 :30 today.
Throughout the day Mrs. Mohr seera
?d to he the least interested party in
the courthouse and whispered only a
few words to her attorney.
from expressing their views if they
were not in accordance with the ad
ministration's views.
Secretary Daniels today defended
V, . T...- i MfllElHff In .Una,
officers to write of the navy condi
tions on the ground that it would thea
be impossible to keep them out of
politics. He declared that he had ne
objection to any officer giving what
information he had to a Congressional
committee.
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