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BUSLIMGTON. ALAMANCE CptTNTY, SfOBftH CABOLUiA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1915.
liiitsE lyiijitiiiirr
CHlEr XOVE OF THE PlitE DE-
PARfHEKT A^S HSU*.
- Chief John Love, of the Biitiineton
Fire Department, lias asked that the
residents of our city, in cass of fire
to be sure in wKleh ward the fire is
bnmiiig, and theii give “Central'* a
full description of the location deaerifa*
the house burning, and giTing also the
jiinie soiee well^nown. store, hou^
cliureh or mill near tlse fire, in
stance, if Chief liove’s home is tmm-
ing, say “John tiove's house, near the
Daisr Hosiery Mill, in Kr^ Ward
tn» Town in divided into five fire
wu^: The Fii« Limits, and four
Wards.
The Fire Umits begin at the rail
road at the Standard Oil Co., and igc
down Churcli street to the street pass-
tag H. G. Kime’s stable, on through
to Spring Street, talcing in the &ott-
Mebane iHe. Co., plant; then up
Spnng Street to the Railroad, takinic
is the Southern Freight Depot, and
then up the railroad to the SCendard
Oil Co. A fire inside of these limits
is given as “Inside Fire lamits," and
the whistle blovs the general ularm or
the short blows in quick succe^icn.
The First Ward it that part of our
eity, west of Main Street and South of
the Kailroad. The whistle blows one
long blow followed by the short alarm,
and then repeats several times.
The Second Ward is North of the
neiilroad and West of Tarpley Streei:,
taking in all territory from L. J. Fon-
ville's residence up to the corporation
Une abore Ehsink Th» whistle blom
Two Liong Blows and then the ritort
aiana and then repeats several Umes.
'fhe Third Ward is Ea^ of Tarpley
and North of the Railroad, The
alarm is Three Long Blows ard then
the short alarm, this is repeated Sev
ern! times.
The Fourth Ward is South of the
IMlroad ud East .of Main Street, tak
ing from the F'airgroands on up to
Main Street and oat as far as the
Cemetery.' Tie allSSTS'Foiff'long
Wows and the short Blarm, ropeate;!
several time^ " -
If you are hot sure in which ward
you live pleasa FIND OUT NOW, as
you never know wiien out firemon arc
to receive a hurry call to YOUR house.
Our firemen are all very very obliging
gentlemen ntnd deaorve a great deal
of cj«dit and praise for thdir liberal
ity in aerviea for wluch they receive
no pay, and ar AT YOUR SERVICE
at ANY TIME—day or night, rain
or riiine, warm or cold, whether YOU
own any property or whether you are
a millionaire.
If ease of fire please go to the near
est telephone and give “Central" the
eorrset locatiiMi asd you will greatly
JTOtp WUJL UKWMVU e«Vn 35?—
er»I thousands dollars worth of prop
erty by helping get them there as
early poieSde. ^ey are '«^iins to
come, won’t YOU do yOUR partt
The alarm of Tuesday was given
in wrong and a fireman was within
ICO yards of the Kouse at th(> tine,
but ran to get to ths lire s:i]4 met the
company coming back to very near
where he was.
The alarm Tuesday was on account
of a blazing chimney in Mrs. Hen
derson May’s home. It did very little
damage.
The alarm yesterday afternoon was
turned in correctly: “Fire in Aurora
.hdUS^s, of LaFayette Holt’s. The
coBi^ny 3sade an excellent run and
got on the scene in a few minuttis t:>
find tliat only a small outSioase was
buring. It was caused by the some
rubbish catching fire on the OBt^de.
o—i -r,-.,
Tliis “nar zone” they talk about is
the same thing ths t«»7id 'zunc,
isn’t it?
wnnN Th '«inzoNE
THE SUBMARINE
VALUE.
VES ITS
The tittle Uader WateriW^p Is Ne*
CoBttasding Figure of the. War—
BrklA: SLips MlssiiiK—Three Small
Vemis Cannot Be.Aceounled For;
Likewise T«ro iemu Submarines
Are Oveidae at Thw Home Base;
Germans Claim Eaormoos Victory.
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FLEETS, BOMBARD DARDANEL-
l:^ ('CRTS.
Bittiah and French Fleets United in
Attack on Constantinople Defensi*
—Days’ Atta^—Action Still
In Progress When Dispatdt Was
Sent—Forts Siieseed— Aero-
plaliea.
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UNfFED STATES WILL “STAND
PAT.”
THE SEGil£6ilTIM M AT STATE UNIVEitSlTy ASIiSJlN |NNES11GA11SN BIG U)!ffiT0 THEm^
SEGREGATION BI[LL FACES BAT-
TLiE IN LBGISLATUBE.
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Fab. 18.—-The. s^regatioji
bill of Senator Majette, ihiiroduc^ in
both House and Senate has not been
put in type or prints for the Use tf
the men^jers of the two Houses.
It will be intere^ing to lawyers in
the light of constitutional points. A
great many lawyers in the House tilnk
it impracticable and in violation of
the law of the land. More of this
sort of talk has been heard today than
at any other time.
Tlie bill will fought if it is nec-
sary. But the proponents are work
ing for it. They believe it
chance. Farmers’ Union men are here
leady to pre» it.
The bill is in both Houses and here
is how it reads:
Sec. 29. Si^ating to ownership of
lands. The general assembly by r^u-
All the British and German Flings at lations applicable to all racos, may
Eadi Other Does Not Change The provide that by vote of the Qu&lifi^
DO^GS AT THE UNIVERSITY.
TAKES
r
HIS
Things—^America Not Concerned—
This Coantry at Peace With Both
aad Alleged Crimes Against Each
Other Not Our Business; The Notes
of Warning to Both Nations Heai^
Whit They Say.
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GERMAN SUBMARINE GETS ONE
SMALL BRITISH SHIP.
voters or of the freeholders of any pre
scribe district within a county, the
lands in such district may be segre
gated to the ownership, use or occu
pancy of a particular race. But the
percentage of the land of the Stata
•segregated to any i>srticular r*ce by
districts shall not be greater than the
penentage which the population of
that race ^rs to the total popuiativa
Four of Crew Lose Their Lives. Being of the state: nor shall such fegrega-
Given No Chance—^Battles ia Prog- tion impair the vested r^hts of pet-
resa—Fighting General On Both sons who have previously bought or
Eaatetn and Western Battle Fronts leased land in such district, nor pr«-
—SaMiooB Again Win Ytctoi'tes in vent a person,of the race to wHicK such
PsUari. j district is segregated from employini;
O . —- ■ ! persons of a different race as his ser-
U. S. WILL NOT BSyLY TO THE vants, laborers or agricultural crop-
NOTES. !pe« or tenants and poviding homes
—o— i ^or them on his land. Provided, also,
Government Officials Beiiege Enoufth that no election shall be held under
Has Already Been Said on Subject the proviEions of this section except
—Breaking the Rules—^Violation of upon petition of a designated propor-
the Rules of Warfare No Ct>nccr» tion of the free-holders within the
of the American Govennnent. proposed district presented to a re^
Washington, Feb. 20.—The United viewing judge or board of county com-
CASE TOLEGISLA-
TU«E.
Chapel Hill,; Fd>. 22.---Secretary ,—q....
Frank Graham, of the Young M^’s . Solicitcor 'Aberaaihy Aslis. Lawmakers
CAristi^ -AssociaiiOii'iof the tiriivers-j to investigate Xudge Carierinci-
ity, aptiy eptomized the far-reaching! dent—Matter Referr^ to Judii^ry
consequence of the visit of Johrt R. j Committee.
Mott and his five associates in the Raleigh/ F^. IS,—The House this
International Student Mbvemeht when ' morning ^received a commumcatiori
he said “The Mott Meetings redoubled from Solicitor Charles X! Abernethy,
the force, the activeness, and eneg- of New Beni, asking that the Legisla-
gles of all departments of the Y.; ture investigate the difliculty between
Y’” himself and Judge Frank Carter, of
Other than hi.s £ane and straight-1 Asheville, in which Judge Carter finei
forward appeals to grip his iminedi- jhim for contempt and entered orders
ate hearers, John H. Mott has the ca-;on the court records that the solici-
pactty -to call students to social- and tor considers, detrimental to his- of-
religious service. He l^t his itnpress. ficial and moral int-^-grity. The com-
oa University students. Sesporisive to munication follows-
Uis meetings, 400 students affixed:
their signature to this pledge: “It; “The Honors*le House of Eepresenta-
j is purpose, pay what it cost, to | tives of the Stata of North Caro-
be a s^ere follower of Jesus Chriit." lina:
Many students were seized with a! “At the last general election I was
passion for service, and boys nave ap ; elected by the people of the Fifth Jn-
pealed to the Y. M. C. A. for jobs inldicial District as solicitor of the sams,
community work, leaders of Bible and have been duly commissioned ty
I groups, and work in other fields of the Governor of the State as one c!
service in the village and vicinity, j its constitutional officers.
President Edward K. Graham’s ad-1 “On Saturday last ii' the Superiu
' dress, '‘A New Start,” was an added Court of Craveu County, his hone,
I impetus to the movement for socica! Frank Carter, judge presiding, causc\
■ and religious expansion. His addres? to be spread upon the permanent TOiii-
BIG A.MOUNT MONEY
THE STATE.
LOST TO
has been .supplemented by talks in the
chapel by the various student leaders
in the dwartment work of the Y. Si.
; C. A.
I The stimulating effects of the Mott
; Meetings rivet attention on the bet-
j tcrmer.t campaign ia the rural com
munity around Chapel Hill inaugurat -
I ed '&f the Y. M. C. A. a year a^. Hie
work of the Association is divided in
to twenty distinct departments each
under the supervision of a chcirman
and a committea. The Bible Study
Department enlisted the services of
.190 students, divided into twenty-fiva
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Citates prooiujly' wiir~jnnKS~nij ’ an-2 -a- S
for the presiint at least, to either tie viewing authority that the estaUish-
i Britiali-or Ger??!a^ re^rd'ng the meiit of the proposed QlStri?Ct »V*ll JSJXS-
use of the American Hag on foreign mote'iac~giTisr5i-v.-c!fare-ef-t?>.e-peo^
vessels and he dangers to neutral ship- ple of the district, after i^towing time
ping in the naval war zone, but will for counter petitions for change in th-j
stand firmly on its warning against boundary line.- of the proposed dis-
destniction of American lives or ves- trict. Provided, also, that no .>chciM
gels. I district or township in which the land
Many officials who know the situ- is wholly owned by persons of on 3
ation expect some further move «%
in an event of an avert act. This was
indicated in hig& official quarters ts-
day.
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5 MORE BRITISH BOATS SUNK
utes of said court a memorandum in
the case of State vs. Baugham, over
my soiemn protest, which said memc-
randum, in effoct, charges me with
being morally unfit to hold office, and
during the said court his honur, Frani>
Carter, judge presiding, did other and
greatei- wrongs to my office and to nw;
peptonaHy, aa is fully sot out my
statement and affidavit supporting it,
which were printed in full :ind pub-
Ushed in the Raleigh News and Ob
server on Sunday and Monday, Feb
ruary 14 and 15.
This serious controversy which ha.s
itcather Coaditians and Ladt of La-
tH>r prerenis Saving vf Cuttvn aad
Peanut Cmp—Abolish Centr^ Piu-
6n~Pe9iteoliaTy at. White Elephax
00 Hands of tlie State'and Recdm-
meadatioc Made That Conyictg Be
Tracsferr^ to Farms and Buildings
Used for lasaoe.
Of gr^ interest to the tax payers
of the State is the recoiiunehdztioa
I made by the sub-committee to the fall
committee on penal institutions in r^-
erence to tlie State Prison and th*
Stnte farm, located in Halifax Coiin-
ty.
It has been common r^rt airoufid
the State for some time that much of
the cotton at the State Fam ^s not
picked and tlut it was rotting in the
fields. The committee fim^ t^t a^
least 25 per cent of the value of the
cotton and peanut crop of 1014 is a
lo!» to tb« State and gives the rea
sons therefor, unusual weather con
ditions and lack of sufficient labor to
take care of the crop. Thus the State
is losing a large amount of money
on account of the loss of these crops
while its convicte are working on rail
roads bdonging to private individnnls,
taking in payment Cherefor stock of
doubtful value.
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groups. These groups conduct Bible arisen, in my hutiible judgment, sh^nild
be investigated by the House of Rep
resentatives, as the finding of fact so
spread upon the minutes of said court
hv his honor are untrue, unjustified
classes on Sundays in the dormitories,
and thrsc courses hat's been outlined:
“Men of the Old Testament,” “Man-
iioo«Lo£=.th9 Mast4r,”_and “New Stu-
dies in the Accs.”
and unwarranted, and do both me and
f
•i'h? ainrtent teacners in tne rural , my office and th-e administration
Mhoola, in outlying districts around 1 Justice a great and. lasting %vrong.
Chapul Hill, present the lessons of tjie "i fiereuy respectiiiiJy appeal
OFF SOUTH AMERICA BY
THE GERM ANS.
London, Feb. 18.—3;37 P. M.~(De
layed by censor)—BritisTi steam
ers Holland Brse, Hemii^hm and
Potaro atid the sailing ships Sumatfn
and Wilifrsd have been saidi: in the
Atlaatir, preis’imably by the German
cruiser Karlsruhe. Crews and pas
sengers were landed at Buenos Ayre.'t
by the German steamer Holger.
RESIGNS HIS POSITION.
Mr. John R. Hoffman, tonner ma 1-
ager isf the Grshaa: Loan & Real Es
tate Co., has resigned uis position an4
returned to the city. It is not known
just what Mr. Hoffman proposes to
do, burt it is presumed that he will re
sume the acti-ve practice of law. He
is a shrewd ^siness man, but seems
to like his chosen profession better
titan an active business life, we trtist
he will continue to make Burlington
his hrtiTie, no matter what Une he en
gages in.
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PRESIDENT “MAD” WITH CON-
Intemational Sunday School Quarter
ly. A movement is to be launched to
encourage various communities to
raise funds for organs in the ruml
Sunday Schools. Neighborhood social
gatherings^ union piceics, and dis
cussions of rural problems are pro
moted by the student leaders in charge
of the euantry-side program.
The boys’ com club work under the
auspice.» of the Young. Men’s CKri; -
tian Association has developed into
your honorsble body to appoint a com
mittee, ^vith full authority to take tes
timony, inquire into and investigate
all matters which pertain to the ju
dicial and moral fitness of the honor
able Frank Carter and m.yadf to hold
the oSces whicit we now hol-J under
the auihority of the people.”
Following the reading of the com
munication from Solicitor Abernethy,
there was presented a resolution by
Representative Davis, of Carteret
I ROUTE EIGHT NEWS,
j There will be an entertaitunent ac
■I^ley’s School House Saturday night
I of this week. The public is cordially
invited.
We had the pleasure of eating agsiii
with E. K. Isiey Friday, and George
Barker Saturday, and we filled up once
more.
We spent Sunday with George E.
Wyatte and wife at Mcbane.
Jim Foust, of Mebar.e, spent Mon
day in Burlington. We see that he
has gotten the mud “offen” his clothes.
T. R. and Sam Hayes, of HdMUie,
Route 2, spent Monday night -with
ijt GliuJ.. ttt. fjhotw '
3. A. Lowe spent Saturday till Mon
day iirs ao>pftthin^ Uj
eat, and 1m fpuTid plenty asjisual,.
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FALL ADVOCATES POLICING
MEXICO.
New MextcQ Senator Wants Four
Great America n Republic to InCcr-
vese—Conld Stop the Trouble—So
He Says, With a Small Foreei Back
ed by United States, Brazil, Argen
tine, and Chile; Declares Conditions
Have Failed to Improve With thf
Passing of Time.
three departments: A com club of I county providing for an investigation
country boys, a debating club at cot-
tan mill boys, a boys’ cStab of .village
Vays, and a night school fo!- working
regro boys. The operation of two
.'^'inday Schools and a course of study
i.. “Present Fzi-ccs in Negrj Progj-e.'s”
F’.ii’Pls'oiewi. ihc "i’^ht 3chi’ol.
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The sinking of these five vEsseis
and, in addition, the Briti^ Steamer | GRESSMBN AND TOLD
Viscount Humphreys ant reported j THEM SO.
from Bneno.? Ayrss FebraBiy 18. The: —o—-
Buenos Ayres dispatch, however, said Used Short and Ugly Term in Kx-
that the German auxiliary cruiser
.Kroaprlnz Wilhelm not ihe Xarls-
mhe, tank them. This version prob
ably is correct, as it was given liy men
on board the Holger.
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“How did you come to say young j “We are all dead broke oat
Thompson was intemperate?" j way tJiis fall."
.i:‘Nevcr did gay such a thing.” I “How do you all ive, then?”
.! ‘Yon told .somebody he drank like' “Oh, we lend each other a little,”
afith.”.:i., . i O-
pressing His FtcHnga Aboct Ship
Bill—SIsscntiT'e Cells at Champ
Clark’s Hor,?—Then House Rtishes
Kii Throngh With Fwddal Speed
For Effect, It Seemk
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I .A LAYING HEN.
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j Mr. Chwle.^ Overman, of East Burl-
i ington, went into the house la?t Sun
day, pulled off his cap and laid it ii
, the cradle. A hen came into the
house, fiew up into the cradle und laid
an egg in his cap. Charles h&d a pa
per sweat-band in his cap, and the
hen in some way got this around her
neck and was doing alt kinds of Ken
of the matter. Also there were com
munications from members of the New
Bern Bar and others against any in
vestigation and coTomending the of
ficial conduct of Judge Carter. One
was signed by fourteen members of
the L. ., in*'"-;;r.g O, H. Green, R. A.
Nunn, D. L. Ward, W. R. B, Guoin and
others, and members of the jury and
sheriff and deputies.
The communication from Solicitor
Aberattby, the Davis resolution for
investigation and the petitions from
the bar fo New Bern endorsing Judge
Carter were referred to the House Ju
diciary Committee No. 1.
The resolttbojis by Representative
Clark of Bladen for the committee of
stunts when first discovered. This ^ inquiry, five in number t« be appoint-
hen is worth having, she lay,; where ■. ed by Speaker Wooten pjovidicg als-j
for investigation of both Judge Carter
and Solicitor Abem.^thy, contains the
“Well, vilutt of that? ,Do fishes j O', all years, the devil cerbinly
ever drlak anything but water, and ought to tjive bimself a real vacation
and any more of that than you need?” i this Lent. But will he?
you can find the e^s.
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' Henry Goss was called to answer following special paragraphs:
the charge of gaodjling but failed tc j “‘Whereas, St 15 generally know;n that
:show up in court. He was out cn the said Hon. Frank Carter, whilo
bond -Knd jodgment was entered for acting as judge of the Superior Ccuri.
the-vmount of his bond.—The Sun. of North Carolina, has been harsh,’
opprMsive, dictatorial and unjust to litigants, witnesses, jurors and at
torneys in his court, and;
“Whereai?, it has long been publicly
ruiu6feu tjiat. tihc said FraTUt
I Carter has been guilty of acte and
, things while holding the high offici
!of judge of the Superior Court «.
j North Carolina, ail of which said acts
upon the part of the said Hon. Frank
, Carter. ;/ tnie, are calculated to bring
.the b- :h office of the judge of the
Sup -rior Court into disreputs and dis-
_re.'t>jct among the people of tha
' State, and which, if not true, injustipo
to said judge, ought to be set at rest."*
! The commimications and the reao-
j lutions for investigation were referred
to the Judiciary Committee No. 1, >nd
there will be a hearing within the next
day or two on vs^sther there shall be
favorable or unfavorable report. Rep
resentative Ehinning is chairman of
ihe committee. Others on the com
mittee are: Allred, Battle, Bynum,
Conley, Davis, DoHghton, Eanes, Kit-
treil, :^ng, of Halifax, Faircloth, Pa-
gram, Roberts, of Buncombe, Seawell,
Stacy, Valei^tine, Witherspoon, Ver
non, and Grier of Iredell,
UNT
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