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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS MARCH 5, 1jl7. V- 11 MARK COTTON XOHK COTTON. March 5. The unsettled To situation seemed to otton mar- f opening: w -as firm at iuiins" movement by 1,r,:r4f;.;.i1 having- on the .', been p0,'"-e-ither in eastern and i'.-,;fi " the belt but the ad i'i'V' Slav arid l.6t for '-. to , .leal of scattered mei -. . ., -.1,1 nfr spvera vv - .,,! r.: n - - " . " ... i 7 v,S- ' it tile I'.rsL iiuui. ' r.:'i?r :,;,in.? interests were :,;,,v-t " ,-fr the failure 01 con- -hf snip ariiniiK ui ii n'.V-i for some of the lo ws? , .j.,o- were very readi .I'lhe market developed Ht t. ,';ve huvins: b" spot r.- ' .;,--oinn.inied by reports !''. lUrse sales of spot , . ., ,,),va:(i the end of tr.c ..I.? hasis and the 0!,t5.ie demand. Alter ...,.,a1,nIn o;u.. uing offering . .. ear'! " "'r.ri.-es shot up rapidly -,li:!'h.'- ami for Octo- - '' !'-,', net higher. Realiz- ri t . e(1 w-jth the market -i : ,.'-i'ti "a to reactions early in 1- rot. !; 'V.,.. ,vT to 17.75 for May M f or about 14 to 23 ,-4 ;;" !,'.",.... Viii-!v hi;?h level, prices I , SCTIl' I' 1 " . v.. on tne uuj,r -v i -v. : iP1 il-'J br reports of an ae- : -,f :l; ' in the South. .Prices ? joints net higher x. urU Futures. T,;rk. March ."..Cotton closed llisrh. I.o.v. Close. iso.i i..2 " " " lT.'.tS 17.50 1T.S; 17.41 h.i.i 17.63 16.65 16.76 16.50 IK. So 16.64 w orU. Spot Cotton v.-k. March 6. Spot cotton .li.'iTtir K 05. KW ol!I.KAS fOTTOX. 'v,.r Jlarch 5. Good cables V m wpV'Vr in Texas caused arise rl- ,i -ft points around the opening I;- cotton V.iarket today but the :- v0rip-,t was met by heavy offer - Vo rAnlt of the failure of ,f, of tho armed neutrality bill. -u i-.rer offerings were swelled by A:-u..-' ,n l.ottor weather over the JV?'Vr"t''o end of the first half hour TUiLi active months were un VHifw - roims up compared to ,"..Vr; iv"; rloS'1. i"'J.'u,." rerx circulated on the ex-lr-i "t -it 'President Wilson had the ''tr "r" merchant vessels with-'k-uV permission of congress, ; ,rk.t advanced strongly to a -V to 4! points over Saturday's "xwanl noon the tone was quiet , ,. v. ere off about ten points ;;V:;: top under realizing by scalp- of .".7 points in spot prices t a favorable effect on the market ' ; toward l::;t1 the active months M at a net advance of 33 to 40 ew (trleans Futures. 'Cot Orleans. March 5. Cotton closed ;advat an advance of 13 to 20 poiilts. XI 1 O II. XJJ W . Vulvae:. toh i'-0 Viv 1 1.54 fe.; 17.43 rtTQber 16.45 -,;..;nw .1 6.ji9 17.37 17.50 17.12 17.03 16.12 17.30 17.21 16.25 16.36 16.47 New Orleans pot Cotton. .Ww Oilcans, March 5. Spot cotton .:dv ST points up: sales on. the spot f to arm e nuuc crti.-r cfniii mi.t.llino" 1S T' Receipts 1.2S4; stock 425,473. LIVERPOOL Liverpool. March COTTOX. 5. Cotton, spot I'rfci middling- Hiidiin; Lex middling 'i; 7.000 bales, 700 for ill esport. Xo receipts. Futures verv steadv. fen feh-April .f.'il-May 'ic.--June . . . . . ':!?.sk!y Ky-Au?ust .. .. 11.S4 11.74 ... .. 11.56 speculation .. .. 11.39 .. .. 11.33 11.27 .. .. 11.23 .. .. 11.14 .... i;.06 .. .. 10.80 10.45 .. .. 10.30 .. .. 10.20 .. .. 10.15 .. .. 10.12 . . . . 10.12 .. .. 10.12 teist-tptember s;:er.-.ber-October 'ober-Xovember November-December . . . . ember-January . . . . sssiry-Februarv muary-March feii-April LOCAL COTTON w-e:p today 23 bales at 17 5-Sc -;Mate last year 49 bales at 11 5-8c u.ion seed co XEW v0rk SUGAR. sXw York. March 5. Raw sugar centrifugal .4o : molasses 4.o9: 00; pow- ranu- confection- t (L 4n?--; futuJ"es firm "early today on it'juse buying and cdver ;5 nfS;n.orts; Prompted by the firm- tue spot market. At noon -cs wer1 to 10 points higher. K i-7X!oS CITY PRODUCE. . .uaiLU . nil! I . t3 .ns ::.; i.o J' seconds 37: fft firsts 2S. ie;srrJ' hens 19; rosters 13; tur- Tota' ?a!es (57,800. M5,-.01!.1" VE STOCK. ts S.f.rm" :iCTrIarch. 5. Hogs. re-s..-- l:;;, f-her: ,JUl 13.60al4.00; lo.;o'HiVof. light 13.40al3.95; nV 1 -OOO. including 100 c'rs n':--,a,Af t,stron- Prime fed ;'wan.oo'"'ll-7': dressed beef steers s 'oOa n nr,ernL -eers 7.00al0.00; ' fs' 7-( f':.A heifers 7.00all.00 Yfs T.0ai? 0fl ' bulls 6-50a9,00; lanh " steady to 10c ::: 'W.:.n - J ' -al 4.50; yearlings "ai:.oa.' "'mers 11.50al2.25; ewes : tSt. 'oris i.h-p c...- " a!--T.V , fhts. l:.75al4.20; pigs yv,:, i4.oal4.40; bulk r, fcOori 1. . v wuncift J.o.dVL 1 k't -"ts A.0.00; steady; native A j t- "..i! 3 1 r. - " On- .,c.ow.. 50; ..ai,c. .. .!Mjail.50; yearlings & Yoh VORK LEAD. ""( m I rr.- - .... ' 'rt. ites i,.o,i V ,lIJe metal ex- '-te.il' " '-ast St. Louis delivery at i ; ea'l 30 ps, 10s; speltef Vatygrain. hKil.???; l":2al.5 1-2; it.i.-o. -r-r Jf'iow 1.06al-4 2 mix- it i-... -,t;lah 5PoultVy. hens i;J;l. tUrk'8 24; ducks 20 i Tean,. IV qi) G-iod ordinarv 16.00; strict good ordi iarv 16.50: low middling 17.00; strict ox middling; 17.i5: middling 17.50; tri t middlinc 17.69: good middling I: cut loaf crushed 8 -'i-."" r"-lt,ts .0; xxxx w !owaerea ..10; fine g 'T ha:,iond A 7.00: ": ".j0: Xo VrkRT COXSEED OH.. rfcfkH,i .''h 5. The cottonseed -5T: Mav W-'.al,3-3s: April 13.50a j.,.,. 1V'--,,a1'-"': June 13.52a -:.:s -,:J;' J;J-ioal3.57: Ausrust 13-Sfia 5.5a; October ETS CHICAGO GRAIN Chicago. March 5. Although the de- feat of the ship arming bill had a de pressing influence today on wheat, the I market soon recovered and later scor- I ed material advance. Lead ins: houses were active buyers on the basis that European needs were urgent. Opening prices ranged from the same as Satur day's finish to 1 5-S lower, with Mav ! at 1.87 1-4 tO 1.S7 3- ami .Tnlv at- 1 ?Lfia f 1.59 were followed by a moderate gen eral setback and then a sharp up turn. Corn duplicated the action of wheat. The strength of the hog market count ed as a bullish factor. After opening 1-S to 5-S down ttie market underwent a further sag, but then made a decided ascent. Oats displayed independent strength. Keports of a pressing call for oats in Canada boosted the market. Big advances in hog quotations made provisions soar. The most active call was for lard. Heavy seaboard clearances and indi cations of new foreign buying helped the advance in wheat, but -the smallness of-decrease of the United States visi ble supply total led afterwards to a reaction. The close was unsettled 3-8 to 1 1-S net lower with Mav at 1.88 1- to 1,88 5-S and July at 1.38 1-S to At times buying operations in corn were on a huge scale. Nevertheless the upturns were not held when wheat suffered a setback in the late dealings. The close was nervous at 1-2 to 7-Sal cent net decline. ' Chicago Casli Wheal. Chicago, March 5. Wheat, Xo. 2 red nominal: Xo. 3red nominal: Xo. 2 hard 2.00 7-S Xo. 3 hard nominal. Corn. Xo. 2 yellow 1.07 3-4al.09; No. 3 yellow 1.06 l-4al.08; No. 4 yellow 1.05 al.06 3-4. Oats. Xo. 3 white 60a62 1-S; stand ard 60 3-4aG3. Rye, Xo. 2. 1.5S: barley 1.00al.27; tim othy 3.75a5.75; clover 12.00al8.00. Pork 33.80; lard 19.35; ribs 12.75a 17.75. Chicago drain and Produce. Open. High. Low. Close. WHEAT May 1.S71; 1.91 3i 1.87 i 1.88 V6 July 1.58 1.61 i 1.57 1.58 CORX May 1.06 1.08 1.06'i 1.06 July 1.06 1.08 1.06 1.06 OATS May 59 60 59 59 July 57 58 57 57 PORK i May 33.50 33.90 33.40 33.S0 July 33.45 33.25 33.25 LARD May 19.25 19.52 19.25 19.35 July 19.25 19.50 19.25 19.32 RIBS May 17.70 17.95 17.65 17.82 July 17.70 17.97 17.70 17.82 LOCAL MARKET CHARLOTTE PRODUCE MARKET. Corrected by J. 1. Blakely.) Eggs, per dozen 35 37 Hens, per lb 17 18 Fryers, each 17 18 Ducks, each 17 IS Butter, fresh country ?. . . 17 18 T. Potatoes, per bag .. ..650 Sweet potatoes, bbl 3.00 3.50 CORN, OATS. F!,OlTR, MEAL, HAY. KTC. (Corrected daily by Coehrane-Mc- L&ughlin Company.) Oats .. .. .. .. .. 73 75 Corn $1.27 $1.30 Flour, best patent, bbl $9.70 10.20 Corn meal, per bushel $1.25 Hav. choice Timothy, per 100 Xs $1.25 COTTON SEED AND PRODUCTS. (Southern Cotton on Co.) Cotton iseed -meal. - per ton ......$39.00 Cotton seed meal, per sack .... 2.00 Sacked hulls, per ton 21.00 Sacked hulls, per sack 1.10 Bulk huiis, per ton 19.00 Bulk hulls, per 100 T 95 Cotton seed COc NAVAL STORES. Savannah. Ga.. March 5. Turpentine nothing doing; 48 1-2; sales ; receipts 27. Rosin firm; sales : receipts 46. Quote: B, D, E, F and G 6.00: H and I 6.00a6.20; K and M 6.20; X 6.35; AVG 6.40a6.45; WW 6.70. CHICAGO PROVISIONS. Chicago, March 5. Butter firm; creamery 32a40. Eggs lower: receipts 6.903 cases; firsts 29 1-2; ordinary firsts 28 l-2a29; at mark cases included, 27a 29. Potatoes; receipts 25 oars. Wiscon sin and Michigan white 2.25a2.50: Ore gon, Idaho, Washington and Colorado, 2.50a2.60. Poultry, alive higher; fowls 20; springs 21. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Chicago. March 5. Hogs, receipts 42,000; strong, 25 to 40 cents above Sat urday's average: bulk 13.90al4.15; light 13.40al4.15; mixed 13.75al4.20: heavy 13.75al4.25; rough 13.70al3.S5; pigs 10.50al2.60. Cattle, receipts 14,000; strong; native beef cattle 8.15al2.10; stookers and feeders 6.45a9.35: cows and heifers 5.40 alO.35; calves 8.00all.25. Sheep, receipts 14.000: strong; weth ers 10.80al2.15; lambs 12.00al4.60. RELATIONS WITH TEUTONS BROKEN China Followed Lead of the United States in Ending Their Relations. V Peking, March 5. The cabinet yes terday decided that China should join the United States in breaking off rela tions with Germany. This decision was submitted to the president who refused to approve the cabinet's action, saying such power rested entirely with him. Premier Tuan Chi Jui immediate ly resigned and left for Tien Tsin, ac companied by several other members of the cabinet. The resignation of the entire cabinet is expected. Parliament is virtually unanimous in favor of the opinion of the cabinet. The leaders of all the political parties are adversely criticising the president's po sition. The vice-president of the re public supports the cabinet. An official statement issued from the president's office says tha the break between the president and the premier was due to personal differences rather than to the foreign policy. President Li Yuan Hung has sent representatives to Tien Tsin to induce tne premier to return to Peking. According to the president's office, the immediate cause of the break was a dispatch sent to the Chinese min ister at Tokio, committing China to a rupture of relations with Germany and union with the entente powers under certain conditions. . The president refused his approval because, he declared, parliament-must sanction all measures contemplating war as well as a direct declaration of war. President Li Yuan Hung justifies his position by Article 35 of the pro visional -constitution, which reads k as follows: "The provisional president shall have power, with the concurrence of the national council, to declare war and conclude treaties." - - , WALL STREET New York, March 5. Wall Street's disappointment at the failure of con gress to pass the armed neutrality bill was detected in the heavv tone of to day s early dealings. Leading stocks tell abruptly under last week's final prices. Shippings were most affected. Marine preferred losing four points with almost 2 for the common and as much for Atlantic Gulf and West indies. Recessions of 1 to about 3 points were recorded bv Texas Com- jieiaing a point each. Prices continued to harden in the afternoon, especially in U. S. Steel, bethlehem Steel, and related issues, also metals and equipments. The ten or of the president's inaugural address ana prospects of an extra session otA me senate excited general interest. Steel and equipment 'issues were at highest levels in the last hour, when rails also improved. The closing was strong. w York Stock Ust. .... . Last sale. .iins-cnaimers . . American Beet Sugar . . American Can American Car and vnnnHrv 44 1-4 . 68 American Smelting . . . . . American Sugar American Tel & Tel . . Anaconda Copper . . .... ' Atchison . . . . 101 . 112 . 125 . 84 . 102 bl!2 1-4 3-4 1-4 3-8 3-8 Atlantic Coast Line Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore & Ohio . . . 55 . 76 . 140 . 154 1-2 . 89 1-8 I Bethlehem Steel I Canadian Pacific central Leather Chesapeake & Ohio c ue Chi 4 icago. Mil and St. Paul . 82 . 48 1-4 . 22 1-4 67 . 4 3 . 26 3-4 . 165 1-2 . 113 . 38 . 101 1-4 . 60 3-4 . 73 1-2 . 42 3-4 . 37 . 21 3-1 . 46 5-8 . 123 .b250 bl86 7-8 . 56 3-4 . 87 71S . 58 1-2 . 95 7-S . 44 1-4 . 103 1-4 . 54 1-8 . 29 l-is . 94 . 80 3-.1 ,bbl4 1-2 . b32 1-4 . 63 . . 92 3-4 . 28 1-8 . 59 5-8 . 100 . 15 7-S . 229 . 135 3-S . 139 . 56 1-2 . 59 7-8 . 110 3-8 . 118 . 114 3-8 . 40 . 20 1-4 . 93 7-8 . 50 1-8 Colorado Fuel and Iron orn i-'roclucts .. .. .. Crucible .Steel Cuba Cane Sugar Erie General Electric .... Great Northern pfd . . . Great Northern Ore Ctfs Illinois Central Inspiration Copper : . .. Int. Merc. Marine pfd . International Nickel . . . International Paper . . Kansas City Southern... Kennecott Copper . . Louisville . Nashville . Liggett & Myers Lorillard Co Maxwell Motors Mexican Petroleum . . National Lead Xew York Central . . N. Y., N. H. & Hartford Northern Pacifie Pennsylvania Ray Consolidated Copper Reading Rep. Iron & Steel Seaboard Air Line Seaboard Air Line pfd .. Sloss. Shef Steel & Iron . Southern Pacific Southern Railway . . Southern Railway pfd .. Studebaker Corporation . Tennessee Copper .... , Texas Co Union Pacific . . l.Tnited Fruit .. ... .. . United States Rubber U. S. Smelting & Refining United States Steel . . TTnited States Steel pfd . . Utah Copper Virginia Caro. Chem .. .. Wabash Pfd B Western Union , Westinghouse Electric Sales 834.200. New "York, March 5. Mercantile pa per 4al-4. Sterling: 60 day bills 4.71; commer cial 60 day bills on banks 4.71; com mercial 60 day bills 4.70 3-4; demand 4.75 1-S; cables 4.76 7-16. Francs, demand 5.85 1-4; cables 5.84 1-8. Marks, demand 68 1-4; cables 68 3-8. Kronen, demand 11.12: cables 11.15. Guilders, demand 40 3-8; cables 40 1-2. Lires, demand 7.S0: cables 7.78. Rubles, demand 27 5-8; cables 27 7-8. Bar silver 76 5-8; Mexican dollars 59. Government bonds firm; railroad bonds steady. Time loans steady: 60 and 90 days 3 3-4a4: 6 months 4al-4. Call money steady; high 2 1-2: low 2 1-4; ruling rate 2 1-4; last loan 2 1-2; closing bid 2 1-4: offered at 2 1-2. WOMEN'S HOME BEING URGED Charlotte Delegation Goes to Raleigh to Ask for Passage of Bill. Rev. . A. A. McGeachy, D. D., pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, VV. C. Dowd, president and general man ager of The Charlotte News, nnd Cam eron Morrison, of the Charlotte bar, , left this morning for Raleigh to appear tnis aiternoon and tomorrow m trie in terests of the'pending bill to establish a state institution for delinquent wo men and girls. Dr. McGeachv has been the recoaniz-! ed leader of this movement for a vear and has worked with unflagging enthu siasm to arouse and create sentiment in favor of this institution for unfor tunate women, and his efforts are now very close to success, the bill having already passed the state senate, it the lower house of the general assem bly concurs in the senate's action, the bill will become law. The bill pro-! vides means for financing the institu tion that it is proposed to found for delinquent women and wayfward girls, and also outlines the form of manage ment, etc., under which the institution shall be. It is regarded by its support ers, ana tnose wno nave studied tne subject, as a very necessary addition to the public institutions of the state, and with the growth of the state and especially of the larger cities, the need for this home is more urgent than it has ever been before. ELEVEN MEMBERS CREW DROWNED Five Enlisted on Yamacraw Giving North Carolina as Their Homes. Ocean City. Md., March-5. Eleven members of the crew of the coast guard cutter Yamacraw were drowned last .night in attempting to assist the American tanker Louisiana, which grounded on Little Gull shoals, off here, yesterday morning. The Yama craw launched a small boat manned with a crew of 9. It caniized in the tremendous sea and another boat with two boys in it were launched in an effort to save the other boat's crew. It met the same fate and the entire 11 perished. A third boat with four men capsized in the breakers.- They , were all res cued and taken to the coast guard station near here. . The names of the men drowned fol low: Mayfield Garrish, Ocracoke, N. C. Monford Austin, Ocracoke, N. C; Davis Fulcher, North Carolina; ,.; Grady, Philadelphia; Ross Harris, North Car olina; Morris Camborne, Chincoteague, Va.; Simmons, Virginia Beach, Va.; Jarvis, Virginia i Thomas Midgett, Manteo, N. C. The Louisiana with her crew; still aboard, was in an unchanged position this morning. The sea. had moderated. t .lv" copper, American Woolen, Industrial Alcohol and Continental can. Kails also shaded perceptibly, CllOn Pacific. Rpariine- nn.l St Paul LEAD N CLOUDS (Continued From Page One.) the presidential party for the march to the capitol. ,TJie celebrated black horse troop was the vice president's escort- AVhile things were getting into mo tion about the white house, last min ute preparations were rapidly taking form at the capitol. Senators were as sembling for the special session and their part of the inaugural ceremonies and the great crowd on the plaza was gathering for the outdoor exercises at which the president delivers his in augural address. Y Just before 11 o'clock the president and the whole party moved off for the capitol. V. Promptly at 10:30 the grand mar shal's staff swung over through the court of honor and halted. j immediately aiterwara the presi- Immediately afterward the f UCJUl S rstun ui lavau.v 1IOIU r Oil Myer formed in column or platoons with flank riders in the center. The vice-president's escort took a place im mediately behind. In the president's carriage, drawn by four horses, Senators Overman and Smith of Georgia, rode with the Pres ident and Mrs. Wilson. In the carriage with the Vice-President and Mrs. Mar shall rode Senator Warren of Wyom ing, and Representative Rucker of Missouri. The president's carriage was entire ly surrounded by troops, police and secret service men. The party arrived at the capitol without incident- President Wilson went to -his room and Vice-President Marshall went to his to await the hoV of noon for the ceremonies in the sen ate chamber. - Meanwhile, the galleries had filled with distinguished guests. The diplo matic corps, resplendent in their gor geous court uniforms had assembled and after being announced, took places on the floor of the chamber. The su preme court, headed by its officers, entered after the diplomats. The jus tices in their black silk gowns took chairs before the rostrum. Retiring members of the house and representatives-elect of the sixty-fifth congress, marched into the senate chamber to seats on the west side. The senators and senators-elect took seats on the east. A chair was placed on the rostrum for Speaker Clark, be side that of Senator Saulsbury, presi dent pro tern of the senate. Just before noon, President Wilson, escorted by the congressional commit tee on arrangements, entered the sen ate chamber through the main door and took a seat in the front row fac ing the rostrum. The committee then went to the vice-president's room and escorted him to his place on the ros trum to take the oath, where Senator Saulsbury was waiting Bible in hand. All the members of the president's cabinet took seats with. him. At 12:03 o'clock, after the senate had been called to order, and the chaplain had offered prayer, Vice-President Marshall stepped to the desk and Sen ator Saulsbury administered the oath The ceremony was brief and simple. Immediately afterward, while the 32 new senators were being sworn into office, the official party began moving in pre-arranged cider to the open .air stand dut?ide where President Wilson was to take the oath in public una deliveir his inaugufaraddress; The sun kept oh playing hide and seek with the clouds as the ceremonies moved to the open air, sometimes flooding ,'the scene with a brilliant light. The long line of officials and digni taries moved slowly through the main door of the capitol and out to the inau gural stand while the crowd cheered their arrival. The West Point cadets, the Annapolis midshipmen and many troops were drawn up there as a guard and for an escort. The party took places according to the program, with the president seated at the left of the chief justice and to the right of the congressional arrangements committee. Members of congress, diplomats, gov ernors of states with their staffs, mem bers of the cabinet and officials of the army and navy, were placed nearby. A noticeable change in the usual in auguration arrangements was the prox- imit,. nf the crowd to the president's LtanVi Formerly cadets from West Point and Annapolis have formed a guard lined accross the plaza between the crowd and the stand. Today the place of the cadets was taken by a thin line of boy and girl scouts and the crowd was permitted to come within 20 feet of the stand. Directly in front nf the resident, however, was a cordon of mounted police. Cadets ctnod nme distance away One in the crowd began singing " America " The strains were taken up in a mighty chorus and resounded over the assemblage. The president with bared head smil ed ?t the demonstration and cheers swept over the crowd as he raced them. The president wore no overcoat and Chief Justice White asked him H he did not fear he would take co.d. President Wilson smilingly responded he did not but the whistling wind caused him to change his mind. He took the overcoat carried to the stana b his naval aide, Dr. Cary T. Gray- SThe crowd chered as the president nut on the coat. There was somewhat of a Salt so that all the official party might arrive and be seated before the oath was administered. . Continued cheers for the president came from the throng. "Hurrah for Woodrow Wilson, was repeatedly shouted. The president also Mrs Wilson smilingly acknowledged the plaudits of the multitude v In the White House party were Mrs. Savre Miss Margaret- Wilson, Mrs. lolling, Vance McCormick and Francrs B"Thaeypresident took the oath standing hare headed, Mrs. Wilson standing just a Sw feet away. He shook hands im midiatSy with the Chief Justice and the Vice President. He. lifted his i hat o the crowd and began at once to Sde it i-Poss ible for those mrethan a lew ieer. began to leave. . nfl9rhv wen the crowds on the nearDy ,tSd?could hear nothing and many of tShemScnmed by the cold yrtad un comfortable from wet benches, went aThe crowd was more orderly than usual at inaugurations and made litUe effort to push forward to the stand as ltTwS5 df down subtly when the president was half through and his words became audible to those on the platform and in the front ranks, of the crowd. Many took off their hats and listened intently The president took off his hat at the first cheers, but the wind was so cold he soon put it on again. The nrAsldont rnnf1nlaA Viic n Art fa a ! ' I v" vvuviuuvu aUUl V 'TO at 1:03 and prolonged cheering follow ed. Immediately, the space in front of the stand was cleared to make way for the president's carriace. The surging crowd was being pushed back to make j way for the beginning of the proces-i sipn back to the white house. One after tne other the carriages of the pisesidential party entered the hol low square of their escorts and wheel ed around to the speaker s stand to receive their passengers. They took placees in line in the same order as they had taken in. the march to the capitol. When' all was ready, the ad jutant general gave the order to start and the procession, led bv. Mninr fien- eral Scott, grand .marshal, headed' flown capitol Hill and back toward the white house. The skies had cleared considerably by this time and the' wait ing crowds, though cold, seemed to be not impatient. First came the president and Mrs. Wilson, surrounded, as before, by, troops, police and secret service men. Then came the vice-president and Mrs. Marshall, escorted by the Culver troop, and then Inaugural Chairman Harper and his escort. . There were many demonstrations for the president on the march back to the white house. At some of the re viewing stands everybody rose and cheered. The president acknowledged all the cheers and applause by raisins, his hat. and sometimes waving it at the crowd. After the presidential party, and forming the first grand division under command of Major General Bliss, came the cadet corps from West Point, the regiment of midshipmen from An napolis, companies of engineers, a pro visional regiment of coast artillery men, a detachment of marines and a detachment of blue jackets. The second division was headed by Brigadier Gen eral Mann. National Guard regiments of the District of Columbia, batteries of field artillery, troops of cavalry, companies of the signal corps, a field hospital and a naval militia battalion composed the,second division. State troops headed by governors and their staffs came next. After them marr-hed some independ- J ent armed organisations and then ca det organizations from local schools, andfrom Virginia Military Institute, Sewanee, Tenn.. and other places. Tne third grand division was. composed of Grand Army and Spanish war veterans organizations. The fourth division was composed of civic organizations. The head of the procession reached the white house at 1:47. The only mishap in the parade oc curred en route to the capitol, when horses drawing a carriage in which were some military aide3, slipped down and became so entangled in their harness that they had to be aban doned while the officers found anoth er way to get to the capitol. As the party drew into the court of honor, the escorting troops came to salute and there was a fanfare of trumpets. When the president drove into the white house grounds, the pro cession halted about 20 minutes while he and his party took a bite of lun cheon. The president took his place in the glass-enclosed reviewing stand, before the white house and in tne center of the court of honor, at 2:15 o'clock, and the column began to file by in review,; 1o disband a short distance further on. Members" of the cabinet, government officials and a few invited guests stood at the president's side, while he stood at the rail of the box and reviewed the marchers. A brisk breeze sprung up which soon freshened almost itno a gale. The sand covering of Pennsylvania avenue, dried out by the sun, soon was flying in flouds and the troops, fresh from the Mexican border, must have felt quite at home in what approached the propor tions of a Texas sand storm. Color bearers found themseives Unable to . go ahead in the face of the gale and were forced to furl their flags. Bandsmen had to turn their horns upside down to get the sand out so they could play. Some of the cavalry horses, frightened and confused by the stinging sand blasts, bucked and pranced but there were no accidents. ANOTHER GASP OF WINTER YET Temperature To-night Will Again Co Down Into the Low Depths. The low pressure area that brought the heavy rains here yesterday haa passed just above Washington this morning and was in the neighborhood of eastern Pennsylvania, leaving the National Capitol with at leas tthe pros pect of going through the inaugural ceremonies without rain. "It. will be well for all who have started their spring gardens and for those who have planted early vegeta- ' bles to cover them tonight," warned Mr Mtn this morning. "It would also, he said, 4 be well for those who have hogs j to kill to embrace the present oppor tunity to do so, for , we may not have another period of as ideal 'hog killing' weather this winter as the present one is." Mr. Atto stated that the average date of the last freeze in this vicinity was March 31, which would seem-to upset the calculations of those that think there will be no more winter wea ther. OFF TO FLORIDA. Miss Sallie Davidson and Miss Blandie Davidson leave today for Florida, where they will spend about two weeks. MRS. PHIFER-" OUT ' : Mr? Walton Pbifer's many friends wera glad to see her out today, for the first time since her long and rather serious illness. Mr. and Mrs. Phifer are now re siding on East Ninth, near Try on. Woman's Way.- "I'm sorry I ask ed the girl to clean the typewriter." . .. "WJiy?" - ' . "Shte took 15 minutes to clean the type and two hours to manicure her finger nails afterward." Louisville Courier-JournaL . SOUTH THREATENED (Continued From Page One.) morning and reports, from Kingston and other upper sections showed tht the river was still rising and it is ex pected to reach 45 feet at Chattanooga by Wednesday, "when, witnour any more rain, the waters will begin to recede. The river this morning, regis tering 41 feet, made a new record for high water since 1902 when it went to 42 feet. People in the low parts of the city were still moving, out today and the thousand or so houses vacated 'will be increased by several hundred more be fore night. There is considerable sut fering among the poor because of the cold weather. HIGHEST POINT IN YEARS. Roanoke, Va., March 5. Heavy rains of the past four days have sent Roa noke river to the highest point reach ed in years. Lowlands are flooded. Sev eral industrial plants are threatened with inundation, but clearing weather has brought a brighter situation and indications that damage in this sec tion will be slight. SUFFERED DISASTROUSLY. Asheville, N. C, March 5. The Mur phy division of . the Southern railway, running out from this city 123 miles and connecting at Murphy with the L. & N., suffered more disastrously from the rains of the past two days than in the flood of last July and no trains can go through, say tbe officials, before the end of the week. Traffic is uninterrupted between Asheville and Balsam, about half way to Murphy; but from that point on 20 or more slides and washouts are reported. The Tuckasesge river was reported out of banks last night and running through some of the streets in Bryson City, about 75 miles west of Asheville, and many small' bridges have been carried away by the mountain streams. The Salisbury, Knoxville and Spar tanburg divisions into this city are re ported open this morning. No serious damage from high water is reported near Asheville. BRIDGE NOT IN USE. Rock Hill, S. C, March 5. The Southern bridge at Catawba junction is not in use today, high water having swayed it. Cars are holding bridge down and it is not believed it will give way. The river is 15 feet and will reach crest of 17 feet late today. Main line bridge all right. FLOOD STAGE REACHED. Richmond, Va., March o. The James river this morning reached flood stage, 10 feet, on the United States .weather bureau's gauge, passed 11.7 at 8 a. m. and was rising six-tenths- of a foot an hour, covering low grounds outside its banks. NO GREAT DAMAGE. Atlanta, Ga., March o. Reports to the local weather bureau today indi cate that there will be no great dam age from flood or cold weather in eorgia. The Chattahoochee river rise caused inundation of several hundred acres below Columbus, Ga., and wa ex pected to reach the crest by early afternoon. No serious loss has- been reported from that section. Warm weather last week Drought out fruit trees rapidly and it is fear ed some of these may be damaged. HIGH STAGE PREDICTED. Raleigh, N. C March 5. A stage of 45 feet by. Wednesday was predicted for the Roanoke river at Weldon, NJ C, by the local weather bureau today. At 8 a. m. today the river had reached a level of 34 feet, 4 feet above the flood stage. Lowlands already well under water, it was stated, and while the stage predicted may cause some dam age conditions will not become alarm ing. The Roanoke river has been much higher at this point in the past. The Neuse river at Smithfield, X. C, will reach h level of 17 feet or four feet above flood stage Wednesday, it was said. The Cape Fear river at Fay ette.ville today was at a stage of 35 feet tir 5 feet above the flood level. A Your Spring Suit and Hat Michaels, Stern Ro chester Clothes fit and are cheaper for the quality and workman ship than any make that comes South. No make in Stouts can fit better, $18 to $27.50. NEW HATS Stetson and other makes at $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50 and $4:00. A NEW 25c SOX The finest we have seen for a quarter equal to the old sox at 25c. Was bought ear ly last fall direct from the mills, is. why they are so good. All colors. H . C, LONG CO. 33 E. stage, of 43 feet was predicted for this stream late Tuesday. Conditions in the1 Neuse and "Cap Fear valleys will not become serious, weather bureau officials declared, as both streams on several occasions have reached the stages predicted with put causing appreciable damage. CATAWBA BRIDGE GONE. As p result of the heavy rains that came to a climax in the steady and heavy downpour yesterday, the toll bridge erected by John Henry McAden across the Catawba river at Mt. Holly was washed away and the temporary bridge, used jointly by the Seaboard Air Line and Piedmont & Northern Railways was so badly damaged that traffic over it has been suspended. x. The toll bridge which was eight or ten feet above water, was reached by the rising flood about noon 3'ester- day and went out last night at 8:3(i o'clock when the waters rose higher. The temporary railway bridge was re ported also to have gone but it was found this mornine' that onlv a nart of it has been swept away. The bridge was in such condition yesterday noon that no trains of the Piedmont & Northern were sent over it after 2 o'clock. Trains to and from the river were run from Charlotte and Gastonia yesterday afternoon, . and today, in ort'.er to accommodate those living along the route and wishing to go to Gastonia or to come to Char lotte. It was stated today by a Piedmont & Northern official that it would prob ably be two days berore the damage to the joint P. & N. and VS. A. L. bridge would, be repaired. The rains temporarily halted work on the new concrete bridge that is being built by the Piedmont & North ern and the "Seaboard. Reid & Lowe, the contractors, were forced to suspend opc-rations, until the waters subsided. It was stated that the high water mark was reached this morning at 8 o'clock and that the river began to fall thereafter. The machin ery of the contracting company did not suffer much damage. P. & N. Net Transferring Passengers. General Manager E. Thomason of the Piedmont & Northern, stated this afternoon that about 65 feet of the joint Piedmont & Northern and Sea board Air Line bridge had been wash ed out, but that it would be repaired perhaps by Wednesday noon, and not later Chan Thursday morning. In the meantime, as stated else where, the road will keep up local service from the river to Charlotte on one side, and Gastonia on the other side. The P. & N. will not transfer pass engers at the river. The Piedmont & Northern freight traffic pro tern is in the hands of the Southern. The Seaboard trains, Mr. Thomason states, are being detoured and sent over the Southern tracks to Gastonia, from which place they go oyer the C. & N. W. t? Lincolnton. The Southern Railway Company at 2 p. m. issued the following bulletin: Bulletin. On account of Catawba river reach ing flood stage, due to recent rains, service over the temporary trestle at the Catawba river on the Rock Hill Lancaster line, will be suspended tin til possibly Thursday, March 8. DEATHS Salisbury, March 5. Mr. Henry G. Tyson, aged 81 years, is dead from pneumonia following a brief illness. Mr. Tyson came here from Baltimore 30 years ago. He leaves four children, Mrs. Joe Aitken, of . Baltimore; Mrs. C. I. Morgan, of Newton; Miss Grace Tyson, of Salisbury, and Mr. Harry Ty son, of Idaho. Mr. Tyson had been for many years an elder of the First Presbyterian rhnrch and the funeral was conducted trom that church this afternoon. Washington, March 5. A democrat ic senate caucus has been called for 10:30 tomorrow morning at which one of the subjects discussed will be a fight for a cloture rule to prevent fili busters by a few senators such as kill ed the armed neutrality bill. Trade St w v lv?; ! H' til MppIf'"
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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