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American Secretary of State Explains Policy of
"One for All; All for One" at Scientific
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W.i. hi; .u.'ion. IH'C. 27. A Pan-
f "onc or aN a for
,, wa outlined by Secretary Lan-
ti"!;y at the opening of the Sec-
'ii-i-American Scientific Congress
n-Ani.Ticftnum,'' said the secrc
s an expression of the idea of
.-uioiuilbm. America has be-
!;t ;aaitian oi mat uica wnicn
tin1 etui rule the world. Since
1 f A 1
F;;riiuin war ugan i actors nave
r,.--'!u:u'.l this natural bond ant7
Vl'!i inipu'.i o to the movement. Nevei
i - j n i t
:;ive our poopie so iuny reau-siir-iiiicance
of the wordt
1 Fraternity."
At ;r ":!;.r point of his address Sec
n,t.u-y Lansing said: "If the sover
o .:.'.y ii : t: r republic is menaced
fr. pi nvi'ivc.i:5. the power of the Unit
ol St.iti'.; ami. I hopo and believe, the
I'- 'a'! I'O.u-r of the American repub-
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!! I'l'iutHutc a bulwark which
v,;!! j-ivt.vt the independence and ln
;...r;;y or' their neighbors frcm un
fa !-v;.s:on and nggrcswon."
Mr. Larking spoke in full as fol-
; an especial gratification to
il'iw.; you today, not only as
ar i t' the United States who
wu to attend this great Scien
'. grc.ts of the American re-
l.i'.it also as the presiding mem-
h 'vcrning board of the
"..rioan Union. In this dual
, I have the honor and the
to v.elccme you, gentlemen,
. u tal of this country, in the
:'. T.a that your delibera
;.; 1 . . i mutual benefit in your
,-i'heres of thought and re
ar ;i ret on'y in your individual
!'.: in the all-embracing
oi I'an-American unity and
v which is so near the hearts
I: is the I'an-American spirit and
th i ...v vi ran-.-unjneuii.sm Lo
vh: ;. I .ou'.l for a few moments di-n-
t y attention at this ear.y meet
i: li ll. j congress, since it is my
c::i: t Li p.1 that 'Tan-America' will
bj :i; key note which will influence
yi ! iat.on.; with onc another and
i!'..;i.ie your thoughts and words.
'The Monroe Doctrine
' .War y a century has passed since
h-... ii !.t' Monroe proclaimed to the
v-i i 1 hi; t'anv.-us uoctnne as the na
tkr.;.! i-.-lkv of tha United States. It
f A:tv 1 on tho principle that the
safety t' this republic would be im
p.r..fi by the extension of sovereign'
r. Ly a European power over
:.!':'..! y in this hemisphere. Conceiv
c i i a a su.-piciun of mjnarchial ins.t
:r,'. a and in a full sympathy with
..'v.' rep ..:'. i' an idea it was uttered at a
' ki . v. hen our r.e.chbors to the south
ha I v .j.i ti.o.r independence and were
; v.. i.,ui.y aiap.ii:g themielves to the
I'X.rc.-e a' tUjir r.e.vly acouired
ru'iiU. To tho. e struggling nations
tie.! doctrine became a shield against
tiie trreat Kurt p. 'an powers, which in
tl.v . p l.t of the age eoverted political
control our the r.ght reg.;n which
'.:: i.ov. -b ,rn s'.ates had made their
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( ourayeous Thing
' Tii.' L'.'otc i Mates was then
au !:;,t;i,!, w!.ih had been tried In
'- '-:; a i.at.on whose indomitable
i.u i ecnuune l unshaken by the
i's through which it had passed,
a:;;, lunca ment of the Monroe
"as a maniiestat.on of this
1: v. a. a courageous thing fci
:' s t Moni'oo to do. It meant
th' se ear.y days, not oniy to
'iy hat to ihose nations which
1 i .r:o;neing a new life undei
a.rl of l.herty. IIo.v macn it
- ' 1 can never know, since for
a ; it remained u.-icnatiengea.
!.: tliut per.od the younger
of America, giving express
' '.be viriic spirit born of inde-
and liberal institutions, de-
lajjahy and set their feet tirm
ti.'j path of national progress
'as led them to that plane oi
"t-i ai and material prosperity
'm y today enjoy,
a n levcland Snowed Courage
- n recent years the govern
' i the United States has found
an( v ltn ne exception of the
1 a boundary incident, to ie-
a op;; that tnc Monroe doctrine
-' unuitercd a nat.onal policy
n pab.ic. The liepubiics ol
a are no longer cniiJren m tnc
aioi.y of nations. They have
i maturity, vith enterprise
-iaot.i: fervor they are working
1 aoveral destinies.
1 a: tins later time, when the
ar. nations have come into a
:'1 a ,f the.r nationality and arc
"a. :ous of the responsibilities
:es which are theirs as
and independent states,
'"'o mo.', n up a feeling that the
'i th.s hemisphere consti-
i !' ( j n r i r.r riiirntn imrl nnart
other nations of the
tl.
-fi.ru
.group which is united by
1 .' al nnd rmmnn aenir.l.
1 oheve that this feeling is
'rll r , ''"'-uhout North and South
UJr . ' :u"-' lliat year by year it has
'r"'l m'' Ui'11' nas ccme a potent
rnip. ' tr 'ur political and com
f(!i -a intcrcour.se: It is the same
ir.'i'f "' ,v' ,IC."' bounded on sympathy
mi, VU: ,'''l(-'r-st. exists among the
v'b'h' 01 a larnily. It is the tie
i;riii,!;, :,kuK"r me twentv-one
VtIV
tinguished men, who represent the
.u ost a(,vanced thought of
.ho Americans. It is a policy which
J.iis government has unhesitatingly
uuu nnu it win ao an m lt
power to foster and promote.
Analyzing1 It.
"When we attempt to analyze Pan
Americanism wc find that the essen.
vial qualities are those of the family
sympathy, helpfulness and a sincere
lesire to see another "-row in prosper
ty, absence of covetousness of
mother's possessions, absence of jeal.
usy of another's prominence, and,
bove all, absence of that spirit of in
rigue which menaces the domesti
eacc of a neighbor. Such are the
iualitie3 of the family tie among in
dividuals, and such should bs, and i
relieve are, the Qualities whirh mm
)ose the tie which unites the Ameri
an i-amuy of Nations.
No Suirit of Greerl
"I speak Onlv for tho PTVrrTYifn o
- - - "
-ne united states, but in doing so
.m sure that 1 exnress spntimotit
hich will find an echo in every rermb
ic represented here, when I sav thai
;he might of this country will never
je exercised m a spirit of jrreed u
rest, from a neighboring Btate its
:crntory of possessions. The ambit
ons of this republic do not lie in the
path of conquest but in the paths o
jjacc ana justiec. Whenever nnd
.vherever we can we will stretch forth
i hand to those who need help. U
he sovere'gnty of a sister republic is
menaced from verseas, the power of
me united states and, 1 hope and be
lieve the united power of the Amsricai
republics will constitute a bulwark
vhich will protect the independence
unci integrity oi the.r neighbor frcm
anjust invasion or agression. The
American Family of Nat.ons might
en take for its motto that of Dumas'
amous Musketeers, 'One for all; all
Ul UI1C.
On Harmony With Doctrine
"If I have correctly interpreted Pan-
Americanism from the standDoint of
the relations of our governments with
those beyond the seas, it is in entire
harmony with the Monroe Doctrine
Iho Monroe Doctrine is a nat.onal
policy of the United States: Pan
Americanism is an international pol.
cy of the Americas'. The motives
are to an extent different; the ends
nought are the same. Both can exist
.vithout imparting the force of either
And both do exist and, I trust, will
ever exist in all their vigor.
Beyond This Sphere
"But Pan-Americanism extends be
yond the sphere of politics and findr
ts application in the varied fields ol
human enterprise. Bearing in mine
that the essential idea manifests it
self in cooperation, it becomes neces
sary for effective cooperation that we
should know each other better thai
ve do now. We must not only b'
neighbors, but friends; not only
friends but inmates. We must un
derstand one another. We must
jomprehend our several needs. Wc
must study the phases of materia
and intellectual development which
inter .into the varied problems ol
lational progress. We should, there
fore, when opportunity offers, ccmc
together and familiarize ourselver
.vith each other's process of thought
'.n dealing with legal, economic, and
educational questions.
'Commerce and industry, science
and art, public and -rivate law, gov
ernment and education, all those
great fields which invite the intellec
tual thought of man, feel within the
province of the deliberations of thi;
congress. In the exchange of idea:
ind comparison of experiences wil
.'cmo to know one another and to
.arry to the nations we represent r
better and truer knowledge of our
ae.ghbors than we have had in the
past. I believe that from that widei
.cnowledge a mutual esteem and trust
v ill sprang which will unite the:t
republics more closely politically
jommercially. and intellectually, an,
! v ill ive to the Pan-American spirit
an impulse and power which it has
lever known before.
A Contest Inevitable
"The present epoch is one which
mist brine home to every thinking
American the wonderful benefits to be
rained by trusting our neighbors and
ijy being trusted by them, by cooper
.tion and helpfulness, by a dignified
.-egard for the rights of all, and by
iving our national lives in harmonj
.nd good will.
"Across the thousands of miles of
he Atlantic we see Europe convulsed
ith the most terr.ble conflict which
.his world has ever witnessed; we see
-he manhood of these great nations
mattered, their homes ruined, the"r
productive energies devoted to the one
Purpose of destroying their fellowmen
When we contemplate the untold
nisery which these once happy people
ire enduring and the heritage which
.hey are transmitting to succeeding
generations, we can not but contrast
.i continent at war and a continent at
peace. The spectable teaches a lesson
,ve can not ignore,
Two Ideas
"If we seek the dominant ideas in
vorld politics since we became inde-
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D' for tu" 1 ,iy whlcn 13 respon
iS great gatnering ox ais-
(By Associated Press.)
vvasnington, Dec. 27 American
;"SU1 "stow at Port Said cabled
today that no warning was given to
-he Japanese liner Yasaka Maru be-
tore sne was torpedoed and sunk in
.he Mediterranean last Tuesday by a
submarine of unestablished nation
ahty. The liner, he added, made no
attempt to escape.
The consul's dispatch which came
i response to Secretary Lansing's ca1
lot reports on the disaster, was the
first received and is expected to re
sult in an exchanga of diplomatic
correspondence.
Today's report says that the liner
nade no attempt to escape and tha'
nly the periscope of the submarine
as visible. The ship sunk in 47 min
:tes and all the survivors, including
W. J. Leigh, an American, were res
aueJ by a French gunbo...
The general assumption here is thr.i
ho submarine must have been Ger
nan or Austrian. Renewed effort
ill be made to determine its i '.ti.-n
llity, and instructions to that effect
'ill be sent out today by the stax
lepartment.
If these efforts succeed the United
States is prepared to include the in
cident in its correspondence on the
sinking of other sh'ps.
The outcome of the Yasaka Man
case is generally regarded by official::
and diplomats here as surrounded by
wide possibilities for Japan. It har
been suggested that she might answer
'he challenge to her shipping by r
wide participation in the war .-vcn U
sending troop3 to Europe.
TO EAST
Ated Press. (By Associated PressA
uec. 7.-Frank Foster, In the Argones, Franca Dec 27
a miurai rolk coun. .uoara ior Bagdad." Such was
ty family, charged with the killing fne humorous suggestion of a spright-
ounn riayes at Tryon Saturdav, 7CZa"Z..1 a? ine ll.n.y om?!
mght, today surrendered to Sheriff A
J--. Hill and was committed to jail
without bail on the findings of the
coroner's jury yesterday that the ho.
miciac was unjustifiable.
mi i
ine shooting occurred about two
miles frcm Tryon. Hayes' assailant
vas so close to him when the shot
was fired th?.t a piece of the wad
ol the snotgun shell is said to hav
lodged in Hayes' heart.
RtNC
IS TORPEDOED
AND SUNK
H STEAMER
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Dec. 27. The French
steamer Vilie la Citot, with pas
sengers cn board, was torpedoed
without warning and sunk by a
submar no in the Mediterranean
on December 24, the min stry of
marine announced taday.
NEARLY 100 MADE HAPPY
Mr. Marshall Yount in the role of
Santa Claus made between 75 and
89 little children happy Christmar
morning, rrcm t) until 10:30 he was
host at the California Fruit store anc"
all who came were ''iven fruits anc"
'andies. There was much interest ir.
this event in Hickory, and many t
hild w ent heme beam-ng with pleas .
ure.
OUTLOOK
COMMITS SUICIDE
OVER COLT S DEATH
(By Associated Press.)
Louisa Court House. Va., Dec. 27.
Grieved at the death of a favorite colt.
Pendleton Butler, aged 18, whose
home was between here and Gordons-
ille, hanged himseif yesterday to an
jak.
Zake Butler, father of the !a:l, dis
covered the body.
JECEBER ASKED
FOR TEXAS RAILROAD
(By Associated Press.)
Dallas, Texas, Dec. 27. Receiver
hip for the Texas & Pacific Railway
Ccmpany was asked in a petition here
zoday for the Bankers Trust Ccmpar.y
of New York through their locai at
'.orneys, Locks and Locks. Default ir
ayment of interest on securities wa:
illeged. Hearing was set for Janu
ary 7 by the United States judge o
the northern district of Texas.
WILLIAM CLEARY, WITH
RECORD
CAUGHT
AGAIN
(By Associated Press.)
Nyack, N. Y., Dec. 27. William
Cleary, former treasurer of ilaver
straw, who was acquitted of the mur
der of his son-in-law, Buck Nawmai
year ago. w-as today sentenc ;d U
not less than six months and not mor.
than three years in prison. He wa:
onvicted of forgery.
BRIGHT
FOR BUSINESS
EXT YEAR
Hickory business men were at then
places of business early today after z
merrv Christmas and every man wa:
optimistic. It is generally concedee"
;hat the ccmihg year will be the best
in the history of the country.
Since the first of September busi
ness conditions throughout the counT
try have improved steadily, an
,hile December in most lines is no
as active as other months, the presen
month has been an exception. All in.
dustries have been prosperous and thi
indications point to 1916 as a recore
year. Many manufacturing concern:,
report orders ahead sufficient to run
their machinery for several months
and in seme cases orders have been
booked for indefinite delivery.
The farmers have been uiiysually
prosperous. Cotton has sold well ali
winter and wheat has ranged from
$1.20 to $1.40 a bushel. The sweet
potato crop, a considerable item, u
ying in store houses waiting for the
market to advance, when thousands
jf bushels will be shipped north
and west. The association planned
to release a few hundred bushels in
the fall, but prices were too low, ane
30 the roat bulk of the crop was
held.
Keen business men say 1916 wil1
be a repetition of the last three
months of the present year, if in--4eed
it does not cause more activity
n the financial world. Merchants en
joyed frood trade, farmers sold the.i
products at the top price, manufactur
ers were kept hustling and every line
of enterprise has marched steadily
forward. There is every sign tha.
.vith the advent of the new vear a
general increase in all lines of activity
..ill result.
Ask any business man about the
prospects, and he will expand.
The reform within the Republicar
party, it appears still is being con
ducted by Senator Penrose, Murray,
Crane and "Boss" Barnes of New
York. Kansas City Star.
Dr. Ignaz Jastrow, of the Berlin
1 4. x: - .... ...ill lUnf nr..
penuent nwoiif. nu r - ttWc,',.- snvs the American note
.on our iiDarues wnen inuiviuuautjn uui.-vi
absorbed men's thoughts and ins-ired to Austria was clumsy and that Aus
meir deeds. This idea was graduallv trjas: reply was witty. Still, as Cer
3upplanted by that of nationalism, vants once remarked it is well not
hich found expression in the am- fi - - . . . it
bitions of conquest and the greed for to "put too fine a point to your wit
-err.tory so manifest in the nineteenth for fear.-Mt should get bunted.
century. Following the impulse - of New frork World.
.lationalism the idea of international- ; . . . w
ism began to develop. It appeared to Another good &"0,
e an increasing influence throughout 1 pective peace in base ball that i . wih
the civilized world, when the present allow- the. winter schedule to devote
.var of empires, that great manifestion . more time to winning next year s pen.
of nationalism, stayed its prcgress in nant.-Indianapolis News.
idea would usher in an era of univer- JJ- SJ1 iXS
J3i P(&l3TpSe Four.) ' willbear watching-Washington Post.
Miss Zelma Winkler who has beer
taking treatment at the Richard Bak
er Hospital left today for Douglas
and Casper, Wycmin"-. to visit friends.
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Mrs. T. L. Henkle of Hickory and
Mrs. S. E. Hoey of Shelby, spent the
.light in Statesville with Messrs. C. V.
and L. P. Henkle, brothers of Mrs.
oey.
MRS. PERRINE DEAD
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 27. The death of
Mrs. Emma Folsom Perrine, mother
of Mrs. Emma Folscm Preston, who
was Mrs. Grover Cleveland of Prince
ton, N. J., was announced here toda,
by a close member of the family. Her
death occurred late last night. She
was 71 years old.
?TTTtTM'iitt?T'?;T-Tt'-
THE WEATHER
Forecast for North Carolina: Part
y cloudy and warmer tonight. Tues
aay, unsettled and warmer: probably
rain; light to moderate winds.
COMPARATIVE WEATHER
December 26.
Maximum "
Minimum -
1915
- 50
. 36
43
1914
33
20
26&
on the Argonnes railway whistled for
tr. .lapa 'tuM
From the Argonnes to Bagdad is
Huite a s.retcn, even for the imagina
tion, aril yet, through the seemin-W
through the French mountains, the
v-mians nave in iact established a
connection, mere or less direct but
nevertheless unbroken from tne
trenches at the iront in the wesc te
the Asiatic city of the r Turkish aliy
To build the Argonnes ra 'vav the
Germans went to an abandoned French
mine, and from a depth of some 800
meters resurrected miles of trackage
which at no end of care and trouble
has been laid on the surface, over lam
so swampy and difficult that the first
train came to grief simply throujd
sinking into the ground.
Thus far two main lines have been
constructed the one 95 cent.meters
wide (37 inches) and the other 1.5
meters wide (38.5 inches). On the
section nearest the actual front, ben
zol engines are used, because of the.-i
comparative noiselessness. Farther
away from the trenches tiny steam
engines draw the diminutive :r?:is.
Iho engines have an approximate
capacity of four cars better perhaps,
the rails and roadbed can stand that
much weight without disappearing
from view and are busy every hour
of the 24 in the transportation oi
troops, supplies, ammunition and when
possible, wounded.
Automobiles which have come to
griel on the terrible roads of the Ar
gonnes have been rebuilt, and have
been equipped with 37 or 38.5 gauge
wheels of steel in order thar.
may serve as "cars de luxe" for of
ficers who have to travel from one
point to another behind the front. The
sight of officers lolling back in dis
mantled machines towed by diminu
tive locomotives invariably provokes,
first merriment, and then admiration
for the system that has literally made
sometnmg out ot nothing and has
tound a way to overcome the difficul
ties of the almost impossible Ar
gonnes roads.
These difficulties have been enor
mous. Rainy weather has been the
rule rather than the exception in the
Argonnes for months, and it has been
a gierantic task to keep the roads rut
ted by supn'v trains and ammunition
columns and artillery frcm degen
eratmg into mere bogs. The task of
maintaining regular and workable
communications with the extreme
front has been unbelievably hard
CONFLICTING REPORTS
ARE HEARD IN LONDON
British Public Can't Make Heads or Tails Out
of Near Eastern SituationFrench Report
Successes in Artillery Engagements
on Western Front.
T.P.A.
BANQUET
TOMORROW
NIGHT
Members of Post K, Travelers' Pro
tective Association, are looking for
ward with unwonted pleasure to the
annual banquet of the post at Hotel
Huffry tomorrow evening at 7:30
o'clock. There are 51 members of the
Hickory nost. which last year won tiie
state prize for not having sustained a
lapse in membership during the year.
The prize was $25.
Music will be furnished by a string
band and quartet and the evening will
be one of the most enjoyable in the
history of the association. Plans have
been worked out by President Deliing.
er, Secretary Johnston and other ac
tive T. P. A. leaders, and a snlendid
time is promised.
Details of the program will face
the members when they are seated at
the banquet table tomorrow night.
Between 50 and 75 are expected. All
members and their p-uests have been
provided for.
KEEP TO RIGHT"
SIGNS ARE
PLACED
(By Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 27. Conflicting re
ports continue to reach London i'rom
the scene of the near eastern cam
paign. Statements frcm some sources
make it appear that the Teutonic al
lies are preparing for an offensive
movement in conjunction with the
Bulgarians and Turks.
Other reports make it appear that
the Bulgarians will hesitate to attack
lest they be caught between two fires.
The central powers are still nego-.
biating with Greece. An interview
vith Premier Skouloudis forecasts
ailure of the efforts for an invasion
:f Grecian Macedonia. If an a in
vasion is attempted Greece will de
mote its efforts towards securing guar.
mtees of Greek territory.
Along the western front Paris re
ports successful artillery actions in
he Champagne, Woevre and Vosges
regions. Berlin says operations are
restricted by incessant rain.
The British public looked forward
with keen interest to today's cabinet
meeting. It was expected the cabinet
would receive the report of the Earl
of Derby's enlistment plans.
Attacking Asquith.
The past week has seen a steady
growth of the newspaper attacks on
the government, the General hurrlpn
of which is the slowness, the lack of
foresight and decision and the mis
management of the Dardanelles en
terprise. While all newspaners dis
claim aw partisan motives all the
more m-omincnt ones participating in
tha opposition belong: to the Conser
vative iart with the exception of the
Manchester Guardian.
The newspapers generally hold Pre.
mier Asquith responsible for the con
duct of affairs. The Northcliffe trrouu
Sifioniki continues. Some papers
credit the central powers with a plan
to bear down on Saloniki on three
sides, the Germans forming the cen
ter, with the Turks and Bulgarians
on the left and right wings, respec
tively. Germany's Difficulties.
Germany nrobably is confronted
with the nroblem of reconciling the
conflicting ambitions of her two Bal
kan allies, Turkey and Bulgaria, and
also tryiner to keep the friendship of
Greece whose support she is credited
with still hopin" to eain.
The latest reported Greek move is
the ohibition of the export of food
supplies from Greece to the Franco
British army at S-.niki. General
Casteline, chief of the French gen
eral staff, has visited King Constan
tine and met the Greek army staff
and the ministers of the allied coun
tries. King Peter of Serbia has ar
rived in Italy from Avlona and will
be the mest of King Victor Emmanuel.
RECEIVE
RESIGNA
HON
OF CITY ATTORNEY
The resignation of Mr. Charles W.
Bagby, city attorne". will be handed
in to citv council omorrow night,
Mayor Shuford having received the
tender the latter part of last week.
Mr. Bagby has given a lot of tim? to
city affairs, but in his letter he states
that his family and business interests
require that he spend more of his time
on his private affairs. He has been a
zealous officer and has been of large
benefit to council during the first
stages of commission government.
Council tomorrow night probably
will act on the resignation nf Mr.
headed by the Times and the Daily I S. C. Cornwell as cit- manager.
Mail with the support of the Morning
rost, was joined today by the Ob
server which is the foremost Sunday
paper and the Referee which has a
large audience among the masses.
David Lloyd-George is the only can
didate advanced for succession. He
commanded Lord Northcliffe's support
sometime ago in his sneech charqrir.tr
the government with being "too late"
at the most important crisis of the
war and at the same time gained for
himself a larger following.
The two latest counts of the indict
ment of the cabinet are the postpone,
ment until after the holidays of the
munitions bill and the postponement
)f giving the country any insight into
Lord Derby's report on his recruiting
results. In the meantime the verdict
There has been a crreat deal of in
terest in these positions and there is
much speculation as to who will be
tendered the places. Mayor Shuford
has indicated that council is in no
hurry to name new men, especially
a man for city manage- since Mr.
Cornwell will continue in office until
February 1.
GAY COMMITS SUICIDE
WHEN POSSE ARRIVES
Wilson, Dec. 27. Bill Gay, the mur
derer of Fayte Langley, was trailed
yesterday afternoon ty a sher'ff's
posse back to the Langley home. Gay
entered the house and was eating
when the posse arrived. Sheriff Howe
ordered his men tn smrrnimrl tha Vimica
f ll-nirwi lnKnn r M. T t.... I M H .1 1 " 1 a 1 ' i .
uiun icxuxjl Km .iui. uiuu-ucuinc auu, wniie mis was Deir.g aone. a
appeal to relax union rules in muni
tions works to permit of the entry
of 10,000 unskilled laborers is awaited
with interest. One hundred and fifty
delegates of the engineering society
met in London to consider terms for
settling all differences with the gov
ernment. Saloniki in Daneer.
Speculation over the development
of an attack on the entente allies at
gunshot was heard and when they
rushed the house Gay was found dead,
having blown the top of his head off
with a load from a snotgun. Just
why Gay went to the Langley home
is not known but it is presumed that
he was searching for Mrs. Langley,
whom he had threatened. The house
was vacant, the LanHey family hav
ing gone to the home of Solden Wal
ston after the funeral of Mr. Langley.
Muskogee Quiet After
Five Hours Excitement
Trying to Break Jail
(By Associated Press.) j the watchers outside knew what was
Muskogee, Okla., Dec. 27. With the beinS done.
t iri il At. . t ai i
safe removal from the ronntv mil " ltn tne negroes removea, me moD
here of two negroes arrested for the i
murder of a policeman, Muskogee was
was allowed to search the jail. This
relieved the tension. White men de
clared they would charge the negroes
quiet today and there was nothing to ' unless they disbanded and went home,
show that the jail had been beseiged j In preparation for trouble a local
for five hours last night by a mob of hardware dealer opened his store and
white men, who made two assaults on supplied all the whites with arms.
the jail. The two negroes, Wiiiiam Green
Across the street from the jail 200 j and Mathias Foreman, are believed
-ned negroes stood guard and a: i to have been taken to the state peni-
nounced they would open fire on the tentiary at McAlester. They are ac-
whites the minute they atmpted
violence. Two attempts on the jail
were repulsed by militiamen. One
time the jail door was bombarded by
rail. While the third assault was
being agitated, the two negroes were
dressed in militia uniforms, covered
by military overcoats with high col
lars and rushed to a taxicab before
cused of having slain Samuel Neal, a
patrolman, when he attempted to ar
rest them on suspicion of burglary.
The police today arrested three
young white men on a charge of lead
ing the mob and disarmed some ne
groes. Although company F still re
mains on guard the city was quiet
today.
"Keen to the Rijrht" slens, six of I
them, were received b- the citv today i
and nlaced at the intersection oi tne
more important streets. The indica
tors are placed in the streets and are
a constant reminder to drivers of ve
hicles. They are placed as follows:
Record office corner, Lutz's corner,
underpass, Pastime picture house,
city manager s omce, and tne post-
office. ...
Council ordered these indicators
several weeks ago in response to the j
demand for a stricter regulation ol
It is hoped that all autoists
Northern States Slowly
Recovering Today From
Sunday's Severe Storm
" (By Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 27. Northern and
tra ffi i
and other drivers will observe the eastern New York and JNev England
iniunction and that the regulations , ctooa
win prove iieij.i.m
HiMrnrv is no longer a village and
a regulation of traffic will result, it
is hoped, in avoiding many accidents,
especially when the streets are crowd
ed with visitors.
Mrs. R. W. Frick and little son of
nvmnin. S. C. will arrive m the city
this afternoon to visit her mother,
Mrs. L. S. Whitener.
from the damage of yesterday's
storm a succession of snow rains sleet
and thunder and lightning winding up
the storm that was widespread and
caused many deaths and accidents.
Telegraphic communication in some
by the wind. In similar manner the
railroads were crippled and trains
were unable to maintain their sched
ules. New England suffered most
damage. The snowfall except In
northern New England and northern
New York was comparatively light,
but was sufficient to interrupt inter
jrban service.
Eight deaths were indirectly attrib.
uted to the storm. The wind here at
sections was still interrupted today j one time attained a velocity of ninety
owing to the laying of telephone poles j miles an hour.
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