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VOL. 1, No. 10G
HICKORY, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1916
Price Two Cents
AFTER AN BRITISH VESSEL CHIEF WHITENER TURNS AGAINST TRADE EXPERT LOCAL JUNIORS
RESIGNS HIS
POSITION
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A delegation of Rockingham county
farmers will arrive in Hickory this
afternoon from Reidsville for the pur
pose of investigating the creamery
and looking over the tine dairy farms
in the county. The farmers will spend
a few hours at the Iredell test farm
and reach here at 4:32 this afternoon.
They will go straight to the cream
ery, vhere President Robinson will
show them everything to be learn
ed. Ton'ght at 7:30 the delegation will
be the guests of the Chamber of Com
merce and a good program has been
arranged by Secretary Joy. Mr. W.
A. Self will act as master of ceremo
nies and short addresses on co-opera-lion
will be made by President John
V. Robinson, Mr. II. P. Lutz and
Mr. W. J. Shuford and others.
Tomorrow the delegation will be
tuken over the county in automobiles
to inspect the Dutch Dairy Farms,
Mr. R. L. Shuford's dairy and ice
cream plant, President Robinson's
farm and other well known places.
They will be shown a number of silos,
to say nothing of some of the finest
cattle that ever chewed contentedly
in well stored barns.
'The citizens of Hickory are invited
to attend the meeting tonight and
join in the welcome to the visitors.
ENTIRE FAMILY KILLED
AT RAILROAD CROSSING
Greenwich, Ohio, Jan. 11. Arthur
France, 45, and wife same age and
two children, Harold 12 and Helen 10,
were instantly killed when the Big
Four passenger toain struck their
buggy. They were crossing the tracks
with the curtains drawn.
ENGLISH POLICE DOGS
(By Associated Press.1)
Headquarters First Russian Army,
Jan. 11. English police dogs, of
which there are six attached to the
twenty-first flying column of the Rus
sian Red Cross, have proved their
worth in many instances on Russian
battlefields. In one night near the
village of Kute (vicinity of Lovitch)
these wise animals hunted out in grain
fields over which the battle surged
and brought relief to forty-nine
wounded men.
The dogs had been brought from
London by authority of the city of
Vernaya for use in tracking down
thieves and murderers iwith which
the place was infested. Within a few
weeks they enabled the police to round
up these criminals. One dog, who
still retains his English name "Jack"
slightly Russianized, was serveral
times sent to Moscow, Kief and Odes
sa to similarly aid the police of those
cities.
In times of inactivity of the troops
the dogs aref vequently used to con
vey dispatches from one section of the
column to another and always per
form their task with unerring fidelity.
During battle even under heavy fire
they search out the wounded by scent
and the sanitars may be certain the
man to whom they are led is still
alive since the dogs instinctively ig
nore the dead. Having found a
wounded man the animal will carry
his cap or a mitten back to the sanl
tar who follows to the spot. Each
animal wears a pair of miniature
saddle bags in which he carries flasks
of brandy.
The appearance of the dogs resem
ble the Airdale or the Irish terrier.
An exhibition of man hunting was
given for the benefit of the corres
pondent of Headquarters of the First
Siberian corps. A soldier was di
rected to hide in a clump of bushes
two blocks distance in a field. The
sanitar released the dog and directed
him in the general direction of the
snot. After making several wide cir
cles the animal caught the scent and
made straight for the hidden place
at top speed, returning presently
with a glove. The sanitar tucked a
small package in the saddle pocket
and away went the dog on his re
turn journey. The sanitar, to carry
out the deception, followed and ap
peared to assist the hiding man while
the dog looked on with apparent in
terest. FORMER CHINESE MINISTER
WAS NOT ASSASSINATED
New York, Jan. 11. Dr. Welling
ton Koo, Chinese minister to the Uni
ted Spates, announced through his
secretary that the reported assassi
nation of Tuan Chi Jun, former Chin
ese minister of war at Peking was
erroneous.
King George of England plays an
excellent game of billiards a favo
rite pastime of his.
T AND MOOSE
ARE GETTING CLOSE
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Jan. 7. The national com
mittee of the Progressive party met
here today to select the time and
place for the national convention.
Chicago appeared to be the unani
mous choice for holding the conven
tion and the week of June 7, when the
Republican national convention will
be in session, was favored by a majo
rity of delegates.
Forty-six states were represented.
J. W. McGrath, secretary to Theodore
Roosevelt, was in consultation with
the leaders.
WOUNDED
MEN
HAN
(By Associated Press.)
(Berlin, via London, Jan. 11. A
Wolff Bureau dispatch from Stuttgart
announces that an official investiga
tion has been begun of the case of
Edward Higgins, consul of Stuttgart.
Mr. Higgins was accused by the Stutt
gart Zeitung of unusual and unneu
tral activities. The charges were al
so published in the Cologne Gazette.
An English correspondent at Am
sterdam reported on Saturday that
the Cologne Gazette and other Ger
man newspapers were demanding the
immediate recall of Mr. Higgins on
the ground that he had given expres
sion to remarks adverse to Germany.
JURY VISITS SCENE
OF
(By Associated Press.)
Providence, R. I., Jan. 11. Before
visiting the scene of the murder of
Dr. C. Franklin Mohr, the jury se
lected yesterday for the trial of his
widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr, and two
negroes charged with the crime went
to the court house today to listen to
a brief argument by the prosecution.
Doctor Mohr was killed on August
31 last while motoring from Provi
dence to Newport with hts secretary,
Miss Emily Berger, and the state al
leges that Mrs. Mohr hired three ne
groes to commit the crime. One of
the negroes confessed to the crime
and will be used as a state's witness.
GODWIN INTRODUCES TWO
APPROPRIATION BILLS
Washington, Jan. 11. Congressman
Godwin has introduced bills to ap
propriate $75,000 for a public build
ing at Lumberton, and $75,000 for a
building and $10,000 for a site at
Dunn. A site has already been pur
chased at Dunn.
The housewives of Glasgow have
been forced to hardships through
their failure to lay in a supply of
broom-handles before the war. These
handles came from northern Europe,
and are now lacking. All sorts of
sticks and saplings are being adapted.
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( By Associated Press.)
Youngstown, Ohio, Jan. 11. The
grand jury investigation into the
strikes at the plant of the Youngs
town Sheet & Tube Company was re
sumed here today with a score of
witnesses waiting to testify.
The gates at the Republic Iron &
Steel Company's plant, where 7,000
had been on strike, opened today, and
many men returned to work. There
was no disorder although a number
of men congregated at the gates.
MILITARY SERVICE
BILL IS DEBATED
(By Associated Press.)
London, Jan. 11. The debate on
the second reading of the military
service bill began in the house of
commons today. Opinion was free
ly expressed that the vote on the sec
ond reading of the bill will be greater
than on the first.
LARGE BRITISH FORCE
IS BEING HELD UP
(By Associated Press.)
London, Jan. 11. The British re
lief force in Mesopotamia proceed
ing to Kut-el-Amara is still halted
at Siheik Said, some twenty miles
from there according to advices re
ceived by the government. The halt
is due to weather conditions and the
necessity of removing the wounded
by river.
WON'T OPPOSE BILL
(By the Associated Press)
London, Jan. 11. John Redmond,
parliamentary leader of the Irish
party, announced in ithe house of
commons this afternoon that the na
tionalists would not further oppose
the military service bill.
SANITARY MEAT MARKET
GOING AFTER THE TRADE
The Sanitary Meat Market, Um
stead & Yoder proprietors, opened to
day and was visited by many Hick
.v.r RnVi trentfemen are noo-
ular and Mr. Umstead will bring to
the new enlarged business Ion" ex-
perience as a merchant, and there is
little doubt that they will have an
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YONSTOWN
increased patronage.
(By Associated Press)
London, Jan. 11. The British
steamer " Clam Macfarlane has
been sunk in the Mediterranean.
There are no particulars.
NOTED YEGGMAN MAY BE
TRIED AT STATESVILLE
Tom Dowd, alias Tom Price, who
is alleged to be the head of a gang
of yeggmen that have been cracking
and blowing: safes in this state and
South Carolina, and who is charged,
together with Grady Koontz, now in
jail in Winston-Salem, with being
implicated in the robbery of the
Mocksville postoffice last year, has
been transferred from Winchester,
Va., to Greensboro jail. Dowd will
be tried either at Greensboro, or at
Statesville. He was indicted in
Statesville at the last term of the
federal court.
Talking to a newspaper man Dowd,
who gave his age as 63 years, said
he was arrested at the home of his
wife's people, five miles out of Win
chester, Va., three weeks ago. He
had gone there to spend Christmas
and had only been there one hour
when eight men came to arrest him
He smiled as he said "Eight men to
arrest an old man like me." States
ville Landmark.
FILE OUT OF JAIL
Greensboro, Jan. 11. Three neg
roes sawed their way out of the Guil
ford county jail last night. They
have not been captured.
THESE ALSO DESERVE
(By Associated Press.)
Amsterdam. Netherlands, Jan. 11.
In "no man's land," the fire-swept
zone between the trenches, one may
occasionally find, among the mass of
human material debris, dead dogs,
which, in the opinion of many, are de
serving the cross for valor equally
with their human friends. On both
sides dogs have been largely employed
in locating and succoring the wound
ed, and many touching stories of ca
nine devotion and sapacity are told
and remembered with gratitude by
those who must have miserably
perished but for the trained Red Cross
dog.
Different countries have adopted
different modes of training: the ani
mals. lOne was to teach a dog to
lie down beside a wounded man and
bark until assistance came. Another.
to train the dog to return to his mas
ter and attact attention by a sharp
bark, and yet another to teach the
animal to pick up some object be
longing to the soldier, carry it back
to his master and guide the latter to
the spot where the man lies awaiting
help.
The first method has been found to
be the quickest in practice but at the
same time the most dangerous, inas
much as the noise is apt to attract
the notice of the enemy, and may even
at times give him useful information.
The second method was based on the
idea that it would save time if .the
dog could be made to produce tangi
ble evidence that he had really found
a wounded man ; but it had to be aban
doned because the animal, in his un
reasoning eagerness to procure the
evidence, would sometimes badly maul
a helpless man and often tear off a
temporary bandage; thus endangering
the life of the person to whom the
dog had set out to save.
The silent method is the only one
that has been found really satisfac
tory, and this is now universally fol
lowed; although, on dark nights and
when there is rough ground to be
covered, certain obvious drawbacks
present themselves.
NO GRIP THERE
Fayetteville Newspaper Confuses
Telegram From Hickory
Lady.
If there is an epidemic of grip in
Fayetteville, nobody there will ad
mit it. Still, nobody has said there
was, least of all Mrs. W. B. Ram
say of Hickory, president of the
North Carolina Synodical of the Pres
byterian church, who wired to Mrs.
W. A. West of that city calling off
the meeting of the synodical on ac
count of the grip epidemic in the
state.
One of the newspapers there was
notified, and the telegram was made
to read: "On account of grip epidemic
in Fayetteville, the meeting is call
ed off. Please notify all hostesses.
Very sorry."
The Fayetteville newspaper man that
printed this telegram received a call
down, he went after an alibi, and the
matter ended with the explanation
that the grip epidemic was in the
state and not in Fayetteville.
(By Associated Press.)
El Paso, Texas, Jan. 11. General
Huerta spent a restless night and is
growing weaker.
- "Billy" Sunday's recent Syracuse,
N. Y., campaign resulted in 20,968
'converts. Sunday received $23,112.
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Mr. H. E. Whitener, chief of the
Hickory fire department since last
May, tendered his resignation to the
firemen last night arid it was reluct
antly accepted. Mr. Whitener found
that his other, .duties were too- pres
sing for him to' continue as chief,
though he will still be a member of
the department " and lend all the aid
in his power. Secretary Gamble said
today that the members hated to see
the chief resign, and that there were
many expressions of regret.
Mr. A. T. Yoder, first fireman, was
recommended as successor to Chief
Whitener and city council; tonight
will elect him to fill the vacancy. Mr.
Yoder was promoted on his merits.
Other promotions were: Mr. W. F.
Bruns from second foreman to first
foreman; Mr. L. D. Fry, superinten
dent of fire alarm, to second fore
man; and Mr. J. C. Williams to sup
erintendent of fire alarm.
Mayor Shuford said today that
council would act favorably on these
recommendations tonight.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 11. Plans to
strengthen the national guard instead
of forming a continental army were
proposed today by Chairman Hays of
the house military affairs committee.
Under Mr. Hays' plan, the national
guard would get regular pay and a
provision would be included in the
army bill for taking it into the. reg
ular army in time of war.
The plan also proposes to increase
the present regular regiments of in
fantry to war strength instead of add
ing ten new regiments, as proposed
by the war department. Mr. Hays
;hinks this would give the same in
crease in the regular army- without
adding to the overhead expense.
MARKETS
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NEW YORK STOCKS
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. llj Declines
ranging from mere fractions to over
a point were registered at the open
ing of today's market on moderate
dealings. New York Central yielded
, with thel oss of a point for Am
erican Sugar; Specialties as a whole
were lower with the exception or Am
erican Can. Secondare prices showed
some improvement, but Steel was ag
ain pressed for sale, declining to 85.
Anglo-French bonds were again off
ered for sale at 95.
CHICAGO WHEAT
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Jan. 11. Wheat develop
ed a little strength today after a
week start. Reports that foreigners
were selling appeared to be respon
sible or the temporary setback. The
bullish news rom Europe, however,
led to a rally. It was said that Italy
and Spain would be large importers,
and it was announced that a fresh
advance in freight rates from Argen
tina had been made. After opening
off to up with May at 1.24
to 1.25 and July at 1.17 to 1.1 ,
underwent a moderate general de
cline, but then rose a few.
NEW YORK COTTON
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 11. Heavy cables
with a decline of Liverpool spot cot
ton quotations, and reports of still
higher ocean freight rates, were fol
lowed by more or less liquidation or
renewed selling in the cotton mar
ket here today. The active months
sold 11 to 13 points under last night's
closing figures during the early trad
ing. COTTON FUTURES
New York. Jan. 11. Cotton futures
opened steady and closed steady.
Active months Open Close
January -- 12.35 12.33
March az.o Lz.aa
Mav 12.78 . 12.74
July 12.91 12.C0
October -- it.ot -.o
HICKORY MARKETS
Cotton 12 c
Wheat $1-40
HIIIIIIIIIIIIH minimi mnmmi
THE WEATHER
tmtlllinil mmimmmmmmm
Forecast for North Carolina: Rain
tonight and Wednesday; moderate
shifting winds.
COMPARATIVE WEATHER
January 10
Maximum
Minimum
Mean
1916 1915
47 50
25 24
36 37
NATIONAL GUARD
BASIS FOR
DEFENSE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 11. Senator
Newlands attacked his party's rec
ord in the senate today, delivering a
long1 prepared speech in which he crit
icised the tariff and banking reform,
the chief legislative achievement of
the Wilson administration. The Ne
vada senator aeciarea that Because
there had been industrial and com
mercial lapresfion coincident with
"Democratic administration the party
vould be endangered unless the Eu
ropean war continued. The presi
dent's handling of foreign affairs
would be the overshadowing issue, he
said.
Although he characterized the De
mocratic legislation as salutary, the
senator said the Democratic parity
was too radical and said no party
could hope to remain in power which
adopted radical instead of evolution
ary reforms.
ATLANTA'S NEAR BEER
SALOONS QUIT BUSINESS
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Jan. 11. Approximately
one-half of the 164 near beer saloons
operating in Atlanta either had clos
ed their doors today or would close
soon according to an announcement
today by the city clerk. Under the
laws of Georgia all places must shut
up shop.
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CROSSED BY GERMANS
(By Associated Press.)
Orosova, Hungary, Jan. 11.
Whenever the Germans have a task
to accomplish, whether in military or
civil life, they hand it over to experts
at the work in question. That ex
plains why the crossing of the Danube
at Ram was placed in the hands of
soldiers from the North sea coast,
who were brought through three
kingdoms because no other men in the
central powers were so thoroughly
fitted to cope with the conditions that
existed here.
Ordinarily heavy storms do not
kick up an ocean-like surf on a river,
especially where the river is less than
a third of a mile wide, as it is at
Ram (660 yards), but it occurs there
nevertheless. The sailors of the Dan
ube declare that of all the winds that
blow, no other is of precisely the
same character as the storm which
they call the "kosava." It blows
"from below upwards," scurrying
across the surface of the water and
then twisting skyward, raising big
waves and producing a surf of really
respectable proportions. Even the
larger craft are much inconvenienced
by it and small boats have no place
on the river when it breaks.
To meet these conditions, the Ger
man commander summoned a detach
ment of German pioneers from the
North sea. Most of them were born
and brought up on the waterfront,
and were familiar with the handling
of boats in surf and high tides from
their childhood. With them came a
number of surfboats. As it turned
out, the kosava did not set in until
after the last boatload of troops were
safely over, but the pioneers' help
was nevertheless valuable.
The crossing of Ram was less ex
pensive than at Belgrade. The pio
neers, as was the case at Belgrade,
suffered the most, but one consider
able detachment of troops landed
without loosing a man killed and hav
ing only three or four wounded. The
Serbians, completely fooled by sham
manoeuvers at other points along the
Hungarian shore, were looking for the
main crossing at Orsova, where they
had concentrated most of their val
uable troops.
The crossing of Orsova, which
took place a few days later, met no
serious opposition. The Serbians had
a company on the Island of Ograndina,
but their blank-firing was ineffectual.
On the Serbian shore they were sur
prised completely, and the pontoons
had nearly reached the bank before
they were fired on. German officers
told the Associated Press that a half
way adequate enemy force could have
either stopped the crossing entirely
or else made it terribly costly. As it
was, five battalions were brought
across with the loss of five dead and
seven wounded. The crossing was
the work of untried Landstrum men,
who had been employed as communi
cation troops. The Serbians used
neither artillery nor machine-guns to
hinder the crossing. They lost 1Z0
men and three officers in capture.
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TO NAME MR. TAFT
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 11. Widely known
lawyers of fourteen states are am
ong the signers of a letter sent to
day to President Wilson urging him
to appoint ex-President Taft on the
supreme court bench.
Georgia is attracting colonies of
western farmers.
HOW
DANUB
WAS
MAN
RE
WILSON
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 11. Stanley " H.
Rose, expert trade adviser of" the bu
reau of foreign and domestic com
merce, will start soon on a trip south
to acquaint manufacturers of trade
possibilities in foreign countries. His
Itinerary will include Charlotte and
Greensboro, N. C. Dates for the trip
will be announced later.
THREE KILLED WHEN TRAIN
CRASHES INTO TROLLJSY CAR
Springfield, Ohio, Jan. 11. Three
were killed and 20 injured, many of
them seriously when a Big Four
freight train struck a trolley here.
Most of the victims are factory em
ployes. RECEIVES CALL TO
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
Rev. S. B. Stroup, rector of the
Church of the Ascension, has been
tendered a call to become rector of
Grace church, Chattanooga, Tenn., one
of the best charges in that city. Mr.
Stroup will go to Chattanooga next
week to consider the matter. He has
not indicated what he will do, but is
hoped he will remain in Hickory.
Mr. Stroup has been rector of the
Hickory church for the last two and
a half years, and has seen it prow
in number and influence. He is an
unusually able preacher, is beloved by
his congregation, and admired by the
people generally of this city.
CHILD FOUND DEAD IN BED
The four-months-old baby of Mr.
John Winkler, who lives in the low
er edge of Burke county, was found
dead in bed this morning. The bu
rial will be held at Winkler's grove
this afternoon. It was not learned
what caused the child's death. .
JUDGE LONG ENDORSED
Concord, Jan. 11. The Concord bar
met last night and unanimously en
dorsed Judge B. F. Long of States
ville for associate justice of the Uni
ted States supreme court to succeed
Associate Justice Lamar. -
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OFFICIERS SPEAK 00T
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 11. Secretary
Daniels has written Representative
Britton in reply to the latter's char
ges that the secretary would try to
prevent free expression of naval of
ficers' views before the house naval
committee that "any officer, civil em
ploye or enlisted man in the navy"
would be ordered before the commit
tee on its request.
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BEFORE MINNESOTA
(By Associated Press.)
St Paul, Jan. 11. Filing of signa
tures to present the names of Theo
dore Roosevelt and Elihu Root in Min
nesota for the Republican primaries
for the coming presidential nomina
tion was begun here today.
Mrs. S. Larson of Stoughton, Wis.,
a few days ago used a telephone for
the first t.me in her ninety-one years.
TENEGRI
(By Associated Press.)
London, Jan. 11. The Austrians
are succeeding in making important
inroads on Montenegrin territory.
The Montenegrin war office admits
the evacuation of Berane, an impor
tant town on the river Lim, the east
bank of which to the north has been
.eared of Montenegrins, according
to Vienna.
On the left bank the Austrians are
winning successes against the defend
ers of an important height. The gov
ernment concedes occupation of two
positions by Teutonic forces in this
sector.
Affirms Case.
! Washington, Jan. 11. The supreme
court affirmed the $4,500 judgment
of the North Carolina courts in fa
vor of James S. Horton, an engineer,
against the Seaboard Air Line, for in
juries sustained by the breaking of
a water glass on a locomotive.
W. J. De Lamare of Winnenee,
claims to have invented an aeroplane
which will travel at ther ate of 150
miles an hour.
DANIELS
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The annual. banquet by the officers
of Piedmont Council. No. 43, Jr.: O.
U. A. M., to the members of the
council, held last night .in the council
hall, was enjoyed to the utmost by
the 76 Juniors , present. There are
172 beneficiary and three honorary
members of this lodge and the fact
that 76 came out for the banquet and
reception explains why this council is
such an active force in Hickory. The
meetings of this order, however, are
always well attended.
Various members spoke and it leak
ed out today that Dr. Ia Wood sur
prised the gathering by assuming the
stranere role for him a into toiio.
They say he did the new part mighty
wen.
Among those speaking on "the
good of the order" were Messrs. H.
E. Sigmon, C. W. Ellington, June
Seaboch and Bascom Blackwelder.
The financial statement for past
six months from Julv 1 to DwamW
31 shows receipts $1,147.24; disbur
sements, $i,U99.47; cash on hand,
$146.46; cash lent out by trustees,
$200: buildinc and loan stnrlr.
value of property, $100. This leaves
a oauincet inducing the value of
property, of $722.71.
The new officers nresidAd lnaf Tiiofc
for the first time. They are:
P. A. Rowe, Junior past councillor;
G. L. Huffman, councillor; J. W. Bal
lew, vice-councilior; M. G. Crouch,
recording secretary; C. S. Stevenson,
assistant recording secretary; G. A.
Thomasson, financial secretary; D. B.
Taylor, assistant; W. A. Rudisill,
treasurer; J. H. Sigmon, conductor;
George Seagle, warden; G. O. Yount,
outside sentinel; P. E. Reinhardt, in
side sentinel; G. L. Huffman, P. A.
Rowe and C. M. Staley.
CONVOCATION MEETS
T
The Convocation of Morganton will
meet in the church of the Ascension,
this city, today, tomorrow and Thurs
day of this week.
The meetings open with a mission
ary service tonight at 7:30, at
which Dean Lobdill and the Rev. E.
N. Joyner will preach. The meetings
Wednesday are at 8 a. m. Business
meetings at 10 a. m. and 3 p. m.
On Wednesday night the Rev. Floyd
W. Tompkins, rector of Valle Crucis
school will preach. After this ser
vice the convocation and all members
of the parish are invited to a recep
tion at the rectory to meet the vis
iting clergy.
The convocation will close with a
corporate communion on Thursday
morning. The public is invited to all
of the services.
CRAIG PROTESTS
Doesn't Like Freight Rate Agree
ment. Raleigh, Jan. 11. "Is this a sop to
Cerebus?" Governor Craig asked
yesterday not very "pleasing like"
when protesting against the recent
increase of freight rates in the south
eastern territory, an increase which
he learned too late to make the fight
for the state.
The governor worked upon his
statement before leaving for Ashe
ville. Without directing attention
of the people to the two utterances of
the corporation commission upon the
subject, his quotation from the inter
view of Chairman Travis in Wash
ington would indicate that the gov
ernor thinks more seriously of the
situation than the commission now
does. Likewise it looked more alarm
ing as a prospect than as a retrospect.
"This differential of 7 cents to 'a
limited territory which includes At
lanta,' is insignificant," Governor
Craig says. He shows what an en
ormous advantage the cities of North
Carolina have in mileage, an advan
tage wn:cn Governor Craig thinks
should be at least 20 per cent in North
Carolina's favor. He contends that
North Carolina should have the south
ern geographical advantage as Vir
ginia does in the north.
Quoting from Chairman Travis In
Washington that this proposed ad
vance would be substantial and un
reasonable and put "North Carolina
at an unjust disadvantage in compe
tition in said territory," Governor
Craig declares that this is not an ov
erstatement of the case. He wishes
Virginia well but does not desire her
to profit over "North Carolina by an
arbirtary and unjust agreement. He
seeks the same advantage of geo
graphy for his state as Virginia en
voys. China has established a double
standard of weights and Measures
that includes the metric system and
a native one.
E
ALL RIGHT '
(By Ass ciated Press.)
New York, Jan. if. The French
liner LaFayette, which was threat
ened with destruction in anonymous
messages sent to persons who took
passage from Bordeaux, arrived here
today and reported that neither a
submarine nor a mine had been seen
during the voyage.
The warnings sent to passengers of
the LaFayette were similar to those
sent to passengers of the Lusitania on
her last voyage.
HICKORY
TONIGH
FRENCH
LINER
CAM
THROOGH
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