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PREPM NOW TO R ROWANS C AT TOIC r.n YABKM OLDER AIM s3sj. sl3a VOL.9. NO. 22. $1.50 A YEAR AND WORTH IT. SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, JAN. 10. 1919. " iUO A YEAR AND WORTH IT. PRICE TWO CENTS. ? BIT-SCIMEMM fflWHHff DWIRiW liii woipr mi lis i i i ior i EBERT REIGN IN RANK CARELESSNESS f keeping suffrage fire burning (SERIES OF MEETINGS MARINE WORKERS BERLIN OVERTHROWN HiiliRiRin1 j SET FOR SPENCER AT N. Y7STRIKE Ebert-Scheidemann Government Has Been Overturned and In dependent Socialists Bole. NEW REVOLUTIONARY GOV. HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED Civil War is Spreading to Other Parts Germany, Rhenish Prov inces and Bavaria Invoked. (By Associated Press.) Paris, Jan. 9. (Havas Agency.) The Ebert-Scheidmann government has been overturned, the extremists having gained the upper hand in Ber lin after sanguninary fighting, ac cording to the latest German advices received here. A new revolutonary government hat been proclaimed, composed of In dependent Socialists. A part of the government troops is reported to have gone over to the reb els and the Spartacns now hold the principal points in Berlin. Civil war 4s spreading ("do other parts of Germany, the advices indi cate, and parts of the Rhenish prov inces and Bavaria are now reported to be involved. Severe Fighting in Berlin, -v Amsterdam,! Jan. 9. Severe fight ing in which artillery was employed took, place. 4nr-Jriia yesterday neat the" Central telegraph offtee." The Spartacans renewed their attempt to - seize the chancellor's palace, it is de clared in Berlin - dispatches to the Handlesblad, but were driven back with a los sof 30 killed and 45 wound ed. Hoske to Send Government Troops. Paris, Jan. 9. (Havas Agency.) Gustave- Noske, the commander-in-chief of the German government troops, will send hew forces against the capital in an attempt to regain control of it, it is reported. - A desperate reaction by the more conservative elements is expected. Casualties in the Berlin fighting are reported to have been very heavy. The Independent Socialists said to be at the head of the new government are George Ledebour, Herr Liebnann and Herr Tiek. Dr. Karl Leibknecht, leader of the Spartacus element, is continuing his activities, (presumably in an effort to 'ti stall a government of his own choos ing.) Negotiations at Berlin Failed. London, Jan. 0. Telegrams dated Berlin at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday morning and transmitted by the Co penhagen correspondent of the Ex change Telegraph Compay aay that negotiations between the government (composed of a majority of Social ists) and the Independent socialists failed. , . ' The Independent Socialists and Soartacans appealed to working peo ple t6 meet Wednesday in order to complete the "vjctory of the prola-. tanat. - The government has ordered troops in nearly all the garrisons in Germany to move p gainst Berlin and they are arriving there in motor cars. A state of seige. it is added, will be declared in Berlin. The Spao-tacans control the rail roads near Berlin. ' - Loyal Troops Arriving in Berlin. -Pasel. r Switzerland . Jan. jf 9. Troops lojral to the Ebert government " wivine in FerFn from Potsdam sind have driven the Spartacans aa far " as Tiergarten and - reoccupied the pifinttng -; works, according to the Frankfurt Zeitnng. .The government, tti newsnamtr adds.1 has decided to tak eftergetie measures, and has as. sembled a large number of troops. ! Premier Ebert has issued a mani festo to workers, trargois and soldiers denouncing the Spartacans. as re sponsible for many persons being kill ed and wounded.) , ' , . , Goverimieat Master of Situation Amsterdam, Jan. 9. Street fight fog in Berlin attained the greatest in tensity between 11 o'clock Tuesday night and 6 o'cloc k Wednesday morn ing, according to a (Berlin telegram to the Frankfort Nachrkhten. Heavy , artillery, firing' continued uninter ruptedly. The dispatch says the gov ernment is still master of the situa tion. ILarga todies of troops, particu larly artillery, it is added, continue to be sent to Berlin. , ' In reforming the system of Pru ssian schools, the type of schools, in the northern countries of Europe is to serve as a modeL Sir & 9. Sinha, delegate from India to the veace conference, will be ac . eompanied by the. Maharaja of Bika- sir., . Students of Fire Losses Find that During the Year 1917 Large Losses , Were Shown. CARELESS SMOKERS AND USERS OF MATCHES These Contributed Largely to the Great Preventable Loss' Dur ing the Year. New York, Jan. 4J. Careles smok ers and users of matches were re sponsible for $15,724,556 of the total loss of $60,466,054 worth of property by "preventable fires" in the United States during 1919, according to mem bers of the fire marshal's asociation of North America who are holding a two days' conference here with the na tional board of Are underwriters be ginning today. Figures showing that the United States leads the world in property de struction by fire were given in the opening session, the damage per capita-being stated as $2.10 annually in this country as compared with 49 cents in France, 33 cents in England, 28 cents in Germnay, 25 cents in Italy and Austria, 15 cents in Switzerland and 11 cents in Holland. Homer IRutledge, of Lansing Mich., fire marshal of that state, discussed "The Arson Trust" and showed how incendiaries had burned $8,121,816 worth of property W one year during the war, exclusive of the many other millions destroyed Indirectly 'ny ex plosions. Ole O. Roe, of Dea Moines, fire marshal of Iowa, in an address bn "Pyromania," said education was one of the most efficient means of com batting this evil. F. Jt. Morgaridge of New xorx, rromerly assistant tire marshal of Indiana, 'said most fire bugs were adolescent boys and girls. He advocated proper home and school training. Desnit.n thn fnot. that ttia TTnitod fetates was at war and that enemy agents were active, 20 states reported a slight decrease in the number of cases of arson. Whjle it was announc ed as a fact thaj in the first nine months after America drew the sword $43,000,000 worth of, war industries went up in smoke, in only 10 per cent of these cases was there any sus picion of spy-work. 'Carelessness" was designated as the biggest fire bug of all. One gram elevator fire alone destroyed enough wheat to make a year's supply of bread for 200,000 soldiers. Many fires at first attributed to German spies and pyromaniacs were found, upon investigation, to be due to other causes. One notable instance was a spectacular and costly water- front fire in Brooklyn, the Dow's stores, hi which a vast quantity of grain intended for shipment to the allies was destroyed. It was discov ered that the blaze was the result of a dust explosion caused by a spark either from friction or static elec tricity. Another conspicuous instance! was the (Baltimore pier fire which at ifirst was positively ascribed to pro German plotters. Rigid investigation by federal agents, according us fire marshals definitely determined its non-incendiary origin. . Following a reference to the Mor gan, N. J., disaster in which nearly 100 lives were lost and $20,000,000 damage done, delegates apoke of the work accomplished' the past year by the fire ipravention section of the war industries board. This bureau, it was stated, had inspected more than 2,000 large plants valued at over $10,000, 000 and in a large - percentage of cases the "safety" recommendations of its volunteer dollar-ayear engin eers were carried out. tr It was stated that fire prevention methods adopted for the 16 "large army cantonments , throughout the United States had proved most effect ive although these camps consisted of wooden buildings. Hazards were re duced to the. minimum by proper watchfulness, water protection, isola tion, conduiting, and enforcement of regulations in regard to smoking and the use of matches and light. . '" : H. C Brearly, one of the speak ers, said New York City was is im minent peril of a great conflagration when on November 7, after the er roneous report of the German sur render, a "storm" of paper was thrown from the windows of business build ing littering the streets to a depth of several inches and many miles of ticker tape cohering telegraph and telephone wires constituted a fire has ard of tfie Nth power. Fire Chief Ken Ion of New York City declared that if a serious blaze lad started at that time, or on Nov. 11, four days later when the scenes of pandemonium were repeated, all New York might t 19 j ' iTT.t in 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i i n i nit 14 1 1 1 m r a v : d i i mm mu This bonfire in a. basket started in front of the White House on New Year's day by suffragists, is kept go ing day and night by suffrage sen THESWH ESV-ttflG AND THE SHIPPERS Conference Held in Chicago This weejc on Railroad Matters and Different Interests Confer. WILL GO TO SENATE COM. WITH SUGGESTIONS The Shippers and the Committee representing tne owners of Securities Held Meetings. (Dowe Jones & Company.) Chicago, Jan 9 Davis Warfield, of Baltimore, president of the National Association of owners of Railroad securities and of the Continental Trust company, of that city, has been in Chicago since last Monday in con sultation with the executive commit tee of the National Industrial Tariff League, in connection with plans for the return of the railroads to private operation. As a result of these con ferences it is understood that he has adopted many suggestions made by the committee. Mr. Warfield was also in conference with John S. Miller, of the law finn of Milr, Star and Brown, who is one of the advisory council of the se curities association, together with Mr. Elihu Root. John S. Milburn, of New York: Hugh L. Bond, of Baltimore. nd Fomey Johnson, of Birmingham. nia. lie conferred with Luther M Walter of the General Council of the association and of the firm of Bord ens, Walter and. Burchmore: also with John J. Mitchell, president of the, Illinois Trust Company,. who is vice president of the securities associa tion. When asked regarding the fact that Mr. Mitchell had been quoted as favoring government ownership, Mr. Warfield said that the intentions of Mr. Mitchell at the time were mis understood tha&- "he is no more in favor of government ownership than I am." Being told that Mr. McAdoo had resigned and would immediately returr the roads to their owners, Mr. Mitchell simply stated that "if this takes place without remedial legisla tion, financial chaos will be disastr ous and I would rtefer government ownership."- , . The National , Industrial Tariff League is of national scope and rep resents, though constituent met- beahip, leagues and others over 25U, 000 shipeprs of $he country. The exe cutive eommitte which has been in session here since Monday is composed (Continued on rage Sue) v f Importation into France of Ger man banknotes, coin, or any other monetary instrument is prohibited by decree,'.,-;'".;, - i " . Yi - have seen laid in ashes. The fire de partments would have been cripppled also, he said, by the crowds of traffic congestion in the streets. As one of the delegates expressed it, "Thus was invited the greatest loss of life and property, perhaps, in American his tory." - . , ,. ; 5 tinels who are burning President Wil son's speeches there as fast as he makes them. They plead democracy is not achieved unless women are given limitrf i Comprehensive Program for Pri vate Ownership and Operation v Under Governm't Regulation. (By the Associated Press) Washington Jan. C A compre hensive program, for private owner ship and management of railroads un der strict government regulations was laid before the senate inter-state Commerce Committee today by T. le Witt Cuyler, chairman of the Asso ciation of Railway Executives, rep resenting practically all of the lead- I ing roads in the United States. The plans include provisions for ; merging the systems, a large meas ! ure of unification of operations, pool ing of facilities and in certain cases I of earnings, an enforcement of ade I quate service under the supervision ,of a secretary of ' transportation, a new cabinet officer, with the Inier 1 State Commerce Commission acting as a supreme court to review rate dia- putes, and wage employment disputes, which could not be settied between I employes and nfingement would be I refered to adjustment boards within the department of transportation un der the plan, and strikes and lockouts to be forbidden pending investigation. Most of the operation reforms m effect during the unified management by the railroad administration would be continued but the executives ob ject to Director General McAdoo's proposal for a five year extension of government control. Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 8. -Robert Cecil, who has arrived here with the first section of thelBritish peace dele gation, expressed the opinion to the Associated Press that the definite or ganization of a league of nations is in dispensable as a first step toward the conclusion of that enduring peace and satisfactory settlement of interna-'! tional problems which have arisen out of the war. Lord Robert made it clear that his statements were "personal views and rot an attempt to give the views of the British, government. ... nunr UVHIL COKWIYS HI. CECIL FAVORS LEAGUE OF NATIONS SUBSCRIPTIONS DUEAND DISCONTINUED The Post has many subscriptions due early in January, many of these the very first days of the month, and some of them have not been renewed. These will all be discon tinued in a few days unless the subscription is renewed in time to save the discontinuation. The Post is on a cash in advance basis and will .continue on such a basis. Those whose subscriptions expire in January should attend to this matter without a moment's delay. I. Ri in . 'UdJ the vote. The sentries here shown are Maud Jamison, left, of Norfolk, Va., and Miss (Betty Gram, right, of Port land, Ore. Makes Some Startling and Novel Recommendations As to Bas tardy and Also Taxation. OPPOSES BOND ISSUE FOR ROADS AT THIS TIME North Carolina Running Behind on Expense Account and Inven tory Should First Be Taken. (By O. J. COFFIN for W. T. BOST.) Raleigh, Jan. 9. The feature of the second day's session of the North Car olina general assembly was Governor tiickett's message, delivered beiore a joint session of the senate and house today at noon., ' The governor made startling and novel recommendations in regard to change in the law relating to bastardy and in taxation. , Mr. Bickett proposes that the father of a child born out of wedlock be re Quired" to support and educate auch child,, assuming responsibilities little short of that develoving upon a father toward a legitimate child. In taxation matters the governor urged an honest appraisal of property for taxation and suggests that a ques tioannaire be used to ascertain Just what land is worth. The governor opposes a bond issue for roads, saying state bonds are not at present marketable enouglb and that the state, which is running be hind on the expense acount, should first take inventory and determine its liabilities and asets. , - In the senate a resolution propos ing endorsement of the proposal to form a league of nations to enfore peace was not put upon immediate nassage as its introducer. Cooper of Lenoir, asked jbut upon objection of Mangum of Gaston, who felt that there was some doubt as to the ad visability of Uncle Bam turning sword swallower, was referred to the judiciary committee. ., Ten pairs of live foxes have been shinnecf from Prince Edward Island to Japan, with a view to starting the breeding industry in that country. It Is reported from Newcastle. New South Wales, .that an English com pany.with $25,000,000 capital, intends to establish works for smeltina: coup- per and the manufacture of copper wire. ' B ' 1 GOVERNOR B1CKETT DELIVERS MESSAGE Spenoer Y. M. 0. A. is Arranging for a Series of Gospel Meetings to be Held Evenings. METHODIST PEOPLE ARE NOW MAKING PROGRESS A Lot of Locals and Personals From the Good Town of Spen cer. (By A. W. Hicks) Spencer, Jan. 9 A series of gosnel meetings' for railroad men Is being conducted at the Spencer Y. M. Q A. with a short and interesting service each evening at six o'clock. Under the direction of Secretary B. F. Stev enson the various pastors are con ducting the meetings which are en tirely informal and open to all men Subjects of vital interest to men, theme that have to do with daily liv ing, are presented in a straight for ward manner, and the attendance is Jrood. This week the meetings are ba ng conducted by Rev. K. D. Stuken brok, of the Baptist church. Next week Rev. E. E. Williamson, the new ly feroointd pastor of the Methodist church, will have charge. The , week of January 20th will ne covered by Rev. John 8. Wood, of the Presby terian church. The week of January. 27th will be taken care of by Rev. F. B. lingle, of the Lutheran church. The closing Week of February 3rd will be in charge of Rev. R. K. Brady of East Spencer. In all the services spe cial emphasis is being placed on Bible Study. Under the leadershln of Rev. E. E. Williamson, a class will begin tonight at Central Methodist church Tor the training of officers and teachers for Sunday school work. A dozen or more have been enrolled and the class is increasing in numbers with pros pectk of being a vital force in. religi ous circles in Soencer. A year ago the workers of Central Methodist congregation were divided into circles with leaders for each di vision, the object being to raise money for the new home of worship now be ing erected. The circle headed by Mrs. W. M. Eagle won in the contest by raiting the largest amount during the year. This circle will be enter tained at supper by the members of the other circles. t , , A handsome and convenient church directory has just been published by the ladies of the Spencer Methodist church. It la just from tha- press and contains a large amount of informa tion in regard to the congregation to gether with a complete list of the membersahip. Features of the direc tory are cuta of the pastor. Rev. E. E Williamson, a cut of the new church. and one of the chairman of tne build ing committee, Engineer Braxton L Young. - - . The Methodist parsonage here has just been thoroughly renovated and repaintea on tne interior, it is now regarded as one of the nicest parson aires in .the Western North Carolina Conference and has just been occupied by Rev. B. Ju. Williamson ana xamuy, Miss Mairsrie Cary has returned to school at South Norfolk after spend ing the holidays- hee with her par ents. i- - : X - ' Mrs. J. A. Roseman, of Charleston, spent a short time here this week with relatives. Mr. Roseman, a for mer Spencer boy, recently underwent a severe operation on nis inruat anu is improving nicely. Mr. J. L. Otterburg has returned to Norfolk after a short visit to rela tives here. M. L. Sparrow and family nave re turned from Chapel Hill where they spent the holidays. . -.,..-- Miss L.uuan smau nas rcvurnea to Salom Collere after two weeks soent with her parents Capt and Mrs. J. C. Small in Spencer. C W. McCarn, a well known opera tor at the Southern n. has returned to key at the Spencer depot after being of fduty several months. Miss nary wagoner nas returned to Elon College after spending some days with her parents. ' Mrs. A. C Miller, rrt oi oneioy is a visitor at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. IackweiL Mrs. C. E. Tate, one pi the grand officers of the Eastern Star, made a Drofeasional visit to Greensboro and other places this week. Dr. waiter U. uobbei, now locatea In one of the army camps at Annis- ton, Ala., is spending a few daya in Spencer with his parents, Mr. ana Mrs. J. H. Gobble. Mr. Ray Grubb, ons ef the employes ef the Snenrer Mercantile Co, is dangerously ill with influenza at his home on Third street. He has been (Continued on psge 6.) Practically All Shipping in the ' Harbor Tied Up When 18,000 Men Walked Out Today. ; . CITY'S FRESH FOODS AND V MILK SUPPLY NOW SHORT Railroad Tugs and Barges Oper-" ated Under Government Supi ervision Unable X& Move. , " v " " "'w J"" .i v ; IT1'-?. (By Associated Press.) , , , New York, Jan. JTiExcept for a small fleet of ferry boats, tugs and lighters engaged In . debarkation of " home coming troops and the loading' oi perishable supplies for the Amer ican expeditonary forces, harbor ship- ,. ping is at a standstill today at a re suit of the strike of 15,000 marine workers in an attempt to.force arbi tration of their demands for higher wages and an eight-hour day. ' ' V . The tie up has left New York with a limited stock of fresh food, with the4 milk supply already seriously curtsil-, ed by the strike of the New Jersey 1 Dairymen's 'League further threaten ed when shipping from New Jersey : was halted.- Tha movement of coal,' . essential to the msntenanpe of a Um ited. supply which the oityV storage " facilities can accommodate, also wai suspended. ' All Harbor Craft at Standstill New York, Jan. 9. -With approxi mately 15,000 men -affected the strike , of the marina workers affiliation went into effect at 0 o'clock this morning :' At that hour ferry boats, steam light ers ,tow boats, coal barges, grain boats and other harbor craft were at a- standstill, according to strike lead :; ers, ' i r t s Railroad Tugs Tied Up. New York, Jen. 9. Crews of ISO railway tugs joined in harbor strike today, enforcing a suspension of all marina operations of the railway ad- ministration, , ' Superintendent Pollock . , of this , branch of the service, says with the freight lighters 1,200 railroad craft . were idle. . - E BUILDINGS BUR?IED Early Morning fire Does Consider , able Damage to Buildings on Camp us of N. C University -Loss About v $15,000. ; ' (By the Associated Press) Chapel Hill, Jan. 0 Three fra ternity buildings on the campus pf the , University of North Carolina were destroyed by fire early today causing - an estimated los sof $15,000. The blaze started in the S. A. E. " building and spread to the Phi Capa Alyha and Sigma Nu structures. The v 1J. K. r;. -ana library buildings were scorched butf only slight damage was caused. - The cause of the fire has not Veen determined. - ' OFinnwo Up t January First 10.76U78 Bales Had Veen binned, According to the Onaua Bureau's Report. ' . (By Associated Press.) : - Washington, Jan. 6-Cotton ginned prior to January 1 was 10,761,278 run ning bales, including 145,712 round bales, 17A70 American and Ev; :.an and 36.270 bales of Sea Island, the census bureau reported today. 'Prior to January 1 last year the to tal ginnines were ,10,434,52, includ ing 1S4.104 round bales and 8G,S.;5 bates of Sea Island. G'nnings by states' included North Carolina 767.020, South Carolina 1, S94.945, Virginia 20,167. - During the war 40 Victoria Crosses were awarded to Can?.!, an '' A society named t" 'ortial O.TiVe" as ' Paris to ncoura? , to emigrate ta the !- THRE UNIVERSTY TEN fill BALES