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NO. 8. .... ^ — YADKINVILLE, YADKIN CO., N. 0., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24,1915. VOL. XXI. M Mtnm MLL AMENDED SO THAT SACRAMENT AL WtNES ARE UNDER THE BAN ALSO. LATE STATE CAPtTOL MEWS Rtvttw ot th* Lataat Mews Qethered Around the State Capita) That Witt Se ef tntereet to Our Readers Over Nerth CaroMna. Raleigh. There was a joint executive hearing and ultimate ifavorabie report on the Thomaa anti-jug biii of the State Anti Saioon League to prohibit the ship ment of intoxicating liquors from any point without the State of North Caro iina to gny point within said state, and to prevent the deiivery and re ceipt of any intoxicating iiquors so shipped within said state." An especiaiiy remarkable amend ment was that of striking out sections 3 and 4 that provide for the act not to appiy to shipments of wines foT sacramental purposes "when received 'y aqy minister or otner duly author person of such church." Another amendment struck out "or otho*wise" in section 1 so as to make the section read "That it shail be un lawful for person, Arm or corporation, or any agent, officer or employe there of, to ship, transport, carry or deliver in any manner or by any means what soever. for hire 'or otherwise' stricken out here, any spiritous, vinous fer mented or malt iiquors or intoxicat ing bitters, front a point without this state to any person, Arm or corpora tion, or agent, officer or employe there of, in this state." There were three-hours discussion of the bill by the joint committee be hind closed doors and in the end the Senate committee withdraw, not hav ing the bill before it, and the house committee voted for the favorabie re port as amended with two dissenting votes. Senate Passes Architect Biii. The senate passed by a vote of 32 to 8 the biii of Senator Chatham call ing for the regulation of the practice of architecture and for the establish ment of a board of examiners for the same. The measure came up for pass , age a few days ago. Then, after a long debate, and after Senator Speight had called for the roll call on the second reading, the vote show ed no quorum. It came up as unfinished business. Senator Muse began to address him self to the opposition of the biii when the chair ruled that the call for the previous question on the day before stiil held good and shut off debate on the main question. He put the ques tion on the roii call and twenty-two senators voted for the biii with only eight against. Senator Hobgood took occasion to answer the objection of the monopo listic tendencies, of the biii by the assertion that if it would create a trust or a monopoly it would be one of efficiency. To Amend Corrupt Practices. Senator Hobgood introduced a bill to amend the corrupt practices act by prohibiting the payment by candidates and money for services other than ciericai service, being designated to stop ward heelers from taking money for their votes on the pretext of ren dering service in the primary. He also offered a biii to incorporate the Baptist Education Board, headquart ers at Durham, created by the last Baptist State Convention. Two Big Features in House. The House passed by a large ma jority the Seawell insurance bill to give the State Commissioner of Insur ance the power to raise or lower the fire Insurance rates after the manner of the law ih Kansas, as recommended by the legislative Investigation com mission, but defeated by a vote of 70 to 40 the* bill of the State Department ^ of Education and treats Teachers As sembly to provide uniform examina tion and certification of public school teachers, the vote being on a motion to table.. ' ' . ' These were the two big features of the House proceedings. The passage of the Seawell bill was without de bate having come over as unfinished bneiness from the long discussion of -the measure. The debate of the Sen ,.ate bill for examination and certifica tion of teachers was long and spirited, with Chairman Mlntz of the Commit tee op Education leading the fight for the bjll and his Wayne County col - league. Representative Matt Allen, as one of the chief opponents, and Rep resentative Smith of Cleveland, for 20 years a teacher, as another of the most vigorous opponents. Senate Bille Paee Final Reading. Amend the Warsaw town bond act; empower Jackson township, Nash county, borrow money for road pur poses; provide for resubmission of the ques ion of bonds for the Greens boro Atlantic & Northern Railroad to aid in the construction; allow town ships in Swain county to Issue bonds; amend the Southport poll tax act; amend the Caswell county turnpike and tolls road act; amend the road law of River township, Warren coun ty; prohibit the use of dynamite la Bladen county streams. Tax Newspapers Running Contssts FoHowing Bnai approva! pf the three remaining a actions of the revenue biii, the House passed the biM on sec ond roii-caii reading and it took its piace on the caiendar for final read ing and passed. Speaker Wooten and Chairman Doughton, in charge of the bii] for the joint finance Committee, agreed that the biil can go immediate ly to the senate without any engross ment, there being so few phanges in the biii in the passage through the house that engrossment can be dis pensed with. the house in committee of the whoie adopted the Mintz amendment to section 57 of the revenue bill changing the specie! tax on newspaper circulation contests from $50 for week lies and $K0 for daiiies to $10 for weeklies and $25 for daHies; and vot ed down an amendment by WiHiams of CabarruB designed to allow coun ties to tax illuminating oil companies in addition to the state inspection tax. Other amendments gave the state treasurer $2,500 for enforcing collections of taxes and $6,000 instead of $2,500 to the state auditoT for En forcing the machinery act. The vote on passage of the revenue bill was Wilkes, Republican, asked to be ex cused from voting on the ground that there were features of the biil that he could not endorse. Endorse Ship. Purchase Bit). A joint resolution introduced in the senate by Senator Ward and in the house by Representative Grier of Ire deil, passed both branches' of the Leg islature endorsing the Administration ship-purchase bili that has been pend ing in the United States Senate for some days under such strenuous con ditions. It passed the house without opposition, but in the senate Senator McMichael pronounced the resolution a "slap in the face" for Congressman Claude Kitchln. Senator *WaTd de nied that anything of the sort was in tended. but insisted that he and the North Carolina Legislature have the right to differ with Congressman Kitchin on any measure of public pol icy. Mr. McMichael's vote was the only one against the resolution in the enate. Cooper Bii) is Tabied. The Cooper bill from the Senate for the appointment of Cuthbert Martin as a member of the New Hanover County School Board in the piace of J. O. Orr was laid before the house, which had already some days ago passed the Stacy bill reappointing J. O. Carr on this board. Mr. Stacy moved that the Cooper biil .lie on the table and there was a unanimous "aye" vote in sup port of the position of Mr. Stacy in this New Hanover oontest, in which the outcome will be that Mr. Stacy will get his man, Mr. Carr, reappoint ed through the State Board of Educa tion in the omnibus bill appointing county boards. Joint Session of Assembiy. The members of the senate hied in at noon for the joint session to elect 27 members of the board of trustees of the University of North Caroiina. The session was presided over by Lieu tenant Governor Daughtridge and Capt. T. W. Mason. The list of nom inees selected by the joint committee Wednesday night and heretofore pub iished was read by Senator McLeod. The motion to adopt the nominations as the choice of the joint session for the terms of office to be Biled was made by Representative Bowie and this was seconded by Senator Ward. The vote of the senate was cast 37 for the nominees by the cierk of the senate, Mr. Self, and the vote of the house, 97 votes,, by Mr. Cobb, clerk of the house. House Biiis Pass Pioai Reading. Bills passed final reading as follows: Authorize road bonds in Yadkin county; provide for bond issue by Roxboro; provide for stock-law elec tion in Pender county; provide for roads in certain Gates county town ships; amend the Lenoir county road law; provide highway commission for Currituck county; incorporate Towns ville; relative to local improvements in municipalities; allow Duplin coun ty to vote on the stock low; authorize special tax In Jackson county; incor porate the City of Durham, change the charter and repeal all former amend ments and providing'for managerial government; improve roads in Macon county; providde for road improve ment in Kenansville township, Duplin county; amend the road law In Hoke county. unanimous, except that House Bills Pass Final Reading. Bills passed third reading: chang ing boundary line of FairBeld school district, Hyde county; relative to election of comissloners in Hertford county; reiaitng to court reporter for the nihth judicial district; prohibiting hunting and selling quail in Surry within certain terms of years; change boundary line between Ashe and Wa tauga; providing for a pension fund for Wilmington police department; authorizing construction of road from Lynn to Tryon, Poik county; incor porate town ow Townsville. Many House Bills Pass Final Reading Create certain road districts in Swain county; authorize road and bridge bonds in Madison county; per mit special tax in Transylvania coun ty; establish Mount Olive road dis trict; authorize "bonds by Swain Quar ter; incorporate Durham and repeal all amendments to charter; for the relief of the sheriff and tax in Lincoln county; abolish urer*s office in Davidson auditor nuts nm FECH STEMEf! ONE BOAT STRUCK MtNE )N ENOUSH CHANNEL AND AN OTHER WA8 TORPEDOED. ACTIVE !N NEW WAR ZONE President Wiison and Cabinet Discuss Danger# to American Veaaeta Cauaed by New War Zone. Washington.—President Wiison and hie cabinet discussed at length dan gers to American vessels and com merce growing out of the reiterated determination of the German govern ment to wage a submamie and mine warfare on enemy's vessels and dis claiming responsibility for what mas happened to neutral vessels venturing into the new sea war zones. Struck By Mine. Dover.—The Norwegian tank steam ship Belridge, which sailed from New Orleans January 28 and Newport News February 5 for Amsterdam struck a mine off Dover. She was beached near here. It was Srst reported she was only slightly damaged by the explosion, but later it was learned there had been fear of her going down. Her ford?* peak and her forehold are filled with water and her forelock is awash. The pilot on board and 18 men of her crew have been landed. French Steamer Torpedoed. Dieppe. France, via Paris.—A Ger man submarine torpedoed without warning the French steamer Dinorah from Havre for Duhkirk, at a point 16 miles off Dieppe. The Dinorah did hot sing but was towed into Dieppe. No mention is made of the loss of any of her crew. A plate on the port side of the steamer below the warteriine was stoved tn by the torpedo. She man aged to keep afloat by hard pumping, word of the occurrence was taken into Dieppe by fishing boats,and assistance for the Dinorah was promptly sent out. Her cargo wilt be' discharged here. The presence of a German pubmaine off Cape Aiiiy was reported four days ago. The daiiy steam traffic service between Dieppe and England has been suspended. --- WtLSON OPENS EXPOSiTlON. President Touched Button and Set. Monster Event in Motion. San Francisco.—An electric spark o' enormous potential, jumping across the continent, opened the Panama-Pa cific Internationa! Exposition at noon. Pacific coast time. In the white house at Washington, President Wilson pressed a button and the seriais of the great government radio station at Ar lington in response sent a vibration to a commerciat station on San Francisco bay. From there the message was reiayed by wire to a receiving instru ment on the exposition grounds. As soon as the signal was received, the wheels, began to turn, and the fountains to piay; the gates swung open, and a procession of citizens, with the mayor at their head, marched into the grounds. At the same time, President Charles C. Moore of the exposition, informed President Wiison over a telephone Hne that the wireless flash had been, received and the exposition had open ed. In return President Wiison sent his greetings and good wishes. Brief ceremonies of dedication and accept ance followed. Argentine Me/ Warn Ships to Leave. Buenos Ayres.—The Argentine Gov ernment is considering warning the German steamer Hoiger and the aux iliary cruiser Ardonna to leave this port within 24 hours or be disarmed and interned, it was announced. The Hoiger arrived here with crews of severa) merchant ships sunk by the German cruiser Kronprinz Wiiheim. Medai for Sir John French. Paris.—The Government decided to confer the military medai on Field Marshal Sir John French commander in-chief of British forces In the Reid. No Mai) Lott. Washington. — Although Unites States maii is going directly or indi rectly to every country in the worid, so far not on bag has beet! lost through the activities of European war Beets. In fact, postoffice depart ment officials said, no American maii has gone down with a merchantman destroyed by a warship within the past hundred years. Postmaster Gen era] Burieson said he expected no in terference with maii service to resuit from Germany's sea war zone procia mation. Congress ,Rushing Through Bitis. Washington — -Confronted with the necessity for apropriating an average of (90,000,000 a day for the next few legislative days, Congress began hut rying through the measures which wiil supply the billion doilars needed to run the government during the next fiscal year. The senate passed the (39,003,000 legislative, executive ano judicial appropriation Mil and the house passed tRecension MU, carry king (124.000.000 AH^msaok up the dip hpn matte printing EL assed toe pension b i.OOO.OOOAggN^ok ut and ore appro BHiTAtM SUMMONS HUMBER MAM ALLY NAVAL WAN ZONE METHODS ARE NECES8ARY FOR NATtONAL PRESERVATtON. THE GERMANS WANT FOOD tf United State* Wit) Furnish Them and Refuse AMiee Then AH Wiii Be Weil. Berlin, via London.—Germany's re ply to the protest of the United States against designation of a navai war zone about the British Isles is couch ed in the most friendly terms, but Brmiy maintains the position of Ger many as already announced. The note, which has been trans mitted to Washington through the American Embassy, explains that Ger many's action was made necessary by Great Britain's poiicy of attempting to cut off the food supply of the Ger man civil population by a method never recognized in international law. England's course in ordering mer chantmen to Hy neutral Hags, equip ping.them with artillery and ordering them to destroy submarines, Germany contends, renders nugatory the right of search and gives Germany the right to attack English shipping. The reply closes with the expres sion of hope that the United States may prevail upon Great Britain "to return to the principles of internation al law recognized prior to the out break of the war"* and in particular obtain observance of the Declaration of London. If this were done, the note explains, Germany would recog nize in this, says the reply an invalu able service toward a more humane conduct of the war and would act in accordance w4th, the new situation thus created. FLEE BEFORE GERMAN8. Poputous Towns in Eastern War Zone Emptied of Peopie. Petrograd, via London.—The Ger man advance from East Prussia upon the towns of Kovno and Grodno ap pears designed to cut the railroad communications to Warsaw, rather than to an effort to take the Russian fortiHed positions in that territory. Along the line from Plock to Nie nien. about 200 miles in length, there has been intermittent Hghting. From all the towns in this district, the most populous of the empire, the civil population is Heeing, thronging the highways and railroads. The German advance guards are reported to have proceedd from Au gustowo towards the railroad be tween Grodno and Bialystok and to have reached within 12 miles of the former place, where they are said to have been checked by the Russians. The Germans also are reported to be attempting to break through be tween Kovno and Grodno, taking ad vantage of the frozen Augustowo marshes and Niemen River, and fac ing the possibility of an early thaw which might leave them at the mercy of the Russians. The line to the north of Warsaw of Blonck, Nowo-Gorgiewsk and Se rock, is well defended. Frank James is Dead. Excelsior Springs. Mo. — Frank < James, of the notorious James gang, died on his farm near here. James who was 74 years Old, had been in ill health several months and was strick en with apopiexy. In the south between the German coiumn advanc e g towards Mesola-t borchborch and the force moving on Wyshkow, there are virtually no troops of either side. Around Mes oiaborch the Russians are reported to be successfuiiy holding their posi tions and at severai points to have New York Witt Vote &n Suffrage. Albany, N. Y.—Every legal step necessary to putting a suffrage amend ment before New York voters this fail now has been taken. The last act, the signing of the resolution to permit balloting was performed by the secretary of state. Washington Ptate to White House. Washington. — Miss Mary Custis Lee, daughter of Robert E. Lee, has presented to Miss Margaret Wilson, for the White House collection of pree identical china ware, a piate df the George Washington dinner set; it Is one of a set presented to General and Mrs. Washington by American oHlcers of the Society of the Cincinnati, found ed at Annapoiis in 1783 by American and French oHlcers who served in the Revolution. The plate, considered In many respects the most valuable piece in the collection. 8teal Safe From Train. Richmond, Va.—Two men boarded the first section of train No. 61 of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto mac Railroad Company, due here at 12:30 o'clock in the momlng, and after overpowering the express messengers threw the safe from the doorway and escaped on a heavy grade running up to Franoontt a short distance north of Fredericksburg. It is believed the men boarded the train in ington. While Franoonlo t] held dp the MAINE MEMORtAL AT ARUNGTON Memorial to the othcers and men who were lost with the battleship Maine in Havana harbor, erected in the National cemetery at Arlington and dedicated on February 15. It is in the form of a fighting mast and turret, and on the panels of the latter are engraved the names of the victims. ATTRACTS ATTENTION THtS PHASE OF THE WAR OVER SHADOWS NEWS FROM THE BATTLE FRpNTS. Mititary Movements of the First im portance Are Taking Place;— Struggling in Carpathians. London.—In the absence of any striking news from the two European battle fronts, public attention in Eng iand was centered on the threatened biockade of the British Isies by Ger man submarines and mines in retaiia tion for Great Britain's act in pro hibiting the carrying of food to Ger many. Great Britain received through Am bassador Page Germany's offer to withdraw her threat of a blockade if the British Navy wiii permit the free movement of foodstuffs to the civil population of Germany. It is not believed here the offer wiil be accepted. In fact, Great Brit ain already is preparing to retaliate against Germany by piacing under more stringent control ships destined to German ports; and a proclamation momentarily is expected declaring a blockade of the German coast, or at any rate, the prohibition of foodstuffs destined for Germany. The Cabinet considered this question and it is un derstood the decision is awaiting format confirmation by the Privy Council. In the meantime British and neu tral vessels are moving as freely as usual, except those belonging to a few Dutch lines, which have reduced their number of sailings. Norwegian and Danish insurance companies have given instructions that steamers in sured by them shall have their Na tional colors, the names of the ships and the country of their origin painted conspicuously on the sides of all ves sels. Holland and Italy, like the United States, have protested to Germany against her ar zone threat and have asked Great Britain not to make free use of neutral Hags. Similar repre sentations are expected to be made to the two countries in a joint note by Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Will Not Furnish England Sheila. Pittsburg, Pa.—For "humanitarian reasons", a large local steel company haB declined to bid on a contract to furnish the British government a con signment of drop forge shells for which (450,000 was offered. Big Batting Mill Burned. Charlotte.—Fire of unknown origin, which broke out shortiy after mid night in the plant of the Charlotte Cotton Fiber corner of West First stre<" ^tMiSabABouthern Rail road comnbd#HHHHHAcd that plant in CLAiMEO STATE'S RtGHTS PALMER B!LL PASSES HOUSE OFj REPRESENTATiVES BY THE VOTE OF 232 TO 44. Wou!d Bar Products Made in Whote } orinPartByChitdrenFromin terstate Commerce. Washington.—The Palmer bili to bar products of chiid iabor from inter state commerce was passed by the house 232 to 44 after a liveiy debate and the issuance of a writ of arrest for absentees to suppress a fiiibuster. Opposition to the biii, led by Repre sentative Byrnes of South Carolina, was based on the contention that it interfered with the state's rights. The measure deciares it uniawfu! for producers, manufacturers or deai- I ers to ship or deliver for transporta tion in interstate commerce the prod ucts of mine or quarry made whoiiy or in part by chtidren under 16 years old. or products of mills, canneries, workshops, factories or manufacturing establishments made by children un der 14 or those between 14 and 16 who work more than eight hours a day, or more than six days a week or after 7 o'clock at night. Inspection by the Department of Labor would be authorized and fines of from $100 to $1,000 or imprison ment from one month to a yeaT. or both imposed for violation. When Representative Palmer proposed sus pension of the rules to pass the bill several Southern members protested and started a filibuster. JANUARY EXPORTS OF COTTON. 300,000 Bates More Exported This Year Than During Last January. Washington—Cotton exports were beyond normal proportions during Jan uary. The quantity was more than 300,000 bales greater than last year, according to the monthly report of the census bureau. Cotton used was less than the usu al January total, as 500,000 fewer spin dles were operated during the month. Manufacturing establishments held less cotton January 31 than they did a year ago but in independent ware houses. the quantity on hand was greater by 1,800,000 bates. Exports included 585,534 bales to the United Kingdom; 217,982 bales to Italy; 99,913 bales to Germany. 70, 901 to France and 397,845 bales to ail the other countries. Total exports for the six months ending January 31 were 2.500,000 bales less than during that period last year. May Be Ship Trust Lobby. Washington—Investigation of all charges of influences at work for or against the administrtion ship biii was ordered by the senate. Vice-Pres ident Marshail appointed Senators Walsh. Simmons and Reed, democrats, and Burton, and Weeks, republicans, make thq inquiry. The/e are only eft to tJHMxty-ihird BOBER! B. SPEER AOOHESSES LAYMEN STiRS GREAT CONVENTiON WtTW APPEAL FOR VtGOROUS SUP PORT OF MtSStONS. CHALLENGE TO CHR!ST!ANS Souths Obiigation Not Lightened One Feether'e Weight on Account of Present Conditions. Charlotte.—"If not another cotton boll shouid ever grow upon a South ern held, if not a doitar of income shouid ever be derived from any in vestment of ours. I charge you that our missionary obiigation would not be tightened by a feather's weight." Thus did Robert E. Speer "face the situation" in his address to the Fourth Annua] Convention of the Lay men's Missionary Movement of the Southern Presbyterian church. He spoke to an audience that packed the city Auditorium to the limit of its capacity. In addition to 3,500 regis tered iaymen, hundreds of women were present. The responsibiiity is now Ameri ca's, said Mr. Speer, to say whether or not the Gospei shaii be carried to transcontinentai Nations. With the crippiing of the missionary activities of the countries involved in the war, the position of undisputed ieadership in mission work is projected upon the United States. "I dread this awful hour," said he, "lest, iooking down on us from abofe as we sit here hugging our wealth, God wilt have to say. 'Them too I shaii have to pass by.'" Mr. Speer's ringing appeai for a H nanciai rally in the present crisis that shaii send missionary effort forward, instead of allowing it to collapse was delivered with a force that reached and touched his hearers, and yet left an impression that yet more power was held in reserve. Furthermore, said Mr. Speer, he dares to believe that the period of 50 or 60 years ago was more critical than this. In the space of ?0 years four great wars were fought, involv ing bigger issues than are now at stake. In addition to the European struggle, our own country was drench ed with the biood of an internecine strife. "The greatest single event in the history of evangelistic convention ef fort in the Southern Presbyterian Church" was the manner in which Dr. John R. Mott characterized the Charlotte convention of the Laymen's Missionary Movement, shortly prior to leaving for Havana. Cuba, where he had engagements of long standing for a series of conferences and ad dresses on topics relating to the great wor kthat he has in hand. Over 3,000 delegates weTe register ed during the convention. Among the Laymen present were some of the leading missionaries of America. SHiPBiLLSTRiKESSNAG. Progressives And Seven Democratic insurgents Boit. Washington—Administration demo crats got another setback in their Bght for President Wilson's ship biii when they suddenly ieamed that the bill as it passed the house wiii not command the support of Senators Ken yon, Norris or LaFollette. progressive republicans on whom they counted, nor the support of any of the seven democrat insurgents. The plan to move to concur with the house amendments was wrecked by the discovery that the leaders could not muster enough votes Ad ministeration leaders made no attempt to conceal their embarrassment, and pianned to send the bill to conference with the hope of putting on some amendments to command support. Taiaat Bey Expresses Himsetf. Constantinople, via London—"Turk ey declared war without being urged by Germany or impelled by any other infiuences save those of the empire," said Taiaat Bey today in a staement to the Associated Press. Birtish Steamers Destroyed. Buenos Aires, Argentine.—It is re ported from credible sources that the German steamer Holger was sighted heading for Buenos Aires and having on board the crews of several steam ers sent to the bottom by some Ger man warship, probabiy off the coast of Brazil. The Holger for some time has been identided with German activities in the South Atlantic. She left Pernam buco secretly early in January, pre sumably with supplies for German warships. Demand Upon Freedom of China. Peking—If information from pre sumably well informed sources, both foreign and Chinese, is correct, the
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