North Carolina Newspapers

V 0 VcL 23, No-IM. HARMONY EXPECTS TO ; j;vJ'RMhe H STATE HtPUBLICAIISVj . GATHER It) RALEIGH ,. ,.' , 7(. ' VMtc ( au viia Miwiui t (f) didate For Governor,' yhHe , - Hughe Leads for President.;:;, THE TENTATIVE PLATFORM Public School Questions and Ru . ral Credits Expected to Be Strong Planks. ; (By the Aaaociated Press.) ' JUleigh, Feb. 20. The North Carolina Republicatt state convention will meet Jkere tomorrow with State Chairman IVank A .Iirjney, of Boone, presiding. Prominent delegates her for the Conven tion said today that the meeting will be harmonious. and' will be ready for ad- jpurnmenf duHng theafternoon. Mr. linocy annonnccd today that he would not be a candidate for governor if re-elected state chairman. It was re garded aa likely that he would be re flected and would thereby be eliminated as is " gubernatorial 'candidate'. K ? Crier Parsons, of Ashe county, today was declared to be the most likely candi date for gov rnor with Thomas Barkrns, - . of Bunoombe county, as his running mate for lieutenant governor. L. L. Jenkins, of Asheville, had many supporters who desire to indorse him for secretary of state. : Justice Ilughes, of the United States Supreme court, is said to be favored as the convention's choice for the presi dential nomination, kndjit was said thai the Roosevelt supporter would abide by the vote of the majority and that uo bolt from the convention on the part of the latter is anticipated. AUtitJrrUUoiwtJ(IrtrermiMeT)l.i tion here today by the leaders is out Hned as fellows: "For fair elections and honest enforce ment of the corrupt practices act. "For the control ei-tbe public school by the people of the various counties. "For a constitutional system of public schools making the state the distributing source of all public school funds so that each district will receive the same amount per scholar regardless of the wealth of' the county in which the dis trict is. ; "For a ju.n and fair employers li;ibil- if y act." It also was ttRtcd that an attempt will b! made to insert a plank in the plat form in favor of rural credit system, and that it would be suggested that the plat form contain an indorsement of labor in surance to be patterned after the New York law. ' -r ARCHIBALD JOHNSON TONIGHTS SPEAKER AT THE TRAINING SCHOOL The thifd address before- the High Point Training school will be delivered tonight by Archibald Johnson, of Thorn -asville, editor of Charity and Children. Director Marf, of the school, feels that Hi3h Point is particular fortunate ( in securing Editor Johnson as one of ; 4 the speakers.. He is what Editor Wade H Harris, of the CharUte Obsen-er, calls ... J. - . .''bio Jude preacher." Both in.', church . ' and state affairs he has always' taken j;,-V an active." interest and promiuent part. 'jS Mr. Johnson can' mako and w ill deliver (il a good speech, one which will amply re pay, any High Pointer to attend. He 4s editor of an independent paper and la an independent thinker. Even if you , are not a member of the training school you are invited to eome out and hear ';:.'. !. this. ThomasviUs 'eaitor. He wlU speak ai(7.5 tonight t 'tli school auditorium. , 'Krector Marr 'states that the school auditorium1 will be warm tonight and will be thortughlyieVmfol1aWe; ;t)wreg' to . some misunderstanding' of the1 Janitor the ' buildin.r has been cold tho last, two Tuesday nights7)but'r.v3Iarf assures the public .that; toirtght and henceforth there will bo plenty of Are in the' fur nace -And. the, teo,'. "Editor, -Johhsn's speech la exited to-,be ftf Jhat charae, , '. ter. Wnile the weather on the.ontalde may bs lnclemect tonight, tho school au- dkorlura will present a warm .recqitiion - lo4he. ruMIt " V ' '' " " -' HIGH WEDNESDAY B1T0IIWS FOR DEVELI Cabinet ' Today Discussed Ger many's New Submarine Policy, ' But Gives Out Nothing. , CONTINUES SAME VIEWS .. ... , , . , W! ( ' urn n UUA' . Germany Will Be Held Accounta- t c Au..l. ITm.mI-1 Vessels, it is Declared. "I ft- 1PIT i.Dy ir a..vcu ;.. ..u u. .nmrn or Rovernom win try niec in Charlotte to consider what Washington, Feb. 29.-ermany s t-1 ,.rent the matter squarely to th Ut.y Urmi ..Ul mml est eomnrtinlcation on submarine war-, 3!amif.uW,V elub an to whether orj(ni, ttml vnMl!n ftteh,g their indus faro was dtseusd in detail at today's, not tb,y wUI, to aecej the opportunity. tl Vf niLlnif definite has been caDtnet mmmg ana in eon , nd ftreneo bctwceit President .Wilson, a Secretary Unsing, but no .eoncbisioa was readied. It was decided to: await data on the way from Berlin regarding Instructions allege to have been fssueflj l' . ,-lU!..t. -J 1 U... 4n mu.Li.1. ny xu5-priiiBn Bumnmij mnui.m - men captains for attacks on submarine Cabinet members carefully avoided all question on whether the Oermaii posi tion aa outlined by Count von Bern storff in his note to Secretary Landing was acceptable to the Ainerlean- govtTn mcnt. " It was reiterated, however, that the. United States would continue to stand firmly behind its position that attacks, should not be made on narned mer .liantnu n or those armed for defense,' and purpoftes. to bold the Cermau gov ernment accountable if that portion is, not obceYved. . 1 The chief danger, it was said by offl-i cials today, lie in the possible attack on j ahip tarrying Americans. , - - I - -' - ' .-:V,., rf, 'ffyw Effective . After Tedy.J . Be'rlin, Feb. 28.(1' 'London, Teb. 28.) Tlie Associated Prens Is Informed by Oormahy's leadlngltateswen4 that the new1' rule o( subtnaHnc"warfire' as taw Cenastij's. tnfouani ndqia regarding the future treatment of armed merchantmen, will possibly be in effect on midnight of tomorrow, Tuesday, February 29. . COLONEL WOOD y SEES NOTHING TO ALARM DEMOCRATS Col. William Penn Wood, of Randolph, state auditor and prominent citizen, was I a visitor in the- city today for a few hniira. Col.inrl Wood sient the week i . t Aihel)oro home anU wa. orc. ed to stay over here a while awaiting his Raleigh train. Along the political line Colonel Wood d-d not have much to say. "The people generally are not thinking much about politics," said Cvlonel Wood, "much less 1 talking politics." However, the state j auditor was confident that "Democracy ' would wate up" when the time came and again win at the If 10 elections. He saw nothing in the political horizon which looked unfavorable to the Demo cratic party. Regarding his own campaign, Colonel Wood declared that he was again a can didate for auditor and would be so at the coming primaries. While there is a remarkably strong tendency throughout the state for rotation the Asheboro man docs not think that it will go to such an extent that it will preclude a man from holding a couple of terms. Thus fat Colonel Wood has served his ' state for only s term and a half, he haying been appointed to serve the remainder of Dr. Ben Dixon's term. . rea, T think I will be renominated for the second term, answered Colonel Wood, and he therefore felt certain that he would be elected with Democracy's victory In November. The colonel has heard of no opponents. And up to now thexnewspaper men of the state, the poli ticians sad Colonel Wand have not been able ta.jtnd one. . Colonel .Wood s one of the Jew old Confederate soldiers hold frig 'a stile office now and. for this fact, coupled With hil ability and loyal sup port of Democracy, he is a favorite, espe cially in this section of the atate. - .' . ITALY HAS KSQUISmOttgn WTEEHKD GESIIAN SHIPS London, Feb. was announced in the house, of commons today -that the Italian government bad requisitioned 34 of the .17 Hcrman'steamshlps Interned; in aTian Ports. ; '' POINT, N.G, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 29, 1916. A iCLUB MAYPURCHASE i Rtiiniiii' PRfiOERtv ULMUIMI I IIUI Lll I I A Sixty-Day Option Has Been Se cured For this Site by Manu . ' facturers' Club.. I MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT Members Will Meet Friday Even irg to Decide Whether to Pur- chase the Quarters. The board of governors of the Mauu ; .fctu'ir , c'ub h" Po ;, vn ,10 March laaue of the ti BH,ni rcWcnce m South Jt-5'j .S.utli,,, Furniture Journal in an article lit h '' .,m". ""d Wi" llW-l ' Jmes T. Ryan, secretary the matter, of pmchu.,, ,t up to the ,)f S(,l..B.rn Kurnitur Vanu(apt' niumwn-aiim or tin- Hub J iny to b li.'IJ Friday iiiLt 7.30' oVlock. ! At this ini.vliug Pn-nldent Tom til" liani and .,, : ' ' .mKU.n ,s n,,"w.;rivm ot concerning that meeting and will sir? them a home second to no club'wli:l n M. ,lv.n U nru. . hi the state. The Bencini property, lot 100 b)- 200 feet and a building with three itoiies and a basement, can bd'llM fcuitide" to continue sellins- their purel.a for $30,000. At a small xJproducU in mt at 1915 prices. From ....... Li.t- 1 1 . .' i mm iurc en ic arrangra so as to mak.' ideal ouarters for th elnh i - . Tlie Ix-ard of uovernors took the "v;. tion io: CA dava but f1.v umf thai club to decide Friday night if that op ion kiicu be taken ni. me Di-iii'im rr,4 k,tp, an,pie room lor a aaneefWin hxy cover the lucreased cost in hall, tn assembly room to accommodate ra..v materials going into the manufac 100 p- rbons, two tennis courts, swhn-;iun. flf hirilture. ming jhkI, a mall gymnasium and bowl-j ..jn the tt several years a peculiar inj,' alleys. Thcro will also be rooms Litimtion Un rvNted in th fnmifnr. which tr. be remodeled so the club will burinfM, both wholesale and retail," be able to take care of the ditinguieh-LaV9 Kjan h, hU articIe whk.h , t(l ed guest, of the city, reading rooms,; br j.ri.it.tl in the coming issue of the card rooms; in fact, it looks as if the joUiiia!. Atm-ning the causes for this property has nearly all h reauv re- j jullar eonditloi;-, iir. Ryan says, "tht qmrements for handsome and commodi- j iL. imv,. b,H n BpendiUg their money ous headquarters tor the dub. All of ,r iuxll,; antl amusements." ,u"' Wl" 'Ul,y presenieu io me mcraoers wnen they met Friday ,;am, , tlu.- auiuii:olii snd the "movie." n,Kht , . i AAmI all . t!.is hus ."reulted in the cur- i The club also plans to start a mcm-junmnjt of expenditure for other pur bershlp campaign within a few - days ,,0.- m'TIU has aifected furniture wun hkikw w mexfafcre US iHUUW-r, to. at Jtast 200. President' GUltam will later, auk iH anmmiieeimmt a toh4 oi mat campaign out tne uncials of the club feel that th membershiD should be raised to 200. With this ize,rait f (h.-ir surplus time attending the! club occupying headquarters as planned.' IOV:( antoninMlhur ami n.BA i I should they purchase the Bencini prop - erty, High Point will have a social and commercial organization that will take a front rank in the state. INVERTED TRIANGLE A FAMILIAR SIGN IN NORTHERN FRANCE (Correspondence of Associated Press.) Boulogne, Feb. -The inverted trian gle symbol of the Young Men's Christian assts-iation is one of lh most familiar t signs in northern Franr- The association is everywhere in the war tone. Its workers ?p??d aitout in small cars and its wagons carry stores from one town to another. Its huts in crease every month j and in some plae its work is now being extended by small depots in remote villages placed under the charge of non-commissioned British officer, and opined for a few hours ea,h day. The regular "huts" of the association are great roomy v-ne-story buildings that hold from four to live hundred men, with kitchens and living rooms for the work ers. The principal business carried in then in is a sort of simplified army can teen silling at cost prie those articles which arc in uoiversal demand, such as trouser buttons, cigarettes, cakes and tea. At one hut a few miles from Boulogne the daily turnover from this class of trade is 2JM0 a day, mostly iu amounts of 2 to 4 cents. There are also books aud papers, tables for writing letters, billiards and various kinds of Instruction,' Men often gather in large numbers to hear a lecture on. the history and architedure oi the town; French classes and Bible classes jostle with, moving picture shows and concerts. DISTRICT CONFERENCE TO , .; i BE HELD HERE IN APRIL Tho annual district conference of the Methodist Episcopal church will be held at the South Main street' church, High Point, April 27-30. The district Is com posed practically of Guiford, Randloph, and Rockingham counties. Dr. J. IL Weaver, presiding elder, will preside st the conference and general reports, will be, heard from the 'churches regarding drconditloft.s ' ' ' - ' '' , Furniture. ManuiFacturers Are Forced to Advance Prices By Incirea I' ll! inti.ri' manufacturers throughout (he. country for the pai 13 days have l(n ami. mi- now advancing their prices 011 nil' of their products. '.While there is no il.-linit,. iiereentsge of advance, it m miiiv. ii uihi it it at suwiaiitlal one.( Thin in (iinic ou account of the in'(! 4,rcani wirt in raw materials rantrim; from lo to aoo per 'cent. , tho. aiiiKiiinwnient, of an advance bv r'thn fuVniliiic manufacturers with a full - ...! ,t; , . afMniation. ' . hi U'wlinuday, February 1C, a num- jlHr of i-iuiiiincnt furniture manufac- I tllli'l flnlil mpnv uwtirin. nf 4).,. Rgm,a tlle 'fwaitiire men unani- iuuJv uA th.t t -n,.M k.,b!. unoffieij ulthoiitth entirely reliable I ourc(i it lias been en learned that tlie luiiiuure manufacturers nave and are anufacturcrs have and ; . . i. ... a Kt a butrt.intial rate, although, it is ' ml d. It h donlitriil if thA nraonf ivinn Among the chief of these Mr. Ryan' UIW. to a CTent extent Awlara Mr. .i:v. n. 'yL Jiium u hilAmMf t y f. . i - n i - r - t p..n ftkt,. that Wau th "wnnl.. I-., ),. !...: i, . i r- in uui. vi iiit-ii iiifiiirs Liri't 1 f.ti.r amumrBf, hev hav nnf found per. ent twine, 20 per. cent. the n-eewity of refurnishing theii i aesij:nm; as the ehh f one the cutting bom- Thus docs Mr. Ryan deftne,lwn of ii"lrt" and the inenaaing of thoeawof the furniture depression, the '; exports. His is mueh the ssme argil sudden iTVonninir off of the frail.. In flw. Hieilt Hllil lircnelltatiom (jf facts a SD- Ircn months" of the past year. ipeared in a neenf article in this paper,. tut Mr. Ryan seer better times ahead,' which was bas-d on a clipping from thej iul.d l,o beii. veg that a different era Is! "Budget," a glass authority of Pitts-1 til-- :;dy rjM.n us. Times have changed, "rnori" interest is behig taken in the furnish'n': of homes and large demands j f"-' home furnishings of all kinds.-' .nr. i:an. loiKimung, he says:, return of prosperity and change in j vrj.itmr)s have found both the niatiu- laelurer and the retailer with pmall etoks or-goods on hand and a rapidly i..... . .. . .i j" im i.-a-nij: uvnianu. In sjsaking of these unusual condi- tious Mr. Ryan declares that "the most nni tikaiile increase ever known in the test of man jfacturinir has taken nlaee " aiI the manufacturer i. confronted with '.':' u cessitv of advanchig prices to r.it Hi" swelling tide of costs in raw niRt' r'rxlt to prevent a positive loss of th hiiMiHRs now iK'ing done." The ad-a;:r-e is not one. of the furniture maiiu-fa-Hirers choosing but it is positively "fried upon him" on account of the advancing cost of raw materials. A -d with it all the manufacturers of furniture- are not getting rjelu Mr. Ryan1 Jo. not quote him but he must be think- iu ot that Indiana manufacturer who sh;cI that aftpr n. lif.-rimc sin! n the bi;rne?3 be could say that he had never hiard of a manufacturer of furniture j making a million dollars or even accu- nuilatiu a big fortune made strictlv and !irvtly from his business. But Mr. Ryan does say that "the best minds interfered with, the business are frank iu their admls-l sion that our industry is not sufficiently regarding those engaged in a business so easily odversely. affected by conditions. The furniture manufacturing business, taken as a whole, has not for the past several years earned a fair return for the investors." And then in black face type th Journal will say, with a view" to particular emphasis: "Compared with other businesses, the furniture manufac turer is rewarded less for his brains, la bor and capital than any other class f manufacturlng.'NJ FFWing to tho dealer with the cvl- dent purpose of showing him that is better for him that til furniture man- ;. 11 (1 '",1 , ufaeturcri reach tome khid of a unan- Inaity ngarding their jiric in gfiu-ral, Jlr. Ryan ay$: ., "Conditona which adypiwly affcet the nmnufRcturcra will also advtrHely affect the d'lrrs. Tho prosperity of cno is eew-mui to the prosperity ol tne other, If manufacturing is conducted on an un profitable baeis, it will have its event' ual effect on the dealer and it hevooves With to coojM'rate in overcoming the ex (bting conditions. Unless the. manufac turd are in position to earn a fair ami reasonable profit on their output, it pre vents them from extending a reasonable ilm of credit to dealers whoso standing justifies the extension of credit, thereby depriving the dealer of what he is en titled to. Healthy competition between the manufacturers has and will prevent unreasonable profit, due to the large number of independent units engaged in the furniture manufacturing business. Stable price, bawd on the actual cost of manufacture plus a reasonable profit, benefits the dealer by eliminating unfair competition and insures his receiving value, at market prices," Mr. Rj an states that sharp advances Jmve Dcl-n made recently and at the present time are now being made on all commodities used in the manufacture and production . of furniture. Among theso arc glass, lumber, iron and steel articles, copper and (inc. He gives a compilation of figures recently prepared, showing percentage of increase in the -present price of various materials over that of 1915:' Crating, advanced 20 PT m,t Lumber, (an average), 20 to 25 per cent. Wneers, (mshogany), 23 to 30 per cent. Veneers, (walnut), 25 to 30 per cent. Class, mirrors, 64 to 75 per cent. Glass, windows, 20 per cent. Finishing materials: Stains, 300 pel cent; enamel, 20 to 25 per ceut; oils, - " 1,T rnti shellac and alcohol, 25 to; ill nt-r cent. Hardware, iixluding locks, 35 to per cent. ' Brass drawer pulls 'and trimming, 25 per cent. Packing materials: Paper, 20 per cent; (intiloss. Including cuts: Blacks, 10 to iir. m-r ant: hliie. red. and mlden rod. -r - ' c 23 per tent. The wcretary discusses the cause of I the advance on class at some leitfth, burgh. Mr. Kyan also shows some of the reasons for the advamv on lumber and fiii'lire materials. As a whole Secretary Ryan's article fori the Furniture Journal is an instructive piece of work on the unil -r'.ying causes for the necessity of th general advance j prut oi.- iu jaart xno nianu (rur.- ' with the sole pnrpow that the "mnnu-; fiiiirr mtnlit iirvSvp." It i Im'IipvmI . r-- to I"' S'1 esMTiaHy clear presentalhm of; the furniture manufacturers' casSj in j .this, the most important, era of his; career, and it is Micvcd that it will be widelv read bv furniture men, VJ IUIIIHUIO BSJ uvrt.ii ... f ! i i iv a nnn hnlh1 wno.esa.e ana reta... mruugnuu. ' country. GREAT BRITAIN TO PERMIT SHIPMENTS OF DYESTUFFS 1 Washington, Feb. 29 Oreat Britain will permit the shipment of two cargoes' of dyeftuffs, valued at $5,000,000. from Rotterdam to the United States, Am-! j I assador Page, at London, has advised the state department, and officials here;n?fj tllflt ny attack had been made.---- . are lolu tlll tlip.t i.erinnny will mate an I ( (xception to its mlirgo by granting' iH-tnussion lor ineir exiMirtallon. Ambassador Page said that the Brit- foreign office had given hiin assur-l lances that the cargoes would not be in ANOTHER - AMERICAN KILLED BY GENERAL VILLA'S FORCES Washington, Feb. 23. The murder of (Jrover V. Varn, Sn American, by th Villa forces at his home last night near! Durango, was officially reported today; to the state' department. Xo other de-i tails were given. The Weather o:J.l.. '.'-l.'- ..4 I (III OVCIUIIl 1UHS(.iium Wednesday ; colder on the coast it tonight i moderate northwest winds. Subscription Pries Per Year. With 760,000 Men They Are At-1 tacking, Etich Assault Being Returned by the French. : LOOK FOR WEAK SPOTS The Point of Assault Constantly . Changing; Along Verdui line. Struggle Grows Fiercer. , (By the AssociaUd Press.) ; Wfcau may mean a renewal of . the German drive on Widur.' in the same; ; tenitlc force . which marked the initial attack, is contained in the ' announce- meat ironi Paris that the bombardment to the north ol the , fortres : as asttum- ing greater intensity. The heavy, iofautiy fighting of lant night termed to have been in tint Woevrc district-to the south of the fort res. ' . ' The comparative lull that prevaiUd for some hours Wore the renewal of the intense, artillery fire indicated that a new phase of. the battle, might be de veloping.; Aa.a-whole, he Qcrmau at tack, while .continuing, has apparently, less driving power, while the pressure is being shifted from point, to point. .- The tOMibiIty, is indkated by .the military fobeexvers ' that 'the crown, prince's armies, ire gathering forces for a new and 'Concentrated attack at some selected point an that the thrusts now being madfl hers and there were for the . purpose of picking o;it the weak spot In the extended line. The Germans, it rs noticed, Vnel timd to replace their,, heavy guns and possibly even now they have not brought them up fMia behind tkejsdvancod infantry lines closer to the fortress for tho concentratkiw on its per manent defensive works. " Meajiv'hll , -the French' are' delivering vigorous eojoter strokes whin attacked, and their lljjeji.ao'" in a stronger posi- ition nof and holding firmer.' Jt is estimated that the number, of "Ma-w engaged In the great. battle i. considerably larger than the 300,000 men , believed to have been engaged in the, ; Initial operations. Some authorities now,. lt:lar that there ore. as , many 750.000 troops on tnVOermat side,' strong tcj.. Infororments having arrived. v -The sinking of the former French liner . j LuFro-ence, a converted cruiser, in the Mediterranean Haturday, was officially V n.unouncd i Paris today. The vessel in p euce time was engaged in trans-Atlantic trade between New York and Havre. The ministry of marine stimatca the survi- -vors at 870. TV vess"! was bvhg used transport. " , GERMAN RAIDER REPORTED ATTACKING .. ATLANTIC SHIPPING (I'.y the Asss-iated Prv;s.) New York, Feb. 29.-Wircb.-si warn- Inns that a Herman eommem raider, rx-sibly aceoirpunil iy consorts, waa it lacking shipping 'hi the Atlantic, were leceived by the Wandard Oil tanker' . Conr.mn m w. which arrived toilay from , (hie ini-ssaji'e received February IJ. read: . ' . "tWrnmn steamer i attacking ship , . . ... . i... HI the Aliaiuio ii nu may w " . . , lwd veH,,l, hkh she 1 enned. D.'Sviiptioii: 6,000 tons; i:eetl, 15 knots; combination freight U:nJ nas.M'iicer liner; carry ir.- two guns .iiid ix.sing as neutral." Jjtxt l)e!4':ib'r it was reported that the Commuuipaw had been attacked and Kvnk hy a submarine in the Mediter-. laiif-atw After Washington) had tried in vain to 'ascertain her whereabouts she,. ... . . . . j- . r.ut in at Algier alia ncr captain oo- TTjRKS EVACUATING SEVERAL BLACK SEA TOWNS lnd-m, Feb. 29-A Central news dispatch front Petrograd says that' the. Turks are hastily evacuating Trebbiond and the u-igh boring towns on the Black rea. r i Forty-Nine Passengers last. :---.t London, Fc5. S9,0 uers of the Pen- in8Uiar and Oriental line steamer Mslo. w wtii'-h struck ,'a mine and sank off . .- 1... ' A 1..'.t lsf tfclt i the total . niMiber of persons save In 1111.. ui;rnTr vi Jt m " - - paienters 92 members of tho European .!!.... .... oni, rW 1.A. tt WM iiraw ni.1 1ST of the Iascar crew. The -- . t j wi-sm .compme pa tacngcra, 20 mem "P uiopr,.- crew and 65 ut I . , cur , V v IP'.