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Vol. 24, No. 2.
BROTHERHOODS AND
FEDERATION UNITE
UNITED FITS TO
L
Plan Heard Before Federation
of Labor Convention in
Baltimore.
ALL ARE IN FAVOR OF IT
Must Hang Together or Will
Hang Separately Lee Tells
the Delegates.
BALTIMORE. Md.. Nov. 21.
Affiliation of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor and the
four big railroad brotherhoods
was forecast today by the broth
erhood heads and President Gom
pers. Delegates cheered all the
speakers enthusiastically.
-v mu-t ham: together "i"
hang s.parat. Iv . " W l. ''. "' 'I"'
brotherhood i.f 1 I ;tilllll'l: d'ehtt'cl.
"It i- a gnat i-. .in t i1 tu know." Pn
,. nt ii i -1 "that tin nun i-
not tar distant when tin inat brother
hoods will ! a pa it ni tlir Federation ol
I .a hoi . "
. phiined that ..lln-ial atliliatim.
with the federation n impossible he
fore their conv cut ion but In- -aid that
tin' organizations woi-'d . ratf a
though they wen- officially affiliated. n-
.Iceland tlial tli- l.rnt herl d wen- imt
in, tl-i; "rii-lil Iniiir dav t I . 1 1 1 I "
to til.' ledeiati.ill
"I am a!';:t a'lai.nisi enough.' he
said, "tu -a that vv. an g.iing tu work
Nil tin- ei'.'lil h. ' : r dav. IT we .-ant yet
it pi act fully, w .- il ' fight for it."
Mr. Fee said that m.iih- -mt of allilia
tin II should lie .fleeted to tight MIIV ar
hitiatii.n ligation u hcih might he un
fair to labor.
I'n iile'it V iUi.ii plan -in-ii h'j -ia
tion, Mr. Lee said, and it -hmild he
.aiel'ully watihed. H' declared tiift
Diieie! had n riylit to ia- any law
eom pe liny, a man to work and he drd
not think it would" do to. '
IVoloiiec-d aijilaiuf ((i).h.vved . h.-n In
prujsH rrt'ijeiit U'il-on. - I
"It took more eoiiraye lor him to
writp iieross the li'niit iiil'M' iiI tilt
iicwsjtajr that lie wa r an eiyht j
hour work day than it would haye taken
lor him to have written that thi eoiin-'
try was at wfir wKli Mexieo." he ail. '
"Our principal ohject now is to help the I
President and the men in on-ress to:
make jjood their pioini-e. to u-. he
lieve they will do it,"
Mr. Lee declared that now that an.
election had lieen won without the nMt
ance of New York, Indiana, or lllilioi-.,
labor -hoiild not tail to retain power
thus gained.
The hrollieiiiood-. Ia- deehit'e. Iid
no denll'v that the Adatnson ItiM shonld
be vuaeted into law, but imittmich a it
had lH'eoine a Km w iT.e wire nviny tm
live up to it
bteia'its Dividerd.
'" New v. . Nov. Jl. The A. f. L.
raihVaV Vo.lay declared u -em annual
dividtr'i of V -J per cent on the nion
-tifck restorinj; it t. a 7 per .cut bai
Mi inen ae nt' 1 pi r cent annually. Di
rectors at the annual tii.tiny were re
elected. Return to Baltimore.
Washington. Nov. 21 The heail- ".t
the four great railway employe- broth- :
erhoods, after eonfcrring here yewterday
with President Wilson and own ecii
tive agencies went to Baltimore today
to appear la-fore the American Fed.ra
tion of Labor and develop an aHianee to
the betterment of all engaged railway
workern etmeemeil.
The brotherhoods have taken tep to
asHtHt the department of justiee' in le- j
fending the eight-hour law against court
attacks submitted by railway munnge- '
ments. ,
COTTON GINNING UP TO
NOVEMBER 14 WAS A
BIT OVER 9 MILLION
(Bv the A-sociateil Press..
Washington. Nov. 21--Cotton ginned
to November U lunoiiiited to ,,c )5,k:;,';
rnnnir.s.' bales, tie .-i-nsu, bureau an
in n need 1 e-da v
1 t mi I "I T"
V, ere g'l MCi!
;iw!:t:r ; ' '
B UK FOR
HIGH
GERMANY DENIES SHELLING
"BOATS OF ROWANMORE
(By the Associated Pre.)
Berlin, Not. 21. Secretary
Grew, of the United States em
bassy here today rece'ved the Gtr
man reply in regard to the sink
ing of th Beritish steamer Rowan
more. In regard to the Rowan
more the German government de
nies that the submarne fired on
lift boats of the vessel
In regard to two other steamers
in question the German statement
states they were not sunk by Ger
man submarines.
llt the A-iM-iate.l Pre
et lollll. N. . Nn. 1
; i:. h .
e.ll s
li.lt;. I . .1
,n I i. II. i-
j'il:it t.i k 1.1
tu the
f three
...ithall
radet's
it I, the
t.. ImiI
Inc.
-iiiiil t. ihiy.
t h ! :it in i "i t
linn I drive im ui hi v - ; 1 1 n
mi v v . lint I. . vv ,i i nr. .1
stlT tile V !'i I. lh ' t !' ill : ! I -
'Hie team v ill h. . in- ..I tint-lit
.,nt ..1 W M P.. mi in car
nvicM
Final Work.
Anii-i .nli-. Md..
-t I lie, lull- anil th
'..ij their line-lull,
linv v ciiai lies I li i
the ill'lllt "illlie.
..v. Jl
lill.ll vv
i's I . in ;
U.'k III I
'I'll
k I
Hit I HI
a : I mil lor
NotW it ll-t.t Mil
;lie
MUCHIKTfRISTShOWN
IN THE kW im
GAME St
dnide hi Iter -hovviii- ot the arinv during ,-,., ),,H1II ,.n, ., .,, Ka v 1 1 -v ille.
the -ason the tart llnil the navx nmt s,.ul Saiiford and othtr points in the
us,- many new mm a-aiiisi the West (.,.llt,a ,,It ,,, ,. ,,,. (,M-e:ided in
Point l.a.klield of v.t.ra'.- tiicic i- a fom, HHioi( (KJKy and in company
erovvinv conlitlt nc hcie that the -ailoM M jth im.mM.r, t the ortlers here will
v. ill he victorious. (,HV)1 N(.,v ,,ri v.1.;., ,,.,,,
The rmal selection ot II men to carry l(tlv after inrdnif-ht to takt nan to
the colors has K'cn made hut it lieliev ,lu,rrmv in the iimtitutioii of Sudan tem-1
.d the line up will he r.incli the me hh, r,p jn ,,at (ity T,M nd(1
that started a-ainst Vila. Nova last llen, wi ,M. kwll Hs ,i" " I'l.tetatc !
Siitnrilay. j Special," and in addition to more than1
Here will le ahoiit I..KNI midship u ,,, N(,))W wil ,1)V. M,ar( p1(,,.llate
that will take the trip and root !"t thetr A B Andrew-. .Ir.. of Baltih. rst p.,-!
" tenate of Sudan Temple, and fn.n nn in-
'rn wf hrn divan.
COTTON OPENED TODAY ' The festivities incident to th" insti-
AT UNCHANGED PRICES, ! tut ion of the new temple were to Wn
THEN EASED OFF A BITiere '""'f1'11 when menihers of the Hal-,
. ; eij;h Slirilie eltih and visitrn Nohles
. . . i in were to hold a meeting in the Masoniei
iBv tin Aofocintetl 1'rcsn.i , .
New Y.irk, Nov. 21. The cotton mar-temple. Ut- they were to uanidc the;
k.-t opened at .neliu..-cd prices to an ad- Street r.nd were tn Ko kiftrd the train,
vanceof is point today with all prenent at the union Mation at 1(1 ool.ek. Thfl
crop positions Kellii.fi above the eent j "I'otenlate'n Special" will not leave here!
level There was heavy realizir whieh " rrival "
oave the market a hare'ly steady tone a . 4tl.-r Nohles on trains fro... the n.n.l
the Mart and .laliuarv eased off to 2t ft5 . r"ul !"lUt'1'
Mini May to .:,
iiig
ortly after the open-
1 steady: Decern-
t otton futures opener
Marrh '1 28' '
nr 21: danuary 2112
May 21-42; duly 21-35.
OVERTON GOES ON TRIAL
FOR MURDER OF JUDGE
W. T. LAWLER TODAY
(By th- Assm-iate.l Pres- i
n .';n.. v,..- ! l,ivid I), liver-
IIUMtnt tin , i -
ton. former clerk of the Madison county
court, today goes on trial in the Madi
, circuit curt charged with the n.ur '
der of Probate .ludge W. T. Lawhr last
.lunc Although it has I n reported
he would try to prove an alihi his at- ;
toii.,-vs indicaleil today he wodd dead
self defense and an attempt would he
made to prove Overton was compelled to
take severe measures to dfend his own
life.
-
Farmers Mtet.
(By the Associated Pres. i i
Pahitka, Klti., Nov. 21- Delegates (
from All sections of the country were
hvrc today to discuss matters of inter-
est to America 'a farmers at the national
convention of the Fanners Educational;
and (o-operative I nion ot America. 1 he i
convention will continue through Thurs- '
day.
Calls for Report.
UI MIC iUBUtmitu irnn,
v j " "
Washington, Novell - The comptrol -
H i 1
ir oi the currency-, today issued a call
for (he condition of all national banks
on Friday. November 17.
Bishop Is Dtad. -
Baltimore. Nov. 21. --Bishop Alpheiis
IT"" W" ilsi.n. of the Methodist Kpiscopal
h.uel, ,o,,th. di.,1 a. hi- home here to- probably fair tonight and
: . .. i,tr- , d !..--.. He w.,s Wednesday; fresh north to north
" '-'' . ! east winds.
POINT, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER
DEUTSCHLAND STARTS ON
HER RETURN TRIP TODAY
(By the AH-iated Preset
New London, Conn., Nov. .
The German commercial subma
rine Dcutschland left here shortly
after t o'clock this aftt:con on
hr return trip to Bremen, Ger
many.. The Deutschland started
on the return a few days ago but
was forced to return to her dock
here after ramming and sinking
the tug T. A. Scott, Jr., with the
loss of five lives.
T
CROSS THE BURU1HG
0 NEW
- Shrincrs Gather at Raleigh Pre
paratory to Descent Upon
New Bern.
INSTITUTE SUDAN TEMPLE
Many Temples Will Be Repre
sented at Ceremonials Takir j
Place Tomorrow.
I By the A-sm iatcd !'rers. i
N. vv Bern. Ni.v. New Bern win
't.iarin ttttlav t.. reet the l.iHiil tir
inure Shriller- and imvices win. were
e i-ctcd here tiiin.irr.ivv tor the institu
tinii nt' Sudan temple. The vanguard
nf the visitors will iMjjin arriving today.
It in said that tin- program is- one ol
tin- most clahoiat. iv.i prepared
Haleiyh. Nov. 21. N.d.le .1. :l,e An
t ient Aiahic (Inlcr of the lvstv shrine
Die Shriners e.ect to arrive m il
son ah nit M o'clock W'edm sdav 'i-iirniii'r.
wll,r ,lu'-v wi" '"' h- N,,,,1,, '"
"I""1'"1' iHr, ,ro,n rannville an, I otliir
points on the Atlantic Coast Line.
A special train from thailolt" 1 tar
ing tlie roicnaie oi wasis lejnpic, oi
that citv. and his divan a, id patrol, a, id
the Oasis Patrol hand, will arrive in
w ftcm early ..morrow with the Bill-
ciuh spis;'ial and nit exchange 'i greet
i"" I'Hween the two parties i- planned,
ii the Oasis special will h. the Po
teliate o
if Omar temple, of soiith ( am
"'"'"' I'i- ''".
Kh.Hliv,- temdc. ol Nm lolk : A,, a '
t"M'lp- "f Rw-limond. and Lulu temple.
"f I'l.iladelphia, aU will he represented.
Sixty from Rocky Mount,
Bockv Mount. Nov. -Jl. Three score
Shrincrs with a dozen or more candidates
will leave here tonight in special cars
for New Bern to attend the institution
of Sudan temple. Anrrcnt Arab'.- Order
of the Mystic Shrine, in that city to
morrow. The Shriners will occupy the
,-ars while in New Bern and will return
)H.r(. Thursday,
WORK TO BEGIN ON
SOUTH MAIN STREET
TOMORROW MORNING
"It was Hfifioiiticed this afternoon that
a force of lalairers will Ite put to work
'tomorrow by the North Caroliim Public
... A ji
, Service company at removing the car
i. . t, ., ' ,f . . . .,
.tracks on South Main street to one Bide
of the thoroughfare so that traffic may
he continued while the cement -foundation
for the line is being put in place.
Th's is the first step toward pavini; that
street
Weather.
. i .
PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY TAKES UP OUTDOOR DANCE
.. ...... ......;.v.v.- s...... -
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1 ' t -. 1
i t M x- Xv -u.- "1
I -Wi. i ja-Jt.. ,.; ur- I
niSS MARGUEfilTD VvtAXY.
' N..-.. -i. Ma' i v eietV I 1
.i: ' i ! is i I i naetl thene hl,s hi ,':
i ' '.;:; Ic. i'i'- r ."lid ' iirel'oot a
' "d - Mar.,1- riic U'a'v . a dis Tl
"i t h 'a - -i- dai. . a ml vv ho i d.i
hud
;the
dan
cipl.
Teutonic Troops By Bold and
Rapid Strokes Win Ground
I B th" Associated Pres...
Bv hold and rapid strokes the I'cu
tonic invader- have apparently coiiiuei
id a laree section of northwestern Wal
laihia from the Kiiuiauians.
I'd loerad's oll'icial hi:-1 l-t in today an-
iioiii:.-es a Humanian retirement to t he
region of Killish. This movement was
made it appears to prevent the retreat
uf tKoir uritiitfiu ft-.tm I..,'..,,. ..n ..IT
W hether even the rapid retreat has
been inatle in time to save the Htiinaiiian
armies in this region is rendered d.ntlit
till by the Herman announcement that
Teutonic troops are now before ixiaivoia.
Farther eastward in Wallachia the ar
rival of Bus-ian troops seems to Im v c
strelljthei.ctl the Piinianiali defense. The
Rumanians ate resisting persistently in
the Alt valley hut nevertheless were
Mexican Commissioners Are
Gi'en Their Last Chance
I By illC Associated Press. 1
Atlantic City. N. .1.. Nov. 21- I'll'1
American commissioners today gave the
.Mexican commissioners what is under
stood to be the hist opportunity for at!
auiiiv de settlement of the border prob
len.s In joint session. Chairman l.atic.
of the American commission, informed
Mr. (arrana's representatives that the
American punitive expedition Would la''proval of his plan. The Mexican were
withdrawn withii a reasonable time anil aware of this and it was regarded as'
iiniici coiKinioiis vvnicii would not leave
unprot i ct ed the territory south of tlic
border
1 also outlined the manner in u Inch
American government vvoi.d "Hard
the
the frontier ami punish any band that
attempts to enter the I'niteil States. He
made it clear that his government would
not tolerate any resistance of the pur
suit of the bandit- by American troop
ers. I. ttis Cabrera, chairman of the Mexican
NIP AND TUCK IN
RACE FOR MEMBERS
OF THE Y. M. C. A.
(By the Associated Press, j
Mucky Mount. Nov. 21. It is "nip ami
tuck" in the great race throughout the'
country tor :!ii.immi meuibei
lor
v a
rious branches of the Railroad Young
Men s ( brist lan associat ion. according to
reports rcceivtd in the office here of .
'ommr;ee in cnarge ot the won; on tlie uniav tnoruiug. a w hite man. w is giv-tJ rf V- S. 5. tf . C i '
; Atlantic Coast Line railroad. his liberty on bail to appear in cou Cj rt ..I'n t.. ?. VrtJl 1 3 "J i
The half dti.en V. M. C. A. the . I.V. ky !. I on N.-vcmiiu 27 .iidijQ Hlitiii'itA .Nov'?! $. -I&.-3"arf- 5. -
Atlantic Coast Line in the contest ari Wilson . n December 1 to anlvveiIiQtiitpJaswe,; wAthci jir5! hev SiJn 51
almost continuously chanaiti-t place.--, minor charges filed against Win jh tluueu ?SieWprinjt tlA 'I 'IniV-.S' iv-'itij, frits. 9 t "
l.'iehmond. Va.. mad. -t two places. 1 j 'gji Ji4s-ig;t rare'ird $ lil
the outset but tinaily gave : , tl. Hjk of A't;u- 3tuVkey, 9Mr? '
; i",,",',' s- '' '''""'l' 1:,,1'kv Cotton at -Jjj5ft j 'k'VXP4 4 gi't--l'
" ' ' ' "" ' 'I'l'ii's. ' iv :;. a it'il-aal"" SW"! u"" p- Ij.-a '
lakelati.l. Fiii'.. follow ;y close B.M.. SuylfTh her.cB. gu-'oushl s ougirj v Um ,,,4 ? f ' ?.
'-nling to 'igt.res ayarkilde here 1 t oudil ;yiUhA B -cenul p. r ft.al j - ,
r.. kv Mount won last year's ite-t r.uii ha!.- werf.lftSl'a rdA .Qt V. Q -iM-t .wl.A l iuwiH.-9.il.. ar " i
"I'V A. lantie Const f,,,, branches. 2 cuts. ffP' Ifl" 'M ' ''" ?t
- a --nni iiiniwiiMMiiniluB
miin nt socially, has a ;reiit many pu
from amony the social set and the
I :'.r utiiis to hecome very popular.
I- hot r.raph shovv Miss Walv in a
IH-i ill the V o. (Is.
n pcllcd to yield iniportailt positions.
Iii the other chiel tield of present mili
t.uy activity, the Macedonian front,
French and Sirhiai, troops are contiuu
in: their pursuit of the Herman and
Bulgarian forces which evacuated
Mo
1 aM ir under entente pressi.-re. Tin
new
''' is indicated hy press dispatclies to
alMiut 17 miles northward of Monas
i tir mid rt.iwirti.t in lw. uii.4kii.frlu
j trenched and defended in part by fresh
! ,;,','"'a" positions.
Fast of the Monastir region Berlin de-
lares Serbian attempts to advance were
repulsed. West of Monastir the Italians.!
m 'ol il ii;; ti Paris, repulsed a coun
attack.
(li. the Soiuinc and Ancle front
France the tiehtiny has been confined to
artillery engagement s.
' It! 1 s HI .
. h propo a
il his colleagues received
Steady opposition' to the
I i n hy Mr. Cabrera and insistent
that
fi rth, i act i it h s. of American troops in
Mexico must ceasi
ea'isi'ct Air. I,ane to
before Mr. Wilson all the facts.
, - 1
When he went into the conference to 'has brought m North Carolina this sea
day lie carried President Wilson's a- -'H in-arer what it was worth in New-
probable that they would recede I nun
heir p. -it i n.
I lie Mexican commissioners retired to,
' their rooms f,,- a isideration of the,
'American proposition and were still se i
eluded when the American delegates ad 1
joiirnci! until late this afternoon.
The I pfiol: of Ihe plan hy the Mex
huiis mi. unmarked by any comment.
Tic Mexicans suggested that they would
meet the Americans after further study-
, ing the p
plan.
NEW HANOVER JAIL
WITHOUT SOLITARY
PRISONER FOR ONCE
(By the Associated Press. )
Wilmington. Nov. 21. The New llano
ver county jail here Saturday afternoon
was without a prisoner and for the
lirM time in (he history of the county,
'according to official--, the jailer iiad tin
distinction of holding office with no
Member of the Associated Press,
NATIONAL 'OCK CO.
IS SURE
BUJLG
i u
Vis ting Cfficials of, Company
Announce That Erection of
Plant Here Is Assured.
rURCHASE FACTORY SITE
Opening pf Factory Will Mean
That Many Dollars Will Be
Spent for Labor.
i 'tl i. iaU
"tli.iaU .,f the National Link corn.
iv. ..f KtM-kftu-d. 111.. .ent veterdav
Mi.uh I'-.int in cmfereiwe with A. tii
i.ih
in
Uishart. inaiMtrei- ui' th.. l.u-ul f
th.
i..tir,. relatie to the inanirfac.
tiirm- hran.-h f the company to V ea
;tahlis,., in the city in the very near
'flit III ... ihe otri.ials here Were K. C.
1 Moyhmd. s.cietary. and V. B. Nelson.,
'irtmral superintendent. As a result of
th-ir vi.it it was officially announced
.that the company would luiild H factory
li'te and that the work on the huildin;;
w.tnltl Mart immediatciy. A real estate
ii't't h.is. it is aniiouii.-ctl. U-en asked
Mo purchase a iiianufacturin- site so that
;the work of cnMlllctino the bulidimj
i may Mart.-d during the next few
' day s.
A will he i, nieinhereil it was an
1 "''',l Kntcrprise three weeks
iiyo 'hat the company, on.- uf the larjr-
est enilf;ed ill the husin.'ss f ,amfao.
tunny eahin.t hardware, would erect a
ta.tory here and that plans had already
l.n drawn for the l.uil.linjr aml nm)lv
thousands f dollars worth of maehin
ry had l-.cn purchased. It was stated
that work on the factory huihlin; would
''" ""der way l,y the first of the coming
vein, which i ,IW an assi.,., fa(.(
Ihe Nationul I .,..1- n
I ' '"'"I'ltnv will, wllcn
Jthe I.H-al hraiich bej-j,,, operation, hrin
j "'" hi.eh .-lass locksn.ithK to the city
'' its i,iK ,,.,. at H,H.kf(11(1
i "' several persons to !.
; ami this wil
...
! workir. fores of the citv. And .,,.
"rally, it wil mean that many dollar
-e auutKi to the amount paid work-
fers '"('h whuii 19, aftf r jTfl, ome
! thinir to M. greatly desired. In addi
, ' '. ' :i . ;!i ,ni-
, ' ",lv" ," ,'r,,,t a foundry and
.Till
. ,""lt ''" h manufa
.: .. ii i . .. .
t'liin- ' s-ahhsliiiient.
ONE CENT OFF THE
SPOT QUOTATIONS IS
THING OF THE PAST
I i the Associated Press )
Hoeky Mount, Nov. 21. The time hon-
"Ml " "", '"' tl'- N"t M"tati
i1"'- '"'r in New York" has (,,,. for.
! 7.,ft"" U '"' 'iJfi'H in this see
i1""' 11 '"aiisli tendeneicM are
jM':""Ml '- th-ir friends t,iU altl,ou',d. it
;'" -'"st a ,-,,,t to deliver a pound of
j "tt"ii n e ,,k . x.,,.,1, raroilla.
leott.-vn Wills are niiinufactiiiing into cot
,,n l'-"'"''ts ,v ..f ,. .tH,,e thai
.the state in-' duces . . ... I fl..
' ."it ' ic v are
(.living tor hoine
onsiiniption. If ; be.
cause of this.
they declare, thut ...,i....
V. rk il,n . . : before.
, ,
'OT YET TIME TO
CONGRATULATE WILSON
MR. WILLCOX SAYS
B ' I, As,
. tk. N'.V.
iitd Pies,
.'I. Chaii!i
it ine i-.epui.iiccn Nali. mil coining- - J J'
.imi.- to Bepubli, .in liea.l inautets A H 2 q !
f the llepill,
ii National
Her. t.niay tioin Lakevvood. where (.-'Jint 5 o o"
haih-s K. Hughes have been ,,n & t, -l f
i's. i reiterate.1 liis -j revoMji 3tae35 Z-. 8
mint that th- time had mn; Sk't-arjivajd . J ?
or th. I,', publicans to nSle te1VlaV - c
t' ii ..f President ilvins nSr 3d ititjd ft 5 i 1 " i
, - a- f 3 -
make a ii h, recast tt4 t fld,, a ttSittf c 5.
t.' i.i. ii mi-lit h.ituOjLXee funft. 3 , S.'
: in ... Mr. hi.e, alia, s?, j.fe tl., ? 'fJ'?
when the of lUgjaP eying 1 " g,j' 5
Kim w n tin tff SmCl T'c.jn.fftifflisf lf , V
nth. r ehis.tSt,.Reefiu it tiftarj. Z V '
suh in ob tr.-t-'-
THXNXsdlVING-TURiai Z ?
pris. jJkRYfaRE BJilN
Sl'W rlERN PART OF STATED 1 1 r
U'il ?
Pa