North Carolina Newspapers

CUr i . i w 1) 6 V VOL.24. No. 57. HIGH POINT, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 25, 1917. Member. of the Associated Press. Is VS iLSOI LAW X V 1 a? s - i I ""7 U 1 O) BROTHERHOODSIPUT COMPROMISE W TO WILSON Signs Shown of Some Sort of a Compromise On the President's Railway Legislation Peace Debate Deferred. (By the Associated Press.) - 1 Washington, Jan. 25- The railway brotherhood leaders today placed before President Wilson, in writing, their pro posals for a compromise on his railway kgislation program, and he began con sidering them. Ths labor .leaders proposed instead of a law to prevent a strike or lockout pending an investigation: that provis ion be made for ths investigation by a mixed board of employes and employer. This, they ssy, would settle every dis pute. Ths action of the senate interstate i, commerce committee yesterday in vot , v ing down the President's plan a second tints was takes by some officials as a sort of forerunner of some sort of com promise. CumminzvDoes Not Press Action. Senator Cummings did not press his . resolution today to set aside time in the senate for special discussion of the President's peace address and the , sen ate got to work early oa appropriations - legislation. President Wilson, in his conference with Senator Stone and other Demo crats at the Whits House last night, discussed his address in a general way. Tl waa discussion also pi plans to prevent any concerted effort to sidetrack important legislation with a long peace debate, but ths main purpose, it was said - today, was designed to clear the way for harmonious legislative action between now and March 4. The impossibility of getting through his railway labor plan as originally proposed was pointed out t a$;to the President ss well as a poor agree r ' ment on water power legislation. Tonight senate Democrats will eori ' , aider those subjects. POLITICAL CRISIS III , - (By the Associated Press.) Tokio, Japan, Jan. 25. The emperor has dissolved the house of representa tives. A political crisis developed at the open- ing of the diet on Tuesday. The chief " reason was the appointment of Field Marshall Count Teraochi as premier by the emperor last October. . This appointment was a surprise both JAAII 4 in and out of Japan and was criticised unfavorably by leaders, who contended the premier did not command support. He is regarded as a representative of the radical militarist faction in Japan, al Uiough in an interview to ths Associated (-Fess after his appointment he . dis ?tjLvowed any policies of aggression. Japa ,nesg newspapers said he did. not com . mand a majority in parliament and pre dicted that th eoutcome would be disso- lution of the house. 'frwOTJID HAVE EACH OF , V CV CONGRESSMEN A SOLDIER .Washington, Jan. 25. In endorsing universal and compulsory military train' ing before the senate military sub-corn mittee today .Robert R. McCormick of H Chicago, major in the Illinois national guard and newspaperman, said proper military legislation would not be en acted until all members of Congress had actual experience or had relatives in the army or navy. .General public conception of military needs, ho said, was a condi tion precedent to adequate military leg islation. v 1 ' ".;. ' : " Thaw is Recovering. ' (By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Jan. -. 25- Harry K. Thaw is making progress in recovering front" BclMnflicted wounds here but 'It will be at least two weeks before he will 1 be abel to leave the hospital U-EOAT ARRIVES OFF NEWPORT, R. L (Bulletin 3.30 p. m.) . Newport. R. I., Jan. 25; An unidentified submarine, heavily laden, is lying off the shore between Judith Point and Beavertail, where she ar rived shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon. WANTS ATTITUDE Oil The industrial department of the Commercial club is anxious to lesrn the attitude of High Point on the "daylight saving plan," which is being fostered in several cities in the country, representa tives of which recently met in Washing ton to discuss the matter. Study of the plan elicits the Informa tion that the clocks are to be moved forward one hour. This will give sa hour more daylight. In the afternoon work would stop an hour earlier, and during the winter, just about sundown. According to press reports the proposi tion has met with favor in many of the larger cities, and it is thought probable that if other towns snd cities advocate the measure, it will be come general throughout the country. E Raleieh. Jan. 25. The recent action of the legislature in increasing the sal ary of ths governor from $5,000 to $6,500 was declared constitutional today by Attorney General J. S. Manning in his first opinion rendered since assuming of fice. It had been contended that since the governor was elected for a term be ginning January 1st and the law prohlb ited an increase in the chief executives salary during his term of office, Gov ernor Bickett could not benefit through the action of the legislature. The legis lature passed the law before the inaugu ration of the governor. HIGH POINT BAKERY IS SOLD AT AUCTION D. Rones Bid in Fixtures of Establish . ment Todayt for $43i, the Sale Being Subject to the Purchase of a Mixing Machine. The fixtures of the High Point bakery, the establishment which was closed when the proprietor, Benno de Elbe, left the city during the night about a month month ago, were sold under foreclosure proceedings today and were bid in by D. Rones, the price being $435, plus $185. a total of $620 There is a mixer in the bakery which originally cost $385 and be Elbe bad paid $200 of this amount When he decided to department In the event Mr. Rones pays the remainder the sale goes through and he will take over the bakery, as ths manufacturers of the mixer holda a mortgage on the machine .for the balance due.. FALSE ALARM OF FIRE SOUNDED THIS AFTER500N . A false alarm of fire was sounded this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from Bx 21. When the fbemea arrived at ths box two small boys, ens aged three years and the other four, were fovnd. The th.ee-ycsr old boy was named Eshelmsa and (he four year old lad, Pike or Price. Ons of the boys Is thought to have turned In the alarm, but which one could not be ascer tained as each accused the other. ' 1 ' " "' 1 " "' ' Rejects Peace Offer. (By the Associated Press.) Manchester, England, Jan.. 25 The labor conference today rejected by a vote of mors than S to 1 a resolution fa voring ths immediate offer of peace pro posalSy Wealher. TTaIr tonight and " Friday i cold er tonight; moderate west and northwest winds. LIGHT GO LL GET IDS IG 1 SECTOR S CHIEF Only in the Riga Region On the Russian Front is Any Activity Indicated in the War News Today. (By the Associated Press.) The heaviest fighting now in progress in any of the war areas is on the Rus sian front in the Riga sector, where the Germans recently took the offensive and drove back the Russians in the region of the great Tirul marsh. Berlin says today that the attack netted the Germans Russian positions on a front of six miles with more than 1,700 prisoners and 13 machine guns. Russian reserves were unable to check the ad vance. Attempting again to advance over the frozen ground, which has made the ef forts in this region possible, the Teu tons have sustained reverses, according to Petrograd. Northwest of here they opened a heavy artillery fire and then attacked but ailed to make headway. A similar result met atacks between the marsh and the rir As and here, in a counter attack, the Russians dislodged the Germans and drove them back. The fighting extended to the southeast of the river near Kalntem, which lies 20 miles southwest of Riga. Here the Russians, after taking the offensive, were caught in a counter-offensive of the Ger mans and compelled to retire a third of a mile. Elsewhere there has been little but artillery, patrol and air fighting. Quiet apparently prevails all along the Ru manian front, where the severity of the weather has checked all operations ex cept intermittent bombardments. Greece has formally apologized to the entente in compliance with demands for the events of last December when Greeks fired on the entente forces at Athens. Is Oldest Odd Fellow. Port Townsend, Wash., Jan. 25. Dr. N. D. Hill of this city, who is believed to be the oldest Odd Fellow in point of membership in the United States, cele brated his ninety-third birthday Anni versary today and- was the recipient of Congratulations from many members of the order He was initiated into the Odd Fellows in Empire lodge No. 104, at Philadelphia 70 years ago last October. He joined the local lodge in 1877 and for more than 35 years has served as its sec retary. Wheat. Chicago, Jan. 25. Wheat advanced sharply today influenced by the fact that the British chancellor's speech was con strued by many traders as a denial of the President's appeal for peace. Open ing prices which ranged' from to2 cents higher with May at $1.85 to $1.86 an? July at $1.54 to $1.54V4 were'follow ed by a Reaction and then fresh upturns. . Much Gold for Argentine. 'Baltimore, Md., Jan. 25. It became known here last night that the three steamers under American registry which have sailed in the last two months for South - American ports from Baltimore carried $5,000,000 in American gold coin for the Argentine and that they will be followed by others carrying $20,000,000. Dr. Vincent Succeeds Rockefeller. ' New York, Jan. 25. Dr. George Vin cent, head' of the University of Minne sotawas elected president of the Rocke feller foundation at the annual meeting hers yesterday. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the former president, was elected to fill, the newly created position of chairman of the board of trustees. ' Aged Minister is Deal ; Richmond,' Va,, Jan. 25 The Rev. William Bell Williams, aged. 90, oldest member of the Episcopal clergy in Rich; mond and probably in Virginia, is deadJ here after an active ministers life. He founded the Laurel reformatory for toy., . ; ; . Brings Dawasy cbies. "Paris', Jan." 23. 5u v nt " George Guynemere has brought down his 27th airplane, the war office announces. roan s is HAMBURG LIIIER L She Slipped Out of Hamburg and Made Way Into Atlantic Capturing and Arming British Ships. (By the Associated Press.) Montevideo, Jan. 24. (Delayed) It is reported here that a German raider that has been operating off the Brazilian coast is neither the Moewe nor the Vinets, but the Cap Ortegal, Hamburg-South Amer ican liner. The Cap Ortegal is said to have evaded the British fleet from Hamburg. According to the story the converted liner captured two British steamers, which had sailed from the river Platte, took them to a port on the west coast of Africa wheer they were armed and manned and then started them to raid the south Atlantic shipping. The Cap Ortegal is a vessel of 7,819 tons. She was built in Hamburg in 1904 and prior to the war plied regu larly between Hamburg and South Am erica. SENATE PASSED AGE OF CONSENT BILL TODAY General Belief is That the Bill Affecting the Patent Medicines Will be Defeated .School Board Questions are Again Tjp and Given an Airing. (Special Legislative Service.) Raleigh, Jan. 25. In long sessions to day, the senate passed the bill raising the ageof consent from 14 to 18 years snd the house killed the first of the recom mendations offered by the commission on judicial reform providing for amend ing appeals from magistrates' courts. Both houses received continued bills providing for the election of school boards and some for superintendents, 0 , , . . ! Burke county sending down a big memo- . . . , . . rial demanding that the svstem be: changed 1 u 1 . , i h.f .1. ! J V n etc? uu"Vlliv "'-'- m H vails m vj-vij. v ui w a though the house committee has votde 7 to 5 against the favorable report of the hill rpmilafinir iht snip and nrlvprt'mp- I . . . . . , i. . J ment of patent or proprietary medicines . - i. i . out of consideration for the senate com- i - v v . ii . mittee which has not voted and will hear 1 , . . j -j j I further argument. The house decided: ... , I to report it without prejudice. Prophecy . . . . . , . ; , i is made that the act will be defeated. . . , . , The house spent half of its session de- . ... , ,, . bating the recommendation of the U- 1 cioiai commission providing inai in ap Doals from magistrates who have no jur isdiction the clerks of court may correct the judgment to conform to constitu tional requirements. The house voted 1 II 1 uown me measure. HARRY H. PATTON GETS THE OFFICE AT PISGAH FOREST Washington, Jan. 25 Harry H. Pat ton has been appointed postmaster at w . t. i- I j j r Mallie English, resigned, and Miss Pen- c o ' elope Musgrave appointed postmaster at Saulston, Wayne county. Wm. F. Mor- rell has been appointed rural carrier at Marion, N. C. , Send Observers From China. (By the Associated Press.) Peking, Jan. 25. After more than two years' delay China has finally arranged to send military observers into the Eu ropean war sone. General Wang Tsai li, former vice-chief of the general Staff and one of the most confidential ad visers under the late President Yuan Shi-kai, was designated as an observer early in the war, but because of the un settled internal affairs in China and the dif ficulty in selecting a competent staff, did not go to Europe. All arrangements for his departure have now been com pleted and he has been authorixed by President Li Yuan-hung to leave at once. . Cancels Order (By the Associated Press.) Tokio, Jan. 25. Acceding to the re quests of Japanese manufacturers, Great Britain has cancelled the order prohibit ing the importation of hosiery and haber dashery into the United Kingdom.The continuance would have meant a great loss to Japanese exporters. CAP ORTEGA 50 ARE KILLED; 200 INJURED IN QUAKE ..London, Jan. 25. Fifty natives were killed and 200 others injured in an earth quake on the island of Bali. in the Malay archipelago, cording to a dispatch from Amsterdam to the Central News. More than a thousand houses and factories and the native temples were destroy ed. The governor's palace was damaged. WILL RESUME LEAK (Bj the Associated Press ) New York, Jan. 25. Stock exchange bro kers who have been requested by the house rules committee to produce rec ords of the transactions of theity cus tomers are partly responding, it was, announced today by Sherman L. Whip ple, counsel for the committee. Mr. Whipple and Chairman Henry were busy today with the committee's expert accountants in preparing for the resumption of the inquiry Monday or Tuesday. Mr. Whipple said he expected that it would now be possible to complete the inquiry here next week. BURLINGTON MAN BUYS PEPSI-COLA COMPANY M. C. Price Has Purchased the Local Bot tling Company and Will Shortly Move It to Sherrod Building, Where New Machinery Will Be Installed. M. C. Price, of Burlington, has bought the Pepsi-Cola Bottling company, of this city, and in about 10 days will move the plant to the Sherrod building, on East r ' Commerce street, next door to the post- ' ... office, ell stated this morning that he wi hv thoroughly sanitary plant, equipped with modern bottling machines and each bottle will be thoroughly wash ed and sterilized before being filled which wiil insure the consumer a beverage that , , will be aOHolutely pure and wholesome, , . ' ,' , Pvpsi-Cola is strictly a home product, r , . ' , , " . ' the syrup beme manufactured at New , , .... Bern and then bottled under the most , ... A favorable conditions m High Point. The ... . ,. . . public is cordially invited by Mr. Price r , . J , to visit and inspect the plant just as r , r J anan oe it ia m rvron I "V" 1 1 Vfcry IV t J AUWVVU NORTH CAROLINA GETS BIG ROAD AID AMOUNT Second Apportionment of the Federal Aid Fund for the States to Build Ru ral Post Roads Announced Today North and South Carolina Get Sums. (By the Asscoiated Press.) Washington, Jan. 25. Apportionment of ten million dollars to aid the states I the construction of rural post roads f I I, n ,(uiinH annual Hiuf vihutinn .a n line second annual distribution in ac cordance with the federal aid road law, was announced today by Secretary Houston. The funds are of the appor tionment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918. The following amounts are received by southern states: North Carolina, $228, 763; South Carolina, $143,615. TO FILL PULPIT AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH SUNDAY Rev. William H. Hardin, of Salisbury, will fill the pulpit at St. Mary's Episco pal church next Sunday morning and will conduct the Holy communion service, The members of the congregation are asked to take note of services and the celebration of the communion. Cotton. ' New York, Jan. 25. The cotton mar ket opened steady today with first prices 5 points lower 6n January but generally 11 higher. Demand was limited and ths market turned easier. May sold off from 17.23 to .15 before the end of the first hour or back to about last night's closing. Cbttoir-tttturee-epened-stesdy,-" March 17.27, May 1752, July 17.18, Oct. 18.20, Dec. 1658. II MORAY illET SEA FIGHTER TAKES TO WATER EARLYJODAY Dreadnaoght Mississippi, One of World's Largest, Added to Uncle's Sam Fleet of Battleships. (By the Associated Press.) Newport News, aV Jan. 25. The bat tleship Mississippi, building here for the United States, was successfully launched at 11:27 a. m. today in the presence of Secretary Daniels other visitors and a crowd of more than 15,000. Miss Camille MeBesth, of Meridian, Miss., christened the new vessel Only the shell of the great sea fighter took to ths water but even without ar mament and machinery it represented an expenditure of nearly $8,000,000. When she is ready to take her place in the bat tle fleet the government will have spent almost twice that amount oh her. Ths Mississippi was kid down b Aprils 1915,. and will be' ready to be commis sioned late next fall. Except for slight modification in certain principles of de sign, the Mississippi will be a duplicate of the two dreadnoughts Pennsylvania and Arizona, recently commissioned. The new battleship will have a maxi mum speed of 21 knots, and will displace 32,000 tons on trial and 33,000 when fully loaded, and will have a length over all of 624 feet. Its engine will be of the Curtis turbine type, productive of an estimated horsepower of 32,000. Like the other latest battlecraft, it will be equip ped with oil-burning boilers. The main battery of the Mississippi will be twelve 14-inch 50 calibre riQes, placed three to the turret. In addition, there will be twenty-two 5-inch, 51 cali ber rapid-fire guns, four 3 -inch anti air craft rifles, two 21 -inch torpedo tubes submerged, snd the usual saluting guns.. TRIES TO ASSASSINATE FORMER MINISTER JUSTICE Japanese Assassins Come Near to Get ting the Life of Yukio Ozaki, Former Minister of Justice When He Address- a Meeting to Ask Premier to Resign. J (By the Associated Press.) j Tnkio, Jan. 25- An attempt was made ! to assassinate Yukio Ozaki, former min lister of justice and leader of the con stitutionalist party, while lie was ad dressing a mass meeting called to de mand the resignation of the cabinet. While M. Osaki was speaking two men armed with short swords sprang on the platform and tried to stab him. They were overpowered and arrested. Two others tried to assault the minister and were badly beaten by the audience. Yu kio Ozaki demanded that Premier Te rauchi resign on the growid that his ad- j ministration was unconstituional. Yukio Ozaki was formerly mayor of I Tokio. He visited the United States in 1910 and a dinner was. given in his hon or at Washington by President Taft. He became minister of justice in the Oku ma cabinet in 1914. CIGARETTE SMOKING A CRIMINAL OFFENSE If Bill Gets By in West Virginia the Smoker of ritrar?ta Wilt Pa Via VI. to a Fine o'f Five Dollars If Caught With One ia Their Possession. Charlestown, W. Va., Jan. ?5. Cigar ette smoking in West Virginia would be a criminal offense and possession of cigarettes would be a misdemeanor snd punishable by a fine of $5 if a bill intro duced in, the state house of delegates becomes a law. , The bill prohibits anyone or firm to. either sell or give away cigarettes, pa pers or tobacco. The bill prohibits also any person having cigarettes in aia poa- session. . . ; Yorejga Trade Council Meets. . Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 25. The fourth. annual convention ofjhe national foreign waae council opened here today. James A. Farrett, president of the. United State steel corporation, presided. - x-rouiema imxiamental to America.' fu.. tare eouunereUl supremacy will be dis cussed wrta after the war at the basis.':