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1 1 "J ? I THE V.TATHIR Tiir tonight. Thursday local thunder showers. Ccatle variable winds. VOL 24. No. 183. HIGH POINTS NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 20. 1917. A.,., mum DESTRUCTION IS IN CHARACTER Assumed Losses From Submarine Warfare in the Last Week Are Crest of Period of Unusual Ac tivity by U-Boati. One Day of the Last Week is Re garded As a Record Meth- ods of Destroying Boats Are Constantly Being Improved. London, June 20,-The weekly lint of British losses in torpedoed ships to 1 issued today will show tin- hl;l.rt total of many weeks, the number being com parable to the wor,t week since the ruthless campaign began. The returns from the last three uiontliH show that the U Isiat activities rim in waves and it in assumed that this week is the crest of a period of .-uper acti ity no ticed the previous week. The last week includes one day which is regarded as a record. The situation, however, is not regarded over pessi mistically by naval men, who insist that the admiralty nethoL are constantly growing in efficiency. In support of this they point to the increasing num ber which escape the submarines. The Germans are resorting to every possible method of preventing the patrol's effec tiveness and the submarines frequently change the scene of their operations. Two More Sinkings. Boston, June 20.-The sinking the British steamer Eleh, presumably by a (Jerman submarine, was reported in a eable received today by the Leyland line from her commander, The vessel left here June 8 for Manchester, Eng., with a general cargo. The cable made no rcf erence to the crew. The Warren liner Bav state from Boston May 31 for Liverpool, has been ! sunk by a German submarine. Advieea i to the company gave nothing regarding the crew nf the steamer. The Dutch steamer Emdijk which left here May 13 for Rotterdam with grain for the Holland government has been sunk, according to advices received by agents here today. First reports gave no details lis to tho safety of the crew. LIVERPOOL HAS THE . COTTON MARKET CLOSED Sensational Advance in the Market There Brought About the Decision of the Directors. Liverpool, June 'J0. The cotton ex change was closed temporarily today after a short period. (Unusual advances have occurred in the Liverpool market in the lust few days. The high prices yesterday showed gains of 148 to 1H2 points.) Notice- of Closing. London, June 20 An exchange tele graph dispatch says the cotton associa tion decided to close the market in view of tho sensational movement. New York Advised. .. New York, Jhiih 20. Notice of the. closing of the Liverpool market waa re ceived here today by the president of the, exchange in the following cable from the president ot Liverpool: "Pending consultation tomorrow with the board of trade and in accordance with its wishes the directors have de cided the, future markets be closed tem porarily. COAL INDUSTRY PARALYZES ITSELF COMMISSION SAYS Washington, June 20. Government SPORADIC pools of coal production and distribution and of rail and water transportation were recommended to congress today by v' the federal trade commission as the only means of avoiding a (shortage next win- " , ter.. '.-.v. ; ? fThe commission believes," says the ( report submitted after months of inves ' V tigation,'that the coal industry is par- alyzing the industries and IJiat the coal 1 itself is Baralywd by the failure of transportation. There r enough cars ' '' but not nongh-r-delivere4"i4 hw cars not 4 moved ,to the- point of con I -rptioi with the greatest expedition.' , , ill II II II if : VESSELS WEE BIG MILITARY BALL IS I Big Dance Given Tonight for Benefit of Company M at the Large Armory. The military ball for the benefit of Company II., Kir t North Caroliua regi ment, in to be h.'id at the armory to night and indications point toward one of the most enjoyable hops in the his tory of the city being pulled oft. The armory has been handsomely decorated, a great amount of bunting and many American flags being used Tickets to the dance have sold rapidly and but a small number remained this afternoon, according to one member of the local military company, who has been active in pushing the sale of the tickets Music is to be furnisliel by Hood's orchestra, of Greensboro, and during the evening refreshments will be served The size of the armorv flour is amnio to accommodate a large uunibcr of dancer and many are cominu' over from fireeiisUiro, Thomasville, AsblM.ro and onier ncarhv cities ami towns to parti cipate lu-kets may be secured from the officers of the company rr from iiiimler of places of business iii the oily. GENERAL BREAK CAUSED IN COTTON MARKET 1 action in Liverpool Caused Decided Slump in Cotton Right After the , Opening Today. New York, June 20.-There. was heavy liquidation and a sharp break in cotton today with sentiment unsettled by tho announcement that Liverpool bad close the exchange. The openings here, was W to ft!) points lower with October sell ing at 2.".r0 and Dcccmlicr at 2.".:(! on the cull or 110 or 114 points below the high levels reached on yesterday's ad vance. There was pood buying which steadied the market right after the call lint the news seemed to be bringing in slling orders from the country and be fore the end of the first hour fVtober sold at 25.0.1) and December ft! -J."i 20. or lflf! to 105 points under in night's close. The action in Liver v:is sup posed to lie the result of cnMijtetition for the ftitpply of American cotton now nvnilahle there. Cotton futures opened wenk. July 25.00 to 2."..!5; Oct. 25.75 to 25.90; De cember 25.(15 to 25.50; January 25.50 to 25.7:1; March 25.04. BISHOP KILGO CAN NOT EVEN QUIT NOW Re Has Resigned, Was Chairman of College Board, and Cannot Call a Meeting to Consider Himself. Durham, June 20. The controversy befwet'r Bishop John (!. Kilgo, of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, and the Trinity college, class of 1017, as sumed a new aspect today when it was learned the bishop's resignation, now in the hands of Joseph 0. Brown, of Ral eigh, president of the board of trustees, cannot be acted upon in deference to tho constitution of the college, which em powers only the chairman of the board to tall a special meeting. The" liishop is cuhirman and it is un derstood that action on his resignation will have to wait until the regular meeting of the board next winter. V- ITALIANS RESUME. THEIR OFFENSIVE ON TRENTIN0 Rome, June 20. The Italians resum- ea me, onensive yesicraay..,. xne war .J Jf VW . 1 a office reports the capture of Austrian positions on Monte urtigara and nine hundred and th-rty-six prisoners. (The Italian attack yesterday is a resumption of the fighting begun June 11 on the Trentino front southeast of the city of Trlcst, the capture, of which is one of the chief Italian objectives.) Attacks Food Bill Washington, June .20. A vigorous at tack on the administration food control bill in the senate when Senator Gore, democratic chairman of the senate, agri cultural committee declared it strikes at the farmer, will cause losses to. produ cem this year of $250,000,000 in wheat, 5?oo,ooo.tw irwrtr isjt tsar lOiSSe next year owing to the reduced produc tiou. i . t . , ; FO TONIGH A. AAA 11 RIOT BREAKS OUT OVER "SENTINELS" "Treasonable" Banners Are Snatched From Hands of Suffragists About White House Washington, June 20. The peaceful picketing of the White House grounds by silent sentinels of the suffrage cause led to the nrt disorder today when a crowd of angry men tore down ban ners the women were holding for the Russian mission to see when it visited the President. The rumpus was over be fore the police got on the scene and no arrests were made. The banners were inscribed: "President Wilson and Envoy Root are deceiving Russia. They any, 'We are a democracy. He n ns u-in a ir..rl,t r - . ... war so that democracy may survive, ', the women of America, tell you that America is not a democracy. E LfOUOR IS SOLD TOJCRUIIS Secretary Daniels Make Sensa sational Charges Against Town of Newport, R. I. Washington, June 20. Sensational charges that naval recruits at Newport, R. I., training station are ex posed to open gambling houses, immoral resorts and illegal sales of liquor were made by Secretary Daniels today in an ruoncing that he had ipjralcd to tin 'Vivmior of Rhode Island. J 'i response to a preliminary com plaint the mayo' of Newport made a teneral denial and declared there was no unusual degree of immorality in the city. The navy department with the as sistant of it-.uU of the depirtmcn of justice thereupon made an investigation and as a result the secretary has re newed his complaints. ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE OF ODD FELLOWS SUNDAY The Odd Fellows of this city will hold their annual memorial service next Sunday evening at the (irecn Street Baptist church, the annual sermon to be preached by the pastor, Rev. J. M. Mil liard. All Odd Fellows of the city are urged to attend and hear the final ser mon of the present pastorate of Rev. Mr. Milliard. SMALL FIRE IN THE CITY THIS MORNING AT FURNITURE PLANT The members of the fire department were called to the plant of the Conti nental Furniture company, just off Ecast Green street, this morning short ly before 2 o'cloc in response to an alarm sounded when a small blaze was discovered in a shed of one of the build ings of the cmopany. Hqse were quick ly connected with hydrants and the flames were extinguished without loss of time. Red Cross Work Goes On. Washington, June 20 Red Cross cam paigns In all sections today entered upon the third day of the week's intensive canvass to raise $100,000,000 for war re lief with more than a third of that sum, or about $35,000,000, in pledges already reported to national headquar ters here. If the same rate is main tained today the total will be $50, 000,000. . Only Artillery Fire. Paris, June 20. Heavy artillery fight ing Is In progress on the Aisne. front Early today the Germans carried on a severe bombardment of French positions near LaFaux hill and in the region of Mont CarnilleW.A German infantry at tack was dispersed. Observe Children's Day., Children's day will be observed by Eh. Sunday, June 24 The people of the city and section are cordially invited to at tend, ' . I I - I ' I fill Twelve million women are denied the right to vote. President Wilson is the chief opponent of their national en franchisement. Help us make this na tion free. Tell our government it must liberate its people, before it can claim free Russia as an ally." The banners attracted groups of men passing w ho stopped and discussed them. Finally discussion gave way to action. Cries of "traitors," "treason" and "they are enemies of their country," were shouted at the two women holding i u,- 1,0....... i .. ..... uniMit-i ami ne ii tine yelled, Lml s tear it down," the crowd for. ward and it was torn down lnvin .k. suffragists holding the frame. 800 GIRLS LOST III LATEL1 Searching Investigation Into Op eration of the Police System Has Been Ordered. t- Xew York, June 20 More than 800 girls between the ages of 10 and 20 years have disappeared from their homes here since January 1, it transpired to day coincident with an announcement by Police Commissioner Woods that he had ordered the most searching inquiry into police conditions since the Rosen thal murder. The investigation is a direct outcome at the finding of the body of Ruth Cm ger, a high school girl, buried in the cellar of a motorcycle shop conducted by Aiirdeo toeclu for whom the Italian government authorities are searching at the request of the state department. Commissioner Woods ordered Joseph A. Faurot, head of the detective bu reau, to inquire thoroughly into the methods and operation of the detectives and policemen who failed to solve the Cruger mystery. The girl's body was not found through their efforts, it was said, but by private detectives employed ly Mrs. Grace Huiniston, a woman law yer who is couiwel fur the Crugers. ASSOCIATED CHARITIES ARE GIVEN ASSISTANCE City Council Voted to Give Organization ioo for Relief of Poor During Last Night's Session. A committee representing the Asso ciated Charities, composed of Fred N. Tate, Mrs. Frank Curhy, Miss Clara I. Cox and David H. Parsons, appeared be fore the city council hist night and ask ed that an appropriation of $200 be! made the society to be used in its work. One or two cases which have been called to the attention of Mrs. Gurley, the sec retary, were cited and the council voted to give $100 immediately. The request had been for $100 to be available at present and $100 available In October. The, council stated that they would ty and see some manner of raising the jion ey in October, whereupon Spokesman Tate announced that they would return. TAXATION OF NEWSPAPERS I IS AGAIN TAKEN UP Washington, June. 20 Taxation of newspapers, magainrs and other publica tions was reopened today by the senate finance committee in revising the, revenue bill. The committee adopted Senator Penrose's motion to reconsider its decis ion to levy a 5 per cent tax on publish er's profits but reached no decision re garding substitutes. 'Whest. Chicago, June 20 Improvement in crop prospects gave a fresh downward impulse today to wheat. Opening quo tations which ranged from the same as y2terdaysHlnislr tothree- eentSlower with July at 2.02 to 2.04 and September at 1.79 to 1M were followed by a Ma terial setback. -i - " : ' ' '' NEW IK lt A " v r, ,-r t t NEW PAVING COST MORE All Districts Created Prior to June 19 Will Be Finished At the Old Price, But New Ones Will Necessitate Advancing Figure. Three Times Amount of Original Paving Has Been Done or Is Scheduled Statement by the Contractor to Council. . .v .....-mu.T, uriore uie increase in o I -.,., . : , v. ,,K uecame so marked, the street paving becam eso marked, the city of High Point awarded R. ; Lassi . .m company, uxlord, the contract i Jo construct 40.000 K-.i-uiviu i supuaited price. Since IVQ tAn... t ... that time work has been done and start ed on streets that will run the total amount of paving laid up to 111,!I50, just a little less than three times the amount originally contracted for. The Lassiter company, despite the increased costs of materials and labor, is going through vith its part and will finish any and all streets upon which work has been start ed and which were created assessment districts prior to June 10 at the old price. But any new streets slated for paring, and petitions are in for 13, that have not been created as districts l, , j . . ue miojeiieu io an increase, in price 15 per cent for the paving and greater increases for such items as pipes. Fur ther, the city must take advantage of the Lassiter proposition by July 1 in order that the contractor may protect himself by securing the materials need- .ed at the prevailing price. The city officials were not surprised at the content of the communicat ion received from A. R. Williamson, general superintendent of the Lassiter company. last night. They saw the justice in the stand of the contractors and no stren uous objections were filed to granting the increase desired for further work. The sum and substance of the proposi tion means that the property owners along certain of (be streets for which pe titions for paving are now on file will have to pay just 15 per cent more for the paving since assessment districts have not been created. These streets are: Hamilton street, Enst Washington t." Southern railway truck; High street. Hamilton to Rankin; West Broad, North Main to Park; Rest, English to Jones; Hamilton, East Commerce to railroad: Dewey, East Washington to Pond; Wil- lowbro'ik, High to Ward; White Oak, Commerce, to East Green; Steele, Wash ington to Richardson; Lindsay, Howell to English; Glenn avenue, entire length; Parkway street to city limits; Ray, North Main to King. The streets that have been ordinanced and which, if not already paved, will lie (Continued on Page Five.) CONDEMN PROPERTY TO OPEN UP THOROUGHFARE City Attorney is Instructed to Start Proceedings Against Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Carrick. City Attorney Dred Peacock was in structed to start condemnation pro ceedings against Rev. and Mrs. -Thomas Carrick last night during the meeting of the city council to open up a street from the Barker property, on North Hamilton street, to North Main street. It was stated that the, signnture of Mr. Car rick was secured to an agreement to per mit the city to run the street through his property provided drainage pipes would be laid and sidewalks put down but that Mrs. Carrick would not con sent to sign. The proposed street would open up a large tract of land very desir able, as residence sites, it is stated. FORMER KING OF GREECE HAS REACHED SWITZERLAND Dugani, Switzerland, June, 20. For mer King Constantine, of Greece, arrived here today.. , : . ' A long telegram fromJhjiGermanj?n peror warhanlec("Totiie king when he left the train. The immediate future moves of the former king are unknown but it is believed he will go to Germany. 1 : : : 1 DISTRICTS TO A .A A A. AAA. .. vm V. ' Of . I V 1 I I ' 1 i i W 1 I BELIEVES THE FUND L BE Chjurman of Local Red Cross Chapter Sure $15,000 Will Be Raised in Cily. "I believe High Point wiH come up to the mark," said T. J. Gold, ihairmuii of the High Poiut chapter of the Red l.ross t;us morning. "The week cn.'iig June 25 is to be dt-voted to a campaign for contri'mtioi.s to the Red Cross war council fund. The President has called upon this country to raise $100,000,000 by next Monday night. This call has come because there is an imperative need for the money. Organizations fur relief in the United States and in the war zone must be formed and be ready for service before our armies begin fighting in France so as to then make the living more com fortable and relieve the sick and wound ed when the fighting does begin. We who do not go to the tiring line just as well realize now that our - time to go to work is upon us. "Our portion in this city and vicinty is $15,000, less than $1 to the person. Some people are not able to give this small amount and unless those who are well off give greatly, even give to the point of sacrifice, we cannot hope to reach the goal. A committee of 20 or! more ladies and gentlemen will start the drive tomorrow Raleigh has already raised $15,000 "and will raise $,10,000; Durham has raised $10,000 and will raise at least $30,000; and the subscriptions in Greensboro are EB mm i, will growing' by leaps and bounds. Our pco ice of '1, m,l8t become alive to their manifest duty." ED ROB SPIES CAR Official Announcement is Made That $30,000 in Coin Was Se cured. Chicago, June 20 Offjeial announce ment that a gold and silver coin ship ment stolen from an express car safe last night amounted to nearly $,10,000 was made today by G. M. Curtis, gen eral manager of the western department of the Adams Express company. A package of diamonds was found in check ing up the. contents of the safe. .1. R. Andrews, messenger in charge of the car which was attached to a C. 11. and Quiii cy train, and W. R. Smiley, messenger on another car who was with Andrews at the time, two masked men bound them and robbed the safe, were in custody today. Both men had been questioner! by the police and the express company and re peated the story of the affair without I change, the police say. After the robbery the masked men dropped from the train and disappeared and no trace has been found of them. WANT CHILDREN TO TAKE PART IN THE CHAUTAUQUA PARADE All children of the city who have pa geant costumes or costumes that are unique in any way are asked to meet at the Elm street school Friday after noon at 2 o'clock to take part in tin parade which is to mark the opening of the 1017 chautauqua. The advance rep resentatives of the Swarthmore chau tauqua circuit is spending today, Thurs day and Friday in the, city arranging for the opening of the 1!)17 attractions which promise to eclipse those of any other year. BULGARIA WORRIED OVER THE GREEK PROBLEMS Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, June 19, (Via Paris), Juen 20. The semi-of-ficial Balkan news agency says King Ferdinand of Bulgaria has been un impressed deeply by the, abdication of King Constantine and considers it cer tain former Premier Venielos will take office at the, head of the government and Greece will enter the war against shortly to German headquarters to de mand assistance. Consternation has been caused in Sofia by Constable's abdication. mo MASK IN THZ LNTETJ-I LJ Pabliie the newt u ths t; bu mi mi u U tie tx tt Us fot his BtVSpft. r -DuLJl T T t HIT Many of the Larger Stores of the Country Are Now Taking to High Point Furniture Because) of This Fact Some Interesting Facta About the Furniture Market In Higb Pomt Are Given Why There Is An Increase in Price. During recent months organized ef forts have been taken by the manufa turers of the city to increase the inter est of the furniture dealers in High Point as a fliarket; to get the men who sell house furnishings to visit the city and see the furniture in process of manufacture, and on the floor of the local show rooms, four in number. Not mank weeks ago an appropriation of $5,. OHO was set aside by the manufacturers to start a rather comprehensive adver tising campaign, direct in nature This campaign is beginning to get re suits an average of seven buyers visit the four show rooms seven days each week. Some of these buyers represent a small or medium sized store they own; others represent a chain of big depart ment stores and their purchases, mads in an hour or two, require from seven to ten cars to transport them from the cily The High Point furniture manu facturers by reason of location giving thorn marketing advantages, easy acces sible raw materials and low cost of production, are increasing their business anywhere from 50 to 100 per cent with the cream stores of America's biggest cities. They are doing this, it is claim ed, Wause they are making the right kind of furniture priced right. High Point has long since been rec ognized as .the furniture manufacturing center of the south and one of the two great ones of the United States. The market for the, product .of the many fac tories of the city has been found in all parts xf the country, in all well con ducted furniture stores. Likewise ara samples from the lines manufactured in the local mills shown on the big expo sition floors, notably at the New York and (irand Rapids shows, where tho lo cal products compare favorably with that of the famous factories of Grand Rapids, America's leading furniture manufacturing center. That the High Point fiH-niture compares favorably, in lth quality and finish, with that of t.'rand Rapids has been proved on more than one occasion recently by large deal ers ordering shipments devoid of distin giiisliini; labels and then disposing of Hiuh Point furniture at "nlri,llv n,. Rapids sales. Newspaper cuts supplied by local nianul'actners illustrating their lines, have lsvn used in the advertise ments uf these "Grand Rapids" sales In many parts of the country. Thirty years ago there was one lone factory in this city. Now there are 80, with a wide range in grades and lines, nearly everything being produced to make up a complete stock for a modern store. During the first stages of the industry hereand for many years thereafter -the output was confined to cheap goods, going into one particular section of the south, (irowth, experi ence and changes in public demands have wrought a wonderful change in the quality of High point furniture. Espe cially has the process during the psit two years been astonishing. In the early days artisans from the west and the east were secured to in struct native labor. At present there is a generation of native born workmen turning out as first class work as is to be found anywhere. It will stand crit ical comparison with any made else where in this country. , Statistics from the United States go?, ernment prove beyond the chance of a dispute, that North Carolina naufae tures a larger quantity of furnitnra than any other state in the union. It leads Michigan by 40 per cent Local manufacturer feel, as ona of them aptly Mate ir," ?.at ""tteilu, J m " far distant li.-n North Carol'. 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