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VOLUME XXXIV.
TWICE A WEEK
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1917.
TELEGRAPH SERVICE
NUMBER 31.
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STAGE SET FOR DEPARTURE OF
GOVERNOR HIRAM: JOHNSON
TO NATIONAL CAPITAL
(BY UNITED PRESS)
SACKEMENTO, Cal. Mar. 5. With
'the departure of Hiram Johnson from
the Governor's chair here to don his
Senatorial tosa in Wa' OBagton therG
steps into National ofii SLidom one of
California 's most remar! ' )le men : and
one who has been a na1i:ial figure for
several years. 5
Perhaps no more sig .cant charact
erization of the man uld be given
than the fact that he 1
tage of his years age
ig program of ful
legislation and a tho
ive legislature in this Xncc boss-ridden
state to carry into effect more of the
people 's progressive ideas.
EAT HALF A POUND OF BON BONS
WITH YOUR BREAKFAST SHE
SAYS
res a the heri
.s governor, a
3d progressive
tghly progress-
(BY UNITED PRESS)
LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 5. Eat
chocolate for breakfast; half'a pound
of .them will make you feel better and
put you in cheerier spirits than a re
gular breakfast of bacon and eggs and
grapefruit. That is what Miss Eunice
Hughes' advocates and does. She has
kept it up several months and likes
her early morning box of chocolates
better now than ever. Eat soft choco
lates and start with ice water.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
(By Henry Wood)
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
THANN, Alsace, Feb. 2. By Mail)
Just about the happiest girls in the
Ever since Johnson, a stocky man of world today are the girls of Alsace"
medium height with a sharp staccato I who, years ago, following their first
voice ana a jerkily eloquent torefm- I communion, secretly hid away their
ger ran for vice-president with Theo- white communion veils to be worn a-
dore Roosevelt he has bulked laree in gain in welcoming the French trnnns
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 5. President Wilson in his in- Uhe nation as a progressive who pro- back -to Alsace should that happy e-
, , j.j j i j. u l j. gressed as per progressive schedule. vent ever come
a t s.iitn i nnnann Tnn I w cnTiTinpn tipw riiii'i I i rii til wiiriii it-"i.i-t" iiiii, ;i isii i i
5 J In those nree paragraphs you get Today, these girls m that portion of
Warned the country that the United States may acquire MORE IM- the picture of Johnson as his friends Alsace which has been reoccupied hy
. mT.Tt . . ' j ... see him. He has enemies who paint the French, are supremely happy, be
MEDIATE ASSOCIATION with war than mere armed neutrality. him less agreeablyand acquaintance cause they are girls whose dreams hav
HE sDoke to unite America throuarh spirited action, and voiced who view hlm as a composite of the come true
two; but all factions agree that John-! Some of the younger ones had onlv a
the view that this must be Americanism Steeped in a World Spirit in- son is a "comer" in political affairs, few years in-which to dream and to
stead of the isolated national view of the past. was, aun? f ohnsonvand his atde !V'Jra ?mTt the long Hnes f
I iuwcuu. nic xcpuuncciu caiiuiUit it? I ""v juvvi. emu. yviixlc vciicu gins jailil
His principles for World peace Called for: Limitation Of WOlld Hughes that the decisive California po- women, who welcomed the ; French
- - - "-1 lifiAal t-m-nnos-r: rnorpfl in Vio rpoonf Pron. I trOODS On "their arrival at. TViann in Aurr
11VIQ1VlATlt Art I'll I 1T AfOOT QT11 100 TATIIIl 1 1 1TTT rT Oil HQTIAnfl TAI TV1Q1T1 1 I
mixxu, x xxw .xvwM.wyj exxxxevwxx uxcxxx- idential election. What Johnson, will ust, 1914, there were some who had
tainincr fiAarA An-nnlit.ir nf nil natin-na in all Tna.tt.Ars riorhta a.n1 nriiri- I do m .Washineton remains to be seen, chenslied their s communion veils for
I T A l rtlTrt. ,.n vn
as jonnson aoes not press agent nis uci 'y cax
leges, and the destruction ot armed balance 01 power. That ail the pians. And now that this happy dream has
world should support no oter power than those that consented to When Wilh'am D- stePhens stePs into come tru 7 communion veils
Itne VA11Iorma guoernatonai snoes mat ucmg khu awa. xur auotner
Johnson vacates he will have behind happy dream that promises not to be
him a "legislature so strongly Progress- 80 long in coming. This is the marri
ive that he will probably have little age between Alsacian girls an"
difficulty carrying out the policies in- French Soldiers who have redeemed
augurated by Johnson. their province for France, and alrea'ly
The business of approving or vetoing n the town of Thann alone four of
measures passed by the present session these marriages have taken place, when
of the legislature will fall to Steph- white veils, worn at the first commun
governed". Freedom of the seas equally, and the crushing of any
attempt, within a nation, to organize, or assist, revolution against an
other nation.
(BY UNITED PBESJ3)
CHEERS FOLLOW PRESIDENT was seated before the great marble ros
ALONG PENNSYLVANIA AVE. trum of the Vice-President.
Here, Senator Saulsbury of Delaware
President pro-tempore of the Senate,
administered the oath of office to the
WASHINGTON. March 5 In an i Vice-President.
pen carriage drawn by four horses in 1 As the brief ceremony which induct
true colonial fashion, President Wilson ted her husband into the second highest
at 11 oVlnot i, v. 4-i, - office the nation can aecord. was corn-
iron ta Tr.. ' Ipleted, Mrs. Marshall, from the srallerv return from a triP to the interior to
"v" 1 .. , , . . ... I (lav thA TiTn7.-iUMfn Mitiist.pt nf inniia
-. ! waved a tin v naTidkerrrnpr rinwn to thP j
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BRAZILIAN STATE, ABOUT CALI
FORNIA'S SIZE, A SOLID BED
OF COAL
(BY UNITED PRESS)
RIO de JANERIO, March 6. On his
Pennsylvania Avenue, between massed
lanes of frantic Americans, to the Cap
itol, where, after witnessing the swearing-in
of his second-in-command, Vice
President Marshall, he was to take hi
formal oath of office.
Mrs. Wilson following a precedent
et by Mrs. Taft, rode to the Capiol
"Kith her husband.
The President's carriage was sur
rounded by a personal escort of the 2
cavalry, and was followed by the Vice
President 's carriage, also drawn by "4
Worses, escorted by the famous black
horse troop of the Culver Military
institute of Indiana, Marshall's heme
itate. - . .. ...
A third carriage contained the Pres
ets military aides and inaugural of
fii-ials.
As the small party clattered down the
, flag decked way, storms of cheers fol
lowed him along the historic way. The
President frequently arose and, hat in
hand, acknowledged the acclamation.
V Arriving at the Capitol, President
n.l Mrs. Wilson and Vice President
and Mrs. Marshall were met by a spec
ial committee of Senators and Repre
entatives and escorted to the Presi
dent's Room and the Vice-President's
Soom, both just off the Senate cham-
mediately afterward they proceed
'l under a distinguished escort of Con
gressmen to the Senate Chamber. Mrs.
w"on and Mrs. Marshall were escort
ed to
tl
Vice-President.
tries declared that the state of Minas
The Vice-President then assumed his Geraes about the size of California)
chair as President of the Senate, and in is Poetically one solid bed of coal. Im
.T.iiA j it. ..ii. -j! j roorted bituminous coal Cthe onlv avail-
luxii ituiiniiisLereu me oa.ui oi. nueiiiy i - i Frencn armv
to the t n o. nin i n o Rpnators. T1,ta wpm uie SU1 ls seimig m tins city lur
32 Senators-elect or re-elected to take twent five dollars a ton
the oath
Following the ceremonies in the Sen- States, Senators and Representatives,
ate Chamber, the President followed by Ambassadors and Ministers Plenipoten-
the entire company, proceeded to the tiary of foreign governments, ranking
East Portiee of the Capitol, where the officers of the land and naval forces
final swearing-in of the President was of the United States and members of
to be held. . his cabinet, received the oath from
A vast xpanse of flag-draped stands Chief . Jitstiee White of the Supreme
completely covered the side of the-grfiiat Court
covered the side of the great building. V From the President 's appearance un
Wave after wave of applause swept til the assembled company was seated
the " stands as ,1200 midshipmen from and the Chief Justice rose to adminis
the ..United States v Naval Academy ter the final ceremony, continuous ap-
up the avenue in close formation. Uncle plause swept around the stand. Hun
ion, then to welcome the French sol
diers back to Alsace, were finally worn
for the third and last time at the mar
riage ceremony which symbolized anew
the union of France and Alsace.
The brides 'in these happy events had
the additional pleasure of having the
civil marriage ceremony performed by a
gallant French Captain, who having
lost his right arm in the fighting-to re
deem Thann, now serves as the French
military mayor, whilst the religious ;
ceremony was performed by French j
priests who came in the wake of the
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Entire
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Tragedy
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BRANDS GKBIIAII PLOTTERS
AS VILLAINS
MARSHALL FIFTH VICE- PRESI
DENT TO SUCCEED HIMSELF
(BY UNITED PRESS)
WASHINGTON, March 6. For but
the fifth time in the history of the Uni
ted States, a Vice-President was inau
gurated to succeed himself, when Thos.
W. Marshall, of Indiana, at noon today
subscribed to the oath of office as Pres
ident Wilson 's second in command.
But four other Vice-Presidents have
ever been chosen, for a second term of
office. They were: John Adams, first
Virp-PresidpTit ; fJporfe Clinton, under
Sam's embryo Admirals 400 more of dreds of thousands' of people massed Presidents JefTersoll and Madison, and
who died during his second term; Dan
iel C. Tompkins, under President Mon
roe; and John C. Calhoun, under Presi-
a specially prepared section of
ie Si-nate gallery, to witness the cere-
ony of swearing-in the Vice-President
the noW Senators. Custom forbids
fioor f the Senate to women of all
ranks.
Arriving at the Senate chamber, an
endnnt announced: ''The President
United States."
Prtsident Wilson entered and, pro
e'ilng to the front of the chamber,
Tarboro March 5. '
It is reported that the condition f
Mayor J. P. Keech, who was eerioUVy
wounded Saturday while assisting po
lice officers in making a raid upon te
homo of W. C. Nelson is reported aa We
ing more favorable this morning.
or Keech was shot in the, back, the biMI
going into his right lung. Dr. Hubit
Royster o fRaleigh arrived last ngt
to attend him, but concluded thaf jm
operation at this time would not Im;
advisable, the b.nll 1-cing too near tike
region of the heart. There is danM
of his condition resulting in a hemr-
rhage, blood poison or pneumonia, mm!
this increases the anxiety. IIowwi "
in the event no complications set iu,
there is a hope held out f twr hiwrm9
Policeman-Hanson Gwatncy and Hit
Riggin, who were almost instantly kitt
ed in the raid in which Mayor Kcath
took part, will be buried tomorrow. Ttwr
town bought a plot in the cemetery ml
both bodies will be placed in th Raw;'
grave.
Nelson is still being held in jaM.
There were rumors current to the effect
that a mob was forming for the pur-
London, March 3. The disclosure of
the German plot in America continues
the chief theme in the news and editor
ial columns of the newspapers. The
Westminister Gazette, which brands
the plot as.' 'fantastic villainy," says:
"It has all the clumsiness, all the
malice and shallow cunning of the other
machinations of the same kind that we
disclosed in Egypt, India and Ireland
Clumsy and stupid as. this document is,
there could hardly be more explosive
matter packed into short space, or so
much warning offered in a few words
to Americans of what is at stake for
them in the European war."
Tho Standard says: "The United
States is only experiencing a little of
what Great Britain suffered during a
period of profound peaee. German
agents labored long and assidiously to
foment trouble in India, in South Af
rica, in Persia, in Afghanistan and in
North Africa, while Germany lulled
British opinion into unsuspecting re
pose. ' '
"The wickedness of secret diplo-j Iose of taking Nelson from the jail,
macy," is the moral the Manchester j Nelson said that if he were killed l.y
Guardian draws and which it believed j a mob it would have to bo in jail and
most people will draw, from tho account j nowhere else.
of German intrigues in Mexico.
Bob", Nelson, as he is gencraUy
"President Wilson would seem to j kown, came from Pitt county, and ev-
have drawn k, " the newspaper says, ral years ago was a saloon keeper in
"and we are inclined to think the pub-1 Robersonville, and whilo there had a
lic&tion of the story the most signifi-1 difficulty with a man in Bethel, whom
cant thing that has happened between
neutrals and Germany since the United
States broke off diplomatic relations
with Germany."
them this year than at President Wil- the great plaza, overflowing in to the
son's, first inaugural were in full uni- Capitol grounds in a great surging sea
form, their heavy blue sea coats, brass Gf humanity
buttons and white gloves, presenting a As the President, however, facing dentg John Quincy Adams and Andrew
striking picture. And for sea-fighters, the Chief Justice, repeated the words Jackson and who re9igned to enter the
they found their "land legs'7 very well permitted only to the nation's nignest, genate following his re-election.
as line arter line passed in penect ror- the applause seemeu to uie away, auu Vice-President Marshall, although ov
ulation. - as the first citizen raised his nana in
Coming abreast of the Presidential solemn assent, there was silence among
stand, the middies saluted and received J the thousands.
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from President Wilson a cordial ack- Soon, however, tne crowa Durst mi &g president of the senate during
nowledgement, Mrs.' Wilson, and Cabi-.-leashes of Reserve and as the President 'e gtormy sessions Gf the past Admin
net ladies with her, waved their hand- stepped forward to. deliver his inaugur- istration tne vice President has gained
kerchiefs enthusiastically. : al address his seconane was xorceu thg respect of the upper house, and the
The middies were followed by the to pause to acknowledge tne triDute.
West Point cadet corps 700 strong Following his address, the President,
Ha Thpir his' A!"r Wilson, and the Vice-President
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toric srav pea iacket uniforms, crossed ' and Mrs. Marshall returned up Pennsyl
over the ehest with white straps, and - vania Avenue at a brisk gallop to the
the tall grenadier caps, brought forth ' White House, where they were refresh- president ,s rostrum
enthusiasm. Six: companies of the ed by a light luneheon pet ore entering Foii0wing prayer by the chaplain of
vnnner officers sweot bv President Wil-! the reviewing- stand. I . , Rpnate. the snecial session was call-
nn nlsn greeted them eordiallv. At the President's .departure from , g Saulsbury admin-
Arriving on the Presidential stand; the Capitol, the great. procession start- .gtered the oath. The Senators and
the President, flanked by the justices ed to form and move slowly westward members then adjOUrned to attend the
of the Supreme Court, Governors of . toward me executive administering the Presidential oath.
he shot ami killed.
He is known to be a man that will
stop at nothing, when crossed and he
'even threatened one of the leading citi-
: . zens of Tarboro, which might have
NEW YORK COPS BEGIN STUDY OF nded disastrously had not sheriff Hy
LAW AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ' att intervened, and the matter wan
patched up.
(By United Press)
NEW YORK, March 5. Members
of the New York Police Department to
day began to study law at Columbia,
University. Commissioner Woods made
o cT-.or.?al a rrnn orp mPTlt -With the Colum-
ershadowed by President Wilson, re- whercbv the CItire
ceived today his goodly share of the na- eo . noVlmhn onlv
tion's tribute. By strictest impartial-,. 1s "... 4a ellliinnni fnr hi,.
f-J -.-.w- -r- y
The course will last for sixteen weeks
with one two hour period each week.
Some law has heretofore been taught
at the poliee training school, out of the
idea of an advanced course came from
the polieemen themselves. The law
course will not. be required by the de
partment. It will be entirely optional
with the man himself and must be pur
sued in hours , when he is off duty.
The courses are given with the idea
the Senate, the special session was call- j w training the policemen in the law
as it is- applied to his own particular
duties so he may have a better under
Warm friendship of the men who run
things in Washington.
11:45, the robed justices of the Su
preme Court filed into the Senate, and
took places directly before the Viee-
NclKon is related to a number of peo
ple in this section who are among tfc
best, but this man has been a see
what ostracised member of society for
sometime, as it was suspected he was
illicitly selling liquor. ,
The people generally are sorry for
his wife and five, children, and it ws
this feature of the case, more than any
thing else that prevented the crowd
from taking summary aetion last Satur
day night. "
WASHINGTON, March 6. Govem
ers frcm many states gathered here t
day to consider plans for the establish
ment in Washington of a permaneat
States exposition of state .industries
products.
Endorsement of the plan is expected.
That aetion probably jwrbe followed
by the introduction in the' various state
legislature of bills providing the nee9-
standing. of his job.
fary ajjropriations.