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-" ' - " ' . -"- ' ' -- i -'-5?- - - -.w.--, --- - .' :''v;,.'" ' The CoiMtfiWAi mm .-V VOLUME XXXIV. TWICE A WEEK SCOTLAND NECK, N. Q., TUESDAY, 1JLARCH 13, 1917, TELEGRAPH SERVICE NUMBER 33. ra O Votes A uro. Ill 11 w H M Striclk V9 US News ma Probably Will Not Make WarAgainst The Teutons At Present TO AID ALLIES WITH PREST AGE PEKING March 12. The senate to- j i;iy approved the severance of relations .i ti r. n tt Vxr n vntp n f 1 f52 t.n 37 "Willi VJt'i iiian.T -v ' ' " ; - - - It is expeted that. the government will take action to this end tomorrow. PEKING, China, March, 10 (Delay f(l) Premier Tuan Chi-Kui, aecompan io.l hy the entire cabinet, appeared be fore the house and the senate today and stated that the cabinet and the presi dent had decided that China should sever diplomatic relations with Ger many. The house approved the sever ance of relations by a vote of 431 to 87. The Senate will vote tomorrow. It is expected to support the cabinet. The premier said the cabinet would not make a declaration of war without sub mitting its decision to parliament. WASHINGTON, March 12 Develop ments looking to a severance of rela tions with Germany by Clua were re ported to the state department today by Minister Keinsch, ,ot Peking, with the prediction that a final ruptueJngs anK, or unicago, to stop otr in might be expected at any time. - Japan on his way to China. Mr. Ab- Hardly Ready to Fight bott s going- to the Orient to investi- There is no intimation from - any gate the wisdom of -taking up the ,bal- louree that Chinajis prepared asyet to actually 30m in tnewar agaiiiv Germany, although diplomatic circles BIG CANADIAN LOAN, PAYABLE IN GOLD DOLLARS, TO BE FLOATED NEW YORK, March 12 A hundred million dollars worth of Canadian gov ernment 5 per cent, 20 year bonds, pay able either here or in Montreal in gold dollars, are expected to be offered on the New York market within the next This $100,000,000 loan" willbS third of the kind Canada has offered in the United States since the war be yan. It is understood a fourth loan of the same size may be asked within the next few months. Of the first loan $25, 000,000 and of the second $30,000,000 worth of the bonds were placed in the United States. Canadian bonds always have been popular with United States investors and usually are oversubscrib ed. PHILADELPHIA DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH NEGROES PHILADELPHIA, March 13. More than 2.3,000 negroes have settled in j Philadelphia in the last six months and ', the city government doesn't know ex I actly how to meet the problem of con- j POWER LINES REMOVED AND g-tiou iu their section of the city, j RE-CONNECTED IN SIX HOURS Small flats are housing as many as five j . There was-some' active work going ami six families. The influx is said j on this morning by the electric power to be due to the fact that the negroes ! force, in which they disconnected ev think they will be more cordiallv re- ery store on Main Street, removed the ceived here than in other American 1 cities. COST OF LIVING WAS HIGHER IN j THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY THAN IT IS TODAY 1 (BY UNITED PRESS) SEATTLE, Wash., March 13. A car penter in the fourteenth century receiv ed a wage of only 12 cents a day, a pinst $4.30 today. Yet the cost of liv- was, relatively higher than it is to day. The statement is that of Professor K- . Garrett of the University of ahing;ton, who also recites a list of f,"j I costs taken from the accounts of t,a ! ::Pditures of the Earl of Derby, hit. :- Ki,ig IV of England, as he was r! " -;t to embark in 1390 on a campaign a':1mst the Lithuanians. -V politer in those days, for his " u;iop of 12 cents could buy one lf ,;: 'i of butter, two pounds of cheese', a !"'" d of salt, two nomiflS of flour. sn and a half of eggs, a chicken ;i pound" of rice. A carpenter of to- d l;iV v-ould have to pay $2.60 cents for tills Pijl r f I,-, -a. 4- or,4- Majority 'State here confirm Peking dispatches saying the Entente, led by Japa'n, is urging Peking government o declare war and exchange her large supplies of iron and other war materials for permission to increase her customs dues and posipone ment of her Boxer indemnities.. China already has signified her intention of following the load of -the United States t The appeal by the former president. Dr. Sun Yat Sen, to Premier Lloyd George of England to stop the Allies p from trying to bring China into the war attracted much interest here and provoked discussions of the question s to whether drastic action by the Chin ese government would be supported by the people or would lead to popular uprising. The possible reviving of the Five Power group has been suggested by Japan, it beeame known today, through an invitation by Japanese bankers to Vice-President John J. Abbot, of the Continental & Commercial Trust & Sav- ance oft$20()0,000f thep00,00a,000 I j "t""1 " o bank first option. up his entire daily wage, as it would that of a carpenter of 1390. The later carpenter would still have $1.90 left. So, argues Prof. Garrett, while the worker of today pays more for necessi ties, he gets much more, comparatively, for his labor. So the times are better. In 1390 eggs were nine cents a gross. The earl of Derby paid 30 cents for 300 eggs that today would cost him from $12.50 to $14.00. For 14 pounds of but ter, that would cost him $7, he paid a shilling,. or 25 cents. Rice brought by way: of Venice from the east cost 10 pounds for a shilling. It costs a dollar today. . The single exception to the general rise in prices that has occurred sirioe that time is sugar. In 1390 it .'.ot 36 a pound, and now it retails at 8 cents;. Here are some other prices taken from the- Earl of Derby's accounts: A fine white horse, $25.00; ale 2 to I cents a gallon; best wine, 5 cents a quart, mutton, 65 cents a caTcass; beef, $3.75 to $7.50 a carcass; vinegar, 10 cents a gallon! dates 7 cents a pound.; blankets, 32 cents a yard. wires from the centre of the street to the . new poles on the sidewalk, and connected up each store with new eon- nections, and soldering each joint, all within a half dozen hours. That's some work and Mr. Mills and his men deserve considerable credit for such efficient and rapid work. - Few of the merchants experienced any inconvenience, and no one would have missed the electric linght had the day been as bright as yesterday. Real city activity, this, we think. : " GASOLINE PROBABLY WILL CON- TINUE HIGH THE COMING SUMMER . WASHINGTON, March 13. Con-, gress was too busy with other things to look into, the price of gasoline as ) suggested by Representative Steener-; son's resolution in the House: and in. consequence automobile owners prob-) ably will pay a -good stiff price tor ijem myself" and have had to say m their gas "again this year. Thousands ; eacn vcase: pt is impossible to say. of cars were kept in their garages last , rj.10 eountry needs daddies and hus year because gas was too high; and un- j jjands, and so long as the country needs less a substitute is found or prices go them we must ask the wives and chil down they probably will stay there j dren to jet them off." Organized Labor Favors Universal Military Service iNo ilRICK IN BELLEVUE, Ohio, March 13. Ord ers calling for a strike on the Nickel Plate Railroad has been printed and beeame definitely known today. The strike is called for six o'clock Satur day night. WASHINGTON, March 13: Words emanating from a high diplomatic of ficial states that there will be a general peace move launched within the next four months. PEACE MOVE LAUNCHED WITHIN FOUR MONTHS (BY "UNITED PEESS) WASHINGTON, March 13. Organi zed labor hag virtually declared for universal-military service, President Gomp ers stated, and emphasized his state ment by exhibiting a pamphlet that was issued, to this effect at the close of the last laborcouncil-here. WASHINGTON, March 13. Secret instructions to American gunners re garding defenee of American merehant- men has been approved and orders is-j sued "when needed. " . 4 THE QUESTION IS, "WHO IS HERE NOW TO PROSECUTE THE SPY DR. GRAVES?" WASHINGTON, March 12. This is the day set by the court for Count von Bernstorff to appear and prosecute Dr. Armgaard Carl Graves, the self-styled j years ago today Chief Justice White re " International Spy" for his alleged j ceived his appointment to the Supreme attempt to blackmail the Countess upon her arrival here from Europe several months ago. But the Bernstorff 's de parted when German-American rela tions were broken, as did all the at taches of the embassy who might have testified against Graves. INFANTILE PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC IN SOUTH AMERICA SANTIAGO, Chile, March 13 A good deal of Infantile paralysis having been reported in South America lately, Chile has established special inspection" corps at Arica, Punta Arenas, Uspallata and the Andean passes. In spite of all in precautions there has been some Chil- j among the Canadians who read up dur ean cases of the disease. in th-e dark hours and reserve the day- I light to visit the places Dickens wrote TRIED FOR MURDER WHILE IN PRISON, ACQUITTED, LEAVES CELL TODAY OSSINING, N. Y., March 12. Tried and acquitted on a murder charge while he was serving a 2 year sentence in Sing Sing for grand larceny, Irving Wechsler, alias. "Waxey Gordon" walked out of his cell and away today, free. Weschler, charged with the" murder of Fred Strauss, a court clerk in New j York, was tried a few weeks ago. His ijial occupied 77 days and cost the city : $70,000. One juror lost $9,000 and an- other $5,000 because of the jury ser vice. ""Weschler used to be a lieuten ant of the Dopey Benny Fein gang of ' professional strong arm men, strike breakers THE HUMAN SIDE OF SIR JOHN JELLICOE (By United Press) LONDON, March 12. There are oth- ' er gideg to gir John Jellicoe First Lord i of th(? -Atimirality besides his fighting !side. "I have had manv touching letters llum :-, - said y.bk, the other day. The little ones -When' will you let Daddy come home?" "I have answered a great many of clay EVENT OF WAR WASHINGTON, March 13. Presi dent Wilson has been informed" by the brotherhoods that incase of war there will be no. strike called, though they made no promises not to strike now. A letter to the president does not mention any strike order in the event of Thursday's meeting with -the rail road managers being unsuccessful. . The Board of Mediation has met with the view to a final effort to agreement. NAVAL OFFICER TURNS CARPEN TER AND MAKES 13 ROOMS (BY UNITED PRESS) WASHINGTON, March 13. As a na val officer Lieut. Byron McCandless, to Secretary Daniels, is a carpenter ex traordinary. And, as a result, the Navy Department is today thirteen rooms the richer. i When McCandless was told that the thirteen rooms on the fourth floor of the State, War and Navy Building were available but funds for a carpen- ter were not, the versatile lieutenant ojtonejpa wini iwo raaio experxs, put tnc rooms in shape. . -r hrbiip CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE CELE BRATES 23 ANNIVERSARY OF HIS APPOINTMENT TODAY WASHINGTON, March 12. Just 23 uourt or rno united totates. 111s ap pointment was a compromise on a fight over two Cleveland appointees who were not wanted by the Senate. Jus tice White is in excellent health and spirits despite his long service and ad vanced years. He was United States Senator from Louisiana when appoint ed. ANTIQUATED SETS OF DICKENS SELL FAST IN LONDON ' LONDON, March 13. London 's anti Zeppelin darkness has put the booksel ler on "easy street". Antiquated sets ! of Dickens and others find a ready sale ; about. Novels of all kinds are also good sellers i-oexry 13 popular, rogeuier j . i a a 1 : with detective stories, especially feher lock Holmes. MRS. MARGARET SANGER RE LEASED FROM BLACKWELL'S ISLAND TODAY NEWYORK, Mar. 12. Having serv ed the thirty days- to which' she was sentenced for disseminating birth con trol information in New York City, Mrs. Margaret Sanger, national leader of birth control movement, was releas ed today. '. Mrs. Sanger unlike her sister Mrs. Ethel Byrne, did not hunger strike in the prison at . Blackwell 's Island. She served ner time quietly and made the best of her opportunity to study pris on conditions. - "I have gathered a great deal of ma terial which I shall use in my future writings, ' ' said Mrs. Sanger today, ; "but I did not break any of the prison'; rules nor attempt to do anything out of j the ordinary that would make me- trou- ble. j "I was sent to prison unjustly, but many persons have ITad the same thing ;harpen to-them. I shall continue my. , an(la work' just the j as I was doing it before my ar- rest. CHICAGO, March 12. Mary Peska wed James Tourek for convenience, served 14 years under the yoke uncom plainingly and now, weary of the job,; asks a divorce, according to her now statement in court here today. State Board of Pardons Should Have Been Created by Legislature ANTI-SALOON LOSE IN G CAST r RALEIGH, March 13. One sin of ' omission for which the recent legisla- been conspicious instances of such near ture is answerable consists of its fail- j graft. Clerks who hold well paid r ure to Create a State Board of Pardons, j gular jobs in public offices and draw It should have been done years and ' annual salaries " hogging'' legislative years ago ana until tnat duty is attend- r i i 1 1 j tu iu me puuue anu press wm continue 1 to unfavorably criticise many actions of the one man who now is invested alone "with the power. For that reason, if there were no other, the Governor should he a warm advocate of the change, yet the subject was not even mentioned. An addition al reason for the change is found in the great proportion of the time the Chief Executive taken up in the consideration and disposal of the numerous applica tions for executive clemency and till another and more potent argument in favor of a pardon board is the self evi dent fact that no one person ought to be vested with this authority and pow er to the exclusion of all the rest of the world. Iam prompted to make this reference to the subject at this time because of the criticism, made public - ixi .;; some of I the. daily,- papers, ;f .Gy.Bickett ac- county convict guard, convicted bya jury of cruelly and inhumanely whip ping a convict and sentenced by Judge Bond to a year's imprisonment jail, and who gets off with a $25.00 fine by the Governor's "commutation." The recent exposure of wholesale cruelties by this very class of men, revealed through the legislative investigation committee, left the. public in no mood for "clemency" to such culprits so soon. " As I have just stated, the subject of a board of pardons was not mention ed during the session of the legislature just adjourned, either in-the Governors messages to that body or by the- law makers of their own iniatiative, which is strange, for there has been consider able discussion of the question in pro ceeding years. Gov. Craig pardoned several men who were proven to be innocent of the crimes of which they were convicted and already Gov. Bickett (in office on ly two months) has pardoned at least one innocent man. Thus it is seen how important it is that applications, how ever numerous, should ahvavs I.e. r-nm- I 1 , r ,i I much of the time of the governor that I ought to be devoted to other matters, i I have no word of censure for any.1 governor who is disposed to be merciful , I commend him for it, and I hope Ave will never elevate to that office a heart-; less tmd unmerciful man. j I take no stock in the attacks on any , governor's "sentimentality" or kind-1 heartedness and merciful disposition knowing full well that if those virtues were exnelled some of their critics might be petitioning for pardon some day in future but the action of Gov. Bickett in the case under consideration was certainly ill-timed," in the public j dltions which obtineti and the resujt mind if no unjustified bv the whole evi- j whieh followed, is rell know to those dence. If the commutation of Minch- j members c the anti-saloon. league com er's sentence (not a day of which Has ttee on legislation as well as others, he vet served) been made before the j wfao ?ani bcre in the interest of the 6 legislature adjourned, there might- have been a Board of Pardons by this time, j Let us hope the law-makers will be a live to the subject next time. - i Double Barrel Office Holders According to the terms of a measure-' whieh Senator Person of. Franklin got! through the legislature, the State Ref-j erence Librarian is charged with the j dutv of issuing a "blue-book" to the! end that the men and women carried' ...... . . , on tne fctate s pav-rou mav ue rnaae l, J "v Ul 11 ' 1 111'. CUiUl ' C4. X I . ' ' J , them. Senator Person thinks and so do a lot - 0f others, that there i3 and has long been, too much double-barrel ofSee hold- tate Capitol ing. For years and vears there hare clerkships and other salary-drawing jobs Kas been a common practice -and much of that sort of thing that does not appear on the surface is not allowed to reach the public. Other men and women, some who come here from othar sections of the State for the purpose of securing some of these places, are turned down although they are equal ly well fitted and often more deserving (especially from a political standpoint) then those who grab the rako-f through the pull of some higher up f ficals. If Mr. Librarian Wilson carries ot the intent of the Person blue-book lw and closely scans the paid warrants mn the State treasury, the volume will fur nish some interesting reading. The legislative halls and offices are this week in the hands of the clean-up . - squad of tho capitol. Chief Clerk Las- V siter of the House lias returned to his " 1 home; -and; priva&e- v business,' - at L-' Senate has gone to Statesville to resume ' his regular work in the office of the Col lector of Internal Revenue. Some of the Raleigh employees of tho General Assembly are back at their regular work on Easy Street: The "Fuke bill artist" remains incognito. Keeping History Straight Supt. R. L. Davis of the Anti-Saloon League is out in a ftatoment in which he criticises the friends of prohibition in the legislature for lethargy and charges up to their inactivity and lack of interest, coupled with the opposition of Speaker Walter Murphy, the fail urn of the several additional prohibitive laws which his organization presented for passage, including the ' '.ouster " bill and that to create the office of pro hibition commissioner. There are a number of ardent tem perance men in the present legislature If they did not urge the adoption of the anti-saloon league program as ear nestly as that organization thinks they should have done, what was the reason. The statement of "brother" Davis is hardly fair to them. Sometimes a project of even a great cause is rendered unpopular by bad management and unwise lines of pro cedure on the part of those directing it. Personally I do not share in a wide spread "prejuidice' that has existed for some time against certain gentle men connected with this class of legis lation (for alleged reasons which i3 not necessary to detail hero) and which ! during the recent session of the General Assembly directed much of its, effect ! 3i j erit of tho anti-saloon league Bat that ! i ,u1 cxist aml was aitor iu tho cou Mite that failed to go. through. By the way, is it not about time the temper ance people changed the name of their organization? AMELIA FIVE'S "EGERIA UN- VEILED" In the April issue of the Cosmopoli tan there appears a vry remarkable . , . , A -r- .n . n)r;n-,,. short storv bv Amelia iue (innce- , ' " . , , i . t- Troubetzkov) entitled "Egena I. nveil- dals vitn the love ht years affair of a man. who for was content to worship from a distance i . the woman he loved, b-ause she wan : the wife of another. this year too.
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