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RAILROAD SYSTEMS IS ASSURED
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' ;. . Ak WASHINGTON, D. C.Dec.' 28. -
Thie prpclsLiiiationof, President Wilson jDf -;th and op-
eratipn of ttieV railroads of tHe country 'ibecanies effective today at
' :, " 12 o'clock, and Secre tary of the s, Treasuryv Mc Ad ob. is appointed as
vi i f v tiirector-generauot Taiiroaasreiaining nis position in tne i reasury
. ; Department. v -, , . -? . , , ,
f Every railroad engaged in general transportation j with its ap-yjurtenAnte,;.w
SiSKelesideiit': amiottnce&thawlie
, ommendv -legislation that, "will .guaranteee pre-war earnings and
paintenance. of railroad properties in normal condition . . , ' ; : J
TheJjveH
j assure a demand .on . the stock market. "O , ' v., ' , 7
.; - The: action of the President in taking over the-rrailroadsw
4 through the Secret aryof OT
:'";Sr9priion Act, ' N ; . : . , ''-;V,.r V '
The present officials4 will retain their positions-ah will continue
actual operation ' vender the supervision of Secretary McAdoo and
- . the Railroads War Board; The ;effectof the goyernment operation
: will be a coplete' unification of all railroad systems, which ;was im-
possiDie unaer private operaxion oy reasun 01 statutes promomng
-")":: pooling'
; - 'Congress w,ill bo ask'ed by the President to guarantee earnings
. : :7:oh a basis of the (average net operating income of each railroad in
i 1, the three years endingJune 30, 1917. Railroad experts estimate it
next year. : , x
... -v 1 T i r - j. ii ii - -"r " .- -- -- - - 1- - - -1 - i r
c.rnployefS on ; 1 rial , . Jni Increase l,51in
1? jyftel'di'WlS ' ot marriairBa Derfoimed - iir the Prot-
dfted aT a res ult af :aWriruffirJ'iti titt
Drwer,6ii April 4 SUtsr. Tbe iVrosecu-r
:ktU-.-U'. told, jufylttbii theTfiiirt fewa
iiianutacturingfifni? rvtrsJor;ve
Iiissia, govern'rpen'tri Tbe "defeadauts
apo-fehargedJi fyi tb : jerl m mai; eajl ss nV ft
in not. guard in'g galnst J'H ction whrch ; ; it .is estimated that ;,the ' war marr
st;.EpisciEdS
? said to; be du6 - mainly i to C the :; rush
: OI emistei, ; men .-iou geLt-mariieu .. inr
fore, going to War; - is : shown . in the
-annual report bf:.the"church7
ilic in; New Ybrkl Gity. iiMX.iy 0
.p.5.l.i;presiaiug:iituui
"ant Episcopal v church ? is sending 'but
a hurry 'call v for ;candidatesto
nlinistry: .The numbet has f alleQ ; con
siderably .below . normal since the w
c i used the Mare-upi;- his is s.aid h
tbe llrsts ti rue in Tth is -Stat 6 inhere V
oppositirf, to' tht; iTifasre wascen i
5erf'flrjre,yiipin this, feature.
hrfelade sbnewhat, genra ,
ployers:5 have beenf irireil with inaifif
sfabghter inline deathfof "air e-n ploy :
-TOladelphiarDe
ltckavvHnhaiHn
rs ay has declared a tH videbitbf 40 v r
cwnt; -- Sii montbaurb th
made- an: Jfefa dtstributdnof5pyi
o ri r " AiTV ltd": ?Qn "7rtA ' na ni fo-ft-i
pon wbieh the regular idiytdend is lb
cent
upon
per cent
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U Oly mpiai ish;V 0QL2?tIte Stat
lndustriai'.Qtnmi' a :
fine!ofv $962.50 ligai Us vFvG.?V'PPtipjp?li.'
s aw m i 1 1 irnan , ; near r Th o rp.; Th ri ,'.'
was levied becaiis
to anjFll-year-bW
riages already exceed filty;. thousand.
The: patriotism' pfjthe girls is , tertain
Jyv-nojonlcwane;
def ; and ? assault have' shown mar ged
; m'ceojinty oritysjnce3
Tinited States 'enteredti war, ac-
the police commissioner.' -
At MalonJVlb Marshal . R. S,. St.
XiiairJisXdea
Wissman of Havana, I1L, , is saidto
be rdyng, as the result.; of a 1 demon-,
stration which"; fQllbwe''d - ajleged "dis
loyal remarks by.Wissinan.; xvts
; Speaking bef bi-e;- the' bn,yentionv of
county, chairmen iind wenibers bf ; the
wbuhl e difflonlt bf anplifalibn Tt has
been aiaireeal)lesirpjspv;litv fvet, in . . -
afaarn'g.tletgtilA.ti6n V-
nieiludf.of apply ingth lKt to concrete ' ! "
Wst-s.cbjiild be; devised v hit;b are 'cbm-iy.. '"
piilivVtKinrp i
i !W i -' ; ;rv' ' :ii ' .H. -j- -4: t . :.
j i. ami en lcn'ated surely t asonri ni n ' -svb;M
be-Jaiinieiidy.'-sriHU :
''eui'''rrini;-.eb-;alten UtrpheanM ; i ,
j?i rism r o ed ; bjp the; Southern Bell
eiifib'ltiignerVw
..vvi-rk'.ii rfoYi h tfj ji ha ve s i ri ce fo r mw$?ll. "
a niiVoi n d affiiated with the Brbif V ; ; ;
erhod , orEle r Workers.- LbcalV
trade bnionisiV-afe 'assisting .lhb" girls.
to advrrt isH tei mi 1 b vi -me btii b0ktMWM
e a
BbOSt fvli'!ftfe
5:
cut olf by a saw in Portrafitatii- i
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OUR ADVERTISERS
advertisers-f vilC;-yt: ""AV.i"?i.;7 v
-yj. 't. NEW YORK, Dec. ;27.--In aj public statement, Henry D. .Sayer,
3SWte' Indus
' in this State, anl say3 that ;the question.is not so much
one4 of ; -labor shortage as it is one of poor distribution." :
t ' .'heirel't'plenty,tOf l
f V.' ' tinues, but the labor "does not happen to
-jy. -eb in tne places it is mosnneeaeu,, auo
: ; r ? . fundamental "difflc is one
of method of awarding' contracts. It
social intercourse, between officers and
mejbtlthejaf in
I wrote Vice'Pfesidents Marshal that dis
' tininria ?: or Tn
state committee - of : Georgia ' who had
gathered Ito discuss the campaign, re; no , '0 ladlaf solely
cently inaugurated .aU over., thd cpunili-iKe t mbrest of militar; discinline.
;toiv:salof
larsV, worth ; of , war higi ' r
Frank A. Vanderhp, New, York Jbank- moral 'stajidard in 'the'imy.f.y'V
er, ; l0iu ms neurx Sum uxjr Thr0UKh; a ; l0ug series, bf telegrams :
in ; Atlanta t AKn Wr X.hptwPm'T-th aV; ti ntnrinua 7 -
cold facts abbut the war
i : should be tb e efifort to dtstri bute con-
tracts according to the - labor market
rnthnr than to redistribute labor acbord-
lZ v ing to the ability; of bbn tractors to get
v ' fat . contracts. - t .
: " vV tThe practice of advertising for more
S E work men than are n eeded is vicious in
WM'Mifrei extreme f abd f inf times, like these
v A Cshould not be tolerated. , The time and
the productive labor lost through bun
:1 " : dreis bf men applying daily ipr jobs in
if? " ..- V - : ,'iii t .-:'.-iAinAnA- n Minlv ail trdrtietti tr-. IB HUM TP.A
; .-'V ' : On thb s ubiect of the lie m nloyment of
-r . V'iSwnmAni says: " .
, v l". , either the beedy workiug woman.
i r' -X o ith womjen who wbrk for low pay.be-,
,;v x va'W cause t oi xnBf npyeuu j" i
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; r toey arbperformi
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THE COAL SITUATION
BAD IN ASHEVILLE
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Pathetic . Pictures Presented by the
nicipalfWopd Yard, :
"r Special to Tpe Record
' ASHEVILLE-, N. C., Deo 28.' If the
peoplg'of lAshjBville "were slow to real
ize 'the .existence of the i. war, the fact
has at last been driven home in a man
ner calculatedto chase all, doubt away;
A. visit to the city 'hall any hour1 in the
day will J bon vinceri Ahe mostrsk ep ileal
that , there is i ndeed a " wa-, and,, that
Sherman f k new , al r; a bout t he m atter
when he coolly stated war is helU voni
triiRsiouepf Safety p.i Hiden Jtainsey,
wbb is also i fuel Jadm i nistrato r,' has as
so med control of t
and it is now. necessary to secure an or
der; ; or permit, from ; hirn i before one
can purchase thevbhi H'Chaser. People
Read ; the" aUraHive sdr;;bf lkn &
Kendrick on the 2d page.
v Sellers' New Cash Grocery has an. a t-
tractive ad.'on the 6th paj. .
' miJ:. ' y '.-. fr V -s-i ' i' it ,i.'v-i-''if kV-Ti -
''. .V-w'j-.i --': ". - ;-V-5V''.:f:--;.?:'Vri"!!.-
See the attracti y a ad .of C.I) Gilbert,
on the 6th page.; rTurkeys, eggs? chick
ens and everything good tbeat , ;
:y, , 17,-$
:- Plates, 108 Market "street, livclosing
out a few coats and su i ts 1 ef t'f rbm . tnei r
Christmas stoc k. See ad. ' an ? the 6t hj
page. s,-t; y---WW m
Store specializes ip R)inuaht and Left
over ; bargains ; t b4 sT weekl See ad;' on
8st -pagef 4
chargingcon?piracy againstt -
ed States" in the United States district rot : 'e9o f ,-ro : ei,.,,! Wn
TOUrt,at I)efro,4MwA ' - ;;
. Ptour 'of the. flVfVmIndicted witliactivitiek6f t certain. : Lain:Americj I w
bertJCv KalschmfCt'onchaxg
spiracy against the .United States were: Unless the Soldiers; vote : on the"
xu uuu ? & uiity . . xii ; u - " nous j. ironiswflicn nas uoi. yei ueen t;
court at Detroit, Mich: t v : ' j counted,' btfsets Nthe; vote' in Australia C
' Three cadets of the " Royal Flying , the gey tvnment's conscription scheme V
corps were killed- at Fort Worth,; Tex-r has been defeated jn a referendum by . w
as, whbn two airplanes collided and 1 a majority of about 150,000. ':
uc uuitt,;; VJ4 iuj - iu i caucus v
T: r . ;i? v.i; ::;4;tionaryrorce:;-wiii:; iiqt'ets-ri Wexpr,"
atrArcadiaila-mprpgressingif
;jaccordingjp-thbgb
of the, sigiial xorpswho are pleas j through some unknown , circumstance-' : .
cfowd lthe commissibner's .room and
stand in line, reaching the coveted place
besidjB the commissioner's desk in. turn;
On e' is , fprci bly t rem i nded bf th ebread
lines of former days,! only it didn't take
jas long Ito break,J .a;piece ;of brbad and
hand.it out1 as it takes the commissioner
and his assistants V to ask , the necessary
r questions and . fill i the blanks required
Beerys I )'e pa r i m e 1 1 1 - S to re e x ten d s x-
3rreSsrotibrabprbeiaji
artUuie public tor past fivvtirs and wishes
for all a happyriew ''yeaiiV;
:,V,:i:i'.,v:y" ; ii-.. ' J7Hf.'t: t. .W.Vf-v;Ti'V;;.:Vp.; i5. ' icV-'r'X-fl
! Seud .yur clothes t'o VUmington
L iuaa ry wi ey : w asn J); every in i n g ,! iu
the baby ana etu run very t lug p rom p
ly hut the dirt. .Phone 29. " --
VVllliam Otersen advi rtses his enU . e,
su k; b LadfeN
Shoes at . reduced 'prices as-sp
"V.V-u; '-i. i
sii 1 4 :.- ' when the labor, of women Jn industry
f.f Jy ; ' tv ;;rp'ut'l uaedXon . ainucb -'larger 5 seale
t'- w tasseetion. that no women should be sub-
1 P-$ ' - r: V stituted for ia -man Tin; an industril pro
' ' cess so long as tnefe is available male
I OT-.lLCheto
young men uiaeK. auu w uuu,:aru iu ue
.- . Tl- . r -v'-", 7'-' . v , - : - -' - ;
line as also are women; some with ba
jbies in their arms, all . taking; a forward
step as .t he i uc k y man o r ; worn an se
cures the prize-from the commissioner's
band. Ifthey ? grow" tired standing in
lineV tb oughts of x tbeV little fellows at
borne with nb, fireV lends ; the needed
strength to remain in line an tit te lit
tllpiWce'of writing is secured which
mean mure mau iUciu o.i' .
p'er."
Wrt will Ha vprV sh'brt-sisrhted if we
I, paid women; There is nopatriotispi Jp
' - ; V . that kind of shop;managementK and it
7'X' ' . contains the seeds of tndustylal unrest
i'i-Kf ,:::, - ';: ;
y "I if-- 5 : ;v ; Austin, -x ex,, uec. .rijy.r'aineuuius .
- ? A' 't'the Texas -compensatioV;jaw tne ; Stab
iVa-t ym Kr--:ri n-.-z t?.-,. -J
; 0; I; legislature hasivenless protection: to
' workers, than formerly, according to
- ,iAn order of those Norfolk, by sters;,as
'S'j.--.. t'tii'i .- .,-1 . ', . ' ; ..- - ' ; -'s--..- ..-.-- v , . :
sg rveu u at ' . in e ; v-oas x,, . ii n e . v-;ai e s w u i.
;plM,iencent 4 b progrsi ve, grpt
cer, s Ugges tlf tht!yotist ar ib ti ew
year jright and;tajde, with him. -He lias
snecial ? brices for-n'ex t Sattirda v w i tb
two f ships which ;v7ere ' carrying; the ', ; "
camp lias": started "Arcadia,; Fla., ; has j states so- latel that? ii ;,was impossible, "
,beenltaxed!tbtheu
ca cf tJie wbrkmei and Punta Gorda. The turkeys alrWdy ln the army : zone
10 mnes away; ua-o ccix munu vpm. wert? leit. pv.er irom ;iuansiagiyag?,as v
t That the ,Tampa,t' Fla.; companies ar - was the ;irincemeat which -had been .
' Macon, Ga-i" arelnbt equipped : wth delayed, j This; supply wiir gd a ex- :
:helmete,wTistle
ersiandwill. appreciate efforts bf the , X: : " : : " .
1
iRedrosslbcietyiiW
'telateCintie
How an : organitatibn . fbrmed v: P ranV teleWarjs !whichheV declared con-X
pront .irom gampimgvtricirea unicago tairied evidence th-t Americans were
ministers ;int6 helping ; to ' accomplish : helping; General ICaledineSi the leader :
its.enda v;as told Tom Costello, under of the rj0n Cossabksv '
crbss-exammaUonf itt
satumaviajm?Mouaay;ee aaon joint
page. ' . :'VJ charged .with exacting , money from, . in ; dignity;; and : pride, and the allied
5fSl -The' "organic.- Theentonfe
ons , are reported
iation was f ormei; tb. .control g:bsingf or nbth"e
Jtjlingiantotexact; profltsrrpmnign-italians.;
rents.p-g activity; on all' fronts is; .way
sjboial'i priced
pleuty of sugar. ,.'-7 '-X f fields,, has-been adjusted,, it. was Van- The fighting' in France! knd Be,gium : . -
please the most eaet i n g.r ..The are (r Jed
inKorfolk sty le and are ;fit for a;kiugr
the finest served in 'the. cUy;S;
-
llugusta Ga. ;;;Dec.27.Tbe: city
council has raised wages 10 per cent for
the police, fire,: streets! and scavenger
ttvwi yri-klift ""i
f ' Our; pennies are mobilized-to wage
:war without quarterv " "JilifeS'
r " ,x . . - . A-i-it
, v Whale.- on toast has - made ; Its ap
pearance. Some toast it must be! :
" SufTerna longer with AsthtbajCiiaarrh;
Klieumaism, jraraiysis, - ivjaneyan".
Bladder trouble, Venereal-:nnd Femalb
diseases. H Use Nielsen's 'Eel Oil-.fof.all
pain;' ' For sure cure,' consult'. Dr. A.C;
Nielsen. 109 1-2 Dock St. r X"T :; -
Witbv the : axe which r her son-rtJ. - O.
ushudtbTkill hisfllear-oIdVsbn
;MSHflBiishf;72;; yearsOldstbw
hejfetferwle;ii
bbnf essing? to "the coroner, - said she
was ! compelled -to ' witness; thbmur
nature of; cutnost
ccmmission."3 The gull :coast-oa neia j ehebunters and ; bbmbardments, r V
- Reinforced . Vy . British : and . French
tbps tan I neTvlyJ
denartinf ut; the "Italians ; now are pre- .
Spared yibeli,! and; atdemeev-t
eiy;incliij o5 grbund;
;Manshiatak
assist j in dispbsing of the dismember- j ? A; dispatch - to Amsterdam from the -'ed;body.;She;.became
so enraged Gehban
Ihersbo&iati says ItjSf learned from Dutch brli: v
and killed him 'with the ax, and then men that an -explosion ; occurred in
dispeaofihisjbody hb vhad . dis-1 the electric power staticn at the Krupp
pbsed t)fHis rsbn's. ; , : " . '. -v- plant in Essen,;. owing to ahort cir
cuit ; .The building is reported to have
been seriously damaged. 1 ,
lEmperoWilliam; has informed hia
government khc.t he contemplates e
j.; .jf .t 'Syt
Vashiniton.
7 ' In response to a senate resolution
asking .whether there are war depart-
ifMi'iBPM': Labor
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