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.A 'K :V.,. WEATHER FORECAST. , Unsettled tonight and Friday with probabiy rajn. Warmer, tonight. Gentle to moderate soutK winds.. 111 -sr 11-, 'c. 1 1 s 4.- . ' . i!t EUITIO LARGEST CIRCULATipN; m WJLMWGTCri;. VOL. XXII. N6355. 7 Woman WilTeyd7e:Priie E IS PLEDGED 4 iliii! H r 1 v.1 - i n 1E S NEEDED GOOD OF C. Tom Lawsonand Representa tives Woods and Gardner to be First Witnesses. BOSTONIAN SUMMONED . TODAY BY TELEGRAPH. Administration's Policy of Ab solute Secrecy in Regard to International Situation Will Continue. A READY IU 5IINI fHUHC. Washington, Jan. jtudiic t hearings on Representative 'i Wood's "leak" charges in connec- . . . . . Y . Cft 4 tion with n-esiaent ,wuson s p v peace note will begin tomorrow fr before the House Rules Commit- j tee. Thomas Lawson, of Boston, 't 4 Representative Wood and Rep- i 4 resentative Gardner will 1"? the j 4' first witnesses called 'i- has been subpoenaed Lav? -on' 1 1 by - tele- graph. . fter the Entente reply to Pres- dent Wilson's peacd note negotia- 4- tions will not be dropped, but , 4 President Wilson will make .at ! 4 least one more move, it became 1 s-' uennueiy kiiowu iuuay 1 r- j. i 1 - A. J3.- Washington, Jan. 4. The adminis trations policy of absolute secrecy,- which curtains the peace move as far; Nearly 250. bills have been introduced as the United States is concerned, re- j and more than 10JD reported faf drably . mains unreiaxed. This does not alter! Three dozen were ' passed ionitnird well defined thoughts that important treading andnwo dozen on second read- developments have transpired. inS today. Representatiye Gfatit, of . v f New Hanover, offered - several looal Although officials are' silent' oveKre-jxneasuresv - ry ports that Ambassador Gerard -has' re-1 All expensee incident to inaugura ported on the gGerman peace terms,; 'tion of Governor Bickett have been there is talk about the capital tnat ne has done so. . " " . Officials also refuse to comment on the statement that the Entente re ply will be in the hands of the Presi dent two days before it is made pub- de Col. Edward House, who has advis-j'If ed closely with President Wilson on peace terms, conferred with the Pres ident at length today. Definite arrangements for publica tion have not been announced. Pres ident Wilson's attitude is described as being certain that some Tenefit will, result from the negotiations. Senator Lodge in completing nis argument against Senator Hitchcock's resolution to endorse the! President's note declared its adoption j migit precaiPttaTeP Congressnto 7he ! Endorsement of President Wil midst of the negotiations of which s son s Epistle is Once More ' they knew nothing. Senator Lewis, Democrat, began a defense of the resolution contending that it did not involve the nation in the situation. Senator Lewis argued that endorse ment of the note would merely ap prove the action of the President and not the contents of the-note: ( President Wilson'sope of ultimate- success in his peace negotia tions lies in his suggestion for main- i?.mins negotiations in the future. Friends of the President declare ffMir-rally that he is not' affected - by charges of a "leak".. It is also statedj that the President has no intention of, asking Col. House to go to Europe! in tne interest of peace negotiations. The negotiations were described to day as being of a , highly confidential character. Cook County Has 6,323 Un natural Deaths During Past Year 591 Suicides. . I I I II - i Chicago, Jan. 4. A homicide alJ most everv nv war nnmniftted ' in ook County in 1916, according to the annual report of Dr. Peter Hoffman, coroner, made public here today. The report showed that in the year there were 312 homicides, 591 ' suicides, -'fi Persons, killed by automobiles, 328 bv railroad trains,-133 by, street cars nd J92 burned Qj. scalded to death. There were 6,323 deaths- reported;- 7 ' 312 HOMICIDES. REPORTS CHICAGO I i For This Reason Some Tar Heel Militiamen Decline ' Attend Inauguration. GENERAL ASSEMBLY GETS DOWN TO WORK. Vital Senate Committees Nam ed Flood of Local Bills Grant Presents Several. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 4. Senator ,Holderness at the head of the power- (ful Appropriations Committee of the j SenateJ Gray directing the Finance "cmmittee. Scales heading the Judi- ciary Committee in-the. Senate,-and Harry Grier engineering the House's Constitutional Amendment 'Commit- ,tee have the two bodies in fine work .ing shape today. Speaker Murphy has not selected his Appropriation or Finance Com mittee. '' This rwill be done Friday. Perhaps for, the present7 the body will work fiercely on local legislation. ordered paid, but this afternoon Gov ernor Craig found it necessary to call a special meeting of Council to act up on the declination of the soldiers to attend. They object because they de- Mora Vt tt wara n "if- noiH afvf;Vi iti t , A I w lie 11 mey weiiL 10 vv niumgiuii iui the street car strike the past summer. the gtate orders them to the inaugu- ration it must defray their expenses. Both houses are holding an after noon session. SENATE DEBATES ON PEACE NOTE a Subject of Debate. Washington, Jan. 4. Endorsement of President Wilson's peace note was again a subject of debate in - the Sen ate today - Senator" Lodge ,jwas ready iof con tinue his objections to the endorse ment of the note on the grounds that it had come to be considered as tim ed to aid the German proposal, caused partially bV the statement of . the German Ambassador Count yon Bern- fstorff praising it Senator Gallagher's resolution sub stituting the endorsement was amend ed by Senator Hitchcock's resolution asking the Senate to endorse for peace. .., 1 Activity of 'Frisco Police Nar- rows Lown to 1 rial or man Seen In Taxi. v Philad eiphia, Pa., Jan. 4 The ac tivity o fthe police" department "in trying to solveUe mysterious murder of Maizie Colbert, artist . model, "has suddenly . narrowed : down s to 1 the search for .one man. Survillance has not been " lifted from other persons suspected, nowever. Through the revelations. of two wo men, who declare they saw a young man drive up to the girl's home inj a taxi just before he! was found dead, the police are searchmg for a young man of his description.: -t - v , ' : Excellent deipUohs- aresaidttp haye been; given by the two wotaefi, which has .been V furnished the; au torities in .other cities. . ' , j ' r- -,Vr xYoung Miss America , is going to carry the historyof her country in hef dress. Just as the: wise men. f geology can take a handful of rocks and calculate the age of a part of the earth so the learned may, in the near future, see the stages of American development in milady'-s frock design. For the Americanidea in textile decorative art:as heen born. It was created by a woman. Under the spur of a prize offered by the representatives of ftheTmakers of women's clothes the new order has been ushered in by Miss Durant de Sumene, of New York. City. She Is jthe winner of the prze, offered by the cloth ing folks for the best American design for textile ornamentation. CANDIDATES KK , ikwiBiittsaSB -: ; -J-. ; : r K ' 'r. - v'-' : Interest Increased By Publish- r f f fl 11 ' ing or Honor Koll Voting, Was Heavy Yesterday and As a Result There Are' , XT XT .rp, l- iyht rxiAjry Nomas rn I Ka ! "B"1 i- i-.xv,o y Honor Roll. 4C- 45- -x- -X- -X- Mrs TODAY'S LEADER;. Bessie M. Robbins . .64,520 -X-.64,450 '63,885 63,790 63,500 .63,48a .63,420 X 62,960 -V. 4f Ethel-Grimsley . ... . . -X- Blanche Surles -X- Mrs. James E. Holton . -X- Artyemae Cribbs . . .. , Mrs. J. W. Griffin .. . . H- Mrs. L. F. xSaunders . . , -X- Frankie Anderson .. .. ' . THE PRIZES. ' $685 Overland Autmobile. Ford Automobile. Carolina Beach Lot. $100 in Gold. . $75 Victrola. $0 O. K: Mystic Range. $70 Sellers Kitchen Cabinet. $25 Wrist Watch. Two $60 DiamondxRings. ' it. .v. .' . Interest in the contest was greatly increased bv the publishing of the Honor Roll for the first time yester-' scriptions are turned in and the bal inv Voting was heavv and as a re- lots cast to determine which of the suit there are eight new names on the Honor Roll today. Yesterday one of the out-of-town candidates won first place on the Honor Roll, but this position was captured1 tdday by one of the City can didates .Mrs. Bessie M. Robbins' friends will, no doubt be agreeably surprised to see- her name at 'the top of the list today. Mrs. Robbins is very closely followed by Miss Ethel Grimsefly" of Freeman. ; ". Other ilowns represented on - the i Honor H611 today are, Proctorville, Fairfluff,? Evergreen, and Wallace, Mrs. J" B. Holton another city candi date! wtil, also be. found among' the leaders. . . -' ' 7' ;. ' Now is the time to subscribe. The Second week of the second pe riod -will :sobn .have .rfnded, and the $60 Diamnd Bing will be won by some of the - ladies -in the race during the next eight days. : It is not going to re quire" icif:a great :amouhV of, money ort nrewtsiibscriptions to win it, either, when compared t to, its value. 'No one hs: any ; advantage ; over any one else j so fa in he struggieior ims. iua6m ficent special: prize and it is certain thatthe iinish will be close. f I Ever .reader : of Xhe Dispatch has or-shotild have-a'nparticular Jfriend among rthese ; contestants: , whom) he "would s like icrK 'see ,lwin . one of ' the prizes orthV$60 Diamond Ringwlfich will he awarded on' Jan. 30,: the 'night .v.v.v.'':yv.vVAv.v. r t thte jadges count: the. votes, and we; vv ion w j. viii liiu t.x&O't juu uau give great aid and, encouragement to that friend by paying 'a subscription in ad- vance- If yu are an old subscriber a yearly payment will entitle your fa- - vorite to : 2,700 votes, while n a new subscriber you can boast youi favorite to the extent of 8,100 votes. "- What a great help a fev sueh friends J could be to a candidate. Haven't you a friend among these contestants whom you would like to assist? Look over -the names in to day's paper and then -give her your subscription and that of each of your friends that you can persuade to join you. ' -' There are a goodly number of con testants in a bunch close up to the I front and any one of them is liable to :ake the lead, and tnen mere are others lower down in the lists who have never yet occupied the top seat in the band wagon who are liable to prove factors in the distribution of the big prizes. , Just keep your eye on the score as it appears in each issue of this paper and you will b,e treated :to numerous surprises. It is mettle and energy which will win in the end' regardless of present position in the field of candidates. . Just as in the days of Caesar, all roads led to Rome, so now all roa'as lead to The Dispatch where the sub- estimable vydung women contesting for the prizes will have the " honor of Vkoi-rifr wirmo-rc Thprp ia sr.arcfilv an individual in all this section who is j not interested to some extent in one i or more Qf the -contestants, and this is almost certain to lead the individual to give his subscription and his in fluence to assist his favorite to win. KEYS NEW GOVERNOR; OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. ) Concord, N. H., Jan. 4. In the pres ence of State officials, members of; the legislature and a large gathering of other spectators, Henry W. Kyes was today inaugurated ' governor of . New Hampshire. ; At the same time other State officers chosenr at the November election were sworn into- office. The new governor is a Republican and suc ceeds Rolland H. Spahlding, also "a Republican..' - s SOUTHERN RMUWAY EEJING. ' Richmond, ValV ' Js&. ' 4. Stockhold- iers of the Southern Railway Company are to hold a special meeting tomor row, ? when they c are; expected to ap prove the plans of the : directors aor the creation: of a new refunding and cent: bonds t ; f qfc newreftmdmgiahd Jtu4 M-erJnt; b proyemeht imprDvemeht mortgage. :The' Plan iin-i-Maoceot-the fuiitide of nrosnertf v. -1 and McRary isn't averse to that in ciudes a proposal to exchange the -de-H,;.. countv which' belongs to any ' man' velopment incl-general mortgage 4 'er v teriauy changed- Therex is "-an ahtin- i party. These and Durham's lobbyis- Jit West of Danube, Braila, a Rumanian Depot, Is .Imperiled. PETROGRAD GIVES NO FURTHER RETREATS. Lo'ng Defense of Braila is Thought to Have Given Time For Complete Re moval of Stores. -Russia's remaining hold on the Ru manian province of Dobrudja has been badly shaken by the loss of Machin and it is doubtful if she will manage to hold this territory for much longer, according' to Entente dispatches, which add that it is expected that Russia will be forced to abandon even this hold. . ' '- ,' West of the Danube, Braila, the Ru manian depot, is still held by the ltus sians. It is doubtful if it can hold Up much longer. . ; , Th'e line of the Sereth to.Vhicli, the Russians returned, now runs further North of Braila. It is expected that the long defense of this city has given time for the removal of stores and ) provisions. The Moldavia front is under pres sure. Latest- Petrograd reports do not give any other information of with drawals, although a -few withdrawals are announced by Beiin. f Car Shortage and Peace Talk Seem to Be Influential In Commercial Life. Washington, Jan. 4 Peace talk and carx shortage . apparently are record ed as influential faetors in the com mercial life of the United States in reports , of Federal Reserve Agents made public today. There is little diminution in business. r According to the reports the high level reached in business remains ? un changed. .Reports from two of tbe districts ares as follows: Richmond Trade, agriculture and- , other businesses" i: a contin- ahed of money Un: this; section and PROSPERITY STILL EVIDENT III U. S. ndieate ' BY 5TATEPABTIE.S 1,9 1 7 ; General r Assembly s Opening Session is Full of Concord. WILL HELP TO MAKE HISTORY FOR STATE. Democrats Are Given Loose Rein No Offices Sought. Emergency; Committees ArelSfamed. ' Raleigh, Jan.: 4. The opening ses siqn of the 1917 General Assembly was free of fight and full of concord yesterday. . . , . ' The minority pledged . its devoted endeavor jto.aid...uiajorty in makigg history for the state, to obstruct onjy such measures, as deserve to die and to construct every good measure of fered by the dominant organization, which barely misses outnumbering it 5 to 1. No minor offices were sought and the Democrats were given the open road. y The first delegations did not ; promise quite so much of peace. The i lobbyists never concealed themselves' J less nor published their intent more. There was nothings insidious about them. They were here maybe to give Durham a chance to changea charier or to restore to Davidson county the glorious, privilege of kicking somebody out. A city full of lobbyists swooped J down on the legislature before it or ganized and 'for the 'next seven-days the fur will fly. Throughout the day members and those interested in the work ahead have been wondering who will com prise the committees and what the complexion will be, . whether progres sive or reactionary.. It developed that a slight embarrassment has come to the outgoing lieutenant governor and, the incoming official. Governor Daughtrldge desired. his battker-friend 1 ano-;iiHueOTge j omvruei to neaa tne - appropriations nimit i tee. Governor Gardner who comes in had told James A. Gray, Jr., of' Win-ston-Salem, likewise banker, enough to make that city yejfrthankf ul for twice! going oh the nlaprecently.' Ev erybody was expecting Alf. M. Scales, who seems to have something in his head good to produce revenue, to receive the chairmanship of the fi nance committee," the maker, not the spender; but out of : this mix-Up oi lieutenants in the governing business it is probable that Mr. Scales will not land. ' Mr. Gray may become chair man of the appropriations committee and Mr. Holderness could take the next hest thing. Then former Lieu enant Gov. W. D. Turner would be a good guess for janythingythat he might desire of that which .-has been left. Mr. Scales has not - sought the place. But everybody wants nlm ' to have it because he appears to have some thing suggestive of an idea about tax ation. The Republicans do not wish the impression to jjo abroad that they had more differences for honors among themselves than they have bad with their Democratic friends. BrOwrilpe Jackson was not the minority seeker He was boosted much but came here and put the name of Ray McRary4je fore the first caucus. For that reason he slightly demurs to the suggestion that he ""also, ran." He did not. . . Mr. McRary was the choice immediately upon that Mr. Jackson did not wish the position and the minority caucus of 21 members was a lover of con cord. Henry B.'VarnefC of Lexing ton, came to attend the prison board's meeting Thursday. But Mr. Varner also came, to watch somebody else. He was much inter ested in the Beacher Leonard road bill of 1915. Since that 'time Mr, Varner has scorched over 200 miles of the best roads in the South, they say. There is no way, to dig them up and ssubmit the question of mud or no to, the voters. But Ray McRary had several words vto say about" that thing two years ago and he now has a bill ready to offer which would re- Jmove the board of 6 commissioners who now comprise the highway com mittee. . . Varner thinks i would be ruinous with four new commissioners and possibly eighty-five townships super visors. -The McRary bill provides for township jervisors and gives them $2 dailyT " , . Varner also thinks - there' Is a "nig ger in the woodpile" jand so do many others in that county who came down on a late train tonight to interpose their objection to' any change in the present ; system which they - regard ideal , for construction and- mainten- ance. There is some sort of a change proposed in the election rmachinery a s - ts ' who also wa want "streets - attracted jdir -Page TEight.) t. Hi Sill Recdnimends Raise-In Pay For StaiitSOfiiciali to Legis- : ..laturc. THE MAIN REASON. Gdveriibr Wants Cbn- VicUt Pay to Gb to Their FarmlleJi-.i Biennial X IcMessagfeIoday. Rkiejgn N. C, jah. 4. Recommen- ; daiiotl that : ne . salaries of Stte . of- v fiCeJrs; be;iSSreased bh account of the : . higfc C.6St, of living and that provision be niade fqr4 the return of salaries for; ' Stitili ; jolf icU";b;, jtfie'fr. families, was f:.' ittlfii:je-bienn!tU','addres8 by Gov- , ernpfjdfaig tdday.;; 'Itispoifired -out that this move sd.ii4d;'pj-!made,rhdre the incoming , administration . takes charge in order ' noi;jtc;iax laen tvvtii too much busi nessf aC the startl Governor Craig an notineMfhat $35d.b06 for the State prison had Wh-cleaned up during the -ptisfc yftr " :. f '. ; drcriedMitri Measures , pbllo witig 4iis.Call. - ' Raielghj? Jan.ylV-Ten gentlemen f rain divers cottriUejs, stood up "simul- tanebiffliv r ftiid beefed for recomitfon r lwW'th,biSpettkfer bf tttfe Lower House , r cflieddfhiUJtesterday afternoo " . dMftfafedfeynocai- and private ; toJrim tfiecoimnitteea V which returned last'night knd worke" : upon them. - ' f' " s S': - J. i A John H. Pearsoh, Burke - county's ' ; first Democratic representa'tive in six ; years, receiyed the Speaker's eye first . ; and rushed to the stand for the initial recognition His first t.Wo bills called . :' for the appointment of . a road com- mission for Burke county -to improve roads in that little . commonwealth, ? -and the measure carries $300,000. ' -' When he presented his ; second r for the amendment of the charter of Mor- '"' ganton every bbdj expected 4 the peren nial fight from that storm-tossed town. It was hot the . usual contest over the admission of certain cotton mills In to the corporation. Mr. Pearson's' bill provides for'the, bj-eakingup of " his city into wards and fine crop of statesmen may be expected . from the immemorial incubator. Ray McRary was also there early ' with his road bill. The limitation ire sogreat that records must be brokeu in order to accomplish the program set out. No former general assembly, ever received 150 bills in the same ; time. ; Necessarily nearly all of ,the bills were local. The racket that some of i them will inspire will hardly be con firmed to the metes and bounds vof their own counties. The Senate took things smoothly. It sat a second or two and rested . until 10 o'clock ; this ; morning. ;- i Some of the bills offered are as' fol- ; lows:. . " , 1- --V Pegram and McLendon-Amena th charter of Durham v to prdvide water commissioners, sewerage, to issue r waterworks bonds and to issue street; V Sellars and Oliver Amend Chapter 634 Public Local Laws of - ' Session 1915. " . . ' - Sellars Relieve E. J. Dean veter inary surgeon! 'V..- i Sellars Ratify and confirm . the charter of Flora McDonald, College ' Dail -Authorize the city of, New Bern to establish and cotitrol public parks, wharves and docks and to pur chase, accept donations .'and condemn property for such purposes..' ; Coggins Authorize the town - of Plymouth to issue $ld,000; bonds. ' Shaw Fix the "pay for Scotland county v commissioners.' :V- v ; 'Shaw Regulate , the . huhting ' and trapping of game in Scotland county. OFFICERS ELECTED. V Medical Society Will Hdld Next In ) June At Wridhtsvllle..- , ;V ; ; The third district- North v Carolina ;" Medical Society, semi-session at the ; -Victoria theatre yesterday . afternoon r v. ; elected the following gentlemen as " ; officers just , before Ti adjournment . which washad early in the. afternoon. ; . - Dr.x T. V. Moore, of Acme; . presi- . -dent;" Dr."' G. ' H. Croom,4 of this city; l :, ; vice' president ; Df.'J B.-'Sidbury, of y ' ; this city,VWas Te-elected secretary, and " treasurer; The next ; meeting will be ' ' held' at -Vfiirtsville Ecach in June.' - Si. ".i j?-.
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