DEATH OF MAJ. HENRY LONDON
Leading Lawyer and Editor and One <
oft the State's Distinguished Citi
zens 1'assed Away at His Home in
Pittsboro Sunday After Short Ill
ness of l'neumonia.
I 1
Maj. Henry A. London, Confederate '
veteran, able lawyer and legislator,
editor and historian, died at his home 1
in Pittsboro, Chatham County, early 1
Sunday morning a#tcr a short illness
of pneumonia. ? 1
Maj. London was born, in Pittsboro i
March 1, 1864 and lacked only a few
weeks of being 72 years old. At the
age of 18 he entered the Confederate
army and served until Lee's surrender
at Appomattox. He returned after
the war to Chapel Hill where he was
graduated in 1865 at the age of 21.
He studied law and secured his licenso
in 1866 and for more than fifty years
was an honor -to tfie profession.
Maj. London was active in politics ;
and in 1872 was Presidential Elector
for the Fourth Congressional District.
He was cl^osen a member of the State i
Democratic Executive Committal in <
1872 and remained a valuable member
until his death. He had?ever been ac
tive in the councils of his party and
was a wise and trusted leader. He rep
resented his Senatorial District two ?
terms in the Senate and was one of 1
th<v?trongest mc-n in the body. He was
a strong prohibitionist and did fine '<
work for the temperance cause.
Mrj. Iiondon was regarded as one
of the able editors of the State. He :
established the Chatham Record in "i
1878 and edited and managed this
paper until only a few days prior to
his death. He was well known to the
editorial faternity and was a friend
to all. His work in codifying the laws
in relation to legal advertising has i
been of great service to his brother ;
editors. * ]
The following is taken from Tom 1
Boat's letter in yesterday's Greens- i
boro News:
"He was a lawyer by profession and
reached the highest place in the bar ,
association's gift. He had been pres
ident of the North CnroHna Bar as
sociation. Hd was an editor and was
twice honored greatly by that body.
Not only was he chosen as president
of the editorial association, but last
year when the state press was enjoy
ing its annual convention at Morchead
City, he was made president emeritus
of that body and would have had in
definite tenure. He was a farmer and i
had held the presidency of the North i
Carolina State fair. He was a his- ]
torian and last year was president of ]
the North Carolina Literary and His- <
torical association. 1
"Major London would have thought i
most of his service in the Confederate <
armies had he allowed himself to think
highly of anything "that he did. His 1
soldiery was handsomely commended ]
by all his comrades. He did bigger <
things in state. He was the author of <
the London ltbel law by which every
newspaper that innocently commits
libel may have an opportunity to save ]
itself punitive damages by making <
proper retraxit. Under that law the <
merits of every libel suit can get fair 1
testiny. He introduced this act while j
a member of the general asembly and |
put it through. It embodies the 10- j
day feature, which protects the pub- j
lisher.
"He was very active in aiding the i
new constitutional amendment and j
did splendid sorvicc in the general as- ]
sembly that submitted it. He was one j
of the first to urge that North C&ro- ;
lina pass an election law that de- \
served to be obeyed and favored fair j
elections always.. He made a good
record in the upper house, being easy |
of speech, progressive, and a fine ad- \
vocate. Prohibition has been greatly ,
stimulated by his work." ,
Hrpaf ('net nf War <
The Civil war cost the Union three
and a half billion dollars, or two mil
lion dollars a day. The cost of the
present year to the United States is
S>19,000.000 a day. The estimated
cost of the first year of this war to us
is $12,000,000,000. The Napoleonic
wars (1793-1815) cost England and
Francc about $0,125,000,000. The
cost of the present war to the Entente
Allies to August, 1917, was more than
$50,000,000,000.
Although marked progress was
made Friday night and Saturday
bunkering cargo steamers and coal
carriers, shipping records at Norfolk,
Va., show 127 vessels still awaiting
service at the local coal piers.
FARMERS TO GET NITRATE.
Government to Sell Nitrate for Ferti
lizer Through County Agent.
Washington, I). C. ? Notice has
been given to A. M. Johnson, Agricul
tural Agent 'or Jonhston County, that
the U. S. Department of Agriculture
will sell at cost a supply of nitrate^
of soda to farmers in Johnston
County.
The nitrate was purchased thrwugh
the War Industries 13ftard under the
authority o'f the Food Control Act as
part of the program for stimulating
agricultural production. It will be
unloaded at Atlantic ports and the
price will be $75.50 a ton, free on
board cars at port of arrival. Far
mers* arc to pay in addition freight
from port of arrival and the State
fertilizer tag fee.
Applications for a part of the 100,
000 tons of nitrate bought by the
government will be received only
fiom farm owners or holders of farms
for use on their land, and may bo
mr.de through County Agent A. M.
Johnson or through any member of a
local committee consisting of T. S.
Ilagsdale, Preston Woodall, and C? W.
Home.
No money will be required with the
application but upon notice from the
County Agent farmers who have
signed applications must deposit with
a local bank, association, or individ
ual, designated by the Secretary of
Agriculture to act as the farmers'
agent for that purpose, money to
cover the cost of the fertilizer except
the freight charge. After the money
is transmitted to Washington "the ni
trate will be shipped to the farmers.
If applications for the nitrate exceed
the supply of about 100,000 tons the
government will allot the supply on a
pro rata basis among those who ap
plied. Applications must be received
by February 4th. Those who have
spoken for it must sign an applica
tion. ~
JOHN E. It AY DIES SUDDENLY.
Superintendent of State School for
Blir.d for the Past 21 Years. Had
Been a Leader in His Denomination.
(News and Observer, 18th-)
Prof. John E. Ray, for twenty-one
years superintendent of the State
School for the Blind, died last night
at? his home just a few minutes be
fore the stroke of midnight. He had
retired, as customary, a short while
before ten o'clock and his death two
tiours later came without any herald
save the unusual breathing that at
tracted the attention of his wife in an
adjoining room. The Qnd came bt^ore
she could^re^ch his bedside*
Professor Ray had suffered for some
time from high blood pressure, but
lately his health indicated that this
condition had been relieved to some
extent.
Prof. Ray was perhaps best known
throughout North Carolina for his
labor for the betterment of the blind
children of the State, the work he un
dertook in preference to entering the
banking business after graduating
from Wake Forest College in 1875.
Soon afterwards he came to Raleigh
and for several years was a teacher
in the State School for the Deaf and
Dumb. His next work, in Colorado,
ivas as superintendent of the Colorado
Springs School for the Deaf, where
lie remained for seven years. Leav
ing there, he went., to thfc Kentucky
School for the Deaf and Dumb and for
two years was superintendent of that
institution.
In 1896, he returned to Raleigh and
became superintendent of the State
School for the Blind and DeAf. In the
succeeding years, he has devoted his
energies and powers to making this
institution a place where the blind
children might learn to feel that life
field something for them, too.
Professor Ray had been active in
Lhe work of the Baptist denomination,
and for ten years from 1877 ot 1887,
le was corresponding secretary of the
Baptist State Convention. He was a
member of the board of trustees of
Meredith College, Thomasvilje Or
phanage.
The Durham Hosiery Mills Cor
poration, constituting a chain of ten
mills, three operated by steam and
seven by hydro-ek-ctric power, em
ploying 3,500 hands, have shut down
ill of their plants, paying their em
ployes in full while the, mills are
standing, patriotically complying with
he request of the Fuel Administra
tor.
FINE SUPPER GIVEN AT SELMA.
Superintendent of Selma Cotton Mill
Entertains Overseers and Their
Helpers.
On Saturday evening, Jahuary 12,
Mr. George F. Drcitz, Superintendent
of the-Selma Cottuji Mill, gave a sup
per to his mill overseers and helpers.
The supper was given at the home
of Mr. Robert Ethered^e, and Miss
Margaret Ethexedge and Mrs. Robert
Etheredge acted as hostesses on this
delightful occasion. The supper was
given in three courses and was
thoroughly enjoyed by all present. A
correspondent in reporting the event
says :
"1 don't think the crowd could have
spent two hours with more enjoyment
and more comfort than those we spent
through the kindness of our beloved
superintendent who never does things
by halves, and especially when he can
get such help as Misa^ Margaret
Etheredffe. I can say I think all left
for home happy if the weather was
standing close to zero."
Those present were: N. E. Edger
ton, W. H. Call, George F. Bfeitz,
Eli Taylor, E. C. Winston, Joe Mor
gan, Oscar Creech, C. O. Morris,
Adrian Carter, R. D. Grice and James
Kemp.
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Stay in School.
From all parts of the country corne
reports of a great decreased school
attendance in all grades above the
grammar. The older boys have left
the school and gone to work.
No doubt the temptation is strong.
Jobs have never been so easy to gfc*
or wages so high, even for unskilled
labor. Voluntary enlistments and the
draft have drained the country of
great numbers of young who Tvere at
work, and the necessity of manufac
turing immense quantities of supplies
in the shortest possible time h?s used
up the surplus of unemployed older
men. No wonder the boys say, "Now
is my chance! Let me make hay while
the sun shines!"
But tempting as the opportunities
seem, they are more or less deceptive,
for they wear the cloak of an inflated
prosperity. While the boy^ of gram
mar school or high school age is at
work, other young men, but little
older, are getting in the army and the
navy a training that teaches them the
value of discipline, that gives play to
all the energy and ambition that they
have, and that offers splendid rewards
for resources and initiative. Many of
them are already highly trained in
chemistry, mechanics, engineering,
transportation, manufacturing or some
other branch of industry, and others
are getting the training the hardest
but greatest of masters.
Then, by and by, will come the end
of the war; and when the fields of
peaceful industry begin once more to
turn, the cry will go up for highly
trained men ? educated men and those
who have technical knowledge.
The shaking down process that will
follow will set the law of gravitation
at naught, for it is the light weights
that will go to the bottom and the
heavy weights will go to the top ?
and stay there.
How will it seem to the boy who
leaves now, and who in five years has
cooled and solidfied in some industrial
cranny, to find himself forced out by
younger man who knows more be
cause he has had a better education?
What are the poor immediate dollars
worth beside the larger altogether
later success?
The best advice that anyone can
give 4i boy today is, Stay in school and
work as you would work if you were
in the trenches! ? Youth's Companion.
Price For Flour Has Been Fixed By
Page.
The following rujing from Food
Commissioner Page has been receiv
ed and is of more than passing in
terest:
"State Food Administrator Henry
A. Page announces that from this
date the marimum price that may be
charged for flour at retail sale is
$12.50 per/barrel.
"Merchants are forbidden to sell
flour to town or city customers in
quantities in excess of one-half barrel
and to rural or farmer customers in
excess of one barrel.
"Any Violation of these rulings
upon the part of the retailers will in
vite prompt action by the food admin
istration."
SUNDAY'S WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.
Russian Constituent Assembly l)i>
sol\i*d. Dele gates at Brest-l.itovsk
Cannot Agree. Germany'* Subma
rine Rase At Ostend Bombarded.
The Russian Constituent Assembly
was short-lived. Convening Friday in
the Tauride Palace in Petrograd
during street fighting, it was dissolved
early Saturday morning by the Bol
sheviki after a vote had shown con
clusively that the government headed
by Lenine and Trotzky was greatly
in the minority.
Thus, for the* moment at least, has
passed away at its inception the leg
j islative body through which it had
!?een hoped order would be brought
out of the anomalous situation that
has existed in Russia since the revo
lution which resulted in the imperial
family and tfio bureaucrats being
thrown out of power.
Likewise the delegates to the peace
conference at Brest-Litovsk again are
at sixes and sevens and the pourpalers
have ended. As on the other occa
sions when they ceased the stuinblng
iMock is the German demands and
Iheir refusal to withdraw their troops
from the occupied portions of Russia.
After an adventurous carqter of
I nearly three and a half years in fight
ing and raiding operations in the
Hlack Sea, the famous former German
I cruisers Gocben and Breslr.u have
! net thejf fate at the hands of British
J warships in afight at {he entrance to
jihe Dardanelles. The Breslau, re
| named Midjjllu, was sunk and the
i ' loeben, rechristened Sultan Yawuz
jSelim, was beachec^ The two cruisers
i scaped into Turkish waters shortly
. fter the outbreak of the .war and
were purchased by the TOrks.
Evidently the Geimrni Censors are
| keeping a strict watch over the Ger
man newspaper situation, for even the
most meagre reports concerning the
doings of the militaristic and anti
militaristic parties were missing Sun
day. The latest accounts of the con
troversy coming by way of Amster
dam and forwarded by the semi- of
ficial Wolff bureau, were to the effect
that the military party had gained a
victory over their opponents with re
gard to the settlement of the question
of annexations in the cast.
French troubles are reported to
have broken out throughout Austria.
General strikes have taken place and
in Vienna and Neustadt all the war
manufacturing plants are reported to
have been closed. In these towns
100,000 men are said to have quit
their jobs. The movement is political
and economic and has as its basis the
desire for peace. Anti-Germanism is
declared to be especially prevalent
throughout the country.
On the western front in France and
Belgium the military operations ap
parently are increasing all along the
line, as compared with those of the
past few weeks, when little or no
fighting, except artillery duels and
minor raids, was carried out.
Entente Allied warships have bom
barded Germany's submarine base at
Ostend, on the northern Belgium
coast, while around Ypres, between
Lens and St. Quentin, on the Chemin
des-Dambes, on the St. Mihiel sector
and north of the Rhine-Marne canal
there has been a notable increase in
the operations by the infantry. The
probabilities are with the return of
good weather the expectcd big bat
tles may take place.
One indication of the probable early
commencement of fighting is the re
sumption of aerial activity on a la^ge
scale, especially on the French front.
Saturday the French arimen had a
good day operating against tbe^Teu
tons, sending down eight enemy ma
chines in fights in the air.
On the Italian front the fighting
again has turned to the artillery
wings of the opposing sides, the in
fantry keeping to their trenches ex
cept for small patrol engagements.
All along the northern front the ar
tillery duels are of a violent character
and at several points along the Piave
river a like condition prevails. ? As
sociated Press in News and Observer.
State Food Administrator Henry
A. Page announced in Raleigh Satur
day morning upon authority of United
States Food Administrator Herbert
Hoover that all manufacturers of fer
tilizer bags and other trades con
cerned in the production of foodstuff
are exempt from the order of Federal
Fuel Administrator Garfield., This
exemption applies to all bakeries,
flour and feed mills, creameries and
similar establishments.
HON. MINOR WALLACE AT KENL
Former Member of Congress to Make
Address on Prohibition Tonight.
Kenly, Jan. IS). ? The Honorable
Minor Wallace, formerly a member of
Congress of the United States, has
consented to deliver an address in
the Presbyterian church here Tues
day night at seven-thirty. Mr. Wal
lace is a speaker of national reputa
tion; his subject is: "The Call of the
Water Wagon." The people of Kenly
are manifesting much interest in the
subject of prohibition, which is now
pending before the Congress. The
following men constitute the special
rally and program committee: J. H.
Kirby, chairman; M. B. Andrews,
newspaper publicity; H. P. Johnson,
telephone publicity; Henry Watson,
special music; L. Z. Woodard, usher;
A. J. Broughton, entertainment; and
the Reverend C. E. Clr.rk, presider.
Owing to the continued illness of
the Reverend C. P. Jerome, Professor
M. B. Andrews prachd at Buck Horn
Sunday morning.
People Must Not Hoard Food.
In some instances it lias been learn
ed that hoarding of foodstuffs has
been practiced %in North Carolina. In
a lotter to dealers Fqod Administra
tor Henry A. Page, says: *
"I luive information that a number
of people, no doubt through ignorance
of the lav/ and possibly following the
custom of years, are purchasing
larger quantities of foodstuffs than
they require for a reasonable period,
and I am writing this letter to you
in their interest an^l also for your
protection ? becausc * any merchant
who sells excessive amounts of food
stuffs with knowledge that they are
in excess of the requirements of the
purchaser for a reasonable time is
aiding and abetting the violator of
the law and makes himself liable."
NEWS IN KENLY.
Kenly, January 18. ? Messrs. Wiley
Narron and Son, who live seme fifteen
miles northeast of Kenly, have pur
chased the rails and rolling stock
formerly owned by the Dennis-Sim
mons Lumber Co. The property was
bought for thirty-three thousand dol
lars. It is the purpose of Mr. Natron
and his son to repair the railroad
track, puichase new equipment, and
establish in the very near future
freight and passenger service from
Kenly to Narron's Store. This ar
rangement will open up a large sec
tion of fertile farming land and will
benefit hundreds of- Johnston County
farmers.
Mrs. B. F. Greer, formerly matron
in the Kenly State High School Dor
mitory, has opened up a sewing room
in one of the local hotels here. Her
many friends wish her success in her
new enterprise.
The literary societies of the Kenly
State High School elected officers
Friday afternoon. The following
were elected bo the Rollins boys:
Floyd Wellons, president; J. Bryant
Hinnant, vice-president; and Lester
Godwin, secretary and treasurer. The
Thalian girls elected the following:
Nellie Hardison, president; Nellie
Ballance, vice-president; and Jewel
Edgerton, secretary and treasurer.
The school library has just received
a new installment of books from the
State Library Commission. During
the week, more than sixty of the. stu
dents and teachers have borrowed
books from the library. Alice Grice
and Nellie Ballance are acting as
library assistants. It is indeed inter
esting to observe while they hand out
books to scores of eager minded school
folk. Material for the triangle-de
bate to be held at the University in
April has at last arrived. Several of
the students have gone to work on
their speeches.
The regular mooting of the Prfccilla
Club was held Thursday afternoon in
the beautiful home of Mrs. C. F. Dar
den on Maxweltcn Heights. The
guests were met at the door by the
hostess and immediately usheVd into
the parlor which was decorated with
holly, mistletoe, hyacinths, and nar
cissus. After an hour of fancy work
and merry chatter, the hostess, as
sisted by Mrs. J. W. Darden, served
refreshments consisting of fruit salad
followed by coffee and cheese sand
wiches. The invited guests were: Mrs.
C. E. Clark and Mrs. J. F. Foster.
After a short business meeting, the
club adjourned to meet with Mrs. J.
W. Darden on the thirty-first of Jan
uary.
DR. GARFIELD IS OPTIMISTIC.
Sees the Freight Jam Clearing and
the Coal Situation Better Two Days
After Drastic Order In Effect. Coal
Moving to Tidewater.
Washington, Jan. 19. ? Definite pro
gress in the movement of coal in
large quantities to ships at tidewater
points on the Atlantic Coast and to
famine districts was anr,ounccd to
night by the Fuel Administration as
the result of the forty-eight Lours
shut-down of most industries east of
the Mississippi River.
The freight jam which had para
lyzed the railway systems^ it was
stated officially, was slowly opening
up to let through the essential car
goes, so that shipments might be
rushed to the Allies and our troops
abroad and domestic necessities re
lievi 1. This analysis of the situation
was based to some extent on reports
received by the Railroad Administra
tion.
Dr. Garfield assumed practical con
trol of the situation today, and took
the position that he was ready to win
or fall on the result of the course he
had outlined. He felt that all the
indications ? pointed to its success.
His official announcement stated
that the antagonism, which appeared
when the drastic closing "order was
firr.t made known, had given way to
a spirit of general co-operation, and
that many of the industries affected
were assuming in large part the
financial burdens incident to the shut
down.
One of the first accomplishments of
i the closing order, it was stated, was a
steady movement of coal to tidewater
for bunkering ships, loaded with sup
plies for the American overseas
forces and the Allies. Nearly 300,000
tons were reported on the way to
Southern ports, and 150,000 tons to
North Atlantic ports.
The railroad administration re
ported that thirteen ships in New
York Harbor received bunker coal
during the day and that the situation
in that connection was easier. Con
ditions in the East were reported gen
erally improved, with freer movement
of cars, but zero weather had retarded
the work of breaking the freight jam
in the Middle West, ? New York
Tim?. a
NO RELIEF FROM COLI) IN SIGHT
%
Temperatures Far Below Normal Pre-*
vail East of the Rockies.
?
Washington, Jan. 20. ? Over the
grer.ter part of the country east of
the Rocky Mountains temperatures
far below the seasonal average con
tinue t<^ add to the winter's record ?
the severest in recent years.
Slight increases in temperature are
forecast generally for tomorrow and
Tuesday, but the Weather Bureau
said tonight restoration of normal
conditions was not yet in sight. The
upper Mississippi and Lake regions
with New York and New England
today reported intense cold, the mer
cury at many points falling consider
ably below zero. The cold area ex
tended into the South, where freezing
weather generally was accompanied
by rain or snow.
With the exception of the South,
fair weather prevailed from the
Rockics tc'the Atlantic coast.
Brief cold spells of greater severity
have been reported fftr previous years,
but according to the Weather Bureau's
records the duration of the present
cold wave exceeds all records.
After, two days of stirring debate,
the United Mine Workers of America
in biennial Convention at Indianapo-*
lis, Ind., lato Saturday by over
whelming vote ratified the Washing
ton agreement of Oct. 6, which grrnts
substantial wage advances to bitu
minous coal miners and provides
penalties for violation of contracts.
This agreement remains in force until
April 1, 1920, unless the war ends be
fore that date.
Pomona Defeats Brogden.
The hasket ball team of Pomona
School played the team of Brogden
School last Friday. It was a very
sprited game resulting in a score of
20 to 3 In favor of Pomona. The
players of Pomor.a were as fellows:
Jasper Hamilton, *center, John Tal
ton, right forward, Dessie Talton, left
forward, Ruffin Hill, left guard, Irv
ing Talton, right guard.
The game was won by Pomona's all
round good playing. ? X.