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j $1j03 a Year, In Advance. 'FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH." Stasia Cepjft VOL XXIV. PLYMOUTH, N. C; FRIDAY AUGUST 151913. NO. 7. r- - - hi ; V 4 v . - ENVOY UNO ENTERS GEN, HUERTA'SLAIR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF U. 8. HAS ARRIVED IN CAP ITAL OF MEXICO. WASHINGTON WAS UNEASY United States to Walt for Lind'a Re port Before Taking Any Action Whatever. Washington. John Lind, personal representative of President Wilson, to investigate the Mexican situation, arrived safely inf Mexico City accord ing to advices received at the state department from Charles O'Shaugh nessy of the United States embassy. Secretary Bryan remained at his desk until long after midnight to receive ' the news. News of the.jeafe arrival of Mr. Lind with his wife and party in, the Mex ican capital followed several hours of suspense. The complete absence of any information of the progress of the party from the time it left Vera Cru - added to the uenasiness, which was heightened by vague rumors of at . tacks on Mr. Lind and his family and associates. . President Wilson had retired when word of Mr. Lind's safe arrival was received, and he was not awakened Secretary Bryan remained at his desk until 1:30 p. m. anxious awaiting some report from the embassy at Mexico City. When it finally came it proved to be merely a terse announcement of the arrival of the special envoy, coupled with the announcement that he and his party were safely quarter ed at the Hotel Inscartain. With the arrival in Mexico City of John Lind, personal representative of President Wilson, administration offi cials declared ' that no further 'steps would be taken in carrying out the policy of the United States toward Mexico until Mr. Lind had made careful study of the general situation there. ' r . Mexico City. Students and laborers estimated .to number one thousand pa raded the streets of the capital carry ing banners as a- token of their ap proval of President Huerta's stand against accepting mediation by the United States. $150,000,000 TO MOVE CROPS Treasury Department Stands Ready to Triple Original Amount. Washington. The $50,000,000 of fed eral funds about to be deposited in the national banks of the West and South to assist in moving the crops will be increased to $150,000,000, if necessary; The desire of the govern ment to mobilize all the needed cash of the public treasury in the agricul tural belts of the country to avoid the money stringency characteristic of the crop moving period, was com municated to - bankers of the central West at a conference with Secretary McAdoo and Assistant Secretary John C. Kelton Williams, called by the treasury department to make arrange ments for the distribution of the big sum. . . . While the representative financiers, fresh from the market centers of the Middle States, welcomed the prospect of the proposed deposits, the concen sus of opinion, it was stated, seemed to be that $50,000,000 would be am ple to meet the situation. The dominant "tone of the bankers' expressed convictions was, the treasu ry department has announced, that business conditions were good, but that the promised deposits would re lieve the usual strain. Death Summons Leading Democrats. Washington. Committees to attend the funerals of two members of the Democratic national committee were named by Homer S. Cummings, vice chairman of the committee, Clark Howell, Georgia; William D. Jelks, Alabama, and William N. Kavanaugh, Arkansas, will represent the commit tee at the obsequies for R. E. L. Mount astle, committeman from Tennessee, who died at Knoxville. Those select ed to attend the funeral of Commit teeman Thomas J. McCue of Colorado, who died in Denver, are 'Martin J. Wade, Iowa; P. L. Hall, Nebraska, and William P. Sapp, Kansas. Isthmian Waterway Nears Completion. Washington. Latest reports from the canal zone announce that as the result of prospective substitution of dredges for steam shovels in the ex cavation of the famous Culebra cut, the canal may be ready for shipping by next December. Even earlier than that, light draft vessels are likely to be passing through the waterway, for as the greater part of the canal prism already has been cut to its final depth, small vessels probably can navi gate it safely within a few days after Octobdr 10 next. DR. ROBERT BRIDGES I f X - l J Dr. Bridges, whom Premier Asq&ith has appointed poet laureate', prac ticed medicine In the London hos pitals. He Is a master of arte, a bachelor of medicine and a doctor of literature of Oxford university. BANDITS ROB HAIL TRAIN TWO MEN HOLD UP THE FAST LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE, NEAR CALERA, ALABAMA. Three Mall Clerks Handcuffed Rob bers Escape as the Train Enters Birmingham. Birmingham, Ala. The mail car on the fast Louisville and Nashville train No. 4 from -New Orleans was robbed by two unknown white men. All of the registered mail was taken, but no estimate could be made of the amount secured. , The train reached Birmingham on time at 8:37 p. m, and two of the mail clerks, George Hoover and T. G. York, were found handcuffed so that the irons had to be filed from their wrists, while Chief Clerk Harry Ev erett had his thumbs securely tied together with heavy twine. The robbers boarded the mail car t Calera, on the dark side, after the ain had begun to move. The clerks 'ate that they were immediately cov - ed with pistols and ordered to turn i'?,ces turned to the wall. Chief Clerk Everett says he has no i.lea how much of value there was in he registered mail, but that the men ook it all. He says they were both hort, slender men, but they did not ;et a good look at the robbers' faces, xs they were forced to keep their own faces tprned to the wall. The clerks first saw the robbers jump to the mail car on their hands and knees. One robber kept his pis tols on the men w,hile the other ran sacked the mail. The distance from Calera to Birmingham is 33 miles so that they had plenty of time to make a thorough job. No one else on the train apparently knew that tha rob bers were aboard. When the engineer stopped for the Southern crossing at Fourteenth street in Birmingham, he happened to look back and saw the two men jump from the mail car door. This aroused his suspicion, and an investigation reveal ed the handcuffed clerks. NOTE TO. BALKAN POWERS i United States Wants Religious Liberty Clause in Treaty. Bucharest. At -the Balkan peace conference M. Majoresco, president of the conference, read a note from the United States government expressing a desire to see inserted in the treaty of Bucharest a stipulation securing civil and religious liberty to the pop ulations inhabiting 4 territory which may be ceded' or annexed. M. Majoresco remarked that, such liberty was the law in every country participating in the peace conference, Washington. The intention of the American government to make repre sentations to the Balkan peace dele gates has been so carefully guarded that it was not generally known" even in official circles that a note had been dispatched to Bucharest. Five Legislators Sentenced. Webster. Springs, W. Va. Sentences were imposed upon the five members of the West Virginia legislature by Judge W. S. O'Brien, in the superior court. The legislators were convicted of bribery in connection with the elec tion of a United States senator. Dele gates S. C. O. Rhodes, Rath Duff and H. F. Asbury, to serve six years each in the penitentiary; State Senators B. A. Smith, five years and six months, and Delegate Davis Hill five years. In addition, the five are disqualified for life from holding any public office. SENATOR JOHNSTO PASSES TO BEYOND SERVED FOUR YEARS AS GOV . ERNOR OF ALABAMA BEFORE ELECTION TO SENATE. -. HAD BRILLIANT WAR RECORD United Statea Senator Victim of Pneu monia After Nine Days' Illness at Capital. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A A A To Call Special Election 4 To Name Another Senator. Montgomery, Ala. Governor A O'Neal issued the following state A ment: a "I expect to order a special A election at once to fill the va- A A cancy in the United States sen- A A ate caused by the death of Sen- A A ator Joseph F. Johnston of Ala- A A bama. While this is my pres- A ent intention, conditions at Wash- A A ington might make it necessary A A to call an extra session of the A A legislature to fill the vacancy at A A once. I am not inclined, how-A A ever, to think that an extra ses- A sion would be more expeditious A A than a special election."-- A A Because of Alabama's election A A laws, it is feared that this elec- A A tlon may not result in naming a A A successor before the final vote A A on the tariff bill now pending. A A AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Washington. Senator Joseph F. Johnston of Alabama, died at his apartment in the Brighton.' ' . Senator Johnston had been ill for eight days suffering from pneumonia. As a mark of respect to the memory JOSEPH F; JOHNSTON. United .States Senator from Alabama. of Senator Johnston, the senate ad journed almost immediately after as sembling. . Senator Overman offered a resolu tion for the appointment of a com mittee of senators to take part in the funeral ceremonies and to accom pany the body to Birmingham. The vice president appointed the following committee: Senators Bank- head of Alabama; Bacon, Overman, Chamberlain, Hitchcock, Clarke of Arkansas, Vardaman, Johnson, Swan son, Smith of South Carolina, Thorn ton, Warren, Bristow, Gallinger, Ca tron, vBradley and Kenyon. , Senator Joseph Forney Johnston of Birmingham was born in North Carolina in 1843. He served in the Confederate army from the begin ning of the war to its conclusion, and was wounded four times. He rose from a private to the rank of captain, and was frequently mentioned honor ably for gallant conduct. , Senator Johnston served four years as governor of Alabama before his election to the senate in 1907. His first election to the senate was to the unexpired term of Senator E. W. Pettus, deceased. He was re-elected in 1909 to his present term. Whopper of a Grasshopper Tusla, Okla. A grasshopper inches in length and weighing four 150 grains was captured by a Pawnee county farmer and is on exhibition in one of the newspaper offices of Pawnee. So far this hopper holds the state record for size and, weight. Small Balkan War Aboard Liner. New York. Officers of the Cunard liner Pannonia, arriving here from Trieste, report that a miniature Bal kan war occurred aboard almost con tinuously during the twenty-six days' voyage. Among the steerage passen gers were several hundred ex-volun teers, Greeks, Servians, Bulgarians, Turks, who were returning to this country. Frequent clashes -between these hostile factions in the first few days resulted in several combatants going to the sick bed with severe utAb wnnnds. . MISS NANCY JOHNSON V S ' s"'s Miss Nancy Johnson, daughter of Congressman and Mrs. Ben Johnson of Bardstown, Ky., Is one of the hand somest young women In the congres sional set. PEACE ENDS BALKAN WAR TREATY- SIGNED BY DELEGATES , OF SERVIA, GREECE, MONTE NEGRO AND ROUMANIA. Threat of Allies to Occupy Bulgar Cap. ital Hastened the Peace , Pact. Bucharest. Peace was concluded between the Balkan states and the preliminary treaty signed by the dele gates of .Servia, Greece, Montenegro, Roumania and Bulgaria. The agree ment wras arrived at only after an other exhibition of the utter helpless ness of Bulgaria to face her ring of enemies. . The discussions in the peace confer ence threatened to become intermin able, but M. Majoresco, the Rouman Ian premier,, and president of the con ference, clinched matters by threat ening that unless Bulgaria accepted the modified frontier proposed by the allies, Roumania's army would occupy Sofia. This threat had the desired effect and an agreement was arrived at after numerous private consulta tions between tne delegates and a four hours sitting of the confer ence. The frontier, as agreed to, starts at a point on the old frontier west of the Struma river, .follows the watershed to west of the town of Strumnitza, thence runs almost through the Stru ma valley to the Belesh mountains and thence easterly in almost a straight line to the Mester river, thus leaving the town of Strumnitza, the port of Lagos and Kanthl to Bulgaria and the port of Lagos and Kanthi to Bulgaria and the port of Kavala to Greece. The new frontier is a deep disappointment to the Bulgarians, who still nurse hopes for its eventual re vision by the powers. It is believed that an agreement for the demobilization of the various ar mies will be signed. The news that peace has been arranged caused great rejoicing. " The trouble between the allies arose from the difficulty of dividing the ter ritory captured by them from Turkey. Severe fighting followed and many thousand men were killed or wounded. Soon after the beginning of hostili ties numerous massacres and acts of pillage were, , reported to have been committed by the various armies. ROBERT C. 0GDEN IS DEAD Widely Known Philanthropist Passes at Summer Home in Maine. Kennebunk Port, Maine. Robert C. Ogden of New York, a philanthropist, widely known, died at his summer res idence here. Mr. Ogden had been ill a long time. . Robert C. Ogden was born in Phil adelphia in 1836' and amassed a for tune as a member of the firm of John Wannamaker. He retired from active business six years ago. The news of the death of Robert C. Ogden will be Teceived w-ith regret in the South, where he was well known. Mr. Ogden , was greatly interested in educational work and was always a leading figure at the annual confer ences of the . association to promote education in the South. j Four Men Killed in Wreck. AtlantaGa. Three white men and one negro vere killed .when a fast freight train on the Louisville and Nashville railroad plunged into a cul vert 45 feet deep, six miles north of Marietta. The accident was caused by the giving way of a cement bridge before a torrent of water from the rain which, had, raged for three hours previous to the wreck. The bridge was completely washed away and the water-so high that the cars standing on the track were under a depth of three feet of water. ASSESSMENTS DO NOT ALWAYSPLEASE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION VISITED BY SOME DISSATIS FIED TAX-PAYERS. WILL WIPE OUT MALARIA Representatives of the United States Public Health Service Will Study Eastern Carolina Health Conditions. Will Then See What Can Be Done. Raleigh. The steady work of the corporation commission assessing the taxes against corporations through out the state, a good 60-days task, is bringing numbers of corporation offl cials here every day to reason with the commissioners aa to what assess ments shall be made against their companies, or rather to protest against assessments that the commission is making against them. Here on this sort of a mission were D. Y. Cooper, Henderson; L. B. Williamson. Bur lirigton; H. W. Scott, Graham; N. A, Cocke and Z. V. Taylor of the South ern Power Company,. Charlotte and C. P. Hardin, Graham. Dr. H. R. Carter of the United States Public Health Service has ar rived and after conferring with Dr. W. S. Rankin of the state board of health will begin at Elizabeth City his careful study of eastern Carolina conditions with a vie-v to recommend ing methods of eradicating malaria and the mosquitoes. It had been inten ded that Dr. Rankin accompany hirn in his work but urgent engagements pre vent htm from leaving here at present and Doctor Carter will be met in Eliz abeth City by Dr. John C. Rodman of Washington, N. C, who will give him every assistance until he can be joined later by Doctor Rankin. Doctor Carter comei to eastern Carolina on this mission at the spe cial request of Congressman John Small, who is pressing movements for improvements in sanitation and drain age in his district. There is being added to the exten sive scope of the work of the state board of health a bureau of county health that will especially co-operate with the counties that have establish ed health departments that require the whole time of a superintendent of health. The taking of this ad- advanced step will be pressed upon other counties by the bureau through presentation of special advantages to be attained thereby in health matters for the respective counties. Farmers' Convention at A. & M. Farmers' institute workers and the department of agriculture are mak ing preparations for the North Caro lina Farmers' convention at the A. & M. College, August 26, 27 and 28 and the state convention of house wives on the same dates in the Ral eigh High School auditorium. Very attractive programs are being arrang ed for both event sand a 'number of good prizes give promise of interest ing competitions. There are to be es pecially practical addresses and dem onstrations by experts. Methodist Sunday School Conference The Epworth League and Sunday School Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, South is in session at the Southern Assembly Grounds' at Lake Junalaska with a representa tive attendance from every South ern state. The first real work began with the organizat'on of classes and now these here are settling , down to real work For the conference there are present some of the leading teachers and workers of the Southern church. Bond Issue For Good Roads. On October 1 the citizens of Scotch- Irish township in Rowan county will vote on a proposition to issue $20,000 in bonds for the purpose of building good roads. A petition has already been signed by two-third3 of the qualified voters of the township and the election has been authorized by th commissioners. Sweet Potato Growers to Meet. There will be a meeting of the sweet potato growers of Catawba county at the-new Catawba creamery building Saturday, August 16. The pur pose of this meeting is to form an as sociation to bring about better meth ods of growing, storing and marketing the crop. The. first annual Harvest Home Day for this county will be held at the Killlan school house August 26. Short talks will be made by a num ber of prominent farmers and others Interested in the advancement of tha country church, school and home. HOUSE WIVES WILL MEET Mrs. Julian Heath, Founder of the League Will Come to Raleigh For This Occasion. Raleigh. The North Carolina House wlves' convention will be held at the high, school building in the city of Raleigh, August 26, 27 and 28. ' this convention is for the purpose of bringing the women of the state together to discuss questions of help fulness to each othe.' Mrs. Julian Heath, of . New York, founder of the Housewives' League of America, will attend this convention and will speak on "The Power of the Organized Housewife" and on other subjects in which the women of the state are very much interested. Miss Emily O. Bosaong, of New York, will lecture and give demonstra tions in cooking, etc. Lessons in bread-making and demonstrations in cookery and canning will be features of the convention. The women of the community and from all parts of the state aie invited to hea rthese women discuss and tell how to lower the high cost of living. The following premiums are' offer ed: . " For the largest number of women anrg rils over ten years old, living on one farm in Wake county, attejKSing the convention, $5.00 in gold. For the greatest number of women and girls over ten years old, living on county, living on one farm, attending the convention, $5.00 in gold. ' For the largest number of women and girls, over ten years, from tha country, coming to the convention in one conveyance, wagon or other kind several .families may be represent ed $5.00 in gold. For the best school lunch exhibited at the cnvention by a woman over eighteen years old, living on a farm; One year's subscription to "American Motherhood." For best loaf of bread baked and exhibited by girl under eighteen year3 of age: One year's subscription to "The Woman's Magazine." Full particulars as to school lunches and bread will be sent on request. H. Clay Grubb Killed by Wife. "H. C Grub'a came to his death at the hand' of his wife, Mrs. Emma Grubb. who acted .in self-defense and t who was justifiable in the act." This is the verdict of,th& coroner's jury which sat at an inquest over the body of one of the most prominent busi ness men of this section of the state, who died from the effects of three bullet wounds. According to the evi dence brought out, H. .Clay Grubb came to his home at Churchland, just over ' the Davidson county line, and severely beat his wife, stabbing her in the back and shoulder, cutting her. ear nearly off and inflicting numerous bruises on her body. Seizing a heavy Colt's revolver which lay on the ta ble, the frightened woman fired three times. 1 North Carolina New Enterprises. The following certificates of incor poration were filed at the office of secretary of state: The Selma Motor Car Company, of Selma,, was charter ed to conduct a business of buying, selling and repairing automobiles and other motor vehicles; authorized capi tal, $25,000, with $2,500 subscribed by G. Ward and N. E. Ward, of Sel ma; and James J. Dillard, of Spring Hope, Nashjcounty. The North Caro lina Chapter of American Institute of Architects, of Durham, is an asso ciation of achitects combining, their efforts in co-operation with the Amer- ican Institute of Architects for the promotion of the artistic,- scientific and practical efficiency of the profes sion.. . -. Commercial Secretaries to Organize.. Commercial secretaries from all parts of North Carolina will meet in Asheville, August 28 and 29 for the purpose of effecting a permanent or ganization of the commercial secre taries of the state. A most attractive program has been arranged. Among the speakers on the program will be Leake Carraway, ' secretary of the Greater Charlotte Club; Bruce Ken nedy, secretary of J.he Montgomery Business Men' club, and president of . the Southern' Commercial secretaries; ' J. Forrester, secretary of the Greens boro chamber of commerce, and oth ers. . Stamps Found in Tobacco Barn. Stamps amounting to $1,263.04 stol en from the Kernersville poatofflce on the night of June 7, were found just two months afte rthe robbery, in tobacco barn located about three- quarters of a mile from Kerhersville on the property of Mr. W. S. Liuville. The stamps were discovered by Henry Gordan, a tenant, who was getting the barn in readiness for cutting some tobacco, in removing a large bunch of sticks from the lower tier all of the stamps showered down upon his head. '