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FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH."
VOL. XXV.
PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1915.
NO. 34.
OPPOSITII BASED
Oil STATE'S RIGHTS
PALMER BILL PASSES HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES BY THE
VOTE OF 232 TO 44.
PURELY A CHILD LABOR ACT
Would Bar Products Made in .Whole
or in Part By Children From In
terstate Commerce.
Washington. -The Palmer bill to
bar products of child labor from inter
state commerce was passed by the
house 232 to 44 after a lively debate
and the issuance of a writ of arrest
for absentees to suppress a filibuster.
Opposition to the bill, led by Repre
sentative Byrnes of South Carolina,
was based on the contention that it
interfered with the state's rights.
The measure declares it unlawful
for producers, manufacturers or deal
ers to ship or deliver for transporta
tion in interstate commerce the prod
ucts of mine or quarry made wholly
or in part by children under 16 years
old, or. products of mills, canneries,
workshops, factories or manufacturing
establishments made by children un
der 14 or those between 14 and 16
who work more than eight hours a
day, or more than six days a week or
after 7 o'clock at night.
Inspection by the Department of
Labor would be authorized and fines
of from 100 to $1,000 or imprison
ment from one month to a year, or
both imposed for violation. When
Representative Palmer proposed sus
pension of the rules to pass the bill
several Southern members protested
and started a filibuster marked by re
peated points of no quorum, roll-calls
and rulings.
JANUARY EXPORTS OF COTTON.
300,000 Bales More Exported This
Year Than During Last January.
Washington Cotton exports were
beyond normal proportions during Jan
uary. The quantity was more than
300,000 bales greater than last year,
according to the monthly report of
the census bureau.
Cotton ssed was less than the usu
al January total, as 500,000 fewer spin
dles were operated during the month.
Manufacturing establishments held
less cotton January 31 than they did
a year ago but in independent ware
houses, the .quantity on hand was
greater by 1,800,000 bales.
Exports included 585,534 bales to
the United Kingdom; 217,982 bales to
Italy; 99,913 bales to Germany, 70,
901 to France and 397,845 bales to
all the other countries. Total exports
for the six months ending January
31 were 2,500,000 bales less than
during that period last year.
England Causes All Trouble.
Washington Count Bernstorff, the
German embassador, presented to the
state department a note from his gov
ernment, announcing that Germany
will, consider recession from its an
nounced intention of attacking the
British merchantmen, if Great Brit
Ian will withdraw its efforts to pre
vent foodstuffs from reaching. Germa
ny's civilian population. i
The note declares that Germany's
plan to attnck British merchantmen
was a retaliatory measure adopted
because of alleged violations of inter
national law by Great Britian in try
ing to starve the non-combatant pop
ulation of Germany and that the latter
government it ready to withdraw from
its purpose as expressed in the naval
war zone decree as far as it applies
to merchant vessels as soon as Great
Britian, either of its own volition, or
as a. result jof representatives from
neutrals expresses her willingness to
return to the usual practices of inter
nationallaw on the question of food
stuffs. Germany Replies Friendly.
Berlin By wireless to' Sayville.
"The German reply to the American
note is reported to be firm in tone,
though friendly in form." says a state
ment issued by the Overseas News
Agency.
War Costing Allies $10,000,000,000.
London In a statement explana
tory of the arrangement made at the
recent conference between the finance
ministers of France and Russia, and
himself in Paris, David Loyd George
told the House of Commons that the
expenditures of the allies during the
current war would be two billion
pounds sterling ($10,000,000,000) of
which Great Britian was spending
more money than her two allies. The
present war, Mr. Loyd George said,
was the most expensive in material,
men and money ever waged.
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Fannie Crosby, well known hymn
writer, died a few days ago at her
home in Bridgeport, Conn. She was
in her 95th year and continued to
write hymns until a short time be
fore her death.
HAS A COMPROMISE BILL
SHIPPING BILL IN AMENDED
FORM TO BE PUT THROUGH
HOUSE.
And Will Press it to Last, Even to Ex
tent of Calling Extra Session.
The Compromise Plan.
Washington. A compromise propos
al designed to extricate the Adminis
tration ship-purchase bill from the
deadlock that has blocked its passage
in the Senate and to avert an extra
session was put forward by House
Democrats through Representative
Kitchin of North Carolina, cho&eii ma
jority leader of the next House.
The new plan, which proposes the
passage of the shipping bill aa a tem
porary emergency measure was devel
oped at conferences on the House side
of the Capitol while the Senate mark
ed time with both opponents and sup
porters of the measure sparring for
advantages. An adjournment of the
Senate advanced the plans of the
Democratic leaders to force a cloture
rule that would Ind the determined
filibuster.
As announced by Representative
Kitchin the compromise contemplates
passage through the House next week
of the bill suggested by Senator Gore
with an amendment that . would ter
minate the Government's activities in
the shipping business two years after
the close of the European .war, De
spite President Wilson's announced
determination to stand by the Senate
bill in its present form, Representa
tive Kitchin said House leaders, anx
ious to avoid an extra session, pro
posed to put this measure before the
Senate and give the President an op
portunity to accept it in the event of
the failure of the pending bill.
The desire of both Republicans and
Democrats to avoid an extra session,
Representative Kiteliin thought, prob
ably would give 'the proposed plan
sufficient support . to . get it through
before March 4.
DACIA FIN fttCV SAILS.
Expects to Be Captured During Voy
age Across Seas.
Norfolk, Va. The American . steam
er Dacia finally sailed with her cargo
of cotton for Germany, which goes
via Rotterdam.
Great Britain has threatened to
size the ship, questioning her trans
fer from Germany registry and she
already has been the subjeect diplo
matic correspondence between the
United States and Great . Britain. It
generally is expected a British cruis
er will take her somewhere before
she arrives in European water's, and
that the case will be fought out in a
prize court.
Germany Needs More Money.
London. Germany financiers have
been summoned to a conference in
Berlin with the finance minister who
considers that a new loan of $1,200,
500 is required for the continuance of
the war, says an American dispatch
to the Exchange TelBgraph. It is hop
ed that a large portion of this loan,
the message adds, will be subscribed
by the Krupps and other leading Ger
man firms in exchange for new army
contracts.
Investigate Mexican Situation.
Washington. Commission as Presi
dent Wilson's personal representative
to investigate conditions in Mexico,
Duval West, of San Antonio, Texas,
was on his way to the southern r-public.
GERMANY NTS
FOOD UNHAMPERED
HINTED BY AMBASSADOR THAT
WARFARE ON MERCHANT
SHIPPING BE RELAXED.
BUT ONLY ON CONDITIONS
Conditional Contraband Designed For
Civil Population is Not to Be
Molested.- War Zone Measures.
Washington. The importance
which the German Government at
taches to the unrestricted shipment
of foodstuffs for its civilian population
was emphasized at the State Depart
ment by Count von Bernstorff, the
German Ambassador, who conferred
with both Secretary Bryan and Coun
sellor Lansing. While no formal
statement regarding the Ambassador's
call was issued by the Department.
It was said afterward that he had
hinted that warfare on merchant
shipping might be relaxed if Germany
could be assured of a continuous food
supply for her non-combatant popula
tion.
The position of the German Govern
ment, it was explained, is that the
proclamation of a war zone and cam
paign against enemy merchant ships
was simply a retaliation against Eng
land's alleged violations of the Decla
ration of London in hindering condit
ional contraband for civilians from
reaching Germany. ' This, according
to the German Ambassador, is no less
inhumane than the campaign on mer
chants vessels. '
While declining to authorize any
statement, officials admitted that the
American note to Germany was open
to the construction that no vessels,
either belligerent or neutral, should
be sunk unless previously visited and
an opportunity given for the taking
off of . passengers. It was reiterated
.that while the Tules of international
law clearly compelled such steps, the
position taken was based largely on
humanitarian grounds.
An official who helped prepare the
American note to Germany pointed
out that the strong warning tone of
the communication was not intended
as a threat, but was a friendly act
in a spirit of precaution lest the sink
ing of an American vessel with Amer
icans aboard inflame public opinion
in the United State to a degree which
could not be estimated in advance.
ENGLAND CELEBRATES VICTORY
Great Britain Has , Advised Using
American Flag for Emergency.
London. Berlin is celebrating the
evacuation of East Prussia by the Rus
sians .which is hailed in the German
capital as another great victory for
Field Marshal von Hindenberg; Eng
land is not attempHng to hide her elation-
at the success of her airmen's
raid on the German positions in Bel
gium, aijd all Europe is eagerly dis
cussing the American notes to Great
Britain andGeiftiany and contemplat
ing what the replies wil be.
; Great Britain has already intimated
that,' 'British merchant ships have
beeH advised touae neutral flags only
in case of emergency, and no general
iise pf'sueh $ags is anticipated. The
German minister of the Hague has Is
sued another warning to neutrals to
the effect hat In 'view of the alleged
declaration of all the British ports
as war ports and-, the use of neutral
flags by British ships it would be dan
gerous for neutral merchantmen to
visit the proscribed waters after Janu
ary 18.
Serbian Fortress Blown Up.
Berlin, By wireless to Sayville
The Overseas .News Agency says that
according to. Italian newspapers, the
Serbian fortress of Semeridria has
been blown up by the explosition of
its powder magazine after being shell
ed by Austro-Hungarian artillery.
Smallpox in County Jail.
Charleston, W. Va. The Kanawha
county jail here was quarantined when
four cases of smallpox were found
among the prisoners. Seven prison
ers were taken to the state peniten
tiary at Moundsville after having
been exposed to the disease here.
Albanians Invade Serbia.
London. A large force of Alban
ians have crossed the Serbian front
ier into the Department of Prisrend,
forcing the Serbian troops and local
authorities to withdraw, according to
a Reuter dispatch from Nish, Serbia.
Cotton From Wilmington.
Wilmington, N. aThe Greek
steamer Ellin sailed from this port
for Iiverpool with a cargo of 5,550
bales of cotton taken on here. She
arrived here from Savannah with a
Dart cargo to complete loading. ,
J. W. RAGSDALE
J. W. .Ragsdale, congressman from
Sixth District of South Carolina is
faithful to his post at Washington
during discussion of ship purchase
bill, although his wife is very sick
at their home in Florence, S. C.
SENATE WORKS 56 HOURS
REPUBLICANS SUCCEED IN FORC
ING ADJOURNMENT AFTER
56 HOURS SESSION.
Democrats Discuss Several Plans But
it is Generally Believed Bill Can
not Be Brought to a Vote.
Washington." Republicans and
Democratic insurgents fighting the
Government ship' bill, with the aid of
Senators Norris and Kenyon, Progres
sive Republicans who have supported
the measure, forced the Senate to ad
journ after the longest continuous
session in its history. Debate had
lasted 54 hours and 11 minutes.
This made more uncertain than
ever the fate of the bill which the
Administration has pressed so urgent
ly on Congress. ( Many members of
both houses concluded that an extra
session seemed Inevitable. There
were some, however, who still hoped
there yet might be time to dispose of
appropriation bills and the ship-purchase
measure In some form before
March 4.
Adjournment came ,on a .. motion
made- by Senator O'Gorman,' '-carried
48 to 46 after Senator Norr Is; deplor
ing the filibuster, had pi&claimed his
conclusion that opponents of ,the bill
could filibuster it to death. .
Though disappointed over the loss
of support from the Progressive Re
publicans, Administration .leaders of
the Senate would not admit the cause
was lost. Anticipating a break' in the
Senate, President Wilson had conferr
ed throughout the day witli House
leaders on plans to get the-bill before
the House and such a course may be
taken, though Senate Republicans in
sist their fight will continue until the
end of the session no matter what the
Administration forces may accomplish
in the House. .
Insurgent Democrats led by Senator
Hardwick, sought a compromise with
their colleagues by which the party
could be'united in a renewed effort to
pass the- bill. . The plan suggested
was that the warring Democrats hold
a conference after their commitment
of the bill. Some of the insurgents
then would propose that the bill be
amended to provide that the proposed
Government . ship-purchase enterprise
should terminate at a stated period
after the close of the European war, J
and that purchase of interned ships
of belligerents be prohibited.
SHIPS SEEK "SAFETY FIRST."
Another British Ship Flies Stars and
Stripes to Protect Passengers.
New York. Passengers on the Cu-
nard Liner, Britisr Steamer Orduna,
which arrived here from England, said
the Orduna flew the American flag
for nearly 24 hours on January 31
while passing through the Irish sea.
The Stars and Stripes .they said.
were hoisted Sunday, an hour after
the Orduna left Liverpool and were
not hauled down until early Monday.
The Orduna was to have sailed
from Liverpool Saturday, January 30.
but did not depart until 10:30 the
next morning. Passengers heard the
delay was caused by presence of a
German submarine in the vicinity.
The American flag was raised, they
said, shortly after Orduna cleared the
Merse?.
GERMANY AND GREAT
R1TAIH GET NOTES
DIPLOMATS AND OFFICIALS AT
WASHINGTON ARE DEEPLY
INTERESTED.
WAITING FOR THE REPLIES
Believed That Great Britain Wil!
Give Assurances She Will Not
Sanction Use of Neutral Flags.
Washington. Reading of the offi
cial texts of the two notes from the
United States to Germany and Great
Britain developed in intense interest
among officials and diplomats in the
question of what would be the nature
of the replies from the two belliger
ent Governments.
That Great Britain would give as
surances of no intention to sanction
the general use of neutral flags by
British merchant ships was the be
lief of many officials. But the widest
sort of speculation, based on a variety
of conceptions of German's plans to
waging a submarine war on merchant
ships, was heard as to the probable
response of the Berlin Foreign office.
Count von Bernstori, the German
Ambassador, declined to discuss the
note to Germany as he had received no
advices from Berlin concerning it.
The British Embassy also was silent.
What excited most attention in Con
gress and among diplomats, however,
was the serious tone of the notes even
though qualified by the polite terms
of diplomatic usage. The determina
tion of the United States Government
to have the American flag used only
by ships entered to fly . it and the"
warning that Germany would be held
"to a strict accountability" if Ameri
can lives or vessels were lost in the
attacks on merchant .vessels in the
newly-delimited sea zones of war,
practically were the sole topics of dis
cusslon in executive and congressional
quarters as well as among the Ambas
sadors and Ministers of belligerent
and neutral nations.
RUSSIAN INVASION CHECKED
Moving Back From German Territo
ry, Also In Poland.
London The Russian incursion in
to east Prussia appears to be as short
lived as were the previous Russian
raids into German territory. German's
superb equipment of stragetic rail
ways have enabled her within a few
days to tfcow Immense "bodies ofl
troops against the Invaders.
In the present case the German sol
diers appear to have been rushed Into
east Prussia from both Poland and
Interior points. , ; '
The situation in. the Carpathians
looks favorable to theiRussians who
in spite of snow blocked roads, are
pressing against the Austrian defenses
at three of the most important pass
es. Berlin admits the Russians have
entered Hungarian territory at sev
eral points in the Carpathian district
but declares these positions were
most dearly bought.
Big Spectacular Aerial Attack.
London. Aerial warfare was wag
ed on the largest scale in its history
and under adverse circumstances from,
the standpoint of the weather. Brit
ish airmen, buffeting snow in the air,
swept over cities of Northern Belgium
held by the Germans, droped bombs
no Ostend, Bruges and other places.
Thirty-four aeroplanes and sea
planes of the British navy took part
in the operations and all returned to
their base, without casualties to their
drivers although two machines were
damaged. The raid was made to pre
vent the development of submarine
bases and establishments which might
further endanger British warships and
merchantmen.
Although no submarines were seen
the British admiralty statement indi
cates that the raid had satisfactory re
sults for considerable damage is said
to have been done to German posi
tions, railway lines and railway sta
tions. ;
At various points the airmen were
received by a German fire from anti
aerial guns and rifles. None of the
airmen is reported by the admiralty
to have been wounded.
Citrus Fruit Record Broken.
Tampa, Fla Shipments of citrus
fruits from Folrida this season total
more than 20,000 carloads, according
to figures announced here. Present
estimates indicate this year's crop
will break all previous records.
FLASHES FROM THE WIRES.
Capt. Brewer of the American steam
er Wilhelmlna, bound for Germany
with a food cargo, said that the voy
age from New York was the roughest
he had known in 25 years emerienr.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Movements Due and Their Lo
cal Effects For the Cotton
States Feb. 21 to 28.
Carothers Observatory Forecast
Sunday, February 21; Mon
day, Feb. 22. The week will
open with warm, weather in the
South; minia ranging from 40
degrees along the Mason &
Dixon line to 60 degrees on the
Coast, with mixlma generally In
the 70s. It will be generally
unsettled.
Tuesday, Feb. 23; Wednes
day, Feb. 24; Thursday, Feb.
25. A cool wave will develop
in the South Tuesday, bringing
minimum temperatures around
40 degrees, but actual frosts are
only expected in Eastern Cotton
Belt Wednesday or Thursday.
Friday, Feb. 26; Saturday,
Feb. 27; Sunday, Feb. 23. Gen
eral rains will immediately set
in, with probably tornadic
storms in parts of the South. A
cool wave will overspread West
ern Cotton Belt Friday and the
remalnedr of the South Satur
day, with elearing weather and
light frosts over the cotton
Belt, except on the immediate
Coast.
JANUARY TOBACCO SALES
Winston-Salem Heads the List Almost
Doubling Any Other Market in
State.
Raleigh. The leaf tobacco ware
houses of the state last month sold, ac
cording to reports filed with Major
Graham, commissioner of agriculture,
22,997,399 pounds of tobacco.
Winston-Salem took the lead with,
4,848,912, practically double that of
Wilson, which lead the markets in.
the east.
' The size of the sales of other town
which sold more tha:n 1,000,000 were
made in the following order: Dur
ham, Oxford, Rocky Mount, Hender
son and Greenville.
Towns. Total.
Winston-Salem 4,848.913
Wilson 2,477,fiU
Durham 1,477,654
Oxford 1,289.348
Eoeky Mount 1,048,653
Henderson 1,033,371
Greenville 1,032,50
Keidsville 957.51S
Roxboro 853,506
Mt. Airy , .. 621 47
Stoneville 530,592
Zebulon 526.75S
Greensboro 480,612
Fuquay Springs 475,935
Kineton 430,906
Farmville 430,846
Burlington 403.008
Walnut Cove 390,294
"Louisburg 386,519
Warrenton.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 379,140
Madison 323. 18
Apex 317.447
Wendell 257,258
Creedmoor .. .. 241.499
Younjrsville 222. 66S
LaGrange 208,251
Snow Hill .. 206,48$
Elkin .. 195,000
Pilot Mountain 192,889
Mebane 189 949
Smithneld 168.463
Goldsboro 131.266
Statesville .. .. .. 131.14
WWarsaw 42,805-
Robersonville 41.148
Washington 35,570
Spring Hope 17.09T
Total .. 22,997,399
Total for January, 1914.... 9,833,471
MARKET REPORTS.
Cotton, Cotton Seed and Meal Prices
in the Markets of North Carolina
For the Past Week.
As reported to the Division of Mar
kets, North Carolina Agricultural Ex
periment Station and Department of
Agriculture, Raleigh.
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Farmville ... 8c 42-45c 30.00
Jacksonville.. 7-8c 40c 28.00
Kelford 7 -7Vc 35-40c 26.00
Moyock 7-8 c 42c
New Born 24-80c
Windsor 7-7 30-36c
Wintervllle. . .7-7ic 40-45o 30.00
South Eastern North Carolina
Fayetteville...5H-84 40-45c 30.00
Maxton 7-7c 35-45c 27.00"
s North Central North Carolina
Battleboro 6 -8 c 40-4214 30.00
Louisburg ... 33-40c 27.50
RaleiKh 8 S4c 42c 30,00
Scotl'd Neck.7-7c 42-44c 27.00
Smithneld ... Sc 40-43c 28.00
Tarboo.. 7-8 c 40-45c 30.00
Wilson 8c 45c 40.00
North Central North Carolina
Charlotte 8 -8c 36-39c 29.00
Clevelana .... 32-40c
Concord 8 -8c 39c 19.00
Gibson 36-46c 30.00
Monroe 8 -8o 40-43c 29.00
Newton Sc 33-40c 28.00
Mooresville. . . 84c 30-35c 29.00
Statesville ... 8c 36c 19.00
Norfolk, Va... 8-8 c
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RETAIL PRICES OF CORN FOR THE
PAST WEEK.
No. 2 No. 2
White Yellow or Mixed
Town
Charlotte
. S0-95C
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.10
80c
, 1.00
1.00
.1.00-1.05
95c
1.00
1.00
79-9Sc
; 99C
Klmore ........
Greensboro ....
Maxton ......,.
Monroe
Moyock ........
New Bern
Newton
Raleigh
Scotland Neck. .
Smithneld-
Tarboro .......
95-100
85-90a
Wadesboro
97c
Wilson 95C-100