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VOL. XXV. - , : PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1915. NO. 42.
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SECRETARY OF TREASURY Mc
ADOO AND COMPTROLLER
MADE DEFENDANTS.
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CONSPIRED TO WRECK BANK
Riggs . National Bank Seeks In Court
to Stop Combined Demands of
Treasury Officials.
Washington. Secretary of the
r re asury MeAdoo and Comptroller of
the Currency Williams were made de
fendants In proceedings begun In the
District of Columbia Supreme Court
by the Riggs National Bank of Wash
ington, D. C, which alleges that these
officials haye combined and conspired
to wreck the bank. :
Temporary and permanent Injunc
tions to halt the alleged conspiracy,
and to prevent the Comptroller from
' making what the bank charges are
unlawful demands for special reports
of various kinds, are sought from the
court.
One portion of the prayer seeks
to restrain John Burke, treasurer of
the United States from payment into
the treasury of $5,000 declared to be
due the bank as interest on $1,000,000
of United States bonds deposited with
the Comptroller against its note cir
culation. This interest was withheld
to cover penalties of $100 a day for
the bank's failure to make certain
reports.
Once paid into the treasury, only
an act of Congress could get the $5,
000, out and Justice McCoy granted
a. temporary injunction on this phase
' of the case. .
The bank's bill of complaint con
tains 37 specific allegations designed
to show that tire Comptroller has
adopted unusual and legally question
able tactics in dealing with the in
stitution. It recites that evidence of
an unusual desire for information
concerning the bank was shown by
Mr. Williams shortly after he assumed
the office of Comptroller more than a
year ago, and has continued ever
since. Prior to that time, in Decem
ber, 1913, it says Mr. MeAdoo charged
officers of the bank of responsibility
for publications regarding the official
conduct of the defendant Williams as
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
When this charge was "denied, the
bill asserts, Secretary MeAdoo cursed
Milton E. Ailes, a vice president of
the bank, and said to C, C. Glover, its
president: "Mr. Glover, you know
what this means to the Riggs National
Bank." ; -V
SHIP BADLY NEEDS REPAIRS:
Kronprinz Wilhelm Must Make For
, mal Requests.
' Newport News, Va. The German
merchant raider Kronprinz Wilhelm,
under orders, from the Washington
governments will not be permitted to
go into dry docket the shipyard here
until Captain Thierfelder commander
of the ship,, has made' formal request
in writing of the repairs he wishes to
make to render his vessel seaworthy
and for supplies necessary to take him
to the nearest port.
Captain Thierfelder told Collector
of Customs Hamilton that he would
make his formal request as soon as
possible. Meanwhile the sea-scarred
commerce destroyer remains at anchor
in the. James River and was examined
by experts from the Newport News
Shipbuilding ' & Drydook Co., who
found the ship leaking and Tier boil
ers in bad shape. Unofficially it was
learned that the vessel is in need of
much tinkering before she can be made
seaworthy and this was taken as an
indication that the ship eventually
may be forced to follow her predeces
sor the Prinz Eitel Friedrich to intern'
ment at this port for the period of
the war.
Vice President Slightly III.
Globe, Ariz. A slight illness, it is
announced prevented Vice President
Marshall participating In the celebra
tion "to mark the first filling of the
great Roosevelt irrigation reservoir
in the Superstition mountains.
Warship Des Moines is Sent.
Washington. - The -' cruiser Des
Moines will be the only additional war
ship sent to Dominican waters until
further details of differences between
President Jiminez and his congress are
received here. The Des Moines was
ordered from Progrew to Santo Dom
ingoCity. It was assumed that Min
ister Sullivan in asking for an addition
al warship feared the dispute might
f.isily be fanned into another revolu
tion. The Nashville already is. at San
to Domingo City and the gunboat
Wheeling could be sent over.
SP1RAGY
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MARr ISABEL' BftUSHv
The noted magazine writer who was
married recently to Pierce G. WHiiiris
at the Littje Church Around the Cor
ner in New York, after many exciting
experiences abroad.
ISSBiaflSStiBSJ
BUSINESS IS IMPROVING
EVERY STATE IN UNION TELLS
OF INCREASED ACTIVITY EX
CEPT MAINE.
Reports From Eight of the Ninety
Bank Examiners Show a Marked
Improvement.
, Washington Business conditions
throughout the country are showing
marked improvement in almost all
lines, according to reports from Na
tional bank examiners made public by
the Treasury Department. Eighty of
the 90 examiners in the United States
reported a permanent improvement
and Maine is said to be the only state
where real depression exists.
"Pronounced hopefulness is pre
valent in nearly every district," says
the anouncement. "Agricultural con
ditions are generally excelent and
commercial lines, with compartively
few exceptions, are enlarging their
activities, mainly through an increas
ed demand, but in some cases prepar
ations for activity is expected to de
velop with the coming of good weath-.
er. Manufacturing is on the increase
and those industries having orders
for supplies from foreign countries
continue especially active.
The statement attributes depression
to unusual conditions abroad but
says busines here has been stabilized
through the application of economy.
, "The South," it continues, "is show
ing marked improvement; The sale
of cotton is active at advancing prices,
with the result that all business is
improving. Farmers-, however, gen
erally pronounced improvement. ,The
prospects for large crops generally are
excellent and there will be greater
diversification.
, "The Western States and the Pa
cific States are showing i. general im
provement. GERMANY WILLING TO PAY.
Compesate For Ship and Cargo Under
Treaty With America Only.
Washington Germany's intention to
compensate the owners of;, the Ameri
can ship William ; -PFrye' sunk on
the high seas'with hr .cargo..' of wheat
by the commerce' raider-;-Prinz Eitel
Friedrich, was communicated fo-mally
to the United States Government
Ambassador Gerard cabled a note
handed him by the Berlin Foreign
Office in reply to the recent American
communication submitting an indem
nify claim for $228,059.54 on beha'.f
of the Frye's owners. Th Foreign
Office upholds the legality undar tei
trenational law of the raider action
in sinking the Frye and bases the liab
ility of the German Govemneu; to
pay indemnity solely on the old Prussian-American
treaties of , 1733 acd
1828, which provide that contraband
belonging to the subjects or citizens
of either party cannot be .confiscated
by the other and may be detained or
used only In consideration of payment
of the full value.
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ANOTHER GEIII
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KRONPRINZ WILWELM REACHES
- NEWPORT NEWS AFTER LONG
SEA RAID
DESTROYED MERCHANTMEN
Slipped in By British Warships and
Captain, Says Ke Can Go Out the
Same Way.
Newport News, Va. Steaming her
way at full speed, passing four Allied
warships off the Virginia capes in the
early hours of the morning, the Ger
man converted cruiser Kro:iprlnz Wil
helm, another of tha remarkable mer
chant raiders of the South Seas, arriv
ed in this port and asked for fuel and
supplies.
The .Kronprinz Wilhelm, many
times reported destroyed, made this
porj; in1 almost helpless condition,
with less than 25 tons of coal -and
only scanty provisions for her crew
of 500 men and 61 prisoners from
British merchant ships; sunk in the
South Atlantic. The 15',000-ton crui
ser came with a record of 5 mer
chant ' ships of 'the enemy captured,
14 "of them sunk, nine British, four
French . and one Norwegian. The
.priiin- smp-viaaanui-v eapxurea, wn?
allowed to proceed, taking to shore
moiy than - 300 prisoners from pre-
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vious rams.' me vaiue oi me snips
and cargoes destroyed officers of the
Wilhelm estimated at $7,000,000.
Following in the wake of the in
terned Prinz Eitel Friedrich which
arrived here about a month ago after
similar thrilling and effective war op
erations for the German arms, the
Kronprinz Wilhelm came dashing
bravely through a lane of enemy war
ships and her commander Lieutenant
Captain Paul Thierfelder, formerly
navigating officer of the German cruis
er Karlsruhe, said, "we got in with
out being seen by the enemy and we
can go out (the same way."
Most of these were sent to South
American ports at various times on
German ships which met the raider
in response to wireless call. The sixty
one one board who were landed here
are British sailors taken from the
steamship Tamar, destroyed March 25
and Coleby, destroyed March 27 last.
The toll of destruction credited the
Kronprinz Wilhelm include the follow
ing vessels:
British steamer Indian Prince,
sunk September 4, 1914.
British . steamer La Correntina,
sunk October 7, 1914.
French bark Union, sunk October
28, 1914.
French bark Anne de Britagne,
sunk November 21) 1914.
British steamer Bellevue, sunk De
cember 4, 1914. : - -
French "steamer Mont Agel, sunk
December 4, 1914.
British steamer Hemisphere, sunk
December 28, 1914.
British steamer Potario, sunk Janu
ary 10, 1915.
-British steamer Highland Brae,
sunk January 14, 1915.
British schooner Wilfred M., sunk
January 14, 1915.
Norwegian bark Somatha, sunk Feb
ruary 5, 1915.
French passenger steamer Guade
loupe, sunk February 23, 1915.
. British steamer Tamar, sunk March
25, 1915.,
British steamer Coleby, sunk march
27, 1915.
British - steamer . Chasehill, sunk
February 22, 1915.
ANXIOUS TO LEAVE TAMPICO
Three Hundred Americans Have Ap
plied Fr Transportation.
Washingotn.-Three hundred unju
ployed Americans have appealed "to
the state department for transporta
tion from Tampico to the United
States. The situation there was re
ported officially to be serious. Food
is scarce and an early attack on the
city Is expected.
Rear Admiral Capterton with the
cruiser Washington' went to Tampico
from Vera Cruz on his own initia
tive to join the gunboats Petrel and
depend on the general himself.
Great Commercial Congress to Meet.
Washington. The sixth annual con
vention of the Southern Commer ,'al
Congress, to be held in Muskogee,
Oklahoma, the last week in this month
will be presided over by Senator l.Hm
can U. Fletcher, of Florida, president
of the organization, and will be par
ticipated in by representativeaof na
tional and international organizations,
bringing to one platform Vre most im
port leaders of constnictve thought in
the fields of agriculture, immigration,
municipal efficiency and foreign trade
ever assembled In this country,
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. STEPHEN T. -MATHER
Mr. Mather is the new assistant to
the secretary of the Interior. He suc
ceeded Adolph C. Miller, now on the
federal reserve board. Mr. Mather Is
a graduate of the University of Cali
fornia. GERMAN CRUISER INTERNS
COMMANDER MAX THIERICHENS
' MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT EX
PECTED HELP TO ARRIVE.
Prinz Eitel is Taken to Norfolk Navy
Yards Where She Will Remain
Until War Is Over.
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Newport News, Va. Commander
Thlerichens of the German auxiliary
cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich, asked
the United States Government through
port authorities here to intern his ship
and crew for the war. Up to the last
moment the Germanskipper kept up
the appearance of being ready for a
dash to sea.
The commerce raider has made her
last cruise of the war. She was taken
to the Norfolk Navy Yard across
Hampton Roads from the ship yard
here where she has been laid up since
limping into port on March 10 after
the remarkable commerce-destroying
voyage from the Orient during which
she sent the American ship William
P. Frye to the bottom.
Commander Thlerichens notified the
Washington Government through Col
lector of Customs Hamilton of his de
cision to intern rather than "deliver
crew and ship to fruitless and certain
destruction" by British and French
warships waiting , off the Virginia
Capes to destroy them.
The German captain delivered his
announcement in . writing when Col
lector Hamilton boarded the Eitel
Friedrich with an imperative notice
from the Washington Government
that the time for his stay in this port
would expire at midnight and that he
must leave American waters by 4
o'clock next morning. Before the cus
toms collector had a chance to deliver
the message from Washington Com
mander Thierichens handed to him
the written announcement of his de
cision. After conferences between Rear
Admiral Beatty, .commandant of the
Norfolk Navy Yard, Rear Admiral
Helm of the battleship Alabama and
Collector Hamilton actual interment
of the Prinz -'Eitel was accomplished,
the searaider was taken to the Navy
Yard at Portsmouth, Va. There breech
blocks of her guns were removed and
connecting rods, -of her engines were
detached.
The Captain's letter was as follows: j
"I inform you I intend to intern S.
M. S. Prinz Eitel Friedrich. The re
lief I expected appear not to arrive in
time so the number and force of the
enemy cruisers watching the entrance
of the bay makes to me impossible
the dash for the open sea with any
hope of success. I have decided not
to deliver crew and ship to fruitless
and certain destruction. Being obliged
for the courtesy shown by all United
States authorities I am expecting
your orders.
"I have sent the same information
to Rear Admiral Helm, U. S. S. Ala
bama. Respectfully,
"THIERICHENS."
ATLANTIC FLEET IN THE ROADS.
Seventeen Ships Under Admiral
Fletcher. Further Practice.
Washington. Seventeen battelshlps
of the Atlantic fleet steamed into
Hampton Roads, fresh fram maneuv
ers off the Cuban coast which Admiral
Fletcher reported showed gratifying
results. In all Admiral Fletcher had
54 war craft and auxiliaries under his
command during the maneuvers.
RUSSIANS SUCCESS
IKES PEACE TALK
INCREASING INDICATIONS THAT
HUNGARY, ESPECIALLY, IS
. TIRED OF FIGHT.
ITALY ANXIOUSLY WAITING
Talk of Peace With Hungary Brings
Increasing Talk of War in Italy. .
Fierce Fighting.
London. Russian successes in the
Carpathians, where the Muscovites
are now said to control virtually all
the important passes and are prepar
ing for a descent on to the plains of
Hungary, have revived unofficial talk
Of separate peace for Auetro-Hungary,
and seemingly increasing anxiety on
the part of interventions in Italy for
their country to take up arms on the
side of the Allies and oibtain territory
.with Austria. Russian newspapers
seem convinced that Hungary, if not
the whole of the Dual Monarchy, la
ready ' to seek peace, and it is said
that ' Emperor Fracls Joseph has re
quested Pope Bendict to intervene in
their behalf.
Except in Italy, the neutral country
most d"irectljr interestd in this ques
tion, little' credence is given this re
port, although the opinion is express
ed in military circles here that if
Russia breaks down the joint resist
ance of the Austro-Gerinan troops in
the Carpathians as she apparently has
that of the Austro-Hungarian armies,
Hungary at least will be ready to
bring the war to an end as far as she
is concerned.
However, the Russiaas have some
way to go yet before-they reach the
plains of Hungary and the Austro
German forces are placing every ob
stacle in their way. . The whole south
ern slopes of the mountains have been
strongly fortified and troops are be
ing poured into the region. It is said
there are now 24 Austrian and six
German army corps facing the Rus
sians, and that more are on the way.
,The Russians are bringing up re
3erves, and, according to the Austrian
report, they are attacking without
any regard for the loss of life.
British military critics express the
greatest admiration for the Russians'
handling of the Carpathian campaign.
The advance between Polianka and
Bartfeld, they say, squeezes the Aus
trians out of the Dukia Pass, that
from Dukia squeezed them out of
Mazolabroez and from west to east
this process has continued until all
the passes are in the hands of Rus
sian troops. The critics contend
that the Austrq-Germans must return
from East Galicia and Bukowina
or they will find themselves cut off.
HIGHWAY MUST BE BUILT.
Governors Movement For Dixie High
way Must Not Fail.
Indianapolis,, Ind. "Governors'
movement for Dixie highway must
not fail," was the message Governor
Ralston sent to Governor Rye, of
.Tennesee.
The Tennessee executive telegraph
ed Gov. Ralston questioning the ad
visability of proceeding under the
highway plan adopted at the recent
governors conference at Chattanooga,
in "view of the action taken by C. E.
James, as president of the Dixie
Highway Association, ignoring ap
pointees of governors and undertak
ing to fix the route."
Governor Ralston's reply follows:
"Governors' movement for Dixie
Highway must not fail. Taggart and
Fisher; Howell and Anderson with
their associate commissioners will
bring harmony out of confusion. Pa
tience and a conciliatory spirit are
essential."
Says the F-4 Was Defective.
Los Angeles, Calif. Allison D. Ede,
brother of Lieutenant Alfred L. Ede,
commander of the submarine F-4 lost
off Honolulu harbor March 25, said
he had received a letter from the na
val officer In which he declared the
submersible was defective. Lieuten
ant Ede, his brother stated, wrote
that the vessel was leaky and other
wise in poor condition.
Recevers for Greenhut Company.
New York. The J. B. Greenhut
Company, a New York corporation
with $12,000,000 outstanding securi
ties, operating two department stores
on Sixth Avenue, this city, went into
receivership through friendly pro
ceedings. A few moments later an
involuntary petition In bankruptcy
was filed in separate proceedings by
three creditors with claims totalling
$3,000. The firm's liabilities, accord
ing to its cunsel, aggregrate $3,513,
OfiO and Its assets $7,465,419. These
figures do not !l elude fwo mortgages.
GREAT HIGHWAY IS OPENED
After Seven Years Road From Spar
tanburg to Hendersonviile Through
Heart of Mountains Is Open.
Spartanburg. After an agitation of
more than seven years and the expen
diture of not less than $75,000 by polk
and Henderson counties, in North
Carolina, not to mention what lias
been spent by Spartanburg county, a
well located, well graded highway has
been 'built an opened from this city
to Hendersonviile, N. C, by way of
Inman, Campobello, Landrum, Tryon,
Saluda, Flatrock and Tuxedo, a dis
tance of 45 miles, more than half of
which is through tha very heart of the
mountains. This fact " was demon
strated when more than 200 Spartanburg-people,
traveling in 55 automo
biles, made tha journey to Henderson;
cille in ease and comfort and without
a mishap of any serious nature. The
tourists left Spartanburg shortly be
fore 10 o'clock in the morning and the
majority of the cars were back ia the
city before 7 o'clock in the evening.
At Tryon a meeting of the committees
in charge of the road, representing the
several sections of the road, was held
for the discussion of questions touch
ing the future maintenance of the
highway. At Hendersonviile tb
Community Club of that city enter
tained the entire party at the new club
house for luncheon.
The road is one of the most scenlo
in the Southeast and is destined tc
become a popular highway with lo ir
ists visiting the mountains of western
North Carolina. The surprising fea
ture of the road was the section be
tween Saluda and Hendersonviile,
which winds through a mountainous
country on easy grades. Here some
fine road construction has been done.
This section of the road was entirely
new to the great majority of the party
going over it.
Nurse Killed in Elevator.
Asheville.-rMiss Ollie Bagwell, a
.member of the staff of nurses of the
Mission hospital met a horrible death
when her head was caught between
the flooring of the elevator and the top
jamb of door on . flrs floor. .. She was
crushed to death immediately, dying
before aid could reach her side. She
was operating the elevator and no
one else was on it. It was believed
.that when her head struck the ob
stacle she was looking out of the
elevator. Miss Bagwell is a native
of Buncombe, being the daughter of
R. O. Bagwell, a prosperous farmer.
Library Open to County.
Greensboro.' Guilford county peo
ple have library facilities equal to
those enjoyed by Greensboro people.
The Carnegie Library here with more
than 10,000 volumes, was opened to
all the people of the county alike.
.The farmers are entitled to secure
books and carry them home in the
same manner and under identical
terms with the city residents. This
is part of a big local plan for library
extension work.
Demonstration Work in Davidson.
Thomasvlllej The county agricuU
tural agent and R. L. Sloan of the
State Agricultral Department have
pruned and sprayed for 14 farmers,
.terranced five acres of land and talk
ed to 400 people in meetings. They
also assisted Miss Margaret Scott in
planning and starting some girls'
.club work.
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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".a o . w u
H . tuna fag O ocL jit mi a
North
New Bern .
Washington.
Windsor . . .
Eastern
North Carolina
35
SO-40 30.00
160
South
Fayetteville
Fremont . .
Maxton
North
Airlie
Battleboro .
Pine Ijeve-1
Pittsboro . .
Warrenton
Wilson
South
Charlotte . .
Cleveland . .
Kings Mt'n
Eastern
..7-94
..R'i-M,
North Carolina
30-45 32.(it)
2000
1900
33-37 30.00
35-45 9.00
..84-8
Central
North Carolina
41 30.00
40 32.00
Z7
8
200O
2606-
iioo
26
..8U-8" 31.00
8 35 30.00
Central North Carolina
.. 9 33 30.00
.."9U:9ii
.. 9-94
33-39 29.00
30-33 30.00
2ai-2SVt 29.00
30 30.00
40-45 32.00
20-35 31.00
30-26 30.00
Monroe ....
Moroesville
Newton ....
Norwood . .
Statenville .
Norfolk Va..
1800
1300
PRICES PAID FOR GRAIN, BUTTER
AND EGGS DURING PAST WEEK
Asheville Corn, 93-94e; oats. Sc;
Western creamery butter, 32c; N. C.
creamery butter, 32c; egs, 20c.
Klmore Corn. $1.00; oats, 70o; cow
peas, $2.00; egtm, 20a.
Greensboro Corn, 93c to $1.00; Western
creamery buttery, 32c; N. C. creamery
butter, 32c; egsrs. 18 to 20c.
Liumberton Corn, $1.00; eggs. 20c.
Maxton Corn 93c; oats, 72c; soy lxan.
$2.00; cow pens $2.25; Western" crerim
ery butt Src; N. C. creamery butter.
40c; crr 15 to 20c.
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