THE
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LAN. 1·. Hit
35 STATES HAVE
RATIFIED FEDERAL
DRYAMENDMEN1
Race Nebreak*. Mi·
louri sed M innttrtr To Be
3βΙ>. Cliachinc N«nib«p
ratificationcompletee
BY » STATES YESTERDAY
H tUai&eatUa U Tkii
Me-«k, Muy oed»l· Beli.v. n.1
Ceuatry WUI ■· rerm.aeotly Dr,
Nut July 1, Sud Started i. Cali
(•rata.
Washington, Jan- 15—Leglalaiur
" of thirty-fin Stale»—on» la·* than
tlx required thrae-'ourth. have rati
ûcd the prohibition constitutional a
mcndment. Several 8t»t* Aaeembliei
now ar· in *a*aiou and are expected
li take action tomorrow with a probe
kit race between Nebraska, MlMOBii
and Minn·"011 *» to which will b« tht
Ihlrty-ai**1' on the li»t.
Ratification wu completed today by
the lyaelalatera* of five State·—Iowa.
Colorado. Oregon Now Hampehir* ana
Utah—making a total of twelve In two
day*· Of the thirty—five State* that
have taken action, oaly fourteen bave
certified their aetioa to the Federal
State Department. They are Virgin
ia. Kentucky, North Dakota. South
Carolina, Maryland. Booth Dakota,
Texas, Montana, Delaware, Maaaa
chueetta, λ H to ο a Oeonria, Louisiana
and Michigan. .
The intendment under Its provis
ion», become· effective one year from
the date of 4ta final ratification. Ad
ditional legislation by Congre*a ia nec
reaary to make it operative and
ground work for thla already haa been
laid. Thia legislation will prescribe
penalties for violation of the amend
mem «no determine how and 117 what
agenciet the law «ball be enforced .
If ratification I· completed thi·
month, many official» her* believe the
country wiU become permanently
"dry" next July 1, the date on which
the ipetial var-tlmv prohibition re
cently enacted by Comme goee Into
effect. Τ hi· law prevent· the manu
facture mad ■!· of inioaieuta for
beverage parpu**· and remain· in
force an til the demobilination of tk·
natioc'a war ami· la completed.
Court act!an to prevent the amend
ment becoming operative already haa
been itarted in California, where an
ortier temporarily rertralntng Go*
«oner ttepMU from «tyning ratifie a
to* ofjtlS * ·
It
li/ittir,
that
mendmanta mart be «obmitted
referendum.
The prohibition amendment raaolu
tion paaeed by Con*»·· provide* that
ratification ihall be by "the legisla
ture» of the leverml ft ta tea aa provided
by the co'oatitotion :
The reaolntlon follow*:
"Reaolved by the Senate and Hooae
of Repreeentatlvee of the United
State· ef America In Contre a* imam,
bled (two-third· of each Bow con
curring therein,) that the following
amendment to the conatitotion be, ana
hereby i*. propoeed to the State·, to
become valid 0· a part of the conjti
tution when wtifieo by the legi»l*tar
m of the lèverai atate* aa provided
by the conatituption :
"Section 1. After owe year from
the ratification of thi· article the man
ufacture, ule, or treimportation of In
toxicating Hqnora within, the importa
ton thereof into, or the exportation
thereof from the United State· and all
thereof for beverages purposes t·
hereby prohibited.
"Section a. The Congress and th«
several state· «hall have concurred
power to enforce this article by ap
propriate legislation.
•'Section S.—This Article shall be
inoperative unless It shall have been
field a* an amendment t ο the constitu
tion by the legislatures of the several
States, as provided In the constitu
tion, within seven years from the date
of the subesdon hereof to the Ststea
by CongTeee."
The resolution was passed by the
Senate β6 to 20 on August 1, 1917,
and by the (louse 281 to 121 en Dec
ember 17. HIT. Mississippi waa the
flrst stats to ratify the amendaient, its
legislature acting on January 8, 1918.
CASUALTIES, in FRENCH ARMY
TOTAL Μ.7ΜΛΟ
'Ww On> War Ported te w ,,
••r—Killed m AetUe er Wn^,
$1,019,000.
C*«oaltl«e in the French army, eg.
v..'1** colonial troops op te Noven*
***· 4.762,800, according to »f
rnr.l·^"· msde public by th<
LSSL*·'' commission to correct
reports hitherto published
«Qled in action er dead ol
thl?toLin*mblnd 1,099,000 and t<
this total Mu^ u 298,000 list
y.d as for loeft
· total Of 1.117,BOO. " n<
»a"b". wo»nd»d «u 8.000,000
with *»»,000 listed u prtaoner·
Thfi^fonrtu of ^ woarJua b«v<
yec^·^
311*hUy U*« tfca,, 700,000 »re «ta»
luUiy »™kl« to work and b>T· b··»
poniloi"1- Tka Krcnrh roY«rn»»«Til
animate# tfc· total nantxr of anflt
*· a mo η* ^ troop· coming
from FV«JJf or prot«ctof«tei
».r. 4».00« "££·* dlJd of wotinA
witk 1S.OOO tod Ttry prob·
blj imà- ftup.tyh
Autre* "·****' °* Coopar. vu I»
IHnn W»rfn»«^»7 ra r*«t· to Wait
land. Fl·., wb«· h· ww .paeJ th
winter witfc M* f?V I. D. Ba«ntl
Kr. Bnr« «η* FWridaU.
DMMbar, bet wa· Mtlad Soma wkr
hU aon-tB-law, LonoloJaekaon. dM
• H· wffl rotum to W* Koi»a .n Samp
•on xmctiM In ■M*fc
COURT NULLIFIES
DRY STATE LAWS
Reed "Boa· Dry" Amandin·»'
1· Co*»»trued by the U. 3.
Supreme Court
MR M'REYNOLOS DISSENTS
! Wiih'ppion. Tail. 13.—S\»r u ' ·"
i *ry'' rtaU.» i>irmitt:'w· porjona I»
nr to μ.· . λι' / b ιΡ. in lim
iiîtH leiounra of • ·„·.ι·ιΐ« i«>r '■ '
I own DM were In cffecl niil*lfii<d ty lh
] aocalled Reed "bona Λ.γ" amenlntv ι
enacted l>y Confre«. the ivji»"X;
court held today in an opinion r;v ·ί.-.
In* th· federal court for the «oath-m
dirtrlct nf Wert Vinfio'a.
Jutticc McReynoida. in a dl»ainti.f
opinion, in which Juatlco Clarku, con
curred, held that th» Reed am ru
ment waa not an Intentai* commoic:
regulatory measure, but a direct ηκ· i
dlini with Mat· «inmr*. nml t.,; s ,f»,
purely beyond the power of tho fed
eral fottrnewt.
The eaee came up un π» appeal
of the fowrnifnt 'rum the lower
coart dacMon riianiaainy jirocecdinj;*
brought acaioit Dan Hill for carrv.
In* a quart of liquor into Went Vlr
(tnia for hi* prrtnnal u*e a< iiermit
ted by the (tale law Th· t»ial louit
held that inch trana|»ortat><>n did i.ol
rumo with.η ihc meaning of the Xei*.
.(ficnilrnoi.t. which, it held. >■> in
tended to apply only to actual *hlp
mcnta of lninor. The Ruprenji· ccj*:
remanded the ca»e for retrial.
In rendering the majority opinion
Juatice Day «aid:
"In view of th» authority of Coa
rraaa over th* aubject raatu r aiwl Ih"
rnarlnent of previoua lerinlattoc em
bodied in the w:iaon and Webb-Kon
yon law* we hav« nu question that
Con**·»» enacted thia statute because
of iu belief that in ttatei prrohib'.t:rc
Ik. --1- ---4 » * —
cnttaf liquor* for brvemgr pormwrc.
th· faellHiti of iounuilr roinmf ' re
should be denied to th· introduction
of intoxicants by mum ft interstate
commerce, except for tlic lim.t ·<1 ihi.·.
pone* permitted in the itatote, whiih
nave nothing to do with liquor wrh.n
uaed as a brvrmjfr.
"That the state aaw fit to pormit thr
Introduction of liquor for porterai u»r
Id limited quantity in nowirc inter
feres with the authority of Conjrc^
acting under its plenary power over
interstate commerce to makr lb« pro
hibition against irtrrrtat* shipment
contained in tkii act. It may exert
Ml authority ai In the Wilaoei and
Webb-Kenyoo acta, having in view
the 1M·· .of thf Mat», hot il has a
prtNF o( Its own which ta„thia i»
item H haa e*arod In •écerdiilot'
ΜΜΜΜΜμι
ty In a matter within ha control itate
law* mast give way in view of the1
r»jr»lation of the s'jbj >ct mi'.lM 1·ν
the nuprrme power eor.frrrod hy the
constitution."
Justice McRcynoldi maid in diaxsnl
me:
"Th· Reed amendment in no proper
tense regulates interstate Tominerce.
bot U a direct intermeddling with the
state's Internal affairs. Whether re
garded as reward or punUhDt"- for
wladom or folly in enacting limited
prohibition the amendment. si> con
strued. I think, go«* beyond federal
power; and to hold otherwise oper.s
CaibilitWs for partial and aertlons!
■elation which may dartroy control
of their own affair* by the tovcral
states. If Congresa may deny liquor
lu Uioaa who live in ο state simply
because ι ta manufacture is not. per
mitted there, why may not thin Ik·
done for any suggested reaaon, nam:
ly, Decaute inr roam are υ .in „r m Έ
■re hanped fer murder or co»U arr
du»? »Vri i· the llmhr The Roi
amomlment. aa now ronetrucd, ii «
ronereifional flat Impcelntt more com
plete prohibition wherever the «ut»
U aaaunu-ri to prevent manufacture
or tale of intoxicant*."
CONFEDERATE VETERANS MEET
AT LILLINGTON.
Lillinrton, Jan. 14.—On next Sat
urday the 18th, our old Confederate
veteran* will meet at IJlllneton to
celebrate the anniversary of In· birth
of Lee and Jackaontho Immortal chief
taina of tha loat cam·, Borne di»tm
guiahed speaker* will addreee the old
aoldler* and tha Red Cross Utiles and
Daughter* of the Confederacy will
Cpare refreahmsnts for Οίο orcaa
Our people oufht never to fore-et
to do honor to these old heroe* who
were the bravait of the brave in the
lon(. Ion* ago. When we forte*} to
honor theac men both living and dead,
it will be when we have become un
worthy of tbem, and not when they
have become unworthy of α».
We hope aoma day to tee a monu
ment «reeled on oar court houec
«quare, erected to the heroes of the
Ce»fe4eeate dead, and to the heroes
who sleep· on the hills and In the val
J·*· of France where they fell in the
défera* of their country'» honor. The
bones of theae huroee will some day
be brought back from acroaa the aea
that they may aleep in the warwi »un
!? boeom of that land which Rave
29 W*tb, and for which Oioy were
DRY AMENDMENT IN NEED OP
SIX STATE».
Chicago, Jan 14. Seven «tat·· to
day completed ratification af Oia pro
hibitioa af the constitution*! amend
aient, and brought the number taking
aacb action to 30. Tha romber nee
eearr far ratification i* 34.
Antamaa, California, fllinot·, Kan
Ma, North Carolina and Alaban»»
war· the atatea Joining tha "dry
(ohm
In addition the Nebraska aenaU
and the .Utah ho «μ voted for rati S
ration
Id California. Howevtr. attorney»
fer the Ο cap· Grower·' Protective
league. *l»d «alt far an injunction to
reatralB the garernor from certtfyln*
the catlAcalien ]n eueport of the 1
•alt It waa argaed that all acta of th.
California iegnlature m tart be atab- !
»H1od to a referendum
30TH AND 81ST ARE
NOT COMING SOOf
Only Two DrvUioa* of South
•rt« Troop* Otctmu To Re
tara Early
! RECENT REPORTS ABOUT
J N. C. TROOPS ERRONEOUS
j Ter HmIi Amenf TUm KiUIui
By Gen. Ptrikinii WW·
Lwialed Now
'A'aihlnpton, Jan. H.- -Of the
IKju'.hem t'oijxi ovcrpru, men of or
L< two divlvart the :j I wt and an
tu be r»turucd to the United Slat·· li
tM near futurr. Part of the 3l«t dl
tmiOD, cumpcjcd Itf Georgia. Alabaou
anil Florins *nhj'«ni. already Kav<
toiled and thr remainder have beet
plarnd on priority fur early return
Th« SI it ha.- l*«n "ukaletonlaad" u
tordmir to tbr war department. Whcr
hoatiUtir* ended It ww located ai
Ui-eat, aad htd not been w
ftffnrd to M plaer ■ ι the flithtinff Una
The S'^th divition. eompoaad of Ala
Uamc, T*>rltiana and M ia*U»ipp4 mer
had her,, ilidi-tonlicd for rrplacc
muc: nnrf return to the United State·
Th" S!«th vat a depot diviaion Inratec
at St. Klon>nt, Trance. wh* ntbe flght
i-ir "toprwi.
The :tt)th diri'ion, coœp<ia*d of Ν
0„ 8 C.. and Tenneatet troops, bad
he· ι iA-'4rr.**<i to flgbl with the Brltiafc
ami <ra* luratrd at Quorrien, France
wh-T the armistice >vaa alcned. It
le Re" located at Hallou
Th» ei«t divinion eompoaed of
Morth Carolina, Houth Carolina, Flor
ida and Porto tlican troop· mi loea
U'.l at Somme Diein and IvSur-TiH»
when hostil'tiea ceased, being at that
timo anaaiiifned. At prcaeat H la at
Mu*av Bar Sane
1'he 80th division γοβιιλμΗ n4
» rrçiii:». Virginia and Waatern
Prr'.'ylsania iroopti. »■■ attached to
' h· Amrrici.il ««cord army and when
tho Eghiinjî rraaed. w locatad at
S«.mmaath<.· and Si. DitW, Franca
'Ul«t rcpdiu· t.how it lusted at Au
cy I ^.PraBf.
Thv 82nd division composed of
Ci ->ryi«, AUktma and Tcnnenec
irvupi «it uttarhrd to the American
4r».t army and wu» loented at Klorant,
Kr.tnr*. when the fighting caaaed. It
k* at Prauthoy <
The· 67th divinon, tompoitd of Ar
kaiiMt, Luuliiana, Miaaiaaippt and
Southern Alabama troop·, *a» doinir
temporary duty at Pona, France, near
Sordcaiix. whan ftjrhiing raaacd. It ia
aow located at St. Naaair*.
IV
and 9t. Diriez, franca, whan '
Utîcc *'a-j cigncd.
The Ί2ηιΙ dituivn, compoaad of n»
trro troupK from all nana of tha coun
try, wa· at Marbocho and St. Diner.
Frurtcr, whrn fitting caaaad and at
prcaant ia located at HirWh·.
JURY LIST FOR FEBRUARY TERM
Flrrt Week--J. 8. Parriah, Grove;
Τ. γ. Bjril Stewart.· Creek; C. L· Pol
lard, Grove; D A ïlor>cycot», NeiU'r
Crock; R. Ν Thomaa, Barbecue; J. L.
Morgan. Hector* Creek; K. A Greg
ory, mark River; G. W White, Bar
txcuo; A. A. Waddell, Lillitgton: J.
H. Karcfuut, Avaraafar,ro; W. Π. Bol
der. Upper IJttle River: II. T. Gilbert,
Tïector* Creak; U. Γ.. Saawell, John·
eonvilW, J. \V Herman, Grove; D. J
Wowrn-k, Upper Kittle River; M. P.
fy * ·« - »
— - -, - - , «rrva «<>VM« » » I « V I ψ iA Τ» ·
Bucharv:. Ilrper Little River; D. L
Butt«. Duke.
Arcorui V,'«ck—J. G. Smith, Av·
crnaWo; Ale* IliwVaday, Black R4v
rr ; J. H. Thome·. Upper Little River;
J. W. liobb*. l)uke>; Γ). R. Mitchell.
BucVrhorn; W. P. Dean. F.uckHnm; I.
L. Wilbom, Black River; H. P. Kay.
nor. Averaaboro; W. H. Auttin, Buck
horn; J. R Davie, Vppor Little Elver;
J. ti. Amolli, BufVhom: J. A. Whit
tentnn, Orcve; E. 11 . Eobanka. Av
«raubnro.; D. J. Woodull. Black Div
er; .J. M. Sic.in, llfcjK-r Utile River;
J. C. Hamilton, He*tor* Creek; B. F,
Iruclove, Su wart* Crtek; C. W
Psurtin, Π lack River.
BAD WRECK IN NEW YORK.
T-.rtr-o·· Killed Wk.n Feet Trel.
Ran· Into Rear Coeck of Anotb
« Traia.
Uetavia, Ν. Y., Jah. 12.—Twentj
oie jierrona ware killed anil «avérai
injured three aerioualy in · reer-rnc
rjlllfion »o "J· Now York Centra
Railroad rear foath Ryron thi» mom
ίηκ at X:4 4. Tho South weeurn liai
Iwd, weetboJtd. erarhad into tk<
Wolvorlnc limited, alto weetbound
which had aiopped to take on an ax
'ra en»in·.
Every person in the rear Pullmar
eoack of the Wolverine waa killed
Only a few of the «lead have beet
identified tku· far, moat of the Hndiei
boiaf mangled beyond récognition.
up vo a liLr Dvur ujnijrni ohly ι
f·· ο I the dead had bean identi
fie J, and the mangled condition ol
the bodice and t)i<· abeence of eloth
In* raaking the wurk of identlficatiar
«low and difficult. All of the fetall
tic» occurred in tho la»t car of Uh
Wol*»r;ne.
The rear Pullman a steel car. wa<
I reduced to wreckage Who η the en
vine hit the upper part of the aeconi
roach from the end <H torn fro π
;ita tTQcka ar.d, lifting allghtly mtaah
■>d directly thronfk tac centre of tlw
r»ar lopr.h ftrr itt entire length
rwreping (he bertha and eaata Into I
compact plia of wrnckng·. Into thii
dolirie the bod:*a wore tightly wedged
Not a altering paeaenger in the cat
«•raped death or aariotu injury.
V'arqoard Hmlth, who win take tlx
farnen·' order* for nitrate of aodi
to b· puTchaeol by Um govenunent
will ha located la C. J. Smith'» ο flic
over Purdte-llook» building. Call 01
him there tf yog want t· poeehaa.
«oda from the government. All ne
dart mut b· In by Jar.'y 25th.
COUNTY
IN TROUBLE
mmy m Rural Die
"War Strlafi
H*èDY . PUT ON JOB
** Porm«
J*>. Cut haa rei
m&r, the Unit
!'*·/ Joatice'e
14.—Former Dietrict
referred to
United State*
Joatice'e agent Id
Ealetgh.
Attorney "
Frtéeie^
department t
rhafi· °' lfnJi Camhaa, a UtUr
whic· a complaint that an
impeater fraudcntiy collect
if ·°ν;/ L the rural district» for
"w»r fctamp· wiunirti "
D. D- a farmer who Htm
near Sampeon county, haa
hy the wily atranoer,
wha J» "œcfred aa "a lai*·, portly,
red faced who drtvaa a bi> auto
moWU' Mj McDonald mat the man
or. I ί00η^1*·βί( vu aakcd to pay
(S ceeU Mjtf yearly "aaaii—.at*
for «"Hi. P&aallv ***«·«·
acr—i t
Sw
Ά
sup
Kraft»*»
waa aot
« Τ4Λ to
NorU Ca; ,
ÏZf?
»b» » _>mc
Finally the ftranrer
' 4M eenta for two
bbtetned a dollar
iront hla way re
1. II. Halt call·
and the people
theeaeelras a
y fleeced by euch
1 the" collector"
Randy will Leave for
towaa u waatera
Ha wil) atop at
Aabevtle,
city he will decide
practicable to eloae
breach office there,
to Hitet by tebraaiy
probable that it
kept
**·**■ **0° tba affect that there
a «Teat _t_ i_ j
AahevUle.
Lhe handli
r MHl rafmnrt to
1 Burnet tad proetitute
u la tffect
*r· z··
HO the
tient».
Th· office
tie. « wr
cl»ied ioo
alio at so
Cnw< al^
ward. Tha
walk, with
office of "
m two government
Aulu'l peraoaael
t while Kenihrorth ha*
Including p*
> department of J»
wfn probably h«
_ a Charlotte oAoa
' distant date if Camp
pUaa fa far
te t^ eoBtraliaa the
of tha one
la Baleigfa.
laVe up arMnjdafaaaa of tha caurtrj
nould be muttered ont and, therefore,
ticking employaient, tha United
State» Civil Service Commaaion re
commended to the Preatdent that pro
Hi ion be made for the refoatatement
in the civil terriee of each an Ac
cordingly. the President iasaed th·
following beeotin Order dated J air
'P. 1918:
"A peraoa leaving the eteaaiiled
civil umet to engage la tha mili
tary or navjkl eerriee of the Govern
ment darink the preeent war with
o-nnnny aaa who haa been honorably
J «charged Bay be reinstated ia the
civil «ervicc at any time within flv·
yearn after hi» discharge, provided
that at the time of relnatatestetil he
ha· the required fltneu to perform
th« dutira of tha petition to which
rrinatetemeM ia aoogfat."
It will be noted that under the
term* of U>« Executive Ordu, a mar
who ni »* perm Led from tit· etrll
citabHahmeat to Uke part la the war
may b* raloatated In a civil aervice
position within five yun after hi*
dlicharge fro ta th· military or naval
fwrvlee. It will farther be noted
that there I» no restriction that th*
man mad b* reinstated in the particu
lar petition from which h« waa aepar·
atea. Under th eterm* of the Exc
retive Order, he may he reinatated
anywbero I» the civil servie, provid
ed that at tile time of reinstatement
he has the required Atneaa to perform
th* dutiea of the poeitioa to which
reinstatmett U sought.
IMMENSE NUMBER CIGARETTES
MANUFACTURES THIS YEAR.
Waablal^n. Jan. 11.—Thirty-nine
billion rlfnrettc* were produced in
th* Unit·* State· laat year, and to
fer a* the Department of AgrtemHurc
hw> been «Me to aecertAia practical
Iv all wiD t* ueed hi tkia country, a·
few wll lb* exported. Tbeae receipt»
the Department reporte, are foar
time-* a* ni»<i7 cigarette* aa were pro
duced *ev*h year* are.
C-onaumftion of tobacco la other
form* derrvaeed «lichtly laat year, dM
larrely t*ι higher price·. Laat yeai
ΜΙ,ΟΜ,ΟΟ® poo η da of leaf tobacco
wer? uwd In manufacturing compared
with «β8>>0.·Φ« pound* In It 17.
SEC. CLA&S OPTIMISTIC OVU
0 LIBERTY LOAN.
New *»k, Jan IS.—"WV· tin
•op*·I I· »*de to the judgment end U
tût «entant af Mm Amrltu peo
pi· the «fui. and I trot tke (art. ilk
frtj Loti VIII ρ nn the top M th«
four prMnlni Liberty Ltua km
ι don». Carter Glass, Secretary of Mm
Treorury. told member» of the Kn
York Si*1,0 Bankers Association to
n1(bt In >*■ flret public xklnei dne<
taking «#®e.
Mr. 01*· fHwd his belief in tin
patriot!·» of tke American ρ·οΡ1.
and deal·» thai M would be nereeearj
ι te float tk* flfth Liberty Isa· on ■
purely e^heerelal bods.
"W· ban cot to invoke tke patriot
lun of tb· American people and I air
to tog te ·® H (onfidtnUytnd there h
going ta b« inch a reopon«e aa «ai
I never «V"*aMd before ta America.'
ι be laid.
ι Tke beT«' only tkoots are of koase
ι The ho**Nlks are thinking ef thai
II boys. T»e only amn at tkia tin·· be
■ H»»en h*J« and tke boys Is tke worl
ef tke welfare organtsation·.
PRESIDENT WILL
TOURTHECOOHTRY
fWiU Mm Spttkiai Trip Wlw,
He Ratura* to tk« Uni
¥ tWJuto.
GT THE NATION'S VIEWS
ON IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
WmUI Sornd Omt »—«!■—» aad l>.
farm ttw Commtrr by Pmml
CiBlilt
Part», Monday, Jan 18.—Pn«Wc»t
Wl'io" 's conaiocrtn* a "T>eaklnjt tour
ci t!a United Stat·* whan ha return*
horn*. It 1* mid thie trip will take
Lint int omany of the principal cttl··,
and It 1· poelbl· he may touch the
Padfllc coast. H» plana are net aa
yet matured, bet it ta bettered be ha*
mate red, bat H la believed he ha*
dlacuaaae the pUn* with hi* adrHer»
With Coiurraa* eat of the war aariy 1
■a March, Mr. Wltaon woald Mora
return la» te Karope. «hould ha»· as
opportaaity foe auch a tear ha follow
hi* encmal plan, and If hi* re tara
fthoald be ne ternary. Be abt would
bava tim« for hi* propoacd trip be
fore the convening of an extraoedia
ary »e«doh of Conrrtm, ahoeld ha
decide to call one. So far a* ia known
Mr. Wilaoa haa no plana for aa extra
•••■ion, but' he tUU bold* to hia idea
of retaminr to the paace eongram.
If it la fatt hi* preacnca 1* nocamary
t otha Hircca· of the Ware· ef "·- !
lion·.
The object of hi* propoaad ■>!■>·
In* tour woald be to inf·™ the
♦onntry by perianal contact of the
proceeding* at Paria and at the Mat .
time aoand out and encoure** paMIe
«•rtlnent in «appert »f the peace
principle* he has eaaaciated and '
which be feb bare been acclaimed
by th· ι ia Karope.
inert arc ■ iw »· ororuu an
iMiiDciDMaa of Λ» President'· pir
poae, bet the»» claM to hta
«ffwt "Kb · tnp ι* feaeible in view
eftba faet it la new certain the m»
will «ta be working on Ha
■roMeaa dorinr the aummer. Mr.
WiUon ■ friends believe popular ex
prtMion· in the United State· η «ht
iTin::—
^ » "·"· ·»»» »'··» muvvnct OQ
European lUtnan.
The Preaideat baa teW· hie friend»
Ka conaidar* the recaption given him
by the people of Earope. not at a
heraonaJ erdoraement, bat aa apprav
-· peace principle* He fci
•d, therefore, to
Mr. John D. Motley, of Chalybeate I
Spring*, died early Saturday mormnp
after an iHneee of errerai daye with
icfloanxa, followed br pneumnmia.
Mr. Motley waa about forty year*
of a«re at the time of hi* death, and
loan· a wife and "«tot children.
The deeeaaed waa a moot UcMy es
teemed cMJxen, and waa wall luiown
throughout thit rotrnnanttj ai ai h·
duatnou* and thoroughgoing man of
gentle and maaly temperament. The
whole county regreta hia vaaainfr In
the prime of life, and will aineerely
sympathize with the bereaved family.
Several member· of the family are
«till esfTering with pneumonia.—Har
nett New*.
ni AI*[>AJU> JUUAK IS AVAIL
ABLE AGAIN.
Kaletak, Jib, 15.—Tor the oast
κτ·η1 work· North Carolina dealers
have been able to purchase '»l»r «ml»
from the Louis Ian· nifar diatrlcta.
Thia augar haa not been altogether
acceptable to the North Carolina
ι trad· and the announcement Jaa«
.made by Food Administrator Pa**,
that th· eastern refineries and tho
Saeajmah XHIury hare been auOvor
iaed by th· Sugar Equalisation Board
to roeume shiptaenta Into North Car
olina and other southeastern states,
«111 bo τ try acceptable mm not only
to dealers but to consumers also.
This annooncemcnt follow· largo ahip
msnta of nesr «rop Cabas sugar
which will begin to airhro at Sara*
nab and other Atlantic Coast porta
the latter part of thia week.
PIRE IN BUSINESS CENTRE OF
FAYETTEVILUE.
Fayetteville, Jan. IB—Ftr*, said to
have orielnsted from a cigarette drop
Cin th. elevator of th* Stain boftd
·■ Market Square to η If h t, threat
ened the business center of Fayotte
rille The flame· was blUÎight under
control by the (he department la forty
minâtes after tho oatbreak and eea
flnod to the fourth and fifth floor of
the baildinf. which housss, ta addition
locale xemptlaa board, the Ualtad
KS-fS»· Health Service, the Wo
Cam· Community Benin and aa of
club «m the flfth floor
The loos «aanot bo eotifcated at
thia boar. The large part of 4am
■ n w ■* bv water
majuuid WIN USD a y night
Wodoooday nlfkt at ovolan o'clock
tbo kocM of B«v. 0. *. Klrkea
_iek la UlllnRton, Mr. W. M. Staler
of Ommboro and M to* Auk Loo
Crnrr of CllaWa wora married, the
happy eveat walii •onrwSat a* a
•arpriao to (Mr many friend· ta «Ma
taction. Several frtonda of tbo yarn·
rouyU awnifuM thorn to TlWtog
to*.
The Wtdo la tbo da«rWtar of Mr.
J. B. Out of Cltatoa, u4 baa a
koat of frtonda In Haraott Co Maty,
ghe haa boon (aarhtol achool at Daho
for aoaao ttma. Tbe San; >oaaf
coaplo wlU leave Friday for Orim
bora to aaafce their he··. where Mr.
Shaffer la «a|(f.il la Μμ>»ι· Tbo
hearty bo* wQwa of (Ma m—matty
Win ba their "r
CLOSING UP WORK
OF DRAFT BOARDS
WiAim the Not JO Day. tkm
Werfc of tfc· 10» Ww* Wfll
Hat·
MICHAUX TALKS OF WORK
Raleigh. Ju. 14—John B. Hklh
jux. efGreenaboro, mbIw at Gail ;
tord arlcctiv· draft boarrf Ko. S. «ho
»" ta Raleigh today while on M· way
a nik local bowdi ia eastern Caro
le», talked intcraeUngly of Mm toal
rorit of these nrjcanitationa. la ad
litlon to hi» duties en ths Guilford
soard Mr. Michaox 1» rtavc inspector
if til· draft board· and ha ha· had
?xcelle*t opportunities for observing
:loeely tha work of thaM agencies.
Withia the next M days the work
>f the 109 draft board· la North Car
>lina arlB have baaa mwylatid, Um
Sreepsbero au bdteree. During
■he pset Booth tha ■sihin of thaM
kadna hare baaa serf)* nfind la
: losing tha roeerda and these wfll ooea
lad their war to Preeosd Mental
Seaeral Crowd· r'· eMce when they
rill fceeomo a ρ·ι annal part οt tha
"SïïS? lURy North CarobfiUBi
rheee —M war· es rolled hi the res
ter of the treat draft imj are Mill
β France aad other* la America*
raisin* eaape have not yet been <Ms
sharged hut their ftnal record· will ha
isaMBitted dtraetly to Washington,
here being do necewtty for prolong
d retention of the local boards.
Mr. Michaux h keenly liaprsss«rt
rlth a sense of the tremeadoaely
srse Ttlona of records pertaining to
he restoration, examination, ladac
Ion, asrvire and defeoMisatioc of the
hraftaea. Re feels that these I
VIII M Ol IDWCUUWM DCDOTl LU U»
future, particularly froaa t bhluriwl
atandpomt. R«w«wt, certain tefor
nation obtained tfcroa«rb aeleetive
Irait administration will be tmM
irtth «triet cntdati ud etforta to
njure any of tk· former hUîmi ae
ι ratait of tkna recarie will not ki
Loierated ha aaya.
Ai to tk· tftnttga of tk· draft art
Mr. Michaux aaya tkat e large fart
at to aacceaa ia attiAatakl· to tki
•plendid aplrtt of ta mmallit
foated Wr the pat iaaa«a of
(•a piinpta. On tiw whole Ma ]
m km been aiarked ta com
bla fairnaee «ad H toa boa» a
tared far ami eqaJubly thaa waa at
Int pamUr coeddared poaalbte.
■•tdnr an amy of bom thaa tfiOOr
TWaal» balf M t*
Mr. Fallen a. HaD diad et Camber
land General Boapital Tueaday ntght
at 11M o'clock. Β· bad been a pa
tient there for foor week» and bad
bean in failinc health far aérerai
montha.
Mr. H»n. who waa 4S yean of aae,
waa a baay aad uaefai man and had a
boat of warm frienda and admirer».
Ba araa a eon oC tke late H. L. aad
Margaret HaD, aad waa bora In
Week Hirer TowntUp. Cumberland
County Mr. Hall rapr—anted thl»
ceeaty in the Hooaa of the State
General Aaaembly ia 1*01. Be waa
Reiriater of Deela far the county for
four year* from 1110 to ISM; waa
County Auditor for two yeara, and
fer tbe paat year bad aareed the Fed
lin UV1«I MMNl ju m· IHIU ■ WWivu#
drpirtmcnt .
Bixtrcn jrur ut he married Mia»
Runic· Cox, of OcHibira. who »ur
vWei Un with four children. Ec b
alto aurrived by four brother»—Ε
I- Hal of Payotteeilk: J. L. Ball, of
Benaoa; Rer. W 0 Ball, parte* of
Soothaide Boptlet Chureh. W Amine
ton. and D. M. Ball, o( Clayton.
Mr. Ball wae a amkn of tkt Bap
U*t Clrarcb of PhonU Lode* of Ma.
•on*, of the order of InMh of Ρy
thlat an dva· a Royml Arch Maaen.
The fantral wilt be held Wednes
day moral»* at 11 o'clock from Fint
Baptist Church and tKe burial will bm
with Mamie cérémonie·—Fayittte
rflte Wainil.
MRS UNA MDUHOUR OF
mount cilcad oka©
Da.(bwr af Roe. aad Mr·. M. B. Col·
τ ι r- ImaaU ta Mwaaa—Aa
ilhir Outbreak af tha Flu.
Mount Ο dead, /aa. 14.—The town
aad coauuanity of Mount Ottoad hai
been «eddened on aeraaat of tha paaa
lag af oma of Ma hMk naif wo
men, Mia. Liaa OoHran· Ridcnbour
wife of David EMwkw, aad da ark
tar af Krr. aad Mm. N. C. CoHram
of Cutlai·, what» death imeiiri
here yeeUrday at It o'clock follow,
la* aa iltoeaa af «beat a weak wttl
inlaenaa and pnemaonla.
Mm. Rideahev graduated from tlM
Oreeaeboro College for Women if
both the ttteiary aad Mataal couraei
with tK# eUu t\t 1 ÉlO fViu*·· »Ve
fallowing four yaan wbll· ko fttWl
»u p«Ur #f the Mount Gfl»*d rfr
e«« *4m mmi* bar Home to· «Mi hm
paranU >ad Mrvcd h»r ekarrb to
Nndtr Mhool rltrimcj M ornllM
and Uvkir and *» tummmnity m
■ruait Utchw in iH· piM iitlH
Hm· to Mrrlm U Mr. «M»
Hour «to* ■ T—r Ml Λ» hrnit H*. to
had forth·* ond—j»d îhwW *· J·
lift of Um MOpI·, M · ■■■*» *·
Motto·' rlub and otto eemmmtMj
artfrtUaa m tWt ter to* h · dte
tinct Im te Um tew·. . _ _
Ror χη·« «M to **·*?· Dr.
UdWm^fto' toato*^"**"^
day. Mm la aarrhad by totofcaad
*m4 Otto·. ·* Otoo.
Tba hoir w carried to Oitfton
M· MnM HMfuM by r»U
thrw tad frltada.
HOUSE VOTES BIG
SUM FOR FAMINE
RELIEF ABROAD
FOOD RELIEF IS KJtY TO
. EUROPEAN SITUATION
I tfca
oatrida of __
Um
ted been
ELrwsatt-ry
betln* tk· wMtward tprtmd ol
^ «5
TW kill lav bom te th«
Mndc.
Pkitr Mm vm «ffarad fe tka
«Ubau, ud toU. and
ESvS"15^
Mît Ç. Hoover and Vima MeCcxmkk
chalraiM of the war trad. W«u5T.
ρ. «ω nd* raportad kr tk. ndoaW
«•♦to* *u adopted aad afterward tfca
bill waa panai, >40 to 7M.
The «sir «m id mill accepted waa
·»■ bT^emwliiHelSSw.^;
char*» of tfca stuirt, ■ fclifc p« natta
»»♦ of put of tfca fand fa, iStofS
wntrie· rontW-uoaa to Kinm.
TUa «tMubitpoaMTt» aid
ftufirtr· I· tke mm» «.■·*
tie If.
CHURCH NEWS
"herw wu an
to-i'-.neo M . Flat Branch
■κ i:ine to Hoor __
dr - > of th. putor. *«τ. Ο. Ψ. Kkk
»·> ck In honor of Mr. CoUa Shaw.
»· wu klBod in hattlo M M
H '-rt, Franco, on Bimrtw ttth.
w! - 80th dMdo*. to whieh hi
by" «pod. took port fa wauhlao Oio
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lor. of
fr'n Lake t3ii "WbooMnr wfll
M i htm Bfo «hall looo ft : fcwt wfcow>
«*»- ehaO looo klo Itfo for mr nko
th? toi oholl un it"
0 - iridorinc tho bitto*
or « jo coiemmH— ta ....
th ? :Mmoi ht ian UnT
da %ftorMo· ww owprtÉngl, hktn.
Tli recaaioa WOO orvamutinn of «
Pi- >7toH*n Chtjreh at AM >lae>.
Ir. - tpoMo to an Matot* and ta.
v .* amil, tho Prwhytory of
Fc fjtjDi pw»*, a toMWoi
jiicr loaaELac iTkra. A.lTl(è!
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Dj* ■ Choroh. Aftor a uwaoa a»>
gr. -.-loto to tho Me
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t)'< : *#W Mi liutalW in tWr
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